Author's Note: Sorry it has taken me a bit to get this one out. I think it's a little cheesy, not exactly how I wanted it to come out. But I hope that you all enjoy.
Chapter 5
Both Governor Weatherby and Governor Edward were sitting in the library of the Swann home discussing matters of England, Port Royal, The Royal Navy, and of life in general…especially on the behavior of their daughters.
"I am sure that Elizabeth would have had an excellent marriage to Commodore James Norrington if she had not been abducted by that pirate." Edward stated
"That I do not know for sure. I know that she would be well taken care of, and Norrington is in her social standing. I have always looked at Mr. Turner as a son that I have taken in, not as future husband material for my daughter."
"Well she does seem happy Weatherby. You can see that for yourself when they are together."
"That she is Edward. She is happy with him. Even though I may not always understand young love, I am happy with her choice. William Turner is Elizabeth's choice mind you, not mine, unlike you with Lieutenant Collins and Catherine." Weatherby took a drink of his tea, and noticed the look of astonishment on Edwards' face.
"Are you accusing me of setting up the pair? I would not do such a thing to my daughter, she has choices just like your Elizabeth."
"Does she? You still treat Catherine as if she were a child Edward, trying to keep her under your thumb is only going to push her away more. You need to tell her."
"I shall tell her when I feel that she needs to know. Now is not the time for that announcement." Edward finished his tea and picked up the book he was reading earlier.
"Very well then." Weatherby called to Estrella to take the finished tea away. She came and picked up the tray and left quickly. The tension in the room was rather thick and could cause the most superstitious person never to enter that room.
~*~
Elizabeth and Catherine had stopped in front of the blacksmith shop. Catherine just looked at her thinking to herself, 'what is she waiting on, a parade in her honor of finding the place?' That thought left as quickly as it came when she heard Elizabeth speak.
"Well Catherine welcome to the blacksmith." Elizabeth then opened the door revealing a large room with blades of many types, tools, various tables, a distressed looking mule, and Will talking to someone Catherine did not know.
"Hello Will how…" She stopped mid sentence to see no other than Jack sitting across from Will.
"Elizabeth, love." Jack stood, bowing to her.
"Jack Sparrow, come to pilfer your heart out this time or were you saving that for the next port of opportunities?" Elizabeth asked with a voice that was cold and inappropriate.
"Elizabeth, control yourself." Will scolded looking at her, not knowing what the problem was. He just assumed that something more than what was told happened when they were abandoned together.
Catherine stood shocked at her cousin; at a loss of words for the moment her eyes went to the man Elizabeth had called Jack Sparrow. How interesting he was indeed, however she saw no need in being afraid of him, he was just eccentric. So Catherine walked closer to him.
The room fell awkwardly quiet; Catherine continued to walk closer to the now named stranger. She stopped in front of him looking at this man; she smiled.
"You're a pirate." She stated still searching him with her eyes, she continued, "I have never seen a pirate before. You are nothing like I imagined."
Jack stared back at her; he started to walk around her. "Am I not? How interesting. What did you envision if I might be so bold to ask?" She turned to face him finally noticing the intricate display in his hair.
"I must admit I never expected to see beads, or trinkets as some may call them in your hair. Nor did I envision such a person to be…um, to have…a certain decree of decorum." Catherine looked away from the pirate.
"Is that all love?" He asked smirking. She looked back up at him and said, "For the moment Captain Sparrow."
"Shall I begin to talk about you?" Jack asked watching for her reaction.
"Are you to judge me Captain? If so, you can not say anything to me that has not already been said to me once." Catherine looked at him; he was circling her again like a vulture to prey.
"Well love, I know you're name is Catherine Swann. You are Elizabeth's cousin. And lucky for you dear, you look nothing alike." Elizabeth scoffed at hearing that, but Jack continued on. "You're lost Catherine, nearly like a fish out of water, but you are smarter than you lead on. Am I right love?"
Catherine looked at him, her china blue eyes for once in her life afraid to move…afraid even to talk. Jack took a hand in his and with the other hand brushed away the stray curl from her cheek. He looked at her and then said, "You have nothing to be afraid of Catherine. I won't hurt you."
"I am sorry for being silly, but dear Jack, you do not fully know me. So you cannot make assumptions on hear say from Elizabeth and Will." Catherine said smiling, but continued on, "But I do have to tell you something. It is a line from a poem I had once read."
Catherine released herself from the hands of Jack before looking at his eyes. Gently taking a strand of beaded hair in her fingers she said, "For I long for a man with nests of wild things in his hair. I have always wanted to say that to someone and thank you for finally giving me that chance." They both laughed.
"Will why couldn't you be that charming when we first met?" Elizabeth asked.
"Well darling, if I remember correctly, I was not exactly conscious." Will hugged his fiancée.
"Well now that no blood shed was done, what happens now?" Elizabeth asked puzzled as to what to do with Jack. "Since he is wanted by Norrington and all."
