Love on the Rocks (5/5)
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glambertrockA/N: SO sorry for the long wait, but with getting ready 4 school and trying to perfect this, I had to really work hard to write. This is the final chapter of this :) and I'm gonna' miss this story soooo much! I hope you all enjoy this :)
It was all too soon going to be over.
The calm before the storm began to end. Worry and fear began to settle over Adam's crew in the calm yet eerie morning of the fight. Brad already had the whole crew on edge, amazingly happening to get them all ready just overnight, and his heart was about to break. It what would seem to be minutes to Brad, the crew of men who's possible goal was to kill them all were coming, and he just wanted it over and them with the victory. Looking around the ship's deck, Brad gazed at all the men with their guns by their sides and their eyes worriedly looking out on the sea, knowing that the ship they were waiting for wasn't too far away. It was utterly silent, not a peep coming from the men, and it began to slowly eat away at Brad. Finally, he ran off down below the deck to find Adam. He just had to. The stress was eating away at him and if he didn't find comfort somewhere then he just may have crumbled under all the pressure. Once down to the floor where Adam's office was, Brad sprinted towards the door and tried to open it, but it was to no avial-it was locked. Curious, Brad carefully pressed his ear to the door, hoping to God that they weren't actually making love in there. Lucky for Brad, they weren't, but they were talking loving to each other.
"Adam, I love you so much. Please don't ever, ever forget I love you. If for some reason I have to go off with them to save your life and leave you behind, I'll always love you. I really can't think of another man who can be as amazing as you. I don't think I would be able to ever marry another."
"If that does happen, which I highly doubt, for I know I could just pay them something to compensate their loss of you and they'll be on their marry way, I know Brad would LOVE to take you for his own, Kris."
Outside the room, Brad smirked giddily, a gleam in his eye. I may just have to kiss that man before he dies.
"Ha, like I'd take Brad!"
And kill him later.
"Why would I ever settle for anyone other than you?"
"Ah, now I understand. Kris....you'll be okay. I will too, and soon, we all will be fine. My men will take good care of their men. I just can feel it!"
Suddenly, the room went silent. Probably kissing. Before he could step away, the door flew open. Seeing Brad standing there with that guilty look on his face, Adam got furious momentarily-for he knew that Brad must have been listening to them and had heard every sappy word they had said-and then suddenly turned very serious. Seeing the look on Adam's normally care-free face, Brad chuckled a bit and made a goofy face in hopes to cheer them up. He would have continued to be that way until they had laughed, but the look on Kris's face told him something was wrong.
Either wrong, or gravely horrible.
"Um........I'm scared to ask this but um.......what's with the grim faces?"
Kris gulped as he placed a hand on Adam's shoulder comfortingly, and a tear quickly fell down his now pale face. Oh no, this can't be good.
"Brad," Adam said in an oddly shaky voice, "we just saw their boat on the horizon. They're...here."
Brad's mouth dropped open from shock in an instant.
"WHAT? No no no, they can't be here that fast! I'm not ready for this to happen! I don't want to lose you two! I'm also too young to die! I haven't even found love! And the one guy on this ship that I love other than you, Adam, doesn't even have the slightest feeling of love for me! I don't want to die without him knowing how I feel but I'm not ready to tell him this and I'm so scared and-"
Adam placed his hands sternly on Brad's shoulders and sighed. "Brad, we are not going to die and.....wait a second...you love someone on the ship?"
Brad nodded, a tear falling down his cheek. "You know that one cute guy who's about my height, has kind of messed up brown hair, pretty brown eyes, and is like, one of the best dressed deck-hands?"
"Cassidy?" Adam said blankly as Brad nodded excitedly. "You like Cassidy?"
Kris barked out a laugh. "And you, my boy, knew who he was talking about just by those few things?"
With a sly look to his eyes, Adam nodded and kissed Kris's forehead lightly, suddenly turning serious again.
"Of course I do. I know everyone on the ship. Anyway, Brad, you must go tell the crew to be ready but to not shoot or attack in any way until I tell them to. I don't want violence immediately. I want to at least try to settle this calmly and without lives lost. Now go. We don't have much time left."
He wanted to stay by Adam's side, he desperately did, but Brad obediently walked away to the deck, pausing at the end of the hall to see the two one last time, and then went up.
Adam and Kris sighed as he disappeared out of sight.
"Kris," Adam whispered, "I love you so much."
"Love you too, Adam."
"No matter what?"
Kris nodded and hugged Adam from behind, his tears falling on Adam's shoulder in pools.
"No matter what."
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Oh the English ship, Gerald and Oswald smiled excitedly at the sight of the small (compared to theirs) ship on the horizon.
"Gerald, shall I go get the prisoners and prep them for this meeting, my dear captain?"
"Go ahead," Gerald cockily said, a slight chuckle in his deep voice, "not like they'll be able to do anything to save themselves now!"
Laughing foolishly, Oswald ran down to the 'prisoners' and met up with Leila and Neil, forcefully dragging them out of their cells and bringing them closer to the deck, all the while his same gross smirk was plastered on his face. As soon as he lessened his grasp, Leila yanked her arm out of his and quickly sprinted up towards the deck.
"Hey sweetie," Oswald cooed to Leila, causing her to stop in her tracks and angrily stare at him in wait for reply, "how are you going to escape? I mean, even if you flee the boat......there's plenty of sharks in these waters. I doubt you'd make it a mile out before you meet up with one of those bad boys. So go ahead, leave. But it's your life......"
Leila rolled her eyes and continued upward.
