"Here we are," Felix said as a small farm came into view. The sun was almost gone and the stars started to come out. With curiosity, Sophia examined the small little barn they were approaching. She'd never seen such a small house before, but she didn't think it was something to pity those people over. She'd lived all her live in a castle where there was too much space. She could only imagen the coziness that must be inside and the warmth that filled the home from the fire.
"It looks nice," she commented as they walked closer.
"It looks like the shepherd and his wife are home so we have to be very quiet," Felix said in a more hushed voice, his poster changing as he started walking ahead of her, using the shadows to hide in. "Follow me and copy my moves."
Sophia nodded, pulling up the hood of his cloak that she was still wearing, and following his lead. Quietly, they passed the small house where the shepherd and his wife lived, and made their way to the back of the barn. Felix jumped over the fence before turning back to her, holding out his hand to help her over. She smiled at him, taking his hand as she started climbing, and landed beside him when she was over. He didn't let go of her hand as he led her inside. Some of the sheep they passed looked after them but other than that they did nothing. Their probably accustomed to Felix entering every now and then. Or they simply didn't care because they were sheep.
Inside the barn it was completely dark except for the little light that shone through the cracks in the roof. Sophia could hardly see a thing, so she was glad Felix held her hand and led her forward. And maybe she could use her magic to see better so she wouldn't need him, but she kind of liked the feeling of his hand in hers. Felix led her somewhere to the back of the barn where bales of hay were stacked.
"Can you use your magic for light or something?" he whispered when he stopped and turned to her. "I know my way here in the dark but you might need some light to follow me."
Sophia nodded. She let go of his hand and clasped her hands together, closing her eyes. When she separated her hands a clear blue light shone from them. She smiled, looking at Felix and seeing him smile down at her. It was a strange smile, and the look in his eyes was rather unusual as well. It was kind of like how Hook looked at Emma when they left. Though, when Felix caught her looking at him, he cleared his throat and turned. He started climbing the bales of hay, and she followed.
Maybe she used a bit of her magic to make the climb easier for her, but most of it she tried to do on her own strength. Felix was already on top. He turned to her again, holding out his hand for her to pull her up. Again, she accepted gratefully, and even after he had pulled her up and she was right beside him, she didn't let go of his hand. But neither did he.
"We should be safe here for the night," he whispered. "though I don't think the shepherd and his wife will kill us if they found out we spend the night here."
Sophia laughed a bit before looking at their joined hands. Her hand was still glowing even though she had stopped her magic. The light wasn't blue either - it was a more greenish color now. She slowly slipped her hand out of his, seeing the light become duller and turn blue again. As she took hold of his hand again it turned green.
"It looks like if you had magic it would have been green," she said, smiling as she looking up at him. His eyes were fixed on their hands as well before he met hers, returning her smile.
"Why does yours change color then?" he asked, looking back at their hands. She felt his hand tighten around hers, seeing the green color become brighter and less blue again.
"I don't know," she said honestly. "it looks like you're controlling my magic or something. I'm not fueling it, you are. That's why it's green."
"But how is that possible when I don't have magic?"
Sophia laughed again, letting go of his hand as she started running her hand up his arm. Just like she expected, it turned brighter and greener. "I have no idea. Caligo couldn't even fuel my magic, much less turn it red like his."
She rested her hand on his cheek, letting the green light illuminate his face as she looked at him. Without noticing she leaned closer, letting her hand slide down his neck until it rested on his chest. As she looked at him, she felt his hand came to rest over hers, but she looked away when she noted the light becoming even more bright. She shuffled closer to examine it, bringing her hand other hand to rest of his.
"The light…" she whispered. "It's almost white."
"What does that mean?"
"White magic is the purest of all. I have light magic, you can tell by the light blue color of my magic. It's close to white magic, but-"
"But what?" Felix asked when she didn't continue. Sophia narrowed her eyes, moving her hand so that it was resting over his heart. It shone brighter and whiter, no trace of blue or green left. Sophia removed one hand, causing the light to shine duller. "What? What is it?"
"White magic is known as True Loves Magic. True Loves Magic is either white or pink, but white is more powerful."
"I don't get it," he said confused. Sophia looked up, snapping out of her daze as she leaned back. the light began to dull as she pulled her hands away from him until she had only the little blue spark left in her palm. She closed her hand, putting out the last bit of magic light.
