𝕋𝕦𝕣𝕟 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕋𝕚𝕕𝕖||𝕃.𝕊

ELEVEN

Upon Harry approaching her, she shakes more violently and she whimpers in fear. Harry slowly places his ring clad hand on the girl's shoulder. "Hey Luna. I'm Captain Styles. I'm not going to hurt you okay? See." He shows Louis holding Leo.

"My Louis is holding Leo. He's not hurting him. I'm not going to hurt you alright." He says as gently as possible in his rough and deep voice.

He scoots a bit closer and slowly sits down before gently lifting the girl into his lap. Her dirty white dress is the least of Harry's concerns as he cradles the crying child and rocks her back and forth until she calms down. He cards his fingers through her tangled jet black hair.

When she calms down, Harry turns his head to look at Louis. Louis smiles when their eyes meet. There are tear streaks down his face and Harry's heart aches a bit more. "He's asleep. How about Luna?" He asks quietly.

Harry looks down at the girl clinging to her.  "Awake. We should get them out of here." Harry replies as he stands up.

Luna lifts her head when Harry stands. "Can you walk little one?" Harry asks.

She nods so Harry places her feet on the wood. When they start walking, Harry soon realises Luna is not beside her. He turns around to see the girl's feet wobbling and tears fill her eyes. "Are you alright?" He asks as he walks back to her and crouches down to her level.

She shakes her head. "Hurts." She says. Harry mentally slaps himself because he knows what she means.

"I'm going to carry you okay? Like Louis is carrying Leo." He says. She nods slowly and Harry places his hands behind the girls thin thighs and hauls her up.

She hugs his neck immediately. Harry is a bit worried because of how light the girl feels in his arms. He can feel wet moisture where his hand is positioned behind Luna's thighs but his main goal is to get her out of the perverted vessel she was held in.

Harry walks upto where Louis is standing and they start walking out side by side. Louis glances at Luna before softly nudging Harry. "Blood Haz....." he says knowingly.

Harry's jaw clenches and unclenches in anger several times. His nostrils flare and his eyes darken as he holds the girl close to his person as if to protect her from the cruelties the world has to throw at her.

They walk onto the deck and the girl whimpers and clings on tighter with her eyes screwed shut. "Burn the disgusting vessel along with these disgusting people." Harry commanded with a stoic expression before he followed Louis onto their own vessel.

They were fixed with many curious gazes. "The cap'n is going soft." Harry heard someone say.

Harry turned around in an instant and stalked towards the man. Harry easily towered over him. He fixed the man with a glare that made him cower. "Watch your tongue. Protecting a child from cruelty, is not me going soft." He then addressed his entire crew.

"You will treat Leo and Luna with respect! You will never question my authority and assume that I have gone soft just because I am protecting two children who's innocence was stolen too quickly!" Harry bellowed out whilst cradling Luna's head as she whimpered in fear.

He glares at his crew. "I have not done anything to make you question my decisions have I?" Harry asks with a raised eyebrow.

"You brought the Prince on board our ship." Someone grumbles.

"He has asked you all not to refer to him as such has he not? He is Louis. Nothing more and is there anyone who says they have not benefited since he's been on this ship?" Harry questions while running his hand through Luna's hair.