Almost Familiar Faces.

A/N: I finally remembered tit’sit’s supposed to be AnaMaria and not just Ana. I got so used to calling her that in my head.

Becca: I’m glad that you think the character descriptions are ‘well-rounded’ and ‘vivid’. It’s good to know that I’m doing it right and not making it too much like badly done cartoon characters.

Meg: I don’t agree with people that make Will out to be a weak person that can’t take care of himself, let alone another person. Everyone struggles, but that doesn’t mean Will has to run to ‘his mother’s skirts’ every time.

I’m glad you both like the story so far. I’ve been updating regularly and I hope to continue (about once a day on average). See ya on the flip side! (I just realized that I have no idea what that means)

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Will woke up with his face still face still nestled in black hair, his arm still around the form next to him. Something felt different about the person. They weren’t as… feminine. Startled, Will pulled away from the warm body as he assessed his surroundings. He looked up just in time to see Jade pulling a shirt out of the dresser draw next to her, lacking the one she had on during the night. Her back was to him, totally bare. He watched her pull on the fabric, covering scars that seemed to forest her body. ~Lash wounds and… and bite marks?~ Will thought as he looked down to see whom he had been holding.

Jack’s eyes stared back up at Will, the captain smiling at the boy’s bewilderment. “I’d say I was very comfortable.” Jade turned at the sound of Jack’s voice.

“You both looked quite comfortable. We should do this more often.” Jade bent down to give Will a soft kiss on his forehead. “Unless you want it to be just the two of you.” Jade grinned at the sight of Will’s blushing. She also noticed that he had yet to make an attempt to remove his arm from Jack’s waste. ~It’s better this way. He can be with Jack and I’ll be his friend. Just his friend.~ ill ill had noticed the flicker of sorrow in Jade’s eyes. Jack had seen it as well. The captain’s voice broke the silence that had fallen as Jade had continued to ready herself for the day, “How about we sleep on the bed next time, no use in wasting a perfectly good comfortable mattress.”

Jade added, “And let’s try not to have people creeping around all hours of the night.” Jack nodded in agreement.

“I have a feeling that you’ve both got this all planned out without me.” Will was surprised at the new arrangement.

“Ye have any suggestions than?” Jade gave Will ample time to answer before winking at him. “Just let us know if ye think of anything.”

Will looked at Jade and then Jack. ~This is wrong, but I can’t help myself. I can’t let Jade feel as though I don’t want her. I don’t know what Jack has planned in that scheming mind of his, but I have the feeling that he returns my affections. The question is, do I want to pursue said affections?~

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The crew of the Black Pearl had just gotten word from Gibbs that the Golden Arrow had been seen in port not two days before and it was headed back towards Tortuga. Jack had been stopping in random places along the way to see if they could find any information on the ship they where trying to find. A few acts of piracy on some small passing merchant ships had kept the crew subdued. Jack took it upon himself to tell Jade about the news. She seemed pleased that she would be able to get her revenge on the pirates that had raped her body and left her bleeding night after night on the cold floor. She hadn’t gone into detail about what had happened with the crew of the Golden Arrow with either Jack nor Will, so they where unaware of the last part. However, they knew there must be a damn good reason as to why she would want to go after a ship full of large men that most likely would kill her on sight.

Jade wasn’t herself that night. She had climbed out of the bed when she knew the two men where sleeping, trying to get over Jack’s dead weight. Taking a walk on deck, she met Anamaria who had been looking around the deck for Cotton’s parrot. “I know yer here somewhere. I ‘eard ye singin’ ye little rodent with wings.” Ana greeted Jade, wondering why the girl had taken her late night stroll. “Shouldn’t ye be takin’ advantage of yer situation waiting in yer cabin?”

“I’m not sure I should. Seems that I would be getting in the way of somethin’ I shouldn’t.” Pausing a moment to look out into the night’s sky, Jade continued “I think I should get some rest. In a few days we’ll be catching up with Lucient. Good night AnaMaria.” Jade slowly turned around and made her way back to the cabin. ~I think I’ll opt for the floor tonight.~ She just wanted it all to go away, for nothingness to take over.

Jade was surprised to find that Jack and Will had awoken during their absence. Will walked up to her, holding her eyes with his own “Don’t do that to me ever again.” Jade wanted to cry but she couldn’t. She wanted to sleep, she wanted to die. She couldn’t do any of it. The only thing she was successful with at this moment was not feeling. She didn’t realize that she had sat down in the chair in the corner, or that she had been staring out of the porthole across from her. She couldn’t hear Will’s words or Jack’s whispers. She couldn’t feel Jack shaking her nor smell the pirate’s lovely scent. Every sense in her body had gone numb.

~I remember something. We where going to get the bastards that raped me. I remember watching my boys turn to each other, leaving me behind. I can just rest for a while, they won’t notice I’m gone. I’ll just stay here and rest.~

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A/N: :: wrings hands:: I anticipate some higher rated material coming up in the next few chapters. Oops, didn’t expect that this would get all angsty did ya? Well, there will be more (for other reasons that you will have to wait to find out about). I won’t quit with the jokes though.

Now don’t think I’m making Jade out to be weak. She is far from it. Every one deals with their problems in different ways and Jade has had a lot of problems.

This was a little short. Hope you liked it.