I could hear birds and feel the warm sun on my skin. I stretched then opened my eyes. Where was I? This was NOT my room. Then it hit me. The pub, the naval officer, the kind young woman; It really happened. It wasn't just a crazy dream. I wasn't sure if that was a good thing or not. On one hand, it meant I wasn't crazy, but on the other, it meant I was actually stuck here. There was a light knock on my door. I groaned and rubbed my temples.
"Come in!" I called, Elizabeth walked in accompanied by some of her maids.
"I think you'll be able to wear one of my dresses." Elizabeth said indicating the dress that one of her maids was holding.
"Thanks," I smiled
After I had gotten out of bed, I let the maids help me into one of Elizabeth's old dresses. It was a tight fit, especially in the chest area, but I managed to fit. I looked at myself in the mirror. I definitely looked tiny, swallowed by all the extravagant fabric. The dress was gorgeous, and the light shade of blue went really well with my dark brown hair. I left my long hair down; I knew how to style it for the late 19th century, not for the mid-18th.
I smoothed the skirt one last time before I left my temporary room. I cautiously stepped out of the door, spying the staircase; I gingerly stepped down the staircase. I was still barefoot; Elizabeth's feet were smaller than mine, so I couldn't borrow a pair from her. When I got downstairs, Elizabeth was deep in conversation with an older man, whom I assumed was her father.
"You don't even know who she is!" The older man reasoned
"No, I do not." Elizabeth agreed, "However, James brought her to us. You trust his judgment don't you?"
"Well, yes…" He stopped as he realized I was right outside of the room. No doubt he was about to say something bad about me.
"Father, this is Georgiana Butler" Elizabeth said, walking over to my side. "James wants us to keep her safe."
"Governor Swann" He said curtly, still not convinced
"I appreciate your hospitality." I smiled, I almost curtsied, but I thought it would be too much.
"Elizabeth, you should probably get Miss. Butler some shoes."
We took that as our dismissal, I could tell Elizabeth was upset. I guessed it had to be more than just about me. She searched for shoes for me to wear, and in the end only found a pair of boots that would fit me. It really didn't match, but you couldn't see the boots under the dress anyway.
"Those should work for now." Elizabeth said, smiling. "We should probably go buy you some shoes in town though."
"Sounds good to me!" I said, sounding very 21st century, which earned me an odd look
"Though, I'd like to make a short stop first." She admitted
We left the house in her family's carriage. I stared out of the window, taking in the sights. I had missed all of this last night. Going down the hill from the governor's mansion, it was green and beautiful. You could see the ocean from up here as well. As we got closer to town things weren't as beautiful. It was cluttered and busy, but it still had a sort of charm about it. When we finally stopped, it was in front of a bakery. We got out, and Elizabeth waved the carriage off. It would pick us up in an hour in the same spot.
"Alright, we have a bit of a walk." Elizabeth said
"Where are we going?" I asked, whilst trying to catch up with her
"I have to see Will." She paused, "sorry, Will is my fiancé. Well, he should be. My father agreed to the arrangement, but now he's regretting it"
"So, you have to sneak around in order to see him?"
"Unfortunately, yes." Elizabeth confirmed sadly.
We walked quickly to a less busy part of town, only a few people on the street. Elizabeth knocked on the door to a building, there was a sign out front reading "BLACKSMITH". The door opened, to reveal a good-looking, slightly dirty (from work) young man, around Elizabeth's age. He smiled upon seeing her.
"Elizabeth! What brings you down here?" He grinned,
"You of course," she said, before she kissed him. I started to feel awkward. Seriously, why did she bring me here?
"Who is this?" Will asked, once they finally broke apart.
"Will, this is Georgiana Butler. James found her last night."
"I see" he said puzzled, was this out of the norm for Norrington?
"She doesn't remember how she got here, so James took pity on her. She was nearly naked. Strange clothes."
"That's what we wear in-" I was about to say 'in the future', but that wouldn't have gone over well, "erm, where I'm from."
"Where are you from?"
"America." Well, it was true. They didn't seem to fully believe me, but they dropped the subject.
For a while, I left them alone to talk, I walked around the blacksmith's shop. It was interesting to see all of the historical equipment being used. The best part was that it was brand new at this moment. Oh how it will look by my time. I stepped around a corner and found a bunch of freshly made swords. I picked one up, it was heavier than I expected. I swished it around a little bit, before Elizabeth called for me.
"Georgiana! We should go if we want to make it back undetected."
"Right." I said, putting the sword down, I hurried towards the door.
"I give Elizabeth lessons," Will said gesturing towards the swords, "I'd be happy to teach you too"
"Really? Wow. Thank you!" I said, actually excited. I had been wanting to learn for a while now.
Elizabeth and Will said their goodbyes, and we were off back to the busy part of town. Apparently we took a shortcut which led us right towards the water. There was a commotion, and something exploded. We were caught off guard, another explosion. Knocking us down. I looked at Elizabeth, she looked as alarmed as I was. We tried to get up, but before we could, another explosion and I felt something hit my head. I blacked out.
A/N: Sorry I haven't updated in a while! School is crazy at the moment. (I'm a history major, so LOTS and LOTS of reading involved haha) I wrote an extra long chapter to try and make up for my slacking. Hope you enjoyed! :)
