Karen bolted around the room grabbing all of her things to pack. Blue
hovered around providing light in the darkness. She slid a couple more
items into her bag. She felt she had enough things and her backpack so she
headed to the window, tripping first to help her along the way. She hit the
ground with a thud that was quickly followed by a stream of curses.
"Wonderful the whole family will hear you now," Blue quipped flying down to her head his tiny body level with her face. Footsteps that were climbing the stairs proved him to be right. Karen heard the doorknob turn and she tried to hide but it was to late, Ann was standing in the doorway.
"What are you doing?" Ann's voice asked piercing through the darkness. Karen felt Blue fly under her hair.
"Nothing go away," Karen hissed from the floor. Ann turned on the light and crossed her arms.
"Doesn't look like nothing," Ann said as she surveyed the scene.
"I ... forgot to pack, I have a field trip tomorrow," Karen lied.
"Oh right, am I supposed to believe that?" Ann asked.
"Yes so you should go away now," Karen retorted.
"Not till I know what your up to," Ann said.
"Have you talked with Mom yet?" Karen asked instead.
"No, they wouldn't until you woke up," Ann said, more curious then annoyed.
"Well nevermind then just go away Ann," Karen demanded.
"No," replied Ann stubbornly. Karen felt cross and angered at her younger sister. She got up carefully making sure Blue stayed hidden out of sight and slowly looked over at Ann.
"Look I'm doing nothing just leave me alone," Karen's voice was falsely calm.
"Karen you've been acting weird lately and I'm not leaving till you tell me why," Ann's said stubbornly.
"That's none of your business!" Karen shouted. Blue pressed against her neck until he was close up by her ear.
"Let's bring her along," Blue whispered.
"No," Karen whispered softly
"What?" Ann asked.
"Nothing," Karen growled.
"I'm a big part of this expedition so you better let me have a say. Will bring her along for a week and then I'll bring her back home alright?" Blue compromised. Karen would rather just fly out the window now but that would not do any good.
"If you don't tell me I'll scream. I mean it Karen I will wake everyone up, even the neighbours," Ann threatened. Karen quickly thought over Blue's compromise and tried to ignore Ann's threat. She was running away but if she brought her sister along it would seem more like a vacation. Or would it? Is this how she was justifying herself? Karen sighed which Blue took as consent and moved out from under her hair into Ann's view. Ann gasped.
"What is that?" Ann asked breathlessly.
"I'm a fairy," Blue responded proudly.
"What did it say?" Ann asked her sapphire eyes lingering in his.
"Didn't you understand him?" Karen asked. Ann shook her head.
"It was pretty though, sounded like some bells rustling in the wind or something," Ann responded.
"Oh yea. You are going to have to translate for her she won't understand me," Blue said nodding his head.
"Why can I understand you then?" Karen asked him.
"Because I was born from your first laugh ... we have a special bond that way," Blue said slowly.
"That's how fairies are born?" Karen asked. Blue's little head nodded sending fairy dust flying everywhere.
"What's he saying?" Ann asked her blue eyes wide in awe.
"He said were going to take a trip to the Neverland," Karen said.
"Where's that?" Ann's eyes followed Blue as he flew up to the window.
"2nd star to the right then straight on until dawn," Blue said excitedly. Karen repeated what he said to Ann. Surprisingly Ann's face showed not disbelief but excitement. It seemed she was more ready to believe then her sister. Probably because she was still more of a child then Karen was.
"How will we get there then?" Ann asked. In answer Blue flew over her, his fairy dust fell upon her and sparkled majestically, making her look prettier then ever. Karen swallowed and walked over to the window and pulled it open and she sat in it. There was only open space below her feet.
"All you have to do is just think happy thoughts Ann," Karen said without turning around. Blue noticing the note of anxiety in her voice flew over to Karen. She smiled at him as he flew out in front of her.
"Just fly to me," Blue told her encouragingly. Karen smile thinking of fairies and happy things. She floated slightly above the windowsill. She stretched out her hand to Blue and flew over to him. She let out a shriek of delight as she looked down.
"I'm flying Blue," She whispered. She turned to face her sister.
"Well hurry up then," Karen said trying to sound impatient but came off sounding more like her mother trying to coax her to do something. Ann didn't move for a second but prompted by her sister's success walked over to the window. She clambered through until she too was floating in the air. Karen noticed she had shoes on... weird, Karen thought.
