A/N: Lets just say that the first chapter was a prologue shall we. The child Elizabeth was pregnant with turned out to be a girl that is now 15 and they named her Clarita.
Chapter 2:
Clarita sat in the blacksmith, watching Will Turner add his finishing touches on a sword that was supposed to be made for the new Governor. The celebration was supposed to be the next day to welcome the new Governor into Port Royal even though he had been there since he was a child.
Will turned and looked a Clarita watching him closing learning techniques of how he was making the blade. He had taught her before, but Elizabeth didn't like Clarita making swords. It wasn't lady like to her, but Clarita didn't care. Clarita was different from most girls in Port Royal. She was proper but she drew the line enough to where Elizabeth couldn't be mad at her. Yes Clarita wore the dresses and shoes, but there were times when she took out some old breeches and a blouse so that she could go out and explore without Elizabeth being mad at her for getting dresses torn and dirty. Clarita liked working or making swords. It was fun for her, but she also learned how to handle a sword just in case she needed some sort of protection. Clarita also wore her hair loose most of the time, but it came times of special occasions such as being at the Governor's party, she'd do what Elizabeth would ask and wear her hair in curls or up in some stylish way.
Clarita looked like Elizabeth, except she had Will's eyes and his excitement for fun. Her hair was light brown, some areas darker than others. Her skin tone was a tan golden color, but that only came from walking and swimming underneath the sun. Usually in the winter, it turned its pale complexion.
Will let Clarita practice from time to time with the extra swords that he'd make. But she was never better than he was with the swords, but she was working on it. William didn't mind Clarita being dressed in breeches and a blouse, but he also wanted Clarita to do what Elizabeth said. But at the moment, Clarita was in breeches and a shirt. She always wore the clothes when she went with Will to the blacksmith.
Will looked at Clarita again. He saw the glimmer in her eye that she wanted to practice and get better. He smiled, he wanted to work with her and tell her what needed improvement but he needed to finish and make sure the blade looked perfect. "Clare," He called her that for short. "Get a sword from over there. Go practice in the back. I'm almost through so you might want to warm up." Clarita jumped up with a large smile on her face. She knew that Will would practice with her. Clarita grabbed a sword then she ran to the back of room.
Mr. Brown had retired and Will had taken over. Some young boys came by to watch William make swords from time to time, seeing if they want that as their occupation. Some asked to be his apprentice, but he only chosen one particularly young eager boy named Joshua Bender (Josh for short). He was 16 and he knew a lot about swords even though he'd only been working with Will for only a month now. Clarita and the boy had met, he had long wavy dark brown hair with pair of matching green eyes to go with it. He had a broad muscular body frame and was perfectly fit.
Clarita thought he was a nice guy, but it only crossed her mind a few times that he was cute enough to marry. Yes he looked good, but Clarita wasn't the one to consider marriage or at least not yet since she felt she was still in her tender years. Clarita challenged him to battle with swords more than once but he turned her down every time since he didn't think he should fight a woman. Will didn't care if Josh chose to fight with her, Joshua never found it fit. He did think though that Clarita was a fun person and often wondered how she evaded so much trouble since she never really acted proper like a real lady should. They were both good friends though. Today Josh had the day off since the next day would be the party for the Governor.
Clarita began turning the sword clockwise continually so that she could warm her wrist up then she turned it counter clock wise. She began stabbing the air with the blade while working her feet in different ways. Clarita had great foot work as for a she was concerned. There was a large wooden pole next to the back door that Clarita often used for her accuracy and it even helped her to come up with new ways to trick her opponent. There was a few new things that she had made up that Will had never seen before. She was hoping to use them against Will today during practice. Clarita moved closer and closer to the wooden pole acting as her and her opponent were drawing nearer together. As she came up closer to the wood the slashed at it with her right hand bringing her right foot back pretending to trip her opponent without facing him. Now in her mind, he lay on the ground with the blade drawn to his neck.
"Clarita, I'll need you to run down to the store after practice. I keep forgetting to get sword cases. You'll need to get an elegant looking one for the governor then five more just to keep in stock." Will called out as he finished with the special sword. He gently laid it on the table. Clarita jogged over to Will. She placed her sword beside the Governor's.
Clarita looked at William as he looked at the sword he just finished with. He was pleased with his work. "Father may I?" Clarita asked. Will gave a small nod. Clarita picked the Governor's sword up handling it carefully. She balanced it on her index finger, the blade sticking farther out than the handle. It lay perfectly balanced. This is how they knew that the sword would do good in battle. Both ends of the sword had to be perfectly equal or the blade wouldn't be able to perform well. "Perfect." Clarita whispered. She laid the sword back down in its place then the picked her own up. Excitement swelled inside her as Will turned he retrieved his sword.
