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chapter...please forgive me...but I did now! I will update it soon, though,
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Chapter 4: The Reception Party
After closing his shop due to an important event, William passed in front of Governor Swann's guards before entering the Turner Mansion. "Elizabeth? I'm home!" He called, taking off his coat; though next thing he knew, he froze when the young man heard a dreadful, painful scream. "Elizabeth!" He repeated worriedly, but gave out a sigh of relief when he saw his wife climbing downstairs gracefully in her new gown, looking perfectly fine; though the scream was now replaced with splashing and incomprehensible yells. "What is that?" He asked, with a rather puzzled expression on his face. "That? Oh, it's..." Mrs. Turner started, but then another woman glided down the staircase; a black, yet beautiful, woman wearing a dark red gown and a hint of makeup on her face.
Will recognized the new comer barely until it hit him. "Anna Maria?" He asked, quirking an eyebrow slightly; it was quite...unusual...to see the female pirate not in her usual baggy and used clothes. "In the flesh! Honestly, Elizabeth, you didn't tell me it was this painful...I go from taking a bath to brushing my hair and putting it up, and to top it off I have to wear this...makeup and...civilian, female, harmless gown! No offence to you." Anna Maria replied angrily, wrapping her arms around her stomach; and the little detail that annoyed her mostly was that Jack wouldn't even suffer in civilian clothing, he would wear his own without any worry.
"It was hard to settle her down, Miss, but we succeeded." The maid said with a sigh, the last person to come down. "Very good, Rebecca. I'm sorry for all the trouble, she isn't quite used to this." Elizabeth smiled, and then felt her husband's soft lips press against the back of her hand. "How nice to see you, Anna Maria. Miss Walkers surely took good care of you...and thankfully you didn't die during the 'dreadful horrifying' process." Will said, the now civilised disguised pirate letting out a sarcastic laughter. "Perfect timing, the guests have arrived." Elizabeth added, the housemaid going straight to the door to open it.
Just moments away the ballroom was full of guests, though the entrance of one single man startled many of the crowd. Captain Jack Sparrow walked through the main entrance of the mansion, refusing point blank to dress up in the snobby clothes of the rich Port Royal people. He was how ever in a clean set of his own clothes, he would give Elizabeth and Will that at least. Jack spotted Norrington approach the Mansion and quickly disappeared into the Kitchen despite some protests from some kitchen hands, seeing a beautiful young woman already there.
Anna Maria froze, looking at the sudden entrance of her captain. She turned around quickly, hoping he didn't recognize her; or if she was lucky, too drunk to recognize her. He spotted her and wandered over to her, not entirely sure if it was his first mate. "Anna Maria? Is that you?" he asked, smirking slightly. He wasn't going to be cruel and laugh at her, since she kept to her word and did what Elizabeth had asked on the invitation: 'Please come in good fashion'. The damsel sighed slightly, looking at the ground; indeed, he spotted her. How couldn't he? She turned around to look at him, pointing a menacing finger at him like if she was going to say something...perhaps not to laugh? But she already told him back on the Pearl, and he gave her his word.
"Yeah...I look...stupid." She said slowly, yet rather quietly. Jack smiled slightly, looking at her up...and down, then quickly back up. "No, love, you don't look stupid. You look...nice" He looked around the kitchen, noticing that no one else was in there anymore "Come on, love, we'd better find Will and Elizabeth." He finished, seeing her smile and nod in response. "Alright, it's their wedding reception after all...but first, could yeh do me a favour? Loosen the corset just a bit, it's bloody killin' me..." She said, wrapping an arm around her stomach. Captain Sparrow's eyes widened; he wasn't sure if he heard correctly. Anna Maria wanted him to loosen her undergarment (basically a corset is an equiv to a bra back then just way more vicious)
"Uh...are you sure about that love?" He asked, feeling quite hot so he took off his hat. "Either that or I pass out, really killin' me...how can people breathe in...in this?!" Anna Maria answered, gasping slightly; it was very hard for her to stand up and talk while wearing something that tight, when she was used to baggy, yet comfortable, pirate clothes. The male pirate walked behind the stunning woman and stared at her back rather puzzled; normally he'd just use his knife to cut the stupid thing, but she only wanted it loosened. He quickly unbuttoned the back of her dress, but he couldn't help but grin at the process as he pulled a few strings of the corset. Buttoning the dress back up, he turned her around so she would face him. "There, love, probably be easier to breath with that now. Please do remind me to take you to Singapore." He said, putting his hat back on his head.
