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Chapter 8: Waking up
Jack's eyes snapped open, taking in the room once more. Nothing had changed, except for the fact that the day had passed, it was now night. Jack heard him. Jack heard Will's yells inside his head, begging to be set free. He had no idea how he hadn't noticed Will's tossing and turning form, bucking wildly on the bed. Most of the blankets were draping over the side of the disheveled bed, half on the floor. Will's body was glistening with a thin layer of sweat. Will's voice was resounding through Jack's head and among Will's frightened cries he heard Will asking him to call his name. Without any further hesitation Jack went over to the bed and did what Will asked.
"William, William I'm here. Come along, dear William, you've slept enough!" He teased gently; trying to still the younger's movements. When Jack pressed Will into the feather pillows that were supporting him, he felt Will's cold sweat. "It's alright, William, you're safe now. Come on my love, wake up. Wake up for ol' Jack. Alright, alright, still yourself and stop your fretting, stay calm, you'll be bright and awake in a minute."
Jack brought his face away from Will's ear and gave a shout for Dolorous. When she arrived in the room she took a quick look at Will and spoke. "Yes Mr. Sparrow?"
"He needs to wake up right now. I've tried, but he can't do it on his own." Jack was frantic.
"Why is this so urgent?" She asked suspiciously.
"Because, I can tell he's very scared. He's had plenty of time to rest. If he will just wake up now, he can go right back to sleep after that." Jack tried to explain.
".Mr. Sparrow, I have to ask you something. You knew that William was dying, you knew what he needed, what he wanted you to do. you always knew. How is that?" question the doctor.
"'Tis a long story, Misses. Please just wake him up." Jack scraped his hand over his face.
"How do you propose we do that?"
"I think if I hold some smelling salts under his nose." Jack stated. "You have any?"
"Yes, I do." Dolorous rummages in a black bag she takes with her everywhere and after a moment she pressed the smelling salts into Jack's outstretched palm.
"Right then, Misses, if you'll be so kind as to give me a bit of room?"
".Captain Sparrow, you never answered." the doctor started.
"I know I didn't. The reason isn't a scientific one at all. Let's just say I have a certain intuition to his wants and needs. You can come back to check him in a moment I want him waking up alone with me." Jack interrupted her.
"I suppose then, but only a few minutes." She added as she quietly exited the darkened room. Once she was gone, he turned his attentions back to William, whose breath had deepened and face was contorted with strain. He gave Will a kiss on the forehead, growling a 'shh' in his ear before he spoke to him "There, there, William. You'll be awake in a moment, my love. All I need you to do." he trailed off as he brought the smelling salts closer toward Will's face ".is breathe." He stuck the salts under Will's nose and with his next heaving breath Will's eyes flew open, shooting up.
Jack smiled and caught him in a tight embrace. "There now, it's alright, I've got a hold of you." Jack soothed, giving Will a kiss on the cheek.
"Jack?" Will shakily asked, still breathing a bit deeply.
"Yes love, it's me. You don't have anything to be afraid of. You're awake now." Jack comforted.
"Where am I?" Will asked groggily.
"You're in the Swann manor."
"Why am I in Bethie's house, Jack?" Will was surprised.
"He he, don't sound so surprised, love. You've been here the entire time since you fell asleep." grinned Jack.
".The smithy!" He exclaimed, trying to get off the bed.
"Oh no you don't!" Jack intervened as he held Will in place. "You've just woken up, you still aren't well! You're not moving another inch now stop that!"
"But, Jack, I have to work!" Will whined miserably as he desisted with his struggles. "Master Brown is going to be furious! How long have I been asleep?"
"One day shy of two weeks." He stated.
"Oh god, Jack how could you let me sleep that long I must have orders backed up for miles.." William sobbed.
"William, listen. Calm yourself, focus, and listen to me." Will took a deep breath, gave Jack an extra squeeze, then pulled away slightly to look at Jack's face with puppy dog eyes. "I'm listening." He stated slowly, his voice a low rumble of soberness.
