I do not own POTC, blah blah blah, leagle stuff
Tears in the darkness, its breaking my heart
Here in the darkness; I'm falling apart
Tears in the darkness,where no-one can see
Fears in the darkness, cried inncocently
Tears in the darkness, but no-ones crying for me
The bell rang to indicate the end of the lecture and Elizabeth packed away her laptop turning her head briefly to swap a smile with the handsome boy sitting next to her, it felt strange sitting next to her and she felt that Clive probably would not allow it as it gave the wrong impression, but what he did know could not hurt him, plus she found she concentrated more with Will by her side; surely Clive would not mind as long as she got good marks.
Thinking of Clive made her, as usual annoyed, they were not even dating and yet he tried to control her, turn her into something she was not, she feared the day when he would ask her out because she would not be allowed to refuse, she would be called selfish and have her father reject her, she just knew it. A touch on her arm made her jump and she saw Will's concerned face inches away
"Elizabeth," he said "Are you okay? You look troubled"
Elizabeth could not help but smile, right now Will was the only person who could tell something was wrong just by looking at her, it made her feel safe and wanted and his increasing presence in her life was something she welcomed.
Since Will moved into her Halls two weeks ago, she no longer spent every evening alone in her room studying things she already knew by heart and trying to hide her pain she had been feeling for so long; she now would sit in the common room with Will on the sofa and they would just talk, there were no awkward silences like she had with Clive and she never feared saying the wrong thing.
"Elizabeth?" Will repeated looking more concerned, his hand still softly resting on her arm.
"I'm fine, I'm just thinking about things that's all" she said putting on a smile
Wills arm fell to his side and Elizabeth felt a surge of disappointment, "Don't think so much" he joked "When the wind changes you'll stay like that"
Elizabeth laughed then realised they were the only ones left in the room she walked down the stairs towards the door Will by her side "That does not make any sense"
Will smiled "I know but it got a laugh out of you, so that's a bonus"
For some reason Elizabeth blushed and she dipped her head down so that her hair hid her face, when she dared to look up she saw Will determinedly looking in another direction, she cleared her throat and Will looked back at her.
"Are you hungry?" he asked as her stomach gave a huge grumble, making Will smile "I take that as a yes" Elizabeth punched him playfully in the arm and Will carried on "You don't have anything on, do you?" he asked.
Elizabeth instantly knew what he meant Are you meeting up with Clive? She shook her head "No." she said "Clive has a politics lecture right now"
There was a silence for a while as they walked down the hallway to the grand stairs until Will spoke again "Pardon me for being imprudent, but has Clive asked you out yet?"
Elizabeth sighed "Not yet, I think he'll asked me at the Christmas ball" she said and shuddered
"What Christmas ball?"
Elizabeth frowned "The snob-fest" she replied "Where only people of influential stature can come, one who have no scandals to their name" she said this in a high and posh voice mockingly, and her hatred of it was apparent "Which rules out most celebrities" she joked "Basically its anyone who has a title or related to a royal"
Will laughed "Guess that rules me out then" sensing it was a sensitive topic for Elizabeth he changed the subject "So where do you want to eat? There is a lovely Chinese place I know about, very popular, and cheap too. Plus we can meet up with Jack and Anna-Maria afterwards"
Elizabeth grinned "Sounds good" she said as they stepped outside and headed in the direction of their halls. "How are we getting there? Bus?" she asked beginning to cross the road without looking, she felt Wills hand clasp around her arm and pull her back sharply as an oncoming vehicle sped uncommonly fast towards her, she let out a slight scream as she saw the car looming closer, then suddenly all she saw was Will's face, she was too close to him for it to look innocent, their noses were only a couple of centimeters apart and Elizabeth had a strong urge to kiss him, but she turned around, avoiding, suppressing that desire and looked at the car that had passed them "How fast was that car going!" she exclaimed shocked before turning back to Will and smiling trying to rid them both of any awkwardness "Thanks for that Will, you saved my life" she said then laughed "Luckily I don't bruise easily, I could sue you for ABH"
Will laughed lightly "Yeah and end up on Judge Judy, even though we do not live in America" he said as they crossed the now empty road "Some of those cases are so ridiculous, Blahface is suing Namehead for $1000 for kicking her dog and $7000 for pain and suffering. Namehead is counter-sueing for the theft of their left sofa cushion and TV Ariel"
Elizabeth laughed, doubling over as she walked, she had not laughed like this since her mother died about a year and a half ago, she waited until she regained composure until replying "You are mental William Turner, completely and utterly mental"
"You should meet Jack" Will smiled mysteriously.
