DISCLAIMER: Pirates of the Caribbean isn't mine, and if it was, you can bet that I would be in Keira Knightly's place and would have made a quicker job of telling Will I loved himI definitely would have kissed him sooner, too and longer. Adrian is mine, though, if she livesnasty things, bulletsvery dangerous and bloody painfuloh, just read the story!
" Urgh" Adrian groaned. A pair of eyes loomed above her head.
" Ah, she is coming around," an unfamiliar voice whispered.
" Will she be alright?" Elizabeth's voice asked.
" As long as she stays stationary for a few days, I do believe she will be fine," the man, whom Adrian assumed was the doctor, replied. Adrian tried to lift her head, but was gently kept down.
" Oh, no you don't, little lady! You stay down and I'll go get you some food. You have had quite a time!" the kindly old doctor scolded gently. Adrian winced as pain shredded through her back and side.
" Adrian, stop moving about!" Elizabeth gently commanded as she sat on the edge of the bed.
" Where am I?" Adrian asked as she tried to look about.
" You are back in Port Royal at my home. That man was Doctor Robinson, my family doctor," Elizabeth explained.
" What happened?" Adrian asked as she became more alert.
" You don't remember being shot?" Elizabeth asked with some surprise.
" I remember THAT, but nothing after," Adrian said sarcastically; as if she could possibly forget.
" Will carried you to the boat and we rowed you to the Interceptor. The ship's doctor attended you the best he could, but you lost so much blood we were afraid you weren't going to make it back to Port Royal. Then we rushed you here and called for the doctor," Elizabeth explained. Adrian had watched her the entire time, noting the pain in her face when she mentioned Will. She promised Norrington she would marry him, Adrian recalled sadly.
" Well, of course I made it here. I wasn't about to die without a taste of something," Adrian joked, trying to lighten the situation. Elizabeth smiled wanly.
" I can't believe you did that for me," she said softly.
" I was still in an immortal state of mind, I guess. I would have done it for any of my friends," Adrian said with a smile, desperately trying to make the despondent girl feel better. Just sat that moment, Adrian's stomach let out the most unladylike growl. Both girls burst into laughter.
" It hasn't done hat in a while," Adrian smiled, giggling and wincing at the same time.
" I'll have someone bring some food up," Elizabeth said as she walked out the door. A few moments later, a maid entered with a tray. But not just any maid.
" Meg?!" Adrian exclaimed happily at the sight of her friend.
'" Adrian, why did you have to go and get yourself shot? Now I have to wash your clothes as well as the rest of the house's!" Meg joked happily as she set the tray down on Adrian's bed.
" It wasn't my fault!" Adrian said in defense as Meg hugged her gently.
" Aye, watch the invalid!" Adrian laughed.
" I have my duties to see to, but when I am finished, I'll come and see you!" Meg said, then headed for the door. Elizabeth smiled as she watched Adrian take her first bite of cherry turnover. As soon as the lovely pastry touched her tongue, Adrian was lost. She closed her eyes and chewed slowly, a look of sheer angelic bliss crossed her face, causing Elizabeth to laugh out right.
" This is heaven!" Adrian exclaimed as she took another bite.
" To one who has never had one, I am sure it must be," Elizabeth smiled, much to the relief of Adrian. With the way she had been looking earlier, Adrian had been afraid that she would never smile again. That is how Adrian spent the next few days; eating, sleeping, and visiting with her friends. But mostly eating.
" Elizabeth, if I don't get out of this bed, I am going to grow fat and break it due to the mass amounts of food I have been consuming!" Adrian laughed one morning.
" The doctor said you could get out of bed today. I'll go get some clothes, and I guess you can walk around the house for a bit," Elizabeth said, then disappeared to retrieve the clothes. After Adrian had bathed, she helped her in them.
" How is Jack?" Adrian asked as Elizabeth sorted through the vast pile of material. Her face paled considerably as she told Adrian the news.
" The are going to hang him soon," Elizabeth answered.
" They can't bloody hang Jack!" Adrian shouted.
" Adrian, believe me, I have begged and pleaded, but there is no swaying the commodore," Elizabeth said miserably as she helped Adrian out of bed. Adrian gave her a hug.
" I know, I wasn't shouting at you," she said as Elizabeth helped her into a corset.
" I wont be tightening this very tight, but it may hurt a bit," Elizabeth muttered as she slowly drew the strings tight.
" Aye, what are you trying to bloody do, suffocate me? Or cut off the bloody circulation to my head?" Adrian half-joked.
" Yes, I know, they are horrid!" Elizabeth laughed. Soon Adrian was clothed in one of her dress, a simple light blue number with lace around the scooping neck and sleeves. Adrian's back was still a bit raw from the sword wounds she had received, but it didn't hurt as badly as she had thought it would.
" I am going to be all scarred when I heal up," she remarked as she surveyed her reflection in the mirror.
" It won't matter," Elizabeth said lightly. Adrian knew it would, however. In high society, scars, among other things, mattered.
" What do you want to do with your hair?" Elizabeth asked. Adrian's hair had grown a bit. It now hung between her shoulder blades.
" I'll just leave it down," Adrian said as she ran a brush through her now very sun bleached hair.
" I have to go talk to the commodore, so don't leave the house," Elizabeth lectured.
" Alright, Nurse Elizabeth," Adrian teased.
" Oh, and try not to swear, it isn't lady like," Elizabeth ended, her eyes twinkling. When she was gone, Adrian pulled shoes on.
" No way I am going to stay in this bloody room while Jack is about to be bloody hung and Will is most likely bloody heartbroken," she muttered as she snuck softly down the hall. Undetected, she slipped off into Port Royal to complete her personal mission.
Okay, all rejoice, for Adrian lives! I know this is a bit of an awkward place to stop the story, but to fit all the events I have planned would have made it too long, so this will serve the purpose. And I would like everyone to know that cherry turnovers rock my world! Glamis was totally awesome, although I got sunburned : ( That wasn't so awesome.
Now, I gotta go grate cheese, so sadly I don't have enough time to reply to all my reviewers. Just know that you are all stinking rock awesome! All of you! Now, continue being rock awesome and go and review!