Forgotten Lost Boy

Chapter 2 | Flight to Neverland

 "Let me get this straight," You were pacing back and forth in Minhyun's snow covered back garden in your dressing gown and pyjamas, trying to process what he had just revealed to you. After a lengthy explanation, Minhyun's story was beginning to sound rather like something out of a story book as opposed to real life.
"You were once a lost boy, but you chose to leave Neverland to grow up-"
"Well, sort of-"
"Because you wanted to be a singer-"
"Still do-"
"But you were visited a week ago by a...'fairy'-"
"Her name is Trilby-"
"Who told you that Neverland is in grave danger because Peter Pan-"
"Is missing, yes-"
"And all the previous lost boys have been asked to return to help search for Peter-"
"That's right-"
"Because the current lost boys have looked all over Neverland and-"
"Peter's not there-"
"And if the current lost boys came to Earth, they would have no idea where to look, which is why you've been asked-"
"To help look for Peter, yes." You stopped pacing and looking at Minhyun, a stern expression upon your face.
"I know it sounds crazy," Minhyun started, his hands out in front of him, palms facing the starry sky, "But it's the honest truth."

For a while, you continued to stare at him whilst attempting to organise your own thoughts. Seeing Minhyun fly was one thing, but this story was completely unfounded and illogical. How was any of what he was saying true? Yet looking into those innocent eyes once more, deep inside you knew he was not one for telling lies. Besides, the very fact that you had seen Minhyun leap out of his window and defy gravity with your own eyes was evidence enough that his story could potentially be true.
Standing there, you knew this was all real. You could feel the soft breeze on the nape of your neck, smell the woody scent from the forest nearby, hear the rustling of tree branches...and see a blue spherical hue just above Minhyun's shoulder...
Rubbing your eyes with the balls of your fist, you blinked several times before peering towards his shoulder once more. The glow seemed to increase in brightness before a form began to emerge from it. Gradually you watched as it unfurled itself and revealed the tiniest person you had ever seen, adorned in a little dress the colour of blue topaz, with matching shoes and shoulder length hazel hair. It was then you noticed the transparent wings protruding from just behind her back. Your eyes widened.

"Is she...is she...this is crazy," you shook your head in dismay, unable to fathom what you were seeing.
"You can see her?" Minhyun asked, glancing from you to the minute creature who had landed and sat herself upon Minhyun's shoulder, yawning as she did so and swinging her legs back and forth out of boredom.
"Yes..." you replied, breathlessly, your eyes watching her in pure fascination.
"Well then," Minhyun smiled, holding out his now clean hand up to his shoulder. You watched as the miniature being hesitated before gracefully jumping down into his hand, allowing Minhyun to carefully carry her closer towards you.
"I would like you to meet Trilby; she's a fairy," Minhyun clarified, although you had clearly deciphered this already.
"I...hi..." you awkwardly whispered, as you tentatively reached out towards her. Trilby wrinkled her nose before stepping back and flying off of Minhyun's hand to hide behind his head.
"Oh, I'm sorry! Did I frighten her?" You asked, unsure of how to properly greet a fairy for the first time.
"Don't worry," Minhyun chuckled. "She's just a little wary of new people." He looked towards you, tilting his head a little to one side with a glint in his eye.
"What changed?"
"What do you mean?" you asked perplexed, rubbing your arms as you were beginning to feel the cold penetrating through to your core.
"Trilby had been sat on my shoulder for a while, but you didn't notice her until now," Minhyun leant forward and whispered, "How did you go from 'maybe' believing in fairies to 'definitely' believing in them in such a short space of time?"
"I..." you looked up at him and suddenly noticed how close he was to you. Taking a step back, you felt the snow crunch beneath your bedroom slippers.
"Doesn't matter," he shrugged before holding out his hand towards you. "Shall we?"
"Shall we what?" you looked down at his outstretched hand before looking back up at him, an eyebrow raised in confusion.
"Don't you want to see what Neverland is like?"
"Me?" your eyes widened as you edged further away from him. "No way, I can't fly-" You turned away from Minhyun and briskly headed towards the gate, deciding it was time to return home.
"Not with that attitude you can't! Come on, I know you have it in you. What happened to all the excitement and adventure? We used to have lots of fun when we were younger!" You stopped. "Maybe you've forgotten, but I still remember it all..." his voice trailed off. You could not help but notice the sad undertones to Minhyun's last words and your heart sank.