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January 1st
Let's just say that the Bingleys and all of my god- family are a breath of fresh air as to what is about to come. My mother has a would-be-sister named Catherine. Catherine is just short of being a tyrant and is, in my opinion, missing a few marbles. Right now, we are staying in our god- uncle's house until I leave for Kent, which is a hell of a boring ride away from Bristol. Georgiana isn't going under the pretext that Aunt Catherine scares her and the old house smells like antibiotics that make her sick. Luckily, I have my cousin on my side that is going to ride the drive with me. He has shared custody over Georgiana with me when I turn 18. He is already 22; Fitzgerald William Darcy who is in the army and just got back from training.
I get a text from him; something about seeing two girls at the Collin's who aren't usually there. He lives officially at Rosings but alternates in between the Darcy house, training camp, and our aunts. We call it Rosings cause she lives at 2258 Rosings Park Avenue. Though I am intrigued by the text, I ask him to tell me more as I sit on my bed in mine and Bingley's shared guest room. He tells me that one is snuggled up to Collin in a bench at his place. The girl with him looks bored to tears and is picking at her nails while looking at the mystery girl who he can't see the face of. I ask him if he is using the binoculars again, he replies with "no comment". I laugh at the screen of my phone, adjusting myself to fit into my pillows.
He then texts that she has a book- it couldn't be. My mind jumps to Lizzie like its on pilot. Lizzie can't be in Kent. Yes, Collin is dating Charlotte, but the chances of her bringing Lizzie along? No, no way. I text him back to open the window and call out the name Lizzie. He argues me that Aunt Cathy will skin him alive, after bartering money and chores, finally I get my way. He sends me a video which is blurry due to the zoom and I hear him yell out her name but am caught by surprise when they all turn around and look up at Rosings; despite the blur, that is definitely Elizabeth Bennet. I then hear fumbling as Aunt Cathy's voice is heard screaming Fitz's full name. I see a quick shot of him, his dark brown hair growing again despite getting back two weeks ago, the green eyes that are a bit duller than mine and the quirk of the mouth that tells me he is barely holding in his laughter. "You owe me, Cuz!" I hear quickly as the video cuts.
"Mom!" I call out down the stairs as I grab my duffel bag in my left hand and heft my computer bag on my shoulder, booking it down the stairs. She comes in from the kitchen and looks at me in shock. "Hey, I have to leave for Kent. Fitz is getting skinned alive as we speak." I'm a bit out of breath from the rushed packing; she knocks up an eye brow in impartial interest.
Giving me an appraising look, she goes into mom mode, "It's going to be dark soon and without Fitzgerald in the car with you, you'll have to be careful." She rubs her hands on her apron and pushes my hair back, leaving a kiss on my forehead. "Say goodbye to everyone before you leave and tell Fitzgerald that next time he comes around I'll skin his hide for making you drive so late." She smiles, that lets me know that she is just joking and turns me toward the den where everyone else is. I take the steps downward and see the small kitchen the table, the bathroom down to the right of the stairs and to the left of the stairs is the couch, the TV, and the treadmill. Charlie is layed out on the floor writing down notes on a bar with Georgie laying on his back as Caroline hogs the entire couch. I should've guessed. I let my bags slide down my arms to the floor as I walk over to them. Georgie has her eyes closed and so does Caroline. "Hey guys!" I announce and only Charlie reacts. He smiles at me and waves, the girls stay sleeping. "Hey man, I got to go." I tell him as I point to my bags; I crouch down next to his head.
"What's going on at Rosings?"
"Nothing, well Fitz is probably getting skinned." I tell him. "And Lizzie is there." I finish out in a rush. His eyes widen, his cheeks blush, and then he is back to normal. A stone wall.
He nods at me, "be careful, Darc." I give him a quick smile and go for my bags. "See you at home then!" He calls out, still not waking the girls. I laugh and walk up the stairs.
January 2nd
I quickly throw the car into park and rush out to greet Fitz in the most ungentlemanly way possible. We threw arms around each other with laughter as the Valet, Mr. Hendricks, took my car around back to the garages. "Cuz, it's been so long!" Fitz exclaims as we part, he holds me by shoulders as he looks me over, then he has me by my neck in a hold. He laughs as I struggle against him, taunting me as I push against his arm, trying to pry his grip on me off. I fall to the ground when he suddenly lets go and stands straight up as I look up at him, I see Aunt Catherine on the steps. I quickly, ungracefully get to me feet, brushing the dirt off of my backside.
"William Fitzgerald Darcy." We both answer and then look at each other, trying to hold in the laughter. She sighs as she waves us in. I grab my computer bag and rush after them. "Roughing out on my carefully kept greens. You boys will be the death of me! Didn't Marcy say you weren't coming by until the 4th, young man? Well, you better not be hungry, because you missed lunch and we aren't doing tea time today." She kept going on and on as we worked our way toward the main room. The place was huge and old, it smelled like moth balls and roses and Anne's medicines.
So, back story is my mothers' mother had a friend and they were so close that they brought their children up as sisters- I mean picnics, Christmas, all of it. So actually, Aunt Catherine has no actual tie to me or Fitz, she is just extended family and that's it- well, that and she wants me to marry her daughter. Literally, when I was 8 years old , she told me that I should get used to taking care of little Anna, Anne's nickname, because one day we would be together in this big, musty house. That was a spectacular Christmas, considering my parents just died.
Now we walk into the main room, where Anne is sitting at a scrabble board set up for three. "You'll have to wait your turn, William. We have already started." Fitz makes a gag me scene behind her and Anne laughs. I sit down on the couch and try not to cough as that dusty, old smells comes rushing up to meet me.
"That's alright, Aunt Catherine. I'm probably dreadful at scrabble anyway." I bite my lip to stop from laughing at Fitz's gestures.
"Oh, I am sure. Going to a public school and all now, from what little I hear from Mason. Weren't you at a prestigious private school with your old friend George?" I go green, sick, at his name and Fitz decides on a strangling gesture. "And Fitzgerald, I mean, he'd be better a charades, don't you think?" She quips and Fitz, looking stunned sits down quickly and clamps up. I put my hand over my mouth, hiding the smiles as I pull out my iPad, listening in as Anne wins.
Thanks to those who gave song suggestions! I want to post so many chapters because I'm ahead of you all, obviously and I just want to post them all in rapid succession, but I have to hold back because I do, then I won't be ahead and you guys will have to wait even longer, so this is the last rapid succession chapter to be uploaded until I can get further ahead, so sorry!
But hey! Feel free to leave a bunch of comments and stuff; maybe you can even sweet talk chapter 27 from me!
And, I personally got confused with all these places and keeping them all straight, so I made a list and thought I'd share it if you all were getting confused/curious also!
They go to Meryton High.
They live in the town Hertfordshire.
The Bennet's live on the street Longbourn Ave.
Bingley's and Darcy's are from Bristol.
They live in Old Lady Netherfield's house.
The Darcy Family Mansion is in Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a fictional town 2 hours from Bristol.
The Darcy Family Mansion is on Pemberley rd.
De Bourghs and Collin's lives in Kent.
Collin's house is on Hunsford tr.
De Bourghs house is on Rosings Ave.
NollasBlack: Hey you! I loved the song choices! The Swift one inspired some of chapter 31! Did you mean you were annoyed or that the characters sounded annoyed? And Lizzie is tired! She hasn't had this much drama in her whole life and suddenly she has more than enough in one semester!