"Never mind, forget what I said," she mumbled, shuffling away from him.
"What? No, tell me. Why was that light white? Are you saying we are-" before he could finish his sentence Sophia touched his forehead with the tip of her finger, putting a sleeping spell on him. She caught him before he could fall and gently laid him down on the hay. She went to lay beside him, her face turned to him as she shuffled closer. She sighed heavily as her fingers trailed along the lines of his face.
"Maybe, Felix," she whispered as she buried her face in his chest. "Maybe in this world or another."
"So, what is Neverland like?" Sophia asked him.
Felix chuckled. "It's the worst place you could ever imagen." When he looked at her he saw that she had tilted her head, looking at him in a mixture of confusion and curiosity. In other words, absolutely adorable. "Poison plants, deadly mermaids, shadows that can kill you by ripping out your own – it's really different from the Disney version."
"Hmmm…" Sophia bit her lip. He couldn't help it when the movement caused him to look at them before he met her eyes again. She smiled, asking, "Could you fly?"
"With pixie dust, yes, but there wasn't many left on the island after the pixies left."
"What is it like to fly?"
Felix grinned at her, took her hands and stood up, taking her with him. "It's like dancing on the wind." He swirled her around a few times. She laughed, which sounded like music to his ears. He guided her with his hands, admiring her with the sun shining upon her and the wind blowing her hair in every direction. She looked absolutely stunning, the most beautiful creature he had ever laid eyes on.
He slowed their dance, gently guiding her closer to him. She looked up at him, her hands on his shoulders while his rested on her hips. He couldn't help but stare at her beauty, her soft smile, her glistering green eyes. At that moment it was just them, no curse, no painful past, no whatever the hell was going on. Just them. Felix leaned down, resting his forehead against hers, and closed his eyes. He wanted her closer.
"You're so beautiful," he whispered before chuckled to himself softly. "I said that out loud, didn't I?" He opened his eyes, seeing her bite her lip and nodding. The grin on his face became wider. "You deserve to know, anyway."
He leaned in, his nose brushing against hers before his lips met hers…
Felix rubbed his eyes as sleep began to fade away, much like the dream. He blinked a few times as his eyes started to adjust to the daylight, groaning as he started to realize where he was. He pushed himself into a sitting position, and looked around him. Where the hell was Sophia?
As he continued looking around him for her the dream from before came back to him. What kind of dream was that anyway? It didn't feel like a dream, more like a memory to be honest. Though, he knew it couldn't be a memory. He never kissed Sophia, it was just his imagination that let him dream about his desires. Because he would admit, he was a male after all, he desired Sophia. He wanted her body closely pressed against his. He wanted to taste her lip, taste her everything. Wanted to feel her, every inch of her. He wanted to claim her his, and never let anyone touch her. He wanted her everything to be his so that he could to what he wanted with her. But that were just his hormones and his male desires.
What was different from those desires and hormones was, was that he also simply wanted to hold her hand. He wanted to run his fingers through her hair while she would be seated before him. He wanted to play with her hands when he would have his arms wrapped around her. He wanted to see her smile, hear her laugh. He wanted to simply cuddle with her and fall asleep with her, only to wake the next morning with her still in his arms. He wanted to look her in the eyes, wanted her to look at him and actually see him. He wanted her to tell him everything about her, and in return he would tell her everything about him. He wanted her to hear him, see him, in the same way that he wanted to hear and see her.
He came to realize that as soon as he chose to listen to his heart. At first he only thought about what he desired, but as time went by, he came to realize what else he wanted from her. With her.
Felix was snapped out of his thoughts when he heard laughing coming from outside. His eyebrows rose as he climbed down the hay bales, and cautiously made his way out of the barn. He walked towards the laughing sound, recognizing Sophia's laugh between the unfamiliar one. He poked his head around the corner, seeing Sophia sitting with a black haired woman who got her back turned to him. For a moment he just stared at Sophia, admiring her beautiful smile, before she noticed him and called him over.
"Felix! Finally, you're up," she said, beckoning for him to join them. The woman turned, smiling sweetly at him. He hesitated for a moment before he walked over to them.
"So you're the boy that had been trespassing every now and then," she woman said, not at all sounding angry. Felix rubbed his neck, feeling his cheeks heat up.
"Yes," he mumbled. "sorry if I ever cost any trouble."
