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Jack awoke to the sound of a loud rhythmic pounding on his door.
"I'm coming," he managed to mutter, fighting the unwillingness to go back to sleep.
Gathering all his energy, Jack groggily walked across the room and opened the door. In front of him stood Will. Jack let out a long exaggerated yawn before allowing Will to speak.
"Elizabeth and I will be going out today," Will announced, "And I don't want you to go looking for the rum we've gotten rid of. Understand?"
"Oh, no, I won't be looking for it," Jack said as he held back an amused grin, "I agree, you two are right."
Will gave Jack a confused look.
Jack went on: "I shouldn't be having so much alchohol so often. This is for the best of me, Will."
"Yes," Will said slowly, "Well I'll be off then."
Will turned away, befuddled by what Jack had said, and looked behind him several times as if Jack were going to attack him at any moment.
After making sure the two of them were clearly out of sight of the house, Jack made his way to Elizabeth's room. With the stealth of a leopard, he crept up the stairs, opened her door, and stood inches away from a white cabinet engraved with dozens of flowers.
"This is the only way I'll be able to get rum," Jack told himself and, heaving a sigh, opened the cabinet.
Inside the cabinet were corsets, pink and white blouses, and long frilly dresses of all colors. Jack's mouth made a perfect 'O' and he slammed the cabinet shut.
"I can't do this," he told himself, "I know that dressing up like Elizabeth might be the perfect disguise, but I can't dress as Will. He never has his clothes washed. Then again, neither do I, but..." He breathed another sigh. "Alright, I'll do this--for the rum."
Once again he opened the cabinet door and, with great effort, grabbed the corset on the top, and the first dress he could find. Light pink frills lined across the bottom of the dress, throughout the sleeves, and around the neck. The bottom part poofed out quite a bit. Swallowing all his courage, Jack closed and locked the door behind him and changed into the clothes. He stood in front of a tall mirror and examined himself.
"Bloody hell!" Jack gasped, staring wide-eyed at his reflection, "I...actually look quite good in this." He smiled to himself, and did a few poses before regaining his composure. Soon Jack was sitting in front of a drawer filled with what had to be hundreds of all sorts of makeup-- eyeliner(of which he didn't need any more of), mascara, lipstick, lip gloss, blush, and some others he hadn't even heard of. Being a guy and having no clue what would look good on him, he took out as much as he thought he would need, and the fun began.
~*Town Pub*~
The local pub was crowded with more people than usual on this day. Several ships full of sailors, travelers and tourists from out of town had stopped by, and many of the them were visiting the tavern.
A woman, looking no older than in her late 20's entered the tavern, placing her wavy black hair behind her ears. Her skin was slightly tanned from the sun, and blended none-what-so-ever with her bright red lipstick. She wore a far too heavy blanket of mascara. Her hazel eyes wandered across the room. After scanning the area, she sat herself at a small table large enough only for two people at most. Her crimson lips formed a mischevious smirk.
She only had sat there for a couple of minutes at most before an old man, late forties at least and already balding, sat in the seat directly across from her.
"Hello, ma'am," he grinned in what sounded like a mix of a southern and British accent.
The woman nodded.
"May I ask your name?" he continued to grin, showing all his yellow teeth.
"Ja~" he cut himself off abruptly, "Jessica."
"Mmmm..." for a moment the man was at a loss for words. Then he spoke again: "Mind if I buy you a drink, Jessica? And do you mind if I call you Jess?"
This is exactly what Jack had wanted. "Of course you can buy me something. Bloody Mary, please. And you may call me Jess." Jack did a horrible impression of a girl's voice and sounded like any male's impression of a female's voice.
The man left to the bar tender and soon came back with two Bloody Marys. Jack grabbed his drink enthusiastically and drank it in several long gulps with glee. The man watched him in surprise and offered to buy another round of drinks. With a long belch, Jack nodded and after the man left, he put he feet over the table and waited for his return. Before the man returned, however, another man with thick brown hair and in his late twenties sat himself in the chair in front of Jack. Jack gave him a friendly wave and nodded.
"I've been watching you," the man said with a hint of distaste.
Jack belched in response.
