Chapter 11
Third Person POV
Peter Pan had only stayed long enough to crow a couple of times and trick the pirates into blowing down the main sail, yet again. This had given Jenkins ample time to capture Katerina from right under Hook's nose.
Hook slammed the door to his cabin, enraged. PAN! That was the last straw; he was going to the island.
"SMEE!" He yelled, angrily. The little man came bounding into the cabin.
"Aye Aye, Cap'n?"
"Prepare the boat we're going to the island." He said while busying himself with equipping his weapons. All memory of his deal with the fairies to not hurt Pan, forgotten.
"Yes sir." Said Smee, who turned to leave, then stopped. "Uh... Cap'n?"
"What!?" Hook yelled at his bo'son. Mr. Smee flinched and took a step back.
"I...I was just wondering if you wanted me to make preparations for the lady as well?"
Hook blinked a few times as he took in the question. Lady? It took his mind a moment to register, when he realized... Katerina. His pupils dilated and returned back to a charming forget-me-not blue. Of course Katerina! How could I forget her so quickly, he thought. But he knew the answer to that already...PAN! That boy made his blood boil so badly that he forgot everything around him.
"Yes. Prepare for her to depart with us as well." He responded. Smee nodded and left, not finding it odd at all. All the pirates knew Katerina could take care of herself.
Hook continued to make ready until he realized that he had left Katerina alone in this room when Pan came and now that he was back he was the one who appeared to be alone. But where was Katerina? He had not seen her follow him on deck.
Hook began to look around for her, thinking maybe she had hidden when she heard the cannon crash. When he came around to the table he noticed her chair was knocked over. He looked under the table...nothing, but when he looked upward something shiny caught his eye. It was broken glass, someone had broken into his cabin through the window. His eyes strayed to the floor where he noticed a line of fairie dust staining his carpet.
At that moment Hook realized what had happened and knew exactly where
Katerina was. Pan had been a decoy and Jenkins had succeeded in capturing Katerina.
In the forest
Katerina woke up in a rather uncomfortable position. Her upper arms hurt and felt like they were being pinched. Her legs were spread apart widely and there was something in her mouth and pressing hard against her cheeks. When she became fully conscious she realized that she had been tied to a tree and her legs had been tied to two different bushes as to keep them spread-eagled. She had also been gagged. Her mind reacted quickly and she began to struggle.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Came a voice almost right next to her ear. "You might hurt yourself."
Katerina tried to curse at him but the gag was far too tight for anything but a small jumbled noise to come out.
"There's no need to be hostile, Kitty Kat." He came up to her and touched her face. The slickness of his hands was so different from the warm dry hands of the captain and she couldn't help missing Hook for a tiny moment. But then she grew angry at her dependence on him and struggled under Peter's fingers.
"There's no need to fight it, either. I know you want me." He said, and then slowly began to unbutton her shirt... Hook's shirt. She wished he would at least come and claim it. No, she thought angrily, why do I keep thinking of him. She closed her eyes and willed the thoughts to stop coming. She had to figure out how she was going to escape without getting raped and at this point it all seemed hopeless.
Jenkins saw her eyes close and automatically thought that maybe she was giving in to him. When she opened them again he stared at her and said, "If you promise to behave I'll take the gag out, ok?" Katerina thought for a moment, maybe if she complied to his wishes he'd take her bonds off and she could escape. She nodded and he quickly removed it.
Katerina flexed her mouth for a moment to work all the kinks out of her jaw, but before she could close it he kissed her hard. His tongue darted inside her mouth. It was as slimy as his hands and surprisingly it did not make her insides churn with desire the way it used to. Now it was simply something she wanted to rip out. She kissed him back, indifferently, to keep up the act. Jenkins's kiss didn't even compare to Hooks', and it was plain to Katerina that he was still just a boy and she was no longer a child.
"Well, Kitty Kat, I see being Hook's slut has improved you." Said Jenkins, casually. "You were never a very good kisser, but now..."
"Yeah, He taught me well." She cut him off. "You'd be surprised some of the other things I learned. He definitely knows what he's doing."
Anger, and jealousy passed over Jenkins's face but he shielded it right away.
