Kiss Me Deadly Peter Pan

Chapter 12: Unpredictable Souls

"Oh, umm that sounds good" I say while trying to hide my worried tone. I scratch the side of my head. I wonder if Sam has already told him...

"I'll go see if their done" I swallow and walk ahead.

"...well, thanks for offering!" He says and folds his arms. Few I think I'm good.

"Oh and after that, Why don't you go inform Felix that breakfast is about to be served so he can tell the lost boys? He's in the cabin to the left" Pan instructs. I roll my eyes. I don't understand why he can't just do that. What's he going to do? Getting everybody to do his work around here sickens me...then again, it's their problem not mine because I don't plan to stay here for much longer.

"Yeah alright but just a warning, if the chicken soup is another test to see if I'm 'smart' enough, well, I'm going to slice your throat" I say with a sarcastic smile.

"That test is over and you succeeded, I have no intention of doing it again...oh and let's just say that you won't succeed with slitting my throat because..." He steps forward and leans close to me.

"You won't get close enough to me to be able to do it and Believe me, you don't want to try" he whispers with a serious dark tone, his eyes are dead on mine and they don't move, they stare so intensively. My breathe deepens but slows as he backs away and disappears into a mist of shadow and purple fog. I back away and turn my head to face the crow stalking me. It's eyes dark like pan's, no emotion, no soul. I don't trust anything he says, I don't trust when he says he won't kill me and I don't trust that he won't let the lost boys have me. Why would he? Why would he not kill me? I didn't have his Jewel so why is he keeping me here? Does he still think I'm lying? Does he think I have it? Does he think I'll magically tell him where it is? I don't understand at all why He brought me here or why he thought I had a jewel. Why does he even need one? No one uses money here, no one lives in the city, just the forest. Why would he need a jewel if he has magic? I'm not afraid to kill him, I could do it right now with no hesitation. I'm not afraid.

I shake all thoughts from my mind and quickly blur out the negative that I feel edging its way into my thoughts. I don't need that right now. I need to stay tough and see how those young boys are going.

I lift my boots and make my way to where the boys are cooking the soup, just near the forest. The dirt brushes against my converse shoes as a fly lands on my shoulder and I quickly shoo it away. Im just hoping their okay. Shoving a large leaf out of my face, I walk down the dirt path and see them up ahead, the pot on the fire and Tobey stirring. Both look up as they see me sit on the log beside them.

"Oh, hi....." Tobey says softly, unaware of my name, he must of forgotten it.

"Rachel" I answer. "So is everything okay?"

"Oh, we have the fire going and the water is boiling, simon collected some herbs and is cutting the fish and chicken now" he explains.

"Oh well-"

"Why did you come back? We are fine here"

"Pan is expecting it to be done and I have to go tell Felix and the lost boys that's it's ready, but, I thought I'd help you out" I shrug.

"Well, I guess You could stir this for me and I'll help my younger brother"

"Ok" I say. I take hold of the stick and stir the soup in a clockwise direction, careful to watch out for the boiling water. Tobey adds the fish and chicken and Simon adds the herbs, potatoes and spices. I hope they get it done. Both boys sit on the log and stare up at me.

"You said you were orphans?" I ask. They nod.

"Do you remember your parents?"

"A little, just little memories here and there, bits and peaces, we also had an older sister but she...she ran away from home, she never came back. we don't really like to think about it"