"If you're so scared for my life then why are you so worried about me jumping off this ship? I know these waters better than you or any filthy crew member on this whole ship does! My husband taught me about them, and I know they are most definitely NOT infested with sharks! So, if you'd excuse me, I'm going to swim back home. Good day to you-"
In the midst of her walking, Gerald had walked to the entrance of the deck and stood there still as a rock until she finally bumped into him, causing her to lose balance and nearly fall off the stairs.
"Mrs. Leila....I wouldn't exactly try to get up here. Mr. Oswald here wasn't ever going to let you leave. Why would you think we would just let you swim away from us? You think we're stupid?"
Leila slightly nodded, earning a smack on the shoulder from Gerald. "It was rhetorical, sweetie. Now, let me do what he so failed at doing. Today, we are going to meet up with Adam and his crew just a few miles from here and try to get Kristopher back. We don't care about his safety, but we need him to be our general. So, you two are our bait. First, we're using you, Leila, to see if your dear son would give up Kris for the sake of you. And if that doesn't work, which you my dear better wish it does," Leila gulped and clutched her necklace tightly to her heart, "we're using you, Mr. Allen, as bait to bribe Kris into leaving for your sake. If that doesn't work also, well, all hell will break loose on that ship, and lives will be lost. And I won't stop until either Adam dies, or I die."
"I hope you die first," Leila murmured, making Gerald furious with her. Grabbing her by the arm, Gerald pulled her down the stairs and took her back to the cell, chaining her to the wall with a look that just screamed "you're soooo gonna' die".
"Just in case you get any ideas before we reach the boy. See you soon my dear."
"Bye, honey-bunch."
Gerald laughed, walking back out and briefly gazing at Oswald-who was in the process of chaining up Neil-smile at him excitedly, re-emerging to the deck to happily see that Adam's small little boat was finally creeping towards them. The boat was actually only a mile away now, so his happiness wasn't for any old reason. After all his years of watching Kris grow older and secretly training him to become the new 'commander in chief' for their boats, Gerald was finally going to get Kris and have him rule the fleet he was so destined to command and possibly, right from under Kris's nose, steal command and overthrow Kris.
So much rode on this battle. And it was only a few short minutes away from happening.
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"How much time do we have?" Adam quietly asked Brad, who was next to him, in a hushed tone meant not to alert the other around him. Brad gulped and looked to Adam frightened.
"I'd say about.......8, maybe 10 minutes. I can already start to see the people on the ship, so I know they're close. You may want to, um....give a final speech or somethin' to the crew. Just saying."
Brad had always hated bad moments. Although mostly fearless, he always hated when death was an option during a battle of theirs, and that clearly always showed-whether it be his mood or his voice-right before things happened. Today just happened to be no exception.
"Okay Brad," Adam again whispered as he walked up to the front of his big crew. He then stood on a wooden box and got the attention of his crew, who all kept their eyes on Adam, no matter how close the English boat was coming to theirs. "Everyone.....this is a very important battle......and we must stay strong. First, me and Kris will try to work this out peacefully. You know....I haven't been so truthful to you about Kris and I. I want you all to know........that I....and Kris.......are......gay."
Few whispers rustled through the crew, some men with looks of confusion and some with the look of 'that's not a big deal' on their face. Lucky for them, nobody looked angry, so Adam just sighed and continued.
"Well, anyway....I MUST keep Kris here. I'm pretty sure they're going to want him back, but we need to keep him at all costs. Also, my mother is on that ship. I know you all know her, and I want you all to swear to me that her life comes before yours. Underst-"
"I'll get her off that ship without them knowing," Cassidy suddenly shouted from his spot in the crowd, "I promise Captain. I've done a rescue like that before many times with my own father. Please, I'd hate for anyone else's life to be endangered because they are caught. Please."
Before even looking at Cassidy to question him just a bit more about how he expects to save his mom, Adam looked to Brad to see his reaction to such a statement from his crush. Sure enough, Brad was fighting himself to shut up and not tell him no, knowing in the back of his head that Cassidy would probably be able to, considering how Brad had found him all those years ago and probably had been crushing on him to death. Yet, Adam had to let Cassidy try. If it meant his mother's safety, he was willing to try.
"Cassidy....you're absolutely sure you can?"
With a quick nod of his head, Cassidy replied. "Yes sir. But, I'd have to go now. I have to swim up to the ship so that they won't see me."
Suddenly, Brad ran to Cassidy, looked him in the eye, and kissed him passionately, taking everyone, even Adam, by surprise. Once the kissed ended, Brad looked Cassidy in the eye and sighed. "Don't you dare die out there, Cass. Please.....I love you."
Cass, still stunned, looked Brad in the eye and slowly nodded. "Y-you t-too." After giving Brad's cheek a small caress, Cassidy ran to the edge off the ship and jumped, hitting the water in a perfect dive and coming up to give a quick wink to everyone before he swam off. Coming back to reality, Brad turned back to face Adam and motioned for him to go on, receiving a chuckle from him before he began.
"Now since that's taken care of, I need to tell you all that I'm just so grateful that I have all of you on my ship. My father would be so proud of you all and I thank you for helping me take care of what should've been taken care of a long time ago. If this does turn into a fight, I want you to fight as hard as you can, and as corny as it sounds.....I really truly hope you all don't die. I love you all more than anything for this. Good luck guys."
Hopping off the box, Adam ran up to Kris and gulped as he saw Kris's brown eyes filled with tears. Instantly, Adam wrapped his arms around Kris and whispered in his ear "I love you more than anything and I'm gonna' make everything okay baby. I promise."
