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It was much later that night when Terra went exploring the under part of the ship. There weretwo floors beneath the deck. The secondone wasn't safe because Jack had cracked the floor and made it unsafe to go down there. Terra did however find some pants and a shirt that looked like they might fit her. She put them on and also transferred Jack's ring to a chain around her neck. She stared at her reflection in the mirror. She had never worn pants before. She kinda liked it. She grinned at herself. Her black hair rippled gently and her eyes shone brightly. She made her way back up to the deck. Night had fallen. She stared around. Where was Jack? She went out onto the deck and stared into the distance. The moon was there only light. She could see an island far in the distance. It looked like a spec of light or a star in the sky. She blinked slowly. The water below looked an inky black. She had never been in the ocean at night before. Or at least on deck of one. It was beautiful. Suddenly she heard a noise coming from the stairs. She whipped around. There was Jack. His hair was a bit messy like he had been moving around alot. He had a stack of things in his arms.

"I found food." he said happily placing the stack on the ground.

"Where did you find that?" Terra asked.

"The deck that I cracked the ceiling of."

"But...but the roof could have caved in!"

"Love." he peeked over the large pile. "It didn' did it?" there was silence. "Exactly. I'm nice and safe. Oh...you changed."

Terra nodded.

"there were some clothes down below." she said.

"well.." said Jack. "I found the food...you cook it."

"Cook?" she asked. "how?"

"If I knew that I'd cook it meself now wouldn't I?"

Terra ground... she snatched the food from the pile along with what looked like a couple planks of wood that had come loose. She went far away from him and began rubbing the wood together to start some sparks. Nothing though...this could take some time...

about 2 hours later.

Jack stared at Terra. She had just got a spark going and was now cooking. Jack had emptied every bottle he found but couldn't find any rum.

"Stupid bastards...drinking all the rum when they should be sailin'" he mumbled.

He sighed and leaned back to stare at the stars. He had seen the island in the distance. It was port royal. That's where his friends Will Turner and his wife Elizabeth lived. where? well he didn't know...but he'd find them. But would they believe him? That was the real question. Suddenly he heard...

"Hey shorty! Food's ready!"

He went up.

"shorty?" he barked.

Terra laughed.

"yeah. That's what I said." she said happily.

she handed him a plate of food off the plates they found in the cabinet. Jack took a bite...not bad for weird food they found in the bottom of a boat. They ate in silence and let the sound of the ocean crashing gently against the boat. The moon hung high in the sky. They finished.

"you're doing the dishes." she mumbled.

Jack nodded and picked up the plates and threw them over board into the ocean.

:What're you doing?" she yelled reaching out to grab them but missed as they tumbled into the dark abyss.

Jack shrugged.

"That's how I get outta dish duty." he said with a grin.

Terra groaned.

"You're so...ugh!"

she stormed off to the other side of the boat and collapsed on the front of the ship. The stars twinkled above her as she let a sigh. Of all people to get stuck on a boat with...she got him. A messy immature stupid short pirate freak!

"...who saved you life." the voice in her head said. "Or did you forget that?"

"I would have made it eventually." she thought back not realizing how not normal it was to have conversations with yourself.

"Yeah...you wouldn't be saying that if you DROWNED!"

"He didn't care about me...he cared about his bloody ring."

"I wouldn't be sure...he's still a guy."

"Exactly and that makes him like all the others."

"I dunno...I guess you're right."

"I am right." she mumbled out loud.

"...Not normal to have conversations with yourself love." Jack went next to her and lied down.

"I know...but I wasn't...well in a way..." she stammered.

"well unless there's somebody other then me and you here then you was you talking to you." he pointed out.

Terra shrugged.

"Like you haven't done it." she mumbled.

"Yeah...but I'm not normal." he said cockily.

Terra hid a laugh.

"you can't be that weird. You look like a regular 17 year old boy to me."

