|| This FF uses characters and themes from both the original book, the Disney version, and another live action version where Peter was a blonde (not Hook) I do not own any of the characters besides my OC Kate and the general plot||

Ch 4

It had been a three weeks since Kate was first whisked away by peter, and she was copeing very well with the new lifestyle. She still refused to not bathe though "I will get dirty, but its just gross to stay dirty! I don't want to stink if I don't have to" She would tell them almost every night on her way out to on of the many small springs that dotted the island.

They laughed at her but each one secretly enjoyed the light scent of flowers each time she returned. On this particular day they were playing hide and seek, a terribly dangerous game when you threw in the lost boys and Peter. Kate sat atop one of the highest branches in a massive tree, her clothes green specifically for the occasion.

So far she was the hide and seek champion and it was the boys goal in life to find her atleast once. Today it was Nib's turn to be it and all across the jungle she could here him calling out in an attempt to stir the others from their posts. Kate just grinned and leaned back, completly confident in her hiding abilities.

Camoflauge was an aquired skill that she took great pride in. Not even Peter Pan himself could find Kate on his best days. During times like these, when all was quiet, well almost if it weren't for Nib's loud mouth. Kate would reflect on her past life, but it was more like she was watching herself through a dusty lenz that would never whipe clean.

Her old memories were fading, and sometimes she even thought she was born here in neverland. Those thoughts were dashed when old painful memories of being without a family and home came surging up crushing all joyous thoughts and causing her to mope the rest of the day.

Everyone except Tinker Bell learned to leave her be on those days, Tink took great pride in making Kate angry. She choose the exact moment to bring her anger to a peek so she would lash out and Peter would see. Peter, not knowing what was going on would usually yell at Kate (much to Tinks pleasure).

Both being the oldest they butted heads constantly, always challenging one another to silly contests and games where the only prize was the honor of being the winner. Kate couldn't help but laugh when she remembered the day Peter challenged her to a race, she thought he wouldn't fly and keep it fair. Instead he soared straight to the finish line.

When Kate finally made it there only to be greeted by his smug face and I art greater than thou attitude she lost it and pegged him right in the nose. He ignored her for the three days that it was swollen, but all was forgiven when he grabbed her one day and tossed her into the nastyest goop pit in the forest.

She still smelled the aweful stench to this day, the thought made her shiver. Kate's thoughts were broken when she heard a shuffling of leaves below her. Very carefully she slunk across the large branch beneath her feet and peared down through the leaves ever so carefully. There stood Peter, obviously looking for her even though it was Nib's turn.

She gave him credit for tracking her this far, but that was where the trail ended. She had climbed the tree to his left and scrambled over to her current one now so that her trail would be hidden. She smirked at how easy it was to fool them with just some simple tracking knowledge and green fabric.

She crouched low, much like a cat, when his gaze flicked to where she was just looking through the leaves. She slowed her breathing and watched carefully, nails digging into the thick layer of moss that covered the branch. He squinted his eyes, and stared for a whole minute before looking away.

He looked as though he was going to move on, but instead he leaned up against her tree and whistled. Each of the lost boys appeared out of nowhere and crowded around him. 'What on earth are they planning?' she asked herself quietly, eyes focused on Peter. If he knew she was here she was in for something she could feel it.

"Now boys, you know every time we play this game Kate always wins" Peter said. "Never Fails" Replied Slightly. "Exactly, but I think if we form a team we will be able to do it, more is better than one right?" he said standing up tall. Kate held back a snort, sometimes numbers escaped Peter and it amused her to no end.

"Now she is a known tree climber, so you three will get the ground" He said pointing to The twins and Tootles. "The rest of us will search the trees, Curly, Nibs, and Slightly you will climb and I will fly. Got it?" he said, holding out his hand. Each of the boys put their hands in and gave a great battle cry.

Kate smirked as they all skattered, completly disregaurding her tree. She was tempted just to stay but she knew it was not safe, she needed to go to a place where they would never think to look. ' The hideout, duh!' Kate thought to herself, it was such and easy spot to be found that they would never think that she would go and hide in there.

Plus she could be comphortable while she waited for them to return for dinner. The only problem was, she had to make sure Tink wasn't there. She scowled, Tink would give her away in an instant. With caution Kate shimmied down the tree and took off at a dead run to the hideout.

She needed to make sure she didn't alert the ground team of her presence, that would ruin everything. Her legs carried her far and fast, bairly rustling the ferns as she sprinted by. The hideout coming into view she slowed her pace and circled around to the back, using the stairs instead of the slides.

Less fun, but much more quiet, and if Tink was in here she could check without being noticed. She came to the bottom and peeked around the corner. The leaf that covered the entrance to Tink's room was shut but there was a dull glow, indicating that she was sound asleep.

Kate, never one to take risks, slipped into the room and squeezed her way under the bed. This would cause a good laugh on her part later. She would tell them that she had been here the whole time, jokes on them for scouring the jungle. Hours past, and soon Kate had fallen asleep, head resting on her arms.

The sun was sinking lower on the horizon as Peter and the Lost Boys trudged up to their home, spirits low. "I can't beleive we didn't find her!" Curly said with a deep frown on hid pudgy face. "She must know magic or something" Nibs said, kicking a rock.

