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A Bet, Some Rum, and a Wedding
Chapter 4: The Dress
"YOU PUSHED ME OFF MY OWN SHIP! WHEN I GET UP THERE YOU ARE SO DEAD!"
"I'll be waiting. Until then, thanks for the towels and goodnight!" Jack said as he closed the window.
"JACK SPARROW YOU BETTER NOT TOUCH ANYTHING IN MY ROOM! IF YOU BREAK ANYTHING I SWEAR I'M GOING TO KILL YOU! Oh shit, I left my door locked. He could stay in there all night and I couldn't do anything about it. If he sleeps in my bed tonight, I'm going to kill him. I'M GOING TO KILL YOU JACK SPARROW!" Amy's head was starting to hurt again so she quickly swam over to the docks and got up on land. The bandage had come off her head while she was in the water and had to get a new one quickly. Amy knew there was no point going back onto her ship because Jack was in her room and she knew he would not let her come back in to get anything. Amy decided to pay her friend at the pub a little visit instead. She swam to the beach and walked towards the pub, soaking wet. She walked into the pub and found her friend working at the bar just wear she expected him to be.
"Hello Tom. How have you been?"
"Why hello there Amy. Haven't seen you in months. Come here and sit down. I'll pour you some rum. Look at you, you're soaking wet and look at your head. What happen to you? Did anybody try to hurt you? Just tell me who they are and I'll kill them."
'Great just what I need, more rum. Hopefully I won't get thrown out of my own ship this time,' Amy thought. "It's a long story, you don't want to know. Do you think you could put my rum in with some tea?"
"I'm sure we have some tea around here I could make. Why do you want rum in it? It'll taste awful."
"It's for my head. It helps the pain go away. That reminds me, do you have a bandage I could use for my head?"
"Of course I do. You can get whatever you want here."
"Thank you Tom. You've always been so kind to me."
"You're like a daughter to my best friend, of course I'll be kind to you. You are like a daughter to me too you know."
"That's very comforting to know right now." Amy sat down at a table and waited for Tom to come back with her tea and bandage. He came back about five minutes later with a towel, some bandages, and her tea.
"Here you are Amy. The towels might be a little dirty, but it's all we have."
"No, this will do very nicely, thank you." Amy took the towel from Tom and dried herself off. When she dried off her head, there was blood on the towel from her head but not near as much blood as before. Once she was completely dried off, Tom helped her put the bandage on her head. Her head was still very tender and winced from the pain of few times but she got the bandage on all right. She sat down at the table across from Tom and drank her tea. This tea was much worse than the tea Jack made, and the tea he made was horrible. Amy could barely hold this tea down because it tasted so bad. The tea was helping her head though so she kept drinking it even though it tasted awful.
"So what brings you here to Port Smith anyway?"
"I needed some supplies, that's all. Nothing special."
"You know who was in here today?"
"Who?"
"Captain Jack Sparrow."
"Really? Do you know why he was here?"
"I can't say why he came to this port, but he came in here for the same reason as everybody else, to drink rum and get drunk. He was one of the biggest drinkers of rum I've ever seen."
"How much rum did he drink exactly?"
"Do you remember Daniel?"
"Yes, he was the biggest drunk ever."
"He would have gave Dan a run for his money."
"How could he do that to me!"
"What? You know Jack?"
"Yes, he's been living on my ship for the pass month."
"He's been living with you? He hasn't tried to hurt you or anything like that has he?"
"No, nothing serious. He won't stop calling me 'luv' though. No matter how much I tell him not to, he does anyway."
"Did he try anything on you that wasn't serious?"
"Well, maybe."
"That's it, I'm going to kill him!"
"No don't kill him, I've already taken care of it."
"What did you do?"
"On the first night that we met, he tried to take advantage of me when I was pretending to be drunk, but I wasn't drunk at all. I know what was going on the whole time. Once I thought he got to far I slapped him and made him sleep in the storage room and took his hat away from him."
"You took his hat away from him? That's my girl. Why did you let him stay on your ship?"
"Norrington was going after him at the time. One of his men saw him and started charging after him. That's why he got onto my ship in the first place, to hide from Norrington. I couldn't make him leave my ship, Norrington would have killed him for sure."
"True, but why is he still on your ship?"
"After he tried to take advantage of me, he told me that he was sorry. I didn't believe him that he was truly sorry. So he asked me what he could do to make it up to me. I told him that he couldn't sleep with anyone for six months and drink rum, and to make sure he would stay true to his word, he has to live with me on my ship for six months, which is now seven."
"Why is it now seven months?"
"That's for something he did today."
"What did he do?"
"He broke both of the rules, and because of that I have a huge cut on my head."
"He did that to you?"
"He didn't know it would happen at the time. Someone else did this to me, but it wasn't completely his fault. In fact, if he didn't break the rules and stayed true to the bet, I would be dead right now. The same person who gave me this cut threatened to kill me."
"Who threatened to kill you?"
"A girl named Anamaria."
"I knew she was trouble from the second she walked in here. The next time she comes here, she will pay for what she did to you."