They passed the library and Elizabeth looked at it and smiled "There is a poetry club for us University students" she said nodding at the library.
Will said nothing, but there was a wistful look in his eyes as she said this, it made Elizabeth want to know him better, but also, strangely it made her want to kiss him again. "And by the way Will, you did not answer my question, how are we getting to the Chinese place?"
Will smiled "Car. I'll drive; the bus is not working that well today. Did you hear that it is going to snow soon?"
"No, I love the snow, its so pure and beautiful that it can turn everything around it beautiful too"
Eventually they returned arrived at Boleyn Hall and Elizabeth walked with Will to her room; his room was next to hers, she dumped her laptop in her desk grabbed her purse and her handbag and joined Will who was waiting outside. "Are you ready?" he asked, jangling his car keys in his hand. Elizabeth glanced at them and smiled as she looked at the tag and followed him out to his fiat Punto. She smiled even more when he opened the door for her before getting in himself.
Elizabeth shifted about uncomfortably in the car, she was aware of her proximity to Will, although she had sat closer to him during their Psychology lessons she felt uncomfortable now; maybe it was because that there was no-one else there, or that they were in a close space, but it was more likely down to the hammering of her heart that had started since Will had briefly touched her hand as he helped her into the car.
"Is this place good?" Elizabeth asked, after a few minutes of silence, hoping that talking would conceal the blush that threatened to rise to her cheeks
Will smiled as he shifted gears "No; it's horrible, I just want to give you food poisoning"
Elizabeth laughed "Point taken. Do you go there often?"
"Depends on what you mean by often, I go about once a month, they have one near where I live"
"The Midlands?" Elizabeth asked thinking back to what Will had said when she asked him; he had been quite vague when he said it was a village in the Midlands but she did not want to pry
"That's right"
"By the why," Elizabeth asked, curiosity getting the better of her "why do you behave so gentlemanly, not even Clive behaves like that" She regretted saying it as soon as it came out of her mouth "What I mean is, Clive likes to think he is right out of the Tudor age and often cites the manners of decorum and how they should be applied to today's society"
Will's mouth twitched "I act like that because I just do" he said lightly taking his eyes off the road slightly to smile at her he looked back as he carried on talking "You should say that to Clive, tell him about the supposed event when Sir Walter Reilly lay his coat on the ground for Queen Elizabeth I"
Elizabeth sighed "Clive does not like me contradicting him" she looked a Will for awhile, she could confide in him, she felt sure of that "He feels that it's not my place"
Will wrinkled his nose up; Elizabeth noted that he looked very cute when he did so "That's rubbish, you have every right to have an opinion, and contradict him, especially as it's quite likely that your opinion is the just one"
Elizabeth smiled sadly "Its nice that you think that way, my father seems to think the same way as Clive." she paused "It's nice to have some-one on my side"
Will said nothing, he was focused on parking, when he had parked and switched off the ignition he got out the car walked around to open the door for her to get took the hand offered to her as she got out of the car and then he gave her a gentle hug and Elizabeth felt her arms wrap around his back "Elizabeth, no matter what, I will always be on your side"
Strangely, Elizabeth found herself fighting back tears due to this but then refused to fall, much to her relief, his arm remained around her shoulders for a while as they walked and Elizabeth rested her head against his shoulder. Elizabeth's mobile phone let out a few verses from grease, Elizabeth knew what this meant; Clive was calling, she reached into his pocket and turned her phone off; she did not want to be bothered by him right now. The interruption caused Will to let go of her shoulders and Elizabeth to lift her head off of his shoulders; at that moment they both realised that due to Elizabeth's situation they could not be a couple, both Clive and Elizabeth's father would not allow that.
