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Jack whistled happily as he steered his ship into Port Royal, if he had his dates right, Will and Elizabeth's wedding was in two days. Elizabeth had managed to convince her father not to arrest Jack upon sight as a wedding gift to her. 'Hm.4 days in Port Royal, then off to Spain. Perhaps 5 days in Spain? Enough time to see how Antonio's doing.' The ship jerked as the anchor forced it to a stop. Jack nodded, "Gentlemen-",he caught Anamaria's glare and hastily corrected himself, "and lady, we spend 4 days here, then we go to Spain, savvy?" The crew made gestures of agreement and hurried off the ship. Jack sauntered down the pier and made a sharp turn into the lane that Carmen had walked not two weeks ago. When he reached the gates of an immense mansion he grinned and swung himself up the very tree that Carmen had.
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Will grimaced as fussy hands straightened his collar and tugged at his jacket. 'All this fuss and bother and still two days to go, if Elizabeth hadn't admired the outfit, he would have rejected it upon sight, but as long as Elizabeth was happy."
Carmen sat quietly on a stool as a flurry of maids fitted Elizabeth's wedding gown. It was a beautiful dress, made from the best material money could buy. It had a strange, luminescent quality and had a train 5 feet long, 'nearly as long as I am tall' thought Carmen. She had never seen such extravagance, not even at the New Year's Eve parties in China where everyone was determined to out-dress and out-decorate their neighbour. In a gilded box on her dressing table were Elizabeth's jewels, pearls and diamonds to match the ones on her dress. Much to Carmen's disgust, she had been roped into being a bridesmaid and had spent the last 3 days being fitted and fussed over with her dress, a complete waste of time in her opinion, but she had to admit that it was charming. The dress was of silvery blue silk and though simple, looked very effective when accompanied by silver filigree jewellery, even if it was incredibly hard to move in it. Her dress for the ball after the ceremony was very different. A rich red dress that looked and felt wonderful. She could actually run in that dress! The minute it was made she had dashed up and down the length of the hall before declaring it perfect. A scream of pain from Elizabeth brought her back from her thoughts. The maids were apologising profusely, "Please Miss Swann, if you'd only stay still for a minute."
Elizabeth grimaced. "I've stayed still for 2 hours!!"
"3 actually, it's nearly noon." The maids glared at Carmen before turning back to Elizabeth, "We're nearly done Miss, just the waist left to do, you're going to look like a vision."
"If you do it any tighter I'm really am going to be a vision and not a person. I can barely breath as it is!"
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Jack Sparrow swung grandly down from the tree and landed neatly in front of the back door, letting himself in, he waited patiently at the foot of the staircase. Just as he was about to give up on anyone noticing his arrival someone whizzed down the banister and flew straight into him, knocking him to the floor. The girl scrambled to her feet, blushing furiously, Jack remained on the floor, trying to get his breath back. "I'm awfully sorry," she stuck her hand out to help him up. He took it and staggered unsteadily before raising his arm in mock salute. She stared at him for a second, "I beg your pardon, I borrowed your hat. Awfully sorry, back in a minute." She ran back upstairs and disappeared around the corner blushing furiously. How could she have been so stupid as to steal the Jack Sparrow's hat. Knowing how much captain's valued their hats she would be lucky if he even considered helping her. . Jack was still standing there, looking rather dazed, when she returned holding his beloved hat. Jack took it and plucked the feather from the brim before putting it firmly back on his head, "Thanks luv," he looked at her for a minute, "Have we met before?" Carmen shook her head firmly, wondering who in the seven seas this strange man was. Just as she was about to ask, Elizabeth descended gracefully down the stairs. When she saw the man her face lit up, "Jack Sparrow! What are you doing here?"
"Why for your wedding of course!"
"You came for my wedding?"
"Yes luv, you know I love weddings. Drinks all round!"
Elizabeth look at him shrewdly for a minute, "I'm not serving rum at my wedding Jack."
His face fell for a second before brightening up again. "That's alright, I'll bring my own!"
Elizabeth opened her mouth to tell him on no uncertain terms was he to bring rum to her wedding, when Will burst through the front door looking both frustrated and bemused. "Why anyone would want to spend so much time on that outfit is beyond me!" Elizabeth cleared her throat loudly. Will stopped and looked up. "I'm sorry Elizabeth but- Jack! What are you doing here?"
Jack rolled his eyes, "Why for your wedding of course."
"You came for our wedding?" Will beamed. "I never thought -"
"Yes, for our wedding and he wants to bring rum!" Elizabeth interrupted indignantly.
"I was just joking luv," Jack said soothingly. Elizabeth glared at him and silence reigned. Will glanced uneasily from Jack (who ventured to look disarmingly innocent) to Elizabeth who was glowering at the wall. "Uh.So, where's Carmen?"
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Well? Boring? Ok? Good? Please please please tell me!! R+R thanx!