"Thank you. Jack was going to kill her himself but I told him that she probably ran off somewhere because she knew he would come after her."
"Yes that's true. At least Jack was ready to defend you. Not a lot of men would have been ready to kill her that second. That's one of the few good things about Jack Sparrow. He's a good man, when he needs to be, which doesn't happen very much. How did you get wet anyway? Don't tell me Jack had something to do with it."
"After Jack found out what happened, my head was bleeding very bad. I was heading to the ship but I was very weak from the amount of blood I lost. Jack headed on to the ship while I leaned against a pole to catch my breath. I was so weak that I fell into the water and Jack came and brought me back to my ship."
"Is that why you're wet?"
"No. I woke up in my room and saw that Jack had taken care of me while I was knocked out. He came in and asked me how I was doing and that I was out for a few hours. He asked if there was anything he could do for me. I asked if I could see his coat."
"Why did you want to see Jack's coat?"
"For the last two weeks, when he had woken up his breath smelled like rum. I suspected that he had a small bottle of rum hiding in his coat pocket and I wanted to see if I was right."
"Were you right?"
"Yes I was. I told him since he broke the rules to our bet, I would take his bottle away. He got very mad about that and asked me if next I would take his sword away next. Of course I would never take his sword away because he needs to defend himself somehow but I decided to have some fun with him and told him that wasn't a bad idea. Once I told him I was kidding I asked to make the face that he had when I told him I would take his sword away because I thought it was very funny. He got mad at me for making fun of him and charged out of the room up to the deck."
"That's stubborn old Jack for you."
"I asked him to come back and chased after him. When I got to the deck he was standing there next to the stairs waiting for me with a smirk on his face. I asked him why he made me go through all of that and he told me that he made me go after him to teach me a lesson. I was mad at him for making me go that fit and told him I would pour out all the rum in that little bottle because he made me do that. Jack came after me and got me just before I poured it out the window. He came over and tackled me before I was able to pour it out. I struggled for a few minutes until I pretended to hit my head on my bed, and he let go of me to see if I was all right. As soon as he let go of me, I ran to the window and poured most of it out. I then drank the rest of the rum myself."
"Very clever Amy. You always were a clever child."
"Thank you Tom. He was mad at me for pouring his rum out the window so he took my favorite perfume and poured it out the window. I was very mad at him for pouring my perfume out so I took his hat out from where I was hiding it and told him I was going to throw it over bored and ran up to the deck. He took the book that my father gave to me right before me died and followed me. We were both standing on opposite sides of the deck dangling the book and the hat over the edge. We figured this was pointless and agreed to give each other our things back. I made sure he gave me my book back first. Once I had my book, I threw his hat into the water. Jack yelled at me for throwing it and then dove in after it. Knowing that Jack would come back quickly, I ran downstairs back to my room and locked the door."
"Why did you throw his hat into the water?"
"To get even for pouring my perfume into the ocean."
"I forgot about that. You know how forgetful I am, good job. But why were you wet?"
"I'm getting there. I rested on my bed for a minute because I was tired from moving around. I heard I noise coming from my window. I went to go see what it was and it was Jack climbing up my ship."
"How do you think he got on your ship in the first place?"
"That's what he said. I started yelling because he was getting water all over my floor and I didn't want to clean it. He got mad at me again for not asking how he was after he swam out and got his hat so I asked him how he was. Then he asked me for some towels so I went and got some. After I gave him the towels he told me there was a pretty sunset outside and asked me if I wanted to see it and I said yes. When I went to go look at the sunset out the window, he pushed me into the water. I yelled at him for a few minutes and then decided that it would be pointless to go back on my ship so here I am."
"You had every right to do what you did. Why didn't you go kick Jack out of your room?"
"I locked the door remember and I knew Jack wouldn't open for me, so I figured the next best thing was to come here."
"You're always welcomed here."
"Thank you."
"You know about you little problem with Jack? That he won't stop calling you 'luv'?"
"Yes, can you help me?"
"I have some information that might make him stop calling you that."
"Tell me." Amy leaned closer to Tom while he was telling Amy something about Jack.
"Are you sure it's true?"
"Came from my best bud's mouth himself."
"I can't believe it. That will defiantly make him stop calling me 'luv'."
"So, are you doing to do anything to get back at him for pushing you off your ship?"
"Of course I am! Nobody pushes me off my own ship and gets away with it."
"Anyway I could be of help?"
"Yes. I need a few strong men and a dress."
"I can't wait to see how this is going to turn out."
"(yawns) That was one of the best nights of sleep I've ever had. I probably could have slept through anything. Why is it so breezy in here?" Jack opened his eyes and realized where he was.
"BLOODY HELL I'M IN THE CROW'S NEST! HOW DID I GET UP HERE?" It dawned on him. "Amy…"
"Well good morning Jack. Did you sleep well?" Jack looked down over the side of the crow's nest and saw a short blonde woman standing on the deck below.
"Speak of the devil. Did you have something to do with this!"
