"Why are you crying?"
Tear-filled eyes stared out at the blue waters, counting the flashes of mermaid tails when they would gracefully flip out from the water. Anything to keep her mind from wandering back.
"Because I don't want to go home."
He knelt down next to her, a hand gently resting on her cheek. He softly whispered for her to look at him, and her eyes obeyed.
"You have to. But if you promise me that you'll stay believing - if you promise me you won't be afraid.. then I promise I can bring you back."
The nervous lump that formed her in her throat was swallowed, and she blinked a tear off her eyelashes as his thumb swiped across her cheek to brush her tears away.
"I'll always believe in you, Peter Pan."
"And I'll always believe in you, my Alice. . . Now open your eyes."
A/N:Hey there! Thank you for reading this short little prologue.. I promise lots more to come, and soon! In case there's any confusion, I'll write a little synopsis of what I have planned for this story:
Alice is a sixteen year old girl who lives in London, England, around the 1800's era. As a child she frequently visited Wonderland where she learned everything that she knows about magic. One night, she dreams of herself going to a brand new place - Neverland. Always quite the curious one, Alice explores this new world, unknowingly under the careful eye of Peter Pan - who, is less than thrilled about the confusion of how a girl has gotten to Neverland. After making himself known, he challenges her to a game: If she wins, she gets to visit Neverland as much as she wishes. If she loses, she can never return. The game is one full of action, adventure, danger - and above all - illusion.
And that, is all I'm telling for now ;) Review, review, review! Let me know if you think I got something interesting going here, or if you think this was a waste of your life! Anything is dandy.