What hurts the most
was being so close
And having so much to say
And watching you walk away
And never knowing
What could have been
And not seeing that loving you
Is what I was trying to do.
- Rascal Flatts
Chapter 10: Perfect
Dyonisia POV
Running. I couldn't stop. Couldn't look back just move forward. Beads of sweat starting to form, its no lie that, I Dyonisia DeBryun was not athletic so I didn't know how much farther I could make it. I could hear my panting and heart beat over the screams for the men to go faster. The year as of now is 1535 as the final chime rings throughout the village.
My mother abandoned my father and I when I was only three and my father passed away a few months ago. Technically I am an adult I've been one for a while I am 17 years old and currently there are five buffoons chasing me demanding money that I don't have, money that my father owes and I must pay back.
Peters POV
Decades of flying over the same old villages never seem to bore me. The faces always are changing but usually nothing very exciting. But I guess I was flying just close enough to hear the screams. I shot down like a rocket to see five full grown men standing in a circle pushing around a small form that I couldn't make out. It looked like the Form was a person and soon enough one of the men hit the person so hard they fell on the ground hard. The hood of their cloak fell off to reveal the small bloody face of a girl.
I don't mind a fight I've been in my good share but the one thing I won't stand for is an unfair one. And this was obviously an unfair one. She looked to be about 15 maybe 16 she was definitely small but I couldn't really make out any of her features underneath all the blood on her face. I jumped down form the ledge on the roof I was resting on and watched the men advance on me I had the image of a 18-year-old boy but I've been this way for hundreds of years.
The first man walked up and attempted a right hook at me I stepped back them thrust my fist up ward breaking his noes. The second one ran up and went for a straight punch to my gut I side stepped and grabbed his arm and elbowed him in his neck and he crumpled I was getting bored so I just let loose a small but powerful blast that knocked all of the men unconscious.
I bent down to look at the girl. I couldn't leave her here one part of me screamed just leave her any way some one will come get her. But the other half of me simply asked, what if there no one looking to find her. I picked her up and flew off to NeverLand.
Dyonisia POV
I awoke swaying in a hammock. I tried to sit up but I was in too much pain. Oh well I thought to my self. I forced my self to sit up. I slowly stood up and looked around a little light headily. There was a beach with white sand and beautiful blue waves crashing on the sand with gorgeous greenery behind me it was paradise. I started to walk into the woods wondering how I got here last thing I remembered was the men knocking me to the ground. After a few minutes of walking I felt dizzy. I heard the rustling of leaves behind me I turned around and saw nothing. I kept walking even though I felt like I might feint. The sounds continued until I stopped walking and yelled out, "Who is there and why are you stalking me?" after that a little bot about 10 years old dropped down from the trees and looked at me with wide green eye's. He walked up to me and grabbed my hand and led me down a path through the woods and to a campsite were a group of 15 boys more or less.
Looking around at the different faces I inferred that about 4 of them including the little boy holding my hand was about 10-12, 8 looked 14-16 and 3 looked around 17 to 18.
The three older ones definitely were in charge. The first had auburn hair and blue eyes kind of like my own. The second had blond hair with grey eyes but a scar running down the side of his face. The third had light brown hair with striking green eyes. Every boy in the group turned their head towards me. What did I get my self into this time! I asked my self.
Peters POV
After Bringing her to Never Land I left her in the hammock not to far away from the campsite so I could check in on her after washing the blood off her face, I was able to see her features, she had auburn hair with high cheekbones and a few light freckles one her face she wasn't short but she wasn't exactly average height. And now with her standing in front of me I could see her bright blue eyes. I only told Felix and Simon, them being my second and third in command respectively. And I told little Ryan to look out for her so he could guide her here when she woke up.
It seemed like a normal day. The younger ones were all playing around and wrestling, and the rest were just messing around while Felix, Simon and I discussed the newest addition to the island. "Who is she any way, why should we use our resources on some girl?" Felix questioned. "I say we wait until she is returns to full health then we send her on her way." Simon advised. Out of the two Simon was always more level headed, but Felix was loyal through and through.
