Tell me your dreams

Title: Tell me your dreams (1/16?)
Author: Mahie/EvenStar
Reply to: persefone_rj@hotmail.com
Pairing: Jack/Will
Rating: NC-17 (later)
See Part 0 for other info.
No infringement is intended.
'thoughts'
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Will Turner was a humble blacksmith who lived on the island of Tortuga. He worked every single day. As each day passed, the young man realized there was even more work to do, but he liked it. Actually, he hadn't had the chance to know any other job, and liked his lifestyle. Although he lived at one of the most hectic islands in the Caribbean, he managed to live a calm life.
Will wasn't one for parties or whores. He was a workaholic, and didn't like the way of life on the island. But he had to stay there, because neither him nor his foster father had enough money to leave.
Will had been adopted by Mr. Brown, a master blacksmith, when he was five.
Will's mother had died when he was young and nobody knew anything about the boy's father, though gossip was that he was a feared pirate.
Will had been found overboard by a Tortugan ship and he was taken to the city where someone could adopt him. Mr. John Brown adopted the boy and raised him as his own son. Will knew everything about being adopted and loved his foster father even more because of it. But sometimes, as a child, Will wondered where his father was and if he was still alive.
As Mr. Brown didn't like pirates and didn't know a thing about
them, Will could not ask him about his real father. Although Will had the same name as his natural father,William, Mr. Brown didn't know anything about Bootstrap Bill,so he didn't know that Bootstrap was Will’s father. And Will never knew, either.
The boy didn’t suspect a thing when he was nine and, along with Mr. Brown at a tavern, heard a group of pirates talking.
He overheard a part of their conversation:
"Did you hear? The Black Pearl's first mate committed mutiny. They
marooned Captain Jack Sparrow on an island and killed the only member who didn't turn against him."
"Was it Bootstrap? He was /killed/?" the other pirates
asked,(space) astonished.
"Aye, that would be him. He might be lost to Davy Jones' locker."
"What about Sparrow?"
"Sparrow's marooned. Give it a few days and he'll be dead, too."
The pirates' eyes were wide. One said:
"Nay. Sparrow's going to leave the island. He's /Captain Jack Sparrow/,
ye know."
"Aye, that he is. But he's also fucked up."
At that age, Will didn’t know that the pirates were talking about his father's death, but he was still curious by the talk.
But his foster father spoke quietly:
"Will. Never look at a pirate. Don't pay attention to his talks. They are all scallywags and they don't care about people. If they think you're spying on them or something, they won't think twice before they harm you."
"Yes, father," Will replied and ignored the pirates. But, his
interest in piracy would grow over the years. And now that Will was eighteen he couldn't think about anything else. He wondered what it would feel like, being a pirate. Mr. Brown knew how Will was feeling, and feared for him. He knew people said the boy's father had been a pirate. It could be true. Will could be feeling his father's blood in his veins.
He could, indeed, want to be a pirate himself.
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One night, after working all day, Will told his father,
"Dad, I'm going to have a drink with Charles and Henry...” Charles and Henry were Will's friends.
"It's okay, son. Enjoy yourself," Mr. Brown always liked when Will wanted to go out. The lad worked so hard that his father was
afraid he lost other good things in life, such as dates and friends. But Will wasn't really interested. He loved his friends, and always met with them, but didn't care about dates. Almost all the women in Tortuga were whores, in Will's point-of-view. And he didn't want a whore, not even to relieve himself sexually. He didn't think about marrying; he would only do it if he found a special person. No need to be fooling around. 'I'd rather work than be with all these whores.' And so Will lived happily like this. He didn't miss a girlfriend, for he had never had one to know better.
Will left his home and met his two best friends in a well-known tavern. It was noisy, but Will, Henry and Charles managed to find a quiet table.
They ordered their drinks and Charles told them,
"Have you heard? Captain Jack Sparrow's come back to Tortuga!" Charles
said, excitedly. Like Will, he also dreamed about being in a pirate ship someday.
"Who?" Henry asked. He hated pirates, and didn't know a thing about them.
"For God's sake, Henry." Will replied. "Don't you know Jack Sparrow?
He's the most famous pirate captain in all the Caribbean."
"In all the Spanish main." corrected Charles. "Or maybe the entire
ocean!"
"Yeah, you must be right. So what is he doing here?" Will asked.
"I overheard some talks and people are saying that Captain Sparrow is
looking for a crew to try and get the Black Pearl!" Charles was really excited.
"Really?" Will's eyes were wide open. "You know, the Pearl was /his/