Jack smiled when he noticed Will's voice. It was much deeper. He knew that Will's voice raised when he was upset or babbling. While Jack had been looking at nothing except Will for the past two weeks this was the first real look Jack had gotten of the youth's star filled eyes. Will blushed a light pink and smiled coyly at Jack under the pirate's attentions.
Jack's smile only widened at the rose hue that crept over Will's cheeks. "It's nice to see you up and about, William."
"It's nice to see you too. I missed you." Will said shyly.
"Aye, I missed you too, Will. Your voice.?" Jack wondered.
"What about it?"
"It got deeper." Jack smiled.
"Oh, oh yes, I guess it did. He he." He admitted, voice going even deeper when he chuckled. "I've changed a lot over these two years."
"I'm sorry I took so long but I came as soon as I could. Do you forgive me?" Jack looked at him with a long face.
"There's nothing to forgive, Jack. I know you did your best."
"Aye, I did, but it still wasn't good enough. I'm sorry I let it get this bad, William. Had I known, I would have had you come with me, jump off the fort with me and swim back to the Pearl." Jack said with regret in his voice.
"Then why didn't you ask?"
"I heard what you said to Elizabeth, before you saved me. I thought you'd go live with her. I never thought you'd be going back to that smithy again. When did you find out that you didn't love her?"
"I knew all along. Even as I said it to her I wanted to be looking at you, saying it to her. We were engaged for a month then one day she took me up to her bedroom. She had me sit next to her on the bed, she put her arms around me, and she gave me a kiss. I thought nothing of it at first, but then she put my hands on her as we were kissing. When I told her that we should wait until her wedding night she said she didn't care, that she wanted to have me right then. I tried.but I couldn't touch her. It felt so horrible, as if I was betraying you. I only want to touch you, Jack. When I told her she wished me well and broke off our engagement. By the next day my things were waiting for me in the smithy and she was engaged to James. She had no idea about Brown. And that's when.that's when.it was when he started to rape me again." Will's breath hitched once more and he whimpered, burying his head into Jack's shoulder. Jack rocked him comfortingly as he put a hand on the back of Will's head.
"Oh, Will, don't cry. It's all gonna be alright now, I promise. I told you before I've no intent on letting you out of my sight again. He's gone, and you'll never see him again." Jack held him tight.
"What? Where is he?" Will panicked.
".Does it matter?" Jack inquired confused.
"Yes, of course it does! Jack, where is Master Brown?"
".No one knows where the bugger is. He disappeared the day I arrived here. No one's seen him since, but don't worry, Will, he's gone for good."
"No." Will stated flatly, unnerving Jack in the deadness of his voice. "He's not."
"Will, I never want to hear your voice like that again." Jack snapped. "You have me, no more slipping off into your own little imaginary world! I won't have it, Will. There's no reason for it now. You've no need to hide from it; all you have to do is tell it to me. We're together now, and we're putting this town to our rudder as soon as you're well."
"I want to, but what about my things? What about my swords?"
"I wasn't finished on telling you with whom we are going." Jack had a wicked smile on his face. "You see, the Commodore's going on a little French quarry with little Misses Norrington. They have need for a craftsman of your skill."
"Hmph, what skill? They have no idea I have skill." Will pouted.
"They do indeed. Turns out everyone knows. With a little persuasion an' turnin' on a bit of me charm I convinced the crew to privateer for him. The Pearl is now swimming under British flags, believe it or not. She says she's going to be happy to have you back. She was quite fond of you."
"Is that what she said?" Will looked happily at Jack.
"Aye, it is.Will?" Jack squirmed.
"Yes, Jack?"
"Would you mind if I kissed you right now?" Will blushed again and lowered his head. Jack let out a throaty laugh. He was so bashful.
Jack waited patiently. A few moments later Will shyly looked up at him and pulled the pirate's waist closer to his. Jack let out a small groan of pleasure and Will smiled wider, blushing deep crimson now. Jack tucked a stray string of Will's hair out of his face, tucking it behind his adorable ear. He let the pads of his digits slide forward over Will's defined jawbone, tipping them off at his stubbled chin after raising the younger's head level with his own, aligning their lips. Will's eyes flicked between their lips and Jack's eyes once, then his eyelids fluttered closed and he pressed his lips softly to Jack's.
