After a long day of walking – and carrying – Sophia and Felix finally arrived at the harbor. Felix felt exhausted, like always. He couldn't remember the last time he had a good night sleep. There was just always something keeping him away, and if not, he always had those nightmares to keep him from resting. The worst thing was, was that he could never remember them when he woke. Or maybe that was a good thing, he didn't know. Well, at least he could sleep on a real bed tonight, so that was a good thing.
With the queen, he walked up to one of the ship, calling, "Permission to board!"
A man with a red hat looked over the railing, smiling when he saw them. "Permission granted!" he called back. Felix looked at the queen, motioning for her to walk up the gangplank. He followed behind her. "Good to see you again, Felix, it has been a while."
"Good to see you too, Mr. Smee. Where's the Captain?" he asked, scanning the ship with his eyes.
"Aren't you going to introduce me to your girlfriend?" Smee said with a teasing tone. Felix groaned, rolling his eyes.
"She's not my girlfriend, I had to take her." When he looked over to Sophia, he saw her not paying one bit attention to what they were saying. Of course she wasn't paying attention, because if she did she would have started screaming for sure. He was actually kind of glad that she was to mesmerized by the ship to pay attention. Smee was going to have some dirty words thrown at him for sure. "She's the queen."
"What a shame," he heard from behind him. Felix turned his head, seeing the Captain approach them. "she's a pretty thing, would have suited you well."
Felix sighed when the Captain came to stand before them. "I already told you Hook, I'm not looking for anyone. She's just a girl that I have to bring to Pan, nothing more."
"I'm the queen, you idiot," she said, elbowing him. Felix glared at her, rubbing his side. Hook smirked, grabbing Sophia's chin and lifted it so he could examining her face closely. While he did this, Sophia glared at him, not to mention the ones she shot Felix every now and then.
"It's a real shame indeed, she's a natural beauty and that fire is just what you need." His smirk fell as he met her eye. He stared at them for a long moment before releasing her chin, stepping back. "Take her below deck, make sure she has everything she needs. She may be a prisoner but she's still a lady as well. A lady should always be treated with respect." He turned his back to them, starting for the helm. "We leave in a few minutes."
Felix nodded, taking Sophia's arm and leading her below deck. He took her to an empty crew cabin, closing the door behind them. With a heavy sigh he sat down on one of the beds, throwing his bag in a corner of the room.
"I like this Captain," Sophia said suddenly as she sat down as well. Felix fell back on the bed, covering his eyes with his hand. How he had missed a comfortable bed.
"You looked at him as if you wanted to rip his heart out and let him eat it."
"Was just for show, a good first impression is everything." He heard her stand and move around in the cabin, but he didn't remove his hand from his eyes to see what she was doing. He was just too damn tired.
"I had cream on my nose, how was that for a first impression?" he said, smiling a bit as he thought back at that night.
"Well, you had me fooled. I would never have expected you to take me that same night." He felt the mattress dip in beside him. He removed his hand just a bit so that he could see with one eye. His eyebrows rose when he saw her sit beside him, studying his face closely.
"What are you doing?"
She hummed, tilting her head. "These feathers…" she mumbled.
"What about them?" he asked when she didn't continue, only reaching out to gently touch them. She then shook her head, looking away again.
"I don't know. Everything about you just feels strange, but also familiar, everything but these feathers. As if I know you, but I don't know this part of you," she said quietly, her eyes unfocussed.
"You're making no sense, I hope you know that," he mumbled, ignoring the strange feeling in his stomach. The thing was, he knew what she meant. Every time he touches her he gets this… feeling. This strange familiar feeling, only she doesn't have something that feels out of place.
She laughed to herself, getting of his bed. "Never mind." Sophia sits down on the bed across from his, pulling her knees up to her chin. "How long will we be on this ship?"
"If everything goes as planned, then it shouldn't be longer than two days." Felix stretches his arms and legs, groaning as he feels his muscles protest before relaxing again, laying like a sea star on his bed.
"You are really weird."
"And why is that?"
Again he hears her leave the bed and walk, still he wasn't opening his eyes. Bad choice. He groaned as she suddenly sat down with her full weight on his stomach, both her legs on either side of him. This time he did open his eyes, glaring at her as he bared his teeth, ready biting her head off.
"What. The. Hell?!" he growled. Sophia sighed, resting her elbow on his chest while resting her head on her hand.
"That's what I mean. You're so different form everyone else I know. Not even my husband would lay down like this in my presents after a hard day of work."
"So that why you just went to sit down on top of me? Who are you calling weird, huh?"
She shrugged. "Just felt like doing so."
"Just get off already."
For a moment he thought that she was finally going to listen to him, but he was wrong. How surprising. She straightened herself before leaning back, grabbing his bag and using his chest as table. If his arms weren't hurting so much from carrying her he would have pushed her off by now, but right now it felt like his arms were being ripped off, so he couldn't.
Sophia grabbed one of the cloth wrapped sweets before she put the bag away again. She unwrapped it, placing her elbows back on his chest. Felix growled as a warning but she just ignored him, taking a piece of cake, and put it in her mouth, chewing it very slowly.
"Want some?"
"I hate you."