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Jack whistled happily as he steered his ship into Port Royal, if he had his dates right, Will and Elizabeth's wedding was in two days. Elizabeth had managed to convince her father not to arrest Jack upon sight as a wedding gift to her. 'Hm.4 days in Port Royal, then off to Spain. Perhaps 5 days in Spain? Enough time to see how Antonio's doing.' The ship jerked as the anchor forced it to a stop. Jack nodded, "Gentlemen-",he caught Anamaria's glare and hastily corrected himself, "and lady, we spend 4 days here, then we go to Spain, savvy?" The crew made gestures of agreement and hurried off the ship. Jack sauntered down the pier and made a sharp turn into the lane that Carmen had walked not two weeks ago. When he reached the gates of an immense mansion he grinned and swung himself up the very tree that Carmen had.
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Will grimaced as fussy hands straightened his collar and tugged at his jacket. 'All this fuss and bother and still two days to go, if Elizabeth hadn't admired the outfit, he would have rejected it upon sight, but as long as Elizabeth was happy."
Carmen sat quietly on a stool as a flurry of maids fitted Elizabeth's wedding gown. It was a beautiful dress, made from the best material money could buy. It had a strange, luminescent quality and had a train 5 feet long, 'nearly as long as I am tall' thought Carmen. She had never seen such extravagance, not even at the New Year's Eve parties in China where everyone was determined to out-dress and out-decorate their neighbour. In a gilded box on her dressing table were Elizabeth's jewels, pearls and diamonds to match the ones on her dress. Much to Carmen's disgust, she had been roped into being a bridesmaid and had spent the last 3 days being fitted and fussed over with her dress, a complete waste of time in her opinion, but she had to admit that it was charming. The dress was of silvery blue silk and though simple, looked very effective when accompanied by silver filigree jewellery, even if it was incredibly hard to move in it. Her dress for the ball after the ceremony was very different. A rich red dress that looked and felt wonderful. She could actually run in that dress! The minute it was made she had dashed up and down the length of the hall before declaring it perfect. A scream of pain from Elizabeth brought her back from her thoughts. The maids were apologising profusely, "Please Miss Swann, if you'd only stay still for a minute."
Elizabeth grimaced. "I've stayed still for 2 hours!!"
"3 actually, it's nearly noon." The maids glared at Carmen before turning back to Elizabeth, "We're nearly done Miss, just the waist left to do, you're going to look like a vision."
"If you do it any tighter I'm really am going to be a vision and not a person. I can barely breath as it is!"
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Jack Sparrow swung grandly down from the tree and landed neatly in front of the back door, letting himself in, he waited patiently at the foot of the staircase. Just as he was about to give up on anyone noticing his arrival someone whizzed down the banister and flew straight into him, knocking him to the floor. The girl scrambled to her feet, blushing furiously, Jack remained on the floor, trying to get his breath back. "I'm awfully sorry," she stuck her hand out to help him up. He took it and staggered unsteadily before raising his arm in mock salute. She stared at him for a second, "I beg your pardon, I borrowed your hat. Awfully sorry, back in a minute." She ran back upstairs and disappeared around the corner blushing furiously. How could she have been so stupid as to steal the Jack Sparrow's hat. Knowing how much captain's valued their hats she would be lucky if he even considered helping her. . Jack was still standing there, looking rather dazed, when she returned holding his beloved hat. Jack took it and plucked the feather from the brim before putting it firmly back on his head, "Thanks luv," he looked at her for a minute, "Have we met before?" Carmen shook her head firmly, wondering who in the seven seas this strange man was. Just as she was about to ask, Elizabeth descended gracefully down the stairs. When she saw the man her face lit up, "Jack Sparrow! What are you doing here?"
"Why for your wedding of course!"
"You came for my wedding?"
"Yes luv, you know I love weddings. Drinks all round!"
Elizabeth look at him shrewdly for a minute, "I'm not serving rum at my wedding Jack."
His face fell for a second before brightening up again. "That's alright, I'll bring my own!"
Elizabeth opened her mouth to tell him on no uncertain terms was he to bring rum to her wedding, when Will burst through the front door looking both frustrated and bemused. "Why anyone would want to spend so much time on that outfit is beyond me!" Elizabeth cleared her throat loudly. Will stopped and looked up. "I'm sorry Elizabeth but- Jack! What are you doing here?"
Jack rolled his eyes, "Why for your wedding of course."
"You came for our wedding?" Will beamed. "I never thought -"
"Yes, for our wedding and he wants to bring rum!" Elizabeth interrupted indignantly.
"I was just joking luv," Jack said soothingly. Elizabeth glared at him and silence reigned. Will glanced uneasily from Jack (who ventured to look disarmingly innocent) to Elizabeth who was glowering at the wall. "Uh.So, where's Carmen?"
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Well? Boring? Ok? Good? Please please please tell me!! R+R thanx!