Emily's POV
"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."
Why did I agree!?
How could I have been so desperate to a make a deal with Connor of all people. I had to find out what had happened to Oliver, I wasn't going to let that go. I need to know what happened to him in that house, I need to know that he is safe, but making a deal with Connor was definitely not the way to go. He's already got all the lost boys including Pan suspicious of how we both know each other which has caused me enough trouble already.
Standing in the door way of my hut I looked out to the blazing bonfire that was keeping campus alive in the darkness of the night. The boy's howls and laughter could be heard as they continued to dance and jump around the fire, adding to the music they were creating with the carved wooden sticks that clashed in their hands forming a rhythmic beat. The sparks from the fire blazed into the night air causing a grey smoke to rise with it before disappearing. I stood waiting for Will knowing that I had promised him I would explain everything; and that's exactly what I'm going to do. I hated lying to him.
My attention was turned away from the bonfire as I heard footsteps walking down the line of huts, their feet crunching against the gravel, each step getting louder as I waited for the person to appear out of the darkness thinking it was Will's but instead I watched Connor come to a stop in front of my hut. My face instantly fell as I let out an irritated sigh.
"What do you want?" I asked in a bored tone.
His eyes met mine and a smile formed on his face.
"It's good to see you cupcake." Connor grinned making me cringe at his old nickname that I hated.
His face soon turned to serious look, all amusement he held had vanished from his features.
"I've come to make sure that you keep your mouth closed."
"Sorry, but I'm not going to keep my mouth closed." I replied sweetly in an annoyed tone, "You can't tell me what to do Connor."
He took two angry strides up the stairs to my hut, stopping just in front of me with a piercing glare that I returned. He stared down at me with a smirk.
"I can find other ways to keep your mouth closed." Connor said as he looked at my lips.
I took a step back from him before punching his face.
He's head swung to the side and I let out a bored sigh before moving the hair that had fallen in front of my face.
Now that made me feel better.
Connor straightened up thankfully I had wiped the smirk off his face. He went to take a step towards me but stopped himself before he could reach me. His eyes grew alert and he suddenly stepped back almost as if he was being forced to. His face stiffened as he gave me a cold stare.
"If you mention anything to Will about the deal we made, I'll be sure to break his deal with Pan."
He turned and walked down the stepped on my hut before making his way onto the gravel path before turning back into the darkness. I had to replay Connor's words in my head a couple of times to fully understand what he meant.
Did Connor know about the deal Will made with Pan?
But how could he...Connor wasn't even here when Pan and Will made that deal.
So how could he know?
Unless...
"Emily." Will greeted making me jump slightly.
"Are you alright? You look a little spooked out." Will asked as he watched me with worried eyes.
I shook my head, "Everything's fine." I replied with a small smile as I walked into my hut, Will following behind me before closing the door.
Will jumped on my bed and layout across it with his legs crossed over and hands behind his back as he usually does. I took a seat beside him thinking about how I'm going to explain to him about Connor and why he was here. The only thing was that I had no idea how or why Connor was brought here. I looked down at the floor only thinking about Connor's warning. If I told Will the truth about the deal I made with Connor then I will be putting Will's life on the line.
But if Pan finds out the truth then there's no telling what he would do to Will.
Pan's POV
I could feel my own muscles tighten in knots as I watched Connor leave from Emily's hut. I inhaled a sharp breath before quickly using my magic to grab Connor and vanish out of Campus before appearing into the middle of the jungle. I landed on my feet, a glare instantly finding its way to Connor as he fell to the ground once we appeared into a clearing in the jungle. He breathed heavily and flipped himself onto his back, looked up at me in fear.
"Pan I-"
I stopped him mid-sentence, grabbing a tight hold on his shirt before pushing him up against the nearest tree that I could find. He groaned as I held him against the hard surface. I couldn't care less about his excuses.
"I gave you simple instructions." I spoke loudly in his ear. "Now would you please do me a favour and repeat those instructions out loud, because I think you've forgotten them." I growled.
I could hear his heartbeat increase as he swallowed the lump in his throat.
Connor gulped before mumbled softly. "W-We agreed that-"
"Speak up." I growled.
