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Chapter Seven: A Bleak Night

"You know what Governor Swann told me this morning when I dropped off Norrington's sword?" Will asked wiping the sand off his face.

"No, what?" Juliet asked fixing her hair.

"Well, I showed him the sword and he absolutely loved it. But then he said 'do pass my compliments on to your master,'" Will said remembering the conversation that morning. Juliet turned to look at him.

"Did you happen to correct him?" Juliet asked.

"I couldn't, if he found out that Brown was an alcoholic he'd probably go mad. He'd say I'm not old enough to run my own blacksmith shop," Will said buttoning up his vest.

"You are old enough. For goodness sakes your 20," Juliet implied. "You need to let people see the real you." Will smiled at her.

"Whatever you say," Will said. Juliet smiled. Will walked over to her and wrapped his arms around her waist.

"Are you okay after that pirate attacked us?" Will asked.

"I told you I'm fine," Juliet replied. Will kissed her nose and then pulled away. Juliet then sighed and pulled something out of the hidden pocket of her dress. "But the bloody pirate dropped this."

Will turned and saw she was holding out a medallion. He walked over to see the gold medallion was etched with a skull on it. He ran his finger over it and it looked familiar. He then pulled it out of her hands.

"This was mine, my father gave me this," Will said. Juliet looked up at him.

"How did that pirate steal it then?" Juliet asked.

"Obviously he was one of the pirates that sacked my ship 8 years ago. I can't believe it. I'm going to keep this in a special place," Will said. He opened a small box and placed it in it. He put it back on the shelf and turned towards Juliet.

"Come on let's go see the governor," Will said. He took her hand and they walked down the stairs. Juliet looked back at the box on the shelf. The medallion made her very uneasy and she knew something bad was going to come from it.

Awhile later…

"I'll take you home," Will said. Juliet stopped in her tracks.

"Do you think that's wise? My parents are going to be very upset. Surely they heard about the pirate. And probably Norrington has come and told them about me being there. I'll surely get in trouble," Juliet explained. Will took her hand again.

"It won't be that bad, trust me," Will said. They walked up to the door and Juliet opened it.

"Hello, mother? Father? I'm home," Juliet called. Judge and Mrs. Roland rushed into the foyer and grabbed Juliet into their arms.

"Oh Juliet! I'm so glad you're all right! We were so worried!" Mrs. Roland exclaimed.

"Mother, I'm fine," Juliet replied.

"And you're also in trouble. How dare you not come home when a pirate was loose!" her father exclaimed.

"Father, I was with Will and he kept me safe when the pirate attacked," Juliet explained.

"Sir, I kept her safe and fought off the pirate for her. She's safe and then we went to pay our respects to the governor because of Elizabeth," Will explained.

"That's very nice son, but she could've just come home and then she wouldn't be in this predicament," Judge Roland explained. Will looked down at the floor defeated.

"Juliet go upstairs to bed and we'll come up in just a second," Mrs. Roland replied. Juliet nodded. She went over to Will.

"Good night," he said.

"Good night," she replied He kissed her softly and she went upstairs.

"Will, you are forbidden to see our daughter ever again," Judge Roland replied.

"What? Why? That's not fair! I kept her safe! I'm the one that always keeps her safe! I love her! You can't do this to us, she's a grown woman!" Will explained.

"Exactly, but she is still acting like a child!" Judge Roland yelled. Juliet listened from the stairway.

"She is not, she is a beautiful young woman and she shows it! Look Judge, I love her and she loves me. And…I want to marry her. I dropped her off tonight so I could ask permission. May I ask your daughter to marry me?" Will asked. Juliet's eyes opened wide and she flew up the stairs knowing she heard something she wasn't suppose to.

Judge Roland looked at Will. In his eyes he saw a dirty, poor, peasant who works for the town. But he knew in his daughter's eyes she saw a man she loved. But he knew what was best for Juliet.

"No, Will I'm sorry you don't have my permission," Judge Roland said. Will's heart crushed. He lowered his head.

"Thanks anyway," Will said. "But I'm still going to see her whether you like it or not." And with that he turned on his heel and left.

That night…

Will was working well into the night to finish a certain project he had been working on for a few days. He held the ring in place as it hardened.

He placed it in the water to cool off and then pulled it out. He wiped the water off and looked at the diamond on the ring. It was Juliet's engagement ring. He smiled at it, but knew he'd never be able to give it to her.

Will then looked at it again and saw Juliet's face saying yes. He smiled. 'Who cares what her father says, I'm going to ask her to marry me." He placed it in a small box and put that box on his worktable. He then turned back to other projects to work on. His mind drifted to the medallion in the box upstairs, he wondered what a pirate would want it for.

At Juliet's house…

Juliet heard a knock on her door while getting ready for bed. "Come in," she said going over the washing table in her room. Mrs. Roland walked in and sat on her bed.

"What's the matter?" Juliet asked. "Did you figure I need supervision all day now?"

"Don't be smart with me!" Mrs. Roland replied. "Juliet you don't know what could've happen today!"

Juliet turned to look at her mother. "I know, but what did happen today is none of your business. Will was able to keep me safe, can we just drop it?"

"No, because what if that pirate had killed you like he'd done Elizabeth?" Mrs. Roland asked coming to look at Juliet.

"But he didn't. And you and father have no right to keep me and Will apart," Juliet explained.

"Oh yes we do, we know what's best. You are not allowed to see that boy again, if you do there will be consequences," Mrs. Roland said. "Go to bed." She turned and left.

Juliet threw her mother a look and threw her washcloth in the bowl. She rested her weight on the table and just looked at it. All of the sudden, a breeze wafted threw and it was cold. Juliet looked at the window and saw the wind blow in; it wafted in and blew her candle out.

She fiddled with her necklace and went over to the window. The air was bleak and cold. Something felt eerie in the air and it made her nervous. She shut her shutters and got into bed.

Meanwhile…

Will was working hard when he heard the wind. He stopped hammering and looked towards the window. He placed his hammer down and walked to the window. He looked out into the alleyway but just saw nothing.

The wind though was enough to throw anyone off. He shivered at the cold and closed the window. He couldn't help shake the fact something bad was going to happen. He turned back to his work and kept on working.

In the jail cell…

Jack sat on the bench in his cell with his hat down. He looked out the window and tried to fight sleep. He then noticed a shadow moving across the Port's waters. It was a ship obviously, but Jack focused his attention on it and tried to see whose ship it was.

It then shot a cannonball at the fort. Norrington's orders could be heard from the fort. Jack jumped up.

"I know those guns!" he said. He grabbed onto the bars. "It's the Pearl."