A couple of days after arriving back at Port Royal Sarah stood alone at the
fort looking out to the sea, thinking about her adventure. Her arm still
hurt with a dull ache but was healing well. Not everything had been a
disaster she thought as she watched a ship sailing past near the horizon.
She had set foot on a pirate ship - two in fact and she had befriended
Henry. She smiled to herself as she knew he'd fit into Jack's crew with
very little problems.
"Sarah, I'm glad I found you," Captain Norrington said as he came up behind her. "You are?" She asked as he came to stand beside her and she turned round to face him. "Yes, I wanted to talk to you about something," He told her before looking out at the water. "It's a remarkable view isn't it?" He asked and she nodded, wondering what he wanted to talk to her about. He looked a little nervous and seemed to be avoiding the actual topic.
"How is your arm?" He inquired as he looked over at her. "Better than it was," Sarah told him. "What did you want to talk to me about?" She prompted and Norrington took a deep breath. "We have known each other for practically our entire lives," He began and Sarah nodded, waiting for him to continue. "I have always liked you," He paused. "But as the years have passed my feelings for you have become much stronger," He told her and Sarah's facial expression softened.
"I do not," He continued. "Expect you to return my feelings if that is not how you truly feel." Sarah was still looking up at him silently so he went on. "I love you so much that I was willing to face death to go with your father and Jack to face pirates and try to bring you home safely," He told her. "I did it because I love you, not because I was trying to win your heart," He said as he looked into her eyes.
"I guess what I am trying to say is," He reached out and took both her hands in his and she didn't flinch. "I know that you have always had a weakness for pirates," He swallowed hard. "But could you love and marry a captain of the navy?" As the words were spoken something in Sarah changed and she finally understood her heart.
"No," She told him and his face fell in dispair. "But I could however, love and marry a commodore," She told him with the corners of her mouth turning up into a smile and Norrington was confused. "What do you mean?" He asked and Sarah took a small step closer. "I overheard my father talking yesterday," She told him. "It seems you're in line for a promotion," She smiled and he couldn't help the large grin that crept over his face. His smile was not due to the promotion but the fact that Sarah did return his love.
"Promotion or not," She said. "I would have married you anyway - whether you were a captain, admiral, lieutenant, blacksmith or even the harbour master," She told him. "But would you have me - the daughter of a pirate?" She asked. "I was hoping to marry a pirate," He said with a smile and Sarah looked up at him. "I am not a pirate," She told him.
"But you are," Captain Norrington told her. "For you have stolen my heart," He said as he released one of her hands to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear. "Pirate or pirate's daughter, either way I would be honoured to be your wife, commodore," She added with a twinkle in her eye and Norrington smiled down at her. Taking a step towards Sarah he bent his head down slightly and the two kissed on top of the fort, with the clear blue water sparkling in the sunlight below.
THE END
"Sarah, I'm glad I found you," Captain Norrington said as he came up behind her. "You are?" She asked as he came to stand beside her and she turned round to face him. "Yes, I wanted to talk to you about something," He told her before looking out at the water. "It's a remarkable view isn't it?" He asked and she nodded, wondering what he wanted to talk to her about. He looked a little nervous and seemed to be avoiding the actual topic.
"How is your arm?" He inquired as he looked over at her. "Better than it was," Sarah told him. "What did you want to talk to me about?" She prompted and Norrington took a deep breath. "We have known each other for practically our entire lives," He began and Sarah nodded, waiting for him to continue. "I have always liked you," He paused. "But as the years have passed my feelings for you have become much stronger," He told her and Sarah's facial expression softened.
"I do not," He continued. "Expect you to return my feelings if that is not how you truly feel." Sarah was still looking up at him silently so he went on. "I love you so much that I was willing to face death to go with your father and Jack to face pirates and try to bring you home safely," He told her. "I did it because I love you, not because I was trying to win your heart," He said as he looked into her eyes.
"I guess what I am trying to say is," He reached out and took both her hands in his and she didn't flinch. "I know that you have always had a weakness for pirates," He swallowed hard. "But could you love and marry a captain of the navy?" As the words were spoken something in Sarah changed and she finally understood her heart.
"No," She told him and his face fell in dispair. "But I could however, love and marry a commodore," She told him with the corners of her mouth turning up into a smile and Norrington was confused. "What do you mean?" He asked and Sarah took a small step closer. "I overheard my father talking yesterday," She told him. "It seems you're in line for a promotion," She smiled and he couldn't help the large grin that crept over his face. His smile was not due to the promotion but the fact that Sarah did return his love.
"Promotion or not," She said. "I would have married you anyway - whether you were a captain, admiral, lieutenant, blacksmith or even the harbour master," She told him. "But would you have me - the daughter of a pirate?" She asked. "I was hoping to marry a pirate," He said with a smile and Sarah looked up at him. "I am not a pirate," She told him.
"But you are," Captain Norrington told her. "For you have stolen my heart," He said as he released one of her hands to tuck a stray strand of hair behind her ear. "Pirate or pirate's daughter, either way I would be honoured to be your wife, commodore," She added with a twinkle in her eye and Norrington smiled down at her. Taking a step towards Sarah he bent his head down slightly and the two kissed on top of the fort, with the clear blue water sparkling in the sunlight below.
THE END