Pan...

He was coming back...

William quickly scraped his feet against the dirt covering up our footprints, that lead to from the cage to the fire. I noticed the panic on his face as he hurried to get rid of all evidence that I had been let out. If Pan's rules are so deadly, why did he go through all that trouble to get me out of the cage and talk to me in the first place? My thoughts were interrupted as he ran up to the bars his expression enough to make me shift away from the front of the cage.

"Whatever happens, don't say a word."

He pulled his hood over his head and quickly sat down exactly where he sat before. He stared at the flames, watching the fire carefully, his hands slightly twitching as began to warm them.

What has Pan done to make him this terrified?

The other boys couldn't all be this scared of Pan, could they?

My thoughts were interrupted by dozens of wild birds fleeing from the top of the trees, their screeches forced my hands to quickly cover my ears. I noticed William had done the same, the unbearable noise leaving a slight ringing in my ears until they disappeared into the dark night sky above us.

It wasn't a seconds later when Pan and Felix walked into the opening. I watched them carefully as they approached the fire, Pan striding ahead while the taller boy Felix trailed behind with a crooked smile. William stayed down, his hands pulling away from the fire and curling in on themselves as he heard their footsteps. Neither of us made a sound as the two boys circled the fire.

Pan's eyes locked with mine and a knowing smirk curled through his lips.

"Hasn't our guest enjoyed her stay?" Pan laughed in amusement while turning back to Felix who only gave him the satisfaction by laughing with him.

I scoffed and sat back in my cage, 'No because you've bloody locked me in a cage for around three hours', I mentally thought to myself.

Pan continued raising his eyebrows as he talked. Man, this boy and his eyebrows are starting to get on my nerves.

"Had enough to eat, drink?" He chuckled, clearly enjoying being in control of all of the boys. It was written on his smug little face. I've encountered people like him before, mostly adults but his one...this one is unlike anyone I've ever seen, and it's really starting to piss me off.

"Hey smug face!" I shouted, immediately getting his attention. He seemed to be surprised at my outburst but nonetheless, that smirk remained, "Yes, I'm talking to you. Get me the hell out of this cage!"I yelled angrily.

William looked at me, his eyes widened but soon his expression became unsettled, giving off a warning to not continue but I ignored him and focused back on the jerk who was keeping me captive.

"I will find a way off this stupid island if it's the last thing I do!" I shouted at him but my confidence soon slipped away as I watched his face shift.

His piercing green eyes had quickly turned darker, his fists starting to turn white from the pressure he was forcing on his hands. My insides slowly sank to my feet as I watched him stomp over to me. Before Pan could grab the bar William yelled out.

"Stay away from her!" He yelled as he stood up from his seat. His face fell as he realised what he said.

Pan's smirk returned as he looked over his shoulder soon turning around back to William who was hesitantly backing away from the fire which didn't stop Pan from meeting him and forcefully backing him up against the tree behind him. I lunged forward to the cage bars gripping them tightly as I watched Pan grab a fistful of his brown hair, pulling it up until his head was tilted back and a pained hiss left the boys mouth. Pan's expression never changed as he just stared down at William.

"Developing a little crush, William?" Pan asked the boy before slowly pulling out his silver dagger from his belt and moving it under the boy's chin in a second.

"Hey! W-Wait, Stop!" I yelled out as I watched pressure being applied to the boy's skin. "Don't hurt him!"

I had no idea of Pan's intentions at all but this...I could see now, the horrors slowly taking over as I finally understood why William was so afraid.

"Stop it! Now!" I screamed as I watched Wiliams breaths halted as the blade crossed with his skin.

My protests only seemed to drive Pan's amusement further as he turned the blade flat against his skin, a chuckle leaving his lips as he let go of the boy's hair. Even still, William kept as still as he possibly could, not trusting Pan or his dagger.

"William, do you want to tell me who's in charge here on Neverland?" Pan asked talking into his ear, ignoring my shouts as he continued to torment the boy.

"You are, Pan," William's voice was almost muffled as he tried to get the words out.

"That's right. Now I don't suppose you've forgotten that interactions with those in the cage are strictly against my rules, have you?"

