Chapter 13-Rules
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It was now thirty minutes before lunchtime and everyone stood on deck to see Jack and Jezebel fight. The two faced each other with drawn swords. Susan began sweating out of nervousness.
"Rule #1" Jack stated, "never let a woman beat you in a swordfight."
"I see you already broke your top rule." Jezebel said with a smile on her face.
"Nope. These are new ones. I've learned from the past." he attacked her but she parried and they went to war. Jezebel made for Jack's feet. He jumped up and ran towards the crows' nest. Jezebel swung her sword, narrowly missing Jack. Jack climbed up, with Jezebel following behind; where the two battled.
The whole crew was amazed at such technique Jack and Jezebel used. It almost looked like they were dancing at school play. Only Susan knew what would happen after this battle.
Jezebel grabbed Jack's hat and he became angry. "I know you didn't just take me hat, love!" He swung twice at her and she ran off. Jack followed her down to the deck where he slipped on a mop nearby. He landed on his back and hit his head on the side of the ship. For a split moment, Jack became dizzy and everything was a blur. When he got his vision back, Jezebel's sword was on the tip of his nose.
"Looks like I win again." Jezebel said, out of breathe.
"Rule #2" he said. Jezebel looked at him puzzled. "Never forfeit."
He tripped Jezebel with his own feet. Jezebel did not see his feet coming and she fell. Jack stood up running towards a couple of barrels.
"Stop running away from me!" Jezebel shouted while standing back up. "I won't hurt you...much!" She ran to Jack getting ready for flying barrels. But it didn't come. Instead, Jack waited for her until she came close enough for him to attack.
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Susan ran into Jack's cabin and took his journal. She ran back out, flipping through pages. Rules, rules, rules...aha! Rule #1- never let a woman beat you in a swordfight. (He is so naïve!) Rule #2- never forfeit. (Pft.) Rule #3- don't apologize to anyone about mistakes. (He is so inconsiderate!) Rule #4- always buy more rum. (Now, that's better.) Rule #5- always have backup plans. (What's that supposed to mean?) Rule #6- take what ye can, give nothing back! (The famous one. I remember that.) Now she knows what Jack is probably going to do. He's going to...
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"Rule #3." Jack said. "Never apologize."
"What is up with these rules?" Jezebel questioned. Jack made a move and hit Jezebel on the arm. She started bleeding but she kept going. Jack gave her his all and by the looks of it, he's probably going to win.
"If Jezebel keeps this up, she'll pass out. Her arm is bleeding terribly." Gibbs said.
"How do you know?" Will asked, rather curious. Gibbs was a pirate, not a doctor.
"I used to study medicine before I became a pirate. I was interested in different types of chemicals and what they do. I had also learned first aid in the process."
Will was speechless. He's been hearing about so many things, but Gibbs? A Doctor? ~*~
Susan ran up to deck, trying to stop the battle with her own sword. She saw Jezebel's arm and pushed her out of the way. She swung against Jack's sword and he flinched.
"What the bloody hell are ye doing?" Jack shouted.
"I was about to ask her the same thing." Jezebel said, panting. She tripped Susan. "This is between Jack and me."
Susan got back up and started fighting both Jezebel and Jack. They both got confused and stopped fighting.
"Why are you doing this, might I ask?" Jezebel looked directly at Susan.
"I don't want either of you to get hurt. Jezebel go to my cabin and I'll get Mr. Gibbs to tend to your wound." Susan said.
"Who are you to tell me what to do? I'm fine. And you are not the captain of this ship. Jack is." Jezebel became smart with Susan and walked off.
Jack looked at Susan, pleadingly. "Why did you do this? I was winning!"
Susan backhanded him. "You were winning, alright! You nearly killed her! She has lost a lot of blood and you are worried about winning? Who do you think you are?"
Jack looked down. "I-I don't know who I am anymore."
The crew was shocked to see Jack on the down. Susan ran off deck to find where Jezebel went.
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Down the stairs, to the kitchen, Jezebel walked. But before she could open the kitchen door, she passed out. She didn't know if it was because of the amount of blood she lost or if she was just starving. Probably both. Jezebel collapsed to the ground. First her knees hit the ground, then her chest, and finally her whole body hit the floor.
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"Jezebel?" Susan called from down the hall. There was no answer. "Jezebel!" she called again. "Where are you?" Suddenly, there was a thud. Susan hurried to the kitchen. There was no one there. I didn't know there were two ways to get here. She thought, and then ran to the other side. She opened the door and saw Jezebel lying on the floor. Oh, great! This is just dandy! Susan picked Jezebel up and took her to her cabin. Then she called for Gibbs.
