So, we all know how it starts. Neverland, Peter Pan, eternal youth, but now that's all coming to an end. Pan's youth is running out, and he needs Henry. Yeah, yeah, yeah, we know. Storybrook? Over it.
But now there's someone new, someone very important. Lily Lee. Someone even the Dark One fears. Someone who's been kept a secret because she has the power to break everything apart.
...
"I need your help actually. My grandson was taken. We need to get him back," Gold says, tilting his head. He tries to ignore Lily's fiddling with the items in his shop. She looks in a mirror, then shakes a box on the counter and listens to it, holding it to her ear.
"Taken? By who? And what's in it for me? Your grandson happens to be a very important person. I'll find him, no doubt about that, but now, what are you willing to give me to get him back to you? I could just keep him for myself, Gold," she giggles, heading to the other side of the pawn shop.
Gold purses his lips. "Neverland," he says, watching her ears perk up. "He's in Neverland. Pan took him. I need him back."
Lily turns to him with a sly smile. "And what's in it for me?"
He slides a box towards her and she opens it. "Deal. But remember what I said, a deal with the devil isn't always the wisest move."
Lily Lee is 15. She steals just for fun, plays with boys, aces her classes, and is a pretty amazing actress by now. She's a normal girl, for the most part. All she's ever wanted is an adventure, and now, she's got one hell of an opportunity.
What do you think? Is she a cliché who falls in love with Pan trying to win his own heart, or is Lily just a little too lost for that?
Disclaimer: this is a fanfic, therefore, I don't own most of the characters, I do own some of the them and some ideas. Until I buy all of Disney.
Charlie X Reader, 'Playing With Fire' Book 1 (Series Completed)
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"Uh, yeah. I stopped going to classes a while back. Believe it or not, that's not good for the GPA. I had, like, a 26 average or something," I said like it wasn't a big deal.
"Damn, that's not great," he admitted. He rounded the corner into Percy's room. I could hear Percy fighting with the twins in their room. "Why'd you do that?" he asked teasingly.
"My dad died," I answered honestly.
"Oh, shit. I'm sorry," he said and his face dropped.
"It's alright," I dismissed. "Seriously, stop looking at me like that."
"I can't help it," he said.
"You're making it worse. You look like a wounded puppy," I whined. "Don't be like everyone else. I'm sick of people treating me differently because of this whole thing. Treat me normally."
"You mean, like flirt with you a little bit?"
"Well, I, uh," I stuttered.
He grinned at me. "You're blushing."
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Seventh-year Y/N Y/L/N is what the professors would call a prime example of wasted potential, with an impressively bad 26% average. As far as she's concerned, she is past academic redemption. However, Dumbledore and McGonagall decide to introduce a new opportunity for struggling students, a scholarship that covers a trip abroad.
Y/N is desperately in need of this scholarship if she wants to graduate from Hogwarts, but she is struggling through more than anyone knows.
The only thing that is keeping her going is the family she's found with the Weasleys. They're an odd bunch and that's exactly why she fits in. Because she doesn't.
Things are simple with the Weasley family. That is until she crosses a line with one of the Weasley boys, a path that can never be retraced.
Y/N finds herself trapped in a web of lies that she had created. One spark and everything she has worked for could be gone in an instant.
And she's playing with fire.
This story contains mature content. Trigger warnings are included at the beginning of chapters. I hope you enjoy!