Chapter 11: Elizabeth Informed
Arianne sat tensely on the edge of her seat, wondering what was happening with Will and Elizabeth, and hating the absolute silence in the room. She wished Jack would say something, but when she looked at him, his facial expression was one of slight worry and concentration. She didn't interrupt him. She started pulling at her lower lip, caught herself, and stopped. She did this several more times before she couldn't handle sitting still anymore and got up to pace. Jack didn't even notice. What was happening? Did she even have a chance with Will? Her heart clenched painfully at the thought that he might never love her at all.... Banishing the thought, she forced herself to sit down and sit still.
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"So...you're not mad?" Elizabeth asked, surprised.
"No, I'm not mad. A little sad, maybe, but that's all," Will said wearily, no longer angry. "Will? Why...why her?" She asked a bit timidly.
He smiled, but not at her. He seemed to be far away from the room they were in. "She's the bravest, most beautiful and talented woman I've ever met...and she's not afraid to be who she wants to be. She even roams the docks wearing breeches and a shirt, talking to the crews of the docked ships," he said a bit dreamily, his eyes sparkling with warmth and love. "I think that's how she met Jack, actually."
"And just how did you meet her?" Elizabeth asked, a bit of hurt in her voice from Will's description. Wasn't she brave and beautiful? Wasn't she her own person?
Will snapped out of it and replied, seeming not to notice the emotion in her voice. "Actually, she asked me to teach her how to use the sword. Well, she'd asked Jack first, but he recommended me. I would have said no-- I started to, in fact--but Jack insisted I take her on. Who am I to refuse someone Jack recommends?" he shrugged.
"How long have you been giving her lessons?"
"She's had three lessons so far...but it looks like I'm going to have to put those off for a while until she heals a bit. You should see her body, Elizabeth, it's black and blue from her hips up, and the corset she was wearing cut her up."
Elizabeth winced in sympathy. She had no love of corsets and fervently wished they would go out of style. Then she caught something Will had said..."Will Turner! You said you hadn't been unfaithful to me!" He just looked at her, puzzled. "How could you know her body is black and blue from her hips up, hmm?"
Will glowered at her. "SOMEONE had to take her out of the alley away from her brother. SOMEONE had to see why she couldn't breathe, and SOMEONE had to clean up her wounds, and as no one but Jack and I were around to do it, WE did it. I have not been unfaithful to you! Now would you please stop jumping to conclusions?" Will exclaimed, very irritated. "Furthermore," he continued, "what does it matter to you anyway? We don't even love each other!"
Ashamed, Elizabeth blushed a deep crimson. "I-I'm sorry, Will, I'll stop, I promise. I just...it's hard. I mean, I know we don't love each other anymore...but you were mine. It's hard for me to lose, Will."
He sighed. "Oh well. Are you back under control now?" When she nodded, he smiled wryly and said they should go back downstairs. He also told her exactly what he wanted her to do when they did get down there. She agreed completely, and they left the room together as friends.
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Some time later, Will returned with Elizabeth, and both of them seemed much calmer--if a little sad--than when Elizabeth had accused Will of being unfaithful and Arianne of being a whore. Arianne sighed in relief and smiled a bit at Will. Elizabeth walked towards her and held out a hand. Taking it, Arianne stood up, looking at Elizabeth with a bit of confusion.
"Arianne...I am very sorry about what I said about you. I know you aren't a whore or anything of the sort, and I am very sorry for what you have gone through," Elizabeth said rather sheepishly, Arianne thought. Though still a bit annoyed at the whole situation, Arianne simply smiled and accepted the apology. Elizabeth smiled brightly at her in gratitude for accepting her apology, and Arianne found herself warming a bit towards Elizabeth.
Though she was still extremely jealous of her, and wondered what would happen between her and Will now.
"Um...what I came in to tell you all before I-I lost my mind was that supper is ready. So, if you would all come to the dining room?"
They followed her and sat down at a fairly large table ("Luncheons," Elizabeth said ruefully as they gathered around the end of the large table, "I have to invite the other lady nobles to lunch here once a week,"). Arianne briefly thought about the luncheons her mother had held occasionally, but then thought of nothing else as the food was brought out and she realized suddenly that she was starving.
