Forever Young

Secret

"Once again, Alexis. Where have you been?" Jake stops me at the Pixie Dust tree.

"I was with Peter Pan." I set my glider up against the wall. Jakes eyes stare at me with hate. "Don't look at me like that. He didnt do anything. We were just talking."

Jake pulls me into his chest, softly rubbing my head. "Lexi, please. I cant ever think about losing you. Just.... just stay away from Pan." I nod, but of course i'm not going to keep my word. Jake pulls away, smiling. "Good. I'm going out tomorrow. So, I need you to stay here and harvest the garden." 

"Mmmm okay." I turn away and look out the window at the trees. I move closer. Movement of the two ferns grabs my attention. I smile to myself.

"Are you listening?" Jake grabs my shoulders.

I turn to him. "Yes. Stay away from Pan. Tend to the garden. I got it." I fake a yawn. "I'm going to bed.

He pats my head. "Okay, Lexi. Goodnight."

I close the door to my room, sealing Jake off to the otherside. I sigh and strip off my clothes and put on my blue nightgown. I turn off my bedside lamp and crawl into my covers. I close my eyes, leting the darkness surround me. As I drift off, I hear a pang at my window. And another. I sit up and push open the window. I peer out as Peter steps out of the forest. He smiles and waves up to me.

"What are you doing here?" I whisper.

"Meet me at Never Lake tomorrow."

I look back at my door. Jake's shadow moves underneath. "I can't. I have to harvest the garden while my brother is gone."

Peter's smile widens. "Even better. After you harvest."

I giggle. I cave in. "Fine. I will see you tomorrow."

"Lexi, who are you talking to? Lex?" Jake knocks on my door. Wave Peter away and close my window. I slid down under the sheets.

"No one. Just to myself. Go to bed, J." I hear Jake mumble a night. I watch as his shadow disappears. 

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"See you in a couple hours." Jake waves goodbye to me as he disappears into the wood. I grab my garden gloves and head outside. I sit, pulling up a carrot. "One, and ninety nine to go." I sigh as I pull up another.

"Need any help?" I feel Peter's presence behind me.

"No."

"Are you sure."

I look up at him, his eyes sparkling. "Fine."

He smiles and out of thin air he pulls out two gloves. He sits next to me, pulling my carrots with magic. "This is easy. Why don't you just use magic?"

I grab his wrist. "Because i dont like using magic when i'm involved with food." I take his hand to a rooted carrot. "Grab here, and.. pull."

 He obeys, joy filing his eyes. "I can't believe I did it without magic!" He holds up the carrot.

"Great! Now, we can get done in no time." 

We pull carrots, toss them into the basket, and poke and play with eachother. I truley have not had this much fun pulling carrots before. When we finish, Peter follows me inside. I set the basket at the sink, counting. One, two, three, four,... Out of the corner of my eye, I see Peter staring at me. His lean body up against the wall, his eyes staring with amusement.

"What?" I ask, suddenly self consicous of my body. I feel my cheeks heated up.

"Nothing.. I.. You're just so beautiful." I let my eyes wonder to his full lips, looking soft as ever. I lick mine.

I met his gaze. "Thank you, Peter." I wash my hands. "Now.. To the lake?"

Peter nods. We walk out of my house and onto a trail. I touch a pink flower. It's petals glisten with water. "We're almost there." After a few minutes, we walk into a clearing, the Never Lake sparkling with life. Peter takes my hand and leads me to a bench, where the design is in swirls. I sit with him as a mermaid poke her head up.

"Are you two here for the ride?" 

"Yes." Peter throws a bag of coins to the mermaid.

"Ride?" I ask, getting nervous.

Peter smiles. "You'll love it." He reassures me. I nod as the bench starts moving toward the water. I grip Peter's hand, thinking we might go under the water. But, instead, we glide over the surface. I laugh as fish jump out of the water. Peter leans over and whispers softly into my ear. "I told you."

I turn to face him, our faces so close. Butterflys develop in my stomach. My eyes drop to his lips again. I know he's thinking the same thing. His warm hand holds my cheek. He leans in closer and closer. Our lips touch. His lips move with mine, eager, but soft and curious. We stay like that, kissing, holding eachother in the moment. We pull away, our breathing hard. His thumb rubs under my jaw. We stare at eachother for the longest time, until I realize how dark it got.

"Oh, no." The bench moves bback to land. I jump up, and I start running out onto the trail. "Nooo."

"What is it?" Peter catches up to me as I push open the door, revealing Jake with his rifle.

Peter and I stand there, in the dark, bathed by the overhead light in the kitchen. "You lied, Alexis." Jake's eyes go dark, with hate. I swallow, moving in front of Peter. "I told you to stay away from him!" Jake turns his gaze on Peter. "If I ever, ever, ever, catch you with my Lexi, I will kill you."

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