Chapter Three
An hour had passed since Elizabeth and Will had gone to the mansion to discuss wedding plans with the Governor, Elizabeth's father. During that time they had sorted pretty much everything out, down to the tiniest detail. Invitations had been sent out days in advance. Food and drinks to be provided. Music. Outfits and dress-ware too. Among other things. Now all that was left was for the bride and the groom to show up on the day. That day being tomorrow. The Governor walked with them out of his study so he could see the two off, they stopped to talk for a moment next to the wall nearest the door, Governor Swann took a breath and looked at Elizabeth's face "It seems only yesterday you were a little girl. Now look at you," he smiled. "I'll always be your little girl, father. Just a very tall one" She stepped forwards and hugged him gently. The Governor glanced at the wall and spoke as Elizabeth stepped back again "Funny, I thought there were four candles on this wall fitting" He failed to notice the uncomfortable shuffle from Will. "Shall we?" he said suddenly and opened the door for Elizabeth. "I'll be back later," Elizabeth said and they exited the house. The Governor stood at the door and watched as Elizabeth and Will walked away down the path and out of the gates. "So where is it that you got the ship?" Elizabeth asked as they walked out onto the main streets. "It was your father. I went to him inquiring on where to find a ship around two months ago now. He went to England and made an accord with somebody there, I have no idea who. All I know is I got what I wanted from it all. The ship arrived last night as was specified." "You don't know who?" "No. It could have been a pirate or a rich man." "It doesn't look like a ship a pirate would sail under. It's too magnificent for that" "All that will change in a day or two once we get on board it." Elizabeth smiled "You're forgetting one thing Mr Turner. I am still a lady and until we both proclaim our love together forever on those very battlements tomorrow I'll remain a lady." Hand in hand they turned right at the crossroad and then like a pirate before them almost tripped over the still sleeping Mr Brown. "I think if we put some effort into it we could both manage to carry him home." "No. He's made it this far back I'm sure it will be excerise enough for him to walk around the corner when he wakes up" Will said, nudging him slightly with his foot. They walked down the small stone steps and Will placed his hand into his pocket to retrieve the keys for the lock. "Do you smell something?" Elizabeth said covering her nose a little with her hand. Will sniffed at the air and shook his head "I was going to take a bath later-" "Not you." Elizabeth said looking around then following her nose over to the statue "It's coming from. I don't believe it!" "What is it?!" Will quickly joined her, his attention immediately fell to the grinning man looking up at them sitting on the ground in a corner, bottle of rum in hand and hat on his lap "Fine blacksmith you are, don't even leave a spare key lying around." he said and scurried to his feet with a helping hand from Will. "I thought you weren't going to arrive till tomorrow at least" Will said "Nah mate. Came as soon as I could." "As soon as you could?" will raised a brow "Okay, so as soon as we'd blown some of our plunder on a few bets" Jack confessed "You going to open the door or are these my accommodations for the night?" Will nodded and took the key chain from out of his pocket. He picked out the right one and unlocked the door. He stood to one side and let Elizabeth enter first. As he went to take a step indoors Jack grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him back a bit "Now, when I enter here I'm going to take off me sword belt. That's not an incentive for you to go prodding at me with any . hot sticks, savvy?" Will smirked and shook his head "It's good to have you back, Jack" and walked inside. Jack grinned and soon followed him "Good to be back, but ta be honest mate, I'm kinda having withdrawals not being on board the Pearl. Wouldn't happen to have a re-fill would you?" he held up the empty bottle of rum and shook it. Will went to a cupboard to get another bottle of rum as Jack took a seat near Elizabeth. "What's the matter love? Not pleased to see me?" "Not pleased to smell you" she replied, her hand still partially covering her nose. "Ah, yes, sorry 'bout that. The sea air can do that to a man." "So can not having a bath" Will handed Jack the rum. "I hope you're going to clean up before the ceremony tomorrow?" Elizabeth asked "'Course I will. And I'm going to wear my best hat too" "But you only ever wear that hat." "Like I said, me best hat" he took a drink from the bottle. "You're mate Norrington will 'e be stepping his fancy shoes there?" Jack asked as he lowered the bottle from his mouth. "Of course he will be. He does work closely with my father afterall" ". unfortunate." jack muttered. "I doubt he will try to hang you while we're getting married, Jack" Will said, leaning against a wall. "You keep your uncertainties to yourself. I wouldn't put anything past Norrers. I mean look at you" he indicated Will with his bottle "when we first met you hated my very guts and every other pirates'. But I saw something in you," "You saw my father in me" "I saw a pirate in you." Jack quickly continued "An' I had no doubts about that. Y'see the first chance he could, Norrington would have me swingin' from those gallows quicker than you could say 'anchors away'." "Well I'll make sure that won't happen." Elizabeth said "As long as you come to my father's house later and you can use one of the baths there" "Hmm, does that include food and accommodation? No offence Will, but this spot is a bit too depressing, how d'you put up with it?" "I take my anger out on the anvil" Truth be known Will wanted to take his anger out on the anvil at the moment of reminding him of his father. Ever since he had learned of what his father really was he could barely remember ever thinking of that man as a good sort. The fact that his father had been in search of the treasure that had damned an entire crew of men and its captain didn't sit too well with Will. What also didn't settle too well with him was if his father hadn't sent the medallion off to him then William Bootstrap Turner would still be alive. He would still be around to do as any father would, even if he was a pirate. He would still be around to explain to Will himself why he chose the life he did. Will looked at Jack as he talked with Elizabeth, but he wasn't really listening. There sat a man who had known his father somehow. He had never asked Jack anything of his history, or how he had even known William Turner. Perhaps, he thought, some things were better left untold.
