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Hook and the Mermaid	By : HerverusGrape Category: M through R > Peter Pan > Het Views: 5297 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 3: The Abduction
Hook remained bent at the waist with his gaze averted to the floor, but his sharp ears caught the sound of Fee's shocked gasp of surprise. With a flourish, he drew back up to his full height, his hat cradled in his left hand as he perched his hook rather jauntily against his right hip.
"You appear to be surprised, my dear," he said, tossing her a brilliant smile as he cocked his head to the side.
Fee's mouth had dropped open in shock, and her naturally pale skin looked even whiter than it had appeared just a few moments earlier.
"You-you-you were killed by the crocodile," she finally whispered, her eyebrows drawn into a puzzled frown. "Some of the mermaids saw it."
"No, I was swallowed by the crocodile," he corrected her, smoothly. "But I managed to escape."
She shook her head in disbelief.
"It was quite an adventure, actually," he assured her, replacing his hat upon his head as he spoke. "Shall I tell you all about it?"
"No," she said, shivering slightly.
Feeling rather miffed that she had no interest in his tale, a frown appeared on Hook's face as he continued to regard the girl. Not only had Smee taken extra care when shaving his face and waxing his mustache, he had also spent a considerable amount of time combing out the Captain's luxuriant mane of hair. He was quite confident that the silken curls were shining brightly in the glow of the flickering torches, as were the polished buttons upon his coat. Smee had done a commendable job on preparing his clothes as well, and he knew that the vibrant azure hue of the coat was a perfect complement to the cornflower blue of his eyes. In addition, his black boots had been shined to a glossy sheen, and he had donned his best pair of britches and his newest shirt of exquisitely soft linen, the lace at the cuffs falling most gracefully around his hook. That appendage had been carefully chosen as well, the usual large iron claw having been replaced by a delicate stem of silver that branched into two fine talons at the very tip. In short, he fully expected that Fee would be gazing at him with abject delight. So he was more than a little perturbed to see that she continued to stare at him with a look of frank revulsion upon her face.
"But you said the pirates had gone-" she began.
"Of course I did," he answered impatiently. "How else was I going to trick you into coming here tonight?"
Fee stared up at him, a part of her still reeling from the revelation that she had been so cruelly deceived. "What do you want?" she demanded suddenly.
Hook's even white teeth gleamed in the faint light. "Oh, come now, my dear, even you are not quite that innocent," he chuckled. "I think you have a very good idea of what it is that I seek from you."
Fee's jaw hardened in anger.
"As a matter of fact," he continued, "It appears to me that you came here tonight quite prepared to be woond cnd courted, perhaps even seduced," he said, noting with satisfaction that a blush had appeared upon her cheeks. "But I am most curious," he said, his voice soft and puzzled as he took a step towards her. "Whatever made you think you would be meeting an Indian brave tonight?"
"This pearl-" she whispered, her hand reaching up to finger the gem that was entwined in her hair.
"Ah, yes," he said narrowing his eyes. "I appropriated it, along with many others, from one of those filthy savages on the island," he noted airily.
"You stole it," she said angrily. Her eyes widened in alarm. "Did you kill him as well?" she gasped.
Hook shrugged his shoulders. "I don't remember," he answered grumpily. "Besides," he said, turning and walking towards the chest. "I have brought you jewels that put that tawdry trinket to shame."
Throwing the lid open, he reached down and plunged his arm into the glittering treasure. Striding back to face Fee, he held out his hook, upon which sparkled an assortment of golden chains, gemstones and a long string of large, milky-white pearls. To his annoyance, she regarded them with stony disdain.
"You can keep your filthy jewels!" she cried, the flush on her face due to anger rather than embarrassment now. Raising her head proudly, she added, "I'm afraid that you have chosen the wrong bait for your hook tonight, Captain."
"Have I?" replied Hook, his teeth clenched together in anger. "Perhaps you would prefer that I serenade you with another of those insipid songs instead?"
"Don't bother," she said. "Your music will never tempt me again, Hook!"
"Oh, I wouldn't be too sure," he snarled. "I swear the other night my singing left you-" He paused and lowered his voice into a silky purr, "-positively quivering with delight."
