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Authors Note: Here's chapter three! Sorry it's been delayed, I've been working on other projects and being lazy. I was looking at my traffic to this and was do happy to see people in other countries reading this. Shout out to them, especially people in France and Finland! By the way, I probably will only update on weekends now because my week is all filled up. Enjoy!

5 YEARS LATER

Jack's POV:

"How much more have we to go?" I asked, sitting across from Allie. "I suspect it will be one more week, Jack. Don't be so impatient!" she said, looking up from a map to eye me.

"We've been at it for three weeks already!" I said, throwing my hands up. We were looking for a sunken ship that was said to be laden with treasure. "There's nothing to do!" "Then we'll have to find something to do, won't we?" she grinned, jumping up and grabbing my hand. She pulled me out of the door, somehow closing it behind us.

She brought me down to the rum cellar. "Lass, while ye do know I love me rum, this isn't very exciting," I sighed. "Jack!" she scolded me. "You of all people should know you can find fun practically anywhere!"

I just grinned. Over the past five years we really grew as friends. We were together practically all the time. It wasn't always like this though. It took a lot of work to get her out of her shell. And she still only really opens up to me.

Flashback: Allie has been on the ship for one month.

"Allie? It's dinner. Are you ready?" I asked, walking into the map room. Allie jumped at the sound of me voice. "Oh! Um, I have to, ah, finish this route. I'll eat later. Thank you, though."

I looked at her. She has never eaten with the crew. She would always go after, when everyone was gone. Whenever I asked her to come eat with us, she would always make some excuse.

I walked over to her and peered over her shoulder. "Ye already have five different routes planned out," I reminded her, pointing to her scrawl on the map. "We need to be prepared for anything," she covered up lamely.

I inwardly sighed. She shut herself in this room all day, only coming out to go to her room. I was worried this would permanently harm the poor lass.

"Allie," I said. "Ye need to get out of this room. It isn't good for ye." She looked up at me, her brown eyes round with fright. "I don't know what you mean!" she said, standing up. "You may be the captain, but you do not control what I do in my free time! Now, if you'll excuse me, I don't feel so well. I'm going to turn in early. Goodnight."

She tried to maneuver around me, but I grabbed hold of her arm. "Allie!" I said. "Listen to me! I am not trying to control ye! I'm trying to help, but ye won't let me!" She looked at me, tears in her eyes.

"You can't help me, Jack. Don't you see?" she whispered. "You don't even know me! You don't even know what's wrong with me!"

"Then tell me!" I pleaded, looking at her. She started to sob. "I can't!" she said. "He told me if I ever told anyone, he would kill me!" She collapsed into a chair, putting her head in her arms on the table.

I went over to her and put me arms around her shoulders. "Who, lass?" I asked softely. "My brother," she said, shuddering at the words. "What did he tell ye not to tell?" I asked.

"I can't tell you!" she yelled. "Don't you understand? He'll find out and kill me!"

I turned her, forcing her to look at me. "Allie! We be in the middle of the Caribbean on a pirate ship! He's not going to find out. Please, tell me! Let me help ye. I swear not to tell a single soul."

"How can you help me?" she asked, glaring at me suspiciously. "I can be ye're friend and someone to listen to ye," I said. "Ye can't keep this locked up inside. It's not good for ye," I said.

I saw her shoulders sag in defeat. "He used to be great to me when our parents were alive. We were like best friends, always together, you know? Then our parents died, and he said he was going to take care of me. I thought it was great at first, until he started beating me. All of his guy friends beat me, too. That's why I don't like to be around strangers, especially men. When I begged them to stop, they would laugh at me. Then, my brother got engaged, and his horrid fiancé decided they didn't have room to keep me. He put me out on the streets. He told me if I ever told anyone, he would find me and punish me and then kill me."

I sat there in surprised silence. I knew that it had been bad, but I never guessed it was like this. I felt anger rising in me, and I wanted to hurt the man that had hurt her. But I couldn't. She needed me here. Now, I just sat there holding her and telling her she was ok.

I had helped Allie get over her fear of the crew and she even ate with us. Me crew was very taken with her (except for Gibbs, they hated each other, I still didn't understand why after all these years). I hadn't found out who her brother was. It was a unspoken matter between us.

"So, what are we going to do?" I asked curiously. She was full of surprises. "I just so happen to know that something is hidden here," she said with a mischievous look in her eyes, rubbing her hands together.

"And did how do ye know of this something?" I asked, raising my eyebrows. Sometimes, I think she knows me ship better than I do.

"I may have hidden it here," she said, rolling her eyes. "But that's not the point. Come on." She led me behind a stack of empty bottles and sat down, patting the dirty ground next to her. I sat down as well.

She reached behind yet another stack of empty bottles (did we really drink that much rum? Oh, well) and brought forth a small package wrapped in dark blue cloth with blood red designs. "Want to guess what's in here?"

"I have no idea, luv," I answered truthfully. "Now, now, that's no fun. I'm not going to show you until you guess, and I assure you, it's worth seeing. And you can't sneak a look later, either. I'll hide it again," she said, wagging her finger at me.

"All right. Gun powder?" I gave in. "Use your imagination, Jack! That's so boring, dull, and ordinary!" "A broach?" "Yawn." "A piece of jewelry?" "Nope!" "I give up! Just tell me!"

She grinned, putting the package down. She untied it, and I felt me mouth drop open. "Where on earth did ye find this?" I asked, picking it up carefully and examining it. "I went exploring last time we docked," she answered proudly.

I looked up at her. "Ye stole this?" I asked in disbelief. She had never stole anything before. "Jack, please. I know all about thievery. It came in handy before I met you." I looked down. We didn't talk about her past.

I looked at the compass in my hand. "It looks just like the one I lost," I whispered. She grinned again. "It is!" she squealed. "I found it!"

I had lost me compass awhile back. I got into a nasty fight and didn't realize it was missing until we were far away from land. Let's just say I wasn't in the best of moods the next few weeks. How did Allie put it? I was like, and I quote, "a grumbling little kid who lost their favorite toy and a mangy mutt who couldn't find their owner and the Christmas picnic at the same time." I didn't get it, either. Don't worry, readers, ye're not alone.

"Be careful next time. I might not be able to find it again," she playfully scolded me. "Thank ye," I said. She just beamed. "Now let's drink!" she said gleefully. "Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum,," I said, raising a bottle.

Authors Note: Sorry again it's late! I was writing it two weeks (?I think) ago but got tired after writing the first chapter to another fanfic. Allie will cry less from now on, I just wanted to show how vulnerable she was at first. Please tell me your suggestions to the story. Thanks for reading. Please review, it makes me write more! It's almost March! YAY!

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