Staying In Neverland (Male! Reader x ???)

Chapter 1

Don't worry, I'm not dead lol. I don't know how often I'll be updating this story, but I certainly haven't forgotten about it. Enjoy ✨ 

(If you haven't already, go read my book "Let's Go To Neverland!" This story is a continuation of that one. Also, I've made my own crew mates for Hook's ship. I know he technically has a crew already, but I don't know their personality well enough since they weren't really main characters, so I just made my own pirate crew so I can give them an entirely new personality.)

You rocked softly as you slept. It would have been relaxing if it hadn't been for the laughing and cheering from above. You were suddenly jolted awake as everything came to an abrupt halt.

"Hahaha!! Let's go men! Bring back all of the treasure you can find!"

You huffed, sitting up in your bed. The ship must have just stopped at a new island for the pirates to search. They've been in rather high spirits lately. Ever since Peter died, they haven't had to worry about being on edge all of the time. You were happy for them, but boy were they loud. 

You yawned and stretched, slipping out of bed. Your bed was an old mattress on the floor with a tattered blanket and a surprisingly soft pillow. Hook was kind enough to let you have one of his since he had actual decent things in his room. The blanket wasn't really an issue for you. Something about worn-out fabric was surprisingly comfortable, but not very warm, unfortunately. If you had powers like peter... rather, if you had a fairy who could help you fly, you would just fly off to the mainland to grab some nicer things for everyone. But, you didn't have a fairy, and you didn't even know how to get one. 

A sigh escaped your lips as you sat on the edge of the bed, frustrated with yourself. You couldn't seem to stop bringing up Peter. Smee has had to correct you several times in the last few weeks that you've been on the Jolly Roger. He's trying his best to break your habit of bringing him up, but even when you're alone, you find yourself thinking of him in one way or another. You didn't even want to. You were tired of him being on your mind, but even after death, he continues to cause you problems.

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Ah, another problem that Peter left behind. You heard a door from above being slammed shut and locked, likely the door to Hook's room. He was still recovering, so Smee had been making sure that nothing happened to him. 

"Oh, you terrible crocodile, come here! over here!" Smee ran off of the ship, trying to lead the croc away. You huffed as you noticed the sound of the ticking clock was still lingering around the ship. The croc wasn't stupid. It knew that the Captain was still on board. 

"Woah!" You stumbled as the croc scraped at the edges of the ship, trying to climb on board. You remembered something and made your way out of your room and over to the little trash area kept below the deck. Nothing had been thrown out yet, and your bloody clothes were still lying in the trash heap. You grabbed them, scrunching up your nose as the blood got on your hand. You ran up to the deck and saw the croc dangling on the edge, almost making his way onto the ship.

"Hey!" You ran over to him and held the bloody clothes in front of him, hoping the smell of blood would catch his attention. He didn't pay you any mind, however, too fixated on Hook's cabin. You huffed and just threw the clothes in his mouth. Maybe he would get a taste for someone else's blood and leave Hook alone? And with Peter gone, you imagine the croc would be searching for a long time to no avail.

The crocodile looked confused but chomped on the blood-stained clothes regardless. He grumbled a little and narrowed his eyes at the Captain's room, but let go of the ship anyways, sinking down into the water and swimming away. You figured the croc was letting you know that he'd be back later for his meal, but as long as he never makes a meal of Peter, you figured Hook should be safe. Smee ran back onto the ship. "Y/N? Where did the croc go?"