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Chapter 3: Neverland Isn't Forever
"No!" Peter cries as his "kiss" drops out of Wendy's hand. His fingers tighten around the black bars that separate him from everything he could have had. How could she do this to him? Is this part of growing up? Peter's heart pounds against his chest as he stares at Wendy, helpless. "You promised me you wouldn't forget," he says through clenched teeth. Peter lets go of the bars. He cannot take any more of this torture. The bars on the window and the fact that Wendy is not wearing his "kiss" do not console Peter. He came back to see her again and to talk to her. He did not expect the bars to be there or the window to be locked. He had seen the smile on Wendy's face as she told her stories and laughed when her brothers started the pillow fight. He had seen her take the "kiss" in her hand and look at it for a while. If only he was not barred from her - then maybe, just maybe he could have stopped her from letting go of her memories.
Peter moves away from the window slowly. Wendy has already grown up. The tears that he has held back for so long fall freely and he wipes them hastily. He shoots up into the sky, trying to rid the horrible feeling weighing down on his heart. The cold air envelops him and he feels ill. "I'll go back to Neverland. I'll feel better when I get there," Peter tells himself and soars toward home.
Yet, Peter does not feel any better when he breaks through the barrier to Neverland. He does not feel any better when Tigerlilly waves to him in the morning light. He cannot forget Wendy and he does not want her to erase him from her mind. Peter lands at the entrance to his tree house. He expects the Lost Boys to greet him, and remembers that they are in London. "Everything is back in London," Peter grumbles and flies right into bed. He lays there for what seems like eternity, thinking everything over. "All children grow up," Peter repeats. "If I were to grow up, then I could be with Wendy." He rolls onto his back and sighs heavily. Peter Pan growing up? Never has he heard something so crazy in all his life. Somehow, Peter feels the urge to grow up. He recalls Wendy telling him that when children grew up, they understood things better. He wants to understand love. He wants to understand the feeling he has whenever he thinks about Wendy.
Peter blinks and hears Tinkerbell whispering in his ear. He swats at her and she hovers right above him, a hurt expression on her face.
"I'm just thinking," he answers, smiling at the breeze Tinkerbell's gossamer wings make. She shrugs her shoulders as if to say, "About what?"
"Nothing," he replies and Tinkerbell turns a fiery red. She knows that he is thinking about Wendy, whom she despises greatly. She sees the dreamy look Peter has in his eyes and she pouts. "Can you leave me alone for a little while, Tink?" Peter asks and Tink zooms out of the room, red sparks flying everywhere.
Night falls over Neverland quickly and Tink returns to the tree house. She is sad to find Peter asleep and she turns to go - until she hears him muttering in his sleep. Two little horns magically appear on the fairy's head as she floats beside Peter's mouth. She cackles mischievously as Peter groans and starts speaking.
"Hmm, Wendy," he says. "I want to grow up - and leave Neverland. I want to - to leave Neverland and - be with my Wendy." Tinkerbell gasps and the two horns disappear. Peter moves his hand to his head and hits Tink. She tumbles back on the bed and stops herself from falling off the edge. Her wings droop lifelessly behind her and she loses her glow. Tinkerbell flies outside and hides underneath a leaf, where she cries herself to sleep.
Peter wakes up bright and early. He stands on his bed, his hands on his hips. "Tink, where'd you go?" he yawns. Peter wants to tell Tinkerbell the news first. He is leaving Neverland to become a man. Peter checks all the nooks and crannies of the tree house, but he cannot find her anywhere. He walks outside, smelling the perfumed air. The morning sun peeks through the trees' leaves and smiles down at Peter. He lifts off the dirt ground and calls for Tinkerbell. He cannot find her. Peter decides to go to the Mermaid Lagoon.
He bends towards the water and he sees the pale forms of the mermaids gliding through the lagoon. They surface and glare at him.
"Have you seen Tink?" he asks them and they shake their heads in unison. Peter is about to leave when one of the mermaids grasps Peter's arm with her clawed hand tightly. The boy turns to them, bewildered, and she pulls him down to her. The sunlight shines brightly on the mermaids and they shriek loudly. They disappear underneath the surface of the water. The mermaid holding Peter's arm is the only one that stays and she eyes him suspiciously.
"Peter, why are you leaving Neverland?" she asks in her ethereal voice. Peter opens his mouth in confusion.
"How do you know that?" he whispers. He did not tell anyone yet. The mermaid bares her fangs and pulls Peter closer.
"The fairy told us," she responds. "Why do you want to leave us for that Wendy?" Peter pulls away from the mermaid and she screeches. A nasty scratch is left on his arm.
"I didn't tell Tink. I have to find her! I can't stay in Neverland forever. Neverland isn't forever!" Peter tries to explain. The mermaid reaches for him again and Peter stands his ground. She strokes his cheek tenderly and lowers herself into the water.
"We will miss you," she says. Peter leans forward, the water touching his chin.
"Where's Tink?" Peter asks again. She has probably told all of Neverland. The mermaid does not answer anymore. Her head submerges underneath the lagoon and her pale form vanishes from sight.
"Great," Peter murmurs angrily. He pushes himself off the rock into the clouds, wondering how Tinkerbell found out about his decision.
Author's Note: This is probably the last chapter I am going to update for a while. I'm not sure yet because I have tons of stuff to finish for school. So just keep R&R! Thanks a lot!
