Chapter 8
*Third Person POV*
It was very late and all the lost boys had gone to sleep and the Peters had gone out into the forest to look for the crocodile. Sarah had a bad feeling about this new boy, there was something seriously wrong with his story. Why had Katerina been so afraid of him? She stood up from the leaf where she was lying and flew towards the other end of the underground tree house to where Tinkerbell lay. She landed beside the fairie and attempted to wake her, shaking her shoulders. The blonde fairie's eyes shot open and she began screaming in her bell-like voice.
"Look, I'm sorry." Said Sarah, trying to get a word in over Tink's ranting.
*What the hell, Sarah! Do I wake you when your sleeping.* yelled Tink.
"Just one thing, ok?"
*WHAT?*
"Do you see anything weird about this new Peter?" she asked, seriously.
*What? That's what you woke me for? NO I don't. Now go away!* Tink laid her head down on the leaf and closed her eyes.
"But...?"
*GO AWAY!*
Sarah flew away from Tink and landed back on her side of the room. She knew that Tinkerbell hated her but she was being a bit snippy. Why did she feel like there was something Tink was not telling her?
*Later that morning on the other side of Neverland*
Katerina stood on deck with a sharp cutlass in her right hand. It was around ten in the morning and most of the crew had woken up and were now gathered around Katerina and Hook in interest. Hook stared at Katerina, the arrogance back in his features. She gave an uneasy smile and fell into the stance he had showed her earlier. But before he advanced a voice sounded from the crowd.
"Oy, you really gonna fight this girlie, cap'n?" said the voice of a tattoed man behind her. The crew began to laugh and Hook smiled, not really expecting the girl to be any good at fighting. Katerina turned around and glared daggers at the tall gangly man, beginning to walk towards him. He smiled showing off his cracked teeth, but it was cut off when her fist connected with his face. His head swung back and the laughter stopped abruptly. When his head came back around his nose was gushing out blood. The crew stood amazed and awestruck that this girl could do that to a man. The man leered in her direction and lunged after her, but she was faster. She moved to the side, grabbed his arm and twisted, flipping him over. He landed hard on his back and groaned. She kicked him hard in the chest and he involuntarily spit out a tooth.
Hook smiled, for him it was a bit of a turn on that she could defend herself but he hid his arousal by putting on an angry front.
"Well, Jukes, it seems that she should be teaching you to fight." He said, silkily. Then turned back to the crew. "Get back to work, you scugs."
Katerina giggled at the Captain's language. What the hell's a scug? She thought. Hook turned back to her once the crew had left.
"Well that certainly was a pleasant surprise, Katerina." He said her name almost in a whisper. Her eyes met his and she caught the hint of lust. She felt her body grow warm but she fought down the urge to go to him. Her feelings toward him had been going off and on all morning. She could not decide how she felt about him, but one thing was certain, a part of her wanted him very badly.
"So are we gonna fight or what?" she asked, smiling. He smirked back at her and they began.
For a first timer she was quite good and Hook picked up on this right away. Being a fast learner, Katerina had caught on quick and was soon trapping Hook into various kinds of positions. Hook swung to her left; she blocked and moved forward with a tremendous amount of strength making Hook back up a few paces. But soon he had her cornered between him and the side of the ship, he swung at her head playfully and she ducked and moved quickly to the side of him and swung at his head more dangerously. He caught the sword with his hook, turned it upwards and within a second it was flying in the air and landed between them.
"I'm afraid that's all we have time for today." He said, his smirk greatly increasing when he noticed a bit of a pout come into her lips.
"Why?" she asked, slightly disappointed that she had lost.
"Don't you worry about that, my dear. Now Mr. Smee will tell you what is expected of you." He began.
"Expected of me?" she asked taken aback.
"Yes, you did say you wanted to have a position?" he asked suavely.
"Yeah, but..."
"Then be a good girl and do your chores till I get back. Alright?" he said, condescendingly. Katerina stared at Hook debating on whether she should beat the shit out of him now or later. Either way that arrogant smile was getting on her last nerve.
"Fine, but could you stop with the whole 'holier then thou' attitude please. As you can see I'm not a little girl and it's getting annoying." She said, firmly. Hook took a step toward her, feeling this was the perfect time to show that he was in control.
"Why I have no idea what you're talking about, but since you're new to my crew I'll make allowances for you. Do your chores! And if you ever talk back again I may find..." he paused to skim his eyes over her body, "other uses for you."
