Emily's POV
I'm surprised my nails are not piercing through my skin from the force I was putting on my hands. I guess I had to feel something. I had to feel if this was real or not. Was Connor really lying on the sand in front of me? Or had Will never woke me up this morning and I'm still dreaming?
My questions were answered when I heard Will's voice from beside me, pulling me out of my thoughts.
"Do you know him?"
I grinded my teeth together against my clenched jaw as I thought back to unfortunate memories that rushed back to me. Do I know him?
Connor was part of my so called foster 'family' before I got taken to this island. I could never forget what he had done. Connor was the reason I have ended up in this mess in the first place. That night had come back to me in a flash so fast that I didn't even get a chance to blink. If it weren't for Connor then I wouldn't be here, if it weren't for him I could have been living an almost normal life!
"Emily, are you alright?" I heard Ethan whisper from beside me.
I couldn't find the words to respond to him. My eyes only remained locked onto Connor who started to open his eyes and slowly move up from the sand. He quickly stood to his feet once he looked down at the sand then around at the group of boys that had gathered around him in a circle. The confusion left his face when he stopped once noticing me standing in the group. His cold green eyes met with mine. I could feel my anger building up inside as I watched his eyes scanning me from head to toe. He hasn't changed one bit.
"Emily Walker." He grinned, "It's so good to see you again."
All the boys, including Pan, turned their attention to me which only made me angrier. I didn't care what everyone else could be thinking, my eyes only narrowed as I looked at Connor whose grin curled into a smirk. There was a moment, one moment, that kept replaying in my mind, and that was the fact that Connor had made my life a living hell. Now he was standing before me with a look that said he would happily do it all over again. Before my mind could predict my actions I let all my rage out and let my fist collide against his face.
I didn't hold back. He needs to feel what I had felt. He needed to know that it felt like. My fists were moving on their own as I made a beating to his face taking out each part of the memories with each punch.
"Get her off of him!" I heard someone yell before I felt a pair of arms drag me up from Connor who was now lying unconscious, his head slowly rolled back in the sand while blood began dripping down from his nose and mouth.
Pan's POV
I was a little taken back when I saw Emily suddenly jump on top of Connor and stared taking numerous hits to his face. They obviously have some kind of past together; whether that be good or bad did not matter. My eyes narrowed as I watched Connors hands grab onto Emily. I've had enough of this.
"Get her off of him!" I shouted at the lost boys.
They reacted immediately and a couple of them pulled Emily off of Connor leaving his head to fall back against the sand and knock him unconscious. I turned back to Emily who still had Will, Ben and Ethan pulling her back up the beach. Once they had taken her a reasonable distance away I turned back to the rest of the boys who were crowded around Connor, unsure of how to respond to what had just happened.
"Take Connor to the cages." I demanded to Felix who was standing by my side.
Felix nodded from under his hood before directing the other boys to my command. Once they hoisted him up from the sand, I turned back to Emily who was at the line of palm trees along with Will, Ben and Ethan. I used my magic to quickly appear in front of them, now seeing just how angered Emily was becoming from confronting this new boy.
I grabbed hold of Emily making the others let go straight away. I threw her over my shoulder and turned to the boys.
"Go with the others, I'll take it from here." I demanded.
Will looked towards me, hesitant for a moment before nodding in understanding.
"Let's go." Will said as he pulled Ben and Ethan along with him down the beach.
I ignored the angered grunts from Emily as I walked her away from the beach and back into the jungle keeping my grip firmly around her legs so she couldn't move over my shoulder.
"Pan put me down now!" Emily shouted as she tried punching my back, causing me not even the slightest amount of pain.
I could hear the determination in her voice to finish what she started on the beach with Connor, which only made me tighten my grip around her legs. I was simply getting annoyed with the pathetic punching to my back and with one click of my fingers I used my magic to knock her out feeling her body instantly loosen up over my shoulder as her punching became sloppy until she eventually stopped falling limp in silence.
Will's POV
Pan grabbed Emily out of our grip and lifted her over his shoulder. His eyes were shining a dark green, his jaw locked in place while face held a look of anger and frustration. I wondered if Pan knew anything about this new boy and why he was here. He told us to leave and I looked over Emily with caution for a moment before nodding knowing that if we gave it a second thought he would probably throw all of us into a cage. I grabbed Ben and Ethan and walked to where the other boys were carrying Connor up the beach.
