Chapter 4 The Gun and the Rum

The days wore on and soon a full week had passed since the five teens had arrived. Wilson was coming along with his sword fighting, Brian was admiring his pirate hottie teacher, Michael was learning a lot about women from Kidyd, and Jennifer and Cindy were talking a lot and getting into a little bit of trouble.

"You really should touch it," Cindy warned as Jennifer handled a small pistol she found.

"You worry too much," Jennifer said as she held the pistol and examined it. It was small, but loaded, and it fit her hand neatly. She held the gun out and said, "Freeze sucka!"

They laughed and then Cindy looked around and said, "Just watch, you're gonna fire that thing and Jack will get pissed and you'll have to be in the brig the rest of the trip."

"And you worry too much," Jennifer held the gun and looked down the nozzle. She held the nozzle away from her face and looked at the barrel. Cindy stepped behind her to examine the barrel as well. Then a shot resounded in the ship and Jennifer and Cindy were wide eyed as they watched the smoke come from the end of the barrel of the gun.

MEANWHILE…

Jack and Will were on the deck when they heard the shot.. Their heads jerked around and they began to run to the cabin area. The other sailors stopped for a second and while Jack started running and Will turned around and yelled, "Back to work! We'll handle this!," and ran after Jack.

The two of them searched the entire ship until they came the storage area. Jack opened the door and looked around and saw Jennifer and Cindy laughing with tears in their eyes.

"Fuck this hurts," Jennifer said through the laughter as she looked at the bloody graze wound on her upper arm.

Cindy nodded her head and she removed her hand from the bloody wound on her shoulder. "It didn't exit, shit this hurts," Cindy's smile was wide and the two of them looked up at Jack and Will standing in the doorway with confused shock on their face.

"You two are—"

"Weird?" Jennifer smiled.

"Strange?" Cindy offered.

"Inhuman?" Will said as he walked over to Cindy and examined her shoulder. The two girls laughed and Jennifer wiped a tear from her eye.

"I can't tell if it's a tear of pain or laughter," both of them laughed and Jack just walked over to Jennifer and pulled her sleeve up and looked at the wound. It was bloody and the lower part of her left sleeve was red. Cindy was worse and her dress showed the wound and it was bleeding pretty badly on the left shoulder.

"Can we get the bullet out now?" Cindy said as she looked at the wound.

"Yes, follow me to the infirmary." Will said as he led the Cindy away.

"First you jump in after someone, then you and someone else get shot," Jack looked at her, "Anything else I can expect?"

Jennifer smiled eerily sweetly and said, "Are there any sharp objects on the ship?"

"Yes," Jack said carefully as he looked her in the eye.

"In that case," Jennifer dropped the smile and it became a smirk, "Yes, you can expect some more."

"You know, curiosity killed the cat right?"

"No," Jennifer said as she walked out of the room with jack right behind her, "The thing the cat was curious about killed it."

Jack smiled and he led her to the infirmary where Cindy was lying on a bed. On a table next to the bed was the bullet and some blood. Cindy looked up and said, "This hurt like a bitch, but guess what." Her tone was sarcastic and her smile was weak.

"What?" Jennifer said as she walked over to the bed and looked at the cold sweat on her forehead.

"We have to get cauterized." Cindy looked over to Will who was holding a red-hot poker. Jennifer watch wide eyed as he held the poker to her wound. She heard the sizzle and she even heard the unspoken scream behind the painful whimpers.

"Jesus fucking Christ this hurts like a bitch getting ass fucked by a fucking big ass fucking cock fuck fuck I'm gonna kill those fucking fuckers FUCK!" Her voice was hurried and Jennifer was laughing the entire time.

"She swears like a sailor." Jack commented.

Will looked up at Jennifer and stuck the poker back in the fire. He walked over to her and Jennifer backed away.

"Aww hell no! You are not gonna fucking burn it with that crap! Get away from me!" Jennifer turned around and ran away through the corridors and out of sight.

Will looked at Jack who held up his hands and said, "Fine, I'll go find her."

Jack turned around and began his search. He began back at the storage area and found it was empty. "Bloody cat," Jack said as he looked at the ground. There were droplets of blood leading away. "Got you," Jack followed the bloody trail until he came to the weapons deck. He opened the door and looked around the room.

