Hey people. Did anyone really take my asking for more reviews seriously! (No offense to those below) Anyway, this is chapter ten! In double digits, YAY!

This chapter is dedicated to:

NazgulQueen

Cause it's their turn.

Also: Alenor Peredhel- thank you

Sakura123- oh yes, very unsavory intentions.

Don't own Pirates.

On with the chapter.

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Kate returned to the ship, happy that she had met an old friend. She felt a little guilty that she had just left him there, but he would understand. Jack noticed her mood.

"What you so happy about?" He appeared over her.

"Met an old friend in port. I haven't seen him in almost two years." She was mending another sail, a job she had gotten rather good at.

To tell truth, her routine had become almost boring. Eat breakfast, do a job, eat lunch, take a break, do another job, eat dinner, go to bed. Every third night she would have night watch for four hours. She enjoyed this time. The night air was cool, and the stars were always beautiful.

Her father hadn't even noticed her. One time he confided in her how worried he was about her. It had hurt, hearing how upset he was, but something deep down told her not to tell him. At first she thought it was a ploy to get her to confess, but he wasn't the kind of person to do that.

She didn't want to cause him pain, it was just he wouldn't understand. She had to get away from life for awhile.

"Captain! Ship approaching!" came a voice from the crow's nest. Her head whipped around to see the ship.

"Name?"

"The Rosaria Cap'n!" She gasped. Why was Jonathan there? There was no reason for him to be. Jack heard her gasp.

"Friend of yours?" she nodded in response.

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Rosaria

Captain Barnett looked through his spyglass at the Black Pearl. They were gaining on them.

"Um, what are we doing?" Jonathan came up behind him.

"Going after that ship."

"The Pearl? Why?" Realization dawned on him. Kate… "No, we can't do this!"

"You forget your place Jonathan. Who's the Captain here?"

"But we-"

"No buts." He chuckled. "Besides, you're the one who introduced us."

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Black Pearl

"Jack I need to talk to you!" Kate followed Jack around the ship as he barked orders.

"Prepare the cannons! Sorry, but I'm kind of busy."

"Jack! They're after me!" He stopped and looked down at her.

"Are you sure?" She nodded.

"That's my friend's ship. His captain, the way he looked at me… I don't like it Jack." He thought a moment before answering.

"Go below deck and hide. Don't come out till I say." She hurried below deck, grabbing a sword and pistol as she went. Below deck she found a cupboard that she could hide in.

Her heart was pounding in her chest. Jonathan had betrayed her. He had told him.

Above on deck, the Rosaria had pulled up along side of them.

"What do you want Barnett?" Jack asked coolly. The other captain chuckled.

"I'm looking for a boy by the name of James Stewart. Heard of him?" he yelled back. The crew was confused. Why did they want James?

"No."

"Pity. Men prepare to board!" almost immediately ropes were flung over and the Rosaria's crew swung across. The fight began.

A few of the enemy crew members managed to slip below deck. Their captain had given them a description of who they were looking for, a young boy, tall with brown eyes, most likely hiding.

Footsteps came down the stairs and began to walk around. Kate clamped her hand over her mouth, trying to muffle the sound of her breathing.

"Where do you think 'e would be?" there was a smack.

"Hiding somewhere idiot! Now shut up!" The obviously weren't the smartest men, but they didn't need to be geniuses to be dangerous.

The footsteps moved around the galley, getting closer. She heard as the other cupboards next to hers were opened. Please god no… They were going to find her. She grabbed her gun and cocked it. She wasn't going without a fight.

The two men had heard the click of her gun, and skipped the next two cupboards. They walked quietly over to it, and threw open the door. There was a bang, and the first man was shot in the arm. He screamed in pain. She was quite proud of her work, even if she hadn't killed him.

Her thoughts were interrupted when she was pulled out of her hiding spot.

"Let Go! You let go of me right now!" this just made the men grin. The one she had shot was clutching his arm. They dragged her up the stairs and onto the deck.

It was utter chaos. There were quite a few men lying dead on the deck. She saw her father fighting with another man, and he appeared to be winning. Wow. I didn't know he was so good…

The two men dragged her across the deck, her kicking and screaming behind them. She tried to grab something, anything to get away. She dug her heels down, but the deck was too slippery.

The uninjured man grabbed a rope and started to swing across.

"Jack!" She screamed, calling his attention. He cut down the man in front of him. Oh bugger. He weaved through the crowd, trying to get over to her, but it was too late. The man holding her had swung over to the other ship.

Three shots were fired, and the Rosaria's crew ran back to their ship. The other crew cheered, thinking they had surrendered. Not good not good! Jack ran around the ship, trying to find Will.

He was helping Gibbs carry wounded men below deck.

"Um, Will I need to talk to you."

"Jack, can't it wait? There are lots of men that need help. Look at your ship! The mast is broken and there are a dozen holes in it. Certainly that would matter more to you at the moment?"

"No it can't wait. It's very important."

"Fine I'll be there in a minute." He continued to carry the man below. Whatever happened, it must be important. It wasn't like Jack to leave his ship in such a state.

Jack paced his cabin, thinking of what to say. Sure, he was breaking his promise, but he doubted that she would mind. Will came in.

"Ah! Will…sit down." He was confused, but did as told. "You see the thing is… well, what I mean to say is I have good news and bad news. But you have to promise you won't be angry." Will cocked his head to the side.

"Continue…"

"Good news first. I know where your darling daughter is!" Will stood up.

"What! Where!"

"Uh. That's the bad news. She's on that ship that just attacked us." He responded quietly.

"WHAT!"

"Well, you see it's a funny story really. You know that boy James?" His jaw dropped. She had been there the whole time.

"THAT WAS HER! And you didn't tell me? Jack what is wrong with you?"

"You said you wouldn't get angry."

"That was before you told me that you had been hiding my daughter on your ship and didn't have the decency to tell me!"

"It's not my fault! She asked me not to tell you." Will fell back in the chair and rubbed his face.

"How long?"

"A month. I didn't know it was her until we met in Tortuga. She's an awful good liar though."

"Of course she's a good liar! She's practically a criminal! Piracy is just another offence to add to her long list of crimes."

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Marty listened to the yelling while he cleaned up the blood outside the cabin. He ran to Gibbs and told him what he had heard. The older man's face paled.

"Are you sure?"

"That's what Jack said." Within the next hour the whole crew knew James was a girl.

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Yup. That's it. Hope you enjoyed it.

R+R! –Chicaga.