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"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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Fiona did not leave the cabin as Hook had asked after getting dressed, she was very self conscious in the dress it did not come down further than knee length and therefore showed off the horrible scar which she had gained from the crocodile. There was no way she was going to go out on deck if there were other people around. At the moment she was just sitting on the bed wondering what she was going to do. If these were the only clothes she was going to be offered while the others were being washed she was not going to be leaving this room anytime soon, it was as if she hadn't even done the duel, she was a prisoner but this time it wasn't because she was being restrained. A knock at the door brought Fiona out of her thoughts. She hurriedly tied the dressing robe around her as it covered everything.
"Miss Williams are you alright?"
"Yes I am Captain" said Fiona rather hesitantly.
"Why have you not come to meet me on deck then? I would have thought you would have liked the get some fresh air after being held in that cabin most of the day?"
"I am fine Captain thank you for your concern but I think I will stay in here for the time being."
"May I enter then?"
"I cannot stop you as this is your chambers." Fiona made sure that everything was hidden while saying this knowing full well that he would not go away and would enter.
Hook stepped into the room and looked around to find Fiona curled up in his chair with the dressing gown still on.
"My dear are you cold? The dress fit you didn't it?"
"Yes captain it fit but I am not leaving this room while I am wearing it. As for the cold I am perfectly fine thanks."
"I am certain that the dress becomes you well my dear, why hide beauty such as yours under masculine clothing? Come let me see! I am certain it is not as bad as you think it is."
"I will just sit here and await my clothing to be washed captain if you don't mind."
"You will have a long wait then I'm afraid Miss Williams as I have now confiscated them until you show me what the problem you have with the dress is." Fiona looked up into Hook's face which had a look of triumph on it. Her own face was a picture of anger.
"You can't do this! I thought I was supposed to be treated as a guest according to our agreement."
"You are my dear, I have given you a beautiful dress which is a lot better than what you were wearing before, any other person would have been grateful." Hook's smirk had gone now with the thought that Fiona was being ungrateful for the beautiful gown he had given her. He was not frustrated with the woman who was sitting in front of him. Fiona saw a slight change in his posture and his eyes were not as blue as they had been a few moments before. Fiona knew that this meant that he was getting angry from the countless films and books from her time; she would rather not have to deal with him like that as he didn't sound too pleasant from the descriptions.
"Fine, take a good long look Captain as this will be the last time you see my body in a dress, I want my clothes back!"
"I have gathered that fact my beauty, now if you don't mind?"
Fiona stood and removed the dressing gown allowing Hook to get a look at her in the dress. Hook started at the top just drinking in the sight of her, his eyes slowly taking in the form of her body in the very well fitting dress. His eyes travelled from her hips and kept going until finally he was looking at her legs. His eager eyes finally found the root of the problem and he started, there was a rather ugly looking scar running from just behind her left knee down her calf and ending at her ankle. Fiona caught him staring at it and then got very self conscious.
"Have you had your fill? Or would you like some more? " She said angrily, and closed the dressing gown around her again.
Hook moved towards her with calculated precision making sure that she was cornered. Fiona did exactly what he wanted and started to back up but didn't get far as the chair was still behind her. She backed up into this and fell backwards landing in the chair; there was nowhere to go from this position.
"Miss Williams, please show me your left leg again"
"NO!"
Hook looked straight into Fiona's eyes with his forget-me-not blue's placing his hooked hand on one arm of the chair and reached for her left leg with the other. She was trapped effectively by Hooks body there was no getting out of this one.
"Captain you promised you wouldn't touch me, please keep your distance."
Hook didn't listen and pulled her leg up so he could have a closer look at the scar. Fiona tried to pull back but he held on tightly giving her a strange look.
"Miss William's you will tell me how this happened!" Hook demanded.
Fiona tried to pull back again but he was having none of it. He growled this time, "Miss William's?"
Fiona's own anger was beginning to surface now. "Captain please refrain from touching my leg, we had an arrangement and I expect you to keep it if you want any answers from me."
"This is different my dear, now tell me how you got this scar I am not letting your leg go until you do."
Fiona tried once more to move her leg out of his grasp but again she was getting nowhere fast. She was also getting more and more self conscious the longer her leg was on show to Hook's eyes.
"Fine you prying jackass, you want to know where I got that scar from? Fine." Fiona shouted. "Your not the only one who has had an incident with a crocodile Captain. You got off lightly if I do say so myself, your wound was made by a clean cut and you were nowhere near the crocodile while it ate you hand. I on the other hand had teeth chewing on my leg and I nearly drowned trying to get free. The marks are from a few years ago but I am told they will never fade and will always look fresh. Are you happy now? You know why I feel the need to hide." Fiona replied angrily and shuddered from the suppressed memories of the event. Her eyes closing to try and suppress the memories once again.
Hooks expression had changed again after Fiona's confession; he had not expected what he had just been told. His hand had started to caress the marks on her leg as if he was trying to soothe away the pain of what she had gone through. He was still looking into her face which was now not looking at him but seemed to be in a far off place.
"Miss William's please believe me when I say that I understand the pain you are going through, your body has been damaged by another being and now you are living with the memories. Believe me when I say your scars do not in anyway detract from your beauty and the only reason why I was so adamant you told me what happened is that it looks fresh and I wanted to make sure you had not been injured while in my care. Please accept my apology for bringing up bad memories." Hook let her leg go and move back slowly as not to frighten her.
Fiona was startled out of her glimpse into the past when Hook talked to her. Her eyes were back on his face again and she listened to what he had to say blushing when he called her beautiful. His caressing of her leg was making her feel slightly uncomfortable, the feeling wasn't altogether unpleasant but it was the first time someone, let alone a male someone had touched her leg in years. When he let go of her leg she swiftly moved it onto the chair and his it again under the dressing gown. "Apology accepted but please don't touch me again without my permission." Fiona replied sounding very meek and a lot different from her normal confident self.
"Miss William's the reason why I asked you to join me on the deck was to have a meal outside this cabin while I found out a little of what I want to know, but I can see you are obliviously uncomfortable with going above deck, therefore if you give me a few minutes I will make arrangements for Mr Smee to have our food brought here."
"Thank you Captain." Fiona answered quietly still not having gotten her confidence back in her voice. Hook noticed this but didn't say anything he left the room to make a few arrangements with Mr Smee, he wanted to learn more about this mysterious woman whom he had in his quarters, she had certainly been through a lot and had a connection with him in a way. She was also beautiful and made his heart rate increase slightly whenever he saw her, which was something that rarely happened under his cool exterior. The thought of her leaving was giving him a feeling which he had never felt before. His heart sped up and his stomach dropped at the thought, what was this woman doing to him? He had a feeling that it may be harder to let her go than he had previously envisioned, that was something he would have to deal with if it ever came to it, until then he would try and make her feel as comfortable as possible. Not something he expected of himself, he had never before cared about anyone's comfort other than his own, was she making him soft?
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