Disclaimer: Disney hasn't returned my Jack to me, so I don't own him!
AN: Well, the masses have demanded a sequel to this story, so it might be a three-part series. However, with my college classes just starting, it's going to take a while for me to write and post chapters. I hope that everyone will be patient and understanding about this! After all, I do have a life outside of writing this story (though it seems hard to believe). Have patience with me, people! Oh, and thanks to all of my reviewers, I love you all!
Chapter 14: Weddings and Explanations:
It was official. Jack and Lara were finally getting married!
With Thomas unable to wed Lara, and the Governor wanting to keep up the bargain with Jack, there would be a private wedding with only the Governor, Will, Elizabeth, Jack's crew, and the Commodore onboard the Black Pearl.
Lara couldn't be more thrilled. Of course she felt bad about Thomas's accident and all, but she couldn't help but be happy that she was marrying Jack. Unfortunately, Lara had to go through the entire wedding preparation all over again. The only difference was that it was that Elizabeth was doing her hair and not a half-dozen gossipy maids. Lara wore a different dress than the one she was to have married Thomas in (Jack had found a white gown in his 'private stash'), and the altar of flowers (or what was left of it after the pirate attack) had been moved to the helm of the Black Pearl. Since Jack didn't want a "stuffy, stiff-necked" priest aboard his ship, it was agreed to let Commodore Norrington perform the ceremony, though he protested greatly on marrying a pirate to a respectable woman.
A half hour before the wedding, Lara stood in front of a mirror in a guest cabin onboard the Pearl, examining herself and making sure that everything was in order. Elizabeth stood behind her, rolling her eyes.
"Really, Lara, you're being ridiculous! You look fine!"
Lara turned to look at her best friend and smirked. "I seem to remember you doing the same thing on your wedding day, Lizzie," she said. Lara laughed when she saw her friend blush. She continued to smooth out her gown and checked everything. She had on the necklace and bracelet that Jack had given her and was wearing some of the perfume he had bought her as well.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Elizabeth went and opened it, revealing a flustered Annamaria.
"Sorry, but if the groom has te wait any longer, he's goin' to start taking sword swings at everyone, startin' with the Commodore," Annamaria said, giving them a small smile.
Elizabeth frowned. "But the ceremony isn't supposed to start for at least another fifteen minutes."
Annamaria shrugged. "You know Jack. I'm just delivering his message, which is, 'If somebody doesn't get me married to my bonny lass soon, someone is goin' te get hurt!'"
Elizabeth and Lara exchanged looks, not knowing whether to laugh or not, but considering that this was Jack they were talking about, they decided to take his 'threat' seriously.
"Tell Jack we'll be up as soon as my father gets here to escort her to the helm," Elizabeth told Annamaria. The woman smirked as she left. Elizabeth shook her head as she shut the door. "Honestly, that pirate is the most impatient man on the planet!"
Lara chuckled. "Will told me he felt the same way at your wedding. He thought that he'd have to run back there and get you before you changed your mind!" Elizabeth looked at her as though she were insane. "It's true!" Lara exclaimed. Elizabeth shook her head.
Another knock on the door interrupted them. Once again, Elizabeth answered, this time a bit more carefully, considering Jack's mood; it wouldn't surprise her if Jack showed up to sneak a peek at the bride. She sighed in relief to find her father at the door instead. The Governor gave a smile of approval before offering his arm to Lara. She nervously took his arm, and the three of them left the cabin, Elizabeth in front to signal that everything was ready.
Finally the Governor escorted Lara through the door and onto the deck. The whole crew of the Black Pearl was there smiling at her; they were thrilled to see their captain getting married. Lara blushed at the attention, but smiled at their support; she didn't think that they would approve to the wedding. Finally, she was led up to the helm, and her jaw dropped.
Jack was actually clean and dressed perfectly in a completely new outfit. He had a new hat, coat, bandana, shirt, pants, and boots. The kohl around his eyes was perfectly done, and his hair had been cleaned and combed before being done up in his beads again. She'd never thought that he could look better than he did before, but she was wrong. Now she looked up into his eyes, and smiled.