"If I gain Emily's trust and make her believe, then I get to take her back!"
Emily's POV
"He did what!" Will yelled as he sat up from the bed.
I sighed and fell onto my back, knowing Will would react like this.
"Come on you literally just said you wouldn't do that."
I was trying to explain to Will that when Connor and I were living as a so called 'family' as step brother and sister he had purposely made Oliver angry so that he would lash out at me.
"Will…that wasn't even the worst part." I said softly.
I really hated having to remember what Connor had done. I'd rather have those memories erased.
"Oh." Will sat back down again this time a saddened look remained on his face.
"Once Oliver had said those horrible things to me I ran down stairs-"
"And straight into Connor's trap." Will had finished for me. I closed my eyes in fear of crying in front of Will but that only forced me remember those last moment exactly as if I was reliving the memories I wish I could forget.
I buried my face into his chest as tears continued falling from my eyes, one after the other.
"Come on" he said, leading me back into his room. He untangled his arms from my body and gently sat me on the edge of his bed. He took a seat next to me and put his arms over my shoulders. His hands were rubbing small, soothing circles into my back. I told him everything that happened.
Once my breathing hit normal pace again and the tears had stopped I gave Connor the chance to speak.
He tilted my chin up and looked me in the eyes. "I'm sorry you went through that. But please don't cry, your making those beautiful eyes turn red." I blushed at his compliment. He rubbed his thumb across my cheek wiping away a tear. I looked up into his green eyes as he looked into my hazel ones. We stayed like this for a moment before he caught me off guard and pulled me into his chest, holding me tighter then he had before. I didn't have time to react or process what was happening.
I watched with wide eyes as his lips came closer no mine. I didn't want this. When I pulled away I heard him exhale. It was long enough for a hug and the fact that he had tried to kiss me made me feel even more awkward and uncomfortable.
I was about to push him away when I felt his hands trailing up my shirt, trying to take it off. Heat rose to my cheeks in embarrassment as I tried to move away but his grip was too strong. My instincts kicked as I realized what Connor wanted to do. I quickly pushed him away as hard as I could and walked over to the other side of the room. I looked at him in fear.
"Oh come on cupcake, don't tell me you didn't like what just happened."
Cupcake? Then it hit me like a ton of bricks.
"Cupcake!?" I yelled at him. "You never changed did you!" I snapped.
This only made him laugh.
"You made it so easy." Connor smirked. I was so full of hurt and anger.
What is happening?
"Why would you do this to me?" I asked quietly, tears starting to build up again.
"Simple." Connor said as he stood up and walked over to me.
"Oliver liked you and so did I. I got rid of the problem and then you came to me." He said casually.
"You're sick!" I spat. "I can't believe you would do that to your own brother!" I yelled.
He kept moving closer to me until he was towering over me. "Yeah see that's the thing, he's not my brother." Connor said in a hateful tone. "And you're not my sister."
"Emily." Will said softly as a tear rolled down my cheek.
"He wrecked everything Will!" I said angrily as I got up and wiped away the stray tear, "You don't understand! If it weren't for Connor than I wouldn't even be here in the first place!" I yelled out of breath.
Will looked down at his feet as I continued.
"He stole everything from me…"
Ben came stumbling through the door and landed on the floor in front of me. Typical...
"Ben were you eavesdropping?" Will asked, anger filling his tone.
"Yes!" Ben said back as he got off the floor.
Well at least he's honest…
"I'm going to kill that bastard!" Ben yelled.
"Now that doesn't sound like a bad idea." I mumbled as I sat back on my bed.
"It sounds like a great idea." Will said in a serious tone, mischief sparkling in his eyes.
"Perfect. Will, I'll need your dagger, Emily we'll use your bed sheets to wrap the body." Ben said confidently as he started pacing up and down in the small room.
My eyes widened as the boys started to plan a murder.
"Hold on a second. No one is killing anyone; even if it is Connor...I'm not going to kill him!"
Ben scoffed. "Who said you have to do the killing."
"Yeah, Pan does it all the time. He probably won't even notice." Will laughed.
I felt a shiver run along my skin at Will's comment because I knew he wasn't kidding.
