Jake's Perspective:

Pan had finally settled down and passed out after Lea used the blue dust on him. All at one, everything grew quiet, except for Lea's heavy breathing. Strands of her long dark hair fell in front of her face as she looked up to Ryan and I.

"Do either of you know what caused this?" she questioned, her eyes never leaving ours.

Ryan stood with a blank face and said nothing at first, but he piped up;

"I don't even know what that was, but it was seriously freaky…"

Lea bit her lip and sighed;

"Is it always like this here? I may not be an expert, but I have a feeling this isn't normal."

I noticed Ryan pull a hand behind his back as it balled into a fist. His face turned cold and his eyes gazed upon the ground. His mood changed so quick and unnaturally.

"Ever since you got here…" he spoke in a low hiss.

"You've been nothing but trouble" he spat as he laid his eyes on her.

Lea at first looked taken back along with a look of surprise in her eyes. She released her wrist from Peter's grip.

"You can't possibly blame me for all of this-" she argued as she raised her voice. She stood up from Pan's body and started to take a step forward.

Ryan's face grew irritated as he started to fire insults toward Lea.

"Oh come on! Things finally started getting back to normal for once and the second you arrive here everything bad that could possibly happen does! You think that's just a coincidence?"

At this point Ryan's voice was also raised. Lea's face turned from one of disbelief to one of anger and aggravation. At once she stormed over to Ryan and stopped right in front of him.

"You listen to me-" she spat with anger and her eyes staring daggers.

"Like it or not, I'm here and am not going anywhere. You haven't got the slightest clue what I'm capable of and I won't stand here yelling insults back and forth like a child. Whatever is out there causing this is just trying to drive us apart and we can't let that happen. We're just giving it what it wants-"

Where did all of this come from?

"Why do you think you're just like us? Like you fit in here? Take a look around-" Ryan scolded as he leaned in towards Lea.

"Guys stop you're just gonna make things worse" I tried interjecting, but Ryan went on.

"Why do you think you're the only girl here? Huh? Cause you're 'strong'? Cause you're 'special'? Well I'm sorry to break it to you princess, but you were an accident, you hear me? A mistake. You know why girls aren't brought to Neverland? Because they're weak, selfish brats that only care about their hair and nails. And if for one second you think you believe you belong here-"

Ryan inched his face close to Lea's.

"-You don't" he whispered harshly.

A deep anger within me almost burst at the seams. I wanted to set Ryan in his place and scream at him that he didn't know Lea at all in the slightest.

"You may have a pretty face, but that doesn't mean you're less likely to be abandoned. You would be the one to know, wouldn't you?" he added, his lips forming a slight crooked smile.

My blood boiled and my fists clenched. Lea looked at him with wide, disgusted eyes. At that moment she curled her fist and caught Ryan off guard by punching him hard across the face. This action led to him bringing his hand up to his cheek as he turned away from her. Her eyes watched Ryan in pain, and when I looked into them, I saw her sparkly brown eyes become slightly watery, like she was holding it back. She breathed deeply in and out without bringing much attention to herself. In a moment she controlled her teary eyes as we could hear Ryan cursing. He turned his attention back to Lea and removed his hand from his face. Ryan was more than angry; he was furious. He stormed toward her throwing a punch but missed as Lea ducked. Fear flashed in her eyes when Ryan halted and stared for a moment. In an instant he lunged toward her and tackled her to the ground where his hands wrapped around her neck, starting to suffocate her. Immediately I ran over to Ryan in an attempt to pull him off of her. Lea was gasping for air as her face turned red and her eyes grew wide. Her hands laid on top of Ryan's, trying to pry his fingers from his tight grip. At that moment, I was scared. No, terrified. Every second I spent thinking of how to get Ryan to stop was another second Lea couldn't spare. By impulse, I used my anger as a strength and punched Ryan as hard as I could. I felt the air whipping past me as my fist came in contact with his cheekbone. In a split second, Ryan's body fell to the side as his grip on Lea's neck loosened. She gasped and coughed when she could finally breathe and brought her hand to her neck. She scooted away from Ryan and sat on her knees, facing away from me. I don't think I've ever actually punched someone before…let alone over a girl…It's just the feelings and emotions rushed to my head so fast that I couldn't think. It's like nothing else in the world mattered but her…

