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Determination

"Hope, Darling! Where are you?" the voice of Governor Swann drifted through the crack underneath the door.

"For Heaven's sake, how many times do I have to tell him to call me Jacklyn? Yes my middle name is Hope but I go by Jacklyn!" thought 12-year- old Jacklyn Turner to herself.

"I would much rather be reminded of my pirate blood than my close encounter with death as a baby!"

"Yes, Grandfather" came her short reply. Opening the door he said,

"Hope, as you well know, your Mother and Father will return from England tonight"

"Thank Heavens" she thought

"And I would like you to wear this gown to the Ball welcoming their return!" he continued

"Of course Grandfather! Anything to please you!" she said with her most charming smile! She took the dress from him, summoned her maid and somehow managed to get into the obscure dress. The light purple fabric was spread over a wide hoop giving a strange effect that she was floating rather than walking. Coming out of the dressing chamber, she posed and smiled at her now quite old Grandfather.

"Marvelous! I'll send Helen to do your hair at 4 o'clock sharp!" he crooned

"Yes Grandfather." She replied obediently.

Later that night after going through the torture of putting on the dress, shoes and having her hair painfully done up, Jacklyn was relieved to step into the cool comfortable Sitting Room. The clock on the mantle read 5 o'clock. In Merely a half and hour the ball would begin and then in an hour, which seemed like an eternity away, her Father and Mother would return after a three month voyage to England. Having lived at her Grandfathers manor for three months has nearly killed her. She hated being the feeling of being cooped up. Jacklyn did not give up her freedom easily. She missed her exciting life her parents and couldn't imagine how her mother had managed to survive all those years, living a quite, nice, suitable life. She missed her Father's Sword fighting lessons and her mother's exciting stories of the High Seas, Pirates and Adventure. Tomorrow she would be back home! If only she could get through this dratted Ball! At least they would be home for her Birthday in two days!

An hour later that night, Jacklyn was waiting impatiently for the Ball Room door to burst open! She had not been able to dance all night in the excitement of her parents return. Then it happened the ballroom door burst open and there stood her Father with her Mother poised on his arm. Jacklyn started running towards them, barley hearing her Grandfather's shouts of

"Hope, remember your place, you are no longer a child but a lady and ladies don't RUN! HOPE!" She ran right into her father's arms crying

"Papa" as she did so. "Oh papa I'm so glad to see you! I missed you so much!" Her father kissed her lightly on the forehead and said

" I missed you too Sweetheart, I missed you too!" Ignoring her Grandfathers constant remarks to behave more like a lady, she fell into her mother's arms taking in her sweet smell.

"Mum, I don't think I could've lived one more day without you! Don't leave me again!"

"I won't Jackie, darling I promise. I missed you too much!"

Will Turner was silently watching Port Royal come into view after a three- month voyage to England, when his wife came to join him and said,

"I wonder what outrageous Ball Father put on this time!"

"More than that I wonder how Jacklyn got along with your Father" Chuckled Will

"Yes that too. But I'm also wondering, when will be the best time to tell her about."

"About what love?" questioned Will

"About.about the baby?"

"Oh I don't think there could be a wrong time to tell her. Knowing my daughter she'll be quite thrilled!"

"Yes I suppose you're right! I guess that's not whets bothering me!" she agreed

"Then tell me whets on your mind, Elizabeth Turner" asked Will calmly

"Oh, Will I'm frightened! You know what a close call we had with Jacklyn.it was nothing short of a miracle.I.I just don't want to loose this child!"

"It'll be alright love it'll be alright!" he soothed.

An hour or so later the Hope docked in Port Royal and no sooner had the plank touched the land than Elizabeth and Will were running down it. Stepping into the awaiting carriage Elizabeth thought of all the wonderful new stories she had to tell her daughter and Will mused over how his darling Sweetheart would love all the new sword trades he had picked up in London as well as the Pirate outfit he had secretly put together as a 13th birthday gift.

After the short Carriage ride to the Governor's Manor, Will stepped out of the carriage and gently lifted his wife out. Walking up the stairs they could hear drifts of the gay music filtering from the Ball Room Balcony. Entering the house they were escorted up to the ball room and as Will opened the door he saw Jacklyn running toward him, with his father-in-law's shouts behind her! Running straight into his arms he hugged her tight and kissed her on her head! My how much he had missed her! This darling girl with his dark curly hair and her mother's eyes! Letting go of her she rushed to her mother who embraced her warmly and silently thanked the Lord of bringing her home safely to her daughter!

That is my first chapter! I know its short!!! But I had to get a start on the story that was forming in my head.before I forgot!!! This is my first story on FanFiction.net so PLEASE read! I welcome all CONSTRUCTIVE criticism!!! Thank you! Elaina