Chapter Seven
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Chapter Seven
Elizabeth stood in the doorway of her room, the last time she would be considering it her room. Carefully she smoothed down her gorgeous bridal gown and fixed the clasp on her watch before taking a deep breath to steady her nerves, she carefully started her journey down the stairs, her long train following behind her. Her father stood at the bottom of the stairs, his heart in his throat as he watched his daughter float down the stairs, never had he seen such a regal and beautiful sight. His eyes filled with tears as his heart pounded with pride. He loved his daughter and he had never felt more proud of her, she had shown such courage and followed her heart and now she was getting the reward for her bravery- she was marrying the man that she loved, and he had no doubt that William Turner loved his daughter at least equally as much in return. At that moment he himself felt happier than he had in a long time, and if that was even half as happy as his daughter was then she was a very lucky girl.
Will could barely keep the grin off his face as he walked up the aisle to take his position at the front for the ceremony, as he walked through the church his eyes flicked through the crowd, searching all the faces for a certain familiar grin. His heart sunk more and more with each aisle as he failed to spot the person that he was desperately seeking.
"Morning Whelp" a familiar husky voice whispered into his ear, and Will's face erupted into a full grin.
"Jack! Thank god you made it!" he whispered back before turning around and finding a stranger with Jack's eyes starring back at him. His concern must have shown, as Jack's grin quickly faded.
"Is a disguise you know, wouldn't want a trip to the noose running your big day now would I?" he replied, his eyes twinkling with his words. Will grinned, touched that his friend had cut his hair and beard for him, that must have broken the young pirate's heart for him to do that. However it wasn't just the deliberate change that concerned him, Jack seemed paler than normal, and his eyes lacked the usual mischief, plus it was difficult to tell but he could have sworn that the pirate had lost weight- weight that he did not have going spare.
"You okay Jack?" Will asked softly, his voice and simple question conveying his concern for his friend.
"Just pleased to be here" Jack replied, his voice serious for once. Will nodded, not sure whether Jack was talking about the wedding or more generally than that.
"I'm glad you are here too. I can't get married without a best man now can I?" Will commented, and it took a moment before Jack grasped exactly what Will had just said.
"You mean…….?" Jack stuttered, for once totally unsure of himself.
"If you would do me the honour?" Will asked, keen to make his friend understand that it was what he wanted.
"The honour would be all mine" Jack replied sincerely, his voice breaking as he replied, shocked that his friend had asked him. He turned round to Ana stood grinning behind him. "Is that okay pet?" he asked her softly. She nodded.
"I would be proud to watch ye Jack" she replied softly meaning it. Will smiled at her partly in greeting and partly in reassurance. Will carefully patted Jack on the shoulder and lead the way to the front if the church.
"I ain't got any rings or anything whelp" Jack whispered, partly insecure in his new role. Will chuckled lightly and handed him a small bag containing two rings. "Thank you" Jack uttered softly, his mind lost in time, searching for when he had ever had a friend as true as Will. His mind coming up blank- never had he been so accepted for what he was, granted the relationship had started off rocky but that was mostly to due to Will's preconceptions of what a pirate was and Jack's inability to trust. But the friendship had been worth the perseverance.
"No Jack thank you. Without you Elizabeth and I would not be getting married here today" Will replied honestly. He didn't know when he had started to love Jack- he just knew that he did. He felt in his blood that Jack would cross the seven seas to help him and in a way he already had. Looking at the man now he just hoped he would be able to repay the favour. Jack had clearly made a huge effort- besides the whole shave and hair he had also obviously spent a fortune on his clothes for the wedding as well, plus Anamaria looked stunning- an outfit that Will was sure that Jack must have bought her. His body felt with warmth as he realised what a true friend he had in Captain Jack Sparrow. Both men were drawn out of their reverie by the sound of an organ and beautiful music filling the walls.
"This is it boy, I hope you're ready" Jack whispered to his younger friend, winking at him in mischief. Will simply nodded and turned his attention to the aisle as a vision of beauty slowly walked towards him.
End Chapter Seven
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