Returning

Don't worry. Madison won't be on that ship after this chapter.

If it wasn't for the fact that she was already sitting down, she would have fallen over as the storm started and the waves rocked the ship. Madison was sitting and leaning against the mast with her legs drawn up, enjoying herself as she watched the abnormal crew stumble. She looked up at the helm and watched Bill steer for a while before slowly and carefully standing and making her way up to him.

"You're in a good mood." Bill said.

"What?" Madison shouted over the sound. Bill repeated himself. "I like storms."

"I can tell." Bill said. Madison's expression changed as Davy Jones appeared on the deck. She loved being around her father, but she wanted off the ship and away from Jones so much now that she was willing to yell and scream for the Kraken to come and take her away if she knew it would work. The fact that she could barely get her voice loud enough for long enough to do that was really one of the only reasons why she hadn't done it yet. She was starting to feel the effects of not eating properly. Two weeks on this ship with some bread, a bit of fish that Bill managed to get whenever possible, and rum wasn't exactly the best thing for a seventeen year old to live off of.

"Dad." Madison said suddenly. Bill looked at her and she pointed behind them. There was a ship. Not just any ship. "It's Jack."

"Shh." Bill said. He looked back down at the crew. "No one's noticed yet."

"So what?" Madison said. "By the time they catch up, everyone will know." She pulled at her shirt to stop it from clinging. "Everything gets clingy when it's wet."

"We have to think of something." Bill said.

"I don't think it's possible to keep clothes from clinging dad." Madison said, pulling at her shirt still.

"Not that." Bill said. "We have to think of a way to get you back to that ship without Jones and any of them noticing."

"Apart from swimming over there…I can't think of anything." Madison said.

"Use the Kraken." Bill said, turning to look at her.

"Dad…" Madison said. "I can't do that to it."

"Use something to help you get over there." Bill said. Madison looked miserable as she looked over the rail. "Madison you have to."

"What about you?" Madison asked.

"I'll be fine. There's not much he can do to me." Bill said. "You staying here and being in danger is hurting more then you not being here and being safe." Madison looked at him. She sighed and looked down.

"There are a few porpoises down there." Madison said. She hugged Bill and he kissed her head.

"Go…carefully." Bill said.

"I'm joining in Will's promise." Madison said. "We'll get you out of here." Bill just smiled slightly.

"Go. Tell him I'm fine." He said, pushing Madison back to the rail. She didn't look too happy but she climbed over the rail and made her way down the side of the ship. She jumped into the water once she got close enough. She waded there for a few seconds as the ship kept going. She gently grabbed hold of a porpoise and it swam towards the other ship. Between the water of the sea and the rain, Madison was even more soaked then she had originally been.

"Was it just me or did you see something jump from the ship?" Will asked, looking at Jack who stood next to him at the front of the ship.

"I saw it…I think." Jack said. "This bloody rain is…"

"Something's coming this way!" Will said.

"It's probably just a dolphin or porpoise or something of those kinds." Jack said. He none the less looked at the water. He grabbed the spyglass and looked at what was coming towards them. "It's Maddie!"

"What?" Will said, grabbing the spyglass from him as Jack ran to the middle of the ship and started getting a rope ready. He was right. Madison was holding onto the fin of a porpoise. He went after Jack just as the other man threw an end of the rope to him.

"Pull when I tell you to." Jack said.

"Wait…what?" Will said.

"Just do it." Jack said. He waited until Madison had released the porpoise and was near the ship before diving into the water. He swam over to Madison. "Hello, luv. What are you doing down here?"

"Just help me you pig." Madison said. Jack put his arm around her waist then yelled up to Will who, with help from Gibbs and Cotton, pulled them up on deck. Will instantly grabbed Madison and hugged her.

"Are you alright?" He asked. "What happened?"

"Surprisingly…nothing." Madison said. "But you're kinda making it hard for me to breathe." Will let go of her. "Dad says he's fine." Madison suddenly fainted. Jack was instantly behind her, holding her up.

"She needs to eat." He said, lifting her up. "Gibbs, bring some food to my cabin." He didn't want for an answer but carried the soaking wet Madison to his cabin. He was just about to remove the wet clothing when he remembered that Madison didn't really have a set fainting time and could wake up at any moment and probably yell at him and then hit him.

"Cap'n." Gibbs called through the door. Jack opened it for him and Gibbs came in carrying a tray of food. He put it down on the table and looked at Madison. "She looks very different now then when last we saw her."

"Aye." Jack said. Gibbs soon left the cabin and Jack tried getting Madison as dry as possible without removing her clothes. After a few minutes, he decided to risk it so he changed her into some of the clothes that were the cabin.

Madison woke up as Jack was changing into dry clothes. His back was to her as he pulled on a pair of breeches but he turned back around before he put on a shirt. He stopped when he saw her eyes open and watching him.

"How long have you been watching me?" Jack asked, raising an eyebrow playfully.

"Not long." Madison said.

"And why should I believe you?" Jack asked, walking over to the bed.

"I only saw half your butt." Madison said. Jack smirked and was surprised when Madison smirked back.

