Harry Hook x Mal's Little Sister

Chapter 2

I was met with four angry sets of eyes... 

Oh shit, I thought, time to bail! I launched myself back towards the window but was quickly caught and restrained by Jay. Mal's eyes lit up in furious green, causing me to bank and break eye contact. 

"You're not getting out of this one Madelynn," she said through gritted teeth.

"Oh man," I replied nervously at the use of my unshortened name, "What did I do this time?" I was lying through my god damn teeth, of course, I knew exactly what I'd done. 

"Uma? Harry? Are you fucking kidding me? Get rid of that innocent act before it makes me want to rip your face off even more." The sheepish smile disappeared, replaced with anger of my own. 

"I didn't mean to seek them out! And besides, they were fucking nice to me. The best I can get from you is slightly less bitchy. And as for the rest of you, if you're gonna side with her you can go fuck yourselves." They seemed stunned by my ferocity, Jay's grip finally loosened enough for me to pry his arms off. Mal's temper finally snapped, rage completely taking her over, 
"You'll wish on your life you hadn't said that you little BRAT!" Mother!" The blood fled from my face, leaving me pale and pasty in fear.

"No Mal, please. I swear I didn't mean it." She turned away from me and scoffed,

"Come on guys, let's go, it's obvious we aren't fucking wanted here. And besides, I think Mady has much more pressing matters to deal with," she ended her sentence with an evil smirk, then flipped her hair over her shoulder dramatically as she left. The others seemed to pity me, but one by one they followed her. Evie, the sweetheart, gave me a quick comforting hug before rushing out. I understood, of course, no one wants to face my mother at her worse. Especially if they've already got one abuser to deal with. 

I sat quietly in the chair Jay placed me in, not daring to move a muscle as her heels clicked on the floor on the way to me. Her presence felt like a dark cloud covering the sun, removing all the happiness from the room even though I didn't dare to look her way. Safe to say, she is terrifying. 

She reached out a hand and grabbed my chin, tilting my head up and nearly piercing my skin with her newly sharpened stiletto nails.

"Now Mady, what could you possibly have done?" false optimism coated her tongue, but I knew better. The only option was to respond honestly and hope for the best. 

"I'm sorry mother, I spoke with Uma and her pirates today, Mal didn't like that." 

"And why don't you listen to her? She's much more mean and wicked than you, you could use the tips," she tutted. "Besides, Uma and her crew of wannabe pirates are nothing. With me and Mal, we could take over the world." A distant look was in her eyes, I could tell she was fantasizing about what could be, so I just nodded and said nothing. "Now Madelynn, what am I going to do with you?" My whole body tensed in fear, before I could even register it, sharp pain erupted in my face and my body was flung across the room. It was so intense my vision blurred for a moment, but I knew I had to go now before she got even worse. Thank goodness I landed right beneath the open window, or else I don't know what I would've done. With my vision still seeing slightly double, I blindly reached for the ledge and threw myself over onto the roof edge outside. Not even giving myself a second to catch my breath, I ran. 

Rooftops flew by, I was so upset little sparks of green and blue magic shot like sparklers in the air around me. 

Just a quick interjection from future me, Hi guys. You might be wondering how the hell I've just surpassed the complete magic ban in the Isle of the Lost. Several times in this story, I mention my powers. For that, I can't really give you a clear-cut answer. Even though my powers are suppressed because of the magic barrier, it's never been fully effective on me. Mal and Mother have always been able to keep their green eyes in their magical rage, but my immunity goes even further. I am not able to die, just get injured (trust me I know from experience). Sometimes when I'm overwhelmed by emotions, my powers react to that too. So, just some quick context, and back to the story...

I finally reached my new safe space, struggling with the padlock since tears blurred my vision. I quickly stepped down the ladder and finally paused to catch my breath and wipe my rapidly falling tears. 

"Mady? What-" before I could consciously think it, my hand had him by the throat. Thank goodness I paused a second and registered who it was. Harry fucking Hook.