Ryan was knocked out cold next to a large pine tree near Pan. I'm almost positive he's gonna have some nasty bruises on his face when he wakes up. Lea still sat hunched over on her knees. I frowned and slowly walked and kneeled down next to her. She proceeded to not look at me and just sat in silence. More strands of her brown hair laid in front of her, covering her face. Gently, I moved my hand toward her face and swept the strands of hair behind her ear, revealing her soft and delicate features. The only thing that could possibly add to her stunning face would be a smile, but all that was present was a frown followed by a sorrowful gaze toward the ground.

"Are you alright?" I whispered to her, my fingertips still lightly brushing her ear and soft hair.

She sat still and didn't remove her gaze from the ground. Though, she momentarily nodded her head without a word. I felt so much pain and emotion that I wrapped my arms around her whole body and rested my chin on her head. She stayed still and didn't move.

"He's wrong about you…" I said softly.

Lea said nothing.

"You're not like other girls…" I spoke, my heartbeat racing.

"Not to me…" I whispered under my breath to myself.

Lea continued to stay quiet and I released my arms from her body. I looked over to Ryan who was still passed out on the ground over by the tree and Pan who still laid unconscious.

"We better get Ryan back to camp and explain to everyone what's going on" I thought out loud.

I stood up from my knees and walked over to Ryan whose face was already turning purple. I bent over and grabbed his arm to pull him up to my shoulder. Wrapping his arm around my neck, I began to carry him back towards camp until I stopped. Lea still hadn't moved from her position on the ground.

"You coming Lea?" I asked, thinking that maybe she just needs some space.

Again, for a moment she was quiet, but I finally heard her voice.

"No…I should be here when he wakes up…" she said quietly.

I glanced over at Pan on the ground who remained in the same spot. At this point it was dark and the only source lighting my path was the moon. I turned around and started heading back to camp with Ryan around my shoulder when in the distance I could her faint sobs coming from the direction that I was leaving.

When I got back to camp, several boys rushed up to me with a bunch of questions. Ryan was still unconscious as I dragged him through the entrance.

"What happened to Ryan?!" one shouted.

"Where's Pan?" said another.

"Is he dead?" they speculated.

Everyone crowded around me when I dropped Ryan to the ground. My shoulder hurt from carrying all of his weight and I just wanted to go to bed.

"Calm down guys everything's fine" I started as boys started to help Ryan up from the ground.

"Whoa! His face is black and purple! Did he wrestle with a bear or somethin'?" Dan asked.

"It's a long story" I sighed, feeling completely exhausted.

"What happened to the hottie? She seemed eager to run away from you after the game" John chuckled.

Oh brother.

"Lea is fine, she's back with Pan" I scoffed, wanting to get away from everyone.

"Listen I don't feel like answering questions right now, I'll fill you in tomorrow morning. For now I'd tie Ryan up, he can't control himself" I continued as I glared at Ryan stirring body.

Boys all around looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders. Two of them started to carry Ryan further into camp out of my sight. Ignoring any other questions I got from the other boys, I headed to my hut and shut the door behind me. Anger still flushed through me from what Ryan did. He shouldn't have been so stupid to go into her past like that…I closed all of my curtains on the windows and sat on my bed. Running my hands through my hair, I couldn't get the haunting memory of the fear in Lea's eyes out of my head. I laid down on my bed staring at the ceiling with my arms behind my head. I would never have dreamt of punching Ryan of all people right in the face to the point that he would fall unconscious. I was never capable of that, or maybe I just never had a strong enough reason to. But boy did that feel good. Something about Lea makes me so defensive though…like she brings out parts of me I didn't know existed. Her voice brings out the joy in me, and her touch instantly makes me go numb. I'm not sure if there's really a word to describe how I truly feel about her. The fact that I look forward to talking to her every day, that I feel safe to be myself around her, it feels incredible. But what do you call it? Maybe, do I like her? Or…

Do I love her?


