Chapter 3: Word Games
"I'm so glad that that tour is OVER," Li groaned as she flopped down on the green leather couch. "They asked so many questions about the crown molding and the entry way stairs you would have thought that they were buying the place. The women also asked a lot of questions about you, Will. It seems that you made quite the impression on them." Li grinned and snickered as Will blushed.
"So, what are we going to do now?" Jack asked.
"Me and Elizabeth are going to go get dressed in normal clothes, then we are going to take you to shopping to get some clothes that you can wear in this time period." Li stood, looking wistfully at the couch. "I really wish I could nap though. Well, come Elizabeth, let's go find you some clothes. We're about the same size, so it shouldn't be hard."
"You mean that you don't normally dress like this?" Elizabeth asked as they walked out of the living room and started the hike up the stairs.
"Nope. I normally wear pants, but I'm sure that I have a modern dress for you to wear," Li added at Elizabeth's look of fright at wearing pants out in public.
"I will wear what ever you think would look best on me," Elizabeth decided, attempting to master the thoughts of what her father would say if she even mentioned wearing pants out in public.
"Good, because I have the perfect shirt for you!" Li exclaimed.
When they got to Li's room, Li raced over to her closet. She pulled out a pair of leather pants and a white shirt, setting them aside. After digging around for a few more minutes, she pulled out a pair of brown boot cut jeans and a fawn colored shirt. "Here," she said to Elizabeth. "Wait, knowing the colonial times, you don't have a bra, or underwear. Just a pair of pantaloons and an undershirt." Li hit her self in the head and pulled the named items from a drawer in the closet. After showing Elizabeth how to attach the bra (with out taking off her shirt) she sent Elizabeth to the bathroom to change. Li then took the opportunity to change her self and by the time that Elizabeth was out, Li had chosen shoes for her as well.
Elizabeth stared at her reflection in the mirror. Somehow, the balloon sleeved shirt and brown pants looked, well, GOOD on her. Li showed her how to strap on the wicker high-heeled sandals and Elizabeth found that they were very comfortable compared to some shoes that she had worn in the past.
Li took her hair down and took a pair of cutting shears from her vanity table. She cut her hair until it was only down to her shoulder blades, then put it up in a high ponytail.
"Come here," Li said to Elizabeth, motioning her to the vanity table.
"You're not going to cut my hair, are you?" Elizabeth asked nervously.
"No, your hair doesn't grow as fast as mine can," Li reminded her.
"Okay." Elizabeth sat down and waited for Li to scoop up all of her hair and dump it in the trash.
Li took Elizabeth's hair out of the half bun that it was in and combed it out. She looked at Elizabeth's reflection for a minute, then took out two gold barrettes, and brought Elizabeth's hair back with them.
Li hunted through a drawer to Elizabeth's right, before pulling out a gold eye shadow. She put it on Elizabeth and stood back to admire her handiwork.
"I think that I did very well for only 10 minutes of time," Li decided. "Let's go see what the guys think."
"Don't you need shoes?" Elizabeth asked.
"Duh. I need help," Li sighed, smacking herself in the forehead. She pulled a pair of chunky high-heeled black leather boots from her closet. After pulling them on, Li smiled and said, "Now* let's go."
They walked back down to the living room, were the men were discussing what the essence of Sulie was.
"I think that there was some woman that sold that down on Apple St. in Tortuga," Jack was saying thoughtfully as the girls walked in. "Said it would make you look young forever."
"I think I remember a story about that woman. She got put out of business because it didn't work for some rich lady," Will agreed.
"No, it wouldn't work," Li smiled from the doorway. "Sulie means wind in Elvish. That's why Serafina became a cloud of spirit. The essence blew her molecules apart for a little while, before I found the spell to undo it."
"Did someone say my name?" a voice called from the kitchen.
"Serafina!" Li exclaimed. She ran into the kitchen and gave the elderly woman there a hug. "How is your cousin in Canada? Still upset about the whole ordeal?"
"Li? Are you talking to yourself again?" Jack asked.
"You have houseguests?" Serafina asked. "I can leave if you want me to."
"NO! I want to hear all about your trip later," Li protested. "You guys, I know that you can't see her, or hear her, but I want you to meet Serafina. I've known her since I was like, 5." Li wrapped her arm around the woman's shoulders, although as far as the rest of the group could tell, there was no one there.