"How dare you!" she said, her eyes stinging with tears of disappointment and shame. "You are a conceited ass!" she declared.
"And you, my dear, are a lovely but much too trusting little fool," he hissed. Raising his hand to his hook, he angrily began to peel off the strands of jewelry. Turning back towards the chest, he tossed the jewels on top of the rest of the treasure.
He smiled as he heard a loud splash behind him.
"Going without even saying goodbye?" he taunted. "I think not."
But Fee had not heard him as she swam swiftly away toward the entrance of the cavern. Indeed, she seemed to be completely oblivious to her surroundings, conscious only of the fact that her chest felt uncomfortably tight and that there was a curious ache in her throat. As such, she did not even notice the net as it loomed in front of her in the murky water.
She was propelling herself with such force that the impact with the taut fibers sent her reeling backwards, dazed from the shock of the collision. Before she had even realized what had happened, the net was wrapped tightly around her and with a sickening lurch she found herself lifted out of the water and suspended in midair in the cold, clammy chill of the cavern.
She felt weak and dizzy as the net spun wildly through the air. Closing her eyes, she shuddered and tried to ignore the triumphant cries of the pirates echoing against the walls of the cavern.
Taking in a deep breath, she forced herself to open her eyes once more. As the trap continued to revolve, she was vaguely aware of the smug, laughing faces of the pirates below her. Glancing upward, she saw to her distress that the ends of the net were now securely cinched together.
"Well done, well done. Let our little fish down slowly now."
That was Hook's voice. Looking down, Fee saw that he was in a small boat, a pair of pirates applying themselves furiously to the oars as they rowed the vessel towards her.
Her fear suddenly overcame her vertigo and she began to wildly thrash her tail back and forth. Even encumbered by the folds of the netting, it was still a formidable weapon, and to her satisfaction she felt it make contact with one of the pirates, causing him to yelp in pain and throwing him backward into the water. Redoubling her efforts, she saw to her satisfaction that several of the other men were scurrying away as well and she felt the net begin to loosen around her. A moment later, she found herself hurtling toward the ground as most of the pirates released their hold on the ropes. But as she crashed to the rock, she heard Hook's enraged bellow.
"Get some rope around her, damn you!" barked Hook. "I swear I'll keelhaul the lot of you if you let her escape!" he warned.
Knowing that she had no time to try and escape from the net, she turned onto her belly, her elbows chafing against the rough surface of the rock as she struggled to squirm her way back into the water. She had only gone a few inches when she screamed out in agony as a piercing pain ripped through her lower body. She looked back over her shoulder and saw that a large pirate was standing upon the net and pinning one of her delicate tail fins to the ground using the sharp heel of his boot. She struggled to free herself, and felt the fragile tissue began to tear under the strain.
"Idiots!" yelled Hook. "The rest of you hold her down!"
A whole group men fell down on top of her, and she found herself pinioned under their combined weight. The pressure of the spiky boot heel against her fin was suddenly lifted, but only so that a heavy loop of rope could be fastened around her tail.
As the men rose from on top of her, she tried to move away but found that her tail was now securely lashed in place, the end of the rope tied through one of the massive iron rings that was embedded in the rock. She managed to flop over on her back, but before she could make any other movement more of the coils of heavy twine were quickly wound around her and she found herself trapped within the net with her arms pinned to her side.
Panting from her fruitless exertions, she glared at Hook as he slowly moved into view and stood beside her.
"Hush now," he said quietly, as he down knelt beside her. "I do not wish to hurt you and you must realize that there is no use in fighting."
She threw her head back and began to chew at the coarse fibers of the net pressing painfully against her face, trying her best to cut through them. But it took only a few seconds for her to admit the futility of the effort, for her small teeth were no match for the thick cord.
Hook realized this as well. Bending down nearer to her, he brushed his fingers over her cheek. "Ah, you do have much prettier teeth than your sisters, but they are not quite as useful, are they?" he mocked.
