Alice sat high in an old elm tree, swinging her legs as she threaded daisy stems through one another. Her sister sat sensibly below her on the ground, reciting Alice's lessons to her; not that she was paying much attention. A small sneeze interrupted Alice's activity as her kitten Dinah swiped pollen off of her nose. Alice giggled but stopped abruptly to avoid a frustrated lecture from her sister who had become quite tired of Alice's short attention span. Fortunately Alice's sister had discovered she had left Alice's geology book at their cottage and proceeded to retrieve it, promising a swift return.
Whilst the sun was nice and the songs that the bluebirds sang were lovely, Alice found herself bored of the mundane routine of her tutoring. She much preferred the picture books in her library which were full of wonderful stories. The warm weather made her feel sleepy, lulling her into a comfortable daydreaming state. She would have fallen asleep had it not of been for the squirming of Dinah who had tried to catch something within her paws.
"Oh don't fuss so much Dinah, it's only a fairy" sighed Alice, who closed her eyes and basked in the sun. As if just hearing what she said, Alice sprang back up and opened her eyes.
"A fairy!" she exclaimed aloud as she saw what Dinah had trapped. Alice observed the glowing being as she released it from Dinah's grip.
The fairy was beautiful, adorned in a little green dress and green shoes with cotton puffs on the tops of them. Her blonde hair crowned her head in a neat bun and it shone luminously in the sunshine. With every movement the fairy made, the melodic sound of sleigh bells rang reminding Alice of Christmas carols. Alice held the fairy in her right hand, using her left hand to shield her from Dinah's curiosity. The fairy stomped her tiny foot and pouted angrily at the kitten and then offered the same look to Alice who smiled apologetically.
"Tink! "Tinkerbell"
Alice's eyes scanned the meadow around them, looking for the source of the boyish voice. She looked to the fairy again who was busy trying to straighten her wing out.
"Tinkerbell? Is that your name?" she asked enthusiastically. The fairy frowned, offered her a chimed nod, dusted her dress off and searched frantically for the voice. Alice looked for the voice too, curious as to whom it belonged to and what they wanted with Tinkerbell.
Tinkerbell zoomed in a glowing blur towards a nearby lake. Alice swung herself down from the branch she was sitting on, caught Dinah in her arms and proceeded to try and keep up with Tinkerbell.
"Miss Tinkerbell, wait!" called Alice who was determined to follow her.
Tinkerbell circled around a grey standing stone three times and sat atop it as it rumbled and revealed a secret doorway. She was about to fly into the doorway when something grabbed a hold of her wings. Alice finally caught up to Tinkerbell and saw the doorway and the boy standing beside it. He wore a ragged green tunic and green tights underneath, his red hair splayed across his face and topped with a green hat. He and the fairy were in deep discussion then Tinkerbell flew towards Alice, with the sound of jingling, as some form of indication. He too flew over to meet the blonde haired human girl.
"Who are you?" quizzed the boy as he sat on a tree stump.
Although still in shock from the sight of a flying boy, Alice managed to compose herself and respond with "My name is Alice, and I was following Tinkerbell. I've never seen a fairy before, well besides the ones in the storybooks in my library. I thought the whole thing rather peculiar so I hurried behind her to see where she was going, and then she came to the rock and-"
"Girls talk too much, you're just like Wendy" interrupted the boy.
"Wendy? I've never met a Wendy before. Oh but never mind that, who are you?"
The boy grinned and extended a hand for Alice to shake.
"My name is Peter Pan, you've already met Tinkerbell" he smiled, pointing to the glowing fairy.
Alice shook his hand, peering over his shoulder to get a better look at the doorway. It glowed white but the empty space in the frame swirled a glittery blue.
Peter noticed her curiosity and offered an explanation "Tink and I are on our way back to Neverland. We're going to make sure the old codfish Captain Hook leaves Neverland so I can keep Wendy and the Lost Boys safe. That way with Hook and his crew gone, we can spend more time with the Indians and the mermaids."
Alice nodded as if it were a normal conversation, confused as to where Neverland was; she had never heard of it before.
"Hey, you should come with us if you like adventuring. Wendy'll be glad to see another girl too" said Peter thoughtfully. Tinkerbell shook her head, annoyed and jealous of the attention Peter was paying to this Alice girl. It was bad enough that he devoted all his time to Wendy but now he'd be doing the same with Alice.
"I would very much like to. Dinah you should stay here, it might be dangerous and I don't want you to get into trouble."
Alice placed Dinah on the ground, who offered a concerned mew but obeyed nonetheless. Alice put her hands in her apron's pockets and turned to Peter and Tinkerbell who were about to enter through the doorway.
"We'll see you on the other side" waved Peter as he and Tinkerbell vanished into the swirling blue portal. Alice turned to Dinah, promising she would be home in time for dinner and that she would be careful. Waving goodbye to her beloved kitten, Alice then walked into the rocky doorway, eager to see what wondrous lands awaited her behind the magic swirls.