Full Sail Ahead [Harry Hook X Reader]

Falling In Place

Sorry for the long wait guys - things have just been so crazy with university!

Johnny's POV

The moment I told her, she made a face that almost made me wonder if she knew all along. Like it was a secret she had to hold for too long, and was relieved it finally came out.

But she didn't know, and it was clear her parents - our parents - never made any effort to remember me. In fact, it seemed to be the opposite.

She scrunched her nose in thought. "It makes so much sense. Of course you're my twin, Johnny... but at the same time... my head cannot produce any memories to the effect of my heart's knowledge. It just feels so distant - like a dream." I grabbed her hand, seeing her eyes begin to redden, I feared she would cry.

"There's a lot to it, Ruby - more than just normal memories. But everything complicated aside, I had to tell you. I had to get my sister back."

She squeezed my hand. "What could be so horrid as having lost the other half of you?" I shook my head, trying to quell my own tears as much as her own, but she could no longer hold back. "I have felt empty every day of my life, Johnny. Every day that I can remember, there has been a hint of unhappiness. Everyone brushed it off, they were always saying I was ungrateful for all that I had. But... they were wrong. I needed my brother, and all along he was trapped on the Isle. How did it happen? When? What made you find out?"

"It's a horrible thing, something only a few people in Auradon know of. I will tell you everything, I promise. But first - Ruby, I've wanted to know all my life, what are my parents like?"

"Where could I start?"

"Don't tell me normal things, like how parents are described in books and movies. I want real details - things that are different about them."

"Mum is great at everything, and she's always repainting our castle. Dad has a bit of a soft spot for me, he's always given me everything I ever wanted. We never talk about Mother Gothel or anything to do with their life before me, but sometimes I feel like they talk about it when I'm not there. Even though the castle is mine, there are locked-off rooms and hidden portraits. I always thought that they were just old or useless, but now... I wonder if your room has been there all along... waiting."

"My room?"

"There's a bedroom connected to mine but... mum keeps it locked off."

"Is she... I mean, is it possible they remember me?"

"I don't know. If they did, they've been doing an exemplary job of hiding it."

"Maybe it's better if they didn't."

"You need to come to the castle, Johnny. Come back home."

"I don't think I can-"

"No, you must! And no later than this week. Mum and Dad are going on a trip in a week, and they're going to be gone for a month then! That's too long - you cannot stay away that long."

"Telling you was different - I can't face them. What would I say? How would they react? I'm not ready."

"I'll be there, and you can bring your friends too. But it would be much too hard for me to return to that place without you. It would be difficult for me to not confront them myself."

"I'll think about it."

"Please come."

"I promise you, I'm thinking about it. Just give me time."

"Fine." She sighed. "Now what?"

"You like fencing?"

"Not a fan, but I'd go if you are."