"Jack, we could always let you stay here. But after the last time you tried staying in this shop, you were nearly hanged by Norrington." Will reminisced.
"Aye, yes and I'd much rather keep my neck to myself thanks. I'll go back to the Pearl."
They started walking towards the door, when Jack pulled Will aside.
"You remember what I told you about freedom Will. Talk to Elizabeth about it. If you decide that this is what you want, I'm leaving tomorrow night." Will nodded.
Catherine couldn't help, but become fascinated with Jack. He didn't seem like the man Elizabeth described at all, but in a sense she could see how he could become that man. She didn't mean to eavesdrop, on Jack and Will, but she can hear and see the word 'freedom' a mile away. She decided to talk to Jack herself without the aide of Will or Elizabeth.
~*~
As Will and Elizabeth left toward the Swann home, Catherine lingered a bit. Looking at Jack.
"Have you not left?" Jack asked.
"No Jack, I have not. I need to talk to you about something important." She looked at him; intrigue displayed in his eyes.
"What is that then love?" He sat down on a stool as she stood at the table in front of him.
"I could not help but overhear what you told Will. I never meant to really eavesdrop, it was just that Elizabeth was still a bit upset at an earlier remark and had already went to the door and I was there alone and not too far away from the both of you."
Jack looked at her becoming more like a small mouse than the assertive woman she was earlier. She looked like she was fragile, in a way that he did not completely understand.
"Jack I want to know what freedom is. I have lived my life thus far under the scrupulous eyes of my Father. Never allowed to have choices in anything, always being treated like a child that knew nothing of life, but at the same time told that I was free to do what I wanted. Can you understand that?" Catherine laughed tiredly. "Of course you cannot. You are a pirate with freedom all about you, unless you are caught. I am sorry, just forget what I have said. I must go now." Catherine started off towards the door again. Jack caught up to her.
"Catherine, if this is what you truly want, I shall take you with me. It is not a life of luxury like you have now. Elizabeth knows what to do on a ship, while you, I'm not so sure about. I have the feeling that you can learn though." He took a moment to look into her eyes, there he saw the sparkle that had been missing since the first time he saw her face.
"It is Jack. If you are willing to have me come along…" She trailed off when she saw the he was still staring at her. Becoming unnerved by this she asked, "Is there something wrong?"
"No, not at all milady." He picked her hand up and kissed it.
"I really should be parting, thank you Jack." Catherine said as she slipped out the door leaving him with only the smell of lavender oil in the air.
Chapter 5
Both Governor Weatherby and Governor Edward were sitting in the library of the Swann home discussing matters of England, Port Royal, The Royal Navy, and of life in general…especially on the behavior of their daughters.
"I am sure that Elizabeth would have had an excellent marriage to Commodore James Norrington if she had not been abducted by that pirate." Edward stated
"That I do not know for sure. I know that she would be well taken care of, and Norrington is in her social standing. I have always looked at Mr. Turner as a son that I have taken in, not as future husband material for my daughter."
"Well she does seem happy Weatherby. You can see that for yourself when they are together."
"That she is Edward. She is happy with him. Even though I may not always understand young love, I am happy with her choice. William Turner is Elizabeth's choice mind you, not mine, unlike you with Lieutenant Collins and Catherine." Weatherby took a drink of his tea, and noticed the look of astonishment on Edwards' face.
"Are you accusing me of setting up the pair? I would not do such a thing to my daughter, she has choices just like your Elizabeth."
"Does she? You still treat Catherine as if she were a child Edward, trying to keep her under your thumb is only going to push her away more. You need to tell her."
"I shall tell her when I feel that she needs to know. Now is not the time for that announcement." Edward finished his tea and picked up the book he was reading earlier.
"Very well then." Weatherby called to Estrella to take the finished tea away. She came and picked up the tray and left quickly. The tension in the room was rather thick and could cause the most superstitious person never to enter that room.
~*~
Elizabeth and Catherine had stopped in front of the blacksmith shop. Catherine just looked at her thinking to herself, 'what is she waiting on, a parade in her honor of finding the place?' That thought left as quickly as it came when she heard Elizabeth speak.
"Well Catherine welcome to the blacksmith." Elizabeth then opened the door revealing a large room with blades of many types, tools, various tables, a distressed looking mule, and Will talking to someone Catherine did not know.
"Hello Will how…" She stopped mid sentence to see no other than Jack sitting across from Will.
"Elizabeth, love." Jack stood, bowing to her.
"Jack Sparrow, come to pilfer your heart out this time or were you saving that for the next port of opportunities?" Elizabeth asked with a voice that was cold and inappropriate.
"Elizabeth, control yourself." Will scolded looking at her, not knowing what the problem was. He just assumed that something more than what was told happened when they were abandoned together.
