Author's Note: I'm going to take a sec here before the chapter to thank SakuraKoi and the guest reviewer Summer for commenting on fanfiction .net! Reviews are always nice to receive, the criticism and other comments about my stories often help me want to continue some stories and can also help build my confidence about writing.
Also, Summer was wondering if Ben and Mal were going to meet, and the answer is YES! They will be meeting, and I already have some ideas swimming around in my head, but you'll have to wait and see!
Chapter Summary: The Auradon kids meet the pirate crews' captain, and discover two of their soulmates.
Once they arrived on deck, they were immediately sat down and their wrists were rebound. As Gil and another girl were moving down the line, he continued to make idle conversation, only really receiving responses from Ben and Harry.
A door opened while the pair was looking at Gil. The two boys did not even spare a glance, busy listening to something Gil was saying. Chad was the only one who looked, seeing a girl with long black and real braids swinging behind her as she went up the stairs.
Under his breath they heard Chad say with a low whistle, "That girl is sex on legs." as he eyed her. Pretty openly ogling, more obviously than he had done with the bluenette girl in Evie's shop.
They froze, Gil's mouth still open as if he were about to continue what he was saying. The trio blinked and just as they worked around to chastise Chad, they heard a yelp and were greeted with the sight of the female pirate who had been helping Gil adjust the ropes holding a knife while blood trailed down his cheek from the new gash he sported. "How dare you disrespect her." Her voice was a low growl. "How dare you disrespect Uma."
Gil's voice growled out surprising them all having only heard him be kind and friendly, "You'll get much worse that a little cut if you disrespect Uma again."
Chad sputtered a little about his cheek, but otherwise wisely stayed quiet. Harry shook his head after giving him the dirtiest look he possibly could, especially so after he recognized the name. Looking around the deck until his eyes found the girl who looked like she would command that kind of loyalty and respect, Uma they called her. She was up overlooking the entire main deck with a watchful eye and he gave her a wicked grin and nipped his teeth at her playfully when she caught him looking at her, his gut telling him he was right.
"My, my, my Gilly boy," he drawled, looking back at his new friend. "If Ye'd have told me we would be greeted by such an" he looked at her, studying her face as he continued,"exquisite goddess I'd have come sooner." He flirted.
"Harry." Ben warned lowly, he too had recognized the name but not wanting his friend to get into trouble like Chad just did.
"What's yer name, Captain?" She let out a small chuckle, pleased that he immediately recognized her authority as she descended the stairs with a dark glint in her eyes. "Well, well, well, the pretty little Auradonian sailor boy doesn't know who he's talking to." She moved slowly, swinging her hips as she descended the stairs, deliberately making him wait, and instinctively he shifted so he was on his knees in front of his Queen who was insulting and flirting with him in the same breath.
She moved to the center of the deck in front of him before she stopped. Holding her arms out to her side. "I think we should tell him." The crew tittered and she turned from side to side to sweep her gaze over them. "What do you say?" She tilted her head at their eagerness to answer their captain, "What's my name?" She asked. "Uma." They responded reverently, her name like a prayer on their lips. "What's my name?" She repeated, calling louder, and they responded once more in kind. "UMA!" came the chorus of shouts.
With a grin she began to stalk forward. "What's my name?" She asked one more time, bending over and trailing the back of her hand along Harry's cheek. "Uma." He breathed her name like it was the only thing he cared about.
"That's right pretty blue eyes." If he didn't know any better he would say she almost cooed at him. "Now, just who is it you fancy yourself to be?" Her thumbnail caught slightly on his bottom lip as she drug it down his lips. Stupidly he answered, "Harrison Hook." Immediately he realized that was not the answer she was looking for as she moved back again. Shaking her head she tisked, "Harry, Harry, Harry." He clenched his jaw, mentally berating himself for not recognizing the question for what it was. He remembered taking Pirate History courses with Ben a few years ago, the other boy had teased him relentlessly for this one aspect his pirate heritage, telling him he had better know the question and a proper way to respond to it or he'd walk the plank if his soulmate was unforgiving.
Back she came, and he tilted his head back so he could keep his eyes on her as she ran her fingers through his hair once before she gave a sharp tug to make him tilt further back, which he willingly obliged. "I already know your name." One of her delicate hands went to hold the base of his neck, her thumb in front of his ear. He wet his lips and watched her eyes continue to darken. He felt like he could see himself reflected in her vibrant eyes, and suddenly he recognized the darkness in her gaze for what it was.
"That's not what I asked." she reminded him, her other hand still running through and tugging his hair, lightly now. "Now," she repeated, "I want a proper answer. Who is it you fancy yourself to be?"
This time he knew that she had known who he was before he even stepped foot on the Isle and knew exactly what kind of answer she was expecting. He kept his eyes trained on hers, knowing he would lose her attention should he look away. "Yours." he started simply, "Your soulmate, your lover, a heart that beats and longs only for you, an Auradonian sailor boy who would willingly perish for his magnificent pirate queen." He couldn't help throwing in the title she taunted him with moments before into his declaration of love and loyalty as was the common way with pirate soulmates. This time she leaned down and pressed a hard kiss to his lips, showing how pleased she was with his answer. He arched into her touch, and a pleased sound came from the back of his throat as she nipped at his bottom lip before releasing him.
With a happy cackle she waved to the crew, "Let 'em loose." but pointed to Chad, "'Cept that one. Fishbait needs to learn some manners for disrespecting my cousin."
"What?" He gaped, "I-what- I didn't" he tried to get out of the grasp of two pirates who had lifted him to his feet, hands still bound behind his back while the others were untied.