Swords adorned the walls and a single window showed the sunny outside world. He walked slowly into the room and saw the blood on the floor and looked into the corner. He walked over to the corner and suddenly the door was closed. He turned around and saw Jennifer standing there.

"Hello kitten. You need to get cauterized." Jack smiled and walked over to her and Jennifer smiled evilly.

"You are not gonna get me with that piece of red-hot shit."

Jack just smiled and advanced on her. Jennifer shook her head and stood in front of the door handle, blocking the exit.

"You are going to get hot water and some towels and this will heal like it's supposed to." Jennifer reasoned in a calm voice.

"You are going to get cauterized so it doesn't infect and you don't die." Jack stood over her and she could feel his hot breath on her neck. She smiled and grabbed the handle of his sword with her right hand and pushed him away, unsheathing the sword.

"I'm not going to get cauterized." Jennifer's tone was serious, but with a hint of playfulness. Jack smiled and took a sword off the wall and got into the stance.

"Do you think this wise, Lady?" Jack smiled wolfishly held the sword against hers.

"Do you not understand the words, 'I'm not going to?'" She looked at him and tapped her sword against his.

"Only sometimes." Jack brought his sword down in a hacking motion and Jennifer successfully blocked it.

"I'll make you a deal," Jennifer offered as she pushed his sword aside with hers.

"I'm listening," Jack looked at her.

Jennifer looked around the room and then back at Jack. "If I win, then we fix me my way, got it?"

Jack nodded his head and said, "What happens if you lose?"

Jennifer smiled and said, "Then I'll get cauterized," she paused, "willingly."

"Hmmm," Jack nodded his head and extended his hand to hers, "We have an accord."

Jennifer took his hand and he proceeded to pull her closer to him and twist her around so that her back was to his chest.

"Bastard," she said as his blade came up to her throat.

"I know my father than you very much." Jack said into her ear.

Jennifer proceeded to giggle and she brought her foot up and stomped onto his and turned around. Jack was smiling and they struck their blades together. Slowly the fight began to speed up. Jack was out footing her, but she was smaller so it was harder for him to hit her. She brought her sword around and cut him shallowly on his forearm.

"Nice one," Jack said as he looked at the cut and advanced on her. She misplaced her foot and almost fell over. Jack took the opportunity and cut her along her right shoulder. It was shallow, but still hurt. She turned to him and they proceeded to raise their swords high up in the air and bring them down. Their blades were locked together and Jack leaned in closer to her face. He knew she could hold it much longer and he saw a way to distract her.

Quickly their lips met and Jennifer was stunned. Slowly a smile came to her face and their swords pulled apart and met again, this time at a much faster speed.

"You don't want it to get infected and then have it amputated do you?" Jack suggested slyly.

Jennifer smiled and replied, "Do you want to loose you way to 'priceless treasure?'"

"Good point," Jack advanced and cornered her. She looked up at him and said, "16 versus 31…"

"You're 16?" Jack said surprised.

"In a few weeks," she saw the confused look in his eyes and said, "What?"

"You don't' look it."

Jennifer raised her eyebrow. "Is that a compliment or an insult?"

"Which do you prefer?" Jack smiled and his sword pushed hers out of her hand and she smiled.

"I prefer not to kiss people just to get them to do what you want." She said it sweetly and Jack just opened the door and led her back to the infirmary.

Will looked up and watched the two of them enter, with a few more cuts than when they left. Cindy looked up at them and then took another gulp of rim from the bottle in her hand.

"It's about fuckin' time! You need to get hurt more bitch." Cindy smiled.

Jennifer just smiled and took the bottle from her and nodded her head to Will. He returned the nod and took the poker from the fire. Suddenly Jennifer grabbed the hand that was nearest her left hand and took the bottle in her right. She took a long swig of rum while Will cauterized her wound. Her eyes widened as the wound burned shut. Tears welled up in her eyes and she stifled the painful scream and just swallowed the rum in her mouth and drank more. Will removed the poker quickly and wrapped a bandage around the wound.

"It'll heal."

Jennifer swallowed the rum, "I need another few bandages too." She pointed to the cut on her collarbone and Will nodded his head. Jack just smiled and watched Will bandage her up. Cindy sat upright on the bed and followed Jennifer out of the infirmary.

