Okay, I decided to type up a new chapter sooner than usual, because I'm
bored, and I don't want to leave you guys hanging for way too long like
last time.
So, a recap on the last chapter. . . .
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~That, ~ I thought triumphantly, ~would be Elizabeth. ~
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A knock on the door startled the guard in the room with me, and I realized then (as he was quickly getting up and opening the door) that he had been asleep.
'How could I have missed that? And the door was unlocked, for Spirit's sake!' I said to myself, just as Elizabeth and two more guards walked in, which caused them to stare. I glared back at them, and I heard Elizabeth remark 'Good heavens, she's . . . she's wearing men's clothes!' I grinned, and hopped up out of my chair, saying as I held out my hand to shake hers 'Hi, I'm Jillian, and this has been a complete misunderstanding. I'm too unfortunate to be a pirate.'
Elizabeth kept staring at me, probably trying to find words to say to me, as her mouth was open in an imitation of an overheated dog. A guard on her left came over and promptly grabbed my wrist tightly, saying gruffly 'Let go, Miss, and sit down!' I pouted, but sat down nonetheless, and then Elizabeth said 'Alright then, Miss Jillian. Where are you from and why are you here?' I began to say something, but then glanced at the three guards behind her, and said to them (while making a shooing motion with my hands) 'Go away! I need to talk to Miss Swann privately, if you don't mind.'
The guards just gaped at me, probably thinking me daft for ordering them around, but then Elizabeth said strictly to them 'Please go and leave us to talk. I'll be fine, really.' The guards then nodded their heads in unison, and left hurriedly, shutting the door tightly behind them. I set my hands on my lap, and said quietly to Elizabeth 'So, d'you know where Jack is? I'd like to meet him!' To my surprise, she clapped a hand over my mouth, hissing 'You know Jack?' I nodded my head silently, and then there was ANOTHER knock on the door.
Elizabeth sighed, and removed her hand from my mouth, calling towards the door 'Who is it?' Without answering, the door opened. And in stepped. . .'WILL!' I squealed, and leapt out of the chair, hopping up to him so closely that our noses almost touched, and I said 'Is it really you?' Will grabbed my shoulders, astonished, and said to Lizzie 'Who IS this woman? And . . . . How does she know me?'
I giggled like a 10 year old, and then Liz said to Will 'We have to get her to the house . . . she knows Jack.' Will's eyes widened, and he mouthed 'She knows JACK?' in astonishment, and then looked me over. I rolled my eyes, and then sighed 'I wasn't one of the whores he picked up! I just. . . .Saw him somewhere before, is all.' Will just shook his head at me, signalling me to shut up, and then pulled on my arm, saying 'Follow me, and be quick about it!'
I rolled my eyes and grabbed my backpack which I slung over my shoulder, and was about to say something, when Will suddenly yanked me through the door and down a long corridor, Elizabeth right beside him. 'Hey, William could you and Elizabeth PLEASE tell me where I could find Jack? It's important, and I really hope that KYAH*!' I said confidingly, and then cried out when I was grabbed around the wrist by Elizabeth, who hissed at me 'Be QUIET! You don't want the guards to hear you, do you? Just wait.'
We finally came out into a courtyard, where there seemed to be a party. Liz led us along the wall, but that didn't stop anyone from noticing me. I was dragged past dozens of fine ladies and upstanding gentlemen, who looked shocked at my attire. 'If you're gonna stare, you might as well pay admission!' I spat tartly, glaring hard at them. Apparently, sarcasm was uncommon to them, as they just gave me bewildered looks whilst whispering to their neighbours behind gloved hands or fans. After being hauled halfway across Port Royal (and having to be kept hidden behind Will and Liz to stop people from staring, which hardly worked), I found myself in front of a lovely Manor, with white brick walls covered in ivy, and dotted with the occasional window.
'Spirit, this is so sweet! It's just like in the mov-.' I said, and then was cut short of saying movie, because Liz pulled my in even faster, Will having given up on pulling me as I kept complaining about how he was going to tear my shirt. Elizabeth only pulled my into the Manor faster, so I had to run to keep up with her and Will. She pushed me towards a really old- fashioned drawing room (it's old-fashioned to me, not them), and waited until Will got in, shutting and locking the door behind us.
I sat down in a nearby high-backed wooden chair, and literally vibrated with pent-up excitement. I ignored what Lizzie was saying to Will, and then Will nodded and walked over to me. He looked me in the eye, and said questioningly 'Alright, Miss Jillian, where are you from, how did you get here, what the bloody hell are you wearing, and how do you know. . . .US?' I sighed, and made a clacking sound with my tongue, as if pitying a small child. I smiled at Will, and then replied in a very 'sweet-and-innocent- girl-who-is-about-to-bite-your-head-off' tone 'I'm from Canada, I came by . . . (I paused, thinking about what to say) . . . boat, I'm wearing my clothes, dumbass, and I heard about you. . .from the guards, I suppose.'