"Oh yeah! Care to show me what the old man came up with?" he said, evenly. "I guarantee it's nothing compared to what I can teach you."
"Oh, I don't know. It'll be hard considering my legs are bound." She said, almost seductively. By this time she knew Jenkins thought he had won so what he did next did not surprise her.
Jenkins untied her legs eagerly then looked up in expectation, "Well...AHHH!" he screamed as her foot connected with his shin.
"You like that? And if you give me a sword there's a great number of things I can show you as well." She said sarcastically. Jenkins grabbed her legs and forced them against the tree. She heard a crack and knew something had broken. Her calves felt like they would fall off at any moment. Katerina groaned in pain.
"That was not smart, Katerina." He snapped, angrily. "I was going to let you enjoy it but now I'm gonna stick to my word and make it hurt so bad you'll be begging me to stop."
Katerina spit at his face and it landed on his lips. Peter just smiled and licked it up, and then he put the gag back on her. She attempted to bite him but failed as her mouth clamped on the gag instead of his hand. He unbuckled her pants and they fell to the ground. His eyes widened when he noticed she had no underwear on.
"I see you were prepared for him all the time, you stupid whore." He said, then pushed her legs apart violently. Katerina winced at the pain it caused. "Open wide, baby."
Then he shoved two fingers harshly inside of her. She screamed, loudly, into the gag. It was like he was tearing at her insides and when she looked down she was bleeding.
Peter Pan was flying through the jungle when he heard a familiar voice and a faint scream. He flew up behind a tree and noticed almost all of the lost boys were watching something. He moved up beside Mina and poked his head around the trunk for a look. What he saw made him cringe. His brother was hurting the girl. He watched as the other Peter's fingers became bloodier and bloodier as he continued to shove them inside her skin.
Peter was very much an innocent to adult private parts and the like so he did not understand what the other Peter was actually doing. All he saw was Peter fighting a girl who was tied to a tree, gagged, and unarmed, which was not a fair way to fight any opponent. As he continued to watch he noticed the other Peter fumble with his pants fastenings and then they dropped to the ground.
When Jenkins prepared to remove his boxer's Pan came into the clearing.
"Peter, what are you doing?" Pan asked innocently. Jenkins turned and noticed Peter Pan walking towards him along with all the lost boys trailing behind him.
Behind a bush close to Katerina
Hook had left his ship almost immediately after he had realized Katerina was gone. He had brought with him his crew, Mr. Smee, and enough ammunition and weapons to take down a blue whale. He had heard the scream almost immediately after he entered the forest and now he stood behind a bush watching the Jenkins boy penetrate Katerina's womb with bloody fingers.
Hook stared at the strange maniac kind of grin on Jenkins's face with pure hatred coursing through his veins. How dare he assault what is mine, he thought. The urge to plunge his hook so far down the boy's throat came into him in full force and his eyes burned red. He made up his mind that he wasn't taking the boy home he was going to kill him, for Katerina's seak. Hook made ready to ambush Jenkins when Pan came out of the bushes just across from him. Hook decided to wait and see what would happen. The look on Peter's innocent face was priceless.
Back to the clearing
"Go back to the tree house and wait for me, Peter!" said Jenkins, sounding exasperated. He wasn't embarrassed at being caught but he really wanted to finish up.
"What are you doing to Katerina? I thought you said we were going to save her from the pirates." Came Mina's frightened voice.
Katerina's eyes closed tightly. She wished she was back at home and had never heard of Peter Pan and Neverland. The worst part of it was the lost boys and Peter Pan had all seen it. They were no more then mere children; of course they couldn't possibly understand what Jenkins was doing to her.
"Well I lied!" yelled Jenkins. "My plan was never to save her. Oh no... I came to show this little whore who's boss." He turned back to Katerina and slapped her hard in the face.
"But you're not fighting her fairly. I realize she betrayed you, but how could you fight her when she isn't even armed, brother?" said Pan, looking confused and bewildered.
Jenkins's face grew red with anger he looked as if he was about to snap, "BROTHER?! What a twit! I can't believe you actually thought we were related. There's no way I could possibly be related to a stupid fucking moron like you."
