Disclaimer: I do not own Peter Pan.
"If you officially call the duel over then I will agree to your terms, until then I am holding steady as I still do not trust you."
Hook chuckled at this his forget-me-not eyes twinkling brightly from his ruggedly handsome face. "Now then I'm glad you've learned a little about pirate's my beauty but I will call this fight to an end. Mr Smee please make the duel officially over."
"Aye Captain. I hereby decree the duel to be over and the new terms to be binding."
"Now get back to work all of you I want this deck ship shape before the end of the night."
Hook was now standing and was offering his good hand to Fiona.
"If you will join me Miss Williams I do believe some refreshments are in order and a change of clothes."
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Fiona reached out and took the offered hand, still slightly wary of the Captain. He was a pirate but from what she knew he was also a man of his word and therefore she had no reason to mistrust the pack which they had just made. The idea of a cool drink did sound appealing at that moment and a change of clothes would certainly be appreciated. Her ones were now sticking to her with sweat and had that rather unpleasant feeling which comes from sweat cooling. Hook led her along the deck past all his crew who were staring at her as they had never seen anyone able to stand up to their Captain as she had. Hook took her back to his quarters and tried to make her as comfortable as possible, he knew that he had given his word that he would do everything possible to get her home but he was starting to feel a connection to this woman and wanted to get to know her more.
"Here you go my dear; hopefully this will cool down the fire which I know is burning through your veins as it is mine."
"What is it?" Fiona asked suspiciously. It wasn't water as she had originally thought there was a sweet taste to it and it had an instant cooling effect on her which water would never do.
"That Miss William's is a well kept secret and I'm afraid I will only divulge it to my closest companions. Do not be worried though it only cools the blood and relaxes the body after great exertion. It has been a blessing to me on many occasions. Will you have some more?" Hook asked with a smirk as he noticed Fiona finishing off what was left in her cup. He knew the addictive taste of the drink he had just given her.
"Please, this is amazing stuff."
Hook filled her cup up and watched her visibly relax as she drank more of the liquid.
"Miss Williams please make yourself at home, I will ask Mr Smee to get some water for you so that you can wash and change as I am sure that you would like to wash the sweat from you body."
"Thank you Captain that would be very much appreciated." Hook gave Fiona a sweeping bow as he left the room and allowed Fiona a few minutes to get settled.
The stress of current events were beginning to take there toll on Fiona, she was now incredibly tired and was finding it hard to keep her eyes open. She was asleep within a couple of minutes. This was exactly what Hook had planned, it left him some time to look at Fiona's contraption and plan what he was going to do next without having her in the way. Hook entered the his quarters after giving her what he thought would be an appropriate amount of time to have relaxed enough to fall asleep. Gazing at the sleeping form of Fiona in the chair pulled on his heart strings slightly, she looked so peaceful and serene that he just had to reach out and touch her. As he touched her cheek she unconsciously moved towards the heat. To him her cheek felt like heaven after so many years of not having a real woman anywhere near. Hook decided that it would be prudent to move her to more comfortable position; as if she stayed in the chair she would probably have very sore muscles when she woke. Making a conscious decision Hook scooped Fiona up and laid her on his bed. He was soo gentle with her that she only stirred slightly at the movement. Seeing her in his bed took her breath away, he needed to put some space between them or their agreement may not be as binding as she would want. He exited the room after a brief explanation and some directions to follow when she woke.
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Fiona woke around three hours later and was surprised to find herself in bed and slightly worried about how she had gotten there. She made a quick check to make sure she was still wearing all the clothes she had been when she arrived. To her relief nothing had been touched. Turning to her side she glanced at the bedside table and noticed a note addressed to her, she opened it and read,
My dear Miss Williams,
Please excuse me for moving you from the chair but you looked as though you were uncomfortable, I assure you I did nothing more than move you to my bed In the hope to ease any suffering when you woke. As promised I have ordered Mr Smee to have some water and a change ready for you. Please pull the cord at the side of the bed when you are ready to receive Mr Smee and he will sort things out for you.
Your most humble servant,
Captain James Hook.
Not seeing anything else to do, Fiona got out of bed and made it behind her and then pulled the cord to have Mr Smee bring in a bath for her. A few moments later there was a knock at the door to the cabin.
"Miss Williams, I have your bath ready if you would be so kind as to open then door it would be much appreciated."
Fiona opened the door for Mr Smee and he carried in a large basin which he carried to the far end of the room and placed behind a screen.
"Miss William's If you would come over here I will show you how to work the water mechanism, and if you leave your clothing on the bed then I will take them to be washed. Do not worry no-one will see you when your new clothes are placed on the bed." Fiona was a bit hesitant but upon seeing Mr Smee's warm and honest smile she relaxed and agreed to his request.
Fiona removed her clothing once Mr Smee had left and stepped into the warm bath which she had run. She sank into the bath relaxing all her muscles after the exertion of a few hours ago. The sound of the door opening made Fiona squeak slightly and sink further into the bubbles of her bath.
"How are you enjoying the bath Miss Williams?" It was not Mr Smee's voice which Fiona had been expecting to speak but Hook who asked to question. Fiona squeaked again and sank further into the bath. "Well Miss Williams are you going to answer or are you going to make me come behind that screen and find out if you are still with us?" Hook had a smirk on his face as he knew she would not want this.
"NO, please I'm fine the bath is wonderful please don't come and closer."
"I am glad that the bath is to your satisfaction Miss Williams. I have come with your new clothing; I will leave them on the bed to change into once you have excited the bath. If you need anything please do not hesitate to pull the cord again, either Mr Smee or myself will try to accommodate you. I will leave a dressing robe on the chair behind the screen so you can move around the room and to keep you warm.
"Thank you Captain, but I think I will be fine."
"Of course Miss Williams, I will leave you now to the rest of your bath." Hook then left knowing full well that he would receive a summons very soon, which he would be all too willing to answer.
Fiona spent an extra 10 minutes soaking in the bath once Hook had left. She then removed her self and dried off before moving around the screen too see what sort of clothing had been brought for her to change into. To her surprise and disgust there was a dress sitting on the bed with a corset beside it and many petticoats. "Oh no he cant be serious I will not dress up like a painted peacock." Fiona pulled the cord again there was no way she was going to get into that thing.
"Miss William's is there something wrong? Do you need any assistance?"
"Get your ass in here!" Fiona growled after making sure the dressing gown was securely tied and nothing could be seen.
"Again Miss William's such language coming from a lady." Hook said with a smirk.
"There is no way in hell I am wearing what you have laid out on the bed."
"I am afraid my dear that, that is the best thing we have to offer a lady such as yourself. May I ask what's wrong with it?"
"I will not be dressed up as a painted peacock, I do not do dresses. Please find me some trousers and a shirt."
"I am afraid that will not be possible my dear as I cannot let a woman such as yourself go around in grubby old clothes."
"Fine I will wear the dress but without the corset, that is something I will not wear."
"As you wish my dear, I will allow you to dress in private. Once you are finished please meet me on deck." Hook then turned and left with another smirk on his face knowing that he had won against her in this battle. She would look stunning in the dress he had no doubts about that and It would give his crew and especially himself something nice to look at even if they were not allowed to touch.
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