And on we go with the next chapter!! *frolics down the street...*
lol sry I'm really hyper, I think it might be because I had a dream last
night that I went to some amusement park with Orlando Bloom! Lol it was a
pretty weird dream but I was Orlando Bloom's girlfriend! I was happy! Lol
ok here's chapter 5! Thanks if u reviewed!
Aghh I just checked my emails and it said 32 reviews! I feel happy!! Thanks guys!
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Will woke up to sunlight streaming through the paned window. He squinted in the light and then relaxed back on the pillow. It was Sunday; he had the whole day to relax. He ran his fingers through his hair and thought about what he had to do that day. Maybe he could ask Elizabeth if she would go help him get invitations out and help get things running smoothly. And then there was the whole manner of a present.... Will thought for a moment. It needed to be perfect, something that would win the Governor over completely.
A sword.... Will turned the thought over in his mind. If he did it would be the best sword he had ever made. The more he thought about it the more excited he became. A sword! I'll make him the best sword he's ever seen. Excited, Will jumped out of bed. He pulled on a white shirt and a leather vest over his bare chest and quickly went outside into the hallway. He looked over at Elizabeth's door but was disappointed when he saw it closed. He debated to himself whether to knock or not and decided against it. He knew Elizabeth liked to sleep as late as possible.
Still happy that he had found a gift idea, but slightly subdued, Will went down the stairs and headed into the kitchen, his stomach rumbling. He saw the Governor trying to steal a slice of bacon and had to laugh when the elderly cook smacked his hand lightly.
"I've been taking care of you since you was a little 'un Governor, and you still haven't learned not to steal the bacon until it's done!"
Governor Swann heard the small chuckle behind him and turned around to see a laughing Will Turner. As much as his mind told him not to smile, to treat the boy coldly, the blacksmith's easy grin was infectious.
"She caught you again?" Will asked, keeping his tone serious despite the smile threatening the corners of his mouth.
"The woman has eyes in the back of her head." The Governor sighed. They kept up their act of seriousness for a good two seconds before both of them burst out laughing.
For a moment an unspoken bond formed between the Governor and the blacksmith. For a moment the Governor had forgotten that this boy was different from Elizabeth's past acquaintances. Then he took in Will's rough, calloused hands and his slightly tattered clothing and sighed. Almost against his will her transformed back into the unimpressed, cool and collected Governor.
Will noticed the change and stopped smiling. He had gotten so close to breaking the Governor's protective shell. Sighing he sat down at the table. One of his greatest wishes was to wed Elizabeth and he had hoped by then that her father would be happy with him. He didn't want Elizabeth to have to marry someone her father disapproved of. A father should be happy at his daughter's wedding.
The Governor also noticed the slump of Will's shoulders and the sad smile he flashed the cook as she set down the bacon in front of him. Some of Elizabeth's words flew back to him.
"You know what he asked me last night? He asked me to help him think of ways to earn your approval! He cares so much about you accepting him and you spit it back into his face!"
He felt guilty. It was a new sensation to him. He had always been calm and collected, but as he took in the boy in front of him, so obviously trying to gain his respect because he loved his daughter, he felt the unmistakable feeling of guilt.
"Why don't you go wake Elizabeth up, the bacon's getting cold and heaven forbid we eat it all before she comes down." The Governor said lightly, trying to ease the surroundings.
A smile covered Will's face once again.
"I'll do that right away sir, we both know how protective Elizabeth is about her bacon!"
With that, Will got up and walked up the stairs. He paused at Elizabeth's still closed door and then gently knocked. He heard a sleepy yawn from inside and he took that as an OK to enter.
Will gently pushed open the door and saw Elizabeth stirring in her bed. He walked over and knelt down on the floor next to her bed. He put his hand on her cheek and had to smile when he saw her snuggle down deeper into the covers and turn over so his hand was pressed between the pillow and his face. Pulling his hand gently away, he spoke softly to her trying to get her to wake up.
Elizabeth slowly opened her eyes and for the second time in two days, saw Will's face close to hers.
"Decided it was time to join the world of the living, love?" Will teased softly.
"I think hearing the voice of a certain blacksmith was what really convinced me." She spoke lightly, a smile crossing her face as she thought about how wonderful it was to be woken up like this.
Will smiled tenderly at her, pushing back a stray piece of blonde hair. "Your father sent me to wake you up and to tell you to hurry down because the bacon's almost gone."
"Not the bacon!" With an exaggerated gasp, she pretended to faint on the bed.
"You're crazy, angel" Will said smiling broadly.
"That's one of the reasons you love me, isn't it though?"
"One of the many," Will spoke with complete sincerity.
On his way out to leave he smiled happily. "Elizabeth, I think I really did it, I think your father likes me at least a little now." Will laughed. "Thanks to the bacon." He said more to himself than Elizabeth. Focusing back on Elizabeth he asked her if she would go with him to see to things about the Governor's party.
Eager to spend an entire day with Will she accepted and then smiled as she realized exactly how happy Will was with her father's approval, however slight. Maybe her father wasn't as unmoving as she thought he was yesterday..