"Well that's not a very nice thing to do." Jack said.

"Why not? You got to see all me." Madison said, slowly sitting up. "I'm not allowed to see half your butt?"

"What's brought on the playful behavior, luv?" Jack asked, sitting on the bed. "Not that I'm complaining…"

"I'd rather be with you then with Davy Jones." Madison said. "I would MUCH rather be with you then on that ship."

"I see." Jack said. He smiled like a little kid. "You like me." Madison rolled her eyes. "Come on, admit it. You like ol' Cap'n Jack." Madison grabbed the front of Jack's shirt and pulled him closer to her. She smirked.

"You know what I like?" Madison asked. She pulled Jack even closer and whispered in his ear. "I like food." She slid out from under Jack and went over to the table where the trade of food was. Jack breathed out a sigh and flopped down, face first, on the bed. Madison sat on a chair and looked at him as she ate. Jack turned his head so that he wouldn't suffocate himself. Madison tilted her head and finished eating as much as she could. There was still a considerable amount left.

Neither of them moved for a while. Jack stayed on his stomach, looking at the door, his arms spread away from his body, one of his hands hanging over the edge of the bed. Madison got up finally, stood for a few minutes, then walked over and sat, straddled, on Jack's legs.

"What are you doing, luv?" Jack asked, sounding slightly sleepy. Madison didn't answer but ran her hands over his back. She applied pressure in some spots. "You keep doing that and I'm gonna fall asleep." Madison smiled. He sounded even sleepier then he did before.

"Maybe that's my goal." Madison said. "Maybe I want you to fall asleep so I can tie you up and do what I want to you."

"Don't have to put me to sleep to do that, Maddie." Jack said. "Just ask." Madison got off him and kneeled next to the bed. Jack looked at her.

"So all I gotta do is ask and you'll do what I want?" Madison asked.

"Maybe." Jack said, rolling onto his side.

"Can I have my necklace?" Madison asked. "I know I wasn't wearing it when I was taken onto the Dutchman." Jack nodded and reached into a drawer in the little table next to the bed and pulled out her necklace. "Can you put it on for me again?" Jack's only answer was sitting up as Madison got up and sat, with her back to him, on the bed. She held her hair out of the way as Jack put the necklace on her. His hands moved over her shoulders when he finished. They stayed put for a few seconds before he dropped his hands away from her. Madison turned and kneeled on the bed next to him.

"What are you doing?" Jack asked, raising an eyebrow.

"Thanking you." Madison said. She leaned forward and kissed Jack. One of Jack's hands went back to serve as a way to keep them from falling over as Madison moved to straddle him. His other hand was resting on her waist, lightly.

"Maddie, what are you doing?" Jack asked again, quietly, his lips barely away from hers.

"I missed you, Jack." Madison whispered. "A lot more then I thought I would have." She moved back a little bit, her green eyes watery. She blinked and a tear slid down her cheek. Jack reached up and brushed it away. "I'm not lying." He looked at her eyes for a few seconds.

"I know." Jack said. He moved his hand from her cheek to behind her head and brought her back to him for another kiss.

"I don't think he's noticed yet." Will said, staring at where the Flying Dutchman was now a considerable distance from them. He couldn't really see it unless there was lightning and that was fine with him for now.

"Do you think Madison might love Jack?" Elizabeth asked.

"I don't know." Will said. He suddenly realized what Elizabeth said. "Wait…NO! It's bad enough that Jack loves her but…but…"

"They are awfully cute." Elizabeth said. Will stared at her.

"Oh…god." He said. Elizabeth smiled and reached up, brushing his soaked and dripping hair out of Will's face. Will smiled at her.

"You can't change things if she does." Elizabeth said. "It's better to accept it then to fight it." Her smile grew. "Like what my father said about us." Will laughed slightly and wrapped his arms around her.

Madison looked at Jack who was asleep. They had been lying, side by side and fully clothed for about an hour and he fell asleep a while ago. The last time she was like this, she was four and a storm was scaring her so she went into Jack's cabin (Bill was steering) to find him asleep. She just crawled onto the bed and curled up next to him like a little kitten. When he woke up, he had called her a kitten and that's where Madison got her name for when she was working.

It actually surprised her that Jack didn't recognize her a few years ago. Sure she was a little kid last time he saw her and she was fifteen then. Jack, on the other hand, looked exactly the same, a little rougher then before but she still recognized him. Kitten…he had given her that name and, on the occasions when she was nice to him after that day she curled into bed with him, he would call her his little kitten or kitty cat. She had forever kept the necklace and ring and was wearing both when she saw him.

"I'll have to ask you when you wake up." Madison said quietly, walking her fingertips over Jack's chest. She smiled slightly. She should have gotten off the bed when Jack fell asleep. She should have left the cabin. She should be talking with Will right now about their father.

All these things she should be doing, she wasn't doing, all because she wanted to be here with Jack's arm protectively around her waist, watching his mouth move slightly as he dreamed.

Crazy, rum filled pirate is what he might be but Madison did love him.

So a little happiness there. A little tender moment. It's not going to last though, sorry to say.

Hint for Future: Davy Jones is not going to get killed.