Neverland's Captive - Ouat Peter Pan

Chapter 47 - Broken

I look around my surroundings to see stacks of golden hay scattered across the floor and stables filled with horses. I realise that I'm in a barn but I've never seen it before in my life.

My head tilts up to the sounds of voices talking, I can tell that it is a male and female. I look over to see a man and a women, both with dark hair, having a conversation.

The woman holds a bag in her hands, as if she is going somewhere, maybe she is running away? I'm not sure, so I come closer to see what they are talking about and listen in on there conversation to see what it's about.

"Are you ready?", the man asks.

"Yes, I am. I know that we agreed to runaway together and get married but there's one thing you need to know before we go", she announces with worry.

"Hey, don't worry about it, just tell me", he comforts.

"I'm pregnant", she says with excitement.

"That's amazing!", he shouts, lifting her up in the air and swinging her around with joy.

"Any ideas about a name yet?", he asks, putting her back down.

"I was thinking Joseph for a boy and Alice for a girl", she reveals.

Alice? Could these people be my parents? My dark hair matches both of theirs but how is that possible? And if they are how did did I end up in that orphanage?

"I love it", he responds with a smile.

"Let's go", the woman says hastily but as they both walk quickly out the barn, an older woman appears.

"You could've at least left a note", she hisses and uses a wave of magic to push the couple back into the the barn, slamming the doors shut.

This has to be the enchanted forest, it all makes sense now. The clothes, the setting, the magic; it all fits.

"Mother, I-", the young woman tries to speak but is stopped. I now know that they are mother and daughter.

"Don't. You sneak out of my house in the dead of night and think I won't notice? How dare you!", the older woman yells.

"You're impossible to talk to. Stop with the magic and listen to me. I want to be with him", she argues, gesturing towards the man next to her.

"Oh, you don't know what you want, but I do. I didn't make the sacrifices I did in life, to get you to the cusp of greatness, so that you could end up the wife of a stable boy. Let alone having a child with him", she replies in disgust.

"But it's my life", she pleads.

"You foolish girl, it's mine. After what I had to do. The deals I had to make to get us out of poverty, to get us this life and you just want to toss it away?", she questions.

"Stay strong", the man buts in, comforting her the woman next to him.

"Your magic can't keep us apart, I love him", she insists.