Yay! An update! I hope I'm warming up to all of you!
I'm very keen to hear all your opinions and thoughts. Do you like Lina? Do you like Beck? WHO is Beck? All will be revealed soon!
R'R PLEASE!

Oh, I almost forget to tell all of you that I'm currently writing a Twilight fic. I'm hearting Edward and Jasper. Not together though, haha.

HAPPY NEW YEAR!


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"Ah!"

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"Oh, god!"

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"Dammit!"

Jack's jaw clenched as he peered at his reflection in the mirror. After much contemplation, hours of weighing the pro's and con's and twenty minutes of picking which scissors to use, Jack had decided to trim, or better yet, cut his hair.

Bandana removed, tan-line visible on his forehead and chunks of hair, strands, ornaments and bone hung around his face and shoulders.

"Alright, yer' shortened the longer dreads," he squinted at himself, "now I got's to frame me face."

"Jack, did you just say you're going to frame your face? As in, hair dressing lingo?" Lina asked, standing at the bathroom door and staring amusingly at Jack. His pirate attire was neatly folded on the floor and now he wore black, straight leg jeans and Lina could see the tops of his boxers sticking out. Tomato red.

Jack turned to her, his lip quirking and scissors still in his hand as he animatedly said, "Love, I've been watchin' TV all day, especially the Fashion Channel, now come 'ere an' 'elp me FRAME me face."

Chuckling, Lina stepped over the bits of hair on the floor and stood in front of a seated, notably bare-chested Jack. "Now, what are you looking for in particular?" She asked without letting her eyes wander.

Jack chewed his lip thoughtfully for a moment. Then after a few minutes, tilted his head, whilst still chewing his lip. Then without any warning, sat up with a loud gasp when finally deciding, "Love, me wants trimmed an' shortened, but me length kept."

Lina gave him a stare and nodded, "Right. Um, I'll begin then."

Merely half an hour passed and Lina was now brushing up the hair on the floor and putting it in the bin. Jack was standing in Lina's bedroom, gazing at himself in the mirror.

"Do you like it?" Lina called from the bathroom.

Jack tugged at the roguish, yet stylish choppy hair, "Love, I couldn't 'ave asked for better!"

The long locks of Jack Sparrow had been chopped and ruffled to the nape of his neck. Long, but not TOO long. Stylishly messy, but not repulsive.

"'Ow did ye' style it like that?" He asked while inspecting his appearance in the mirror.

Lina shrugged, "I didn't. Your hair is just messy. It may have been all the salt from the ocean."

Jack sighed with content and followed Lina into the living room. He took a seat at the kitchen counter and watched as she put all the hair into the bin and bent over to place the dust-pan back under the sink. 'Ow does she move so gracefully? It's like she's a cat. This wee lil' kitty with a gorgeous backsi -

"Jack? Why are you staring at me?" Lina was now leaning against the sink with a puzzled and somewhat embarrassed expression.

Jack's eyes met her, his soft orbs staring intently, "Love, yer' such a unique being. Ye' all sorts of pretty, smarts an' wits. Ye' one of the sweetest things I've ever had the privilege to spend time with."

Lina's smiled, "I hope you don't use that on every girl you've met. Dead or alive."

"I would never!" Jack feigned offence, "I am dead serious. An' I mean dead."

Lina chuckled, moving around the counter to sit next to him.

"'Ole Jack may not know why he is in said living form, but he ain't no fool -"Jack was interrupted by Lina's phone ringing. She glanced the caller I.D then worriedly chewed her lip.

Jack immediately snatched the phone and hung up, "That prick doesn't deserve to speak to ye'."

Lina burst in laughter, playfully slapping his arm, "Jack! That was so rude!"

"But do you really care?"

Her laughter subsided and she lowered her eyes. Her phone beeped, indicating she had voice mail. Both Jack and Lina's eyes met as she put her phone on loud speaker and played the message.