I walked through the forest and into a field with flowers where I saw Lea standing barefoot in the middle of it. She was wearing a knee-length white flowy dress made with lace, her hair was in loose waves, and best of all, a sweet smile stretched across her face. The dusk's sunlight shone from behind her, outlining her figure. Then all of a sudden, she started running towards me with her sweet smile and leapt into my arms. Holding her by the waist, I spun and twirled her around above the ground as she laughed and giggled. Her hands resting on my shoulders, I felt the intoxicating feeling of her touch spread throughout my body. All I could do was smile. Inside my heart was fluttering and I felt so lucky. I held her in my arms as I looked into her eyes. The red, green, and gold colors glimmered in the sunlight and her pearly white smile held me in a trance; a trance I never wanted to break free of. And every time I held her close, I could smell a hint of lavender and lily which I always adored. Her voice made my heart melt.

"Hey stranger" she smiled charmingly.

The world was a better place whenever she smiled…

"Hey" I giggled as she looked at me in a way no one else has before.

Her eyes left mine for a moment when she glanced down at the ground. In a few seconds, she glanced back up and our eyes locked once more. I continued to smile in and out and just wanted to feel like this forever.Her smile softened slightly. My hands still wrapped around her waist and her hands still resting on my shoulders, she leaned forward close to my ear. I instantly felt weak in my knees and just couldn't get enough of her.

"Kiss me Jake…" her warm voice spoke to me, feeling her hot breath on my ear.

I felt like I was under a spell, one that made me unable to resist her. She pulled away from me and when her face was in front of me, her eyes were closed. Slowly, they fluttered open, and I couldn't resist her any longer. I leaned my forehead against hers and smiled to myself as I rested my eyes. Upon reopening them, I leaned in close to her as her eyes fluttered shut and my lips barely grazed hers.


THE NEXT MORNING…

Waking up to the sounds of boys yelling, I had only just realized that I fell asleep.

A dream?

No, no, no please it wasn't a dream!

But I sat up in bed and accepted defeat.

It was a good dream. Maybe the best I've ever had.

I stood up from my bed and pulled the curtain back on the window. I peeked in between the opening and saw a bunch of Lost Boys crowding around Pan who was walking toward his hut. There was one person in particular that I really wanted to talk to, but she wasn't anywhere on sight.

Where is she?

I just felt like talking to her…I just wanna make sure she's okay…

Heading towards the door, I opened it only to hear Pan's door slam shut.

Someone's not a morning person…

I wandered around the camp a little bit trying to see if maybe Lea was around somewhere, but it was to no prevail. As I walked around, I noticed Ryan who was tied to a tree nearby. The strange thing was, he looked like he was in a daze. His face was less swelled than before and slightly less purple. It scared me when he yelled;

"Hey! Jake!"

I scolded him and felt confused. How does he think he can talk to me like we're buddies after what he tried to do. I strolled over in his direction.

"What?" I snapped, feeling anger in the pit of my stomach.

Ryan's eyebrows furrowed.

"Please, just tell me what's going on" Ryan started in a worried voice.

What is this jerk trying to pull?

"What the heck are you talking about?" I muttered.

Ryan looked to me desperately.

"Why did you guys tie me to this tree?"

As if he's coming anywhere near Lea.

"Oh come on, you can't expect us to let you loose after what you did" I snapped.

His face turned white.

"What are you talking about?" he questioned.

At this point Ryan was making me angry.

"Quit it with the charade, you know what you did, and frankly, I'm getting sick of you" I retorted.

I turned around and started walking away, trying to control my sudden burst of anger.

"Well can you at least tell me why my face hurts so bad?"

I stopped in my tracks and turned to look at him. How hard did I punch him?

"You mean, you don't remember getting punched in the face? Twice?"

Ryan shook his head. It was now that I was intrigued and walked back over to him.

"What's the last thing you remember, since you supposedly don't remember what you did that got you here?"

Ryan shrugged his shoulders.

"I dunno, I guess Lea was asking us something about Neverland, but then I blacked out…I don't remember anything else" he said.