before this Captain Barbossa committed mutiny."
"Of course I know. He's right,trying to get it back." said Charles. "It's not a robbery, for the ship is /his/!"
"You both are crazy,"Henry said. "You aren't thinking of being a part of that crew, are ye?"
"I would gladly. But you have to be a pirate to be part of a crew, isn't that right?” Will asked Charles, dejectedly.
"No! They want anyone! They don't care, as long as we are loyal and know how to fight."
"Hey! We know how, we are blacksmiths! We practise with swords three
hours a day!" Will said, more excitedly this time.
"Exactly." Charles replied. "So, let's give it a try Will! It'd be
amazing to be part of a pirate's crew. Let alone Sparrow's crew!"
Will laughed excitedly. Henry shook his head.
"You both are mad. You're going to kill yourselves. It's dangerous!"
"And you're so girlish, Henry!" Charles replied. "So, Will, we can go talk to Mr. Gibbs tomorrow. He's making a list of all the people who are interested."
"Sure! Do you know where Mr. Gibbs lives? Will knew of Jack Sparrow and
Mr. Gibbs, but only by their names. They were famous. After losing the
Pearl, Jack had been on other pirate ships, and although he wasn't the captain,he was still famous. Jack and his good friends Gibbs and the pirate woman Annamaria were known far and wide. But Will had never seen any of them in person. They didn't come to Tortuga very much, as they were always on the sea.
Charles replied:
"Mr. Gibbs will be on the East Docks by tomorrow and the day after. After that, we'll know who will be picked up!"
"So, we are going tomorrow, Charles!" Will said. "Come with us, Henry." he teased; but he knew his friend would never do such a thing.
"Never!"
Will and Charles laughed at him only to receive a glare from Henry. "What are the benefits for us?" Will asked Charles. "I mean, if Sparrow
wants a crew he may have to offer something in exchange, right?”
"Yeah. I'm sure he will. I don't know what the prize will be,though."
"That's fine. I'm more interested in being part of the crew than in the prize itself."
"Me too." Charles agreed. "But you can be sure, it will be such a prize! You know, Sparrow is /rich/!"
"Yeah." Will agreed. "Alright then. One more drink?"
They drank for hours. Will and Charles were very excited about the idea
of being part of a pirate's crew; And Henry kept telling them they were
mad. But the friends had a good time together and when they left the
tavern it was very late into the night.
Henry said goodbye to them and left for the other side of the island.
He lived a some distance from Will and Charles, who were neighbors.
Like Will, both Charles and Henry were blacksmiths. Charles and Will were childhood friends, and both worked for Mr. Brown.
"Fancy a whore now, mate?" Charles asked Will, clearly teasing him. He knew his friend didn't like to lay with whores.
"Oh yeah." Will teased back. "Going to kill her...you know I practise three hours a day so that when I find a whore I can kill it."
Charles laughed. He knew Will was a romantic However he couldn't help
but wonder if his friend liked women at all...Will was eighteen and he
had never lain with a woman...he didn't seem to be interested in them
at all...but Charles didn't find it disgusting...Will was his friend,
and if he liked men it was okay with Charles.
Just as they were going home, Charles squeezed Will's right arm roughly.
"Ow! What was that for?"
"Look, it's Captain Jack Sparrow!"
Will turned around. Jack, along with who they thought to be Gibbs and Annamaria, was going into a tavern beside the one Will and his friends had been. They were laughing and Jack was flirting with the whores that gathered around them. Many of them approached when they saw Jack Sparrow. The only thing they wanted was a one-night stand with the famous captain.
Will was watching the scene, bewildered. His mouth opened. His heart
started to beat quickly.
Jack was the most beautiful guy he had ever seen. He looked like a
gypsy.
His clothes, his hair full of trinkets and the kohl around his eyes. And when Jack was talking to someone, he looked deep into their eyes; Will realized this as Jack spoke to a whore. The way he looked at her...Will felt himself growing hard.
Charles spoke:
"And those next to him are Gibbs and Annamaria...they're..." Charles looked at Will. The boy appeared as though he was lost in a dream "Will?"
"Yeah?" he said but he didn't look at Charles. His eyes followed Jack's
every move and his dreamy expression was unmistakable.
Charles noticed Will's eyes were following Jack. But he didn't say a
thing. He wouldn't want to embarrass his friend by saying he fancied the captain. Charles was older than Will, and he knew that if his younger friend liked men, then he had never noticed it. Charles wn'tn't want to be the one to tell him and scare the poor boy to death.
Charles waited patiently while Will watched Jack entering the tavern.
Then he said:
"Lots of whores, um?"
"Yeah." Will replied and they left. Will said his goodbyes to Charles
and went to sleep.
But he couldn't forget those kohl-lined eyes, not even for a moment.
Needless to say, Will couldn't sleep.

End of Part 1

TBC