O'Children (A OUAT Neverland Fanfic)

Chapter 12: Escape Part 1

"We were gonna make a whole world like this. Now, everyone used to come here, but you know... you know what it feels like when all your teeth are falling out really slowly and you don't realize and then you notice that, well, they're really far apart. And then one day... you don't have any teeth anymore. Well it was like that."
- Where the Wild things are

It wasn't long before her crying ceased, and the blush in her cheeks faded. Still, absent tears marked her cheeks, but she would attempt to shake them off.

Her, to show such a reaction, was as much of a sin to her as an emotion.

So she ran from it. She ran and she ran.

She ran wild, as if an animal running from its prey, praying to escape its claw.

Of course, Jared followed behind her, panting as his frail limbs ceased to keep up with him.

Yes, like a dove she fled. From the problem that awaited her back at Peter's camp.

And suprisingly, she regretted nothing. Her tears now came with out cause, with out any bold reason.

You see, her mother had gone through a similar thing. Fallen in love with a boy, much to have her heart broken when she found out he wasn't who he said he was.

But her mother kept her head high when she returned from eloping, (as she put it.) She moved on with her life. And Jane admired that. And she was to do the same.

Jared trailed behind her, parted lips emitting moans of pain from the constant running.

Although she dreaded doing so, she slowed. Just slightly.

"J-ane. Stop- running will. you? You can't run from. your problems." He breathed, stuttering slightly as he paused with every word, trying to catch his breath.

She shook her head, disgust firm on her visage, among the dirt plastered on her face, emphasised from her wet cheeks.

"Oh, but I can! Mother did- I can. I can." She spat, continuing to walk, nonchalantly.

"This is ridiculous, Jane. Can't you see how ridiculous this is? Your not mother. Your you. It was a kiss. Your over reacting." He groaned, kicking dirt every step that he took.

She turned around to face him, walking backwards as she did.

She eyed his clothing, pelts and furs wrapped around his skinny limbs, stuck together with dirt and mulch. He looked exactly as a lost boy would. And he took pride in the uniform.

He was one of them now. A few days and he was already a different person.

"What are you even doing here anyways? Chasing after me like it matters? Go back to the lost boys, unless you want to try and find a way out with me." She hissed, turning back around, unable to look at him when he was dressed like that.

"Making sure you'll be ok. And it does matter. You matter. So stop being so stupid." His eyebrows furrowed together when she said she was trying to escape.

"Your kidding. Jane, you can't leave here. You'd have to fly for god's sake. And Peter is the only one that can fly." Jared explained, speaking of Peter as if he was a god.

It disgusted her. How could he speak about him like that when he had treated her so poorly? She felt anger raging inside her, numbing her.

"Oh what do you know? Flying is the only way we've seen. There's ought to be others. And for you to speak so highly of a monster! Your a joke." She shouted, beginning to run away from him again, hoping he'd just leave her be.

He didn't. He started shouting too, running after her, as the wood's grew darker, more detached.

She ran faster, and faster, as if being chased by a monster. A stranger. What had he became?

She guessed in the dark things were seen for what they really were, like now.

That was when she heard the rustle of the foliage, and the scattered voices of others. She continued to run, but so distracted, she tripped on what seemed to be a branch at the time. Head hitting the cool soil, the atmosphere grew darker. Her vision stirred, as the voices came nearer. She succumbed deeper into the darkness, her head throbbing with pain from hitting the surface. Her vision became distorted, the last thing she heard were the distant calls from her brother.