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Will and Elizabeth left the manor hand in hand. Will outlined his plan for the party and in turn, Elizabeth added ideas and together they had created an amazing plan for the party.
They stopped strolling and leaned on the railing by the docks. Will breathed in the salty air and let the breeze caress his face. He was lost in thought for a moment thinking of how much his life had turned for the better. He had always cared for Elizabeth from the moment he had first seen her face as a boy of eight. In their childhood days she was his best friend, they shared secrets, explored caves, and generally got into the most mischief the small town had ever seen. Then as they grew older he realized that the erratic beating of his heart whenever she was near wasn't normal. It was the first sign that told him he was in love with her.
He remembered the day when he finally realized he loved her as clearly as if it was yesterday. They had been exploring the forest near the beach.. He remembered wistfully. They had found a small clearing that looked as untouched by human hands as it was possible to look. Excited at the prospect of finding "unexplored land" as Elizabeth had called it, she had turned and smiled at him, reaching out her hand to help him squeeze through the narrow entryway though the trees. When their hands had connected a bolt of love shot through him and he realized at that very moment that he was going to spend the rest of his life making her as happy as he could. Since that moment the grove of trees had been a very special place to him. He went there to think and it was there that he planned to propose to Elizabeth.
"Will!" Elizabeth's voice brought him back to the present. "You were a million miles away, love." She told him, smiling at him. "What were you thinking about?"
"The moment I realized I loved you." He said before turning to face her and pressing his lips softly on hers.
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Yey! I liked that chapter! I realized as I reread it that it was a little silly (especially with the bacon hehe) but I wanted some positive interaction with the Governor and Will (*Gasp! * Is it possible that Will's efforts to soften the Governor are working? Hehe I know they would soften ME!) I realized that the speech in this chapter was a little modern and I'll try and change that in later chapters, but overall I actually really like this chapter. Maybe because there was no Norrington in it, I don't know lol. And before you Norrington lovers start attacking I meant I'm glad there's no MY version Norrington in it. I really actually did like Norrington in the movie, I thought he was sorta sweet. I loved with when Elizabeth goes "I can't breathe" and he goes "Yes, I'm feeling alittle nervous myself." Hehe
OK guys, please review this, you don't know how happy you guys reviewing this is making me! It makes me want to write a new chapter every night. Therefore I do! Lol I got so many nice reviews I even made this chapter longer! A whole 1662 words as of now! Well that's really only like 300 words longer than usual and its probably this super long authors note.. But o well I gotta go to sleep! Its 1 AM here hehe I'll post this when I wake up tomorrow. Goodnight!
-Laura-
Aghh I just checked my emails and it said 32 reviews! I feel happy!! Thanks guys!
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Will woke up to sunlight streaming through the paned window. He squinted in the light and then relaxed back on the pillow. It was Sunday; he had the whole day to relax. He ran his fingers through his hair and thought about what he had to do that day. Maybe he could ask Elizabeth if she would go help him get invitations out and help get things running smoothly. And then there was the whole manner of a present.... Will thought for a moment. It needed to be perfect, something that would win the Governor over completely.
A sword.... Will turned the thought over in his mind. If he did it would be the best sword he had ever made. The more he thought about it the more excited he became. A sword! I'll make him the best sword he's ever seen. Excited, Will jumped out of bed. He pulled on a white shirt and a leather vest over his bare chest and quickly went outside into the hallway. He looked over at Elizabeth's door but was disappointed when he saw it closed. He debated to himself whether to knock or not and decided against it. He knew Elizabeth liked to sleep as late as possible.
Still happy that he had found a gift idea, but slightly subdued, Will went down the stairs and headed into the kitchen, his stomach rumbling. He saw the Governor trying to steal a slice of bacon and had to laugh when the elderly cook smacked his hand lightly.
"I've been taking care of you since you was a little 'un Governor, and you still haven't learned not to steal the bacon until it's done!"
Governor Swann heard the small chuckle behind him and turned around to see a laughing Will Turner. As much as his mind told him not to smile, to treat the boy coldly, the blacksmith's easy grin was infectious.
"She caught you again?" Will asked, keeping his tone serious despite the smile threatening the corners of his mouth.
"The woman has eyes in the back of her head." The Governor sighed. They kept up their act of seriousness for a good two seconds before both of them burst out laughing.
For a moment an unspoken bond formed between the Governor and the blacksmith. For a moment the Governor had forgotten that this boy was different from Elizabeth's past acquaintances. Then he took in Will's rough, calloused hands and his slightly tattered clothing and sighed. Almost against his will her transformed back into the unimpressed, cool and collected Governor.
Will noticed the change and stopped smiling. He had gotten so close to breaking the Governor's protective shell. Sighing he sat down at the table. One of his greatest wishes was to wed Elizabeth and he had hoped by then that her father would be happy with him. He didn't want Elizabeth to have to marry someone her father disapproved of. A father should be happy at his daughter's wedding.
