AN:/ Thank you for visiting the first chapter of 'My Once in a Lifetime'! I hope that you all enjoy it.
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Disclaimer: I do not own Pirates of the Caribbean, or, sadly, the dear commodore. (in my mind, it's a different story, however!) I only own the OC's.
'My Once In A Lifetime'
Chapter One: "As I Look Back..."
I could scarcely breathe. Never before had I laid eyes on a creature this beautiful, and, at last, he was headed my way. The illustrious James Norrington. I could feel my corset getting even tighter.
Looking as staunch and radiant as ever as he marched elegantly up to the platform to receive his new promotion and ceremonial sword, my dark brown eyes followed his every move. I even fancied I saw him winking at me as he passed, and that made me smile. It was not often that James showed his more relaxed side, and it comforted me greatly to know that I was the only person in existence who could make him don that smile that I found so terribly irresistible.
As the ceremony progressed, the crowds started to thicken, and though I had been standing in the front row, I was soon pushed to the back, as a gaggle of adoring women and respectable Naval officers flocked to the front, swamping him with congratulations and admiring looks. Ever so slowly, he started to fade away, out of my sight—but not before my gaze locked with his for a brief moment. In that one moment, I felt a surge of ecstasy, as my memory flew back to a time when it was just the two of us—a time before all the fame, and before Elizabeth Swann invaded his heart…
But, wait—I am getting ahead of myself. My name is Ariana Perrin, and this is the story of how I met—and fell hopelessly in love—with the most heroic man on the Seven Seas: the man any woman should dream of marrying. James Norrington.