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

Chapter 4

THUD

You were jolted awake by the sound of something falling and rolling across the plank up above.

"What the hell Wade?!"

"What? It was an accident."

You slowly sat up in bed and groaned. What was going on up there? You climbed out of bed and went up to the main deck where Neil was yelling at Wade who had seemingly knocked over an entire barrel of ale, spilling it's contents all over the ground. 

"Jeez, what the fuck happened?" You looked at the two as Neil crossed his arms, shaking his head. "This jackass knocked over the barrel and not only wasted a whole barrel of ale, but he also made a huge mess. And right after I cleaned!" He smacked Wade in the back of the head when he noticed Wade rolling his eyes.

"Ow! Hey, I said it was an accident!" He shoved Neil away from him. You could already see this becoming a way bigger issue than it needed to be, so you stepped between them. 

"Hey, guys, calm down. It's really not that big of a deal." Neil was the first to back away from the situation, huffing as he went to get something to clean the mess with. Wade rolled his eyes again as Neil left, glancing at you. 

"It really was just an accident." You laughed a bit. "I believe you. I can't imagine you'd waste alcohol on purpose just to mess with Neil." 

Speaking of which, Neil was back. "Pardon." He walked past the two of you and got back to cleaning. You looked at Wade. "Since you made the mess, you should at least help clean." Wade seemed hesitant. He wasn't a fan of cleaning, but he soon had a smirk on his lips. 

"I'll help clean if you'll gimme a kiss~" 

You pursed your lips and simply patted Wade on the shoulder. "So no cleaning?" 

Wade sighed, exaggerating his disappointment. "Okay, fine, I'll help him clean." He begrudgingly walked over to Neil to help him. Those two always confused you. They didn't seem to get along very well, but Wade seemed to flirt with Neil more than he did with anyone else. You figured it was just another way for him to pester Neil.

You sighed and thought to yourself for a moment as you recalled everything you needed to do now that it was morning time. Pixie dust was probably the main thing, but you needed a bag first to hold the dust in. You figured either Garrick or Crawford would have the deer pelt put away somewhere from the deer that you had helped Smee prepare the night before. You could probably just use that to make a bag.

You looked around and spotted Smee, quickly making your way over to him to ask if he knew where those two were at. 

"Oh, I think Garrick is out hunting right now. He's taking longer than usual since Neil is busy cleaning up rather than helping him hunt, but I imagine he'll be back pretty soon. And Crawford was cutting up lumber last I saw him. Is there a reason you need those two?"

"Well, I was wondering if they kept that deer pelt from yesterday. I wanted to see if I could make something with it." Smee seemed excited by this. "Oh! Are you a tailor? That's so fun! What sort of things have you made?" 

You laughed awkwardly and shook your head. "Aha, no, that's not it. Well, I guess I'm just interested in that sort of thing? I wanted to experiment is all." 

"Ah, I see. Well, that's exciting anyway. Well, I don't think they kept that pelt, but you can ask Garrick to hold onto the pelt of whatever he brings in today for us to eat." You nodded and smiled, thanking Smee before walking away. You sighed as soon as you were alone. 

"The longer I wait, the more anxious I feel... What if it's already too late to do anything for Hook and Smee?" You really didn't think you had much time. You didn't want to wait around for Garrick to come back. That wouldn't be until near nightfall. Maybe you could use something else? You walked off the ship and started looking through the foliage for long blades of grass that could be weaved together to make a sort of bag. 

"Hey tiny, whatcha lookin' for?" You looked up to see Wade leaning forward against the railing of the ship. You didn't have time to argue with him about how you were not in fact 'tiny'. "Uh, I'm looking for something that I could weave a basket out of."

Wade walked down from the ship and stood by you. "A basket? What do you need a basket for?" You shook your head. "I don't need one. I'm just bored I guess and wanna make one." 

"Well if you're bored, I'm sure there are some chores around the ship you could do. Oooor~" He knelt down next to you in the grass. "I'm sure I could come up with something to entertain you~" You felt your face grow warm as Wade leaned in close to you.

"Stop messing around!" You put your hand over his face and pushed him away, earning a childish whine from the man. "You're no fun Y/N!" You ignored him and pulled a bunch of long, wide blades of grass from the ground and started weaving them together. You didn't properly know how to do something like that, but you managed to come up with a usable pouch. You needed a way to keep it closed though.

"Hey, do you have some string or rope or something?" You looked at Wade, who was still sulking quietly. He patted his person down and eyed a small string bracelet on his wrist. "Uhh, here." He took the bracelet off and held it out to you, suddenly pulling it away once you went to grab it. "Ah ah! In exchange for a kiss~" You shoot the perv an unimpressed stare, still holding your hand out for the bracelet. "Okay, fine." He rolled his eyes, placing the bracelet in your hands. 

 You took the string and tied it around the pouch you made so that it could be adjusted, that way you could open and close the bag whenever you needed to. "Thank you~" You thanked Wade and stood up with your admittedly fragile bag, leaning down and kissing Wade on the cheek before walking off. It was probably the most flustered you'd ever seen him. He clearly didn't expect to actually get a kiss from you, even if it was just on the cheek.

"Wait... Where are you going?" Wade came out of his trance once he realized you weren't going back to the ship, but rather towards the woods. You waved your hand dismissively. "Just tell Smee I'm looking for berries if he asks."

(bonk)