Author: ok I know it's been a long time sinch I've updated but I got into other stories and school and me and my friend write a lot. You can't believe how long it took me to type this. I am not a fast typer, so that makes a difference. But enjoy! And there's plenty more to come, trust me! Eventually it will be here.

Chapter 8

Kate walked in to pub to find jack out cold. She walked up to Josh,

"Come on. It's been a long day." Kate led the way to the room. Immediately Kate got into bed and drifted to sleep. Josh just stared at her, and then climbed in next to her.

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"Stupid log." James muttered and kicked Kara. He ended up tumbling over her.

"Die zombie!" She yelped and tackled James.

"Kara!" James yelled. She stopped,

"How do you know my name?!" James pinned her,

"Wake up! It's James!" Kara's eyes snapped open,

"Oh. Hi! What are you doing out here?"

"Looking for you."

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Kate's eyes suddenly burst open. She felt as if someone was watching her. Josh was gone! Kate looked out the window; it was still dark. Someone knocked on the door. Kate was relieved that it was Jack. But yet she was disappointed.

"Get away from me you moo cow!" Kara yelled outside. Jack glanced at Kate,

"We had to bring her?"

"Duh! She's my friend." She gazed at Jack, "Let's get to sleep, we got a long day ahead of us tomorrow at sea." Kate climbed back in bed. Jack followed, knowing she was right.

Kara ended up passing out for the remainder of the night outside, with James by her side. He gazed out on the sea, so this is where life brought him. He ended up a pirate after all.

Jack swatted at the sun, glaring at him from the window. He reached across to the nightstand and picked up the bottle. He went to drink but it was empty. He grabbed his hat, already in a foul mood,

"The rum's always gone."

"It's cause I always drink it." Kate said stepping up behind Jack. Jack glanced over his shoulder at her,

"You're beginning to become worse than me, love."

"That could never happen." Jack smiled,

"Don't be so sure."

"Why would ye suggest such a ridiculous thing?" Kate stepped closer. Jack leaned closer to her,

"One word, curiosity." He whispered.

"Of what?" She grnned.

"Piracy. To act on selfish impulse as I do every day." He leaned even closer.

"Really?" Jack was just about to say something when Kara burst in,

"C'mon lovebirds! We have an island to go to!" She yelled, grabbing her boot she left in the room.

"Why was that there?!" Kate looked away angerly. Kara paused,

"I dunno."

"It better not happen again." Kate glared stepping briskly away from Jack.

"Yes mummy." Kara said mockingly.

"What?!"

"What?" Kate took a deep breath,

"I'm going to pretend I never heard any of that."

"Ok!" Kara left the room. Kate followed her example and left with Jack not far behind her. Kara walked up to a sleeping James. She bent toward his head,

"Last call!" She shouted suddenly. He jumped and fell down.

"Oh leave the poor guy alone. Had anyone seen Josh?" Kate asked. James sat up,

"Last I saw him, he was in there." He pointed to smaller house. Kara offered her hand and helped James up. Kate started toward the house but Jack stopped her,

"What do you care about him anyways?" he asked. Kate glared at him and pulled herself from his grasp. She continued on. Kara grabbed James' and Jack's arms and walke doff behind Kate.

"Knock it off!" She growled striding behind Kate. Jack began swatting at Kara's grip.

"Why does it bother you? Are you afraid I might want him; Jack?" Kate laughed walking backwards for a minute. Jack stuck his nose in the air,

"That thought never crossed my mind." He retorted. Kara rolled her eyes,

"Oh shut it. You're not as hot as you seem to think you are." James snorted at her comment. They walked into the house. Kara cocked her hip, still clutching Jack and James.

"Alright, where's the two- timer…….. I mean Josh?" Kate tried to stay calm.

"What?!" Jack asked. Kara gave him a smooth, cool look,

"What?"

"Who cares?" Kate asked turning to face them. She turned to a table and climbed on it,

"Listen up! I'll buy the man who can tell me where Josh Brown is a drink!" Kara pointed ahead,

"Over there!" She yelled.

"Buy your own damn drink."

A man shouted above the rest,

"If I can tell you exactly where he is would there be a possibility that I would get more than a drink?"

"No! Any other questions?"

"Please?" Kara yelled.

"No!"

"I have a question! Do we have a heading?" One man shouted, while standing up. Kate rolled her eyes. Another man stood,

"Can I punch him?"

"I do have an answer to that…. NO!" both men sat back down.

"Please?" Kara pleaded.

"Do I really have to repeat myself?" Kate complained.

"For her? Yeah, ya do." James said.

"Fine then; NO!" Kate yelled. "Any more questions?"