"Li, is this another wytch thing?" Will asked.
"No. I'm the only one in my coven that can talk to the dead." Li shrugged. "It's not a big deal, really."
Jack turned to Elizabeth and said, "Tell me she did not just say that being a clairvoyant was not a big deal."
"Sorry, Jack. But that's what she said," Elizabeth answered.
"Look, Serafina, I'll talk to you later about this whole thing, but right now I have to go shopping." Li gave the elderly woman a kiss on the cheek and led the others out of the room.
"Is there anything else that you're hiding?" Jack asked as they walked out the front door.
"I wasn't hiding it. It just didn't come up before now," Li said. "The only other thing that anyone needs to know is that I am a very private person. I don't share my thoughts with the world." Li pulled the keys to her car out of her purse. She unlocked the black Celica and motioned for the others to get in.
"What is it?" Will asked.
"It's called a car. It's like a wagon, with out horses," Li explained.
When they were all situated, Li turned on the engine and said, "Foxrun Mall, here we come!"
***[6 hours later]***
The group arrived back at Edwards Estate at 5:30, thoroughly exhausted and ready for supper.
"Okay, I am never taking you shopping again," Li said to Will as she dropped the bags that she was carrying on the foyer floor.
"Why not?" Will asked. "I thought that it was fun."
"You would," Li replied. " But then again, you weren't the one fighting off what seemed like mobs of women trying to get to the god that they thought they saw."
"What god?" Will asked, confused.
Jack sighed loudly. "What she means is that the women were trying to get to you because they thought that you were a god. Does that clear things up for you?"
"FINALLY! Someone who understands me that isn't a spirit or a loony bin escapee!" Li exclaimed. She threw her arms up in the air and whirled around in circles, before falling backwards onto the concrete floor. Right before she landed, two things happened. Jack caught her, just as a mattress appeared right underneath her.
"Thanks for the rescue that I didn't need," she said as she smiled at Jack, who was blushing, yet still hadn't let go of her waist.
"I think that Jack has found his Lady," Elizabeth whispered to Will. She wrapped her arm around his jean-clad waist and thought to herself that he did look dashing in the black cotton button-up shirt. Maybe the future wasn't such a bad place after all.
"I can't help it that I thought that you were going to fall," Jack protested to Li, hand firmly in place.
"Jack, as much as I enjoy feeling protected, you can really take your hand off my waist. I have to go and get rooms ready for you guys," Li said. She waved her hand at the mattress and it disappeared. She then grabbed her bags and started the long hike up to her room. She could hear the others get their own bags and start up behind her. When she got to her room, she kicked open the door and threw her bags on the floor, then threw herself onto her bed.
"Morgan, remind me to put in an elevator before I get too old," Li called.
"Are you so out shape that you need one?" Morgan snickered from the mirror.
"No, but when you fight off mobs of women trying to get to one of your companions, you do tend to get a bit tired out," Li retorted.
"You have to admit that Will is very good looking," Morgan agreed to the unspoken statement.
"Good looking or not, I need to teach all of them how to use the showers. Elizabeth can use the one in here, unless you have any objections," Li turned to look at her alter ego, who was sitting on the edge of the bed in the mirror.
"No, I'm going to bed," Morgan said. "See you tomorrow."
"Night," Li replied as she left the room. She walked down the hall and found her new friends all in the rooms that she had found them in that morning. 'Was it really this morning?' she thought. 'It seems like it was days ago.'
"Talking to Morgan again?" a husky voice asked from behind her.
Li whirled around and found herself face-to-face with a tall, middle aged man with blonde hair and green eyes. "Hey, Zak. How was Europe? Everything you thought it would be and more?" Li asked.
"It was very interesting. You would not believe some of the art work that they have there. That was the best part," Zak's eyes became dreamy as he thought of Europe.
"Was the Mona Lisa all that it's cracked up to be?" Li grinned.
"It was very pretty, for something that old," he replied.
"Li?" Jack called from his room. "Could you help me with these tags?" He stuck his head out of the door.
"One minute, Jack. Zak just got back from Europe," Li motioned to the man in front of her.
"Zak who?" Jack asked, suspiciously. He had good reason to be, for Li's eyes were twinkling and there was a faint blush on her cheeks.