Peter Pan pointed his sword at Jenkins chest. It was as if he finally realized what Jenkins really was and knew there was no way they could be related.
"Mina, give me a sword." Pan commanded. Mina smiled and gave him her small cutlass. Pan threw it at Jenkins and then lunged at him without a word. Jenkins had no choice but to defend himself.
Katerina heard both Peter's grunts of exertion and frustration. She felt terrible for Pan; he looked so crushed when he found out about the real Peter Jenkins. She watched Jenkins draw blood from Pan as he pierced him in the chest with the sword. She gasped, what if Pan lost?
Suddenly she felt herself being cut loose from the tree and pulled behind the bushes that adjoined it. When she lifted her head she found herself staring at Hook. She sighed into the gag with relief. She didn't care what her mind was telling her she was just so happy to see him.
Hook smiled at Katerina and hastily removed her gag. She opened her mouth to speak but her shook his head to silence her. His hand came up one of her legs and pressed on the deep bruises on her calf. She winced in pain. His eyes traveled up her leg and fell on the dried blood on her inner thighs and between her legs. He checked to see if she was still bleeding and lucky for her she was not.
Katerina felt a wave of embarrassment come over her and tears began to fill her eyes. Hook stared hard at her and shook his head as if trying to reassure her that none of this was her fault, his hand came up to wipe away the single tear that left her eye. She nodded in understanding and sniffed inaudibly. Hook watched Katerina's face break and felt like he should have done something more for her then just a nod, maybe embrace her or something. He wanted so much to do just that but for some reason his brain kept instructing him otherwise as if it was wrong to give her false hopes of his feelings for her. But were they false hopes?
Hook reached for the spot where Katerina was tied to the tree and retrieved her pants. He slipped them on her and was just about to say something when a lost boy shouted, "PIRATES!"
Nibs had been scanning the clearing ever since Peter had confronted Jenkins. He had a gut feeling that this wouldn't be the only fight he'd see today and he was right for at that moment he saw a jeweled hand come out from behind the bush and noticed the girl was no longer tied to the tree. He knew almost exactly who it was and alerted everyone. Peter Pan had flown up into the air to dodge a blow from Jenkins as the warning was given. All heads turned towards Nibs.
Hook responded quickly and motioned for his crew to charge out into the clearing. The crew obeyed with gusto, for their captain still had that glint of red in his eyes. The sounds of screaming and swords clashing met Hook and Katerina's waiting ears. He turned to her and said, "Smee will lead you back to the ship."
"Please don't make me go!" Katerina said, her voice hoarse from the gag.
"You're in no condition to fight, Katerina." He said, sternly.
"I know that! I...just...please let me stay." Hook had every intention of giving Smee the order to drag her back to the ship but as he stared into her eyes he saw the pleading look.
"Why would you want to stay here?" he asked trying to justify his actions to help her.
"I want to see him die." She said with finality in her voice. It wasn't really just that, it was also the fear that clawed at her that if she left Hook might never come back. She remembered her dream the first night she slept on Hook's ship. She remembered Hook getting shot and Jenkins taking her.
Hook stared at her hard, but he understood her completely. Of course she'd want to see him dead after what he'd done to her, so he gave in.
"Alright, wait for me here." And with that he left.
Hook charged through the bush that hid Katerina. It didn't take him long to locate his target. Jenkins was still in a heated battle with Pan. Hook's eyes blazed red and he gave a warrior cry and lunged at Jenkins. Pan heard the scream and rose into the air instinctively. He watched his number one enemy launch at his fighting partner, with a small smile on his face. He knew better then to interfere now that Hook was in such a rage. Jenkins didn't stand a chance.
Jenkins heard the scream as well and turned just in time to block Hook's sword, but almost immediately after their swords touched his hook shot out and snagged at Jenkin's chest. Jenkins screamed in pain but then lunged surprisingly faster then Hook had anticipated, still Hook blocked the deathblow and came at him again. Jenkins was starting to follow Hook's lunges to a tee. The boy was faster then Hook had thought and he felt himself growing frustrated.
Pan noticed Hook's demeanor oddly change. He was beginning to lose, so Pan decided to boost his stamina up a little and still make fun of the old boy.
