Chapter 8
Old Faces In New Places
The day was lit brightly with the sun's glittering light, the streets were bustling with people all enjoying a nice Saturday morning out in town, and everyone was peaceful and happy.
Everyone, except one.
One girl, who leaned crossly against a brick wall, glaring irritably at anyone who dared to wish "Good morning!" or smile cheerfully up at her.
To say this girl was grumpy was an understatement, for she was much more, and threatening to lash out at the person who said otherwise.
Then again, this crabby girl had reasons to be in such a state. One being the deprivation of a shower over a twenty hour time period. The next, hunger. And the last three being the kidnapping of her father, the fight with her flying "friend", and the possible destruction of this Flying "friend's" homeland any second.
Yes, Riley Danielle Parkerson had it bad and had every right to be grouchy. Which she was taking full advantage off.
The girl groaned, glancing down at her stomach as it growled for the fourth time in five minutes. She was starving, and with each grumble of her stomach she could hear it cry, 'feeeeeeeeed me, feeeeeed me.'
"I'd be only to happy," she mumbled aloud, receiving an odd look from a bystander passing by. Grunting in reply, Riley folded her arms and sunk lower into the wall, returning to her game of pedestrian glaring.
Suddenly, without any warning, an unexpected siren filled the air, making everyone, including the girl, turn their heads upward, towards the migraine-making blare.
Across the street, a speeding car slowed to a stop, it's red and blue lights flashing.
Cops!
Eyes going wide, Riley immediately leaped from her resting place against the brick and began to hurtle herself into hiding, when realization hit, and she stopped. The girl rolled her eyes. What am I hiding for? I didn't do anything! She paused and gulped.
At least not yet...
Still, shaking her head, and mentally cursing her idiocy, she retraced her steps and re-claimed her spot on the brick wall. As the cars parked, two metal doors swung open, and Riley watched as two men clad in uniform stepped into view, joking quietly with one another.
Closing the door, the men steeped off the road and onto the sidewalk heading for the.. - she looked upward at the shop sign- .
Riley smiled slightly, rolling her eyes. Doughnut shop. How cliché... She stopped mid-smile when something hit her..
Wait-Cops! COPS!!! What if the Eye... Her thoughts drifted off.
Springing from her spot on the wall, she crossed the street, slowly, and casually approached the police car. Look up in the lights.. she needed to look up in the lights. There was a problem though, the lights were higher up then she could see. Riley groaned. She was going to have to climb. Great. This was not good. The people of Seattle where not accustom to seeing teenage girls climb up on police cars and search the lights. This was going to look very suspicious, not to mention be very embarrassing if someone saw her. Her face fell to her hands. "Why me?" she mumbled into the flesh pressed to her face.
With a final groan, her hands fell from her face and she stared around her. No one seemed to be paying much attention to her. Well...not yet at least. Trying to look as normal as she could, Riley snuck closer to the car.
Letting out a nervous cough, she, casually as could manage, leaned herself against the warm, mental exterior of the police car. Riley exhaled in relief. Well...that wasn't so hard..
She glanced up at the lights high above her head. Now..it's hard.
All she had to do now was climb up the car and search the lights. This had to be done quick and unnoticeably. Riley moaned. Here goes nothing...
In one swift moment, Riley placed her foot in the car door handle and used it to launch her body upward landing neatly on top of the car.
...or at least, that's what should have happened.
Instead, as Riley placed her foot in the car door handle preparing to launch herself upward, to her surprise the door her foot was balancing on, sprang open as she nudged the handle, making her lose her balance and fall backwards through the air.
She hit the ground with a bang, instantly shooting pain though every muscle in her body.
But the fun did not stop there. Laying on her back, she watched as the car door swung to it's full extent right over her head, barley missing hitting her face, as a hand protruded from the darkness within the car pushing it open.
Her eyes widened.
Oh my gosh. There is someone in the car. The cop car. The cop car that holds MUUUURRRDEEERRREERRRSSS!!!!!! and I.. JUST. OPENED. THE. DOOR.
Can we all say.. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!
