Chapter 4- Time to Make Haste
Sadly, I don't own PotC, but if I had a billion dollars I just might buy it (
"WHAT?? Just what the hell are you insane people thinking! There is no way I'm coming with you. You'd sooner have to pick me up and carry me than I'd go willingly," Lila cried, as she jumped up from her chair, face bright red. Jack rose slowly and regarded this crazed looking woman with eyebrows knitted together. "Well, luv, that can easily be arranged," he stated, giving Lila a trademark grin. Will stifled a laugh as he watched Lila and Jack face off. 'This is going to be some adventure,' he thought to himself.
"Well, I guess we had better get some things together if we're going out to sea," Elizabeth said as she got up and walked across the kitchen. "Will, are you coming with me?" she asked her new husband. Will looked at her briefly as though she had two heads, "I think maybe I should stay and keep Lila from murdering Jack," he told his wife. "Just grab my bag if you will darling."
Elizabeth grinned at her husband, then turned and left the kitchen, and ran up the stairs to her room. She opened her closet and pulled out a black leather bag. She hunted through her closet to try and find something one might wear on a ship. She shuffled through all her fancy dresses, corsets, and underclothes. 'Damn it all to hell,' she thought, all I have are useless clothes. She settled on a couple of less frilly numbers, a pair of low heeled, slipper-type shoes and a night dress. She grabbed Will's bag along with hers and started back to the kitchen.
She was just about to take the first step downstairs when she thought about Lila. Deciding to be nice to her cousin, she turned around and went in her room. She started to stuff some of Lila's clothing into a bag when she noticed a book lying on the dresser. She opened it up a crack and had to giggle to herself. Inside were some doodlings, many saying things to the effect of 'Mrs. Lila Norrington' or 'Mrs. Commodore.' 'Talk about a crush,' Elizabeth thought. She picked up the book and shoved it into Lila's bag, thinking her cousin might be happy she didn't leave it for the maids to read. Elizabeth then turned and ran back down to the kitchen.
Will was just starting to think his wife and run off without him, when a breathless Elizabeth appeared in the kitchen doorway. Jack and Lila looked up from their latest petty argument and Jack broke into a hysterical laughter. Elizabeth stood in the doorway, her pretty hair all over the place, her face red, and three fairly large bags somehow contained in her slender arms. Will rushed over to her and took the bags before she collapsed. "I think it's about time to go," Elizabeth told her compatriots.
"Couldn't agree more, luv, let's get going," Jack said. He smirked, then turned around and easily picked Lila up off her feet. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!!" Lila screamed at Jack as he threw her over his shoulder. "Just making sure you don't do anything completely stupid," he replied as he followed Will and Elizabeth out of the mansion. He then added, "and if you don't stop screaming, I might be forced to some extreme measures to get you to shut your mouth, got it?" Although obviously angry, Lila decided it was in her best interest to shut her mouth and go along with what the pirate wanted. After all, she didn't really know anything about him and she definitely valued her life. Will and Elizabeth led Jack and his "sack of potatoes" down the driveway and along a path that led to the docks.
Elizabeth spotted the Black Pearl lingering just off shore and smiled. As scary as her run in with Barbossa had been, she was looking forward to spending some time out to sea- it was so relaxing.
Lila had finally agreed to behave herself, so Jack set her down in the row boat he had left on the beach. Elizabeth jumped in the boat as well, and Jack and Will pushed it into the water then jumped in. The group rowed out to the Pearl and was greeted by Jack's crew- many of whom were the same ones who had helped rescue Will and Elizabeth.
"Welcome back, Miss Elizabeth," Gibbs said as he helped her over the railing onto the deck of the Black Pearl. "Actually, Mr. Gibbs, it's Mrs. Turner now," Elizabeth explained, "Will and I just got married today." "Well, congratulations then," Gibbs said, giving Elizabeth a wide grin.
"Jack, I thought I told you it was bad luck to bring a woman aboard, much less two of them," he scolded his captain. "Ah, we had little choice," Jack explained, "Miss Lila here is a feisty one, she was going to get us in some trouble." Lila looked around at the crew with obvious disgust on her face.
"Will someone be showing me to my quarters, or do I have to wait around all day?" she asked, sticking her pointy nose in the air for extra emphasis. The crew started to laugh and she looked around, obviously a little humiliated.