"It's happened a couple times now and I don't know why."

Growing more irritated by the second, I muttered;

"Let me see if I can jog your memory-"

I started;

"So you're telling me that you don't remember being cruel towards Lea, trying to punch her, then suffocating her?"

Ryan's eyes widened and his mouth gaped.

"What? No" he said baffled.

"That couldn't have been me…" he said under his breath.

"Is she alright?" Ryan asked.

I returned a glare at him.

"Like you'd care."

I looked away from him.

"Jake please-" he started.

I looked back at him to see a sincere expression.

"Just trust me, I would never intentionally put Lea in danger-"

I felt my blood boil once more and couldn't hold myself together.

"Okay that's enough! Now I know you're lying! You dared Lea to jump off a freaking waterfall, do you consider that safe?" I exclaimed.

Ryan looked clueless.

"W-what? When did I dare her to do anything?" he spoke in a confused tone.

Okay now he's just playing stupid. Obviously he must remember.

"…Yesterday. You dared her to cliff dive…" I said slowly. Ryan remained with a blank face.

"I did? I don't remember that either…we just started playing the game and Henry failed his dare…"

"I'm done with your lies" I spoke irritated.

"I swear! That's all I remember…and then-"

Ryan paused.

"Everything just went black…"

As of right now I still don't believe him. But if what he's saying holds any truth whatsoever, then something is seriously wrong.

"I'm keeping an eye on you" I spoke as I turned and walked away from him.

Something about what Ryan was talking about was unsettling. Not even knowing the validity of what he was saying, it still made me wonder if something was wrong. That or he's just trying to find a way to get out of trouble. Heading towards the fire, I made one last glance to see if Lea was around. All I saw were other Lost Boys doing jobs; no Lea. I frowned and sat on the log near the fire. It was small and didn't look like it had been burning long. I got lost in the yellow and orange flames when I felt something hard hit my head.

What in the world?

I looked down beside me and saw a rock about the size of a golf ball.

I wonder who it is.

I rolled my eyes and turned to see the two people I expected. Sam and Julian shared a slight chuckle and walked over to me.

"You realize you don't have to throw rocks at me to get my attention right?" I scoffed.

Julian and Sam exchanged a look between each other.

"We know, it's just easier" Sam laughed.

"So what do you want to pester me about now?" I asked as I cocked a brow.

Both Julian and Sam's faces dropped all of a sudden like they remembered something.

"We wanted to show you something…we think someone might be in danger…" Julian spoke quietly in a more serious tone.

Immediately he grabbed my attention.

"Who?" I questioned, though I was pretty sure I knew the answer.

"Who do you think?" Julian sighed with sarcasm as he grabbed my arm and pulled me to my feet.

Not even worrying about what responsibilities I had, I went along with Julian and Sam. They dragged me along through the forest as rumbling thunder sounded in the distance. I was eager for it to finally rain for the first time in a while. It never rains enough I would say. I look at rain in more of a positive way than others. I see it as something refreshing and brings life to those in need of it. But who cares what I think?

Surely I'm the only one that thinks like that…

We didn't follow any sort of path which made me wonder what these morons were up to. Typically they aren't this stupid, but since Lea got here they've been acting like immature little kids. Not like they see anything wrong with that.

"Would you guys at least explain what you're showing me?" I nagged as they refused to answer any of my questions.

They kept to themselves when I noticed that we were close to the beach. The density of the trees surrounding us began to decrease more and more when we found a few feet in front of us was sand. Julian stopped us from actually going on the beach and silently pointed in a direction. Following his hand, I looked ahead. Immediately my brows furrowed and my mouth dropped. There I saw Hook's ship; still and unmoving. Julian noticed my expression and spoke;

"See what I mean?"

"What's Hook and his ship doing on this side of the island?" I asked aloud, still examining the ship.

Julian eyed me while Sam stood quietly. Julian explained;

"It's docked, it has been for about an hour. We watched everyone get off and now they're all over the island. A couple of them were carrying something…something big…"

I felt fear flow through my body and my muscles tightened.

"Did you see Lea this morning?" I asked, now worrying for her.

