The Tales of Neverland // Harry Hook - OC

PART EIGHT: Cruelty

Ayla POV

Her head was buzzing and her vision was blurry, she heard faint and distorted voices around. And it seemed to be repeating the same thing. Everything was getting clear by the second and she remembered that she was at Dead Man's cove, she was walking to the treasure cave with Hook, and then... and then what? She was wondering what had happened. She noticed that once again she was tied to a pole. Again? Did Hook do this? At that same moment. She heard a yell.

"Ayla!" Hook. She recognised his voice, her vision fully cleared and she saw that he was tied up as well, a few feet away from her. She smiled at his sight, but her smile slowly faded when she saw that the crew members seemed to be celebrating.

She looked at Hook, she saw desperation in his eyes. What... happened?

"Well well well" she heard another familiar voice, her body shivered. Johnny.

"This is just perfect isn't it," Johnny started. Ayla looked at Hook worried. "Peter Pan's daughter and Harry Hook himself. I have waited years for this. For you to suffer Harry"

No. He couldn't be that cruel.

"What have I ever done to you?" said Hook, clearly angry.

"You. You were made captain when I should've been, I had more skill than you, I was always better than you, and I was just unlucky that you were the captain's son. How pathetic, only getting that rank because of a legacy."

"Really?" yelled Harry "Is that why you're angry? If anyone is pathetic it's you, you can't let go of the past, and my father saw that you were only in it for the power." Harry was scary when he yelled although Ayla had to admit that he was less intimidating when tied down to a pole. "Jealousy?" he continued "That was your motive? How shameful"

Johnny said nothing at first, but after a long pause he replied "We are both professionals..." he started to approach Ayla.

"What are you doing, get away from her" Hook tried to free himself.

Johnny didn't seem to hear Hook "...but this is personal. I want to see you in pain, Hook, just once in my goddamn life. And I know physical pain does nothing to you." Johnny finished, and punched Ayla in the stomach.

She couldn't suppress a wail of pain.

She exhaled, her head started spinning, some parts of her body became numb, and she slightly collapsed on herself.

"No!" She heard Hook scream "Stop!"

But now he punched her, clearly as hard as he could in the jaw while slicing her leg with his sword. Ayla let out a bloodcurdling scream.

But that seemed to have no impact on Johnny, he kept beating her up, every blow felt harder yet she felt it less. She was slowly becoming less conscious. She heard Hook yelling in the background although his words weren't clear. But he yelled something that made the beating finally stop. She felt a string of blood coming out of her mouth. Her eyes were shut and she couldn't move. She felt the ropes loosen around her. She just fell to the ground unable to do anything else.

Her leg wound was burning as if it was on fire, yet she couldn't scream anymore. She couldn't open her eyes, every noise became distorted again. She felt the grains of sand against part of her face and her arms, that's the only thing she was able to feel. She could feel her nose bleed as well. She knew it was hot, yet her whole body was cold. It was like she was in an eternal void, where only her thoughts were present, every other sense was numbed.

She felt almost nothing.

At some point she felt arms wrap around her and pick her up. Now that was something that she could recognise. Hook. For a second her senses came back and she could feel everything again, but it was quickly numbed by the shock due to the severity of her wounds.

She opened her eyes however she could, her vision was still blurry, but she once again recognised Hook. His dark hair was quite significant. Ayla relaxed a bit at his sight. She couldn't keep her eyes open for long though, she was far too weak.

"Stay with me Ayla" she made out Hooks soft voice. "All you need to do is to open the path to the treasure, and then they'll let us go"

I can't. She thought. She didn't know if she was dying or losing consciousness once again because of the blood loss. She suddenly became aware of the situation, she was now terrified. She wasn't ready to die. She gathered all her strength to speak.

"Harry..." she croaked

"It's okay love I'm right here" he said but his voice was trembling.

"Harry I don't..." she paused to take a few breaths. "I don't want to die" her voice broke, she almost started crying, but she couldn't, she was even too weak for that. She panted shakily.

"No no no," started Harry "you won't die, I know you won't, you're fine, you'll be fine, you have to be, please Ayla." he almost broke down into sobs and whispered "please Ayla"

Her breaths were solemnly slowing down. It pained her to see Hook this vulnerable. She forced herself to stay awake even though she will eventually succumb to darkness. Not death. She told herself, it wasn't her time, but if she let herself lose consciousness it would feel good to just let go.

Just a bit longer, you need to tell him.

"Harry..." she forced her eyes open, she could barely see, in fact she could almost see nothing, but the only thing she needed was for him to look into her eyes so that he would stand reassured.

"Ayla" he brushed her hair back. She wished she could see the look in his eyes. She also knew the whole crew was probably watching them, and laughing. But none of that mattered.

"Harry I..." she continued "I love you". She felt her eyes close again

"I love you too Ayla but you can't leave, you can't, please I would....

She didn't get to hear the end of his sentence.

A.N.

We now understood Johnny's motives, although I still hate him with a burning passion :D

~Stay amazing <3~