Tadaa~~~ The long –awaited sequel to I Gotta Go My Own Way is here! Here we have a new plot, new enemies, and a new cast as well!
In my head, Lailani is currently played by Sam Pinto(Filipina Model), as can be seen on the cover image, while Rufio is played by Boo Boo Stewart ^-^ A bit farfetched, maybe, but I love Boo Boo!
Disclaimer: I DO NOT OWN HOOK, TINKERBELL AND FRIENDS OR ANY OTHER RECOGNIZABLE CONTENT BUT I DO OWN LANI AND THE NEW STORY PLOT.
Piratica
'Treasure, that is what you are
Honey, you're my golden star
You know you can make my wish come true
If you let me treasure you
If you let me treasure you'
If you head towards the second star to the right and fly straight on till morning, you'll come to Neverland, a magical island where mermaids play and children never grow up. When you arrive, you might hear something like the tinkling of little bells. Follow that sound and you'll find Pixie Hollow, the secret heart of Neverland.
A great old maple grows in Pixie Hollow and in it lives hundreds of fairies and sparrowmen. Among them was Tinker Bell, right-hand fairy of Peter Pan before he left for the Mainland. They were reunited years later, when the evil Captain Hook kidnapped the grown-up Peter's children and caused him and his eldest daughter to come to Neverland and rescue them.
Tinker Bell was in the middle of sorting through her found 'lost things' when Spring, a Message-Talent fairy crashed through her door, only to hover over her shoulder panting slightly, as if she'd flown a great distance.
"Tink! I have…a message…from Rufio. He said to meet him…by Crocodile Creek!" Spring said, in between huffs.
In that instant, Tink already knew what this about. Without a second thought, she dropped what she was doing and flew out the door.
"Thanks for the message! Fly with you later!" She called back to Spring, who could only shake her head in exasperation.
Flying as fast as she could, Tinker Bell wove her way down the corridors and out of the Home Tree with haste. The Lost Boys' leader was never patient, and he'd been waiting for this day since the year before.
She made it to Crocodile Creek in record time, if she did say so herself. Except, she was flying with so much speed, it was difficult to stop.
"Brakes! I need brakes! Help – Oomph!" She collided head first into a large leaf.
"Tinker Bell, that you?"
The Lost Boys' chief himself emerged from behind some trees upstream.
"Right here." Tink answered rubbing her forehead before flitting up to perch on Rufio's shoulder.
Ever since the grown-up Peter left with his family, relations between the two of them smoothed over and a partnership formed, just like the one between herself and Peter. Actually, not quite. Tinkerbell served as more of an advisor than actual partner.
The events from last year affected everything and everyone, no matter how little the change. Everything seemed more…Right. Even the Boys had changed, appearance-wise anyway.
They didn't grow up, no, never that. They only aged.
Their excuse for letting themselves age was "Lani's gonna look different when she comes back, right? We wanna change too!"
Speaking of whom…
"It's been a full year on the Mainland, hasn't it?" Rufio questioned his tone even, not betraying the thoughts and emotions churning within him.
"Yes, it has," Tink replied. "I was going to head over there tonight."
Melrose High, Avondale, Arizona
"Ladies, do you know what day it is?" A blonde girl grinned, addressing four others enjoying their free period.
Two were African-American; one was eating a Mars bar while the other was on her phone. The other two consisted of another blonde, absentmindedly twirling her hair, and a raven-haired Asian, chewing on some gum.
"Um,Friday?" The other blonde offered in her valley girl accent.
"Yes, Desiree, but no," the first blonde shook her head. "Anyone else but Miss California over here?" she patted Desiree's head lightly.
"How can it be a yes but no?" Desiree asked confusedly. She was a little…slower than the others.
"Never mind Des, never mind. can't ya'll see I'm tryin' ta eat here?"The larger of the two darker girls said, and to emphasize her point, she took another bite out of her chocolate bar.
"Sorry, we would hate to bother you, Kirresha," the first blonde said sarcastically.
"Easy there, Cerise," Lailani smiled, before blowing a bubble with her gum.
"Pfft," Cerise scoffed. "Come on, Lala! You of all people should know what today is!"