"Is that all you got you old codfish!" he yelled down at Hook.
It seemed to work for Hook's eyes burned a deep shade of crimson and he began to fight harder then ever. Behind the bush Katerina watched feeling the knot grow tighter in her stomach as her nervousness took her over. She'd have to thank Pan for that later. All of a sudden a small noise caught her attention. It sounded like...
Tick, tick, tick. Hook heard the sound of the crocodile approaching and when he glanced just past Jenkins he saw her. When Jenkins heard the ticking, almost a moment after Hook, he instinctively turned to look for it. By this time all the lost boys and the pirates had stopped fighting and were now looking for the croc as well. Hook saw his opportunity and went for it. He knew it was bad form but that was what the boy deserved.
Hook's sword plunged into Jenkins's back and went through his front, right where his heart should have been. A gurgling sound emitted from his throat, as blood slid down his mouth in spasms. In one fluid stroke Hook yanked his sword out of Jenkins and pulled him down to the ground with his hook. The crocodile looked almost entranced by Jenkins's fallen body and paid no heed to Hook at all. She waddled over to the boy, swallowed him whole, and without even a backward glance waddled away.
"Well done, for an old man." Peter laughed trying to provoke Hook. Katerina watched behind the bush, hoping Hook would just ignore him and come back but she knew he would do no such thing.
Hook turned his head up to the sky and said, "Pan! Let's finish this." Peter flew down and landed in front of Hook making ready to fight, but before he could two fist sized balls of gold flew onto his shoulders.
"Hook, you promised not to hurt him!" yelled Tink, who made an evil face at him.
"Please, Peter. Don't fight Hook now. You can do that anytime." Said Sarah exasperated.
"But why not?" asked Peter as if he planned to fight him anyway.
"Because now we must take Katerina home. She doesn't belong here." She replied. At this Hook's eyes widened. Go home? There was no way he was going to let Pan take her from him not when he just got her back. He felt a small panic run over him and he did the first thing that came to mind...he lunged at Peter. Now Pan has to fight me, he thought.
Katerina heard the fairies tell Pan to take her home and in a way she still wanted to go so badly. But there was still that part of her that wanted to stay and now that Hook was so close again she felt it now more then ever. She watched them fight; feeling Hook's action was a little rushed. She wondered if he was fighting because it was Pan or if maybe it was for her this time. Maybe he does want me here, she thought. If he didn't love her he, at least, cared for her, that part was evident or else he would never have come to save her. So she dared to believe the impossible and decided to stay with him in Neverland. As Katerina watched she realized that Hook might not win. She knew he could take care of himself, but if he did lose she knew Pan would come to find her and bring her home. So she attempted to walk back to the ship so Peter wouldn't be able to.
Mr. Smee had been in charge to watch over Katerina. He noticed her feeble attempts to walk and rushed to assist her.
"Don't worry, miss, I've got you." He said.
"Can we go back to the ship?" Katerina asked wincing with every step.
"Certainly." She smiled at him, glad that he didn't ask questions.
Almost an hour later, Pan had tricked Hook again and had disappeared, leaving Hook with only a few scratches. Peter looked around the forest for Katerina along with Tink and Sarah, but she was nowhere to be found. He called the lost boys to help comb the forest for her, but by nightfall they still could not find her, so Peter assumed Hook had found her first and gave up for the night.
Hook went to the spot where he had left Katerina, almost immediately after the fight ended, but she was not there. His mind automatically thought the worst; Pan has taken her. His crew followed him back to the ship and made no attempts to cheer up their melancholy captain. Once Hook was on the ship he went straight for his cabin, ignoring Smee's attempts to speak to him. I have lost her, he thought and made his way for the bottle of rum on the table. He should have sent her right to the ship like he had originally planned. Now he was alone again. He had never felt more terrible in his whole life. What did it mean? I probably did love her, he thought sadly. And just when he felt drowned by hopelessness...
"Well, hello to you too." Came a sweet voice from behind him filled with sarcasm.
A/N: sigh Sorry I took forever guys. A lot of stuff getting in my way. evil glares Anyway hope you liked this chapter. (Criticism always accepted) Thanks for all the great reviews. I love you guys!