"You'll be sleeping in the Captain's quarters," Jack told her. "I need to keep a close eye on you, I can't have you getting us into any more trouble than we're already in."
The look on Lila's round face was priceless. She looked from Jack, to Elizabeth, to Will, then back to Jack with a shocked and angry look. 'How dare he even think to suggest that,' she thought. "Just what kind of woman do you take me for?" she fumed at no one in particular.
"Well, I'll tell you what I take you for," Jack said. "So far I know you are too opinionated, a pain in the ass, and you are not easy to carry from the Governor's mansion to the shore. savvy?"
Lila stretched her shoulders up, as tall as she could manage, then turned to Gibbs. "I'd appreciate, sir, if you would show me to the Captain's quarters." Gibbs nodded, then turned to walk away. Lila looked down at her bag and cleared her throat expectantly. "You'll be carrying your own bag," Gibbs said, "this ain't no first class hotel." Lila bent down and dramatically picked up the bag, acting as though it were full of bricks and not frilly dresses. She hobbled off behind Gibbs, huffing and puffing all the way.
As soon as she was out of sight, Elizabeth, Will, and Jack burst into fits of laughter. "She's really something," Will said. "Yeah, well, welcome to the family," Elizabeth told her husband. She then turned back to Jack, "where will Will and I be staying," she asked him. "Sure thing, luv," Jack said, "follow me."
He showed them to an empty cabin, similar to his own quarters. "You'll have plenty of privacy here," Jack said suggestively. "Thanks a lot, mate," Will told him. He only succeeded in getting Elizabeth's elbow in his ribs. "Thank you, Jack," she said, "this is just lovely."
Jack gave his most gentlemanly bow and then turned and left, closing the door behind him. Will put down the bags he was carrying and sauntered over to his wife. "So what do you say we get back to the wedding night celebrations," he whispered in her delicate ear. Elizabeth turned and wrapped her arms around her husband's neck. "I think that would be a fabulous idea," she whispered back.
Will, trying to be his suave self, again slowly backed his bride up toward the bed, only this time he successfully missed the bedpost. He pushed her back on the bed and blew out the bedside candle.
Next up for Chapter 5- Lila and Jack spending a whole night in the same room? Makes for an interesting tale.
Sadly, I don't own PotC, but if I had a billion dollars I just might buy it (
"WHAT?? Just what the hell are you insane people thinking! There is no way I'm coming with you. You'd sooner have to pick me up and carry me than I'd go willingly," Lila cried, as she jumped up from her chair, face bright red. Jack rose slowly and regarded this crazed looking woman with eyebrows knitted together. "Well, luv, that can easily be arranged," he stated, giving Lila a trademark grin. Will stifled a laugh as he watched Lila and Jack face off. 'This is going to be some adventure,' he thought to himself.
"Well, I guess we had better get some things together if we're going out to sea," Elizabeth said as she got up and walked across the kitchen. "Will, are you coming with me?" she asked her new husband. Will looked at her briefly as though she had two heads, "I think maybe I should stay and keep Lila from murdering Jack," he told his wife. "Just grab my bag if you will darling."
Elizabeth grinned at her husband, then turned and left the kitchen, and ran up the stairs to her room. She opened her closet and pulled out a black leather bag. She hunted through her closet to try and find something one might wear on a ship. She shuffled through all her fancy dresses, corsets, and underclothes. 'Damn it all to hell,' she thought, all I have are useless clothes. She settled on a couple of less frilly numbers, a pair of low heeled, slipper-type shoes and a night dress. She grabbed Will's bag along with hers and started back to the kitchen.
She was just about to take the first step downstairs when she thought about Lila. Deciding to be nice to her cousin, she turned around and went in her room. She started to stuff some of Lila's clothing into a bag when she noticed a book lying on the dresser. She opened it up a crack and had to giggle to herself. Inside were some doodlings, many saying things to the effect of 'Mrs. Lila Norrington' or 'Mrs. Commodore.' 'Talk about a crush,' Elizabeth thought. She picked up the book and shoved it into Lila's bag, thinking her cousin might be happy she didn't leave it for the maids to read. Elizabeth then turned and ran back down to the kitchen.
Will was just starting to think his wife and run off without him, when a breathless Elizabeth appeared in the kitchen doorway. Jack and Lila looked up from their latest petty argument and Jack broke into a hysterical laughter. Elizabeth stood in the doorway, her pretty hair all over the place, her face red, and three fairly large bags somehow contained in her slender arms. Will rushed over to her and took the bags before she collapsed. "I think it's about time to go," Elizabeth told her compatriots.
