American Drama: I dunno if this will be a JackOC, or WillOC, thinking about it...But, I am more inclined to Will at the moment...even if she might end up with Jack...I still dunno what-so-ever where this is going...

Oh great...I let too much slip! Im goin to have to kill you now. ;)


Chapter four: Trial By Pirates?

Three weeks later I was in my cabing playing with John. We were playing a game of circus, and I was the trained bear, him the ringleader. I threw a furry rug over my shoulders and crawled about on the floor, chasing after him. His shrieks of delight made me feel happier than I think I ever had. He was indeed a child of some sort to me.

"Help!" He giggled as I grabbed ahold of his foot, draging him down to the floor and tickling him.

"Shouldn't you be working?" A cold voice asked from behind me. I turned around as the rug slipped off of my shoulders and saw Elizabeth standing in the doorway.

"Shouln't you? Besides, its my break." I said snotily.

"Who said it wasn't mine?" I rolled my eyes.

"Look, lady. Am I going to have to beat yer arse again?"

"You didn't beat me. If Will had let you go I would have killed you." I gave a huge snort.

"Ah...And where is dear William?" She turned a pale shade of red and stormed out of the room.

"That lady has some definate problems..." John said. I looked over at him with a grin and tackled him again. He let forth more shrieks, this time bringing about Jack.

"Are ye killin the boy?" He asked, grabbing him up and throwing him over his shoulder.

"Aye cap'n! He doesn't 'ave a good pirate name! So, fer lack of a betta pirate name then John, I say, we make him walk the plank!" I said in a raspy immatation of Jack's voice.

"Aye Matey!" He agreed and we marched out of my cabin. Jack was pretending like he was going to throw the laughing John overboard when Will came up to me.

"Can I have a moment?" He asked quietly in my ear. I turned red and looked over to Jack who now had John by the ankles and was dangling him over the edge of the railing, threatening to throw him in the water. He gave a shrug and continued to lower John.

"Er...yes, um, I suppose." I said and we walked to his cabin. He gestured for me to sit down on the chair and he was left standing, and pacing.

"I uh...You..Oh dear." He sputterd.

"Er, Will, what is it that you want?" I asked. He rushed up to me and putting his arms on my shoulders he gave me a passionate kiss. I drew away and slapped him.

"Will!" I screached and jumped up from the chair. "I am no whore." I rushed out of his cabin as quickly as I had come. I ran into the galley and saw a crew member, Aaron, sitting at the common table with a mug of rum between his hands.

"Hey!" He called as I walked in. "Yer that new crew member, arent ya?" I nodded and he swept his hands over the chair besides him, offering it. I sat down warily. "Yeah, I hear cap'n say, 'e says he does: "Aaron, that girl is ok. She knows 'ow to clean, and she takes care of that little brat alrigh'." An I says, I said: "Perhaps ye an her are a right smar' match", but all he did was look at me funny like." I drew my head back then realized this man had been drinking. "Perhap I need a small lie down, eh?" He asked and shakily got to his feet. I helped him up and into his cabin which was close and into bed. I left and shut the door quietly to his snores.

"Made another conquest?" Elizabeth asked behind me, getting the wrong idea as usual.

"Some women attract attention, others do not." I said simply and left her standing there.


It was one of those chilly days, the next day. Where the mist on the sea didn't take to when mid-afternoon came, but stayed persistant as always. It was unusally cold and I was forced to put on the wool stockings I brought, and borrow an overly large jacket from Jack. Poor John was stuck in bed with a chest cold and I wasn't feeling particuarly bonny either, but I set about my work to the never ending job of scrubing the decks. I could see my breath and my fingers turned numb by the time I was done with the last bit of a dirty section.

"How a few pirates can get this bloody deck so bloody dirty is beyond me." I mumbled as I picked up the bucket with the dirty water and threw the contents overboard. "Stupid bloody pirates." I said, my voice still low.

"Ye are welcome to jump overboard, ye know." Jack said, leaning on the mast as I walked by still grumping and groaning.

"T'would seem better." I spat and lowered the blimey bucket into the ocean and collected clean water.

"And why is that?" He asked, and helped me pull up the bucket.

"How long have I been on here?" I asked in a loud whisper right in his face. "And I am still forced to scrub the bloody decks. Look at me hands!" I demanded and held them up. "See? I have no time to tend properly to John, and he is sick right now! I don't see Elizabeth scrubing decks, or polishing, or triming sails, or even cooking in the kitchen...which would be better than this! But all she does is lay around, making snide comments at me, and reads...with the occasiona insult thrown at whatever I'm doing." I said harsly and set the bucket down on the deck and retreived my mop.

"Very well." Was all that Jack said before he went below. I narrowed my eyes and gave the stupid bucket a hardy kick breaking it, before retiring below as well, only to attend another person.


"Coral?" I sighed and stopped reading to John. Jack was calling.

"What!" I yelled back.

"Coralie! Come here now!" I gave John's head a little pat and set the book down. I walked out of the cabin to see that man, Aaron's, door wide open and the light on.

"Where are you?" I yelled.

"You know where I bloody am!" Jack cried out. I slowly walked into Aaron's cabin and gave a small gasp. Aaron was laying on the bed where I helped him to...dead.

"Who did this?" I asked in a breathless whisper, kneeling down by the dead body. Jack, Will, Derack, and Elizabeth stood there by the door.

"Thats what we would like to know." Said Elizabeth in a cold harsh voice. I looked up and over at her. I could feel my face growing pale.

"What?" I breathed.

"We are putting you on trial." Jack said in a defeated voice, and looked geniuanly sorry.

"WHAT?" I asked again. Shooting pleading looks to Jack, Will, and Derack.

"You were the last one to be seen with Aaron." Will said, looking away from my searching eyes.

"I was helping him to bed...He was" Elizabeth cut me off.

"Save it for the trial." She said in a nasty voice.

"This is your doing, isn't it! I know its you who did this..Just wait,"

"Derack, will you please take Miss. Coralie to the brig?" Elizabeth said over my screams. Derack reluctantly took me by the elbow and dragged me all the way to the bilges, kicking and screaming.

After I was locked in a small animal like cage, I sat down heavily on the hard wood.

"I don' think you did it, miss." Derack said before leaving the brig, taking the light with him. I started to cry. I never really cried much, but I was more scared for John, than for myself...I mean, I could handle myself, and I knew Jack had some sort of liking for me, and no matter how much I had scorned Will, he seemed to be on my side...And the crew as well, they all liked me, helping me out with my chores occaisonly. But I was more afraid for John because he was so young, and none of the crew would take care of him, and now was a fine time for me to get thrown in the brig because he was becoming really sick! He had become like a son to me in that short amount of time, and I was afraid of losing him.