She felt a shiver come over her but quickly suppressed it with her anger. How dare he threaten me, she thought. But then, of course, the threat wasn't that bad. I definitely wouldn't mind sleeping with..., she began to think. NO! She screamed in her head, I can't I'll only hurt myself again, another jerk is the last thing I need. She glared back at him in silent defiance.
"Do you understand?" he whispered, now only a breath away from her. Hook was smiling inwardly; he had seen the blush run into her cheeks at the way he looked at her. The seduction had officially begun.
"Yes." She said simply, never straying her gaze away from his intense blue eyes.
"Good." He paused to touch her cheek, she felt herself begin to melt but then he stopped and looked at her satisfied. "When I return we shall have dinner."
Without another word he left her and called for a long boat to be brought out for him. Katerina watched him leave the ship still feeling the skin tingle from where he had touched her.
*Later that day*
Katerina had just finished scrubbing the deck when the sun had begun to go down, leaving a beautiful purplish sunset. She watched from the starboard side when all of a sudden there was a loud commotion on board. She turned just in time to see the Captain plunge his hook into one of the pirates. He looked pissed, as if someone had insulted him or his hook in someway. She made her way towards him to see what was wrong but was held back by Mr. Smee.
"Best to leave the cap'n alone when 'es mad." He said solemnly.
"But why is he so upset?" she asked, concerned. Inside she was cursing herself for caring for such a man as him, but no matter how much it was debated in her mind, she could not fight it.
"Pan." Was all he had to say and understanding flooded her. He had gone to go after Peter Pan again.
"Will he be alright?" she asked, hearing the loud slam of his cabin door followed by the sound of breaking glass. Smee looked at her strangely and then gave a knowing smile.
"Just give it some time." He said, beginning to walk away but then turned towards her again, "He'll probably call for you sometime tonight." Then he was gone.
What does that mean? She thought, hastily. Should I be ready for him to...? No! But what if he calls for me I'll have to go to him. Maybe he'll be too pissed to get horny. But that thought was both fortunate and disappointing. Finally she decided firmly, it ends now. No more lusting after the evil captain, she thought, and if he touches me I'll put his lights out. She smiled proud of herself, but still in the back her mind was the fear, and hope, that she wouldn't be able to keep her pledge.
*Hook's POV*
I stomped into my cabin yet again and picked up the first thing I could find, an antique blue vase, and threw it against the wall. The sound of the shattering glass almost identically resembled my shattered nerves. DAMN FLYING SPARROW! I hated the boy more then I hated myself, but the big problem was that now there were two of them. Two, blasted identical Peter's flying around Neverland...so carefree and happy. I poured a drink for myself and began to pace the cabin thinking of all the ways I could rip Pan. One hour turned into two, just as one drink turned into four, until finally my bo'sun had come in. As he opened the door I heard music outside of the cabin, no doubt the workings of my stupid crew who insisted upon treating every night as though it were a celebration.
Smee didn't say a word; he went straight for the broken glass. He took a broom and swept it up and walked out to throw it away. When he came back he slowly walked towards the captain.
"Will you be wanting dinner, cap'n?" he asked, cautiously. But I barely heard him, for when I passed the window I caught sight of her. Katerina was standing by herself looking out at the sea, not participating in the activities at all. Then it dawned on me that I could cheer myself up using her and after thinking it through for about two seconds that's all I wanted to do. I smiled, pleased with myself and took a swig from the bottle of rum.
"No, Smee. I want her." I said and without a word Smee left.
*Katerina's POV*
About an hour after the captain had made his scene the crew had started to play all sorts of music. When I walked around there was singing, dancing, and all sorts of gambling. It all looked like fun but I did not partake. Something about the night made me sad; I always felt the most alone. I was, also, worried about Hook. After a while I noticed some men drinking from a huge jug and I recognized it was rum. I came up and asked for some, they made fun of me by giving me a dainty little glass of it, but I was too exhausted to care. I walked towards Hook's cabin hoping to catch a glimpse of him but then I decided against it. If he was mad I didn't want him taking his anger out on me, so I walked to the railing of the ship and looked out at the night, much like I had the night before only it had been much nicer because I wasn't alone. I took a drink and began to worry about where I was going to sleep tonight, I guess it was a good thing I wasn't tired or I'd be stuck with the crew. This thought made me want to run to the captain's cabin, because I'd rather sleep with the captain then be molested by his crew. At that moment I heard the door to the cabin creak open. I turned half-hoping to see the captain standing behind me, but to my relief and disappointment it was Smee.