The pirates, who had been leaning down and attempting to overhear the Can'sn's soft words, suddenly drew back in terror as he shrieked in pain. Raising his hand to his face, he stared in horror at the large gash inflicted upon his index finger and the bright river of red blood running down his hand and staining the pristine cuff of his white shirt.
There was blood on Fee's lips as well as she stared up at him with a victorious, feral grin upon her face. Her teeth might not have been nearly as long or as sharp as the other mermaids, but they were still quite capable of inflicting a painful bite upon human flesh.
The crowd took in a collective breath and there was a horrified silence as Hook raised his arm into the air, the light glinting off of his hook as a faint shimmer of scarlet appearing in his eyes. Fee trembled and squeezed her eyes shut.
"Captain?"
Fee peered through her lashes and saw that a white-haired pirate had pushed his way to the front of the crowd, and was timidly holding out a handkerchief in front of Hook's face.
"Don't you think you should bandage that wound, Captain?" he asked, timidly.
The red light slowly faded away from Hook's eyes as he focused upon the handkerchief..
"Thank you, Smee," he said, diffidently. Holding out his arm, he allowed the man to wrap the clean cloth around his hand. Once the bandage was secure, he returned his attention to Fee. "If you ever bite me again," he said, his voice measured and chilled, "You will pay dearly. Do you understand?" he hissed.
She nodded, another shiver running through her that was partly due to the cold air of the cavern and partly due to fear at the change in Hook's demeanor.
"Put her in the boat!" he ordered, rising to his feet and sounding quite exasperated.
"Aye, aye, Captain," the pirates responded.
Fee made no attempt to resist as they picked her up and bundled her into the small craft. Hook stepped down into the boat and took a seat on the bench beside her. With an impatient snap of his fingers, the wooden treasure chest was placed on the other side of his feet. She remained silent as she heard the pirates pile into the other boats and begin to row toward the ship. She had one more chance of eing,ing, but knew that she dare not make the attempt until they were out of the cave and upon the open water. She could only hope that the other mermaids were not so exhausted by their recent mating journey that they would fail to awaken and rush to her aid.
Hook, for his part, seemed to be placated by her apparent acquiescence, and smiled down at her rather indulgently as she lay quietly beside his feet. After a few moments, he even began to hum the tune of "Barbara Allen" under his breath, as she heard the quiet splash of the oars moving through the water.
She forced herself to remain silent until the tops of the tall masts of the ship came into view. And then she opened her mouth and uttered a prolonged, ear-splitting screech that immediately caused the pirates to clap their hands over their ears.
Hook, of course, was rather at a disadvantage, having only one hand with which to muffle the sound. Quickly giving up the attempt to shut out the sound of her scream, he knelt down beside her and Fee's cries abruptly stopped as she felt the cold metal of his hook against her throat.
"Cease that caterwauling immediately!" he demanded. p;Wip;With a subtle pressure, he allowed the sharp talons to dig slightly into soft skin. "You have such a pretty singing voice, it would be a shame to have to rip out your vocal cords," he murmured, his face very close to hers.
"Captain!" The pirate's voice sounded very worried.
"What is it?" asked Hook irritably, keeping his hook upon Fee's throat even as he glanced at the speaker.
"I think there are other mermaids coming, Captain."
Fee smiled as she heard the familiar splashing coming from all sides of the boat and saw Hook's complexion grow paler in the moonlight.
"Damn!" he muttered, rising to his knees and closing his eyes for a moment.
Fee gasped as the sharp metal dug further into her flesh.
"Call them off!" ordered Hook, opening his eyes and staring down at her.
"No," she mouthed, her eyes blazing back into his.
"Captain?"
Fee recognized this voice as belonging to Smee.
"You know they could easily overturn these boats, Captain?" he asked, nervously.
"Aye, and unlike this pretty little bitch, they have real fangs and claws!" added another.
"Yes," whispered Hook, a dangerous scowl upon his face. He abruptly raised his hook from Fee's throat, but instead of moving to release her, he reached into his coat with his hook and removed a small glass vial. "Do you know what this is?" he asked, holding it carefully in the talons as he bent down over the mermaid again.
Fee stared at the thick red liquid contained within the bottle and shook herd.
