Author's note: thanks for everyone who has reviewed my story! it means so much to me that people are reading my work! Here is the next chapter and here we see that Peter's feelings are getting stronger. Yes this is a short chapter but there will be longer chapters I promise.


Back on Never Land, the Lost Boys and Melody traveled through a rain forest, there she swung on vines and played with a baby monkey, just like she had dreamed of. Her laughter sounded so good to Peter's ears, but he shook his head and forced the feeling away yet again. Next, they stomped through the tall grasses of the savannah. Melody slide down the neck of a giraffe and played with a lion cub, and the mother walked behind Melody.

"Melody! Look out!" The Lost Boys yelled.

Melody looked behind her and then stood up with a smile and placed a hand on the lioness head and gently soothed the beast. "That's a good girl," she continued to play with the animals as if she was a natural animal tamer.

"That's amazing; she calmed the lion as if it was nothing!" Nibs said surprised.

"Uh yea, she sure is something, ain't she boss?" Cubby said looking up to their leader.

"She sure is. If we see her fit as a Lost Girl, we should make her a lion." Peter crossed his arms just being himself to the others. Melody soon stood up with the lion cub pawing at her leg.

"I have to go. Sorry." She rubbed her nose against the cubs and then walked away with a smile.

She jumped into the air and hovered for a bit before slowly falling back down to the ground.

"MELODY YOU ALMOST FLEW!" Slightly said happily.

"You're starting to see the joy of being a child again aren't you?" Peter asked with now his normal, 'I told you so,' attitude.

"I'm almost there," she nudged his arm playfully which knocked him off of his rock perch. Tinker Bell was starting to warm up to Melody. She landed on Melody's shoulder and clapped to show her joy for Melody.

They continued on marching and prowled through the coniferous forest. She saw a bunny rabbit and chased after it like she did when she was a child. The boys soon joined in with her and almost caught the little animal but when it jumped in the hole, everyone jumped after it and bumped heads with each other. The children groaned in pain and rose up rubbing their heads. It just so happened that when they jumped Melody landed on top of Peter in this mess of dog pile with the Lost Boys. They rolled and struggled to out from under each other and when Melody and Peter moved their noses touched. They stayed like that for maybe a second before quickly pulling away.

"Oh um, sorry about that," Peter said reaching his hand to help Melody up.

She took his hand and stood up, "It's okay."

They looked around and they saw a tribe of Indians walking their way. The chief of the tribe and his daughter, Princess Tiger Lilly, walked in front of the tribe to show their leadership.

"Pale face Lost Boys, how?" The chief greeted them.

"How?" they responded back.

"Been many moons since we had sqaaw visit our land. What her name be?"

"How, my name is Melody," she replied.

"Indian scouts watch you; you tame animals and befriend them. You show laughter that is of a blue bird. And you shine like the sun and the moon. My tribe agrees we shall name you, Joyful Lion Cub." Melody bowed in respect as the chief proudly walked toward Peter, "You no find girl like that in a hundred moons." The chief walked back to the front of the tribe, "We invite Pale Face Lost Boys to our sun celebration. Fire lights at the sun fall." The tribe then walked away to gather materials for their gathering.

"I think we should go," Peter said.

"That's just because you want to see Tiger Lilly, yea Tiger Lilly," the twins played with Peter.

"Oh, do you have a crush on the princess?" Melody teased.

"What?! No! No way would I have a crush on somebody!"

"Okay, mister Doubty Mustafa!" Melody soon walked off into the woods, and the boys followed her.