He walked towards me and said, "What did I tell ya, lass? Cap'n wants to see you."
*Third Person POV*
Smee lead Katerina into the cabin. She looked around and found Hook lying shirtless on the bed. She stared at the harness holding his hook to his wrist with mild interest until she saw the look he threw Mr. Smee. Suddenly the door slammed shut and she heard the handle jiggle. OH NO, she thought and turned around to check the door. It was locked.
When she turned back around the captain had gotten up from the bed and began to stalk towards her a predatory glint in his gaze. She began to move away from him and then realized she was trapped when she back up into the wall. He closed the gap between them, making her very uncomfortable, but she tried to play it cool.
"Heard you wanted a drinking partner," she ventured, hoping the change of subject would help.
"Not quite, my sweet," he said then brought his face quite close to her. His breath smelled of rum and she could conclude that he was vaguely inebriated, which she could probably use to her advantage. He leaned close to her ear and whispered, "I think you know what sort of partner I want."
His head bent down and soon after she felt his mouth on her neck. He kissed the tender skin softly then began to rapidly stroke it with his tongue. She tasted sweet to him and soon he was caught up in his lazy exploration of her neck. Katerina had to try really hard not close her eyes and get caught up as well, but it would've felt so good to just let him continue and not have to worry about the consequences of her actions. Soon she felt herself begin to lose her balance so she leaned against the wall, which tore her neck away from his lips. He looked at her through heavy lidded eyes, a frown played around his lips. Then he went for her, but she moved to the side and smiled sweetly at him, trying to devise a plan that would keep her from being his bed partner and all that implied. When he lunged for her again she countered it by putting a hand on his lips, making him pause.
"Patience, I was just going to get a drink." She said, coyly. He smiled lazily at her and said, "Be my guest." When she finally reached the table where the bottle was she found a glass for herself and poured a drink, then she turned back to him.
"You want one?" She asked, her brain working on overload. Maybe if she got him drunk enough to fall asleep she'd be able to escape what she knew would inevitably happen between them. It wasn't that she didn't want to lay with him, she was just afraid of the emotions that came with it and, of course, love it self which scared her the most.
He nodded and walked towards her. Katerina turned to look for another glass but found none, so when he came up beside her she offered him her glass to appease him. He downed the whole glass quickly. This might not be so hard, she thought. Hook wasn't really thinking much of anything; he was basically now driven by instincts. He wanted Katerina and he would have her. He went to embrace her but she lurched forward to grab the bottle of rum before he could get either arm around her. He was getting kind of agitated, but she was smiling and she did look quite willing so he relaxed and reminded himself they had all night.
Katerina was trying to think of a way to get him to stop touching her and get him drunker at the same time. She needed to get his mind off of sex. But how? He was making it very hard, for every few seconds he would try to touch her or kiss her. Then an idea struck her. Perfect, she thought.
"I want to play a game." She said, cutely and stared up at him with pleading puppy dog eyes. He was about to counter but realized this could be interesting.
"What did you have in mind?" he said wrapping his arms around her waist. She fought with her self to not press into him and threw him a smile over her shoulder.
"A drinking game." She said simply. He watched her move toward his bed shaking her hips for him and realized she was teasing him and by god it was working. He followed her to the other side and sat down, waiting. Katerina went to his desk and picked up his splendid red hat and then looked around for something else. Hook watched her forehead knot in thought and smiled at the innocent expression. He found her parallels quite intoxicating, one minute she was innocent and the next she was a tease. A look of satisfaction shown on her face when she, finally, saw the playing cards lying idly on the armoire. She picked up the cards and went to sit next to Hook on the bed. She placed the hat upside down at the end of the long bed, then sat all the way at the other end and explained the rules.
"Now what you do is take a card and try to get it into the hat" she said then paused to see if he was listening. He smirked urging her on. "If you miss you take a drink, but if you make it I have to take one and we'll take turns until the deck runs out."
"What happens when the deck runs out," he whispered rather close to her.
"I'll give you three guesses." She said, with a cat-like smile. Hook returned it. Well that's reassuring, he thought. Hook didn't really want to waste time with this silly game but if this was what he had to do to get her to sleep with him willingly it didn't seem so bad, so he obliged her.
