Chapter Five
I drank in the sights that were in front of me. The forest really was beautiful. The sunlight danced over each and every jade green leaf in the woods, and the dew clung to them like diamonds. However, all of this was overshadowed by Peter. I had never seen him like this, out in the sunlight of the Neverland. The rays shone through his hair, making it gleam a delightful auburn shade, which complimented his pale skin perfectly. His brown eyes glittered, staring directly at me.
I snapped out of my daydream.
"C'mon Bea, where do you want to go first? We could go to the caves, or the lagoon, or the Indians, or the river, or -" He was cut off short as I stepped towards him.
"Take me wherever." I smiled, looking into his eyes and then up towards the clear, blue sky. "The Neverland is beautiful."
"Come on then!" Peter cried, gripping his arms around my waist, pulling me up into the air. I clenched my palms around his wrist, and giggled. I had never felt to alive. I stared down at the ground passing below us, and watched as it rushed past. The forests, the rivers and the mountains all swept along, blurring slightly under the speed we were flying.
"Where are we going?!" I shouted.
"You'll see." Peter replied, whispering into my ear, making me shiver.
We landed nearby, after another minute or so of flying, in the middle of a clearing. I stared around, but my sight was instantly blackened as a pair of willowy hands covered my eyes. I squealed, in a ridiculous, girly way.
"Eek! Peter!" I placed my hands over his, vainly attempting to pull his away. I knew I wasn't strong enough, and secretively enjoyed this, as the touch of his skin on mine was irresistible. He slowly began to lead me forwards, and I carefully placed my feet on the crunching ground that was laid out in front of me.
After what seemed like an eternity, we stopped. The sudden halt alarmed me slightly, as I had got used to being blindly led through the trails and paths of the Neverland, the slight hands on my face as my only guide, the wind rushing past my face the only touch from the world that was waiting around me.
"Ready?" Sighed a quiet voice in my ear.
"As I'll ever be." I replied, the butterflies in my stomach rushing around, causing me to giggle again. I felt the slender fingers slowly slip away from my face, tracing the lines of my shoulders and ribs, before coming to rest on my hips.
"Open them." The voice whispered. I slowly opened my eyes, the sudden light causing me to blink quite a few times before I was able to see what was lain out, as though a magic carpet, at my feet.