Chapter 12. Too much Rum?
The Black Pearl sail through the clear night. The men lay on deck, drunk and looking into the sky. Jack sit staring at the young woman that had been a stow-away on his boat and all he could do was marvel at her beauty. How her eyes reflected like the sea, and her raven black hair blew like the wind. She was among the crew looking up into the sky, she also now looked like them with a white shirt, a brown vest, pants and boots. As far as he could tell she hadn't had any of the Rum but she looked content.
"Eponine will you join me?" She smiled at how bad his accent was and got up.
"Sure." He smiled held out his hand for her to go ahead of him. And they made their way to his room. She spoke very slowly so he could get what she was saying. "You know you don't have to speak in my language if you don't want to?"
"I know, I hate it when my crew knows what I am saying to a woman." They entered the room and he closed it. She stood there with a little pink in her tan cheeks. She went up to him then kissed him. Her soft lips opened and he slid his tongue into her mouth. He topped rethinking of why he asked her in here. "Eponine I didn't ask you in here for us to do this."
"What did you ask me in here for then?"
"I'm worried about ye. Being on my Ship. My men are..."
"Men," she laughed and he turned to face her.
"x'use me?"
"Your men are Men. They do their things, but don't you worry I can take care of myself, like you said. Is that what you were worried about?"
"Well yeah! Me men are always horny, and they'll do any thin' to get some."
"Are you worried that they migh' try something funny?" she laughed grabbed her waist and pulled a knife from her side. "I can take care of my self Captain. I think I am more safe with your men than I am with you."
He couldn't help but smile. She had been sheltered all her life, inside a room sewing and learning to take care of a house. And only once in awhile being able to go out for a short walk. But this woman also learned more about men, then he probably did. "So now I know that you can handle yourself. How 'bout somethin' to drink?"
"Na," she smiled. She now knew that a Pirate only like 3 things. Sex, their ships and their rum. "I have never had a drink in my life."
"In Gods name, why not?"
"'Cause it turns men into complete idiots and also 'cause no matter how much I drink I will never feel what you pirates feel?"
"Are ye sayin' ye could out drink me?"
"Aye sir! I am!" She smiled, what are you thinking Eponine? He's been drinking all his life, and you have never had a sip.
"Well then lets get us some drink's," he left the room and returned with four bottles of rum. "So ye think ye can out drink me. If ye can drink two bottles of rum. Then we can know you can out drink me."
She stood up and walked over to him. Grabbed two of the bottles, yanked off the cork and took the first swig. Her eyes shot open as she swallowed and then she coughed choking on how awful it tasted and the slow burn down her throat. How am I supposed to do this? She took the next swig.
Jack smiled, "Ye think ye can out drink me," he started to laugh as he also took his cork off and took a long swig. He also didn't know how he was going to drink all of both bottles he hoped she would pass out before he had too. The most he had remembered that he had drunk was a bottle and a half, when he tried to guzzle down the last bit of the second bottle he passed out.
An hour later
"C'aaaptan hooo..aaa. How can ye dri'n theeeesse stooff. Tissss awwwful?" Eponines' words lagged together, she had never felt like this before, like she was going to puke and liking it. She was now on her second bottle and she and Jack were racing to finish it.
"Aw ye get, used to it." He smiled, he looked over at her, she was so drunk. But as she took another swig he saw her eyes roll into the back of her head and as she did she drooped to the floor. He looked at both of their bottles of rum. She had won he couldn't drink anymore and she definitely was not going to have more. She had won; the women who had never drank in her life out drank him.
"Ha!" he laughed out loud at the fact. He looked at her on the floor. Her tan porcelain skin was silhouetted in the moonlight as it came in through the windows. He breathed in deep and took all the rest of his non-drunken self to contain himself from shagging her desperately.
He picked her up and as he held her body to his he breathed in her vanilla, seawater and rum scent. He took another deep breath still inhaling the scent but laid her down, and tucked her into the sheets. He could not bring himself to lay by her knowing that his senses would take over his mind.
If it were any other whore he would have taken her, paid his toll then life would be back to normal. But this woman, young woman, was different. She still had her virtue and should save it for the right guy that would love her and not just leave her in some port telling her that he would be back and never see each other again. Jack thought to himself as he stared out of the window into the wake of the black pearl was leaving behind.
Jacks eyes opened with a start when a bucket of cold water was thrown over him.
"Jack! Wake up!" Eponines' voice echoed through his ears.
"Wha' is it?"
"Its nearly noon, and the crew is saying that they see land."
Jack shot up. Looked around and found his balance. "Righ'" Eponine rolled her eyes and walked out of the room. Jack thought he heard her say "men" on the way out.
Jack got up on deck and saw his men bustling about. He looked out into the sea and he saw land. "Tortuga," he said under his breath. He jumped up to the wheel where Mr. Gibbs was steering.
"'E should be there by nigh' fall," Mr. Gibbs turned the wheel over to Jack. "So did you and Eponine..." he winked and with his elbow nudged Jack.
With all his might he punched Mr. Gibbs. "No, and don't ever ask again."
"Ca'm down man. I' was a question." He rubbed the side of his head. "Ar ye alrigh' Jack?"
"I don' feel like me self," He closed his eyes shook his head and then stared down at Eponine. His voice went softer as he started to speak again. "She isn't like anyone I have ever met. When I look at her I see this woman that I would love to take. But on the other hand I still see a little girl that I don't want to ruin her by taking something that she seams like she's not ready to give."
"Ye C'ptain Jack Sparrow is sayin that he doesn't want to seduce a woman that is freely in his reign?"
"Yes, I believe that's exactly what I'm saying," He looked into towards Tortuga. "Mr. Gibbs this will be a short visit only one day, then to Port Royal were going to drop Eponine with Elizabeth."