Katerina went first and made it in. "Your drink." She said triumphantly. He took a long swig then handed the bottle back to her. He took a card and sailed it across the bed but it stopped short of the hat. He looked at her, a bit upset; he had always been a sore loser. "Oh too bad." She continued and handed the bottle back to him. But luck decided to leave her for at that moment she missed.
"Cheers, fair Katerina." He said lazily. She reluctantly took a drink.
It went on like this for a half hour and around the middle of the deck Katerina began to feel a little tipsy, but she still had some of her wits. She threw the thirtieth card, made it into the hat, and passed the bottle to Hook. Hook who had started out doing poorly had actually made more then he missed, but unfortunately for him so did Katerina.
By the last three cards Hook was way past normal drunk and Katerina was left thinking, is he ever going to fall asleep. He took the ace of spades and tossed it into the hat.
"Good form. Your drink!" he said a bit louder then was necessary, but by now he could no longer control his voice volume, but what was more important he had completely forgotten his lust. Katerina took the bottle, agitatedly.
"Well you'll be drinking next time." She said as convincingly as possible, though her speech slurred a little. Tossing the card with her right hand she made it just barely and shoved the almost empty bottle into Hook's chest. He mumbled something illegible then took a long swig. When the bottle finally left his mouth he grinned strangely at her, then his head drooped and his breathing became regular. He had fallen asleep!
"Finally." Katerina said to herself then stumbled off the bed attempting to clean things up. She put the hat and the rum on the desk table and the pack of cards back on the armoire. She figured she'd stay up to make sure Hook stayed asleep, but soon her exhaustion came back and, mixed with the large amount of alcohol, it got the better of her. She lay back down in her same position on the bed and right as her head hit the pillow she fell asleep. But right before total unconsciousness took her she thought, this is a soft pillow and nestled closer. Unbeknownst to her it was no pillow at all, it was Hook's chest and as she nuzzled it so unknowingly his arms wrapped, possessively around her. They both slept well for the first time in a long time and Katerina was having her first pleasant dream in a year, that is until she awoke to see Hook smiling wickedly down at her.
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews!! I promise I'll be quicker with the next chapter. School sux. Anyway hope you enjoyed this one. Keep reviewing!
It was very late and all the lost boys had gone to sleep and the Peters had gone out into the forest to look for the crocodile. Sarah had a bad feeling about this new boy, there was something seriously wrong with his story. Why had Katerina been so afraid of him? She stood up from the leaf where she was lying and flew towards the other end of the underground tree house to where Tinkerbell lay. She landed beside the fairie and attempted to wake her, shaking her shoulders. The blonde fairie's eyes shot open and she began screaming in her bell-like voice.
"Look, I'm sorry." Said Sarah, trying to get a word in over Tink's ranting.
*What the hell, Sarah! Do I wake you when your sleeping.* yelled Tink.
"Just one thing, ok?"
*WHAT?*
"Do you see anything weird about this new Peter?" she asked, seriously.
*What? That's what you woke me for? NO I don't. Now go away!* Tink laid her head down on the leaf and closed her eyes.
"But...?"
*GO AWAY!*
Sarah flew away from Tink and landed back on her side of the room. She knew that Tinkerbell hated her but she was being a bit snippy. Why did she feel like there was something Tink was not telling her?
*Later that morning on the other side of Neverland*
Katerina stood on deck with a sharp cutlass in her right hand. It was around ten in the morning and most of the crew had woken up and were now gathered around Katerina and Hook in interest. Hook stared at Katerina, the arrogance back in his features. She gave an uneasy smile and fell into the stance he had showed her earlier. But before he advanced a voice sounded from the crowd.
"Oy, you really gonna fight this girlie, cap'n?" said the voice of a tattoed man behind her. The crew began to laugh and Hook smiled, not really expecting the girl to be any good at fighting. Katerina turned around and glared daggers at the tall gangly man, beginning to walk towards him. He smiled showing off his cracked teeth, but it was cut off when her fist connected with his face. His head swung back and the laughter stopped abruptly. When his head came back around his nose was gushing out blood. The crew stood amazed and awestruck that this girl could do that to a man. The man leered in her direction and lunged after her, but she was faster. She moved to the side, grabbed his arm and twisted, flipping him over. He landed hard on his back and groaned. She kicked him hard in the chest and he involuntarily spit out a tooth.