"Get rest you two! Especially you Cindy!" Will called after them. Cindy looked behind her and nodded her head at Will. He smiled and looked to Jack who was giving him the eyebrow.

"What?" Will looked confused and then smiled.

"Don't do anything stupid eh?"

Will smiled and said, "So someone finally cut you in a fight?" He pointed to the small bloodstain on his forearm.

Jack just shrugged and said, "Just get the bandage." Will nodded his head and handed him a bandage and watched him walk out of the cabin.

MEANWHILE…

Michael and Kidyd were sitting in the crow's nest talking about the many things they had in common.

"So how do you get any on the ship?" Michael asked.

Kidyd smiled, "Well, either you have a lonely night, ask a lady who is on the ship, or you wait till land."

Michael groaned and looked out to sea once again. He saw a small, barely visible spit of land and grabbed Kidyd's shoulder.

"I see land!"

Kidyd stood up and looked out to sea and smiled.

"Good job boy," Kidyd looked down to the deck and then to Michael, "You want to yell it?"

Michael smiled and turned to the deck and yelled, "Land ho!" and smiled. "I've always wanted to say that."

Kidyd just smiled and patted Michael on the shoulder in a fatherly way.

MEANWHILE…

Brian was sitting on the deck talking to Wilson and Lawson.

"I'm learning to sword fight. It's a lot harder than it looks." The three of them laughed at Wilson's justification.

"You suck Wilson," Brian said as he laughed at him.

"So do you Brian. But the difference is that you enjoy it more than me." Brian's face went white as Wilson said it and he looked at Lawson who was on his back laughing. Brian shot Wilson an evil look and started to laugh playing along.

"So, Lawson, you got a first name?"

Lawson looked up at Wilson and replied, "Aden."

Brian mentally sighed dreamily and repeated to himself in his head, 'My Aden, my Prince.'

MEANWHILE…

Jennifer and Cindy were sitting in Anamaria's room, drinking through the bottles of rum one by one.

"Ya knows what we should do?" Jennifer slurred as she and Cindy laughed.

"Wha'?" Cindy laughed and almost fell out of her chair.

"We should go afta' our men."

Cindy eyes widened and she smiled evilly. "We should ya know. Tha's not a bad idea."

Jennifer nodded her head and stood up. "A course I'm right. Let's go!" She and Cindy stumbled out of the room. Slowly they ended up in the rooms of Jack and Will and waited for them.

MEANWHILE…

Jack walked into his room and saw on his bed, a very drunk, White Lady. She looked up and her eyes sparkled with mischief.

"Ello."

"Ello luv. What are ye doin'?" Jack looked at her confused and watched her get up and saunter over to him. Her green eyes met his dark brown eyes and instant he thought about what she was going to do. Their lips met and for that instant and Jack was stunned and then he reciprocated. Her hands wrapped around his neck pulling him closer to her. His arms snaked around her back and began to lift up her shirt when she went limp in his arms.

Jack looked down at her and saw that she had passed out. "Great," he said to himself as he lifted her up and placed her on one side of his bed. He slowly removed his boots and lay down beside her and slept. But a single thought was in his mind: If she was this drunk, what was Cindy doing?

MEANWHILE…

Will walked into his room and he saw his room was tidy and orderly as he left it. He walked into the room and closed the door without looking behind him. Suddenly an arm snaked around his midriff and pulled him backwards. He turned around and came face to face with Cindy.

"What are you doing here?" he could smell the rum in the air. "You're drunk—" before he could finish she had pulled him into passionate kisses and was trying to unbutton his shirt. He grabbed her arms and pushed her away. "What are you doing, I'm married!"

She pulled out of his grip and pushed him onto his bed. He was on his back and she got up and straddled him while unbuttoning his shirt. Slowly, as the buttons came undone she placed a kiss on his nicely tan and muscular chest. He grabbed her arms and she fell limp in his grip. He looked up at her and saw she was unconscious.

"Bloody hell." Will sighed and placed her on the other side of his bed while he removed his shoes and his shirt and climbed into bed and slept. The last thing he was thinking about was, about what Jennifer was doing to Jack, and about how they were gonna hit land in the morning so he could see his wife, Elizabeth, and the unborn baby in her belly.