Neverland

Chapter 24

Hey guys! I'm back! I knew I had to update today in honor of the new episode coming on in 15 minutes! *squeals* so here you go!

Kate's POV

I was monumentally pissed at this stupid elf boy who thought he could simply expect me to forget everything I'd been through. Sure I wanted to get away from it, sure I wanted to be out of that situation, but I didn't want to forget it entirely! Whether I liked it or not, that life had had an effect on me. It made me who I was today, and without it, well... Did I even know who I was? I was so lost. So damn lost, and not just because I had no idea where I was in this God forsaken jungle.

I knew where I wanted to go, but that seemed to be the problem. It was almost as if the island was alive, reading into your mind and twisting your path away from your destination. I knew that Pan was angry with me, so, in turn, it only made sense that his island should be working against me. All I wanted was to get back to my tree house. I hadn't been there in weeks, and I just wanted to spend a nice, quiet night by myself where I could see the stars, but as soon as I saw a familiar landmark, something blocked my way, and I had to go around it, losing the path.

"Having some difficulty?" asked a familiar voice from behind me.

I recognized the New Zealand accent instantly and sighed with relief, "Tinkerbell!" I smiled, turning around to face her. She stood behind me, and for a moment we just looked at each other, and then we were hugging and laughing. "you have no idea how glad I am to see a familiar face right now," I shook my head. "Yeah, well It's not often I get to make clothes for girls, so I thought I might bring you something new." She held out a package, and I took it, tucking it under my arm to open later.

She led the way into the forest, the opposite of the direction I would have gone in, but I followed her, figuring she most definitely knew the island better than I did. "So where've you been? I haven't seen you around your tree house in ages!" I shrugged, "Things have been... complicated. For the most part I've been staying at the Lost Boy's camp." She whistled, "Well you're a brave soul, aren't you? I'd hardly set foot in that camp site, much less spend the night there. Those boys can be dangerous." I snorted, "Tell me about it."

I found that I quite enjoyed Tinkerbell's company. She was pleasant to talk to, and she didn't pry without prompting. I recognized the match maker in her, however, when she lightly danced across the subject of Pan. "So, I haven't seen Pan around recently either." She said offhandedly, casually throwing it into the conversation, but I knew what she wanted. She was looking for the scoop, the gossip. And in all honesty, I was ready to let her have it. "Don't even get me started on Peter Pan." I spat. "What did he do?" she asked in a groan, but I knew she was listening attentively. "He just expects me to forget about everything in my past life. Sure it wasn't the most pleasant thing, but I don't want to forget it completely. It's a part of me as much, if not more than he is now. I want to keep it in the past, but I want it to still be there. I just... I can't help but think that if I were to lose that completely I'd lose myself along with it. Bad things happened to me in those days, but I grew from those experiences. Take them away, and I don't know where I'd be, but I certainly wouldn't be me.

She nodded, "He can't just expect you to forget and remember the things that would be more convenient for him. It's completely selfish."

I laughed, but it was cold and unfeeling, "Well, there's Pan for ya'. If it doesn't have some self-serving purpose, then he's not interested." She looked at me with a funny smile, "If that's true, then why was he interested in you?" I waved my hand dismissively, "You know how he likes his games." She sighed sadly, "Oh, Kate, I know we haven't had much time to talk, but I'm positive you're more than just a game to him. He just doesn't know how to handle other people he cares about. He wants to be able to control everything, but he needs to learn that some things are more important than power, and greed."