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A Second Meeting with Tigerlily

"What happened?" Ali asked me, lightly hitting my arm.

The two of us had just landed on the balcony and were walking quietly into our room. I smiled. "Nothing happened."

Ali gasped. "You're lying to me! I can't believe it."

I rolled my eyes and sat down on the bed to take off my shoes as Ali kept whispering at me. "Why can't you tell me? It's not like I can tell anyone anyway."

"You've got a point." I looked up at Ali and saw that she was glaring at me. "All right, all right," I said, holding up my hands. "You can know."

She sat down beside me, looking at me eagerly. I took a deep breath and said, "Sky kissed me"

Ali grabbed my hands and started to squeal quietly. I quickly looked over my shoulder to see that Lisa and Elaine were still asleep. Ali continued to giggle and I laughed with her.

"That is so perfect! What happened exactly? Tell me everything!"

So, for the next five minutes, I told her every detail of the kiss: from Nibb's story to the stroking of my hair. Ali was a great audience and gasped at how great it all was.

"I'm so happy for you!" She sighed and let her hands fall. "It's about time!"

My mouth gaped open. "Are you serious? What about you and Peter? I thought you would be the first to do something."

Ali rolled her eyes and stood up from the bed to take her shoes off. "I thought so too."

"So," I said tentatively. "When's that going to happen?"

"Not sure…I hope really soon." She turned towards me. "If I'm lucky, it'll be half as good as you and Sky's kiss."

I smiled and lay my head against the pillow in total bliss, basking in the glory of it all.

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The alarm next to my head went off and I jumped with fright. I groaned with exhaust and rolled over to hit the button.

Lisa and Elaine immediately sat up and one of them ran to the bathroom to slam the door behind them. Elaine came over and smiled down at Ali and me. "How is it always you two that are the last to get up?"

"Sorry we're not little marathon runners in the morning," Ali said grumpily.

Elaine laughed. "Well, it's not like you guys to be so tired all the time." She looked at us curiously. "You sure you guys don't do anything at night without Lisa and me knowing?"

I made sure not to glance at Ali and laughed. "What could we possibly be doing?"

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"That concert was awful," Lisa groaned.

Our entire group of friends was walking back to the hotel, in very low spirits.

"First off, no one was there," our friend Michelle stated.

"And…we blew," I said bluntly.

Everyone laughed weakly, but still dragged our feet as we stepped through the front doors to the lobby. We all said our goodbyes and took the elevator to our rooms.

The four of us walked inside and fell down onto our beds.

"At least today was a really fun shopping day," Elaine said.

"Yeah, that's true," Ali said. She scooted close to me. "And at least we're going to see our favorite people soon," she whispered.

I smiled and stood up to put my pajamas on. The sooner I went to sleep, the sooner Peter would come to get us.

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The door creaked open of our balcony and I saw Peter's feet step into our room.

I was closest to the window and I turned my head around to look at my friends. Ali slowly opened her eyes at the sound of the door opening and Elaine and Lisa remained still.

"You guys awake?" Peter whispered at us.

I slowly sat up, along with Ali, and we started to put our shoes on. I grabbed a sweater and walked over to the balcony door where Peter was waiting outside.

His blonde hair was as messy as ever and he smiled greatly at me. "Hey, Corie."

I smiled sleepily. "Hey, Peter."

"Listen," he said, coming closer. "I'm really sorry about the whole Hook thing. That must have been pretty scary."

I shook my head. "Don't worry about it. It wasn't your fault. Plus…you came to save me."

We smiled at each other and Ali suddenly came out on the balcony too. She beamed at Peter and then we all took flight into the air.

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The three of us landed on the sandy shore of Neverland where all the Lost Boys were waiting for us. They cheered and ran towards us with their rosy cheeks and smiles.

The ocean was pure sapphire and the sun shone down on us. I immediately took off my sweater and tossed it on one of the rocks on the beach.

The boys were all bare-chested and hugged us with great force. Ali looked at all of them. "We going swimming or something?"

"Exactly," Sky said from the middle of the crowd. He slowly looked over at me and I felt goose bumps on my arms as I smiled back at him.

Ali looked at Peter. "Why didn't you tell us to bring our swimsuits?"

Peter frowned. "Is there such a thing?"

Ali and I laughed, but started to take off our shoes.

The boys cheered and ran straight into the ocean's roar as I stripped off my sweater. Ali quickly followed the rest of the boys, holding onto Peter's hand as they dove into the water.

"Miss me?" Sky whispered into my ear.

I turned around and saw him smiling down at me. I felt my cheeks redden and I looked back down at the sand. "Maybe," I said shyly.

He slowly took my hands in his. "I know you did; there's no need to hide it from me."

I looked him in the eye and showed my pride. "Well, I know that you missed me too."

