I'll never again do something this suggestive, I swear. I just had to put Lucy in somehow...
Oh god that sounds bad. XD
For Cherry and Bluey! Thanks for your support. And, Stephy, thank you for beta-ing, as always. I love you all guys.
Theme song for the chapter - Fifteen men on the dead's man chest, of course, as it had started it all.
The "Love and Lucky" bar in Acalypha was louder than usual, as the pirate ship docked in the haven today. Who would've known that there would actually be a city where pirates were so welcome? Well, now the citizens of Acalypha did.
It all started with the orphanage. There was a granny some time ago, who inspired the children with amazing stories about pirates, maidens, mermaids and other sea creatures. The children loved those stories.
But granny was really old - they didn't even know how old she exactly was - so she died eventually. She had a beautiful funeral, and the kids were very sad.
One of them, who actually left orphanage some time before, wanted to cheer them up. So he came up with an idea - idea of sailing and telling their granny new stories every time they went back. And children were delighted.
This kid was named Makarov Dreyar, and was now actually one of the most famous pirates around the globe, captain of Fairy Tail pirates. His adventures were just as famous as himself. You wouldn't tell he was so young. He looked at least fifty, while being twenty five. It was all because of his bad luck. When he first joined a crew as a cabin boy, the ship fell in a weird storm. They landed on a strange island, and they spent over twenty four years in there, lured by the beautiful girls that lived in there - which later came out to be mermaids in disguise in most part, and actual human woman, kidnapped by those mermaids in lesser. He had a son then, and when they had finally managed to break out, he took Ivan with him - only to find out that the time flow on that island has changed, and they were absent from the world for like, two weeks. When he returned to Acalypha, only the kids recognized him. Some of them decided to join Makarov in his further adventures, which never ended. That gave birth to the Fairy Tail crew (the name was in the honour of Mavis, because she always asked them if fairies do really have the tails, and no one could answer).
But now, it wasn't Makarov's crew who returned. It actually was the second crew from the orphanage, Starry King's Pirates. You could ask about why they split and weren't travelling together, and the answer was really simple - the captain of the second crew was the cause. To be exact, Layla Star, blonde girl who had always argued with Macau Conbolt, the lieutenant in Fairy Tail. No one wanted to see them near each other, not mentioning them spending time on ONE ship, for MONTHS. This would be unbearable and the crew will soon be left with only the two and Makarov and Wakaba, who were miraculously able to ignore always-arguing pair. Still, awkwardly enough for pirates, one crew was friends with another (as long as Layla and Macau weren't in the same room, that is).
Fifteen men on a dead man's chest
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum
Drink and the devil had done for the rest
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
A pretty barmaid squealed as she was pulled onto one of the pirates lap. The others loudly sang, when he clapped her butt.
The blonde bartender sighed, calling them to stop, even though he knew it wouldn't really work. A young woman sitting in front of him, with her mug empty and cheeks slightly flushed, laughed loud.
"Sorry for them, they haven't seen woman's ass in few months. HEY, IDIOTS, DON'T MAKE POOR GIRL EMBARASSED OR YOU'LL BE DAMNED!"
The guy instantly let go of barmaid, who served rest of the drinks.
"Really, they listen to you, and won't listen to me? You're a thing, missy." Man laughed at her, when she smiled mischievously.
"You're new here, aren't you? I didn't see you last time I was here." He nodded, getting her mug of ale. "I'm their fuckin' captain, you moron." Her tone changed to serious one, and he looked at her, unimpressed. Really, every single one of them could claim to be their captain.
"And why should I believe you? You might be as well their whore who can easily tell which of them has smaller one and embarrass every single one" he shrugged, wiping glass.
All the sounds were replaced by silence in one second, as everyone stared at him in disbelief. Did he really just call Layla Star a whore?
He gulped, noticing his situation. Okay, he could die, he just offended a whole bunch of pirates, and their possible captain, judging from reactions.
The girl checked him out, her intense gaze piercing him through. Everyone watched her quietly, some even forgetting to breathe and drink. Bartender began to feel very, very uncomfortable, with her sight tracing every little detail on his face and body, and rest of the pirates, slowly pulling their swords out, waiting for her reaction...
Which, surprisingly for all of them, was a burst of loud, uncontrolled laughter.
"You've got some balls, to actually call me a whore." She smirked mischievously at him. "Didn't I tell you they haven't seen woman's butt in ages? Well, months actually, but still, point remains the same. You're in a trouble, moron." Bartender observed their surroundings, and thought that she indeed was the captain on their ship. Otherwise they wouldn't be preparing their swords to chop off his head, wouldn't they?
The woman caught his attention again pretty quickly, though, slamming the already empty mug on the counter. (Didn't he just fill it like a minute ago, before he offended her?)
"But you know what? I like you, even though you've got smaller one than any other guy in here."
A drunken pirate laughed at her comment, hiccupped, and then began to sing again.
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
The rest joined him quickly, when they noticed lack of actual danger upon them.
"By the way, name's Layla." The blonde smirked at him again, knowing she hit his weak spot by the look on his face. It was some kind of ultimate hit on every man's pride, and she learned that long time ago. He quickly reflected himself, though. He didn't want to lose to that missy, did he? So, he smirked at her, just like she just smirked at him.
"Jude. And you know... why don't you find out yourself who's the biggest? Me, or them?"
Blonde woman raised a brow. So that's how he wanted to play?
"Probably me, moron." He chuckled, refilling her mug.
"Care to show me, or you're too afraid to lose, missy?" Layla looked at him. He caught her interest even before, and he kinda turned her on with those comments. So, she grinned at him.
She was a pirate, and was doing what she wanted to do. And tonight, she wanted this cocky bartender to yell.
"You better get yourself a room, cause I'm feeling loud today~" She drank the ale in one swig, just to join her crew after few seconds. Jude's eyes followed her, as she sat in one of the sailors lap, and began to sing.
What was weird, her voice, even if she was drunk already, sounded like an angel's.
Fifteen men of the whole ship's list
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
Dead and be damned and the rest gone whist!
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
The skipper lay with his nob in gore
Where the scullion's axe his cheek had shore
And the scullion he was stabbed times four
And there they lay, and the soggy skies
Dripped down in up-staring eyes
In murk sunset and foul sunrise
Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum!
Hope you enjoyed it! R&R :)
[edit] omg i uploaded wrong version, with Stephy's comments instead of mine fixes, i'm feeling dumb now =3='