Sorry for the delay, I done the stupid thing of deleting all my files and had to start over!

Chapter 2

"New arrival!"

Being thrown down to the gravelly sand below her, Regina lands with a thud straight onto her front. Lifting her head to take in her new surroundings, the brunette slowly rises to her knees while readjusting her cloak that she was yanked from so brutally by the shadow and then the messenger who brought her down to the empty clearing she was now sat in.

Pan walks out from behind a tree and takes in the sight before him. Shaking his head he sighs frustrated. "No! Not good enough! Does she look like a child to you?! We already have one girl here!"

Having been walking back to base with a couple of lost boys, Emma frowns hearing Pan's anger and heads into his direction as the boys continue on their journey.

"Take her back! Useless!"

Catching a glimpse of a dark braid, Emma runs forward. "Wait!"

Pan looks across his shoulder at the blonde intruding on his business. "Get back to camp Emma"

Emma stands still, looking in the fellow teen's direction. When the brunette looks up at her, the blonde hitches her breath as the sight of the girl's sad eyes takes over her senses. "No. Listen we could use her...you allowed me to stay so long as I kept an eye on the boys..and now? You keep getting more, I can't deal with them all on my own! Let her stay she can take the south side.."

Felix, Pan's right hand boy stepped forward from behind the brunette girl he dropped on the ground. "I hate to say it, I think she's right..the more boys, the less control you'll have..you need more on your side"

Looking between the trio, Pan eventually nods in agreement. "Fine. Get up"

Regina stands slowly not taking her eyes off Emma and grunts when Felix grabs her once again by her collar. 'Freedom? What freedom?'

"Woah woah! Easy Felix..I can take her from here..." The blonde announces, holding her hands out defensively, not liking one bit how the poor brunette is being handled.

Giving the girl a slight push towards Emma, the tall lost boy glares at her, prompting her to glare back before gesturing for Regina to follow her. Walking behind the blonde quietly, the young brunette takes in her surroundings warily. Picking up on the newcomers slow pace, Emma stands to a halt causing Regina to walk straight into her. On instinct, the blonde reaches out and takes hold of the girl's upper arms to prevent a collision. Taking in the brunette's lost expression, Emma raises an eyebrow to question. "Missing home already?"

Without hesitation, Regina shakes her head avoiding the blonde's gaze. "No. Nothing to miss..." Giving a small shrug, the brunette finally looks up to Emma. "it's just different here to what I expected.."

Looking intrigued, Emma bites her lip. "Well, what did you expect?"

Taking a breath, Regina chuckles at the idiocy of her thoughts. "Freedom..."

Glancing away briefly, understanding, the blonde gulps silently at the awkwardness of it all. "Its..not...that bad here...I mean Pan is in charge and there are no specific rules but...I would say being here is less...freedom, more...lost"

"Oh.." Fiddling with her hands, the brunette looks down. "I've never known what it is like to not be lost so..it's no different being here or there"

Emma looks sad and then continues to walk encouraging Regina to do the same. After some time without a word being uttered, the blonde stops below a tree. "Do you have any family at home?"

"Depends..define family" Seeing the blonde grimace, the young woman continues. "I do...however they would not notice nor care that I'm gone. I had a father but he died when I was small and I have a mother, if you could call her that. She only cares for money and high status..and to her, I'm not her daughter but merely a servant girl"

Emma raises an eyebrow with a smirk. "You're a real Cinderella aren't you?"

Regina looks over letting out a care free laugh which the blonde finds refreshing and amazing to hear. "Hardly, I am much more confident and headstrong than that girl"

Crossing her arms. Emma looks her over. "True, but I can also sense a softer, kinder side to you"

"That may be, but it will take a lot for you to see it"

Smiling over at the brunette, the blonde gives a carefree shrug before pointing up. "This is where you will stay.."

Following Emma's direction, Regina looks in awe of the cosy looking tree house made for one, possibly two. "Thank you"

Nodding in response, the blonde looks around the jungle life. "If you are going to..be here, you will need to work. Basically do what I do and well, mother the immature boys that live on the island. However not all of them are bad"

"Oh..right well..I'll try but like I said my mother wasn't a great role model so..I am unsure whether I am maternal or not. Can I ask, why is this island so important? why do all the children want to come here so badly?"

"You never grow up? Simple as that, which means you and I will be teens forever"

Gulping silently, Regina wonders if she has made a mistake now that she is here and the idea of never growing up and having a loved one starts to sink in. "I guess..we are lucky to have one another then.."

Emma cannot help but smile at the comment . "I guess so, can I ask your name?"

the brunette nods. "Regina.."

"well Regina..I will see you later..it's getting late"

Pursing her lips, the brunette glances back up at her new home. "Okay..see you in the morning..Emma"

Walking away slowly not really wanting to leave the new girl alone, the blonde stops in her step as she reaches the edge of the small clearing and looks back over as Regina mounts the ladder to the tree house warily. Biting her lip with a small grin, Emma waits until the brunette disappears from sight then carries on to her own tree house not feeling as alone anymore.

A/N: still continue?