Warrior

Visitors

**Alex’s POV**

I reached the beach just as the sun started to set and ran to the plant by the water stone. The night was starting to get chilly and my jacket was not the warmest. I could only imagine how cold the water was.

I knelt down by the plant and reached out to grab one of leaves when a hand gripped mine from the water. I froze and watched as the rest of the body roused to the surface. It was Meri.

"That’s not smart Alex."

"What do you mean it’s not smart? You told me I could use it on them, so I am." I stated as I drew my hand away from her.

She sat down on the sand next to me and stared at me silently. Her long dark hair covered her back and circled her making her already pale skin look even paler, and made her eyes look lighter than normal.

"What did he say that made you lose your train of thought?" She asked as she stared at me. I looked down, not wanting to look at her eyes.

"It’s not exactly what he said; it’s really what he did. I understand now what you meant by the music. James must have realized that he still loved us, even though he liked being here." I stated. As I spoke I started drawling on the sand with my finger.

"Do you know yet why your brother came here in the first place?" She asked as she watched me. I shrugged.

"I don’t even know how old he was when he came here. For all I know he could have come here when he fought with Papa, but that wouldn’t make sense really since he must have been here more than two weeks in order to gain Pan's trust." I replied, looking up.

Meri gave off a faint smile.

"He was here for almost a week, which is pretty long for someone compared to the normal world. You do realize that time flies down there unlike here." She replied.

"Maybe when I'm done here the war will be over and my family, well most of my family will return." I replied halfheartedly.

"Maybe." She replied. We sat there in complete silence for a while until I started moving my hand toward the plant again.

"I said NO Alex!" Meri replied a little angry as she slapped my hand away again.

"Why not?" I replied, starting to get angry myself.

"Because, you can only use this plant once. If you use it now for no real reason, then not only will everyone get angry at you after they wake up, but also you will not have any defense afterwards." Meri replied.

This changed my mind. I sat for a moment in thought and Meri continued to stare at me.

"You better get going before Pan realizes you have been gone for so long." She finally replied. I stood up and started heading to the forest but Meri stopped me.