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Arguments and a Coconut

Once we had finished eating our bananas Jack and Bootstrap sprawled in the sand and began to sunbathe.

"What are you two doing?" I asked looking down at them.

"We worked hard and now we need our rest. We didn't have a day of luxury like yourself, swimming and dosing under a tree." Jack said sarcastically.

"You call that pathetic attempt to retrieve bananas from a tree hard work? And yer calling the hell I went through this morning luxury?" I fumed.

"I'm sorry I didn't realize you were still cranky." Jack said informatively.

"Well I'm sorry too, maybe I should just leave you to sunbathe and I'll go get rid of my crankiness!" I yelled back as I stormed away up the beach. I then retraced my steps to back to the little inlet. I sat on one of the rocks and stared at the ocean.

Gradually my anger was carried away on the gentle ocean breeze. I thought back on how we had laughed earlier that day and I felt a little guilt for ending that fun even though Jack was the one who started the argument. I think he's the one who's cranky!

I didn't want to go right back to the beach, I was not going to be the first to apologize either! My temper soared again. I closed my eyes and let the serenity overwhelm me. All I heard was the gentle waves and the wind in the trees and all I felt was the ocean mist on my face. This calmed me very quickly. Don't even think about it anymore, I told myself, don't let it bother you. I decided to walk around the island a bit, see what else there was. I halfheartedly left my spot and walked through the trees. I had to admit everything pretty much looked the same. I came upon a strange looking tree then I realized what it was, a coconut tree! I had loved eating the soft inside when I was a child I had often shared one with Will. I just had to get some, so I quickly scaled the tree. I was having trouble trying to figure out how to pull some down with out losing my grip. I wrapped my legs around the skinny tree and I wrapped one of my arms around it too. Once braced against the tree, I reached out with my free hand to pull one down when I heard someone calling my name.

"Sage? I'm sorry. Where the hell are you? I want ta talk."

"Must be Jack." I muttered. "I didn't expect him to come apologizing so soon."

"Where are you?" He yelled again.

I was about to answer when he emerged from the foliage and ended up under the tree.

"Oh there ye are. I thought something might 'a happened to ye."

"No I'm fine, just getting some coconuts."

"I can see that," he said giving me a funny look, "How come you never hug me with as much energy as yer hugging that tree." He finished grinning.

I just rolled my eyes and continued what I was doing. I got one loose, but I started to slide down so I dropped it.

"Look out below." I called, but it was too late. Jack looked up just as the coconut hit him squarely in the forehead and he fell over out cold.

"Dammit!" I cursed as I slid back down the tree. I knelt by his side and lifted his head. "Jack?" I said quietly shaking him, "Jack? Jack!" I shouted the last one.

He stirred then opened his eyes, which were crossed. "I did not deserve that." He said pointing an unsteady finger at me, "I said sorry." His words were slurred like he had been drinking.

"I know Jack, I know. It was an accident, I didn't mean to hit you." I said pulling him into a sitting position.

"Sure you didn't." He said as he began to topple over.

I grabbed him and sat him back up.

"Are you going ta be alright?" I asked.

"Sure I am, once the world stops spinning."

"Can you stand up?"

"Let's see." He said as he jumped up and then began to fall sideways.

I grabbed him again and placed one of his arms over my shoulders, so I could help him back to the beach. We slowly made our way.

"Bloody hell!" I grunted under his weight. "You don't need to put all your weight on me."

"Actually I do and I think you deserve it for thumping me in the head with that coconut." He said grinning.

"It was an accident! I'm sorry!"

"I made you apologize." He said stupidly, "Ha!"

"Aye! You've made me apologize, are ye satisfied?"

"Yes, yes I am."

We had reached the beach, but now we had to make our way back to where Bootstrap was.

"You know yer awful cute when yer mad." Jack said chuckling.

"Well that's good to know." I said with exasperation.

Once we got closer, Bootstrap noticed the two of us and he came running to help.

"What, happened?" He said panting.

"She bonked me on the head with a bloody coconut!" Jack said pointing a finger at me.

