Sophia woke when she felt something soft but wet sniff her face. She brought up her hand to push it away from her but it came back and licked her cheek. She opened her eyes and jumped a little when she saw a horse standing next to her.
No, not a horse, a unicorn.
She heard Caligo groan beside her and only then did she realize that when she jumped back she elbowed him right in the stomach. The unicorn threw its head up and stepped back but didn't run away which surprised Sophia.
"Good morning to you too," Caligo grunted. He probably hasn't noticed the freaking unicorn yet.
"Caligo," she started.
"Yes?"
"There is a bloody unicorn standing right in front of us."
"I know," he said simply and threw his arm around her shoulder. She looked at him with wide eyes and her mouth slightly ajar. "It's just a unicorn, nothing more."
"Just a unicorn?" she pushed herself off the ground. "I don't know about you but seeing a unicorn is something every girl dreams of."
"You forget the part where I am a dragon," he said smirking as he leans back, propping his hands behind his head. "I'm just as mythical as that horse."
Sophia rolled her eyes at him as she slowly approached the unicorn. "If you touch a unicorn horn you can see the future, right?"
"Something like that," he said rather bored. She stroked the head of the unicorn and smile before looking back at him.
"Aren't you curious?" he shrugged in respond. "Well, I am."
She brought up her other hand and gently touched the horn with her fingers. Suddenly she was back in her house. She looked around- everything looked normal. The doorbell rang and Sophia jumped back before hesitatingly walking over to the door and opening it. She held her breath when the last person she thought she would ever see stood before her.
Felix.
He looked older, but not much. He walked closer to her and she didn't dare move in fear that he would disappear again. He cupped her cheek with his hand and it felt just as good as she remembered.
"My love," he whispered before kissing her gently. Sophia felt herself melt as she gripped his shirt tightly, afraid that he would leave. He pulled back and she chased his lips. He chuckled, the sound that she had missed so much, and rested his forehead against hers. "Stay strong."
"Please don't leave," she pleaded. His thumb was gently stroking her cheek as she grasped at his shirt.
"You'll see me again, I promise."
With that he backed away from her, no matter how hard she tried to hold on to him. Her eyes shot open, seeing that she was back in the woods with the unicorn before her and Caligo behind her.
"What did you see?" Caligo asked bored but there was a hint of curiosity in his voice.
"F-Felix, I saw Felix," she said a bit breathless, not quite sure what to think of this all.
"What?" Caligo got up and went to stand before her. "Unicorns show you the future, not the past. You can't have seen him, he is dead," he said harshly. She could see the jealousy shining in his red eyes.
"I can't help what I saw," she replied just as harsh. "he was there, he looked older and he said things to me."
"What did he say?" he growled lowly. Jealousy really didn't look good on him.
"He told me to stay strong, that I would see him again."
"You've got to be kidding me," he muttered, stepping away from her and running a hand through his hair. "Even after death," he yelled at the sky. "why can't you give me a chance too!"
"Caligo, calm down," she said a bit gentler. "it was just a vision, a possibility of what could happen." She wanted it to happen but now she had to calm him down first.
"Did he promise anything?" he asked, his voice calmer but still angry. When she didn't respond he chuckled darkly and turned around to face her again. "Great, just great."
"I don't get it," she gave him a confused look as he approached her.
"A promise from the dead can't be broken." He stopped right in front of her, his eyes burning red. "Now be happy and cheerful because you'll see your True Love again," he snarled at her before walking past her.
He grabbed his wrist. "Caligo where are you going?"
He chuckled humorless, yanking his wrist out of her grip. "Why do you care? You don't care about me and you never will."
"You're being ridiculous," she said as she followed him to wherever he was storming off to. "just because I don't love you doesn't mean I don't care."
"You just say that so I won't leave you alone."
