fortnight | h. hook

xv.

chapter fifteen
━━━ a first date

✩₊˚.🌷･⋆⁺₊✧

𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐇𝐀𝐃 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐃 off with a buzz. the new vks were settling in and fayebelle had officially became the royal wedding planner. 

oftentimes, fayebelle felt a tad overwhelmed with everything going on in her life. planning the wedding was everything but easy, but with evie's help, the two had managed to make it as simple as possible.

it was friday afternoon, meaning the blonde was done with classes for the next two days. unfortunately for her, evie and doug left for cinderellasburg to look for new fabrics. this meant that all immediate planning was left to fayebelle to deal with.

as she walked through the school to the dinner hall, the blonde walked with her head buried into a planner. she wasn't really paying attention to anything, just on autopilot to grab a quick dinner before going back to hours of studying.

fayebelle walked with immense speed, rarely bumping into anybody. but as she got closer to the dining hall, the frost wielder had bumped into a large chest. she was planning to apologize, but the voice cut her off before she could speak.

"ah! ducklin' i was jus' looking for yew. yew should really be more careful." harry's accent was so prominent that fayebelle didn't even need to look up, but she did anyways.

"hi harry! i was just going to get a quick dinner before going back to my dorm. sorry about bumping into you." even though they had shared moments, fayebelle still spoke with a rapid speed because she was nervous, in her head, the girl worried harry would realize he had much better options than her.

"are yew busy? let's do somethin' love." he spoke, his eyes never leaving faybebelle's. 

logically, fayebelle had a million other things to do. she needed to arrange as well as be present at a cake testing session for ben and mal, she had an alchemy test on monday that needed to be studied for, and she had promised her physics teacher that she would help revise lower grades essays.

the blonde was also dying to get into the archery range.

but when she met harry's eyes, she couldn't bring herself to say no. she has been putting off spending time with harry in favor of other pressing matters, but secretly she was just scared that the more time he spent with her, the more harry would realize how different the two were.

these concerns had been crushed by the pleading look in the pirates eyes. as fayebelle slowly closed her planned, harry's expression had immediately shifted to a smile. he grabbed her arm and began bolting back down the halls.

harry hook was never much of a romantic. he got around on the isle, sure, but he never desired anything more than that. upon meeting fayebelle frost, everything changed. no longer did he desire kisses and touches, he wanted to see her laugh and watch her smile. he wanted her to lay her head on his shoulder and watch the sunset together.

maybe it was the lack of interaction, but something in the pirate itched to see fayebelle today. it was like an incurable need. when he saw the girl moving through the hallways, just the sight of her was enough to make his heart melt.

he wanted to spend time with her, but recently the two had been pulled apart by their separate schedules. now that school had officially started, he thought it would be okay to finally spend time with his love.

he wasn't sure what they were yet, but he wanted to clarify it tonight.

harry lead fayebelle to a small garden behind the dorms. on the way, he had stopped by his room and grabbed a small blanket. he had almost forgotten that she hadn't eaten yet, but realizing his mistake he ran all the way back to the dining hall to get her a sandwich.

as the two made their way out to the garden, harry laid the blanket on the ground. he motioned for fayebelle to sit next to him. it was already dark out, so there was no watching the sunset, but harry supposed that stargazing was a good second.

the two laid there for hours in a comfortable silence. throughout the night, harry shifted and laid his head on fayebelle's stomach. the blonde would card through his hair, and occasionally point out an interesting story behind a constellation.

harry would respond with a witty remark, earning laughter from fayebelle. hearing her laugh would bring a smile from harry's face, ending up in him laughing as well. the jokes were definitely not funny, but the comfort they had was enough to send the couple laughing hysterically.

it was nearing midnight when fayebelle had started to drift. when he noticed this, harry was quick to action.

"faye..?" a small hum was heard in acknowledgement.

"love, i know yer tired. i'll make this quick. i dunno what we are, but i know i wan' to be with yew. i think i'm in love, if this is wha' love feels like. i've ne'er felt like this before, but every par' of me wan's to be with yer." fayebelle was so tired, she couldn't tell if this was just her imagination. taking a leap, she prayed this was real.

"harry, i think i love you too. i'm always afraid your going to find someone better, someone more. i'm afraid that you will leave and that i won't stop you because i love you so much i just want you to be happy." she confided, her eyes still closed and her face setting into a deep frown as she thought of the idea of harry leaving.

"no love, there's no one else fer me." he spoke, looking up at her closed eyes and peaceful face.

"i don't know how they do this on the isle, but... would you be my boyfriend?" the words sounded jumbled and messy, the question came out as a mere whisper. but in the quiet of the night, harry could only hear his beloved's voice.

"fer you, ducklin', i would be anything."