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Post by ~Charlotte~ on Apr 8, 2007 22:03:24 GMT
Victoria gaped and then blushed...
"H-h-he is!? I..." She stopped and put her hands on her hips in thought, smiling a little, then suddenly stopped and turned back to Evelyn...
"And William does follow you around...not because he's your prisoner...he adores you...I've seen enough men trail around after ladies to recognize it...and no. I wasn't looking for answers. I...I suppose I just wanted to talk to someone...someone who would be honest for once. And also to suggest you do take your title. You deserve it. Even if you hate England and...this." She gestured around her at the stone corridors...
She began to walk away, silk petticoats swishing quietly, then turned back....
"I did try to do what I liked...once. It didn't go so well...you should count yourself lucky that you are still who you are, not changed by this world...and can do what you please...and if you do become a Lady...it'd be marvelous if you brought a little more scandal here..."
She gave a mischievous little smirk and headed off from the direction she had come...
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No sooner had Victoria disappeared, Will rounded the corner and saw the lady he was seeking.
"Evelyn!" He cried out with more delight than he had meant to let his voice betray...
A little ringing laugh came from the corridor the Duchess had disappeared down, and Will frowned slightly...
"You caused quite a stir back there..." he began, pacing slightly, all the things he'd been planning to say had vanished from his mind into thin air...
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Post by ~~*Buffy Bloom*~~ on Apr 8, 2007 22:13:04 GMT
Evelyn took a few steps forward after Victoria, shaking her head with amusement. She did wonder what she was referring to, who she was referring to, when she spoke about her experience.
She blinked a little at Will's entrance. Was it true? I mean even if it was...surely it was just...platonic. Or...a passing fancy, maybe he just hadn't gotten any. What more could it be?
She flicked back her hair, "Well a heathen's got to do some stirrin' in the cauldron..." she said as she wiggled her fingers at him.
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Post by ~Charlotte~ on Apr 8, 2007 22:18:00 GMT
He couldn't help but smile...putting on his mock high voice he came towards her in her little haven, speaking teasingly...
"Shocking behaviour from a lady! Good gracious and in front of his Majesty!"
He chuckled deeply...he was now right in front of her...resuming his normal voice he asked her seriously...
"You will...accept his offer?" He looked deep into her eyes of twinkling jade, his own chocolate coloured ones staring back at her...hard. They shone with admiration and something else as he waited for her reply...he moved a hand out slowly, letting it fall gently on top of her own...
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Post by ~~*Buffy Bloom*~~ on Apr 8, 2007 22:25:10 GMT
Jaysus. She was right.
Did he really think that there was something between them? She desired Rory, she even desired Jack more than this young man. Didn't she? His dark eyes drew her in and...no. She ignored his joke, and decided to make her own.
Evelyn leaned forward very slowly, parting her lips, her shimmering, bright eyes falling on his, her warm breath on his face...she paused, an agonizing pause..."No." She quickly drew back and sat on the soft, immaculately cut grass.
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Post by ~Charlotte~ on Apr 8, 2007 22:27:47 GMT
Will's parted lips closed and he rolled his eyes, plonking himself down upon the grass near her...
Sighing, he pinched the bridge of his nose...
"...and...why exactly?"
He glanced at her through his fingers, studying her and trying to gauge what she would say, planning on what he would say that would change her mind and grant him the thing he desired most...
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Post by ~~*Buffy Bloom*~~ on Apr 8, 2007 22:33:44 GMT
Evelyn let out a laugh, "Why? Wwwhy? Yer seriously askin' me why?" she crossed her legs and leaned forward, "How about..I don't need it? I don't need their stinkin' land, I don't need their money, I steal enough of it from them. I have my own land. I have the sea. I have my title, both titles that are in my heart's desire and that is all I want. I want nothing from these people. I want to get out of this place! Do y'not understand that? Or are you that ignorant?"
She rubbed her forehead, hearing her father's voice in her head, remembering the hell she had been put through for exactly this. Land. Titles. A kind of wealth she would spit on. She would not become that person. She would fulfill the plan that he had for her. Not for all the land and money on this God's green earth.
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Post by ~Charlotte~ on Apr 8, 2007 22:40:59 GMT
He didn't look at her...he was gazing at the sky above shining through into their little patch of eden...
He sighed deeply again, though he did not mean for her to hear his disappointment...
"Fine. OK." He spoke quietly, picking at something on his finger, his dark eyes growing dimmer...
"I'm going to accept mine though. I'm going to use my influence to try and change things around here...and the money I get will be used to rescue my father...or attempt to..."
He swallowed, still thinking what to say...
"Jack said they needed more men like me here...I think he's right...and I think they need more women like you and that lovely Nelly woman in this place. To keep the spark going...?"
He smiled at her, running a hand over his rugged, unshaven face...his handsome youthfulness evident as he glanced once more to heaven...
"I'm going to take what they give me and use it for my own ends. And that...is piracy." He stood up and began to walk away...
"I'll see you later I suppose...and after that? When?"
He now looked desperately sad...his emotions betrayed him.
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Post by ~~*Buffy Bloom*~~ on Apr 8, 2007 22:47:54 GMT
Evelyn looked away for a moment. He certainly chose his words well. Damn it. It was true, she could use it, as Grace herself did long ago in negotiating with Queen Elizabeth. But there were other things...complications...
Tilting her head, Evelyn asked with all seriousness, "Turner...are you fallin' for me?"
