Marriage and Murder (MMU Fanfiction)

Iron Pan

Alexander's POV:

The servants were checking the whole ship. I was with them.

Mr. Wong called me into his Cabin.

"I see that you care very deeply for my Hazel, Mr. Arcady." I looked down at my feet, knowing what he was going to say. "—I didn't realise that then. I thought you were just some silly boy." I looked up, surprised. "But—if— if my daughter is f-found again... I—I can see that she is happy with you... and I'll let you be together." He smiled weakly at me.

I was delighted. I shook his hand deeply. "Thank you, sir! Thank you!" But then we came back to reality. Hazel was missing. "I must get back to my search."

"Yes, Alexander." That was the first time I heard him say my first name.

I walked swiftly out, continuing my search.

Then I thought of something. There was this room Amina was talking about sneaking off to, before we went to the Tomb. It was at the very bottom of the ship, so no one hears anything from there. What if—what if Hazel was there?

I ran. Down the steps, (four floors) turned seven corridors, (accidentally tripping into a servant) and finally, ended up facing a dark door.

Storage. It said.

I tried to open it. There was rustling inside. I picked up a hairpin that was on the floor, and stuck it in the lock, and turn it around. There was a clicking sound. I breathed a sigh of relief.

The door opened.

The storage room was very dark, with barrels of oil and coal, brooms, mops, bookshelves, and right in the centre of it all was—

"HAZEL!" I scream.

She was definitely unconscious. Blood was dripping down her head, her hands were tied together, she had a gag in her mouth and there were bruises all over her body.

I ran towards her. She opened her eyes, spitting out her gag. "No!" She screamed. The door closed behind me. "Alex, get out of here! It's a trap!" She looked behind me, I turned

An iron pan bashed into my head. I fell backwards, falling into the wall. Squinting, I looked at the person holding the pan.

It was Mrs. Chavinski.

She smiled at me. "Looks like a prince has come for his princess."

She brings down the pan on me again.

I close my eyes, just in time to see Hazel bite at her binds, and run for Mrs. Chavinski...