"Yeah, for like a second, but she just disappeared" he recalled.

I thought to myself before I had an idea.

"Did you say everyone got off this ship? Including Hook?" I inquired not yet meeting his eyes.

"Yep" he responded with a smirk. I smirked back and cocked a brow.

"No, I know exactly what you two are thinking! Are you guys insane?" Sam interrupted.

Instantly Julian covered Sam's mouth as he began to raise his voice.

"Quiet! You're more likely to give us away with your yelling!" Julian whispered loudly.

Removing his hand from his mouth, it didn't stop Sam from continuing.

"But what if they come back? Then what will we do?" he lowered his voice as he became frantic.

"Relax, no one is gonna get caught. Let's just do it really quick and we'll be fine. Heck, if Jake's okay with it so should you!" Julian exclaimed now chuckling to himself.

Sam rolled his eyes but finally caved. Before we knew it we had walked along the perimeter of the beach and stood about twenty feet from Hook's ship.

"Someone check to see if there's anyone guarding it" I suggested. All three of us were crouched behind bushes and trees to stay hidden.

"I'll go" Julian said.

He left his crouch behind a berry bush, leaving Sam and I alone. For a moment Sam was quiet, but then things just got awkward.

"So…"

"Yeah?" I responded, ignoring the fact I didn't really feel like talking.

"So you left Pan and Lea alone? Together?" Sam interrogated as he looked about our surroundings.

Oh good lord.

"Yeah…why do you ask?" I said hesitantly.

"No reason…I'm just trying to get her alone" Sam mumbled.

What…in the world?

Inside all I could do was cringe.

"Really, why's that?" I asked nonchalantly.

"I just want to get to know her. You know me, I'm smooth with the ladies" Sam bragged, winking at me.

It took all my will power not to burst out into laughter.

"I bet you are…" I commented, even though inside I thought I was going to die from a stroke. Sam continued;

"Yeah, I think she likes me."

I have no words.

"I'm gonna ask her out" he said smirking as he turned toward me.

I honestly have no idea how I'm keeping myself together.

"Good luck" was all I could manage to say.

I truly don't know what I'd do without Sam to keep me occupied.

In that moment, Julian came running back toward us from the beach.

"We're good" he spoke after meeting us.

Sam and I came out from hiding.

"That was quick. Was there nobody guarding it?" Sam questioned.

Julian hesitated for a moment.

"Eh, they've been taken care of" Julian shrugged his shoulders as he gave me 'the look'.

The 'look' was code for he went about something the wrong way. I eyed him and he buckled.

"What?" he chuckled.

I shook my head and decided we better hurry.

We walked along the beach and stood in front of the dock where two pirates laid unconscious.

"What did you do?!" Sam gaped.

Julian dismissed it;

"Nothing permanent."

I cocked a brow and he grinned.

"Come on" I said as I headed up the plank that led to the deck of the ship.

Julian and Sam followed right after me as I stood on the deck. It consisted of several cargo nets and pillars that held up black flags. There were two sets of stairs that led to the upper deck where the ship could be steered. On the main deck in the back was a door that led to what I assumed to be the captain's quarters. Julian and Sam walked around the ship as I proceeded towards the door. I noticed the door had a keyhole directly underneath the doorknob. Crouching down, I peeked through the hole but could see very little. Now was the time for me to test my luck. Standing back up, I rested my hand on the knob. I slowly began to turn it, dreading the moment that it would stop to reveal it was locked. However, the knob twisted completely. Surprised, I lightly pushed on the door. It swung forward letting the light from outside reveal declining stairs.

"Guys" I waved to draw their attention.

Both Julian and Sam looked at me and saw the open door. Turning my attention away from them and to the stairs, I took one step after another and was emerged in darkness. In the corner of the room was a lantern with a small flame inside. Careful to try not to run into anything, I made my way towards the lantern and twisted the key which enhanced the flame. Upon this, the room was filled with light. Sam and Julian came down into the room with me. I looked around and noticed all of the paintings on the walls along with the random trinkets cluttering the desk in front of me.

"Is this Hook's office?" Sam asked.

