Oh the cleverness of me
"Will that sleeping spell wear off?" Felix asked Peter, a little worried, as he picked up Willow gently placing her in the cage.
"Why do you care about it?" Peter questioned, waving his hand over the cage to make sure Willow doesn't escape.
"Never mind." Felix shrugged and he went back to the campfire.
Peter looked confused and whistled to the boys.
"Boys, lift this cage." Peter called and the boys did as they were told, not wanting to disobey his orders. Three of the boys lifted it up, waiting for Pan's orders.
"Wait. No, keep it down." Peter said quickly before flying off.
~Jolly Roger~
"Mr Smee!" Hook shouted. Mr Smee came bounding in carrying a bucket of scraps.
"Yes Cap'n?" Mr Smee asked and Hook held his nose.
"Ugh, take that thing out first then come back." Hook replied, scrunching his nose.
"Aye sir!" Mr Smee said and he walked out the room. Hook breathed out and lean back in his chair rubbing his forehead. That girl. Pan's captive. His encounter with her just kept replaying in his mind. Hook heard shouts and yells from the crew and smiled to himself. Finally he can get off this wretched island.
He's just a boy.
"Pan! I see you're here for your end of the bargain?" Hook said sweetly. Peter rolled his eyes and guided Hook back to his cabin. Hook offered him a seat and poured rum into two cups.
"Rum?" Hook asked, handing Peter a cup.
"No thanks. I don't drink." Peter said quickly, pushing the cup away.
"So, the deal."
"I can't let you off the island."
"What!" Hook yelled slamming his cup on the table causing its contents to splash out. "We had a deal!"
"And deals can be broken." Peter said.
"A deal is a deal, you let me off the island!"
"Ah ah ah, not yet. Remembered what happened to people who leave the island without my permission?" Peter mocked and Hook was furious.
"I knew you never held up your part in the deal." Hook retorted.
"I saw the way you look at Willow." Peter said out of context.
"What?" Hook laughed. "That girl?"
"Yes. And you better stay away from her."
"Why? Afraid of me hurting your wuved one?" Hook taunted.
"Quiet pirate! I'm here to warn you. Stay away from Willow. She's mine." Peter growled. And with that he walked out the room, slamming the door before flying back to Hangman's tree.
~Hangman's tree/ Camp~
Willow's POV
I woke up in yet another cage. I crossed my fingers hoping it would be unlocked just like the other one I was put into. I shook the cage but quickly pulled back, feeling a sharp sensation tingling on my fingertips, it felt like a burst of electricity running through my veins.
"Ouch.." I whispered kissing my fingers.
"Looks like someone's awake." I heard somebody say. This voice was familiar, like someone I knew.
"Who's there?" I demanded but it came out weaker than I expected. I heard someone laughing and pushing an apple into my cage. I saw a figure leaning down and lifting the tattered cloth covering my cage. Tall, lean, hooded figure with sea green orbs and a hinting scar just below his left eye.
"Felix, right?" I asked, trying to remember this Lost Boy name. He nodded and squeezed an apple into the cage.
"What's this?" I asked tossing the apple up and down.
"An apple?" Felix replied sarcastically. I rolled my eyes.
"I know what it is, I just wanted to know why?"
"Because you slept through two days already." he replied and my mouth dropped open.
"Two days!?" I nearly shouted. He shushed me.
"Quiet." He whispered looking behind his back. "I'm not supposed to be doing this."
"Sorry, but two days?! My mother must be worried." I whispered biting my lip at the thought of my mother. How could I have left her behind? Especially Charles and Alice. My father too! I felt tears pricking my eyes and I held them in.
"Can I go home?" I asked in a shaky voice. A gust of wind blew and I shivered.
"I'm afraid not. If Pan wants you, he'll have you." Felix said. He must've notice me shiver because the next thing he did was unthinkable for a Lost Boy. He took off his cape and pushed it into the cage. "Here, take this." he said with no emotion.
"Thank you." I muttered and I heard voices.
