Somewhere in Neverland ➳ Connor McDonough/ Before You Exit Fanfic

Eight

Connor's POV

        I bolted awake in the middle of the night and for some strange reason I knew that I wasn't going to be able fall asleep again.

I just sat up in my bed and pondered about what I was going to do now that I was wide awake until I got a brilliant idea.

I immediately flew down the spiral staircase because I wanted to make as little noise as possible.

"I'm just gonna go somewhere, okay? I'll be back", I whispered into Julia's ear and she let out a slight groan as I smiled.

As soon as I got back upstairs I opened the door and started flying.

I closed my eyes and when I opened them again I wasn't in Neverland anymore. I was in Orlando, Florida.

I just flew above all of the houses and shops until I found the place I was looking for, Julia's house.

I flew a little lower until I had arrived at her window, which was wide open.

I took a look inside and I saw Mrs. Lynch asleep on an old rocking chair and her brother was also asleep on the ledge of the window.

"Only one of us can I have her", I said softly, not wanting to wake either of the up.

There was just something about Julia that had a large effect on me. When she smiles at me I smile even wider. Whenever we touch a my cheeks suddenly feel warm and when she admires everything around her when we fly just makes me happy, because I know she's having fun. And the best part is she's with me in neverland where no one can steal her from me.

I snapped out of my thoughts and turned my attention back to the open window.

"You can't take her from me", I whispered.

I gently placed both of my hands on the window and started to lower it slowly, but it creaked and her brother bolted awake just as I was about to completely close it, for good.

"Mom, the window is closed!", he yelled as his mother woke up from her deep slumber and she, too, bolted awake.

"No! It must always be open for Julia!", she yelled, as she helped her son push the window back open but I was determined to close it.

I stayed out of sight and pushed down with all of my might but I was no match for the both of them because after a while my hands slipped and I went tumbling into the air where I made a somersault and landed back on their roof.

I heard them take deep breaths and I felt irritated for some reason.

They were never going to get Julia back and I'll make sure that they won't.

I'll do anything to make her stay with me in neverland even if it means she'll never see her family ever again.

Suddenly, I remembered Julia's words from yesterday.

You'd do anything for the person you love.

"Oh no".

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Julia's POV

        I woke up feeling a sense of loneliness and I think I knew why.

I climbed the staircase that led up to his room and I opened the trapdoor just enough to see that the room was empty.

He's probably looking for breakfast again, but another part of me knew that he wasn't.

I decided to do something insane and by insane I mean that what I'm about to do could possibly be the cause of my death.

I dug through Connor's drawers until I finally found what I was looking for.

Pixie Dust.

I untied the gold strings and reached my hand into the small, violet pouch.

I sprinkled some on top of my head and just like always I started sneezing. 3 times to be exact. I wonder if it was possible to be allergic to this stuff, but I just shrugged it off.

I put the pouch down and started walking towards the very edge of the treehouse. I looked down and started having second thoughts but just I had said before I have changed. I was willing to take this risk.

"All you need is Faith. Trust. And Pixie Dust", I recalled Connor's words and I started chanting them inside my head as I threw myself off the edge.

I started thinking happy thoughts. I wasn't getting those thoughts from my mind. I was getting them from my heart.

Connor's shaggy blonde hair. Connor's bright blue eyes. Connor's perfect smile. Connor's voice. Connor's laugh. Connor's silliness.

I kept my eyes closed the entire time that I was falling and once I did open them my face was about 5 inches away from the ground and I was floating in midair.

"I'm flying! I'M FLYING!!!", I yelled as I started doing somersaults in the air.

Surprisingly, all I had to do was think about Connor and everything that I loved about him. He was my happy thoughts.

Then it finally hit me.

"Oh no".