They both walked to the middle of the room and bowed with their swords in hand. Clarita grinned with pride feeling quite confident than usual. "You make the first move." Clarita said defiantly to Will.
He smiled, showing his perfectly formed teeth. "Always, ladies first as I'm told." He said matching Clarita's tone. She didn't need him to tell her twice. She moved quickly toward Will. Adrenaline pumping through her blood. Clarita stabbed at Will. He moved quickly to block the blade from going farther. He was still young and fit, and could still move faster than ever.
Now Will moved quickly into Clarita's territory, now it was her turn to do an unknown move to Will. William made a slash for Clarita's stomach; she blocked it instantly, her body moving distinctly. She acted as if to make a move to hit his head but she quickly retained the blade and slashed at Will's stomach. She stopped before the blade could enter him. He stopped moving surprised at what Clarita did. He smiled, while Clarita smirked with pride.
"You faked me. Clever." He said chuckling.
"As I did father." Proud at what she did, she slowly redid the move showing what she had done.
"And you came up with this on your own?" He asked.
"Of course I did. There are more moves to show. May we move on?" Clarita asked. Will nodded wanting to see more of Clarita's skills.
Clarita moved first again, she stabbed at his side, he easily dodged it jabbing at her many times. Many of each other's moves were blocked with each other's blades. They both were concentrating making sure to be precise in movement but not near enough to actually inflict pain.
Someone walked through the door of the blacksmith but both Will and Clarita ignored the visitor knowing that taking their eyes off each others' blades wouldn't be smart. They both moved across the room, Will trying many times to hit Clarita at a clear point. It became obvious to him that her foot work had greatly improved. Clarita was backed up against a table (not the table with the Governor's sword). So she jumped on top of it, kicking a wooden cup off the table so it wouldn't get in her way. Will jumped onto the table. Now both Clarita and Will would have to be careful not to fall. Will was now moving to fast for Clarita as her body was getting tired. She was at the very edge of the table. Then when she least expected it, Will's blade went for her head, her body reacted by instinct and her back bended backward making her body unbalanced. She was about to fall but Will quickly placed his arm underneath her back so that he'd catch her. He pulled her back up to the table with a smile.
"That was close." She whispered.
"Very, but I I'm still in good shape."
"Lets see after this." Clarita jumped from the table, Will followed. This time he attacked first but she defended herself quickly. Then she stabbed at Will's stomach, he did exactly what Clarita was anticipating. He blocked her, but she moved her feet rapidly, she moved her right foot behind Will, kicking it back. Will fell to the dirty floor. Clarita swiftly moved the blade to Will's chest pinning him to the ground, now claiming that she had victory the battle fair and square.
Will laughed, his back slightly hurting. Clarita helped him up. They were both panting from the exercise. "You won for the first time." He said, astonished at the moves she had just performed.
Clarita's pride was high as ever. "With the help of my great father I might add." They both laughed.
"Watch your back though when fighting a pirate." Will said to Clarita as he took her sword.
"Why is that?" Clarita asked.
"They cheat. There was one that I had fought once right in here. He cheated by pulling out his pistol and swearing to use it." Will said.
"Then I'll get the pistol from him one way or another." Clarita responded.
"Don't mistake the fastness of a bullet Clare. Watch what you do when someone has the upper hand." Will placed the swords in their proper place. Clarita and Will had forgotten about the person that had entered while they fought. The visitor began clapping complimenting on Will's and Clarita's performance.
"Encore!" The person shouted. Both Clarita and Will turned around. It was Josh who had entered. Clarita smiled happy that someone saw that she beat her own father. Will walked up to Josh and Clarita followed.
Will placed his hands on his hips. "Good afternoon Joshua."
"Good afternoon sir," Josh nodded to Will then he turned to Clarita. "Hello."
"Hello Josh. How are you?" Clarita asked.
"Sorry to interrupt, but I must. Is there anything you need Joshua?"
"I was coming to pick up my sword. I left it here on Thursday and forgot to get it." Josh answered. Clarita went and retrieved the sword. She looked at it realizing she had used it in the battle with Will a minute ago without her noticing it. She handed it to him hoping he wouldn't look closely at the blade.
"My brothers want to learn how to use a sword and I was going to show them how to care for one first." Joshua said to Will. Joshua thanked Clarita and Will and said goodbye. He left after winking to Clarita. She only smiled back to him. Will didn't see the wink, but he had mistaken Clarita's smile to be over the win she held over Will.
"Clare you may want to get home. You need to get clean for the party tomorrow." Will suggested. Clarita gathered her things without questioning Will. "Oh and tell Elizabeth that I should be home soon. I need to get the casing for the Governor." Will said. He got his things as well and they both left the blacksmith after Will locked it. They both went in different directions since their destinations were opposite of each other.