Hey guys, so this story came about when I was perusing 16milesperhour's ides on her phone when I was bored and she said I could have this idea. This first chapter is short but it makes the perfect teaser. Let me know what you think because I have already written a few chapters but wanted to test this story out before posting more of it- no point if no one's going to read it, right? All feedback welcome and appreciated. Hopefully this story can move beyond the first chapter but it is up to you guys :)


"Cousin Elizabeth! We must make haste! Lady Catherine detests tardiness." Mr Collins said in an agitated manner as he waited impatiently for his cousin and wife to appear at the door.

Rolling her eyes at her cousin's impatience, Elizabeth surveyed herself once more in the full length mirror in her bedroom. She hoped that Lady Catherine would not be disappointed in her choice of apparel; she had decided to wear one of her nicer gowns for the evening, as Lady Catherine had made her sentiments known on the subject.

Her gown, green in colour, hugged her figure and slightly accentuated her curves a little more than the other gowns did. To Elizabeth, she looked well dressed and presentable for the evening at Rosings. Adjusting her hair slightly, Elizabeth made her way to her impatient cousin. Charlotte had joined her husband, trying fruitlessly to calm him down.

"There you are, dear cousin. We must hurry if we are not to be late." Mr Collins announced anxiously, opening the door to allow the ladies to quit the house.

Elizabeth was silent during the short walk to the imposing building that was Rosings Park. She listened in disgust as her cousin declared the virtues of the building, including its staggering number of windows and the cost of glazing said windows. Her respite came when Mr Collins announced their presence to Lady Catherine's butler who ushered them into the sitting room occupied by Lady Catherine, her daughter Anne and a striking young lady with blonde hair.

Mr Collins bowed to Lady Catherine and nodded to the young ladies seated upon the loveseat next to Lady Catherine's imperious and imposing throne-like chair. Once his respects to the ladies had been paid, he forced Elizabeth and Charlotte to curtsy. As she curtsied, Elizabeth's curiosity was piqued as to the identity of the pretty, yet shy, blonde young woman seated next to Anne de Bourgh.

Much to her dismay, her dim-witted cousin began to prattle on about the decor of the room and the price of the glazing of the windows, at least 15,000 pounds!

His spiel was effectively interrupted by the arrival of two gentlemen into the room.