Upon speculation, I nodded my head and continued to look around. In the corner of the room was a daybed along with several bookshelves full of books. On the floors were several rugs which appeared to have bloodstains on them. The smell of alcohol made me sick to my stomach and brought back horrible memories. Sam stood in front of a cabinet full of bottles containing different powders and liquids. Typical Sam doing what he does best; he started touching everything.

"Be careful not to break anything-"

I heard something glass shatter on the floor. I turned my head and glared at Julian who was messing with things on Hook's desk.

"Whoops" Julian said as he nonchalantly kicked the broken glass underneath the desk.

Shaking my head, I walked over to the bookcase wondering if I could possibly find that spell book the pirates had been using a while ago. I scanned over many books of different genres in hopes of finding what I was looking for. I noticed that it's seems like Hook really enjoys reading romance novels…In the meantime, Julian joined Sam over with the bottles I presumed were potions. Trying to stay focused, I continually heard them messing around.

Julian's Perspective:

There had to have been at least thirty bottles of all shapes and sizes filled with different contents. Sam pulled a small vile and uncapped it.

"What're you doing?" I asked, wondering if whatever he was holding was dangerous.

He smelled the bottle and immediately backed his face away from it and gagged.

"Ugh that is nasty" he said as he capped the bottle and put it on the shelf.

One by one we started examining each bottle and messed around. Sam pulled a clear bottle with a green powder inside and uncapped it. Looking over at me, he smirked.

"Don't you dare" I threatened, but Sam didn't care.

He jokingly started bringing the bottle close to me. I wasn't quite sure if he was gonna do something stupid, so I defended myself. I pulled a near empty bottle with a dark purple powder inside and uncapped it. Sam started laughing when I squirmed away from him. I started to bring the bottle close to his face as if I was gonna do something. But I saw the mischievous look in Sam's eyes and grew fearful. He lunged the bottle towards me and in defense I blew the purple powder in his face. Sam started coughing and set his bottle of green dust in the cabinet. He then looked back to me.

His eyes dilated.

"Uh oh."

Jake's Perspective:

As I looked through the shelf I couldn't find the spell book. I lost focus when I heard Sam start to cough. When I looked over, I saw Julian with an empty bottle. A look of fear crossed Julian's face. I immediately rushed over to the two and looked at Sam whose blue eyes were dilated and he held a blank expression.

"What did you do?!" I panicked.

Julian began to freak out as well.

"We were just messing around!" he said as Sam remained there without a word.

"Sam are you alright?" I asked, but he didn't give a response. He stood there silently staring back at us.

I waved my hand in front of Sam's face and he didn't even flinch. I looked to Julian who shared the same facial expression.

"Way to go, you broke him" I sighed as I tried to think of what to do.

"What even is that?" I asked Julian.

I took the bottle from his hand and looked it over. On the bottom was a small label that was faded and barely readable.

"Suggestion Elixir" I read aloud.

"What does that mean?" Julian questioned.

I looked up for a moment at Sam's dilated eyes.

"It means he's susceptible to our suggestions, and who knows when it will wear off" I explained.

"Wait are you saying that we can tell him what to do?" Julian smirked.

"I guess, but we shouldn't even be messing with this stuff" I spoke as I looked around the room one last time.

"Hey Sam-"

Oh no.

"Tell us, why did you lie to Lea about being scheduled to hunt with us?" Julian asked.

Sam's back straightened and he spoke in a controlled voice.

"I wanted to spend time with her and figured I could show off to her. And the fact that she hunts is really hot."

Julian chuckled to himself where as I scoffed.

"I think I like this Sam" Julian grinned.

"Yeah yeah, come on we better get going" I ignored him as I grabbed Sam.

I started heading up the stairs when I remembered that I needed to dim the lantern and close the cabinet. Julian headed up with Sam as I closed the cabinet up. I made my way across the room to dim the lantern and carefully headed back to the stairs. Once I reached the top step, I quickly closed the door behind me. The sky was gray with several clouds hovering over us. Julian continued to mess with Sam.

"Jake I just found out that Sam's afraid of the dark!" he laughed.