Kris nodded against Adam's shoulder, his face barely inches from Adam's. He slowly kissed Adam, savoring every moment of contact, thinking to himself that this could be the last time ever he would touch those lips.
Hopefully, it would be only the beginning of many kisses to come. Yet, he could only hope.
"I love you too, Adam. So much."
Just then, Adam heard the English's ship come just next to his, noticing two men clad in uniforms that Neil's letter had described clearly and many men behind them in clothes similar to them, everyone but the two men with a sword. Like any captain, Adam walked up to the front of his crew, meeting the other captain face-to-face. The man gazed at Adam and then his crew, a scary smile coming over his lips when catching sight of Kris.
"Hello Adam. I know so well who you are. Spitting image of your father. Although your hair is quite longer than his. But oh well. I'm General Gerald Kingsly and then man now behind me is my right hand man, Oswald Langsdon."
"What a pleasure to meet you two," Adam spat to them sourly, an eye strictly watching Kris, who was slowly walking up behind him, "now may I ask why you are coming here to my ship?"
Gerald narrowed his eyes and directed his gaze to Kris. "That boy who seems to be cowarding behind you like a young child is why. He is our new captain and commander now that his father has become too old and frail to be it. He is ours and must be returned immediately."
Kris's eyes shifted up to Adam. Wow.....he was telling me the truth when I met him....he didn't kill him!
"Would you mind if we took him back?"
Adam chuckled. "Damn straight I would! He's mine now. And if I correctly remember the old saying, 'finders keepers, losers weepers'. I get Kris by default."
Oswald groaned. "That be just an old child's story! It has nothing to do with this situation! Now give him back, Lambert!"
"NO!" Kris yelled in his direction, "I am NOT going back to you guys! Bad enough you were teaching me to be your 'leader' when was merely a young child! Now, you want me to be that leader? How about....NO! I'm an adult now and you can't tell me what to do!"
"And I won't let you take him," Adam added, placing an arm around his waist, "he's under my control now."
Smirking, Gerald motioned for Oswald to go get the 'bribe' from her cell. A minute later, Oswald came running to him frantically out of breath.
"Sir! She has disappeared! I can't find her anywhere and there's no signs she ever left! The cell was closed, the wall wasn't carved to make a hole, and nothing is left behind! I'm baffled!"
Both Adam and Brad smiled at the same time in knowing that Cassidy had done it. Now, they just hoped he knew how to get to the nearest island, which if they remembered correctly was about 5 miles out.
Hopefully they would be done here soon so they could pick them up and save them that trouble.
Gerald looked to Oswald puzzled. "What? But she was chained to the wall!"
"And the chains are still on the wall! The wrist chains are still in a loop as if she just disappeared without touching them! No lie!"
Dang Cass is good, Brad thought to himself, I just hope he makes it to see if he's that good at a certain something, too......dang shut up mind this isn't something to think about!
Just then, Oswald ran back down and yanked out from under the deck Neil, Kris's father, who also was chained and looked worried as ever.
"Got him, though, sir!" Oswald chirped happily, gazing at Kris to see his reaction. Kris nearly gasped out loud at the sight of his father, and really, all he wanted was his safety. Surprisingly enough, so did Adam.
"Please Gerald, I don't want any harm to happen to anyone. Let him go. He's just an old man."
Gerald looked to Adam and then Kris. "Give Kris, and we'll not hurt him what-so-ever. Swear."
Kris shook his head. "No."
Suddenly, Gerald pulled out his gun, followed by Oswald and the rest of the crew, and smirked devilishly at Adam's crew.
"Okay!" Gerald chirped, and suddenly they began to fight, instantly making Adam's crew fire their guns. Kris ran under the deck, scared to see anything unfold. Especially if Gerald were to shoot Adam. He couldn't bare that pain
Please let the fact that everyone on Adam's crew has a gun and that everyone there has a sword be their downfall!
Sure enough, that happened, for after 10 minutes of fighting, all of the opposite crew but Oswald and Gerald were shot dead. Adam and Brad now stood in front of Oswald and Gerald, their eye keen and their faces dark and dangerous. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a gun shot rang out, and Oswald fell to the ground. Gerald gasped and helplessly watched as Oswald died in front of him. Then, his eyes shot up to Adam and Brad, anger clouding his eyes as he glared at them.
"WHICH ONE OF YOU KILLED HIM?"
Adam looked between him and Brad. "Neither of us."
"It was me."
Once turning around, Gerald caught sight of Neil standing with a gun of his in his hands, chains removed.
"And soon, you'll be joining Oswald where he is. Like right about...."
Before Gerald even had a chance to run, Neil shot him, his face grim yet satisfied. Gerald was dead, his whole crew was dead, and now, Adam was basically off the hook. He looked up at Neil and gulped.
"Um....sir....I'm sorry I ever-"
"No," Neil said shaking his head, "I'm sorry I ever killed your father. I was selfish and jealous and I took it out on him. I owe you Adam.....and I think I know how. When I was below the ship, I heard your final goodbye to Kris. Adam....I'm letting you keep Kris. I know you'll take great care of him and I know you two love each other. Feel free to take him back to your home. I have to go back home to England and take care of what mess those two made. I trust you, Adam. Farewell."
Even though he was shocked like hell that Neil had just spoken those words, Adam kindly smiled and shook his hand firmly, small tears in his eyes at the thought of being together forever with Kris and at the thought of no longer having to have to protect his family, let alone island, from trouble anymore. Even more at the fact that he avenged his father. No, not by killing Neil like he had thought, but by settling the fight once and for all, bringing peace back to him and his family for good.