It was perfect. It was everything Jack had wanted it to be. Small, slow, sweet and chaste was his first kiss with Will Turner. Jack could sense his hesitance so he placed a hand behind his neck and guided his head closer, his lips pushed further onto Jack's. Jack opened one eye testingly and to his delight, Will's were closed. It meant a lot to Jack that Will trusted him enough to close his eyes. He was going to break it off there then Will swished the tip of his tongue over Jack's lips, gently pushing his way into his mouth. Jack opened his mouth more once he realized Will's intent and was very pleasantly surprised as Will stroked the sensitive side of his cheek. He was very, very ski- just where did the boy learn to do that? Jack's eyebrows rose at the knowing, swift movements of Will's tongue, pillaging Jack's wet cavern with precision.
Will was thrilled when Jack's tongue probed into his mouth. Will took advantage and started to suck on the tip, extruding a half formed 'ooh' from Jack.
Jack pulled away and spoke with a proud smile on his face. "That was excellent, love. Did you like it?"
"I loved it." Will sighed.
"I don't want you to think I'm rushing you or anything but do you want to." Jack hesitated, not wanting to scare Will.
"Go farther?" Will asked boldly.
"Yes, that's what I was thinking. But we'll do things when you want to, and only when you want to." Jack smiled.
".Not in Bethie's house. I want to, but let's wait until we're on the Pearl. Is that alright?" Will stroked Jack's face.
"Of course." Jack said, relieved.
"Thank you. Uh.can I go back to sleep now?" Will yawned.
"Of course. I'll leave you to yourself." Jack started to turn away.
"No, I want you to stay here if you don't mind. I've slept without you for so long, please, get into bed with me." Will held back the covers.
"Of course I will. I haven't left yet, and I don't intend to. Go ahead, sleep, I'll stay." Jack lay down beside him. Will lay his head on Jack's chest and very soon fell into the depths of his dreams.
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Chapter 8: Waking up
Jack's eyes snapped open, taking in the room once more. Nothing had changed, except for the fact that the day had passed, it was now night. Jack heard him. Jack heard Will's yells inside his head, begging to be set free. He had no idea how he hadn't noticed Will's tossing and turning form, bucking wildly on the bed. Most of the blankets were draping over the side of the disheveled bed, half on the floor. Will's body was glistening with a thin layer of sweat. Will's voice was resounding through Jack's head and among Will's frightened cries he heard Will asking him to call his name. Without any further hesitation Jack went over to the bed and did what Will asked.
"William, William I'm here. Come along, dear William, you've slept enough!" He teased gently; trying to still the younger's movements. When Jack pressed Will into the feather pillows that were supporting him, he felt Will's cold sweat. "It's alright, William, you're safe now. Come on my love, wake up. Wake up for ol' Jack. Alright, alright, still yourself and stop your fretting, stay calm, you'll be bright and awake in a minute."
Jack brought his face away from Will's ear and gave a shout for Dolorous. When she arrived in the room she took a quick look at Will and spoke. "Yes Mr. Sparrow?"
"He needs to wake up right now. I've tried, but he can't do it on his own." Jack was frantic.
"Why is this so urgent?" She asked suspiciously.
"Because, I can tell he's very scared. He's had plenty of time to rest. If he will just wake up now, he can go right back to sleep after that." Jack tried to explain.
".Mr. Sparrow, I have to ask you something. You knew that William was dying, you knew what he needed, what he wanted you to do. you always knew. How is that?" question the doctor.
"'Tis a long story, Misses. Please just wake him up." Jack scraped his hand over his face.
"How do you propose we do that?"
"I think if I hold some smelling salts under his nose." Jack stated. "You have any?"
"Yes, I do." Dolorous rummages in a black bag she takes with her everywhere and after a moment she pressed the smelling salts into Jack's outstretched palm.
"Right then, Misses, if you'll be so kind as to give me a bit of room?"
".Captain Sparrow, you never answered." the doctor started.
