Pan's Game || OUAT Fanfic || EDITED VERSION

Chapter 21; A Sleepover? Cool, I Call Dibs On The Bed

"We fall in love with people we can't have."

~ Unknown

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Alice's P.O.V

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    I run through the rainforest, heading for the campsite. I dodge low hanging branches and jump over shrubs as I go. I make a mental note to thank Will for helping me with my stamina. This is the fifth time I've attempted to beat Peter at "Hide and Seek" today. The first few times were major epic fails.

    I had almost made it past fifteen minutes on my last try, but I tripped on a fallen log, alerting Peter of my location. I swear, the universe must be against me, cursing me with clumsiness. I could've been born agile but nooooooo... I just had to be born clumsy. Why was I given the burden of being clumsy? Why couldn't I have been like Will, who thrived in school and art.

    Or like Lewis, who had been born a musical prodigy? Lewis. His name brings tears to my eyes. Lewis, the boy who was always there when I needed him. The boy who had comforted me when I found out that my mother had died. The one who always found a way to make me laugh or smile.

    I wipe the tears from my eyes. No. No, I must focus on the task at hand. The time for grieving will come later, when I win this game, when I'm back home with Will. I spot the tall tree which marks the camp's borders. I'm almost there. Just a few more meters. I just might be able to beat Peter this time. Just think of the look on his face when I—

    I'm jarred from my thoughts when I collide into someone. The boy falls onto the ground, and I fall on top of him.
    I cran my neck up to see who I ran into.
    "Oh," I say. "Hi, Ray."
    "Is this one of your weird ways of saying hello?" he asks.

    "No," I say, shaking my head. "I was just running from Peter."
    "Playing "Hide And Seek"?" Rays asks.
    "Yup." I reply.
    "Did Pan tell you that no one has ever won that game before?"
    "Yes he did," I say.

    "What did you say to that?"

    "I told him that I intended to be the first one to beat him," I say.

    "No doubt you will."
    I feel something hard brush against my pelvis. Ray's hand perhaps? I can feel his heart beating rapidly in his chest. I can only assume that he is not accustomed to being so close to females.
    "Um, w-would you mind getting off me?" he asks nervously.
    I feel my cheeks heat up.
    "Oh— Of course," I say, getting up.

    "Sorry about that," I say shyly, avoiding his eyes.
    "N-No, it's fine," Ray assures me, his voice an octave higher than usual.

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Ray's P.O.V

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    I clear my throat. "Don't worry about it."
    Alice opens her mouth to say something but she's cut off by Peter wrapping his arms around her waist.
    "You lose," Peter says.
    "Hmpt. That's not fair, I was talking to Ray," Alice protests, crossing her arms.
    Pan narrows his eyes at me.

    "What are you doing here, Ray?" Pan asks, pulling Alice closer to his body.
    I notice that she doesn't squirm in his hold. And at that very moment I am reminded of the proposition Pan had offered to Alice. I was distraught to hear about it. I can't believe that she was desperate enough as to accept his offer.

    Doesn't she know that she's fighting a losing battle? Doesn't she know that Pan will never let her leave the island? She won't win the game, Pan won't allow it. She belongs to him, whether she likes it or not.
    And there's nothing you can do about it, the voice at the back of my head says. She'll never love someone like you.