"For the last time, it was an accident!" I yelled at him.

Jack was grinning at me, "Isn't she cute when she's angry?" He asked Bootstrap.

Bootstrap didn't answer, which was a good idea. He took Jack's other arm and placed it over his shoulders and together we hauled Jack back down to the spot near the site of the fire.

After we had gotten there, Bootstrap let go of Jack and I tried to as well, but Jack held fast to me and pulled me down in the sand on top of him.

"Jack!" I exclaimed, trying to escape his grasp.

"Oh you don't want to kiss me now?" He said playfully.

"No I don't!" I said breaking away from him and standing up.

"Fine then!" He said crossing his arms and pouting.

Bootstrap and I took a few steps away from him.

"So what happened?" He asked.

"Well, I was in a tree trying to get a coconut when Jack came along. Then I lost my grip and dropped it. With his slow reaction time he had no chance and it hit him straight in the forehead, knocking him out."

"I see." Said Bootstrap, "He should be fine, eventually. Listen it's getting dark and I'm going to build another fire. Could you go get a few more bottles of rum, I know Jack is always up for a drink and I know I need one."

"Aye, I could use one too, just not as much as last night."

I found my way back to the hole, then climbed down the ladder and grabbed several bottles. After that I leisurely made my way back to the beach. I could see the light from the fire shining through the trees. When I got back, Bootstrap was sitting next to Jack and they were laughing about something. Jack saw what I was holding and nearly squealed with joy. I gave him the biggest bottle and he quickly removed the stopper and started to guzzle it down. I gave another bottle to Bootstrap and then I sat down across from them, with my back to the fire. I picked up a bottle of rum and slowly began to drink it; it would be the only one I would let myself have.

We sat in silence for quite sometime, the only sound that could be heard was the crackling of the fire.

"Isn't this great?" Jack said after his second bottle. "We're sitting here all together and happy-like."

"Aye it's nice." I said softly.

"Aye." Was Bootstrap's remark.

It was quiet once more. Bootstrap was about to grab some more rum, but Jack had just started to drink the last bottle.

"I guess I'm just going to sleep then." He said to me because Jack seemed to be off in dreamland. "You two don't need a chaperone, do you?" He asked mischievously.

"No, I don't think we will. Thanks for the offer." I said sarcastically.

"Alright then." He said as he moved some distance from the fire, and then settled into the sand.

"Finally, I thought he'd never leave." Jack said sighing. "I'm sorry, I really am, for everything."

"I'm sorry too, I'm sorry for being cranky, I'm sorry for yelling at you, and I'm sorry for hitting you with that coconut." I said sincerely, the rum had definitely relaxed me.

"I thought we agreed that that was an accident." He grinned.

I smiled and rolled my eyes.

"Come and sit by me Luv." He said patting the sand next to him. I almost laughed at how slurred and slow his words were.

When I sat down he put his head on my shoulder. "Let's not fight again." He said.

"Ok, but I thought I was cute when I was angry." I said playfully.

"Oh, you are!" He said sitting up and looking at me, "But I think I'd like it better when you were angry at someone else."

I laughed. Jack kept staring at me, his eyes moved back and forth like he was reading me.

"You wanna kiss me now?" He grinned.

"Oh I don't know." I said pretending that it was a hard decision.

"You know you do." He said getting in my face.

"Maybe." I said biting my lip.

He acted like he was going to give up, then he lunged at me and planted a wet, sloppy kiss on my mouth.

"Maybe I don't want to, after that." I said wiping my mouth.

"Fine." He said with annoyance.

"Or maybe I do." I said as I kissed him back.

His mustache tickled my lips. He pulled me closer as we kissed some more. Then suddenly he stopped, gave me a funny look and fell over, passed out.

"Bloody rum!" I said angrily. Then I snuggled down in the sand next to Jack and eventually went to sleep.

I woke up the next morning and sat up and for a moment I thought I was dreaming. There was a ship sailing towards the island.

"Jack! Bootstrap! We're saved!"

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