this chapter is pure fluff, be warned. heh.
Summer had fallen to an end for Elizabeth Swann and William Turner all too quickly. They had been dating all throughout the time and nothing seemed to separate them. They both knew with the school year beginning that they wouldn't see each other as much as they did during the summer. Did either let it get to them? Of course not! They planned around it in order for them both. William started a second job at Tortuga Hull while still working under Mr. Brown, thinking of quitting blacksmithing as a profession but continuing as a hobby. Elizabeth's schedule included school and dance rehearsals after school on Tuesday's and Thursday's then morning practices on Saturday's. They had Mr. Gibbs' approval of Will picking her up on the not-so busy Monday's, Wednesday's, and Friday's as long as he assisted her with whatever homework she had.
It was a Thursday school day in November when Will entered through the doors of LaGuardia in a rush. Many eyes turned to him while he rushed towards the main office. He crashed into a young woman who was no more than five years older than him. "William Turner!" The woman gasped and shook Will from his lost trance. "Huh? Wha? Oh! Miss Ana!" He brushed his already dirty jeans as he gave the older woman a soft smile. "What you doin' here, boy? We all thought you were goin' back to London." Miss Ana spoke calmly and looked past the rushed William, eyeing the office assistant.
"Was planning on leaving. That was until I met my perfect match," his eyes and smile seemed brighter as he spoke. His perfect match was the one and only Elizabeth Swann. "That's why I'm here. I really need to get a hold Elizabeth Swann… major emergency! I need to take her to see her father…" He finished quickly to Ana's questioning gaze.
"My god! So you're that Turner she speaks non-stop about! Never connected name and face 'til now!" She gave out a laugh and received a slight smile in return. "Please, Ana, we can speak of the relationship later? There's an emergency and it involves Liz," One hand formed a fist at his side while the other rubbed the back of his neck nervously.
The teacher nodded. "William, you know civilians aren't allowed to roam the school," Ana's voice returned to its soft tone. Will shrugged with no care, "I do know, but I am a former students and I will, hopefully, have you as the teacher guide."
Ana frowned and folded her arms across her chest. That bold William Turner. He would never change. "Fine," she finally let out a defeated sigh, "Let me go see what class she is in now." As she did so, Will presented the office attendant his license and old school ID. The attendant was reluctant at first but gave in when Ana appeared at Will's side.
"Mrs. Taylor, tis all right. The boy's with me." She rested a hand on his shoulder and led him from the office. Mrs. Taylor, the attendant, scowled but allowed the young man and the teacher to leave. "You won't be very happy," Ana spoke up in a hushed tone once in the hall, "But, Elizabeth is in Mr. Sparrow's class right now."
Will let out an annoyed sigh and wiped a hand through his loose brown hair. "That man never liked me! I don't even know why!" He sucked in a sharp breath, shutting his eyes in complaint. Jack Sparrow was Will's former French teacher and a very peculiar character. The man barely spoke any French true and hand a drunken swing. Will smirked at his constant memories of showing the teacher off from actually knowing how to speak French. "William, come alon', you said this is an emergency!" The young teacher reminded him and took his arm, dragging him towards the familiar French class.
Inside said French class, group work was being assigned as Mr. Sparrow came to a group of the girls and one male. The four students' eyes all turned up to the teacher, each frowning slightly. "Mademoiselle Swann," the teasing voice of the teacher spoke up "Seein' as I'm assignin' in groups of three," he lifted his hand, revealing three fingers, "You'll be doin' an individual assignment with my assistance," the sly smirk caused Elizabeth Swann to gag from the creepy effect but the fake French accent caused her to laugh.
She only knew one person with a true French accent and it drove her insane at how gorgeous it was. Not to mention said person was a wonderful sight on eyes. Elizabeth found herself grinning at the thoughts of her beloved boyfriend, William Turner. Her shoulders suddenly tensed when the rough hand of Mr. Sparrow's was placed there. "Please, Monsieur, take your hand off," she whispered softly and was relieved when a familiar voice came from the door.