"Will, who is that?" Ethan asked.
"Ethan I don't have a clue." I said in a slightly agitated tone.
Emily never mentioned Connor to me before.
"The more important question is what Pan is going to do with Emily." Ben said from my other side.
"That doesn't matter." I quickly said as we continued walking.
"What do you mean it doesn't matter?!" Ben shouted, "I thought you cared about her!"
"Of course I care about her but I also made a deal with Pan." I said through gritted teeth.
I hated reminding myself of the deal. The truth is, I'm worried sick about Emily and now that I'm under Pan's control all the time it's just going to make it that much harder for my plan to work.
"Hey! You three, hurry up!" Felix yelled as the rest of the boys continued leading Connor through the jungle and on the path to the cages.
I let out a frustrated groan as we ran to catch up with the other boys who were moving Connor through the jungle on the narrow path that led to the cages. I couldn't help but think about how Pan had reacted. He was so angry when we were at the beach. I've never seen him react to a new boy like that. I wasn't sure if Pan knew that Connor and Emily and known each other before but whatever the reason was, Pan was sure as hell going to find out. He was always in control after all.
We all stopped when we reached the open area where the cages were kept. I hated this part of the island; it made my stomach turn as so many horrible memories were brought back. I still remember the cold nights I spent in the cages myself. Felix flipped the leaver down by one of the trees that brought a cage down from the treetops. It stopped just below the ground. I watched beside Ethan and Ben as the boys who were carrying Connor, chucked his unconscious body into the cage. He lay against the bamboo walls, blood still visible on his nose and mouth.
"Emily really didn't hold back did she." Ethan said as he looked at Connors beaten up face.
"Mhm ,that's my girl." Ben grinned as he bit his lip.
I rolled my eyes and turned to Ethan who just shook his head with a tired expression.
"You know Emily may not be your girl now that Connor is here." I commented before looking over to see Ben's grin suddenly fall from his face causing me to smirk.
"Yeah, for all we know they could have probably been together or something." Ethan played along.
Ben's face scrunched up as he went into deep thought for a second causing Ethan and I to give each other a knowing look.
Oh it is so much fun to mess with Ben.
"Nope that's it, Connor and I are gonna fight this out right now." Ben spat as he took a step towards the cage where Connor still lay unconscious.
Ethan and I both grabbed Ben before he could get put into a cage himself.
"You're going to fight Connor?" Ethan confirmed. Ben looked at Connor then back to Ethan and I.
"Yes!" Ben said confidently.
I lifted a brow as Ben then hesitated.
"He's unconscious." I added.
"Maybe." Ben continued before he shook our grips off of his cloak, "Shut up."
Ethan and I started laughing, each of us earning a punch in the arm from Ben.
"Seriously Will, if that is true I need you need to teach me some more fighting techniques. I'm losing my stuff man." Ben pleaded as he shook my shoulders completely surprising me by his change in attitude
"Sure thing Ben." I chuckled as I noticed how serious Ben was being.
It's not that Ben couldn't fight, trust me he can. He's just been a little fragile since we've been getting into more trouble with Pan. We do train a lot, but there's no point in training if you're training alongside your enemy. I'm going to help Ben, only once I get Pan off my back. Or perhaps I could think of another way.
"Everyone back to Campus. Pan's orders." Felix said as he locked the door of the cage.
We all started to walk out towards the path back to Campus leaving Connor locked up in the cage as Pan requested.
Emily's POV
My body felt so heavy that I could only barely open my eyes. My back and neck ached as I sat up to see bars covered all around me. That's when I realized I was in a cage. I rubbed my head and looked up to see a pair of shining green eyes.
"Finally wake." Pan said through the other side of the cage.
My eyes narrowed as his did the same. Pan showed no other emotions on his face except anger and frustration in which I returned too.
"You have some talking to do." Pan finally said, breaking off the death glares that we were both sending each other.
"And why would I talk to you?" I said letting the hate roll off my tongue.
Pan scoffed and raised an eyebrow. "If you don't talk then I'm more than happy to leave you in this cage until you do." Pan said as he stepped away from the bars.
