Ok, this is going up so soon because Bethykins was really nice and gave me a review! (squee!) (huggles Beth and gives her a lifetime supply of rum...and plastic spoons to attack her school with)
Disclaimer: I own...my characters...Beth and her family own the game...I own the idea...and DISNEY GETS THE REST...the foosnits...I WANNA GO TO DISNEYLAND! (sob) The Disney people should give me a free pass just cause I write these things out every time I post a chappie...
The next morning when Meg woke up, the crew was already talking about the card game and a small tournament that night. Will had already taught many crewmembers and Elizabeth and Jack.
"We need a prize though, mate," Jack said to him. Will nodded in response. Jack thought for a moment.
"How about a kiss from one of the girls?" a cheeky grin set its place on Jack's mouth.
"What if the winner is one of the girls?"
"Good point…well, if it is then they can pick who they should kiss, out of the losers. Or get a bottle of rum," Jack compromised. Will nodded.
"Do you want to teach Louise?" asked Will, looking at the cabin door. Jack shrugged.
"I suppose…" he sighed.
"Er, Elizabeth told me about the conversation she had with you yesterday…"
Jack shot him a glare.
"I don't want to talk about that anymore so shut your trap, whelp."
Will nodded.
That evening, after Gracie was put to bed, everyone was up on deck waiting to start the tournament. The anchor was lowered and Jack stood in the crowd.
"Right! There's gonna be six to a table, yeh gonna keep playin' on the same table till there's only one person with cards. That person is then 'out'. If you are the winner of your table, then wait over here—," he pointed to a table by him. "–And then all the winners from the tables will play. The winner will get a kiss from one of the girls," Jack smirked as the men cheered. Elizabeth, Anamaria and Meg looked around in horror. Louise only smirked from where she stood next to Jack. She wasn't playing. "Or a bottle of rum!" More cheers. "The tables are numbered…and I know that half of you lot can't count." Jack continued, bringing a few laughs to the crowd. "So just ask. Will's gonna list the names and what table you're gonna be playin' at."
Will then proceeded to address the crew. Once everyone was seated, the tournament began and rum was passed around. Cotton, Will, Elizabeth, Meg, Gibbs and Anamaria were at the second table. Elizabeth was the first one out. As time when by, everyone slowly started to get up from the tables as they lost. Meg glanced at Jack who was staring at his hand with Louise on his lap. Finally, on their table, it was just Will and Meg left. Meg won. Everyone waited around for the last part of the tournament to start. The players were Meg, Marty, Jake, two other random crewmembers and Jack.
"What're you still doing up, boy?" Jack asked Jake. The cabin boy shrugged and waited for the cards to be dealt. And it just so happened that Jake was the first out. Jack grinned and told him to go to bed. He took a swig of rum and continued to play. Louise was hanging on him the whole time, giggling every once in a while. Marty and then the other random crewmembers lost. Finally it was down to just Jack and Meg. And this is how the final half of the game went:
Jack's pile was out. In his hand was a king, a nine and a two. Out in front of him were a jack, an eight and a king. Meg had a nine, a six and a three in her hand and out in front of her were two tens and a five. And it was her turn. She played her six and drew another three. Jack played his nine and so Meg played her ownand drew a king. Jack played his two; Meg, her king (and drew a two). Jack played his king. Meg smirked and played a three, making Jack pick up the pile. Meg drew a seven and played her two, drawing a five. Jack took another drink of rum and swaying a little, played his two nines. Meg had no choice but to play her three.
"That was stupid," she thought aloud, remembering that Jack had two kings, which he played next. Meg cursed and picked up the pile. Jack smirked. He played his six. Meg put the nines out again and Jack hit her with a three. So she played the kings. Jack put out his two. Will could tell that Meg was not happy with the situation. She wanted the rum cause she didn't get itoften. Meg then smiled and played the seven. Jack stared at it and then grumbled at Meg as he picked up the pile yet again. Meg put out her five. Jack returned with a six. He kissed Louise for a moment while he waited for Meg to play. She played her last seven and could draw again. She drew an eight. The Captain played his two and Meg played the same, drawing a jack. Jack decided to play the nines. Meg played the jack and drew her last card, a two. Jack played the kings. Meg, a three, Jack played his three. Meg stared at it…she had to pick up. Jack grinned again. Meg rolled her eyes and picked up the pile. Jack played his seven. Meg stupidly played all her twos, but this was out of feeling. She didn't really care anymore. The game was getting out of hand and it needed to stop. Then Jack played his eight. Meg's spirit came back when she noticed that she could make Jack pick up again! She played one of her kings and Jack played his, Meg came back with her other and Jack had to pick up. He made a sort of growling noise as he did so. Meg shrugged and continued to play. Jack played the twos and Meg, the nines. Jack played a king. Meg played a three, Jack, another king, Meg the other three and Jack his last king. Meg had to pick up again. Jack played his seven. Meg played her six. Jack played his eight. Meg played her eight and then realized how stupid she had once again been. Jack played his jack. Meg knew that her best way of keeping Jack from winning was to play a king. But she wanted to see what might happen if she played her jack. So she did.
"What're you doing that for, woman!" Jack asked. Meg rolled her eyes and rested her elbow on the table and her head on her hand. Jack played an ace from his facedown cards. Meg picked them up, forgetting about her threes. She had had some rum earlier; maybe that was finally hitting her brain. Jack drew a five, Meg played a six and Jack drew his final facedown card: an eight. Meg stared at it. Jack had just won. He kissed Louise again and everyone applauded.
"Hold up," he said standing up, pushing Louise away. "That wasn't my prize." Meg still stared at the cards in her hand finally realizing how very stupid she had been. She knew that Beth would have scolded her for that. The crewmembers around her murmured to one another, waiting to see who Jack would kiss as his prize. Jack walked around the table to Meg. Both Elizabeth and Will had seen this coming. Jack took Meg's hand andmade her stand up. She looked at him confused for a moment and the surprised.
"But—!" she was cut off by Jack who kissed her…for a long time. Louise watched in horror. The crewmembers applauded again. Jack and Meg parted and she stared at him for a while. Louise pulled Jack away, rather roughly, and slapped him. He looked at her for a moment surprised.
"What was that for?"
"You kissed her!"
The crew chose the moment to go to other jobs or to bed.
"Aye, I did. I'm a pirate, remember?"
Louise stared at him, tears tempting to fall. Meg watched them, slowly beginning to back away. Louise turned her head and glared at her. She stomped over to Meg and attempted to slap her too but Jack grabbed her wrist before any harm could come to her. He took Louise to their cabin and locked the door with them inside.
"I'm sorry, Meg, this was a bad idea…" Will said as he approached her. Meg looked at him for a moment and then smiled.
"No, I had fun!"
Elizabeth grinned and Meg attempted to 'skip' to her hammock but nearly fell down the stairs in the process. Elizabeth kissed Will and they followed to go to bed.
Sorry about the huge chunks...it's hard to write out the game, step by step. I wrote the chappie at about 11 one night, playing the game with myself in the dark, with only the compy screen to guide me. Hey, Beth! Remember that card that you bent? That was Jack's winning eight card! I thought that was cool. Anywhosit, R&R and TALLY HO!