Riley lay frozen. What do I do, what do I do, what do I do, what do I do.. I wonder who it is..
She winced at the stupidity of her own thought.
WHO FRICKIN CARES WHO IT IS, YOUR ABOUT TO DIE!!!
...again..
Damn it! WHY DOES THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN TO ME!!?!!
I can't take it anymore. THAT'S IT! I'M SICK OF BEING THE VICTIM! I AM TO FRICKIN' UPSET FOR THIS! I'M THROUGH. MR. MURDERER, PREPARE TO MEET YOUR DOOOOOM.
Yelling her head off, Riley shot up, ready to kill.
Unfortunately, the mystery person from inside the car, picked that exact moment to make his escape, resulting in a loud BAM! As two heads slammed together with great force.
OUUUUUUCCCCCHHHHHH!!!
Riley fell back to the ground clutching her head tightly with her hands in pain. AUUGGHH!! I HATE MY LIFE! HATE IT, HATE IT, HATE IT! ... HATTTTEE ITTTTT!!!!
The enraged teenage girl clenched her fists in fury and rolled over, to face where her "murderer" had fallen to lye on his stomach beside her. HE. IS. DEAD.
Furiously, she iron locked her fingers on the back of this shirt, and pulled him over onto his back.
" YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHO YOU'VE PISSED OFF BUD-" She stopped, as her victim's grimacing, but very familiar, face came into few.
Riley screamed.
So did Fardi.
They both scrambled several feet backwards in shock.
"WHA- WHAT- WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!?" Riley managed to hysterically squeak out.
Fardi, her second before possible murderer, gapped his mouth open and closed- much like a fish, no words seeming to come to him.
"ME!?" he questioned, finally finding his voice. " WHAT ABOUT YOU!? YOU- HER- I MEAN-" Fish like gapping motions began once more.
Riley, opened her mouth to speak, but stopped as there was a loud bang, as the doughnut shop door flung open and two police officers rushed out toward them shouting.
Uh oh... time to go..
As if her mind had been read, a hand, belonging to Fardi, pulled her from the ground and dragged her forward. Together, the two raced off down the street. Neither one daring to look back, although they knew the Police were hot on their tail.
Riley was becoming breathless. " Were...are," She filled her lungs as much as she could, "..we....go," another breath. "..ing," she managed to finish between more inhalations of air.
Fardi, who looked just as tired as her, shrugged his shoulders in reply.
Her eyes widened, and she dead out stopped in place, jerking Fardi to a stop beside her.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN!? YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW WHERE YOUR GOING!? HOW ARE-"
"Riley!!" he bellowed hastily.
" -WE SUPPOSED TO KNOW WERE TO GET-"
"RILEY!!!" He yelled again, this time louder.
"WHAT!? She shrieked back, her rambling halting.
" WE HAVE TO KEEP MOVING!!!"
She paused. " Huh?" She peered behind her, Realization hit her. " OH!" They sped off again, a hint of embarrassment tingeing Riley's cheeks.
I swear..I have got to be the only person ever born to forget I'm being chased in the middle of actually being chased...
..how pathetic.
The girl's thoughts were cut off as she was suddenly jerked sideways into a dark ally, between two buildings.
Quickly, Fardi placed his hand over her mouth, before she could make a sound.
His hand remained there, till the blurry outline of two police officers sped by.
Letting out a sigh of relief, his hand dropped. For a few moments the two just starred at each other in awkward silence, neither knowing where to start.
Then..
" How did you get here!?" was questioned in unison.
"I-" They started again once more at the same time.
You-" Riley put her hand up to silence him.
"You go first." Fardi sighed, retreating from her form to sit down on the concrete not far away. Once, comfortably as could be, sat in Indian style on the ground, he started his story.
"Well.. actually...I don't know what's going on..and I don't know how I got here..I was hoping maybe..you could tell me." He ran a hand through his messy blonde hair.
Riley smiled. It seems like just yesterday she had been Kidnapped by the Found and held for ransom. In the end, settling a war between the lost boys and the found, making a few new friends, and then, seeming forever happy, being swept off her feet ..by...Peter..