"Felix!" someone shouted and I saw Felix getting up.
"Bye Willow." he said and he covered the cage back. I put on the cape feeling its warmth, it smelt like earthy, the nice kind, and a little charred wood. I smiled and bit into the apple, avoiding the juice from dripping over my hands and dirtying the cape.
"Felix where were you?" Peter asked, annoyed that Felix was late.
"I was doing some chores." Felix replied quickly without thinking.
"I haven't given any chores yet." Peter said raising his eyebrow. "Never mind, I need you to do something."
"What?"
"Stop seeing Willow." Peter ordered.
"I..I don't." Felix stammered.
"I know you do. Stop it. She's mine. Hands off or you'll know." Peter growled, cracking his knuckles. Felix gulped and nodded and Peter smiled.
"Good. Now I'll be going to the Dark Hollow for three days. Do your chores and keep the boys in order." Peter commanded.
"Alright." Felix replied flatly and Peter smirked.
"I'll be going now." Peter said and he flew off. Once he was out of sight, Felix let out a sigh. Why was he even seeing Willow? There's must be something about Willow that draws him closer to her. Pan's words keep running through his mind.
She's mine. Mine. Mine.
Felix sighed softly and called the boys to order.
"Boys! Come here!" Felix shouted and soon enough, a group of Lost Boys emerged from different parts of the forest.
"13..14..15..16." Felix muttered doing a head count. "Alright boys! Peter is gone for three days!" Felix announced and heard a few whoops of joy. "But you still have to do your chores." Felix said firmly and there were a few collective groans from the boys. "Off you go now." Felix said and the boys disappeared into the forests. Felix went into his room in Hangman's tree and found a note on the table.
Saw the apple you gave Willow. Better check if it's poisoned lad. -Peter-
Felix slammed his fist on the table dropping a few things.
"Damn it." Felix shouted and he quickly ran out where the cage was set. It was not there. Felix let out a loud groan and found another note left on the soil held down by an apple core browning.
Looking for dear Willow? Let's play a game called hide and seek. She's hidden and you're seeking. Enjoy the game lad. -Peter-
Now did only Felix knew he had feelings for the captive. He shuddered at the thought Pan had taken her away from him. He could just imagine Pan smirking at his reaction to Willow's disappearance.
"Argh! Pan!" Felix grumbled as he thought of the few places that Peter would've kept Willow. Echo Caves, Dead Man's Peak and Skull Rock. Out of those three places, Felix knew where Peter would have placed the cage in. Or where he thought it was.
Peter flew towards the Dark Hollow smirking at the thought of Felix finding his little trail of notes. He knew that Lost Boy has feelings for Willow, and it was going to ruin his plan. He wanted Willow to himself. He also knew the pirate has slight feelings for Willow as well. Knowing Willow, she would choose either the pirate or the Lost Boy. Peter shook his thoughts away.
"She's mine. All mine." Peter reassured himself as he flew. "Mine."
The Dark Hollow was where the shadows lurk and it was not a place anyone would stay. Peter knew this but he has to stay, for his reasons. Visiting the Hollow was asking for trouble but staying? It was a death sentence to yourself.
~Jolly Roger~
"Cap'n! Pan left something!" Mr Smee shouted from the deck. Hook was in his cabin taking a nap until Mr Smee woke him up.
"Smee what is so important that-" Hook was shocked. He saw a cage draped with a piece of tattered cloth sitting in the middle of the deck. All the crew members have stopped working and was staring intently at the cage. Mr Smee came up to Hook and passed him a note.
Hello Captain. A game, my boys are playing, require your ship. See, in this cage, is the girl you've been eyeing. Let's play hide and seek with my boys. She, will be hidden in your ship and my boy, Felix, would do the seeking. Do not lift the cloth up unless you want another part of your body gone. -Peter-
Hook raised his eyebrow while reading the note and once he was done, he folded it and tucked it in his pocket.