The woman waved her hand before gesturing for him to sit in the chair next to Sophia. "It's alright. Your wife has told me everything."
Felix almost tripped over thin air and fell backwards as he sat down. "Wife?!"
"Yes, husband," Sophia said through gritted teeth and fake smile. "I've told her how you always passed this farm when you went out of town to get special supplies for me when I was ill."
"Oh," he said when he started to realize what she was talking about. "oh, yes. I apologize, those journeys we very tiring and I needed a place to rest my head."
The woman nodded her head. "I understand. How worried you must have been, I can't imagen what that must feel like to have to leave in the hopes of finding the right supplies and then come back in the hopes that she might still be alive."
Sophia suddenly took his hand, brushing her thumb over its back. "Yeah, but we survived."
"I'm happy for you," the woman said, her kind and warm smile. Something about this woman was familiar to him. She looked a lot like Sophia. Her hair was just as dark and her eyes just as green, much like those of Captain Swan.
"Snow, who are this?" a male voice said. Both Felix and Sophia turned to the voice, seeing a charming man with long blond hair approach them and came to stand beside the dark haired woman who he now assumed was Snow. Strange name if you ask him.
"These are Sophia and Felix," Snow said, smiling up at the man. "Felix was the trespasser."
"Wait, you knew?" Felix interrupted.
"Of course we knew," the man said. "The walls are rather thin and you screaming bloody murder when you sleep is good hearable."
Sophia laughed, grabbing his arm while Felix groaned and looked away in embarrassment. "Yep, that's my sly fox. Always suffering from nightmares when I'm not right by his side."
"Aww," Snow said, taking the man's hand. "You two are such an adorable couple."
Despite himself, Felix couldn't help but smile. Sophia was still hugging his arm while her head rested on his shoulder. Even though it was an act for most part, he couldn't help the genuine smile he gave Sophia when he looking down at her while she lifted her head to look at him. With his free hand he cupped her cheek and brought her face closer so that he could kiss her forehead and nose. She giggled a bit as he rested his forehead against hers, staring into those bright green eyes.
"You're so beautiful," he whispered before he could stop himself. It was just like how he dreamed, only this time, just when he started to lean in and kiss her, a raging wind began to pick up and practically blew them apart. When he looked up he saw that the sky had darkened. Sophia stood, Felix followed suit.
"No!" she suddenly yelled, stepping away from his side and into the field. "Don't you dare hurt any of them!"
A dark chuckle could be heard from behind the clouds before a gigantic dragon appeared from behind the dark clouds. It landed in front of Sophia, looking curiously down at her.
"Aren't you happy to see me?" the dragon said before being consumed by red smoke and turning into a dark haired man. Felix watched the two of them closely. Sophia stood strong before him while the man looked at her with a sickening look. Then the pieces came together in Felix mind. That man was Caligo, her real husband.
"Not if you're going to hurt them," she hissed, stepping forward. Caligo chuckled again, walking over to her and took her chin between his fingers, lifting it.
"You've been a naughty girl," he said with a smirk.
"Don't you dare touch her," Felix growled as he unsheathed his long dagger and stepped forward. Caligo looked passed her, glaring at him as he let go of her chin. He grabbed Sophia's shoulder, pushing her to the ground before approaching him.
"Felix," he said in a dangerous snarl, but Felix didn't back down. "you're such a pain in the ass, you have no idea how much. You also have no idea how satisfied I'll be when I finally get rid of you."
"I don't care what you do to me as long as you leave Sophia alone," Felix snarled, glaring right back at him. Caligo laughed, dark and mocking.
"She's my wife," he said when he stopped, bringing his face closer to Felix. "I can do with her body whatever the hell I please, because. She. Is. Mine."
"I am not!" Sophia growled before blasting him away with her magic. She came to stand beside Felix, her hands raised in defense. "My body is mine, not yours, not anyone else's. Mine."
Caligo laughed again while getting up, simply brushing off the dirt from his pants. "You're mine, Sophia. You're mine and when we're back home I'm going to show you what it means to be mine."
This was it what made Felix snap. He ran forward, launching for that demon. Caligo laughed and simply raised his hand, blasting him with dark magic. Felix screamed as he was thrown back and landed hard on the ground.
"No!" he heard Sophia scream just before everything went quiet and black.
A/N: DUN DUN DUNNNNN! What is going to happen!?