Peter Pan had only stayed long enough to crow a couple of times and trick the pirates into blowing down the main sail, yet again. This had given Jenkins ample time to capture Katerina from right under Hook's nose.
Hook slammed the door to his cabin, enraged. PAN! That was the last straw; he was going to the island.
"SMEE!" He yelled, angrily. The little man came bounding into the cabin.
"Aye Aye, Cap'n?"
"Prepare the boat we're going to the island." He said while busying himself with equipping his weapons. All memory of his deal with the fairies to not hurt Pan, forgotten.
"Yes sir." Said Smee, who turned to leave, then stopped. "Uh... Cap'n?"
"What!?" Hook yelled at his bo'son. Mr. Smee flinched and took a step back.
"I...I was just wondering if you wanted me to make preparations for the lady as well?"
Hook blinked a few times as he took in the question. Lady? It took his mind a moment to register, when he realized... Katerina. His pupils dilated and returned back to a charming forget-me-not blue. Of course Katerina! How could I forget her so quickly, he thought. But he knew the answer to that already...PAN! That boy made his blood boil so badly that he forgot everything around him.
"Yes. Prepare for her to depart with us as well." He responded. Smee nodded and left, not finding it odd at all. All the pirates knew Katerina could take care of herself.
Hook continued to make ready until he realized that he had left Katerina alone in this room when Pan came and now that he was back he was the one who appeared to be alone. But where was Katerina? He had not seen her follow him on deck.
Hook began to look around for her, thinking maybe she had hidden when she heard the cannon crash. When he came around to the table he noticed her chair was knocked over. He looked under the table...nothing, but when he looked upward something shiny caught his eye. It was broken glass, someone had broken into his cabin through the window. His eyes strayed to the floor where he noticed a line of fairie dust staining his carpet.
At that moment Hook realized what had happened and knew exactly where
Katerina was. Pan had been a decoy and Jenkins had succeeded in capturing Katerina.
In the forest
Katerina woke up in a rather uncomfortable position. Her upper arms hurt and felt like they were being pinched. Her legs were spread apart widely and there was something in her mouth and pressing hard against her cheeks. When she became fully conscious she realized that she had been tied to a tree and her legs had been tied to two different bushes as to keep them spread-eagled. She had also been gagged. Her mind reacted quickly and she began to struggle.
"I wouldn't do that if I were you." Came a voice almost right next to her ear. "You might hurt yourself."
Katerina tried to curse at him but the gag was far too tight for anything but a small jumbled noise to come out.
"There's no need to be hostile, Kitty Kat." He came up to her and touched her face. The slickness of his hands was so different from the warm dry hands of the captain and she couldn't help missing Hook for a tiny moment. But then she grew angry at her dependence on him and struggled under Peter's fingers.
"There's no need to fight it, either. I know you want me." He said, and then slowly began to unbutton her shirt... Hook's shirt. She wished he would at least come and claim it. No, she thought angrily, why do I keep thinking of him. She closed her eyes and willed the thoughts to stop coming. She had to figure out how she was going to escape without getting raped and at this point it all seemed hopeless.
Jenkins saw her eyes close and automatically thought that maybe she was giving in to him. When she opened them again he stared at her and said, "If you promise to behave I'll take the gag out, ok?" Katerina thought for a moment, maybe if she complied to his wishes he'd take her bonds off and she could escape. She nodded and he quickly removed it.
Katerina flexed her mouth for a moment to work all the kinks out of her jaw, but before she could close it he kissed her hard. His tongue darted inside her mouth. It was as slimy as his hands and surprisingly it did not make her insides churn with desire the way it used to. Now it was simply something she wanted to rip out. She kissed him back, indifferently, to keep up the act. Jenkins's kiss didn't even compare to Hooks', and it was plain to Katerina that he was still just a boy and she was no longer a child.
"Well, Kitty Kat, I see being Hook's slut has improved you." Said Jenkins, casually. "You were never a very good kisser, but now..."
"Yeah, He taught me well." She cut him off. "You'd be surprised some of the other things I learned. He definitely knows what he's doing."
Anger, and jealousy passed over Jenkins's face but he shielded it right away.
