I recently finished Pride and Prejudice and loved it!

DISCLAIMER I do not own Pride and Prejudice in any way.

Mr. Collins was to come today. Mr. Bennet had told his children all about his cousin who was lawfully allowed to take Longbourn after said Mr. Bennet was deceased. The five Bennet girls were not concerned by this matter. Mr. Collins was unknown to them, and hopefully would not cause any trouble in their daily business of life, being a gentleman.

The day arrived in which Mr. Collins was to come to Longbourn and make himself welcome. Mrs. Bennet was in a flurry, having forgotten to wash the windows, and she had all of her daughters working as fast as they could. As soon as the windows shone, they all hurried upstairs to be dressed and freshened up as to be presentable.

After a while, they heard the familiar sounds of a chaise approaching, and as Jane and Lydia peeked outside, soon acknowledged that Mr. Collins was here. They walked down to the living room, and sat composedly. Elizabeth was not excited about meeting Mr. Collins at all; she had been forced to give up a jolly fun day with Charlotte!

Mr. Collins finally walked in and bowed to all the women and Mr. Bennet himself, and graciously accepted his welcome as best as he could. He apologized repeatedly about the trouble of taking him in, and was not at all satisfied when he received all the reassurances that it was no trouble at all.

Mr. Collins immediately took up a pleasure in walking to the girls. His obvious admiration in the eldest Miss Bennet was noticed quickly by Elizabeth. Mary couldn't help but feel a spark of envy at his affection, but stayed silent as Mr. Collins took up a conversation with Jane. Jane blushed and spoke very little, as she was embarrassed at not having the field of knowledge in hunting. Mr. Collins soon understood, and took up a topic of the latest gossip so as to make Jane more at ease.

Mr. Collins had a silly way of talking. He was so polite that it made him seem rather like a duck, in Lydia's opinion. Of course, he was very gracious and was not at fault in any of his matters, but it seemed as if he was trying too hard.

He mentioned the matter of Lady Catherine De Bourgh many times, and I will not go into much detail, as that would end up taking all day. He made many wide gestures when describing the Lady's humble abode, Rosings. The women could care less, but he insisted on explaining, believing that they did not understand the splendor and grandeur of Rosings. It really was a good explanation, but when Mr. Collins realized that he did not have very attentive listeners, he moved on to explain about his own premises.

Supper was started, or Mr. Collins had arrived late. It really was a grand meal, but Mrs. Bennet insisted that she had overdone the duck, and had burnt the bread. Mr. Collins reassured her that it was wonderful, and Mrs. Bennet gratefully took in the praise. She really hoped that Mr. Collins would marry one of her daughters, so Longbourn would still be under the Bennet name at some point.

But was it to be?

Sorry about the length! I know it's a little short, and it's different from my other story, but I hope you guys like it!