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Chapter 3: Work and Play

"Captain? You wanted to see me before I turned in?" Maccus hung in the doorway to the Captain's cabin.

"Yes. I want you to bring these to the girl," Davy motioned to some things on the table.

"Yes sir. Sir, I was wondering. Earlier tonight, when she killed that man, there was something strange about it, I thought-"

"Aye. I saw it too. Did you know, she offered to serve me?" Davy turned up an eyebrow at Maccus. He wanted to know what his first mate thought about this.

"If I may speak freely sir."

"Granted."

"They say it is bad luck to have a woman on board. But I have a feeling about this one, sir. I agree with your decision to keep her."

Jones snorted and half laughed. "Bad luck or not, Maccus, I hope she's not trouble."

With that, Maccus turned and left for the brig.

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Juno was already done stringing up the canvas that was brought by someone who presented themselves as Koleniko. She thought of him as Puffer Face Man. She had just finished stringing up the rest of the canvas as a hammock when she heard steps coming down again. Turning, she saw it was the Shark, as she liked to think of him.

"Captain says these are for you," Maccus handed over a piece of folded cloth and a flask. Juno thanked him and set them down. "Better get some good nights rest. I have a feeling you'll be learning ship duties tomorrow." Maccus paused here. She was just staring at him. She looked so small. "Why did you do it?"

"Sorry?" Juno was called out of her reverie with the question. She was just noticing how much smaller she was than him.

"When the Captain ordered you to kill that man. Why did you do it?"

Juno shrugged. "Couldn't tell you. Just came to me that I should. And then when I took that sword. It was as natural to me as breathing. I just took it, and I knew what to do."

"Well, I respect the Captain, and you should know, you've earned my respect in that you did his bidding." Before Juno could reply, Maccus turned and walked back upstairs.

"Oh…I sure hope this is water!" Juno had completely forgotten how thirsty she was. And hungry, too! She was elated to find a piece of bread and some meat and cheese wrapped in the cloth. In a very un-ladylike fashion, Juno devoured the bread, meat and cheese at once. She paused once to think about when she would get her next meal, and if she should save some, but by the time she was done thinking about it, she had eaten all the food. Shrugging, she picked up her Whale and blew out the candle.

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Juno awoke to Jones' laughter and the clunking sound he made when he walked down the stairs. "Rise and shine, lassie! Ha ha. You'll be learning how to scrub and mop the deck today! Hahaha!" Juno blinked a few times and slowly got up. She was about to step foot on the floor, but stopped short. She looked up at the Captain, embarrassed. "Sir? I uh…shall have to close the canvas for a moment. And…I have to get up to close it, but the reason I have to close it is because well," she grumbled out the rest of her sentence.

Davy raised an eyebrow and sneered at her. Then he took a stride forward, into the cell. He looked at her, clothed only in a large shirt, and noticed there was a slight flush on her cheeks. With two swift movements, Jones slid the canvas on both sides to conceal the cell. "As soon as your ready, Miss Alex. You're to join the crew above."

A large sigh of relief escaped her as he turned to leave. She felt uncomfortable when he was looking at her. She was glad she didn't have to say it out loud: "I'm not wearing any pants."

As the day wore on, Juno realized just how much she didn't like to scrub or mop or swab. It was hard work, and there was always the Shark man, barking orders. Juno liked climbing the rigging more, and working at the top of the mast. It was a beautiful day, and she was glad to have the sun on her face, and the wind blowing. It wasn't until she was being taught how to run the cannons out that she started feeling faint.

"Maccus! She's fainted…I think." Koleniko was poking her.

"Fainted? Well, is she still breathing?"

"Yes! I think…No, wait. Yes, she's breathing!"

"Well…uh…" Maccus had no idea what to do. A live woman had just fainted on the deck of the Flying Dutchman. Maccus scratched his head.

Hearing the commotion, Davy pushed his way to the front of the group that had gathered. He looked at the unconscious Juno on the floor. Then he looked at his crew. They were all pretty much doing the same thing: Nothing. "Get back to work! All of you! I believe we have forgotten to feed and give drink to our new member." Jones moved forward, and using his good arm, picked up Juno and threw her over his shoulder. The crew just watched as he limped off with the girl. And, just as soon as he was out of sight, they got back to work.

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Laughter again, but this time, there was more of it. Juno opened her eyes to find herself in what could be classified as a mess hall. It looked as if the majority of the crew was there as well. She scanned the room from left to right. There were people playing some kind of dice game, others just sitting and drinking, and others just sitting and talking. Her eyes shifted upwards as she noticed the Shark was walking towards her.

"So you're awake huh? I was wondering when you'd come to. You fainted earlier today. Captain said something about not giving you enough water or food or something. I think he carried you here."

"Where am I?"

"Mess. Crew gets some time to themselves sometimes. When the Captain's not feeling too foul."

Juno smiled. "Does that mean I get a drink?"

The rest of the night was passed with the crew in the mess hall. Juno was actually enjoying herself. She thought, I think I can do this. Everyday. Just then, Davy Jones himself burst into the hall.

"Eat! Drink! And be Merry, for tomorrow some shall die! I've been reading letters I picked up from the last wreck. One of them contained some information about the chest. We set sail tomorrow. I will find that chest and anyone who stands in my way…it'll be the locker for them!" Davy sneered and the mess hall erupted in cheers from the crew.

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Authors note: Sorry the story's moving kinda slow…but I really don't wanna rush Davy, you know what I mean? I don't want to make him so cold and mean, but I don't want to make him all mushy, either. I rewatched Dead Man's Chest recently, and noticed that Davy's laugh is really cute! And he snorts a lot when he laughs. Anyway, we'll find out more about Juno quite soon. I think there may be some sort of battle in the next chapter. And Juno's not gonna like it when people try to hurt her Captain.

Ps: I thought it would be cute to have Davy sling her over his shoulder! Heeeee…..

Pss: Thanks to the reviews, by the way. I am really really really trying to keep our Davy in character. But it's getting hard! It's fun to tease and poke him, you know?