I gave him a sarcastic smile as I leaned back against the back bars of my cage and crossed my arms over my chest. He knew I wasn't going to talk so he scoffed and took a couple steps away.
"Stubborn girl." Pan mumbled before vanishing out of my sight.
I sighed and unfolded my arms from my chest noticing that my fists still remained clenched from the burning rage I was feeling. Connor was somewhere on this island and I'm going to do anything I can to find him and take the revenge I need. I hate him so much; he was the reason why I was in this mess and that was something I couldn't ever forgive. He was the reason why things ended so horribly when I was living with his family.
I had to bite the inside of my mouth to stop myself from screaming. I needed to find Connor and talk some sense into him, and by talk I mean, I'd be more than happy to finish what I started at the beach. I quickly crawled to the front of the cage and grabbed hold of the bamboo bars before pushing my face in between them.
"Hey scar face!" I yelled to Felix who was leaning against a tree while balancing his club on his shoulder.
Felix shot a glare towards me as he got up from the tree and walked towards me.
"You better keep your mouth shut or-"
"Or what, you'll call Pan?" I said mockingly cutting him off. "Tell me Felix, what's it like being Pan's pet?" I snickered watching in enjoyment as his eyes narrowed in response.
Felix took a few angry strides towards my cage.
"You better shut your mouth right now!" Felix spat as he moved his club off his shoulder letting the heavy weapon to his side. I could tell that I was pissing him off and that's exactly what I wanted.
"Make me." I smirked.
Felix's nostrils flared, his grip tightening around his club as he swung it forwards. I leaned to the back of the cage ready for the impact against the bamboo bars, but it never came. Felix just scoffed and placed his club back onto his shoulder.
"Nice try." He grinned before turning around and walking back to his spot by the tree.
I let out a loud frustrating groan as I kicked the strong bamboo bars. I leaned forward and tried to fiddle with the large metal lock, but let's be serious here, I had no clue how to open a lock without a key from the outside let alone the inside. Not to mention the fact that there was probably magic keeping it locked shut. I sighed and sat back against the hard bamboo walls already feeling my back ache. I wonder what the other boys were doing.
Will's POV
"Guys, now is really not the time." I said while rolling my eyes as Ben and Ethan continued wrestling each other on the ground.
"It's been three hours." Ethan said as he dodged Ben's foot.
"And we're bored." Ben finished off for Ethan.
"Yeah, and what about Emily?" I asked.
Ben pushed off Ethan and got up from the ground. "What about her? She 'doesn't matter' now, does she?" Ben said as he looked at me with a smug look.
Ethan got off the ground and wiped the dirt off of his cloak.
"Yeah where is she anyway, the last time we saw her was back at the beach before Pan took her." Ethan commented as he glanced towards the path that leads to the drop off zone.
"Connor…" Ben mumbled.
"Jealous?" Ethan asked with a grin.
"N-no, no of course not." Ben stuttered in a deep voice that he only used when he was lying.
Ethan gave me a smug look and I grinned and nodded in agreement.
"They could have kissed." Ethan smirked causing Ben's head to shot up straight away.
"Or more." I suggested while trying my hardest not to laugh at Ben's shocked expression.
"That's it; this bitch and I are going to fight it out right now!" Ben yelled and started storming off passed the bonfire and towards the path that leads to the cages.
"Always the civilised decision." I mumbled as I watched Ethan run after him and pull him back.
A firm grip held my wrist but before I could turn around I was suddenly out of campus and somewhere away from all the other boys. I turned around to see Pan with dead serious expression as he pushed me against a tree with force, his hand gripping around my throat making me gasp and grab his wrist. Pan was furious.
"What do you know about Connor." He spat as his grip slightly tightened around my neck, constricting my airway.
Pan's tone of voice was trying to keep calm but he clearly had a whole lot of rage that was fighting not to come out.
"I-I don't know-w anything!" I managed to speak between gasps of air.
Pan clearly didn't like my answer as his grip continued to tighten against my throat.
"Pan I s-swear, I know as m-much as t-the rest-t of the boys know!" I managed to croak out.
Pan stared down my face with a cold glare before letting his grip go from my neck causing me to gasp for air.
"You're lucky you weren't lying otherwise that would have ended a whole lot worse." Pan said as I managed to get my breathing back to normal.
