"Why are they heading towards us?" Maria asked James. He watched as the Black Pearl anchored beside the HMS Fearless.

"I'm not entirely sure but Sparrow does play games like this. Then when he is caught we have to put up with all manner of ill conceived escape attempts." James began walking down to his cabin and Maria followed. As soon as they were inside Maria asked him the question he had been dreading.

"What's to happen? Once Tiffany returns you and her will be married, what is to become of us?" She asked. James held her hands in his.

"I don't know, Maria. I just don't know." He pressed a light kiss to her forehead before going back on deck. Maria sat on the edge of James' bed, trying to keep from crying. It seemed to be that Tiffany had all the luck.

"Sparrow, we know you have Miss. Devrell so you may as well give her back. I am assuming you have a price, however."

"No, no price. Just that me and my crew are allowed to sail off and not be ambushed by your ship and crew. How's that for a deal? Ye get yer fiancée back and I don't get hanged!" Jack shouted across to James. James nodded.

"Well, will you bring her across or shall I come and get her?" Jack put a finger to his chin.

"I'll bring her across. I don't trust you lot!" James snorted.

"That coming from a pirate." Jack jumped down from the railing and walked down to his cabin, however, Elizabeth was in there with the still unconscious Tiffany.

"What is your game, Jack? You bring her out here and then give her back, what is this about? Because I'm thinking you have feelings for Tiffany and you don't want to get attached, shall we say?" Jack gaped at Elizabeth. Then he scooped up Tiffany and carried her on deck. Elizabeth followed. Jack walked across a plank between the two ships and handed Tiffany to James.

"What have you done to her?" He asked as her head lolled back. Jack mocked innocence.

"Nothing. She just had a bit too much rum."

"Elizabeth!" Suddenly Elizabeth was on the HMS Fearless as was Will. Jack looked at them confused.

"We're going with her, Jack." Jack nodded.

"Well then, I'll be off. Say by to her for me."

"You! Pirate!" A man shouted. Jack turned to him.

"You look familiar. Have I threatened you before?" The man seethed at Jack, who merely smirked.

"You kidnapped my daughter and I shall see you hang for it." Jack shook his head.

"I'm Captain Jack Sparrow, mate. I don't do hangings." And he sauntered back to the Black Pearl.

"Norrington, do something bout that man!" Devrell shouted but Norrington ignored him and carried Tiffany down to a spare cabin. Elizabeth and Will followed behind.

"Mrs. Turner, will you inform me when she awakes?"

"Of course, James. And you may call me Elizabeth." James smiled and walked away, disregarding Will.

"Why do you think Jack has just given her up?" Will asked.

"I think he likes her." Elizabeth said, watching her friend.

"Likes her? As in romantically? As in how I like you?"

"As in yes. All those ways." Will shook his head.

"I don't think so. I can't imagine him ever actually loving anyone."

"Who?" Elizabeth and Will both spun around. Tiffany was blinking at them.

"Uh, no one, Tiffany." Tiffany looked around. She began to panic.

"Where am I? And where's Jack and Gibbs?" She shot up, looking around the cabin. Elizabeth put her hands on Tiffany's shoulders.

"They are gone. We're on the HMS Fearless and we're going back to Port Royal. I'm sorry, Tiffany."

"I'm…but…what about freedom? Jack said…" Elizabeth sat her friend down.

"Jack is a pirate and we're going back to Port Royal. Forget all that. Forget him." Tiffany's shoulders slumped.

"I can't. I don't want to." Will sat on the other side of Tiffany.

"You must or you'll never get used to being on land." Will put a hand on her shoulder.

"I don't want to." She said, her voice trembling. She lay back on the bed.

"Tiffany, you will have to see James in a minute…"Elizabeth began but stopped when she saw Tiffany's face.

"I'm not seeing him. Not yet. Why did Jack…? What made him give me back?" Elizabeth frowned.

"Nothing. He just…gave you up."

"Why would he do that? And I thought I actually liked him…" She clamped a hand to her mouth. Will grinned at her but Elizabeth looked startled.

"I don't want to go back…"

"James, what will happen?"

"I don't know, Maria. I am to be married…"

"So I was just a fill in whilst you waited for Tiffany to return. Will I be cast aside? And did last night mean nothing to you?" Maria said, tears welling in her brown eyes. James shook his head and took Maria in his arms.

"It meant everything. You mean everything. I do love you, Maria." Maria's eyes lit up.

"You do?"

"I do."

"What about Tiffany? Don't you love her?" James shook his head.

"I love her as a friend, nothing more." He said and pressed a kiss to her lips.

"I should go before I'm seen. Night, James."

"Good night, Maria." Maria snuck from the room, unaware of the person who had seen her.

"Jack, why did ye jest hand 'er over? I thought ye were gonna take her t' Singapore. Did ye do it so ye didn't have to when the time comes? 'Cause ye liked her?" Gibbs asked Jack as he watched the HMS Fearless sail away, back to Port Royal. Jack ignored Gibbs completely and sauntered down to his cabin to try and escape the feeling he had just lost something incredibly important. It didn't help when he saw her new dress or her other dresses and clothes and slippers. Or the six empty rum bottles that they had drunk together.

"Bloody perfect…" He thought as he folded the dress back in it's box and put it in the chest, with her other belongings.

"That girl…I'm gonna miss 'er." He said as he found himself a bottle of rum. He looked at it.

"Jest ye and me, mate."

So Jack's let her get away…but the next chapter's is up soon and my plot thickens…Mwahaha shifty eyes!

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