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A Bet, Some Rum, and a Wedding
Chapter 7: The Wedding
"Let's see. How should I wake up Jack today? I've kicked him and yelled at him…I think I'll throw water on him this time. That'll wake him up." Amy entered the storage room and to her surprise, Jack was awake. "Wow, you're awake...like a normal person."
"Figured it would be less painful if I woke meself up. And you know what? It didn't hurt at all."
"Now maybe you can do this again and every day for the rest of your life."
"I don't want to apply myself. I'll try to wake myself up while I'm on this ship. As soon as I'm off, I'll go back to sleeping until noon."
"Go ahead. I won't care because I won't be with you."
"Fine."
"Fine."
"So, um, have you figured out the name of the ship that killed your father?" Jack said after a long awkward silence.
"Nope, haven't remembered it yet. Why do you want to know?"
"Just wondering."
"Oh. I trust you can make your own breakfast."
"Why?"
"I have to go to Sarah's house and help her get ready for the wedding. She needs all the help she can get."
"But it's seven o'clock? Why do you have to go there so early?"
"If I don't go now, she'll end up starting to get ready and hour before the wedding and then we'll all be late."
"How long can it take to get ready?"
"You don't understand women, do you?"
"I do, sometimes. But why do you have to get ready this early?"
"You see -- what's the point of explaining it to you. You'll never get it."
"I just want to know why you have to go this early."
"I'm not going to tell you. It's one of the many mysteries of women you will never know. Live with it."
"Someday I will learn the answer."
"Go right ahead and try to get an answer. What ever any women tells you when you ask her, you'll never going to get it."
"Yes I will."
"No you won't."
"Yes I will."
"No you won't"
"Yes I will."
"No you won't."
"Yes I will."
"No you won't."
"Yes I will."
"This can go on forever. Can we stop this now? I have to leave."
"Fine. Go ahead and do one of the many things women do that I will never know."
"That's right. Meet me in front of the pub at one o'clock. Make sure you're ready and wearing the coat."
"You always tell me where to meet you. Why can't I say when to meet for once?"
"Because I know everything and you don't, so listen to me."
"Like I have a choice anyway. Fine I'll be there."
"Good. I'm leaving now so make your own breakfast or go out to eat. Just make sure you get food. I don't want you to be complaining during the wedding. This is my best friend. You better treat her with respect."
"I will. You know, you're making me do all this stuff and I'm not getting anything out of it."
"I'll tell why I have to go to her house so early."
"Deal."
"I'm only telling it to you once, and if you don't get it, don't come asking me to tell you what it means."
"I promise."
"The stuff you need for breakfast is on the second shelf. I'm leaving so, goodbye." Amy walked of the room and put her coat on. She walked back out to the hallway and began walking up the stairs until she heard Jack call her name.
"Amy?"
"Yes Jack?"
"Yes I will."
"No you won't." Amy turned around smiling and walked up the stairs.
"Well, how do I look?" Sarah walked out of her room and showed Amy what she looked like with her dress on. Her dress fit her perfectly in all the right places and the small train she had in the back made her look like royalty. Her beautiful brown hair was in a tight bun with a flower pin with two small ringlets hanging on the sides of her face. Sarah looked stunning.
"You look beautiful. Johnny is lucky to have a girl like you. Where's the diamond necklace you bought?"
"It's around here somewhere. Ah, here it is. Can you help me?" Sarah handed Amy the necklace while she held her hair up. Amy put the necklace around her neck and closed the clasp.
"It's a simple, but effective necklace. Are you sure Johnny doesn't mind you spending this much money on your wedding?"
"Nope. He said either I could have a big reception and wear my regular dress, or I could have a fancy dress and a small reception at the pub. I figured the dress was more important that the reception, so I chose the dress. I think it was worth it. I didn't really need anybody else at my wedding anyway. All I wanted was to make sure you were there to be my maid of honor."
"Thanks, Sarah. I know this may be off the subject, but do you remember what the name of the ship was that killed my father? You're so much better at remembering than me."
"Wasn't it the Black Pearl?"
"Yes, that's right. It was the Black Pearl."
"Why do you want to know?"
"Oh, I was telling Jack about my father's coat and I couldn't remember what the name was. I asked him if he remembered what the name was but he couldn't."
"If anyone should remember the name, it should be Jack."
"Why should he know it?"
"He was the captain of the Black Pearl remember?"
"That's right he was! I can't believe he lied to me! What time is it?"
"It's 12:45. Why do you want to know."
"I have to go meet Jack. He's going to get a big surprise when I see him. Be back in a while." Amy ran out the door and headed to the pub, very angry with Jack.
"Amy, wait! Don't do anything you might regret! Why do you have to be so stubborn?"