"I know I didn't. The reason isn't a scientific one at all. Let's just say I have a certain intuition to his wants and needs. You can come back to check him in a moment I want him waking up alone with me." Jack interrupted her.
"I suppose then, but only a few minutes." She added as she quietly exited the darkened room. Once she was gone, he turned his attentions back to William, whose breath had deepened and face was contorted with strain. He gave Will a kiss on the forehead, growling a 'shh' in his ear before he spoke to him "There, there, William. You'll be awake in a moment, my love. All I need you to do." he trailed off as he brought the smelling salts closer toward Will's face ".is breathe." He stuck the salts under Will's nose and with his next heaving breath Will's eyes flew open, shooting up.
Jack smiled and caught him in a tight embrace. "There now, it's alright, I've got a hold of you." Jack soothed, giving Will a kiss on the cheek.
"Jack?" Will shakily asked, still breathing a bit deeply.
"Yes love, it's me. You don't have anything to be afraid of. You're awake now." Jack comforted.
"Where am I?" Will asked groggily.
"You're in the Swann manor."
"Why am I in Bethie's house, Jack?" Will was surprised.
"He he, don't sound so surprised, love. You've been here the entire time since you fell asleep." grinned Jack.
".The smithy!" He exclaimed, trying to get off the bed.
"Oh no you don't!" Jack intervened as he held Will in place. "You've just woken up, you still aren't well! You're not moving another inch now stop that!"
"But, Jack, I have to work!" Will whined miserably as he desisted with his struggles. "Master Brown is going to be furious! How long have I been asleep?"
"One day shy of two weeks." He stated.
"Oh god, Jack how could you let me sleep that long I must have orders backed up for miles.." William sobbed.
"William, listen. Calm yourself, focus, and listen to me." Will took a deep breath, gave Jack an extra squeeze, then pulled away slightly to look at Jack's face with puppy dog eyes. "I'm listening." He stated slowly, his voice a low rumble of soberness.
Jack smiled when he noticed Will's voice. It was much deeper. He knew that Will's voice raised when he was upset or babbling. While Jack had been looking at nothing except Will for the past two weeks this was the first real look Jack had gotten of the youth's star filled eyes. Will blushed a light pink and smiled coyly at Jack under the pirate's attentions.
Jack's smile only widened at the rose hue that crept over Will's cheeks. "It's nice to see you up and about, William."
"It's nice to see you too. I missed you." Will said shyly.
"Aye, I missed you too, Will. Your voice.?" Jack wondered.
"What about it?"
"It got deeper." Jack smiled.
"Oh, oh yes, I guess it did. He he." He admitted, voice going even deeper when he chuckled. "I've changed a lot over these two years."
"I'm sorry I took so long but I came as soon as I could. Do you forgive me?" Jack looked at him with a long face.
"There's nothing to forgive, Jack. I know you did your best."
"Aye, I did, but it still wasn't good enough. I'm sorry I let it get this bad, William. Had I known, I would have had you come with me, jump off the fort with me and swim back to the Pearl." Jack said with regret in his voice.
"Then why didn't you ask?"
"I heard what you said to Elizabeth, before you saved me. I thought you'd go live with her. I never thought you'd be going back to that smithy again. When did you find out that you didn't love her?"
"I knew all along. Even as I said it to her I wanted to be looking at you, saying it to her. We were engaged for a month then one day she took me up to her bedroom. She had me sit next to her on the bed, she put her arms around me, and she gave me a kiss. I thought nothing of it at first, but then she put my hands on her as we were kissing. When I told her that we should wait until her wedding night she said she didn't care, that she wanted to have me right then. I tried.but I couldn't touch her. It felt so horrible, as if I was betraying you. I only want to touch you, Jack. When I told her she wished me well and broke off our engagement. By the next day my things were waiting for me in the smithy and she was engaged to James. She had no idea about Brown. And that's when.that's when.it was when he started to rape me again." Will's breath hitched once more and he whimpered, burying his head into Jack's shoulder. Jack rocked him comfortingly as he put a hand on the back of Will's head.