"Zak Smith. An old friend of mine," Li explained.
"Oh, well, when you get the chance, I'll be in Will's room," Jack said as he walked into Will's room.
"How many people do you have in this house?" Zak asked.
"5, if you include Morgan," Li counted. "Serafina; Jack, you just met him; Will; and Elizabeth."
"Well, I just stopped by to say hi. I'm off to Chile in the morning. My mother has decided to hold a family reunion of sorts. However, not very many of our relations are going to like having to go all the way to Chile," Zak sighed. "See you next time I'm in the country." He gave Li a hug and started down the stairs.
"See you around!" Li called after him. She walked into Will's room and found both men staring at her. "What?" she asked.
"Who were you talking to ?" Jack asked.
"I already told you. His name is Zak Smith. He is an old friend of mine." Li sighed. "Let me guess what your next words are. 'Part of that wytch business', right?"
"Li, you were talking to a man that you were very obviously happy to see. I think that I am allowed to care." Jack protested.
"Jack! I just met you this morning! I didn't realize that you were going to spring this father act on me," Li said. "I know that this may come as a surprise to you, but dead people have feelings, they have a few friends, and they travel. A lot. I am one of the few friends that Zak has and he wanted to come say hi before his trip to Chile."
"How many dead people are there in this house?" Will asked.
"1, Serafina. Zak just left." Li shrugged. "Dead people are very common in my house. But, Jack. Do you want me to help you with your tags or not?"
"Yeah. Let's go." Jack stood from his chair and led the way out of the room, the fact that he was mad apparent in his stride.
"You know, it's very sweet of you to care so much about me," Li said quietly as they entered his room. She walked over to the bed and started to take off tags. "But I don't think that you should consider Zak a rival. He lost his wife a few years before he died. Unfortunately for him, she was accepted as an angel, so he never got to see her again. She died in a car crash on the night of their anniversary. He arrived at the hospital minutes too late." Li said all of this very softly.
"I don't know why you think that I consider him a rival," Jack said, pretending to be confused.
"Jack, don't play stupid," Li laughed. "It doesn't suit a Captain very well. And even if you didn't hear what Elizabeth said to Will in the entry hall, you know what they were talking about."
"What did she say?" Jack asked immediately.
"She said, 'I think that Jack has found his Lady.' And I think that they are trying to play match maker." Li giggled. "The last time I was set up was when May tried to get me to go out with one of Heero's friends. Awfully hyper little kid back then." Li shook her head at the memory. The guy had lived off of caffeine.
"And I thought that I could trust Will not to try and set me up." Jack sighed. "Although it is just my luck that I get the nosy friends."
"Does that mean that you don't think I'm pretty?" Li pretended to pout.
"I never said that!" Jack exclaimed. "Don't go a' puttin' words in my mouth. If I meant that I don't think you're pretty, which I don't, I would say that and not beat around the bush."
"Then stop beating around the bush and tell me that I'm pretty," Li said. "Because what you're saying is that you think that I'm pretty, but I'm saying that you're saying that I'm not pretty. So, in order to stop beating around the bush, you have to say that I'm pretty, because you said that you don't think that I'm not pretty."
"Jack, you have found your match at word games," Elizabeth said from the door. "Li, when you have are done with Jack, can you show me how to use the shower?"
"Sure, I'm almost done with Jack's tags. I'll be right there," Li replied.
"Thanks," Elizabeth said as she left the room.
"Well, are you going to tell me that you think that I'm pretty or are you going to continue to beat around the bush until I make the first move?" Li asked, impishly.
"What would you be making the first move towards?" Jack asked.
"I see that you are going to continue to beat around the bush and not be straight forward about it," Li noted as she started to fold all of his clothes. "So I don't see why I shouldn't beat around the bush and not tell you, just drop little hints until I think that you are ready to know."
"Honestly, it's the honest ones that you can trust to do something dishonest like that," Jack muttered to himself.
"If you tell me the truth and that you think I'm pretty, I will tell you where you might get to go tomorrow," Li bargained.
"Fine. I swear that you would make a good pirate if you were from the past," Jack gave in. "All of this daft word play and ruthless bargains. And I'm sure that you are just as good as Barbosa at getting around parle."
"We are getting off the subject," Li remind him, moving to put the clothes in his dresser.