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Jack had stopped breathing the moment his bonny lass had come into view. She seemed to glow as she walked up beside him, the sun shining on her shining hair, all pulled up in a graceful sweep up on the top of her head, then falling in graceful dark waves and curls. The white gown he had found for her in his 'stash' was beautiful on her; it had silver woven through it, and it made her look like a goddess of the sea. When she arrived next to him, he noticed that his bracelet was on her wrist, his necklace around her neck, and that she smelled of flowers; it was his perfume that she wore. What finally did him in was when she looked into his eyes, and smiled. He gave a small smile back before offering her his hands.
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Lara accepted Jack's hands, and the two turned towards the Commodore, who looked as though he were going to be sick at any moment. Lara mentally rolled her eyes; the man didn't have a romantic bone in his body. He gave a small signal, and the couple turned to look at each other, grasping hands. Jack gave her a traditional smirk and wink while the Commodore frowned. Lara hid a giggle as the Commodore began to say the vows.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today-" the Commodore was interrupted by a polite cough from Jack.
"I think we know that part," he said. "Could ye get to the point, quickly?"
The Commodore rolled his eyes and moved on. "Do you, Jack Sparrow-"
"Captain Jack Sparrow," Jack interrupted.
"Captain Jack Sparrow," the Commodore gritted out, "take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife, to have and to hold, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?"
"I do," Jack replied, looking deep into Lara's eyes.
"And do you, Lara Storm, take Captain Jack Sparrow as your lawful wedded husband, to have and to hold, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?"
"I do," she said, still looking at Jack.
"Now, by the powers vested in me by the Governor of Port Royal and by the British Royal Navy, I now pronounce you husband and wife," the Commodore said. "You may now kiss the bride."
Jack quickly grabbed Lara around the waist and pulled her into a passionate kiss. Lara was surprised at Jack's quickness, but soon responded to the kiss, wrapping her arms around his neck as the Pearl's crew cheered. The two of them stood there for a blissful moment before someone tapped them on the shoulder. They reluctantly broke their kiss and saw Will smiling at them.
"I hate to interrupt, but I believe the crew would like their refreshments sooner rather than later," he said, jerking his head behind him.
Jack muttered a few incomprehensible words before speaking aloud. "Fine," he said. Turning to the crew, he raised his arms. "Alright, ye scurvy dogs; to the galley with ye!"
The crew cheered and rushed down below to the food and drinks provided by the Governor. The more 'respectable' people (meaning the Governor, Will, Elizabeth, and the Commodore) were going ashore so they wouldn't have to deal with the rowdy, drunken crew. Not wanting his wife to have to deal with them either, Jack was taking Lara ashore for the next day or two to have some 'private time' together. Fortunately, the Governor had provided a suite for them at one of Port Royal's finest inns.
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Finally alone in their private suite, Jack enveloped Lara in another kiss, one which wouldn't be interrupted by Will. When they both came up for air, a knock sounded at the door. Jack frowned.
"If it's Will, I swear I'll carve him a new hole in his head," Jack growled, his arms still around her waist.
Lara chuckled. "That's not nice, Jack," she gently chided her husband.
"I don't care," Jack said, holding her tightly. "I want privacy!" He leaned in for another kiss when another knock sounded. Jack growled again.
Lara just laughed. "I'll get it," she said, pulling away. She looked up at him when he held her tighter. She smiled. "Jack, they won't go away unless we answer." She gently slapped his hands away and went to open the door. There stood a waiter with a bottle of champagne and two glasses on a tray. He smiled and offered the tray to her.
"Congratulations, Mrs. Sparrow," he said.
She looked at him with surprise. The waiter pushed the tray into her hands with a smile, then closed the door. Lara blinked at the door for a moment before walking over to Jack, who looked a bit happier at the sight of the alcohol.
"Well, lass," he said, rubbing his hands together eagerly. "What do ye say we open that up?"
The two of them were soon happily drinking and talking while lounging on the bed, Jack lying on his side, his head resting on a bent arm above the pillows, and Lara sitting straight up, leaning against the headboard, the tray with the champagne in between them. The conversation turned towards the wedding Lara was to have had with Thomas.
