Princess of Hearts || Harry Hook

Fighting and Plans

The others and I were on the Tourney field, messing around.

Gil had asked me to continue teaching him how to sword fight. That kid was really hopeless when it came to the weapons.

"Block," I said, attacking him lightly "Parry. Legs. Block." I stopped my assault, when he dropped his wooden sword "Really? You're hopeless," I laughed.

"I just don't get it," he mumbled, sounding sad.

I put my hand on his shoulder "We'll try again. Maybe you need an example?"

He looked up wide eyed "Would you?" he questioned hopeful.

"Sure. Uma? How about a little duel?" I called to my teal haired sister.

"That I have to see," Jay grinned, flopping down together with the other six.

Uma and I were facing off, circling around for a few minutes, assessing the other. In the end, it was me who made the first move. I stabbed the sword forward, while she blocked. Soon the fight was on an all out. We were using all the tricks we had on our hands.

When Uma's sword came too close for my liking, I did a backflip and kicked her sword out of her hands. I caught it and held it to her throat, while my own was pointed at her heart.

"Yield?" I panted.

"I yield," she said, making my lower the wooden sticks.

Mal, Jay, Carlos, Evie and Dizzy were blinking at us in astonishment.

"Holy crap. You guys are good," Carlos complimented "Maybe even as good as Jay."

I shrugged and sat down next to Harry, trying to catch my breath. I was still a bit out of practice from the leg injury, but I was getting better again "We have been training for... ages. Both with a sword and hand-to-hand."

"We have to fight soon," Jay murmured, looking at me with a mischievous glance in his eyes "Maybe I'll even get the chance to feel you up."

I laughed "You wish." Harry growled at the son of Jafar and pulled me into his side possessively.

Jay pouted "Mal," he whined playfully "Dani's mean to me."

"Dani, don't be mean," Mal grinned "You know Jay's more like a three year old than anything."

"Hey!" the boy in question exclaimed "I'm not." He crossed his arms over his chest, his pout becoming more pronounced.

We all started laughing, glad to be together again. It's like something was missing when we were separated, but never knowing what.

"What are you doing here, freaks?" Chad sneered, coming over to us with Audrey, Doug and a few others in tow.

"Doug?" Evie whispered, staring at her boyfriend.

The dwarf's son shook his head, a disappointed look on his face "They told us how you attacked them. How could you?"

"We attacked them?" I scoffed in disbelief "If anything they have been attacking us since we arrived."

Audrey smirked down at us "You know, Ben is getting ready to send all of you back to that Isle of yours. I was right all along. No one wants you here."

"What are you talking about?" Mal demanded, jumping up from her sitting position.

"I mean that Ben finally saw you for what you are," the daughter of Sleeping Beauty stated smugly.

I grabbed Mal's arm and pulled her away a few steps "I think we should ask for a visit to the Isle. We need the ship. Somehow I have a feeling our plan will be set in motion earlier than we expected," I whispered.

The purple haired girl nodded "Yeah. I'll talk to Ben."

Later, we were lounging around my room again, talking about what we could do.

"Where should we go? They'd find us anywhere," Dizzy murmured sadly.

"She's right. There's no escaping them," Carlos agreed, pulling the young girl into a hug.

An idea hit me and I bolted up "There might be a way. You remember the giant that was on the Isle when we were younger? He had these beans."

"So what? We don't really need any beanstalks, Dana," Mal sighed.

"You got it wrong. I was helping him with a few things when I was younger and he told me the story about Jack and everything. The beans can open portals into other worlds. You only have to think about where you want to go and then we could leave this place forever."

"Just one thing," Gil spoke up "We don't have any of these beans."

I grinned at them secretively and walked to my wardrobe. There was a jar full of white beans hidden under a dark piece of cloth. I removed the jar "He gave me some before he died. I have kept them ever since."

"So we really only need a ship?" Uma breathed.

I nodded smugly "Yep. Maybe we could get some other ship instead. Since the King doesn't seem to happy with us anymore."

"I don't understand what happened to them. They warmed up to us and now this," Evie sniffed, tears filling her eyes when her thoughts went to her boyfriend - or ex now.

"We should at least wait until after Family Night next week," Harry proposed "Fairy Godmother told me that your aunt and Alice would be there, Dani."

My aunt? I had always wanted to meet her, but since I was living on the Isle it wasn't possible. Also, she hated my mother, so I assumed that she wouldn't want to meet me anyway "Why would they want to meet me?"

"Because you're you, love," Harry insisted "Would you guys excuse us? I need to have a talk with my girlfriend about appreciating herself... again."

The others were looking from Harry to me and left with small "Goodbye"s and hugs.

As soon as the door was closed behind them, Harry pounced on me and pressed me to the bed "Dani, you're gonna be the death of me."

I pressed up and into him, making him moan.

"You don't get to distract me now," he gasped "We still have to talk about - talk..." He trailed off, capturing my lips with his "Screw this." His mouth trailed from mine down my neck and once I removed my shirt, my chest as well.

We soon got lost in each other, desperate for some reassurance from the other. Harry always made me feel like I was actually worth something, despite everything that happened with Stayne and my mother. The fellow pirate once told me that I made him feel alive, like when he was with me his father didn't matter. All in all, we really did love each other and were happy to be with the other and out family.