"You know, it isn't very polite for a woman to act how you've been acting."
Jack merely raised his eyebrows.
"In fact, I'd say you're not really a woman at all."
Jack gulped and suddenly sat straight up. "What in heaven are you talking about? Of course I'm a woman." Jack let out a fake burst of small giggles.
Now it was the man's turn to raise his eyebrows.
"I-I can explain," Jack spat, "You see~"
"Hey boys!" he shouted over Jack's voice, "This here's actually a man!"
A group of several men, who were obviously drunk, grinned and made their way over to Jack and the other man.
"I have my reasons!" Jack began.
"Oh, we all do," a black-haired man smiled, moving a little too close to Jack for his comfort.
Another, a young red head, stood directly behind Jack while two blondes stood across from him and on either side of the brown-haired man. Before anyone could speak another word, the balding man approached them.
"What do ya'll think you're doing with my Jess!?" he shouted.
"Your Jess?" the brown-haired one snickered. Without warning, the balding man struck the brown-haired one with a sharp blow, knocking him completely off his seat. The two blondes, shocked by his action, took hold of him as the black-haired one kicked him continously. Then everyone in the tavern, except for Jack, spontaneously combusted. Jack simply looked shocked at what had gone on in the past five minutes, grabbed the two pints of beer the man had brought back, and silently made his way out of the tavern.
"That didn't go well," he told himself.
As he made his way toward Elizabeth and Will's house, he found two people walking toward him who he could never mistake-Elizabeth and Will.
"Jack?" Elizabeth gasped, looking up and down him, and then at the drinks drinks he was holding.
"E-Elizabeth?" Jack swallowed.
"You've got a lot of explaining to do when we get you home," she snapped, taking ahold of Jack's wrist.
Will glared at him and he took the two pints of rum, emptying them on the sidewalk. Jack sighed and allowed the two to bring him home without complaining.
"This really didn't go well at all," Jack once again told himself.
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Hope you enjoyed it. Next time I'll be giving away chibi Will plushies, so make sure you review. ^^ Expect the next chappy to be up anywhere between Thursday and Sunday.
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Jack awoke to the sound of a loud rhythmic pounding on his door.
"I'm coming," he managed to mutter, fighting the unwillingness to go back to sleep.
Gathering all his energy, Jack groggily walked across the room and opened the door. In front of him stood Will. Jack let out a long exaggerated yawn before allowing Will to speak.
"Elizabeth and I will be going out today," Will announced, "And I don't want you to go looking for the rum we've gotten rid of. Understand?"
"Oh, no, I won't be looking for it," Jack said as he held back an amused grin, "I agree, you two are right."
Will gave Jack a confused look.
Jack went on: "I shouldn't be having so much alchohol so often. This is for the best of me, Will."
"Yes," Will said slowly, "Well I'll be off then."
Will turned away, befuddled by what Jack had said, and looked behind him several times as if Jack were going to attack him at any moment.
After making sure the two of them were clearly out of sight of the house, Jack made his way to Elizabeth's room. With the stealth of a leopard, he crept up the stairs, opened her door, and stood inches away from a white cabinet engraved with dozens of flowers.
"This is the only way I'll be able to get rum," Jack told himself and, heaving a sigh, opened the cabinet.
Inside the cabinet were corsets, pink and white blouses, and long frilly dresses of all colors. Jack's mouth made a perfect 'O' and he slammed the cabinet shut.
"I can't do this," he told himself, "I know that dressing up like Elizabeth might be the perfect disguise, but I can't dress as Will. He never has his clothes washed. Then again, neither do I, but..." He breathed another sigh. "Alright, I'll do this--for the rum."
Once again he opened the cabinet door and, with great effort, grabbed the corset on the top, and the first dress he could find. Light pink frills lined across the bottom of the dress, throughout the sleeves, and around the neck. The bottom part poofed out quite a bit. Swallowing all his courage, Jack closed and locked the door behind him and changed into the clothes. He stood in front of a tall mirror and examined himself.