"I think that you are pretty. Very pretty, if you want the whole truth." Jack shook his head. "I have to be the most foolish idiot in the world if I am falling for your glamores."
"One, I don't use glamores on myself. Two, I am quite offended. To think that all of my hard work at keeping my complexion has gone to waste and I'm only very pretty, not beautiful," Li pretended to cry, then perked up and smiled. "Ok, now I'm over it."
"So, where might I get to go tomorrow?" Jack asked.
"I don't have to tell you right now," Li said, closing the last drawer. "There, all of your things are put away."
"You do too have to tell me. That was the deal. I told you the truth and you tell me where I get to go tomorrow!" Jack protested. After a few seconds, an expression of enlightenment appeared on his face. "You tricked me! You're going to tell me when I'm half asleep and I won't remember anything," he accused.
"You found me out," Li agreed. "I thought that you knew that I was good at word games. Elizabeth told you so. But I'm still not going to tell you. Now, I have other guests to attend to, so you will just have to wait until tomorrow to find out. Night."
Li left the room, closing the door behind her and starting towards Elizabeth's room.
She showed her new friend how to use the shower in the bathroom and then went to bed early, knowing that she would have a lot of work to do in the morning.
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OK. Not the most interesting story in the world. But it deserves some merit for even having a plot! (grins at the pile of plotless stories in the corner of the room) Well, READ & REVIEW!!!!!!!
Luv,
Lady Malfoy
P.S. - I apologize to LeperMessiah1 for what you consider to be an insult to your religion. I spell witch as wytch because I like it. And I have talked it over with my beta reader and she says that I don't introduce to many characters at once. The only important character that gets introduced in the first chapter is Li [no her name is not Elizabeth, Morgan is just like a more mature Peeves (from Harry Potter)] Neva doesn't really play a very important part in the plot. But if you don't like the story, you don't have to read it. However, I do thank you for pointing out that I might be going to far, to fast. But Li is not a Wiccan. She is a wytch. As far as I know, they are not the same. I COULD BE WRONG!!!!!!!
By the way, I am not old enough to drink and even if I was, I would not, because I have seen enough Trama shows to know what it can do to you.
Ciao!
"I'm so glad that that tour is OVER," Li groaned as she flopped down on the green leather couch. "They asked so many questions about the crown molding and the entry way stairs you would have thought that they were buying the place. The women also asked a lot of questions about you, Will. It seems that you made quite the impression on them." Li grinned and snickered as Will blushed.
"So, what are we going to do now?" Jack asked.
"Me and Elizabeth are going to go get dressed in normal clothes, then we are going to take you to shopping to get some clothes that you can wear in this time period." Li stood, looking wistfully at the couch. "I really wish I could nap though. Well, come Elizabeth, let's go find you some clothes. We're about the same size, so it shouldn't be hard."
"You mean that you don't normally dress like this?" Elizabeth asked as they walked out of the living room and started the hike up the stairs.
"Nope. I normally wear pants, but I'm sure that I have a modern dress for you to wear," Li added at Elizabeth's look of fright at wearing pants out in public.
"I will wear what ever you think would look best on me," Elizabeth decided, attempting to master the thoughts of what her father would say if she even mentioned wearing pants out in public.
"Good, because I have the perfect shirt for you!" Li exclaimed.
When they got to Li's room, Li raced over to her closet. She pulled out a pair of leather pants and a white shirt, setting them aside. After digging around for a few more minutes, she pulled out a pair of brown boot cut jeans and a fawn colored shirt. "Here," she said to Elizabeth. "Wait, knowing the colonial times, you don't have a bra, or underwear. Just a pair of pantaloons and an undershirt." Li hit her self in the head and pulled the named items from a drawer in the closet. After showing Elizabeth how to attach the bra (with out taking off her shirt) she sent Elizabeth to the bathroom to change. Li then took the opportunity to change her self and by the time that Elizabeth was out, Li had chosen shoes for her as well.
Elizabeth stared at her reflection in the mirror. Somehow, the balloon sleeved shirt and brown pants looked, well, GOOD on her. Li showed her how to strap on the wicker high-heeled sandals and Elizabeth found that they were very comfortable compared to some shoes that she had worn in the past.
Li took her hair down and took a pair of cutting shears from her vanity table. She cut her hair until it was only down to her shoulder blades, then put it up in a high ponytail.
