Prized Possession

Chapter 9

Peter's P.O.V

Felix led us through the forest, keeping quiet most of the way. He knew I needed time to think about this whole situation, he was smart. How dare my father scare Angel like that! I can remember the look of terror on her face, she was so scared. If I want Angel to want to willingly stay with me then I need to make sure she feels safe. She has to. No one treats anything of mine in a sour way. "Pan" Felix said, bringing me out of my thoughts and into the current situation. We had walked across the island some distance and now stood near the prison cages. The woven wooden cages dangled dangerously over nightshade plants full of venomous sap and poison. It was a great place to store prisoners. "Pan" I voice coughed out from within the one of the cages. A smirk graced my face as I smugly walked closer to the cage which held the man whom had spoken to me.

"Ahhh looks like you have finally given up your worthless game." I spoke, standing near the cage as I chuckled up at the exhausted pirate. Hook rest his head on his knees, a cut on his forehead bleeding down the side of his face that was viewable. "Actually I have come to offer a deal." He choked out, obviously having dangled here all morning with no water. I began to traipse around in circles, not at all interested in whatever the scummy, useless pirate could offer. "What makes you think I want any sort of deal from the likes of you. I'm Peter Pan. I don't need you." Hook shifted in his cage, hunching his back so he could rest upon his knees. "That's where you're wrong. You see I was in Storybrooke before I came here. I heard the evil queen devising her plan to sacrifice your little Angel in order to create a whole new curse." I could feel my eyebrows knit together as I listened. "Why should I believe you?"

Hook grimaced at the aching of his knees and I grew tired of his constant shifting of positions. Twisting my wrist, he appeared on the soil in front of me, landing on his back. "A little warning would be nice" he grunted out. I grit my teeth and marched towards him. Kneeling down I grabbed the collar of his leather coat and held it firmly in my hands. "You better tell me one reason why I should spare your pathetic life." He gulped and slightly tilted his head to the side. I could smell the rum on his breath, it struck me with a wretched smell. "The queen wants Angel. The Crocodile wants her too, but for his own reasons. I have the trust of the Queen, I have been working with her for some time now. She has sent me to retrieve Angel and take the child to her. I had Angel in my hold, I could have easily taken her through a portal back to Storybrooke with this magic bean." Hook placed the bean on the ground beside him. I could feel rage swirling inside me. I wanted to kill him and I wanted to do it now, but surprise he might actually be of value to me for once. Grabbing the bean, I placed it in my pocket and glared down at the pirate.

I released my grip on him and teleported back into my tree house where Angel rest peacefully in the bed. I stood over her at the side of the bed- admiring her beauty and innocence. She would not fall into the hands of that woman. I will not have it. Angel will break my curse, she will heal me...