"Well, well, well, if it isn't Captain Hook," a blond woman said as she jumped from her ship to the Jolly Roger.
"Captain Swan," Hook said, nodding his head. A cocky grin formed on his lips as he stepped closer. "to what do I owe this pleasure."
Sophia slowly stepped back as the blond woman, Captain Swan, stepped closer to Hook. "I came to take your ship, the Jolly is mine now."
"What? Why do you want my ship?" Hook said. "The last time you came here you said it was trash."
The Captain smiled, patting Hook's cheek as she passed him, the men of her own ship coming aboard now two. "You see, you still owe me from the last time we met, or have you forgotten already?"
Hook chuckled. "I could hardly forget a night like that," he purred, causing Sophia to gag at only the idea of what could have happened. But of course the female Captain heard her, causing her focus to snap to her. Sophia cursed under her breath as she quickly turned, ready to run back below deck when two men grabbed her by her arms.
"Let me go!" she yelled at them as they brought her to Swan.
"Swan, leave her alone, she's innocent," Hook said, but Swan ignored him. She kneeled down before Sophia, who was brought to sit on her knees.
"And who are you, sweet cheeks?"
"Depends on who wants to know," Sophia spat at her. The Captain chuckled, placing her finger under Sophia's chin to lift her head.
"I like you, you got some serious fire." Again with the fire. What fire were they talking about? First Hook, now her two? She had no fire. Well, that was what they told her in the castle at least. Swan stood again, turning to her men. "Bring her to the captain's quarters, make sure she stays there until I'm done here. And be careful with her, I don't want her to get hurt."
The men nodded, hauling her up so that she stood, and guided her to the other ship. Hook turned to Swan, unsheathing his sword, his eyes shooting daggers at the blond. "You can't do this," he growled.
Sophia could only see Captain Swan unsheathe her sword as well, smirking before she was led below deck, do the captain's quarters. Whatever it was this captain wanted from her, she was not even close to giving it.
Felix woke when he hear loud voices yelling all sorts of things. He groaned, about to yell everyone to be quiet when strange men stormed into his cabin. He was completely awake now, trying to get into a sitting position as the men approached him.
"Wow, who are you?" he said when the men suddenly stopped and shared a look. They suddenly started laughing, causing Felix to knit his brows in confusion. And then he remembered what happened before he fell asleep. Felix touched his cheek, feeling the cream she smeared on his face. He angrily gritted his teeth, clenching his fist. "That stupid minx!"
Before he could curse the minx any more the two man grabbed him roughly, pulling him out of his cabin. Felix tried to fight them off but they were much stronger and held him to tight. He was brought to the upper deck and thrown down before someone. He growled at the men before looking up, seeing a blond woman with a long coat and a hat looking down at him. Something about her looked familiar, what it was he couldn't name.
"Are those cream cat whiskers?" the woman said, her eyebrows raised. Felix glared at her, ignoring her question even though he felt his cheeks turn red.
"Who the hell are you and what are you doing here?" Only then did he realize that Sophia was nowhere in sight, nor did he see her in his cabin when he woke. "What did you too to Sophia?" he growled before he could stop himself.
"You mean the black haired girl?" She kneeled down before him, wiping the cream that covered his scar off with her finger. She looked at the cream as if she was inspecting it. "What would a guy like you want with a girl like her?" she mused, wiping her finger on his cloak before standing.
"That is none of your business, now tell me where she is."
"I don't sense any worry in your voice, so you probably need her for something since you're not really concerned for her." Actually, he was concerned, he was worried, but he wasn't going to admit that to her, or to anyone, even less to himself. He was just really good at masking such emotions, any emotions really. "Take him to the ship, make sure he's locked away."
She turned her back to him as the two man grabbed him again. Again, he tried to get away from them, but it was no use. "Where is she?!" he yelled as he was dragged to the other ship. He didn't know why he was suddenly so worried for her, but he didn't care right now. He needed her to be okay, he need to know she was okay.
The men brought him below deck to a dark room with only one small window that let in light. They threw him in the cell next to Hook. Felix was furious, ready to bite the heads off of those men. The men simple chuckled as they locked the door and left the room. Felix rose to his feet, grabbing the bars and shouted curses after the men.
"Calm down, lad," Hook said from behind him with a sigh. Felix turned to his, his eyebrow raised.
"Who was that woman?" he demanded.
"Captain Swan, also known as the Queen of the Sea." Hook smiled a bit as he looked down at his hook. Felix glared at him, not getting how he could be so calm.
"How can you just sit here as if there is nothing going on?" he snarled. "Sophia is taken, your ship is taken, you are imprisoned. How in hell can you be so freaking calm!?"
Hook chuckled. "I know the Swan, and I know that she's just messing with me. There is nothing to worry about, she'll let us go in a matter of days."
"Days?" Felix repeated. "I have to get that queen to Pan as soon as possible, I don't have a matter of days!"
