The sunlight trickled in and illuminated Kit's smiling mouth

Author's note: This is my first Witch of Blackbird Pond Fan fiction. I recently re-read the book and fell in love with it all over again. So I came on here and was a bit disappointed with the lack of stories so I decided to contribute my own. I hope you guys enjoy it. This story is basically Kit and Nat's life together. They are such a great couple and there will be many chapters in this Fanfiction. I want to chronicle everything!

And now, onwards to the story!

Chapter One: Pocketful of sunshine

The sunlight trickled in and illuminated Kit's smiling mouth. A hand slowly stretched itself out in the creamy white nightgown. Suddenly, she felt a weight on the other side of her bed. Kit's smile widened and she opened her wide grey eyes to come face to face with her husband of--

"Fourteen days." He murmured as he laid one thin brown finger on her nose.

She giggled. "Has it been that long Captain Eaton?"

Blue eyes danced merrily in his face. "How are we going to spend eternity together if you can't even stand those two weeks?"

"Who said anything about eternity?" Kit teased, pulling off her sleeping cap which she readily dropped onto the floor.

Nat ran his fingers through his bride's tangled curls. As he captured her mouth in a kiss, she leaned towards him, her hands on his back in a searching manner.

A gasp escaped Kit as Nat leaned back from her. A smirk on his face, he teased her along until she pounced on top of him and they both fell from the bed in laughter.

He kissed the top of her head as they leaned against each other, both of their cheeks flushed. "That did."

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"Goodness be!" The small plain woman exclaimed as she accepted the bucket of well water from her husband.

Matthew Wood looked up in surprise as well at the loud thump that emerged from the bedchamber.

"'Tis what newlyweds do, wife." Matthew looked back at Rachel with a small smile on his weathered face.

As Rachel's face also relaxed into a smile, the couple emerged flushed but extremely content.

"Aunt Rachel, Uncle Matthew, Nat and I have something to say." Kit smiled softly. The ostentatiously dressed little girl from the Barbados has transformed into a lovely young woman whose beauty did not come from the clothes she wore.

"What is it, daughter?" Rachel asked gently, taking her niece's hand in her own well-worn fingers.

"Nat and I have decided to sail off to Saybrook for the summer. We don't want to impose on your kindness that much longer. You two have given us a wonderful wedding and I owe you two both so much." Tears sprang into Kit's eyes.

Matthew stepped closer to Kit. "This house will always be a home to you Kit. You're always welcome here."

He then clasped Nat's hand with his one in a shake. "You have a treasure there, young man. See that you deserve her."

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Standing on the forecastle deck, Kit stood as far as the railing would allow her and let the cool sea air wash over her face. "You're here to stay." Was what Nat whispered into her ear as he led her onto The Witch for the first time. He had disappeared below deck now and she was left to her own devices. She stroke the railing softly, imagining that it was Nat.

"There's Connecticut Colony," a voice spoke in her ear. "You've come a long way to see it."

She looked up, remembrance running through her body. She had stood on the Dolphin, in a very similar spot, looking at a similar sight when Nat said those same words to her the first time.

A smile came onto her face as she remembered what he had asked next.

"How does it look to you? Would you like to make a home here?" She could see that he was worried despite the cool façade he tried to project.

This time, there was no hesitation as Kit wrapped her arms around him. "Aye-aye, Captain."

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However, as they stepped out onto the port of Saybrook, Kit's calm happiness dissipated. What if his family did not like her? She fretted. They, especially his mother, had treated her with kindness the last time they'd met. But she had just been a passenger that last time. Since then, she had been the one who led to Nat being in the stocks and then banished from Wethersfield. Now, she was going back as his wife. Would they only see her as the woman who led Nat astray?

Nat's eyes were full of amusement. "Worrying again, aren't you?" He taunted. "My bride is going to worry herself sick before she even steps foot into the house."

"Oh Nat, what if they don't like me?"

He gently lifted her chin with his hand. "I asked for their blessing before coming. They approve of you greatly. But even if they didn't, I still would have come. It's always been you, Kit."

When she still did not look convinced, he sighed in an exaggerated manner. "Where is that stubborn lift of the chin I miss so much?

Kit turned around to look at him disapprovingly when the door suddenly swung open. "Nat!" A woman's voice cried joyously. In a flurry, Kit saw Mistress Eaton embracing her son. Two elderly women came out as well. Kit saw with joy that Hannah, looking happy and pink was one of them.

After Mistress Eaton finished fussing over her son, she held Kit with such a kind expression that Kit felt all her fear dissipating. She smoothed away one of Kit's runaway curls and Kit knew that she was at home.

"Nat." A grave voice spoke out from the doorway. Kit didn't even have to look up to know that it was Captain Eaton, Nat's father.

Kit saw Nat straighten a little taller as he walked towards his father. The captain surveyed his son sternly. Nat tensed and a little bit of the fear came back into Kit's heart. Had she ruined the Dolphin's pristine reputation in the colonies?

Suddenly, the captain broke out into a gruff smile. "Well, son, aren't you going to introduce me to your bride?"

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"I knew Nat and thee would marry." Hannah confided in Kit with a twinkle in her eyes. "Tell me child, is thee happy?"

Kit blushed and nodded. "I knew from the first when he saw thee in my house." Hannah continued, patting Kit's hand. "Thee will have a wonderful life, I know it."

To be continued…

Author's note: Some parts of Nat and Kit's interaction on the Witch are directly copied from the book. I hope you guys enjoyed this! Remember, reviews really make me write faster!