I tilted my head to the left side, smiling sweetly at a very confused looking William, and stuck my tongue out at him. Will just stared at me, glaring a hole into my brain. If looks could kill, I'd probably be a pile of smouldering ashes on the seat of the chair I was sitting in. I glared back, crossing my eyes occasionally at him, until Will blinked. I smirked, jumped up out of the chair (almost causing Will to stumble backwards) and cried out to Will 'HAH! You blinked, YOU LOSE!' I did a little victory dance as Lizzie laughed from her corner of the room, and Will threw his hands up in the air, saying in an exasperated tone 'I give up! Elizabeth, you try talking to her. You're both women!'
I just pointed and laughed quietly at Will, and sat back down as Elizabeth came over to me, asking 'Miss Jillian, may I inquire as to what your last name is?' I looked at her for a second, and then answered with a shrug 'Hussey. It's Irish, if you'd like to know.' Elizabeth nodded to me, and then Will, who was leaning against the far wall, shaking his head at he and mumbling something about 'strange foreign women' or whatever.
To my surprise, as Elizabeth turned back to me, she gave me a brilliant smile, saying sweetly 'Well, Miss Hussey, I welcome you to Port Royal, and invite you to stay here, as my honoured guest.' My jaw dropped, and I managed to say 'R-really? You'll let me stay. . Here? This is so sweet!' She gave me a puzzled look, and then asked 'What is 'sweet'?' I stood up, straightened my jeans, and pulled my bag up from my forearm, where it had fallen when I jumped up at Will. With a sigh, I said 'It just means something is nice, or okay. Is there anything to eat? I feel like I could eat a horse!'
Elizabeth laughed, and grasped my forearm gently, saying 'Come, I'll show you around, and then we'll get you something to eat, Miss Hussey.' Will followed too, saying to me 'And, please . . . Don't jump at me again?' I nodded at him, smirked, and we all left to explore the Manor.
My last words were, as we left the drawing room, 'So, where do I sleep?'
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*Kyah is just something I say when I'm surprised or something like that. A nonsense word, if you will. Pronounced 'kee-yah'.
And, there we go!
Probably not my best chapter, but hey. I'm having a bit of a 'problem' right now, and I'm not in the best of moods.
Please review!
Thanks to everyone who reviewed my latest chapter!
'Til next time,
~8@ Marie the Black Rose @8~
So, a recap on the last chapter. . . .
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~That, ~ I thought triumphantly, ~would be Elizabeth. ~
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A knock on the door startled the guard in the room with me, and I realized then (as he was quickly getting up and opening the door) that he had been asleep.
'How could I have missed that? And the door was unlocked, for Spirit's sake!' I said to myself, just as Elizabeth and two more guards walked in, which caused them to stare. I glared back at them, and I heard Elizabeth remark 'Good heavens, she's . . . she's wearing men's clothes!' I grinned, and hopped up out of my chair, saying as I held out my hand to shake hers 'Hi, I'm Jillian, and this has been a complete misunderstanding. I'm too unfortunate to be a pirate.'
Elizabeth kept staring at me, probably trying to find words to say to me, as her mouth was open in an imitation of an overheated dog. A guard on her left came over and promptly grabbed my wrist tightly, saying gruffly 'Let go, Miss, and sit down!' I pouted, but sat down nonetheless, and then Elizabeth said 'Alright then, Miss Jillian. Where are you from and why are you here?' I began to say something, but then glanced at the three guards behind her, and said to them (while making a shooing motion with my hands) 'Go away! I need to talk to Miss Swann privately, if you don't mind.'
The guards just gaped at me, probably thinking me daft for ordering them around, but then Elizabeth said strictly to them 'Please go and leave us to talk. I'll be fine, really.' The guards then nodded their heads in unison, and left hurriedly, shutting the door tightly behind them. I set my hands on my lap, and said quietly to Elizabeth 'So, d'you know where Jack is? I'd like to meet him!' To my surprise, she clapped a hand over my mouth, hissing 'You know Jack?' I nodded my head silently, and then there was ANOTHER knock on the door.
Elizabeth sighed, and removed her hand from my mouth, calling towards the door 'Who is it?' Without answering, the door opened. And in stepped. . .'WILL!' I squealed, and leapt out of the chair, hopping up to him so closely that our noses almost touched, and I said 'Is it really you?' Will grabbed my shoulders, astonished, and said to Lizzie 'Who IS this woman? And . . . . How does she know me?'
I giggled like a 10 year old, and then Liz said to Will 'We have to get her to the house . . . she knows Jack.' Will's eyes widened, and he mouthed 'She knows JACK?' in astonishment, and then looked me over. I rolled my eyes, and then sighed 'I wasn't one of the whores he picked up! I just. . . .Saw him somewhere before, is all.' Will just shook his head at me, signalling me to shut up, and then pulled on my arm, saying 'Follow me, and be quick about it!'