"They're just messin' wit'chu ," the last member of their little group spoke up, pocketing her phone. "We all know it's the last day of school!"
"Thank you, Tasha!" Cerise exclaimed, satisfied that someone actually bothered to answer her question.
"And we have fifteen minutes till the bell rings," Lani added. "Free period too."
"Fifteen minutes?!" Tasha repeated. "We only have fifteen minutes to get changed out of these uniforms, move it girls!"
And with that, the dark skinned girl picked up everyone's bags and practically shoved them into their owners' arms before dragging them to the nearest girl's lavatory.
"Remind me again why Melrose makes its students where two inch heels?" Lani complained, kicking off her school shoes.
"Apparently it makes us look more classy," Cerise answered. "Though I don't see how with skirts this short." At that, she tugged off her red and black plaid school skirt and replaced it with one of her own.
"Preach it!" Encouraged Tasha, loosening the red school tie around her neck.
They shared a laugh as the others switched their school uniform with their own clothes that they had stashed in their bags. The bell went and whoops of joy and laughter were heard as more girls began to occupy the bathroom.
School was officially out for the year.
Lani quickly donned in pale slim-fit jeans, coupled with a white midriff-baring top and long-sleeved denim button-up over it. She promptly shoved her uniform and school shoes into her navy blue gym-bag, moving her basket ball and fencing sword aside to make room.
Lacing up the black sneakers now on her feet and throwing her hair up into a ponytail, she waited for her other friends to finish dressing.
Kirresha was the first to announce their next destination.
"To the Court!"
The Court was three blocks away from Melrose High, and less than two blocks away from everyone's houses. Therefore, it was the most popular hang-out for the high school crowd, especially since the adults acknowledged this as a student-only zone.
The walk from school to the Court wasn't very far, but it seemed longer than usual with the heat bearing down on them. Despite it being supposedly winter, it felt like late summer. Cerise had already shed the cropped jacket she'd been wearing, and Lani had done the same with her denim shirt.
By the time they arrived, the boys were already there and playing basketball.
"Shirts versus Skins, yum~~~" Desiree said appreciatively, eying a tall brunet who was the skin's team Centre as they sat on the first two steps of the metal bleachers bordering the Court.
"Hola, chicas," a tanned boy with unruly black hair greeted as he took a seat a step down from them.
"Hey, Lupo," Lani greeted. "How'd you lot get here so fast?"
"Warren got his licence two weeks ago," Lupo jerked his head towards the brunet Des had been eyeing earlier. "And DJ got his older bro to drive as well."
"Dayuum!" Tasha suddenly exclaimed, making her friends snap their heads towards her, but her eyes were drawn to the shirtless youth playing as Power Forward. "Who's that? I ain't ever seen him around here before."
Lupo looked to where Tasha's attentions were, and he only shrugged. "We were a player short and he knew how to play. He's pretty good too. 'Said his name's Dante."
'Dante?' Lani cocked her head slightly. He was tall, standing at least a head taller than herself with tanned skin and a clearly well toned body. His hair was black and spiky, with blood red highlights here and there.
He looked so familiar, but at the same time, not at all. He looked like…
"Hey Lani! Shoot, girl, shoot!" She was jerked out of her thoughts by Dj's loud voice. It was only then she had noticed that their ball had rolled by her feet.
She picked up the ball, tossing it from hand to hand for a few moments then took a few steps forwards, preparing to shoot. She doubted it would make it, she was at the edge of the court, but oh well. With that last though, she made the shot, watching the ball seemingly in slow motion as it neared the basket.
"Yes!" she cheered as the shot went in, letting out a breath she didn't know she was holding. She fist-bumped Lupo when she sat back down.
"Girl, I think new boy's lookin' your way," Tasha cooed.
No. It couldn't be…could it?
He smirked.
Okay, maybe it could be. There was only one person Lani would associate with such a signature quirk, and he was supposed to be over a hundred thousand miles away.
But then she supposed that she would hardly recognize Rufio without is triple -striped hair and red and leather ensemble. Though, now that she looked closer, there were definite similarities.
