Chapter 52: Michael Norrington
The two walked together down the now busy streets of Port Royale, the next morning, neither one were in a particular hurry so they had a slow pace.
"Its kind of nice to be back home again," Alaina said smiling as two girls ran past them giggling.
"Glad you think so," The man said laughing.
She looked over at him and smiled, she had smiled more in the past few hours than she had in the past few months. He made her feel relaxed and able to enjoy life again. Even after Alex and Carrick.
"So where exactly do you live?" The man asked slipping his arm around hers and moving her out of the way of a woman with a large basket.
"A few streets over," Alaina told him entwining their fingers together. He didn't seem at all surprised or taken back at her boldness, just smiled at her.
As they turned the corner, Alaina caught sight of the house and took a deep breath. She didn't want to go home now; she wanted to just walk around all day with him.
"Your house I presume?" The man asked with a mock flourish of his hands at the house.
"That it is," Alaina admitted sheepishly.
They both unknowingly slowed their pace, as they got closer.
"Thank you," Alaina said gratefully as they got to the small sidewalk.
"Your most welcome," The man assured reluctantly letting go of her hand.
Alaina blushed and turned to open the door. "Wait!" She said suddenly turning back to him.
"Yes?" The man asked stopping and looking at her.
"I don't even know your name," She said a little embarrassed as people passing by stared at her.
"Michael," The man told her slightly bowing his head. "Michael Norrington, and may I ask yours?"
Alaina raised an eyebrow at him. "Alaina Turner," She told him and they both began to laugh. "Well isn't that odd," She said shaking her head.
"I'd say so," Michael agreed. "Well, as much as I would love to stay and talk Miss Turner-"
"Alaina," She interjected quickly.
"Alaina," He corrected himself. "I'm afraid I have to go meet my father about some business,"
Alaina smiled and nodded. "I hope to see you again Mister Norrington," She told him honestly.
"I'll be certain you will," He promised than went on walking down the street.
Alaina stood at the door a few more minutes, watching his retreating figure than happily turned and opened the door. Unconsciously she walked in smiling and shut the door.
"Alaina!" Will said coming out of his study relieved at seeing her home.
"Hmm?" She asked snapping out of her thoughts and turning to him.
"Where have you been all night?" He asked confused and a little astounded at her perkiness.
"Out," She said walking over to him and kissing his cheek. "I'm sorry if I worried you." She apologized.
Will raised an eyebrow at her and looked at her up and down to see she was barefoot with dry sand still clinging to her feet and dress.
"No, its all right," He assured knowing that she had to have met someone to be in this kind of mood.
"Well I'm going to get a little sleep, but I'll be up for lunch," She told him bouncing up the stairs humming to herself.
Will just watched her completely amused as she got to the top and skipped into her room. He smiled and headed back into his office, trying to set his mind back on his business.
***
Alaina began to hum as she pulled the dirty dress up over her head and dropped it on the floor. "Michael Norrington," She mused aloud and began to laugh.
"Alaina?" A voice was heard on the other side of her door.
"Yes?" She asked grabbing her robe and quickly fastening the tie.
"Are you alright?"
Alaina began to laugh again and opened the door to see Jack standing there, a confused look on his face.
"I'm fine," Alaina assured with a smile leaning on the doorframe.
"Okay then," Jack said slowly nodding and walking back down the stairs.
"Jack," Alaina said and he stopped and looked at her. "Thanks for asking," Jack looked at her curiously.
"Your welcome?" He said uncertain of what else to say. Alaina just laughed once more and shut her door.
Jack quickly made his way down the stairs and knocked on his father's study door.
"Come in," Will called out and Jack opened the door and came in. "What can I do for you Jack?" Will asked with a smile setting down the papers he was reading and giving his son his full attention.
"What's wrong with Alaina?" Jack asked sitting down on the chair across from his father.
"Wrong? Why do you say that?" Will asked curiously picking up his papers again and skimming through them.
"She's all, happy and perky and...weird." Jack told his father shaking his head in bewilderment.
"Oh, so she's supposed to be depressed and grim?" Will asked a smile forming on his face.
"Well, she was like that yesterday and the day before that, she's been like that almost the entire time she's been back." Jack argued.
"Do you think that maybe she'd found something to live for?" Will asked his son.
Jack thought for a moment. His mind flashed back to when they were on the Pearl a few months ago and Alaina had a gun to her head. An incident that his father still had no clue about.
"She could have," He agreed finally. "But what?"