Even I could tell Pan already knew the answer, he just wanted to get under the boy's skin. Felix just leaned against his club watching the whole thing with not a care in the world, as if this was...normal.

"No."

"No?" Pan repeated, his tone now lowering, "Then tell me, why are you lying to me?"

Will's eyes flickered as Pan glared him down.

"You know I really do hate it when you lie to me," Pan growled causing William's face to pale.

Pan's grip tightened on his dagger as he pushed firmly against Williams skin. I couldn't even process what was happening as Felix looked to my cage, his eyes narrowing as he picked up his club, swinging it over his shoulder before walking over.

I flinched as the metal clipped my skin again and looked down to see that William had forgotten to lock my handcuffs to the actual cage. I began to panic as I leaned back against the metal handcuffs at the back of the cage bars to try and make it look like I was actually locked up. I knew I had no chance of fooling Pan at this point but I hoped Felix wouldn't notice anything. He peered into the cage, his eyes meeting mine for a second but he turned back once Pan's voice echoed through the opening.

"Let's go Felix!" Pan ordered.

It was only when Felix moved away from the cage that I scrambled to the front bars, ignoring the bruising on my knees as I found William lying on the ground, his body facing away from me. My stomach turned as I watched his body, waiting for any sign but he kept completely still. My chest heaved and tears fled from my eyes. I didn't blink, I didn't even feel the sting they left behind, I just slowly found my voice and the anger that came with it.

"What did you do to him?!" I yelled causing Pan to stop and turn back to me.

He walked over, grabbing the cage bars and noticed that I was crying but that didn't faze him one bit. Instead, a smirk found its way to his face and he dared to laugh at my state.

"He's not dead if that's what you're wondering," Pan laughed.

I glared at him, tears running down my face. Pan noticed and his expression softened just slightly but he made a point to smirk again indicating that he didn't care.

"I'll see you tomorrow morning. Do sleep well until then," he said before getting up and leaving with Felix back into the jungle.

My eyes opened slowly only letting in a small amount of light but when I noticed the cage and the jungle surrounding it I shot awake. Last night came back to me so quickly I wiped away my salt covered face so I could see clearly and stumbled forward to the bars of the cage to see William sitting by the fire. He was warming his hands, they weren't shaking.

"William?" I called cautiously.

He turned and his face lit up.

"You're finally awake," He said as he walked over.

"I- you were almost killed," I said in disbelief as I looked at the smile on his face, "Did you get brainwashed or do you not remember Pan almost cutting your throat out?!" I almost shouted.

He frowned and brought his hand to his neck gently touching the freshly marked cut along his skin.

"Guess I'm lucky it was just that, huh."

My eyes widened and my lips parted in shock.

"Just that?"

He looked into the cage and must have realised how distraught I was.

"Are you kidding, that was nothing compared to what Pan is capable of," William laughed.

I didn't even what to know what Pan could be capable of now.

"How could you let him do that to you?" I spoke quietly still unsure of how he could be so calm about what had just happened.

"Let him? I didn't exactly have a choice," William said, his tone struggling to hide the anger he must be keeping built up because of Pan.

"Because of his stupid rules?" I asked letting my frustration slip.

"Because of Pan," William corrected.

I looked down to the ground, my head resting against the cage bars.

What have I gotten myself into?

"I guess I'm just glad you're alright, William," I said softly, lifting my head to see William remove his hood.

"I told you, Emily. You can call me Will." He smiled.

"I don't suppose you can unlock his cage for me again," I asked hoping I could make a run for it before Pan gets back.

Will's smile faded and I knew I wouldn't be getting out of this cage any time soon. But when I do, I'm going to make sure Pan pays for what he did. If he did that to Will just for breaking only one of all his unknown rules, I have no idea what else he will do.

"Speaking of Pan, he will be coming here soon," Will said while putting his hood back on over his brown hair.

My eyes widened as I watched him turn and begin to walk away from the cage.

"Where are you going?!"

He surely wasn't going to leave me alone with that cocky eyebrow twitcher!

"I can't stay. I need to get back to campus but I'll see you when you get there. Just promise me you won't say anything that will change Pan's mind."

"Smart advice."

