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Pirates of the Caribbean (All) › Slash - Male/Male › Jack/Will
Rating:
Adult ++
Chapters:
9
Views:
13,408
Reviews:
37
Recommended:
0
Currently Reading:
0
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I do not own the Pirates of the Caribbean movie series, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
The Morning After
Warm rays of sunlight drifted lazily through the window to caress the two lovers. Jack opened his eyes and smiled at the sleeping form of the man next to him. Will looked so beautiful and peaceful that Jack couldn’t bear to wake him.
Kissing his forehead gently, he contented himself with trying to memorize every feature of the smith’s face. Pain gripped his heart as he realized that this would be the last time he’d ever see him. He would never be able to return to Port Royal, the Commodore would make sure of that, and he would no longer be able to ask Will to meet him outside of town because Will would no longer feel any obligation to him.
* * *
The first thing Will saw when he opened his eyes was Jack’s smiling face. “Morning, luv,” Jack said softly.
“Good morning.” Will blushed as the events of the previous night came back to him.
“Well, I expect it’s time to get up,” Jack said. “The crew will be returning shortly.”
“Yes,” Will said, pain stabbing his heart. “You’ll want to sail back to the Isla de Muerta. I’ve kept you here long enough.”
Jack heaved himself off the bed and began dressing as he said, “And I’ve kept ye away from the fair Miss Swan long enough. I suppose yer anxious to get back to her.”
“Yes, I am,” Will said, but the words sounded hollow and dead. He realized as he began to get dressed that he didn’t mean a word of it. He’d be perfectly happy to stay here with Jack for the rest of his days.
'Don’t be stupid,' Will scolded himself. 'Jack wouldn’t want me here. Besides, I’ve got a fiancé to worry about. I can’t just abandon her.'
Somehow, the idea of returning to Elizabeth didn’t seem as appealing as it should have. Will still had so many things that he wanted to know about Jack, so many things he wanted to tell him…
“Well, Mr. Turner, I suppose this is goodbye,” Jack said gruffly, leading Will to the door. “I trust ye can row yerself to the mainland without too much trouble?”
“Y-Yes,” Will stammered. He had a sudden, overwhelming urge to say something, anything, but the words just wouldn’t come.
When Will didn’t say anything more, Jack put out a hand and said, “I wish ye and yer girl a happy life.”
Will stared dumbly at Jack’s outstretched hand before some engrained politeness made him automatically take it. 'Is this all I mean to him?' he thought bitterly. 'Just a handshake? After everything we’ve been through together?'
As Jack was beginning to shut the door of his cabin, words tumbled unbidden from Will’s lips. “Jack, what you said last night…a-about being in l-love with me…did you mean it?”
Jack leaned against the doorframe and studied him a moment with those beautiful dark eyes. “Let me put it this way, dear William,” Jack said at last. “I’ve never lied to ye, not even in the bedroom.” That said, Jack quickly shut his bedroom door, not waiting to see Will’s reaction.
Will stared at the closed door, his mind completely frozen. 'He loves me? But then why is he just letting me leave like this? Doesn’t he want me to stay with him?'
He barely remembered the row back to the mainland, his mind was so preoccupied. As he began to drag the lifeboat up on the beach, only one thought was chasing its way through Will’s mind.
'Why didn’t he ask me to stay?'
* * *
Back aboard the Pearl, the infamous Captain Jack Sparrow, the most feared pirate in the Caribbean, leaned against the door to his cabin with silent tears streaming down his cheeks.
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A/N: Sorry! I hate angsty chapters, but this one just kinda spilled out. I promise a happy ending though, so just click that little button, and move on to the next (and last) chapter!
Kissing his forehead gently, he contented himself with trying to memorize every feature of the smith’s face. Pain gripped his heart as he realized that this would be the last time he’d ever see him. He would never be able to return to Port Royal, the Commodore would make sure of that, and he would no longer be able to ask Will to meet him outside of town because Will would no longer feel any obligation to him.
* * *
The first thing Will saw when he opened his eyes was Jack’s smiling face. “Morning, luv,” Jack said softly.
“Good morning.” Will blushed as the events of the previous night came back to him.
“Well, I expect it’s time to get up,” Jack said. “The crew will be returning shortly.”
“Yes,” Will said, pain stabbing his heart. “You’ll want to sail back to the Isla de Muerta. I’ve kept you here long enough.”
Jack heaved himself off the bed and began dressing as he said, “And I’ve kept ye away from the fair Miss Swan long enough. I suppose yer anxious to get back to her.”
“Yes, I am,” Will said, but the words sounded hollow and dead. He realized as he began to get dressed that he didn’t mean a word of it. He’d be perfectly happy to stay here with Jack for the rest of his days.
'Don’t be stupid,' Will scolded himself. 'Jack wouldn’t want me here. Besides, I’ve got a fiancé to worry about. I can’t just abandon her.'
Somehow, the idea of returning to Elizabeth didn’t seem as appealing as it should have. Will still had so many things that he wanted to know about Jack, so many things he wanted to tell him…
“Well, Mr. Turner, I suppose this is goodbye,” Jack said gruffly, leading Will to the door. “I trust ye can row yerself to the mainland without too much trouble?”
“Y-Yes,” Will stammered. He had a sudden, overwhelming urge to say something, anything, but the words just wouldn’t come.
When Will didn’t say anything more, Jack put out a hand and said, “I wish ye and yer girl a happy life.”
Will stared dumbly at Jack’s outstretched hand before some engrained politeness made him automatically take it. 'Is this all I mean to him?' he thought bitterly. 'Just a handshake? After everything we’ve been through together?'
As Jack was beginning to shut the door of his cabin, words tumbled unbidden from Will’s lips. “Jack, what you said last night…a-about being in l-love with me…did you mean it?”
Jack leaned against the doorframe and studied him a moment with those beautiful dark eyes. “Let me put it this way, dear William,” Jack said at last. “I’ve never lied to ye, not even in the bedroom.” That said, Jack quickly shut his bedroom door, not waiting to see Will’s reaction.
Will stared at the closed door, his mind completely frozen. 'He loves me? But then why is he just letting me leave like this? Doesn’t he want me to stay with him?'
He barely remembered the row back to the mainland, his mind was so preoccupied. As he began to drag the lifeboat up on the beach, only one thought was chasing its way through Will’s mind.
'Why didn’t he ask me to stay?'
* * *
Back aboard the Pearl, the infamous Captain Jack Sparrow, the most feared pirate in the Caribbean, leaned against the door to his cabin with silent tears streaming down his cheeks.
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A/N: Sorry! I hate angsty chapters, but this one just kinda spilled out. I promise a happy ending though, so just click that little button, and move on to the next (and last) chapter!