There was no one happier than Adam at the moment.
"Farewell sir. Take care."
And thus, Neil left, and Adam didn't have one fatality or injery in his crew. It was a victory for sure, and who better to share the victory with than his lover, Kris.
"KRIS!" Adam yelled as he ran below deck in search for him. Soon, he found Kris in the prison cell crouched in a corner scared and crying. That all changed once he saw Adam's face and heard his voice. Kris jumped up from the floor and ran smack dab into Adam's arms and hugged him as tight as he could, small happy sobs coming from his chest. Adam, tears running down his face, smiled and kissed Kris on the forehead.
"I'm okay sweetie. We're okay. Heck, everyone's okay. Your Dad was on that ship as captive too, but well, he took care of those two idiots and then went on his merry way! He also told me something awesome."
"What might that be?" Kris questioned as he ran his hand through Adam's hair.
"Your mine to keep, Mister. Forever and Always."
Kris gasped and let out a loud shriek of happiness, hugging Adam even tighter and kissing his face as much as he could. Adam laughed and hugged back, savoring the moment.
He's my prize, huh Dad? You gave him to me as thanks for avenging you, didn't you? Well I love him, and I'm keeping him.
For sure.
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A day later, Adam's ship made landfall on the home island, Leila and Cassidy (more like Cassidy-plus-Brad-who-never-left-his-side-since-he-got-back). Everyone on the island came to welcome the boys, and welcome they DID! As everyone got off the boat, loud cheers, music, and clapping came from the cheerful crowd. It grew louder when they saw Brad and Cassidy, hand-in-hand, with grins on their face that just told everyone they loved each other. Then the music grew louder, especially when Adam, Leila, and Kris walked off, for they were their heroes who had just saved their island. Looking down at his beautiful boy, Adam smiled and quietly whispered in his ear.
"Welcome home, Kristopher."
Kris smiled back and followed the little crowd of people all the way to this cute little house at the far end of the island, one that he just immediately adored. Once inside, he watched amused as a man not too younger than Adam hugged Leila and him tight in a giant group hug. Then, he turned in Kris's direction, a smirk on his face.
"Well well Adam! See you caught a cutie in your battles!"
Adam turned to face Kris and giggled as he noticed the blush on his cheeks. He then walked up to him and brought Kris upstairs to this beautiful room at the very top of the house. Kris knew it had to be his room.
"Kris.....I have something very important we need to talk about."
"Well," Kris murmured under his breath, "I guess we do need to talk about where to have Brad and Cassidy's wedding, since they want it to be SO big."
"No," Adam replied gently, "we need to plan our wedding."
Kris nearly choked on air at what Adam said. "HUH? Our wedding?"
With that good-ole smirk, Adam reached into this drawer in his dresser and pulled out a small box, walked back to Kris, and knelt down, a few tears in his eyes. Kris gasped and covered his mouth so he wouldn't scream.
"This is my father's old wedding ring...he told me to give it to whoever I loved....so I'm going to now....Kristopher Allen...........will you marry me?"
A few tears and a few shrieks of joy later, Kris finally nodded, earning a huge smile from Adam.
"Was that a yes?"
"Oh shut up and kiss me you fool!"
And that's exactly what they did. The two kissed each other passionately, and it seemed like NOTHING could tear them apart. It was the happy ending to all the torment of the previous battles/
A few weeks later, they did get married. It was a small ceremony just a day or two after Brad and Cassidy's big wedding-that they had invited EVERYONE to-and yet it was beautiful. Kris and Adam were both wearing gorgeous suits that Leila had made for both of them and they were married at sunset on the beach. Laying in the sand afterwords as they watched the waves slowly crash on to the beach, Adam took Kris's hand, gazing at the ring that was on his finger, and smiled a devastating smile that made Kris melt.
"I'll love you forever, Kris. I swear."
"I know you do, Adam, and I love you, too."
"No, I mean it. I love you. And since nobody's around.....I was wondering......want to um....you know.....celebrate our honeymoon by the waves?"
Without warning, Kris rolled on top of Adam and giggled playfully, pausing to kiss Adam's nose.
"Of course! Who in the world could turn down something like that from you?"
And as the waves crashed against the two, they 'celebrated' their honeymoon together, and finally the boys got the happy ending they deserved:
Together forever, by the sea...
The end :)
It was all too soon going to be over.
The calm before the storm began to end. Worry and fear began to settle over Adam's crew in the calm yet eerie morning of the fight. Brad already had the whole crew on edge, amazingly happening to get them all ready just overnight, and his heart was about to break. It what would seem to be minutes to Brad, the crew of men who's possible goal was to kill them all were coming, and he just wanted it over and them with the victory. Looking around the ship's deck, Brad gazed at all the men with their guns by their sides and their eyes worriedly looking out on the sea, knowing that the ship they were waiting for wasn't too far away. It was utterly silent, not a peep coming from the men, and it began to slowly eat away at Brad. Finally, he ran off down below the deck to find Adam. He just had to. The stress was eating away at him and if he didn't find comfort somewhere then he just may have crumbled under all the pressure. Once down to the floor where Adam's office was, Brad sprinted towards the door and tried to open it, but it was to no avial-it was locked. Curious, Brad carefully pressed his ear to the door, hoping to God that they weren't actually making love in there. Lucky for Brad, they weren't, but they were talking loving to each other.