She frowned.
How could things have ever ended up like this... It was so perfect...
Riley shook the thoughts from her head, and opened her mouth.
"The Eye-" She didn't even have to finish her sentence before Fardi's eyes grew wide and he gasped.
" The Eye of Neverland! No! But Who!? How!?"
"Hook," Riley spat the name as if it were poison.
Fardi's eyes grew dark as well at mention of the name. "But how? What about Peter? Where is he anyway.."
The teenage girl flinched at the name. Sadness washing over her, but she took a deep breathe and sat down beside the boy.
"Get comfortable," she began almost at a whisper. " This is a long story."
With that, she began to explain what had happened since she had left the Found hide out.
A half an hour later, Fardi sighed. " Wow..." was all he managed to get out.
"Tell me about it." Riley leaned back against the brick wall.
"So..so let me get this straight.. You and Peter are fighting, your Dad's been kidnapped, you have three days-"
" Actually now, more like two days-" She cut in
"-okay, two days to save him, all while slowly Neverland gets sucked into your world, and the Eye Of Neverland rides around on the top of this..this.. what did you call it again?"
"Vehicle."
"Right, and Pirates are running around town trying to find it and bring about the destruction of Neverland?"
" Yep."
"Bloody hell.."
" I know. What about you? When did you get stuck in this mess?"
" Uh, three days ago I suppose. Me and Mexlee where just walking through the forest then POOF, we ended up in this contraption of positively fowl smelling material.
Riley giggled lightly at the look of utter disgust on his face, and at the mention of a certain name. " Mexlee's here too?" she smiled for the first time all day.
He raised an eyebrow in amusement. " Yah, he's here too."
"I can't wait to see him again. I wonder if he's forgotten me." Fardi laughed.
" I wouldn't worry about that." He flashed his pearly whites. " I believe you left an impression on him he will never forget." The girl grinned mischievously
"I dare say," he continued, "he'll never make the mistake of kidnapping you again."
Riley snickered.
"Speaking of Mexlee," he started, rising from the ground. " I'm supposed to be meeting him. Come on, " he grabbed her hand and pulled her to her feet as well, continuing, "I'll explain what I've been doing since I've got here on the way."
Peter grumbled to himself before sending a soda can flying down the street from a particularly hard kick of his foot.
" I don't need your help!" he mimicked in a high pitched voice resembling a certain teenage girl, before scowling.
"HA!" he laughed bitterly. " I'm Peter Pan. EVERYONE needs my help!"
"Doesn't need my help.." he mumbled once more, kicking another soda can.
Peter raised his head to peer down the long alley way as he made his way along.
Ohh this was not good. He had no clue where he was. Or as a matter of fact, where he was going. He had no clue where these docks were he was suppose to meet his enemy, or knew of anyway to figure out where. In other words:
He was screwed.
And he couldn't even fly. Peter stopped at the thought. Or could he.. A wide grin began to work it's way across his face. He could fly! He had no Riley mothering him about telling him he couldn't. So why not? Of course, Riley would be furious if she knew. But then she was already mad at him, and he at her, so what was there to lose?
Peter looked to his feet. And slowly- looking around first to make sure no one was watching- raised on foot from the ground, quickly followed by another, resulting in him hovering slightly above the ground. The boy laughed. Then, raised himself higher, and laughed again. He had almost reached the tops of the long brick building when a thought struck him.
What if he was seen?
He lowed a bit.
What would people think?
He lowered more.
Riley had said it wasn't normal to fly..
He frowned and lowered to the point he was once more inches from the ground.
Oh great..
His feet touched the ground and he sighed.
What ever happened to having fun?
Peter folded his arms across his chest and grumbled.
I blame Riley for this. That blasted girl. Gone and given me common sense! AUGGHHHH!!
But she wasn't here. I DON'T HAVE TO LISTEN TO HER!! he once more reminded
himself, beginning to rise once more.
But what if- He landed back on the ground.
NO! He rose.
But- He landed.
AUUUUGGHHHHH!