"Smee, leave the cage here." Hook commanded and Mr Smee nodded, getting all the members to get back to their work. Hook was tempted to lift the cloth up and see the girl but Pan's warning stopped him. He pushed the cage to side roughly, waking Willow up.
Felix crept away from the camp hoping none of the Lost Boys see him leaving the camp. Once he was out of sight, he began running, running towards the Echo Caves. He took a deep breath before entering. Felix knew exactly why Peter placed the cage in the Echo Caves. To see if Felix is willing enough to admit his deepest secret. Entering the Caves was simple but crossing over to the other end of the cave was difficult. Felix stepped in the cave feeling the cool air brush his face. He looked around for a cage of sort but there was nothing.
"Pan!" Felix groaned. Willow wasn't in the Echo Caves. Felix only knew one thing. The Jolly Roger. That's where Pan would least suspect Felix looking.
Willow's POV
I heard waves splashing and I felt like I was rolling about a little. I smelt the salty sea water and gulped. I was on the sea and I get seasick almost easily.
"Peter!" I screamed. "Let me out of here!" I heard laughter erupting. Even in a cage protected with magic, I could still smell stale rum coming from the breaths. I scrunched my nose up, this only meant one thing. I was in the Jolly Roger. I rolled my eyes and prepped my voice for the sweetest, sickest tone I ever used.
"Please, captain, would you be a fine gentleman and help me out?" I mocked sweetly. I hated this voice of mine which can reach to this pitch. I heard the laughter dying down and I saw leather boots in front of me.
"Missed me?" Hook teased and I rolled my eyes again.
"In your dreams captain."
"Ah but this is Neverland, the place where children visit in their dreams." This was going to be a long day. I hugged my knees.
"You still haven't answered my question, can you let me out of this cage?"
"No can do if I want my heart or shadow ripped out." Hook replied softly. I grimaced. That heart and shadow ripping just made Peter Pan seem even scarier.
"Oh, alright then. I'll just stay in this cage and rot in boredom." I said. It got chilly and I reached out for Felix's cape, luckily, it was still there. I threw it on and pulled the hood on.
I heard Hook sighing and walking away.
Felix ran from the Echo Caves as fast as he could towards the port. He brushed past trees and plants and spotted a tree house.
"Strange.." Felix murmured as he climbed up the tree house. As he climbed up the ladder, he stepped a loose rung and nearly fell off. Once he reached the tree house, he gasped. This tree house was just like how the Hangman's tree. Throws, fur, small weapons here and there, oaken chairs and he saw a large bottle of black fluid on the table which looked like Nightshade. Only one person knew how Hangman's tree looked like. Suddenly, he felt someone pulling him close and a knife on his throat.
"Tinkerbell, what a nice surprise." Felix mocked when he saw the fairy's pointed green shoes.
"What are you doing here?" Tinkerbell growled and Felix let out a laugh.
"Nice place," Felix murmured. "Just like Hangman's don't you think?" Felix smirked as he knew Tink was rolling her eyes.
"I let you go Lost Boy. Just don't tell anyone about this place." Tinkerbell said and she pushed Felix away. Felix took a step closer, just to taunt the fairy.
"And if I do?"
"I slit your throat in your sleep and feed your body to the mermaids." Tinkerbell threatened.
"Fine." Felix replied and he spotted a window overlooking the whole Neverland. "You built this?"
Tink nodded pouring a cup of liquid. "Fairy juice?" she asked Felix.
"I'll take a cup." Fairy juice was a power drink made only for fairies but if mixed with Nightshade, although a deadly poison, the poison neutralizes the toxins in fairy juice which makes fairy juice safe for mortals. Tink poured another cup of fairy juice, dropping a few drops of Nightshade into it before passing it to Felix. They clinked their cups and drank its contents quickly.
"Nice meeting you again Tink." Felix said as he climbed down the tree house to bid Tinkerbell goodbye.
"See you around Lost Boy." Tinkerbell winked and Felix went off towards the Jolly Roger.