Hooked • Harry Hook ✔

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"Sometimes, one hello makes you never want to say goodbye"

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"OUCH!", Gil cried out in pain as I placed my palm on his stomach.

"Quiet.", I hissed at him, surveying the bruise which was turning more purple by the second. Whispering the same spell I did earlier with the girl, my eyes glowed in a golden hue as I watched as his entire body was enveloped in a blinding white light. The wounds on his form were beginning to close as I turned my gaze towards Gil's widened ones. His lips were parted as he looked at his unblemished skin, the light reducing to a fading glow and disappearing along with the bruises on his face.

"What-? How did you do that?"

"Magic."

Gil touched his body in amazement before slapping his face, making me chuckle in bewilderment. He turned towards me with a large grin on his face which later became a frown as I stood up and walked. We were in a darkened alleyway near the beach. Rounding a corner, a hand tightly wrapped around my wrist, making me turn around.

"Wait, where are you going?", Gil asked me, his face solemn as he stared into my eyes.

"Home," I replied, before turning back again when his hand grabbed my shoulder blade, holding me in place.

"Wait! L-let me take you somewhere to eat. As a token of my gratitude.", he stated, clearing his throat as he stood up properly. I looked at his genuine expression, thinking if I should take it when he clasped my hand in his and pouted childishly.

"Please."

The moon lit up the sky as Gil and I walked through the suburban. The Isle was vacant of other people, leaving us the only ones walking in the quiet street.

"Then, Uma went outside the barrier to follow Mal and King Ben. She created a love spell to make King Ben open the barrier and free us all. But she lost, hence why we are here.", Gil babbled on, telling me how they managed to capture Ben. I looked at the grey sky wondering about Auradon and my parents.

"We just want to be free, you know?"

I looked at Gil beside me. His hands were clenched in a tight fist and his face was solemn as he looked down at the ground. The light in his eyes was gone and I can feel my heart constricting in pain as I detected the anguish in his tone. I approached him slowly, my arms reaching to wrap him in an embrace, feeling his muscles tense up in surprise before they loosened eventually. His arms wrapped around me gently as he sighed before I pulled out.

"You'll get out of here, someday.", I said, gently giving him a soft smile as my arms squeezed his shoulder. He gave me a large grin in return before turning to look at the night sky. His eyes suddenly widened in alarm.

"Oh, no. I need to get going or Uma will have me walking the plank.", he said, making me laugh. He hugged me again, my feet dangling in the air before he let me go. I went to walk towards the shoreline when his voice interrupted me.

"Erina? Thank you for saving my life."

He gave me a cheeky grin before running down to the other side of the alleyway. Shaking my head, I chuckled at his childishness before walking down to the beach. The scent of seawater filled my nostrils as I inhaled largely. My eyes closed in a wondrous bliss as I continue to walk down the alleyway; my dress flowing behind me in a gust of wind. My feet moved forward at the call of the sea, feeling the sand beneath my feet when a large hand wrapped around my waist. I let out a silent scream as my eyes met the crazy glint inside the familiar crystallized eyes.

Harry.

My eyes narrowed in a glare as a Cheshire grin appeared on his pale face. The moonlight shone above us, illuminating his strong jaw while his eyes were bare from any eyeliner. He was hauntingly beautiful. My eyes travelled down his lips centimetres away from mine before they snapped back into his eyes when he let out a loud chuckle.

"What do you want, pirate?", I hissed at him, my eyes narrowing in slits as I struggled from his tight hold. Harry let out another chuckle, pulling me closer as he inhaled my scent and his nose ran down the length of my hair. This made a shiver run down my spine and a fiery heat appear in the pit of my stomach.

"I want you to stay away from Gil, princess.", he whispered lowly in my ear as I continued to squirm in his embrace. I stopped moving in his arms as he turned to look at me with his crystallized eyes, a smirk forming on my lips, making his eyes narrow at me. I leaned closer to his face, my breath blowing soft gusts of air on his lips as I said mockingly:

"Are you jealous, pirate?"

His hold on me loosened slightly. I managed to free my arms from his hold, placing them on his chest. My hands travelled to his shoulders as my eyes gazed at him with mischief. He looked at me in shock, leaving him vulnerable as I pressed my chest on him and leaned towards his ear. I whispered softly making him shiver in return:

"Too bad, I actually like the guy."

And I was off towards the sea.

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Edited [06/14/22]