"Monsieur Sparrow, mind I ask you release Mademoiselle Swann's shoulder from your grip, she looks extremely uncomfortable." William's French accent was perfect as he leaned on the door frame, purposely using his French accent to piss off the teacher. Mr. Sparrow turned at the voice and an automatic frown crossed his lips. He did as Will asked, but the frown held firm to his lips and arms moved across his chest. Elizabeth's eyes shone brighter as her Will sent her a soft smile. Before Will had a chance to go on speaking, Sparrow spoke up, "Monsieur Turner, we were all sure you were off to England after graduation. Have a change of mind as usual? Or did you leave and find yourself unsuccessful, comme d'habitude?" His frown turned to a smirk with his cold words, testing Will at his own game. "You were always the one with the ever-changing unsettled future," the older male went on and felt Will's harsh eyes on his own. "Actually, Monsieur," He mimicked the man's fake French accent, letting a smirk cross his own lips. "Over the summer I found the perfect reason to remain in New York," Will's eyes floated towards Elizabeth, who returned in a bright smile.
The rest of the class followed between the battle of words between teacher and opposite male, some knowing him. The females let out giggles between the ridiculous fighting but the males were proud someone was standing up to the idiotic teacher. "That reason is also why I'm here, now." Will's eyes saddened but came out of the state when Miss Ana pushed past him. "Jack, pass from the office. William boy here is to pick up Miss Swann." Elizabeth's questioning eyes caught Will's sad ones but neither spoke for the time being.
Jack Sparrow let out an annoyed but defeated grunt, flipping his hand to let Elizabeth leave. Ana scowled towards the older man, knowing how he wasn't one to be easily defeated. Elizabeth had to bite her lip to suppress her hidden giggles. She calmed when she realized something was wrong, for the fact Will randomly showed up, but would question once off school property. She quickly tossed her French book into her backpack then went to Will's side. Just to tease the teacher, Will wrapped her into a quick hug before taking her hand and leaving. Jack Sparrow's eyes burned into Will's back as they exited the room. Will smirked proudly after shutting the door behind them.
"Did you have to do that?" Elizabeth questioned in a hush whisper and her boyfriend nodded proudly. "Sparrow doesn't like me, I take those opportune moments to screw with his head," He shrugged it off and received an annoyed slap on the arm. "Damn you, William. He'll hate me even more now!" Elizabeth frowned but let it slip off soon afterwards. If the teacher hates her boyfriend, he might as well hate her along with him.
Within five minutes, Will had signed Elizabeth out from LaGuardia and was both standing outside of Will's white car. "I'll explain the whole reason I showed up once we get into the car and moving," He whispered before placing a soft kiss to his girlfriend's lips. Elizabeth simply nodded and tossed her backpack into the backseat of the small car.
When they were both inside, Elizabeth purposely scooted next to Will and dropped her head onto his shoulder. Will wrapped one arm firmly around her waist, bringing her even closer to him. He bit at his lower lip as he started his car, also trying to figure out what to say first. "Will, what's wrong? Mr. Gibbs didn't tell me you were picking me up today," Elizabeth's voice came softly from his shoulder. "Well, Lizzie, you're being picked up because of Mr. Gibbs..." Will paused to pick his words carefully, hesitant on what to say. "I was at Tortuga today, helping David out… Part-time job, y'know? Well, the next thing I knew, I was getting a call… It was from the emergency hospital."
Will regretted what he was about to speak of. "They told me there was an accent," his voice lowered to a whisper. "Mr. Gibbs was involved in… He's alive but in a critical condition. Mr. Gibbs said he didn't want you to learn while in class, so he told them to call me instead." He shook his head, biting at his lower lip. "That's why I'm picking you up." Will pulled to a stop, connecting eyes with Elizabeth's. He knew it would be hard on her, seeing as she lost her real father the exact same way. Elizabeth's eyes went wide in worry and sadness, her shoulders shaking as she hid the sobs.
