Peter Pan & The Shadow

Chapter 10.

You stopped when you faced a sudden end to the forest. You looked at the cliff ahead of you and then proceeded to step forward so that you could see the view of Neverland surrounded by darkness. You sat down and leaned against the trunk of a tree. The moon painted the ocean a sickly pale white and the stars shone brightly. The mountain still rose behind you and you could see Skull Rock from this spot. You felt tired, it had been a long day. Sadly you knew you couldn't meet Nibs and Curly. They must be worried about you. You liked those two, they were kind...

You felt a bitter taste appear in your mouth. Fox... did Fox really see you as Wendy too?

A sharp pang of pain hit you in the chest at the thought. You really thought Fox was your friend, you've known each other for such a short time, but... you would've helped him, you wouldn't have done this to him.

And Peter...

You felt a surge of anger and you shuffled to your feet. "I AM NOT WENDY!" You screamed at the top of your lungs, hearing your voice echo through the space. "LET ME GO HOME! PETER!" You stumbled back against the tree. Your parents. You missed your parents so much. He shouldn't have come for you. There's a rule that you don't do such things towards another person, it's just a basic rule. Don't mess around with other's hearts thinking of them as someone else. Just don't.

You looked down at the hand he had been holding and rubbed it on your skirt.

  "I won't be nice to you," you jumped up as a voice suddenly spoke beside you and you looked up to see Tiger Lily eye the view. "I'm not here to pity you even if a part of me does." She squinted her eyes, hands locked behind her back.

  "I do not want pity from anyone!" You hissed and looked away from her.

  "Good." Tiger Lily said and looked down, trying to catch your eye but you stubbornly kept looking straight ahead. "We'll talk about it tomorrow. Right now you need sleep."

  "Right now I need to go home." You corrected her, damn her and her I'm-a-princess attitude.

Tiger Lily cocked a brow. "Right now my camp is your home, y/n." She mocked your voice and then smirked. "Follow me, get some food and sleep, we'll deal with the rest tomorrow." She turned around and took at step. "If you don't follow I'm gonna tell John you're Wendy and leave you to have him hanging onto your ankles everywhere you go." She threatened and you disliked that idea so you stood immediately.

  "So you don't think I'm Wendy?" You asked as you walked back to the camp.

  "No," Tiger Lily said to your relief, but then she added. "Wendy was a lot less hysteric." You stared at her; offended. Tiger Lily tried not to smile. "But she was a little jealous of me, even though I will tell you I wouldn't kiss Peter to save my own life."

You smiled at this, Tiger Lily was cool. A little rude, but cool.

  "Peter." Felix called out to a figure who was sitting in the middle of a glade, curled into a ball and emitting small sobs and cries.

Felix froze. It was a long time he had found Peter like this, which left him in a state of confusion, wondering which foot to move first or what words he should say. Eyeing the star filled sky he exhaled deeply, knowing Peter probably wouldn't want to talk either way. He stayed silent for a week after... after that day the moon turned red and a scream filled Neverland which would forever haunt every creature living there. Then when the shadow appeared Peter turned into a beast. Felix still remembered his red eyes resembling Hook's eyes when Hook had turned furious when Peter denied him to leave. A winter fell upon the land, froze the seas and left the whole island in mourning.

Felix was sure Peter probably remembered this as well. So he just sat down a few meters away from the other and hugged his body, waiting patiently.

  "I'm a fool." Peter finally said.

  "Maybe," Felix shrugged. "But there's no time being one, we need to do what needs to be done before the brightest moon appears."

  "There's endless time here in Neverland, Felix." Peter huffed. "There is actually no time at all. It stands still."

  "But days come and go." Felix said and finally stood. "So when this day comes - that comes even if time stands still - we need to be ready."

  "There's no hope in it." Peter cried and stood before angrily wiping his eyes. "The hope we had... I ruined it."

  "She's not ruined, Pan." Felix said with a stern voice. "She's stronger."

  "You sure?"

Felix grinned sinisterly. "Or else let Tinkerbell test her strength."

  "Tink is coming back?" Peter asked and turned towards Felix, a small smile upon his lips. Then he grimaced. "Oh no."

Felix grinned even wider. "When Tiger Lily releases y/n, she'll face the golden fury."

Peter looked like he rather didn't want to think about that. "She's gonna be your job."

  "What?" Asked Felix astonished watching Peter turn his back to him and look up.

  "Tink, she'll be your job. You can control her."

Felix stared at Peter who floated upwards, disbelief in his eyes. "Pan I-"

  "We'll talk tomorrow." Peter ended the conversation and flew up and away and Felix looked down before turning around and running back.

He didn't look forward to the next day. 

A/N: Sorry for the wait! The next chapter will be up as soon as I have time to edit it and put it up! <3