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The scaling of the wall took some time do to the fact that Jack while a fast climber was a bit clumsy. Lex on the other hand had managed to make it up to the balcony with little mishaps. The open balcony door led to a bed room, a rather nice one to, defiantly a women's do to the multitude of dresses in the closet. Jack stumbled after Lex.
"Took you long enough Captain." Lex said pulling out one of the dresses and standing in front of a full length mirror. The dress was a light blue and cream color, it was a bit long for Lex but she would have looked stunning in it. Looking at the corset though, it was going to be a tight fit.
"Who was that man we ran from?" Lex asked throwing the dress on the bed. Jack was looking around to not for dresses so much as something to turn profit on.
"We were not running from him, more of an out of sight out of mind precaution." Jack spoke turning to Lex. "Shouldn't we be getting the books pet?"
"I don't think we ought to leave the room for the moment Captain. Check it out." Lex pointed to the street where the Man in the expensive looking hat, navy blue coat and white wig turned onto the path of the house followed by four men with rifles and red coats.
"Not good." Jack muttered as they heard the front door slam hut and the butler announcing the arrival of Commodore Norrington.
Both Lex and Jack dove out of each other's way looking for hiding spots as the door to the bedroom opened.
"I'll just be a moment father!" Elizabeth shouted from her door way, she shut the door.
Jack hid behind the dressing screen and Lex hid behind the mirror for lack of a better place to hide in the panic of being caught.
"Oh brilliant Lex, real smooth." Lex chastised herself.
Elizabeth sank against the door and let out a sighed her father still had high hopes that she would marry the commodore. Sometimes there was no changing the optimism of people. Heading for her vanity dresser she noticed that one of her dresses was lying hazardously on the bed, Very out of place. Thinking one of the maids had left it there she began to walk towards the bed, picking it up Elizabeth turned to the left and saw Lex a nervous smile on her face. Lex held up one hand and waved slightly. Elizabeth more a nerved by the dark cloak and dagger at the girl's side let out a small scream.
Lex held her hands to her mouth in a quite jester and stepped closer the Elizabeth. Jack at this point grabbed Elizabeth from behind placing his rather grubby hand over her mouth. Elizabeth turned her face and saw Jack smiling at her.
"Now luv is that anyway to be treatin' your ol' friend Jack?" Jack said charmingly. Elizabeth's doe brown eyes narrowed and using her elbow she hit Jack in his side causing him to let her go and lose the air in his lung.
"Glad to see you again to 'Lizabeth." Jack wheezed as he tired to smile.
"ELIZABETH! ARE YOU ALL RIGHT!" her father yelled banging at her door.
Wasting no time Elizabeth started to issue orders. "You two scoundrels hide here right now!" She whispered harshly and opened her closet doors, letting Lex inside first Jack followed second.
"But luv I'm afraid of the dark." He said jokingly; Elizabeth rolled her eyes and pushed him inside by using his face before shutting the closet door. At that moment Norrington and her father broke open the door and rushed to Elizabeth.
"Miss Swann are you alright?" asked Norrington scanning the room for any sign of impending danger. Her father was fretting over her making sure she was not bruised or bleeding.
"We heard you scream my dear." Governor Swann said relief flooding his voice.
"I'm fine father, James…I….I just saw a …a bird." Elizabeth stuttered smiling.
"A bird?" her father asked shaking his head.
"Yes a sparrow I believe father just swooped in and startled me then flew back out the window." Elizabeth explained putting a slight emphasis on the name of the bird.
"I am fine really, if you two don't mind I would like to get ready for dinner, please excuse me for startling you." Elizabeth said in a docile tone as she led both men to her door. She shut it and placed a chair in front to hold it shut. Making sure to hear the retreating steps of her father and Norrington she quickly opened the closet door. She immediately went and opened the closet doors to find the girl holding one of her shoes and trying to hit Jack with it.
Seeing the light Jack jumped out of the confined space.
"Bloody close call there. Thank you so much for saving us luv." Elizabeth walked up to Jack and slapped him. The sound of clinking beads filled the room for a second.
"Not sure I deserve that." Jack mused holding his stinging cheek.
"Not to be rude to you Captain but yeah you did!" Lex said taking a seat on the bed. Jack glared at Lex.
"Keep doing that you will get wrinkles." Lex suggested to Jack who turned to face Elizabeth and her scorn.
"Jack what are you doing here, in my house no less? Do you want Norrington to find you? And who is the girl!" Elizabeth asked in one big rush of breath. Jack held up his hands in surrender.
"I'm Lex, nice to meet you Miss Swann." Lex stood up and gave the proper introductions as her grandmother had taught her.
"Lex, it's a pleasure." Elizabeth nodded, however her anger at the two in her room no less apparent.
"Now what are you doing here?" She turned to Jack.
"Well we need to borrow something to help us on a venture." Jack explained a devilish smirk on his face.
"You mean steal something." Elizabeth stated. Lex was now wondering how to put the two together when all they seemed to do was argue.
"No the little lady there needed some book you've got stashed in your library. She knows of some grand treasure." Jack Pointed to Lex and Lex smiled.
"Actually we don't need the book the little knock on the head when we were in the closet made me remember where it is." Jack gave her a very evil look.
"You mean to say we came all this way for nothin'!" Jack wanted to yell but remembered Norrington was not far away.
"Well you always did do everything the hard way Jack." Elizabeth said sitting in seat next to the window.
"Well maybe it won't be a waste, heard you and the Whelp are to be married soon." Jack said taking a seat at the window.
"We will marry in a month actually." Elizabeth stated. Lex felt panic rise in her stomach. If Elizabeth marries the Black smith Tuner her whole life may cease to exist. Plus if what Elizabeth's said was true then Lex had less then a month now to make sure her great times an unknown number was grandfather was born or good bye Sparrow clan.
"Come with us." Lex jumped up surprising both Jack and Elizabeth with her outburst.
Okay next chapter the unwanted invitation and to Singapore.