((NOTE::THIS IS AN UPDATED CHAPTER. NAMES HAVE BEEN CHANGED FOR HISTORICAL ACCURACY. THANK YOU VERRA MUCHLY))
Disclaimer: haven't done one of these in a while, but . . . I DO NOT OWN PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN! sobsobsob you don't know how hard it was for me to say that! But, I own me, and any other characters that I make up, including Salty Bob. Yes, I own Salty Bob, peoples!
Hee hee, I enjoyed writing the last chapter so much!
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Look of horror. . . .HAHAHAHAHAHA!
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Anywho . . . .
I'm working on the next chapter for The Black Rose, but I can't get past this writers block! Bah! So, I'm just gonna update this repeatedly until I get:
a) More reviews
b) Inspiration for my next TBR chapter
c) I get a better/new muse
(sigh)
It's so hard to find good help these days, eh?
Anywhatsit, ON WITH THE NEXT CHAPTER!
(gets overexcited, bounces off of purple wombat wearing Norrington's wig, and falls into vat of assless chocolate pudding)
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Recap on last chapter:
Nothing had prepared me for the looks of horror on their faces.
And I laughed.
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Covering my book up, I giggled once more before composing myself ( yeah, right, as if I had any composure to begin with ) and said 'Just kidding, you guys. You scare too easily!'
Elizabeth let out a sigh of relief and eyed me carefully, then said to Will ( without ever taking her gaze off of me ) 'Will, keep an eye on her while I go find my father, please. Don't let her out of your sight!' Will just nodded, and let go of Liz's arm, watching her walk across the dance floor with a love struck gaze in his eyes before I interjected 'So, you have the hots for her still?'
That got his attention, and fast. 'What did you say?' he asked incredulously, and I sighed, walking over to say to him quietly 'I saw you staring at her. You love her, don't you? You're married, right?' From the awkward silence, I drew my own conclusions. Holding my hands palm up, I hissed 'You guys haven't tied the knot yet? It's been, like, three months! For Goddess' sake, what's taking you so long?'
(((AUTHORS NOTE)))
Okay, I know a few of you out there are saying to yourselves 'Wait, but didn't Liz and Eunuch-boy get married after immediately after the whole Aztec gold adventure?' Well, for my purposes, I'm making it so Will just hasn't asked yet. BEAR WITH ME!
(((THANK YOU)))
William looked a little uncomfortable, and silently took my upper arm, saying 'Come with me.' He practically dragged me over to a corner of the room, sighed, ran his fingers through his hair nervously, and whispered 'I love Elizabeth, yes. I would give my life for her, everything for her. . . It's just that I've been too busy to ask her, and there've been too many interruptions when I try! I was hoping to ask her tonight, but I'm . . . I'm still too nervous.' ((Aww, that's so sweet of him!)) I thought, and then cleared my throat, instructing 'Well, first of all, calm down. The worst thing that could happen is that she'll say no, and that could never happen. We both know that she loves you terribly, William.'
Slowly, he nodded his head and took a deep breath as I continued 'Now, when she comes back, you could say to her 'Elizabeth, I need to ask you something, but could we do this in a place with a bit more privacy?', and then take her over to another room, or outside, or whatever. As long as you're alone, it's okay. Then, you propose to her, and there may be some tears, but that's okay. She'll be really happy.' Will looked up suddenly and then tapped my arm before I could continue, and I turned around to see Elizabeth walking this way, talking to Norrington as she moved.
'Okay, you know what to do.' I whispered out of the side of my mouth as Lizzie walked up to Will, saying 'William, father would like to speak with us after the festivities, is that alright?' Will smiled and nodded, and then said 'Elizabeth, may I . . . May I ask you something?' I smirked silently behind a hand, and watched as Will led Liz away and out into the cool night air. I got the biggest shock of my life when I turned around to find that Norrington was standing behind me, and I cried 'Oh! Commodore Norrington, I did not see you there!'
The Commodore just smiled at me, and then held out his hand, asking politely 'Ms. O'Brian, would you care to dance?' Numbness filled my mind, and I blanched for a second before replying 'Oh, I apologize profusely, Commodore, but I don't think that I will be able to catch on to the dances here. . .I'm so used to Irish dancing.' This caused him to frown, and I almost sighed, thinking ((Please leave me alone, please leave me alone, GET AWAY!)) 'Then, perhaps, I could teach you.' He offered, interjecting into my thoughts and clasping one hand around mine, catching me off guard as he led me towards a courtyard of sorts.