"Oh, Will, don't cry. It's all gonna be alright now, I promise. I told you before I've no intent on letting you out of my sight again. He's gone, and you'll never see him again." Jack held him tight.
"What? Where is he?" Will panicked.
".Does it matter?" Jack inquired confused.
"Yes, of course it does! Jack, where is Master Brown?"
".No one knows where the bugger is. He disappeared the day I arrived here. No one's seen him since, but don't worry, Will, he's gone for good."
"No." Will stated flatly, unnerving Jack in the deadness of his voice. "He's not."
"Will, I never want to hear your voice like that again." Jack snapped. "You have me, no more slipping off into your own little imaginary world! I won't have it, Will. There's no reason for it now. You've no need to hide from it; all you have to do is tell it to me. We're together now, and we're putting this town to our rudder as soon as you're well."
"I want to, but what about my things? What about my swords?"
"I wasn't finished on telling you with whom we are going." Jack had a wicked smile on his face. "You see, the Commodore's going on a little French quarry with little Misses Norrington. They have need for a craftsman of your skill."
"Hmph, what skill? They have no idea I have skill." Will pouted.
"They do indeed. Turns out everyone knows. With a little persuasion an' turnin' on a bit of me charm I convinced the crew to privateer for him. The Pearl is now swimming under British flags, believe it or not. She says she's going to be happy to have you back. She was quite fond of you."
"Is that what she said?" Will looked happily at Jack.
"Aye, it is.Will?" Jack squirmed.
"Yes, Jack?"
"Would you mind if I kissed you right now?" Will blushed again and lowered his head. Jack let out a throaty laugh. He was so bashful.
Jack waited patiently. A few moments later Will shyly looked up at him and pulled the pirate's waist closer to his. Jack let out a small groan of pleasure and Will smiled wider, blushing deep crimson now. Jack tucked a stray string of Will's hair out of his face, tucking it behind his adorable ear. He let the pads of his digits slide forward over Will's defined jawbone, tipping them off at his stubbled chin after raising the younger's head level with his own, aligning their lips. Will's eyes flicked between their lips and Jack's eyes once, then his eyelids fluttered closed and he pressed his lips softly to Jack's.
It was perfect. It was everything Jack had wanted it to be. Small, slow, sweet and chaste was his first kiss with Will Turner. Jack could sense his hesitance so he placed a hand behind his neck and guided his head closer, his lips pushed further onto Jack's. Jack opened one eye testingly and to his delight, Will's were closed. It meant a lot to Jack that Will trusted him enough to close his eyes. He was going to break it off there then Will swished the tip of his tongue over Jack's lips, gently pushing his way into his mouth. Jack opened his mouth more once he realized Will's intent and was very pleasantly surprised as Will stroked the sensitive side of his cheek. He was very, very ski- just where did the boy learn to do that? Jack's eyebrows rose at the knowing, swift movements of Will's tongue, pillaging Jack's wet cavern with precision.
Will was thrilled when Jack's tongue probed into his mouth. Will took advantage and started to suck on the tip, extruding a half formed 'ooh' from Jack.
Jack pulled away and spoke with a proud smile on his face. "That was excellent, love. Did you like it?"
"I loved it." Will sighed.
"I don't want you to think I'm rushing you or anything but do you want to." Jack hesitated, not wanting to scare Will.
"Go farther?" Will asked boldly.
"Yes, that's what I was thinking. But we'll do things when you want to, and only when you want to." Jack smiled.
".Not in Bethie's house. I want to, but let's wait until we're on the Pearl. Is that alright?" Will stroked Jack's face.
"Of course." Jack said, relieved.
"Thank you. Uh.can I go back to sleep now?" Will yawned.
"Of course. I'll leave you to yourself." Jack started to turn away.
"No, I want you to stay here if you don't mind. I've slept without you for so long, please, get into bed with me." Will held back the covers.
"Of course I will. I haven't left yet, and I don't intend to. Go ahead, sleep, I'll stay." Jack lay down beside him. Will lay his head on Jack's chest and very soon fell into the depths of his dreams.
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