Believer || OUAT Peter Pan x OC

Chapter 9; Wendy Darling

(A/N - lol I rly hate Wendy, for reasons we all know 😉😂 but u no, she's in it so let's get her over with 🤣😅)

"I'm telling you, Elena... I don't trust him."

Henry sat beside Elena on the ground, his expression suspicious and annoyed as he glanced at her. She shrugged and nodded in agreement.

"I know, I know. Look, just keep your guard up, okay? Don't let your natural good nature cloud your judgement."

"Yeah, I will." He looked to her then, before asking, "what about you? What'll you do?"

Elena shook her head, about to answer before a voice coming from behind them interrupted.

"There you are," Pan addressed them with a slight smirk, his green gaze focusing on Henry. "Care to take a stroll? There's someplace special I'd like to show you."

Henry stayed seated with his back to Peter, his face set and stubborn. "I'm not going anywhere with you."

Pan let out a short sigh before crouching down to his height in interest. "Why not, Henry?"

"I think you're lying to me," Henry stated, a frown on his face, "my family, they're here. On Neverland - I know it."

"What makes you so sure?"

"Does it matter?" Henry shot back defiantly, and Elena glanced between the two of them in mild apprehension, staying silent for the time being. Peter looked slightly taken aback before he smiled and raised his brows.

"No. It doesn't. But I'd be remiss if I didn't point out what does. If your family's here, Henry... why haven't they come for you?"

Henry thought about the question for a moment, before turning around to face him. "Maybe you're keeping them from me."

"Henry, I promise you," Pan said almost immediately after, "I'm not holding your family prisoner."

"Then why do you keep disappearing into the jungle?" Henry questioned him impatiently. "You're hiding something from me - and Elena. And I'm going to find out what it is."

And with that, Henry stormed off purposefully into the jungle, Elena watching after him in light concern.

"Uh... I should go after him," Elena mumbled with a half-smile, before going off to catch up with Henry, Peter watching after them both. Felix went to join him, the two boys staring after Henry and Elena disappearing into the thick leaves of the jungle.

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"It would appear we're losing them," Felix observed.

"Henry just requires... some effort," Pan breathed, before adding, "given his lineage, I'd expect nothing less."

Felix smirked at that, but then continued. "What about the girl? Is she important?"

Pan paused for a moment, his expression unreadable. "I need Elena to trust me. She's a little more perceptive than Henry. And anyway, I don't particularly..." his sentence broke off for a second as he searched for the right phrasing to give away to Felix, "mind having her around."

Felix nodded. "Of course. So... shall I bring the cage here?"

"No. I have another idea," Pan said with a grin.

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Elena struggled to stay beside Henry as he continued wading through the forest. She sighed, eventually pulling him back and stopping him in his tracks.

"Henry, where are we going?"

"I don't know. I just want to find my family. You need to help me, Elena," he said, suddenly turning around to face her. "Come on, you're clever. Don't you have any idea of what we can look for?"