"No we're good." Someone yelled. Kate jumped off the table and the pub began to life. Kara let go of Jack and James and climbed on a table herself,

"Obviously you bloody scallywags don't get the urgency!" One man tapped her leg, she looked down.

"Yes? Oh sweet!" Kara climbed down and sat in a chair opposite the man, two shot glasses were in front of them. Kara was just about to take hers when James grabbed the back of her shirt and hauled her up,

"What is wrong with you? It's not even noon!" Kara softly tapped her chin,

"Oh, you're done? I didn't get the point." James rolled his eyes and followed Jack over to where Kate was dragging Kara behind him. Kate didn't care that her friends were coming up behind her. She walked off to find that one man. She made her way through groups of people. She finally found him at a table with a mug of rum in his hand. She sat in the empty chair next to him,

"Where is he?"

"So ye are willing to take me offer?"

"What is it ye had in mind?"

"I was thinking that we head up to a room and hang out for a couple o' hours." Kate tried not to express her feelings of discust. She thought quick of ways to get out of it.

"How bout we drink first?" Kate offered.

"I guess, but ye aren't gonna leave me knocked out here, are ye?"

"Who said I was gonna knock you out?"

"True, but what about your friends over there?" The man asked indicating Jack, James and Kara. The three of them stepped up behind Kate.

"You see that's the catch." Kate said leaning back in her chair, "You're going to tell my friends here; where Josh is and I'm gonna stay here." Kate paused a minute letting the man process this info. "But if he's not where you say he is, I'll have to kill you." The man showed no emotion about this threat.

"Alright." He said at last. Kate smiled. Kara raised an eyebrow tapping her foot,

"C'mon, c'mon. I have a drinking contest to get to."

"Alright. He was at; last time I saw him anyways………" He tailed off. Kara's eyes twitched, she lurched at him, but James grabbed her,

"Just tell you where the bloody hell Josh is!"

"He was in room 15 with some man." He pointed to the stairs. Kara smiled,

"Thank you for your patronage." She began to bolt up the stairs.

"So he is a eunuch." Jack muttered to himself. James laughed,

"You just now figured this out?" He asked.

"It was just a wild guess at first." Kate was tying to control her temper over that comment. She turned back to the man,

"So what's your room number?"

"23" He grinned widely.

"Drink?"

"Sure." Kate bought some drinks for the both of them. Soon the man and Kate had drunk 6 mugs each. Kate was completely still and the man was one drink away from passing out. Kate ordered him another one and he drank it fiercely.

"Let's head up to the room darlin' aye?" He slurred. Kate rolled her eyes and followed him. He swayed a little and fell to the ground with a thump. Kate picked him up by the arms and drug him up the stairs and into his room. She sprawled him on the bed,

"Well that was easy." She turned and left the room. Kara was banging on room 15,

"Open up two-timer! Er, I mean Josh!" She yelled. Kate stepped up behind her,

"And who would he be two-timing on?" Kara pinshed her lips together,

"I have no idea."

"Maybe an old boyfriend?" Kate suggested. Kara glanced around,

"He's gay?" She asked, "Bloody eunuch." She muttered. Kate banged on the door,

"Josh open this door!" Kara rolled her eyes, pulled out a bobby pin and picked the lock,

"There. Problem solved."

"I knew that trick would come in handy." Kate smiled opening the door to find Josh sleeping in a chair next to a desk. Kara smiled,

"LAST CALL!" She yelled loudly. Josh jumped out of the chair,

"Thanks for the bloody headache." Kara patted his shoulder,

"You're welcome buddy." She told him sweetly.

"I'm going to kill you." Kara lifted a finger,

"That's not very nice."

"I don't care." He glared. Kara rolled her eyes,

"Well excuse me Mr. Grumpy Face but we have a ship to be on."

"Give me a minute."

"Bloody eunuchs, thinks it's always about them." Jack muttered. Kara nodded to Jack,

"Of course, because they have nothing else to think about." Josh glared at her as well as Kate.

"I'll help Josh get his things." Kate offered. Everyone had already left when she made the comment. She turned back to Josh, "Where did you go?" She whispered.

"I went to see an old friend."

"You left me in the middle of the night to see an old friend!" They spoke in hushed tones.

"It was really important, babe." Josh grabbed Kate's arm.

"In the middle of the night?"

"You're best just to let it go." Josh whispered then kissed Kate. When they parted Kate stepped away from Josh,

"You have to quit doing that. You're going to get us caught." Kate turned and left the room. Josh quickly gathered what little things he had and stepped into the hall shortly after. Kara pressed her body tighter against the wall so Josh wouldn't see her. James poked his head around the corner to see if he was gone. He was, James sighed and made for the staircase with Kara behind,

"I have a feeling that the friend was something different." She whispered. James nodded,

"Now there's a statement I have to agree with."