"Couldn't agree more, luv, let's get going," Jack said. He smirked, then turned around and easily picked Lila up off her feet. "WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU'RE DOING!!" Lila screamed at Jack as he threw her over his shoulder. "Just making sure you don't do anything completely stupid," he replied as he followed Will and Elizabeth out of the mansion. He then added, "and if you don't stop screaming, I might be forced to some extreme measures to get you to shut your mouth, got it?" Although obviously angry, Lila decided it was in her best interest to shut her mouth and go along with what the pirate wanted. After all, she didn't really know anything about him and she definitely valued her life. Will and Elizabeth led Jack and his "sack of potatoes" down the driveway and along a path that led to the docks.
Elizabeth spotted the Black Pearl lingering just off shore and smiled. As scary as her run in with Barbossa had been, she was looking forward to spending some time out to sea- it was so relaxing.
Lila had finally agreed to behave herself, so Jack set her down in the row boat he had left on the beach. Elizabeth jumped in the boat as well, and Jack and Will pushed it into the water then jumped in. The group rowed out to the Pearl and was greeted by Jack's crew- many of whom were the same ones who had helped rescue Will and Elizabeth.
"Welcome back, Miss Elizabeth," Gibbs said as he helped her over the railing onto the deck of the Black Pearl. "Actually, Mr. Gibbs, it's Mrs. Turner now," Elizabeth explained, "Will and I just got married today." "Well, congratulations then," Gibbs said, giving Elizabeth a wide grin.
"Jack, I thought I told you it was bad luck to bring a woman aboard, much less two of them," he scolded his captain. "Ah, we had little choice," Jack explained, "Miss Lila here is a feisty one, she was going to get us in some trouble." Lila looked around at the crew with obvious disgust on her face.
"Will someone be showing me to my quarters, or do I have to wait around all day?" she asked, sticking her pointy nose in the air for extra emphasis. The crew started to laugh and she looked around, obviously a little humiliated.
"You'll be sleeping in the Captain's quarters," Jack told her. "I need to keep a close eye on you, I can't have you getting us into any more trouble than we're already in."
The look on Lila's round face was priceless. She looked from Jack, to Elizabeth, to Will, then back to Jack with a shocked and angry look. 'How dare he even think to suggest that,' she thought. "Just what kind of woman do you take me for?" she fumed at no one in particular.
"Well, I'll tell you what I take you for," Jack said. "So far I know you are too opinionated, a pain in the ass, and you are not easy to carry from the Governor's mansion to the shore. savvy?"
Lila stretched her shoulders up, as tall as she could manage, then turned to Gibbs. "I'd appreciate, sir, if you would show me to the Captain's quarters." Gibbs nodded, then turned to walk away. Lila looked down at her bag and cleared her throat expectantly. "You'll be carrying your own bag," Gibbs said, "this ain't no first class hotel." Lila bent down and dramatically picked up the bag, acting as though it were full of bricks and not frilly dresses. She hobbled off behind Gibbs, huffing and puffing all the way.
As soon as she was out of sight, Elizabeth, Will, and Jack burst into fits of laughter. "She's really something," Will said. "Yeah, well, welcome to the family," Elizabeth told her husband. She then turned back to Jack, "where will Will and I be staying," she asked him. "Sure thing, luv," Jack said, "follow me."
He showed them to an empty cabin, similar to his own quarters. "You'll have plenty of privacy here," Jack said suggestively. "Thanks a lot, mate," Will told him. He only succeeded in getting Elizabeth's elbow in his ribs. "Thank you, Jack," she said, "this is just lovely."
Jack gave his most gentlemanly bow and then turned and left, closing the door behind him. Will put down the bags he was carrying and sauntered over to his wife. "So what do you say we get back to the wedding night celebrations," he whispered in her delicate ear. Elizabeth turned and wrapped her arms around her husband's neck. "I think that would be a fabulous idea," she whispered back.
Will, trying to be his suave self, again slowly backed his bride up toward the bed, only this time he successfully missed the bedpost. He pushed her back on the bed and blew out the bedside candle.
Next up for Chapter 5- Lila and Jack spending a whole night in the same room? Makes for an interesting tale.