In the forecastle/storage unit, Fay began to strip as I searched for a couple clean sheets.

"Found some." I pressed two thick folded sheets to my sweater vest.

"Cool. Don't look; I'm naked." I paused halfway in my turn and went back to facing the wall.

"Toss one back?" He chattered.

"Tossing." I threw one over my shoulder and heard the soft thud of Fay catching it. I waited a moment as he wrapped it around himself.

"Okay."

I turned and we headed out.

Once I was effectively holding the sheet tightly so no passerbyer could see, we began to chat.

"So what was that dinner about?"

"What do you mean?" I asked through the sheet.

"You know, ignoring Jasper's spot for you and sitting with the hot but snobby junior captain."

"Oh, that." Is that really how they saw it? Did Jasper think, I ignored him?

"Yeah, that." Fay sounded slightly annoyed.

"Raven made me."

"Sure." He didn't buy it.

"No really. He found out my secret." I grinded my teeth.

"You told him?!" I heard the bucket thud as it hit the ground before Fay grabbed it again.

"No! Of course not! He cornered me and found out himself."

There was a moment of silence that was interrupted by Fay's snickering.

"Oh, I see. So it's like that between you two." I could just hear his eyebrows wiggling.

"God, no!" I scrunched my nose, then thought about it. "At least it's not mutual."

"So have you kissed?"

I hesitated.

"Yeah." It was so embarrassing to admit.

"Good for you! You go girl!" He cackled.

He grabbed the towel from me wrapping himself. My cheeks burned.

Once he finished getting dressed, I began stripping. Once outside again, I scrubbed myself with the rough soap and began talking again.

I felt it was weird to tell Fay about the other kiss but it was wrong to keep it a secret from him too.

After splashing half the bucket on me, I said it.

"Fay?"

"Yeah."

"I kissed Jasper."

He was silent.

"Fay?" I began to worry.

"Sorry. Just- Yeah." He cleared his throat. "Do you like him?"

"Mm-" I wanted to say no. I really did. It was on the tip of my tongue but I couldn't say it.

"It was a drunk kiss. I don't know why I did it."

I heard Fay sigh.

"So what about Raven?" Fay regained his teasing attitude toward the girl talk. "How do you feel about him?"

"Yeah how do you feel about me?"

*Author's Note*

Not much to say for this chapter... Tomorrow shall bring another chapter, a longer chapter, maybe even an interesting chapter?