I rolled my eyes and grabbed my backpack which I slung over my shoulder, and was about to say something, when Will suddenly yanked me through the door and down a long corridor, Elizabeth right beside him. 'Hey, William could you and Elizabeth PLEASE tell me where I could find Jack? It's important, and I really hope that KYAH*!' I said confidingly, and then cried out when I was grabbed around the wrist by Elizabeth, who hissed at me 'Be QUIET! You don't want the guards to hear you, do you? Just wait.'
We finally came out into a courtyard, where there seemed to be a party. Liz led us along the wall, but that didn't stop anyone from noticing me. I was dragged past dozens of fine ladies and upstanding gentlemen, who looked shocked at my attire. 'If you're gonna stare, you might as well pay admission!' I spat tartly, glaring hard at them. Apparently, sarcasm was uncommon to them, as they just gave me bewildered looks whilst whispering to their neighbours behind gloved hands or fans. After being hauled halfway across Port Royal (and having to be kept hidden behind Will and Liz to stop people from staring, which hardly worked), I found myself in front of a lovely Manor, with white brick walls covered in ivy, and dotted with the occasional window.
'Spirit, this is so sweet! It's just like in the mov-.' I said, and then was cut short of saying movie, because Liz pulled my in even faster, Will having given up on pulling me as I kept complaining about how he was going to tear my shirt. Elizabeth only pulled my into the Manor faster, so I had to run to keep up with her and Will. She pushed me towards a really old- fashioned drawing room (it's old-fashioned to me, not them), and waited until Will got in, shutting and locking the door behind us.
I sat down in a nearby high-backed wooden chair, and literally vibrated with pent-up excitement. I ignored what Lizzie was saying to Will, and then Will nodded and walked over to me. He looked me in the eye, and said questioningly 'Alright, Miss Jillian, where are you from, how did you get here, what the bloody hell are you wearing, and how do you know. . . .US?' I sighed, and made a clacking sound with my tongue, as if pitying a small child. I smiled at Will, and then replied in a very 'sweet-and-innocent- girl-who-is-about-to-bite-your-head-off' tone 'I'm from Canada, I came by . . . (I paused, thinking about what to say) . . . boat, I'm wearing my clothes, dumbass, and I heard about you. . .from the guards, I suppose.'
I tilted my head to the left side, smiling sweetly at a very confused looking William, and stuck my tongue out at him. Will just stared at me, glaring a hole into my brain. If looks could kill, I'd probably be a pile of smouldering ashes on the seat of the chair I was sitting in. I glared back, crossing my eyes occasionally at him, until Will blinked. I smirked, jumped up out of the chair (almost causing Will to stumble backwards) and cried out to Will 'HAH! You blinked, YOU LOSE!' I did a little victory dance as Lizzie laughed from her corner of the room, and Will threw his hands up in the air, saying in an exasperated tone 'I give up! Elizabeth, you try talking to her. You're both women!'
I just pointed and laughed quietly at Will, and sat back down as Elizabeth came over to me, asking 'Miss Jillian, may I inquire as to what your last name is?' I looked at her for a second, and then answered with a shrug 'Hussey. It's Irish, if you'd like to know.' Elizabeth nodded to me, and then Will, who was leaning against the far wall, shaking his head at he and mumbling something about 'strange foreign women' or whatever.
To my surprise, as Elizabeth turned back to me, she gave me a brilliant smile, saying sweetly 'Well, Miss Hussey, I welcome you to Port Royal, and invite you to stay here, as my honoured guest.' My jaw dropped, and I managed to say 'R-really? You'll let me stay. . Here? This is so sweet!' She gave me a puzzled look, and then asked 'What is 'sweet'?' I stood up, straightened my jeans, and pulled my bag up from my forearm, where it had fallen when I jumped up at Will. With a sigh, I said 'It just means something is nice, or okay. Is there anything to eat? I feel like I could eat a horse!'
Elizabeth laughed, and grasped my forearm gently, saying 'Come, I'll show you around, and then we'll get you something to eat, Miss Hussey.' Will followed too, saying to me 'And, please . . . Don't jump at me again?' I nodded at him, smirked, and we all left to explore the Manor.
My last words were, as we left the drawing room, 'So, where do I sleep?'
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*Kyah is just something I say when I'm surprised or something like that. A nonsense word, if you will. Pronounced 'kee-yah'.
And, there we go!
Probably not my best chapter, but hey. I'm having a bit of a 'problem' right now, and I'm not in the best of moods.
Please review!
Thanks to everyone who reviewed my latest chapter!
'Til next time,
~8@ Marie the Black Rose @8~