"Come here," Li said to Elizabeth, motioning her to the vanity table.
"You're not going to cut my hair, are you?" Elizabeth asked nervously.
"No, your hair doesn't grow as fast as mine can," Li reminded her.
"Okay." Elizabeth sat down and waited for Li to scoop up all of her hair and dump it in the trash.
Li took Elizabeth's hair out of the half bun that it was in and combed it out. She looked at Elizabeth's reflection for a minute, then took out two gold barrettes, and brought Elizabeth's hair back with them.
Li hunted through a drawer to Elizabeth's right, before pulling out a gold eye shadow. She put it on Elizabeth and stood back to admire her handiwork.
"I think that I did very well for only 10 minutes of time," Li decided. "Let's go see what the guys think."
"Don't you need shoes?" Elizabeth asked.
"Duh. I need help," Li sighed, smacking herself in the forehead. She pulled a pair of chunky high-heeled black leather boots from her closet. After pulling them on, Li smiled and said, "Now* let's go."
They walked back down to the living room, were the men were discussing what the essence of Sulie was.
"I think that there was some woman that sold that down on Apple St. in Tortuga," Jack was saying thoughtfully as the girls walked in. "Said it would make you look young forever."
"I think I remember a story about that woman. She got put out of business because it didn't work for some rich lady," Will agreed.
"No, it wouldn't work," Li smiled from the doorway. "Sulie means wind in Elvish. That's why Serafina became a cloud of spirit. The essence blew her molecules apart for a little while, before I found the spell to undo it."
"Did someone say my name?" a voice called from the kitchen.
"Serafina!" Li exclaimed. She ran into the kitchen and gave the elderly woman there a hug. "How is your cousin in Canada? Still upset about the whole ordeal?"
"Li? Are you talking to yourself again?" Jack asked.
"You have houseguests?" Serafina asked. "I can leave if you want me to."
"NO! I want to hear all about your trip later," Li protested. "You guys, I know that you can't see her, or hear her, but I want you to meet Serafina. I've known her since I was like, 5." Li wrapped her arm around the woman's shoulders, although as far as the rest of the group could tell, there was no one there.
"Li, is this another wytch thing?" Will asked.
"No. I'm the only one in my coven that can talk to the dead." Li shrugged. "It's not a big deal, really."
Jack turned to Elizabeth and said, "Tell me she did not just say that being a clairvoyant was not a big deal."
"Sorry, Jack. But that's what she said," Elizabeth answered.
"Look, Serafina, I'll talk to you later about this whole thing, but right now I have to go shopping." Li gave the elderly woman a kiss on the cheek and led the others out of the room.
"Is there anything else that you're hiding?" Jack asked as they walked out the front door.
"I wasn't hiding it. It just didn't come up before now," Li said. "The only other thing that anyone needs to know is that I am a very private person. I don't share my thoughts with the world." Li pulled the keys to her car out of her purse. She unlocked the black Celica and motioned for the others to get in.
"What is it?" Will asked.
"It's called a car. It's like a wagon, with out horses," Li explained.
When they were all situated, Li turned on the engine and said, "Foxrun Mall, here we come!"
***[6 hours later]***
The group arrived back at Edwards Estate at 5:30, thoroughly exhausted and ready for supper.
"Okay, I am never taking you shopping again," Li said to Will as she dropped the bags that she was carrying on the foyer floor.
"Why not?" Will asked. "I thought that it was fun."
"You would," Li replied. " But then again, you weren't the one fighting off what seemed like mobs of women trying to get to the god that they thought they saw."
"What god?" Will asked, confused.
Jack sighed loudly. "What she means is that the women were trying to get to you because they thought that you were a god. Does that clear things up for you?"
"FINALLY! Someone who understands me that isn't a spirit or a loony bin escapee!" Li exclaimed. She threw her arms up in the air and whirled around in circles, before falling backwards onto the concrete floor. Right before she landed, two things happened. Jack caught her, just as a mattress appeared right underneath her.
"Thanks for the rescue that I didn't need," she said as she smiled at Jack, who was blushing, yet still hadn't let go of her waist.
"I think that Jack has found his Lady," Elizabeth whispered to Will. She wrapped her arm around his jean-clad waist and thought to herself that he did look dashing in the black cotton button-up shirt. Maybe the future wasn't such a bad place after all.
