TINTIN-Three Unicorns Unite. -COMPLETED

Captain Archibald 'Stress Reliever' Haddock.

Malory POV:

"Do you always chew on your hair like that?" Captain's voice drew me back from my thoughts as I turned my glance from the ocean to him.

TinTin and Snowy were still out, Captain was still rowing with all his might and all I could do was just stare away since he didn't want help.

I realized he was right, seeing that end of my ponytail was in my fingers and very close to my mouth.

I chuckled and let them go.

"Sorry." I said as straighten my hair, "It became a stress reliever for me recently, I have to stop doing that, I usually do that when I'm thinking."

"Oh. What were you thinking about?" Captain asked. I got silent for a few moments.

"Nothing of the importance of the mission, don't worry." I said, though I was wondering back when I started thinking if the detectives have found TinTin's wallet already!

Captain let out a groan as he rowed more.

"Well, you know..." He said and rowed more, "Talking could be a good stress reliever from thoughts too."

I bit my bottom lip as I looked down for a moment, thinking how to start.

"Let's say..." I started before I put my elbows on my thights and interviewed my fingers, "that one day you'll get Marlinspike Hall back. Your family's estate! Will you stay there forever?"

"Of course not! I will always go back to the sea!" Captain replied immediately.

"But now you're a mansion's owner! It's not proper!" I kept pushing.

"Yes, but it's still my family's way." He replied again.

"And if it was not?"

"It wouldn't matter."

"But in your position?"

"Who said what's proper for me and what's not in any position to begin with? This is my life and this is what I chose to do!" I pursed my lips at his sudden little outburst.

"Why do you even ask that?"

I sighed.

"I... I'm coming from a rich family in England." I started.

"Really? I couldn't tell, you really don't look like you're coming from one." Captain told me.

"That's because I don't want to be!" I outbursted and immediately regreted that, looking down and thinking how to start the conversation again.

It took a while but I finally let out:

"Today I'm turning 18."

Captain looked up at me with wonder.

"Well, congratulations! You're a woman to yourself!" He said, not understanding my problem.

"Yes, but... my family doesn't quite get it..." I sighed and looked at him, "Today I was supposed... to come back home from my school so they could find me 'a proper husband' who will take care of me."

Captain didn't say anything.

"And I don't want that! They all think I shouldn't do that kind of stuff! They never let me do anything on my own! Never let me say what I think... they never let me go somewhere on my own!" I looked back at the sea as if I was able to see the 'High Class' or my home...

"This is the farthest I've ever went without them..." I said, both telling him and realizing it for the first time.

I turned to look at the Captain.