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"Two barrels of tears do not heal a bruise"

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~6 months later~

"Princess Erina, the Prince Jaidin is waiting for you.", Lenny, Mother's servant, stated as she gestured towards the door expectantly. My gaze moved away from the Isle as I turned to walk towards the door with a light smile painted on my face. I gave her a nod before opening the golden door where a certain Prince stood at the opposite end of.

"Erina, you look sexy.", Jaidin stated in awe. His golden-bronze eyes widened in complete astonishment as his gaze wandered around my form. I chuckled lightly at him, shaking my head as a few strands fell out of place. He went to tuck my hair behind my ear before grinning at me shamelessly.

"You really are the worst at compliments.", I said as the horn blared through the entire Auradon, signalling the arrival of the new students. Our eyes widened in fear before we both smirked at each other and ran towards the front gate, where King Ben and Mal awaited us.

We are so screwed.

I ignored the warning bells in my head as Jaidin shouted in glee beside me before pushing to run faster, leaving me completely behind.

"Faster, slowpoke, wouldn't want to anger the Dragon!"

I rolled my eyes at his childishness when I saw a vase standing behind the corner. An evil smirk grew on my face before I shouted at him in return.

"Better watch where you're going, Addy!"

"Wait, wha-Ahh!", I burst into a fit of laughter as I watch his form slip into the puddle of water. I slowed down at the sight of his figure, giggling aimlessly at the pain etched on his face, and groaning furiously as he rubbed the back of his head before glaring daggers at my chuckling form.

"Oh, my Poseidon, my hand slipped. Sorry.", I faked concern as I watched him stagger to stand up. I stepped away from him when he tried to reach for me, before laughing and then speeding away.

"Better run faster, Addy! Don't want your boots to be burned!", I teased, remembering the time when Mal almost blew up Jaidin yesterday when he joked about her dragon form. He shouted at me in annoyance before I heard his footsteps behind me as I neared the front gate when I suddenly slammed on a hard body, making me stumble down.

"That's what you get, you mother fu-" A clearing of throat emanated beside us, cutting Jaidin off as he laughed maniacally. We both turned our gazes to the source of the voice, seeing King Ben and Mal standing above me with concern, before glaring at Jaidin for his indecent language.

"Are you okay, Erina?", Ben asked before helping me stand up.

"Yes.", I nodded at him, straightening my clothes out and then looking at them in confusion, ignoring Jaidin's childish talk.

"I thought we were supposed to be welcoming the children from the Isle, Ben.", I said, looking between him and Mal as Jaidin finally stopped talking and listened to the conversation seriously.

"Yes, we were supposed to meet them at 7 in the morning. Given that you are both thirty minutes late, we decided to give them the tour ourselves." Mal confirmed as we both sent them sheepish smiles. I scratched my neck nervously as Jaidin came to stand beside me, his hand snaking to my waist before he pulled me closer as we stood closely like the perfect couple of Auradon we should be.

Curiously, my eyes searched behind them and meet a set of crystallized eyes, which brought a multitude of emotions raging through my veins before I snapped away. She was looking at me mischievously before scanning the hallway thoroughly, almost as if she was inspecting every inch in her mind. My eyes narrowed at her form before I looked at Mal.

"Oh, what's her name?", I asked them, forcefully sending the girl a smile when she turned her gaze towards me before sending a seductive smile at Jaidin who shuffled at his feet awkwardly.

I choked in a chuckle before clearing my throat, when Jaidin pinched my side, making me yelp in surprise. I turned to glare at him as he grinned at me, winking before glancing back at the couple in front of us.

"This is-Hey, where is he?", Mal asked, frantically looking everywhere in a panic. I can see the fear glinting in her eyes as she searched for the mystery person while Ben consoled her to no avail. My eyes stared at the unknown girl behind them, who was smirking knowingly. There was something with the girl which I couldn't pinpoint and this made me crazy. I opened my mouth when light, thundering, lazy footsteps began to approach us from the dark. A familiar chuckle resounded in the entire room, sending me into a state of frenzy. A series of emotions passed me by in a hurry. Joy. Love. Betrayal. Anger. Pain.

It all seemed to consume me as I turned to meet the hauntingly crystallized eyes that continued to haunt me in my dreams. The red leather jacket swung with every step and the familiar hook glinted in the sunlight as Mal released a sigh of relief, all while my heart tumbled amidst the enormous waves of erratic beating.

"Prince Jaidin, Princess Erina, I would like to introduce Harry and Haley Hook, children of Captain Hook."

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Edited [06/14/22]

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