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

The Duel

"Pan told me you would be up soon" A deep slow voice said making me jump, but then I realized it was just Felix.
"Felix, have you seen Phil? I have to tell him I'm ok."  I said in a rush
"Yeah Pan told me to bring you to him when you woke up." Felix said once again with no emotion, but something felt off to me. Why wouldn't Phil be by my side if he knew I was going to wake up soon? Why have Felix wait for me?
"Ok." I said pushing the questions out of my mind and focusing on my main goal, to find Phil.
Felix started leading me to the middle of the wood, where I started to hear the boys shouting. I pushed through the circle to see Phil tied to a tree looking pretty beat up, with a black eye and bruises all over him. Just the sight of this made tears start to form but I stopped them from falling. Instead I started getting angry thinking about how I was going to hurt anyone who did this to him. I started to run over to him but some of the lost boys held me back.
"Let go of me you twats." I yelled flailing my arms trying to get free.
"Let go of him" Phil yelled from the tree
"Boys" I heard Peter yell walking toward me. All the boy went silent and made a path for him to get through.
"What the hell is going on?" I yelled at him
"Oh that's right, you don't remember a thing do you?" Pan said like he was taunting me "Alright let me get you up to speed. About a day ago, Phil came running back to camp with you in his arms saying you had been scratched by dream shade. That's a nasty poison that not many people know the cure for. However, lucky for you, I am one of the few people that do. Now I was content on letting you die. Ever since you came around you nor Phil have been pulling your weight, so I figured you die and Phil goes back to working. But here's where the story gets interesting. Phil here started crying and begging me to save you and when I asked why he cared about you so much do you know what he said to me?" I stayed completely silent unable to find any words to speak. "He said he was in love with you." I looked at Phil who was looking back at me with eyes that told me it was all true till Peter grabbed my chin causing me to look at him again. "Now I know you're still relatively new on this island Dan but falling in love is a grown up emotion and I will have none of it on my island." "Then why did you save me?" I interrupted "well isn't it obvious? Phil traded his life for yours. It was the perfect trade I get my worker and get rid of the grown up emotions all in one slash of a sword. Now I normal get rid of these sorts of kids on my own but I thought it was about time I showed all my boys what happens when you decide to grow up on my island." Peter started walking over to Phil with a sword in his hand.I finally had something, someone that I cared about and now they were going to be taken away from me.  Pan stepped closer to Phil placing the sword under his throat and everything felt like it was going in slow motion. I begged myself to turn away but I couldn't.
¨Dan it's ok. It's all going to be ok, bear. Just close your eyes." Phil said choking back tears.
That's when I lost it. I felt my knees become weak as though they couldn't support my weight anymore and I collapsed to the ground tears filling my eyes again but this time spilling over.
"No. Please don't." I screamed through my crying.
"And why should I? He broke the rules and that's not fair. He has to die" Pan said turning to me.
"Then you have to kill me too because I'm in love with him. Even if you kill him I will still be in love with him. I will still have these grown up emotions and they will never go away." I yelled.
"Dan please you don't need to die too. Live for me." Phil begged
"I can't" I told Phil as my voice broke. "Bear needs his lion." I said in a soft voice.
"Alright enough with this sappy stuff. Let's get on with the show. Right boys?" Peter yelled getting an uproar of cheers from the crowd. Pan walked towards Phil once again raising the sword, readying to strike. I had to stop this somehow, anyway possible even if it meant my death, but then Phil would get to live. Then I remembered something Phil told me a while back; Pan loves a good game.
"Wait "I yelled just in time "Why don't we make this a game?" Pan stopped in his tracks and without turning around asked "What kind of game?" I thought for a minute I knew if it was too easy he would never accept but it had to be something that I at least had a chance of winning.
"How about a sword fight? You win, you can kill me and Phil will stays, but if I win you let Phil and me go." I suggested. Pan didn't respond for a moment, contemplating the idea. Then he turned to look at me.
"You got yourself a deal." Holding out his hand for me to shake.
"Dan don't shake on that!" Phil yelled
"Don't worry Phil I got this and if not you still get to live." I reassured Phil and shook hands with Pan. Pan throw a sword at my feet and grabbed another from one of the boys. I got into a fighting stance pointing my sword to the tip of Peters who was already in a fighting stance.
"Ready?" Pan asked raising an eyebrow.
"As I'll ever be" I answered looking at Pan with hate in my eyes.
Pan swung his sword at me, which I blocked.  I rushed at the Pan.  He dipped and weaved right as I was about to reach him and slashed downwards with the sword.
I sidestepped to the right just enough and the blade came so close to my face I could feel the wind it created. Quickly, before I could respond with a follow-up, Pan swiftly punched me in the stomach, knocking the wind out of me, and sending me to the ground. The boys started to cheer violently for Pan. All the sudden it felt like everything was going in slow motion. Pan walked around the circle of boys raising his sword in the air, cheering to get the crowd louder.
"Now let's end this" Pan yelled to the boys and started walking over to me. I thought that was it for me. At first I was alright with it. I was just going to accept it. But then, you know how they say your life flashes when you're about to die? It doesn't. Just the things that you love do and all I saw was being on the island with Phil. That when I realized I wasn't going to die without a real fight; for him. As Pan walked over to me like a ferocious beast that plays with his victim before he devours it, he raised his sword over my head readying it to be plunged into my skull. I rolled out of the way just in time before the sword tip plunged into the ground. I got up kicking Peter in the back causing him to stumble forwards dragging his sword behind him. He regained his balance turning to me with a smirk and an eyebrow raised.
"Where did that come from?" He asked with a sneer
"I found my reason to live." I said swinging my sword down towards his head he blocked it causing our swords to clash. Each of us pushing with all our force to try and get the other off balance. I shoved Pan and took a few steps back.
"You're not bad Danny boy. It's a shame I have to kill you. I'd like to have a swordsmen like you on my side, but you know what they say about once a deal has been struck, you have to keep your word."
"I would never be on your side" I said
Pan came at me swinging high which I dodged by ducking, then he swiped at my feet causing me to jump over it. We continued to fight with clashing sword until Pan hit my sword out of my hand which fell away from me.
"I win Danny boy" Pan said
I had to think fast. We were to evenly matched I had to find a way to end this for good. Pan swung the sword towards my neck. I quickly ducked it once again doing a flip rolling over my shoulder on the ground and grabbing my sword back. Pan seemed shocked and I took that as my chance. I hit Pans sword out of his hand and grabbed it pushing Pan against a tree and putting the blades in an x shape with his head in the middle.
"No, I do." I said triumphantly.
"Where'd you learn to fight like that?" He asked still stunned
"I guess it was one of the only good things that came from having an abusive father you learn how to dodge attacks."
I dropped one of the swords and ran to Phil kneeling down to him while cutting him free of the ropes.
"Did you see that Phil? I won for you, lion, for us."
Phil didn't seem happy though.
"Phil what's wrong? "I asked scared for the answer.
"You didn't really win." Phil said sadly
"Phil what are you talking about? Peter submitted to me and he agreed to let us go."
"That's just it. Dan there was a price to the magic Peter used to save you. It binds you to the island. If you leave this realm you'll..." Phil began to trail off as if the next part was hard for him to say. Though I knew. It was pretty clear know but I still needed to make sure.
"Say it Phil" I pressed.
"You'll die, Dan" Phil said slowly.