Chapter 4

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A few excruciatingly long hours later, Zachary walked into our quarters. He looked absolutely exhausted and had a cut above his right eyebrow and a bruise on his cheek.

"Darling what happened to you?" I asked as I sat him down and rushed to get the bandages from his desk.

"Nothing, I'm fine Wendy, I promise. Please don't worry about me," he replied wearily as he laid back on the bed.

I leaned over him and quickly bandaged his bleeding forehead, "Zachary, where were you today?"

His eyes were closed and I thought he had fallen asleep, but a few moments later he spoke quietly, "We-we went to see Peter."

So he was home, "Why?"

Zachary's breathing changed from even to erratic, "Hostage negotiations," he murmured.

"What? You're just going to send me away? Just like that? Peter comes home and everything just goes back the way it was? I thought-" I couldn't finish, tears fell from my eyes. I was so

confused-so hurt, I thought he felt the way I did, I'd even thought Hook had started to care, but apparently I was mistaken. Zachary heard my sniffling and sat up to pull me to him, and I

curled up in his arms by reflex.

"I'm not sending you anywhere. Hook claims that he'll only give you back if Peter surrenders to him. He's being a bastard, trying to give you back and he doesn't even really want you to go,"

he stroked my hair as he spoke.

"Oh god, doesn't he know what he's done? Peter won't consider surrendering to him so they'll come for me now, ambush the ship! What if you get hurt?" by now I was frantic.

"Shh, shh. It's okay, I'll be fine, no-we'll be fine. I promise," he whispered.

"No, no! We must hide until after the ambush! Peter will do anything to get me back! He's completely irrational and won't even hesitate to hurt you to save me."

Zachary frowned, "If he didn't want to lose you, he shouldn't have left you." I hugged him close, I loved Peter and the Lost boys, but there was no way I could leave Zachary. I just hoped

Peter wouldn't follow through with my prediction, that for once he'd think before acting.

A few days later, I was sound asleep when Zach began to shake my shoulder, "Wendy, Wendy you need to wake up. Wendy something's wrong." It wasn't until the last few words that I heard

the shouts and groans. Suddenly the door burst open, I immediately clasped my hands around Zachary's neck and buried my face in his bare chest, hiding myself from the unknown danger.

"Wendy?" a familiar voice asked.

I turned my head toward the doorway, "Peter?" I asked quietly. I slowly unclasped my hands and got off the bed, I tried to approach Peter and stay close to Zachary at the same time, just in

case Peter had it in his head to attack.

"Oh Wendy," Peter said happily as he rushed to me. He wrapped his arms around my nude form and I heard the bed creak as Zachary stood up behind me. Realizing that I wasn't embracing

him in return, Peter soon backed away, with a puzzled and hurt expression on his face-I nearly broke down right then. Zachary took this opportunity to take a defensive stance in front of me.

Peter looked miserable and then very, very angry, "Wendy what's going on? Why were you in bed, naked, with him? Did he hurt you?"

"Peter, Peter you need to call off the ambush. I don't want anyone getting hurt, once you've done that I'll explain everything," I replied. Peter silently turned and walked out of the room.

He quickly stopped the fighting, returned, and shut the door behind him, "Now would you please explain what's going on and why Hook's first mate is acting so defensive?" Zachary was being

extremely protective and stood by my side.

"Peter, while you were gone-well you know I was kidnapped, but I wasn't really a prisoner, I was more of a guest. Zachary here, he's been so kind to me and-and we-Peter, I love you and the boys dearly, you must know that. For these past few years you've been everything to me and I really felt at home with you and the boys, but you've changed-I've changed, I cannot come home with you," I spoke slowly and quietly.

Peter looked utterly distressed, "What do you mean you can't come home? Wendy I've come to rescue you, just like the last time Hook took you! I'm sorry, but I thought you'd be a little

happier to see me! Don't you remember anything Wendy? You're my sister and so much more. What'd they do? Rape and brainwash you or threaten you?"

"Don't you get it you moron? You left her behind as bait for Hook, you left her and you had to know that she'd be vulnerable! Why would she want to go back with you?" Zachary practically

screamed at Peter.

"And why exactly do you think you have the right to speak for her? You fuck her and now you presume you own her? You're a fucking rapist!" Peter screamed back.

"You bastard! I'm no rapist! I tried to save her from all of that!"

I'd heard enough, and this was escalating far too much, "Stop it! It's no use screaming at each other! I've made my decision, Peter I'm sorry, but I think you should go now, I'll come and visit

soon, I promise," I moved to hug Peter goodbye, but he jerked away and stalked off through the door.

"I made the right choice, I know that. I couldn't ever leave you, but I can't help but feel a little guilty, he's never been this angry with me before," I whispered to Zachary.

He stroked my hair gently and pulled me closer to him, "Don't worry, everything is going to be fine. Let's go talk to Hook, he'll have good advice." We walked across the deck to Hook's door

and Zachary knocked twice.

"Come in," the voice came through the door. We entered silently and Zach kept his arm around my waist as we walked alongside the great table.

"Hook, we have a situation to handle," Zachary began.

"Yes, you see I would very much like to stay and live here with you all, but I don't want to be kept from Peter and the Lost Boys," I explained.

Hook nodded slightly, "Well my dear, since you've come to like it here so much you may stay. About you seeing Peter, I guess it would be alright if you went to visit him once in a while, if you

promise to give me more freedom during our little meetings. It really is the least I could do after you ended that skirmish, you probably saved the lives of a few of my men."

"It was no difficult task Captain, and lives needed to be preserved on both sides. But really? You'd let me see them? Oh thank you!" I stood up and moved to Hook. I quickly kissed his cheek

and returned to Zachary's side. He thanked Hook as well before we left to return to his quarters.

"You do know that I love you right? That's why I could never leave you," I said to him as I undressed for the night, he'd looked troubled all day long and I thought maybe he needed to be put at ease.

He watched me carefully, "I know. It's just-what did Peter mean by 'sister and much more'?"

I sighed and moved to the bed, knowing I'd have to admit what I'd blocked out of my mind for some time now, "Well, a few months ago Peter and I went to the lake to bathe-and he told me

he wanted to teach me something. I had no idea what he was doing until he put his member in me. I was only thirteen when I came here you know, so naive, I hadn't been taught the ways

of the world yet. I shut my emotions off, thinking only of keeping Peter happy, he had been the center of my world for a long time. It meant so much to him, I mean he's been a horny

teenage boy for a decade and I haven't even finished puberty. It eventually was getting to be too much, I hardly could call my body mine by the time I met you, but I didn't know I could

enjoy that aspect of life until I met you."

"Thank you for telling me-I remember now, at the treehouse Hook said you weren't a virgin," he whispered and I could tell he was still thinking hard, "We're taking the day off tomorrow,

Hook wants to take a crew trip to Mermaid Lagoon," he said a few minutes later.

I laid my head against his chest, "That sounds fun, but the mermaids are back aren't they?"

"Yes, which is probably why Hook wants to go, he's looking for a new mistress. He was going to have you, but since that didn't happen he's been a bit horny recently."

"But I thought our agreement meant that our meetings would be more intimate."

"Ah yes, but according to the pirate code, he cannot claim you completely."