A Wish Upon A Star

Prologue

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Prologue

I may not have been the first girl the shadow brought to Neverland, but I was the first that Peter Pan kept.

Be careful what you wish for.

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"Damn it!" A hooded figure cursed. He was hunched over something and seemed rather agitated. He brushed his fingers through his messy hair and let out a heavy sigh.

"What is it?" Asked another figure. He dropped down out of the trees and landed next to him.

"The Shadow brought another stupid girl," He groaned, pointing at the unconscious teen. She was small and petite. Her body was drenched from head to toe from the rain and covered in mud. Her long brown hair was tangled and had matted itself against her skin. "Really, I understand it is a shadow, but I don't think it takes a genius to tell the difference between a girl and a boy."

"One would think." The second smirked, "But none the less, pick her up and take her to camp. Peter needs to be informed so he can send her back."

"I know, I know."

Just then as the first figure was about to reach for her, the girl gasped and her eyes shot open. Surprised, the lost boys stumbled back, "Where am I?" She sat up and asked desperately. The girl was frightened, that much was clear to anyone, so they gave her some space and spoke to her slowly.

"This is Neverland," The second one spoke in a calm tone. The girl looked over at both boys and saw it was the taller one who was addressing her. Under his hood, she could see he had curly ash blond hair. He had a club in his hand and a long scar that ran diagonally across his face. However the oddest thing was his clothes; they were basically rags sewn together in a crude, sloppy fashion. The same could also be said for the boy next to him. "Home to Peter Pan and the lost boys. You were brought here by accident." He took a step forward and took the girl by the arm and brought her to her feet, "So now you need to be a good little girl and move, so we can take you to Pan and get you back home. Understand?" He asked with his body towering over her.

The girl looked at them like they were crazy and shook her head, "Right. And I'm Tinker Bell. Listen, I don't know what kind of stupid game you two are playing here, but you better tell me where I am now! Or so help me I'll-"

The tall figure grabbed her by her shoulder and shoved her against a nearby tree trunk. The girl let out a yelp of surprise. "Felix!" The other boy shouted, "Stop! You're going to hurt her."

Felix ignored the boy's warning and glared down at the girl, "I don't want to hurt you, but if you spout out an attitude like that again, I just might," He replied calmly, "You ARE in Neverland, girl, whether you want to believe it or not. Now you either come with us quietly and shut your mouth, or I'll knock you out and bring you back to Pan myself. It doesn't matter either way, but I'd prefer you didn't make me carry you."

The girl gulped.

"Now what will it be?"

The girl quickly nodded and allowed Felix to start leading her further into the woods with the other boy behind them. For a second both boys thought she was gonna go quietly like all the others before her. However as soon as they started passed this rather large river, the girl broke free of his hold and ran. "Stop!" One of them shouted after her, "You don't want to go in there!" But she didn't listen to them. Then without looking back, the girl jumped into the river and let the rapids carry her downstream.

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Earlier that day

The girl stepped out the door with her backpack and jacket in hand and marched across her foster parent's front lawn. Tears were trickling down her face.

"Did you not hear me, bitch?" Her foster father came and stomped after her. "You get your ass back up there now! If you leave now, you ain't gonna ever be welcomed back in this house again!" She just ignored him. "Bitch, you better turn around and say something!"

"First off!" She spun on her heel and glared back at the big, gross, greasy old man, "My name is not bitch! It's Danielle! Second, I did hear you, I'm just choosing to ignore you." She flicked him off. "And thirdly, I don't give two shits if you let me back in your house again or not. I have everything I own right here!" She pointed to her bag, "And it's all I need to get out of here."

"Ha! You think just because you turned 17, you're grown enough to handle the world? That's cute."

"I'm old enough to know I can do a whole lot better than this place!" She barked back.

"Right! And you th-"

"As much as I would love to continue this conversation, I have to get going." Dani cut him off and spun back around. Then without looking back, she took off, "So long, old man." She heard him spit a few more curse words at her as she left, but she didn't care. She was free. In a few short hours he'd be in her new apartment with one her co-workers from the restaurant she worked at.

After eight years in the system, it finally looked like things were going to look up. She was free, she had a job, she met a cute guy the other day, she was going to live in her own apartment, she was going to graduate high school in a month, and colleges were practically beating down her door to give her scholarships! Honestly, nothing could go wrong for her now! She had everything she ever wanted, right there in San Francisco.

Danielle continued on walking down the road. She had another five blocks to go before she wound reach her new place and it was getting dark. She let out a tired sigh and looked up at the sky. Sadly, there weren't many stars, but the few that were there were quite beautiful. Then she noticed one in particular caught her eye. It was bright and was just right to one other one. For some odd reason, she couldn't help but marvel at its beauty, so she did something she hadn't done in years, since she was a kid. She made a wish on it.

"I wish to live happily ever after." She smiled up at it weakly. If she could get her wish, then nothing else mattered. All she wanted in this tough life was to be happy again. If she could have that, her life would be complete. She was just about to tear her gaze away when she thought she saw something move. She looked up again to look and see if she could see what it was, but there was nothing but vast black sky. So like any other girl, she just shrugged it off and started to walk down the street again.

Then she heard a noise. Danielle stopped dead in her tracks and franticly started to look around her. It was dark and there weren't many street lights where she was, "Hello?" She asked, still slowly moving down the street, "Is anyone there?" No Answer.

Dani took that as a sign that she needed to get the hell out of there and break for her new home A.S.A.P. So she spun back around, ready to make a sprint when she saw a shadow figure with bright yellow eyes staring right at her.

"What the h-" She screamed, but the shadow quickly cut her off. With one touch from his cold fingers, she felt herself become dizzy. Then quietly she fell into its arms and then everything went black.