"It is a poison, my dear, a very lethal poison, I assure you," said Hook, tilting the vial back and forth so that it sparkled in the moonlight. "So lethal that a mere drop within a glass is enough to kill a man."
Transferring the bottle to his hand, he used his hook to deftly pull out the cork. A faint, ominous mist arose from the vial as the cork skittered against the floorboards. "How many of your little friends will die if I pour the entire contents into the ocean?" he asked, moving his arm over the side of the boat.
"No!" she cried.
"Then tell them that you are quite content to come with me and that they should leave," he demanded, tilting the bottle to the side so that the red liquid threatened to flow out of the neck
"They won't believe me!" she pleaded.
"Make them believe you," he said, holding the bottle steady with the deadly liquid only a fraction of an inch from the top.
The mermaids were all around the boats now, and she heard them calling out.
"Who is it, who is in trouble?" they asked.
"It is Fee," she replied, trying hard not to let her fear show in her voice. "But you must go away."
"Fee?" echoed several of the voices.
She glanced up at Hook and saw that he was watching her very carefully, the bottle still poised in his hands.
"What are you doing with the pirates?" asked one. But she sounded peeved rather than concerned.
"Please, you must go away," she pleaded.
"Why would the pirates waste their time with her?" asked another, contemptuously.
Several of the mermaids began to laugh very loudly at this remark. Hook, who had been listening to the conversation very carefully, attempting to discern the gist while not being able to decipher the words, looked very puzzled indeed.
There were several splashes and then Fee could only hear faint murmuring as the mermaids apparently went underneath the water to discuss the situation. After several minutes, there was another slosh as a single mermaid returned to the surface.
Hook turned to watch Fee's face carefully as she listened to the mermaid speak and saw to his surprise that there were tears forming in her eyes.
"What does she say?" he asked, his own eyes fearful and suspicious.
"She says-" Fee stopped and took in a deep, shuddering breath. "She says that they would be very happy for you to take me."
Hook's eyebrows rose in surprise.
"As long as you give them some treasure," she added, bitterly.
Hook stared down at her for several moments and then nodded his head. "I see," he said, softly.
She turned away from him and stared at the side of the boat, anguished at the thought of how her sisters had betrayed her. Her arms were bound so tightly against her that she could not even raise her hand to her face to wipe away the tears that had begun to flow out of her eyes.
"Hmm." Hook bent down and retrieved the cork, stuffing it securely back into the bottle before replacing the vial within his coat pocket. With a bemused grin upon his face, he reached down and picked up the treasure chest.
"Smee?"
"Yes, Captain?"
"It appears that this greedy little group is quite willing to sell one of their own to me," he said, handing over the box.. "See that they are repaid for their astute decision with a few of these jewels. Not anything too costly, of course, but I doubt they will be satisfied with anything too simple or plain," he noted, sitting down upon the bench.
"Like a single, exquisite pearl," thought Fee sadly, even now feeling the outline of the gem press against her head as she kept her face determinedly turned away from the Captain. No, none of the other mermaids would have treasured that unpretentious ornament as she had.
"Aye, aye, Captain," answered Smee.
She heard a rustling sound as Smee began to pick through the jewels. After a few moments, there were several loud splashes as he tossed the gems out into the water, and she heard the excited cries of the mermaids as they began to fight amongst each other to retrieve the spoils.
"A few more should be sufficient," said Hook, languidly.
Fee stiffened as she heard him bend down beside her again.
"Would you like me to poison them now?" he asked.
Startled, she turned to look at him and saw that his face was quite solemn and serious. She could almost convince herself that there was a trace of sympathy in those pale blue eyes as well.
"No," she answered, shuddering and turning away from him once more.
Although she hated the mermaids at the moment, she could not bring herself to wish their deaths. Besides, what if her mother were nearby?
hot tears burned down her cheeks at the thought of how distraught her mother would be to find out what had happened to her. If the other mermaids told her the truth, which she doubted.
"As you wish," he said, returning to his seat.
Smee tossed another handful of jewels into the water, and then Hook gave the order to proceed to the ship.
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