Pirates of the Caribbean: Before It All Began
Summary: You know how Elizabeth and Will met on the ship. But what happened in the eight years before they met Jack Sparrow?
Disclaimer: Arrg, I hate the disclaimer. I DON'T OWN POTC!
Chapter 5- An Afternoon of Games
"So," Will asked once they were out on deck after breakfast, "what do you actually do on the ship?"
Elizabeth was groping for an answer. "Well usually, I- um, sometimes we- it's fun to- well, I don't know really."
"So basically you just stand here and do nothing all day?" Will asked.
"I guess so," she said.
"That's boring," Will said. "I have a better game we can play. That is, if you'd rather play than stand here all day."
"Sure!" Elizabeth said, eager to try something new on the ship. "So what's the game?"
"Tag," Will said.
"Tag? What's tag?" Elizabeth asked Will.
"You don't know what tag is?" Will asked, astonished.
"No," Elizabeth simply said.
Will explained the game, and soon enough they were both running around the deck laughing. It didn't matter because most sailors were below deck or in the other room still eating breakfast. After one round, though, the kids began to get tired.
"Wow! This is so much fun, but tiring. Do you have any other games we could play?" Elizabeth asked while panting for breath.
Will thought for a second, then something came to his head. "Do you know hide and seek?"
"No, I probably don't know any of these games. In London, I had to stay in all day like a proper young lady!" Elizabeth said.
"Well then I will just explain it to you," Will replied. "First, one person has to be hider, and one person has to be the seeker. Then, the hider has to hide anywhere, and the seeker has to try to find them." Will explained.
"Ok," Elizabeth said, "let's try it. I will be the hider the first time."
They played that for a while too, taking turns in hiding and seeking, but once the sailors started coming up on deck, they decided to stop.
"That's the end of that." Will said sadly. "Now what are we gonna do?"
"Well," Elizabeth said, "we could play chess."
"Chess? Isn't that the game with the little black and white pieces on a board? I don't know how to play." Will said.
"Oh, my father has a set that we can use. I'll teach you how to play." she said as they went down the steps. Elizabeth went into a little drawer in the room where they slept and pulled out a little wooden box. She opened it, pulled out a bunch of little wooden pieces, and placed them on a board with many little squares. She explained all the pieces and moves to Will, and they played the game up until lunch, another lavish meal like breakfast.
"Alright, do you have any other games to play?" Elizabeth asked as they walked around the ship.
"I was about to ask you the same," Will replied. "Hmm, how about 'I Spy?' Don't bother asking; I will just tell you. One person looks for something, then once they've picked out their item, they tell the other person one thing about it, and that person has to guess what it is."
"It sounds easy enough," Elizabeth replied. "I'll start." She looked around the ship, and finally decided on the white sails. "I spy something white and big," she said.
"Is it the feather on Lieutenant Norrington's hat?" Will asked giggling.
Elizabeth laughed. "No, it's not that."
"Hmm, then how about the sails?" he asked.
"You're right," Elizabeth said.
"Okay, my turn," Will said, picking out the British flag. "I spy something square, with red stripes."
"Oh, it's the British flag!" Elizabeth exclaimed.
"You are getting good at this," Will said as Elizabeth looked for another item.
And so it went the rest of the day; Elizabeth and Will sharing games and playing them, until they were so tired to even drag themselves to dinner. After that, they went straight to bed, waiting and anticipating a new day on the HMS Dauntless.
A/N: Another chapter! Sorry it took a while; my Internet was down for a few days. Plus, I had a tough time thinking of games in the narrow category of "what you could play on a ship in the 1700's." It felt kinda silly going around to my friends and family asking, "If you were on a Navy ship in the 1700's, what games would you play?" Luckily, I got a few ideas. You all are great! Thanks for reviewing!
mzturner: Glad you like reading; I like writing it! I will most definitely continue!
Lady of the Twilight Woods: Mmm, pancakes are good... Will and Elizabeth together? That might happen sometime in the story. I don't want to rush it, but fear not! Yep, I hate homework, but I will try to post as often as possible.
LordLanceahlot: I like Will too. He has an interesting character. I will try to include more from his point of view soon.
Williz: Rocks your socks, huh? Nice... Thanks for the compliment!
Dominique du Martin: Thank you, thank you, thank you for the compliments! I'm glad to see you're enjoying. Here is more! Oh yeah, homework: I hate it!
mz-turner: Little Will and Elizabeth! Aw, so cute...
tubeatoothpaste: Thanks; glad you like the story and the idea! I can't wait to see what happens to Will and Elizabeth either! I am basically just wingin' it with this story; I don't know what will happen next. If you have any ideas for it, just review!
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