Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, and I'm not making money off of this.
A/N: In case you don't remember, Ryan was the real name of the dude who was the Dread Pirate Roberts before Westley. For now, this is just Westley pondering, but it will get exciting in the middle. Hope you enjoy.
TornChapter 1
Westley awoke to the sun pouring in from the window. It was morning. The air was chilly inside the house, but he felt warm under the thick blanket that covered him and his wife next to him. Westley was a morning person; he felt wide-awake now, just lying here, but he did not get out of the bed. He used this peaceful time to reflect or ponder his life, or think about what needed to be done for the day.
He had awoken from a vivid dream, Westley suddenly remembered. The same happy, and yet haunting dream he had been having every night for a while. He had been back on the Revenge. Ryan and him had just had a conversation about something, and Westley was turning around and leaving.
"Westley, wait," called Ryan. Westley turned back around and was entranced. Ryan's expression and posture, leaning against his desk, seemed so jaunty and confident. His dark eyes, perfectly framed by auburn hair falling in his face, seemed powerful like a thunderstorm. His slight smile added a touch of humor to the picture. He was beautiful. Westley wanted nothing other than to stare at him forever.
Ryan took a step toward Westley. "There is something else," he said. They both leaned forward and their lips met in a fiery kiss. Westley felt Ryan's hands move down his back, and Westley placed his own hands on Ryan's neck.
That was it. The dream usually ended there, although Westley knew what happened afterward. That night was burned in his memory forever, along with other nights.
Buttercup stirred in her sleep. Westley turned his head and stroked her hair. She was beautiful; there was no doubt about that. And he loved her with all of his heart.
But what about Ryan? Ryan was probably on some island paradise somewhere, enjoying his retirement. When Westley was the Dread Pirate Roberts, he had still sailed as a crewmember in order to be with Westley. After Westley left the Revenge, Ryan probably had no reason to stay and left.
Westley wouldn't have even left the Revenge if he hadn't heard about Vizzini's plan to murder Buttercup. He had still loved her, though not as strongly as he did Ryan, and he couldn't just sit back and let her be killed. But he had just planned to save her, and return again, not to be taken captive into the Pit of Despair and so on.
Now Inigo was the Dread Pirate Roberts, and Ryan was completely retired. But the problem was, Westley still loved Ryan. He loved both him and Buttercup. And then there were the dreams. The dreams of Ryan that teased him so.
Yes. He had to go back. He had to leave this place, and find his love.