Hook smiled, for him it was a bit of a turn on that she could defend herself but he hid his arousal by putting on an angry front.
"Well, Jukes, it seems that she should be teaching you to fight." He said, silkily. Then turned back to the crew. "Get back to work, you scugs."
Katerina giggled at the Captain's language. What the hell's a scug? She thought. Hook turned back to her once the crew had left.
"Well that certainly was a pleasant surprise, Katerina." He said her name almost in a whisper. Her eyes met his and she caught the hint of lust. She felt her body grow warm but she fought down the urge to go to him. Her feelings toward him had been going off and on all morning. She could not decide how she felt about him, but one thing was certain, a part of her wanted him very badly.
"So are we gonna fight or what?" she asked, smiling. He smirked back at her and they began.
For a first timer she was quite good and Hook picked up on this right away. Being a fast learner, Katerina had caught on quick and was soon trapping Hook into various kinds of positions. Hook swung to her left; she blocked and moved forward with a tremendous amount of strength making Hook back up a few paces. But soon he had her cornered between him and the side of the ship, he swung at her head playfully and she ducked and moved quickly to the side of him and swung at his head more dangerously. He caught the sword with his hook, turned it upwards and within a second it was flying in the air and landed between them.
"I'm afraid that's all we have time for today." He said, his smirk greatly increasing when he noticed a bit of a pout come into her lips.
"Why?" she asked, slightly disappointed that she had lost.
"Don't you worry about that, my dear. Now Mr. Smee will tell you what is expected of you." He began.
"Expected of me?" she asked taken aback.
"Yes, you did say you wanted to have a position?" he asked suavely.
"Yeah, but..."
"Then be a good girl and do your chores till I get back. Alright?" he said, condescendingly. Katerina stared at Hook debating on whether she should beat the shit out of him now or later. Either way that arrogant smile was getting on her last nerve.
"Fine, but could you stop with the whole 'holier then thou' attitude please. As you can see I'm not a little girl and it's getting annoying." She said, firmly. Hook took a step toward her, feeling this was the perfect time to show that he was in control.
"Why I have no idea what you're talking about, but since you're new to my crew I'll make allowances for you. Do your chores! And if you ever talk back again I may find..." he paused to skim his eyes over her body, "other uses for you."
She felt a shiver come over her but quickly suppressed it with her anger. How dare he threaten me, she thought. But then, of course, the threat wasn't that bad. I definitely wouldn't mind sleeping with..., she began to think. NO! She screamed in her head, I can't I'll only hurt myself again, another jerk is the last thing I need. She glared back at him in silent defiance.
"Do you understand?" he whispered, now only a breath away from her. Hook was smiling inwardly; he had seen the blush run into her cheeks at the way he looked at her. The seduction had officially begun.
"Yes." She said simply, never straying her gaze away from his intense blue eyes.
"Good." He paused to touch her cheek, she felt herself begin to melt but then he stopped and looked at her satisfied. "When I return we shall have dinner."
Without another word he left her and called for a long boat to be brought out for him. Katerina watched him leave the ship still feeling the skin tingle from where he had touched her.
*Later that day*
Katerina had just finished scrubbing the deck when the sun had begun to go down, leaving a beautiful purplish sunset. She watched from the starboard side when all of a sudden there was a loud commotion on board. She turned just in time to see the Captain plunge his hook into one of the pirates. He looked pissed, as if someone had insulted him or his hook in someway. She made her way towards him to see what was wrong but was held back by Mr. Smee.
"Best to leave the cap'n alone when 'es mad." He said solemnly.
"But why is he so upset?" she asked, concerned. Inside she was cursing herself for caring for such a man as him, but no matter how much it was debated in her mind, she could not fight it.
"Pan." Was all he had to say and understanding flooded her. He had gone to go after Peter Pan again.
"Will he be alright?" she asked, hearing the loud slam of his cabin door followed by the sound of breaking glass. Smee looked at her strangely and then gave a knowing smile.
"Just give it some time." He said, beginning to walk away but then turned towards her again, "He'll probably call for you sometime tonight." Then he was gone.
What does that mean? She thought, hastily. Should I be ready for him to...? No! But what if he calls for me I'll have to go to him. Maybe he'll be too pissed to get horny. But that thought was both fortunate and disappointing. Finally she decided firmly, it ends now. No more lusting after the evil captain, she thought, and if he touches me I'll put his lights out. She smiled proud of herself, but still in the back her mind was the fear, and hope, that she wouldn't be able to keep her pledge.
