Disclaimer: I don't own any characters from the Pirates of the Carribean movie, except Serenity/Silver.
Summary: Commodore Norrington falls in love with Lady Serenity. But Lady Serenity is actually Silver, Captain Jack Sparrow's partner. In other words, Lady Serenity is no lady, she's a pirate. What will happen when Norrington finds that out?
Chapter 7
Back on The Black Pearl, Captain Jack Sparrow wistfully looked back upon Silver and Gibbs.
Three whole days, he thought. I can hardly stand staying away from her for a mere hour.
"Am I crazy?" he said aloud.
Will, who was passing by, laughed and said, "Of course."
"Don't say anything stupid Will," warned Jack. Changing the subject, he asked, "Will, how did you come by to Ms. Silver?"
"You mean how did I come by to Ms. Serenity? Well, she was sent to a boarding school here in Port Royal, and instead of learning how to be a proper lady; she escaped from the academy and stayed at the blacksmith's house. He agreed to let her study the art of sword making. That's when we met. I was to teach her how to blacksmith. She was very good, and after we made swords I taught her how to fight. And she always…" Will suddenly stopped, frowning.
"She always…?"
Will sighed. "She always won, okay? We were both very good, but she always beat me. Then I would ask her to teach me her move, and as soon as I mastered it, she came up with a new one."
Elizabeth walked by and said, "She was the absolute best. Except no man in Port Royal would take her, because she had blacksmith hands and didn't know how to play the violin. And she absolutely refused to wear a corset. Not that she needed one, mind you. She had the perfect figure."
Jack had a puzzled face upon him. "So, how did you meet Silver?"
"Will came by one day with Serenity to deliver a package, and fortunately she was properly dressed, so my father allowed us to be 'acquaintances.' That's when the three of us would go on a picnic and I would watch in fascination how she always beat Will."
"That's when we met Tom," said Will, and Jack's hands tightened into a fist. Will chose to ignore this and continued. "He challenged Serenity to a match, and he beat her on the first round, and of course, she demanded a rematch. She won that one, and then he asked for a rematch, but then Serenity won again. He promised me that one day he would beat her. But he never did, and he never will."
"Never will?" questioned Jack.
"She's practiced 6 hours a day. She was determined to be the best," answered Elizabeth.
"But what about the boarding school? Didn't they notice…?"
Elizabeth laughed. "That school had over 6000 maidens during the time when Serenity was there. They just couldn't keep track. If she wasn't with one teacher, she thought that Serenity was with another!"
Elizabeth walked off toward the cabin. "Did you ever fall in love with Serenity?" Jack asked lowly.
"As a matter of fact I did. In and out of love, more likely. But she always laughed and told me that Elizabeth was my girl, not her. Even though we'd be the perfect blacksmithing couple, she told me that Elizabeth and I would meet the ends…"
"And ye did," Jack said slowly.
"And then she fell in love with Tom. And he fell in love with her. But they were young, and kept bickering all the time."
They both said nothing for a while, and then Will asked, "How did you meet Serenity?"
Jack sighed and began his anecdote.
"It all started in Tortuga. I was in one of the pubs, just drinkin' some rum, when Silver came on stage to sing..."
Flashback
Serenity walked on the stage and sighed. Jack looked upon the stage as he took a swig of rum. He smiled, saying to himself, "She's a beaut…"
She took a breath, and began to sing.