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Will glanced at Arianne over the table, relieved that she had so graciously accepted the apology Elizabeth had proffered. He had been afraid that Arianne would be angry and cold towards Elizabeth--and rightly so, naturally, as Elizabeth had said some horrible things. But he knew now that he should have expected better from his student, and felt a bit ashamed that he had thought she would be catty with Elizabeth.
As they began the meal, Will and Jack informed Elizabeth of what had happened, and Will proposed his plan to Jack: he and Jack would take Arianne out to the Black Pearl this night when darkness fell. Jack, of course, agreed, and then suggested that Will at least come along as well. Then, of course, Elizabeth wanted to come...
"Well," started Arianne as silence fell, "since Jack and Will are going to be wanted when Amos tells the police what happened, I do believe Will should come with us, but Elizabeth, you should stay here."
"What?! I'm not going to stay here while all of you are going out to..." Elizabeth exclaimed in indignation.
"You have to stay here, Elizabeth, or the police will think you had something to do with my kidnapping as well," Arianne reasoned.
"She's right, Elizabeth," Will said solemnly. "We're going to be wanted men...er...and woman..." he trailed off, as he started to think. The protestations continued around him as the idea took shape in his mind. By the time it had, Elizabeth was shouting about how unfair it was for her to be left behind while everyone else got to go off on an adventure and leave her to wait.
"For the love of God, Elizabeth, be quiet!" he shouted over her. She stopped mid-sentence and stared at him, her jaw hanging open. "Thank you. I have an idea. Now, Elizabeth, here's what's going to happen with you..."
As the food vanished, the plan was explained and Elizabeth came to understand why she had to stay behind. No longer offended, she smiled and wished them all luck. After they had eaten, Elizabeth went into the kitchen to get some food to send them on their way. That being done, Arianne, Jack, and Will slipped out into the dark of night and made their way down to Jack's ship.
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Alrighty then! I got this done because I was home alone (except for my baby, of course) all day! No one to bother me! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Alrighty, I'd like to thank Kevin here for loving me and not being mad at me for writing my little story and having a slight obsession with Orlando Bloom. I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!
Arianne sat tensely on the edge of her seat, wondering what was happening with Will and Elizabeth, and hating the absolute silence in the room. She wished Jack would say something, but when she looked at him, his facial expression was one of slight worry and concentration. She didn't interrupt him. She started pulling at her lower lip, caught herself, and stopped. She did this several more times before she couldn't handle sitting still anymore and got up to pace. Jack didn't even notice. What was happening? Did she even have a chance with Will? Her heart clenched painfully at the thought that he might never love her at all.... Banishing the thought, she forced herself to sit down and sit still.
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"So...you're not mad?" Elizabeth asked, surprised.
"No, I'm not mad. A little sad, maybe, but that's all," Will said wearily, no longer angry. "Will? Why...why her?" She asked a bit timidly.
He smiled, but not at her. He seemed to be far away from the room they were in. "She's the bravest, most beautiful and talented woman I've ever met...and she's not afraid to be who she wants to be. She even roams the docks wearing breeches and a shirt, talking to the crews of the docked ships," he said a bit dreamily, his eyes sparkling with warmth and love. "I think that's how she met Jack, actually."
"And just how did you meet her?" Elizabeth asked, a bit of hurt in her voice from Will's description. Wasn't she brave and beautiful? Wasn't she her own person?
Will snapped out of it and replied, seeming not to notice the emotion in her voice. "Actually, she asked me to teach her how to use the sword. Well, she'd asked Jack first, but he recommended me. I would have said no-- I started to, in fact--but Jack insisted I take her on. Who am I to refuse someone Jack recommends?" he shrugged.
"How long have you been giving her lessons?"
"She's had three lessons so far...but it looks like I'm going to have to put those off for a while until she heals a bit. You should see her body, Elizabeth, it's black and blue from her hips up, and the corset she was wearing cut her up."
Elizabeth winced in sympathy. She had no love of corsets and fervently wished they would go out of style. Then she caught something Will had said..."Will Turner! You said you hadn't been unfaithful to me!" He just looked at her, puzzled. "How could you know her body is black and blue from her hips up, hmm?"