Sky's eyes widened. "Really?"

"Yeah, I know you thought about me all night long." We both laughed, but I shook my head. "I'm just kidding."

"It's true," he said quietly.

I looked up at him and could feel the longing in his eyes as they rested on my face.

"Come on, Sky and Corie! The water's great!" Tootles cried from the water.

Sky, still holding onto my hand, ran down to the water. My bare feet touched the rising tide and I cried out in shock. "It's freezing!"

"You get used to it!" Ali cried among the rocks. Her pajamas were completely soaked through and her eye makeup was slightly running. Just the same, Peter was looking at her with so much desire, it gave him a look of being hypnotized. He reached over and dunked her under the surface.

I laughed, but soon got a surprise when Sky suddenly pulled me into the wave with him. The cold water engulfed me and I was totally submerged. I broke the surface with a gasp and saw Sky grinning at me, his hair completely wet.

"You took me by surprise!" I said in shock.

"I had to," he said sheepishly.

I splashed a handful of water in his face. He turned to me with a glare. "Sorry, I had to," I said laughing.

He started swimming towards me. "And I just had to do this." He laced his fingers together and pushed my head down under the surface. When I came back up, he was laughing again, and I splashed him once more.

"Water fight!" Slightly called from beside us.

The Lost Boys all cried out and water was beginning to fly everywhere. I shut my eyes to protect them from the salt, but continued to throw water in every direction. I was laughing so hard that I was becoming weak with my throws. Everyone was crying out and laughing, I could barely hear myself. I slowly started to stop tossing the water and I realized so was everybody else. I was still laughing, but stopped when I saw everybody was looking at the shore.

Tigerlily was walking out on the shore by herself. She was glancing over her shoulder, seeming to look for somebody. Nervously, she held up her hand and waved at us in the water.

I looked over at Ali and saw that she was avoiding looking at the shore and instead stared at a rock next to her. Peter put his hand up and waved back at Tigerlily, giving a sideways glance at Ali.

"Uh, I better go see what she needs," Peter muttered. He stood up and slowly walked out of the water towards Tigerlily.

Right as he reached her, Tigerlily beamed and threw her arms around him. As soon as they let go, she began to ramble excitedly to his face.

"What is she so happy about?" Ali whispered in my ear.

"Let's go see," I suggested. I began to walk towards shore, but Sky suddenly grabbed my hand.

"Wait…just wait and see before you go." I couldn't help but notice there was anxiety in his dark eyes as he looked back at Peter.

It was about a full minute of Tigerlily talking with Peter until they finally separated. Peter turned around and waved us to shore.

We all obeyed, and the Lost Boys and we struggled out of the ocean to walk on the hot sand. Of course, right as we stepped into sunlight, we instantly dried and I took my hair down out of its ponytail. We all approached Peter and Tigerlily and Peter began to translate for us.

"Tigerlily says there is another feast tonight. It is a celebration dinner."

"For what?" Ali suddenly asked, glaring Peter down.

"F-for…not sure yet. She didn't make that clear." He smiled and looked back at Tigerlily to talk in her language.

I looked at Ali and saw that her eyes were narrowed and she was tapping her one foot on the sand. She wasn't the only one that knew Peter knew something we didn't.

"Well…I will see you tonight," Tigerlily said in her thick accent. She smiled, turned around, and we watched her black hair shine as she walked back into the forest.

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The campfire was blazing and the tribe was hooting and dancing around it. All faces were painted and headdresses stood out against the dark, ebony sky. We walked through the camp, looking for Tigerlily.

Ali still had her sour face on, occasionally looking up at Peter. Whenever she did this, he would look away and smile.

Sky was holding onto my hand and I couldn't help but show my affection for him every so often by squeezing his hand.

"Peter!" someone cried next to us.

We all turned our heads and saw Tigerlily at the flap of her teepee. She was well dressed for the occasion. Her long hair was not in braids, but left on her shoulders with long waves rippling through it. Somehow, she was wearing eye makeup, which gave her dark eyes a warm look. Instead of wearing her usual attire, she was wearing a short, red dress, which looked like it was made of some animal skin. The pattern was simple, yet amazing on Tigerlily. Her bright teeth shone as she smiled at Peter and she ran towards us.

Right as she was near, she had her arms out and was ready to hug Peter, until he held up his hand. Tigerlily stopped, clearly disappointed. Peter cleared his throat and motioned towards Ali and me. "I know that you have already met them, but I didn't get to give you a proper introduction." He beckoned me towards him and put his hand on my shoulder. "This is Corie."

I smiled politely and held out my hand. "Nice to meet you."

Tigerlily smiled a small grin and shook my hand. "And this…" Peter put both hands on Ali's shoulders, bringing her directly in front of Tigerlily. "…is Ali."

