Sleeping Beauty (original story)

Chapter Five

Neverland

"It's Peter Pan...my favourite fairytale is peter pan" Sterling looked up dazed and a smile began to form across his face "why is it peter pan?" he asked with immense curiosity but then he saw a small tear drop coming down Melodys face but the question is why? Sterling took a risk and walked over to her bed and whipped the tear away from her face. "I'm a Lost Girl, if you haven't noticed my mom pays the bills but i rarely see her not to mention my dad left as soon as things got bad so my wish is to go to Neverland and never come back as it seems i have no place here". Sterling felt her pain not to mention seeing it in her eyes so without thinking her got closer to her and placed both arms around her interlocking his arms to give her a simple but much needed hug, "i'll be here and i swear to visit everyday to see you also we'll read along with study so that way we both don't have to be alone" this statement resonated within Melody .

"we both don't have to be alone? what do you mean i didn't know you shared my disease?" Melody was now curious in how this charming prince a true knight in shining armour is alone also as to why he has latched himself to her. A pause fell on the room it was pure silence as Melody waited for him to begin his story to at least make her understand this craziness "well if you're Wendy then i'm your perfect Peter Pan" her eyes widened "what do you mean?" he let out a small sign then started to explain his very long story to her.

"I'm Sterling Knight but i don't have any other name because i'm a foster kid but i emancipated myself from my abusive foster parents, i never knew my mother or father i don't have a family so yes i am Peter Pan in every sense but i want to be your Sterling Knight that is of course if you'll let me". Melody was shocked and still had many questions so she asked them even though he was a stranger but he had been here none stop since that first time when he caught her.

"So you legal name is Sterling Knight?" he chuckled then nodded his head up then down "it is and i am really a male too" Melody laughed at his dry also sarcastic sense of humor. "How do you make a living and go to school? do you live alone or with roommates?" Sterling pulled up his chair close to her bed then regaled her with every small detail of his life story "i do live by myself but i make money by working at a music store the owner knew me because music was my only release from the pain the foster care system, i love working there and i am desperately in love with you".