Will glowered at her. "SOMEONE had to take her out of the alley away from her brother. SOMEONE had to see why she couldn't breathe, and SOMEONE had to clean up her wounds, and as no one but Jack and I were around to do it, WE did it. I have not been unfaithful to you! Now would you please stop jumping to conclusions?" Will exclaimed, very irritated. "Furthermore," he continued, "what does it matter to you anyway? We don't even love each other!"
Ashamed, Elizabeth blushed a deep crimson. "I-I'm sorry, Will, I'll stop, I promise. I just...it's hard. I mean, I know we don't love each other anymore...but you were mine. It's hard for me to lose, Will."
He sighed. "Oh well. Are you back under control now?" When she nodded, he smiled wryly and said they should go back downstairs. He also told her exactly what he wanted her to do when they did get down there. She agreed completely, and they left the room together as friends.
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Some time later, Will returned with Elizabeth, and both of them seemed much calmer--if a little sad--than when Elizabeth had accused Will of being unfaithful and Arianne of being a whore. Arianne sighed in relief and smiled a bit at Will. Elizabeth walked towards her and held out a hand. Taking it, Arianne stood up, looking at Elizabeth with a bit of confusion.
"Arianne...I am very sorry about what I said about you. I know you aren't a whore or anything of the sort, and I am very sorry for what you have gone through," Elizabeth said rather sheepishly, Arianne thought. Though still a bit annoyed at the whole situation, Arianne simply smiled and accepted the apology. Elizabeth smiled brightly at her in gratitude for accepting her apology, and Arianne found herself warming a bit towards Elizabeth.
Though she was still extremely jealous of her, and wondered what would happen between her and Will now.
"Um...what I came in to tell you all before I-I lost my mind was that supper is ready. So, if you would all come to the dining room?"
They followed her and sat down at a fairly large table ("Luncheons," Elizabeth said ruefully as they gathered around the end of the large table, "I have to invite the other lady nobles to lunch here once a week,"). Arianne briefly thought about the luncheons her mother had held occasionally, but then thought of nothing else as the food was brought out and she realized suddenly that she was starving.
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Will glanced at Arianne over the table, relieved that she had so graciously accepted the apology Elizabeth had proffered. He had been afraid that Arianne would be angry and cold towards Elizabeth--and rightly so, naturally, as Elizabeth had said some horrible things. But he knew now that he should have expected better from his student, and felt a bit ashamed that he had thought she would be catty with Elizabeth.
As they began the meal, Will and Jack informed Elizabeth of what had happened, and Will proposed his plan to Jack: he and Jack would take Arianne out to the Black Pearl this night when darkness fell. Jack, of course, agreed, and then suggested that Will at least come along as well. Then, of course, Elizabeth wanted to come...
"Well," started Arianne as silence fell, "since Jack and Will are going to be wanted when Amos tells the police what happened, I do believe Will should come with us, but Elizabeth, you should stay here."
"What?! I'm not going to stay here while all of you are going out to..." Elizabeth exclaimed in indignation.
"You have to stay here, Elizabeth, or the police will think you had something to do with my kidnapping as well," Arianne reasoned.
"She's right, Elizabeth," Will said solemnly. "We're going to be wanted men...er...and woman..." he trailed off, as he started to think. The protestations continued around him as the idea took shape in his mind. By the time it had, Elizabeth was shouting about how unfair it was for her to be left behind while everyone else got to go off on an adventure and leave her to wait.
"For the love of God, Elizabeth, be quiet!" he shouted over her. She stopped mid-sentence and stared at him, her jaw hanging open. "Thank you. I have an idea. Now, Elizabeth, here's what's going to happen with you..."
As the food vanished, the plan was explained and Elizabeth came to understand why she had to stay behind. No longer offended, she smiled and wished them all luck. After they had eaten, Elizabeth went into the kitchen to get some food to send them on their way. That being done, Arianne, Jack, and Will slipped out into the dark of night and made their way down to Jack's ship.
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Alrighty then! I got this done because I was home alone (except for my baby, of course) all day! No one to bother me! WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Alrighty, I'd like to thank Kevin here for loving me and not being mad at me for writing my little story and having a slight obsession with Orlando Bloom. I LOVE YOU!!!!!!!