"What I don't understand," Lara said, holding her glass out for more champagne, "is how a pirate ship could have such fantastic timing! If that ship hadn't attacked, I'd be married to Thomas right now." She took a sip from her glass.
Jack's glass had stopped halfway to his mouth before he put it down. "Well, ye see lass, I sort of had something to do with that."
Lara looked at him. "You did?" she asked, looking puzzled. "But how would you know about the wedding? You'd already gone when Thomas blackmailed me into marrying him!"
Jack smiled at her. "You remember that storm Will got 'lost' in?" She nodded. "Well, that whelp somehow managed to find me in a nearby port called Port Arrow. Found me about to drink meself stupid and told me about yer red-coat making ye marry him. I was ready to come after ye and kill the bastard, but Will didn't want any violence. So, after sittin' there and thinkin' for several days, I finally remembered that one of me friends owed me a favor. I told him I needed him to go and open fire on Port Royal the day of yer wedding, and the rest," he said, holding up his glass, "is history!"
He polished off the glass and tried to pour another, but found the bottle empty. Sighing, he put his glass on the tray, took Lara's away from her, then put the tray on the bedside table.
"Now," he said, raising his eyebrows and grinning. "I think that it's time to get down te business!" He rushed towards the bed.
Lara's eyes widened as Jack jumped on the bed and pinned her down, grinning down at her. Lara opened her mouth to speak, but Jack silenced her with a finger on her lips.
"No talkin', luv," he whispered, taking his finger away and kissing her. "It's just you and me tonight."
The rest of the night was spent in wedding night bliss.
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AN: Okay, I know people wanted some "loving" shown in this story, but I wanted to keep this a relatively 'clean' story for viewers less than seventeen years of age. Anyway, there's only one chapter left after this! I hope to finish it soon, but college classes just started, so please be patient with me! School is a first priority for me, but I will do what I can to get the next chapter up soon. Please review!
(If you want some serious "Jack action," go check out: www.adultfanfiction.net. Click MOVIES, then "Pirates of the Caribbean.")
AN: Well, the masses have demanded a sequel to this story, so it might be a three-part series. However, with my college classes just starting, it's going to take a while for me to write and post chapters. I hope that everyone will be patient and understanding about this! After all, I do have a life outside of writing this story (though it seems hard to believe). Have patience with me, people! Oh, and thanks to all of my reviewers, I love you all!
Chapter 14: Weddings and Explanations:
It was official. Jack and Lara were finally getting married!
With Thomas unable to wed Lara, and the Governor wanting to keep up the bargain with Jack, there would be a private wedding with only the Governor, Will, Elizabeth, Jack's crew, and the Commodore onboard the Black Pearl.
Lara couldn't be more thrilled. Of course she felt bad about Thomas's accident and all, but she couldn't help but be happy that she was marrying Jack. Unfortunately, Lara had to go through the entire wedding preparation all over again. The only difference was that it was that Elizabeth was doing her hair and not a half-dozen gossipy maids. Lara wore a different dress than the one she was to have married Thomas in (Jack had found a white gown in his 'private stash'), and the altar of flowers (or what was left of it after the pirate attack) had been moved to the helm of the Black Pearl. Since Jack didn't want a "stuffy, stiff-necked" priest aboard his ship, it was agreed to let Commodore Norrington perform the ceremony, though he protested greatly on marrying a pirate to a respectable woman.
A half hour before the wedding, Lara stood in front of a mirror in a guest cabin onboard the Pearl, examining herself and making sure that everything was in order. Elizabeth stood behind her, rolling her eyes.
"Really, Lara, you're being ridiculous! You look fine!"
Lara turned to look at her best friend and smirked. "I seem to remember you doing the same thing on your wedding day, Lizzie," she said. Lara laughed when she saw her friend blush. She continued to smooth out her gown and checked everything. She had on the necklace and bracelet that Jack had given her and was wearing some of the perfume he had bought her as well.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door. Elizabeth went and opened it, revealing a flustered Annamaria.