Was this truly possible? She had lost her mother by child birth and lost her father in a car accident. Now she was losing her adopted father! Enable to suppress her emotions anymore; she began to cry into Will's shoulder. "Oh, Will, everyone seem to be leaving me! Don't leave me, please…" her voice was muffled into his navy hoodie. "Never leave me, please…" she repeated and clung onto his strong shoulder. "Lizzie, I'm not going anywhere any time soon," He paused, soothing her by rubbing her back. "Back at LaGuardia, I told Sparrow I have a reason to stay in New York. Baby, you're that single reason," He kept his voice soft, keeping her body close to his. "The only way to rid of me is to leave me." Elizabeth couldn't resist the sad smile that appeared across her lips.
She lifted slightly from Will's chest to become eye level with him. "You're too sweet. I don't think I could ever leave you…" The two had only been dating a matter of six months but they were completely serious to their relationships. Will placed his lips to Elizabeth's for a calming kiss. She melted to the feeling that overcame her but eyes opened when Will reluctant pulled away. "Come along, we'll walk the rest of the way."
At the moment, they were currently parked was only a couple of blocks from the hospital. Will knew that walking helped Elizabeth keep calm. Half the walk was spent in a comfortable silence. To many passing eyes, the couple was the perfect match. William had a firm yet comforting grip around Elizabeth's small waist, eyes soft and full of care, and a smile plastered to his lips. Elizabeth was leaning into his tough slightly: one arm was tight around Will's waist, head resting onto his strong shoulder, eyes half shut in pure happiness, and a somber smile on her lips.
Ten minutes of silence was soon broken with Will's deep voice. "Lizzie?" The female in his arms made no response so he went on. "I want to let you know I'll always be there for you," his whisper was soft and caring. "I've gone through this situation before, with my own dad… and I had no mom while growing up," Sadness over came his deep tone, eyes lowering to the concrete below them. "I'll be at your side during the full time." Elizabeth looked up to the distant look glazed over his eyes.
She turned on her heels to get a complete look at her boyfriend. "Thank you, Will. You won't believe what all you mean to me. No one understands me as much as you. I trust you with everything in me and I doubt that will ever change." She paused, resting a hand to Will's cheek. "I've had plenty of boyfriends in the past but you're the only one I can truly be comfortable around."
She paused a moment, shaking her head and letting out a laugh. "All my ex's were jerks and only wanted one thing." While Will listened, his arms wrapped around her waist. Elizabeth took the moment and stepped closer to his warmth. "I remember meeting you for the first time… I was scared at first. The whole random-man-approaching-a-vulnerable-teen situation was a little odd but something tol-"
Her words were cut short by a pair of lips crashing over hers. Elizabeth allowed herself to slip deep into the kiss. Her arms rounded Will's neck while his pulled her closer to him around the waist. Both pairs of eyes fell shut as their lips comforted each other. Elizabeth was first to pull away, biting lightly at her warm lower lips.
"William Turner," she whispered, cheeks heating with a blush. "I.. I lo…" She paused a moment, taking in a sharp breath. "I love you." She barely got her words out, eyes tearing away from Will's deep brown ones. A low chuckle escaped from Will's throat, lips closing near to his girlfriends. "You blush at your emotions, yet you have no clue how I feel in return," His breath hot on her cheek and ear.
Will's arms were still tight around Elizabeth's thin waist, his warm breath causing her to shiver. "How do you feel then?" She questioned in return, eyes not once looking into the male's. A smirk crossed his lips as he laid a kiss onto her ear lobe. "I love you too," He simply stated, cupping her cheek into his hand carefully.
Elizabeth couldn't fight the excited smile or the moment she flung her arms around Will's neck. She feverishly kissed his lips but pulled away with a deep blush. Will let out a quiet chuckle, taking Elizabeth's hand and entwining his fingers with hers.
"Come along, it seems you have forgotten the reason I picked you up from school," He began walking towards the hospital, tugging his blushing girlfriend along.
Heh. Slight Jack bashing, I know... but I couldn't resist it. It fit along with my story. I have the next couple chapters written but it just comes to typing them and becoming unlazy. If you wanna make a suggestion or anything, just leave a review. Review for the hell of it, if you want. Little an Ana is going to be Anamaria as a teacher, in case you didn't catch that.