Chapter Two
The seven girls slowly drifted closer to shore in the small boat, when Claire spoke up.
"Maybe we'll see Pan."
"Maybe. We've never really seen him before, being below deck and all." Meloney agreed. When the boat finally hit the sandy shore, all the girls stepped out with Alex in the front. They all made their way to Mermaid lagoon, while swinging the bucket, and Jenni humming to herself. When their footsteps finally reached the blackberry patch, Alex announced.
"Ok, Meloney, Claire, Jenni, Sara and Honey, you all stay here and get all the berries you can find here. Me and Karry are gonna go down closer to the water for the riper ones." all the girls nodded in agreement as Karry and Alex headed down the hill. The loose dirt rolled ahead of them, down into the bushes that lined the waters edge. The two girls footsteps where soft and could only be heard by the ants that they were stepping on. Suddenly something made the leader of the two stop in her tracks.
"What is it Alex?" Karry asked quietly worried about her friend. Alex only looked back at her, grabbed her hand, and dove behind a nearby tree. The bark was rough on their backs, as the pushed against it as hard as they could. Karry said nothing in fear of giving away their hiding place to whatever it was they were hiding from. That was when Alex looked at her.
"Lost boys….Pan…down in the water." she said in barley a whisper.
"Really?! Lets go down and talk to them!" Karry said, but at the same time tried to remain quiet.
"No you idiot, we can't go down their."
"Why not?"
"We're pirates remember. Weather we want to meet them or not, we are still the enemies in their eyes." Alex replied disappointedly. They younger girls weren't the only ones who wanted to meet the group of boys that, on a regular basis, harassed Hook to no end. No, she also wanted to meet them. But more then anything she wanted to meet the Pan. Peter Pan. She always smiled at that name. She didn't really want to become a pirate, but under the circumstances she didn't have much of a choice. Hook was the only one that would take her and the girls in.
Feeling braver, Alex peeked around the side of the tree down at the water. Let's see their was the bear one, the fox, the Twins, the rabbit, and the little skunk. She sighed when she realized they didn't see them. But that relaxation disappeared as she noticed that their leader was nowhere in sight. Looking over at Karry and giving her a look that said, 'I'll be right back', she crouched down and crept closer to the water. Still looking around, she carefully kept her footing on the ground, carefully not to slip and cause any unnecessary sound. She looked behind her just in case when she came to a stop down near a smaller tree. Scanning the area silently, her eyes, turned as big as dinner plates when she heard a footstep and the crunch of a twig behind her.
Grabbing for her sword, she turned, ready for anything. She gave a sigh relief when she saw nothing. Putting the sword back in its place, she started to look behind her once more. But before she had the change she was grabbed by the waist, and thrown into the side of the tree. Startled, see looked around her to see who had treated her so roughly. When she did all she saw was the blade of a very sharp looking dagger, and a hostile, but handsome face.
The seven girls slowly drifted closer to shore in the small boat, when Claire spoke up.
"Maybe we'll see Pan."
"Maybe. We've never really seen him before, being below deck and all." Meloney agreed. When the boat finally hit the sandy shore, all the girls stepped out with Alex in the front. They all made their way to Mermaid lagoon, while swinging the bucket, and Jenni humming to herself. When their footsteps finally reached the blackberry patch, Alex announced.
"Ok, Meloney, Claire, Jenni, Sara and Honey, you all stay here and get all the berries you can find here. Me and Karry are gonna go down closer to the water for the riper ones." all the girls nodded in agreement as Karry and Alex headed down the hill. The loose dirt rolled ahead of them, down into the bushes that lined the waters edge. The two girls footsteps where soft and could only be heard by the ants that they were stepping on. Suddenly something made the leader of the two stop in her tracks.
"What is it Alex?" Karry asked quietly worried about her friend. Alex only looked back at her, grabbed her hand, and dove behind a nearby tree. The bark was rough on their backs, as the pushed against it as hard as they could. Karry said nothing in fear of giving away their hiding place to whatever it was they were hiding from. That was when Alex looked at her.
"Lost boys….Pan…down in the water." she said in barley a whisper.
"Really?! Lets go down and talk to them!" Karry said, but at the same time tried to remain quiet.
"No you idiot, we can't go down their."
"Why not?"
"We're pirates remember. Weather we want to meet them or not, we are still the enemies in their eyes." Alex replied disappointedly. They younger girls weren't the only ones who wanted to meet the group of boys that, on a regular basis, harassed Hook to no end. No, she also wanted to meet them. But more then anything she wanted to meet the Pan. Peter Pan. She always smiled at that name. She didn't really want to become a pirate, but under the circumstances she didn't have much of a choice. Hook was the only one that would take her and the girls in.
Feeling braver, Alex peeked around the side of the tree down at the water. Let's see their was the bear one, the fox, the Twins, the rabbit, and the little skunk. She sighed when she realized they didn't see them. But that relaxation disappeared as she noticed that their leader was nowhere in sight. Looking over at Karry and giving her a look that said, 'I'll be right back', she crouched down and crept closer to the water. Still looking around, she carefully kept her footing on the ground, carefully not to slip and cause any unnecessary sound. She looked behind her just in case when she came to a stop down near a smaller tree. Scanning the area silently, her eyes, turned as big as dinner plates when she heard a footstep and the crunch of a twig behind her.
Grabbing for her sword, she turned, ready for anything. She gave a sigh relief when she saw nothing. Putting the sword back in its place, she started to look behind her once more. But before she had the change she was grabbed by the waist, and thrown into the side of the tree. Startled, see looked around her to see who had treated her so roughly. When she did all she saw was the blade of a very sharp looking dagger, and a hostile, but handsome face.