The sun shined in through holes in the ground above. His eyes fluttered
open and he squinted against the invading light. He went to stretch but his
body was pinned. She was still asleep on his chest. He didn't know why but
it felt good, felt right. Her arms around his stomach sent sharp pulses to
the rest of his body and he hoped they'd never leave. Wendy had held him
when he'd had a nightmare and her touch was warm and loving but this...
feeling... was different. This feeling made him want more. This he did not
understand. But he knew he liked it. Then he felt her take a deep breath
and yawn. A smile spread across his face. She looked up at him and smiled.
"Sorry." She said softly. "I didn't mind." He said. "If the lost boys were
here they'd be jealous though." He said. She smiled. Then she sat up. He
sat up on his elbows. "Are you hungry?" he asked. She nodded sleepily as
she laid back down. "I'll be right back." He said jumping up. "Stay here."
Then he flew out a small opening into the morning air.
It was probably well into the day. No birds were singing their morning hellos and there was no dew left on the leaves. He took to the sky and went straight for were he knew the Indians grew their fruit. Sneaking in low he snatched apples, pears, oranges and bananas. Then with his load he took to the air and hurried back. He slide down through a chute and landed firmly on his feet. He dropped the fruits onto the bed and she rose to look at them. A proud smile danced on his face. "Thank you." She said. "You're quite welcome." He said sitting on the bed beside her. She sat up and leaned back against the wall. Picking up an apple she took a big bite and sighed with relief. He watched her eat the apple silently. A smile plastered on his face. "Why are you always smiling at me?" she asked not even looking up at him from the fruits. He shrugged and said, "I don't know." She smiled and peeled a banana. "I'll stop if it bothers you." He said. She shook her head and looked at him. "You have a wonderful smile." She said. He blushed and ate one of the apples. "It's a wonderful smile to wake up to." She said. "You're nice to wake up to, too." He said not sure if the sentence made sense. She smiled. "So..." he said thinking of a way to change the subject to something more comfortable. "You are the guest...what would you like to do today?" he asked. "I am no guest. I'm an intruder." She said smiling. "Aye... you were until I knew your name and face. Now you are a friend... thus you are a guest." He said. She smiled. "I'd like to see the fairies if that's okay." She said. He smiled weakly. He'd not gone and seen the fairies since Wendy'd left. He hadn't even seen them when his Tinkerbell had gone missing. "Later.... I thought we'd see the mermaids first." He said. She nodded and smiled. "Okay." She said. He smiled and took another bite of his apple. Yet as he ate his food his eyes would not look away from her and that smile would not leave his lips. He was confused as to how she made him feel like smiling yet he didn't wish to question her on such a confusing subject. He wanted her to think him smart and brave not dumb and cowardly.
"I don't really want to see the mermaids today." She said once they'd finished the fruits. "Okay." He said. "Then what do you want to do?" he asked. She flashed him a wicked smile. He looked confused and fearful when she walked towards him. He backed up a little when she leaned closer to him. "You're it." She whispered. Then she took off running. He looked confused then a smile spread across his face and he chased after her. He caught her as she jumped on to the table. Tagging her he ran the opposite direction. She growled and chased him. She cornered him by his chair and tagged him. Then he leaped and tackled her to the ground as she tried to run away. They lay on the floor laughing and trying to catch their breath. "You're it." He said panting. She laughed.
He looked over at her and smiled. Her long hair was sprayed wildly around the leafy ground and her cheeks were rosy red. Her lips curved up in a smile and her eyes closed as she tried to catch her breath. He suddenly had an urge he'd not had since Wendy'd gone. He looked her over and swallowed hard.
It was probably well into the day. No birds were singing their morning hellos and there was no dew left on the leaves. He took to the sky and went straight for were he knew the Indians grew their fruit. Sneaking in low he snatched apples, pears, oranges and bananas. Then with his load he took to the air and hurried back. He slide down through a chute and landed firmly on his feet. He dropped the fruits onto the bed and she rose to look at them. A proud smile danced on his face. "Thank you." She said. "You're quite welcome." He said sitting on the bed beside her. She sat up and leaned back against the wall. Picking up an apple she took a big bite and sighed with relief. He watched her eat the apple silently. A smile plastered on his face. "Why are you always smiling at me?" she asked not even looking up at him from the fruits. He shrugged and said, "I don't know." She smiled and peeled a banana. "I'll stop if it bothers you." He said. She shook her head and looked at him. "You have a wonderful smile." She said. He blushed and ate one of the apples. "It's a wonderful smile to wake up to." She said. "You're nice to wake up to, too." He said not sure if the sentence made sense. She smiled. "So..." he said thinking of a way to change the subject to something more comfortable. "You are the guest...what would you like to do today?" he asked. "I am no guest. I'm an intruder." She said smiling. "Aye... you were until I knew your name and face. Now you are a friend... thus you are a guest." He said. She smiled. "I'd like to see the fairies if that's okay." She said. He smiled weakly. He'd not gone and seen the fairies since Wendy'd left. He hadn't even seen them when his Tinkerbell had gone missing. "Later.... I thought we'd see the mermaids first." He said. She nodded and smiled. "Okay." She said. He smiled and took another bite of his apple. Yet as he ate his food his eyes would not look away from her and that smile would not leave his lips. He was confused as to how she made him feel like smiling yet he didn't wish to question her on such a confusing subject. He wanted her to think him smart and brave not dumb and cowardly.
"I don't really want to see the mermaids today." She said once they'd finished the fruits. "Okay." He said. "Then what do you want to do?" he asked. She flashed him a wicked smile. He looked confused and fearful when she walked towards him. He backed up a little when she leaned closer to him. "You're it." She whispered. Then she took off running. He looked confused then a smile spread across his face and he chased after her. He caught her as she jumped on to the table. Tagging her he ran the opposite direction. She growled and chased him. She cornered him by his chair and tagged him. Then he leaped and tackled her to the ground as she tried to run away. They lay on the floor laughing and trying to catch their breath. "You're it." He said panting. She laughed.
He looked over at her and smiled. Her long hair was sprayed wildly around the leafy ground and her cheeks were rosy red. Her lips curved up in a smile and her eyes closed as she tried to catch her breath. He suddenly had an urge he'd not had since Wendy'd gone. He looked her over and swallowed hard.
