Peter Pan & The Shadow

Chapter 6.

Fox pushed himself up from the ground and went over to give you a hand. You reached out the one Peter had been holding, for a moment feeling his touch once again, but it was replaced by Fox's hand. You closed your eyes, trying to swallow away the bitterness, and you felt Fox give your hand a tug.

  "Y/N, do not linger in a moment for too long." He said and began walking, you followed him a few steps behind. "You'll get caught in it." He turned to look at you and you saw the seriousness in his eyes. "That was what my sister used to say." He finished and you pushed your way past some bushes. "Keep looking forward, but remember the past. In moments of silence, let the memory last, but keep it as a memory and not a living moment, because then you won't experience the moment you're living."

You huffed. "That's a smart sister you got there."

Fox snickered. "Had." He corrected you, the smile vanishing from his face and you gasped.

  "I'm so sorry."

  "It's okay." He said and gave you a reassuring smile. "All us lost boys have a dark past, that's why we are happy to be here." He explained. "This is a better place than the world we lived in before. Peter is our savior."

You smiled. Even if being in agony himself, he relieves others from it. Peter really was a remarkable person.

  "Now let's get going, it's time to spy on some pirates." Fox said cheerfully and you watched him with awe. He sure managed to keep a cheerful attitude no matter what. You smiled and looked down. You could stay here for a while. Then go back to your family later.

You and Fox found a good hiding spot at the tip of a cliff that together with another one, circled the lagoon. The pirate ship rested there, and you could hear the pirates yell commands as they ran around on deck. Fox took out two binoculars and you both watched the pirates.

There was one man who wore a bright red beanie and you mentioned that to Fox. "That's Smee." He explained and you hummed in answer. Then two rather tall boys appeared, they were both good looking, one had golden blond hair that were gathered in a ponytail, dark eyebrows and a long face with a shark jaw. He was wearing a long blue jacket, grey shirt beneath it, black pants and tall black boots. The other one had short dark brown hair that covered his forehead and were shorter in the back, he had a rather round face, but a sturdy jaw-line and full lips. He was wearing a yellow jacket, his pants were brown and his boots similar to the other boy. They were taller than the man they were talking with, who was clad in a long black leather jacket and he had short ink-black hair. He waved with his hand as he was explaining something when you noticed it wasn't a hand... it was a silver hook, that captured the sun in that moment and you gasped.

  "That's Hook yes," Fox said as if he knew you were gasping because of him. "He's talking to two rather handsome pirates."

You eyed Fox.

  "I'm joking." He said and for a moment looked at you through the corner of his eye. "That blond guy is called Nick Clegg, Nick "The Blue Fox" Clegg. Stealing my name is he..." The last part Fox muttered beneath his breath and you chuckled. "The other boy is Elias Moon, Peter keeps talking about him as the handsome sailor. Quite funny, actually. Elias and Nick could both have been lost boys, they're about Felix' age. Instead they are pirates, but Pan and Hook trades stuff. So we get to converse sometimes. They think they're men, tch."

You laughed, but had to cover your mouth, could have the pirates spotting you. Then Hook turned around and you gawped. You had expected a long beard or just anything weird and ugly, but he looked fairly handsome. He had a long face, sea blue eyes beneath trim eyebrows, a straight nose and thin lips that were stretched into a thin line, he had black stubbles looking like he hadn't shaved for a week and his expression were dark and gloomy. You lowered the binoculars. "That's Hook?" You asked and Fox lowered his binoculars as well.

  "Yup."

Fox crawled back and away from the edge of the cliff. You looked at him and then proceeded to do the same. He got up and went back towards the forest.

  "Pirates." You said to yourself as you followed him. You eyed the ship. You couldn't believe it. Then a thought hit you. "Are there mermaids too?" You asked and Fox turned around looking wide-eyed.

  "Yeah, just don't. Don't go near the water's edge." He said and eyed the ocean. "They're not nice." He said, but something told you that was an understatement.

  "So what now?" You asked as you walked amongst the trees once again.

  "We go home." He said and you stopped.

  "Already?" You asked.

  "Yeah I-" As Fox were talking a small child came running out of the bushes and passed Fox and you before running into the bushes on the other side of the path. "- think it's time for us to go back." Fox kept talking as he turned his head and looked in the way the kid went.

  "Who was that?"

Fox shrugged. "Don't know. There's also kids who comes in their dreams. They come and go, eventually they either get tired of Neverland, forget it or grow up." Fox said and then beamed at you. "Peter felt lonely eventually, after he had bonded with the kids they left and then he decided to look for children who wanted to stay."

  "Like you." You said and Fox nodded. Fox turned around and walked once again, you followed him.

  "Hey, Fox!" Someone called and you both turned around to see a dark-skinned boy come walking, he seemed out of breath. You blinked.

  "Hey Slightly!" Fox grinned and ran over to greet this 'Slightly'. You eyed him. He had a slim face, chocolate brown eyes, full lips, a wide nose, eyes that were evenly spaced apart and, full soft eyebrows and his hair was trimmed down. He had a beautiful smile and seemed very charming. Fox and he looked like they were good friends.

  "That's the girl?" Slightly whispered but you heard it. You acted like the binocular in your hands was very interesting.

  "Yeah," Fox said and nodded. "Come say hello." Slightly had a slight jump to his steps as he walked over to you and bowed. You noticed it was because he limped on his left leg.

  "Hello," He said and reached out a hand. You took it and shook it. "I'm Slightly." He said with a grin showing white teeth. His eyes sparkled.

  "I'm y/n." You replied and you both smiled.

Something tore the bright mood apart, in a second everything shattered and filled everyone with terror. It was a scream. The scream of a boy. You felt a chill run down your spine. It was the voice of Peter Pan.