"Oh yeah! Care to show me what the old man came up with?" he said, evenly. "I guarantee it's nothing compared to what I can teach you."
"Oh, I don't know. It'll be hard considering my legs are bound." She said, almost seductively. By this time she knew Jenkins thought he had won so what he did next did not surprise her.
Jenkins untied her legs eagerly then looked up in expectation, "Well...AHHH!" he screamed as her foot connected with his shin.
"You like that? And if you give me a sword there's a great number of things I can show you as well." She said sarcastically. Jenkins grabbed her legs and forced them against the tree. She heard a crack and knew something had broken. Her calves felt like they would fall off at any moment. Katerina groaned in pain.
"That was not smart, Katerina." He snapped, angrily. "I was going to let you enjoy it but now I'm gonna stick to my word and make it hurt so bad you'll be begging me to stop."
Katerina spit at his face and it landed on his lips. Peter just smiled and licked it up, and then he put the gag back on her. She attempted to bite him but failed as her mouth clamped on the gag instead of his hand. He unbuckled her pants and they fell to the ground. His eyes widened when he noticed she had no underwear on.
"I see you were prepared for him all the time, you stupid whore." He said, then pushed her legs apart violently. Katerina winced at the pain it caused. "Open wide, baby."
Then he shoved two fingers harshly inside of her. She screamed, loudly, into the gag. It was like he was tearing at her insides and when she looked down she was bleeding.
Peter Pan was flying through the jungle when he heard a familiar voice and a faint scream. He flew up behind a tree and noticed almost all of the lost boys were watching something. He moved up beside Mina and poked his head around the trunk for a look. What he saw made him cringe. His brother was hurting the girl. He watched as the other Peter's fingers became bloodier and bloodier as he continued to shove them inside her skin.
Peter was very much an innocent to adult private parts and the like so he did not understand what the other Peter was actually doing. All he saw was Peter fighting a girl who was tied to a tree, gagged, and unarmed, which was not a fair way to fight any opponent. As he continued to watch he noticed the other Peter fumble with his pants fastenings and then they dropped to the ground.
When Jenkins prepared to remove his boxer's Pan came into the clearing.
"Peter, what are you doing?" Pan asked innocently. Jenkins turned and noticed Peter Pan walking towards him along with all the lost boys trailing behind him.
Behind a bush close to Katerina
Hook had left his ship almost immediately after he had realized Katerina was gone. He had brought with him his crew, Mr. Smee, and enough ammunition and weapons to take down a blue whale. He had heard the scream almost immediately after he entered the forest and now he stood behind a bush watching the Jenkins boy penetrate Katerina's womb with bloody fingers.
Hook stared at the strange maniac kind of grin on Jenkins's face with pure hatred coursing through his veins. How dare he assault what is mine, he thought. The urge to plunge his hook so far down the boy's throat came into him in full force and his eyes burned red. He made up his mind that he wasn't taking the boy home he was going to kill him, for Katerina's seak. Hook made ready to ambush Jenkins when Pan came out of the bushes just across from him. Hook decided to wait and see what would happen. The look on Peter's innocent face was priceless.
Back to the clearing
"Go back to the tree house and wait for me, Peter!" said Jenkins, sounding exasperated. He wasn't embarrassed at being caught but he really wanted to finish up.
"What are you doing to Katerina? I thought you said we were going to save her from the pirates." Came Mina's frightened voice.
Katerina's eyes closed tightly. She wished she was back at home and had never heard of Peter Pan and Neverland. The worst part of it was the lost boys and Peter Pan had all seen it. They were no more then mere children; of course they couldn't possibly understand what Jenkins was doing to her.
"Well I lied!" yelled Jenkins. "My plan was never to save her. Oh no... I came to show this little whore who's boss." He turned back to Katerina and slapped her hard in the face.
"But you're not fighting her fairly. I realize she betrayed you, but how could you fight her when she isn't even armed, brother?" said Pan, looking confused and bewildered.
Jenkins's face grew red with anger he looked as if he was about to snap, "BROTHER?! What a twit! I can't believe you actually thought we were related. There's no way I could possibly be related to a stupid fucking moron like you."