Catherine stood shocked at her cousin; at a loss of words for the moment her eyes went to the man Elizabeth had called Jack Sparrow. How interesting he was indeed, however she saw no need in being afraid of him, he was just eccentric. So Catherine walked closer to him.
The room fell awkwardly quiet; Catherine continued to walk closer to the now named stranger. She stopped in front of him looking at this man; she smiled.
"You're a pirate." She stated still searching him with her eyes, she continued, "I have never seen a pirate before. You are nothing like I imagined."
Jack stared back at her; he started to walk around her. "Am I not? How interesting. What did you envision if I might be so bold to ask?" She turned to face him finally noticing the intricate display in his hair.
"I must admit I never expected to see beads, or trinkets as some may call them in your hair. Nor did I envision such a person to be…um, to have…a certain decree of decorum." Catherine looked away from the pirate.
"Is that all love?" He asked smirking. She looked back up at him and said, "For the moment Captain Sparrow."
"Shall I begin to talk about you?" Jack asked watching for her reaction.
"Are you to judge me Captain? If so, you can not say anything to me that has not already been said to me once." Catherine looked at him; he was circling her again like a vulture to prey.
"Well love, I know you're name is Catherine Swann. You are Elizabeth's cousin. And lucky for you dear, you look nothing alike." Elizabeth scoffed at hearing that, but Jack continued on. "You're lost Catherine, nearly like a fish out of water, but you are smarter than you lead on. Am I right love?"
Catherine looked at him, her china blue eyes for once in her life afraid to move…afraid even to talk. Jack took a hand in his and with the other hand brushed away the stray curl from her cheek. He looked at her and then said, "You have nothing to be afraid of Catherine. I won't hurt you."
"I am sorry for being silly, but dear Jack, you do not fully know me. So you cannot make assumptions on hear say from Elizabeth and Will." Catherine said smiling, but continued on, "But I do have to tell you something. It is a line from a poem I had once read."
Catherine released herself from the hands of Jack before looking at his eyes. Gently taking a strand of beaded hair in her fingers she said, "For I long for a man with nests of wild things in his hair. I have always wanted to say that to someone and thank you for finally giving me that chance." They both laughed.
"Will why couldn't you be that charming when we first met?" Elizabeth asked.
"Well darling, if I remember correctly, I was not exactly conscious." Will hugged his fiancée.
"Well now that no blood shed was done, what happens now?" Elizabeth asked puzzled as to what to do with Jack. "Since he is wanted by Norrington and all."
"Jack, we could always let you stay here. But after the last time you tried staying in this shop, you were nearly hanged by Norrington." Will reminisced.
"Aye, yes and I'd much rather keep my neck to myself thanks. I'll go back to the Pearl."
They started walking towards the door, when Jack pulled Will aside.
"You remember what I told you about freedom Will. Talk to Elizabeth about it. If you decide that this is what you want, I'm leaving tomorrow night." Will nodded.
Catherine couldn't help, but become fascinated with Jack. He didn't seem like the man Elizabeth described at all, but in a sense she could see how he could become that man. She didn't mean to eavesdrop, on Jack and Will, but she can hear and see the word 'freedom' a mile away. She decided to talk to Jack herself without the aide of Will or Elizabeth.
~*~
As Will and Elizabeth left toward the Swann home, Catherine lingered a bit. Looking at Jack.
"Have you not left?" Jack asked.
"No Jack, I have not. I need to talk to you about something important." She looked at him; intrigue displayed in his eyes.
"What is that then love?" He sat down on a stool as she stood at the table in front of him.
"I could not help but overhear what you told Will. I never meant to really eavesdrop, it was just that Elizabeth was still a bit upset at an earlier remark and had already went to the door and I was there alone and not too far away from the both of you."
Jack looked at her becoming more like a small mouse than the assertive woman she was earlier. She looked like she was fragile, in a way that he did not completely understand.
"Jack I want to know what freedom is. I have lived my life thus far under the scrupulous eyes of my Father. Never allowed to have choices in anything, always being treated like a child that knew nothing of life, but at the same time told that I was free to do what I wanted. Can you understand that?" Catherine laughed tiredly. "Of course you cannot. You are a pirate with freedom all about you, unless you are caught. I am sorry, just forget what I have said. I must go now." Catherine started off towards the door again. Jack caught up to her.
"Catherine, if this is what you truly want, I shall take you with me. It is not a life of luxury like you have now. Elizabeth knows what to do on a ship, while you, I'm not so sure about. I have the feeling that you can learn though." He took a moment to look into her eyes, there he saw the sparkle that had been missing since the first time he saw her face.
"It is Jack. If you are willing to have me come along…" She trailed off when she saw the he was still staring at her. Becoming unnerved by this she asked, "Is there something wrong?"
"No, not at all milady." He picked her hand up and kissed it.
"I really should be parting, thank you Jack." Catherine said as she slipped out the door leaving him with only the smell of lavender oil in the air.
