How many days I had it been since I dared to get information out of Hook and got locked away? I'm not sure anymore...
The occasional time when the hatch in the door would open- mostly to provide me with water and something stale to eat- I would cower into the corner, terrified of what they might do to me. I was no longer their guest, that's for sure.
I closed my eyes, even though the darkness was the same no matter wether they were open or not. I imagined that first day I arrived in Neverland;the Lost Boys;the trees of the forest and that night in the tent… My cheeks flushed, but there was no one there to see the redness of my face.
My thoughts turned to my time at Skull Rock, my destruction of Hooks laboratory and his hook cutting across my cheek. The wound had healed up nicely, but Smee had told me I would still have a faint scar for the rest of my days. I guess that a scar didn't really destroy my not so good looks, but I knew that Peter would be enraged once he found out. I wonder what he was doing now? Eating around the table with the Lost Boys, playing his pipe while they danced, so many things came to mind, but a part of me doubted that that was what he was doing.
The hatch swung open, but this time no food came through. I crawled to the far corner of the room, praying to God that they would just ignore me and go away. Unfortunately that did not happen.
I saw his silhouette before I saw his face. The tall muscular figure standing above me, definitely had a hook for a hand and an evil smile on their face.
"Do you want to come outside, Catelyn?" Hook said, stepping out of the way to show me the open door, taunting me with this simple action.
"You know I can't. " I replied, not daring to look into his eyes.
"You know what to do though…"
No. Just the thought of it tore my heart in two. I couldn't bring myself to consider it as an option; betraying Peter's trust like that was unthinkable.
"But it's oh so simple." Hook purred, stepping closer and bending down onto his knees.
"But it's not though is it?" I whispered as a stinging sensation began in my eyes. "Doing that…is,is,is.."
"Is what?"
"Just wrong." The tear fell down me cheek.
"And what's wrong,Catelyn? Asking you to help me destroy an enemy, someone who constantly tries to sabotage and kill you, is wrong? Asking you to do one simple thing, to show me his lair, so I can too destroy it just like he once did to mine! How is that wrong?" He shouted, causing my ears to ring.
"I can't do that to him." I whispered even softer,cowering further into the corner.
"You can rot here then." Hook said,standing up and walking out of the room. "I just hope your family won't miss you."
As soon as he said that,my mind raced to my family, my friends, to the little girl I left back at home,with an incomplete story book. How could I have forgotten them? I was so caught up in the problems of Neverland that I never once gave even a thought for them.
"Ok." I said, shakily standing up, using the wall to support me. "I'll do it to go home. And for the Lost Lost Boys. You never told we where they were."
"You can have your freedom and the boys once you show us where it is and let us win." Hook stated, not even looking in my direction. "Oh and, I think you'll have to find a way to distract Peter, to stop him from seeing us coming. I'm sure you'll think of something, one way or another."
(*)
After weeks on the boat, being on land felt amazing. I slowly rocked backwards and forwards, obviously adjusting from getting off a boat. I looked up at the island, and sighed. It would take AGES to get back to the tree. Just the mere thought of walking the distance made me queasy. Sure, I enjoyed walking with Peter, he would make jokes and lighten the mood, but by myself, the hike would be unbearable.
I could fly to the tree, but then Hook would think I broke the deal and…well I didn't want to think about that. Flying was the last resort; only in emergencies. I dusted the sand of my dress and began to walk towards the gigantic mountain in the distance, feeling the millions of grains of sand under my feet.
(*)
The trees all looked the same. All of them tall, with huge bases and roots that went deep underground, preventing the trees from falling to their deaths.
How was I supposed to know which one was Peter's? It had been so long-far too long- since I had seen their hideout.
Should I call out his name? Maybe he could come to the rescue?
'Could I risk that though?' I thought to myself. 'Anything I do can be seen as an act of betrayal!' Then again, what I was doing right now was the biggest act of betrayal I had ever done to someone...
I roamed through the forest, gazing up, past the trees and into the sky, wondering where on earth Peter was. My bare shoulder brushed against a tree and the moss frightened me. I shuddered, then continued making my way through the vegetation. A part of me knew that trying to find the hideout would take a while.
The darkness overcame the forest quickly, almost as fast as Tink could change her personality- which was often and with great speed. A cold wind blew past me, causing my hair to whip around in the air. The bottom of my now dirty dress flapped in the wind. I rubbed my shoulders, wishing that Hook would have given me something, anything to be able to withstand the cold. I remembered the night in the tent, and the cold air which caused my eyes to water. Nevertheless, I carried on, determined to reach Peter and the Boys, trying as hard as I could to ignore the freezing sensation in my body. My steps gradually became slower, even though I was using all my available energy to go faster. My breathing slowed down too, becoming deeper and with a greater need to stop. I couldn't stop. Not now. Not when I was so close. The wind picked up once more,this time with more power, making my knees hit the ground with a loud thump
That's when the darkness overcame me.
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