Chapter 2~ Ten Days Plus
She had been anticipating this day for a little over one week now, and every day she would sit on the dock looking out to the horizon, waiting for her soon to be husbands ship. This would be the tenth day of waiting and as the day wore on, Elizabeth got more anxious. She let her feet dangle off the side, and when the waves skimmed the bottoms she smiled.
About midday a little girl jumped into the salty water. It amused Elizabeth because the young girl had just gotten off school and was all dressed up. She couldn't stand the urge to jump in with her. "Why are you laughing?" The little girl asked as she reached the dock.
"Just the fact that you remind me of myself." And after the comment, she patted a dry spot next to her. "What is a pretty lady like you doing here all alone?"
"I'm awaiting the return of my fiancé." Elizabeth said quietly and looked at the younger girl next to her.
"What's your name?"
"Sarah Write miss."
"My name is Elizabeth Swann."
"Yes, I know Miss Swann. Your father is highly favored in my household." She said.
"Well I'm glad he is in someone's."
The girl smiled and skipped a rock on the water.
"Do you like the water Sarah?" Elizabeth asked, staring ahead.
"Yes I love the sea." She replied and paused, thinking of the right words.
"I don't know why I enjoy it so much."
Elizabeth sat in silence for a while before she replied.
"I enjoy it too. It makes me feel free."
Sarah looked at her in awe and then back to the sea, which was getting darker.
"I must leave miss Swann and start for home."
"Okay Sarah, have a good day."
"You as well Miss Swann."
Elizabeth smiled and the young girl left.
~*~
Somewhere between talking to Sarah and watching the sun disappear Elizabeth fell asleep.
In her dreams she was trapped and drowning. She struggled to breath until a strong arm wrapped around her and pulled her back to the surface. Elizabeth opened her eyes and standing there was Will.
"Hello 'Lizabeth, did you sleep well?" He asked, smiling down at her.
"No actually." She said and brightened at his smile.
"Why don't I take you home?"
"Okay." Was all she managed to say and she felt herself stand up.
They walked through the streets in silence for a while until a bird flew down in front of them. It made Elizabeth stop in her tracks and gasp.
"Did that little sparrow scare you luv?"
"A little but.wait, did you just call me luv?"
"I'm sorry, Miss Swann." He said sarcastically.
Elizabeth looked up at the face of Jack Sparrow.
"Jack!"
He smiled down at her but suddenly turned grim.
"I'm awfully sorry 'Lizabeth."
"Why?" She asked, but blinked, and he was gone.
Elizabeth started to sprint toward the dock to look for the Belleza. When she got there, there was no sign of the Belleza or the Black Pearl. But there, walking on the water was Will.
"Will!" She called and jumped in after him.
~*~
Water was filling her lungs as Elizabeth fell through the sea that was claiming her life. She never even awoke from her dream until she was safe in her bead.
"When she awakens I will need to listen to her lungs to make sure all fluids are out."
"Of course doctor."
"Governor Swann, I will need to speak to Elizabeth when she awakens."
"Let us give her some time before we tell her Commodore."
Her head was swimming; the voices in her room resembled those of her father, the Commodore, and obviously a doctor. Elizabeth was suddenly stricken with fear as she thought of Norrington's words. Her father's response was solemn when he replied.
"No." Came a very small voice.
The Commodore, doctor, and governor turned to face Elizabeth who was struggling against her own weight, trying to sit up.
"You must rest my dear." Governor Swann said, as he was the first to reach his daughter.
"You must allow me to check her lungs before she even attempts to speak or sleep again." The doctor said, moving toward Elizabeth and resting a cold hand on her shoulder.
"Take a deep breath in and out." He instructed and Elizabeth did as she was told.
"She will be fine." The doctor finally said after minutes of patting her back and excreting the fluid still in her lungs.
"Call me in the morning if you have any problems." He said and left the Swann manor.
"Well, Elizabeth, please get some rest and in the morning."
"Sir." Norrington said loudly and walked toward the bed.
"I feel I need to tell Elizabeth now."
"Commodore with all due respect, my daughter has endured a horrible ordeal. I do not think."
"Father." Elizabeth interrupted and turned to the Commodore.
"It's Will, isn't it?" She asked strongly.
He didn't reply, just looked at her father.
"James."
Reluctantly he focused on her again and cleared his throat.
"Mr. Turner's ship has been lost at sea. We have no idea if it was destroyed or not. They could have got caught in a storm" He paused for emphasis, "or met some pirates."
Elizabeth ignored it and nodded. She didn't understand why she had no feeling. Will was gone, and may never see him again. She was going to have to start over. Find someone else to love. No, she would find Will someday, he was too good a captain, and the ship was too strong and new to be destroyed. Even if he met some pirates other then those of the Black Pearl, he should be safe, being a pirate himself.
