Charlotte Cheshire: Adopted By The King And Queen

Chapter 20

Daniel's POV

Charlotte was shaking with fear as we stood in front of Ua's prison cell, so I gripped her hand tighter to tell her that I was still there and that she would be ok. "What did you want, Uma?" Charlotte said confidently, although I could hear the hint of fear in her voice. Uma raised an eyebrow and replied, "What do I want? Look at me, I'm stuck in a prison cell because of you! I want to get out of here and go back home, even if it is a dump." My eyes went from her to the man behind her, who was twirling his fake hook in his hand. Harry's eyes caught mine and he smirked before joining Uma at the front of the cell. "What can two kids do, Uma? Look at them, he's probably as dopey as his grandad, and she can't even control her own abilities." Harry smirked, looking down at me.

I did my best not to flip out and to stay calm, but it was barely working. "I'm not like my grandad!" I said through gritted teeth, staring him down. Charlotte put a hand on my arm and I calmed down a bit, but kept my gaze on Harry. "Uma, I can't do anything for you. I wish I could, but you brought this yourself. If you hadn't of held me captive for a good few hours, then you wouldn't be here. Neither of you would. Sorry, Uma." Charlotte told the sea witch. Uma huffed angrily and gripped the bars tighter, looking like she was ready to kill. "Come on, Daniel. Let's go before Uma blows a fuse!" Charlotte told me, walking away. We ran out of the prison, away from the now screaming sea witch and her first mate. We didn't stop running until we made it back to the castle, where our parents were waiting for us. "We can explain." I started. Mum raised an eyebrow and Dad looked strictly at me. Well, I'm dead.

Harry's POV

Daniel and Charlotte ran off away from us, leaving Uma to scream and shout in rage at them. "Get back here, you stupid kids! You owe me!" She shouted at them before kicking the walls repeatedly, along with slamming her fists against them. I watched her fists slam into the walls for a moment before grabbing them and pulling them behind her back, my hook now on the floor. "Stop now. It won't work! Uma, look at me and stop hurting yourself." I told her, turning her body so she was facing me. She wouldn't look at me and kept her eyes fixed to the floor, where my hook was laying. I could see tears of anger form in her eyes and how she was trying to keep them back. "Uma, I don't care if you cry. You're my Captain and I respect anything you do. But I won't let you keep hurting yourself like that." I told her, lifting her chin so she had to look at me. 

She stared straight into my eyes for what felt like forever, before finally breaking and hugging me. She nuzzled her head into my chest as she cried, her arms wrapped around my torso. I put my arms around her waist and rested my head on top of hers, listening to the soft sound of her sobs. We stood there for a while, just embracing each other, before she looked up at me and smiled, "What would I do without you?" I chuckled and let her go as she muttered something about wanting to rest. Picking up my hook, I took my coat off and put it over her as she lay on the 'bed'. (You know those ones that hang off the wall? Those ones. If you don't follow, I'll have a picture at the bottom of the page for you.) "Night, captain." I smiled. She muttered a sleepy reply before falling into a deep sleep, leaving me to think without worrying about her harming herself.

Charlotte's POV

"He didn't have to come along, he decided to! I only asked his so I didn't have to be alone!"

"You two could've been hurt by either of them, Charlotte! What part of that do you not understand?"

"But, mum, you're not listening! I told you already, we were at least a metre from the cell, and I made sure not to go near it! I'm not stupid; I do know what Uma and Harry are capable of!"

"From now on, you don't leave this castle unless with an adult. Understand?"

"But, dad-"

"No buts."