"Adam, I love you so much. Please don't ever, ever forget I love you. If for some reason I have to go off with them to save your life and leave you behind, I'll always love you. I really can't think of another man who can be as amazing as you. I don't think I would be able to ever marry another."
"If that does happen, which I highly doubt, for I know I could just pay them something to compensate their loss of you and they'll be on their marry way, I know Brad would LOVE to take you for his own, Kris."
Outside the room, Brad smirked giddily, a gleam in his eye. I may just have to kiss that man before he dies.
"Ha, like I'd take Brad!"
And kill him later.
"Why would I ever settle for anyone other than you?"
"Ah, now I understand. Kris....you'll be okay. I will too, and soon, we all will be fine. My men will take good care of their men. I just can feel it!"
Suddenly, the room went silent. Probably kissing. Before he could step away, the door flew open. Seeing Brad standing there with that guilty look on his face, Adam got furious momentarily-for he knew that Brad must have been listening to them and had heard every sappy word they had said-and then suddenly turned very serious. Seeing the look on Adam's normally care-free face, Brad chuckled a bit and made a goofy face in hopes to cheer them up. He would have continued to be that way until they had laughed, but the look on Kris's face told him something was wrong.
Either wrong, or gravely horrible.
"Um........I'm scared to ask this but um.......what's with the grim faces?"
Kris gulped as he placed a hand on Adam's shoulder comfortingly, and a tear quickly fell down his now pale face. Oh no, this can't be good.
"Brad," Adam said in an oddly shaky voice, "we just saw their boat on the horizon. They're...here."
Brad's mouth dropped open from shock in an instant.
"WHAT? No no no, they can't be here that fast! I'm not ready for this to happen! I don't want to lose you two! I'm also too young to die! I haven't even found love! And the one guy on this ship that I love other than you, Adam, doesn't even have the slightest feeling of love for me! I don't want to die without him knowing how I feel but I'm not ready to tell him this and I'm so scared and-"
Adam placed his hands sternly on Brad's shoulders and sighed. "Brad, we are not going to die and.....wait a second...you love someone on the ship?"
Brad nodded, a tear falling down his cheek. "You know that one cute guy who's about my height, has kind of messed up brown hair, pretty brown eyes, and is like, one of the best dressed deck-hands?"
"Cassidy?" Adam said blankly as Brad nodded excitedly. "You like Cassidy?"
Kris barked out a laugh. "And you, my boy, knew who he was talking about just by those few things?"
With a sly look to his eyes, Adam nodded and kissed Kris's forehead lightly, suddenly turning serious again.
"Of course I do. I know everyone on the ship. Anyway, Brad, you must go tell the crew to be ready but to not shoot or attack in any way until I tell them to. I don't want violence immediately. I want to at least try to settle this calmly and without lives lost. Now go. We don't have much time left."
He wanted to stay by Adam's side, he desperately did, but Brad obediently walked away to the deck, pausing at the end of the hall to see the two one last time, and then went up.
Adam and Kris sighed as he disappeared out of sight.
"Kris," Adam whispered, "I love you so much."
"Love you too, Adam."
"No matter what?"
Kris nodded and hugged Adam from behind, his tears falling on Adam's shoulder in pools.
"No matter what."
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Oh the English ship, Gerald and Oswald smiled excitedly at the sight of the small (compared to theirs) ship on the horizon.
"Gerald, shall I go get the prisoners and prep them for this meeting, my dear captain?"
"Go ahead," Gerald cockily said, a slight chuckle in his deep voice, "not like they'll be able to do anything to save themselves now!"
Laughing foolishly, Oswald ran down to the 'prisoners' and met up with Leila and Neil, forcefully dragging them out of their cells and bringing them closer to the deck, all the while his same gross smirk was plastered on his face. As soon as he lessened his grasp, Leila yanked her arm out of his and quickly sprinted up towards the deck.
"Hey sweetie," Oswald cooed to Leila, causing her to stop in her tracks and angrily stare at him in wait for reply, "how are you going to escape? I mean, even if you flee the boat......there's plenty of sharks in these waters. I doubt you'd make it a mile out before you meet up with one of those bad boys. So go ahead, leave. But it's your life......"
Leila rolled her eyes and continued upward.
"If you're so scared for my life then why are you so worried about me jumping off this ship? I know these waters better than you or any filthy crew member on this whole ship does! My husband taught me about them, and I know they are most definitely NOT infested with sharks! So, if you'd excuse me, I'm going to swim back home. Good day to you-"
In the midst of her walking, Gerald had walked to the entrance of the deck and stood there still as a rock until she finally bumped into him, causing her to lose balance and nearly fall off the stairs.
"Mrs. Leila....I wouldn't exactly try to get up here. Mr. Oswald here wasn't ever going to let you leave. Why would you think we would just let you swim away from us? You think we're stupid?"
Leila slightly nodded, earning a smack on the shoulder from Gerald. "It was rhetorical, sweetie. Now, let me do what he so failed at doing. Today, we are going to meet up with Adam and his crew just a few miles from here and try to get Kristopher back. We don't care about his safety, but we need him to be our general. So, you two are our bait. First, we're using you, Leila, to see if your dear son would give up Kris for the sake of you. And if that doesn't work, which you my dear better wish it does," Leila gulped and clutched her necklace tightly to her heart, "we're using you, Mr. Allen, as bait to bribe Kris into leaving for your sake. If that doesn't work also, well, all hell will break loose on that ship, and lives will be lost. And I won't stop until either Adam dies, or I die."
"I hope you die first," Leila murmured, making Gerald furious with her. Grabbing her by the arm, Gerald pulled her down the stairs and took her back to the cell, chaining her to the wall with a look that just screamed "you're soooo gonna' die".
