shyaway (shyaway) wrote in wallflowering, @ 2008-02-27 19:58:00 |
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Entry tags: | fic: potc - gen |
PotC fic: Nomenclature (Will, Jack, G)
Title: Nomenclature
Author: shyaway
Rating: G
Characters: Will, Jack
Disclaimer: Pirates of the Caribbean and its characters belong to Disney.
Sequel compliant?: No.
Summary: What shall we name Baby Turner? Jack has the perfect suggestion. Or several.
February
"Elizabeth is expecting."
"How did you manage that?"
"What do you mean?"
"Snip, snip ..."
"...!"
"Well, let's hear it, lad. What appellation, happy, unfavourable or otherwise, are you going to affix to your unfortunate offspring?"
"We haven't decided yet. I like Mary for a girl. Elizabeth said she would prefer Maria."
"Mar-eye-a. Very fashionable. Bit pretentious, innit?"
"Says the pirate who uses words like pretentious ..."
"Second choice?"
"Emma."
"I don't like that. Give the sprog a name with resonance, something that means something to the pair of you."
"Elizabeth suggested Wilhelmina."
"Ha."
"Well, what would you call her?"
"Margaret. It means pearl."
"It might be a boy."
"You'll be calling it Jack, then."
"We would call him William."
"You've no more imagination than your father."
"As you yourself said, it's a good strong name."
"It's used."
"So is yours."
"There are variations. Whereas William, you've got the options of either Will or Bill and your family has already used those up."
"We'll see, Jack ..."
*
July
Elizabeth tentatively shifted the sleeping baby in her arms and made herself more comfortable against the heaped pillows. She smiled tiredly up at Will.
"Have you decided what you'd like to call him?"
"I think so," Elizabeth said, considering. "I know we discussed naming him after you, but when I mentioned to my father that we were thinking of giving him a family name, Papa said he hoped in that case we would call him after my great-uncle Obadiah. So I told him that on the other hand we might give him a different name altogether. What would you say to John? After Jack?"
"John? After Jack?"
"Yes."
"Splendid idea, darling," Will said, and kissed her.