"Babe," John's voice was instantly recognisable, "just ringing to let you know that I've been called to a conference in Japan for the next two weeks -"

Jack's eyes lifted to look at Lina. Her face was expressionless.

"I was suppose to tell you earlier but I've been so wrapped up in things -"

There was a shuffling sound and a female whispering in the background. Lina's grip tightened around the phone.

" - and I also had something I was suppose to tell you or something after that fight, but I can't remember. Oh, and my phone isn't very good when it comes to international calls so don't ring me, I'll ring you. Anyways, I got some paper work to do. Chat later."

"Lina, darlin' -" Jack began but she had stood up, her jaw clenched as she quickly called him back. It rung several times before John answered.

"Hey babe -"

"John, don't even think about finishing that sentence," Lina fumed into the phone, which was still on loud speaker, "how dare you talk to me and treat me like I'm a toy you can pick up and drop whenever you want! I am a woman! I deserve respect! You should be ringing me to apologize for all the bullshit you've put me thru for the past two years!"

"Li -"

"No! I'm not finished yet," she hissed violently, "I don't care if you're too busy to have a conversation because I'm doing the talking, not you! Don't think I don't know about those sluts you see when you're supposably at these 'conferences'. I'm not a dumb bimbo! You need to pick your shit up tomorrow morning from the lobby because your disgusting self isn't welcome in my life anymore. Bye."

She snapped her phone shut and threw it onto the lounge. Letting out a big sigh, she faced Jack. He slowly crossed the space between them and pulled her into his arms as she began to cry.

"Good work, love. Ye' did the right thing", he whispered into her coconut scented hair.

"I don't even know why I'm crying," she murmured into his chest, "I actually feel really good, almost as if a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders."

Jack pulled back to look into her face, "Lina, strangely enough I feel like this has been 'checked-off' a list."

Lina furrowed her brow, still sniffling, "List? Like a list of things to do?"

Jack continued to stare at her, deep in thought. He remained like this for several minutes. Lina had grown used to Jack becoming so involved with his thoughts that he forgot about everything else. They were now sitting on the ground, Jack with his legs out and Lina sitting between them to they were facing each other. Finally, he sighed.

"What?"

"Love, there are four other things we need to check off the list," Jack replied informatively, "I now know this because I was just informed by The Boss."

Lina tilted her head with curiosity, "Really? You mean to say that you just had a conversation with someone telepathically?"

Jack shrugged, "Kind of. More on the lines that said Boss suddenly implanted tha' list in Jack's noggin'."

A wave of excitement from Lina washed over Jack. It was better than the sadness and anger from before. "Well? What's the list?" She asked, her voice becoming some what higher.

Jack stood up and took a pen and notepad from the counter. They resumed their seats from before.

"So," Jack began, "There said be FIVE things on the list, ONE of which we 'ave completed. That being removing unfaithful ass-monkey from your life."

Lina suppressed a chuckle, "Did you just say ass-monkey?"

Jack stared at her with somewhat disbelief. "AS I was sayin'," he continued, "we've completed one task. I know this because it was like some sort of air-horn in my brain tellin' me it was done."

"And what are the others?" Lina asked.

Jack chewed his lip and began writing:

Lina's List:

1. Remove ass-monkey.

2. Achieve more.

3. Perform for yourself.

4. Happiness.

5. Love.

"Was it actually told to you that way?" Lina asked.

Jack rose an eyebrow and was silent for a moment before saying, "Yes."

Lina nodded slowly then said, "Ok, well lets get some dinner and we'll try to figure this out."

"Do ye' have to work tomorrow?" Jack asked as they headed towards the door.

Lina nodded, "Yeah, but that's ok. I think number two on the list may apply to that."

They locked up and headed downstairs.

"As in a higher rank?" Jack asked as he opened the lobby door for her.

Lina shrugged, "Maybe. I mean, I know I have the talent to move up in the business. It's just I've never had the time. Mexican?"

Jack grinned, "Si."


Sorry for any typo's! I was too excited and just put it up haha.