"Just in case you get any ideas before we reach the boy. See you soon my dear."
"Bye, honey-bunch."
Gerald laughed, walking back out and briefly gazing at Oswald-who was in the process of chaining up Neil-smile at him excitedly, re-emerging to the deck to happily see that Adam's small little boat was finally creeping towards them. The boat was actually only a mile away now, so his happiness wasn't for any old reason. After all his years of watching Kris grow older and secretly training him to become the new 'commander in chief' for their boats, Gerald was finally going to get Kris and have him rule the fleet he was so destined to command and possibly, right from under Kris's nose, steal command and overthrow Kris.
So much rode on this battle. And it was only a few short minutes away from happening.
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"How much time do we have?" Adam quietly asked Brad, who was next to him, in a hushed tone meant not to alert the other around him. Brad gulped and looked to Adam frightened.
"I'd say about.......8, maybe 10 minutes. I can already start to see the people on the ship, so I know they're close. You may want to, um....give a final speech or somethin' to the crew. Just saying."
Brad had always hated bad moments. Although mostly fearless, he always hated when death was an option during a battle of theirs, and that clearly always showed-whether it be his mood or his voice-right before things happened. Today just happened to be no exception.
"Okay Brad," Adam again whispered as he walked up to the front of his big crew. He then stood on a wooden box and got the attention of his crew, who all kept their eyes on Adam, no matter how close the English boat was coming to theirs. "Everyone.....this is a very important battle......and we must stay strong. First, me and Kris will try to work this out peacefully. You know....I haven't been so truthful to you about Kris and I. I want you all to know........that I....and Kris.......are......gay."
Few whispers rustled through the crew, some men with looks of confusion and some with the look of 'that's not a big deal' on their face. Lucky for them, nobody looked angry, so Adam just sighed and continued.
"Well, anyway....I MUST keep Kris here. I'm pretty sure they're going to want him back, but we need to keep him at all costs. Also, my mother is on that ship. I know you all know her, and I want you all to swear to me that her life comes before yours. Underst-"
"I'll get her off that ship without them knowing," Cassidy suddenly shouted from his spot in the crowd, "I promise Captain. I've done a rescue like that before many times with my own father. Please, I'd hate for anyone else's life to be endangered because they are caught. Please."
Before even looking at Cassidy to question him just a bit more about how he expects to save his mom, Adam looked to Brad to see his reaction to such a statement from his crush. Sure enough, Brad was fighting himself to shut up and not tell him no, knowing in the back of his head that Cassidy would probably be able to, considering how Brad had found him all those years ago and probably had been crushing on him to death. Yet, Adam had to let Cassidy try. If it meant his mother's safety, he was willing to try.
"Cassidy....you're absolutely sure you can?"
With a quick nod of his head, Cassidy replied. "Yes sir. But, I'd have to go now. I have to swim up to the ship so that they won't see me."
Suddenly, Brad ran to Cassidy, looked him in the eye, and kissed him passionately, taking everyone, even Adam, by surprise. Once the kissed ended, Brad looked Cassidy in the eye and sighed. "Don't you dare die out there, Cass. Please.....I love you."
Cass, still stunned, looked Brad in the eye and slowly nodded. "Y-you t-too." After giving Brad's cheek a small caress, Cassidy ran to the edge off the ship and jumped, hitting the water in a perfect dive and coming up to give a quick wink to everyone before he swam off. Coming back to reality, Brad turned back to face Adam and motioned for him to go on, receiving a chuckle from him before he began.
"Now since that's taken care of, I need to tell you all that I'm just so grateful that I have all of you on my ship. My father would be so proud of you all and I thank you for helping me take care of what should've been taken care of a long time ago. If this does turn into a fight, I want you to fight as hard as you can, and as corny as it sounds.....I really truly hope you all don't die. I love you all more than anything for this. Good luck guys."
Hopping off the box, Adam ran up to Kris and gulped as he saw Kris's brown eyes filled with tears. Instantly, Adam wrapped his arms around Kris and whispered in his ear "I love you more than anything and I'm gonna' make everything okay baby. I promise."
Kris nodded against Adam's shoulder, his face barely inches from Adam's. He slowly kissed Adam, savoring every moment of contact, thinking to himself that this could be the last time ever he would touch those lips.
Hopefully, it would be only the beginning of many kisses to come. Yet, he could only hope.
"I love you too, Adam. So much."
Just then, Adam heard the English's ship come just next to his, noticing two men clad in uniforms that Neil's letter had described clearly and many men behind them in clothes similar to them, everyone but the two men with a sword. Like any captain, Adam walked up to the front of his crew, meeting the other captain face-to-face. The man gazed at Adam and then his crew, a scary smile coming over his lips when catching sight of Kris.
"Hello Adam. I know so well who you are. Spitting image of your father. Although your hair is quite longer than his. But oh well. I'm General Gerald Kingsly and then man now behind me is my right hand man, Oswald Langsdon."
"What a pleasure to meet you two," Adam spat to them sourly, an eye strictly watching Kris, who was slowly walking up behind him, "now may I ask why you are coming here to my ship?"
Gerald narrowed his eyes and directed his gaze to Kris. "That boy who seems to be cowarding behind you like a young child is why. He is our new captain and commander now that his father has become too old and frail to be it. He is ours and must be returned immediately."
Kris's eyes shifted up to Adam. Wow.....he was telling me the truth when I met him....he didn't kill him!
"Would you mind if we took him back?"