"Gibbs! I need ye in here!" Susan called. Fortunately, he was nearby to hear the call.
"Aye? What is it ye want?" Gibbs replied.
"I need you in here to care for Jezebel. I am no doctor so I will trust you can help her out."
"Okay, but I'll need a basin filled with warm water, a piece of cloth, and my medicine bag. Can you get all that?"
"Aye." Susan left to fetch for Gibbs' equipment. On the way, she ran into Jack. Literally. She huffed and said. "Watch where you're going!"
"No." Jack said.
"That wasn't a question."
"So."
Susan pushed him out of the way and continued looking for things. She'd already found Gibbs' medicine bag and a piece of cloth, now she needs a basin. Aha! She thought. Susan went back into her cabin and gave Gibbs everything she had in her hands.
"Where's the basin and the water?"
"Don't worry, you'll get it soon enough." Susan ran out and was headed straight for Jack's cabin.
She opened the door without knocking. "Jack, where's that basin you kept in here?"
"Why?" he asked, lying down on his bed.
"Because I need it." Susan glared at him.
"For what?" he asked.
"Grr... I'll find it myself." She said, rummaging through his things. She found where Jack kept his rum and took a bottle out.
Jack saw Susan pull the rum out and jumped out of bed. "No! Not my rum. Nooo!"
"Why not? I can have some for myself."
"Just keep looking for the basin!"
"Uh-huh. Telling me what to do, he lucky I'm loyal to the crew." Susan mumbled.
"What was that?" Jack asked, grinning.
"Nothing. Keep looking for the bloody basin! Where did you last put it?"
"I don't know!" Jack shouted.
Susan threw up her hands in frustration. She finally found the basin and walked toward Jack. Plop! She hit Jack with the basin.
"Ouch!" he yelled. "What was that for?"
"That," Susan replied, "was for being a complete idiot." She smiled at him and went out of the door to look for warm water.
Jack went after her and pushed her against the wall. He grabbed her face and kissed her. Susan was shocked at his action, but soon returned the kiss.
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It was now thirty minutes before lunchtime and everyone stood on deck to see Jack and Jezebel fight. The two faced each other with drawn swords. Susan began sweating out of nervousness.
"Rule #1" Jack stated, "never let a woman beat you in a swordfight."
"I see you already broke your top rule." Jezebel said with a smile on her face.
"Nope. These are new ones. I've learned from the past." he attacked her but she parried and they went to war. Jezebel made for Jack's feet. He jumped up and ran towards the crows' nest. Jezebel swung her sword, narrowly missing Jack. Jack climbed up, with Jezebel following behind; where the two battled.
The whole crew was amazed at such technique Jack and Jezebel used. It almost looked like they were dancing at school play. Only Susan knew what would happen after this battle.
Jezebel grabbed Jack's hat and he became angry. "I know you didn't just take me hat, love!" He swung twice at her and she ran off. Jack followed her down to the deck where he slipped on a mop nearby. He landed on his back and hit his head on the side of the ship. For a split moment, Jack became dizzy and everything was a blur. When he got his vision back, Jezebel's sword was on the tip of his nose.
"Looks like I win again." Jezebel said, out of breathe.
"Rule #2" he said. Jezebel looked at him puzzled. "Never forfeit."
He tripped Jezebel with his own feet. Jezebel did not see his feet coming and she fell. Jack stood up running towards a couple of barrels.
"Stop running away from me!" Jezebel shouted while standing back up. "I won't hurt you...much!" She ran to Jack getting ready for flying barrels. But it didn't come. Instead, Jack waited for her until she came close enough for him to attack.
~*~
Susan ran into Jack's cabin and took his journal. She ran back out, flipping through pages. Rules, rules, rules...aha! Rule #1- never let a woman beat you in a swordfight. (He is so naïve!) Rule #2- never forfeit. (Pft.) Rule #3- don't apologize to anyone about mistakes. (He is so inconsiderate!) Rule #4- always buy more rum. (Now, that's better.) Rule #5- always have backup plans. (What's that supposed to mean?) Rule #6- take what ye can, give nothing back! (The famous one. I remember that.) Now she knows what Jack is probably going to do. He's going to...
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"Rule #3." Jack said. "Never apologize."