This is all Julian's fault, so I better use Sam to my advantage.

"Sam, smack Julian across the face; hard."

In an instant Sam did as he was told and smacked Julian, making me hunch over laughing.

"That's not fair! You were the one telling me to stop messing with him!" Julian exclaimed.

"Well I changed my mind, but either way, we have to figure out a way to get the spell to wear off" I concluded.

I walked in front of Sam with an idea.

"You will no longer take suggestions from anyone" I ordered.

At first, I didn't think it did anything. But after a second Sam blinked his eyes and his posture slackened. He looked at us confused.

"What the heck just happened?" he asked confused.

Julian and I exchanged a look.

"You mean, you don't remember?" I questioned.

Sam looked bewildered.

"No…everything kinda just went black for a little bit…and now I'm here" he spoke.

For a moment I felt concerned. What Sam was telling us sounded similar to what Ryan told me earlier. A last roll of thunder sounded and it began to rain.

"Whatever, let's just go" Julian said with a concerned expression.

Before I could speak, Julian had already begun dragging Sam and I down the plank of the ship. It began to rain harder and harder as we ran into the forest. Lucky for us, the two 'guards' were still knocked out and probably didn't even notice we were on the ship. Once we were farther in the forest, Julian, Sam, and I stopped running and regrouped. Panting, Sam began to nag;

"So what was the point of all this? We didn't gain anything from sneaking on the ship. It was just a waste of time."

Thoughts and worries spiraled through my head as I tried to catch my breath.

"That's not true…" I argued through my short breaths.

Sam looked up at me in doubt.

"How's that?" he questioned, his brown hair now sopping wet.

I started;

"Because-"

I stood up straight after finally catching my breath.

"For one, I tried to find the spell book I saw Hook and his crew using but couldn't find it. Second, whatever kind of potions Hook has in that cabinet, they obviously can affect us" I said as I turned to Sam.

"Didn't you notice that the bottle you had was empty Julian? He's been using it, so nobody knows who's really on our side" I explained as both Julian and Sam began to understand.

"Wait, so are you saying that there might be people that are betraying us?" Julian interrogated.

I shook my head.

"Not willingly, but it's possible."

Julian and Sam remained still.

"So what now?" Sam asked.

At this point I hadn't really thought through what our next plan of action was. I shook my head and looked back at the ground.

"We should get back" I said as I looked around us.

It continued to drizzle, causing the surrounding soil to turn to mud. Julian and Sam nodded their heads. We started to walk in the direction towards camp. I tried to think to myself, but it was hard to concentrate with Julian and Sam's constant laughter. It was one of those times where I wish I could just sit by the creek. I waved to the both Sam and Julian;

"Hey, you guys go ahead of me, I'll catch up."

Julian eyed me.

"Are you sure? Shouldn't we like stick together?" he suggested.

"Nah I'm fine, just go on ahead" I reassured them.

Shrugging their shoulders, they went ahead of me. Finally, I could have a little quiet time to myself. At this point, the rain had slowed and it just barely sprinkled. It was relaxing in ways I had forgotten. Back home I used to sit on our front porch and would just listen to the rain. There was a time I even sat with my mother as she told me stories and fables. Most I didn't believe, but I began to appreciate them. They kept me from actually having to face some sort of reality. I began to walk slower as I got more lost in my thoughts. Memories of my dream last night played over and over in my head. I could remember every single detail forward and backward like I had dreamt of it more than once. But it felt almost agonizing at the same time that it wasn't real. I truly wish I hadn't woken up, since I don't see me getting remotely close to Lea anytime soon. But what caught me most in my dream was the way she looked at me. She had this gleam in her eye paired with a soft smile. I just wish she would actually look at me the way she did…but that was too much to ask. I'm sure there's a guy out there worthy enough for her, but I have a feeling that guy isn't me. Not yet anyway. I mean really, who would fall for the farm boy from Minnesota? I heard the rustling of a tree, but dismissed it due to the slight wind in the air. I felt my heart pound inside my chest and I had no idea why. I had the feeling as though I was being watched, but most likely I'm just being paranoid. Or at least, I thought I was until I heard it again. But this time it was closer. To settle my fear, I turned around and looked behind me. As I expected, there was no one there.

