Authors Note: Hello friends. This is chapter 3, hope you enjoy it :) Thanks for the great reviews, they really make me feel special ^_^
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Chapter Three
As soon as Robyn and I came out of the bright light, Neverland stood before us. Robyn's eyes lit up as she saw the beautiful island before her. I smiled and flew towards it, holding her hand the whole way. We flew past the pirate ship and with my excellent hearing I heard Mr. Smee yell, "Cap'n! Pan is back!" I laughed at this but continued flying into the island.
We landed in front of the tree house, and Robyn was still in a total state of shock. "Wait here, ok?" I said and she nodded in return. I smiled at her before entering the tree.
Immediately, The Lost Boys ran up to me, asking if I had found the new boy for them to play with.
"Where is he?!"
"How old is he?!"
"Does he stink?!"
"Can we name him Foamy!?"
I laughed at them, but then shook my head. "It's not a boy that I have brought back," I sternly said, and when I did, the boys lost they're happy expressions.
"Not a boy?"
"Why on earth would you bring another girl, Peter?"
"We don't want another mother!" Nibs yelled and threw his spear in the air with a scream, the rest of the boys imitating his move.
"Oh stop it, she's not here to be our mother…well, at least I don't think so," I said as I changed my voice from leadership to curiosity.
"Then what's her purpose here? Girls can't do anything but cook and tell stories!" Hawky whined.
"Does she tell stories, Peter?" Curly asked innocently.
"I don't know, why don't you ask her?" I answered and pointed out the door. Automatically the boys ran out, all screaming out of control. Tink tapped my shoulder and made a face, along with her tinkling noises, which said that she didn't like Robyn very much. "I know Tink, you don't like anyone," I said back. Tink was offended by this and waved her pointer finger at me in disapproval. I sighed, "I know, I know, except me," Tink blushed and then flew off, leaving a long trail of yellow sparkles behind her.
I hurried out the door towards Robyn, making sure the boys didn't decide to have her for dinner. When I got outside, the kids were circling around Robyn, eyeing her attire and stature suspiciously. I zipped in the air and circled around her head, crowing loudly.
The boys cheered as I flew down besides Robyn, sitting Indian style in the air. Robyn gave us all weird looks and put her hands on her hips, "So this is Neverland, huh?" I nodded and grinned. She sighed and looked around at the boys, who were now sitting on the ground looking up at her. "Well I have to say that this wasn't what I was expecting,"
"Would you rather go home?" I said smartly. The boys gasped.
"No! Never," she immediately said.
"Then what's the big deal? There's no parents, no rules, no chores,"
"Except going fishing," Hawky interrupted.
"Yeah, except that, but we do have to eat," I said back to him. Robyn smiled a little. She looked tall and proud, standing in a circle full of small kids that looked up to her with gleaming eyes. Did they like her more than they had liked Wendy?
"Are you going to be our mother?" Slightly asked with innocence in his eyes as all the boys held in there breathe. Robyn laughed.
"A mother? Me? I came here to get away from a mother, why on earth would I want to be one?" she said with a laugh. The boys released they're air and sighed in relief.
"Maybe you could be our sister," Nibs suggested. They all agreed and cheered, standing up and running around again. Robyn looked at me with confusion but smiled.
"I don't think I could be a Lost Boy," she sarcastically said and sat on the ground in front of me. I drifted down in front of her.
"You don't have to be. You could be, uh, our Lost Sister!" I laughed and nudged her in the shoulder. She giggled in return.
"So there's no other girls on this
island?" she then asked. I shook my head no.
"Nope, just us." I started, "Oh wait, there's princess Tigerlilly, and the rest of her tribe. And the mermaids. And the faeries. But there's never been a Lost Girl before, if that's what you mean."
"There's never been a real girl here? Ever?" she said with shock. I looked her in the eyes and then looked away, my heart beginning to crush. "There was a girl here once, was there,"
"Once," I said, not making eye contact and instead breaking apart a leaf on the hard ground.
"What was her name?" Robyn asked, her voice softening and her face close to mine. I sighed.
"Wendy," I simply said. Robyn said nothing, but looked at me peculiarly. I sighed again. "Wendy was the first girl to ever come on the island. I didn't dream about her, but I brought her here anyway," I stopped when I noticed Robyn was already confused. "Never mind about the dream part." She nodded. "Anyway, I overheard her telling stories to her little brothers, and I wanted me and the Lost Boys to be able to hear those stories all the time. So one night she and her brothers came. Wendy was so different, and with her I was happy. She completed me, she actually made me think about growing up." I stopped and changed my tone of voice from hurt to anger. "She left me. She left me here to suffer without her while she grew up and completed her damn life." I crushed the leaf in my hand and threw it behind me. Robyn went to say something but didn't. Instead, she brought her hand to my face and gently stroked my cheek. I looked at her, pain in my eyes.
"You shouldn't be bothered by someone who wasn't willing to stay with you, forever," she said with comfort.
"I loved her. I still do," tears filled my eyes. Robyn shook her head and held my face in both her hands, looking at me sternly.
"If you let her go, it won't hurt anymore, I promise," she released me and stood up, walking inside the house. I sat there and brought my knees to my chest, hugging them close. I hadn't even seen Wendy in almost three years. I wondered where she was, what she was doing…and who was taking my place.
Anger and curiosity crept inside me, eating my soul alive. I quickly stood up and ran inside to find the boys tending Robyn to her new bed.
"Slightly," I said. "Come here," Slightly walked over to me, and I kneeled down on one knee in front of him.
"What's wrong Peter? Are you feeling well?" he asked and put his hand on my forehead.
"I'm fine. Listen to me Slight. I'm going away for a little bit, and I need you to watch over Robyn for me, ok? Can you do that?" I asked and put my hands on both his shoulders.
"You're leaving? Again? But she just got here not ten minutes ago!" Slightly argued.
"Slightly, I have to do this. Make her feel at home, and don't take her near the mermaids ok? Or Hook." Slightly sighed but nodded sadly. I ruffled his hair and then in an instant, I was gone, flying back to the modern world, and a familiar nursery that I hadn't seen in a long time.
