Chapter 2. The Ceremony
A couple minutes later they were settled in a nice sized chapel going through the ceremony. Jack, after they announced the baby's name, nudged the guy next to him in the gut rather hard, saying proudly, "They named him after me."
But after a while, he got tired of waiting for the end to come. He fell asleep, passed out on some other guy's shoulder. Later one, though, as people began to file out of the chapel, done with the ooo's and aaah's, as well as the aww's, Jack woke with a start, yelling, "Where's the rum?"
He walked up grandly to the front of the room where Will and Elizabeth were with the pastor, shaking hands.
"Hey hey hey, old chum," Jack said to the priest, grabbing his hand and shaking it with odd rough jerks. Then he walked towards Will and roughed up his hair, it not being in a ponytail that day.
"Jack, must you do that?" Will asked.
"Of course, how else would I show my brotherly affection? Well, I guess I could alter it into a kiss." Jack seriously joked.
"Uhhh...no thanks. A head attack is enough for me," Will said quickly, shuddering at the thought.
Jack chuckled, figuring as much, and walked up to the baby. "So, little Jack. You've got a bit tough name, just like Uncle Jack. Captain Uncle Jack," Jack told the baby before turning to Will. "I expect that you'll still teach him how to word fight, am I correct? Just like you taught yourself, Will?"
"Of course, he's gonna be a fighter, this one," Will said proudly, and as if to prove the point, the baby started kicking and struggling. Will set him down and he began to walk around the church, looking all over and crawling on the pews.
"Oh really, and I'm guessing I don't have any say in this?" Elizabeth asked, a stern and stubborn look on her face.
"Of course you don't," Jack said just as Will said the opposite.
"Are you going to let her run all over you, then? Fine, if you want to have your son grow up a sissy because your love here says so, it's just peachy with me," he declared.
"I didn't say that he can't, it's just the fact that you didn't ask me," Elizabeth told Will, glaring at Jack, feeling as angry at him as she had on the island they had been stranded on years ago.
"Calm down, sweet cheeks. It was all fun and games, didn't mean a word of what I said," Jack promised.
"Which you best not have said at all," Elizabeth told him.
"Well, now. Why don't we all go home and calm down for a bit?" suggested Will, picking up little Jack just as he ran past.
"Actually, I have to get back to my ship. The Pearl's waiting for me out there," Jack said fondly.
"Oh, it's so dreadfully sorry to see you go, but if you must. We wish you much luck in terrorizing the seven seas," Elizabeth said sarcastically with a little too much cheer.
"Yes, I know. I beg your pardon but I really have to skidattle.get myself out of these clothes.get a hat like Will had." Jack trailed off as he made is way to the door.
"Wait!" Will called out. "Remember the things you needed for your little problem?"
"Oh, yes. Almost forgot," Jack said. "Babyfy me."
AN: Yes, I know. It's much shorter than the other chapter, but it's late at night, I'm tired, and I've got, like.a TON of other chapters already lined up. It's just that I haven't typed them up yet, and this just seemed like a good place to end. R/R Please!
A couple minutes later they were settled in a nice sized chapel going through the ceremony. Jack, after they announced the baby's name, nudged the guy next to him in the gut rather hard, saying proudly, "They named him after me."
But after a while, he got tired of waiting for the end to come. He fell asleep, passed out on some other guy's shoulder. Later one, though, as people began to file out of the chapel, done with the ooo's and aaah's, as well as the aww's, Jack woke with a start, yelling, "Where's the rum?"
He walked up grandly to the front of the room where Will and Elizabeth were with the pastor, shaking hands.
"Hey hey hey, old chum," Jack said to the priest, grabbing his hand and shaking it with odd rough jerks. Then he walked towards Will and roughed up his hair, it not being in a ponytail that day.
"Jack, must you do that?" Will asked.
"Of course, how else would I show my brotherly affection? Well, I guess I could alter it into a kiss." Jack seriously joked.
"Uhhh...no thanks. A head attack is enough for me," Will said quickly, shuddering at the thought.
Jack chuckled, figuring as much, and walked up to the baby. "So, little Jack. You've got a bit tough name, just like Uncle Jack. Captain Uncle Jack," Jack told the baby before turning to Will. "I expect that you'll still teach him how to word fight, am I correct? Just like you taught yourself, Will?"
"Of course, he's gonna be a fighter, this one," Will said proudly, and as if to prove the point, the baby started kicking and struggling. Will set him down and he began to walk around the church, looking all over and crawling on the pews.
"Oh really, and I'm guessing I don't have any say in this?" Elizabeth asked, a stern and stubborn look on her face.
"Of course you don't," Jack said just as Will said the opposite.
"Are you going to let her run all over you, then? Fine, if you want to have your son grow up a sissy because your love here says so, it's just peachy with me," he declared.
"I didn't say that he can't, it's just the fact that you didn't ask me," Elizabeth told Will, glaring at Jack, feeling as angry at him as she had on the island they had been stranded on years ago.
"Calm down, sweet cheeks. It was all fun and games, didn't mean a word of what I said," Jack promised.
"Which you best not have said at all," Elizabeth told him.
"Well, now. Why don't we all go home and calm down for a bit?" suggested Will, picking up little Jack just as he ran past.
"Actually, I have to get back to my ship. The Pearl's waiting for me out there," Jack said fondly.
"Oh, it's so dreadfully sorry to see you go, but if you must. We wish you much luck in terrorizing the seven seas," Elizabeth said sarcastically with a little too much cheer.
"Yes, I know. I beg your pardon but I really have to skidattle.get myself out of these clothes.get a hat like Will had." Jack trailed off as he made is way to the door.
"Wait!" Will called out. "Remember the things you needed for your little problem?"
"Oh, yes. Almost forgot," Jack said. "Babyfy me."
AN: Yes, I know. It's much shorter than the other chapter, but it's late at night, I'm tired, and I've got, like.a TON of other chapters already lined up. It's just that I haven't typed them up yet, and this just seemed like a good place to end. R/R Please!