"Bloody hell!" Jack gasped, staring wide-eyed at his reflection, "I...actually look quite good in this." He smiled to himself, and did a few poses before regaining his composure. Soon Jack was sitting in front of a drawer filled with what had to be hundreds of all sorts of makeup-- eyeliner(of which he didn't need any more of), mascara, lipstick, lip gloss, blush, and some others he hadn't even heard of. Being a guy and having no clue what would look good on him, he took out as much as he thought he would need, and the fun began.
~*Town Pub*~
The local pub was crowded with more people than usual on this day. Several ships full of sailors, travelers and tourists from out of town had stopped by, and many of the them were visiting the tavern.
A woman, looking no older than in her late 20's entered the tavern, placing her wavy black hair behind her ears. Her skin was slightly tanned from the sun, and blended none-what-so-ever with her bright red lipstick. She wore a far too heavy blanket of mascara. Her hazel eyes wandered across the room. After scanning the area, she sat herself at a small table large enough only for two people at most. Her crimson lips formed a mischevious smirk.
She only had sat there for a couple of minutes at most before an old man, late forties at least and already balding, sat in the seat directly across from her.
"Hello, ma'am," he grinned in what sounded like a mix of a southern and British accent.
The woman nodded.
"May I ask your name?" he continued to grin, showing all his yellow teeth.
"Ja~" he cut himself off abruptly, "Jessica."
"Mmmm..." for a moment the man was at a loss for words. Then he spoke again: "Mind if I buy you a drink, Jessica? And do you mind if I call you Jess?"
This is exactly what Jack had wanted. "Of course you can buy me something. Bloody Mary, please. And you may call me Jess." Jack did a horrible impression of a girl's voice and sounded like any male's impression of a female's voice.
The man left to the bar tender and soon came back with two Bloody Marys. Jack grabbed his drink enthusiastically and drank it in several long gulps with glee. The man watched him in surprise and offered to buy another round of drinks. With a long belch, Jack nodded and after the man left, he put he feet over the table and waited for his return. Before the man returned, however, another man with thick brown hair and in his late twenties sat himself in the chair in front of Jack. Jack gave him a friendly wave and nodded.
"I've been watching you," the man said with a hint of distaste.
Jack belched in response.
"You know, it isn't very polite for a woman to act how you've been acting."
Jack merely raised his eyebrows.
"In fact, I'd say you're not really a woman at all."
Jack gulped and suddenly sat straight up. "What in heaven are you talking about? Of course I'm a woman." Jack let out a fake burst of small giggles.
Now it was the man's turn to raise his eyebrows.
"I-I can explain," Jack spat, "You see~"
"Hey boys!" he shouted over Jack's voice, "This here's actually a man!"
A group of several men, who were obviously drunk, grinned and made their way over to Jack and the other man.
"I have my reasons!" Jack began.
"Oh, we all do," a black-haired man smiled, moving a little too close to Jack for his comfort.
Another, a young red head, stood directly behind Jack while two blondes stood across from him and on either side of the brown-haired man. Before anyone could speak another word, the balding man approached them.
"What do ya'll think you're doing with my Jess!?" he shouted.
"Your Jess?" the brown-haired one snickered. Without warning, the balding man struck the brown-haired one with a sharp blow, knocking him completely off his seat. The two blondes, shocked by his action, took hold of him as the black-haired one kicked him continously. Then everyone in the tavern, except for Jack, spontaneously combusted. Jack simply looked shocked at what had gone on in the past five minutes, grabbed the two pints of beer the man had brought back, and silently made his way out of the tavern.
"That didn't go well," he told himself.
As he made his way toward Elizabeth and Will's house, he found two people walking toward him who he could never mistake-Elizabeth and Will.
"Jack?" Elizabeth gasped, looking up and down him, and then at the drinks drinks he was holding.
"E-Elizabeth?" Jack swallowed.
"You've got a lot of explaining to do when we get you home," she snapped, taking ahold of Jack's wrist.
Will glared at him and he took the two pints of rum, emptying them on the sidewalk. Jack sighed and allowed the two to bring him home without complaining.
"This really didn't go well at all," Jack once again told himself.
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Hope you enjoyed it. Next time I'll be giving away chibi Will plushies, so make sure you review. ^^ Expect the next chappy to be up anywhere between Thursday and Sunday.