"Of course I did," Amy answered back casually. "Nobody throws me off my own ship and gets away with it. You are too deep of a sleeper for your own good you know."
"GET ME THE HELL DOWN FROM HERE!"
"Why don't you get down yourself? There is a climbing net you know." Jack ran to the other side of the nest to where the net was supposed to be.
"THERE IS NO NET!"
"Really? I guess we must have cut it down when we brought you up there."
"We? Who the hell is we! "
"My friends from the pub. My very good friend works there you know."
"GET ME DOWN FROM HERE!"
"I can't get you down from there all by myself. You'll have to wait until my friend comes."
"And when will that be?" he gritted through his teeth.
"In about an hour. You know I'm surprised that you haven't noticed what you are wearing." Jack looked at himself to see that he was not wearing what he was last night.
"YOU PUT ME IN A DRESS! Not just and dress either! A pouffy, pink, frilly one! Have you gone mad woman!"
"I think you look rather handsome in it."
"There will be people walking by! They will be able to see me!"
"That is a problem. But I can't do anything about it know so you're going to have to live with it. Now if you excuse me, I'm going to eat my breakfast all by myself like I used to before you came. Hope you don't get too cold up there. Goodbye."
"WHAT! YOU CAN'T JUST LEAVE ME HERE! COME BACK HERE AMY! I'M NOT FINISHED WITH YOU YET! GET ME DOWN FROM HERE! DON'T YOU DARE LEAVE ME HERE! COME BACK HERE NOW WENCH!"
"I'm not listening! La la la la la la."
"COME BACK HERE AMY JONES!" Jack kept yelling at Amy even after she went downstairs. People walking down the street kept staring at Jack. They would look at Jack, whisper something to their friend and keep walking still staring at him.
"WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING AT? HAVEN'T YOU EVER SEEN A MAN IN A DRESS BEFORE?"
"That was the best breakfast I've had in a long time. It was so nice and peaceful. Jack has been out there for over an hour. I guess I should let he come down now. I think he has learned his lesson." Amy cleaned up her breakfast and headed outside.
"So Mr. Sparrow, are you ready to come down?"
"BLOODY HELL I AM!"
"Before you come down you have to say something."
"What do I have to do now! Haven't you made me do enough already!"
"I still can do a lot more to you, you know. This time all you have to do is say something."
"What do I have to say?"
"You have to say that you're sorry for what you did that you will never do again, that I win, and that I am not a eunuch but you are."
"WHAT? I AM NOT SAYING THAT I AM A EUNUCH!"
"Then you will just have to wait another hour before you can come down."
"Fine I'll say it."
"Make it loud and clear so that everyone can hear it."
"Fine. Amy I am eternally sorry for what I did to you and I swear on my life that I will never do it again. You win the fight and you are not a eunuch, but (coughs)."
"What was the last thing you said? I couldn't understand you. Say it again nice and clear."
"I said that I am a (coughs)."
"Come on Jack, it's not that hard. Am I going to have to leave you up there longer?"
"NO! You're making work for this aren't you?"
"Yes I am and I'm having fun doing it too."
"Fine. I am a eunuch. You happy now? Now get your friend and get me down from here."
"I don't need a friend. I can do it myself."
"YOU COULD HAVE GOT ME DOWN THIS WHOLE TIME?"
"Yes I could have, but I wanted to make sure you learned you lesson. Watch out, I'm going to throw this rope and you better catch it." Amy threw the rope up to Jack and he almost missed it but caught it just in time. He tied the rope onto the railing and climbed down.
"That was a very evil thing you did."
"You deserved it. Now, hurry up and get dressed. I would like to start sailing before noon."
"Where are we going?"
"I'm going to meet my friend in Tortuga and I don't know the way very well so I need you help. Hurry up and get dressed."
"Tortuga eh? I think I can find my way from here."
"You could find your way to Tortuga from anywhere in the Caribbean."
"Yes I probably could. But since you put me in that dress, it might take longer to get there this time."
"I'll let you drink all the rum you want the first day. No strings attached."
"Well, let's hurry up then. We don't have all day. We can be there in a day if we hurry."
"All you ever think about is your rum."
"I do think about other things you know."
OMG! I AM SOOOOOOOOOOO SORRY! I'm so sorry it's taken me so long to update! I've been so busy with school and other things. It's exam week and I'm experiencing my first high school exams. Down side to high school. Not fun. Wish me luck on my biology exam! I need it. Anywoo…you probably noticed that I didn't change as much in this chapter as I did the previous one. That is because it was taking me too long to basically rewrite each chapter and it would take forever to get the rest of the chapters up. So I have decided to keep the editing to a minimal to get the chapters up faster. I will come back one day and rewrite the other chapters. But I rather get these up first. The wait should not be as long for the next chapter. I have Friday off and Saturday is my b-day party! I turn 15 on Monday! (woot woot) Oh, and a wonder thank you to my beta Renajah as always for editing this chapter. Anyway, thanks for all the reviews! The more you send, the faster the chapters will come up!