It was still early in the morning, while Gil was rubbing the sleep from his eyes. He was actually excited for the day, knowing he would go to Ruby's place and learn about all the flowers again. It had only been a few days since he first went there, but it already felt like a safe place to be. The people were all nice to him and nobody seemed to care that he was actually a villain's kid. Besides that, Ruby promised him that they would be cutting the roses today. Gil stepped of the ship, but immediately got stopped by Harry who was putting both his hands on his chest and got actually close.
"My dazzling mate, I've got a present for you," Harry said, looking deeply into Gil's eyes. Harry then took his distance again and threw an object towards Gil. Gil just managed to catch it. "It's a cell phone and it's all yours. I even putted some numbers in for you, including my own." Harry showed his own cell phone that he was holding in his hand.
"Wow, thanks Harry," Gil said looking at the little machine. "Did you put Jay's number in it as well?"
"And why would I do that?" Harry flirtatious voice quickly sounded annoyed.
"Well, just in case I need him for something," Gil answered carefully, noticing the sudden mood change in Harry.
Harry walked up to him again and got even closer than before. "If you ever need some help, you just call me," Harry softly whispered to him. Gil smiled and nodded at him, knowing he would still ask Jay for his number next time he would see him.
Harry moved away from him again. "Well, now that's settled," Harry said with a flirtatious smile again. "Come on, Gil."
Harry gestured with his head towards Auradon and Gil knew what he meant. He followed Harry closely, grateful for the present he just got, as they walked towards the city. It was such a peaceful day when Gil and Harry walked over the pier at first and then over the green grasses of Auradon. Gil was already scanning the area, hoping he would spot Jay somewhere in the middle of the crowd.
Suddenly his eyes grew wide as he recognized two other men he didn't wish to meet. He grabbed Harry by his arm and Harry immediately stopped walking, being alarmed. He followed Gil's gaze and noticed the same two men not so far away. They were standing in the shadows, but their size still made it easy to notice them.
"What are my brothers doing here?" Gil asked as he already slowly stepped back.
"No panic, we just slowly walk away," Harry said, while he followed Gil's example and slowly stepped backwards. He then notice one brother alarming the other and pointing at them. They already walked towards them. Harry cursed their faith and then pushed Gil away.
"We just got to run now," Harry said.
"How? They're faster than me," Gil said back and Harry could hear the panic in his voice.
"Just go, I'll hold them off," Harry said and pushed Gil away again. He hid Gil from his brother a hundred times before, he could do so in Auradon as well. Gil was still hesitating, while his brothers were getting closer and closer.
"Just go!" Harry said once more and this time Gil turned around and ran away, back towards the ship.
His brothers immediately quickened their pace as well. Gil could hear Harry screaming to his brothers to get their attention. The confrontation had started. Gil stopped and turned around. He could see how Gaston the Third easily grabbed Harry at his collar, hit him in his face and threw him on the ground. Gil's eyes widened as he saw it happening. He didn't hesitate anymore and immediately ran back. There was no way Harry would get the beating that he deserved. Gaston the Third grabbed Harry from the ground again and Gil knew he had to be quick.
"What do you want?" He asked them, trying to hide his fear. Harry got dropped on the ground again, while Gaston Junior reached Gil and grabbed him by his arm.
"We're going somewhere a little bit more private," he sneered to his little brother and dragged him along. Gaston the Third quickly followed.
Gil looked back at Harry, but was relieved to see he quickly stood up and followed the three brothers, even though a little blood was coming from his nose. Gaston Junior slammed Gil against a tree when they were away from prying eyes.
"Listen good little Gillie, this is actually very important," Junior started. "The little pirate too, by the way. It concerns you as well."
Gaston the Third walked up to Gil who was already pinched against the tree by his oldest brother. Trip pressed his arm to Gil's neck, making sure the youngest brother would not be up to any funny business.
"Dad is planning an attack on Beast," Gaston Junior continued. "And you finally get the chance to make him proud. It's said you're pretty close to the king and his monstrous dad. So you need to spy for us. Find out about the castle and the king what you can and report it back to dad. You get one last chance to make yourself useful." Gaston Junior then turned towards Harry, who was still standing from a distance. He was ready to attack again if they were planning to hurt Gil, didn't matter that they were twice his size. "Dad says he wants the pirates to join the attack. We're going to overthrow Ben, kill the Beast and our dad will be the new ruler with Belle at his side. As it should've been from the beginning."