"Well come on girls lets go," Blue smiled. Karen flew behind him and Ann catching on flew up beside them and all together they flew up towards the endless night.
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"Where have they gone?" asked Mr. Edwards.
"I have no idea. There was no note, no nothing they just left!" Mrs. Edwards cried.
"Well did they go to a friends house?" Mr. Edwards asked trying to be calm. His wife paced nervously.
"No! I already checked! They just disappeared. Both rooms empty the only sign of them is that Karen's window was wide open and some of her clothes are gone. But that is the only sign and the window just might have been open because it might have been hot ... was it hot last night? Oh I don't know... " Mrs. Edwards answered frantically. Tears ran down her face and she walked over to her husband and he gathered her in his arms. He kissed the top of her head and pulled her closer.
"They just don't seem like the type of girls to do this sort of thing," Mrs. Edwards managed to say in between sobs.
"I know sweetie," Mr. Edwards kissed her again and stroked her hair.
"I know Karen has hit a tough time in her life but Ann? Why did she go? Or maybe she is at a friends house, maybe I am overreacting..." Mrs. Edwards hopelessly drifted off.
"It's okay hon. Will find them in no time at all," Mr. Edwards answered confidently.
JD watched the whole thing from the bottom of the stairs. He knew exactly where his sisters had gone because he had heard them talking the previous night. It angered him that they hadn't thought to bring him along but that was all right. He would get to them eventually; all it would take was some careful planning, some time and a whole lot of luck.
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Karen gasped in awe at her first view of Neverland. It easily was one of the most beautiful places on earth. Well not exactly on Earth she realized with an ache in her heart. She had left, run away to put it bluntly. What if she just flew back now before her parents realized she was gone? She swooped down and dragged her fingers along the ocean water. No, she thought firmly. I can never go back. It would be too much pain for her, and her family. So on they flew closer to the island that had its mix of wonder and beauty.
"It's so beautiful," Ann's voice carried down to her on the wind. Karen cranked her head to find Blue who was actually just a few feet away from her. She smiled, she really liked him, and of course she had no other fairies to judge him by that was all right. He was a lot like her in fact, but it made sense because after all he was born from her first laugh. Blue's laughter reached her ears, which actually sounded a lot like chimes. He flew farther away from her and she tried to catch and failed dismally. She was a new flier and did not have the skill quite yet.
They reached the island and landed on the beach kicking up sand as they landed. An ocean breeze carried the sand away and Ann turned to look at Karen and Blue.
"Where to now?" Ann asked. Karen instantly looked at Blue.
"Well I guess we can stay over by the fairies, we will start building you girls a house," Blue answered. It struck Karen how permanent this all was. I mean they were actually going to go build a house, for them.
"What did he say?" Ann asked automatically.
"Were going to build a house," Karen answered. Ann looked down at herself. She was still in her teddy bear pajamas.
"I'm still in my pajamas," Ann said in horror. "I can't go tramping around in the forest in my pajamas," Ann continued. Karen rolled her eyes and rummaged through her bag. She grabbed a pair of shorts and shirt that might fit and threw them over to her sister.
"Change into that," Karen ordered.
"I'll never fit into these, we have different body shapes. I'm tall and lean and your short ... and kind of stumpy." Ann said.
"I'm not stumpy. As for as different body shapes goes ... that just means I have a butt and you don't," Karen retorted. Ann rolled her eyes in answer. They walked off the beach and into the forest where Ann hid behind a tree to change.
"Human girls," Blue sighed. "What am I going to do with the pair of you?" He asked dramatically. Karen swatted at him, which he dodged easily. Karen turned and let her eyes rove the scenery. She felt like she had stepped into a picture book. It was the picturesque jungle. Gigantic trees, scary shadows and dirt and bugs and moss and every manner of thing. Even little boys... little boys? Karen squinted her eyes. Nope there was no mistaking it; there was 3 ... no 4 boys running through the plants in their direction. They acted kind of like natives.
"Blue who are those boys over there?" Karen asked. Blue flew over to her so that he was parallel with her head.
"Those are just some of the lost boys," He answered indifferently. An arrow hit the tree right beside them. Blue suddenly became frantic.
"Those idiots! Have to shoot everything!" He squeaked. Karen grabbed on to him with both her hands.
