Title: I'm Here For You

Author: Raven-Roka

Rating: PG-13 to begin with may change for later chapters

Disclaimer: No.I do NOT own Pirates of the Caribbean.Stop reminding me!

Pairing: Jack/Will.

Archiving: Ask first

Summary: Jack gets into a spot of trouble and Will helps him out, but what will happen after that...

WARNING: **SLASH AHEAD. DON'T LIKE.DON'T READ.**

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A/N: Thanx to those of you who reviewed.. My keyboard was playing up when I typed the last chapter.I'll try and watch my appalling spelling in this I promise.

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Will was silent for a second. Deep in thought, finally he nodded,

"Well, you can't very well stay here for much longer can you? I mean, the commodore's men are bound to find you sooner or later aren't they?" Jack nodded, wondering where the boy was going with this. "Well, I don't doubt you have the 'Pearl' to get back to. So, I don't doubt, once your back to your usual self, you can commandeer yourself a ship and find your way back to your crew." Jack nodded and looked at Will,

"Aye that I can. And what of you then lad? What'll ye be up to after I'm gone?" Will looked at the floor for a few seconds and shrugged slightly,

"I shall continue on working as a blacksmith, as is my lot in life." Jack gave a snort from where he was positioned and Will half glared at him, "What?" Jack gave one of his famous insane grins.

"'As is your lot in life'? Your lot in life has nothing to do with bein' a blacksmith boy. The sea is in yer blood. Ya can't hide from it. Yer a pirate me boy. And well on yer way to bein a damn fine one. With a little help that is. Savvy?" Will glared at him,

"I am a blacksmith!" Jack snickered and pointed at him, swaying slightly, a sure sign that he was well on his way to being back to himself again.

"You just sprung a pirate from prison, again. That on top of our little adventure after yer bonny lass and there ya go." Emphasizing his point with a flourish of his hands he smiled and then paused for a second, he smiled again flashing gold teeth,

"How is young Elizabeth?" Will looked down again and spoke quietly,

"She is to marry the commodore in two weeks." Jack raised his eyebrows,

"And why isn't it you in the good commodore's place?" Will finally met his eyes and Jack almost flinched at the raw pain in his eyes, he felt a surge of hate for the young governors daughter.

"Elizabeth realized that I would not be a fitting match for her. She decided the commodore would be better for a woman of her stature." Jack nodded slightly and they were both silent for a few minutes before another insane grin spread across the pirates lips. Will looked at him and raised an eyebrow. And Jack grinned even more,

"Now ye be free lad." He waved a hand to add to his statement, "Nothin to hold ye down!" Will looked confusedly at the man on the bed,

"And how is that a good thing?" Jack leaned forward as if he were about to whisper a secret. The beads in his clinked and brushed against the younger mans face, sending shivers up his spine as he looked into dark eyes.

"Now ye be free to come out to sea. Savvy?" Will blinked, the pirate had just offered Will what he had been yearning for. Ever since he had watched the Pearl sail away over the blue waters of the Caribbean he had felt, distant, like he was missing a part of himself, and now he was being offered it. The question was, could he accept the offer?

Jack watched the boys face as he thought it through. Emotions flickered through the boy's chocolate eyes, to quick to catch. They finally stopped at guarded, his whole face was shut down and Jack hated that he could see through the boy's defenses, hated that he wasn't allowed to see inside. After several seconds Jack became sure that they boy wasn't going to answer him, either that or it was a 'no'. He tried desperately to read his face, to see what was happening in that head of his. Finally Jack resigned and slid back down on the bed, and settled his aching head against a pillow waving a hand as he closed his smudged eyes,

"Take some time and think it through. But not to long, I'm headin for me 'Pearl' as soon as I feel more like meself. Savvy?" Jack had just started to think Will had left the room when the boy spoke, quite, almost a whisper,

"Yes." Jack shot bolt upright and regretted it. The world span as he cringed at the pain in his back and ribs. Once the room had almost stopped whirling around him, he managed to get out,

"Did you just say yes?" Will smiled,

"Yes. You're right, I can't run from my blood, and truth be told I have been aching to get myself out to sea for some time." Jack nodded slightly, still not quite believing that this wasn't some dream his sleeping mind had thrown him to get his hopes up. He winced as his head throbbed. He reached a hand up and hissed as the pain sharpened.

Will watched as the pirate's face contorted with pain, and he moved behind him, sitting on the warmth that Jack's body had left behind when he had sat up so abruptly. Will moved Jack's hands away from his head and began searching through the beaded hair, making sure there was no blood. The man's hair was softer than it looked and Will loved the feel of it between his fingers s he searched the scalp for any cuts

Jack felt Will move off the bed and wondered where he had disappeared to, seconds later, the bed dipped as Will took up a place behind him and gently moved his hand away from his throbbing head. Jack almost gasped when Will's hands started moving through his hair, searching out the painful areas. The boy's hands were gentle and thorough. Jack leaned back into the younger man and closed his eyes. It wasn't long before sleep started to tug at him, pulling him down into unconsciousness.

After finding no serious injuries on the man's head Will let his hands move away from the soft beaded hair. Jack, he found, had leaned back into him as he had searched and was now settled comfily against him. Will smiled, he was more than willing to just lie there and bask in the warmth and nearness of the Pirate Captain, but felt as though he should give the man at least some time on his own.

"Jack." He said, and got no reply, "Jack?" he said again, slightly louder. After four more tries Will came to the conclusion that Jack was a heavy sleeper and decided that it would not be good to wake him when he needed his rest. So, Will settled back into the pillows, quite content to spend the rest of the night awake, just to watch this man sleep. In sleep Jack looked almost innocent Will thought. Jack shifted slightly and turned over, wrapping an arm around Will's waist and smiling in his sleep.

The blacksmith blushed and tried to move, but more than Jack's weight kept him on that bed. Just the fact that it was Jack lying there, holding Will against him like a lifeline filled Will with a smoldering warmth that spread over him. Will had to pinch himself to make sure he wasn't just dreaming again, but he wasn't and the fact that it was real, made it all even more special to Will.

The blacksmith soon fell asleep, with the slightly smaller pirate cradled in his lap, a smile on both their faces as they dreamed, both basking in the warmth that they brought each other

TBC..

A/N: It's a bit short I know I'll try for a longer chapter next time, promise. Thanx to all you people that reviewed.

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