"Well look who we have here…"

My heart stopped. I knew that voice…I was paralyzed in fear and couldn't move. I breathed heavily when I turned around slowly. My worst fear had come true.

"What? Have you never seen a man with a hook for a hand?" the man grinned.

Before me was Hook who stared intently with his sapphire blue eyes. His dark, dirty hair was in long curls underneath his large pirate hat. He wore shiny black boots as well as carried a sword in his belt. I stood there stunned with my mouth slightly open in fear.

"Cat got your tongue?" he chuckled menacingly.

He took a step forward towards me, making me back away. I looked up to the sky, and in the distance, I could see faint black smoke.

"Oh come on, you knew that we would have to meet eventually right? Allow me to introduce myself, I'm Captain James Hook" he said as he took a bow.

Hook looked back to me and grinned.

"I only want to make this easier for you…" Hook spoke quietly, taking a few steps closer to me. But now in pure terror, I felt as though I was bound to my spot on the ground. He now stood only two feet away.

"I'll make this very simple for you-" Hook started.

My fists balled up and I clenched my jaw. All I could do was glare and listen.

"-You tell me what I want to know, and I'll lessen your punishment. How does that sound?" he grinned.

I didn't know what to do. My dagger was in my belt, but I didn't want to risk anything. I noticed that Hook suspiciously held his hand behind his back.

I finally got the courage to speak.

"Why should I tell you anything?'' I scolded, my eyes narrowing.

Hook looked less than pleased to hear me snap back at him.

"Why because you have no choice…" he spoke under his breath as he stared into my eyes.

"You belong to me."

Before I could do anything, Hook brought his hand in front of him and blew some sort of dust in my face, immediately making me cough. Instantly, my vision blurred, but somehow, I kept myself together. I reached for my dagger in my belt and whipped it out, cutting Hook's face in the process. He yelled in pain.

"Arg! You Brat!" he shouted.

In that moment, he raised his hook and bashed my head with it. I instantly felt a stinging sensation and fell to the ground in pain. My vision was incredibly blurry and I couldn't think straight. Voices in my head called out to me, giving me orders. But I realized it was only one voice. It was Lea's voice, but I heard it constantly as it spoke different things and they talked over each other.

"Just give him what he wants…"

"He knows what's best…"

"Just tell him…"

"You can't resist him forever…"

Lea's voice constantly spoke to me making my head pound. It was the only thing I could hear. My eyes were almost shut, as I couldn't see anymore. Please, not like this…I felt Hook standing over me, and I could only image the pride he was taking in his work. Lea's voice continued to speak.

"Do it for me Jake…"

"Just tell Hook…"

"Don't you care about me Jake?"

"You know you want to…"

I started to give in to her voice.

"Tell Hook what he wants Jake…"

I'll tell Hook…

I could barely keep my eyes open.

"You belong to Hook now…we all do"

I belong to Hook…

As my eyes shut, I felt my body being pulled off the ground. I belong to Hook now…I felt like I was being shaken by my shoulders as my head continued to pound. When I slightly opened my eyes, I saw Julian. He was saying something…but I couldn't hear him. Lea's voice rang through my head.

"Don't believe him Jake, Hook is good"

I thought that maybe Julian was a hallucination, but I felt my body being dragged away from my spot on the ground. I felt another person grab onto me and began carrying me. It was hard for me to stay awake. I continually passed out and woke up several times while I was being dragged. The only thing I could do was smell. Something was burning…like leaves or something. I wasn't sure where I was, but all I knew was that I wasn't on any ship. My eyes opened slightly from time to time. Through my blurry vision, I saw the black smoke filling up the air around me as I could see boys all around panicking.

A.N:

Hey guys! So I'm glad to say I've had a lot of time lately to continue to write and it makes me so happy! This chapter was a little difficult in some ways to write because I'm all into writing the fluffy happy chapters and now well you read what happened O.O Comment any of your thoughts (I adore reading all of them 3). Love you lots!

-Agm3