"Sorry, but if the groom has te wait any longer, he's goin' to start taking sword swings at everyone, startin' with the Commodore," Annamaria said, giving them a small smile.
Elizabeth frowned. "But the ceremony isn't supposed to start for at least another fifteen minutes."
Annamaria shrugged. "You know Jack. I'm just delivering his message, which is, 'If somebody doesn't get me married to my bonny lass soon, someone is goin' te get hurt!'"
Elizabeth and Lara exchanged looks, not knowing whether to laugh or not, but considering that this was Jack they were talking about, they decided to take his 'threat' seriously.
"Tell Jack we'll be up as soon as my father gets here to escort her to the helm," Elizabeth told Annamaria. The woman smirked as she left. Elizabeth shook her head as she shut the door. "Honestly, that pirate is the most impatient man on the planet!"
Lara chuckled. "Will told me he felt the same way at your wedding. He thought that he'd have to run back there and get you before you changed your mind!" Elizabeth looked at her as though she were insane. "It's true!" Lara exclaimed. Elizabeth shook her head.
Another knock on the door interrupted them. Once again, Elizabeth answered, this time a bit more carefully, considering Jack's mood; it wouldn't surprise her if Jack showed up to sneak a peek at the bride. She sighed in relief to find her father at the door instead. The Governor gave a smile of approval before offering his arm to Lara. She nervously took his arm, and the three of them left the cabin, Elizabeth in front to signal that everything was ready.
Finally the Governor escorted Lara through the door and onto the deck. The whole crew of the Black Pearl was there smiling at her; they were thrilled to see their captain getting married. Lara blushed at the attention, but smiled at their support; she didn't think that they would approve to the wedding. Finally, she was led up to the helm, and her jaw dropped.
Jack was actually clean and dressed perfectly in a completely new outfit. He had a new hat, coat, bandana, shirt, pants, and boots. The kohl around his eyes was perfectly done, and his hair had been cleaned and combed before being done up in his beads again. She'd never thought that he could look better than he did before, but she was wrong. Now she looked up into his eyes, and smiled.
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Jack had stopped breathing the moment his bonny lass had come into view. She seemed to glow as she walked up beside him, the sun shining on her shining hair, all pulled up in a graceful sweep up on the top of her head, then falling in graceful dark waves and curls. The white gown he had found for her in his 'stash' was beautiful on her; it had silver woven through it, and it made her look like a goddess of the sea. When she arrived next to him, he noticed that his bracelet was on her wrist, his necklace around her neck, and that she smelled of flowers; it was his perfume that she wore. What finally did him in was when she looked into his eyes, and smiled. He gave a small smile back before offering her his hands.
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Lara accepted Jack's hands, and the two turned towards the Commodore, who looked as though he were going to be sick at any moment. Lara mentally rolled her eyes; the man didn't have a romantic bone in his body. He gave a small signal, and the couple turned to look at each other, grasping hands. Jack gave her a traditional smirk and wink while the Commodore frowned. Lara hid a giggle as the Commodore began to say the vows.
"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today-" the Commodore was interrupted by a polite cough from Jack.
"I think we know that part," he said. "Could ye get to the point, quickly?"
The Commodore rolled his eyes and moved on. "Do you, Jack Sparrow-"
"Captain Jack Sparrow," Jack interrupted.
"Captain Jack Sparrow," the Commodore gritted out, "take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife, to have and to hold, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?"
"I do," Jack replied, looking deep into Lara's eyes.
"And do you, Lara Storm, take Captain Jack Sparrow as your lawful wedded husband, to have and to hold, for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health, until death do you part?"
"I do," she said, still looking at Jack.
"Now, by the powers vested in me by the Governor of Port Royal and by the British Royal Navy, I now pronounce you husband and wife," the Commodore said. "You may now kiss the bride."
Jack quickly grabbed Lara around the waist and pulled her into a passionate kiss. Lara was surprised at Jack's quickness, but soon responded to the kiss, wrapping her arms around his neck as the Pearl's crew cheered. The two of them stood there for a blissful moment before someone tapped them on the shoulder. They reluctantly broke their kiss and saw Will smiling at them.