They walked the few steps to the restaurant in silence, yet they walked close to each other, their arms brushing together every so often, neither of them stepped away, it was as close as they felt they could ever be. They finally walked into the restaurant and the Chinese lady at the desk beamed at Will
"Will!" she said happily rushing over to him, then saw Elizabeth "The beautiful girl is your girlfriend?" she asked still smiling
Will shook his head "No, she not. My girlfriend that is, I can not deny anything else you said"
Elizabeth felt a warm feeling flutter in her heart as she realised what he just implied, Will seemed to realise this too as a blush crept to his cheeks. She waited until she was shown to her table before smiling at him and saying in a whisper "You think I'm beautiful?"
Will gave her a small smile before replying "Of course I do" Elizabeth glanced at her menu and suddenly panicked as she saw all the Chinese symbols, not wanting to look stupid she lifted it up and his her blushing face behind it. Will laughed and pulled the menu down "You're looking at the Chinese side" he said and turned around revealing the same menu only in English.
Elizabeth laughed hiding her embarrassment "Thanks" she said and looked down at the menu in silence for a while "What do you recommend?"
Will pointed over to her menu at a section in the middle "I have that deal all the time"
Elizabeth looked at it and quickly decided what to have, much to her surprise as they were ordering she had asked for the same as Will "Great minds think alike" she said once the woman had left, smiling to herself.
It took a surprisingly short time for their food to arrive, and they sat in silence for a while as they ate, Elizabeth ate with ravish; the food was delicious and she was hungry. Clive would not approve, she knew that, he always pressured her to stick to a diet, because it gave out a right message, he said. She did not care; it tasted to good not to eat.
"Will this pace is amazing!" she said after a while; a passing waitress smiled at her.
"You know, I did not cook the food" he replied taking a drink from the glass next to him.
Elizabeth smiled "We should go here again, it is really nice"
Will smiled and twisted some noodles around the chopsticks "That would be nice" he said "I'll invite Jack and Anna too"
"Do they like it here?" she asked trying to ignore her annoyance.
Will was silent as he ate the noodles that was in his mouth and swallowed "Think so, Jack says he does."
A thought struck Elizabeth "Where's Jack now? I assume he had to move too."
Will looked confused for a while then he answered "He's still in the same place" he said "Just a different room, it was the last one left in that dorm, and it wasn't a twin so I volunteered to move"
Elizabeth smiled "I'm glad you did, its nice having a good friend on the dorm, and having someone to walk to and from classes with"
"I'd enjoy it even more if it wasn't so cold outside though, mind you, it is December"
Elizabeth ate some more Noodles and realised only then that she had eaten almost all of them and from the looks of it Will had too "When are we meeting up with Jack and Anna-Maria?" she asked "I'm quite curious to meet them, Jack especially"
Will laughed "You know most people are, they always want to meet a semi-celebrity.
Elizabeth felt confused "Semi-celebrity? Is Jack famous?"
"Sort of, his father, Teague Sparrow, lead guitarist and singer of the Burning Ashes" Will took a sip from his drink
"The burning Ashes?" Elizabeth repeated trying to think about whether she heard of them before, it was entirely likely that she had not, her father kept a tight hold on her and everything around her; he wanted her to be perfect and Elizabeth knew that was something she could never be. That was probably why her father liked Clive so much, he was perfect, or at least able to achieve it.
"Elizabeth," Will said his voice fake-stern "You're thinking again, you know what will happen if the wind changes"
Eventually they left the restaurant and walked to a park where they would meet Jack and Anna-Maria. They sat next to each other on a bench as they waited for the latter to arrive. Elizabeth shivered in the increasing cold and Will removed his jacket and draped it around her shoulders, Elizabeth murmured a thanks.
Jack arrived a few moments later his arm around a pretty west Indian girls shoulders, Elizabeth assumed this was Anna-Maria. Both she and Will stood up and walked over to the pair. Anna-Maria smiled at Elizabeth and suddenly gave her a hug.
