Baby Doll: Did you guys get those pirates?

Rufio: Yeah, didn't see Hook though. Too bad, I wanted to get a good slash or two in there.

Too Small: I couldn't stop thinking about your story. Why did Ariel treat Peter that way?

Don't Ask: Yeah, I've been wondering about that too.

Rufio: You all want to get back to your little story so bad? Fine. See if I care.

Tinker Bell: Don't mind him. He's just bitter about not slicing Hook up today.

Baby Doll: Ahh, Peter used to act the same way when he was in a foul mood. I'm basically used to it by now Tink.

Thud Butt: So what happened next to Peter?

No Nap: Yeah, what happened Baby Doll?

Baby Doll: Okay, okay. Let me think…

Peter was flying through Neverland playing hide and seek with the Lost Boys. He thought that if he flew far enough it would take so long to find him that he would win like he always does. So Peter flew and flew until he found himself near the water. When he got there he sat behind one of the rocks where the Twins wouldn't find him. The Twins were it. They say two heads are better than one but no matter how many heads, none were better than Peter Pan. He was the best hide and seeker that ever lived in Neverland.

Baby Doll: And even Rufio knows that one is true.

Rufio: Never found him once. But that's only because he can fly.

So Peter sat on the rock as he waited to win. Suddenly he heard singing.

"What would I give to live where you are? What would I pay to stay here beside you? What would I do to see you smiling at me? Where would we walk? Where would we run if we could stay all day in the sun? Watch and you'll see… someday I'll be… part of your world."

The last part came out as sort of a sob. Peter looked over to where he heard the singing coming from. It was the red-headed mermaid, Ariel. She was crying into the rocks. Peter still didn't trust her because she was a girl. But he had nothing else to do right now besides hide. He went over to the rock where she was crying and hovered just above her.

"What's the matter girl?" Peter asked her.

The little mermaid looked up and him with a cross look on her face. "I have a name you know! It's Ariel! And why I'm crying is none of your business!"

"I was only trying to help," Peter sighed.

"Well you can't help! You can fly! And I'm stuck here with my sisters!" Ariel screamed out. "I'm stuck here…"

Peter shushed her. If she made too much noise his hiding place would be found out. "Being here's not so terrible," Peter whispered. "Why do you want to go back so bad?"

"I have to go see someone," Ariel said, wiping her tears.

"Why?" Peter asked.

Ariel looked away from him. "I don't want to talk about it."

"Why not?" Peter asked.

"If you must know," Ariel spat, turning on him. "Daddy pulled me away from the one that I loved."

"Why?" Peter asked.

"Because he was a human," Ariel sighed. "And mermaids aren't allowed to love humans."

"Why not?" Peter asked.

"Because Daddy says that humans are dangerous."

"Why?"

"I don't know!" Ariel sobbed.

Peter looked at her sadly. "Well, you know, I'm a human. And I'm not hurting you. Are you allowed to talk to humans here?"

"Apparently," Ariel said, blowing a strand of hair out of her face.

"I didn't mean to hurt your feelings Ariel, honest," Peter chuckled. "I was only trying to learn more about you. See, I'm the best Lost Boy there is so I gotta know everything. But I didn't know anything about you. So I came over to change that. Actually, first I came to side. We're playing hide and seek and I always win 'cause I'm the best at everything there is here in Neverland."

Ariel giggled. "Do you always show off?"

Peter smiled. He liked hearing her laugh. It was like bells ringing. "I only show off to those who need to smile or those who are cool enough to be friends with me. Ding, ding, ding. Congratulations girl, you fit both."

Ariel shook her head. "I thought we discussed the fact that I have a name, didn't we Peter?"

"How'd you know my name?" Peter asked.

"All of the mermaids talk about you non-stop," Ariel sighed. "Peter Pan this and Peter Pan that. It's really annoying actually. I can't go one place under the sea and not hear your name come up. All of the mermaids are simply agog for Peter Pan."

"And you're not?" Peter asked, sitting with his legs crossed in mid-air.

Ariel smiled at him. "Well, you're not my favorite person. That is, I don't really know you yet so I don't know if you're my favorite person or not."

Pockets: Isn't Peter everyone's favorite person?

Too Small: Yeah. Why is Ariel any different?

Tinker Bell: I didn't know Peter spent so much time talking to some mermaid.

Baby Doll: And in that time, Tink, you were probably flirting it up with Terence.

Don't Ask: Who's Terence?

Tinker Bell: Don't ask Don't Ask.

Baby Doll: He's a Sparrow Man that Tink knew back at Pixie Hollow. Didn't Peter meet him on a few occasions?

Tinker Bell: Yeah, he did.

Baby Doll: Alright then.

Rufio: Are we gonna gossip with the fairy or are you telling a story here?

Baby Doll: Gosh Rufio, I didn't know you were interested.

Rufio: I'm not. I just don't think you should get so distracted fighting with a pixie.

Baby Doll: Fine, back to the story. So Peter said to Ariel…

"Alright, I'm going to make me your favorite person! And that'll start with your name. Ariel, right?"

"That's right," said Ariel.

"Well Ariel, the next way to become someone's favorite is winning together."

"What do you mean?" Ariel asked.

Peter grabbed her wrist and pulled her behind the big rock again. "Stay down and watch this." They sat silently behind the rock for a while just waiting for something to happen. It took a while but finally they heard it, faint in the distance.

"Peter! Where are you? You're the last one! Come out Peter! We give up!"

Peter stood up triumphantly on the rock and crowed so well that it would make any crow jealous. All of the Lost Boys came running and skipping out to the rocks chanting things like 'hurray for Peter' and 'Pan's the man'. Peter smiled down at Ariel and motioned for her to come out of hiding.

The Lost Boys stopped. "Peter, why was there a girl hiding with you?" Slightly asked.

Peter put his hands on his hips. "She's not just a girl. She's a mermaid. And her name is Ariel. I'm gonna be her favorite person ever."

"You're already our favorite person," one twin said.

"Yeah, so why are you not already hers?" the other asked.

Peter shrugged his shoulders. "I think it's because she's a girl. And besides, she said she was in love with someone."

"Love?" Slightly asked, disgusted.

"Well that's no fun," Cubby complained.

"Yeah, what's love got to do with anything?" Nibs laughed.

Ariel looked around angrily at the Lost Boys. "You all wouldn't understand!" She flipped her tail angrily and dove into the water. With one more breach of her tail she was gone.

Ace: Just like that?

Baby Doll: Just like that.

Latchboy: But why?

No Nap: Girls make no sense.

Baby Doll: Well, Ariel was in love with this human back from where she used to live. She got mad because she felt like they were insulting her and him.

Thud Butt: But they were just having a good laugh.

Baby Doll: But Ariel didn't know that. She grew up with six sisters. She didn't know the type of fun boys like to have.

Tinker Bell: It's getting dark out. Don't you think this is a good stopping place?

Rufio: Yeah it is. Off to bed! All of you!

Too Small: I like this story a lot.

Baby Doll: Well I'm glad Too Small. Off to bed now. Good night. Oh, and Rufio, if you're interested in the story, why don't you just say it?

Rufio: What?

Baby Doll: Good night Rufio!