"I hate to interrupt, but I believe the crew would like their refreshments sooner rather than later," he said, jerking his head behind him.
Jack muttered a few incomprehensible words before speaking aloud. "Fine," he said. Turning to the crew, he raised his arms. "Alright, ye scurvy dogs; to the galley with ye!"
The crew cheered and rushed down below to the food and drinks provided by the Governor. The more 'respectable' people (meaning the Governor, Will, Elizabeth, and the Commodore) were going ashore so they wouldn't have to deal with the rowdy, drunken crew. Not wanting his wife to have to deal with them either, Jack was taking Lara ashore for the next day or two to have some 'private time' together. Fortunately, the Governor had provided a suite for them at one of Port Royal's finest inns.
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Finally alone in their private suite, Jack enveloped Lara in another kiss, one which wouldn't be interrupted by Will. When they both came up for air, a knock sounded at the door. Jack frowned.
"If it's Will, I swear I'll carve him a new hole in his head," Jack growled, his arms still around her waist.
Lara chuckled. "That's not nice, Jack," she gently chided her husband.
"I don't care," Jack said, holding her tightly. "I want privacy!" He leaned in for another kiss when another knock sounded. Jack growled again.
Lara just laughed. "I'll get it," she said, pulling away. She looked up at him when he held her tighter. She smiled. "Jack, they won't go away unless we answer." She gently slapped his hands away and went to open the door. There stood a waiter with a bottle of champagne and two glasses on a tray. He smiled and offered the tray to her.
"Congratulations, Mrs. Sparrow," he said.
She looked at him with surprise. The waiter pushed the tray into her hands with a smile, then closed the door. Lara blinked at the door for a moment before walking over to Jack, who looked a bit happier at the sight of the alcohol.
"Well, lass," he said, rubbing his hands together eagerly. "What do ye say we open that up?"
The two of them were soon happily drinking and talking while lounging on the bed, Jack lying on his side, his head resting on a bent arm above the pillows, and Lara sitting straight up, leaning against the headboard, the tray with the champagne in between them. The conversation turned towards the wedding Lara was to have had with Thomas.
"What I don't understand," Lara said, holding her glass out for more champagne, "is how a pirate ship could have such fantastic timing! If that ship hadn't attacked, I'd be married to Thomas right now." She took a sip from her glass.
Jack's glass had stopped halfway to his mouth before he put it down. "Well, ye see lass, I sort of had something to do with that."
Lara looked at him. "You did?" she asked, looking puzzled. "But how would you know about the wedding? You'd already gone when Thomas blackmailed me into marrying him!"
Jack smiled at her. "You remember that storm Will got 'lost' in?" She nodded. "Well, that whelp somehow managed to find me in a nearby port called Port Arrow. Found me about to drink meself stupid and told me about yer red-coat making ye marry him. I was ready to come after ye and kill the bastard, but Will didn't want any violence. So, after sittin' there and thinkin' for several days, I finally remembered that one of me friends owed me a favor. I told him I needed him to go and open fire on Port Royal the day of yer wedding, and the rest," he said, holding up his glass, "is history!"
He polished off the glass and tried to pour another, but found the bottle empty. Sighing, he put his glass on the tray, took Lara's away from her, then put the tray on the bedside table.
"Now," he said, raising his eyebrows and grinning. "I think that it's time to get down te business!" He rushed towards the bed.
Lara's eyes widened as Jack jumped on the bed and pinned her down, grinning down at her. Lara opened her mouth to speak, but Jack silenced her with a finger on her lips.
"No talkin', luv," he whispered, taking his finger away and kissing her. "It's just you and me tonight."
The rest of the night was spent in wedding night bliss.
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AN: Okay, I know people wanted some "loving" shown in this story, but I wanted to keep this a relatively 'clean' story for viewers less than seventeen years of age. Anyway, there's only one chapter left after this! I hope to finish it soon, but college classes just started, so please be patient with me! School is a first priority for me, but I will do what I can to get the next chapter up soon. Please review!
(If you want some serious "Jack action," go check out: www.adultfanfiction.net. Click MOVIES, then "Pirates of the Caribbean.")