She didn't control him. Why was he having such a hard time with this. He could make up his own mind! He didn't need her! She was gone from him. She has no more power. He didn't have to listen!
I CAN DO WHAT I WANT.
He glanced down the dark alleyway once more, then, with a growl of frustration made his way down it.
On foot.
" Stupid girl..." he mumbled out as he went.
Fardi let out a sigh. " There it is," He started, extending his arm to show the towering water fountain positioned in the middle of the town square, as they walked towards it. " This is where Mexlee and I agreed to meet back up."
Riley nodded her head. "So he should be here?"
"Should," he relied.
" So, why did you guys separate anyway?"
" Well," Fardi ran a hand through his hair. " I'm not really sure. I mean, he went off to find something to eat, and he came back anxious looking, then next thing I knew he ran off again- said he'd be back soon and explain."
The girl nodded once more. " So you're in the dark too.."
"Basically," the boy smiled. "Ah! Look!" He began suddenly pointing with his finger. "There he is."
Riley ginned as she followed the point of his finger to see a tall, dark haired boy, fidgeting impatiently as he leaned against the fountain edge.
Oh is this going to be fun..
With a mischievous grin on her face, Riley as quietly as possible, tip-toed her way up to him, till she stood not but a few feet away from him.
"Oohhhhhh Mexleeeeee," she called out sweetly.
His head casually rose at the sound of his name being called, his eyes searching around for the owner of the voice.
She watched as they glanced over her, then landed on Fardi.
Mexlee smiled. " Hey Fard-" He stopped, his eyes shooting back to her.
His eyes widened in horror.
Riley grinned. " MEXLEE!"
His eyes widened more.
She took a step towards him, arms extended in greeting.
The boy jumped in fright, causing him to lose his balance and fall backwards..
..right into the fountain.
Riley's hand flew over her mouth.
Oh my gosh. I KILLED HIM.
Seconds later, Mexlee's head sprang up from the fountain water, spitting out water and then taking in a breath of air.
Oh..good..phew..
She let out a sigh of relief. Fardi chuckled, watching a soaking wet Mexlee pull himself from the cold fountain, over the edge, to land on the sun-warmed concrete near by.
Sputtering water, Mexlee opened his eyes to see to figures hovering over him. One he recognized as Fardi and one as...
Screaming, he shot from the girl to a safe distance of ten feet. Then he scooted back another five feet across the ground, just to be safe.
Fardi smiled at Riley. " I think he remembers you." Sniggering, Riley raised from where she was bent down on the ground and headed towards Mexlee.
His eyes widened once more as she drew near.
"Oh no.." He backed up slowly. "Oh no no no no no no nooooO!!!!!"
Riley giggled. "Miss me?" she asked, before tackling him into a hug. Pushing her away, he shoot from her gasp and hid himself behind Fardi.
" Fardi, what is she doing here!?" Mexlee hissed.
"She lives here."
Mexlee whined and turned his head to the skies. "WHAT KIND OF CRUEL SICK TWISTED PLACE IS THIS!?"
"Oh quit being such a baby!" She rolled her eyes, walking towards him. He glared her way.
"I'm not! And stay back!" he added, stepping backwards for her, pulling Fardi with him as a shield.
"Look," She started taking another step forward "I'm-"
"Stay!"
She moved her foot. "But I-"
"Not another step!"
Riley let out a frustrated sigh. " Fine!" Folding her arms, she stood still.
"Now Fardi, I've got her stopped, " Mexlee began lowering his voice to a whisper. " On the count of three, we make a run for it."
Rolling his eyes, Fardi plucked himself from Mexlee's grip. " No, you ninny, I brought her here!"
The boys mouth dropped open in terror. " YOU WHAT!?"
" I brought her here!"
" I heard what you said! I mean WHY!?"
" Because she can help us!"
" We don't need her hel-"
"AND we are going to try to help her too."
"We!? What do you mean we!? I DON'T THIN-
" -Yes we, now tell me, where did you go too?"
