So, by now I assume most of you are thinking I haven't read the story haha, I swear that I have and I'm sorry for the changes if you don't like them. I'm going to be switching roles and lines around with the characters to see where it leads the story. It's extremely Darcy bias coz I hate to think that he's so mean and arrogant! Haha I'm a bit, a lot in love!!
Whoa! To Kitty LaRue, Stacey. Eats, Loraine, Gally619, Joyce LaKee, Becca7, Kiwi Mystique, middle child, quiz, O ancient one and TwilightStarLaughter: Thanks SO much for the reviews! Very inspirational!
Quiz: you asked if Sam was
Wickham. Nup, he's just a flirty sales assistant! Haha Still
trying to figure out if I want Wickham coming to Australia or not.
Might get messy and fake. Lemme know what you think!
Middle child
(anon.): that sucks mate. I'm the youngest of only two kids so I
don't know what its like, I just assumed. Sorry that its true. Hope
you're enjoying the story though.
KW: glad you're hooked mate! I am a bit too haha
TwilightStarLaughter: Thanks for the review! It came as I was writing chap 6 so it definitely spurred on the writing! Yep, I'm an Aussie. Yeah, I did make Lizzy short, kinda sick of Lizzy being this ethereal beauty. Some bad quals are good, right? haha
Loraine, Quiz and O ancient one: Yeah it is really really REALLY Darcy bias, pretty much coz I'm in love with him haha! I wanted him to be able to tell Lizzy straight out but I needed it to be realistic so I figured if Lizzy insulted Will's family, he'd bite! Get ready for some Angsty-Will.
Anyways, have a read and review if you wish!
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Lizzy was in a state of total shock. Will had just stormed out of his own party, leaving Lizzy standing alone and feeling utterly sick. 'What just happened?' She thought frantically, trying to navigate herself to an empty table before collapsing into a chair.
The conversation, which occurred only moments before, seemed like a blur, thoughts were racing through Lizzy's head and ultimately; she had the sinking feeling that she was in the wrong. Will Darcy's parents both died very recently, which must have meant that Will's 'family', who came to Australia, consisted of only himself and his younger sister, Georgiana. And to top things off, Will didn't think Lizzy was beneath him at all, in fact, he had thought she was 'absolutely beautiful'!
Lizzy groaned. What a terrible night, she thought, suddenly wishing for her bed. She slowly dragged herself up and looked around the hall for another exit, not wanting to meet Will again outside the main doors. She soon spotted a green exit sign near the band and headed out, walking as quickly as she could to the parking lot, where her trusty Commodore was parked.
Lizzy drove home as fast as she dared and collapsed on her bed, still fully clothed. Thoughts were running through her head a million miles an hour. She found that she didn't have the strength to try and focus on one thought. Besides, chances were that she had nothing good to think about anyway.
Tears ran down her cheeks. Lizzy felt so many emotions she could hardly breath. She felt terribly embarrassed for jumping so quickly to the wrong conclusion about William. She completely regretted what she said to him and felt so sorry for both William and Georgiana for finding themselves parentless at such young ages. Lizzy could hardly imagine what Will Darcy thought of her now.
It was with these terrible thoughts that Lizzy gradually fell into a restless sleep.
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William Darcy pushed at the large doors and immediately a cold rush of wind swept up to meet him. He continued marching forward, hardly paying any attention to where he was going. Eventually, he came up to a park and playground. He walked over to the swing and collapsed into one of the swinging seats.
He couldn't believe what had happened with Elizabeth. The conversation seemed like a complete blur and Will felt like he was drunk with all of the vague thoughts shooting through his head. How could that bitch talk about his parents like that? When he met her, she seemed normal enough; he would never pick her to say such cold-hearted remarks. What if Georgie had heard? Elizabeth must have known about his parents' deaths, it was the reason of the party that she was at for God's sake! Will exhaled in frustration and kicked his shoe in the ground, letting bark fly everywhere.
If only things were simple, Will thought, not for the first time and certainly, not for the last. Will sighed deeply, running his hand over his face. Suddenly, the effects of the night weighed down heavily on him, and he made his way back to the hall slowly, to collect Georgie and return to the apartment.