Chapter 3: Neverland Isn't Forever
"No!" Peter cries as his "kiss" drops out of Wendy's hand. His fingers tighten around the black bars that separate him from everything he could have had. How could she do this to him? Is this part of growing up? Peter's heart pounds against his chest as he stares at Wendy, helpless. "You promised me you wouldn't forget," he says through clenched teeth. Peter lets go of the bars. He cannot take any more of this torture. The bars on the window and the fact that Wendy is not wearing his "kiss" do not console Peter. He came back to see her again and to talk to her. He did not expect the bars to be there or the window to be locked. He had seen the smile on Wendy's face as she told her stories and laughed when her brothers started the pillow fight. He had seen her take the "kiss" in her hand and look at it for a while. If only he was not barred from her - then maybe, just maybe he could have stopped her from letting go of her memories.
Peter moves away from the window slowly. Wendy has already grown up. The tears that he has held back for so long fall freely and he wipes them hastily. He shoots up into the sky, trying to rid the horrible feeling weighing down on his heart. The cold air envelops him and he feels ill. "I'll go back to Neverland. I'll feel better when I get there," Peter tells himself and soars toward home.
Yet, Peter does not feel any better when he breaks through the barrier to Neverland. He does not feel any better when Tigerlilly waves to him in the morning light. He cannot forget Wendy and he does not want her to erase him from her mind. Peter lands at the entrance to his tree house. He expects the Lost Boys to greet him, and remembers that they are in London. "Everything is back in London," Peter grumbles and flies right into bed. He lays there for what seems like eternity, thinking everything over. "All children grow up," Peter repeats. "If I were to grow up, then I could be with Wendy." He rolls onto his back and sighs heavily. Peter Pan growing up? Never has he heard something so crazy in all his life. Somehow, Peter feels the urge to grow up. He recalls Wendy telling him that when children grew up, they understood things better. He wants to understand love. He wants to understand the feeling he has whenever he thinks about Wendy.
Peter blinks and hears Tinkerbell whispering in his ear. He swats at her and she hovers right above him, a hurt expression on her face.
"I'm just thinking," he answers, smiling at the breeze Tinkerbell's gossamer wings make. She shrugs her shoulders as if to say, "About what?"
"Nothing," he replies and Tinkerbell turns a fiery red. She knows that he is thinking about Wendy, whom she despises greatly. She sees the dreamy look Peter has in his eyes and she pouts. "Can you leave me alone for a little while, Tink?" Peter asks and Tink zooms out of the room, red sparks flying everywhere.
Night falls over Neverland quickly and Tink returns to the tree house. She is sad to find Peter asleep and she turns to go - until she hears him muttering in his sleep. Two little horns magically appear on the fairy's head as she floats beside Peter's mouth. She cackles mischievously as Peter groans and starts speaking.
"Hmm, Wendy," he says. "I want to grow up - and leave Neverland. I want to - to leave Neverland and - be with my Wendy." Tinkerbell gasps and the two horns disappear. Peter moves his hand to his head and hits Tink. She tumbles back on the bed and stops herself from falling off the edge. Her wings droop lifelessly behind her and she loses her glow. Tinkerbell flies outside and hides underneath a leaf, where she cries herself to sleep.
Peter wakes up bright and early. He stands on his bed, his hands on his hips. "Tink, where'd you go?" he yawns. Peter wants to tell Tinkerbell the news first. He is leaving Neverland to become a man. Peter checks all the nooks and crannies of the tree house, but he cannot find her anywhere. He walks outside, smelling the perfumed air. The morning sun peeks through the trees' leaves and smiles down at Peter. He lifts off the dirt ground and calls for Tinkerbell. He cannot find her. Peter decides to go to the Mermaid Lagoon.
He bends towards the water and he sees the pale forms of the mermaids gliding through the lagoon. They surface and glare at him.
"Have you seen Tink?" he asks them and they shake their heads in unison. Peter is about to leave when one of the mermaids grasps Peter's arm with her clawed hand tightly. The boy turns to them, bewildered, and she pulls him down to her. The sunlight shines brightly on the mermaids and they shriek loudly. They disappear underneath the surface of the water. The mermaid holding Peter's arm is the only one that stays and she eyes him suspiciously.
"Peter, why are you leaving Neverland?" she asks in her ethereal voice. Peter opens his mouth in confusion.
"How do you know that?" he whispers. He did not tell anyone yet. The mermaid bares her fangs and pulls Peter closer.
"The fairy told us," she responds. "Why do you want to leave us for that Wendy?" Peter pulls away from the mermaid and she screeches. A nasty scratch is left on his arm.
"I didn't tell Tink. I have to find her! I can't stay in Neverland forever. Neverland isn't forever!" Peter tries to explain. The mermaid reaches for him again and Peter stands his ground. She strokes his cheek tenderly and lowers herself into the water.
"We will miss you," she says. Peter leans forward, the water touching his chin.
"Where's Tink?" Peter asks again. She has probably told all of Neverland. The mermaid does not answer anymore. Her head submerges underneath the lagoon and her pale form vanishes from sight.
"Great," Peter murmurs angrily. He pushes himself off the rock into the clouds, wondering how Tinkerbell found out about his decision.
Author's Note: This is probably the last chapter I am going to update for a while. I'm not sure yet because I have tons of stuff to finish for school. So just keep R&R! Thanks a lot!