An hour had passed since Elizabeth and Will had gone to the mansion to discuss wedding plans with the Governor, Elizabeth's father. During that time they had sorted pretty much everything out, down to the tiniest detail. Invitations had been sent out days in advance. Food and drinks to be provided. Music. Outfits and dress-ware too. Among other things. Now all that was left was for the bride and the groom to show up on the day. That day being tomorrow. The Governor walked with them out of his study so he could see the two off, they stopped to talk for a moment next to the wall nearest the door, Governor Swann took a breath and looked at Elizabeth's face "It seems only yesterday you were a little girl. Now look at you," he smiled. "I'll always be your little girl, father. Just a very tall one" She stepped forwards and hugged him gently. The Governor glanced at the wall and spoke as Elizabeth stepped back again "Funny, I thought there were four candles on this wall fitting" He failed to notice the uncomfortable shuffle from Will. "Shall we?" he said suddenly and opened the door for Elizabeth. "I'll be back later," Elizabeth said and they exited the house. The Governor stood at the door and watched as Elizabeth and Will walked away down the path and out of the gates. "So where is it that you got the ship?" Elizabeth asked as they walked out onto the main streets. "It was your father. I went to him inquiring on where to find a ship around two months ago now. He went to England and made an accord with somebody there, I have no idea who. All I know is I got what I wanted from it all. The ship arrived last night as was specified." "You don't know who?" "No. It could have been a pirate or a rich man." "It doesn't look like a ship a pirate would sail under. It's too magnificent for that" "All that will change in a day or two once we get on board it." Elizabeth smiled "You're forgetting one thing Mr Turner. I am still a lady and until we both proclaim our love together forever on those very battlements tomorrow I'll remain a lady." Hand in hand they turned right at the crossroad and then like a pirate before them almost tripped over the still sleeping Mr Brown. "I think if we put some effort into it we could both manage to carry him home." "No. He's made it this far back I'm sure it will be excerise enough for him to walk around the corner when he wakes up" Will said, nudging him slightly with his foot. They walked down the small stone steps and Will placed his hand into his pocket to retrieve the keys for the lock. "Do you smell something?" Elizabeth said covering her nose a little with her hand. Will sniffed at the air and shook his head "I was going to take a bath later-" "Not you." Elizabeth said looking around then following her nose over to the statue "It's coming from. I don't believe it!" "What is it?!" Will quickly joined her, his attention immediately fell to the grinning man looking up at them sitting on the ground in a corner, bottle of rum in hand and hat on his lap "Fine blacksmith you are, don't even leave a spare key lying around." he said and scurried to his feet with a helping hand from Will. "I thought you weren't going to arrive till tomorrow at least" Will said "Nah mate. Came as soon as I could." "As soon as you could?" will raised a brow "Okay, so as soon as we'd blown some of our plunder on a few bets" Jack confessed "You going to open the door or are these my accommodations for the night?" Will nodded and took the key chain from out of his pocket. He picked out the right one and unlocked the door. He stood to one side and let Elizabeth enter first. As he went to take a step indoors Jack grabbed him by the shoulder and pulled him back a bit "Now, when I enter here I'm going to take off me sword belt. That's not an incentive for you to go prodding at me with any . hot sticks, savvy?" Will smirked and shook his head "It's good to have you back, Jack" and walked inside. Jack grinned and soon followed him "Good to be back, but ta be honest mate, I'm kinda having withdrawals not being on board the Pearl. Wouldn't happen to have a re-fill would you?" he held up the empty bottle of rum and shook it. Will went to a cupboard to get another bottle of rum as Jack took a seat near Elizabeth. "What's the matter love? Not pleased to see me?" "Not pleased to smell you" she replied, her hand still partially covering her nose. "Ah, yes, sorry 'bout that. The sea air can do that to a man." "So can not having a bath" Will handed Jack the rum. "I hope you're going to clean up before the ceremony tomorrow?" Elizabeth asked "'Course I will. And I'm going to wear my best hat too" "But you only ever wear that hat." "Like I said, me best hat" he took a drink from the bottle. "You're mate Norrington will 'e be stepping his fancy shoes there?" Jack asked as he lowered the bottle from his mouth. "Of course he will be. He does work closely with my father afterall" ". unfortunate." jack muttered. "I doubt he will try to hang you while we're getting married, Jack" Will said, leaning against a wall. "You keep your uncertainties to yourself. I wouldn't put anything past Norrers. I mean look at you" he indicated Will with his bottle "when we first met you hated my very guts and every other pirates'. But I saw something in you," "You saw my father in me" "I saw a pirate in you." Jack quickly continued "An' I had no doubts about that. Y'see the first chance he could, Norrington would have me swingin' from those gallows quicker than you could say 'anchors away'." "Well I'll make sure that won't happen." Elizabeth said "As long as you come to my father's house later and you can use one of the baths there" "Hmm, does that include food and accommodation? No offence Will, but this spot is a bit too depressing, how d'you put up with it?" "I take my anger out on the anvil" Truth be known Will wanted to take his anger out on the anvil at the moment of reminding him of his father. Ever since he had learned of what his father really was he could barely remember ever thinking of that man as a good sort. The fact that his father had been in search of the treasure that had damned an entire crew of men and its captain didn't sit too well with Will. What also didn't settle too well with him was if his father hadn't sent the medallion off to him then William Bootstrap Turner would still be alive. He would still be around to do as any father would, even if he was a pirate. He would still be around to explain to Will himself why he chose the life he did. Will looked at Jack as he talked with Elizabeth, but he wasn't really listening. There sat a man who had known his father somehow. He had never asked Jack anything of his history, or how he had even known William Turner. Perhaps, he thought, some things were better left untold.