I heard the smug tone and turned to Pan who was already standing in the clearing. I didn't hear any footsteps or branches snapping. It was as if a second he was just...here. Will didn't look suspicious at all. He gave a small smile before making his way across the opening and back into the jungle leaving me with Pan.

I thought I was imagining what I was seeing as Pan suddenly appeared in front of my cage. I began to crawl back in the cage but my eyes remained on Pan as he clicked his fingers causing the cage door to swing open. My taken back expression caused a light chuckle to leave his mouth.

"H-How...how did you do that?" I asked in both fear and wonder.

Pan's eyes shone bright green, the flecks almost dancing as a smirk appeared.

"Magic."

I had no words as he held up one hand, waving the other in front of it to reveal a hand-carved wooden bowl filled with bright red strawberries, groups of mushrooms and small pieces of bread. My eyes left the food as Pan approached the cage and leaned in.

"Are you hungry, Emily?" Pan asked curiously even though the question was obvious enough.

Just the word itself caused my stomach to grumble and answer for me. I've gone a few days without eating food before but this...all that's happened has made me desperate to eat something, but I wasn't going to give Pan the satisfaction of tempting to my needs so easily.

"Come on, not even one bite?" Pan asked playfully.

Picking up one of the strawberries, he brought it to his lips bitting into the berry slow enough to make his point, keeping his eyes still with mine the entire time. After removing the stem with a final bite, his lips stained the same tint of red. I only noticed I had been staring too long when a hot flush rose to my cheeks and ears. He bit his bottom lip removing the stain and a light chuckle left his lips as he clearly noticed my reaction.

I knew exactly what he was doing and I wasn't going to let him get into my head.

"I'm not hungry," I mumbled looking down at my legs.

If my stomach had arms they would have come out and slapped me several times.

Pan rolled his eyes and clicked his fingers, unlocking my handcuffs.

"You're very stubborn."

I scoffed and rubbed soothingly at my wrists. He did not just call me stubborn after what I've seen him do.

"I'm going to offer you a deal, Emily. You can take the food and come with me back to campus or you can continue to fight against my rules and be locked away in this cage with no one to talk to." Pan said before looking down at my wrists, his eyes staring at the redness from the chains.

He grabbed hold of both of my wrists and squeezed them causing me to jump at the pain and try to pull away from his grip that was tightening by the second.

"What the hell are you doing to me! Let go!" I shouted but Pan only kept my arms still, ignoring my protests.

"Stop moving," Pan said impatiently but even he knew by now that it wasn't going to be enough to convince me.

A sigh escaped his lips and he pulled me forward catching me off guard. A cold shiver struck my spine as I heard his voice whisper calmly beside me.

"Relax," Pan said simply but it was enough to send my nerves swirling to the pits of my stomach and I kept still enough that Pan had loosened his grip.

He pulled away and I stared down at my wrists to see the red markings, bruising and swelling were gone and so was the pain.

"That seemed to have worked," Pan said audaciously, the smug look on his face now allowing me to curl my fists with ease.

"Come on, I don't have all day," He said, already having moved away from the cage and was now standing in the opening.

I hesitated for second glancing back at Pan who's patience was already wearing thin. I didn't have much choice but to go with him. I've seen what happens when someone goes against him. If I can't now, I'll build up the strength until I do, then I can finally figure out a way off this stupid island.

Carefully, I let my legs hang from the edge of the stable cage, already feeling the much-needed stretch. I jumped down letting my boots hit the ground with a thud. The stock shot up my legs causing them to almost buckle beneath me but I managed to stand up and walk over to Pan. He passed me the bowl and I stared down at the food, my mouth salivating instantly.

"Hurry up and eat, we have a long day ahead."

Pan was already walking out of the clearing and disappearing into the jungle. I carried my legs onwards to keep up with him while munching quickly through the berries and mushrooms. It was definitely a strange combination but seemed to work perfectly well.

I have yet to discover who this Peter Pan - goes by Pan- is, but for now, I will keep my distance away from the unknown boy. He is far from the stories I used to know, more complicated and dangerous. Even still, I couldn't help but think that there was more to it than that.

I walked behind Pan keeping a safe distance away as we both walked down the narrow path that gradually formed in size as we made our way through the thickness of the jungle, neither one of us speaking a word.

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