"Calm down we can just fly away," Karen answered calmly.
"No we can't that just makes us a better target!" Blue squeaked louder. Karen's heart began to race and she let go of Blue and bolted in the opposite direction.
"Ann where are you?!" Karen shouted into the trees. Ann popped out from behind her tree. She had pulled on Karen's shorts and pink T-shirt that in fact Karen noticed that pink was more her color... Karen snapped back to reality. She grabbed her sister and issued one order.
"Run!" Karen screamed. Their feet pounded along the forest floor in unison. Behind her Karen heard excited yelling and another arrow hit a tree beside them. This one was definitely closer.
"Wait a minute, Tinker Bell! Blue called out. They continued to run but Blue started to lagged behind them a little.
"Tink answer me!" Blue called out again. A bell-like voice that sounded kind of like Blue's answered him. It sounded almost like a language you could speak. Karen risked turning her head slightly and she out of the corner of her eye another fairy hovering over some boys wearing animal fur.
"It's okay slow down now," Blue told them. Karen hesitated but then grabbed on to Ann's arm to pull her to a stop. The boys caught up to them in a second and grabbed onto both girls. Letting out Indian yells and whoops of joy they tried to tie them.
"Blue help!" Ann yelled. Karen desperately tried to shake them off but the fought dirty. One boy who looked to be 9 grabbed on to her hair. Karen bit back a shriek and tried to grab him but her hands were bound.
"Blue this isn't what should be happening!" Karen yelled. Blue was frantically conversing with the other fairy... Tinker Bell. They then both nodded in agreement and Blue flew over to her.
"What's going on?" Karen demanded.
"The Lost Boys are going to take you to their leader," Blue said.
"Are they cannibals or something? Well walk with them just untie our hands!" Ann shouted.
"You sound a lot like Karen when you yell," Blue laughed.
"Oh shut up," Karen hissed.
"We cannot untie you. You must walk with your hands tied you might try to hurt us," Said the little hair grabber. He poked Karen to walk forward. She sighed and started to march onwards. Blue sat on her shoulder and Ann came and walked up beside her.
"Why does this seem like something out of a movie? Ann asked. Karen for once agreed with her sister.
"Don't get comfortable up there," Karen warned Blue as they marched onwards deeper and deeper into the forest.
"Wonderful the whole family will hear you now," Blue quipped flying down to her head his tiny body level with her face. Footsteps that were climbing the stairs proved him to be right. Karen heard the doorknob turn and she tried to hide but it was to late, Ann was standing in the doorway.
"What are you doing?" Ann's voice asked piercing through the darkness. Karen felt Blue fly under her hair.
"Nothing go away," Karen hissed from the floor. Ann turned on the light and crossed her arms.
"Doesn't look like nothing," Ann said as she surveyed the scene.
"I ... forgot to pack, I have a field trip tomorrow," Karen lied.
"Oh right, am I supposed to believe that?" Ann asked.
"Yes so you should go away now," Karen retorted.
"Not till I know what your up to," Ann said.
"Have you talked with Mom yet?" Karen asked instead.
"No, they wouldn't until you woke up," Ann said, more curious then annoyed.
"Well nevermind then just go away Ann," Karen demanded.
"No," replied Ann stubbornly. Karen felt cross and angered at her younger sister. She got up carefully making sure Blue stayed hidden out of sight and slowly looked over at Ann.
"Look I'm doing nothing just leave me alone," Karen's voice was falsely calm.
"Karen you've been acting weird lately and I'm not leaving till you tell me why," Ann's said stubbornly.
"That's none of your business!" Karen shouted. Blue pressed against her neck until he was close up by her ear.
"Let's bring her along," Blue whispered.
"No," Karen whispered softly
"What?" Ann asked.
"Nothing," Karen growled.
"I'm a big part of this expedition so you better let me have a say. Will bring her along for a week and then I'll bring her back home alright?" Blue compromised. Karen would rather just fly out the window now but that would not do any good.
"If you don't tell me I'll scream. I mean it Karen I will wake everyone up, even the neighbours," Ann threatened. Karen quickly thought over Blue's compromise and tried to ignore Ann's threat. She was running away but if she brought her sister along it would seem more like a vacation. Or would it? Is this how she was justifying herself? Karen sighed which Blue took as consent and moved out from under her hair into Ann's view. Ann gasped.
