MAl POV

I stood there stunned staring at Ben's blood on the wall where his face had struck the wall.

"Mal! Come on we have to go!"

Jay pulled my hand grabbing the bag I had previously packed with my belongings.

Seconds seemed like hours as we ran from the Castle.

We reached the isle at nightfall. The feel of crossing the border was unsettling.

The Isle was just as we left it trash littered the streets and homeless laid about some starved some injured.

"We once ruled here Jay… and I plan to take it back"

Jay smirked snatching a gold watch off a vendors stand without them noticing.

It was like second nature to him.

The feeling of freedom fell over me and I smiled.

"I will be Queen of the Isle again"

Jay and I walked back to my old apartment sitting beside me quietly as I thought.

"I'm not ready to face our parents, even if my mom is now a lizard… the others will try to make us serve them."

Jay tensed and nodded.

"We'll take back Maleficent's castle won't we?"

I snorted with amusement.

"Only when we are ready to face our parents"

After awhile I looked at Jay feeling numb.

"Nice job on the nose"

Jay's booming laughter filled the room as I began to come to life.

Already I felt like myself. The laughter coming easier as I thought less about the King.

"Jay?"

The thief looked at me raising an eyebrow.

"I need to get rid of this blonde hair"

He chuckled and pushed me.

"Then go! I'll stay here"

MPOV

After Dizzy did my hair I stood up smirking feeling the familiar confidence again.

"There I am"

Dizzy jumped up and down with pride.

"Viola"

I turned to her grinning my hand touching my hair.

"Viola indeed"

I handed her some cash happy about her enthusiasm.

She questioned the gesture but took it after i assured her she deserved it.

The door opened and I didn't bother to look just yet as I played with my hair in the mirror.

The bangs were a nice touch.

"Fork it over ya runt!"

That gravely voice sent chills down my spine. I knew that voice too well.

That voice had kept me up at night for days.

That was the voice that had played through my head during my first kiss with Ben.

Only one person could have that much power over me...

"Harry~" His name escaped my lips barely above a whisper.

I turned stiffening as Dizzy reluctantly handed over her money.

"Now the rest of it" he growled a smirk on his face as he drug his hook across the counter.

Dizzy obeyed scowling.

"Still running errands for Uma? Or do you keep what you steal?" I asked with mock innocence the way i used to talk to him to piss him off.

Harry whipped around his eyes lighting up as he saw me.

"Well, well, well… what a nice surprise" he purred stepping close, his body looming over mine.

"Hi Harry" I smirked knowing the effect I used to have on him…. And the effect he had on me.

He stepped back only slightly, anyone else wouldn't have noticed but Mal knew Harry like she knew every page in her spell book. .

"Just wait until Uma hears your back, she'll never give your land back"

I caught my eyes lingering on his lips for a moment.

The flicker of fire in his eyes told me he noticed.

I smirked making a popping noise with my gum as I moved closer.

The space between us almost non existent.

I could feel the heat of his body through my clothes.

Harry's eyes were dark with lust as he licked his lips.

"Oh, well, That's okay, cause I'll be taking it"

My heart sped up as I didn't dare back down. He wouldn't intimidate me.

His silver hook brushed against my neck sending chills down my spine and heat pooled in my stomach.

"I could hurt you" he snarled his lips touching my ear.

I grabbed the hook pushing it away.

"Not without her permission I bet"

Rage flickered in his eyes, he had killed people for eyeing his hook, and done much much worse to those that had dared touch his most prized possession.

With a smirk I stuck my chewed gum on the end of his hook and held back a laugh.

'Perhaps I had a death wish' the voice in my head mused

'or maybe I just want to ensure Harry will return'

Harry brought his hook up and bit the gum off his eyes widening with a challenge.

Harry began to back up his hook coming down violently on the counter knocking everything off.

As he disappeared from view the tension between us snapped and I was able to bring my eyes back to Dizzy who was mumbling unhappily about cleaning.

I walked off shaking with anger and the heated memories from the past.