Chapter 4: The Reception Party
After closing his shop due to an important event, William passed in front of Governor Swann's guards before entering the Turner Mansion. "Elizabeth? I'm home!" He called, taking off his coat; though next thing he knew, he froze when the young man heard a dreadful, painful scream. "Elizabeth!" He repeated worriedly, but gave out a sigh of relief when he saw his wife climbing downstairs gracefully in her new gown, looking perfectly fine; though the scream was now replaced with splashing and incomprehensible yells. "What is that?" He asked, with a rather puzzled expression on his face. "That? Oh, it's..." Mrs. Turner started, but then another woman glided down the staircase; a black, yet beautiful, woman wearing a dark red gown and a hint of makeup on her face.
Will recognized the new comer barely until it hit him. "Anna Maria?" He asked, quirking an eyebrow slightly; it was quite...unusual...to see the female pirate not in her usual baggy and used clothes. "In the flesh! Honestly, Elizabeth, you didn't tell me it was this painful...I go from taking a bath to brushing my hair and putting it up, and to top it off I have to wear this...makeup and...civilian, female, harmless gown! No offence to you." Anna Maria replied angrily, wrapping her arms around her stomach; and the little detail that annoyed her mostly was that Jack wouldn't even suffer in civilian clothing, he would wear his own without any worry.
"It was hard to settle her down, Miss, but we succeeded." The maid said with a sigh, the last person to come down. "Very good, Rebecca. I'm sorry for all the trouble, she isn't quite used to this." Elizabeth smiled, and then felt her husband's soft lips press against the back of her hand. "How nice to see you, Anna Maria. Miss Walkers surely took good care of you...and thankfully you didn't die during the 'dreadful horrifying' process." Will said, the now civilised disguised pirate letting out a sarcastic laughter. "Perfect timing, the guests have arrived." Elizabeth added, the housemaid going straight to the door to open it.
Just moments away the ballroom was full of guests, though the entrance of one single man startled many of the crowd. Captain Jack Sparrow walked through the main entrance of the mansion, refusing point blank to dress up in the snobby clothes of the rich Port Royal people. He was how ever in a clean set of his own clothes, he would give Elizabeth and Will that at least. Jack spotted Norrington approach the Mansion and quickly disappeared into the Kitchen despite some protests from some kitchen hands, seeing a beautiful young woman already there.
Anna Maria froze, looking at the sudden entrance of her captain. She turned around quickly, hoping he didn't recognize her; or if she was lucky, too drunk to recognize her. He spotted her and wandered over to her, not entirely sure if it was his first mate. "Anna Maria? Is that you?" he asked, smirking slightly. He wasn't going to be cruel and laugh at her, since she kept to her word and did what Elizabeth had asked on the invitation: 'Please come in good fashion'. The damsel sighed slightly, looking at the ground; indeed, he spotted her. How couldn't he? She turned around to look at him, pointing a menacing finger at him like if she was going to say something...perhaps not to laugh? But she already told him back on the Pearl, and he gave her his word.
"Yeah...I look...stupid." She said slowly, yet rather quietly. Jack smiled slightly, looking at her up...and down, then quickly back up. "No, love, you don't look stupid. You look...nice" He looked around the kitchen, noticing that no one else was in there anymore "Come on, love, we'd better find Will and Elizabeth." He finished, seeing her smile and nod in response. "Alright, it's their wedding reception after all...but first, could yeh do me a favour? Loosen the corset just a bit, it's bloody killin' me..." She said, wrapping an arm around her stomach. Captain Sparrow's eyes widened; he wasn't sure if he heard correctly. Anna Maria wanted him to loosen her undergarment (basically a corset is an equiv to a bra back then just way more vicious)
"Uh...are you sure about that love?" He asked, feeling quite hot so he took off his hat. "Either that or I pass out, really killin' me...how can people breathe in...in this?!" Anna Maria answered, gasping slightly; it was very hard for her to stand up and talk while wearing something that tight, when she was used to baggy, yet comfortable, pirate clothes. The male pirate walked behind the stunning woman and stared at her back rather puzzled; normally he'd just use his knife to cut the stupid thing, but she only wanted it loosened. He quickly unbuttoned the back of her dress, but he couldn't help but grin at the process as he pulled a few strings of the corset. Buttoning the dress back up, he turned her around so she would face him. "There, love, probably be easier to breath with that now. Please do remind me to take you to Singapore." He said, putting his hat back on his head.