In the Hands of Fate II: Dead Man's Chest

Chapter One

"Come on, Luna!" Jack called to me, "Come join the festivities, they are, after all, in your honor."

I rolled my eyes as he took my hand and pulled me out of my seat. "I don't see the reason to remind me I'm twenty-nine."

He smiled at me brightly, showing his gold teeth. "You're only twenty-nine once, love."

"Miss Barbossa!" Gibbs called to me, "Why don't you grace us with a song?"

I shook my head. "What if I didn't want to?"

Jack wrapped his arms around me and murmured in my ear, "I'll force you off the plank."

"Oh? In that case, I'll just have to sing wont I?" I smirked. "Cu excepţia cazului în... unless I put a curse on you."

"But you'd never do that."

"Oh, but wouldn't I?" I laughed and snatched the guitar from one of the crew members. My skirt snagged on the deck a couple of times as I walked over to an unoccupied crate.

I picked at the guitar for a little bit, just messing around. I started a round of Yo Ho before everyone started to complain.

"Okay, okay," I called over the crew, "I do have a little something I've been working on."

I strummed the instrument until the rhythm created in my head flowed out.

"I've practiced this for hours, gone round and round

And now I think that I've got it all down

And as I say it louder I love how it sounds

Cause I'm not taking the easy way out

Not wrapping this in ribbons

Shouldn't have to give a reason why

It's no surprise I won't be here tomorrow

I can't believe that I stayed till today

Yeah you and I will be a tough act to follow

But I know in time we'll find this was no surprise

It came out like a river once I let it out

When I thought that I wouldn't know how

Held onto it forever just pushing it down

Felt so good to let go of it now

Not wrapping this in ribbons

Shouldn't have to give a reason why

It's no surprise I won't be here tomorrow

I can't believe that I stayed till today

There's nothing here in this heart left to borrow

There's nothing here in this soul left to say

Don't be surprised when we hate this tomorrow

God knows we tried to find an easier way

Yeah you and I will be a tough act to follow

But I know in time we'll find this was no surprise

Our favorite place we used to go

The warm embrace that no one knows

The loving look that's left your eyes

That's why this comes as no, as no surprise

If I could see the future and how this plays out