"We looked everywhere, even under the ground!" the Twins said in unison. "Well when the sun sets we will find out where she had been hiding, she can't help but gloat about it" Peter said, looking disgusted. "You have no room to talk" Slightly said, causing all the others to burst out into a fit of laughter.

Kate woke to the sound of fighting, obviously Peter verses another lost boy. She had to guess it was Slightly, the boy just couldn't keep his mouth shut. The fight carried its way into the house and Kate was able to hear what they were fighting about.

"I do not gloat all the time!" Peter said, clearly offended, even though he was the king of it. "You really do Peter, but your just to full of yourself to relize it." Slightly said. Kate snickered and decided now was a good time to come out. If the boys were back that ment it was sundown and the game was over.

"You know he is telling the truth right?" Kate said, pulling herself out from under Peters bed and patting the dust and dirt from her hair and clothes. The boys all looked dumbstruck and she laughed triumphantly as she plopped down on the edge of the bed.

"Never thought to look here did ya?" Kate chuckled "So how many wins is that for me?" she said playfully and the boys rolled their eyes. "Well she is just as bad as me!" Peter burst out and the Nibs shook his head. "No way! Kate is on a normal gloating level, I give her kudo's for evading us all day. You gloat when you win a little race" he pointed out.

Peter scowled at them all and Kate flinched away waiting for him to yell or start a scrap but he just stormed out in a huff. Everyone looked at one another and started to laugh. All but Kate who looked worridly at the staircase where Peter had exited.

"I think I should go talk to him" She said standing up. "You guys get dinner started and I will try and calm him down so you don't get a good whallop when he returns" The boys just shrugged "Like we care, we hit eachother all the time" Slightly said, hitting Curly atop the head with a plate as if to prove a point.

"Dinner better be in the works or done when we get back" Kate said, sighing heavily. She wasn't sure what she was going to talk to him about but something was better than nothing. Outside the sun had set, and an inky darkness turned all the greens into blue. The air had cooled, the humidity lessened.

Kate reconsidered talking to Peter to just climbing the nearest tree and enjoying this night. The thought went away when she heard Peter yell. Quick as a flash she was in a small clearing. Peter sat atop a rock, massaging his fist. "Did you just punch that rock?" Kate asked, bringing his attention up to her. "No...the tree" he grumbled.

Kate shook her head, he was such a child. "Why did you get so angry, you know we don't mean anything by it right?" Kate said. Sitting infront of the rock and looking up at him. "I know that, I just don't like it when you win is all" Peter said crossing his arms across his chest.

Kate stood up and was eye level with him and scowling. "Whats so wrong with loosing to me?" Kate said. "Well you are a girl after all, boys are supposed to be better than girls" He said, looking more full of himself than ever. Kate wanted to slug him again, her hands balled up into fists.

"Yes, but as you have learned they are not." She huffed, forcing herself to calm down. "Your just weird, a normal girl wouldn't be able to beat me." he said. "What on earth is that supposed to mean?" Kate said looking down at herself and feeling odd about him saying that.

"The only girly thing you do is bathe, its hard to tell the difference between you and the boys" he said, scratching the side of his nose with a bored look on his face. "Well- well you" Kate was at a loss for words, completly taken aback at how much stock she put in what Peter thought of her.

"You are insuffereable!" she finally shouted "and issuferable, spoiled, pigheaded little boy!" she yelled, finally storming out of the clearing, fists at her sides. "How dare he! I am a girl!" she spat stomping away from their home and deeper into the forest. The further in she got, the more her anger lessened.

The darkness began to swallow her, cutting off all sound. Anger turned to worry when she realized that she had no idea where she was. The jungle was a whole different place at night. He breathing started to come in short gasps as she sprinted about in the dark.

Stumbling over roots and falling in deep puddles, tears beginning to well up in her eyes. How she wished she could fly like Peter, just fly right back to their warm home where it was safe. She stumbled hard again and her knee split open, dripping blood down her leg.

She silently cursed Tink for not allowing her to have any pixie dust. If she had it she could fly right now instead of stumbling around in the suffocating darkness, the tree's completly blocking all the stars. Kate put her back to a tree, hugging her legs close to her chest.

She stared blindly into the blackness, hopeing to all hopes that Peter would head back to the hideout soon and realize she wasn't there. She closed her eyes, trying to block out the fear that was threatening to burst forth and bring her to hysterics.

"Hey Peter, we have dinner all ready" Nibs said, already stuffing his face with fruit. Peter looked around and noticed that Kate's seat was empty. "Where is Kate?" he asked, the boys looked at one another. "We thought she was with you?" Slightly said. Everyone went silent at once "She is in the forest isn't she Peter?" Curly said, Peter nodded and the boys sprang into action. Ready to save their own from the horrors that lurked in the shadows of the Neverland Jungle.

||| Wow I havn't updated this in like...months. Sorry about that, graduated from highschool and whatnot. I hope you liked this chapter. Your constructive critisizm is greatly enjoyed and encouraged so please don't hesitate to voice your opinion. I will listen, and try to explain. Thank you|||