When we returned home, there was a lot more to do than just party. There was a lot of wounds to attend to and medication. Sean had been forced to chug down a beer and had started to have a seizer. Luke had been hit over the head with a frying pan and was put into a comma. But Peter wasn't worried about them. He bandaged my head and all my other wounds before all the others.
"You did great." Peter said as he cleaned one of the wounds on my arm. I sucked in air as the wound started to sting from the soap and water. Peter cleaned it up and then wrapped my ankle. He tried putting casts over my fingers but I shook my head no and said it would be fine. After I was all wrapped up and bandaged, Peter moved on to the next Lost Boy and bandaged him. It had been a merciless battle and everyone was injured. Balthamos had a bullet hole in his right paw and Baruch had broken his nose. But Salmakia only had a cut and she had killed 50 of the pirates. The Indians weren't the type to celebrate and they walked home to take care of themselves. Tiger Lily never came to fight at all and I was going to make sure she got a taste of her own medicine. After everyone was taken care of, we pulled out a potato powered BOOM BOX and played How Far We've Come from Matchbox Twenty. Balthamos and the rest of the cats didn't dance. They sat around and groomed themselves instead. But Salmakia jumped onto the dance floor and got down. I danced with her and we had a great time. Peter and the Lost Boys sat on the floor and waited for me to pick one of them up. Of course, everyone knew Peter would be first. But they were mistaken. I walked over to Sean and winked at Peter. They looked at me awkwardly and Sean got up to dance. It wasn't a slow song yet so I still had some time. I danced with all the Lost Boys and each danced horribly in turn. My ears suddenly pricked up as a slow song came on. It was Dance With Me Tonight by Hugh Grant. I walked over to Peter and took his hand. Some of the Lost Boys hooted and whistled. I didn't care. Nothing mattered to me but this dance. Peter stepped back and forth gracefully and pulled me closer. He had a shy little smile and he was blushing. I giggled and kept dancing. The lyrics went like this.
It's been so long
Since I've known right from wrong
Got no job, sometimes I just sit down and sob
Wondering if anything will go right
Or will you dance with me tonight
When the sun departs
I feel a hole down in my heart
Put on some shoes
Come down here and listen to the blues
Wondering if anything will go right
Or will you dance with me tonight
I'm looking at you
You're looking at me
We're the only two off the dance floor
Do you see what I see
Two broken lives working in harmony
Might make for a decent time
So get up and dance with me
I know that it seems that the grass will grow
Better on the other side of the barb wire fence
But that other side is not in sight
So I'm fine with what I have now
If you'll dance with me tonight
What's the point of life
If risk is just a board game
You roll the dice
But you're just hoping that the rules will change
What's the point if you can't bring yourself to say
Things you wanna say like
Dance with me tonight….
Peter and I got closer and kissed for a long moment. Some of the kids jeered and I blushed. We departed and went to bed after that. It had been a long night and we were all tired. Salmakia curled up on the floor and I slept there with her instead of my bed. We laid there for a long time until I finally shut my eyes and fell asleep. Salmakia stayed up for a while and talked with her father most of the time. She eventually came back and fell asleep too.
When I woke up, everything was silent. Nothing was moving at all. Salmakia was breathing softly through her nose and the whole room seemed dead. I got up silently and tread over to Peter's room. He wasn't there though. I ran over to the bed and searched the covers. I looked everywhere, all the nooks and crannies in the Home Under the Ground, but he was no where to be found. Salmakia was starting to wake up and I silently cursed to myself. She wasn't suppose to be awake yet. Salmakia got to her feet and leapt up into my arms. She purred softly and got closer to me. I checked the other rooms for the Lost Boys. They were all there. But where was Peter? Why did he leave? I walked outside and looked all over Neverland. He had gone out of Neverland for something. Was he at Wendy's possibly? I looked at Salmakia and she nodded.
"Ok then, let's go see Wendy." I whispered. We flew off and out of Neverland and headed for London.