A Chesire Cat in Neverland (A OUAT Fan Fiction)

Chapter Nine--Callie's Begining and Peter Needs Him for Living

Chapter Nine--Callie's Begining and Peter Needs Him for Living

CALLIES POV

FLASHBACK

Once Upon a Time in a land called Wonderland......

"Brother wait up!!!" I yelled running after him through the tree tops.

"I can't sister dear! Alice is back!" He grinned. "And she'll need a Cheshire Cat to help her,"

"You know the last time you helped her you almost got her head chopped off!" I hissed my whiskers twitching.

"Exactly," he purred. That was my brother for you. The famous mischievous Cheshire Cat. Ches for short. He was a sneaky trickster down to his core. I was too of course but I had more of a...human side to me. No could ever quite understand it but it was true. I often day dreamed about having a human form. Of course I would want to keep the ears and tail. I couldn't live without those. I knew it was possible if I switched lands but I could never leave Wonderland, could I?

"Oh Ches? Callie?" A young voice called.

"Why hello Alice dear," I grinned settling on a tree branch my tail swinging lazily.

"What have you been up to?" Ches asked.

"I'm looking for Mr. Rabbit again," she said. She was older than the last time she was here. But only a child still.

"I believe he went that-a-way," Ches said flicking his tail in a general direction.

"Are you sure?" She asked. "See I've just come from that way,"

"Oh well then he went that way," he said flicking his tail the other way.

"Callie he isn't going to get my ear almost chopped off again is he?" She asked. I laughed.

"No dear, I believe I saw Mr. Rabbit go that way as well," I grinned.

"Thank you!" She smiled before skipping away. Oh Alice. How you made Wonderland wonderful. Suddenly I felt another prescence in the land. Chesire cats could do that you know.

"Whose here?" I asked curiously.

"A boy of some sort," Ches said. He was always better at identifying people.

"Shall we go help him find his way brother of mine?" I asked smirking my Cheshire cat smile.

"Oh yes sister dear," he grinned and we sprinted away again.

"Now who might you be?" My brother asked as we came upon the new comer.

"Whose there?" They asked looking frightened.

"Don't be scared," I laughed. "It's only a couple of Cheshire cats,"

"Oh well then yes I should be scared," the boy retaliated.

"Clever thing aren't you?" Ches asked.

"What's your name?" I asked lazily flipping over backwards and purring.

"Peter, Peter Pan," he said trying to be confident. He looked to be about twelve or so.

"Well Peter Pan what brings you here?" I ask.

"I'm looking for a place to never grow up!" He said. "Is that possible here?" He asked. Why was he looking for that?

"No I'm afraid not," Ches pouted.

"Darn," Peter muttered. "Do you know where I could find such a place?"

"I'm afraid not boy," Ches said.

"Oh okay," he sighed sadly.

"Why are you looking for a place like that?" I asked him.

"I always want to have fun," he said simply. "But no one knows if such a place exists," he added sadly.

"Don't lose hope," I grinned at him. "I'm sure you'll find it,"

He smiled widely at me. "You really think so?" He asked.

"Why of course!" I chuckled.But you better promise when you do find it you'll come back here and tell me all about it," I playfully threatened.

"I promise!" He chirped. "What's your name so I know who to tell?"

"My name is Callie," I said.

"Thank you Callie! Goodbye!" He said running off.

"Goodbye Peter Pan!" I laughed. Then I noticed Ches frowning at me.

"The frown doesn't suit you brother dear," I said.

"You'd do best to forget about him," Ches said simply.

"Of course I will," I smirked. "What do you take me for? A human?"

But I never forgot the boy who was looking for a place that he could never grow up. He haunted my thoughts for weeks and months and then years. I always wondered if he would come back.

Present Time on Neverland

"So that's how you first met Peter?" Henry asked. I nodded.

"But I thought you lived in the enchanted forest for a long time before you came here?" Henry asked.

"How'd you know that?" I asked.

"Back home there was this book," he explained. "It had all the stories of all the characters in it, you popped up a couple times because you helped some people but other than that your story is untold...until now of course," he smiled.

"You are a clever one Henry," I laughed.

"So keep telling me the story!" Henry urged.

"What story?" A voice asked.

"Peter!" I exclaimed rising from the log. "I was just telling Henry about how we met," I said.

"Oh that old tale," he smirked. "I'm sorry Henry but the story's going to have to wait, I need Callie here for a while,"

"That's fine," Henry said. Peter led me away to the other side of camp. He looked frightened.

"What's wrong babe?" I asked.

"Someone's close," he said. "It's someone from Henry's family but I can't tell who,"

"Keep explaining I'm just a touch lost love," I said my tail twitching.

"Callie they can't take him," he groaned.

"Why not?" I asked.

"Because I need him," he replied.

"For what?" I asked.

"Callie I need him to keep me alive," he said his head hanging in defeat.

Well.

That just complicated things.

What am I going to do?