A/N: YOU DO NOT NEED TO READ THIS. ALL BOLD TEXT IS NOT APART OF THE CHAPTER. This is my last day before school starts. My first year of high school! WOOT! Though, I'm somewhat worried...Lately I haven't felt like writing but I am writing today...I have no idea since I am teething molars or wisdom teeth (whatever, idk what it is. It's at the back of my mouth and HURTS) and my allergies are kicking my butt bad. Not to mention other "problems"... But my mouth is numbed (thank you pink baby teething gel that tingles), and I took several pills. Lets see...anything new? In response to some of the reviews: Yes, I am aware of my spelling errors (I read through it last night and I was like O.o Where did that come from?), and someone finally wanted Pan to take a special interest in Mari. Wow! But I've decided to add one more character to the love interest...I can't help myself! He is going to be cute (like all of them) but he is going to be more...Well he is just going to be blunt...and Flora is his sister! Who is Flora, you say? Well, read and find out...MERMAID TIME!

Mari P.O.V

I wake up sprawled across the floor like I usually do except someone is sprawled out unreasonably close. And no, I'll admit it, It's not his fault. He just spread himself out but somehow I have maneuvered myself away from my bed and near him, using his arm as a pillow. Which is now sticky with drool (I know it's disgusting but I clearly can not control my bodily functions while I'm asleep.). Jumping up I kick my pillows that have been scattered everywhere back into their respective areas. Then I go into the pantry that I cleared out for my personal items to wash up and change. Once I change into a thicker dress outfit made of the same dirt brown material as the rest, I take a dark vanilla bean and cut it open. I love the scent of vanilla...And to smell like that is just a small luxury that I am able to enjoy. I peak my head out of the pantry checking to see if Jason is up or not. He is up but slouched over with this odd pout on his lips as he rubs his eyes.

Looking like is another surprise for me. So maybe when he isn't completely pissed off at me, or not in perv mode he can be kinda adorable? I frown a little...that's only a word I use to describe Chestnut but at the moment I can't really think of another one for the human wall. Walking out of the pantry I clear my throat.

"Um...well I'm going to cook breakfast right now..." He lifts his head lazily and squints at me. I freeze for a moment...is he okay? Or is the blood loss something I should be worried about.

"Don't bother," He staggers to his feet and sways a little. "Leo will be cooking the meals for the boys today. But you are coming with me and Pan-"

"Pan!? Why?!" Maybe I shouldn't be so freaked out him but what if he starts talking about that? It seems tired Jason is a mild tempered Jason but I don't think that'll last long.

"You are just there for the ride...more like a tool.." A TOOL?! WHAT ARE THEY USING ME FOR?! "Anyway we are leaving the Hideaway for the whole day. You don't need anything." He starts massaging his temples. I'm still confused and unconsciously tilt my head to the side (I only notice because my hair tickled my face when I did so.)

"Uh...question?" He glances up at me and then looks back down immediately,furiously rubbing at his temples and blinking hard. What is wrong with him?

"What?" He grumbles.

"Do I have a choice?"

"Not really. No not all."

"Fine then. When do we leave?"

He finally stops trying to rub the skin of the side of his head and looks straight at me. Oh no. I know that look, well enough. Jason is back to being pissed off and just...Jason. "Now." Now?

…...

Turns out he really meant now. So after being blindfolded and made to walk forever (because all of the Lost Boys are so very paranoid of everything) I finally feel the sun on my face. A small smile curls itself around my lips. The Sun! Life! Not giant underground burrows for humans! Suddenly I feel cool finger tips brushing across my face (immediately causing it to get hot. Was not expecting to be touched and I know that this is not a girl), and latching on to the knot at the back of my head from the blindfold. Jason (I'm assuming it's Jason...he did seem kind of out of it today so maybe he has a cold?) moves it away from my face and I open my eyes (the light BURNS!). Solid gray eyes with no hint of emotion bore into my own.

Now you wanna know the freaky part? They are so close to mine! Like inches! What the heck Pan?! Every time I see you are in my face! I bow my head, letting the hair fall into my face, and back up. He straightens up.

"When we reach are destination you must not speak. At all. Don't show any expressions. Don't stare. Act as if no one else is there besides Jason and I," At the mention of his name I look around for him. He is a few feet away from me, his face a complete mask of emotion. Except for a slight trace of agitation in the form of a vein pumping at his temple. What's up with him? I also notice that there is no sign of an entrance...How did we get here? "Do you understand?"

Bowing my head again I nod.

"Good-" Of course I start talking as soon as he does but he shuts up and lets me go.

"Yes...but..." I risk a glance at him. No emotion! Why can't I know what he is thinking! "Where are we going?"

