Christine pouted as she crossed her arms and glanced away both angrily and sadly at the same time.
"Why do I have to stay here?" she grunted. Peter let out a sigh as he shook his head.
"Come on Christine, after what happened back on Hook's ship I'm making sure nothing like that can ever happen to you again," he said sternly. Christine continued to glare at the floor to her sides; she didn't want to stay home alone. For all she knew Hook was waiting for him to leave just so he could jump into the cave and attack her. Peter and the Lost Boys were headed out to the black castle in search of the rumored pirates who were crawling around.
"Besides, Tink will be here to keep you company," he said. Tinkerbell glared up at him as she stomped her foot in disapproval. Christine's head didn't move but her eyes shifted over to him; she knew for a 100% fact that Tinkerbell was not going to be happy with this demand. Peter grinned down at the little shining fairy.
"You could use some girl bonding time, just don't try to kill her alright?" he said. Tinkerbell rose to say something but quickly gave up and collapsed back down onto his shoulder, Christine's eyes falling again. Peter's fingers suddenly gently wrapped around her chin and pulled her eyes back to his.
"Please Christine," he said. Christine, half melting from his touch and from his dazzling green eyes, finally gave in as she nodded and dropped her arms back to her sides.
"Alright fine, but you six need to hurry back and I swear if any of you are hurt I will blow a gasket," she warned. Rocket gave a nod as he grinned.
"Which means we need to keep an even bigger eye on Rapid over there," he teased. Rapid growled as he glared over at the blonde.
"Rapid you're gonna get it!" he snapped before lunging at him. Rocket grabbed the red head around the waist as they both tumbled to the ground. Both Peter and Christine rolled their eyes.
"There they go again," Christine said with a sigh. Peter cleared his throat before placing his hands on his hips.
"Attention!" he exclaimed. Everyone stood at attention, Rapid and Rocket scrambling to get to their feet as well.
That's better, now let's head out and get us some pirates!" he roared. The Lost Boys cheered in excitement before they rushed to the doorway. Peter turned back to Christine as he gently scooped Tinkerbell into his hand and placed her on Christine's head.
"Play nice you two; I'll be back as soon as I can," he said before giving one last smile and chasing after his followers. Christine waited until she couldn't see him anymore before sighing and lifting Tinkerbell from her head.
"What should we do?" she asked. The little fairy didn't make any hesitation as he floated out of Christine's cupped hands and flew away. Christine let out a sigh as she scratched the back of her head; so much for any help from her. She wasn't surprised though since Tinkerbell became infuriatingly jealous of anybody who got close to her Peter. Then again Christine couldn't really blame the little woman, after all it was Tinkerbell who brought Peter to Neverland and was the one who taught him how to fly and survive in a place like this. Turning and glancing around, Christine found dirty dishes and food splattered everywhere.
"Looks like I've got some cleaning to do," she said. It may have only been a somewhat small chore but at least it would take away some hours of the already early day.
After having cleaned the dining area, cleaned the living room and even tidied up her own room she walked back into the kitchen and collapsed into one of the chairs.
"An hour, all of that only took me an hour," she said with a sigh of annoyance. Now what was she going to do for how ever long it took for the boys to get back? Knowing them they would get distracted on the way home and find something else to entertain themselves with. Soon an idea struck and instantly she leaped to her feet.
"I'll give myself a small tour of the area around here," she said proudly. The sound of a small bell chime caused her to turn, a smile forming when she saw Tinkerbell peering out from her hiding spot.
"I won't go farther then just outside the cave Tink, you can follow if you think I'm lying," she said before making her way towards the entrance of the cave. The only time she had really seen the area around the cave was the day she was knocked unconscious and kidnapped by pirates. Once she was outside of the cave walls she smiled brightly up at the sun. It was strange but even though they were so far away from it, the sun felt so close. So close in fact that her cold skin immediately warmed at the feeling of its rays. It had been four days since she had first arrived in Neverland and so far she hadn't regretted it. She didn't miss her family, the only one her mind wandered to being her father. Did he miss her? Did he really understand why she left? Luckily her mind was interrupted by a small whimpering sound, her ears perking up instantly.
"Hello?" she called. A small bell chiming echoed above her head and when she glanced up she found Tinkerbell shaking her head.
"Come on, it might be in injured animal," Christine said before making her way forward. Sure curiosity killed the cat but she wasn't a cat, she as human so maybe the rules didn't apply. When she finally reached the bush where the whimpering was echoing from both Tinkerbell and she peered over the leaves.
"Look Tink," Christine said with a soft gasp. Dangling from the tree branches was a small bear cub, it's ankle tightly bound by a piece of rope as it's front paws attempted to paw the air for some kind of traction to free itself.
"The poor thing must have gotten caught in one of the Indians traps," she said sadly as she pushed through the brush and cautiously approached the panicking bear cub. She at least knew better then to simply rush up to it; that would only send the poor thing into even more of a freak out session.
"It's alright little one, I'll help you," she said calmly. The bear stopped momentarily to see who was speaking to it before it began to squirm wildly again. Christine let out a sigh as the bear seemed to be panicking even more then it had been before. She took a glance up at Tink before taking a deep breath in and quickly wrapping her arms around the cub. A small shout leapt from her lips when she felt a sharp pair of teeth dig into her arm but her free hand continued to un-do the knot keeping the bear attached to the branch. Once the cub's ankle was free Christine released the bear before tumbling backwards and into the bush. Tinkerbell quickly flew down to where she had fallen and floated in front of the wincing blonde. Christine smiled as she held the arm that now had two small bleeding puncture wounds.