"I can't believe he lied to me! He killed my father! That's why he wanted me to forget about killing the captain. Well, I'm not forgetting Jack! Where is he, I'm going to kill him! How could he lie to me? He just lied to me to save his own neck. Well, it's too late for that Jack! Where is he! There he is, standing around like he's innocent. You're going to pay for what you did to my dad." Amy walked up behind Jack and tapped him on the shoulder and put her hands on her hips.
"There you are, Amy. I've been looking all over for you. Why aren't you dressed?"
"I remembered the name of the ship that killed my father." Jack made a very loud gulp.
"Oh really? Are you still going to kill the captain?"
"Yes, I am." Amy made a fist and punched Jack in the face as hard as she could, making Jack bend over and clutching his face in pain. While he was concentrating on the pain on his face, Amy kicked Jack in the shins as hard as she could. This made Jack fall to the ground while one hand is clutching his face and the other his leg. Amy flipped Jack over so he was facing the ground, put her foot on his back to keep him from getting away, and grabbed both of his arms.
"You were captain of the Pearl! YOU KILLED MY FATHER!"
"Well, hold on just a second, love! When was your father killed?"
"He was killed nine years ago."
"Then I couldn't have done it. I was captain ten years ago. It was Barbossa who killed him."
"I don't believe you!" Amy dug her boot into Jack's back harder. Jack let out a small shriek from the pain.
"It's true. Ask anybody." Amy bit her lip while she was making a decision and pulled Jack off the ground and still held his arms together behind his back. She quickly took out the knife in her boot that she always carries and put it up against Jack's back. Amy forced Jack inside the pub and led him towards the bar.
"I didn't know the pub was open this early."
"SHUT UP SPARROW! Kyle where are you?" A tall blond haired man came out from a door behind the bar.
"Why it's Amy Jones. How have you been? Not too well, I see. What did he do to you?"
"You know the stories of the Black Pearl right?"
"I'm telling you the truth." Amy pushed the knife futher to Jack's back.
"SHUT UP, YOU! How long ago was Jack Sparrow the captain of the Pearl?"
"Ten years ago."
"Are you sure?"
"I would bet my life on it."
"Are you completely sure?"
"Yes, I am."
"Are you sure you're sure?"
"He said he was sure already! Now can you please take that knife away from me? You're starting to dig into my skin." Amy slowly took the knife away from Jack's back and let his arms go.
"See, I was telling you the truth."
"Oh Jack, I'm so sorry! I can't believe I did this to you! I'm sorry I didn't believe you!"
"It's ok. You had every right to believe it was me."
"Sit down and let me have a look at your leg. I kicked you really hard." Jack sat down in a chair and put his leg up on the table. Amy rolled up his pant leg and looked at the cut.
"It's bleeding. Kyle, can you get me some ice, a cloth, and a bandage please?"
"Sure thing Amy." Kyle went back through the door that he came in.
"It's going to hurt for the next few days. I kicked you harder than I thought."
"I told you, you kick very hard. You punch hard, too."
"How is your face?"
"It hurts to open my left eye." Amy touched the skin right under Jack's left eye.
"Oww! Don't do that! It hurts."
"Looks like I gave you a black eye, too. I'm so sorry, Jack. I should have believe you."
"It's ok. Where's Kyle with the ice? My face hurts like hell." Kyle came walking back into the main part of the pub with some ice inside of a piece of cloth and a bandage.
"Here I am. Took me a while to find clean ice and a bandage. We really should clean this place up."
"Thanks, Kyle." Amy took the ice and put it on Jack's eye. He winced from the pain at first but then found it help numbing the pain. Once Jack had the ice on his face, Amy cleaned the cut and took the bandage and wrapped it around Jack's leg.
"There you go. That's about all I can do for now."
"Are you sure your friend doesn't mind you staying down here so long?"
"The wedding! I forgot about that! I still have to get dressed! You stay here and I'll come back and get you in a while. Kyle will take care of you while I'm gone, won't you, Kyle?"
"Yes, I will. If he's a friend of yours, he's a friend of mine."
"Thanks, Kyle. Can you make some rum tea for him?"
"Rum tea?"
"Yes, you make tea and then put rum in it, savvy?"
"Ok, but it'll taste awful."
"Who cares, just make it. I have to leave now if I want to be ready in time. Hope you feel better Jack and I really am sorry. Bye! Oh wait, hand me the coat. I have to clean out all the mud stains I gave you." Jack took off the coat and handed it to Amy, much to her surprise, Jack was not wearing a shirt. She looked up at Jack when he took off the coat and stared at him, blushing.
"W-W-Why aren't you wearing a shirt?"
"It's gets very hot under there. I had to stay cool somehow." Amy was still staring at him and blushing even more.
"Shouldn't you be getting back to your friend's?"
