Disclaimer: I just keep repeating myself, I own no one except Miss Hunter
and well. you'll see (grins)
Chapter 4: Run Ins
(In Jess's room)
"Okay what did I bring along with me again?" Jess asked herself. She put her small bag on her new bed and opened it slightly. She really didn't bring that much with her, just some money, clothes, and some personal items, which included a locket that was a present from her father.
She started to set everything on her bed and sighed as she looked around in the room. What would I really need to bring out? She wondered, after all she was only staying for a week. Jess began to wonder what would happen in the week but she couldn't wait till the end because Jack told her he would come for her.
Over the years she and Jack had gotten close. He was sort of a father figure to her even though he was completely unstable. Her mother always told her to be careful when she was around Jack but Jess always knew how to handle herself around him. He told her stories of her father while she told him stories about her plain and dull life. Well at least it used to be plain.
The truth was Jess recently ran away from home after her mother remarried a merchant sailor who treated Jess and her mother as his servants. She couldn't bear to live like that anymore. She begged her mother to flee with her but her mother was enslaved to the man that she called her husband. Even though they got married two years ago, it still felt like yesterday. Her mother didn't know of the nights that she had to resist the touch of her stepfather when he came into her bedroom at night. She never knew how Jess was violated and bruised over and over again by the man that her mother called her husband.
Jess turned and began to weep as the memories flooded back into her memories but she shook her head violently. No! It won't happen again! I won't let it! She scolded herself.
But the truth was that she didn't know what would happen when staying with this man. He seemed nice but then again so did her stepfather. Jess glanced at the door and knew that she would soon have to talk to him.
"Better now then later," she whispered to herself as she opened the door and stepped out.
She looked around the hallways and made her way to what seemed like the kitchen. She paused at the opening where she spotted Will making dinner. Jess looked around and noticed a table and two chairs so decided to get out of his way and sit down. She watched him intently.
Feeling as though he was being watched, Will turned around to meet her gaze and smiled. He then turned back around and finished cooking their dinner. He got out two wooden bowls and poured in the contents of the pan into the bowls equally. He set one for her and one for himself.
"I was just about to go ask you if you were hungry," Will admit as he sat down.
Jess smiled uneasily and began eating her soup. There was a moment of silence but she never stopped looking at Will.
"So, Mr. Turner, do you live here all alone?" she asked innocently.
Will nod in response. He knew what she was doing. He knew that she was trying to know who he really was, but he couldn't blame her. They never knew each other. They were just two strangers living in the same house for a while.
"I know you told me it was a long story but please tell me, how do you know Jack?" Jess insisted.
Will put down his bowl in an exasperated sigh. He looked at her and saw her interest. I might as well tell her, He told himself.
"All right, don't say I didn't warn you," he said as he began his story. He told her about the medallion, Elizabeth, Jack, his father, Barbossa, being held captive by the pirates, and his mother. By the end of his tale he saw that in her eyes was astonishment.
She had heard some of these tales before from Jack but she though that he was telling her about one of his many made up tales. Jess started to understand a little of this man that she would be staying with and started to gain respect for him.
"So what happen between you and this Elizabeth girl?" she blurted after a few seconds of taking in everything that she heard.
At that moment Will's expression changed. The thought of Elizabeth made his most recent issues resurface in his mind. He sighed and looked at the girl sitting in front of him. "I'm not exactly sure, what's going on between me and Elizabeth."
(Meanwhile, at the Swan mansion Norrington and the Governor are talking amongst themselves about what they were going to do next.)
"I still say that we let nature take its course, governor," Norrington insisted. He had been insisting this every since the governor finally got a maid to go seek Elizabeth in her room. He had seen enough pain from Elizabeth when she saw that woman with Will.
"I still say that we must make it clearer to Elizabeth about the fact that they're not right for each other," her father insisted.
Norrington sighed in defeat but then realized how late it was.
"I'm sorry Mr. Swan but I really must be going now, it's getting late," Norrington said as he dismissed himself from the conversation. He was actually quite relieved to go home. They aid their goodbyes and he walked out the front door.
He decided that tonight he would walk home. He passed by many women in the street who were gossiping amongst themselves about the happening in the city. He heard a couple of talks about the beautiful young woman that was wandering the streets this morning. Then he heard some about Will acting strangely around people.
Norrington shook his head when he heard all of this. I wonder what they will be saying when they hear that she's staying with him, he wondered to himself. He silently began cursing himself for getting involved in everything that is happening between Elizabeth and Will but if it meant keeping her safe then so be it. I just hope that no one gets hurt in the process, he told himself as he finally arrived at his house.
