Do You Fear Death?

Chapter 4

Elizabeth and Will rushed forwards and grabbed her.

'Emily, Emily! Wake up!' Elizabeth shouted at her

'Calm down, sweetheart, she's just shocked!' Will whispered. Elizabeth tried to lift her daughter but failed

'Here let me!' Will suggested

'Thanks,' Elizabeth said

Will had experience in carrying girls up these stairs because he did so every 10 years. Elizabeth had always insisted in coming back here, even if they had done it at the beach!

Will laid Emily on the bed and sat down on the chair near it; Elizabeth had sent Mary to get a damp cloth and told her to look after Emily. Elizabeth sat on Will's lap and put her arms around him. Elizabeth had was tired but she was pacing the room she needed to talk to Emily before sundown.

Emily walked into the room while Elizabeth was pacing and smiled, 'You need to talk to me!'

'Emily, I can only come back when Will does, your father I mean, I am immortal and so you can't kill me, do the same as I did when I was almost dead, it might just save your life!' Elizabeth laughed.

Emily sobbed, 'I know!'

Will took his daughter's hand and sat her on his lap and whispered, 'We will always come back and see you but it's our duty to help the dead and so we must!'

Emily stood up and said, 'Mother, has always told your story as a fictional one and I've often heard her crying for you in her room once she'd told me. Then one day she told me the truth and I cried for 3 days then she wanted you, unfortunately soon after she fell ill and then she almost died that was when she left to find you! You had better look after her, if not you don't know what's coming!'

Elizabeth came over and pulled her daughter into a hug and said, 'We have to go now, Mary will always look after you and when she moves on, you'll probably be old enough to be alone and settle down, but we'll see you before then! I love you and will always love you and so will your father.'

Will stood up and took Elizabeth's hand and they hugged each other and Mary joined them. Emily went with them down to the beach. They got into the rowing boat and left the beach, Emily waved sadly to them as they left.

While rowing back to the Flying Dutchman the pair reflected on the meeting.

'She's beautiful! Your Emily!' Will exclaimed

'Our Emily!' Elizabeth told him.

Will laughed and kissed Elizabeth. A while later they reached their ship. They and their crew sailed towards the sinking sun. They disappeared into the sunset and back on the beach Emily saw a green light shoot into the sky. She knew what this meant, her mother had told her often. She sighed and walked back into Mary's open arms, slowly and tearfully they walked back to the mansion.

Back on board Elizabeth had changed into Will's clothes because she didn't have any other dresses and besides she had gotten used to them. Will had so much to show and tell his wife that Will left his father in charge and took Elizabeth back to their cabin and they stayed there all evening talking. Later that night Will introduced Elizabeth to his father.

Elizabeth told Will that they had met before but it was in awkward circumstances. The three talked for a long time but then Elizabeth laid her head in Will's lap and he played with her hair, soon she fell asleep. Will said goodbye to his father and carried Elizabeth back to their cabin. She woke up as soon as they got there.

'Will, I love you more than anything!' Elizabeth whispered pressing herself close to Will.

'I love you more than that!' Will said taking his clothes off and sliding into bed. Elizabeth followed his example and slid into the bed next to him.

'It's been so long since this last happened,' Elizabeth whispered as Will dragged his fingers through her hair.

'Then why wait any longer!' Will whispered moving closer to her.