"I can't help it that I thought that you were going to fall," Jack protested to Li, hand firmly in place.
"Jack, as much as I enjoy feeling protected, you can really take your hand off my waist. I have to go and get rooms ready for you guys," Li said. She waved her hand at the mattress and it disappeared. She then grabbed her bags and started the long hike up to her room. She could hear the others get their own bags and start up behind her. When she got to her room, she kicked open the door and threw her bags on the floor, then threw herself onto her bed.
"Morgan, remind me to put in an elevator before I get too old," Li called.
"Are you so out shape that you need one?" Morgan snickered from the mirror.
"No, but when you fight off mobs of women trying to get to one of your companions, you do tend to get a bit tired out," Li retorted.
"You have to admit that Will is very good looking," Morgan agreed to the unspoken statement.
"Good looking or not, I need to teach all of them how to use the showers. Elizabeth can use the one in here, unless you have any objections," Li turned to look at her alter ego, who was sitting on the edge of the bed in the mirror.
"No, I'm going to bed," Morgan said. "See you tomorrow."
"Night," Li replied as she left the room. She walked down the hall and found her new friends all in the rooms that she had found them in that morning. 'Was it really this morning?' she thought. 'It seems like it was days ago.'
"Talking to Morgan again?" a husky voice asked from behind her.
Li whirled around and found herself face-to-face with a tall, middle aged man with blonde hair and green eyes. "Hey, Zak. How was Europe? Everything you thought it would be and more?" Li asked.
"It was very interesting. You would not believe some of the art work that they have there. That was the best part," Zak's eyes became dreamy as he thought of Europe.
"Was the Mona Lisa all that it's cracked up to be?" Li grinned.
"It was very pretty, for something that old," he replied.
"Li?" Jack called from his room. "Could you help me with these tags?" He stuck his head out of the door.
"One minute, Jack. Zak just got back from Europe," Li motioned to the man in front of her.
"Zak who?" Jack asked, suspiciously. He had good reason to be, for Li's eyes were twinkling and there was a faint blush on her cheeks.
"Zak Smith. An old friend of mine," Li explained.
"Oh, well, when you get the chance, I'll be in Will's room," Jack said as he walked into Will's room.
"How many people do you have in this house?" Zak asked.
"5, if you include Morgan," Li counted. "Serafina; Jack, you just met him; Will; and Elizabeth."
"Well, I just stopped by to say hi. I'm off to Chile in the morning. My mother has decided to hold a family reunion of sorts. However, not very many of our relations are going to like having to go all the way to Chile," Zak sighed. "See you next time I'm in the country." He gave Li a hug and started down the stairs.
"See you around!" Li called after him. She walked into Will's room and found both men staring at her. "What?" she asked.
"Who were you talking to ?" Jack asked.
"I already told you. His name is Zak Smith. He is an old friend of mine." Li sighed. "Let me guess what your next words are. 'Part of that wytch business', right?"
"Li, you were talking to a man that you were very obviously happy to see. I think that I am allowed to care." Jack protested.
"Jack! I just met you this morning! I didn't realize that you were going to spring this father act on me," Li said. "I know that this may come as a surprise to you, but dead people have feelings, they have a few friends, and they travel. A lot. I am one of the few friends that Zak has and he wanted to come say hi before his trip to Chile."
"How many dead people are there in this house?" Will asked.
"1, Serafina. Zak just left." Li shrugged. "Dead people are very common in my house. But, Jack. Do you want me to help you with your tags or not?"
"Yeah. Let's go." Jack stood from his chair and led the way out of the room, the fact that he was mad apparent in his stride.
"You know, it's very sweet of you to care so much about me," Li said quietly as they entered his room. She walked over to the bed and started to take off tags. "But I don't think that you should consider Zak a rival. He lost his wife a few years before he died. Unfortunately for him, she was accepted as an angel, so he never got to see her again. She died in a car crash on the night of their anniversary. He arrived at the hospital minutes too late." Li said all of this very softly.
"I don't know why you think that I consider him a rival," Jack said, pretending to be confused.
"Jack, don't play stupid," Li laughed. "It doesn't suit a Captain very well. And even if you didn't hear what Elizabeth said to Will in the entry hall, you know what they were talking about."