Will shrugged, but Jack saw the familiar smug grin on his father's face. And Jack knew his father was keeping more information that he was leading them to believe.
Will had in fact seen Alaina and Michel Norrington walk up to the door.
"Alright then, I'll just have to find out myself," Jack said getting up and walking out the office, shutting the door behind him.
Will shook his head in amusement and began to read again. Than stopped, leaned back and closed his eyes. His life was getting more and more stressful; he just needed to take a small break.
"Relax Will," A soothing voice said inside his head and Will smiled as he felt a calming presence embrace him. Will sighed contently and opened his eyes to take in the office Elizabeth had made for him.
Originally it had been a living room but when he had been gone on a trip she had redecorated it and given it to him for rescuing her from Barbossa all those years ago.
Will smiled as he caught sight of the large chess game he had gotten their first Christmas, which reminded him that Thanksgiving was next week.
"Where has the time gone?" He asked himself than remembered that Mr. Swann was coming over for lunch. He shrugged and stretched in his chair, everything was almost back to normal. Almost.
***
Will slowly trudged up the stairs to his room with a yawn but stopped as he heard a voice coming from outside. Curiously he hurried up the steps and stopped in the hall as the humming grew louder.
"Alaina?" He asked tapping on her door and slowly opening it to not find her there.
"Alaina?" he asked again as he headed down the hall towards the balcony. Will paused as he got to the door to find it still partially open.
Slowly he pushed the rest open to find Alaina sitting on a chair with a blanket wrapped tightly around her, sound asleep.
Will thought for a moment and wondered first off why she was out there, who he heard humming and why he'd been drawn out to the balcony. Pondering on these questions he leaned against the doorframe.
His common sense told him to take Alaina to her room but is fatherly side told him to let her stay out there. She had for some odd reason came out there by herself, maybe as a goodbye to Elizabeth.
He wasn't sure but he knew she'd be warm enough so he gently went and placed an affectionate kiss on her forehead and went quietly back into the house, though leaving the door partially open.
Sighing he went down the hall to his own room. Life was going to get better; he knew it would. Something inside him promised it would.
Yawning again he opened the door to his room and went inside knowing that whatever tomorrow brought, he could face it and defeat it and he wouldn't have to do it alone.
*** A/N: As always THANK YOU!!!!
The two walked together down the now busy streets of Port Royale, the next morning, neither one were in a particular hurry so they had a slow pace.
"Its kind of nice to be back home again," Alaina said smiling as two girls ran past them giggling.
"Glad you think so," The man said laughing.
She looked over at him and smiled, she had smiled more in the past few hours than she had in the past few months. He made her feel relaxed and able to enjoy life again. Even after Alex and Carrick.
"So where exactly do you live?" The man asked slipping his arm around hers and moving her out of the way of a woman with a large basket.
"A few streets over," Alaina told him entwining their fingers together. He didn't seem at all surprised or taken back at her boldness, just smiled at her.
As they turned the corner, Alaina caught sight of the house and took a deep breath. She didn't want to go home now; she wanted to just walk around all day with him.
"Your house I presume?" The man asked with a mock flourish of his hands at the house.
"That it is," Alaina admitted sheepishly.
They both unknowingly slowed their pace, as they got closer.
"Thank you," Alaina said gratefully as they got to the small sidewalk.
"Your most welcome," The man assured reluctantly letting go of her hand.
Alaina blushed and turned to open the door. "Wait!" She said suddenly turning back to him.
"Yes?" The man asked stopping and looking at her.
"I don't even know your name," She said a little embarrassed as people passing by stared at her.
"Michael," The man told her slightly bowing his head. "Michael Norrington, and may I ask yours?"
Alaina raised an eyebrow at him. "Alaina Turner," She told him and they both began to laugh. "Well isn't that odd," She said shaking her head.
"I'd say so," Michael agreed. "Well, as much as I would love to stay and talk Miss Turner-"
"Alaina," She interjected quickly.
"Alaina," He corrected himself. "I'm afraid I have to go meet my father about some business,"
Alaina smiled and nodded. "I hope to see you again Mister Norrington," She told him honestly.
"I'll be certain you will," He promised than went on walking down the street.
Alaina stood at the door a few more minutes, watching his retreating figure than happily turned and opened the door. Unconsciously she walked in smiling and shut the door.
"Alaina!" Will said coming out of his study relieved at seeing her home.
"Hmm?" She asked snapping out of her thoughts and turning to him.
"Where have you been all night?" He asked confused and a little astounded at her perkiness.
