Chapter One - Peter Pan

"Ugh, I'm so sick of this! I hope I don't grow up and become like you!" I scream in my mom's face. She is so crazy! If only I could go to Neverland and be with Peter Pan, and never grow up. Everything would be amazing. Growing up sucks.

Mom looks deflated. "You really don't think that, do you, Sammie?"

I hold my ground, annoyed. She always tries to use the pity look to make me feel bad. "Yes. If Peter Pan took me away, is be happier."

"He's not real, Sammie," Mom says, looking at me seriously. "He's just a character someone made up in a book."

That's it. She just crossed the line. "Don't you ever say that again! Peter Pan is real, and he will take me away from this awful place! I will never grow up!" I whip around and storm back to my room. I slam the door and collapse on my bed, crying. Tears stream down my cheeks. This is ridiculous. I should be in Neverland. Sometimes I feel like I'm not meant to be here. Like I don't belong.

I cry for about twenty minutes, until I lay there, eventually falling asleep. I wake up two hours later. I see it's dark. Must be at least eleven at night. I turn over and looked at phone. 11:36 PM, the big text on my screen reads. I sigh, pressing the lock button and turning over, to gasp. I almost scream, but a hand clamps over my mouth. It's a boy. Sitting against the wall. He looks about seventeen, with light brown hair, and his clothes are dark green. Wait, is that..?

"Sshh..." the boy says, smiling a little. "Don't be afraid. I won't hurt you." He has a British accent, his voice and face reminding me a lot of Pan from the show Once Upon a Time.

"Wh-who are you..?" I whisper back after he takes his hand off my mouth. My heart thumps fast inside my chest.

"Ah, forgive me for not introducing myself. I'm Peter.. Peter Pan."

I gasp, sitting up in my bed. "Peter.. Pan?" This must be a dream. And this must be Pan. Evil Pan. Now I realize what's happening. He's going to kidnap me. Take me to Neverland. Precisely what I've always wanted. Just not like this.

He nods, a smirk on his face. "You may as well can call me Pan. That's what the Lost Boys call me."

I nod slowly, still in shock. The boy of my dreams. Here. In my bedroom.

"Tell me, Sammie, you believe, right? In me?"

I nod. "Uh-huh... Always have.."

"Would you like to come with me to Neverland?" He grins. Wow, that grin is infectious. Even in the dark of my room.

My heart skips a beat. I nod quickly. "Y-yeah. I always have." I curse myself for sounding so nervous and weird. Just talk!

He smiles, and with a snap of his fingers, a...swirling oval appears. A portal! He pulls me without a word, pulling me into the portal.

As I enter it, everything goes black around me.

"It's a girl!"

"Who is she?"

"Why did Pan bring her here?"

I hear a chorus of boys shouting and murmuring things as I slowly retune to consciousness. I slowly open my eyes, and I see a ton of boys crowding around me. They all wear dark hooded cloaks, and all about teen age. The Lost Boys!

I sit up groggily, shaking a little. I run a hand through my blond-and-brown hair, looking around. I must be in Pan's camp. This has to be a dream. This can't be real. I'm in Neverland. This doesn't make sense.

I see a figure push through the boys in front of me, and realize it's Pan. He kneels down, taking my hand and helping me stand. "You alright?"

I nod. My head is spinning. I always dreamed of this day, but it's crazy when it's actually happening. I never imagined this. Especially when it's evil Pan. Oh, crap. I've been kidnapped. Like Wendy. I think as I realize the reality of it all.

The boys keep talking and mumbling about me, until a blond boy shouts, "Shut up!" All the noise ceases. That must be Felix.

"Thank you, Felix," Pan says to the boy. I was right. He smiles at the boys. "You all know I've been looking for a special girl for years. We've searched every realm, every city, and at long last, she is here. Sammie, a true believer. She has believed in me more than any girl I've ever known. She deserves to be here."

The boys hoot and cheer with so much enthusiasm it overwhelms me. Pan has been searching for me? Why?

Pan looks at me, grinning. And for a second I can see an evil glint in his eyes. "Welcome to Neverland."