"What? Oh, yes, yes, I suppose I should. Bye, Jack." Amy took the coat from Jack quickly left the pub, still blushing. Jack and Kyle were left alone.
"Can I ask you a question, Kyle, right?"
"Sure, I guess."
"Do you understand why a woman would have to go to her friend's house at seven o'clock in the morning to help her friend get ready for her wedding even though the ceremony is at 2:30 that afternoon?"
"Nope. It wouldn't take that long to get ready. All they have to do is a put a dress on. Shouldn't take more than an hour."
"Exactly what I think."
"There you are, Amy. I've been waiting for you. What took you so long?" Sarah asked.
"I had to take care of Jack. I kicked him and punched him because I thought he killed my father. Turns out he didn't do it."
"You did always jump to conclusions. Is he alright?"
"He's fine. Kyle is taking care of him. Can I wash Jack's coat here?"
"Let me do it, you have to get ready."
"But you're in your wedding dress! What happens if you get it dirty?"
"I'll be fine. I'll put an apron over my dress. It shouldn't be to hard, looks like it's only mud stains. It might take fifteen minutes."
"Thanks, Sarah. Where's my dress?"
"It's over on the bed. Once you're dressed, I'll help you with your hair. Hurry now! I don't want to be late for my own wedding. Johnny is going to meet us down at the chapel."
"Thank you so much, Sarah. I owe you one."
"You being here is good enough for me." Amy gave Sarah a smile and hugged her.
"Hurry and get dressed! You still have to pick up Jack before the ceremony. Hurry!" Amy smiled at Sarah again and closed the door behind her to start getting dressed.
"Amy I'm done with the coat! Are you done getting dressed? It's 2 o'clock. We only have an hour before the ceremony."
"I thought you said the ceremony was at 2:30."
"I did, but I figured something would happen and would delay us so I told you it was at 2:30 so we would have a chance to be there on time."
"Good thing you did. I'm coming out now, so don't laugh." Amy opened the door and walked out into the hallway. Amy's dress fitted her perfectly and it was modestly low cut. The purple fabric made her blonde hair stand out and brought out the dark blue color in her eyes.
"Amy you look beautiful. Not as good as me, but you look beautiful."
"That's kind of conceited, don't you think? But it is true. You have to look better than me anyway. It wouldn't be right for me to look better than you on your wedding day."
"Thank you, Amy. Come here and let me do your hair. Your hair is so easy to take care of and it's so soft. I want your hair."
"Well, I would like to keep my hair on my own head if you don't mind. What are you going to do to it this time?"
"We don't have a lot of time, so I think I'll just curl it. Come here and sit down." Amy sat down in a chair in front Sarah while she did her hair. She pulled her hair very tightly around the curler and made her headache. It took about fifteen minutes for Sarah to do her hair. Her head was sore, but it was worth it. She looked beautiful. The curls framed her faced just right and made her look very elegant. She could pass for royalty if she had to.
"Wow. You look rich. You could pass for the governor's daughter if you gad to. Wait till Jack sees you. He'll think you're beautiful."
"He would think that. Do you have a necklace I could borrow?"
"I thought you were going to see if he got you anything."
"If he got me something to wear, he would have given it to me by now. Besides, I want to look nice for your wedding."
"Or do you just want to look nice for Jack? Come on, you know you like him. I can tell. You're always smiling when you think about him."
"I guess there's no use denying it to you anymore. Yes I like him, a lot. I've liked him for over a month."
"Why couldn't you just say that before?"
"I was hoping it would go away, but now I'm not sure if I want it to go away."
"Sounds like you really love him. I'm happy for you Amy."
"Thanks."
"Here's necklace you could use. It's just a silver chain but it'll look good with your dress." Sarah walked over to Amy and put the necklace on her.
"Do you have a bouquet? You must have one."
"No don't have one. Didn't have time to get one."
"I'll get you something on my way to get Jack. You'll be alright heading to the chapel yourself?"
"Yes I will. I need time to make Johnny look fairly presentable anyway. He has no sense of fashion at all. I bet he just wore the cleanest thing he could find. You need to go get Jack. It's already 2:15. It'll take me a while to get Johnny ready. I should have gone over there this morning to check out what he was going to wear, but I guess it's too late. I'm leaving now so I'll see you in about fifteen minutes?"
"Yep. I have Jack's coat. See ya."
"Bye, Amy."
"Jack, I'm back. How are you doing?" Amy walked through the pub, carry a long-stem white rose for Sarah, and to the bar where she had left him before and saw Kyle and Jack drinking rum tea and talking.
"Well, I'm glad to see that you two are getting along." Jack looked over at Amy and his jaw dropped.
"Jack, close your mouth."
"I don't know what to say. You look beautiful Amy."
"Yeah you do, Amy. In all my years of knowing you, I've never seen you this dressed up."
