A/N: Another short one, but hey, I'm on an updating kick. I just luff this story! Anywho, not many more chapters to go because, even though I like it I must end it. Maybe two or three, depending. Thanks to all my reviewers! Tacos and cookies for all!

Chapter Five: The "Happy Thought"

I scowled at the floating boy. It had taken him all of ten minutes to fly while it had taken me weeks. I want to know what Pan's happy thought was, or maybe I didn't, but when do I ever listen to myself?

" Peter?" He stopped his flying and sat down on the ragged couch. " What was your happy thought?" I have never seen another living creature turn that shade of red before.

" I don't want to tell."

Now I could have let it go at this and be a nice guy, but, I am a pirate. " Please share Pan, we are all a twitter with anticipation."

He eyed me and backed away. I would too, I had just said the word twitter. " I don't want to!" He blushed harder, I was a bit scared that he would faint.

" Peter…" I lifted his chin and smiled. " Tell."

He sighed and gave me an, "I'm going to kill you later" look. " Fine it was…" He trailed off and motioned me closer. If there weren't veins and what not keeping my eyes in, they would have popped out. He was still blushing furiously and Tink was fluttering back and forth, trying to figure out what was wrong. Wouldn't she be surprised to find that absolutely nothing was wrong, quite the opposite really. Everything was very, very good. The only thing I was sure of was that I had lost my ability to speak. " Hook?" Pan's happy thought was…me. " James!"

I broke out of thought when he called me by my first name. " Yeah?"
" Are you…mad?"

I shook my head, eyes wide. " Lord no! I'm just…shocked. I would have thought that…"

" Wendy would've been my happy thought?" I nodded. Peter growled. " How could she be my happy thought? She left me because I was, and I quote, "Not the same Pan I fell for." Of course I'm not the same Pan she fell for! I gave up everything for her and what did she do?!"

" Turn her back on you." I whispered. The boy nodded. He looked at me questioningly. " I won't do that. As I have told you over and over again, I traveled years in a frozen forest trying to find you. I put up with Tink to find you!"

Peter chuckled. " And I still have no idea how you did that."

" Hey there!" Tink huffed, glaring.

" We all love you Tink." I said patting her head.

She placed her hands on her hips. " You better love me, or this fairy will seek vengeance."

I laughed. " Oh no! The fairy vengeance will kill us all!"

Peter snickered, but sobered quickly. " Can we go back? Please?"

I nodded. " I think we need to, Neverland may not last much longer. The only shred of Peter that was left there was in me, and I'm not quite there so…"

Neverland, truthfully I didn't think I would be back on the beaches of my old sailing grounds. Yet, here I was, looking at the blue water as it lapped at the golden sand. We had been here only a few days, yet his presence alone brought this place to life. Even I was feeling much better, if only I had a ship, we could sail the open seas.

" Hey." Pan said meekly. He had been quite this past days, and I hadn't seen much of him. " How are you?"

" Strange, I miss being the pirate, but at the same time, I am glad I'm not." I glanced at him. " It's just…odd."

He stared out into the rushing waves. " Do you miss the sea?"

" How could I not? I am part of the sea and it is part of me." His expression fell. " But, so are you. I am torn between my two loves."

Pan glanced at me, blue eyes wide. " What do you mean?"

I grabbed him and pulled him close. " I am torn between the sea and you, but if forced to choose I would choose you."

" I…" I cut him off with a soft kiss. I was still wary of his reactions, so I pulled back quickly. His hands fisted in my shirt and led me back down for another searing kiss. " Hook, I…" He blushed and ducked his head, shielding his eyes with a curtain of blonde. " I think I…" He trailed off and locked eyes with me. Emotions swam in his sea colored eyes and they filled with determination. " I think, and this is…kind of...strange, but I…I think I love you."