As soon as she stood in front of us all every one stopped what they were doing and looked at her with interest. We were known as the lost boys. Boys. They haven't see a girl in I don't even know how many years. The silence only lasted a moment before Beckon, the youngest lost boy walked up to her and hugged her soon all of the younger ones did the same. "What just happened?" one of the older lost boys, Bram asked. Simon looked over at Felix and said, "Still think we should ditch her?" with a sarcastic tone I couldn't help but laugh. I looked back at the girl and saw her analyzing all of use individually that's a good skill to have I thought to myself. I stood up and called off the younger ones. I walked up to her and said, "Hello I'm Peter and these are the lost boys, I suspect you have lots of questions so if you'll just follow me I'll do my best to answer them." And with that I walked off into the woods.
Dyonisia POV
All of the boys looked at me after the boy in charge, Peter he said his name was, left into the woods, to see if I would follow him or not. I wanted to know where I was so I followed him and as I passed all the boys the looked at me like they were shocked I was actually going. I caught up with Peter as he was still walking away, "Hey wait up will you?" I called He stopped when we got into a clearing and he sat down on a rock. "I figured you wouldn't want an audience when you ask your many questions." He said nonchalantly. " Ok, first of all what happened and were am I?" He smirked at my question and said, "You were knocked out by a couple of guys. I happened to be near buy and figured you wouldn't want to bleed out in an ally way so I took you here to Never Land. Now would you please tell me who you are?"
I hesitated do I really want these people t know who I am? "Sia" I finally answered. "Hmm that's an unusual name." I looked at him, "Ya well so is Never Land." I pointed out. He laughed at that. "So wait, let me get this straight." I started, "you were just walking by and you saw me getting beat up so you took me and assuming this is an island you took me on a boat and now we are here. Did I get that right?" He looked like he was thinking it over. " Well we didn't take a boat, but other then that your spot on." I was about to question him farther but I had been standing to long I fell but I never hit the ground.
Peter POV
It was sort of amusing watching her try to figure everything out but then all the color drained from her face and she started to sway side to side then her eyes started to close then she fell but I rushed over and caught her I checked her pulse of course I completely forgot how much blood she lost two nights ago. I've been letting her walk around with out giving it a second thought. I picked her up Bridal style and carried her back to the camp so we could heal her.
Felix POV
The girl just walked off into the woods following peter. I've been part of the lost boys for many years I joined when I was 17 Simon joined about ten years ago when he was 18. Once you come here you stop aging like Peter when he first discovered this place he stopped aging at 18 also. When Peter told us he brought a girl here to Never Land I wanted her thrown off and have her drown. But Peter had always been easy going and a good person when he wasn't angry. But when he brought this, this girl things around the island started to change, the island is connected to peter so he was obviously feeling different winds were picking up and the days seemed to get hotter and hotter. He was anxious and worried. And for what I don't know.
When he came back holding the girl a wave of anguish came over me. What happened to her? Is she hurt? Then I reminded my self I don't care.
Peter POV
Rushing through the greenery every one looked up and rushed over. Every one though they don't know Sia seemed to like her. I laid her down on a rock for Simon to examine her he was pretty much the braniac of the boys.
"Blood loss," Simon stated simply. "She needs a blood transfer if you want her to live." I rolled my eyes, " Can't I just use magic?" I asked I had an unbelievable amount of magic at my disposal of course magic could fix this… "Are you crazy?" Simon yelled, " Blood transfer has to be exact, blood types then the amount there has to be enough to sustain her life without killing the downer"
"I'll do it." I state firmly. "But the risk the amount of blood I'll need to take and we don't even know if It's the right type!" Simon babbles on and on but I am sure I will not let this Sia die. I grab my knife and make a cut on my arm and say, "Simon you have 30 seconds go." Simon stared Wide-eyed at my arm then grabbed a pouch and filled it with my blood after a while when he had enough I healed my self. Simon ordered some of the boys to find me found then went to work on Sia. Jack and Richmond came back within a few minutes and handed my some rabbit meat along with a cup of water after eating and drinking I felt much better and watched Simon work.
He connected the pouch to some sort of tube that was inserted in Sia's inner arm. Very slowly color started to return to her face and she started to look healthier.
On the third day she woke up with a start her eyes fling open, alert with fear. I rushed over to her side to make sure she was ok but when I got over to her I saw she was in tears. "W-w-what happened" I stammered I didn't know how to deal with any of this. She seemed to realize where she was and I could see she was attempting to stop crying I could always make her stop but she was new to this so I didn't want to freak her out with any magic just yet. So I try for comfort-ish. "There's no one around. You can cry if you want. No one will ever know I promise." She looks up at me and then just crumbles she's full-blown sobbing now. I try to pat her back but she just rolls into my arms and I am holding her and she cries her eyes out. I don't want her to keep crying, but I don't want to stop holding her so I hold her like that for the rest of the night and slowly fall asleep.
