I know I have kept you all waiting way too long, and this chapter is insanely short. But I had to get something written and hit a bit of a wall. So hopefully this little tidbit will be better than nothing.

Chapter Twelve: Buccaneer's Booty

"What are you thinking so hard about?" Naomi teased as she glided into the room, giving Emily a quick kiss on top of her head.

Emily sat at the desk looking over a few maps. "Nothing." She said with a teasing smile.

"No secrets from the captain." The blonde smile and leaned in for a kiss.

The redhead allowed herself to be lost in the warm kiss for a few moments before leaning away and clearing her throat. "Well if that's the case…I am working on two plans."

"Really?" The captain said with an amused look on her face.

The girl squinted her brown eyes and made a face meant to indicate that she was, in fact, serious and her plans were flawless. At least one of them was. She smoothed out a large map and rearranged a few items on its surface.

"So around here is where we encountered Katie's ship…" Emily began.

"What is that?" The blonde interrupted.

"That's us." The redhead answered.

"We're a button?" Naomi asked again skeptically.

"Yes…we're the button and Katie's ship is the thimble…" The brown eyed girl continued. "And these two pens represent the wave that pushed our ships apart. Now we spent that week lost but we know we ended up here. So assuming the wave sent them in roughly the opposite direction it would put them here. So that would be the best place to look…" She glanced up and did not see the look of admiration she had been expecting.

What Emily did see was the captain struggling to conceal her laughter behind her hand. "What?" The girl pouted.

"No…no…" Naomi assured her. "It's good logic it's just…there are actual tactical models in the same drawer you found the pens and buttons in…." The blonde apologized again. "I'm listening…sorry."

"You have something against setting sail in search of my sister's thimble?" Emily teased back, trying not to blush. "How was I supposed to know what those were?"

Captain Campbell leaned in to kiss the redhead again, smiling warmly as she did so. "But really, that is good, it's a good place to start looking. You said plans…what else is there?"

Emily stood up and walked over to pull one of the windows open again; she took in a deep breath of the salty air and prepared to present her brilliant scheme.

"You have to turn me in for the ransom." Emily said calmly.

Naomi's face turned instantly pale and her jaw dropped open. She shook her head slowly and made her way over to the window as she gasped for air. Tears were starting to prick the corners of her eyes and her voice shook as she spoke.

"You want to leave…after we find your sister…you've decided to go home…" The blonde sighed.

"What? No." Emily said as she wrapped her arms around the now shaking blonde. "You don't understand, it's a scheme…You need what my family has and there's no way to get it without the ransom…and if you turn me in then you have it."

"I don't want it anymore! I want you." Naomi steadied her voice as she shook off the panic that had taken over her momentarily.

"But both is better isn't it?" The redhead continued. "You hand me off, and then I sneak out in a long boat while no one is looking….I know you need the book…and they will think I'm lost at sea and they won't be hunting you down anymore…"

"No." The captain insisted. "I won't risk it."

"But it's a good plan." Emily sighed in her husky tone.

"It is…but it's too much of a risk." Naomi said. "I don't want to talk about it anymore."

The girl sighed and decided to give in for the moment; she would bring it up later. She nuzzled her face into the blonde's neck and planted a few soft kisses; she could feel Naomi's body relax as she traced a path up her neck and to her mouth. The captain returned her kiss and eased them both backwards toward the bed – pulling the redhead down with her into the already untidy sheets.

"How could you think I could ever want anything more than I want you?" Naomi whispered into Emily's ear before slowly kissing down her neck.

Emily answered with a moan as she ran her fingers through the captain's short blonde hair.

Captain Stonem groaned as she woke up and stretched; she let out a satisfied sigh before realized where she was. The brunette sat bolt upright in bed when she realized she was in her own quarters and not one of the crew bunks; Katie sat on the edge of the bed watching her.

"Oh no you don't." The redhead said when the wild woman's eyes turned towards the nearest door. "We're going to talk. Reasonably is up to you."

Effy quickly threw on a carefree smile as she slowly began to edge off the bed. "Sorry…don't really have time...Captainly duties and all…"

"Just listen ok? Because this all had been ridiculous and stupid." The girl said, watching the captain closely. "I don't see why we have to make a big deal over such a little thing anyway."

"Have we? What are we talking about?" The captain said breezily.

"Don't be stupid." Katie snapped. "We kissed…ok…but you seem to think that means something and it doesn't."

"Oh that?" Effy said offhandedly.

Katie mirrored her stoic look and continued anyway. "I think you've made a lot out of it…yeah."

Captain Stonem shook her head, "Hadn't really crossed my mind, love, no…"

"Good." The redhead said; she was fairly sure the brunette didn't realize that she could see right through her façade – she could only hope that the captain couldn't see through hers.

"I mean really…we are going to find my sister and I'm going to take her home." Katie continued.

"That is the plan." Effy said coldly.

"And it seemed to me a bit like you decided I had fallen for you or some nonsense like that…" The girl continued.

"Well it's to be expected…everyone loves me…" The girl said with a glint in her icy blue eyes.

"So I've seen…" The girl answered with a hint of disgust showing in her dark brown eyes. "But obviously that's not the case with me…I'm not going to take you home to meet my parents when this is all over."

"Obviously." Effy answered with a smirk.

"So you can relax…" Katie pointed out. "And we can handle this in a more civilized and professional manner?"

Captain Stonem jumped lightly out of bed and deposited herself on the lounge. "But what ever are you going to do?"

"What do you mean?" The redhead asked.

Effy leaned forward; stopping inches away from Katie's face. "About your obvious…you know…wanting of me…" She teased.

Katie did her best to keep her face emotionless, locking eyes with the brunette. "Look…I don't understand it…but we have some kind of attraction going on here…and don't act like you don't feel it too…whatever it is…I know I'm very attractive…but we don't have to make a big thing about it."

She sighed and leaned in a little closer; her lips almost brushing against the captains. Suddenly she pulled away and stood up, looking down on the wild girl with a flirting smile. "Why don't we just do what we want for the moment and stop acting like its love?"

"I didn't know ladies could do that." Effy said looking out the window.

Katie smiled, knowing she had won this round, "Oh…but it's what we do best."

There you go. Now hopefully I will get inspired and not make you wait as long as this time. I really am trying!