" -this is an absolute outrage, I am NOT going within ONE FOOT OF HER, and how does she even expect us to help her- WHICH I'M NOT GOING TOO- Doesn't she have that flying fool to help her- AND DON'T GE-"
"MEXLEE!"
"What!?"
" Just shut up for a second will you! We are going to help her. She knows how we got here. And her dad-"
"Dad?" Mexlee groaned. " Oh no.."
"What?"
"Oh nothing..nothing..absolutely nothing.." The boy folded his arms across his chest and turned his back.
"What!? You know where he is don't you!? You've seen him!"
Mexlee looked over his shoulder, his eyes narrowed. "..Maybe.."
"MEXLEE!"
He rolled his eyes. " Oh fine, FINE. I'll tell you," he exclaimed irritably, throwing his arms up into the air in defeat. "You know when I left? Well, I saw a pirate, and I followed him to this place..."
"..and?"
Mexlee let out a frustrated sigh. " AND I disguised myself as a pirate, found Hook's secret hideout, and found out he has Her-" He pointed at Riley glaring. "-father held captive. There. HAPPY!?" He folded his arms once more grumbling. " NOW, you tell me how we got stuck on this wretched place, and better yet, how we get off of it!"
"The Eye of Neverland-" The dark haired boy's eyes grew wide.
"The Eye!? Where is it? How did-"
" Hook had it-"
" Had it? What do you mean had it!?"
"I mean, it's lost," Fardi shifted nervously, "..here."
"LOST!? HERE!? Do you have any idea what this means!? IT MEANS, WE COULD ALL BE-"
"-Destroyed and Neverland along with us, I know-"
"NO! IT MEANS WE COULD ALL BE STUCK ON THE BLASTED PLACE FOREVER!" He shot a glare at Riley and whispered, "with her."
Fardi rolled his eyes. "That's why we have to find it. And before Hook, might I add! BUT FIRST, we have to help Riley get her father back-"
" -Can't the almighty Peter Pan help her!?"
" Well, no.. she doesn't exactly know where he is at the moment.." Fardi, shifted uncomfortably," ..and from what I hear..doesn't exactly want to know.."
Mexlee laughed bitterly." Oh great. Just GREAT. Her and the flying fool are having a little fight. We can't get home till the Eye is found. And you want me to go on some stupid rescue mission- WHICH I'M STILL NOT DOING- This is all just GREAT."
"Well, we don't exactly-"
"Excuse me?" came a impatient voice from behind Fardi. The two boys turned around to face Riley. " As much as I just hate to break up your little chat and all," she continued, " I'm kind of on a tight schedule here."
Fardi sighed. " Mexlee knows where you Dad is."
Her eyes grew. "What? You've seem him? He's still alive!? Is he hurt? TELL ME!" she demanded anxiously, grabbing hold of Mexlee's shirt.
"He's fine!" he announced, shaking the girl from her hold. "Fair amount of bruises, but he's fine."
"Well, we have to go save him. Come on!" She tugged on both the boys' arms.
"Are you mental!?" exclaimed Mexlee with a look of horror. "We just can't go barging in there! It's swarming with pirates! Plus, stop worrying, they won't kill him yet. You've got two days to show up!"
" I can't just sit here and wait! And what do you expect me to do!? If I show up in two days like I'm supposed to, they will kill me on the spot!"
"Your point?" Mexlee inquired innocently.
"AUGH!" She kicked him in the shin.
Repeatedly.
"OOOWWW!! STUPID- OW! - BLOODY- OOOWW!!- VIOLENT- OW! - LUNATIC!!" He hid behind Fardi once more, his face red in anger and pain.
"NOOoow, as I was saying," Riley began with a slight smug smile playing at the edge of her lips, " What are we going to do?"
Fardi stepped forward, making Mexlee jump in horror at the loss of his shield. " What we are going to do now," he began, his brow creased in thought, "is think of a plan."
Riley nodded her head. "Agreed."
And so they began to think.
I knew I should have flown...
Peter Pan grumbled to himself, walking down the busy street sidewalk, with aching feet, still lost as hell.
Now what was he supposed to do? He couldn't just continue wandering around aimlessly forever!
