Prologue
A/N: First, I want to point out that this will be roughly based of Once Upon A Time. Don't tell me that something else happened. I know, it's roughly based off, they won't have the exact same conversations. Second, Peter Pan is not Rumpelstiltskin's father because that's weird. Finally, the prologue starts approximately 3 days before the curse and the first chapter starts right before Henry is taken by Greg and Tamara. It will explain later how Aria goes from New York to Storybrooke. So...ENJOY THE STORY TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE ACTUALLY READING THIS! And, my prologues and chapter ones are always usually slightly story, so it will get longer.
Aria sat on the sandy beach of Neverland, admiring the sunny sky, waiting for her lover. Peter Pan slid down, grinning like a child. "Peter," she smiled, giving him a peck on his cheek. For a while, they just sat there, admiring the beauty of Neverland. Even after so many centuries, neither of them could get used to it. Then, a certain Lost Boy came stumbling downhill.
"Pan!" Felix shouted. Peter looked up with an annoyed expression.
"What?" He snapped, but stopped when Aria gave him a disapproving glance."What?" He said again, but this time softer and with a sigh. Felix whispered something frantically to Peter Pan. Peter's eyes widened and got up. Aria looked up.
"Peter?"
"I'll be back," Peter responded and followed Felix. Aria watched, confused. She sat there, alone, for a while. After a few hours, Aria became frustrated, but as she started to get up, a portal opened up. Never seeing a portal before, Aria took a step towards it and reached out. She was very surprised when it began to pull. She blinked and pulled away, but the portal was much stronger. A scream escaped as she realized that she couldn't pull away. All the way across the island, Peter heard the scream. He knew who was screaming. In a second, he was there, reaching for Aria. The strength of the portal was still too much for the both of them. Both knew that their hands were slipping.
"Hang on," Peter whispered in a strained tone.
"Let go," Aria responded as a tear slipped from her eye.
"No," Peter said stubbornly, but could do nothing as Aria let go, leaving Peter to try to pull her out.
"Let go," Aria demanded once again, "You can't hold on forever."
"No!" Peter shouted, "I will hold on forever if I have to."
"Peter," she whispered as the portal strength became greater.
"I lo-" Then his hand slipped and she fell through.
Aria blinked as she sat up on the forest floor. Was she dead? She felt empty as she stared at the forest. "Peter," she sobbed. Aria wished she could go back. She wished she could've held on instead of letting go, but it was too late.
Snow White was pacing a few yards away, stressing out thanks to a certain Evil Queen. She heard the sound of crying and headed towards it. She saw a young looking girl, perhaps 16 or 17, crying. Over and over, she repeated a name. Peter. Snow slowly approached the girl. When Aria felt someone near her, her head snapped up in surprise. "Who are you?" She sniffled.
"I'm Snow. What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I'm fine. My name is Aria," Aria said, giving Snow a smile, but it was broken.
"Come on Aria, I'll take you back to my castle." And so, together, they both walked towards the direction of the castle.