The hut had seemed small from outside, but was actually quite comfortable on the inside. It was round and warm. He had a small bed on one side with a table at the end of it. On the wall beside the bed he had etched lines, I tried to count them but there were too many of them.

"Its my tally for how many days I've been here. There's one thousand, nine hundred and seventy one."

"That's really how long you've been here?"

"I haven't figured out how to get off of the island yet."

I flopped down onto his bed. He'd been here for years, and he'd never found a way off. All I could hope was that daddy would find me.

"My daddy is gonna come find me, I know it. We won't be here for too long."

"You mean you won't be here for too long."

He was rummaging around at the opposite end of the room. I could see that he was preparing something for us to eat; it smelled sweet so it was probably some kind of fruit.

"What do you mean I won't be here long? You don't think my daddy will take you too?"

"I already told you, the last time I saw your papa we had a bit of a disagreement. You two have been here tons of times since and he's never offered to take me, what makes you think this time will be any different?"

"I didn't even know you were here, it's probably just because he didn't know where to find you."

He stopped for a moment, thinking about what I had said. After a few seconds he turned towards me. He had cut a coconut in half and was using the two pieces as bowls. He handed me one before sitting down next to me. I had been right; it was filled with juicy looking fruits. Pan had always made sure our kitchen was stocked before we left Neverland so I wasn't worried about eating any of them. Some were red, others green and yellow. They were all incredibly sweet and delicious. We sat in silence as we ate. We were both thinking about what we were going to do next.

"I just realized, I never asked what your name was."

"Baelfire. I already know yours."

"How? That's kind of weird."

"I told you before when we were outside, you were on the ship when the shadow dropped me, but you were just a baby then. Your dad let me see you one night when he couldn't get you to stop crying."

I stared him for a while, trying to digest what he was saying. I really had been on daddy's ship. What else hadn't daddy told me?

"What else do you know?" I asked. He looked down into his empty bowl. He knew something he wasn't telling me. "Tell me, please."

He looked up at the hole in roof. I followed his gaze up, it'd gotten dark out already. The wind was picking up, blowing harder than before against the hut. I looked around us, wondering where I was going to sleep. I didn't want to leave the warmth of the hut, but I didn't know if Baelfire would let me stay. My body felt heavy, and I knew I was going fall asleep soon.

"You can take my bed tonight, I'll sleep on the floor. I'll go out tomorrow and find stuff for a second bed. You'll have to lay low here for a while until Pan moves on and finds something else to do with time."

"You don't think he'll come after me?"

He got up, taking my bowl with him. He set them down on the table where he'd prepared our supper. He knelt down below the table and pulled out a blanket. He started setting up a pallet for himself on the floor before answering my question.

"Pan loves playing games. I'm sure he'll be around at some point. You'll just have to watch your back and try not wander too far from the hut for a few weeks."

"Well I'm sure my daddy will find me sooner than that." I snuggled up under the covers of Baelfires bed. Before climbing into his pallet he stoked the fire beside the door. I hadn't noticed it when we entered, but it suddenly made sense why the hut was so warm and cozy. I watched him while his back was turned to me. It was strange how comfortable I was around him. He had a certain familiarity about him. He turned away from the little fire and made his way back to his pallet. After getting comfortable under his blanket he turned to me.

"Did your papa ever teach you how to fight?"

"Of course! I was almost as good as some of the crew on his ship!" He chuckled at me.

"I bet you had a sword in your hand before you could even walk."

"Yea, I never got the chance to use a real sword. But my wooden one was definitely put to good use." I missed my sword. I had left it on the floor in the Jolly Roger. I was sure daddy would keep it safe for me until he found me.

"That's good. We can practice together if you want. I've been trying to get good. You never know what could happen on this island, and if Pan is looking for you it'll be good to be prepared."

I settled down and readied myself for sleep. Through the hole in the roof I looked up at the stars. It was a dark and blustery night, but the stars were bright up there. I could hear Baelfire's breathing steady and my eye's slowly started getting heavy. I thought of daddy and how I hadn't seen him in two days. Tears started welling up in my eyes and I squeezed them tight. I wished myself back onto Jolly Roger as sleep took me.

"Mara, darling wake up. It's time to get up." A lady's voice interrupted my sleep. It was sweet and soft; comforting my heavy heart. I opened my eyes to see who was waking me. The woman who woke me was beautiful. She had long dark hair like mine, and bright grey eyes. She smiled down at me as I sat up in my bed. I looked past her and realized we were back on the Jolly Roger.

"Daddy found me! I knew he would! Where is he?!" Her smile became sad. I got up and ran onto the deck. It was totally empty. The woman followed me up.

"We're all alone darling. I came to speak with you."

"But who are you? Where's daddy?"

"You're dreaming dear. It's me, mummy." I suddenly knew why she had seemed so familiar. Daddy had a drawing of her he kept in his desk. When I couldn't sleep at night I'd sneak out of bed, find it and look at it. I rushed over to her and hugged her hard.

"Oh you've grown up so beautifully, darling. I'm so proud of you."

She knelt down and held my head tight between her hands and kissed my forehead.

"Why are you here, mummy?"

"I came to tell you you're going to be all right. I know things seem dark and scary right now, but it's going to be okay. Baelfire is going to take good care of you." She let my head go and her hands slid down to mine.

"But daddy is coming to get me right? He isn't going to leave me here."

"He wouldn't dream of it, darling; but Pan is doing everything he can to keep him from you. He's also having a very hard time dealing with losing you, darling. It may take some time for him to heal enough to be able to come for you."

I didn't know what to say. I knew Pan didn't want daddy to find me, but I never thought that he'd be so upset that he wouldn't be able to try.

"How long will I have to have to wait?"

"I don't know darling. But I know you will be fine with Baelfire. He'll take very good care of you, I just know it."

I was quiet for a moment. I wanted to stay here forever; if I couldn't be with my daddy I'd stay with my mommy. I felt my eyes well up with tears again; I was so tired of crying. It made my black eye hurt. Mummy hugged me again.

"I know it's hard, darling. But I know you can do it, you're a very strong little girl."

"I love you, mummy."

"I love you too, darling."

We stayed holding each other for a long time. Slowly she let go of me and stood up. She was tall, and slender. She was the most the beautiful woman I had ever seen. I hoped I would be as beautiful as her when I grew up.

"Now go back to the Neverland, darling. I'll be here in your dreams whenever you need me."

She smiled sweetly at me. I felt my body begin to wake up. Before I left my dreamland I heard a disgusting crunching noise. Mummy's face twisted in pain as she felt to her knees. Standing behind her was a short man with scaley sick green skin; he had her heart in his hand. I screamed at him to stop as he crushed it into dust. He giggled manically as he released the dust into the wind.

"Time to wake up, deary."

I sat straight up in bed screaming.