Adam chuckled. "Damn straight I would! He's mine now. And if I correctly remember the old saying, 'finders keepers, losers weepers'. I get Kris by default."
Oswald groaned. "That be just an old child's story! It has nothing to do with this situation! Now give him back, Lambert!"
"NO!" Kris yelled in his direction, "I am NOT going back to you guys! Bad enough you were teaching me to be your 'leader' when was merely a young child! Now, you want me to be that leader? How about....NO! I'm an adult now and you can't tell me what to do!"
"And I won't let you take him," Adam added, placing an arm around his waist, "he's under my control now."
Smirking, Gerald motioned for Oswald to go get the 'bribe' from her cell. A minute later, Oswald came running to him frantically out of breath.
"Sir! She has disappeared! I can't find her anywhere and there's no signs she ever left! The cell was closed, the wall wasn't carved to make a hole, and nothing is left behind! I'm baffled!"
Both Adam and Brad smiled at the same time in knowing that Cassidy had done it. Now, they just hoped he knew how to get to the nearest island, which if they remembered correctly was about 5 miles out.
Hopefully they would be done here soon so they could pick them up and save them that trouble.
Gerald looked to Oswald puzzled. "What? But she was chained to the wall!"
"And the chains are still on the wall! The wrist chains are still in a loop as if she just disappeared without touching them! No lie!"
Dang Cass is good, Brad thought to himself, I just hope he makes it to see if he's that good at a certain something, too......dang shut up mind this isn't something to think about!
Just then, Oswald ran back down and yanked out from under the deck Neil, Kris's father, who also was chained and looked worried as ever.
"Got him, though, sir!" Oswald chirped happily, gazing at Kris to see his reaction. Kris nearly gasped out loud at the sight of his father, and really, all he wanted was his safety. Surprisingly enough, so did Adam.
"Please Gerald, I don't want any harm to happen to anyone. Let him go. He's just an old man."
Gerald looked to Adam and then Kris. "Give Kris, and we'll not hurt him what-so-ever. Swear."
Kris shook his head. "No."
Suddenly, Gerald pulled out his gun, followed by Oswald and the rest of the crew, and smirked devilishly at Adam's crew.
"Okay!" Gerald chirped, and suddenly they began to fight, instantly making Adam's crew fire their guns. Kris ran under the deck, scared to see anything unfold. Especially if Gerald were to shoot Adam. He couldn't bare that pain
Please let the fact that everyone on Adam's crew has a gun and that everyone there has a sword be their downfall!
Sure enough, that happened, for after 10 minutes of fighting, all of the opposite crew but Oswald and Gerald were shot dead. Adam and Brad now stood in front of Oswald and Gerald, their eye keen and their faces dark and dangerous. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a gun shot rang out, and Oswald fell to the ground. Gerald gasped and helplessly watched as Oswald died in front of him. Then, his eyes shot up to Adam and Brad, anger clouding his eyes as he glared at them.
"WHICH ONE OF YOU KILLED HIM?"
Adam looked between him and Brad. "Neither of us."
"It was me."
Once turning around, Gerald caught sight of Neil standing with a gun of his in his hands, chains removed.
"And soon, you'll be joining Oswald where he is. Like right about...."
Before Gerald even had a chance to run, Neil shot him, his face grim yet satisfied. Gerald was dead, his whole crew was dead, and now, Adam was basically off the hook. He looked up at Neil and gulped.
"Um....sir....I'm sorry I ever-"
"No," Neil said shaking his head, "I'm sorry I ever killed your father. I was selfish and jealous and I took it out on him. I owe you Adam.....and I think I know how. When I was below the ship, I heard your final goodbye to Kris. Adam....I'm letting you keep Kris. I know you'll take great care of him and I know you two love each other. Feel free to take him back to your home. I have to go back home to England and take care of what mess those two made. I trust you, Adam. Farewell."
Even though he was shocked like hell that Neil had just spoken those words, Adam kindly smiled and shook his hand firmly, small tears in his eyes at the thought of being together forever with Kris and at the thought of no longer having to have to protect his family, let alone island, from trouble anymore. Even more at the fact that he avenged his father. No, not by killing Neil like he had thought, but by settling the fight once and for all, bringing peace back to him and his family for good.
There was no one happier than Adam at the moment.
"Farewell sir. Take care."
And thus, Neil left, and Adam didn't have one fatality or injery in his crew. It was a victory for sure, and who better to share the victory with than his lover, Kris.
"KRIS!" Adam yelled as he ran below deck in search for him. Soon, he found Kris in the prison cell crouched in a corner scared and crying. That all changed once he saw Adam's face and heard his voice. Kris jumped up from the floor and ran smack dab into Adam's arms and hugged him as tight as he could, small happy sobs coming from his chest. Adam, tears running down his face, smiled and kissed Kris on the forehead.
"I'm okay sweetie. We're okay. Heck, everyone's okay. Your Dad was on that ship as captive too, but well, he took care of those two idiots and then went on his merry way! He also told me something awesome."
"What might that be?" Kris questioned as he ran his hand through Adam's hair.
"Your mine to keep, Mister. Forever and Always."
Kris gasped and let out a loud shriek of happiness, hugging Adam even tighter and kissing his face as much as he could. Adam laughed and hugged back, savoring the moment.
He's my prize, huh Dad? You gave him to me as thanks for avenging you, didn't you? Well I love him, and I'm keeping him.
For sure.