A/N: Review please!
Chapter 4: Run Ins
(In Jess's room)
"Okay what did I bring along with me again?" Jess asked herself. She put her small bag on her new bed and opened it slightly. She really didn't bring that much with her, just some money, clothes, and some personal items, which included a locket that was a present from her father.
She started to set everything on her bed and sighed as she looked around in the room. What would I really need to bring out? She wondered, after all she was only staying for a week. Jess began to wonder what would happen in the week but she couldn't wait till the end because Jack told her he would come for her.
Over the years she and Jack had gotten close. He was sort of a father figure to her even though he was completely unstable. Her mother always told her to be careful when she was around Jack but Jess always knew how to handle herself around him. He told her stories of her father while she told him stories about her plain and dull life. Well at least it used to be plain.
The truth was Jess recently ran away from home after her mother remarried a merchant sailor who treated Jess and her mother as his servants. She couldn't bear to live like that anymore. She begged her mother to flee with her but her mother was enslaved to the man that she called her husband. Even though they got married two years ago, it still felt like yesterday. Her mother didn't know of the nights that she had to resist the touch of her stepfather when he came into her bedroom at night. She never knew how Jess was violated and bruised over and over again by the man that her mother called her husband.
Jess turned and began to weep as the memories flooded back into her memories but she shook her head violently. No! It won't happen again! I won't let it! She scolded herself.
But the truth was that she didn't know what would happen when staying with this man. He seemed nice but then again so did her stepfather. Jess glanced at the door and knew that she would soon have to talk to him.
"Better now then later," she whispered to herself as she opened the door and stepped out.
She looked around the hallways and made her way to what seemed like the kitchen. She paused at the opening where she spotted Will making dinner. Jess looked around and noticed a table and two chairs so decided to get out of his way and sit down. She watched him intently.
Feeling as though he was being watched, Will turned around to meet her gaze and smiled. He then turned back around and finished cooking their dinner. He got out two wooden bowls and poured in the contents of the pan into the bowls equally. He set one for her and one for himself.
"I was just about to go ask you if you were hungry," Will admit as he sat down.
Jess smiled uneasily and began eating her soup. There was a moment of silence but she never stopped looking at Will.
"So, Mr. Turner, do you live here all alone?" she asked innocently.
Will nod in response. He knew what she was doing. He knew that she was trying to know who he really was, but he couldn't blame her. They never knew each other. They were just two strangers living in the same house for a while.
"I know you told me it was a long story but please tell me, how do you know Jack?" Jess insisted.
Will put down his bowl in an exasperated sigh. He looked at her and saw her interest. I might as well tell her, He told himself.
"All right, don't say I didn't warn you," he said as he began his story. He told her about the medallion, Elizabeth, Jack, his father, Barbossa, being held captive by the pirates, and his mother. By the end of his tale he saw that in her eyes was astonishment.
She had heard some of these tales before from Jack but she though that he was telling her about one of his many made up tales. Jess started to understand a little of this man that she would be staying with and started to gain respect for him.
"So what happen between you and this Elizabeth girl?" she blurted after a few seconds of taking in everything that she heard.
At that moment Will's expression changed. The thought of Elizabeth made his most recent issues resurface in his mind. He sighed and looked at the girl sitting in front of him. "I'm not exactly sure, what's going on between me and Elizabeth."
(Meanwhile, at the Swan mansion Norrington and the Governor are talking amongst themselves about what they were going to do next.)
"I still say that we let nature take its course, governor," Norrington insisted. He had been insisting this every since the governor finally got a maid to go seek Elizabeth in her room. He had seen enough pain from Elizabeth when she saw that woman with Will.
"I still say that we must make it clearer to Elizabeth about the fact that they're not right for each other," her father insisted.
Norrington sighed in defeat but then realized how late it was.
"I'm sorry Mr. Swan but I really must be going now, it's getting late," Norrington said as he dismissed himself from the conversation. He was actually quite relieved to go home. They aid their goodbyes and he walked out the front door.
He decided that tonight he would walk home. He passed by many women in the street who were gossiping amongst themselves about the happening in the city. He heard a couple of talks about the beautiful young woman that was wandering the streets this morning. Then he heard some about Will acting strangely around people.
Norrington shook his head when he heard all of this. I wonder what they will be saying when they hear that she's staying with him, he wondered to himself. He silently began cursing himself for getting involved in everything that is happening between Elizabeth and Will but if it meant keeping her safe then so be it. I just hope that no one gets hurt in the process, he told himself as he finally arrived at his house.
A/N: Review please!