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Chapter 2
"Swords, Daggers, and Annoyances"

The sun began to set as the end of the day neared us. I leaned against the rail, looking at the beautiful sight, there was nothing better than watching the sun set on the ocean. I looked at the sky, the reds, oranges, yellows, and slightly purples had now filled the sky. I took a deep breath of the salty air. Feeling some water spray up from the ship hitting the waves, I wiped the water from my face. My long auburn hair hung down to the middle of my back, my green eyes reflecting off of the beautiful colors that filled the sky. I wore a short leather skirt, showing off my long tan legs. I was never one for long beautiful dresses, and corsets. Damn corsets, who ever invented them, should be shot. I wore a black leather bodice that was made especially for me, so it would fit just right, and was easy enough to move around in when I was in fights. A sword sat on my side, perfectly in reach incase I needed it. I had a few hidden daggers that no one would ever be able to find all of them if they tried. Black boots adorned my feet they were nothing fancy. I felt a hand on my shoulder; my whole body went tense. I quickly turned around to see Jack standing there.

"Can I help you?" I asked, quickly throwing my shoulder back, causing his arm to return to his side.

"Aye, Where do ye plan on sleeping' tonight?" he asked, a glint in chocolate brown eyes. I wondered what he was getting at.

"I haven't thought about that." I said, crossing my arms over my chest.

"Well, you only have a few options." He said

I raised a brow. "Oh do I?" I asked sarcastically.

"Aye, wit me crew or wit Me." he gave a wild grin, obviously hoping I would pick to stay with him. I pursed my lips and eyed him.

"Those are my few options?"

He nodded quickly. "As they are presented."

"I'll sleep with the crew." I said, looking back into his eyes.

"Are ye sure?"

OK I admit that sleeping with the crew probably wasn't the best idea that I had come up with. But, not sure if I could trust anyone aboard, I decided I would stay down there. Jack had a very mischievous presence about him either way I knew I wasn't going to be getting a lot of sleep tonight.

"If that's what you want, luv." He said, the wild grin was now gone as he turned around to leave.

"Don't call me LUV!" I yelled back at him, he continued to walk away;

I raised a brow as I looked over his back. Nice ass I thought to myself, and then quickly threw the thought away. I looked back over to the water it was now dark. I leaned against the rail once again, closing my eyes and taking a deep breath. I let my deep breath out slowly as a plan formed in my mind. Being so deep in thought I hadn't noticed how late it was getting.

"To the cabin, to sleep with the crew." I said to myself. "This will be... interesting."

I walked below deck and into the crew's cabin, the stench was horrible, I decided I would be safe if I just breathed through my mouth, which didn't seem to help. I noticed a few gazes coming my way, great, sex hungry men. Just how I wanted to spend my night, fighting off the men who were sexually frustrated and looking for female companionship. I stopped in front of an open hammock, "okay, lets get this straight right now, you try anything you will be answering to my sword." I said, resting my hand over it.

They all nodded but that didn't stop the gazes. I lay on the hammock and closed my eyes. They had stayed true to what I said however, they didn't try anything. I just figured they were too tired to mind. After an hour and a half of lying there I decided I wasn't going to get any sleep down here. Once I got one man to stop snoring another would start. I smacked my forehead with my tan right hand and went back on the deck. I made my own hammock of sorts and laid on it. It was tied to two large beams that held the masts in place. I closed my eyes and grinned, ahh fresh air. After a few minutes I heard someone quietly approach me. My eyes shot over to the figure; he backed up a bit then continued closer to me.

Somehow I knew it was Jack.

"Ye, have to stop doing that." Jack said

"Sorry, I can't help it. Damn reflexes I guess." I gave a half smile

"Well, what are ye doin up here?"

"I'm not going to get any sleep down with the crew."

"Ah did they try something?"

"No, actually, but once I got one to quit snoring, one would start snoring louder."

He laughed; somehow I didn't see the humor in that. "Its not all that funny." "I think it is." He grinned inwardly

"Is there a point to this? I'm tired."

"Aye, the point would be, I can't let you sleep out here to catch cold, and ye will have to stay in my cabin." He said, licking his lips

"Licking your lips isn't gaining you points." I said dryly "I'm fine right here." He shook his head. "Do I have to pick ye up and drag ye?"

