James: A Tale of a Captain

Chapter 5, The Fairies

We eventually landed in a field. It was a wide open landscape. Then in the distance, there was a tree. It was huge. There was a golden glow emanating from the center. All over the place were golden lights and jingling. It was a land full of fairies.

Tinker Bell had us follow her. Then as we took off running I remembered. Peter was still holding my hand. He ended up dragging me with him. We ran through the field. As we ran, flowers were growing around us. Then a small fairy dressed in purple flew by my face bringing with her a small breeze. We kept following Tinker Bell.

Then she darted up the tree. George ran right into it. Mary went up to him and helped him up. She was always the first to check if we were okay. Then Peter looked down at our hands. Then he pulled away, there was a slight blush on his face. Then he looked at the tree, “Tinker Bell!”
“Peter, not that loud.”
“Why?”
“Every single fairy can probably hear you.”
"What do you think is up there anyway?"
"Does it matter?"
"I'm gonna climb the tree."
"No you're not." I said. I grabbed Peter by the waist as he tried to climb up the tree. It was none of his business anyway.

He struggled a bit but I was much stronger than him. Eventually he gave up, "I get it. Can you put me down now?"
"I don't know."
"Real mature James."
"That's rich coming from you."
"You can let me go."
"What’s the magic word?"
"Please." Peter replied. I dropped him on the ground with a thud. George rolled his eyes at us, "You two act like a married couple."
"No we don't."
"Yes you do."
"No we don't."
"Mary, what do you think?"
"I never thought about it but George is right."
"Plus, it makes the whole thing funnier. Peter…" George was silenced by Peter’s hand. I didn't understand why at the time but it became clearer over the years. Peter had a bit of a secret.

Eventually Tinker Bell came back. Then she took off again. We all had to run after her. We followed her to the shore. Off in the distance was a giant rock. It looked like a skull. We kept following her along the shore. We had no clue where she was taking us.

We walked for hours through the jungle. Then we came across an old dead tree. It had tunnels running underneath. We all climbed down under the tree. It was a huge cave. The roots looked like bed frames and shelves. It was the perfect place to call home.