Connor's POV
"Do you understand?!" Pan yelled as he pushed the blade firmly against my neck.
"Why are you so concerned about Emily?" I grinned as Pan's eyes narrowed. "Kind of looks like you have a little crush on her."
I knew I had crossed the line but this is exactly what I wanted to test. If Emily was Pan's weakness after all.
His jaw clenched hard and he held a cold glare. He swung his dagger to his right and long my skin in the process. I could feel a stinging sensation rising along my neck as I felt the warm blood run down my neckline. The long cut that Pan made was not what I was worried about but more the fact that he didn't hesitate. His eyes actually held enjoyment...and that's what scared me the most.
I dropped my head down in a form of an apology.
"You're pushing the limits. If you ever insult me again then I'll be more than happy to end your life." He growled. His warning made me shiver when I heard a dark chuckle follow sightly after. "Or even better...I'll kill her."
I clenched my jaw as my head shot up. I went to lunge forwards at Pan but he was gone. I turned around and punched the tree that Pan had me pinned up against and screamed out of pure rage.
There's no way I'm going to let Pan lay a finger on her.
I'll do whatever it takes to make her mine...
Emily's POV
I felt my stomach slowly sink as I glanced across the fire to see Pan staring at me. He sat on a log by himself on the opposite side of the flames; leaning forward and rested his elbows on his thighs, his fingers locked together in a firm grip as the orange and yellow flames reflected in his piercing green eyes.
"Pan has been staring at you this whole time." Will whispered from my side causing my attention to shift away from Pan.
Even though I was looking at Will, I could still feel Pan's gaze burning me alive. I tried to take my mind off him and began picking the pieces of meat off the bone and eating them one at a time.
"Ben, for the last time we're not killing Connor!" Ethan groaned as Ben kept pestering him about his murderous plan.
I forced myself to glance back over the flames but of course Pan was no longer sitting there. I looked around the bonfire and skimmed through all the boys faces. He was definitely gone.
Connor was also nowhere to be seen.
The bonfire was slowly dying down and I had only just noticed that most of the boys had left for their huts. I looked up to see a star filled sky shining down on us.
"You're such a cheat!" Ben yelled as he tried to wriggle out from under Will who had him pinned to the ground.
"No you're just weak" Will shot back.
Will managed to flip Ben onto his back in one swift movement. I cringed as he bent his arm back in a locked position.
"Give up Benny." Will cooed as Ben's face scrunched together in pain.
After a couple of moments Ben's face scrunched in pain as he lay against the ground yelling out for Will to stop. Will grinned at his victory before getting off Ben who gasped, pulling his arm back to its original position. He rolled onto his stomach and managed to stand up, rubbing along his upper arm.
"Hurts like a bitch." Ben hissed causing the three of us to laugh as Ben grabbed a firm hold of his arm, taking a seat between Ethan and I.
I rubbed Ben's back and he rested his head on my shoulder.
"You were every brave." I said in a baby voice but couldn't help but laugh.
"Shut up." Ben pouted before looking towards Will.
"You said you'd teach me some of that stuff." Ben whined.
Will turned his attention away from the arm wrestling match that was currently taking place between himself and Ethan who was struggling to hold up his end.
"Ben I already told you." Will said before slamming Ethan's hand down causing him to groan and rubbed his hand before Will turned to us.
"I can't do anything until this deal is over between Pan and me. I'm lucky that he's even letting me sit with you guys." Will said under his breath.
Ben and Ethan declared another fight while Will kept watch judging the next match that they were about to start. I only scoffed as they began covering themselves with more dirt before my eyes met with the moon that had expanded to twice the size. I had no way of keeping track of time in Neverland but I'm guessing it would be close to midnight. With a yawn I said goodnight to the boys and headed off to my hut.
My eyes fell heavy as I dragged my feet up the stairs to my hut. Before I could reach the door I felt a firm grip around my mouth as a sack was thrown over my head. Fear instantly kicked in as the person pulled me against them, tightening their grip around my mouth. Their grip made it hard for me to get away from the person but I froze once I heard them speak against my ear.
"You're coming with me Cupcake."