A/N1: Wow, that was fun to write… That was SO much fun to write… *evil gleam in eyes* A bit short but worth it, I'd say. :P
A/N2: And as promised… *Hands out the cookies and rum and bonfires to all reviewers… 'cept no cookies to "Captain Jack Sparrow". He's already Jack, waddya need more of yerself for, mate? ;)
A/N3: Yes, I know I have a bunch of these, but a little snippet of a scene has been added! Hope y'all enjoy. ;)
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"What'll it be now, Jack?" the barmaid demanded. She was about 5'6", dirty blond hair up behind her head, and with stern blue eyes, dressed in a dress that showed off just enough to get men interested but to keep them at bay… for the most part. She was wiping a mug off with a rag in her hand… fairly clean, and the attitude about her demanded some kind of reverence. Most likely, she was the owner of this "establishment", or at least someone fairly high in regards to its ownership. On top of that, she did not appear ecstatic over speaking with Jack, but perhaps that was her general attitude. Frankly, in the condition Leah was in, she could not have cared less.
"Well, Dina, luv, I was wonderin' if we could get some rooms," he replied, placing one hand upon the counter and leaning in. Glaring, the woman smacked the cloth in her hand at the unwelcome one upon her counter, making him withdraw it. He frowned, and Will, of course, eyed the two with a mix of amusement and irritation. Concerning Leah Swann, on the other hand… she did not even give the smallest of smiles to acknowledge this event. "With locks, preferably," Jack said, recovering.
"Well, I Captain Sparrow, yer a bit late. All those all ready taken. We only got two left, at all, and those close… but locks, those 're gone."
"All right, those two it is then, lass! Now, why don't we go an-"
"Not so fast, Jack!" the barmaid snapped, slamming the mug down onto the counter and leaning forward, eyes blazing, "You won't be getting anythin' without payin' me, first. Your tab's through the bloody roof!"
He put on a grin. "Dina, you-"
"No, don't you be 'Dina'ing' me, Jack. Pay up front, or get out o' my inn."
Sighing, and with a shrug and flourish, the pirate reached for his purse, and emptied out a few shillings onto the counter. Her agile arm swept them away the moment they hit the wood. "Thank you, finally, but ye better remember how much you owe me still!"
"I'd never forget," he assured her, although his tone wasn't exactly as polite as it could have been, and motioned for the rest of the group to follow him. Mr. Gibbs had gone off by himself somewhere… most likely to start gathering the crew for Jack, as they'd most likely be up at the time. All that were left were Leah and Will.
Slowly regaining herself, Leah followed without comment, but inside, her mind was working. Two rooms… that didn't work out so very badly. The two of them could share a room while she spent the night in one of her own. The actual specifics of how this would work out with two unlocked rooms, though, did not seem to cross her mind… Not yet, anyway.
Three and a half hours later, somewhere around 1 AM, the three of them were back down in the "commerce" part of the establishment. After seeing the rooms (Leah had sincerely wanted to stay up there, and had, Will with her as it was obvious she did not want to be alone) they spoke of inane things until she more or less recovered from the trauma- her mind at least-and grew thoroughly uncomfortable and bored even. And so, the two went downstairs, and had been there now for the good part of two hours, perhaps longer.
"Ye know, luv, the truth about all me many adventures," Jack was saying after taking yet another sip of that lovely stuff called rum. Leah was seated next to him, her legs crossed, sipping, sad to say it, some of the same, almost completely enrapt. Will had his feet up on the other side, watching them almost nonchalantly. He'd had a bit to drink as well… Jack was contagious, and the experience Leah had gone through earlier in the evening was almost completely gone from her mind and buried deep within her heart. Perhaps he did know what he was doing… and perhaps he was merely drunk, although signs pointed to a little mix of both. "Is that you never know exactly where you're gonna end up. Take me for example. Here I am, goin' to Port Royale, goin' to get me a ship, and now here I am, taken completely by surprise, with your fine company, here.
"Yours too, Will, don't get me wrong on that, mate," he added, turning briefly to the son of the pirate, and then turned back to Leah, taking another swig of rum. There was also a gaggle of girls, well, women more like it, although they were certainly acting like children, all having pulled up chairs around them. They all giggled right on cue while Leah merely quirked an eyebrow and took another sip. Not very tasty this, but it's wasn't that bad…
Stretching, Jack leaned back, a half-empty bottle held in his hand as he stretched. The women surrounding their table exchanged glances as a loud crash was heard from a fight some feet away.
"Well Sparrow," Leah began placing her mug onto the tabletop, eyes gleaming, "What exactly are you trying to say?" All of the random whores-for that was what they were, obvious- leaned in close, and even Will appeared moderately interested.
"Well, you never know where live is going to take you, luv," he said softly, a grin just beneath the surface as he leaned in close to Leah, "You should live a little… Welcome it. Savvy?"
"Ah, I see," Leah said, smiling, and picked up her mug bringing it to her lips as if about to take a sip, and was on her feet the next moment, the remaining contents coating Jack's features. There was a joint gasp from their little audience, and Will was sitting up.
"Leah," he started to say.
"First off Sparrow," she hissed, trying her best to maintain her balance from the slight vertigo resulting from, more or less, her first real drink, completely disregarding the others. She'd had a few sips, sure, enough to cloud her judgment somewhat and make her a bit dizzy, yes. But gullible or stupid, she was not. "I am not some cheap whore you may woo, nor am I gullible. I am not- not luv or darling.
"And second off…" Her arm was raised to slap, but clenching her fist, she brought it slowly back down, her teeth grinding together, forcing herself to retain some type of control. "If you ever attempt anything of this sort again, ever, be aware, you will regret it, you bloody, apathetic, incorrigible, inconceivably arrogant, avaricious drunkard!"
Fuming, not even bothering to gauge his reaction or that of any of the other spectators, marched on past them, around the continuous brawls, and up the stairs to one of the meager rooms, gripping the wall to keep herself steady. Oh, she was furious. What a bloody…
Jack grimaced as he stood, looking up at Leah's retreating figure. He assured the girls that he was indeed all right and ran his hand down his face, ridding it some of the rum. Will was now somewhere beside him. "Think I should go after her?" he inquired, one hand running down a braid in his beard.
"If you do not value your life, yes," Will told him, nodding towards the stairway.
Shaking his head a bit, Jack sat and turned his attention back to the ladies, all scoffing at Leah's behavior and, well, shamelessly flirting. Not that he minded…
But Leah… that girl was bloody impossible!
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Dimona: 'Course he rocks! I'm in full agreement there! :D And very glad ye are enjoying.
TriGemini: Yes, it is quite frightening… Not nearly as frightening as some of the other things floating around my head, though. I actually wrote out a whole rape scene with her once… Luckily, decided it does NOT happen in her actual tale, nor in her lifetime.
Burst: Yessums, I thought it would work best this way. Glad ya like!
Ipzy: *Writes*
RingSparrow: I hope that wasn't too long for thy standards… Once again, school EVIL!
ChildLikeEmpress: I'm… loved? *Tear* Th-thank you! *Huggles* *No longer feels alone in this lone existence* And yes, Jack in personal space fun… *evil grin*
CAPTAINJS: Why thank you for the visit, Jack! Very honored mesa is! And thank ye for the compliment.
Suzzie: Yeah… just a little. And trust me, I'm sure ye just got PLENTY of that. ;)
RebelLady: Completely psyched! Although I can't get it for a few more days… -_- When I get it, I just might rewrite these chappies to include deleted scenes… Not a promise though! And reading… VERY nice!
ShaneLover1: Yay!!!