"You'll find out when we get there." And with that he starts off,leaving Jason and I to follow. I bring up the rear and Jason ignores me as if I'm the one who made him mad. Who knows? I probably did just by blinking. We walk for a good twenty minutes (with each minute Jason just gets more and more upset. I can't really tell what he is feeling... Anger or fear? All I know is that it's becoming increasingly obvious that where ever we are going is not a place that I should want to be... Yet I'm a "tool" for them to use here. What can I do but cook?) and finally reach a cove like area. I've decided that I love sand and water even though I can't swim. The soft hushes of the waves are so relaxing.

There are several small rocks in a semi-circle and two huge rocks (more like boulders) are opposite of it. And right when I'm thinking 'Okay, what do we do now?' Pan peels off his shirt. What the heck?! Why?! Jason too?! They are in front of me so where am I supposed to look?! I'm struggling to find somewhere to overt my eyes from their sculpted bodies when I do a very stupid thing. I take a peek. NOOOO!

Pan and Jason are in the water but Pan has stopped mid way to the rocks and is looking at me like he expects me, ME, to strip and get in too! I shake my head. I refuse. He cocks his head to the side a little, narrowing his eyes. Then he holds out his hand for me. Now maybe he doesn't realize that he is in the water and I'm still very far up on the sand. A little to far for me to grab his hand even if I planned on it.

"JUST GET IN THE WATER!" Jason's furious voice is loud enough to be heard over the wind and waves. I turn to see him already seated on one of the smaller rocks,arms crossed over his bare chest, nostrils flaring, and the wind making his hair whip around (it looks like his hair is a flame. This is forever going to be stuck in my head...Him being so angry that his hairs on fire... Or rather is a fire.) "THE SOONER WE ARE ALL SEATED THE FASTER WE GET OUT OF HERE!" Now I'm even more afraid to get in the water. What is he so afraid of?! Pan on the other hand is very calm about the whole thing, but it's obvious he is going to stand in the water with his hand out until I grab it.

With a sigh, I relent. Jason's right. The faster we do the faster we can leave. I take off my make shift soft felt shoes (that all Lost Boys have...I guess I'm a Lost Girl?) and dip my toe in the water as it recedes back. Cold...

"GET IN THE WATER!" Okay that's it.

"GOD I'M TRYING! GIVE ME TWO SECONDS!" I shoot death daggers at him with my eyes but he just gets even more upset.

"YOU ARE SO GIRLY! IT'S WATER!"

I place my hands on my hips. "WHAT ELSE AM I SUPPOSED TO BE? I AM A GIRL! NEVER BEEN IN WATER BEFORE! AT LEAST I'M NOT THROWING A HISSY FIT LIKE A TWO YEAR OLD OVER THERE!"

"WHAT-"

"LOOK AT YOU!" I step into the water and exhale. It's soo cold. But I continue walking towards Pan. "YOU ARE SITTING THERE WITH YOUR ARMS CROSSED THROWING A TEMPER TANTRUM BECAUSE I'M TOO SLOW FOR YOU. JEEZ GET SOME PATIENCE!" I'm waist deep when I reach Pan and he grabs my hand. Hold on a sec! Is he amused? I can distinctly see a twinkle in his eye that makes him even more attractive. He begins pulling me along toward the rocks.

"She's right. Patience is a virtue, Jason." He isn't yelling like us but I suppose he is not pissed off like we are. But oddly enough that shuts Jason right up and turns around stiffly, his back ramrod straight. So I'm very pleased to have Pan stick up for me and hold my hand at the same time but I was so awe struck that I didn't realize that we were in front of one of the rocks until Pan lifted, yes LIFTED ME OUT OF THE WATER (HANDS ON MY WAIST! Are all Lost Boys this strong or is just the three that I know?), and pushes me onto a rock! I do not like being air borne. Does no one realize that!

When I get a good grip on it I sit still, and look around (I'm so glad that I'm only wet from the waist down. If I was completely wet I know I would catch a terrible cold.). Pan has already climbed up onto a rock and is sitting there staring straight ahead. How did he get up there so fast? And what are we waiting for? Think, think, think...What did I used to read about from the old Pan books? What was in the water? Pirates...but we wouldn't being doing that unless the whole story had been completely false and Pan was really friends with the Pirates. What else?

"Can you swim?" Pan asked me suddenly. Can I speak? I guess I can since no one is here but him, Jason and I. I shake my head no. The corners of his mouth pull down in just the slightest unnoticeable way (the only reason I had noticed was because I had been staring at his mouth...don't ask...don't judge...I couldn't over the waves. You buy that right?). He turns towards Jason and gives a small nod. Jason nods back silently, but then stiffens his whole body. What? What is-

WHAT THE HECK?! Something had sent a wave of water high up into the air. But how in the world did it all manage to land on me?! I was drenched and for a few moments I hadn't been able to see because the water had been so heavy. What was this?! After it had subsided and the water was dripping off of me and the rocks, I looked around gaping at the scene before me. 4 mermaids, like real mermaids!, were on the big rocks (2 per rock) and all of them were glaring at me. What did I do?! They looked like I just eaten Flounder and cracked open some crab. Why me...That's all I can think...What did I do...to anyone?! Nothing! Nothing goes my way! I close my mouth. I am not letting these girls get to me. It's obvious they have something against me.

