𝑩𝑰𝑻𝑻𝑬𝑹 𝑺𝑾𝑬𝑬𝑻 𝑨𝑻𝑻𝑹𝑨𝑪𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵༄ ‧₊˚

Chapter 4

The silence between both of them returned, their gazes spoke more words than any word could escape from their mouths. Bridget's arms remained wrapped around James's neck while both of them were in the centre of the magical lake.

The world stopped for both of them, their eye contact made sure to have such a strong effects for both of them that it wouldn't be for denying that the opposite attracts which James feared the most - he was allergic towards those clingy, sweet things even he hated love. His mantra was love ain't it until now.

Their lips were metre away from touching, their pantings filled the calm spot even their heartbeats got higher and higher. The magnetic pull between both of them seemed almost unreal until James broke it down and spoke up in an awkward manner.

"We should...we should get going back to the academy." Bridget agreed with him, hiding her disappointment under her facade and slowly let go of his neck and swam towards the stoned circle to change back in her attire.

When they were both on the circle, their backs facing each other so they could change in private, Bridget's mind went through the sea of mixed emotions and desires who she never expected to feel. She wasn't the only one with that thinking, James was in the same state who he cursed quietly in his mind even hated himself for slowly falling for miss sugar instead to follow the plan.

They were both in silence, the shuffling of their clothing was the only noise who was heard from both of them and then they slowly faced each other face to face, redoing their eye contact in the lake but quickly got paused when James looked away and lead the way back for the academy.

The silence this time wasn't neither comforting, neither peaceful in fact both of them were in their own trances with thoughts, feelings even James seemed to be heavily conflicted about the whole cruel plan he had made with his 'mates' - for some reason his own gut didn't want to do this to Bridget, he wanted to know her, to feel her soft breath again.

"get a grip hook, follow the goddamn plan and not fall for this walking sweet tooth." Hook said to himself in his own mind, holding back an annoyed huff to escape from his lips while walking next to the quiet Bridget who seemed to glance anywhere but him.

Finally both of them were at the same courtyard in front of the academy and briefly glanced at each other until both of them separated ways without uttering words - it was too much for both of them than to speak again.

Bridget moved down the campus towards her dormitory to change and fix her wet curly hair before anyone to spot her but her luck didn't work this time. Ella suddenly showed up with scolding manner and arms crossed around her chest who lead for Bridget's soft eek and two steps away from Ella.

"Where the heck have you been?! I've checked your dormitory, you weren't there! You skipped a class Bridget!" Ella spoke up first with angered and scolding tone towards her best friend who fidgeted with her fingers like a small child who broke her mother's favourite vase.

"I uh..." Bridget start to talk, trying to find the right excuse for her sudden absence but couldn't find any - if Ella heard about her secret meeting with James Hook, her friend would explode even worse to scold her for hours and give her a lecture about why the men like him are bad influence for a woman like her.

Ella tapped her feet impatiently, waiting for her dearest friend to tell her excuse until her eyes noted the soaked pink hair who was now a dark wet pink colour which made Ella to raise her eyebrows and gesture to Bridget's hair.

"What happened to your hair?" A simple question who Bridget couldn't avoid, if she was here earlier she could have taken care of her hair. An awkward clearing of the throat was heard from Bridget who finally came with an excuse, hoping that Ella will believe her.

"I was taking a shower...you know I really needed to relax after the whole encounter from yesterday..." obviously it was one of her worst lies who led to Ella's suspicions but didn't have the chance to share them with Bridget who walked past her, telling her she need to change and take care of her look.

Something seemed off with Bridget and Ella wanted to discover what it was.

Meanwhile James had sneaked back inside his dormitory through the open window who Mal left on purpose, when he landed on the wooden dirty floor he got startled when he saw Maleficent in the dormitory, looking at him with raised eyebrows and a taunting smirk on her features.

"I see you are getting fond of your role as a lover for miss sugar." James scoffed, rolling his eyes and huffing while removing his red coat and tossing it away then picking another random button up white blouse and changed into it while glancing at Mal with annoyed expression.

"Please, I'm doing what Uliana told me to. She's nothing to me, I'm just doing what a villain would do."

Mal could detect that these words were just a facade for James who grumbled something she couldn't quite understand. She could see that her buddy had slowly fallen in love with Bridget yet he hated to admin it as it seems.

"James...you ain't fooling me. You are having some sort of feelings for Bridget."

James bristled at the sentence, feeling caught off guard and turned around with a scoff and insulted expression on his face - how dare Mal to assume this bullshit? To accuse James being in love with their target of cruelty? It was ridiculous yet it was truth.

"I'm not in love with her! She's not even my type! She's...she's different!"

The words slipped out of his mouth before he could even take control which brought another smile on Mal's face and slowly clapped her hands in a taunting manner and raised eyebrows - even if they were rotten to the core, Mal was expert of love after all she has a boyfriend so it's clearly obvious that she will notice the changes in a man's behaviour.

"Yep, you are slowly getting head over heels for miss sugar. Don't worry your secret is safe with me."

Mal was more loyal to James and Hades than to Uliana and Morgie, she had a sharp opinion for them but kept it under her teeth since well Uliana had plans for everyone including her so she didn't want to step in the cruel side of Uliana.

James shook his head, his fingers pinching the bridge of his nose and taking a seat on his messy mattress while looking at his reflection in the hook. He still felt the sweet aroma of pastries and sweet from Bridget from his soaked white blouse who was tossed on the same chair as his red coat, he wasn't sure what is going on with him but maybe just maybe Mal had a massive point about it.

"I don't want even to feel this bullshit word with L. I'm feeling weird around miss sugar and her sweetness. She's..she's not what I expected her to be even if it was a short moment between both of us."

James shared with his best friend who listened to him and sighed, gesturing at the slow crimson red colour who crept on his cheeks when he thought about Bridget. Then James spoke with a shocked expression on his own features and disbelief that he admitted it in front of Maleficent who didn't seem surprised.

"Fuck...I'm getting real feelings for her."