Prized Possession

Chapter 4

Angel's P.O.V

            It was beginning to get late, being as the stars were full on shining and the bonfire was slowly dying, almost completely out. I had been talking to one of the boys on the island, his name was Ryland. He was around my age, which is seventeen, and was super funny. His attitude and behavior was greatly contrasted with the boring ones around us. "Everyone time for bed" Pan yelled. The lost boys or as they call themselves grumbled under their breath and stood to the feet before making their ways to separate tree houses or tents. I stood, but unlike the others, I didn't move. Where was I going to sleep? Ryland stood up and stretched, popping his back in the process. "Ahh that feels good" he said and then stood up straight. I awkwardly looked at him, I was too shy to ask him if I could bunk with him. Gosh I really need to man up. No woman up. That's right I need to woman up.

            "Hey Ry-..." I started to ask after mustering up enough confidence only to be cut off by him. "No need to ask, you can bunk with me. We'll be bunk buddies." He made the Spongebob 'imagination' hand motion when he said 'bunk buddies'. I smiled and nodded, thankful I at least had a place to sleep for the night. Tomorrow may be a whole other story. Ryland started to lead the way to his tree house when someone cleared their throat behind us. We both stopped walking and I turned to see Pan standing there with his arms crossed. He had his eyebrows raised and a whole sassy attitude going on. I had totally forgot he was here. "Do you want something" I asked, my voice taking a bored tone, but not by choice. He then smirked at me, "You're staying with me, I have a room for you already." Well that statement shocked me and apparently it shocked Ryland too because his eyes widened.

            "Come now Angel, it's time to go to bed." Pan held out his hand for me. 'This boy is really weird' I thought as I eyeballed his awaiting hand. He already has a room set up for me, was he planning my arrival? This made me cautious and I went into a somewhat protection mode. I gave Ryland a quick hug then walked over to Pan. I lifted my hand and pointed at his face, "It's not going to be in your room with you right?" I had my eyes squinted and a serious look on my face. Pan just looked at me with that smirk plastered on his face. "Not unless you want it to be then..." I cut him off and covered my ears, "lalalalalalalalalalala" I squeezed my eyes shut and blocked off my hearing, I have never really been subject to dirty talk. Don't want to start now with a hot nature boy. Wait did I just say hot? Oh who am I to think that I would take that back like all those other girls. "Is he hot? No he's not I can't think like that" That my fellow outsiders is boring and useless. I completely agree with my previous statement that he is hot and I am not ashamed.

            Next thing I know since I had blinded myself and completely blocked out my hearing, I was unable to detect Pan come up behind me. That is until he placed his hands on  my waist. I yelped as I felt my feet lift off the ground and opened my eyes quickly to see us flying up to a tree house that was bigger than the others. He placed me on my feet by the door to the tree house, "So I guess that was a no." He laughed as I nodded my head as he opened the door, except he didn't use a key. He had waved his hand slowly over the handle of the door and it opened. I looked at him in confusion. "Magic" he only said and motioned for me to step inside. I was hesitant. I squinted my eyes at him. "Are you going to lock me inside the tree house with magic or do anything else I would oppose of?" He only raised an eyebrow at me. Those eyebrows though... After we stared at each other for a few minutes he finally gave and answered. "No I will not magically spell you in the house, why would I want you stuck in my house to annoy me?" Ouch. I nodded and walked inside, still cautious though, because I don't fully trust him.

            I stood by a brown couch as Pan closed the door behind us. "So uhm where is my room" I asked as I took in the room we were in. It had a dark green rug that covered most of the wooden floorboard. The walls were a mixed pasture of different greens and browns. There was a nice sized window above the couch and a coffee type table made of entwined sticks and branches.  Overall it was a very simple yet beautiful area to read a book or relax. "Follow me" he said, which snapped my attention back to him. I nodded and followed after him. He walked out of the room and down a hallway. We passed a few doors until he stopped in front of a large brown door. It was clearly made of a high class of wood as it put the house I used to have to shame. He twisted the knob on the door and walked into the room.

            "Well you can now get some sleep." He said as he walked to the left side of me. He spun on the heel of his boot and looked me dead in the eye, "and dream about me." He looked as serious as one can be. I almost let my mouth drop open. Key word being almost. Nope lets go about this with a different approach. "How are you so sure. I may dream about Ryland. After all he is tall with brown eyes and..." Pan cut me off with a glare. Dang, what did I do wrong? Does he switch moods like this all the time, because if he does then it's not healthy. 'and I'm tall with green eyes..." he said as he walked past me, but stopped at the doorway. "You'll learn to adapt" was all he said before leaving the room.