"Nice to meet you, Ali," Tigerlily said slowly, picking her words carefully.

"And you," Ali said shortly.

There was a slight hiatus as we all stood around, looking at one another. Finally, Peter cleared his throat and pointed at the fire. "Shall we all go over?"

Tigerlily said something in her language and pointed towards her teepee. She stared to walk towards it and looked back at us.

"What did she say?" Ali asked Peter.

"She wants me to go talk with her and her father," Peter said, holding his finger up at Tigerlily.

"Why does she want to do that?"

Peter looked down at Ali. "I'll explain later. Listen, go to the fire and eat something. I'll try to be back in a little bit." He held her hand for a second before walking back towards Tigerlily.

Ali was still staring at the two of them as everyone else started to walk to the fire. I walked up next to her. "Ali? Hello?" I waved my hand in front of her face and she grabbed it and started to laugh.

"I'm not having a staring fit." Her smile faded. "I just want to know what's going on in that little family of theirs."

"It's probably nothing. You're just overreacting."

She looked up at me. "You really think so?"

"Yes." I smiled. "Come on; let's just have fun tonight instead of getting in another fight with Peter."

She laughed and linked arms with me. "Agreed!"

We skipped over to the fire, where all the boys were seated together, getting food piled onto their plates.

Sky had a seat saved for me and I sat beside him, Ali on my other side. I smiled at him and he stared at me, a smile on his face. "What?" I asked.

He looked back at his food. "I don't know. You just…"

I leaned over and took his hand. "What?" I said, smiling at him.

His blonde hair was slightly fanned over his eyes as he looked down at me. "You just…amaze me." I sat up straighter as he continued to talk. "Everything about you is just…so…" He held his hands up. "I don't know. I can't explain it."

I squeezed his hand. "I know what you mean."

He smiled at me before leaning down and giving me a soft kiss.

I looked around to see if anyone had noticed and then I started to eat my food, my heart beating against my chest.

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Peter was finally back from Tigerlily's tent and was now sitting next to Ali. He was staring at his food, not partaking in any of the conversation. At one point, Ali leaned over and whispered, "Is everything all right?"

He just nodded and slowly ate his food. We soon found out what Peter was upset about.

Chief came out and raised his arms for silence. It immediately became quiet and everyone stared up at their leader. He smiled before speaking in his dialect. "What is he saying?" I asked Sky.

He cleared his throat. "He says that Tigerlily has chosen her husband."

Immediately, I felt my heart drop and I looked Sky in the face. "Who is it?"

He looked away from me. "We'll find out in a minute."

"I think we both know who it is, Sky." He continued to stare at the fire as the chief still talked. "Sky…look at me."

He slowly turned his head and stared at me. "Is it Peter?" I asked quietly.

He sighed. "Of course it is."

I quickly looked over my shoulder at Ali. She was staring, confused, at the chief, listening to all he was saying. I looked back at Sky. "What's going to happen? Does he have a choice?"

Sky shrugged his shoulders. "Technically…he does."

I sighed out of relief. "That's good." Sky looked down at his feet. I leaned back towards him, my eyes widened. "Are you saying Peter's going to say yes?"

"It's the right thing to do, Corie." I quietly gasped and Sky leaned towards me. "Listen, Peter has gotten so much help from Tigerlily and her tribe. If he denies her proposal, he will lose important allies. We will lose important allies."

"What about Ali?" I asked shocked.

His eyes suddenly fell upon Ali and they softened. He looked back down at his feet. "I don't know."

"What do you mean you don't know?"

Suddenly, the tribe cheered and I looked over to see Tigerlily standing in front of the fire. She began to speak in their language and was looking at each and every person surrounding the fire.

"What is she saying?" I asked nervously.

"She's about to say who she chooses."

I gave one last glance at Ali who was still staring up at the entire scene in confusion. Peter was right beside her, his face entirely expressionless except that it was slightly paler.

Tigerlily took a deep breath, smiled, and pointed directly in front of her at Peter.

The entire tribe cheered, stood up, and began to dance around the fire. Tigerlily grabbed Peter's hand and the two of them began to join the dancing around the fire. Some of the Lost Boys joined too, while some of the older ones remained in their seats, and glanced nervously at Ali.

Ali's face was set in stone. Her eyes showed nothing and her lips were closed tightly together. In her lap, her hands were clasped tightly together and she stared into nothingness. She didn't need a translator to know what had just happened.

I quickly looked over at Sky for help, but he just shrugged his shoulders and let his head drop down to look at the ground.

I looked back to Ali and I leaned closer to her. "Ali?" She stared straight ahead. "Ali; are you okay?" She didn't say anything, but her eyes moved to Peter and Tigerlily dancing together. "Ali…please say something."

Her voice shook when she spoke. "I don't know what to say."

