Hey everyone. I went back and named all of the chapters because I was bored. Just so you know.

This chapter is dedicated to:

Pookie Power 2005

ALSO: Alenor Peredhel

Don't own Pirates. If I did would I be here?

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The next week was horrible.

Kate never left her cabin. She didn't trust anyone other than Will and Ana. Even then she was wary, watching every movement they made. If they came too close, she would recoil into the blankets.

The thought of going outside the cabin terrified her. Outside there were people. More specifically, there were men. She hated men. They had ruined her life. Sure, no one on this ship had ever tried anything, but back then she was James, not Kate. Now, she wasn't sure.

Her father noticed how much she had changed. She wasn't herself anymore. She was a shell of herself. The spark was gone from her eyes.

Once again she had become dependent on him to bring her food and keep her safe, just like when she was a baby.

When she was a baby. He remembered the time fondly. Everything had been perfect. He had three beautiful children, and a loving wife. But then Elizabeth got sick, and everything came crashing down.

Watching his daughter behave like this was just like watching Elizabeth die again. There was nothing that could be done to help her. Dr. Morrison said that her actions were to be expected, that they just had to leave her be and hope for the best.

Will leaned on the railing, mulling these thoughts in his head. He sighed.

"You okay?" Ana appeared beside him.

"Yeah. I just want her to get better." She nodded.

"We all do. She was a good kid. She saved us all once." Will cocked his head to the side.

"What do you mean?"

"No one told you? She climbed all the way up and fixed the main sail during a storm."

"Really?"

"Aye. She fell off and just missed the deck; landed in the ocean. After all that, she still wanted to keep working." Will smiled. That was just like her. She was determined like her mother.

"Now that I think about it, she always reminded me of Elizabeth." There was a pause as they looked out over the great expanse of water before them. "What did Morrison say?"

"We should just leave her alone for awhile." Ana snorted.

"A lot of good that's doing. I'm no doctor, but I know for a person like Kate, you can't just leave her. She needs to be reintroduced to the good things; shown that not everyone's like those bastards on the Rosaria." She yawned. "I should go get some sleep. I've got watch tonight."

Will thought over what Ana said. Maybe she was right, but he didn't want to force Kate into anything.

"Ana?" she turned and looked back at him.

"Aye?"

"Maybe we should try what you said." She nodded with a grin and entered the cabin.

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Kate felt a hand shaking her awake. That was strange. No one woke her up anymore.

"Wake up and get dressed. You're going outside." Ana gave her one last nudge and stood. Kate shot up.

"Out- outside? I'm not going out there!"

"Yes you are. You need sun and air." She left the cabin.

"But I have air in here!" she yelled after her.

For some reason, she didn't protest further. Knowing that Ana and her father would be there gave her a little comfort, and something about going outside intrigued her. She dressed quickly and pushed the door open.

The light outside was bright, temporarily blinding her. She froze, remembering what took place last time this happened.

Slowly her sight came back, and still nothing had happened. She looked around. Her father was coming over from the other side of the ship, where Ana stood smiling. A few various crew members had looked up at her.

Jack noticed Will running over and looked over at Kate.

"Well hello. Haven't seen you in a while." She managed a weak smile as her father appeared at her side.

"How are you feeling?"

"Better then before." A slight breeze blew, playing with her honey blond hair. It, mixed with the warm sun felt better then she could have imagined.

It had been along time since she had been outside.

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Not that good of a chapter, but oh well.

R+R Chicaga