Anger rose up in her and she ran past him, stopping right in front of him, blocking his way. "This is why I love Felix," she snarled. "he wouldn't leave me," she stepped forward and to her surprise he stepped back. "he would want what is best for me even if that isn't with him," she took another step forward and he another step back. "if you really love me than you would help me, than you wouldn't walk out on me because you think your chance with me is over because a stupid unicorn showed me a vision."
He was quiet, his face emotionless. "Do you still love me?" she asked softer.
He nodded slightly and whispered, "I do."
"Listen," she sucked in a breath and softened her posture a bit. "I can't promise you that I'll love you, but I do care about you. We grew up together, played together, there was a time when we were just friends before all this shit happened. Why can't we be friends again?"
Caligo clanged his jaw, looking down. "You are the only one that doesn't fear me," he started, looking up again. "you can't love someone you fear. If even you don't love me, than who will?"
"Everyone has a True Love. Just because you haven't found them yet doesn't mean they don't exist."
They heard a neigh from beside them and they both looked to see that the unicorn had followed them.
"Maybe the unicorn is your True Love," Sophia teased, trying to lift the mood a bit. "you both are mythical creatures and she doesn't seem to fear you."
"It's a he," he said dryly but a small smile formed on his lips.
"I ship it."
"Shut up," he said rolling his eyes and approaching the unicorn. "as a dragon I could swallow him whole and use the horn as a toothpick."
The unicorn gave him a look as if he was saying 'really?' and Sophia couldn't help but laugh. She also moved closer to the unicorn, petting it's neck.
"What do you say, buddy, can you give us a ride?" He looked almost warily at Caligo before looking back at her and breezed, lowering his head. She kissed the unicorns head and stoked his nose. "Thank you."
Caligo got up first but was immediately thrown off by the creature again. Sophia laughed as he landed face first in the shit the unicorn had freshly laid only a few minutes ago. Caligo glared at her and the unicorn as he pushed himself off of the ground.
"He'll throw you off too," Caligo grumbled as Sophia got on the creatures back. She waited but the unicorn just stayed put, waiting for her signal to walk.
"I think he likes me," she said, giving Caligo a teasing smile as she petted the unicorns neck.
"He's just mad because I said I could eat him."
He got closer to her and the unicorn but the creature turned away from him. "Sorry, shit face, you have to clean yourself first."
"Where am I supposed to clean myself?"
The unicorn neighed and threw up its head to the right before walking that way. Caligo muttered something under his breath before following. The unicorn led them to a stream with fresh water that led to a little lake. Sophia got off the unicorn's back as it started to drink and she kneeled down, making a bowl with her hands to drink some of the water as well.
"You know," she heard Caligo say from behind her.
"What?" she asked when he didn't continue. Then she felt his arms around her waist, pulling her up and taking her with him into the water. Sophia yelped as the cold water touched her skin.
"You're pretty filthy yourself," he laughed. She turned to look at him, seeing that he had taken off his hoodie and T-shirt.
"You could at least have warned me, now my clothing is completely soaked," she said and splashed some water at him.
"You can still take them off, I wouldn't mind," he said lowly, his red eyes shining with mischief.
"Just get yourself clean so we can get out of here." She splashed water at him again before walking back to dry land where the unicorn was watching them curiously. "Any chance you could dry me off?" she asked the unicorn.
He closed his eyes and breezed. Sophia felt a warm wind surrounding her and before she knew it she was dry again. She laughed and stroked the unicorns neck. "Thanks, bud."
The unicorn neighed in responds. Caligo came out of the water a few seconds later, looking at her with wide eyes. "How can you-" he looked at the unicorn and shook his head. "Never mind. Am I clean enough?"
Sophia crossed her arms and shared a look with the unicorn. "Turn around." He did so and she nodded in approval. "What do you think, bud, can he come?"
"Bud?" Caligo asked and raised an eyebrow as he picked up his T-shirt and hoodie.
Sophia shrugged as she got on the creatures back. "You know, from buddy."