"More for me then."
Felix sighed, turning his head to the side and closing his eyes. He was too tired for this, too tired to care anymore. He would never admit it out loud, but it actually felt kind of nice to have her so close to him. Her body was warm, her touch still soft and gently. He could feel her breathing, as creepy as that may sound. He sighed again through his nose, shifting a bit so that he lay more comfortable. She didn't seem to be disturbed by this as she continued eating.
"Don't fall asleep on me again. Seriously, you are the worst kidnapper- falling asleep at every given moment," Sophia said, poking his cheek.
"I haven't slept well for a few days now, just leave me," he grumbled, not caring one single bit right now as his mind already started to drift off. "it isn't like you can escape anyway."
"Nor do I want to," she reminded him. He felt her finger on his cheek, smearing something cold and creamy on his skin, causing him to wake fully again.
"What are you doing?"
"I'm drawing."
"On my cheek?"
"This bread thingy had cream in it, I thought it would suit you."
Felix groaned, again, but this time it almost sounded like whining. "You're such a child."
"I'm the queen."
"I don't care."
"Smee! Take over," Killian yelled at his first mate. They had left half an hour ago and were now on steady waters. Smee came rushing to him, taking over the wheel as he made his way below deck. He was going to check on Felix and the lass, make sure he took good care of her. He didn't know why but he felt like he needed to make sure she was okay. He didn't know what this sudden strange protective feeling was, but he decided to think nothing of it. She was still a young lass, that was probably why he felt protective over her even if he had only known her for hardly an hour now. How old could she be? Sixteen? Maybe seventeen?
And then there were her eyes. They looked so familiar, so perfect. They were exactly the same as those of his Swan, and still they were so different. They may look the same, but they were definitely of someone else. What lay behind them was different.
Killian decided not to think too much of it. It was probably a coincidence that they looked alike, it happens often enough that two strangers look alike. He let the thoughts leave his mind as he reached Felix cabin. Felix had been aboard the Jolly often enough to get his own room. He came to care for the boy over time. He often sailed with them when he had a mission on the other part of the ocean, and if he didn't, he would join them for a adventure.
However, he was still to lost in his thoughts to think that maybe he should knock before entering, but when he opened the door it was already too late for that. Killian didn't really know what to think of the situation before him. The lass was sitting on top of the lad, a piece of bread in her hand and cream on her fingers. On the lads face was also cream, forming whiskers which made him look like a cat.
Before he could say anything the lass spoke up. "Oh, Captain," she said, getting off of Felix while wiping her finger off on his shirt. She walked over to him. "I wanted to thank you."
"For what?" he asked, his eyebrow raised as he kept looking between the two.
"For making sure there Felix would take good care of me, I really appreciate that." She smiled, holding out her hand. "My name is Sophia, I'm the queen of Misthaven."
Killian shook her hand. "I didn't know Misthaven had a queen."
"Not many people do," she said, smiling sadly. "that's why I'm here. Partly because Felix boss needs me for something, but also because I want something from him as well."
"I see." He stroked over the curve of his Hook as he looked past her again at Felix. "What happened to him?"
"He got really tired so I made a cat out of him with cream. That'll teach him."
"Do I want to know?"
"It's nothing, he just falls asleep on me all the time." She sighed, crossing her arms.
"He's been suffering from nightmares again, isn't he?"
She nodded, looking over her shoulder back at the lad. "Yeah, he hasn't been able to sleep normally without me close by, I don't know why, though."
"How long have you known him?"
She looked back at him. "Uhm… he kidnapped me about two days ago."
Killian smiled to himself. "I see," he whispered, scratching his chin. "Do you care for him?"
"What? No, of course not. He kidnapped me, and the only reason I'm still here is because I want something from his boss." The sudden change in her tone and defensive attitude told Killian enough. They may not realize it themselves, but there is definitely something between them that even a blind man could see.
"Then why were you sitting on top of him?"
He saw her cheeks turn red as she looked down, fiddling with the sleeve of her gown. "I was just irritating him, what he did shouldn't be left unpunished."
"So you made a cat out of him?" he asked with a raised eyebrow. She huffed a laugh, looking over her shoulder again.
"Just wait until he wakes and comes looking for me." With that she walked past him and out of the room. Killian looked after her, wondering why exactly Pan could want her.
"Where are you going?" he asked, closing the door behind him as he started following the lass.
"I need some fresh air, see the view, that kind of stuff," she said, not stopping as she made her way to the top deck. Killian smiled as he followed after her, the thought of a certain someone who with the same attitude couldn't help but cross his mind. On deck the lass immediately walked over to the railing, resting her hands on it while taking a deep breath, closing her eyes. When she opened them again her smile faded, her brows knitting together. Killian followed her line of sight, seeing a ship coming for them in the distance. His own smile faded as he grabbed his spyglass.
"No, it couldn't be," he mumbled to himself. Sophia came to stand beside him, holing out her hand for the spyglass. He handed it to her without a second thought as he looked at the approaching ship.
"Another pirate ship," she said, looking at him. "do you know who it's from?"
Killian swallowed, nodding. "Aye lass, but I'm not so sure she'll be happy to see me."
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