A/N: So this story has my OC for Electric and Sparks and is more to provide a background for her. There are pictures of Lacey's dress and Lacey on my website. The link is on my Profile Page if you want to check it out.
A twenty-year-old Lacey Andrews, soon to be Norrington, woke up from her late nap in the governor's household where she had lived for three years now. The governor had taken her in after he and his men had found he and her younger cousin adrift at sea. The governor had said it was unnecessary for a young woman to work with a blacksmith and thought of it as giving her a better life.
He meant well and she was thankful for everything he had done for her, but the life she was living wasn't for her. Before rescued, she was a pirate captain and she will never loose her love of the freedom being out at sea gave her, but of course they had no idea.
One of the first people Lacey came into contact with was Lieutenant James Norrington. He was unlike any man she had ever met. All her life she was around pirate men who treated all women as just someone to keep their bed warm. James treated her with respect like no one else had and was able to think of her as a human being with thoughts and feelings. He was, in her opinion, the best man a woman could have.
It had been a month since the proposal and every moment since then she wondered why would she accept such a thing? Why had she been the one?
Now, a week before they were to wed, she was planning on leaving this easy life and going back to pirating where she truly belonged. The only reason she hadn't already was James. She truly did love him which scared her, she had never loved anyone before him and wondered if she could ever love again.
Lacey stepped out of bed and walked to the mirror that hung on the wall. Taking a shaky breath she put her hair up in a pony tail and allowed her bags to fall over her left eye. She looked at her reflection in confusion as a single tear rolled down her cheek. This was something that had never happened before.
She wiped the tear away and dressed for dinner by herself, not waiting for someone to help her as she was supposed to do.
As she made her way down the steps and saw James waiting for her with a smile. She smiled back and took his arm as he offered it.
"You look beautiful, as always." He told her.
Her smile grew wider and she kissed his cheek "Your just as dashing as you have been since the moment I met you."
He felt himself begin to blush.
"James… I was wondering if we could… skip this dinner and go for a walk around the garden."
He slowed his down and looked at her "Alone?"
"We've been alone before, like we are right now." She did love that he was proper, but sometimes it was just a little much.
He entwined his fingers with hers and lead her to the garden. "Any reason why you wanted to be here?"
"I just want to be with you." she said as they walked down the path that passed by several rose bushes.
James smiled at her "Are you as excited as I am about our wedding?"
Lacey held his hand a bit tighter and she nodded.
They got to a bench that sat in between two large pillars and sat down.
She rested her head on James's shoulder, still holding his hand.
"Lacey Norrington." He said smiling "I will be the envy of every man that sees you."
She pulled off a fake smile that seemed to match his real one, covering up the heartbreak she felt. "I'm sure they would envy you with or without me."
He shook his head once "No." He got the courage to push her bangs out of her face and kissed her forehead.
Her heartbreak grew worse with his loving actions. "Shall we continue?" she motioned.
James stood with her and they continued to walk side by side through the garden until the church bells rang nine times. "I suppose I should be getting you back inside."
Lacey nodded but before they got too close to the doors of the house she stopped him. "James, wait."
He turned to face her and she took her hands in hers. "Yes?"
Her blue eyes met his Hazel ones "I have a request."
"What is it?" he sounded confused.
"Kiss me? Tonight… please?"
The lieutenant looked at her for a while before bringing his hand up to caress her cheek as he leaned forward and pressed his lips against hers.
She wrapped her arms around his neck as his tongue ran over her lower lip and as soon as she was about to part her lips, the door to the house opened.
The two pulled away from each other as Governor Weatherby Swann stepped out of the house. "There you two are!" he said to them smiling. "I had wondered where you might have gone off to without supper."
"I wanted to walk through the garden." Lacey smiled to him "James was kind enough at accompany me."
"Splendid!" The governor said happily "You two make a fine couple indeed!"
Lacey and James looked at each other "I believe it is my time to go, Sir." James nodded to him and kissed Lacey's hand before he was out of their site.
Weatherby smiled at her "Did you two have a nice walk?"
"Yes!" She smiled "It was very nice."
"Wonderful! Now I do suggest you come inside, it's rather cold tonight."
She nodded "Of course" She followed him through the doors as she was faced with the annoying challenge of gracefully pulling her dress through as well. She was able to walk into the house after a moment and she continued on her way. As she was about to turn to go up the stairs as Weatherby continued to his study before she called him back. "Weatherby…"
He turned to look at her and she hugged him tightly. He chuckled and hugged her back "Goodnight, dear. I will see you in the morning."
She pulled away "Goodnight." She looked at him, wanting to say more, but didn't.
Lacey's second challenge of the night was taking off the dress. After ten minutes of that, she changed into one of Will's white shirts and a pair of black pants, then pinned her hair up and put on a hat so no one would recognize her. Lacey took her dagger and cut off the unnecessary part of three of her corsets (Kind of making a modern day strapless bra) and put them into a bag she had, along with other clothing.
She grabbed her leather belt the carried Her sword, and pistol. She took her musket Gibbs told her to bring out from a box under her bed and carried it out the window and crawled onto the roof carefully making her way to one of the balconies and from there she climbed into a tree and onto the ground. She opened the gates and hurried to the dock where Mr. Gibbs was waiting.
"I better not be getting any bad luck from this." He said to her.
"If you do, you can toss me over board. But you have to prove to me it was my fault."
"Aye. Fair enough."
Lacey took off her hat as they boarded the closest ship they could find and they made their way to Tortuga.
"I hear there be a man in Tortuga getting together a crew to go after some gold in Singapore." Gibbs had told her.
She raised a brow "Who might this be?"
"Captain Jack Sparrow."
Lacey frowned, remembering the stories she had heard of him. "If I ever join that mans crew, I must be desperate."
"Then where ye be going?" He asked her.
She shrugged "Wherever I end up at."
As they continued to sail to Tortuga, Gibbs told Lacey the story of Captain Jack Sparrow was marooned with nothing but the clothes on his back and a pistol with one shot. Then he made a raft out of sea turtles.
Lacey rolled her eyes "Yeah right." she was not bying a word of this. As far as she was concerned, Jack sparrow was nothing in her life. Her goal was to keep going and not let anyone stop her. Always find new adventures, hoping to never meet up with anyone from her old life ever again, except for her cousin Will, who knew all about her leaving. She planned to visit him every couple of months.
Her plan worked until five years later when everything in her life changed.