"What did she say?" Jack asked immediately.
"She said, 'I think that Jack has found his Lady.' And I think that they are trying to play match maker." Li giggled. "The last time I was set up was when May tried to get me to go out with one of Heero's friends. Awfully hyper little kid back then." Li shook her head at the memory. The guy had lived off of caffeine.
"And I thought that I could trust Will not to try and set me up." Jack sighed. "Although it is just my luck that I get the nosy friends."
"Does that mean that you don't think I'm pretty?" Li pretended to pout.
"I never said that!" Jack exclaimed. "Don't go a' puttin' words in my mouth. If I meant that I don't think you're pretty, which I don't, I would say that and not beat around the bush."
"Then stop beating around the bush and tell me that I'm pretty," Li said. "Because what you're saying is that you think that I'm pretty, but I'm saying that you're saying that I'm not pretty. So, in order to stop beating around the bush, you have to say that I'm pretty, because you said that you don't think that I'm not pretty."
"Jack, you have found your match at word games," Elizabeth said from the door. "Li, when you have are done with Jack, can you show me how to use the shower?"
"Sure, I'm almost done with Jack's tags. I'll be right there," Li replied.
"Thanks," Elizabeth said as she left the room.
"Well, are you going to tell me that you think that I'm pretty or are you going to continue to beat around the bush until I make the first move?" Li asked, impishly.
"What would you be making the first move towards?" Jack asked.
"I see that you are going to continue to beat around the bush and not be straight forward about it," Li noted as she started to fold all of his clothes. "So I don't see why I shouldn't beat around the bush and not tell you, just drop little hints until I think that you are ready to know."
"Honestly, it's the honest ones that you can trust to do something dishonest like that," Jack muttered to himself.
"If you tell me the truth and that you think I'm pretty, I will tell you where you might get to go tomorrow," Li bargained.
"Fine. I swear that you would make a good pirate if you were from the past," Jack gave in. "All of this daft word play and ruthless bargains. And I'm sure that you are just as good as Barbosa at getting around parle."
"We are getting off the subject," Li remind him, moving to put the clothes in his dresser.
"I think that you are pretty. Very pretty, if you want the whole truth." Jack shook his head. "I have to be the most foolish idiot in the world if I am falling for your glamores."
"One, I don't use glamores on myself. Two, I am quite offended. To think that all of my hard work at keeping my complexion has gone to waste and I'm only very pretty, not beautiful," Li pretended to cry, then perked up and smiled. "Ok, now I'm over it."
"So, where might I get to go tomorrow?" Jack asked.
"I don't have to tell you right now," Li said, closing the last drawer. "There, all of your things are put away."
"You do too have to tell me. That was the deal. I told you the truth and you tell me where I get to go tomorrow!" Jack protested. After a few seconds, an expression of enlightenment appeared on his face. "You tricked me! You're going to tell me when I'm half asleep and I won't remember anything," he accused.
"You found me out," Li agreed. "I thought that you knew that I was good at word games. Elizabeth told you so. But I'm still not going to tell you. Now, I have other guests to attend to, so you will just have to wait until tomorrow to find out. Night."
Li left the room, closing the door behind her and starting towards Elizabeth's room.
She showed her new friend how to use the shower in the bathroom and then went to bed early, knowing that she would have a lot of work to do in the morning.
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OK. Not the most interesting story in the world. But it deserves some merit for even having a plot! (grins at the pile of plotless stories in the corner of the room) Well, READ & REVIEW!!!!!!!
Luv,
Lady Malfoy
P.S. - I apologize to LeperMessiah1 for what you consider to be an insult to your religion. I spell witch as wytch because I like it. And I have talked it over with my beta reader and she says that I don't introduce to many characters at once. The only important character that gets introduced in the first chapter is Li [no her name is not Elizabeth, Morgan is just like a more mature Peeves (from Harry Potter)] Neva doesn't really play a very important part in the plot. But if you don't like the story, you don't have to read it. However, I do thank you for pointing out that I might be going to far, to fast. But Li is not a Wiccan. She is a wytch. As far as I know, they are not the same. I COULD BE WRONG!!!!!!!
By the way, I am not old enough to drink and even if I was, I would not, because I have seen enough Trama shows to know what it can do to you.
Ciao!