Dyonisia POV
I wake up warmer then usual. I don't think much of it. I try to reposition my face but there's something in the way preventing my head from moving. I'm just able to tilt my head up far enough to see the light brown hair and sleeping face of Peter.
I try to remember what happened al I remember is waking up in the middle of the night and crying and peter being there and I guess that's what lead to this. Peter looks so calm and at peace that I can't bring myself to wake him. So I just close my eyes and let myself go back to sleep and for the first time in months, I feel safe.
Peter POV
When I wake up I find my self in a weird position, my arms are out stretched and I'm laying perfectly on m side and oh ya, when I look down I see that I'm holding the sleeping Sia. As memories of last night fill my head I start to smile I had been the one that was there for her if only I knew why she was crying that night. I know by the position of the sun in the sky that the boys will come looking for me soon so I gently lean down and shake Sia awake.
Dyonisia POV
I was running I can't stop faster and faster and faster the man is just about to grab me when I'm shaken a lot my first instinct I punch the first thing my fist can make contact with and when I open my eyes I see I'm sprawled on the ground and Peter has a bloody noes, "Omigod, I'm so sorry, did I do that?" I say soon after I see the blood. He just laughs it off like it was nothing, "If I knew you would hit me I would have stood back. The boys will come looking for me soon and I didn't think you'd want them to see us like that." I try to hide my blush without much success. He just starts laughing again as He gets up to make his way back to the camp.
"I didn't realize how far away you put me from you and your boys." I say trying to start up a conversation. "Yes, you were still recovering and you wouldn't want to be by that chaos when you're awake and sane much less sick." I can't help but smile when I hear all he's done for me. No ones ever cared enough before to try to help me ever.
When we get to the camp the little ones seem to jump on top of peter I can't help but bust out laughing then every one looks at me great I think to my self but then the younger ones hurl them selves at me and soon its Peter laughing at me and every one is just looking at us strange like its weird that we laugh at each others down falls I then notice how no body else laughed when peter got tackled then I remember Peter is their leader. The shock soon wears off. I can tell because the kids that are just a little younger then me pick up the kids and ump them on peter while one of them helps me up and shows me were to get breakfast.
After a few minutes of eating Peter gets all the kids off him gets some food and joins the other two boys that look my age after I'm done eating I go back to were I sat and Peter beckoned me over I slowly walked over and he paten a spot next to him for me to sit don and I did. "Sia this is the person who saved your life, Simon." Simon is the boy who I thought looked like me he had auburn hair blue eyes, but he was tall and muscular. Peter pointed to the boy on my other side and said "This is Felix my second in command." I take a good look at the group of them, Felix with his blond hair and grey eyes and that huge scar tat runs down his entire face. I wonder how he got it. Then Simon auburn hair Blue eyes…Then there's Peter Light brown hair beautiful green eyes that remind me of spring I snap my self out of it he obviously called me over here for more then just a quick hello. Peter looks at me intently and I know I am right. "Sia," he starts, "We need to explain to you were you really are."
Dynosia POV
"Wait so let me see if I got this, you are the Peter Pan. This is the Never Land, and these boys are the lost boys?" Felix rolled his eyes and Simon had a little half smile on his face. Peter on the other hand had a little half smile on his face.
Peter POV
She was finally figuring it all out. My original intention when making this island, was that it would be a sanctuary for boys and girls. But my pipes could only affect boys. So I slowly gave up on that dream, but know with Sia here, that all could change.
(Time jump approx. 1 year)
Dynosia POV
I grunted under Daxter's weight. He was one of the best fighters in the Lost boys, I still being the only Lost girl, was the first girl he'd ever gone against, so I had to beat him.
He was straddling me and his head was close to me own. He put his lips close to my ear and whispered, "Give up? Girl?" I knew he was just trying to get to me, but I didn't like him referring to me as girl or how close he was to me I gave him a pretty smile, "Come closer and I might tell you." He really had no experience with girls so he did, and as soon as he was close enough I head butted him, causing him to fall off of me, and I climbed onto him and placed my forearm to his neck and my fist to his gut imitating a knife.
He snarled, but admitted defeat. I grinned in satisfaction.
