A/N: Hello everyone! I hope you like my story! Please review. I'm new at this so I would deeply appreciate anything you have to say! Enjoy!

P.S. I don't own any of the characters from J.M Barrie's wonderful story. I do own Bella however. Please don't steal her from me. 

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I woke up in a dark room. I felt fur beneath me and a pillow beneath my head. My long black hair was a mess around me. Where was I? I suddenly remembered the previous night. Peter Pan coming for me and our glorious flight into Neverland. I remember the world spinning too fast as we entered the star and then we were among the stars again. Only this time I saw the island in front of me. I saw the sun coming up behind the island and I gasped. I was in Neverland. I had never imagined this in my wildest dreams. I felt so free. I had laughed and swooped and dived through the cotton candy clouds. Peter had flown by my side. At some points of our flight he had taken my hand and I had felt a warm blush stain my chocolate skin. I looked to my side and then I saw him, lying on top of a rug on the floor. Peter. He was lying on his stomach with his arms outstretched and crossed to form some kind of pillow. I let my eyes wander, eating up every inch of his toned, muscled body. I thought about how it would feel to be crushed up against him and how wonderfully delicious it would be to feel those sweet pink lips on mine. I held my breath and reeled in my thoughts what was I doing? I couldn't allow myself to fall for him. I didn't want to be dependent on anybody ever again and if that meant leaving here to find my own place in Neverland I would certainly do so.

I got up and gingerly stepped over him. I thought I would explore while he slept. I opened up a door in the trunk of the tree. Yes, as I well knew, I was inside of a large tree. The door led to a hallway. I was curious so I followed it leaving the door opened behind me. When I had walked a few paces in suddenly a bright light was buzzing around my head leaving a trail of glittering dust behind it. Tinkerbell! I stopped, frozen in place. "Tinkerbell?" I breathed in a whisper.

Suddenly the fairy stopped. I could see how beautiful and delicate she was. It took my breath away. She started tinkling and I knew she was talking.

"I'm sorry I can't understand what you're saying." I said politely.

But suddenly I could understand. It was like a light had switched on in my head and I could understand her.

"Silly girl, you can understand me. You just have to listen with your heart. Only people who truly believe in fairies can understand and I see your heart. I know that you do. Follow me!" She said all of this very fast and then flew away from me.

I started running after her. "Tinkerbell! Wait!" I cried. She was too fast. Suddenly she was in front of my face before I could breathe.

"Fly girl!" her high pitched voice yelled.

I had forgotten my newfound ability. I thought of my memory and my feet lifted off the ground. I tried to fly as fast as I could to keep up with her. I realized that a wall was coming and I couldn't stop myself from going as fast as I was. Great this is to be my death. I closed my eyes waiting for the impact but then I felt a hand pulling me upward. I opened my eyes and saw Peter smiling down on me.

"You silly lady, you need to fly up unless you want to smack into a wall." He pulled me higher and higher until we burst out of the tree into the glorious sun of Neverland. I blinked ferociously from the sudden change of light.

"Bella," Peter turned to me as we were hovering in the sky. "I've asked the fairies to create you something. It's a gift from me. I hope you'll like it."

I felt tears fill my eyes and I tried to blink them away. No one had ever gotten me a gift before.

"I'm sure I will." I replied my voice husky. I saw Peter looking at me funny but I managed to smile at him before he asked me about it. He grabbed my hand once again and I felt my cheeks on fire. I was never gladder than I was at that moment that my skin was chocolate brown so he couldn't see. I flew with him to a field filled with flowers. When we landed in the clearing I saw that the light his this part of the forest differently making it feel as though it was glowing. I immediately sunk to my knees in the flowers and inhaled deeply. This had to be heaven I thought. I felt Peter sit beside me and I turned to look at him. I hoped he could see the happiness that was shining from my eyes.

"This is gorgeous Peter."

"Yeah, I can see that." But his eyes never left my face. I shyly looked around embarrassed by what he had really meant. I wasn't gorgeous. My hair must be a curly disaster. My hands instinctively went to my head to try and smooth my wild mane. Peter laughed at me and stood up reaching his hand out to me.

"Come on Bella, I still need to show you your gift." I felt a strange sensation start in my stomach when he said my name and I shivered in delight. No! Get a hold of yourself Bella. I tried to command my heart. I stood on my own and waited for him to lead the way. I saw him frown at me but he started walking. I followed him with and I felt a cloud cover my heart. I couldn't afford to get attached, to depend on anyone. I didn't have anything to give him my heart was in pieces and nothing would change that. I wouldn't bring him down with me. He was perfection in human form. He looked older though, this was no young boy. He looked to be my age.

"Peter, why are you older?"

He stopped suddenly and I could see his whole body was stiff.

"The island makes the rules not me." Was all he said.

"What does that mean? And what did you mean the island told you about me?" I crossed my arms. I wanted answers now.

