Hey guys, sorry there has been a delay in getting this chapter to you. As you can tell I am trying to get though my stories so I can concentrate more on my main story; hopefully my plan is going to work. Anyway let's get back to that industrial estate in Auradon. Much love RSD xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo.
"Mal" I heard Harry say but my whole body froze in shock. I quickly looked down at Brad and my eyes started to water as my mind started to think about what nearly happened with Brad. It would have killed me if he actually managed to rape me; I didn't know what I would have done. Or what Ben would have done to be honest, I watched as Brad continued to lie unconscious next to me before I heard Harry's voice again.
"Mal" he repeated.
"Yes?" I answered still not taking my eyes away from Brad.
"Are you ok?" I heard Harry ask and then this filled me with shock. Harry saving me was one thing; but now he was asking whether I was ok. What on Hades was he playing at? It was really unnerving me; I didn't know what his deal was and there was part of me that didn't want to know.
"What?" I asked as I finally tore my eyes off Brad and I looked up at Harry and I noted that he looked worried.
"Are you ok? Brad hasn't hurt you has he?" he asked.
"Erm-" I started.
"No" I confirmed.
"You stopped him getting too far" I advised.
"Good" he said smugly.
"Here" he said as he put his hook onto his belt and he offered me both of his hands.
"What?" I asked confused.
"Let's get you up and out of here" he stated.
"I don't know how long he's going to be out cold for" he added as he threw a dark look towards Brad.
"Yeah" I confirmed as I slid my hands into Harry's and he quickly helped me up. I don't know why but I felt that due to Harry's current behaviour I could trust him; however I was still a little bit wary in case he was on a scheme of his own. But I did agree with him I needed to get away from Brad before he woke up; and we needed to do this quickly.
"We need to get Evie out of here as well" I advised as I turned and walked towards Evie and I crouched down and started to panic at the fact that she still hadn't woken up.
"Ok" I heard Harry say.
"Let me" he offered.
"What?" I questioned.
"Let me get to her" he advised as he nodded down to Evie.
"Erm" I said nervously. Yes Harry was being nice to me; and yes I wanted to get me and E as far away as possible for Brad - what if this was Brad or Harry's plan? For all I know this might be Harry's scheme and he was currently lulling me into a false sense of security. However when I looked into his eyes; I knew I could trust him. He had been screwed over by both Brad and Uma and I knew that if this was Harry's gig he wouldn't be running it like this. This isn't how he rolls.
"Ok" I said as I stepped to one side and I watched as Harry quickly crouched down and he picked Evie up in a bridal hold.
"Right let's get you two out of here" he advised as he started to slowly and carefully carry Evie out of the office.
"Mal close and lock that door will you?" he asked as he jumped up and shifted both his and Evie's weight so he could carry her a lot easier.
"When he wakes up I don't think it is a good idea to let him run free" he said bitterly as we left the now very broken and messy office.
"Yeah" I agreed as I quickly used my magic to fix and lock the lock on the office door.
"Out of curiosity you don't remember the way back do you?" Harry asked slowly.
"No" I advised.
"No I don't" I added.
"I see" he noted and he looked around before nodding to himself.
"Right" he finally said.
"This way" he said nodding to the left and we all started to walk in the direction where we hoped we were going to find the carriage and most importantly the exit. After we had been walking for a few minutes I groaned as my feet were killing from wearing heels so I leant against one of the tables and I quickly kicked them off and I picked them up.
"Are you sure you are ok Mal?" Harry asked and when I looked up at him I saw concern etched on his face.
"You seem very quiet" he noted.
"If I am honest Harry your behaviour is catching me off guard-" I started to explain and I watched as his eyes widened.
"Obviously I know what you are really like" I advised as we started to walk again.
"But when I saw you with Brad; I thought you were going to be like him" I confirmed.
"I see" he nodded.
"No" he disagreed.
"I know you are with Ben Mal and I respect that" he said as he looked down at me and he smiled.
"But I will always care about you" he added as he jumped to shift Evie's weight again. If someone told me that I would be having this conversation with Harry Hook on my wedding day I would think that they are insane; but in a way I was glad that I did. Since coming to Auradon I always felt that I had some unfinished business with Harry; not in the romantic sense. I knew now that what me and Harry had was just lust; and we were both confusing love with friendship and this is what Harry was to me - a very good friend.
"And I will always care about you too" I replied with a warm smile.
"As a friend" I quickly added so he knew where we both stood.
"As a friend" he replied sincerely.
"Thank you Harry" I answered.
"For before" I quickly added as I nodded back towards the office.
"You're welcome" he replied and we both fell into an awkward silence.
"Mal" Harry muttered finally breaking the silence.
"You have probably guessed I have an ulterior motive for coming here with Brad-" he started.
"That would be correct" I confirmed.
"I had hoped that it wasn't going to be on the same wave length as Brad" I added.
"No!" he exclaimed.
"Most definitely not" he stated which made me smile.
"I wanted the opportunity to speak to you" he advised.
"About what?" I questioned.
"You were all given a second chance; I wanted you to see if your fiancé could give me one" he confirmed.
"Really?" I asked incredulously. Harry Hook wanted to be good? Yes this sounded strange; but I knew him the most out of everyone - apart from Ben. And one thing I knew for definite is that Harry wasn't like everyone else on the Isle. During our month of being 'involved' with each other we talked about why we had to be evil; we both questioned it but we had never admitted it to anyone - apart from each other. So if I was able to change I knew that Harry was going to be able to - even though he may struggle at first.
"You want to live in Auradon? Is the Isle that bad?" I asked.
"Mal you know me; you know the part of me that I have to hide. Just like you I question why we are made to be the way we are" he reminded me.
"We spent a lot of nights talking about it" he stated.
"Yeah" I agreed.
"You do know that if Ben grants your request you would have to change Harry; no schemes, no plotting" I stated bluntly.
"Nothing!" I stressed.
"I know that and I accept it" he replied.
"I want to be given the chance like you have" he added.
"I think that is fair" I agreed. This was fair; especially as he had just saved me from Brad. Yes I know that Ben might be a little bit wary having Harry in Auradon given our past together; but as soon as I told him what Harry had saved me from I knew that he would want to give Harry the opportunity to a second chance.
"I'll speak to Ben" I promised.
"I do like your chances though" I smiled.
"Really?" Harry asked and I watched as his face lit up.
"Yeah" I confirmed.
"When I tell Ben you stopped Brad he will want to thank you" I advised.
"Thanks" he said happily.
"Right we are here" he advised and I took a sigh in relief when I saw my carriage.
"What's the plan?" I asked.
"I'm going to get you to safety" he advised as we walked quickly up to the carriage.
"Back to Ben" he added and I started to feel a drop of hope hit my stomach at the sound of Ben's name.
"Erm" Harry said nervously as we both looked back in the direction of Brad.
"Then I suppose we will have to deal with Brad" he said before he slowly looked back at me.
"Yeah" I agreed.
"Right" Harry said.
"Evie first" he advised and I opened the carriage door and we both carefully slid Evie onto the carriage floor.
"After you" Harry teased and I chuckled but my face dropped when I heard Harry groan in pain. I looked at him in just in time to see him drop to the floor and I saw blood start to run out of the back of his head. I opened my mouth to speak but I stopped when I heard a very dark, chilling and bitter voice which caused me to freeze in shock.
"I knew I shouldn't have trusted that good for nothing pirate!"