"What is up with these rules?" Jezebel questioned. Jack made a move and hit Jezebel on the arm. She started bleeding but she kept going. Jack gave her his all and by the looks of it, he's probably going to win.
"If Jezebel keeps this up, she'll pass out. Her arm is bleeding terribly." Gibbs said.
"How do you know?" Will asked, rather curious. Gibbs was a pirate, not a doctor.
"I used to study medicine before I became a pirate. I was interested in different types of chemicals and what they do. I had also learned first aid in the process."
Will was speechless. He's been hearing about so many things, but Gibbs? A Doctor? ~*~
Susan ran up to deck, trying to stop the battle with her own sword. She saw Jezebel's arm and pushed her out of the way. She swung against Jack's sword and he flinched.
"What the bloody hell are ye doing?" Jack shouted.
"I was about to ask her the same thing." Jezebel said, panting. She tripped Susan. "This is between Jack and me."
Susan got back up and started fighting both Jezebel and Jack. They both got confused and stopped fighting.
"Why are you doing this, might I ask?" Jezebel looked directly at Susan.
"I don't want either of you to get hurt. Jezebel go to my cabin and I'll get Mr. Gibbs to tend to your wound." Susan said.
"Who are you to tell me what to do? I'm fine. And you are not the captain of this ship. Jack is." Jezebel became smart with Susan and walked off.
Jack looked at Susan, pleadingly. "Why did you do this? I was winning!"
Susan backhanded him. "You were winning, alright! You nearly killed her! She has lost a lot of blood and you are worried about winning? Who do you think you are?"
Jack looked down. "I-I don't know who I am anymore."
The crew was shocked to see Jack on the down. Susan ran off deck to find where Jezebel went.
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Down the stairs, to the kitchen, Jezebel walked. But before she could open the kitchen door, she passed out. She didn't know if it was because of the amount of blood she lost or if she was just starving. Probably both. Jezebel collapsed to the ground. First her knees hit the ground, then her chest, and finally her whole body hit the floor.
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"Jezebel?" Susan called from down the hall. There was no answer. "Jezebel!" she called again. "Where are you?" Suddenly, there was a thud. Susan hurried to the kitchen. There was no one there. I didn't know there were two ways to get here. She thought, and then ran to the other side. She opened the door and saw Jezebel lying on the floor. Oh, great! This is just dandy! Susan picked Jezebel up and took her to her cabin. Then she called for Gibbs.
"Gibbs! I need ye in here!" Susan called. Fortunately, he was nearby to hear the call.
"Aye? What is it ye want?" Gibbs replied.
"I need you in here to care for Jezebel. I am no doctor so I will trust you can help her out."
"Okay, but I'll need a basin filled with warm water, a piece of cloth, and my medicine bag. Can you get all that?"
"Aye." Susan left to fetch for Gibbs' equipment. On the way, she ran into Jack. Literally. She huffed and said. "Watch where you're going!"
"No." Jack said.
"That wasn't a question."
"So."
Susan pushed him out of the way and continued looking for things. She'd already found Gibbs' medicine bag and a piece of cloth, now she needs a basin. Aha! She thought. Susan went back into her cabin and gave Gibbs everything she had in her hands.
"Where's the basin and the water?"
"Don't worry, you'll get it soon enough." Susan ran out and was headed straight for Jack's cabin.
She opened the door without knocking. "Jack, where's that basin you kept in here?"
"Why?" he asked, lying down on his bed.
"Because I need it." Susan glared at him.
"For what?" he asked.
"Grr... I'll find it myself." She said, rummaging through his things. She found where Jack kept his rum and took a bottle out.
Jack saw Susan pull the rum out and jumped out of bed. "No! Not my rum. Nooo!"
"Why not? I can have some for myself."
"Just keep looking for the basin!"
"Uh-huh. Telling me what to do, he lucky I'm loyal to the crew." Susan mumbled.
"What was that?" Jack asked, grinning.
"Nothing. Keep looking for the bloody basin! Where did you last put it?"
"I don't know!" Jack shouted.
Susan threw up her hands in frustration. She finally found the basin and walked toward Jack. Plop! She hit Jack with the basin.
"Ouch!" he yelled. "What was that for?"
"That," Susan replied, "was for being a complete idiot." She smiled at him and went out of the door to look for warm water.
Jack went after her and pushed her against the wall. He grabbed her face and kissed her. Susan was shocked at his action, but soon returned the kiss.
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