"It's good to see that our deal is running smoothly." Pan said as he took a step towards me, his piercing eyes looking down on me as he continued, "I just hope we can keep it that way." Pan moved the material of my shirt to the side to admire the scars that had been marked there by Emily electrocuting me. "Because I would hate for it to end up all downhill." He said in a calm but threatening tone.
I nodded and kept calm. Pan's threats were sadly, something I was used to.
"Good." Pan said before vanishing to god knows where.
I sighed and leaned off the tree that Pan had me pinned against. I started to walk back to campus that I could see in the distance. What Pan had said was not that threatening but what scared me the most was if those threats could happen, and who they could happen to.
Emily's POV
Four hours in a bloody cage.
I didn't deserve this. My ass and back certainly do not deserve this and I am on the verge of wanting to kill Pan by any means. I pulled my numb body to the front of the cage once more.
"Pan!" I screamed as loud as my voice could let me as I dragged out his name
I wouldn't be surprised if the boys at campus could hear me. Felix looked at me with blank expression before shaking his head with a grin as he continued carving off a branch.
Pan appeared in front of me a second later then turned to Felix.
"Felix you can leave." Pan said.
Felix obeyed straight away and walked past Pan and towards the path back to campus making me chuckle.
"Pet." I said loud enough for Felix to hear
Felix didn't turn back but I knew it got to him as he readjusted his club on his shoulder.
"Ready to talk?" Pan asked.
"Yes but not to you." I replied before sharing another glare with Pan. "Get me out of this cage; I want to talk to Connor first." I demanded.
Pan cocked an eyebrow and chuckled, his green eyes looking over me for a moment as he thought. I sat up in surprise as Pan moved his hand in a swift motion towards the lock. It unlocked and Pan opened the cage door. I was confused as to why Pan had actually listened to me for once. I crawled out and Pan walked over to the tree that had the leaver connected to it. He pulled it down and looked up. My eyes followed Pan's as they trailed up to the treetops where a cage was coming down. Connor...
My fists curled tightly as I walked over to where the cage was being brought down. I heard a groan as it stopped suddenly now hovering above the ground. Pan moved in front of the cage, unlocking the door and leaving it open before walking over to a tree and leaning against it.
"Oh I'm not leaving, if that's what you were thinking." Pan said as he stood against the tree with his arms crossed over his chest.
I ignored Pan and turned to the cage to find Connor sitting at the back causally as he wiped the remaining blood from his face with his sleeve.
"What are you doing here." I said through gritted teeth.
Connor looked up at me and sat closer to the edge of the cage. The only thing that was holding me back from taking another several hits to his face was answers. I had questions that needed answering and if Pan doesn't know why he's even here then that gives me more the reason to find out.
"You've changed." Connor said as he's eyes looked into mine.
"You haven't." I spat. Just hearing his voice is making me sick.
"You're different...stronger, bolder, and smarter." Connor said as he rambled on.
"You're the same dickhead who pretended to be someone he's not, manipulated the people around him; including me, and hurt your own brother!" I exclaimed.
My rage continued to build up as I watched him grin at my comment.
"Now whose fault is that?" Connor continued as he grinned wider, "Because last time I checked, it was yours."
I felt a wave of regret hit me all at once as his words twisted in my head.
Oliver...
I miss him so much. I wish I hadn't of left things the way that I did and-
I looked up at Connor whose eyes were sparkling with mischief.
"What did you do to him!" I exclaimed.
Connor smirked at my realisation.
"This is how it's going to work. Everyone on this island wants to know who I am and how you and I know each other, especially eyebrows over there. So as far as their concerned, you and I are a thing." Connor said.
"And why the hell would I agree to that?" I asked irritatedly.
Connor then glared at me.
"Because if you don't agree, then I'll never tell you what happened to poor little Oliver." Connor smirked.
I hesitated for a moment before swallowing the lump in my throat. "Fine, I agree."
Connor's glare had disappeared and was replaced with a smirk as his rope tied held onto mine. My eyes widened as I instantly tried to remove my hands from his but his grip tightened as he gave me a serious look. I exhaled loudly and relaxed my hands in his but the rest of my body was still tense.
Connor then moved a strand of my hair back behind my ear completely catching me off guard; but what he said next only took it that much further.
