The Siren

Harry POV

“Louis…” her name leaves my lips like a prayer. A prayer that she’ll finally kiss me.

She leans forward and presses her lips against mine. I push back immediately humming at the warmth of her mouth. Her hand tangles in my hair pulls me impossibly closer to her. She tests her boundaries by lightly touching her tongue against the seam of my lips. I respond by parting them for her, letting her know it’s okay.

She’s not shy, that’s for sure. Once she knew she had my permission, she let her tongue lick against my own, her lips more frantic against mine. My own hands found their way to her petite waist and held her against me. Her legs straddled my hips over the blankets that were covering me, but I could feel her warmth through the layers of material. Her knew position caused her to raise above me, my head tilted back to meet her hurried kisses.

I found myself short of breath and whimpered, Louis pulled away quickly.

“Oh. I’m sorry. You’re still—you should rest some more. I’m sorry.” She tries to move to the side but I keep her caged against me.

“No. I’m fine. Stay.”

She gazes down at me, with only the fondest of looks in her eye. She smiles and rests her forehead against mine, causing my eyes to close. I want to stay here forever. I want this same exhilaration. I want Louis to be mine. I want so much.

“I’ll stay right next to you. But you shouldn’t overwork yourself, love. You’ve just woken up.”

Before I can argue the door opens with Niall’s head popping in, Louis quickly flops down onto the bed next to me trying to avoid the awkward situation.

“You’re awake!” Niall runs up to me and hugs me. You’d think she’d be careful knowing I would have trouble breathing, but no she’s hugging me as tight as ever, “I’m so glad you’re okay. You idiot! Why would you do something so reckless! You join a pirate crew for a few weeks and you think you can do whatever you want!”

She’s red in the face but I know she was just worried about me. She turns to Louis, “And you. I can’t believe you just mounted her after what she’s been through. Did you even thank her for jumping in after you? I—”

“Niall, calm down, please.” I urge her. She looks as if she’ll blow up any second, she’s so flustered, “It wasn’t her fault.”

She looks as if she’s about to continue her verbal attack but she huffs out a sigh then looks at me, “Alright. I’m grateful that both of you are alive. But more Harry than anything.”

“Niall” I scold her but Louis just laughs.

“It’s fine, love.” Louis adjusts her body so she can wrap her arm around my waist. Niall takes notice of the affectionate display and raises a brow at me.

“Love?” she asks.

“Uh—”

“Niall? I told you Louis was watching over Harry and there was no need to bother them.” Liam walked in before I had to explain anything to Niall.

“Liam! Look how familiar they are with each other already!”

I blush at Niall’s comment and look to Louis. She looks so at ease, her free arm behind her head, a smug look on her face.

“Come on then Niall, let Harry rest for a bit more.” Liam has to get Niall away from me by wrapping an arm around her waist and pulling her off of the bed. Niall gives me a look over her shoulder as if to tell me that a discussion was to be had.

As I slump back down into a laying position, Louis makes sure to place her arm under my head to support it. I find that my neck and back hurt quite a bit but my physical state couldn’t match the elation I was feeling.

I rolled to my side to be face-to-face with Louis. Her stare was steady on my face, full of admiration and something along the line of fondness. She wraps her arm around my waist and draws me closer to her, warmth radiating off of her through the many layers of clothing between us. I snuggle closer to her, tucking my head under her chin. I can’t help but inhale scent of her skin- naturally sweet, like the perfume of exotic flowers she’s encountered in her years of sailing the seas.

Being in her arms was like a comfort I’ve never known. I felt at home.

Home. The kingdom. My mother and father.

My body goes stiff at the thought and Louis immediately takes notice.

“Harry, are you alright?” she strokes my back, trying to put me at ease.

I didn’t know whether or not I should bring this up. Would Louis be upset with me for asking about my parents? Did I even want to bring them up? I missed them of course, and I missed my home. But these past weeks have allowed me to explore more of the world than I had ever anticipated. My father barely allowed me to attend the hanging where Liam was supposed to be executed. Then again, there was a raid and Niall and I were taken.

“Harry?” Louis asks again.

I clear my throat before diving in, “Do you think my parents have sent someone after me?”

Louis goes rigid and her hand stops making soothing circles, “I- I don’t know, love.” She’s quiet for a moment before speaking up again, “From what I’ve heard about them though, I wouldn’t doubt that they have someone trailing close behind us.”

Her words didn’t comfort me at all. I wasn’t sure what I was expecting. I knew that my father would send someone for me, and Niall’s parents would have someone coming after us as well. But in my heart I knew that I couldn’t stay on this ship with Louis for the rest of my life. Eventually I would either be rescued or retrieved…

Louis wraps both of her arms around me, sighing as if she can hear my thoughts, “For now you should rest. And don’t worry about that right now okay, love?”

By the tone of her voice I could tell it wasn’t the last time we would speak about it. But for now I would take Louis’ advice and rest.

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When I felt well enough to stand and walk, Louis made sure to stay by my side the whole time. She barely let me stand to dress myself but I insisted that she at least turn her back when I did so. She obeyed reluctantly and I’m sure that she snuck a glance or two as I changed into new clothes.

The sun was high when we stepped onto the deck, and everyone was going about his or her business. But as soon as they saw me they stopped and ran over to ask me how I was doing and complimenting my bravery. I thanked them for their kind thoughts and Louis jokingly told them to get back to work.

Soon we approached the bow where Liam and Niall were sitting with a child. If I remember correctly it was the child Louis had rescued from below deck of that other ship. He looked much better now, his skin had much more color to it, but he was still very thin and malnourished.

Louis approached the trio first, and the child smiled widely when he saw her. Niall and Liam walked over to me as Louis spoke to the small boy.

“How are you feeling now Harry?” Liam asks. I quickly take note of Niall’s hand in hers.

“Much better, thank you.” I look to Louis to see that she’s playing with the child and pointing ahead at the miles and miles of ocean in front of us, “What about the boy?”

“He’s still very shy. It’s only been a day but he’s already speaking to Liam, Louis, and me.” Niall smiles sadly, “He’s still got a while until he’s healthy though.”

He looks over at us then, and his eyes land on me. He says something to Louis, who looks at me with a smile, then waves me over.

I approach them slowly, “Harry, this is Micah. Micah, this is Harry.” Louis tells the little boy.

He looks up at me with bright eyes, “Hi Harry.” His voice is soft as if he’s not used to using it.

“Hello Micah.” I kneel down next to Louis, “It’s nice to meet you.”

He looks down at his feet before quickly looking at me again, “You’re an angel, Harry.”

I’m surprised to say the least, “N—”

“Louis says you saved her and angels save people.” His eyes are so innocent and hopeful and I couldn’t take that hope away from him. I look to Louis who’s giving me a tight-lipped smile as if he got caught being fond over me.

“Well then doesn’t that make Louis an angel too?”

Micah’s eyes go wide then he looks at Louis again, “Louis’ and angel too! She saved me!”

I smile before looking at Louis, “She saved me too.”