Instead of the three big stripes in his hair, only the tips of his hair had the red highlights, and in place of the array of bones around his neck, there was simply a shark-tooth necklace. Also, he was wearing different clothing to fit in.
For some reason, Rufio –or Dante, as he had told the others- kept looking back and forth between herself and someplace else.
Following his line of sight, she saw a familiar golden glow, visible even with the mid-day sun shining.
'Tinker Bell?' Yes, that glittery glow was unmistakeable. 'But why?'
And then it hit her, the reason why Rufio had shown himself and why Tink was hiding behind the bleachers: It had been exactly one year.
As if Rufio knew that she had figured it out, he called to the rest of his team and said it was time for him to go. Nodding at the invites to play again sometime, he shared one last glance with Lani before he left the vincity.
Knowing that it was time for her to go, she turned to her friends. "I have to go, I still have, um… things to pack…"
"Why? Where are you going?" Cerise asked, giving her friend her full attention.
"Dad's sending me to a boarding school in London, remember?" She asked, using the excuse that she and the old Pan had come up with to explain her absence. It was a good excuse, considering that she had also mentioned that it was a strict school and her communication with her friends would be next to non-existent.
"Oh, that's right! You're totally ditching us for some stuck-up boarding school pricks!
"Cerise –"
"YA'LL LISTEN UP!"
" LANI'S LEAVING US SO GET YOUR ASSES IN GEAR AND SAY BYE!"
Kirresha and Tasha's loud announcement was instantly met with waves and choruses of 'Bye Lani' s and 'See ya Lani' or in Lupo's case 'Ciao chica, don't go forgetin' us, ya' hear?'
Ha, like that would ever happen.
"Don't worry guys, I won't be gone forever."
Now usually, when a school girl finds herself pulled into an alley, the first thing she would do would be flail, scream, and kick her attacker. But not Lani, nope, she did the exact opposite.
"How did this happen?" Lani asked in surprise, releasing the taller male from her tight embrace.
"I believe it's called puberty," Rufio answered bluntly. "A lot can change in one year, at least, on the Mainland it does. But apparently the same could happen back home if we wanted it to."
"So you're saying you let yourself grow up?" Lani asked, leaning against the graffiti-covered wall. "Next thing you know, you won't believe in fairies anymore."
"Never. We just aged," he shrugged. "It was Too Small's idea." Lani nodded in understanding. "Besides, I already know fairies exist, how could I doubt that?"
"Knowing is not the same as believing." Lani answered, just as Tinker Bell whizzed towards them, perching on Lailani's shoulder and hugging the girl's neck. "Nice to see you to, Tink," she patted the fairy's head lightly with her finger.
Now that Tinker Bell hadf arrived, Rufio decided it was time for them to go, thinking that Lailani had said goodbye to her family already. "Next stop, Never Land…"
"Not yet," Lani shook her head, taking Rufio's hand and hers before leading the way to her house, while Tink flew off her shoulder and stayed out of sight along the way. "I have to say goodbye to Jack and Magdalene –Maggie," she clarified. "And there's still something I need to get…"
In the Captani's Quarters of the Jolly Roger, a lone figure was bent over the heavy mahogany table, pouring over the old maps and yellowed texts that littered the table's surface, along with a candle for light and multiple navigation equipment.
Every so often, he would glance at the sand glass at the corner of the room. They were so close to their goal, the sole mission their old Captain had entrusted them with before his untimely demise. Yet they were still getting no where! They could do nothing without the final key ingredient to unlocking the treasure they so desperately seeked. Even if they knew it's location, the chest would remain locked and useless without it's key and the final ingredient.
He held up the parchment in his hands in front of the candle's dying flame, a flame so faint, he almost missed the writing along the margin of the parchment. Visible only…in front of a flame.
He peered at the writing closer, trying to make out the almost invisible words written in a cursive script.
"Sangre de el custos…" His eyes narrowed at the passage. "The blood of the Keeper… who's the Keeper?"
Sorry if it seems a little rushed, I wanted to get straight into the story! I expect feed back, meaning reviews people!
What do you think will happen next? o.o
Also, the Link to Lani's outfits can be found on my profile!
~MidnightRaven323