"You're even more beautiful than the last time I saw you." Connor said softly.
My eyes locked with his for a second before my attention was brought to a saddened voice from behind me.
"E-Emily?"
I quickly looked back to see Will who was standing in shock but before I could say anything Connor's hands pulled my attention back to him and away from Will. Connor parted his lips to talk again but before I could hear anything a strong grip wrapped around my body and lifted me off the ground and away from Connor. I looked to see a Pan with a furious expression; his cold green eyes looked like they could cut through glass. He dropped me down in front of Will who was still shocked.
"Get her out of here right now." Pan said through gritted teeth before turning his back to the two of us, "This isn't going to be pretty."
I could just see Pan storming up to Connor's cage just before Will lead me out of their vision and on the path back to campus. My head was spinning at the events that have just taken place.
What have I done...
Will's grip tightened as he dragged me further into the jungle. Once we were a certain distance between campus and the cages Will stopped and let go of my arm. He let out ragged breaths as he ran his fingers through his hair. I realised I had completely left Will in the dark. He had no idea what was going on and what he saw back there must of-
"Please, please tell me you have a reasonable explanation for what just happened back there." Will said as he tried to calm himself down.
"I-It wasn't what it looked like!" I bursted out, only making Will more frustrated.
"Really, cause it's exactly what it looked like!" Will yelled.
"No Will, you're wrong. I hate Connor, he ruined my life!" I shouted back. "I wanted answers about my past and the only way that I could them was by making a deal with him!"
Will's eyes narrowed. "So making a deal involves doing that."
"You're the one who made a deal with Pan to do exactly what he says whether you like it or not, so how is me doing the same thing any different!" I yelled back out of breath.
Will looked at me and sighed.
"Because I'm doing that for you." Will said before turning around and facing his back to me.
He's doing it for me?
I grabbed Will's shoulder and turned him around to face me.
"Look, you and I both know that whatever was happening back there did not mean anything. I hate Connor and you hate Pan but we both made a deal to help each other." I tried to explain to Will to which his angered expression soon faded as he sighed.
"I know, I understand." Will said with a small smile.
"You can't tell any of the other boys about the deal. For your sake and mine." I said to which Will nodded.
Ben and Ethan ran around the corner and almost into us.
"Emily!" Ben sang as he wrapped me in a hug slightly lifting me off the ground in excitement. I laughed at his exaggerated welcome but embraced his hug with a warm smile. Even with all the commotion that's happened I'm still glad to see the three of them.
"Hold on." Ben said as he held my shoulders and pulled me away quickly.
My eyes widened as Ben smelt the air like a dog, his excited attitude changing completely.
"Where's the bitch." Ben said as he looked from Will to me.
"I'm sorry, what?" I asked with confusion.
"Connor." Ethan answered from my side.
"Oh."
Will laughed as Ben jumped up and down like he was ready to fight in a boxing match which confused me even more knowing that I must have missed something while we were separated.
"Ben, are you seriously still considering fighting Connor?" Ethan asked.
"Oh I'm not considering, it's gonna happen." Ben confirmed as he started stretching too.
I couldn't help but laugh at his odd behaviour.
"Too late now, it looked like Pan had already beaten you to it." Will said making Ben stop moving and turn to Will.
"What?" Ethan asked.
"Pan looked like he was going to rip Connor's head off just as Emily and I were walking out of there." Will explained, "He's probably coming down here now so we better get out of here."
Ben and Ethan didn't question it any further which I was thankful for as we all started walking along the path. Once we reached campus I turned to Will after Ben and Ethan had walked further ahead.
"I promise I'll explain everything once this is all over, I just really need you to trust me right now." I pleaded to Will who only smiled back.
"Of course, I trust you." Will smiled softly.
Connor's POV
I couldn't help but crawl back further into the cage as Pan came storming up to me with eyes that were locked onto his prey, followed by a look that could kill. I flinched as he reached his hand into the cage and grabbed a firm fistful of my collar to pull me towards him. Once he pulled me out of the cage I smiled knowingly as Pan let go of me, his look of anger soon fading.
"Welcome to Neverland Connor. Well played, everything is going to plan." Pan said with a smirk.
"Pleasure doing business with you." I said, returning a smirk as Pan unlocked my handcuffs.