"Out," She said walking over to him and kissing his cheek. "I'm sorry if I worried you." She apologized.
Will raised an eyebrow at her and looked at her up and down to see she was barefoot with dry sand still clinging to her feet and dress.
"No, its all right," He assured knowing that she had to have met someone to be in this kind of mood.
"Well I'm going to get a little sleep, but I'll be up for lunch," She told him bouncing up the stairs humming to herself.
Will just watched her completely amused as she got to the top and skipped into her room. He smiled and headed back into his office, trying to set his mind back on his business.
***
Alaina began to hum as she pulled the dirty dress up over her head and dropped it on the floor. "Michael Norrington," She mused aloud and began to laugh.
"Alaina?" A voice was heard on the other side of her door.
"Yes?" She asked grabbing her robe and quickly fastening the tie.
"Are you alright?"
Alaina began to laugh again and opened the door to see Jack standing there, a confused look on his face.
"I'm fine," Alaina assured with a smile leaning on the doorframe.
"Okay then," Jack said slowly nodding and walking back down the stairs.
"Jack," Alaina said and he stopped and looked at her. "Thanks for asking," Jack looked at her curiously.
"Your welcome?" He said uncertain of what else to say. Alaina just laughed once more and shut her door.
Jack quickly made his way down the stairs and knocked on his father's study door.
"Come in," Will called out and Jack opened the door and came in. "What can I do for you Jack?" Will asked with a smile setting down the papers he was reading and giving his son his full attention.
"What's wrong with Alaina?" Jack asked sitting down on the chair across from his father.
"Wrong? Why do you say that?" Will asked curiously picking up his papers again and skimming through them.
"She's all, happy and perky and...weird." Jack told his father shaking his head in bewilderment.
"Oh, so she's supposed to be depressed and grim?" Will asked a smile forming on his face.
"Well, she was like that yesterday and the day before that, she's been like that almost the entire time she's been back." Jack argued.
"Do you think that maybe she'd found something to live for?" Will asked his son.
Jack thought for a moment. His mind flashed back to when they were on the Pearl a few months ago and Alaina had a gun to her head. An incident that his father still had no clue about.
"She could have," He agreed finally. "But what?"
Will shrugged, but Jack saw the familiar smug grin on his father's face. And Jack knew his father was keeping more information that he was leading them to believe.
Will had in fact seen Alaina and Michel Norrington walk up to the door.
"Alright then, I'll just have to find out myself," Jack said getting up and walking out the office, shutting the door behind him.
Will shook his head in amusement and began to read again. Than stopped, leaned back and closed his eyes. His life was getting more and more stressful; he just needed to take a small break.
"Relax Will," A soothing voice said inside his head and Will smiled as he felt a calming presence embrace him. Will sighed contently and opened his eyes to take in the office Elizabeth had made for him.
Originally it had been a living room but when he had been gone on a trip she had redecorated it and given it to him for rescuing her from Barbossa all those years ago.
Will smiled as he caught sight of the large chess game he had gotten their first Christmas, which reminded him that Thanksgiving was next week.
"Where has the time gone?" He asked himself than remembered that Mr. Swann was coming over for lunch. He shrugged and stretched in his chair, everything was almost back to normal. Almost.
***
Will slowly trudged up the stairs to his room with a yawn but stopped as he heard a voice coming from outside. Curiously he hurried up the steps and stopped in the hall as the humming grew louder.
"Alaina?" He asked tapping on her door and slowly opening it to not find her there.
"Alaina?" he asked again as he headed down the hall towards the balcony. Will paused as he got to the door to find it still partially open.
Slowly he pushed the rest open to find Alaina sitting on a chair with a blanket wrapped tightly around her, sound asleep.
Will thought for a moment and wondered first off why she was out there, who he heard humming and why he'd been drawn out to the balcony. Pondering on these questions he leaned against the doorframe.
His common sense told him to take Alaina to her room but is fatherly side told him to let her stay out there. She had for some odd reason came out there by herself, maybe as a goodbye to Elizabeth.
He wasn't sure but he knew she'd be warm enough so he gently went and placed an affectionate kiss on her forehead and went quietly back into the house, though leaving the door partially open.
Sighing he went down the hall to his own room. Life was going to get better; he knew it would. Something inside him promised it would.
Yawning again he opened the door to his room and went inside knowing that whatever tomorrow brought, he could face it and defeat it and he wouldn't have to do it alone.
*** A/N: As always THANK YOU!!!!
