PotC: The Enigma of Elizabeth.
This was inspired in part by Sirhug's comments and his Keira fetish. It can be read both as a standalone piece as well as a prequel to my PotC series.
Elizabeth Swann stood smiling gently as she watched Jack Sparrow swimming towards the "Black Pearl', Will Turner with him. Of everyone who stood staring, even if she elected to include Will himself, she was probably the only one not surprised that the Pirate Captain had snaked an arm around the boy's waist and taken them both into the sea in the middle of one of his speeches. She inclined her head musing over the way in which firstly she was happily accepting of Will's departure and secondly of how she considered him a 'boy'. She gave a mental nod, content with her thoughts. Will was still very child like: his love for her idealised and noble and she was certain he would have pursued his suit for her even if he had come to realise his heart lay elsewhere. She did love him, but she knew her love was that for a beloved sibling. They could never have made a successful marriage. Will could never have given Elizabeth what she needed any more than she could have provided Will with what he wanted. //I wish you both joy, Sweet William,// she mused.
A touch to her arm had her attention focusing on James Norrington. She cocked an eyebrow at him in silent question.
"You seem singly unconcerned that a pirate has just kidnapped your suitor, Miss Swann," he observed.
Elizabeth pulled out a fan and snapped it open, fluttering it before her face.
"I am certain that under Captain Sparrow, Will shall find his true self and his true place." She used the fan to cover her smile at her words. Her smile widened unseen at the confusion in Norrington's eyes as she lowered her eyes. She could already imagine Will's chocolate brown orbs widening in shock as Jack introduced him to love; both the love between men as well as physical lovemaking. Her thoughts of the slender youth, naked, with Jack between sleek thighs created a heat in Elizabeth and she fluttered the fan more forcefully, turning her thoughts back to the man before her.
"That place being with a rogue and a pirate," Norrington replied. Despite his confident words, his eyes reflected uncertainty. Surely a young woman such as Miss Swann could not mean anything else. Even if he as a sailor knew of the practices in which pirates indulged, as a lady, Elizabeth would not. However, said lady had just spent time in the company of some of the most dangerous pirates on the seas and seemed remarkably unscathed by the experience. He felt himself begin to colour as he realised Elizabeth's eyes were staring levelly directly at him. He was unused to such direct scrutiny. Young women were shy and merely glanced as he walked by.
Elizabeth swayed a few steps towards Norrington, her fan again hiding her smile as she watched him stumble back a pace. If she could retain her independence, a marriage, even to Norrington, would not be too unpalatable. She gave a feral grin as Norrington seemed to now be frozen in place at her advancement much as a bird remains unmoving as a cat stalks it.
"I am no man's trophy, James,"
Norrington swallowed past a suddenly dry throat. Heat travelled southwards, pooling in his groin at the way Elizabeth purred his given name. Nobody had ever elicited such a response from him with but a single word.
"There would be no wedding bed signs of my capitulating to you," Elizabeth continued huskily. "I have been riding since childhood and much preferred to feel the beast between my thighs. You might say I lost my maidenhood to a stallion. I was fortunate to have a knowledgeable and understanding nanny to attend to me."
"I...I can understand your upbringing is ...different to many young women," Norrington stuttered hoarsely. He stopped and a gasp escaped his lips at the smouldering look in Elizabeth's eyes. The heat in his groin became an almost intolerable ache. His britches seemed far too tight and confined him intolerably. He stared at Elizabeth, acknowledging her as the most enigmatic creature he had ever encountered. The refined, civilised part of his brain screamed at him to turn and run from this enchantress. The other part of his brain and the whole of his body demanded he throw himself at her feet and swear his undying devotion.
A flick of Elizabeth's fan saw the return of a demur damsel and broke the spell that held Norrington transfixed. Elizabeth leant closer.
"The only words I wish to hear from you in the immediate future are: "Yes, Miss Swann'. Do you understand, James?" she purred.
"Yes, Miss Swann," came the instant response.