He had never felt so helpless before. In fact, he had never felt helpless at all! He was Peter Pan. He always had the answers.
Yet, here he was: Answerless.
As much as he didn't want to admit it, he needed help. Well, not so much as help as maybe guidance. Once on the right track, he could figure out the rest on his own.
As Peter Pan grumbled his way down the sidewalk, lost in his thoughts, he didn't even notice the being crossing in front of him, as she exited the door of the tiny book shop. At least until it was too late:
And the two collided.
The girl squeaked in surprise, stumbling backwards, her book flying from her hands.
Peter scrambled forward, catching the girl in his grasp seconds before she hit the ground. Pulling her up, he straightened her and their eyes met.
The girl gasped. And he himself even shifted a little in surprise. He knew her face. They had met before.
"It's you!" Peter exclaimed.
"Kyle?" the girl questioned.
"Who?" he asked, in confusion.
"You!"
"Me?"
"Yes, you!"
He smiled. "Oh, I'm Peter."
"Who?"
"ME!"
"What!?" The girl raised an eye brow at him.
Oh..this isn't working at all..
The girl opened her mouth to speak again, but Peter raised a hand.
"Who are you? You look familiar," he inquired.
"Oh, it's me, Alyssia, from school. Don't you remember?"
Riley's friend..
"Yah.."
Suddenly a thought hit him. Striking him so suddenly it was like lightening. She could help him! She lived here! He smiled down at the girl.
"Come on-" he voiced, before quickly grabbing her arm and pulling her with him.
"Wait- What!? HEY!" she protested. " Where are we going!?"
Making sure it was deserted, Peter hauled the girl into the nearest alleyway, where they could talk in private.
"Sit," he commanded.
She sat. Peter began to pace, wondering where to start.
"Um, excuse me," The girl started, clearing her throat after a few minutes of watching him, " Would you care to explain why you just dragged me here? I mean, as much as I would just love to watch you pace all day grumbling to yourself, I've got things to do." He continued to pace, her words going unnoticed.
Alyssia raised an eyebrow. "Kyle?"
No answer.
"Kyylleee.." She tried again.
Still no answer. The boy continued to pace.
She sighed, rolling her eyes.
" Look, I didn't want it to get to this, but you leave me no choice.." She told him, aware he still wasn't paying attention.
Standing up, she cleared her throat. "KYYYYLEEEEEEEEE-"
Peter's hands clamped over the screaming girl's mouth.
"What are you doing!?" He hissed.
"Mmphm mM Mhmh phmm!"
"What!? ..oh.." He lowered his hands.
" I SAID I'M TRY-" his hands flew back over her mouth, wincing, then motioned with his finger to his lips to not be so loud. Alyissa rolled her eyes, and pried his hand away from her mouth. " I said, " she began once more in a quieter tone, " I was trying to get your attention!"
" Well, why didn't you just say my name?"
The girl stared at him dumbfounded.
"What?" Peter asked uncomfortable under the gaze.
"Look Kyle, I don't know what your playing at here bu-"
"Who?"
"Who what?"
"Who who!?"
" Who who, what is that suppose to mean?"
"You asked who what and I said who who because I wanted to know who!"
"What?"
"What?"
"Wha- OKAY- okay, we are not going to start this again."
"Fine, but your the one who wanted to know who what.."
"THAT'S BECAUSE YOU SAID WHO!!" The girl exclaimed with impatience.
"Well I just wanted to know who Kyle is.."
"What?"
"What do you mean what?"
"What do you mean what!? It's you!"
"Who?"
" YOU!!"
"Me?"
"Yes, YOU!"
"You who?"
" YOU- AUGH! Just Stop! STOOOPP!"
"You started it.." Peter folded his arms stubbornly.
Alyissa let out a frustrated sigh. Her head falling to her hands. Moments later, her head raised and she took in a deep breathe of air.
"Okay, this is going no where. Just answer me this. Are you or are you not Kyle Roberts?"
" No," he stated firmly.
"No?"
" Well," he started his brow creased in thought, " Yes.."
