Huma: A childhood story (Harry Hook x Uma Ursa) {💯%}

5. Seven years later

"Harry!" Captain Hook shouted and Harry hurried to his father.
"Yes father?" he said.
"Someone got past my crew and stole one of the smaller ships. GET. IT. BACK."
"Why do I have to? Can't Harriette-?"
"NOW."
Harry quickly nodded and hurried out the door.

Uma looked at her newest recruit.
"So, Gil. Look at that. We actually managed to steal a ship from Captain Hook." she said.
"Oh did you now?" a voice said and Uma turned.
She saw a guy with quite the muscle and he drew his sword at her.
"You might want to get off the ship m'lady." the boy said and Uma grinned and drew her sword as well.
"Make me."

Harry's sword clashed against the girl her sword but after a while he noticed something familiar.
He kicked her sword out of her hand and grabbed her wist.
"Where did you get that?!" he barked as he saw a braided bracelet with blue, black and turquoise threads.
"An old friend gave it to me." the girl said and Harry stepped back.
"Gil, why the hell are you just standing there!" the girl cussed at the other guy.
"U- Uma...?" Harry mumbled and Uma's eyes grew wide.
"Harry?!"
Harry pulled up his sleeve, revealing the bracelet she made.
A smile appeared on Harry's face and Uma looked at him.
"You've certainly changed over the years."
"You not so much... Can't believe I didn't recognise you earlier..." Harry mumbled and Uma grinned.
"Eh... What's going on?" the other guy asked.
Uma turned to him.
"Gil, this is Harry. We were best friends when we were younger." she said and Harry looked at the guy.
"Hello mate."
"I think you know his name by now." Uma told Harry, who nodded.
"So... Is he your boyfriend?" Harry tried and Uma laughed loudly.
"Hell nah. That guy is gay."
"Uma-!" Gil said and Harry looked at Uma.
"I did mean what I said... You should get off this ship though."
"Still listening to dear old dad?" Uma said teasingly.
"Just be glad that your mom actually cares about you."
"I'm disappointed."
"In what?"
"That you didn't keep your hair dyed like me."
"Hehe... My dad shaved my head when he found out we weren't hanging out anymore..." Harry mumbled awkwardly.
"Yea, why didn't we hang out anymore?"
"I have no idea..."
"I feel unwanted right now..." Gil mumbled.
Uma chuckled.
"Alright. You talk to your dad about this ship. Maybe I'll make you my first-mate." Uma told Harry.
"Who said you'd be the captain then? It's literally in my blood." Harry said.
"Okay, we'll have a competition over who gets to be captain. Gil, go to the docks. I'll be right there."
Gil nodded and Harry looked at Uma.
"What kind of competition?"
"A race."
"Easy-"
"With self-made ships."
"-not so easy."
Uma smiled and looked at Harry.
"Talk to your dad, be ready at sunset tomorrow morning." Uma said and she left the boy speechless.
"Harriette was right... I am I love with that girl..." he mumbled as he went home to talk to his dad --instead of just taking the ship back since no one was there-- to talk about what he just talked about with Uma.

Uma got back to Ursula's fish and chips shop and served a few meals to the costumers before she walked to her mom.
"There's my little squid." her mom said with a smile and Uma rolled her eyes.
"Mom-!" she said in embarrassment.
"So how did it work out with the ship?"
"So far so good. I think I even gained more then I intended too..."
"How come?"
"I saw Harry again and boy, that guy's worked out."
Ursula chuckled.
"My girl, so you have a crush on him?"
Uma scoffed.
"No. But he is going to talk to his dad about the ship. Tomorrow we'd have a race to see who would become captain and who would become first-mate."
"Intriguing."
"I'm done for the day. I've got to make a plan for tomorrow."
"Have fun dear."
"Thanks mom!" Uma said as she left to her room.

A loud smack sounded when captain Hook slapped his son in the face.
"YOU SHOULD'VE GOTTEN IT BACK!" he yelled and Harry flinched.
He lost many fears over the years... But he was still afraid of his father...
"Father I-"
"I don't want to hear your excuses. You're not racing with Ursula's daughter."
"Dad, I-"
"Your punishment is being Uma's first-mate with no chance of being captain, ever."
"But... You always made me feel like I had to be one..."
"And you proved that you never will be and never can be."
Harry felt how tears of anger burned behind his eyes but he left to his room, making sure his father wouldn't see it.
"For f*ck sake..." Harry mumbled.
He didn't care much to be Uma's first-mate... but his father not having the faith in him, that hurt.