Chasing Shadows

Chapter Six

I'm going to be referencing OUAT a lot in this chapter! Like stuff that is said in the actual show. (:

"Liyah!" Pan's voice brought me out of my daze. He was smirking, as always.

"What is it?" I rolled my eyes.

"You know, one day those pretty green eyes are gonna get stuck." He ran his hand through my hair, laughing.

I swatted his hand away. "Did you just come find me to annoy me or-?"

"There's something I haven't told you. Your family, I sent my Shadow to retrieve them. So they can save you. "

"Save me from what?"

"Me. I'm losing control. You're no longer safe around me." He hurried ahead of me.

Annoyed, I followed him to the shoreline, where I could see Felix waiting with all the Lost Boys, including Ryan.

"What's going on?" I asked Pan as we got closer. Then, I saw it. The Jolly Roger. It was at the shore. I saw Emma, David, and Snow climb off, followed by Hook and my mother.

They raced over to me, my mother embracing me as tight as she could. "Oh, Aaliyah! I missed you!" She cried.

"I missed you all too! Wh-where's Henry? And Bae?"

"We left Henry in Storybrooke. Neal stayed to watch him. We weren't bringing him back here." Emma answered, holding a sword to Pans neck, along with David holding one to Felix.

"Put your swords down!" I begged, with tears of joy in my eyes. I never thought I'd see them again.

*Play song now!!*

"Liyah-." Pan took my hands, turning me to face him, pulling me to the side. I looked into the sea green eyes I fell in love with so many weeks ago. "I should've let you go when I let go of your brother." He pushed my hair back behind my ear. "I've stolen so much of your life from you, forcing you to stay here, so I have something to give you." He stared back into my eyes. "I'm going to take away your memories again. But, this time I'm going to replace them. You'll have never went through the first portal with Baelfire-." He looked at over my shoulder at my mother. "You'll have never left your mother, or your family. You will have always been with them, including Henry. You won't have any memory of me, Felix or Ryan. Of any of the Lost Boys. Neverland will not exist to you, except as a story, a fairytale. You'll have the happy ending you always wanted, with your family. But, the price is you will never be able to return to Neverland. Any of you." His gaze fell back to mine.

Tears blurred my vision. "It won't be real. And I won't know any of Neverland. I won't remember you." I whispered. "I won't ever see you again. That doesn't sound much like a happy ending."

It looked as if tears were brimming in Pans eyes. "It's not, for me." Was his voice breaking? "But you won't remember. You won't know the difference, as soon as you cross realms, you'll forget."

"No." My voice cracked. "I don't want to forget you." All the memories I had of me and the Lost Boys flashed through my mind.