This is the new, improved and longer version for your reading pleasure!! This is set after AWE about 1 year after.
A/N- all Sara's thoughts are in italics. Enjoy the chapter!!!
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Where am I?? This is not my bed. This is not my apparment. Why is the floor moving? The floor shouldn't be moving. I opened my eyes only to find Jack Sparrow, sorry Captain Jack Sparrow, looming over me. Why is Jack Sparrow in my dream? This HAS to be one of my crazy, very realastic dreams again. That is the only possiable explantion. Right?
"What be your business on the Pearl, Miss..."
"Uhhh... Sara. Sara Connor."
"Well, Miss. Connor seeing as you are now on me ship, you 'ave to state your business. I 'ave to make sure you're not a trator from the East India Trading Company, savvy?" I had to tell him what I was doing on his ship. When I didn't even know myself!! What am I going to tell him??
"Well...I, uh...I am...well, you see..." Think. Think.
"Spit it out, luv. I 'aven't got all day to dilly-dally with you. Even though it would be nice..." He trailed off, looking sugestively down the length of my body. I looked down at myself. I was wearing my nightgown, which wasn't short, but I was also soaking wet. Not good. I was seriously not in a happy place, now.
"Captain Sparrow, I have no intentions of doing whatever it is you are currently thinking. I am not-"
"Now, wait 'ere. How do you know me name? I 'aven't told it to you, 'ave I?" Oh, crap! Shouldn't have said that. You have to think of something good, a reasonable explantion. Come on, think!
"I have heard all about you. You're a very famous pirate, you know." Nice save!!
"Well then, that's a different story there, Miss. Connor. Seeing as you are new here, I will personally take you on the grand tour of the Black Pearl, me pride an' joy." He took my hand and lead me away from the growing number of pirates gathering around us. This was pretty cool, I had to admit. I got really lucky, I mean landing on the Pearl and all, not bad for spontainous time travel. Jack's voice broke into my musings.
"Well, now that you've seen 'er, what do you think?"
"Ummm... She's wonderful. A beautiful ship."
"Why, thank ye. She's the fastest ship to sail the Caribbean. We've 'aven't been caught yet." He fondly pats the railing with a slight smile on his face. It was almost like he was remembering something funny, then he abruptly turned around.
"Mr. Gibbs! Return to the heading!"
"What was the heading again, Captain?"
"Where do you think, you blithering idiot!! Tortuga!" So, that's were we were going. Aha. Things were starting to make more sense now.
"Now, Miss. Connor we are but a few days off the coast of Tortuga. Til we arrive, you will have to stay with us. I 'ope that'll be to your likin'. "
"Well, I don't see that I have much of a choice in the matter."
"Good. Good. Well, that's settled then."
"I'm glad that we all seem to agree." I turned around to see who this new voice belonged to. It was Will. I hadn't seen until now and I wondered where he had been all this time.
"Hello." That was lame.
"Ah, yes. Miss Connor, this is William Turner, my good friend. Will, this is Miss Sara Connor."
"Pleased to make your aquintence." He offered me a slight bow. I curtsied and almost fell over, because the ship gave violent lurch. Jack grabbed my elbow to keep me from actually falling over. I think he held on a little longer than nessarary, though.
"Thank you, Jack." I said pulling my arm from his grasp.
"No problem, ta'll, luv."
"So, when we get to Tortuga, what will I be doing?"
"Hmmmm...I don't rightly know. Is there somthin' in particular you'de be wantin' to do?"
"I can't think of anything right now, but..."
"Well, you can jus' stay with ole Jack 'ere an' he'll show you the ropes. 'ow's that sound?"
"Fine. I guess." Hanging out with Jack in Tortuga wasn't that high on my list of things that I wanted to do, but I had no other options. Unless...
"Or, maybe I could just stay with the Pearl, while you go and do whatever it is that you do..."
"Eh. I suppose you could do that. What say you, Will?" Jack turned to face Will. He frowned in thought as he seemed to be searching for the right words.
"Hmm. As long as Miss. Connor as someone to stay here with her, I suppose it would alright."
