Hello everyone! Angyl-devyl here thought I'd drop a line at the start of this chapter. Lol. Okay the legal stuff I forgot. I don't own pirates of the Caribbean, wish I did. I'd love to own a group of smelly sex mad pirates. But I don't so please don't sue me. I'm not making any money out of this and I'm a uni student, which means that I am very, very broke. A big thanks you to Englishmystic, who left me a review. YAY I got a review.
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The next morning after Emily had been bathed and dressed by the maids, the Commodore joined her for breakfast. "Emily, what do you plan to do today?" Emily Smiled at the Commodore, she wrote on her notebook and handed it to him,
'I'm going to visit Elizabeth, she seems quite nice, and it would be lovely to have a young lady around my age to talk to." The Commodore smiled at Emily, but the gesture did not reach his eyes.
"Well you have a wonderful day. I have a great amount of work to do here and it would probably be best for you to not get in the way. If you catch my meaning Miss Cross-Star." Emily looked at the Commodore in confusion, "you know what I mean, listening at doors can bring trouble Miss Cross-Star, but you have a good day all the same. I shall see you tonight for dinner of course." Emily nodded, her blood running cold as she realised that the Commodore knew that she had heard the conversation. "Then I shall await your return tonight." Emily nodded again, unable to write anything. The Commodore left the room and Emily hurried from the house.
'Knock, knock' Emily knocked quietly on the door of Governor Swanns estate, after a few moments it swung open and one of the man servants asked very politely,
"yes Miss how can I help you?" Emily had already written down part of what she wanted to say and held up her notebook for the man to see.
'Is Mrs. Turner in please?" the servant shook his head,
"no Miss, Elizabeth and her husband departed earlier this morning, mayhap you would like to see the governor?" Emily shook her head, as a voice from behind the servant said,
"who is it, who is it?" The Governors kind face appeared at the door and he smiled when he saw Emily, "aha Miss Cross-Star, looking for Elizabeth," Emily Nodded, "well I was just about to wander down to her husbands forge, would you like to join me?" Not waiting for an answer the governor gave the servant some orders, retrieved his hat, took Emily by the arm and began to walk with her towards the town.
Needless to say the conversation between Emily and the Governor was very one sided. Governor Swann asked Emily a few yes and no questions to save her from writing while walking. Then he began to regale her with stories from his childhood. By the time they reached the forge Emily knew enough about the Governor to know that he did not deserve to be killed. The Governor had never done anything wrong to anyone in his entire life. Emily was determined to make sure that he stayed alive for a very long time. The governor opened the door of the forge for her and Emily walked inside.
-Earlier that morning-
Elizabeth was sitting on an overturned box, watching Will as he worked. They had left the house early that morning because Will had an order that needed to be finished. Elizabeth loved watching Will work, his Dark eyes focused on the cherry red metal, his concentration never breaking. The way his skin seemed to glow in the semi dark forge. His features accented by the soft gentle radiance of the fire and the sweat that beaded on his forehead that he refused to wipe away as he worked the metal with a hammer clasped in his elegant hand. Elizabeth loved her husband and he loved her, frequently. They were both completely devoted to each other even after all they had been through. The social slander and the horrible rumors dredged up by the other single women in the town, the anger at Elizabeth for marring Will, the Anger at Will for marring Elizabeth, for making her "impure" they had lasted out the storm. They had each other, with great thanks to Elizabeth's father, who had stood by their decision to marry and who approved of the match, because it was what Elizabeth had wanted. Elizabeth loved her father. Even more than she loved Will, well maybe not.
"Elizabeth, are you okay?" Elizabeth snapped out of her thoughts, Will had stopped work and was standing in front of her with a concerned look on his face.
"I'm sorry Will, what did you say?"
"I asked if you were alright? You seem to be somewhere else today."
"I'm fine, I was just thinking."
"About." prompted Will
"Things" Elizabeth decided not to tell Will what she had been thinking, Will looked into her eyes, it was a breathtaking look.
"You're not going to tell me?" Elizabeth shook her head. "You going to go all silent, just like Miss Cross-Star?" This got Elizabeth's attention.
"What about Miss Cross-Star?"
"She is very interesting don't you think? Not being able to talk at all, living with the Commodore. I was just thinking that she might know..." Will trailed off, lost in his own thoughts.
"Will, do not think for one minute that she might know something, we both decided the last attempt on my father had nothing to do with Norrington. The commodore got shot, he took the bullet for my father." The anger in Wills eyes was evident,
"I just thought..." Elizabeth responded, as all wives should. She shushed Will and wrapped him in a hug, pulling his head to her bosom. They held each other each lost in their own thoughts.
The Back Door of the forge burst open, Will and Elizabeth jumped apart like a pair of guilty kids caught at the back of the bike shed and they looked at who had spoiled their special moment. Elizabeth gasped, Will blinked, many times and Captain Jack Sparrow looked pleased with himself.
"Good, I found the right door." Jack waited a full minute before adding "well, aren't yea gonna say hello ta me?" Will recovered from the shock first.
"Jack, it's..."
"Good ta see me, I knew you'd say that Will, Elizabeth darling, how are you? I heard that your both married? No little kiddies on the way?" Jack looked at Elizabeth, she blushed deeply.
"No Jack, no children, yet."
"Ah well, I always said he was a eunuch, don't worry Elizabeth, You'll always have a chance with that Norrington fellow." Elizabeth looked perplexed.
"Jack, what are you doing here?" Jack looked at Will in a confused manner. Then it clicked,
"Oh you mean here in Port Royal? Well one of me men was hired to... to put this delicately, knock off ya daddy dearest Elizabeth." Elizabeth gasped,
"I don't believe it. Who would want my father dead?" Will wrapped an arm around Elizabeth's shoulders in a protective movement.
"No idea. But the guy told my Man to make it looks like a pirate attack. So I came to retrieve you, your eunuch and your father, can't have the governor dead. He's a good man." Will cleared his throat.
"And there's nothing in this for you? There's no gain at all" Jack looked horrified.
"No, I'm doing this out of the goodness of my little black heart. I don't want to see any of you lose someone you love." Elizabeth stood up.
"What else do you know Jack." Jack looked away, "JACK..."
"Well, who ever the dog that wants your father dead is, he also wants Will dead." Elizabeth's jaw dropped, and Will tightened his grip on her shoulder considerably.
"Norrington. It has to be," Will exclaimed.
"Now Will, don't, jump to conclusions. We can't know that for sure." Elizabeth countered.
"How do you plan to convince my father to accompany you? Jack?" Jack put down the hammer he had picked up.
"Umm, I was thinking of kidnapping him and then springing the news that someone wants him dead on him later. Look, it's the best idea. There is NO way that he's just going to walk onto my boat. Savvy?" Will nodded and Elizabeth looked horrified,
"Elizabeth, it will keep him alive. Save his life, so to speak. Savvy?" Jack pleaded his case, with two big puppy dog eyes shining convincingly.
"I know Jack, fine, how are you planning to kidnap him?" Jack paused again,
"Umm, its more of a kidnap them, you see, were taking you both as well." Will raised an eyebrow and Elizabeth muttered something that sounded something like 'not again.'
"Look, if we kidnap the governor and then tell him that some one wanted us to kill him and that by kidnapping him we're actually saving him. It might sound a bit... far fetched. But, and heard me out. If you two are there as well, what I say will be much more believable. Savvy?" Will groaned, Jacks logic was inconceivable, but he was right.
"What do you need us to do?" Jack drew Will and Elizabeth closer and told them his plan.