The life of James Hook

"Okay! Time for rehearsals! Line up everyone!" Fairy Mary made all the fairies queue up next to the bottom of the stage waiting their turn to perform. Most fairies were there. All but one.

Zarina was at home hanging out in her living room while James was taking a shower. She sighed from the exhaustion. James was practicing sword fighting with her the whole morning. It was so much fun and challenging that they fought for hours, now they're both tired and sweaty.

'I should apologize about slapping him earlier...'

James stepped out of the bathroom, fresh and dressed, his wet hair dripping behind him. "Your turn." He said to Zarina.

Zarina took her stuff and walked to the bathroom. Before she closed the door, she turned to James. "Look, I'm... uhh I'm really sorry about you know... high fiving you and fist bumping you in the face earlier. You know what I mean. Okay bye." and she slammed the door shut and covered her tomato like face in embarrassment. 'That was horrible! You screwed it up even more now!'

James sat on his sofa and looked at the door. He knew he deserved the slap but he was really angry after she slapped him and punched him yesterday. He was still angry just now when they were sword fighting but putting his anger in the fight made him feel better, it was almost fun. He never expected someone as stubborn as Zarina would apologize for something he deserved. It almost made him feel guilty. Almost.

He took out the leaf and pencil under his sofa cushion and looked over his plans. Then something hit him.

'Where will I go after I escape? And I can't just go out there in this little size. What if I get captured by the other pirates? Why the hell didn't I think of these stuff?!' James slapped his forehead. Oh how can he be so stupid? There's no one out there to care for him. Of course he didn't need caring but it would be really lonely to be all alone all the time. Plus, living with Zarina isn't as bad as he thought it would be.

'Ugh I guess this plan doesn't work. I'll just go back to gaining her trust first.' and he ripped the leaf and threw it away. 'I will gain her trust, steal all the pixie dust (and gold), fly away to the second star and live in England for the rest of my life...I hope my family is still there.' James would never admit it, but he misses his family terribly.

Flashback...

"Now you be good and take care of your mother and sisters, okay my boy?"

"Yes father. Be careful."

"That's my boy."

That was the last time James ever saw his father before he went to war with the Germans in 1939. It was hard times for the Hook family. James worked at the harbor helping merchants to move their supplies and other stuff. He has encountered countless pirate attacks and saw how much they robbed. It was no good for London but they did spike the young boy's interest.

Money was tight and the family needed food, James's mother was ill and he couldn't afford medication. James started robbing banks and picking pockets. For some bizarre reason, he never got caught. His mother wondered where he got the money for medicine but decided to ignore it.

One day in the mid 1945, a 17 year old James Hook took his youngest sister, Amber, out to the post office to get a telegram from the military, no doubt it was about their father. The news that the great war was over was everywhere and soldiers will be returning soon. Everyone was celebrating and talking about Winston Churchill and this and that. The Hooks were really excited.

"Come along Amber!" yelled James. "If you're good I'll get you that doll from that store."

"Really? Thanks James!" Said Amber, happily catching up to her older brother and holding his hand. "Look! There's the post office. Hurry! I want to know how father is. Come on James!"

The person at the post office looked at the two siblings. "Ah! James, Amber! Delightful to see you two. Here for the telegram? Well here you are." The man handed James the piece folded paper.

"Thank you Mr. Smith. Good day!" James waved and left for home.

The two siblings burst through the door "Mother! Mother! We got the telegram! Read it to us." screamed Amber enthusiastically. James chuckled and handed the telegram to his mother.

"Alright sweetheart lets see here..." all 3 children gathered around their mother for the good news of their father.

Mrs. Hook's face turned from excitement to pure horror. James knew something daunting must have happened. His mother covered her mouth and silently read the rest of the telegram. Her children looked at her with worried expressions. Natasha, James's other younger sister, spoke up "Is everything alright mother?" That's when Mrs. Hook burst into tears, dropped the telegram and went into her room. James took the telegram, he was the only one of the three that could read. His eyes widen, for on the piece of paper wrote:

MRS MARTHA HOOK

THE SECRETARY OF WAR DESIRES ME TO EXPRESS HIS DEEP REGRET THAT YOUR HUSBAND CAPTAIN JOHN HOOK HAS BEEN REPORTED KILLED IN ACTION IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS DUTY AND IN THE SERVICE OF HIS COUNTRY. THE DEPARTMENT EXTENDS TO YOU ITS SINCEREST SYMPATHY IN YOUR GREAT LOSS.

GENERAL ROSS

Natasha sobbed in grief and Amber just stayed quiet. She was 8 after all, she was only 2 when their father left for war, she didn't really got to know him. James tried to hold his tears in, but he couldn't. He ran to his room and stayed there for hours. Days even.

He couldn't remember the details after that. His mother remarried a rich merchant. He got into Eton at age 18 and graduated at the age of 22. His sisters married and James was single, working at the harbor as a cabin boy. He worked for a pirate captain but none of his family members knew.

One day he and the crewmen that he worked with had to go out into the open sea to do some robbing and plundering. On the way they hit a huge hurricane. They never came back. That's when James Hook had officially lost everything. His family, his friends, his money and the captain. And then they found Zarina.

She was everything to him after all has happened. She was everything that he wanted in a friend and family, he simply adored her. She was his intellectual equal too! Way smarter than the morons he worked with. But his greed blinded him and he made the worst choice of his life.

After failing to go back to the mainland, the crew abandoned him and now he is here, as a fairy.

End of flashback...

James wiped the tears from his eyes. He's been trying to forget about the past because he never thought that he can actually go back to London to see his family again. But now that he knows that it is possible to go, he was not going to let his chances slip away.

Zarina came up to James with a worried expression. "Hey. What's the matter?"

"I don't wanna talk about it..." muttered the pirate.

The fairy nudged him "Come on! you can tell me anything!"

'Tell her James! Earn her sympathy.' He thought to himself.

James told her the story of his life, including the falling for her part.

Okaaaaaayyy... I added a little WWII stuff in there. Please don't hate me or get angry! Feel free to tell me what Zarina's reaction to James's life story can be. LOVE YOU! REVIEW! :D