" Yes!?"
"Well not really." He shifted feet. "Well, sorta.."
"What do you mean sorta? You can't sorta be someone. Either you are or you aren't!"
"Then no." He shook his head, making up his mind.
"No? What do you mean no!? Then who are you!?" The girl backed up slowly looking upon him with a slightly frightened look.
"I'm Peter."
"Peter?"
"Peter," he confirmed.
"Peter who?"
"Peter Pan."
The girl started laughing. " No, seriously."
" I am serious!"
She continued to laugh. " Right. Sure. Uh huh. Good one." Her laughter began to die though, as he continued to stare at her in complete seriousness. " I mean, you can't be serious.." she continued, a smile of disbelief still lingering on her lips.
Peter continued to stare.
" Come on, you can't be serious I mean, Peter Pan? How can you possibly be serious! Peter Pan for the love of- The same Peter Pan I was read stories about when I was young to get me to fall asleep, Peter Pan as in Neverland, flying, fights against evil pirates, owns a pixie-"
"Fairy actually.."
She backed farther away from him. " You're even crazier then I thought you were! No.. it's not true.. no way-" she began to walk away.
"Wait!" he yelled out, grabbing hold of her arm. " I can prove it."
Alyssia stopped, raising an eye brow. "Prove it? How?"
He let go of her arm. " Just watch." Backing away from her, he spread his arms out like wings, and with a dazzling mischievous smile, his feet slowly lifted from the ground, and he began to hover.
The teenage girls mouth dropped open.
Peter's smile grew wider and he laughed at her expression. " Believe me now?" he asked his voice holding much amusement.
Alyssia gulped, then cleared her throat trying to find her voice, "I'm sure l-lots of p-p-people can do that.." She paled, and swallowed once more, not truly believing her own words.
He only smiled in reply. " Well, can they do this!?" He did a full out flip in mid air, his feet not once touching the ground.
The girl felt light headed. "Oh my.." she wavered a little in her spot. Peter lowered to the ground and steadied her with a hand to each shoulder.
He wore a quirky smile as he stared down at her. " Face it. I'm Peter Pan."
She wobbled again. " Well, I mean- so you can fly..but- oh no- but it can't be.. I mean- oh my.." Her words came out in a jumble. " These thing don't happen everyday..maybe I'm going crazy- oh my..crap- Is there a possibility I'm dreaming?" She looked up at him hopefully.
He shook his head. "Sorry, but no."
"Then that means that I- ..that you.. are real?" She felt light headed once more. " Oh.."
She stared up at him for a moment. " Can I poke you?" she asked, the ridiculousness of the
question not quite registering in her mind.
With her finger, Alyssia reached out and softly tapped the flying boy on the shoulder. She let out a deep breath. " Oh my.. he's real."
And with that, she flat out fainted.
Peter sighed, looking down at the unconscious girl.
This is going to be a long day..
A/N: Hey hey hey! Been a while hasn't it? Hmmm... runs away before people can even think about throwing flying solid (and unsolid, they are just as bad you know) objects at head
from a safe distance of thirty feet
ALLLLRIGHT, shall I continue? Sorry it took me so long, I was in another 'OMG I CAN'T WRITE ANYMORE, I'M HORRIBLE, IT'S HOPELESS' stage again, but it passed. Yaahhh cough anyway, sorry!
So what do you think? It wasn't to horribly terribly what-were-you-thinking-when-you-wrote-this-you-bad-writer-you was it? I hope not. : /
HEY, just wanted to let you know, I've also been working on redoing the first few chapter of The New Days Sun, so I'll have that up soon! I think it will be A LOT better then what I originally had. I'm not really changing anything, I'm just writing it better.. Sooo we will seee..
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Sooo now, as always, REVIEW, REVIEW, REVIEW! Please and thanks!
Always, -Meg
P.S. If you didn't catch it, MEXLEE was our surprise pirate in disguise in chapter 7! YAHHH lol no one got it..so I guess I get the amazing super awesomely cool Peter Pan Hat. hahaha LOSERS. lol j/k bye bye!