*Hook's POV*
I stomped into my cabin yet again and picked up the first thing I could find, an antique blue vase, and threw it against the wall. The sound of the shattering glass almost identically resembled my shattered nerves. DAMN FLYING SPARROW! I hated the boy more then I hated myself, but the big problem was that now there were two of them. Two, blasted identical Peter's flying around Neverland...so carefree and happy. I poured a drink for myself and began to pace the cabin thinking of all the ways I could rip Pan. One hour turned into two, just as one drink turned into four, until finally my bo'sun had come in. As he opened the door I heard music outside of the cabin, no doubt the workings of my stupid crew who insisted upon treating every night as though it were a celebration.
Smee didn't say a word; he went straight for the broken glass. He took a broom and swept it up and walked out to throw it away. When he came back he slowly walked towards the captain.
"Will you be wanting dinner, cap'n?" he asked, cautiously. But I barely heard him, for when I passed the window I caught sight of her. Katerina was standing by herself looking out at the sea, not participating in the activities at all. Then it dawned on me that I could cheer myself up using her and after thinking it through for about two seconds that's all I wanted to do. I smiled, pleased with myself and took a swig from the bottle of rum.
"No, Smee. I want her." I said and without a word Smee left.
*Katerina's POV*
About an hour after the captain had made his scene the crew had started to play all sorts of music. When I walked around there was singing, dancing, and all sorts of gambling. It all looked like fun but I did not partake. Something about the night made me sad; I always felt the most alone. I was, also, worried about Hook. After a while I noticed some men drinking from a huge jug and I recognized it was rum. I came up and asked for some, they made fun of me by giving me a dainty little glass of it, but I was too exhausted to care. I walked towards Hook's cabin hoping to catch a glimpse of him but then I decided against it. If he was mad I didn't want him taking his anger out on me, so I walked to the railing of the ship and looked out at the night, much like I had the night before only it had been much nicer because I wasn't alone. I took a drink and began to worry about where I was going to sleep tonight, I guess it was a good thing I wasn't tired or I'd be stuck with the crew. This thought made me want to run to the captain's cabin, because I'd rather sleep with the captain then be molested by his crew. At that moment I heard the door to the cabin creak open. I turned half-hoping to see the captain standing behind me, but to my relief and disappointment it was Smee.
He walked towards me and said, "What did I tell ya, lass? Cap'n wants to see you."
*Third Person POV*
Smee lead Katerina into the cabin. She looked around and found Hook lying shirtless on the bed. She stared at the harness holding his hook to his wrist with mild interest until she saw the look he threw Mr. Smee. Suddenly the door slammed shut and she heard the handle jiggle. OH NO, she thought and turned around to check the door. It was locked.
When she turned back around the captain had gotten up from the bed and began to stalk towards her a predatory glint in his gaze. She began to move away from him and then realized she was trapped when she back up into the wall. He closed the gap between them, making her very uncomfortable, but she tried to play it cool.
"Heard you wanted a drinking partner," she ventured, hoping the change of subject would help.
"Not quite, my sweet," he said then brought his face quite close to her. His breath smelled of rum and she could conclude that he was vaguely inebriated, which she could probably use to her advantage. He leaned close to her ear and whispered, "I think you know what sort of partner I want."
His head bent down and soon after she felt his mouth on her neck. He kissed the tender skin softly then began to rapidly stroke it with his tongue. She tasted sweet to him and soon he was caught up in his lazy exploration of her neck. Katerina had to try really hard not close her eyes and get caught up as well, but it would've felt so good to just let him continue and not have to worry about the consequences of her actions. Soon she felt herself begin to lose her balance so she leaned against the wall, which tore her neck away from his lips. He looked at her through heavy lidded eyes, a frown played around his lips. Then he went for her, but she moved to the side and smiled sweetly at him, trying to devise a plan that would keep her from being his bed partner and all that implied. When he lunged for her again she countered it by putting a hand on his lips, making him pause.
"Patience, I was just going to get a drink." She said, coyly. He smiled lazily at her and said, "Be my guest." When she finally reached the table where the bottle was she found a glass for herself and poured a drink, then she turned back to him.
"You want one?" She asked, her brain working on overload. Maybe if she got him drunk enough to fall asleep she'd be able to escape what she knew would inevitably happen between them. It wasn't that she didn't want to lay with him, she was just afraid of the emotions that came with it and, of course, love it self which scared her the most.
