Wandering close to the edge of where the tree line met the beach area, I continued wandering around the island. I wasn't concerned about getting back to the campsite anytime soon after everything that morning, least of all see Peter "I won't kill you, but will let you think it" Pan. The biggest thing that the fighting this morning showed me is that I didn't want to see what would happen to me if I ever truly pissed off Pan. To be fair, there was a decent chance I was halfway to that point because of my inability to not give a sarcastic comeback. Mom and Dad did always say your mouth would get you in trouble one day. At the thought of my parents my mind immediately switched tracks in order to avoid becoming a mixture of sad and angry.
It wasn't until I reached for my iPod that I realized I had left it behind in my room. Sighing, I continued on. My eyes scanned the forest floor for any stray Dreamshade plants that may be around. That's all I would need on top of everything else. Death by plant all alone and no one would even know.
About twenty minutes later an entrance to a cave off the beach was visible; it wasn't a tree to sit in, but it would do. Doubtful that I was being followed at all in the first place, I headed out of the cover of the trees and toward the entrance. After getting in, I was surprised to see it wasn't much of a cave. The space was circular shaped and it appeared that the walls were made of the same rock formation, but there was a wide hole in the ceiling allowing in the moonlight. Heading to the wall opposite the entrance, I sank to the ground to lie on my back. The rock felt cool to the skin it touched reminding me that I had no jacket or blanket with me here.
"Maybe next time you get taken to Neverland, you'll be more prepared," I said, speaking to the stars like they were my audience. Noticing how the cave slightly magnified my voice and didn't echo terribly, I knew this would have been a great place to listen to my music. I wish I had my iPod with me, picturing exactly where it was laying in my mind as I made my wish.
Suddenly there was a slight pressure in my hand. "No way," I trailed off in amazement as I brought my hand up to my face. My iPod was in my hand looking exactly as it had when it was in my room this morning. How did I do that? Does it work on any wish I make? "I wish I could go home," I whispered as I squeezed my eyes shut. Upon reopening them I was met with the sight of the cave walls and stars once again. Unsurprised by the failure, I unplugged my headphones and turned up the music a little bit so that I could sing along with the songs.
While singing, I closed my eyes for a few songs to get lost in the music. I didn't even notice a pair glowing eyes watching me.
Back at Camp
Peter watched on as the boys were still playing with their different weapons. It was more of a practice to keep up on their fighting skills, but the point of the game was to see who could continue fighting the longest. He had only stopped because he was watching Jack. He was still sword fighting with Kellan, but ever since Kim had left Jack had lost his excitement in his actions and kept a straight face.
Heading over toward the two boys, Peter picked up a sword from the pile. "Go over to Felix or someone," Peter commanded to Kellan who nodded dutifully before heading off. Peter then began sparring with Jack who looked less than thrilled by the partner change. "Sulking isn't going to do you any good you know."
Instead of responding, Jack kept up with blocking Peter's offensive. "Oh, come off it. It's not that bad is it?" he asked smirking as he kept pushing Jack backwards.
"Look, you were right, okay? She wasn't prepared to see us doing regular things. I feel bad that I didn't warn her or tell or something," Jack admitted.
Knocking Jack's sword out of his hand, Peter's sword came to rest lightly against his chest. "I'm always right, never forget that," Peter said to him with a smirk and mischievous eyes. "But I'm getting rather bored of this. Let's start a new game, shall we?"
Pulling back from Jack, Peter went to stand on a nearby log. He gathered the rest of the group's attention after letting out a loud whistle. "Boys! Our dear Kimberly has been gone for hours. Everyone split up and look for her. If you find her before I do and bring her back to camp, you get to go with me on my next pirate scouting mission."
As he stepped off the log, Pan's ears were filled with cheers from the boys. "You should come with me if you want to find her and apologize. You know I'll find her first," he remarked as he left the campsite, walking out exactly where Kim had left earlier.