{ Dreamshade }

•Chapter 62•

"What do you think Y/n's doing down there?" One of the Lost Boys spoke up. Devin chuckled and used a stick to draw something in the dirt. "She's probably doing something important. Or something fun. She's been gone for almost three days now." He replied. The other Lost Boy glared at him. Devin shrugged. "What?" He said. A young Lost Boy stood up. "I bet she's playing another trick on those heroes. Maybe even on the God of the Underworld." He giggled. The little boy had a spark of hope and joy in his eyes Devin tilted his head slightly. "What kind of trick?" He questioned. "Well, maybe something we taught her. Like putting something sharp in an apple and sending it to Hades as a gift." The young boy shrugged. The Lost Boys soon started to giggle and chuckle at the thought of Y/n pulling off a trick like that. The fun she would have. A few feet away from them, stood the tallest Lost Boy. A lock of blonde hair was covering one of his eyes and the scar underneath it. He stood leaning against a tree. His back was facing the group. Maybe it was to hide his emotions. Three days. That's how long it's been since he saw them. Felix walked next to Y/n. "So, what are we supposed to do while you're gone?" He asked her. "Stay out of sight and don't draw any attention to yourself." She tells him. The tall, blonde boy glanced over his shoulder for a split second. He puts his hands into the pockets of his coat. "I still don't like this." He said. Y/n turned to look at him. A smug smile appeared on her face. "Are you going to miss me, Felix?" She asked him. The tall Lost Boy avoided her eyes. Y/n giggled and nudged his shoulder gently. "I'll be back before you know it." She assured him. "They're not coming back," Felix spoke up. The group of boys all turned their heads to look at him. Devin pointed his stick at him. "Why do you always have to ruin the mood?" He questioned. "I'm being realistic," Felix replied. He turned to face the boys. He pushed the younger Lost Boy making him fall backward. "She's not coming back." He said sternly. He looked at the rest of the group. He gave them a deadly glare before turning away again. He started to walk off again. The Lost Boys all started to argue with one another. Yelling and screaming.

Devin stood up, holding up his hand. He tried to calm the boys down. He told them Felix was just overreacting. After the younger boys had been calmed properly, Devin went after Felix, following him into the woods. He used the stick in his hand to shove his shoulder from behind. Felix turned around annoyedly. "What the hell?" He complained. Devin stepped closer to him. "I could be asking you the same thing." He replied, "What the hell is wrong with you? Weren't you the boy that believed in Peter Pan? The one who had hope in the darkest times?" He continued. Felix lowered his head slightly. "You don't understand." He replied. "No, no, I do understand. But you're talking everyone down. Those boys out there still have hope their leader is coming back. They only have one now. One that has always cared for them, no matter what. And you're telling them she's probably never coming back?" Devin replied. Felix shook his head. "That's because she isn't!" He exclaimed, "She promised me, she would be back before I knew. And here we are, three days later. Where the hell is she? Huh?" He said. A roar sounded, and a shadow raced past the girl in the tree. He ripped off Greg's shadow, killing him. "Run!" Tamara tells Henry. "Get the boy!' Felix tells the lost boys. Some ran after Henry, some stayed with Felix. Tamara started to run for it as well, but the girl in the tree shot her with an arrow. The girl then jumped down from the tree right in front of Felix and the other lost boys. "You're having way too much fun with this," Felix said. The girl shrugged. "It wouldn't be fair if you got to have all the fun." She tells him. He chuckled at her. "Come on, before we miss the great reveal." She tells the boys. She was about to go walk-off when Felix grabbed her arm. "Didn't Pan tell you to go back to camp after this?" He asked her. "He did, but it would be a shame to miss the show, now wouldn't it?" She asked him. Felix let go of her arm. "If Pan gets angry-" he started. "I'll tell him it wasn't your fault. Come on!" She said and pulled him along with her and the others. He shook his head. "No, no, you go ahead, I have something to do first. Pan's orders." He tells the girl. "Fine, just don't be late, Pan wants you there." She tells him. He nods and watches as she runs off with the other lost boys.

"She's playful. We all know that. But that God of the Underworld is a serious man. He's doing serious business and her games can get her into serious trouble. And we're not there to protect her from that trouble." Felix explained to him. "No, you mean you're not there to protect her from that trouble." Devin cut him off, "We have nothing to do with your emotions." He added. The blonde Lost Boy rolled his eyes. "My emotions?" He chuckled. He glared at the boy standing in front of him. "She's my best friend! Of course, I'm worried about her. You all should be worried about her!" He added. Devin shoved Felix's shoulder again with the stick. "We are worried about her." He replied. "Then why didn't you say anything when she wanted to leave? We all know what's down there. We've all heard about it. Why would you let her go down there if you cared about her? Why didn't you have my back?" Felix asked him. "Because we weren't going to stop her anyway!" Devin snapped back. He took a step back, inhaling deeply, before speaking again. "She was so determined to get back what she'd lost. The one person she could save so she wouldn't be alone anymore." He started. "She had us," Felix replied. Devin scoffed annoyed. "Oh, come on, if you had the chance to save your mother. To have her back in your life permanently. Wouldn't you do it?" Devin asked him. The tall, blonde boy became silent. "That's what I thought," Devin replied. The brunette boy turned around to let Felix have some time by himself. "She abandoned me." Felix suddenly called after him, "My mother, I mean. She abandoned me." He continued. Devin shrugged. "Doesn't mean you stopped loving her. She's still your mom." He tells him. He turned around to look at Felix again. "I just don't want to lose her," Felix said quietly. Devin sighed. "You won't." He assured him, "She'll be back before you know it." He added. "I'll be back before you know it," She assured him.

Emma exclaimed an animalistic growl. She banged her hands against the rusty iron bars. "Pan!" She called. Regina grabbed the blonde woman's arm. "This isn't going to work, Emma." She said sternly. "We have to try," Emma replied. She ripped her arm out of Regina's grip. She started to call out to the demon Lost Boy again while slamming her hands against the prison that was keeping them locked up. The Evil Queen rolled her eyes and turned away. Emma groaned again. "That little shit! Let us out of here!" She yelled. Regina ignored the blonde woman. She tried to think of a way to get out of this prison cell. As she was thinking, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her chest. She inhaled sharply. Her legs felt weak. She collapsed, earning the savior's attention. The blonde woman crouched next to the Evil Queen. "Regina?" Emma said. Regina puts her hand over her chest. "It stings." She complained. Emma helped her undo the buttons on her coat, revealing her blouse. Regina didn't hesitate to unbutton her blouse as well. "I thought you didn't have your heart inside your body," Emma spoke up. "It isn't," Regina replied.
A low chuckle sounded on the other side of the bars. Emma glanced up to see two green eyes looking at them from the darkness. "What did you do to her?" Emma asked. Pan stepped out from the shadows. "Oh, I didn't do anything, Emma." He replied. Regina started to pant as her hands brushed over her collarbones and chest. The pain was getting worse by the second. It was almost as if someone was carving something into her chest with a knife. "It's Y/n," Pan smirked. He stepped closer and wrapped his fingers around one of the bars. "She's done it." He added. Emma continued to glare at him. "What has she done? What did you tell her to do?" Emma questioned. Regina felt as if she was running out of air. As if her heart had stopped pumping blood through her veins. "What did you do?!" Emma yelled at the demon boy. The Lost Boy smirked. "She's making the trade." Pan started. Emma stood up to face him. "What trade?" She asked. "A soul for a soul. She's giving Regina's soul in exchange for Killian's." He revealed. Emma's eyes widened.