'I won't think about her anymore', Will thought decisively. 'It'll be easy enough, I barely know her.' Yet even as he thought this, Will knew that there was no chance in hell that he could forget about Elizabeth Bennet.
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"Morning Will, how'd you pull up?" Georgie plopped down next to Will for breakfast, wincing as she rubbed her worn-out, danced-off feet.
" Fine." Will said shortly, not removing his eyes from the newspaper in his hand.
Georgie looked thoughtfully at her brother after his short response, debating whether she should pry as to the reason or not. Eventually, her feminie curiosity got the better of her, and she whipped the newspaper out of Will's hands, earning herself a stern glare.
Time to turn on the charm, she thought. Smiling sweetly, Georgie grabbed Will's hand. "William, what's wrong?"
Will sighed, knowing that eventually Georgie's attempts would get the better of him and she'd find out exactly what happened. He was already weary from girls and talking to girls and really, everything about girls. He knew he would buckle soon enough.
"This girl misunderstood what I was saying about her to Charlie and she said some really horrible things to me." No need for Georgie to know what they were, Will thought protectively.
Georgie, slightly taken aback by Will's unguardedness, emitted a soft "Oh!" before thinking about what to say next. "Who was it, Will?"
"Um, Elizabeth Bennet? I don't think you met her, Georgie."
"The girl sitting on the bar stool, talking to you with Charlie and some other girl?"
Darcy gawked at his sister's observance. Georgie smiled cheekily, "I had to see if my big brother was having fun, didn't I? You didn't embarrass me, I'm surprised." Will smiled at Georgie, shaking off her hand.
"You're such a girl, Georgie." He said, getting up to offer her breakfast.
"I am a girl, Will." Was his sister's simple reply.
Will snorted. Georgie feigned insult before pouring herself a glass of orange juice. "Anyway, that girl, Elizabeth. She's pretty."
"Yeah?" Will asked vaguely, slamming down toast onto Georgie's plate unconsciously, "Too bad she's a bitch with a foul mouth."
Georgie gaped at Will's severe tone. This Elizabeth girl certainly got to him. Georgie wondered what she had said to Will, before deciding that she had done enough prying. It seemed that Will was tense enough about the situation, no need to make it worse.
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"Oh, Lizzy!" Jane's hand covered her mouth as Lizzy concluded her recount of last night's conversation with Will.
"I know, Jane. Will made it perfectly clear that he wouldn't forgive me, I mean, I don't blame him at all but…" Lizzy trailed off, staring daggers at Jane's plush toy collection as if they had done something wrong.
Jane looked sadly at her sister's disheartened form before kissing the top of Lizzy's head and standing up. "C'mon Pandora, we don't have anything to do right now, for once! Let's get some tea, some chocolate and hang out with our favourite men." Jane said, referring to watching one of the Lord of the Rings movies.
Lizzy sniffed and nodded, getting up also. "Jane, I'm sorry for your's and Charlie's sake, too. This might make things difficult for you two, right? Charlie's best mate hating the crap out of your sister?"
Jane smiled at her sister's thoughtfulness and then sighed, knowing that what Lizzy said was probably true. "Lizzy, it was an honest misunderstanding," she started, as Lizzy looked up doubtfully, "I mean, you really shouldn't have said that about Will's parents- in any circumstance, but… I mean, if it affects Charlie and I, that's just the way it goes. I can't have you feeling like crap just because of some guy."
Lizzy snorted, knowing that her guilt was far from softening.
"Lizzy," Jane looked at her beloved sister seriously, "You know you've got to apologise to William, right?"
Lizzy sighed, "Right… I just- Oh, Jane, I just wish this never happened."
Bit of a short chappie. Just wanted to get the aftermath out there.
Reviews welcome, hope you like the twisted direction. Bertie Collins comin up- groan! I'll try and get rid of the ridiculous man quickly though, get more Lizzy/Darcy action in! Thanks again for all of the reviews so far! Desiree