"Well, then. It's settled. William here, will stay with the lovely Sara an' I an' the men'll go out on the town." Jack looked extreamly pleased with this new devlopment in the plan. Will, on the other hand, looked a little less than pleased. Jack smiled at the pair of us and walked away, presumably to...well, I don't know what, but whatever he does. I turned to face Will.
"Thank you, Mr. Turner." I said softly, smiling at him.
"You are most welcome, Miss Connor."
"Please, call me Sara." This was tunring into a really clishe moment. Oh, well...
"Will. Call me Will. My father is Mr. Turner." His brown eyes stared into my blue ones and I felt a funny feeling in my stomach. It was like I had a million butterflies flying around in there. Very weird, but I dismissed it as sea sickness. I hadn't been on a ship or on the ocean for that matter in a long time. So, that was it. It had to be it.
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A few hours later, night fell on the Pearl. That as we all know, means that Jack pulls out the rum, not that he doesn't at other times of the day, and most of the crew gets, shall we say, drunk. I wasn't looking forward to it. So, I decided to stay near the top of the ship instead of going below decks. It seemd to be the safer alternitive. The sky was beatuiful, the stars seemed to be close enough to touch and the air was balmy with just a whisper of a breeze.
"It's beautiful, isn't it?" I turned around to see Will standing next to me.
"Yes, it is. I can't remember when the last time I saw something so wonderful."
"That's one of the things that I love about sailing is the sunsets. The sunrises are a wonder to see also." He leaned over the railing and took a deep breath. He seemed restless, but I couldn't put my finger on it.
"I would imagine so... Will?"
"Yes?" He twisted slightly so he could see my face.
"Why are you still sailing with Jack? I mean you could be doing anything else, but you aren't."
"Well, I did have a choice. But, after...certain events, it just felt right, I suppose. Sailing with Jack isn't as bad as it seems, really."
"Oh. Forgive my curiositiy. I mean...it's just...I was...umm." I was getting flustered. Not good. I could feel my cheeks redening with embarrisment.
"No, no. It's not a problem. Not at'll."
"That's good." I'm starting to sound like a brain-less idiot. Where was my collage education, all my hard work in school going?!? I'm not sure, but I don't think I like whatever it is.
"It's getting late, you really should be getting to bed..." That sounds like a great idea, but where am I going to sleep??
"Ummm. That would under normal circomstances be great, wonderful even. But, you see...ah...I am not going to sleep with the crew and well... I just don't know where I'm going to sleep." That sounded really smart. Not. Good going, Sara. He's probabley thinking that you're an idot now. Great.
"Well, you could-"
"My dear, dear Sara. Darlin' you can jus' be in my quarters. That ain't a problem, is it?" That is that rum talking, Jack. I don't really want to share a bed with Jack Sparrow, the womanizer. No way are you getting me in there.
"Are you alright there, luv? Ya don't look it." Jack was slurring and falling all over the place. How was I gonna get out of this mess??
"She can take my bed. If you don't object." Will interjected this wonderful thought just as Jack fell onto him.
"Fine then." Jack sounded quite sullen as he said this. Oh well. I don't care.
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Will had a small room near the captain's quarters. It was funrnished with a bed, desk and chair. There was also a small window with a great veiw.
"Here. You take the bed." He gestured across the tiny room to it."But where are you going to sleep? I don't want to deprive you of your bed."
"Oh, no. You wouldn't be doing that at all."
"Well...why don't we share it?" What was I saying?!? Share? With Will! I am losing it. Yep, it's sad, but coming true.
"Well..." He seemed hesitent to give me an answer. I can see the wheels turning in his head...
"If you are sure you don't mind, then I suppose it would be alright."
"Alright, it's decided then. Ummm. Good night, Will" I laid down on the bed and curled up on my side. I felt Will lay down beside me. It's reasuring to have someone lying next to you. Soon, his breathing evened out and he was asleep. I should be too.
Oooooooo! Will's got a secret!! all should be revealed in the next chapter...if not the one after that.
Thanks to Captain Caffy and Commodore Chillidog for being the first reveiwers of this fic!!! Y'all get extra cookies!! (hands out cookies) Please let me know if the characters go all OOC or something. I'll try my best to fix it, because it is not intentional. Also, my spell checker is not playing nice, so all spelling mistakes are my own. thanks!! -dancingsparrow112