"So you heard him," Gaston the Third continued his brother's rant. "Give us information about the castle and the guards, so this time there are no funny surprises for us."
Gil nodded, he understood what his father wanted from him. Even though he wasn't sure how he was going to deliver it. Gaston the Third slowly removed his arm away from his throat, until Junior walked back in.
"One more thing," he said walking towards Gil. With a quick move he hit Gil in his stomach, which caused Gil to gaps for air. "Don't ever try to run away from us again."
With that the twins walked away. Gil fell to the ground, but quickly stood up to ran towards Harry.
"Are you alright?" Gil asked, while looking at Harry's nosebleed. He carefully took Harry's head in his hands and looked for any other injuries.
"So Junior and Trip are back. The freaking bastards," Harry answered and whipped the blood away with his hand.
"I'm so sorry," Gil said, still holding Harry close to him. "I shouldn't have run. I'm really sorry."
"Well, I told you to, didn't I," Harry answered. He softly touched Gil's cheek to let him know it really was okay. "Next time you should actually listen to me. Now we both got beaten up." Gil nodded, but decided that next time he wouldn't let it get that far.
"What are we going to tell Uma?" Gil asked while they continued their way to the centre of Auradon.
"Don't you worry about that," Harry answered. "I will speak to her about the important stuff."
"Are we going to side with my dad?" Gil continued his question rant, not paying attention to Harry's answers.
Harry sighed annoyed. "I'll talk with Uma first. But it sounds really stupid to me, honestly. Gaston really wants to attack a castle with I don't know how many guards and huge walls with an angry mob. Well, it will just remind him how well that turned out for him last time." It was supposed to be a joke, but Gil didn't even smile. Plain worry was written on his face.
"How am I going to explain this to Jay?" Gil continued, ignoring most of what Harry just said. Harry immediately stopped walking and pushed Gil back by putting his hand on Gil's chest.
"Jay is never going to leave Mal's side," Harry said. He looked Gil in the eye, making sure Gil would be paying attention to his words this time. "If you would tell him, Mal and Ben will know about it as well in an instant. Which would lead that we won't even get the chance to think about all our options."
"So…," Gil uncertainly continued, not sure if he understood correctly. "How am I going to tell Jay?"
"You don't!" Harry answered clear. "Why are you so obsessed with him anyway? Are you actually going to admit that you two are dating or not?"
An even deeper frown appeared on Gil's face. "I've been thinking about what you said about going on dates. Jay and I are actually going to explore again tomorrow. But honestly I'm not sure."
Harry raised both his eyebrows, sending a questioning look towards Gil. "Not sure about what?"
"Well, I thought this whole dating thing was easier," Gil explained. "I always thought it was just two people looking at each other, they start dancing together and it's clear. But Jay and I looked at each other, we danced together. It should be obvious, but it's not. It's actually very confusing."
Harry shook his head and turned away. "Yea, I know what you mean," he sighed while his thought drifted away.
"You mean with you and Uma?" Gil asked as if it was a normal thing to be asking.
Harry looked up in shock, wondering how it was possible that Gil had noticed the tension between him and Uma. If Gil was able to figure it out, then Uma had noticed it for sure. He quickly got over the shock and put a smile on his face. "No, of course not Uma. I'm talking about a completely different girl."
"Really? Who?" Gil continued asking.
"You don't know her," Harry tried to save himself. Harry quickly thought of all the potential girlfriends he could have. It should be someone desperate, but also with a little style. There was no one he could think of so quickly, but he knew he would have her within a few days.
"Anyway," Harry said, quickly changing the subject. "You should be careful with Jay."
"Why?" Gil asked, worries back on his face.
"Just don't get to attached to him," Harry answered, not willing to say anything more about the subject.
Gil still frowned. He didn't want to keep the attack of his dad a secret for Jay. But he knew he had to, having a direct order from Harry to keep it quiet for the time being. Gil also slowly started to realize that Harry was right. Jay would stay at Mal's side, meaning they probably would turn into enemies again the moment Gil would tell him about the attack on Auradon. He stared at the ground and made up his mind. He would delay that moment as long as he possibly could. In the meanwhile he had to do whatever laid in his power to fulfil his dad's commands.