The Queen and Her King

Spelled... Again

"Ben..."

Mal quietly said, however, his eyes were locked with Uma's and weren't moving,

"... Ben... "

She said just a bit louder, he finally turned to her as Uma did as well,

"... Did you go back for her?"

Mal asked, still trying to hold herself together as best as she could. Uma slowly shook her head,

"He didn't have to, I dove through the barrier before it closed and I'm an excellent swimmer"

Ben smiled and gave her a quiet compliment, a complete shot at Mal as she couldn't swim at all. Brielle herself felt that one too as she can't swim either. Brielle quietly scoffed and rolled her eyes at the girl. Uma smiled up at Ben before turning her gaze to Mal, slowly walking from Ben to Mal. Harry's hand tightened around Brielle's as she got closer to all of them, Uma reaching down and grabbing Mal's hand. Brielle quickly swatted her hand away, causing Uma to look at her very taken aback,

"Hands off"

She simply said in a stone-cold voice with a stone-cold face, something Brielle has always been good at. Uma sighed and looked back to Mal,

"Listen, Mal, I just really wanna thank you, I do. For everything..."

Then Uma had the audacity to go in for a hug which completely went against what Brielle had just said. Mal froze up and cringed at Uma hugging her, all while Brielle stared daggers into Uma as no one goes against what she says, ever. Everyone in the kingdom holds Brielle with the very highest form of respect as she'll treat you kindly if you treat her kindly, but go against something she says and she'll make a fool out of you. Everyone was also taken aback at the action,

"... thank you so much"

Uma said, sounding like she was on the brink of tears. Uma broke the hug and smiled warmly at Mal who was just about to lose it one way or another. Then Uma turned to Harry who was looking at her in shock and anger. He knew her, and he knew that even for her this was really messed up,

"Harry, old friend, first mate, best bud..."

Uma said with a bright smile, but Brielle could read the undertones of pyscho underneath that smile. Harry locked his emotionless eyes with her cheery ones,

"... I will say, I did really miss you before. But now, without all the chains you put on me, I'm thriving! You were a great mate for a while, but without you, I realized how much you held me back. You did your job for the time, no need to hold onto the past. I still hold you in the top tiers of friends I've had, but it was time to move on anyway"

Harry was absolutely taken aback, fired up, plain angry to say the least. He scoffed and looked at her like she was crazy which she just might be,

"Hold ye back? Chains I put on ya? What in the gods names are ya talkin' about? Back in the day, I would've given an arm and a leg for ya, and even now ye still don't appreciate that? That's one of the reasons I even left the Isle, ye never have cared about me. I did everything in my power ta help ya, ta get ye to the top, ta help manage things and provide to yer cause and this is the thanks I get? Ya just don't get it do ye?"

Harry held his anger back, merely coming out as a spiteful tone. Brielle squeezed his hand some, reminding him that it wasn't worth it. Uma giggled,

"Well of course you don't realize what you did back then, we were kids! Anyway, you were a great friend Hook"

Harry scoffed and looked away from Uma to control the urge to hook her right here and now. She's done plenty to make him angry, she was just poking a very angry bear at this point. It's as if she wants him to hook her or something. Brielle angrily gritted her teeth as Uma turned away from Harry and turned to her,

"And Brielle, honestly I have never met such a witty individual. I mean I know we have some beef but I want to look past that, get to know you better. And about the whole thing with Harry and me being jealous, it's all water under the bridge! Harry and I are distanced now, you can have him all to yourself!"

Oh was that the wrong thing to say. Uma didn't see it because she doesn't know Brielle well enough, but the rage that just sparked inside of her could not be matched,

The audacity... the absolute audacity of this bitch! Have him now? All to myself?! EXCUSE ME? Oh man, I might just steal Harry's hook and hook her myself if she keeps this up...

Brielle angrily shouted in her mind without showing it physically. It was dangerous to fire up the Queen, for no one ever knew if it had really angered her or not because she becomes unreadable. Uma suddenly did the only thing that could make Brielle angrier, she stepped towards her and gave her a hug too.

Brielle froze and her eyes widened just the slightest bit. Harry was appalled, he knows her and he knows she doesn't not like being touched in such a manner by those she does not like. But to his surprise, Brielle let go of his hand and hugged back. In fact, it was to everyone's surprise, especially Mal and Harry's. The VKs looked on in shock as the Queen's fuming expression softened into.... a smile? She rubbed Uma's back some and when they pulled away Brielle casually held Uma's shoulders, even Uma was surprised by all of this. She smiled warmly at Uma and batted her lashes just a bit.

But little did everyone know that the Queen was still fuming, and when she gets mad at someone she rarely blows up.

All she does is make an absolute fool of them.

A/N

Hiya! The next chapters gonna be a fun one I can tell you that XD Also, I didn't even realize it but holy hell y'all this book already is past the 20k mark?????? :o I have no clue how this has happened but thank you all nonetheless for all your support :D Remember to stay hydrated and to be kind to yourself today :D

-Brooke