"Will has told me all about you" she said before Jack could speak, Elizabeth felt intense liking for this girl and smiled at her "I'm Anna-Maria,"
"Elizabeth" she said smiling "What subjects are you doing?"
"Art and English. You're doing Psychology with Will aren't you? I like your top by the way; where did you get it?"
Elizabeth smiled and replied, the conversation grew to their favourite shops and clothes.
"Lizzy!" Jack said suddenly finally able to get a word "My Will has told me so much about you, I have some rum here if you'd like it!"
"Jack!" Anna-Maria protested "You'll scare the poor girl"
"No, I wont, your not scared are you Lizzy? She can't really answer that properly its a leading question. I know Psychology too"
Elizabeth must have looked uncomfortable as she heard Will's voice whisper in her ear "Don't worry, he's just a bit drunk, he's not normally like this"
Jack draped his arm around Will "What you talking about young William? Are you whispering nothing sweet into her ear, or rather sweet nothings?"
Elizabeth smiled and looked at Jack; he was handsome, that was true, but not as handsome as Will. No-one could compare to Will, Elizabeth thought as she looked back at Will as if to remind herself of his features. He was almost impossibly handsome, she thought, and she could never gaze into those eyes for too long, she could never talk to him for too long and he had this enchanting personality which seemed to draw her closer to him, something that made her feel alive, and after so long of merely existing it was good to feel that way again; alive and happy.
Anna-Maria smiled at Elizabeth "Lets shop for a while" she said "Christmas in nearing and I have not yet got Jack a present, we'll leave the boys to play football or whatever games they play"
Elizabeth looked at Will as if to ask permission; Will smiled "Elizabeth you do not have to ask me if you can go" he said so only she could hear "Phone me up on my mobile when you're ready and I'll pick you up, if you like"
Elizabeth smiled "Thanks Will" she said before walking off with Anna-Maria, who was smiling slightly
"So" her new friend said as soon as the boys were out of sights "What is going on with you and Will?" she asked
"Nothing" Elizabeth replied, then seeing Anna-Maria's sceptical look she carried on "We are just friends, nothing more than that"
"Then how come all he seems to talk about is you" she put on a much deeper voice " 'Elizabeth so talented, she is just so funny, she is the smartest girl I have ever met'"
"That's just Will being.....Will, he is just being nice" Elizabeth said refusing to believe what Anna-Maria was implying; she could not be in love with Will she was as good as engaged to Clive under both her fathers and Clive's eyes, despite the fact that they were not even dating yet.
"Definitely can't be that he has a crush on you" Anna-Maria replied smiling at the blush she had caused Elizabeth.
Elizabeth called Will as the shops were closing and he arrived within ten minutes, Elizabeth guessed he had not really left town and probably waited for her Such a gentleman Elizabeth thought once again as he opened the car door for her.
"How was it?" Will asked once he was driving "Shopping with Anna?"
"It was nice" she said truthfully "We had a laugh; mostly over Jack." she paused "She a very truthful person isn't she"
Will smirked "That's true; she has an amazing ability to just state the truth or her observances or opinions, very honest girl. That's probably why Jack loves her" he shifted gears "Of course he'd never say he loves her, but she knows"
Elizabeth sighed "I don't get it, if I was with someone I loved I'd tell them all the time, just in case -" she stopped herself; Will did not need to know this.
"Just in case you lose them" Will finished glancing briefly at her "Because you never know what your last words will be"
Elizabeth nodded "Yes" she said fighting her conflicting emotions, she forced out a smile "We have more in common then I thought"
Will parked up the car outside their Halls, and after opening the door for Elizabeth and offering a hand to help her get out, he let go and walked with her to her dorm room. he stood outside for a bit then gently took her hand "Never be afraid to be yourself, Elizabeth, you are an amazing person, never forget that" he then gently kissed her hand before saying a soft goodnight then disappeared into his room. Elizabeth let out a soft sigh before walking into her own room.
And done!!!! Next chapter will be the Christmas ball, where someone unexpected turns up and Elizabeth opens up to Will