"Thanks, you guys. How is your eye, Jack? I can see that shiner starting to form."
"It doesn't hurt that much. Nothing I can't handle. What's the flower for?"
"It's for Sarah. Come on, we only have 30 minutes to get to the chapel."
"I thought you said that the wedding was at 2:30."
"Sarah lied to me. She figured that something would happen and would be late to the wedding so gave me the wrong time so we had a chance of getting there on time. Good thing she did or else we would be really late. Here's your coat. It might be a little damp but it'll work." Amy handed Jack the coat and put it on.
"Now I'm going to be cold from the dampness. I should have worn my shirt."
"It's too late to get it now. Don't worry, you won't get that cold. It's the Caribbean; you can never get cold here. Come on, we have to leave now. You still can walk can you?"
"I can walk fine."
"Thanks for take caring of him, Kyle."
"It was nothing."
"We'll be back in a while with Sarah and Johnny. Have some of your finest rum waiting for us."
"Put mine in some tea. I need to drink as much of that as I can get."
"Got it. Tell Sarah congratulations for me."
"I will. Bye, Kyle."
"Bye, Amy." Jack got up from his chair and followed Amy out the door.
"You certainly know a lot of people."
"That's what you get for your dad being a merchant and living on a ship for years. I probably know at least one person in every town."
"That's a lot of people. You might even know as many people as me."
"If I did, I would know every woman alive," Amy said with a playful smile.
"Shut up."
"Sarah we're back! Where are you?"
"Coming! I'm fixing Johnny up. Be there in a second." Sarah came walking out with Johnny from the door. Johnny looked at least halfway presentable, even though could tell he was drinking rum all morning, he didn't look that bad. His hair was messy but it looked like Sarah actually tried to fix his hair. If that's as good as Sarah could get, he must be really bad. His clothes were slightly dirty. Around the bottom of his coat there was mud stains but he looked all right overall.
"Sarah, Johnny, this is Jack."
"Hello, Jack." Sarah smiled and shook Jack's hand.
"So, here's my best man."
"Best man? Who said anything about me being a best man?"
"Oh yeah. Jack, none of Johnny's friends could make it so I told him you would be the best man."
"Well, it's kind of too late now."
"Please say you'll do it. You don't have to do anything special. Please do it, for Sarah?" Both Amy and Sarah stood right next to each other and gave Jack the best puppy-dog face they could.
"Fine, I'll do it. You'll probably beat me up if I don't."
"Yes I would. Thank you, Jack. Is the minister ready?"
"He said he would bring someone out to tell us when he was. Amy can you help me put this flower pin back in my hair? It fell out."
"Sure. We'll be back in a minute." Amy and Sarah walked back and through the same door Sarah and Johnny came through, leaving Johnny and Jack all alone in the entryway.
"So, um, your name is Johnny, eh?"
"Yes."
"Nice, strong name. You know for some reason people have always told me I looked like a Johnny."
"Well, you kind of do."
"What do people see that I don't?"
"I don't know. You just look like a Johnny."
"I could never see myself as a Johnny. I've never really liked the name, not that's it's bad or anything. It's just not for me."
"I understand. Do you want to stop talking?"
"Very much." Jack and Johnny stood waiting there for a few silent minutes for Amy and Sarah to come back and eventually saw Sarah come walking out, followed by Amy.
"We're back. Johnny has anyone said the minister was ready yet?"
"Nope. No one has come out yet."
"What is taking so long? I would like my wedding to be on time." Just then the main door opened and out came a short, nervous looking young boy.
"The minister is ready for you now miss."
"Thank you, young man. This is it, my wedding. I can't wait to get it over with."
"It won't be too long from now. Soon you'll be: Mrs. Johnny."
"I know! You and Jack can go first."
"What? Me and her? What do I have to; walk her down the isle or something?"
"Yes, you do, Jack. I'm the maid of honor and you're the best man. We have to. Just do it."
"Alright. Why can't you tell me these before they happen?"
"I just forgot to tell you. Come on now, the music is starting." Jack held out his arm and Amy took it and walked down the isle as the music played. Once they got down to the end of the isle, they separated and stood on either side of the minister and watched Sarah and Johnny walk down the isle.
"She looks beautiful, doesn't she? I can't wait till my wedding day."
"Maybe that'll be some day soon."
"What?" Amy looked at Jack with a surprised looked on her face and was about to say something but Sarah and Jack had already reached the end of the isle.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today…"
So it's not as fast as I said I would. By now you should have learn I lie…a lot. I try to hurry it up, but sometimes it just doesn't work out that way. And thank you Renaja for editing this beautiful and all it's commas. Hope you all had a wonderful Valentine's Day with that special someone. I didn't have anyone to share it with. But I got Valentine's from all my friends so that was great. Hope you like the chapter! And remember…REVIEW!