This is not the end of the story. I'm still working on the Epiloge so stay tuned and review! ^.^
Home Sweet Neverland
Chapter Five
As the sun began to set upon another day in Neverland, Rosie bit her lip and turned to the boys.
"Um, Peter," Rosie said softly as the Lost Boys began to talk. "Look." She pointed. "The sun is setting. Don't you think it'll be too late for you to fly to London and all the way back?" she asked. Peter nodded and his face fell a slight bit.
"Alright boys." He said calling for attention. "It's time for Rosie to find a home. Say your goodbye's now."
The Lost Boys all cried out sadly and one by one they each hugged her.
"I hope you find a good home Rosie." Slightly said softly.
"We'll miss you!" "Yeah, a lot." the twins echoed. Cubby just started crying as he came forward and almost bowled Rosie over as she tried to hug him back. Tootles moved forward and hugged Rosie lightly.
"Goodbye boys." she said smiling sadly. "Remember, whatever happens, you'll always be my first family." Peter smiled at those words and Tinkerbell eyed him suspiciously.
"Well, come on then Rosie." Peter said waving a hand up at the sky. Rosie nodded and set Tootles on the ground before turning to Tinkerbell.
"Tink, whatever I did to make you mad, I really am sorry." She told the little pixie. Tinkerbell blinked and frowned as Peter gazed at Rosie. Following the pixie's gaze, Rosie cocked her head to the side and let out a small laugh. "Oh Tinkerbell." She said smiling. "You have nothing to worry about." The pixie still eyed Rosie distrustfully and Peter watched the exchange quite confused. Suddenly, he had an idea.
"Say, Rosie!" he exclaimed somewhat excitedly. Rosie looked at him and Peter flew forward very close making her lean back in surprise. "Stay still!" he demanded and reached for her necklace. Rosie did as she was told and waited while Peter unlatched the necklace. "Now, wait here!" he said and flew off with it. Tinkerbell followed still suspicious yet a slight bit less worried than before. Rosie wondered what was going on and let out a small sigh of speculation. Turning to the Lost Boys, she looked at them questioningly but they just shrugged.
When Peter returned a moment later, Rosie saw something glinting in his hands. He landed lightly on the ground in front of her and held out the necklace for Rosie to view. The three charms where still there; the locket, the vial and the silver feather. The only difference was that the small vial had been filled with glittering gold specs that shimmered brightly in the sunlight and out of it.
"So you always remember us." Peter said and flew behind Rosie to re-latch the necklace. Rosie's heart was filled to the brim with happiness; so much was the overwhelming feeling that her eyes watered slightly. Peter then landed on the ground looking confused.
"Rosie? What's wrong? D-Don't you like it?" he asked worriedly. Rosie smiled widely.
"It's wonderful! Thank you so much Peter!" she exclaimed and hugged the boy tightly. Peter then grinned and Rosie pulled away to turn to Tinkerbell. "And thank you too Tinkerbell. For everything." She added grinning at the pixie. Tinkerbell didn't respond just crossed her arms reluctantly. Then, another idea occurred to Rosie. She pulled away from Peter and looked down to the locket. Pinching it tightly between her fingers, she snapped the small thing in half and handed the front cover to Peter. "So you always remember me." She said smiling. Peter accepted it and grinned before slipping the small square with vines into his pocket.
"Now come on. Let's get you a home!" he said and floated up into the air. Rosie smiled and nodded as Peter did a small flip then came around back to scoop her up into his arms. The Lost Boys all cried out their last goodbyes and Rosie waved as she, Tink and Peter vanished into the sky.
The return flight to London was short in Rosie's opinion and it seemed like only a second later that Peter was flying low over a neighborhood looking for what seemed like a specific house. He paused to hover in the air and looked about a moment before smiling.
"There it is Tink!" he exclaimed. The pixie nodded and Peter flew to the front door of a fairly normal looking house. He placed Rosie on the front mat and rung the doorbell. Floating backwards a moment, Peter waited until he heard footsteps before darting into a bush to hide. The door then opened drowning the front porch with light as a young couple stood there. Rosie looked up at them holding her breath and the couple gazed at each other in wonder. Suddenly the man seemed to make a connection and a look of amazement washed over his face.
"Rosie?" he asked cautiously. Rosie could only nod as she took in the man's somewhat familiar face. She couldn't remember where she had seen it before and brought a hand up to her necklace instinctively. The man smiled down at her. "What are you doing here darling?" he asked kindly. Rosie glanced to her left at Peter who nodded.
"I-I was brought." She said softly.
"By who? Who is this dear?" the woman asked confused yet just as kindly. The man smiled down at Rosie before turning to his wife.
"This is Rosie. She is the orphan I found all those years ago." The man said. "Who brought you here sweetie?" he asked. Again Rosie looked to Peter who nodded once more.
"P-Peter…Peter Pan." She said softly. The man was confused but the woman suddenly gasped.
"Oh, Rosie dear." She said sympathetically. "James, let's bring her in shall we?" The man was quite confused by his wife's sudden change in understanding but nodded all the same, and stepped back.
"Do come in Rosie. We'll see what we can do about getting you back to the orphanage in the morning." He said. Rosie suddenly panicked.
"Oh no, please don't take me back there!" she exclaimed earnestly pleading. The couple exchanged a glance and then the woman spoke softly.
"We have always wanted a daughter." She murmured.
"Wendy, dear, are you sure?" the man asked. The woman nodded and smiled down at Rosie. The man sighed and smiled as well.
"Alright, I stand corrected then." He said. "We'll see what we can do about adoption papers in the morning. Now do come in Rosie, it's quite cold out there."
Rosie smiled widely and nodded entering the house. Peter and Tink exchanged glances and Peter sighed. As the door closed, he leapt out of his hiding spot and floated looking at the place where the three had stood moments before. With a nod, he turned to Tinkerbell.
"C'mon Tink. Let's get out of here." He said. Tinkerbell nodded and with that, the two of them took off back to Neverland. Rosie caught a slight movement from the corner of her eye and excused herself to the window a moment. Pushing back the curtains, she gazed out and smiled as Peter's lithe shape flew up towards the stars.
"Goodbye and thank you for everything Peter." She whispered to herself.