Lost - Jegulus Prince to Pirate AU

Part 2

I shot up, realizing that I wasn't in the room I was in before.

I was now sitting in a bed, my hands and ankles were free from the ropes they were once tied in and the gag was removed from my mouth.

I glanced around the room, finding a desk and chair in the corner. This room was clean, nothing on the floor or the desk.

I stood up slowly, running my fingers along the wall. 

Then the door opened.

I turned, seeing the man that had talked to me before standing there. In this lighting I noticed a scar on his cheek. It wasn't much, just a slight indent but to me it was now all I could think about.

How did he get it? When did he get it?

"Good morning," He said, a smile tugging at the edges of his lips.

"Are you going to tell me who you are or...?" I questioned, plopping back down on the bed.

"You're not even going to greet me?" He laughed.

"Maybe if you tell me your name," I shrugged.

"I'm James, James Potter," he nodded slightly, holding out his hand.

"Normally you don't shake hands with people you've kidnapped, James," I pointed out, staring down at his hand. 

"Oh yeah," he whispered, running his fingers through his hair. It was then that I noticed that his hat was nowhere to be found. "Sorry about that."

"You kidnapped me, do you expect me to just forgive you?"

He cracked a slight smile at that but didn't say anything.

"May I ask why you kidnapped me?" I asked.

"Well i didn't mean to kidnap you really, I meant to kidnap your brother," he said softly, avoiding my eyes.

"For what purpose?"

"Money," James shrugged, "and no offense to you, you're not going to fetch as much."

"Yeah, i'm not the heir,"

"Exactly, so we're heading back," he nodded.

"No, no, no, we are not doing that!" I exclaimed, standing up quickly, "Anything but that!"

"Woah, woah, are you okay?" he asked, holding out his hand.

"I'm not going back, please," I begged. I was biting the inside of my cheek, trying to keep the tears in my eyes.

He looked into my eyes, not saying anything for a moment. Then a realization seemed to dawn on him.

"Okay," he nodded, "what do you want us to do now?"

"Can I stay here?"

I said the words before I even realized what they meant. I had asked to stay on the ship. To run away in a sense. 

But i would be free.

"I- well I suppose so," James answered slowly

I let out a breath i didn't realize I was holding, plopping back down on the bed. 

"Are you okay?" he asked, sitting down next to me. He reached out slightly as if he was going to touch me but then quickly pulled away.

"I'm fine," I responded quickly, jumping back to my feet. 

James didn't have a response for that. His eyes that looked more green than before stared into mine.

I don't know why but seeing those eyes made something snap.

So then I turned, hurrying out the door.

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