I sighed; there was no way out of this.

"Fine I will sleep in ye cabin, but as I noticed before there is only 1 bed, I will be sleeping on the floor."

"No floor, we can share the bed."

I eyed him suspiciously. "Well, we are both.. GROWN UPS." I emphasized grown ups as much as possible.

He grinned. "Aye, yes, grown ups." I watched him as his hands came up and his fingers entwined together. "To the cabin."

I sighed and rolled my eyes, brushing past him.

Walking up the stairs, I almost tripped but caught myself quickly.

"If you ask me if I walk much.. I'm going to hit you." I said not turning around. I heard a chuckle from behind me. We entered the dimly lit cabin, it almost looked as if Jack had planned this whole thing. Knowing I wasn't going to be able to stand being in the same cabin as the crew. The candles had been perfectly set out. The bed perfectly made, the room smelt like dry roses.

I turned and looked at him. "If we will be sharing this bed." I said, pointing to it dramatically. "You had better stay on your side!"

"And what if I don't?" he asked, taking a step closer to me. "Luv."

My lip curled, I distinctly remembered telling him time and time again not to call me that.

"Call me that again and I'm going to...."

He cut me off "Going to what?"

"Beat the crap out of you."

"And how would ye going about doing that?" he asked with a grin, stroking his beard as if in thought.

I eyed him "oh I have my ways." I drew my sword, looking it over, than back to Jack with a wicked evil grin.

He pulled his sword just the same. "Is that so."

I raised a brow and went to swing at him, he blocked it.

"You need more practice." He said

My jaw dropped. "Oh hell no, you did not just say that to me."

I swung at him again, he blocked, and we went back and forth, seeing what the other could do. After a few minutes of fighting, he knocked the sword out of my hand. He grinned, as I had never seen a man grin before.

"Told you, you need practice."

"I'm not done yet." I said, pulling a dagger from my boot, I threw it at him, it got caught in his shirt, throwing him back at the wall, and it stuck in the wall. I quickly grabbed another from my other boot and threw it over his right shoulder; he was pinned there now. I walked closer to him, licking my lips. "Need practice?" I questioned. "You need practice, you need to see things come, before they do."

Confusion ran over his face. "What?"

I chuckled, closing my eyes, then opening them again. "Think about it. I'm tired I'm going to bed."

I turned toward the bed, I heard him trying to get his arm up enough, kicking the wall as he did so. That had to stop, or I wasn't going to be able to sleep if he was kicking the wall all night. I threw 2 daggers that were hidden in my bodice at his legs, one on each side, catching his clothes.

"Much better." I said

"Your not just going to be leaving me here are you?" he asked, stuck to the wall by daggers.

"Yeah, this way I can keep an eye on you and know you wont be trying anything... funny." I said looking him over.

He looked rather pitiful, a dagger on his left side, holding the arm of his shirt, one on the other side of him, also holding the arm of his shirt. Not to mention the two that were holding his pants to the wall.

"Good night." I smiled, blowing out the last candle.

"You can't leave me like this." He complained. I could hear his clothes tear. "Oh crap, I guess I shouldn't do that then."

I laughed quietly so he couldnt hear me.

"Please.. Let me go." He said sadly

There was a long moment of silence

"Can I at least have some rum?" he asked, which made me laugh. Damn the man who can make me laugh, that was one of my weaknesses. I got up and lit a candle.

"So ye changed your mind?" he asked

"Get cocky and I wont." I said, removing the daggers from his arms, replacing them back in my boots.

"How many knifes you got in that.. Bodice?" he asked his fingers moving with his words as he moved from side to side. I watched his eyes look over my bodice.

I gave him a look of disgust. "More than you can count probably."

"Are ye saying I can't count?"

"I said, higher than you CAN count." I lay back on the bed, I felt him get into bed next to me after blowing out the candle.

"Night.......... luv." My lip curled, that habit was going to have to go. No matter what it took. I lay there, facing the window. My back was to Jack, I felt his eyes staring at my back but decided to ignore it. I soon fell into a dreamless sleep.