I put my hands on her knee. "Listen, let's get out of here. We don't have to stay for the dance."

Ali was still staring ahead and I looked to see what she was looking at.

Tigerlily was holding onto Peter's hands and he was facing us. He was staring right at Ali, his eyes pleading to her, but he continued to swing arms with Tigerlily.

Ali suddenly stood up and said loudly, "You're right. We better go." She quickly walked away, leaving Sky and me behind.

I looked over at Peter and saw that he was saying something to Tigerlily. He let go of her hands gently and stared jogging towards us. "Where did she go?" he asked breathlessly.

I pointed towards the woods. "Before you go…how could you…?"

Peter ignored me and chased after Ali. She wasn't even in sight anymore.

Sky grabbed my hand and stared to follow Peter. "He'll catch her, right?"

"He has no right to catch up with her. He lied to her this entire time," I said bitterly.

"He couldn't. It wasn't a sure thing yet."

"Well, now it's sure," I said, passing the last of the teepees. "And now he's going to marry someone he doesn't even love." We came to an abrupt stop as we saw Peter and Ali right in front of us.

"How could you not tell me about this?" Ali was crying at Peter, tears streaming down her face. "Something this big…and you think it's a good idea to keep this from me?!"

Peter was trying to get a hold of her flailing hands. "Ali…please…listen."

"No! I will not listen! I knew something was going on with you two, but I didn't think that you would ever marry!"

"Ali…"

She suddenly stopped pacing and stood in front of him. "Do you love her?"

"What do you mean?"

"Do you love her?" Peter searched for words and Ali nodded her head. "I thought so." She went back to her pacing. "You don't even love her and you're going to marry her. How sick is that? I know that you don't feel many emotions, Peter, but what I've felt these last couple days are not one-sided."

"Ali…"

She stopped again. "Why?"

"Why what?" Peter asked nervously.

"Why are you marrying her?" Ali cried, throwing up her hands.

"Because…I…"

"Because?...Because…" Ali interrupted.

Peter cried out, "Because I need to, Ali."

"Why…in God's name do you need to?" Ali asked shrilly.

"Because they are our number one allies. Imagine what would happen if I declined."

Peter had said the wrong thing, because Ali went absolutely wild. "Oh! I'm sorry! I didn't realize how important it was for you to have allies. Love means absolutely nothing, right? I totally agree!"

"Ali, I don't even have words to explain my actions. I know how…heart-breaking this must be to hear…"

"No…no…to have something be heart-breaking…you need to be in love; and I was never in love with you." Peter stared at her. "That's right. I was never in love with you. What we had was just…chemistry…that's it. Yeah!" Ali continued to search for words to say. "I never…thought about you when I was away from you. I never wished you would kiss me when the moment was just perfect. I never dreamed of you after a day of Neverland. That never happened…and furthermore…"

Ali suddenly stopped rambling because Peter had grabbed her and kissed her as hard as he could. Ali tried to escape his grasp, but Peter held tight and continued to kiss her as passionately as he could. Soon, Ali melted into his kiss and put her hands around his neck. Peter gently grabbed her face and the two of them remained like that.

I looked over at Sky and saw that he was staring at the two of them in the same amount of shock that I was in.

Finally, the two of them stopped, but Peter held onto her. "I'll say no…of course I'll say no." I walked over to Sky and beckoned him to follow me. We stared to sneak behind a tree so they wouldn't see us spying on their romantic moment.

"You will?" Ali asked weakly.

Peter grabbed her chin. "Of course." She smiled. "It's always been you, Ali. I could never see myself with Tigerlily. I know that our alliance will be over, but that doesn't matter. It's nothing compared to what you and I have."

Ali slightly laughed. "I'm sorry I said you had no emotions."

Peter shrugged. "In a way, you're right." His voice got quieter and Sky and I strained to hear. "These last couple days with you have made me grown up in a completely different way. I used to not know what it was like to feel…but now I do." They came together for another kiss and Sky and I looked at each other.

"Well," Sky whispered, "guess Peter made his choice."

I laughed and went over into Sky's arms. He held me close to his chest and kissed the top of my head. "This means that both couples are officially together," I whispered.

Sky laughed and kissed my head again. "If you say so."

I looked up at him and he kissed me. The two of us kissed while Peter and Ali kissed for the first time

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"Are you scared?" we heard Ali ask as Peter and she walked back towards the camp.

Peter sighed. "A little."

They came into sight, and Ali grabbed his hand. "You'll be fine."

Peter kissed her quickly and looked at the campfire. Everyone was still dancing around it and you could barely see Tigerlily standing by her father. "I know I will."

The two of them walked through the entrance to the camp and Sky and I watched them walk towards the fire.

"Will everything be alright?" I asked Sky.

"I think so."

I tightened my grip on him a little more as I watched Peter walk up to the chief.