"What is that?" Ann asked breathlessly.
"I'm a fairy," Blue responded proudly.
"What did it say?" Ann asked her sapphire eyes lingering in his.
"Didn't you understand him?" Karen asked. Ann shook her head.
"It was pretty though, sounded like some bells rustling in the wind or something," Ann responded.
"Oh yea. You are going to have to translate for her she won't understand me," Blue said nodding his head.
"Why can I understand you then?" Karen asked him.
"Because I was born from your first laugh ... we have a special bond that way," Blue said slowly.
"That's how fairies are born?" Karen asked. Blue's little head nodded sending fairy dust flying everywhere.
"What's he saying?" Ann asked her blue eyes wide in awe.
"He said were going to take a trip to the Neverland," Karen said.
"Where's that?" Ann's eyes followed Blue as he flew up to the window.
"2nd star to the right then straight on until dawn," Blue said excitedly. Karen repeated what he said to Ann. Surprisingly Ann's face showed not disbelief but excitement. It seemed she was more ready to believe then her sister. Probably because she was still more of a child then Karen was.
"How will we get there then?" Ann asked. In answer Blue flew over her, his fairy dust fell upon her and sparkled majestically, making her look prettier then ever. Karen swallowed and walked over to the window and pulled it open and she sat in it. There was only open space below her feet.
"All you have to do is just think happy thoughts Ann," Karen said without turning around. Blue noticing the note of anxiety in her voice flew over to Karen. She smiled at him as he flew out in front of her.
"Just fly to me," Blue told her encouragingly. Karen smile thinking of fairies and happy things. She floated slightly above the windowsill. She stretched out her hand to Blue and flew over to him. She let out a shriek of delight as she looked down.
"I'm flying Blue," She whispered. She turned to face her sister.
"Well hurry up then," Karen said trying to sound impatient but came off sounding more like her mother trying to coax her to do something. Ann didn't move for a second but prompted by her sister's success walked over to the window. She clambered through until she too was floating in the air. Karen noticed she had shoes on... weird, Karen thought.
"Well come on girls lets go," Blue smiled. Karen flew behind him and Ann catching on flew up beside them and all together they flew up towards the endless night.
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"Where have they gone?" asked Mr. Edwards.
"I have no idea. There was no note, no nothing they just left!" Mrs. Edwards cried.
"Well did they go to a friends house?" Mr. Edwards asked trying to be calm. His wife paced nervously.
"No! I already checked! They just disappeared. Both rooms empty the only sign of them is that Karen's window was wide open and some of her clothes are gone. But that is the only sign and the window just might have been open because it might have been hot ... was it hot last night? Oh I don't know... " Mrs. Edwards answered frantically. Tears ran down her face and she walked over to her husband and he gathered her in his arms. He kissed the top of her head and pulled her closer.
"They just don't seem like the type of girls to do this sort of thing," Mrs. Edwards managed to say in between sobs.
"I know sweetie," Mr. Edwards kissed her again and stroked her hair.
"I know Karen has hit a tough time in her life but Ann? Why did she go? Or maybe she is at a friends house, maybe I am overreacting..." Mrs. Edwards hopelessly drifted off.
"It's okay hon. Will find them in no time at all," Mr. Edwards answered confidently.
JD watched the whole thing from the bottom of the stairs. He knew exactly where his sisters had gone because he had heard them talking the previous night. It angered him that they hadn't thought to bring him along but that was all right. He would get to them eventually; all it would take was some careful planning, some time and a whole lot of luck.
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Karen gasped in awe at her first view of Neverland. It easily was one of the most beautiful places on earth. Well not exactly on Earth she realized with an ache in her heart. She had left, run away to put it bluntly. What if she just flew back now before her parents realized she was gone? She swooped down and dragged her fingers along the ocean water. No, she thought firmly. I can never go back. It would be too much pain for her, and her family. So on they flew closer to the island that had its mix of wonder and beauty.
"It's so beautiful," Ann's voice carried down to her on the wind. Karen cranked her head to find Blue who was actually just a few feet away from her. She smiled, she really liked him, and of course she had no other fairies to judge him by that was all right. He was a lot like her in fact, but it made sense because after all he was born from her first laugh. Blue's laughter reached her ears, which actually sounded a lot like chimes. He flew farther away from her and she tried to catch and failed dismally. She was a new flier and did not have the skill quite yet.
