In which a young girl who doesn't believe in magic ends up on the most magical place in the world; an island called Neverland. After spending a few months on the island, she wants to go home. However, two years later, Annie Wood makes her return to...
Annie and Grayson both laughed with each other as they headed farther away from camp.
"That was amazing!" Grayson exclaimed, a large grin on his face.
"I don't know where all that confidence came from, but it helped." Annie pointed out, also smiling.
"Yeah." Grayson chuckled. "Uh, I wanted to ask you something." He said, his pace slowing down. They found two large rocks on the edge of the path, and sat down.
"What's up?" Annie replied.
"Well, I uh...I still want to leave Neverland." Grayson spit out.
Annie nodded. "So do I." She said.
"Then why don't we?" Grayson asked. "We did what the letter asked us to do."
"I don't know. A part of me wants to stay here and restore the magic, and right now I'm having lots of fun."
"I understand. It would kill me to just leave my brother, but I don't belong here."
"Then tomorrow morning, we'll leave. Let's just have one last meal with the boys, then we'll go." Annie suggested. Grayson nodded before standing up off his rock.
"Should we head back to camp now? I think the sun's gonna start going down." Grayson asked.
"Yeah, let's go. Dinner should be almost ready."
Annie and Grayson made their way back to camp, where all the Lost boys were hard at work. Some were starting a fire, while others were preparing the food.
"Hey, Peter." Annie smiled as she walked past Peter. He looked over at her, a frown on his face. Felix, who was sitting beside him, had a small smirk on his face.
Peter leaned over to Felix, and mumbled "why did she just call me that?" in his ear. Felix simply shrugged in response, his smirk growing.
Annie went into her tent, and got changed into some cleaner and more comfortable clothes. She pulled on a pair of black sweatpants, and a dark green tshirt. Annie attempted to fix her hair, and just put it into a ponytail before leaving her tent.
A fire was started, and all the Lost boys sat around it, each with a plate of food. Annie walked over to the empty spot beside Grayson, and he handed her a plate. Annie thanked him as she sat down, and started eating.
Annie glanced between all the Lost boys as she ate. Tanner caught her gaze, and grinned. She smiled back before looking down at her food.
Everyone finished eating, and brought their plates into the kitchen tent before heading into their own tents for bed. Grayson and Annie were still sitting out on the logs, and watched as Tanner and Hunter went into their tent.
"Tanner told a secret, didn't he?" Annie asked.
Grayson nodded. "Yeah, but Hunter didn't."
"So Hunter can't leave?" Grayson shook his head.
Annie sighed, and stared into the hot flames of the fire. "I'm gonna go say goodbye to them." She announced before standing up off the log and heading into Tanner and Hunter's tent.
Their lamp was on as the two boys got ready for bed. Neither of them had noticed Annie, but turned to look at her as she cleared her throat.
"Annie, what're you doing in here?" Tanner asked.
"I um, just wanted to come say that I'm leaving Neverland tomorrow." Annie replied, staring down at her hands as she played with her fingers.
"So am I." A voice said behind Annie as Grayson walked into the tent.
"Leaving? Wha-why are you leaving?" Tanner asked. Annie looked up at him, tears threatening to fall out of her eyes.
"Neither of us belong here, and I don't wanna end up as fish food, like Luke." Annie replied.
"But...Luke was...he was damaged. The three of us, we always have so much fun. How could you not belong here?"
"I want a life, Tanner. I don't wanna live on an island where time stands still, and is controlled by a teenage boy." Annie explained. Tanner nodded slightly.
"No, I understand. I think. It's just...you guys are my best friends." It was Tanner's turn to choke back tears as his eyes glossed over, and glanced between Annie and Grayson.
"Well, you can come too. You told the island your biggest secret." Grayson suggested.
"And what about Hunt? I can't leave him here."
"Take him to the caves." Annie replied.
Tanner shook his head. "Even if we all leave, we'll go back to our original homes. We won't be together."
"But at least we'll be in the same world. I don't think i can mail a letter to Neverland if I wanna talk to you." Annie stated. Tanner lightly chuckled.
"That's true." He mumbled. "I'll talk to him about it. When are you guys leaving?"
"Hopefully tomorrow morning." Annie answered.
Tanner nodded. "Alright, well I'll see you then." He smiled slightly.
"We look forward to it." Annie replied. She walked over to her friend, and pulled him in for a hug. Grayson came to join them, and wrapped his arms around both their backs.
"I wanna come. I'll tell the island my secrets." Hunter said, and the trio pulled away.
"Really?" Tanner asked. Hunter nodded, and smiled.
Annie chuckled softly. "I'll see you two tomorrow morning." She said before leaving the tent, with Grayson behind her.
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