"Bella, when I came to live on the island, the king of the fairies told me that the island would let me live here if I listened to it when it wanted me to. Otherwise I would start growing up. When the island wanted me to get Wendy and the boys, I listened right away. I wanted a new adventure but when they left and I had felt the first twinges of romance and all of my lost boys left with them, I told myself that I would never bring a girl here again. They were dangerous. So when the island told me that it needed you. I was angry. Mostly because I didn't want to believe that the island would need anyone but me and secondly because I didn't want another girl. You were eleven when I first came to your window. You were sleeping of course but I could tell you'd already been through a lot by how you frowned in your sleep. Most people don't frown in their sleep did you know that Bella? Anyways, it took me five years your time to finally get you. So that's why I'm older. I've learned a lot since then. I'm not so selfish but I am the cleverest." He winked at me and smiled wide.

I was upset. How could he have let me rot away in that place?

"You were supposed to get me earlier?" I whispered my voice angry.

"Yes, I guess you could say that. I think we both needed to grow up a little first though." He told me quietly.

"Peter, I didn't grow up a little! I grew up a lot! I was abused and I had no one. How could you let me stay in a place like that?" I wrapped my arms around myself and turned away from him. I wouldn't cry I was stronger than that.

I felt Peter behind me and he turned me to face him. I looked up at him with tears in my eyes.

"They hurt you?" his voice was angry.

I shook my head yes and then I was being crushed in his arms. I couldn't help it I moved my arms to wrap around his waist.

"I'm so sorry Bella. I didn't know. If I would have known I would have taken you away immediately." He said against my hair. "Forgive me?"

I just shook my head yes again. I didn't want him to move. We stood that way for who knows how long. He finally released me and grabbed my hand.

"Come on Bella you still need to get your gift." His eyes sparkled mischievously at me and I couldn't help but smile back. "That's what I needed to see."

We started walking again and I knew without a doubt that I had fallen for Peter Pan. I felt angry with myself. I didn't need to do this. The story would never have a happy ending for me. I wouldn't let Peter become a shadow of who he was. We reached the edge of the clearing and I saw a ribbon tied around a bunch of leaves in a sheer see through wrapping. Peter picked it up and handed it to me.

"For you."

I didn't know what do with leaves so I simply said thank you and looked at it curiously. I didn't want to untie the ribbon because the leaves would scatter. Peter laughed at me and took it from my hands. He untied the ribbon and pulled the leaves out of its wrapping. All of the leaves hung out from his hand like they were stuck together. I still didn't understand what it was for. It must have shown on my face because Peter placed it in my hand.

"Tink will help you." He stated and then he flew away. I stood there alone but not for long suddenly Tinkerbell was hovering in the air in front of me.

"You really are a silly girl aren't you? Come on get changed!" She said impatiently.

I gasped. These were clothes? But of course they would be wasn't that what Peter was wearing? I grimly looked at my appearance. A long black tang top with pajama pants. I felt my face on fire again. This was how I looked? I quickly stripped down not afraid of anyone seeing me but Tinkerbell. She helped me put it on correctly and when everything was in place she led me to a small pond not far from the clearing to see myself in. I hovered in the air examining myself. The leaves and vines started at my right shoulder and twisted down my back. It completely covered my...er chest region which was a relief but left my other shoulder and my stomach along with most of my back exposed. It twisted from the top of my shoulder down in a single vine along my back and formed into a short skirt which underneath was really shorts. Again I was grateful for that. I thought wearing leaves and vines would be uncomfortable but the insides of the leaves that rubbed against my skin was lined with a white silk that was seemingly invisible unless you held it against the light correctly. I knew now why fairies had fashioned this. I guess I did look kind of pretty. My hair was billowing in curly wave that I didn't recognize as mine. My chocolate skin looked healthy and nourished like I was glowing with some kind of promise. My normal muted shade of brown eyes did look like they were actually sparkling. I felt a smile rise to my lips as I realized that Neverland fit me perfectly! I shot up into the air laughing. I landed on a fluffy pink cloud and stared at the island that I recognized from my dreams and stories. I felt a whoosh of air around me and knew that it was Peter. I suddenly felt very shy in this outfit that left me so very exposed. I knew that from the back that there was only a lone leafy vine that covered me. I turned to face him with a shy smile.

"Do I look alright?" I asked quietly. He didn't say anything and I risked a glance to his eyes. He was staring at me open mouthed. I could feel his eyes drinking me in and I wanted no more than to feel his lips on my skin. Wait! Where did that thought come from? No I didn't want that. I raised an eyebrow at him and when he realized it he quickly shut his mouth.

"You look gorgeous Bella." His voice was husky and I blushed immediately.

He walked towards me and held me against him again. I sighed. I could get used to this. I felt his warm rough hands moving up and down my back, pulling my hair to one side of my neck, and then his finger tracing my cheek, down my jaw line to my neck. I looked up at him, his eyes were dark with passion and I knew instantly what he was about to do. I couldn't have him kissing me! That would ruin everything! I shot into the air and flew as fast as I could into the island hoping that he wouldn't find me.