Again In Neverland

Chapter 13: With Every Answer Comes a New Question

Peter's eyebrow went up,

"Well? Are you going to ask?"

Lil rolled her eyes, "I'm thinking."

"I thought you had a million burning questions?" Peter joked.

Lil held a finger up,

"I've got one! Alright, so first question, why did you leave Neverland in the first place? I mean, after you brought Wendy back to England."

He shifted on the branch and cleared his throat,

"I guess you could say I ... missed her. I knew she would never come back with me, but that didn't mean I couldn't visit her. So, I was coming back all the time to see her."

"Then how did you end up in Ireland?"

"I'm not really sure. When I flew through the stars one night, like I always did, I ended up here. The problem with seeing Wendy was that now the world knew about me. It became harder and harder to make it to her house without being seen by other people. I was angry when I flew here one night, and instead of ending up in England I was here. I had no clue where I was, but I went with it, and eventually discovered that they didn't know who I was."

"What made you find me?"

"Like I said, I had no idea where I was. I saw you through your window one night and... I don't know." This time his cheeks flushed pink.

"So you decided to, what, keep an eye on me?" Lil asked.

"I'm sure you've heard that I like stories, and those first few nights I saw you writing in that small book, by your window. It looked interesting."

Lil's jaw fell open, "You read my diary!?"

Peter shrugged, "That pink book thing, yeah."

She reached forward and slapped his arm, "How dare you! That is private!"

He recoiled, "How should I know that! It just looked like a book!"

Lil bit on her nail, "So when the window was open, and that night my diary fell onto my lap. That was you?"

Peter nodded and his curls moved with his head, "I didn't want to scare you."

Lil almost laughed, "Well that explains a lot."

Peter impatiently wiggled the branch, "Done yet?"

"Not quite," Lil replied.

He sighed and reclined onto the tree. Alina was hard at work, braiding small pieces of Lil's hair and remaining silent.

"So what makes Ireland different than anywhere else?"

"Not sure. I would say because it's so alone, but there are other islands here. It could be a number of things. I'm just thankful it's here."

"But why?" Lil asked, "Neverland is full of far more entertaining things than this place. You can't seriously tell me you get bored of the place! With all the magic and mystery, why would you ever want to leave?"

Peter sat up and draped one leg over the branch,

"Of course I don't get bored. I just like exploring."

Lil smiled and looked at her hands, "It sounds like the most incredible place."

Peter leaned forward again, "It is, and you can see it all. From the mermaids to the tree house."

Lil looked up, "That's real?"

"Well we had to move since the pirates discovered our place, but it's just as fun. If we go now, I won't have to explain, you can see it for yourself."