A Rose Without Thorns
A/N: Hi, this is your friend Maqueden Evenstar. My computer went down and
then I lost my floppy and then I went on vacation, or I would have posted
this a looooooooong time ago, sorry, Faerie-Elf. And yes, I am editing your
story. So, without further ado, here we go! Enjoy, unless you hate
Elizabeth or something.
Will and Elizabeth pulled apart, feeling both confused and satisfied. At least now they could get some sleep, knowing how the other felt. "Why would you love me?" Will asked as he walked her home, holding her hand. "I am but a blacksmith. It is not proper, Miss Swann." "William Turner!" Elizabeth scolded. "You braved a sea full of mutant pirates, watched me walk to almost certain death, and then brought me safely back home. You just declared you loved me, and now you have gone back to calling me Miss Swann? For the last time, Will, please call me Elizabeth." "As you wish, Elizabeth." Well said, stopping in mid-stride to stare deeply into her eyes. She stared back. Both were oblivious to the people on the streets watching them, one of which was. Commodore Norrington. (A/N: Someone pleeeeeease tell me I spelled that right.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Commodore Norrington's POV ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Elizabeth Swann and William Turner. Such a sweet couple, I don't think. Elizabeth is mine. I'll make Will see that if I have to kill him first. And on the island? Elizabeth was merely using me to save her precious William Turner. I'll show her that true love is a craving, not feelings that make you giddy. She'll see. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Governor opened the door, pleased to see that Elizabeth had returned quickly instead of gallivanting off with the Turner boy. "Thank you, Will!" Elizabeth called, turned so that her father couldn't see the wink she gave Will. "You're welcome. Elizabeth." Will said, hesitating to call her by her first name in cast the Governor did not approve. He kept his wig on until the door was closed and Will was out of sight. "Elizabeth!" The governor scolded. "You know how much I don't want you with Will!" "Father, please. I don't love the Commodore. I love Will. And he loves me back!" "All I am saying is that you deserve better than Will. For goodness sake, Elizabeth! The boy is a blacksmith!" "Father, blacksmith or no, Will is something special. I can't just put him behind me and shift my feelings from one man to another! I can't just forget him!" "Elizabeth-'' "Goodnight, father." Elizabeth said coldly, walking up the stairs. Shuddering in remembrance of what had happened the last time she slept in her bed, she was a bit apprehensive at first. Then, with reluctance, she climbed in bed and lay awake, staring at the ceiling. Sleep was a long way off and morning was a long time coming. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Will's POV
I just can't let her love me. I am a blacksmith, she's the governor's daughter! She deserves better than me. Apparently the commodore isn't too pleased with our choice of love. Obviously not, he had a scowl on his face when he saw me wandering through the streets earlier today. I was lost in thought and wouldn't have noticed had he not purposely bumped into me. But I don't care. If Elizabeth loves me, that is enough for me. Then why do I feel I'm not doing the right thing by accepting her love and giving her mine back? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Governor's POV
I truly think that Elizabeth deserves better than that Turner boy. Oh, I have no problem with their being friends, but. I cannot accept that they love each other. He is a blacksmith, she is my daughter! Someone should put a stop to this madness before it goes any further! The question is. Should it be me? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No POV Elizabeth hurried down the stairs. "Good Morning, father." She said, pausing for a moment before rushing out the door. "Elizabeth, wait!" Cried the Governor. "Where are you going?" But it was too late. Elizabeth never heard his question because she was already past the front steps. The governor sighed and put his head in his hands. "I hope she knows what she's getting herself into." He muttered. But Elizabeth hadn't gone to see Will. She'd gone to sit by the harbor and wait to see if Captain Jack Sparrow had returned. Why should he? He had had a narrow escape only yesterday. He'd wanted to get as far away from Port Royal as fast as he could. But at least being by the harbor gave Elizabeth a good excuse to ponder on exactly why she felt like she did about Will. And then she felt a hand on her shoulder. It was Will. "Come with me." He said. "There's something I must show you." Elizabeth stood up and followed. Wherever Will was taking her, he was in a hurry. And she needed to follow willingly. "Elizabeth, I cannot love you." He said, as soon as they had stopped in the back of the blacksmith shop. "Why not, Will?" Elizabeth asked, sitting down on the low wall that surrounded the back of the blacksmith shop. "I have neither your father's nor the commodore's approval." "Why do you need the Commodore's approval?" Elizabeth asked, beginning to pace the floor. "And as for my father, you will need his approval if we get married, but as for my love, you already have it. I do not see why you need more." "Oh, Elizabeth." Will said, standing and facing her. "And you have mine." He added, before taking her in his arms. His hands brushed her face. "I love you will." She whispered, leaning her head on his shoulder. "I love you too, Elizabeth." He said. "I'll always love you. Until the day I die, you'll be the one." "It was always you, Will." She said, lifting her eyes to the heavens. "Always." Will held her closer. Quiet by accident, her lips brushed his ear. His response was immediate- he leaned forward and his lips found hers.