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A day later, Adam's ship made landfall on the home island, Leila and Cassidy (more like Cassidy-plus-Brad-who-never-left-his-side-since-he-got-back). Everyone on the island came to welcome the boys, and welcome they DID! As everyone got off the boat, loud cheers, music, and clapping came from the cheerful crowd. It grew louder when they saw Brad and Cassidy, hand-in-hand, with grins on their face that just told everyone they loved each other. Then the music grew louder, especially when Adam, Leila, and Kris walked off, for they were their heroes who had just saved their island. Looking down at his beautiful boy, Adam smiled and quietly whispered in his ear.
"Welcome home, Kristopher."
Kris smiled back and followed the little crowd of people all the way to this cute little house at the far end of the island, one that he just immediately adored. Once inside, he watched amused as a man not too younger than Adam hugged Leila and him tight in a giant group hug. Then, he turned in Kris's direction, a smirk on his face.
"Well well Adam! See you caught a cutie in your battles!"
Adam turned to face Kris and giggled as he noticed the blush on his cheeks. He then walked up to him and brought Kris upstairs to this beautiful room at the very top of the house. Kris knew it had to be his room.
"Kris.....I have something very important we need to talk about."
"Well," Kris murmured under his breath, "I guess we do need to talk about where to have Brad and Cassidy's wedding, since they want it to be SO big."
"No," Adam replied gently, "we need to plan our wedding."
Kris nearly choked on air at what Adam said. "HUH? Our wedding?"
With that good-ole smirk, Adam reached into this drawer in his dresser and pulled out a small box, walked back to Kris, and knelt down, a few tears in his eyes. Kris gasped and covered his mouth so he wouldn't scream.
"This is my father's old wedding ring...he told me to give it to whoever I loved....so I'm going to now....Kristopher Allen...........will you marry me?"
A few tears and a few shrieks of joy later, Kris finally nodded, earning a huge smile from Adam.
"Was that a yes?"
"Oh shut up and kiss me you fool!"
And that's exactly what they did. The two kissed each other passionately, and it seemed like NOTHING could tear them apart. It was the happy ending to all the torment of the previous battles/
A few weeks later, they did get married. It was a small ceremony just a day or two after Brad and Cassidy's big wedding-that they had invited EVERYONE to-and yet it was beautiful. Kris and Adam were both wearing gorgeous suits that Leila had made for both of them and they were married at sunset on the beach. Laying in the sand afterwords as they watched the waves slowly crash on to the beach, Adam took Kris's hand, gazing at the ring that was on his finger, and smiled a devastating smile that made Kris melt.
"I'll love you forever, Kris. I swear."
"I know you do, Adam, and I love you, too."
"No, I mean it. I love you. And since nobody's around.....I was wondering......want to um....you know.....celebrate our honeymoon by the waves?"
Without warning, Kris rolled on top of Adam and giggled playfully, pausing to kiss Adam's nose.
"Of course! Who in the world could turn down something like that from you?"
And as the waves crashed against the two, they 'celebrated' their honeymoon together, and finally the boys got the happy ending they deserved:
Together forever, by the sea...
The end :)
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Date: 2010-08-08 06:44 pm (UTC)*goes to read*
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Date: 2010-08-08 09:28 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-08 07:05 pm (UTC)that was amazing!
Brad found love with Cass! woohoo! :D
Kris' dad finaly did something good! :p
and the engagement and the wedding, just awwwww :)
LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Date: 2010-08-08 09:30 pm (UTC):D
I TOLD U Brad would find love :) Cass was the only sensible person to be his lover :D
lol He did :P (thx 4 killing people! lol)
awwwwwwwww indeed :D I loved writing that part!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! <33333333
:D THX SO MUCH :D
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Date: 2010-08-08 07:21 pm (UTC)Gerald and his teammate are ... stupid. I mean if he so desperate to take over ship power, he should just do it. why need to wait until they get Kris back to their side and then plan to roll him off? that's just so waste of time... LOL
I love Leila. she is a strong woman. she reminds me of my mother... LOL
oh, am glad the crew not turn their back after Adam make the big announcement. :)
but I definitely make a big gasp when Brad suddenly run to Cassidy and kiss him... never expect that part... LOL
I really enjoy this story. can't wait for the next story from you writer... :)
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Date: 2010-08-08 09:33 pm (UTC)hehe I know :P They are the two biggest idiots on Earth and literally should have done that :P I guess for some reason they just HAD to corrupt Kris :p lol
:D Leila ROCKS! LOL :P
Yeah, the crew were nice to him :)
hehe I had to do that ;D I guess u were as shocked as Cassidy himself! lol
:D It will be whenever I get the chance :D U may see more drabbles then long stories since I have school soon (3 days 0_0), but oh well :) They're good, too :) lol
Thx so much!!!!!!!!!
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Date: 2010-08-08 09:06 pm (UTC)AW
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Glad u loved it so much and thx for the comment!!!!!!!
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Date: 2010-08-09 02:55 am (UTC)neyways, when u said Neil shot them, I honestly thought u meant Adam's brother. Then I read some more and was like, O.o oHHHHHH.
Absolutely luved this ending & the whole fic in general. Very beautiful~!!!
I know u'll be busy with school & all, but know that if u write any new fics or decide to cont. LWFCW, I will always be here!!
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ROFL I understand that completely! :D
:D Awww yay! Glad u loved it so much!!!! Thx very much :)
Aww have no fear, I WILL continue LWFCW while at school, just I'll have a tad bit longer waits in-between updates, due to homework. I maybe might do another short story like this sometime, but you'll probably see more drabbles than them for a while :) Just until I get more comfortable with school and all. :D
Glad u'll always be here :D