Title: Bouquets and Bourbon
Fandom: Pirates of the Caribbean
Pairing: Sparrow/Norrington, Elizabeth/Will
Disclaimer: Not mine, never will be.
"A right perfect day to be wed, this...The sky is clear, the wind is right..."
"And the liquor's free." Commodore James Norrington's wry smile effectively ended the pirate's attempts at sentimentality.
"Aye," he obliged, dark brows raised, "But you can't seriously think that the only reason I came to this, the wedding of two of my dearest friends, only for a spot o' booze and the oh-so-easily pocketed trinkets, can ye?"
James was definitely laughing inside now, but this feeling was immediately quieted as Elizabeth came down the aisle, a radiant vision in bridal white, the rosy light from the stained glass windows glinting in her hair. He didn't think he'd ever get over how beautiful she was.
And yet, there was an entirely different--and definitely not inferior--kind of beautiful sitting right beside him, gazing with unusually focused black eyes at the girl as she fairly floated on her father's arm. Turner didn't look half bad himself, though he was shifting from foot to foot up by the altar as though he didn't know what to do with himself.
The elderly priest began with the vows, but James was only half listening. Jack was playing with his ring again in that annoying endearingly habit of his, twisting it about so that the stone caught the light, glittering like his own dark eyes. Half an hour of ceremonies later the couple was headed out of the church, and none could have wished them ill, they looked so happy together. James joined the other men to congratulate Will, for he felt no jealousy of him now; Elizabeth would be happy with him, and that was what mattered.
Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Elizabeth swing her arm back to throw the bouquet toward a crowd of young girls, but it sailed easily over all of their heads to be caught by a hand with a glittering ring.
A gentle smirk spread over Jack Sparrow's features, and he found James's eyes before raising the bouquet toward him in a silent toast.
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