"Clean your face, I can't take you serious like that."
Felix groaned, using his shirt to wipe all the cream off her face, which was more than he expected. Great, now he needed to get his shirt cleaned as well. He started walking around the cell, knowing that Hook won't be of any use right now.
"Save your breath, these cells are magic sealed, we can't get out unless we are let out," Hook said, not at all sounding stressed or panicked, not like how Felix felt. He was already a few days late, this was the last thing he needed. And then there was the tiredness he'd been feeling lately, which only caused him to feel more frustrated and angry.
"I hate my life," he muttered, leaning against the bars of before slowly sliding down against them until he was sitting on the ground. He crossed his arms over his knees, letting his head rest against them as he muttered a stream of curses until sleep took him again. Maybe he should do something about that strange sleeping habit of his.
Sophia was looking around the captain's quarter when the captain herself entered. Her entire posture changed as she sat down behind her desk, gesturing for Sophia to sit on the other side. Sophia sat down while the captain took off her head, placing it on the ground beside her.
"So, you're Sophia?" the Captain asked, smiling kindly.
"How do you know my name?" Sophia asked her warily.
"The blond boy with the scar told me, he demanded me to give you back." Sophia scoffed, rolling her eyes. The Captain raised her eyebrow at Sophia's reaction. "You don't like him?"
"Well, he did kidnap me from my home, but hate is a strong word. Let's say I'm warming up to him." She didn't know why she was telling the Captain this, but talking to her just felt natural, kind of like talking to Hook. "Why did you want me to meet you here?" she asked, changing the subject.
The Captain smiled warmly and stood, starting to walk around the room. "I suspected that you were kidnapped. A girl as beautiful as yourself doesn't usually go into piracy, plus your clothing doesn't look like you chose this on purpose for such a journey. The cuff that blocks your magic isn't often used on people who want their magic blocked either."
Sophia looked down at her white nightgown that wasn't so white anymore. Sleeping in dirt and running through bushes really had ruined it to no repair. And the cuff, she actually forgot about that. "Yeah, but that was at first, now I want to come with them."
The Captain frowned. "What changed your mind?"
Sophia smiled softly, looking down. "I've been in the palace my entire life, I've never seen what was beyond those walls. This gives me the opportunity to finally see the world I've read of."
The Captain hummed, nodding slightly. "You remind me of myself, Sophia." She smiled at her, walking over to her and taking her arm with the cuff. She took it off, throwing it across the room before going to a closet. She opened it, gathering some clothing. "So what are you going to do now? If you want you can stay here on my ship with me, I can show you many wonderful things that I'm sure you'll love."
"Thank you for the offer, but I have to refuse. I still have to go home," she said, rubbing her wrist which the cuff was around second ago. She could already feel the magic flow through her veins again. The Captain closed the closet again, walking over to her and handed her a pile of clothing.
"You don't have to stay here forever, you can stay as long as you like, and if you want to go home you're free to go." Sophia looked down, biting her lip. It wasn't a bad offer, and this way she was sure of getting home. If she continued traveling with Felix the chance that she would go home again was slim. Pan didn't want her for no reason. Maybe going with this captain wasn't such a bad idea. "You don't have to decide now, think about it. Wherever Hook was taking you I'm going as well so you'll have a few days to decide."
Sophia looked up, smiling gratefully . "Thank you, Captain."
She waved her hand. "Call me Emma," she said as she unbuttoned her coat, placing it over her chair. Sophia's eyes widened when she saw a small bump on Emma's stomach. She heard the Captain laugh softly as she placed her hand over the bump. "Didn't expect that, did you?"
"You're pregnant?" she asked before she could stop herself. A woman pirate captain who was pregnant, such a person never even crossed her mind.
"Let's just say this isn't the first time Hook and I crossed paths." For some reason disgusted that thought her more then she expected it to, especially if she thinks back of the things she did with her husband. Emma went to sit down in front of her again, her hand absently stroking her bump. "It isn't my first from him pregnancy either, but I lost that little baby girl before I could even name her." Emma looked up at her, her eyes softening. "You remind me of her."
Sophia smiled. "That must have been horrible, losing your child."
Emma nodded, looking down. "It was, that's why I'm going to do it differently this time. I'm going to tell Hook, see what happens and maybe start over. I wasn't planning on getting pregnant though, it was kind of an accident, much like the first. And honestly I don't think Hook would give up his life as a pirate for me and our baby, but I have to try."
"Yeah, I believe you deserve a fresh start," she said.
"And I think you do too," Emma said, gesturing to the door. "now get up and get that blond grumpy teenager out of my cell, I'm getting Hook later."
Sophia laughed, standing with the clothing she got from the Captain still in her arms. "Just to be clear, I'm married."
Emma cocked her head, her brow furrowed. "Shame, you would complement each other well. It honestly really looked like he cared for you."
"He's just a kidnapping idiot," Sophia said before leaving the captain's quarters. Felix didn't care for her, nor will he ever see her as more than a burden.
