Chapter 35
She resurfaced gasping for breath, her clothes soaked and suctioned to her body. She threw the bag in first then swung herself into the boat. She lay there for a minute to catch her breath, she looked at the bags she had, and they were a good size and would take a while to go through.
"Maybe I'll take a little nap first." She muttered to herself then she curled up and fell asleep under the warm sun.
The boat wobbled left and right, and then tipped to the right with a gurgling splash. Mari seized the bags before thy hit the bottom and resurfaced, fuming. Someone was going to get hurt. Jack was laughing fit to burst as he held onto the upturned boat.
"JACK! What the hell was that for?" Mari shouted, fuming, her face flushed.
"You just looked so innocent laying there, it didn't look natural. I know you too well for that." Jack said. They turned the boat over and Mari stowed her bags safely in the boat, then without warning she sank under water.
"Mari!" Jack asked, looking around. Suddenly something came up behind him and he was forced under. Him and whatever had grabbed him wrestled for a few minutes then the thing swam off and surfaced. Mari was grinning evilly.
"Revenge is oh so sweet Jack" Mari said. Jack said nothing but lunged at her, she dodged and he went under. They splashed and wrestled in the water for over two hours, Jack ending up under water far more than Mari. Finally they had both had enough and were beyond exhausted, as well as soaked to the bone and freezing. Jack clambered to the boat first then Mari followed, collapsing in it, breathing heavily but grinning.
"You never said anything about being able to fight in the water." Jack said.
"Oh, I can fight jut about anywhere, and almost always find an advantage in the terrain." Mari said, letting her hair fall back out of the boat, as she curled up again, she was ready for another nap, and still hadn't even began to start on her original plan.
"Oh, so where did Will and Elizabeth run off to?" Jack asked. Mari was too tired to say anything so she just pointed to the shore.
"Oh, let me guess, wedding." Jack said, casually. Mari laughed.
"Yes, I think they think they're getting out of one on the Pearl."
"I guess we'll have to show them otherwise." Jack said; he casually moved an arm under Mari's neck. She obligingly moved closer, slightly sub-consciously.
"So what brought you out here?"
"I had to get a few things on shore. And you'd better stay out of them. It took me a good while to get them. I have to sort through them in a little while." Mari said, curled up against Jack. She stifled a yawn and they fell into a comfortable silence. The boat rocked gently, and they were far enough from port that all they heard was the sound of the ocean and the gulls. They fell asleep, with Jack's arms wrapped contentedly around Mari and Mari curled up obligingly into Jack. It made quite a cute picture.