They reached the island and landed on the beach kicking up sand as they landed. An ocean breeze carried the sand away and Ann turned to look at Karen and Blue.
"Where to now?" Ann asked. Karen instantly looked at Blue.
"Well I guess we can stay over by the fairies, we will start building you girls a house," Blue answered. It struck Karen how permanent this all was. I mean they were actually going to go build a house, for them.
"What did he say?" Ann asked automatically.
"Were going to build a house," Karen answered. Ann looked down at herself. She was still in her teddy bear pajamas.
"I'm still in my pajamas," Ann said in horror. "I can't go tramping around in the forest in my pajamas," Ann continued. Karen rolled her eyes and rummaged through her bag. She grabbed a pair of shorts and shirt that might fit and threw them over to her sister.
"Change into that," Karen ordered.
"I'll never fit into these, we have different body shapes. I'm tall and lean and your short ... and kind of stumpy." Ann said.
"I'm not stumpy. As for as different body shapes goes ... that just means I have a butt and you don't," Karen retorted. Ann rolled her eyes in answer. They walked off the beach and into the forest where Ann hid behind a tree to change.
"Human girls," Blue sighed. "What am I going to do with the pair of you?" He asked dramatically. Karen swatted at him, which he dodged easily. Karen turned and let her eyes rove the scenery. She felt like she had stepped into a picture book. It was the picturesque jungle. Gigantic trees, scary shadows and dirt and bugs and moss and every manner of thing. Even little boys... little boys? Karen squinted her eyes. Nope there was no mistaking it; there was 3 ... no 4 boys running through the plants in their direction. They acted kind of like natives.
"Blue who are those boys over there?" Karen asked. Blue flew over to her so that he was parallel with her head.
"Those are just some of the lost boys," He answered indifferently. An arrow hit the tree right beside them. Blue suddenly became frantic.
"Those idiots! Have to shoot everything!" He squeaked. Karen grabbed on to him with both her hands.
"Calm down we can just fly away," Karen answered calmly.
"No we can't that just makes us a better target!" Blue squeaked louder. Karen's heart began to race and she let go of Blue and bolted in the opposite direction.
"Ann where are you?!" Karen shouted into the trees. Ann popped out from behind her tree. She had pulled on Karen's shorts and pink T-shirt that in fact Karen noticed that pink was more her color... Karen snapped back to reality. She grabbed her sister and issued one order.
"Run!" Karen screamed. Their feet pounded along the forest floor in unison. Behind her Karen heard excited yelling and another arrow hit a tree beside them. This one was definitely closer.
"Wait a minute, Tinker Bell! Blue called out. They continued to run but Blue started to lagged behind them a little.
"Tink answer me!" Blue called out again. A bell-like voice that sounded kind of like Blue's answered him. It sounded almost like a language you could speak. Karen risked turning her head slightly and she out of the corner of her eye another fairy hovering over some boys wearing animal fur.
"It's okay slow down now," Blue told them. Karen hesitated but then grabbed on to Ann's arm to pull her to a stop. The boys caught up to them in a second and grabbed onto both girls. Letting out Indian yells and whoops of joy they tried to tie them.
"Blue help!" Ann yelled. Karen desperately tried to shake them off but the fought dirty. One boy who looked to be 9 grabbed on to her hair. Karen bit back a shriek and tried to grab him but her hands were bound.
"Blue this isn't what should be happening!" Karen yelled. Blue was frantically conversing with the other fairy... Tinker Bell. They then both nodded in agreement and Blue flew over to her.
"What's going on?" Karen demanded.
"The Lost Boys are going to take you to their leader," Blue said.
"Are they cannibals or something? Well walk with them just untie our hands!" Ann shouted.
"You sound a lot like Karen when you yell," Blue laughed.
"Oh shut up," Karen hissed.
"We cannot untie you. You must walk with your hands tied you might try to hurt us," Said the little hair grabber. He poked Karen to walk forward. She sighed and started to march onwards. Blue sat on her shoulder and Ann came and walked up beside her.
"Why does this seem like something out of a movie? Ann asked. Karen for once agreed with her sister.
"Don't get comfortable up there," Karen warned Blue as they marched onwards deeper and deeper into the forest.