"I'm ok," she said. She noticed that the bear cub had vanished into the brush and let out a sigh.
"Well at least he's not someone's next meal," she said as she stood to her feet. Just as she stepped out of the bush though, she noticed Tinkerbell's little body frozen in mid air.
"Tink? You ok?" she asked. Suddenly a loud roar echoed from behind her, her stomach dropping sharply. She knew what it was even before she turned around and sure enough a large grizzly was standing on its hind legs behind her.
"You-you must me momma bear," Christine stuttered. All of the things she had learned about bear confrontation immediately left her mind and before even she knew it she had taken off running, Tinkerbell right in front of her.
"Faster Tink!" she exclaimed. She could hear the thundering of the bear's footsteps behind her along with the explosion of smaller trees and larger bushes. Christine's heart was racing over a mile a minute and she felt like her legs would turn to jelly at any moment. She knew she couldn't outrun the bear much longer, the very unhappy thoughts flowing through her mind not helping her with her flying abilities. Suddenly they burst through the grove of trees and came to a cliff's edge, the ocean at least one hundred feet below them. There was no way she was jumping from that height.
"Crap," Christine cursed to herself. She quickly glanced back at the charging momma bear, thoughts swirling around through her mind. She really didn't want to die here, especially not by bear attack. Just before the momma bear could swing at her, Christine leaped out of the way and took off along the cliff's edge.
"Come on Tink!" Christine shouted, the little glowing ball of light appearing by her head.
"Where do we go from here? You know this island better then I do!" Christine exclaimed. Tink looked from her to the pathway before them. Soon the little fairy chimed out, Christine watching as she motioned for her to follow. The two rushed through a grove of trees before Tink suddenly disappeared through what looked like a pile of leaves.
"How in the hell is this going to help hide us?" Christine asked. Tink popped her head up before motioning for her to follow again and vanishing beneath the leaves. It looked like just a pile of leaves so what was she suppose to do? Jump in? Getting instructions from a fairy who didn't speak any English was starting to get very annoying. The loud roaring from behind her caused her head to whirl around, momma bear only a few feet away now.
"Alright fine, have it your way!" Christine exclaimed. Just as the bear lunged into the air after her, Christine jumped forward and vanished down a small black hole.
It was dark, so dark she couldn't see her hand in front of her face as she finally came to a stop.
"Hello?" she called. She couldn't see Tinkerbell's faint glow anywhere and she had to admit she was a little worried. Maybe Tinkerbell's jealousy side kicked in and she decided to leave her to fend for herself in this very dark hole. Wouldn't surprise her…suddenly a bright light appeared in front of her eyes, Christine letting out a shout before falling backwards, her hands clamping over her eyes.
"Tink!" she whined as she attempted to rub the light from her now blind eyes. The chiming fairy made a few bells like sounds before Christine finally sat up on her elbows.
"What is it?" she asked. Tinkerbell motioned for her to follow and Christine, forced to crawl on her hands and knees since they were in a tunnel obviously not meant for humans, obediently did. She followed her for what felt like miles even though it was only twenty feet before they entered a large room filled with glowing lights.
"No way," she whispered to herself as she stood from the ground. Those lights weren't orbs and instead were the glow auras of fairies, both girls and boys, swirling around. Hundreds of them filled the room, all of them dancing gracefully through the air. She couldn't believe what she was seeing, it was beautiful! She slowly moved through the room as she continued to follow Tinkerbell, her smile widening as she watched the beautiful lights swirling around her. When Tinkerbell finally came to a stop Christine gasped in shock; an elegant fairy dressed in a long beautiful sparkling robe and a fairy man standing next to her dressed in royalty robes were now floating before then. Christine managed a slight curtsy, her eyes still wide in shock since she knew she was standing in front of fairy royalty.
"Are you Christine?" the queen asked. Christine couldn't believe it; the queen was actually talking to her!
"Y-yes," she stuttered out. The woman smiled brightly.
"We have heard many rumors about your existence on the island and I am honored to finally meet you," she said before both she and the King bowed their heads.
"Please, make yourself feel at home," the King said. Christine was still having trouble believing this was actually happening, the King and Queen were actually bowing to her! Something gently tugged on a lock of her hair and when she glanced back she found Tinkerbell smiling at her, motioning for her to follow. As she stepped into the middle of the room the fairies suddenly began to fly in a large circle around her, golden dust encasing her. It tingled her skin and it felt like a mist of water swirling around her, relaxing her to the point her eyes gently closed. When the mist sensation stopped her eyes opened and she gasped in shock; what looked like a shining gold dress clung to her frame, a dress made of fairy dust that hung gently in front of her pajamas.
"It's beautiful, thank-you!" she exclaimed as she twirled around, dust following her turn. Music soon began to play and before she knew it, her feet were moving with the gentle lullaby and she was prancing around the room along with the fairies, Tinkerbell right by her side. This experience was amazing and she owed it all to Peter's little fairy. She saved her from the large momma bear and brought her to this wonderful place, a place you'd have to trust someone enough to take too considering it was where you're King and Queen lived. Maybe Tinkerbell wasn't as bad as she seemed at first and maybe the two of them could actually get along happily. Like her father always said, first impressions change once you've spent time with that person.