Peter Pan pointed his sword at Jenkins chest. It was as if he finally realized what Jenkins really was and knew there was no way they could be related.
"Mina, give me a sword." Pan commanded. Mina smiled and gave him her small cutlass. Pan threw it at Jenkins and then lunged at him without a word. Jenkins had no choice but to defend himself.
Katerina heard both Peter's grunts of exertion and frustration. She felt terrible for Pan; he looked so crushed when he found out about the real Peter Jenkins. She watched Jenkins draw blood from Pan as he pierced him in the chest with the sword. She gasped, what if Pan lost?
Suddenly she felt herself being cut loose from the tree and pulled behind the bushes that adjoined it. When she lifted her head she found herself staring at Hook. She sighed into the gag with relief. She didn't care what her mind was telling her she was just so happy to see him.
Hook smiled at Katerina and hastily removed her gag. She opened her mouth to speak but her shook his head to silence her. His hand came up one of her legs and pressed on the deep bruises on her calf. She winced in pain. His eyes traveled up her leg and fell on the dried blood on her inner thighs and between her legs. He checked to see if she was still bleeding and lucky for her she was not.
Katerina felt a wave of embarrassment come over her and tears began to fill her eyes. Hook stared hard at her and shook his head as if trying to reassure her that none of this was her fault, his hand came up to wipe away the single tear that left her eye. She nodded in understanding and sniffed inaudibly. Hook watched Katerina's face break and felt like he should have done something more for her then just a nod, maybe embrace her or something. He wanted so much to do just that but for some reason his brain kept instructing him otherwise as if it was wrong to give her false hopes of his feelings for her. But were they false hopes?
Hook reached for the spot where Katerina was tied to the tree and retrieved her pants. He slipped them on her and was just about to say something when a lost boy shouted, "PIRATES!"
Nibs had been scanning the clearing ever since Peter had confronted Jenkins. He had a gut feeling that this wouldn't be the only fight he'd see today and he was right for at that moment he saw a jeweled hand come out from behind the bush and noticed the girl was no longer tied to the tree. He knew almost exactly who it was and alerted everyone. Peter Pan had flown up into the air to dodge a blow from Jenkins as the warning was given. All heads turned towards Nibs.
Hook responded quickly and motioned for his crew to charge out into the clearing. The crew obeyed with gusto, for their captain still had that glint of red in his eyes. The sounds of screaming and swords clashing met Hook and Katerina's waiting ears. He turned to her and said, "Smee will lead you back to the ship."
"Please don't make me go!" Katerina said, her voice hoarse from the gag.
"You're in no condition to fight, Katerina." He said, sternly.
"I know that! I...just...please let me stay." Hook had every intention of giving Smee the order to drag her back to the ship but as he stared into her eyes he saw the pleading look.
"Why would you want to stay here?" he asked trying to justify his actions to help her.
"I want to see him die." She said with finality in her voice. It wasn't really just that, it was also the fear that clawed at her that if she left Hook might never come back. She remembered her dream the first night she slept on Hook's ship. She remembered Hook getting shot and Jenkins taking her.
Hook stared at her hard, but he understood her completely. Of course she'd want to see him dead after what he'd done to her, so he gave in.
"Alright, wait for me here." And with that he left.
Hook charged through the bush that hid Katerina. It didn't take him long to locate his target. Jenkins was still in a heated battle with Pan. Hook's eyes blazed red and he gave a warrior cry and lunged at Jenkins. Pan heard the scream and rose into the air instinctively. He watched his number one enemy launch at his fighting partner, with a small smile on his face. He knew better then to interfere now that Hook was in such a rage. Jenkins didn't stand a chance.
Jenkins heard the scream as well and turned just in time to block Hook's sword, but almost immediately after their swords touched his hook shot out and snagged at Jenkin's chest. Jenkins screamed in pain but then lunged surprisingly faster then Hook had anticipated, still Hook blocked the deathblow and came at him again. Jenkins was starting to follow Hook's lunges to a tee. The boy was faster then Hook had thought and he felt himself growing frustrated.
Pan noticed Hook's demeanor oddly change. He was beginning to lose, so Pan decided to boost his stamina up a little and still make fun of the old boy.