Not like she saw him differently anyway.
In her new clothing Sophia sneaked inside where Hook and Felix were kept. Well, it wasn't really sneaking in since she had permission to take Felix out of here. Hook noticed her as she walked down the steps, but before he could say anything she held her finger before her lips, telling him to be quiet. She then pointed at Felix, who was laying on the floor in his cell. Probably sleeping - it wouldn't surprise her. Hook nodded, smirking a bit.
Sophia made her way to Felix cell, unlocking it with the key Emma had put between her clothing. Carefully she opened the cell, barely making any sound. Sophia froze when Felix started shifting and mumbling. She looked at Hook who was observing them curiously. When he stopped moving, Sophia silently walked around him, sitting down before him. It didn't surprise her that his face looked troubled again, he probably had another nightmare. It was strange how often he got those, and what was even stranger was, was that whenever she was with him as he slept of fell asleep he didn't seem to get any of those.
"Hey Felix," Sophia whispered, earning a groan from him. With his hand he lazily pulled his hood over his face. Sophia grinned, bending down and peeking under his hood. "wake up, sleepy head."
"Not for you," he grumbled, turning his head away from her. Sophia rolled her eyes, straitening herself as she turned to Hook.
"Hey Hook, do you like bread with cream?" she asked, winking at him. Hook caught up to her plan fast and nodded.
"Not really, I only like the bread, not the cream," he answered.
"Not a problem, I'll just wipe it out with this." She took one end of Felix cloak, pretending as if she was using it to clean something.
"Will you ever stop with the cream jokes?" Felix grumbled, yanking his cloak out of her hand. He still had his face turned away from her. "What are you doing here anyway? Besides waking me up."
"I'm here to take you out of your cell and to your cabin, or do you want to continue sleeping on the dirty floor."
"This floor is actually pretty clean," Felix said, raising his hand and pointing at the floor.
"Alright, whatever suites you," Sophia said as she stood, stepping over Felix and walked out of the cell. But before she could, Felix grabbed her ankle, finally looking up at her from his hood. It looked like he wanted to say something but then he shut his mouth again and frowned.
"What are you wearing?"
"Clothing."
Felix rolled his eyes. "I can see that, but what happened to your nightgown?"
"It was ruined because of all the walking through the woods. Captain Swan gave me some new things to put on, what do you think?" Felix released her ankle before pushing himself up into a sitting position. When he looked at her again she noticed how his eyes widened and his lips parte slightly. His eyes met hers again and he quickly looked away, standing and walking past her as if she wasn't even there. For a minute she thought he wasn't going to say anything, until he did speak up.
"You should stick to your dresses, Little Queen," he said before walking up the steps and slamming the door behind him. Both Hook and Sophia stared after him in confusion. He sounded strained, cold and as troubled as he looked while sleeping.
"Don't take it personally, Sophia, he's never in a good mood when he wakes up," Hook said, causing her to look at him.
"He was having a nightmare again."
Hook nodded, looking down. "Aye, they are draining his energy no matter how much he sleeps. I tried to wake him, but he just wouldn't." Hook tilted his head. "Which makes me wonder how you were able to wake him so fast."
"I didn't do anything special," she said, fumbling with her sleeves before sighing heavily. "I'm going after him before he causes trouble. The Captain will come and get you soon."
Hook nodded, gesturing for her to go after Felix. Sophia smiled, turning and leaving the room. The moment she closed the door behind her, Felix startled her by grabbing her wrist, turning her to him and looking at her as if he wanted to kill her. Sophia gasped, feeling her heart starting to pound faster in her chest.
"Where's your cuff?" he growled, baring his teeth as if he was an animal.
"Y-you're scaring me," Sophia said when she finally found her voice, although it barely sounded like her own. Felix suddenly pushed her roughly again the wall behind her, the murderous look still in his eyes. Sophia didn't know what happened, what was up with him. She'd never seen him like this before, she didn't even know humans could look so animal like.
The longer he stared at her, the less scared she felt. She let the tension in her body leave until she was fully relaxed, her heart beating normally now. Not one moment did she take her eyes off of his. Now she understood what was going on, the bags under his eyes only confirming her suspicions.
They are draining his energy no matter how much he sleeps.
Constant nightmares and drained energy would make her crazy as well. "Felix," she said softly, her gaze still locked with his. "Felix, I need you to snap out of this, you're not thinking clearly."
Felix breathing became calmer, his grip less tight. Sophia took used this to yank her hand free and before he could do anything she stepped forward, closing the last bit of space between them and kissed his forehead. When she looked back at him she saw his eyelids drop while his body became limp. Sophia smiled as she sank to the floor with him, holding his head close to her. It felt good having her magic back, but she honestly didn't thought that a sleeping spell would be the first one she used after getting it back. But it didn't matter, she would rather let Felix get a good night sleep then that blast him against the wall.
Maybe she warmed up to him too much.
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