Neverland is no place for Love (Dan and Phil fanfic)

The race

Phil was talking to me about the island but I zoned out. I had so many mixed feelings walking through this forest. I've only been here for a day and to be honest it seemed amazing. The boys all looked to be having a great time and the scenery was breathtaking, but the ruler manipulated everyone. Than again It's not like i didn't have to deal with that kind of abuse back home. At least here i might be able to have a friend. I mean Phil seems to be lonely just like i was. Im sure he would want someone to talk to. Phil finally snapped me out of my thoughts when he showed me the training center. "Pan likes us all to be good with a weapon. So now I have gotten to be pretty good with a bow." Phil said while picking up a bow and quiver full of arrows that I assumed to be his from how comfortable he was with it. He pulled back the bow with the arrow held between his fingers and shot. The arrow flew through the air so fast that it could be seen until it hit the target dead center.
"Wow" I said softly.
"You want to give it a shot?" He asked handing me the bow and arrows. I pulled the string back with the arrow placed the proper way and fired. I hit the far outer side of the target. "not terrible" Phil said with a laugh. "Shut up " I said giving him a playful push. We were both smiling. We stayed there for a while shooting and Phil was giving me tips on how to get better results. "Try like this" He said as he held my arms from behind me. I tensed up at first but then relaxed to his touch allowing him to dominate my movements. "I know it's really lame to say but this is the most fun I've ever had" I said when we were finished and sat on a log. "yeah. ok" Phil said sarcastically. "No seriously. My home life wasn't the best. I never really had a chance to just be a kid like this. I think i've smiled more from just one day on Neverland with you than a year back home" it was true for the first time in my 18 years of life I felt that I could finally have a best friend.  "wow, you remind me a lot of me when i came to this island. My home life wasn't great either. Once i got to Neverland i never wanted to leave. Even after i found out about what Pan was doing. Once you have something so fun like Neverland you'd rather die than give it up. To be honest i still love this island. Back where i came from i never really had a family, but now i do. Just don't tell Pan that Ok? I feel like if he knew i loved the island he would use it against me somehow"
"Yeah of course i won't and if Peter does come for you i'll stop him, i don't know how but i will."
"Well hopefully you won't have a bow as your weapon" Phil joked
"I'm serious" I laughed "I just got a best friend i'm not letting him take him away." "Best friend huh?"Phil questioned raising an eyebrow
"Oh well, i mean i know we've only known each other a little while but i feel like we have a lot in common."
"Dan relax I'm just kidding I like you too. You seem to be the only other boy on this island that can think for himself. Everyone else just follows Pan's orders without hesitation." Phil explained. "So what else is there to do on this island?" I asked changing the subject. "Well, it's getting late" he said looking up at the sun setting "Pan doesn't like when we stay out after dark."
"I thought you think for yourself" I interjected smirking.
"I do but you're still new and I don't want you to get in trouble, but I'll tell you what tomorrow, when the boys start to play their games, we'll sneak off and I'll bring you to my favorite spot at the lagoon. None of the other boys knows it's there. How does that sound?"
"That sounds amazing, Phil. I would love that" I shouted in excitement. I stood up dusting the dirt off my pants and held out a hand to help him up which he took. "race you back to camp." I yelled starting to run in the direction I remember the camp being in. "No fair" I heard Phil yell running behind me. As I see the camp begin to come into view, I turned around looking Behind me while still running to see where Phil was but he wasn't there. I slowed my run down to a walk then to a complete stop. "Phil" I called with no answer "Phil" I called louder cupping my hands around my mouth. Suddenly I was tackled to the ground from the side. At first I was really startled but then I realized Phil was the one who had tackled me. "Hey. Let go of me" I said laughing and struggling to get Him off me. Phil had my arms pinned above head with his body hovering over me. "Protip for you, don't race someone who knows this island like the back of his hand." He said smiling down at me. "Noted." Phil released his grip standing up offering me a hand which a gladly took. I stood up and noticed Phil didn't let go of my hand. He looked down at our hands intertwined and Smiled then quickly let go, gaining a straight face. "We should probably be getting back to camp now" Phil said racing back to camp and I followed. What was that about? I thought to myself, but I decided to just brush it off. We got back to camp to see the boys dancing around the fire happily. "Hey boys I was just about to send Felix to come get you." Pan said walking up to us. "Did you have fun Dan?"
"Yeah this island is beautiful."
"Glad you like it. Help yourself to dinner. It's on the table right there."
"Ok thanks" Peter walked away leaving Phil and I to go and eat. To my surprise the food was great. There were all different side dishes like corn and potatoes. They must have a farming area somewhere and the meat was surprisingly really good too. After Phil and i finished dinner, we went to sit by the fire together and watch the boys dance. I watched the boy's faces and they all looked so happy. Then I locked into with Peter who was leaning against a tree watching the boys too, while playing a small flute but I could hear no music coming from it especially over the boys yelling.The way he smiled at them made it hard to believe he was capable of getting rid of them, but then again I haven't been here long enough to see his dark side.