Elizabeth Bennet was all by herself. She was staying in a bed and breakfast with her Aunt Melissa and Uncle Eddie. It was a nice change to spend some time with other members of her family.

It was midnight. Lizzy was sitting in her room, thinking. Just thinking. She had been at Pemberley most of the day, which meant she'd seen a lot of Will Darcy and his sister, Georgina. Will had treated them like old friends, so very unlike how he had treated Lizzy so many months before…

Flashback begins

Lizzy and her sisters had been invited to a party which a few of their friends were hosting. Jane was going because her mum had told her to 'keep an eye on Lydia and Catherine'. Jane was seventeen years old and very pretty. Lizzy was fifteen (sixteen later in the month) and was in her last year of high school. Then that left Mary, Catherine and Lydia. Mary was twelve and in Year 7, Catherine was ten and Lydia was eight.

Maria, Lauren and Abigail greeted the girls warmly. "We're so glad you could come!" Abi smiled at them.

"Some new guys just moved here. I'm not sure where they're from but… Anyway, the blond guy is Charlie Bingley and the girls with him are his sisters called Caroline and Louise. The dark haired guy is his best mate called Will Darcy. The rumour is Will's richer than Charlie. They're both so fit!" Lauren, who loved gossip, informed her friends.

Lizzy saw Jane staring at Charlie. He looked about sixteen and his blond hair hung silkily on his forehead. "Someone's got a crush." Lizzy teased Jane. Jane jumped and blushed. "Let's go say 'hi'."

They walked casually over to the group. Charlie turned and smiled at them. "Hi, I'm Elizabeth and this is Jane. We heard you just moved here." Lizzy smiled.

Charlie nodded. "Hey girls, yes we did. I'm guessing your friends told you who we are?"

"They did. They can't resist sharing a bit of gossip." Lizzy replied.

"Making exaggerations as girls your age are prone to do, I don't doubt." Will said, looking bored.

Lizzy's temper instantly flared. "Actually, they weren't. And we rarely make exaggerations. Besides, I wasn't asking you for your opinion."

Louise and Caroline just stood there, not speaking. Charlie looked a bit uncomfortable. "Come on, Will." He pulled him away and his sisters followed.

"Elizabeth, what the hell were you thinking? I honestly thought you were better than that!" Jane scolded the girl.

"Did you hear what he said? Who the fucking hell does he think he is?" Lizzy hissed, glaring after Will. "Liz, drop it. We came here to have a good time. Don't let a guy spoil it." Jane said wisely.

Lizzy sighed. "You're right, like normal. Now, let's go dance!"

"Sure." Jane replied and the sisters hit the dance floor.

End of flashback

Lizzy shook her head at the memory. "What a bloody arrogant sod he was then." She said to herself. She turned to stare out of the window…

Another memory surfaced…