OUAT Peter Pan Imagines

Raven

A/N ~ I know. I suck. I'm a terrible person. In April I promised an update and I never delivered. I'm so sorry, I have been working on other books in the meantime but I really should have updated more in this book. So, as an apology gift, I gave an extra long chapter today (May 14, 2016) and another one coming soon. I do have a job now, so it will be harder to update as often, so feedback would really be great to remind me. I love you guys and have a good read!

You always hear of beautiful princesses, living in towers, cheerfully awaiting a prince to come save them. But I was no princess, and he was no prince.

Being the daughter of the Dark One meant my life was Hell, my palace was a cage, sure it has its perks, immortality, power, magic. But there were more cons; I had no friends, everyone was scared of me, I was loathed by all, my father kept me trapped like the beast I was.

Papa said he was protecting me, keeping me from those who would harm me, but he was afraid I would leave. He did teach me most everything he knew, healing, disguising, building, killing... I even new how to work a bow and throw knives, I excelled at sword fighting. I tried to convince him I could handle myself, but he refused to heed me. I couldn't even count how many had lost their lives from my father's 'protecting' me.

Evil was in my blood, I couldn't change that, and it effected me, but I hated to kill. He tried to tell me it was easy, he said I just had to make myself believe it was for the best, but in my mind, there was no greater crime than taking another life.

My only escape was my dreams, for fifteen years, I had to create my own fantasy.

Until he came. A boy in my dreams. It was so vivid, so real, so wonderful. He would comfort me, hold me, rock me, soothe me. Every night, he asked me to go to his land and with him, to a place where I could be happy.

But I said no every time, he might be a monster, but I loved Papa, and he loved me.

But one day he went too far, I woke up one day and went downstairs for breakfast. As soon as he looked me in the eyes I knew.

"Papa, no!" My eyes brimmed with tears, he'd done it again.

"No! Sweetheart this one was different, they were plotting against you!" He tried to calm me.

"So you killed the entire village? Papa, you can't just kill whenever you feel like it!"

I turn and ran back to my room, not bothering to lock the door because I knew Papa could easily unlock it with a wave of his hand. But thankfully he didn't come after me. I made a decision, and started packing.

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All day I prepared for th promised shadow's arrival, I packed my weapons and potions. The one necklace my mother left me...

It was dark when I finally finished, so I sat on my bed and waited. He seemed to know I was ready and came early.

"Are you ready to come with me?" It asked.

I nodded and walked over to it. It quickly grabbed my hand before I could change my mind, I held on tight to my bag, not daring to lose its contents.

The shadow pulled me off the tower balcony, I didn't fall as I thought I would. I flew. But without the shadow's help. I was so excited, I'd never used my wings before, even with Papa's spell to make them disappear.

I soared through the sky, shocked and terrified at first, but then I laughed with glee. I hated heights, but loved the rush. I was free.

The shadow took me high into the sky, flying upwards. Suddenly I felt myself go through a portal, it was unexpected, but I kept going. Out of the Enchanted Forest. When we came through, I strained my eyes to see through the mist that remained from the portal.