A/N: HAHAHA!!! You guys keep your paws off of my man! MINE, I tell you. MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, yes, there will be at least 2 more chapters. At most 4.
Will and Elizabeth pulled apart, feeling both confused and satisfied. At least now they could get some sleep, knowing how the other felt. "Why would you love me?" Will asked as he walked her home, holding her hand. "I am but a blacksmith. It is not proper, Miss Swann." "William Turner!" Elizabeth scolded. "You braved a sea full of mutant pirates, watched me walk to almost certain death, and then brought me safely back home. You just declared you loved me, and now you have gone back to calling me Miss Swann? For the last time, Will, please call me Elizabeth." "As you wish, Elizabeth." Well said, stopping in mid-stride to stare deeply into her eyes. She stared back. Both were oblivious to the people on the streets watching them, one of which was. Commodore Norrington. (A/N: Someone pleeeeeease tell me I spelled that right.) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Commodore Norrington's POV ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Elizabeth Swann and William Turner. Such a sweet couple, I don't think. Elizabeth is mine. I'll make Will see that if I have to kill him first. And on the island? Elizabeth was merely using me to save her precious William Turner. I'll show her that true love is a craving, not feelings that make you giddy. She'll see. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Governor opened the door, pleased to see that Elizabeth had returned quickly instead of gallivanting off with the Turner boy. "Thank you, Will!" Elizabeth called, turned so that her father couldn't see the wink she gave Will. "You're welcome. Elizabeth." Will said, hesitating to call her by her first name in cast the Governor did not approve. He kept his wig on until the door was closed and Will was out of sight. "Elizabeth!" The governor scolded. "You know how much I don't want you with Will!" "Father, please. I don't love the Commodore. I love Will. And he loves me back!" "All I am saying is that you deserve better than Will. For goodness sake, Elizabeth! The boy is a blacksmith!" "Father, blacksmith or no, Will is something special. I can't just put him behind me and shift my feelings from one man to another! I can't just forget him!" "Elizabeth-'' "Goodnight, father." Elizabeth said coldly, walking up the stairs. Shuddering in remembrance of what had happened the last time she slept in her bed, she was a bit apprehensive at first. Then, with reluctance, she climbed in bed and lay awake, staring at the ceiling. Sleep was a long way off and morning was a long time coming. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Will's POV
I just can't let her love me. I am a blacksmith, she's the governor's daughter! She deserves better than me. Apparently the commodore isn't too pleased with our choice of love. Obviously not, he had a scowl on his face when he saw me wandering through the streets earlier today. I was lost in thought and wouldn't have noticed had he not purposely bumped into me. But I don't care. If Elizabeth loves me, that is enough for me. Then why do I feel I'm not doing the right thing by accepting her love and giving her mine back? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Governor's POV
I truly think that Elizabeth deserves better than that Turner boy. Oh, I have no problem with their being friends, but. I cannot accept that they love each other. He is a blacksmith, she is my daughter! Someone should put a stop to this madness before it goes any further! The question is. Should it be me? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
No POV Elizabeth hurried down the stairs. "Good Morning, father." She said, pausing for a moment before rushing out the door. "Elizabeth, wait!" Cried the Governor. "Where are you going?" But it was too late. Elizabeth never heard his question because she was already past the front steps. The governor sighed and put his head in his hands. "I hope she knows what she's getting herself into." He muttered. But Elizabeth hadn't gone to see Will. She'd gone to sit by the harbor and wait to see if Captain Jack Sparrow had returned. Why should he? He had had a narrow escape only yesterday. He'd wanted to get as far away from Port Royal as fast as he could. But at least being by the harbor gave Elizabeth a good excuse to ponder on exactly why she felt like she did about Will. And then she felt a hand on her shoulder. It was Will. "Come with me." He said. "There's something I must show you." Elizabeth stood up and followed. Wherever Will was taking her, he was in a hurry. And she needed to follow willingly. "Elizabeth, I cannot love you." He said, as soon as they had stopped in the back of the blacksmith shop. "Why not, Will?" Elizabeth asked, sitting down on the low wall that surrounded the back of the blacksmith shop. "I have neither your father's nor the commodore's approval." "Why do you need the Commodore's approval?" Elizabeth asked, beginning to pace the floor. "And as for my father, you will need his approval if we get married, but as for my love, you already have it. I do not see why you need more." "Oh, Elizabeth." Will said, standing and facing her. "And you have mine." He added, before taking her in his arms. His hands brushed her face. "I love you will." She whispered, leaning her head on his shoulder. "I love you too, Elizabeth." He said. "I'll always love you. Until the day I die, you'll be the one." "It was always you, Will." She said, lifting her eyes to the heavens. "Always." Will held her closer. Quiet by accident, her lips brushed his ear. His response was immediate- he leaned forward and his lips found hers.
A/N: HAHAHA!!! You guys keep your paws off of my man! MINE, I tell you. MINE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, yes, there will be at least 2 more chapters. At most 4.