Princess of Hearts || Harry Hook

Family Time

I barely got any sleep. Not only was I tossing and turning all night, but my leg radiated pain through my entire body. It might have also been the fact that I was alone in an unfamiliar place and an actual bed. I never had an actual bed before.

Finally, I gave up on sleep at around two in the morning. Debating, whether I should try and walk to the window or stay where I was at the moment, I almost failed to hear a quiet knock on the door.

"Dana," a voice hissed through the door.

I braced myself on the bedside table and slowly slid from the soft mattress. As soon as my right leg hit the floor, I had to bit my lip to stop a groan from escaping. Carefully, I limped to the door, always bracing most of my weight off of random furniture.

The knock sounded again, when I reached the door. I opened it to see quite the group of people there. Actually, all of the people from the Isle were in front of my door.

"What are you guys doing here?" I whispered, stepping aside slowly.

"We remembered how it was on our first night here and how little sleep we got, so we decided to not let you suffer alone," Mal explained with a grin.

I choked on a laugh, and leaned against Harry's chest. He had stepped behind me as soon as I had opened the door "How awfully... kind of you, Mal," I smiled.

"Hey, now that we're all here, how about we watch some movies?" Carlos proposed, when the nine of us were all sitting on my bed.

I exchanged confused looks with Uma and Gil "What are movies?"

"Only the best thing they have here," Jay exclaimed "It's kind of like books, only you watch them. There's a ton if different kinds, but I think we should start with a few classics."

"Fine with us," Uma decided and we all shuffled around to find the most comfortable positions. In the end, I was practically on top of Harry with Gil and Uma on either side of us, Dizzy next to Gil and the others on Uma's left side.

Carlos and Jay made quick work of installing a laptop, so that we could all see and put in a shiny disk into a slot. Weird. A whole new world... I wasn't sure what to think about all if this. The kids here in Auradon grew up with so many luxuries that we never had. We were lucky to have some books to read.

Anyway, we spent the next few hours until sunrise watching different "classics" according to the others. We got through the whole Back to the Future Trilogy and one movie about a guy dressed as a bat.

"So," Mal grinned "Now that we've already seen a few movies, there's one series that we officially NEED to watch. Harry Potter." She smirked at our clueless looks "But first, we need some snacks. Jay, can you and the boys go to the kitchen and grab some stuff. Want anything specific?"

"Fruit?" I looked at the with a hopeful look. I swear, I had a new addiction, also it was good for my stomach. Can't complain about that.

Jay laughed "Sure. We'll bring some back. Guys?" He walked over to the door and turned back "That means you as well, Harry. Girl time..."

When the boys were gone - Harry had only left after I practically shoved him off the bed - Evie turned to Uma, Dizzy and me.

"I know it's all very new, but how about we get you a whole new wardrobe? If your colours haven't changed, then I might be able to make something." The daughter of the Evil Queen turned to the youngest in the room "I might need some help though. Are you up for it, Dizzy?"

"Yes," the Tremaine exclaimed in excitement.

"Evie," I murmured hesitatingly "There will be scarves, right?" I fingered the garment around my neck nervously. This was one thing that I didn't want people to know. It just showed how much my mother really hated me.

"I can make some," she mused "Why?"

"Just -" I shrugged and fell silent.

"Dani." Mal settled herself on my right side and carefully bumped my shoulder "You know that you can tell us everything, right? We're family."

"But you left. You abandoned all of us," I sighed "But that's not really your fault..." I broke off and sighed "Everyone knew that we were friends, so people turned on us too, you know? Anyway, my mother didn't take the fact that I wasn't chosen to well and she..." Instead of finishing the sentence, I pulled down the scarf I was wearing and revealed the round scar around my neck.

Mal and Evie gasped and I closed my eyes. They were probably disgusted now. I couldn't face the rejection in their eyes, so I kept my eyes closed.

"Dani," Evie breathed and I felt a hesitant hand touch my neck "How? Why? Your mother did this?"

"Off with her head," I choked and broke down completely, when four pairs of arms wrapped themselves around me.

"Group hug?" Carlos questioned amused from the door. His amusement faded though, when he looked at me and saw my tear-stained face. The guys placed the food and drinks on the desk near the window and joined us.

"What happened?" Jay asked, looking at all of us.

"Dana?" Mal encouraged.

I swallowed heavily and lifted my head, revealing the scar a second time.

"Group hug," Carlos agreed and soon we were all somehow cuddling on the huge bed.

"You know, we don't think any less if you just because of the scar, right?"

I shrugged and averted my eyes from Jay's searing gaze. He gently caught my chin and turned my head back up "Hey, I mean it. We're family and we'll always be. After all, we're rotten..."

"To the core," we all finished and I laughed tearily. God, I was such a girl right now. Emotions are a bitch...

"How about we go back to the movies? You said something about a series?" Gil changed the subject, bringing our focus back to lighter subjects.

"Harry Potter. Yes, they're really good," Evie bounced excitedly.

The boys handed out the snacks and drinks and we settled down to watch, this time sitting noticeably closer to each other, but none of us cared one bit. Like Jay said, we're a family and we're finally back together.