The Governor also noticed the slump of Will's shoulders and the sad smile he flashed the cook as she set down the bacon in front of him. Some of Elizabeth's words flew back to him.
"You know what he asked me last night? He asked me to help him think of ways to earn your approval! He cares so much about you accepting him and you spit it back into his face!"
He felt guilty. It was a new sensation to him. He had always been calm and collected, but as he took in the boy in front of him, so obviously trying to gain his respect because he loved his daughter, he felt the unmistakable feeling of guilt.
"Why don't you go wake Elizabeth up, the bacon's getting cold and heaven forbid we eat it all before she comes down." The Governor said lightly, trying to ease the surroundings.
A smile covered Will's face once again.
"I'll do that right away sir, we both know how protective Elizabeth is about her bacon!"
With that, Will got up and walked up the stairs. He paused at Elizabeth's still closed door and then gently knocked. He heard a sleepy yawn from inside and he took that as an OK to enter.
Will gently pushed open the door and saw Elizabeth stirring in her bed. He walked over and knelt down on the floor next to her bed. He put his hand on her cheek and had to smile when he saw her snuggle down deeper into the covers and turn over so his hand was pressed between the pillow and his face. Pulling his hand gently away, he spoke softly to her trying to get her to wake up.
Elizabeth slowly opened her eyes and for the second time in two days, saw Will's face close to hers.
"Decided it was time to join the world of the living, love?" Will teased softly.
"I think hearing the voice of a certain blacksmith was what really convinced me." She spoke lightly, a smile crossing her face as she thought about how wonderful it was to be woken up like this.
Will smiled tenderly at her, pushing back a stray piece of blonde hair. "Your father sent me to wake you up and to tell you to hurry down because the bacon's almost gone."
"Not the bacon!" With an exaggerated gasp, she pretended to faint on the bed.
"You're crazy, angel" Will said smiling broadly.
"That's one of the reasons you love me, isn't it though?"
"One of the many," Will spoke with complete sincerity.
On his way out to leave he smiled happily. "Elizabeth, I think I really did it, I think your father likes me at least a little now." Will laughed. "Thanks to the bacon." He said more to himself than Elizabeth. Focusing back on Elizabeth he asked her if she would go with him to see to things about the Governor's party.
Eager to spend an entire day with Will she accepted and then smiled as she realized exactly how happy Will was with her father's approval, however slight. Maybe her father wasn't as unmoving as she thought he was yesterday..
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Will and Elizabeth left the manor hand in hand. Will outlined his plan for the party and in turn, Elizabeth added ideas and together they had created an amazing plan for the party.
They stopped strolling and leaned on the railing by the docks. Will breathed in the salty air and let the breeze caress his face. He was lost in thought for a moment thinking of how much his life had turned for the better. He had always cared for Elizabeth from the moment he had first seen her face as a boy of eight. In their childhood days she was his best friend, they shared secrets, explored caves, and generally got into the most mischief the small town had ever seen. Then as they grew older he realized that the erratic beating of his heart whenever she was near wasn't normal. It was the first sign that told him he was in love with her.
He remembered the day when he finally realized he loved her as clearly as if it was yesterday. They had been exploring the forest near the beach.. He remembered wistfully. They had found a small clearing that looked as untouched by human hands as it was possible to look. Excited at the prospect of finding "unexplored land" as Elizabeth had called it, she had turned and smiled at him, reaching out her hand to help him squeeze through the narrow entryway though the trees. When their hands had connected a bolt of love shot through him and he realized at that very moment that he was going to spend the rest of his life making her as happy as he could. Since that moment the grove of trees had been a very special place to him. He went there to think and it was there that he planned to propose to Elizabeth.
"Will!" Elizabeth's voice brought him back to the present. "You were a million miles away, love." She told him, smiling at him. "What were you thinking about?"
"The moment I realized I loved you." He said before turning to face her and pressing his lips softly on hers.
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Yey! I liked that chapter! I realized as I reread it that it was a little silly (especially with the bacon hehe) but I wanted some positive interaction with the Governor and Will (*Gasp! * Is it possible that Will's efforts to soften the Governor are working? Hehe I know they would soften ME!) I realized that the speech in this chapter was a little modern and I'll try and change that in later chapters, but overall I actually really like this chapter. Maybe because there was no Norrington in it, I don't know lol. And before you Norrington lovers start attacking I meant I'm glad there's no MY version Norrington in it. I really actually did like Norrington in the movie, I thought he was sorta sweet. I loved with when Elizabeth goes "I can't breathe" and he goes "Yes, I'm feeling alittle nervous myself." Hehe
OK guys, please review this, you don't know how happy you guys reviewing this is making me! It makes me want to write a new chapter every night. Therefore I do! Lol I got so many nice reviews I even made this chapter longer! A whole 1662 words as of now! Well that's really only like 300 words longer than usual and its probably this super long authors note.. But o well I gotta go to sleep! Its 1 AM here hehe I'll post this when I wake up tomorrow. Goodnight!
-Laura-