"I wanna be the face you see when you
close your eyes
I wanna be the touch you need every single night
I wanna be your fantasy
And be your reality
And everything between
I want you to need me
Like the air you breathe
I want you to feel me
In everything
I want you to see me
In your every dream
The way that I taste you, feel you, breathe you,
need you
I want you to need me, need me
Like I need you
I wanna be the eyes that look deep into your soul
I wanna be the world to you I just want it all
I wanna be your deepest kiss
The answer to your every wish
And all you ever need
I want you to need me
Like the air you breathe
I want you to feel me
In everything
I want you to see me
In your every dream
The way that I taste you, feel you, breathe you,
need you
I want you to need me, need me
'Cause I need you more than you could
and I need you to never never let me go
And I need to be deep inside your heart
I just want to be everywhere you are
I wanna be the face you see when you
close your eyes
I wanna be the touch you need every single night
I wanna be your fantasy
And be your reality
And everything between
I want you to need me
Like the air you breathe
I want you to feel me
In everything
I want you to see me
In your every dream
'Cause baby I taste you, feel you, breathe you
need you
I want you to need me, need me
Like I need you"
End of Flashback
"See, she sang this beautiful song, and then she walked off the stage crying. And since everyone was so interested with trying to sleep with her, I just walked out. Then as I was walking out, she ran into me and then she started apologizing, so I told her to forget about it. Then she gasped and says to me, "You're Captain Jack Sparrow!" And of course I smiled, 'cuz hardly no one ever calls me Captain any more."
"That's true…" answered Will, nodding his head.
"Anyways, so she begged me to take 'er on board as a crewmember, and I kept on a'saying 'No,' so she challenged me to a sword match."
"Ha! Let me guess, if she won…"
"I'm telling the story! So she said if she won, I had to take 'er on board, and if she lost she would pay me 60 shillings and free rum at the pub. So then we fought, and I lost. Badly. So I took her on board. And that's how I met 'er."
Again the two men were silent, then Will smiled and said, "You love her, don't you mate?"
"I do not!" cried out Jack.
"Denial will get you nowhere."
Jack sighed. "I do. But she…and that lady…and she…"
"Jack?"
"We were in love, and then some wench from the whore house came up to me and kissed me in an alley, and then Silver saw us, and she's not all in love with me since."
Elizabeth walked out of the cabin and stopped to look at Jack and Will. "What did Mr. Gibbs mean when he said that 'we had better not leave him like last time,'?"
Will and Jack laughed. "We left him in Tortuga once, and it took us 4 days before we realized he was missing."
The three of them laughed heartily, but suddenly stopped, all of them missing the sound of Silver's melodic laugh.
"We're here Serenity. Back home at Port Royal," announced Commodore Norrington.
Serenity gave a sigh of relief. "It's so good to be home, dear."
He gave her a hug and said, "How's the baby?"
"It feels wonderful to be a mother. The baby is fine, and I'm fine," she assured her him.
He smiled and Serenity gave a nervous giggle. "Um…dear?"
"Yes?"
"I…I want to go back to work…"
"But you're in no condition to go overseas in a boat!"
"I just need some rest for a while. I haven't been on sturdy land for a week!"
"I don't know…"
"Please honey. I know that I'm, well, different, but you have to respect my decision. Just please let me earn some money, I feel so helpless, what if my boss is going to fire me?"
"But Serenity…"
"I can even help pay for our new home!"
"Serenity, I said…wait, our new home?"
"Well, you don't expect me to live with a baby in one of your military homes, do you?"
"No…but…"
"A brand new home would be just perfect to raise the baby," she persuaded, putting her hand on her lower stomach.
"If you feel like you're up to it…"
"Of course!"
The commodore sighed. "Alright, but take Mr. Gibbs with you."
"Of course!"
"And take the Unlimited with you once we repair it."
"Of course darling! Now stop it! I can take care of myself."
"Commodore, we have docked!" cried out a crew member.
"Serenity? May I escort you?" asked Norrington.
She giggled. "Must you ask?" Serenity held out her hand for Norrington to take, and he helped her off the ship.
Once everyone was safely off the ship, Serenity gave her husband a light kiss upon his lips and said, "I love you Norrington."
"I love you too Serenity."
They stared into each others eyes for just a moment.
"Go on, fix The Unlimited!" she whispered.
The commodore looked bewildered.
"Please? Darling, our home?"
Commodore Norrington smiled, and he gave her a nod. "Men!" he shouted. "Go and fix the Unlimited for my wife!"
She gave him a hug. "Thank you honey!"
He smiled again and turned around to lead his men to the Unlimited, as Serenity shivered in disgust and fright, and Gibbs gave a hearty laugh.
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