Autumn

I want to go home

"Pan you can kiss me but I'm still mad at you."
He backed up, " I was going to ask what you wanted to do about you're father. I wasn't sure if you wanted him dead."

"I wanted him sent home and if he refuses then you can kill him and the three guards left, but I don't want to see it."

He shook his head. "Pan use dream shade. When I first came here, you told me that it was poisonous."

"It is. Once it reaches the heart, your dead."

"Then tell your boys to dab the tips of their arrows and when they refuse to leave shoot them."

"Are you sure this is what you want to do Autumn?" He asked.

"Yes, go, just go."

"Right now?" He asked.

"Yes just go!" I yelled turning around and walking into the tree house.

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My stomach started to hurt and once I was inside the tree house I fell to the floor and cried. It hurts knowing that I was about to lose my father, but it had to be done.

"Wait!" I screamed right before Pan shot my father. I had ran to look for them because I wanted to talk to my father first. Pan lookers at me and put down his bow.

I stepped over the guards bodies to my father who was tied to a tree.

"Hello Autumn." He said disgusted.

"Hello father, I just wanted to talk to you before you were killed."

"What do you want to talk to me about?"

"I wanted to say that if you forgive me then I will forgive you and I'm giving you another chance to go home right now to the castle or die of dream shade."

He spat on me, " I will never forgive you , you dirty pig!"

My eyes filled with tears and I tried my hardest to hold them back.

"Please father just forgive me and you don't have to die!"

"No I would rather die than be your father!" He yelled at me in his deep voice.

"Fine, but don't say I didn't give you a second chance." I said walking over to Pan as he handed his bow over the Felix telling him to shoot. 

I wrapped my arms around Pan and he did the same. I heard the arrow being let go and hitting its target. I held my hands over my ears trying to block out the noise of my father screaming in pain. Pan held me tight trying to calm me down as I cried into his chest.

"Autumn everything is going to be okay." Me whispered so only I could hear.

I let go of Pan and ran back to the treehouse covering my ears still trying to block out the screaming. I quickly climbed up the ladder and  onto the bed replaying in my head what just happened.

"Why couldn't you just go home!" I screamed. "You could've been a good father and forgave me then this would have never of happened!" I yelled standing up throwing the pillow across the room.

I started crying and screaming just letting all my anger and sadness out, then I fell to the floor with my back against the bed.
I looked over at my arrows that were soiled out in the floor and just stared at them.

"Don't even think about it Autumn." Pan said making me jump.

"What are you talking about?" I asked quickly wiping my eyes.

"You where wondering what it would be like to stick one through your body and don't say you wasn't." He held out his hands and helped me stand up.
"Here just get some rest Autumn."

I wasn't really tired, but I laid down anyway looking away from him. I felt him lead down and kiss my head. I listened to the sound of his boots as he walked away and climbed down the ladder.

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"Autumn you haven't been out of this treehouse or eaten in 3 days. Please can you come outside."

I didn't say anything, I just sat there and looked out the window as he played with my hair.

"I think I need to go home for a little while then I'll come back."

He came and stood in front of me, "What about the villagers, they might still be mad?"

"I will be in the castle, they can't hurt me."

He grabbed my hand. "But you will be all alone."

"No my maid Candice is like a best friend. She will keep me company."

He looked at the floor. "I will be lonely."

"You have the lost boys."

"Yes but they getting annoying sometimes."

"Can I please go back for just a little while?"

He sighed. "Alright if it makes you happy, I guess I could let you go for a little while."

The shadow came in slowly through the window and took a hold of my hand, taking me back to the castle.