"Yes you did." She gave him a disgusted look. "Y'all went 'round to Evie's Boutique." She reminded and the rest of the teens looked confused as he blanched. Harry suddenly remembered the disdainful look the bluenette shopgirl had sent after him as he proudly sauntered back into the dressing room. He hadn't had a chance to ask what that was about because she turned to him brightly and forced him into a chair to apply some eyeliner.
"Oh, Uma!" The now familiar voice sang out as heels thudded up to the deck from the docks. The girl from Evie's smiled as she stepped onto the deck, holding a bag on her arm. "Ah, perfect, you made it." she chirped when she saw Harry standing tall next to Uma. "I've got a little something for you. I just couldn't wait so I finished it like, right away." She waved her hand as she approached, before looking in the bag and pulling a hat out. "Would you like to do the honors, cousin mine." she smiled as she held it out to Uma who grinned. "My, Princess, I'd say you've outdone yourself." she accepted the hat and Harry automatically tipped his head to give make it easier for her to reach as she settled it on his head.
"I know what you like." she looked quite pleased with the compliment, "And I wasn't about to let him come down here without a proper wicked makeover."
"Princess?" Doug asked, thrown for a loop. She sure hadn't mentioned a title, nor had she actually given them her name before.
"Yup." Uma smirked, "This girl right here is a bona-fide princess." She tapped the other girl under the chin and Doug nodded, no longer surprised by some of her mannerisms. Mannerisms like expecting either to take hands and curtsey with one of the other girls or to receive a kiss on the back of her hand from one of the boys when they made a deal with her.
"So, do I get to know your name now?" He asked, and she laughed, giggled really.
"I was wondering when you were going to ask." She dropped into a proper curtsy, far better than any that they had ever seen Audrey, who regularly boasted that she was a true and proper princess and had passed all kinds of etiquette classes before even entering grade school, do. "My name is Princess Genevieve Evangeline Grimelda." she introduced, and Doug gaped at her, understanding why she had been so curious about his name before, why her eyes had absolutely sparkled when he told her. "But most people call me Evie."
"That means you're my soulmate." Doug was impressed with himself for not stuttering as he said that.
"It does." she affirmed. Glancing at Chad she mused to Uma, "Do you think the sorry excuse for a Prince would survive taking etiquette with my mother?" It was a half question-half suggestion, and Uma raised an eyebrow mischievously. "Ooh, you smart, smart girl. That is a perfect punishment. Maybe you'll actually learn some manners." she laughed, and the Auradon kids shivered from the evil tones in it. "Aunt Grimhilde is quite strict when it comes to those classes." she told the blonde boy now tied to a pole. "So you'd better be on your best behavior." her words were almost sung had him guliping in terror.
"The Evil Queen?!" His voice was high-pitched as he squeaked out, "You're going to make me take etiquette lessons with the Evil Queen?!" The rest of the Auradon kids looked to Evie in surprise. Doug was the son of one of the seven dwarves and his soulmate was literally the daughter of the Evil Queen. It was a lot for them to wrap their heads around as they looked at the two who you'd have thought would be enemies.
"That's what I said." Uma grinned wolfishly at him as he quaked in fear, trying to beg to get out of it. She let him try (and fail to properly) grovel for a few moments. With scowl and roll of her eyes she waved at him, "Somebody shut him up." The girl who cut his cheek smiled deviously as she shoved a gag in his mouth and tied it behind his head. "Oh come on!" he tried to speak but it came out garbled and far quieter than before. "Ah, that's much better." Uma hummed.
Audrey was the only one who was overly upset by this. They all knew Chad was a player, and not nearly as good and charming as he tried to claim. They were on the Isle now and he actually did deserve whatever was coming his way. "You can't do that!" She pointed at him, "He is a Prince! Release him now!" Her face reddened as she grew angrier when Uma laughed in her face. " Look pinky, keep disrespecting our Captain, and you'll join him." Gil was the one to admonish her this time. She scowled and looked offended, but could see the threat was real and managed to hold her tongue.
"Um, excuse me, Captain Uma?" Ben turned, ignoring Audrey's pointed looks.
"King Benny boy." She acknowledged. Harry grinned as she let him drape an arm over her shoulder.
"We were missing one of our friends before your crew brought us here. I'm wondering if you might be able to help us find her? Her name is Lonnie. And I'm also wondering, after Jane fainted outside the Poison Apple, where did they bring her when we got here?" He tried to keep his questions clear.
"Oh, I know where your friend Lonnie is." Evie cut in, "She's with Jay."
"And I had your friend Jane put in my quarters until she wakes up. Carlos is with her. He'll bring her back above deck whenever she's ready." Uma added. "But not before." Ben nodded in understanding, glad to know where his friends were, and that they were respecting Jane's boundaries.
"Well, I'd say we've had enough of a delay." Uma drawled out, putting her hands on her hips and cocking her head. "Let's get this party started!" she shouted as she raised an arm in the and deafening cheers resounded, the party immediately erupting around them.
Additional Authors Note:
Yasss, my girl Uma finally came out to playy!!
I'm so excited to get this chapter up for a couple of reasons.
One, Uma is my absolute favorite Descendants character and China is plays her just so perfectly. I knew the second I saw Uma that she was my girl.
Two, it's my birthday today and I'm excited that I got to this point in the story by today.
And three, this is the part that really started it all, but the way I was imagining it I just couldn't make it the first chapter, so I had to rewind a little to be able to get there.