"Did you name it?"
"No, it's just a nickname," she turned and leaned forward to look the unicorn in the eye. "would you like for me to call you buddy?"
He neighed and nodded his head while Caligo just stared at them. "You're a unicorn whisperer, wonderful."
"Just get on already, we don't have all day."
Caligo pulled his hoodie over his head before he went to sit behind Sophia on Buddy.
"Please don't go to fast, I've neve-" before he could finish his sentence Buddy started in a fast gallop. Sophia laughed as Caligo wrapped his arms tightly around her waist out of fear of falling off. Looks like a unicorn can scare a dragon too.
"So, Rufio, any ideas on what we could do today?" Pan asked Rufio as they walked through the palace halls.
"We could go to town and annoy some of the adults or let them start a fight for our amusement," Rufio suggested.
Pan shook his head and thought for a moment. He snapped his fingers and turned to Rufio, "Have you ever shot an apple off of someone's head?"
"Do you have to hit the head too?"
"No, just the apple."
"Oh, than no."
"It's really fun, I'll show you," Pan said and grinned. They walked to the weapon room where Pan got a crossbow before they went to the training room. A bucket of apples was already in one of the corners of the room.
Pan picked up an apple and gave it to Rufio. "Put it on your head and I'll shoot it off."
Rufio shrugged and did as Pan said, putting the apple on his head and leaning against a pillar. Pan lifted his crossbow and aimed for the apple. He pulled the trigger and the arrow went flying right into the center of the apple.
"Was that it?" Rufio asked, looking at the apple that was impelled by the arrow.
"Now it's your turn," Pan said and handed him the crossbow. He grabbed an apple and put it on his head and waited for Rufio to shoot.
"Aren't you afraid I'll hit you?"
"No, just shoot."
Rufio aimed and pulled the trigger. Pan caught the arrow midair before it would it him in the chest.
"I'm so sorry, I di-" Rufio started but Pan cut him off.
"It's okay, just try again."
"I don't like this game, can we play something else?" Rufio asked as he lowered the crossbow.
"Okay, like what?"
"I don't know, just something less boring."
"Boring?" Pan raised his eyebrow at Rufio and crossed his arms. "you know what? You are dismissed for the day."
Rufio bowed his head and walked out of the room. When he was gone Pan grabbed an apple and threw it at the door while letting out a scream. This was Peter's favorite game to play with Felix in Neverland. They would always play this when it was just the two of them. They would hold the apple in different positions, challenging the other. The one who would miss first had to do a dare from the other.
Peter grinned at the memory, he once made Felix walk around the camp in nothing but skirt made of giant leaves for a whole day. All the boys including himself couldn't stop laughing and Felix had given him some nasty glares and some colorful words in return.
But Felix got him back the next day. Peter missed and Felix dared him to jump from a cliff into mermaid territory, naked. Their dares got a lot more fun and daring over time until the curse took them.
That stupid curse. Peter scowled to himself. If that curse never had happened than they both would still be in Neverland, playing their silly game. He already had a good dare for Felix the next time he would lose.
Peter walked out of the training room and started wondering around the palace. He was thinking about Felix again. It's been harder to get him out of his mind the last few days. Even though he didn't want to admit it he missed his best friend.
But now he had Rufio. Rufio would replace Felix, they just had to do some more stuff together, that's all. Before he knew it he and Rufio would be best of friends, maybe even better friends then he and Felix were.
A/N: Thank you all for reading! reviews are always welcome :) what do you think of Buddy?
So I've started on a new story but it is on a different account. I'm writing this story with Pan'sLittleLostGirl. the story is called 'The Last Neverland' so be sure to check that out. The story is about Sophia and her sister going to Neverland and meeting Pan and Felix. If you want to see what happens then check it out, I'll put a link to the story on my profile ;)
P.S. 50 followers! Wow! That calls for a celebration, right? If you have an idea on how to celebrate this let me know!