The Black Pearl sail through the clear night. The men lay on deck, drunk and looking into the sky. Jack sit staring at the young woman that had been a stow-away on his boat and all he could do was marvel at her beauty. How her eyes reflected like the sea, and her raven black hair blew like the wind. She was among the crew looking up into the sky, she also now looked like them with a white shirt, a brown vest, pants and boots. As far as he could tell she hadn't had any of the Rum but she looked content.
"Eponine will you join me?" She smiled at how bad his accent was and got up.
"Sure." He smiled held out his hand for her to go ahead of him. And they made their way to his room. She spoke very slowly so he could get what she was saying. "You know you don't have to speak in my language if you don't want to?"
"I know, I hate it when my crew knows what I am saying to a woman." They entered the room and he closed it. She stood there with a little pink in her tan cheeks. She went up to him then kissed him. Her soft lips opened and he slid his tongue into her mouth. He topped rethinking of why he asked her in here. "Eponine I didn't ask you in here for us to do this."
"What did you ask me in here for then?"
"I'm worried about ye. Being on my Ship. My men are..."
"Men," she laughed and he turned to face her.
"x'use me?"
"Your men are Men. They do their things, but don't you worry I can take care of myself, like you said. Is that what you were worried about?"
"Well yeah! Me men are always horny, and they'll do any thin' to get some."
"Are you worried that they migh' try something funny?" she laughed grabbed her waist and pulled a knife from her side. "I can take care of my self Captain. I think I am more safe with your men than I am with you."
He couldn't help but smile. She had been sheltered all her life, inside a room sewing and learning to take care of a house. And only once in awhile being able to go out for a short walk. But this woman also learned more about men, then he probably did. "So now I know that you can handle yourself. How 'bout somethin' to drink?"
"Na," she smiled. She now knew that a Pirate only like 3 things. Sex, their ships and their rum. "I have never had a drink in my life."
"In Gods name, why not?"
"'Cause it turns men into complete idiots and also 'cause no matter how much I drink I will never feel what you pirates feel?"
"Are ye sayin' ye could out drink me?"
"Aye sir! I am!" She smiled, what are you thinking Eponine? He's been drinking all his life, and you have never had a sip.
"Well then lets get us some drink's," he left the room and returned with four bottles of rum. "So ye think ye can out drink me. If ye can drink two bottles of rum. Then we can know you can out drink me."
She stood up and walked over to him. Grabbed two of the bottles, yanked off the cork and took the first swig. Her eyes shot open as she swallowed and then she coughed choking on how awful it tasted and the slow burn down her throat. How am I supposed to do this? She took the next swig.
Jack smiled, "Ye think ye can out drink me," he started to laugh as he also took his cork off and took a long swig. He also didn't know how he was going to drink all of both bottles he hoped she would pass out before he had too. The most he had remembered that he had drunk was a bottle and a half, when he tried to guzzle down the last bit of the second bottle he passed out.
An hour later
"C'aaaptan hooo..aaa. How can ye dri'n theeeesse stooff. Tissss awwwful?" Eponines' words lagged together, she had never felt like this before, like she was going to puke and liking it. She was now on her second bottle and she and Jack were racing to finish it.
"Aw ye get, used to it." He smiled, he looked over at her, she was so drunk. But as she took another swig he saw her eyes roll into the back of her head and as she did she drooped to the floor. He looked at both of their bottles of rum. She had won he couldn't drink anymore and she definitely was not going to have more. She had won; the women who had never drank in her life out drank him.
"Ha!" he laughed out loud at the fact. He looked at her on the floor. Her tan porcelain skin was silhouetted in the moonlight as it came in through the windows. He breathed in deep and took all the rest of his non-drunken self to contain himself from shagging her desperately.
He picked her up and as he held her body to his he breathed in her vanilla, seawater and rum scent. He took another deep breath still inhaling the scent but laid her down, and tucked her into the sheets. He could not bring himself to lay by her knowing that his senses would take over his mind.
If it were any other whore he would have taken her, paid his toll then life would be back to normal. But this woman, young woman, was different. She still had her virtue and should save it for the right guy that would love her and not just leave her in some port telling her that he would be back and never see each other again. Jack thought to himself as he stared out of the window into the wake of the black pearl was leaving behind.
Jacks eyes opened with a start when a bucket of cold water was thrown over him.
"Jack! Wake up!" Eponines' voice echoed through his ears.
"Wha' is it?"
"Its nearly noon, and the crew is saying that they see land."
Jack shot up. Looked around and found his balance. "Righ'" Eponine rolled her eyes and walked out of the room. Jack thought he heard her say "men" on the way out.
Jack got up on deck and saw his men bustling about. He looked out into the sea and he saw land. "Tortuga," he said under his breath. He jumped up to the wheel where Mr. Gibbs was steering.
"'E should be there by nigh' fall," Mr. Gibbs turned the wheel over to Jack. "So did you and Eponine..." he winked and with his elbow nudged Jack.
With all his might he punched Mr. Gibbs. "No, and don't ever ask again."
"Ca'm down man. I' was a question." He rubbed the side of his head. "Ar ye alrigh' Jack?"
"I don' feel like me self," He closed his eyes shook his head and then stared down at Eponine. His voice went softer as he started to speak again. "She isn't like anyone I have ever met. When I look at her I see this woman that I would love to take. But on the other hand I still see a little girl that I don't want to ruin her by taking something that she seams like she's not ready to give."
"Ye C'ptain Jack Sparrow is sayin that he doesn't want to seduce a woman that is freely in his reign?"
"Yes, I believe that's exactly what I'm saying," He looked into towards Tortuga. "Mr. Gibbs this will be a short visit only one day, then to Port Royal were going to drop Eponine with Elizabeth."