"...you have no idea how weird that is to me." he mumbled then changed the subject. "sooooo?" he asked. "what exactly were you trying to get away from back there?"

She stared at the sky.

"How did you save me without diving in the water?" she asked, changing the subject.

"It was easy." he said. "I jus' leaned down a bit. You weren't too far under yet. Jus' the crow's nest is all. Now back to the question..."

Terra stared at the twinkling stars above her.

"I wasn't trying to get away from anything." she said.

Jack went up and stared at her.

"Love..." he said, wrappign his arm around her shoulders. "I've been around the ocean alot. I've met people just like you. And I know getting away. Ya savvy? so tell me what ya were doing?"

Terra laughed at the fact he used his hands so much then sighed.

"My mum sent them." she whispered.

Jack removed his arm.

"Ya mum?"

"Yeah." she took a deep breathe. "My dad was always takin' off when I was a kid...he'd go for months at a time...but he'd come back with all these jewels for mum and stuff for me. I loved it when he'd bring it to our house and he'd have a sack like full o' stuff. But then 1 day I found out he wasn't what he said he was. He stole things from families. I had other kids stuff. My mom wore other lady's jewelry. Then 1 day...we gotta letter from him. Said he was never coming back." she laughed lowly. "My father the thief. He had tons of different wives in different places. Killed them when he got tired of them. My mom knew. She knew he'd come after us. So she bought a gun and hid it in her drawer by her bed underneath a book she never read. So...1 night about a year ago...I was sleeping in my room. I heard something down stairs and..."

she stopped and closed her eyes. Jack could have sworn he saw a tear escape down her check but she brushed it away and continued.

"He came in the house." her voice was suddenly chocked up. "Mom went down stairs and...she shot him. Cold blood. I had come down there when I heard voices. I arrived in time to see her pull the trigger. It was the most horrible thing I ever saw. He was just...lying there. I yelled and so did my mom who started to scream "My daughter's a murder...my daughter's a murder." I got freaked out...and I left. My mum...she sends men...officers...to find me...They can't go out of the botanical islands though...so I'm free when I get to the ports...whenever that may be. ya happy now? That's why I left."

There was silence. Jack stared at her. She didn't look like a murder...in fact she was the farthest thing from is mind...she was...He sighed.

"don't worry about it.." he said softly. "Ya mum's probably conked in the head tha's all."

Terra laughed.

"I don't know how to use a gun." she said. "Or sword fight or anything that has to do with fighting."

Jack went to his feet.

"you're telling me..." he asked. "...I took you out here...wearing a dress...and with no idea how to sword fight? Oh no no no." Get up I'll show ya how ta sword fight."

He got his own sword and tossed her a piece of wood.

"Now...I'll go slow..." he picked up his sword and blew a piece of hair away from his face. "Alright...when I attack...swing..."

She nodded. Jack took a small swing and terra blocked it. They did that over and over.

"Now...do what I did." he said. "attack me."

They did that for a long time. Terra was actually pretty good. A natural. He swung with more aim now. Now they were fighting. They hit each other as Terra got the foot work down. That part came naturally. It's not easy to teach somebody how to move there feet when to move there feet. Jack went back and she swung narrowly missing his hat.

"watch me hat." he said and swung back.

They moved back and forth and back and forth until Terra swung so hard that jack thrust the point out in front of him. There was a loud "shlump." Jack stared at the sword. A long piece of wood was now stuck on the point of it. Terra began to laugh then Jack. They collapsed on the deck.

"Well...can't say we didn't get to the "point" huh?" she laughed.

She layed down on deck and grinned.

"Thanks Jack. I needed that." she said.

Jack lied down next to her.

"Love...you had ta sword fight some time or anotha'"

"Not about that about...oh never mind."

she closed her eyes.

"Night shorty."

Jack shook his head and stared up at the stars. He yawned. He should be steering. Bu maybe...if he closed his eyes just for a minute...Jack's eyes closed...He'd go steer in a minute...

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