He nodded and walked towards her. Katerina turned to look for another glass but found none, so when he came up beside her she offered him her glass to appease him. He downed the whole glass quickly. This might not be so hard, she thought. Hook wasn't really thinking much of anything; he was basically now driven by instincts. He wanted Katerina and he would have her. He went to embrace her but she lurched forward to grab the bottle of rum before he could get either arm around her. He was getting kind of agitated, but she was smiling and she did look quite willing so he relaxed and reminded himself they had all night.
Katerina was trying to think of a way to get him to stop touching her and get him drunker at the same time. She needed to get his mind off of sex. But how? He was making it very hard, for every few seconds he would try to touch her or kiss her. Then an idea struck her. Perfect, she thought.
"I want to play a game." She said, cutely and stared up at him with pleading puppy dog eyes. He was about to counter but realized this could be interesting.
"What did you have in mind?" he said wrapping his arms around her waist. She fought with her self to not press into him and threw him a smile over her shoulder.
"A drinking game." She said simply. He watched her move toward his bed shaking her hips for him and realized she was teasing him and by god it was working. He followed her to the other side and sat down, waiting. Katerina went to his desk and picked up his splendid red hat and then looked around for something else. Hook watched her forehead knot in thought and smiled at the innocent expression. He found her parallels quite intoxicating, one minute she was innocent and the next she was a tease. A look of satisfaction shown on her face when she, finally, saw the playing cards lying idly on the armoire. She picked up the cards and went to sit next to Hook on the bed. She placed the hat upside down at the end of the long bed, then sat all the way at the other end and explained the rules.
"Now what you do is take a card and try to get it into the hat" she said then paused to see if he was listening. He smirked urging her on. "If you miss you take a drink, but if you make it I have to take one and we'll take turns until the deck runs out."
"What happens when the deck runs out," he whispered rather close to her.
"I'll give you three guesses." She said, with a cat-like smile. Hook returned it. Well that's reassuring, he thought. Hook didn't really want to waste time with this silly game but if this was what he had to do to get her to sleep with him willingly it didn't seem so bad, so he obliged her.
Katerina went first and made it in. "Your drink." She said triumphantly. He took a long swig then handed the bottle back to her. He took a card and sailed it across the bed but it stopped short of the hat. He looked at her, a bit upset; he had always been a sore loser. "Oh too bad." She continued and handed the bottle back to him. But luck decided to leave her for at that moment she missed.
"Cheers, fair Katerina." He said lazily. She reluctantly took a drink.
It went on like this for a half hour and around the middle of the deck Katerina began to feel a little tipsy, but she still had some of her wits. She threw the thirtieth card, made it into the hat, and passed the bottle to Hook. Hook who had started out doing poorly had actually made more then he missed, but unfortunately for him so did Katerina.
By the last three cards Hook was way past normal drunk and Katerina was left thinking, is he ever going to fall asleep. He took the ace of spades and tossed it into the hat.
"Good form. Your drink!" he said a bit louder then was necessary, but by now he could no longer control his voice volume, but what was more important he had completely forgotten his lust. Katerina took the bottle, agitatedly.
"Well you'll be drinking next time." She said as convincingly as possible, though her speech slurred a little. Tossing the card with her right hand she made it just barely and shoved the almost empty bottle into Hook's chest. He mumbled something illegible then took a long swig. When the bottle finally left his mouth he grinned strangely at her, then his head drooped and his breathing became regular. He had fallen asleep!
"Finally." Katerina said to herself then stumbled off the bed attempting to clean things up. She put the hat and the rum on the desk table and the pack of cards back on the armoire. She figured she'd stay up to make sure Hook stayed asleep, but soon her exhaustion came back and, mixed with the large amount of alcohol, it got the better of her. She lay back down in her same position on the bed and right as her head hit the pillow she fell asleep. But right before total unconsciousness took her she thought, this is a soft pillow and nestled closer. Unbeknownst to her it was no pillow at all, it was Hook's chest and as she nuzzled it so unknowingly his arms wrapped, possessively around her. They both slept well for the first time in a long time and Katerina was having her first pleasant dream in a year, that is until she awoke to see Hook smiling wickedly down at her.
A/N: Thanks for all the reviews!! I promise I'll be quicker with the next chapter. School sux. Anyway hope you enjoyed this one. Keep reviewing!