She didn't know what to expect as an answer. Or how she would respond to any kind of answer. She was looking at him at a different angle.
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Post by ~Charlotte~ on Apr 8, 2007 22:50:49 GMT
Will blinked once. Then again. A tiny bit of pink rose in his tanned cheeks. He bit his lip, then spoke.
"I fell for you when you first came into my shop in Port Royal...and hit me."
He smiled at her and sighed...
"Sorry...I just...you're...well...never mind."
He turned and began to walk away, heading off to find the rooms a servant had told him were waiting for him somewhere in this labyrinth of passages...
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Post by ~~*Buffy Bloom*~~ on Apr 8, 2007 22:59:05 GMT
Evelyn said nothing, she stayed sitting. Well...turns out the princess was very right indeed. She hadn't seen it at all. She decided not to think about it for now and let herself fall backwards so that she was lying on her back.
After a moment or two, she let out a sigh and got up. Going back through the window, she traipsed around the hallways. She was utterly lost. Where her room was she hadn't a bl**din' clue. Hearing a noise, and then a smash of glass, she approached a door that was slightly open and peeked through.
Meanwhile, Jack had finally found Victoria's room. He knocked lightly on the door, "Victoria?"
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Post by ~Charlotte~ on Apr 8, 2007 23:06:10 GMT
Everyone in Victoria's room span around. Two attendants were holding up fine silks to be examined...another man was taking out her elaborate hairstyle, letting her ebony hair cascade down her back. The room was vast, decorated with finery, sofas, cushions and a huge gilded four poster bed at the end of the room.
"Jack!" she cried delightedly, waving a hand and making everyone disappear out of her room at once...
"Jack I have such wonderful news! And you! An Earl? That's so wonderful! Charles told me he thought you were charming!"
She seated herself on a chaise longue and held out a pale slender arm...
"Come and sit with me and I'll tell you the news..." She grinned at him, tilting her head to the side...
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The King was bent over his desk, quite alone, trying to let thoughts of state business escape him as he experimented with brightly coloured liquids. He'd just dropped a bottle of something that smelt quite foul. Charles had removed his periwig, and he ran a hand over his shaven head as he thought about clearing up the mess he'd just made, adjusting his lace shirt and velvet jacket...but he felt a prescence behind him...he span around.
"Ah...Captain O'Malley..."
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Post by ~~*Buffy Bloom*~~ on Apr 8, 2007 23:13:57 GMT
Jack glanced at the luxury of her room, although he could hardly be surprised by it. Seeing the smile on her face and hearing the joy in her voice, he couldn't bear to tell her that he would decline the reward.
He sat down beside her, looking away for a moment before managing a smile at her, "What's the news, pet?" he asked with as much enthusiasm as he could muster.
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"Oh cr*p it's you. I thought...nevermind..." she waved a hand, "Got lost in all these fancy marble hallways...but I'll letcha get back to yer little..." she pointed at the liquids and equipment, "..experiment..." she trailed off and turned away to leave the King to do his business.
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Post by ~Charlotte~ on Apr 8, 2007 23:18:32 GMT
"No wait! Come back...Captain!" cried Charles, laughing a little, putting a bottle down...he walked a little towards the door, not the least embarressed...
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Victoria squeezed his hand...
"Well...as you heard no doubt, Frederick is getting married...to some simpleton...Lady Amy something-or-rather...oh whatever...anyway...I'm going to lose my title..." she paused for effect...
"BUT! I spoke to Charles and he's such a darling...he's going to give me his poor dead brother Henry's old title...I'm to be Duchess of Gloucester in my own right..." She smiled at him...
"It's a royal title! Oh Jack..." she trailed off, still waiting for his reaction...
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Post by ~~*Buffy Bloom*~~ on Apr 8, 2007 23:24:40 GMT
Evelyn turned round, a little taken aback by his conduct, "Yes...?" she asked. She felt more comfortable with him now. He was just...Charles, no crown, no wig, no crowd of onlookers. It meant she could almost put aside her opinion of him. Of the King anyway.
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Jack said nothing for a moment. It was lovely for her...it was but...it really meant nothing to him. He did adore her. He adored Victoria, not her Grace princess of England, Duchess of what have you and future Queen of England. No, just...just Victoria de Bourbon. "That's...that's brilliant Victoria, I'm.." he nodded, "..I'm very happy for you..."
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Post by ~Charlotte~ on Apr 8, 2007 23:31:56 GMT
Charles smiled at her...
"I do apologise for my state of disarray..." he paused and folded his arms..."I was hoping you would be able to come to my apartments tonight...we're having a little bit of entertainment. Nelly will be there, and I know you've met her...and some other interesting characters will be attending. I've invited Mr. Turner and Captain Sparrow...and my little cousin will be there..."
He looked at her with interest...
"Though you seem to be adverse to our company...you don't like it here much do you?" He waited for a reply, leaning back on a chair in a relaxed pose.
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"Thank you." Victoria said quietly, still beaming at him. She watched him for a few moments, contemplating. Evelyn O'Malley's words began to haunt her and she blushed involuntarily...
"Y-you've caught me unawares actually...I was going to get some proper rest before we see Charles and everybody this evening..."
She stood and began to close the heavy velvet drapes, blocking out the light shining through the massive glass windows...
"But you can stay for a little if you like..." she added softly, glancing back at him and offering him another quick smile...
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