The moon was but a sliver in the blackened sky, and the stars were like faerie dust thrown to the heavens. ((That's kinda poetic)) I thought, and when Norrington stopped pulling me onwards, I yanked my hand from his, saying 'No, I could not impose, Commodore. You're to kind to me!' Norrington turned back to face me, and looked like he was about to say something when he bowed and apologized 'I apologize, Ms. O'Brian. I was too forward. Forgive me.' I slowly brought one hand to hold my book, and the other to feel my pentacle, saying 'I forgive you, sir, and good night.'
I hurriedly turned back to the party, trying to put as much distance between myself and Norry as possible. Since I couldn't see hide nor hair of the loverly couple, I went into my shell and walked back to a corner of the room, actually finding a chair, and sitting down carefully. A few ladies walked by me, and one pointed at me behind her fan, which she thought she was doing discreetly. I smirked at her and widened my eyes, giving her a very unnerving look as she and the gaggle of friends around her scuttled off, talking amongst themselves.
Sighing heavily, I pulled out my book and began to read, going over the elvish pronunciations in my mind and blocking out everyone and everything else until I felt someone tap my shoulder. Looking up through my eyelashes, I noticed a handsome young man standing before me, smiling cordially and holding out a hand. 'I apologize, sir, but I have no desire to dance with any of the males in this room. It is not your fault, for that fault lies on someone else's head.' I actually had astonished myself with speaking so formally, and I sat up as the man answered with 'Well, then, Miss, if you are not inclined to dance, then may we sit and talk a while?'
((Oooh, he's nice)) I thought, and then smiled, replying 'We meet, we greet, and we pass the time. It's better if it's done in rhyme.' With a laugh, the man carried over a chair from a few steps away, and sat beside me, saying with a grin 'You are a poet! Very witty, Miss. . . .' 'Jillian . . . Jillian O'Brian, from Ireland, sir.' I said, tilting my head to one side and holding out one hand by habit. He carefully took it and bowed over it as well as he could whilst sitting, and then said 'I am Collin Armstrong, son of Lord Patrick Armstrong. My father was sent here from Scotland, and my mother-God rest her soul-gave birth to me here.' I felt something click in my head, and I quickly scanned over Collin's facial features, making mental checks and then gasping 'Why, you look almost like Ian!'
Collin looked a bit taken aback, and then asked 'Do I remind you of someone, Miss O'Brian?' I shut my mouth ( my jaw had dropped in utter amazement ), and the shook my head, saying 'No, it's . . . nothing. I was just recalling someone who I know and haven't seen in quite some time.' We sat in silence a bit before Will and Elizabeth showed up, and Elizabeth curtsied to Collin, saying 'Good evening, sir! You are Master Armstrong, are you not?' Collin quickly stood, and bowed to Lizzie, saying 'Yes, I am! It is a pleasure to see you hale, Ms. Swann.'
I covered my mouth with one hand to hide a smile as Collin talked to the couple a bit, and then said to me 'It was a pleasure meeting you, Miss O'Brian. I hope to see you once again.' I blushed a bit, and nodded my head as he left, then hurriedly stood and asked Will and Liz 'So . . . what's up?' Elizabeth smiled at me like she was the happiest person on earth, and then said 'Well, Miss Hussey . . . William and I are getting married!'
I clapped my hands together quietly, saying excitedly 'Oh, congrats, you two! When's the wedding? Can I be a bridesmaid? Are there going to be animals? How many kids are you going to have?'
They looked so taken aback that I just had to laugh, and that's when the food got there.
'WOOT! SUSTENANCE!' I said, and tucked my book back out of sight as we all headed over to a main table to sit and feast on the fish, and beef, and pork, and ham, and bacon, and breakfast cereals, and orang-utans, and oranges, and--
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And that's that!
I hope you guys'll review a bit more, cuz that's what energizes me and makes me add more chapters! The rate at which I get reviews also controls the rate at which I update, so . . . yeah.
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER!!!!
DON'T DRINK AND DRIVE!
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