Swann's Note: Just a little evil plot bunny that was hopping around my brain, eating up all the other more notable ideas ;) Had to get rid of this one.
Disclaimer: I don't own POTC. Unfortunately. Although, if I did, this is how Elizabeth's wedding may have turned out. Hmph. Also, I have no idea who wrote/sang the song below, and I don't own that, either. Just heard it on the radio J
i No, I can't help but to hear an exchanging of words…what a beautiful wedding… /i
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Jack Sparrow paced outside of a small, elegant church in Port Royal, just out of sight. He had, in fact, forced himself to row from the Pearl, to witness the refined, perfect wedding between his beautiful Swann, and that excuse for a Commodore…James Norrington.
i Of course it's perfect /i , Jack thought kicking up some dirt as he heard the crowd entering the front of the church, i It's the Commodore. Wouldn't have it any other bloody way. /i
He suddenly stopped, looking up, watching as Elizabeth, his gorgeous Elizabeth, in her wedding gown, walked down the pathway to the church just as he ducked out of sight.
Jack didn't miss her tearstained face, the look of sorrow deep in her brown eyes…and he knew, partially, what it was from.
William Turner, her ex-fiancé, had run off to Tortuga the night before the wedding…gotten himself, undoubtedly, captured, and hadn't been heard of since. Rumor had it that he had settled with none other than Anamaria…she had, after all, also disappeared in Tortuga that night. One would most likely never know…
Of course, that didn't explain why she was now pacing, wringing her hands, and muttering to herself.
i Pre-wedding jitters. She must be nervous about marrying her perfect Commodore…must…be…bloody…ecstatic. /i
As Jack thought each word, he kicked up dirt roughly, taking care not to make too much noise. Elizabeth left quietly, he heard her muttering to herself to get a grip, that this was what she wanted, where she belonged.
i Now, those words are familiar/i Jack thought with a wry smile, i Of course this is what she wanted, of course this is where she belongs…that compass never worked, anyway. /i
As the orchestra strung up their wedding march, Jack stopped pacing, looking through a crack in the door as Elizabeth, on the arm of her father, slowly walked down the aisle, tears streaming down her face.
i What a beautiful wedding… /i
He felt as though the whole world had stopped when they began saying their vows…Jack could easily tell that both of their words were empty, meaningless…not what a wedding should be.
As if to reflect his emotions, thunder cracked in the sky, and it began pouring rain. He could tell that Elizabeth was on the verge of sobbing, though she covered it up with a fake smile.
i I should go there…I should object… /i
Jack mused, holding his breath as Norrington was nearing the end of his vows.
i But no. She never loved you, mate. You were just a fabled pirate…just the fabled Jack Sparrow…
But what if she does/i
A hopeful voice in his mind asked,
i What if she really loves you, is that why she's crying? Is that why she's so distraught?
No. /i
The rational end of his mind, which was hardly ever used, quipped back.
i No, she's strong enough to say no…strong enough to leave him…and she would have already done it…
…Right/i
"I do." Elizabeth's voice rang, cracking, throughout the church.
i But you'd make a fool of yourself, ruin the wedding, and get yourself arrested! No one's here to rescue you this time!
But you're Captain Jack Sparrow, you'll get away with it/i
"I do." Norrington's voice was almost dripping with smugness.
i But she could never love you! You're a bloody… /i
"Pirate." Jack whispered aloud, stepping back from the church doors.
i You'll get yourself killed!
You'll get the woman you love!
You'll be facing the noose if you do this, mate.
Though…I think that I'm willing to take my chances. /i
"I now pronounce you man an-"
Jack jumped into the church, making a split-second decision.
"I object!"
Swann's Note: Up to you if this stays oneshot or has two chapters…review?