mismatched (Bridget x Hook)

XII- anticipation

Bridget's POV:
Bridget was super excited, she could barely sit still in class. Castlecoming was tomorrow, she couldn't think about anything else. She wanted everything to go perfect. This night meant everything to her. Ella knew this, which is why she was worried. She didn't trust Uliana, or Hook.

"Have you chosen your dress yet?" Bridget asked Ella, she wasn't even paying attention to their class assignment, which Ella was trying to focus on. "Jesus Bridget, are you excited for castlecoming? I can't tell." Ella scoffed sarcastically.

Bridget gave a shocked face, "how could I not be! This is the biggest night of the year and in fact I can't believe your not MORE excited!" Bridget shoved Ella's arm slightly laughing.

"Well to answer your question, I've almost finished making it. Im making some final adjustments." Ella said, stirring the potion she was making for alchemy. "Oh yeah, make sure it's perfect for Charming." Bridget joked.
Ella just tilted her head, not denying anything.

"What about you? You got everything sorted." Ella asked, looking at Bridget. "Are you kidding? Apart from the dress I've had this entire night planned since I joined!" Bridget chuckled. "What dress did you end up buying? I can only imagine what you could get with all your princess money." Ella snickered.

"The price.. will not be mentioned! I got a beautiful ruby red dress! And it is certain to turn heads." Bridget nodded to solidify her statement. "Red? That's new.." Ella had a confused look on her face.

"Yeah. I know." Bridget smiled as a response, "I'm trying to change things up because of well." She didn't know how to finish her sentence. "James." Ella rolled her eyes at his name, "Not because of him.." Bridgets voice cracked as she said that which made it look like she was lying. Ella sighed at that.

"Bridget. You are amazing and gorgeous! You don't have to change the way you look or dress because of a guy." Ella turned towards Bridget and placed her hand on her arm. Bridget shook her head, "I'm not.. I chose it because I like it."  Bridget tried to convince Ella.

"Bridget your changing for the male gaze!" Bridget instantly realising that Ella was just winding her up. "Oh wow, your so funny." Bridget laughed, Ella laughed too. "I bet you'll look beautiful in it." Ella tapped Bridget's nose as she said that. "Thank you E! I believe you will look gorgeous in your dress too." Bridget smiled at Ella.

The class bell rang signalling Ella to make her way home, "time for me to go finish my dress. See you tomorrow!" Ella went to walk away, "Wait!" Bridget shouted, "We still getting ready together at my dorm tomorrow?" Bridget asked, Ella nodded. "Of course girl! I need to be the first person to see you rock the dress." Ella giggled walking away.

Bridget left the class, surprised to see Hook leaning against the wall outside. "Hey Hook!" Bridget smiled. He looked up, his vibe changing instantly as he saw her. "Hey!" He said back. "What are you doing here?" She asked, trying to seem nice.

"I just.. wanted to see you." He smiled, looking at her. She felt her mind go fuzzy, she nervously giggled, "I don't know what to talk about now." She stuttered. He was also silent, not sure of what to say.

"I feel like I've messed this up." He scratched his hair with his hook. "No! No you haven't. It was a nice thought. Seeing you does make my day better." She smiled. His mouth dropped, "Princess! Don't make me blush." He was using over exaggerated sarcasm. Bridget laughed, she turned around and noticed that a bunch of people were staring at them, with obvious judgemental thoughts.

It made her sad, she seriously couldn't hang out with him in public without people having something to say? Just.. be positive she told herself. "You okay princess?" He asked her. "Yeah it's just." She turned to look at the people staring again, they turned when they noticed both Bridget and Hook looking.

Hook sighed, "Okay.. people suck. Just ignore them." He moved her head to look at him with his hook. "They're not bothering me. I just don't understand the problem." She shrugged.
"Anyway! Sorry Hook I should probably get back to my dorm, I need to relax for tomorrow." She smiled, excited at the thought of castlecoming.

Hook frowned, her excitement broke him only because he knew what was coming.. and he still didn't know how to stop it. He tried to hide his concern, "Do you want me to walk you to your dorm?" He asked. She nodded, "I'd like that!" She smiled at him.

He grabbed her hand and they started to walk down the corridor. "You look really excited for tomorrow." He chuckled slightly. "Oh definitely! Are you not excited?" She asked looking up at him. "I'm excited to spend time with you." He smiled, he thought that was the right thing to say. He felt her tighten the grip on his hand. "Youre quite the charmer." She giggled.

"Thank you princess. I try." He laughed too. He realised they were getting closer to her dorm and the thought of having to wait till tomorrow night to see her again kind of upset him. He was really taken by her, but it would be worth it because he knew she'd look gorgeous in the dress she chose. He was scared though, he needed to stop uliana.

"Alright.. we're here!" She smiled turning so she was stood in front of him. "Thank you, uh for walking me here." She smiled. He nodded, "of course pinkie." He laughed, she knew he used that nickname in an attempt to make her annoyed but she liked it. "Bye Hook, I'll see you tomorrow." She leaned forward and kissed his cheek before walking into her dorm room.

He looked at her walk away, he smiled and walked away. Castlecoming was like a ticking time bomb for him though. After seeing her pure joy and excitement it was his mission to make sure her castlecoming was perfect.

A/N
AHHH CUTIESS!! So close to castlecoming I hope it's good after all this buildup 😭😭🫶