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As Hook steps into Maleficent’s place with Morgie Le Fay he notices that the house is packed with people from Merlin Academy, their faces so familiar yet so distant. Hook glances over at Morgie only to see him take off to the crowd of people. Hook sighs as he walks over to the table with drinks.
At the table, Hook flips over a cup and grabs the pitcher. As he pours himself a drink he notices at the corner of his eye Maleficent with guys that are surrounding her. She laughs at every word they say. He sighs, putting the pitcher down.
Hook stands at the drinks table for a few minutes smelling the air of alcohol knowing that he needs to get some fresh air. He pushes himself through a sea of people, trying his best not to spill his drink. Hook spots the door that leads to the garden. He rushes over to the doors trying to get himself out of the piles of people. The wind greets him as he steps outside with the smell of roses and damp earth.
Hook takes a few seconds to collect himself before looking around the garden. He notices that there's only a few people scattered around the garden compared to the packed and noisy indoors. He gazes at the garden before caughting a pair of swings. They slowly move with the movement of the wind. As he walks to the swings he passes a couple of people till he reaches the swings. Hook rests onto one of the swings. The swing creaks as he sits on it. As he sips his drink he spots a shadow of a figure coming towards him. He turns around to see who it is.
A girl in a flowy pink dress, dotted with tiny hearts, steps into view. Her curly light pink hair bounces with each step, and her face is bright and bubbly. Recognition dawns on Hook, making him jump slightly. “Holy shit!” he exclaims before he can stop himself.
The girl was startled by his reaction to her. “Oh my god did I scare you!?” She asks, her voice laced with concern. “I can go if you want me too. I just wanted somewhere to sit!” The girl turns around and walks away from the boy.
“Wait no!” He reaches his hand out the girl. “It’s fine you can stay, Bridget.” She froze in place as she heard her name. She walks over to the side of the swing. Her hair bounces as she sits down on the swing. “What brings you here, princess?” He looks at Bridget sipping his drink.
“Oh! I just came here with Ella and Charming! But it seems like they disappeared with each other.” Bridget says as she starts pushing the swing back-and-forth. “It’s weird, ever since Ella and Charming started dating it seems like Ella never has space for me, and even if we do hang out all she talks about is charming!” Hooks stares at Bridgets lips as she talks, he just can't get his eyes off of them. “Well enough of me talking, what about you Hook?” Hook snaps back to reality when he realizes that Bridget is talking about him.
He places his drink down before answering. “Well Maleficent invited us to come. So me and Morgie decided to go since we didn’t have anything else to do tonight.” He shrugs looking down at his boots. “But everyone is already drunk so I just decided to come out here, since it’s quieter out here.”
Hook looks back at Bridget to see her looking down at the ground. “Hey love, were you even listening?” Hook chuckles as he asks Bridget
“Oh! Yeah I am sorry just storta dozed off there for a second you know? It's just so beautiful out here! The flowers seem so.. pretty out here. I didn’t go out that much in wonderland so seeing actual living plants out here is so refreshing! Even if they’re not that colorful.” Bridget reaches out to get one of the flowers. She plucked a red rose out of the bushes of roses. “Each flower is so different yet so similar.” She examines the rose she has in hands.
Hook looks at the bush of Zinnias next to him. He lowers his upper body to get closer to the flowers. He stabs a hot pink Zinnia with his hook hand. “This one reminds me of you, princess.” He holds out his hand to the girl. She giggles as she takes the flower.
“Thank you, kind sir.” She smiles at the flower looking at the petals, ignoring the hole in them. Hook looks at the stares at the ground. Looking at his boots and Bridget’s red heels.
“Darling, do you have any friends that are not Ella?” Hooks asks, raising his head to look at Bridget’s face. Her smile starts to slowly fade away before she answers the question.
“No, not really” she admits, her face slowly turning somber. “I try to be nice to everyone so they’ll like me, but nobody really cares about me. Back in wonderland I didn’t make friends back home in wonderland because I was homeschooled. So Ella is basically the only friend I have ever made.” Bridget turns her head to the ground as she starts to swing a little more harder.
“Well princess,” Hook reaches for Bridget’s hand. He places it on his palm, he slowly bringing it to his lips. “I guess I can be your new friend.” He kisses Bridget's hand keeping his gaze on her. “Wouldn’t you say darling?”
Bridget slightly blushes before answering. “Well I guess so, captain.” Bridget slowly brings her hand back to her. She picks up the rose she got earlier. “This for you, Hook.” She tucks the rose onto Hook’s hand, giggling. Hook smiled as he tucked it behind his ear.
Hook slowly stands up from the swing, grabbing his drink. “Well I guess I should go now so my friends don’t get too crazy.” Hook smiles at Bridget who now is leaning her head against the swing’s rope. “Till we meet again princess.” With a playful bow, Hook turns and walks away, whistling as he leaves. Behind him, he hears Bridget’s soft squeal of excitement, and it makes him smile as he steps back into the party