"Is that all you got you old codfish!" he yelled down at Hook.
It seemed to work for Hook's eyes burned a deep shade of crimson and he began to fight harder then ever. Behind the bush Katerina watched feeling the knot grow tighter in her stomach as her nervousness took her over. She'd have to thank Pan for that later. All of a sudden a small noise caught her attention. It sounded like...
Tick, tick, tick. Hook heard the sound of the crocodile approaching and when he glanced just past Jenkins he saw her. When Jenkins heard the ticking, almost a moment after Hook, he instinctively turned to look for it. By this time all the lost boys and the pirates had stopped fighting and were now looking for the croc as well. Hook saw his opportunity and went for it. He knew it was bad form but that was what the boy deserved.
Hook's sword plunged into Jenkins's back and went through his front, right where his heart should have been. A gurgling sound emitted from his throat, as blood slid down his mouth in spasms. In one fluid stroke Hook yanked his sword out of Jenkins and pulled him down to the ground with his hook. The crocodile looked almost entranced by Jenkins's fallen body and paid no heed to Hook at all. She waddled over to the boy, swallowed him whole, and without even a backward glance waddled away.
"Well done, for an old man." Peter laughed trying to provoke Hook. Katerina watched behind the bush, hoping Hook would just ignore him and come back but she knew he would do no such thing.
Hook turned his head up to the sky and said, "Pan! Let's finish this." Peter flew down and landed in front of Hook making ready to fight, but before he could two fist sized balls of gold flew onto his shoulders.
"Hook, you promised not to hurt him!" yelled Tink, who made an evil face at him.
"Please, Peter. Don't fight Hook now. You can do that anytime." Said Sarah exasperated.
"But why not?" asked Peter as if he planned to fight him anyway.
"Because now we must take Katerina home. She doesn't belong here." She replied. At this Hook's eyes widened. Go home? There was no way he was going to let Pan take her from him not when he just got her back. He felt a small panic run over him and he did the first thing that came to mind...he lunged at Peter. Now Pan has to fight me, he thought.
Katerina heard the fairies tell Pan to take her home and in a way she still wanted to go so badly. But there was still that part of her that wanted to stay and now that Hook was so close again she felt it now more then ever. She watched them fight; feeling Hook's action was a little rushed. She wondered if he was fighting because it was Pan or if maybe it was for her this time. Maybe he does want me here, she thought. If he didn't love her he, at least, cared for her, that part was evident or else he would never have come to save her. So she dared to believe the impossible and decided to stay with him in Neverland. As Katerina watched she realized that Hook might not win. She knew he could take care of himself, but if he did lose she knew Pan would come to find her and bring her home. So she attempted to walk back to the ship so Peter wouldn't be able to.
Mr. Smee had been in charge to watch over Katerina. He noticed her feeble attempts to walk and rushed to assist her.
"Don't worry, miss, I've got you." He said.
"Can we go back to the ship?" Katerina asked wincing with every step.
"Certainly." She smiled at him, glad that he didn't ask questions.
Almost an hour later, Pan had tricked Hook again and had disappeared, leaving Hook with only a few scratches. Peter looked around the forest for Katerina along with Tink and Sarah, but she was nowhere to be found. He called the lost boys to help comb the forest for her, but by nightfall they still could not find her, so Peter assumed Hook had found her first and gave up for the night.
Hook went to the spot where he had left Katerina, almost immediately after the fight ended, but she was not there. His mind automatically thought the worst; Pan has taken her. His crew followed him back to the ship and made no attempts to cheer up their melancholy captain. Once Hook was on the ship he went straight for his cabin, ignoring Smee's attempts to speak to him. I have lost her, he thought and made his way for the bottle of rum on the table. He should have sent her right to the ship like he had originally planned. Now he was alone again. He had never felt more terrible in his whole life. What did it mean? I probably did love her, he thought sadly. And just when he felt drowned by hopelessness...
"Well, hello to you too." Came a sweet voice from behind him filled with sarcasm.
A/N: sigh Sorry I took forever guys. A lot of stuff getting in my way. evil glares Anyway hope you liked this chapter. (Criticism always accepted) Thanks for all the great reviews. I love you guys!