I got up and walked over to Peter. Who's smile gleamed with pride. He had been training me personally, and within those months, we did get- ahem- personal.
Every thing was perfect.
Peter POV
Sia, who had revealed her true name to all of us but I still preferred to call her Sia, had defeated Daxter with flying colors. I had gritted my teeth when he flirted with her, but he, and all the lost boys for that matter knew about Sia and my self so I knew it was just my possessive side coming out.
Sia bounded towards me. The delight on her face matched almost that of when she found out she had a brother, our very own Simon. The reunion had been a lot of tears, screaming, and hugs.
Sia represented everything I loved in this world, innocence, caring, and love. Even though I have never truly felt love before, I had a feeling I was stating to. Everything was perfect.
Dynosia POV
It had been a wonderful day. I had had my first great victory, and now we were feasting. Peter's arm was slung across my shoulders as he laughed and talked with his Lost boys. These boys were the family I had never had and always wanted.
I loved NeverLand, a place where I could be free. I could act however I wanted here that wouldn't exactly be considered 'Lady like' and I even dress how I wanted! Instead of wearing that wretched dress I could wear slacks with a short skirt that ended mid thigh and a regular shirt.
But even this freedom had its limit. I couldn't leave NeverLand, which I did want to do, not for a long time, just to see the outside world. I knew time worked differently, so I wanted to see the changes to the world. But I knew Peter would never allow it. But I had to try.
After dinner when Peter walked me to my tree house I asked him. "Sia, why would you want to leave? And more so why would you want to go back to that horrible place? Last time you were there you almost died."
"Yes well last time I also couldn't defend my self, now I can."
"I just don't think it's a good idea."
"Peter you once told me, this is a place I could be free to be myself and make my own decisions. Let me do this."
He rubbed the back of his neck and finally agreed. He summoned his shadow and told me I had one hour. That's all I needed. I was going.
The shadow let me be once we landed, the town hadn't changed too much but I still walked around it had been so long since I'd seen new faces. And other women!
I was quite enjoying myself, I guessed I had about 15 minutes left. So I decided to go into a pub nearby and ordered a drink. I sat there for a few minutes just taking everything in, then a man walked behind me and tapped my shoulder.
"You look familiar, girl." I recognized this man right away. It might have been a while but this was one of the men who had chased and nearly killed me.
I scowled at him "I don't know you I've never met you and even if I had, you're to pig headed to even-" he cut me off by grabbing m neck and choking me. He dragged me out he door and behind the pub. And thoroughly beat me. "I don't know who you are girl or where you're from, but you best learn to bite you tongue." He hit me over and over. All over my body. He soon started kicking me. I tried to defend my self, but I couldn't. Peter was right. I had become drunk off m own freedom. And now I was paying the price.
"I recognize you know, that your covered in you own blood you're that rat's kid who owes me money! And well, I'm just going to assume you don't have that type of money." He grinned evilly. "So you'll just have to repay me some other way." I thought he was going to rape me then beat me more, but instead he pulled out a knife he had hidden in his trousers.
He then hit me so hard I started seeing double, no triple, and he straddled me. He ran the cold blade over my smooth cheek, and pressed harder cutting my. Blood started to poor from my cheek and tears dripped from my eyes. He took his knife and as quick as a whip, slashed at me, everywhere he could reach. I started screaming out in pain he then thrust the knife into my wrist I let out a terrifying scream that echoed through the streets. I then saw something move in the corner of my eye. It was the shadow. "Help" I murmured pathetically. But the shadow could sense it was a lost cause. Heck I knew I was a lost cause at this point I was going to die. And the shadow flew off I let one more whimper escape my mouth before the thug got off of me and left leaving me alone in the streets. I got to reflect on my life those last few minutes, which I knew were indeed going to be my last. I had everything I ever wanted at NeverLand yet I left it for what? Nothing. I was too happy for my own good. The Universe must be laughing right now. Yes Perfect.
Peter was informed about the death of Sia b his shadow precisely one hour after she had left. He was never the same after that say, he was harsher and cruel. He killed that man in the worst way possible. And no one on the island ever mentioned Sia again after Daxter made that mistake and Peter killed him on the spot. He had become violent and so had the Lost boys. Simon was killed by Peter one week later, because in Peter's eyes, he looked to much like her. And at that moment as he saw the life drain from Simon's blue eyes, he swore he would never love again.