~TBC~
She had been anticipating this day for a little over one week now, and every day she would sit on the dock looking out to the horizon, waiting for her soon to be husbands ship. This would be the tenth day of waiting and as the day wore on, Elizabeth got more anxious. She let her feet dangle off the side, and when the waves skimmed the bottoms she smiled.
About midday a little girl jumped into the salty water. It amused Elizabeth because the young girl had just gotten off school and was all dressed up. She couldn't stand the urge to jump in with her. "Why are you laughing?" The little girl asked as she reached the dock.
"Just the fact that you remind me of myself." And after the comment, she patted a dry spot next to her. "What is a pretty lady like you doing here all alone?"
"I'm awaiting the return of my fiancé." Elizabeth said quietly and looked at the younger girl next to her.
"What's your name?"
"Sarah Write miss."
"My name is Elizabeth Swann."
"Yes, I know Miss Swann. Your father is highly favored in my household." She said.
"Well I'm glad he is in someone's."
The girl smiled and skipped a rock on the water.
"Do you like the water Sarah?" Elizabeth asked, staring ahead.
"Yes I love the sea." She replied and paused, thinking of the right words.
"I don't know why I enjoy it so much."
Elizabeth sat in silence for a while before she replied.
"I enjoy it too. It makes me feel free."
Sarah looked at her in awe and then back to the sea, which was getting darker.
"I must leave miss Swann and start for home."
"Okay Sarah, have a good day."
"You as well Miss Swann."
Elizabeth smiled and the young girl left.
~*~
Somewhere between talking to Sarah and watching the sun disappear Elizabeth fell asleep.
In her dreams she was trapped and drowning. She struggled to breath until a strong arm wrapped around her and pulled her back to the surface. Elizabeth opened her eyes and standing there was Will.
"Hello 'Lizabeth, did you sleep well?" He asked, smiling down at her.
"No actually." She said and brightened at his smile.
"Why don't I take you home?"
"Okay." Was all she managed to say and she felt herself stand up.
They walked through the streets in silence for a while until a bird flew down in front of them. It made Elizabeth stop in her tracks and gasp.
"Did that little sparrow scare you luv?"
"A little but.wait, did you just call me luv?"
"I'm sorry, Miss Swann." He said sarcastically.
Elizabeth looked up at the face of Jack Sparrow.
"Jack!"
He smiled down at her but suddenly turned grim.
"I'm awfully sorry 'Lizabeth."
"Why?" She asked, but blinked, and he was gone.
Elizabeth started to sprint toward the dock to look for the Belleza. When she got there, there was no sign of the Belleza or the Black Pearl. But there, walking on the water was Will.
"Will!" She called and jumped in after him.
~*~
Water was filling her lungs as Elizabeth fell through the sea that was claiming her life. She never even awoke from her dream until she was safe in her bead.
"When she awakens I will need to listen to her lungs to make sure all fluids are out."
"Of course doctor."
"Governor Swann, I will need to speak to Elizabeth when she awakens."
"Let us give her some time before we tell her Commodore."
Her head was swimming; the voices in her room resembled those of her father, the Commodore, and obviously a doctor. Elizabeth was suddenly stricken with fear as she thought of Norrington's words. Her father's response was solemn when he replied.
"No." Came a very small voice.
The Commodore, doctor, and governor turned to face Elizabeth who was struggling against her own weight, trying to sit up.
"You must rest my dear." Governor Swann said, as he was the first to reach his daughter.
"You must allow me to check her lungs before she even attempts to speak or sleep again." The doctor said, moving toward Elizabeth and resting a cold hand on her shoulder.
"Take a deep breath in and out." He instructed and Elizabeth did as she was told.
"She will be fine." The doctor finally said after minutes of patting her back and excreting the fluid still in her lungs.
"Call me in the morning if you have any problems." He said and left the Swann manor.
"Well, Elizabeth, please get some rest and in the morning."
"Sir." Norrington said loudly and walked toward the bed.
"I feel I need to tell Elizabeth now."
"Commodore with all due respect, my daughter has endured a horrible ordeal. I do not think."
"Father." Elizabeth interrupted and turned to the Commodore.
"It's Will, isn't it?" She asked strongly.
He didn't reply, just looked at her father.
"James."
Reluctantly he focused on her again and cleared his throat.
"Mr. Turner's ship has been lost at sea. We have no idea if it was destroyed or not. They could have got caught in a storm" He paused for emphasis, "or met some pirates."
Elizabeth ignored it and nodded. She didn't understand why she had no feeling. Will was gone, and may never see him again. She was going to have to start over. Find someone else to love. No, she would find Will someday, he was too good a captain, and the ship was too strong and new to be destroyed. Even if he met some pirates other then those of the Black Pearl, he should be safe, being a pirate himself.
~TBC~