They are all pretty enough... I mean they aren't that classic drop dead gorgeous image that everyone thinks mermaids to be... The one who I assume to be the leader has this bright brown hair that hangs limply to her waist...and...WHAT?! WHERE ARE HER CLOTHES? OR SHELLS? SOMETHING TO COVER HER UP! All this girl has covering her chest is her hair. Which I admit is thick but if that wind blows hard enough. Does she want them to see her nude!? I do a quick once over of the other girls (another brunette though her hair is darker then the leader's, a red head with hair brighter then Jason's, and a raven headed girl). They all have something covering them, like the thickest wrap of seaweed ever, very large star fish, and a giant clam (that looks like it pinches...ouch). So why is this girl basically nude?!

"Are you okay?" I turn to my right surprised that Pan is addressing me. Now even if I thought it was okay for me to talk, I don't trust myself enough to open my mouth (some very angry and insulting words are just flying through my head right now about these 'girls'). So I just give a very tight lipped smile in his direction. The leader, in turn, snorts in my direction, flicking her navy blue tail in my way, sending another wave of water my way (HAHA chick! It didn't reach up the rock far enough to get my legs.). What is her problem? I don't even know her! I scowl at her but she isn't paying attention to me anymore.

"Pannnnnnn!" She squeals. " Who is this?" She tilts her head sharply toward me and her neck pops. Good, I think, I hope it breaks.

"She is apart of my group."

"Really," She narrows her eyes at me. "How interesting..." I narrow my eyes back at her. Try me. Try me. Try me. I dare you, you stupid fish. That's what I want her to understand. I keep repeating the thoughts in my head. Maybe she's telepathic. I want her to know just how much I dislike her, since she wants to be like that. Letting my eyes drift down to waist. She has no scales, even on her tail. It is smooth, like a seals (I remember looking at an illustration of one in one of Jonathan's biology books.). It molds perfectly into her skin, ending in a pale blue tinge beneath her belly button.

"Merida, you said you had information about our objective." Her blue eyes flash triumphantly at me (why? He just talked to her.), and she smirks at Pan.

"Yes," Merida purrs out. "We have had news that it was spotted in the Feral's domain. We do not know if it is still there but If you would like I can send sentries out to look."

"I would very much appreciate it if you did."

"Anira," The dark skinned raven headed girl immediately sits up straight on her rock (that she shares with the other brunette), her seaweed covering (more like a shirt...but at least she is covered.) swishing as she does so. "Yeliren," The second brunette sits up, looking solemn. She looks as if she just decided to jump off a cliff. Or that Merida decided for her. "Go and search the Feral Domain. Take twelve others if you need, at most. Make sure at least one of you is able to come back to report to me."

"One of us?" The mermaid, Anira, questioned, clearly appalled. I turn to see her face, when I catch Pan's eye. And no he does not look away, in fact he twists himself around so that he can look me full on in the face, completely ignoring the conversation in front. Why is my face felling hot? I turn straight forward (giving myself a good whiplash.) and stare at the rock in from of me. I glance out of the corner of my eye and he is still staring at me. What?! Is there something wrong with me? In front of me Merida is still in conversation with the other girls who seem to be very wary of going anywhere near that Feral place. The unnamed red head, is on her back, hair swinging over the rock and is staring lovingly at Jason (who is obviously trying to ignore her.).

Finally Merida finishes off her conversation (by yelling that if she said "to do it then you had better do it! You should be proud to die for her!" Don't know how it got there but...I'm glad I'm not a mermaid...) she turns back to see Pan still staring at me (He needs to stop that! Like now! It's scaring me...is he going to say something about my bruises?). Her face scrunches up until she is red in the face.

"Pan!" He drags his eyes away from painfully slow. I let out a loud breath and let my shoulders slump. He makes me so nervous.

"Yes?" She smiles brightly, obviously flirting. Wait a minute...Where's the red head?

As if to answer my question Jason starts yelling. "No! Get away from me! Don't touch me!" He is standing on his rock now on the very edge and is facing us, his hair still being whipped around like its on fire. I can't see the girl's face behind his legs but I can see her that is also being whipped around in the air (wow their hair dries fast.)

"Why don't you love anymore?!" LOVE?! I look up into Jason's face and raise my eyebrows. Love? He was in love at one point? And with her? He looks me dead in my face, and flushes deeply.

"I never loved you! You held me captive! That's not love!"

"But Jason-!"

Merida finally intervenes, giving a fake smile. She obviously doesn't like it when the attention is on someone else. "Merina dear, let it be. This is a business meeting, not play time!" Merina's flame hair disappears and pops up from the water near Merida.

"But, Sister-" Sister?! I guess that explains the similarity in names...

"Business! You can play some other time." Merina's lips pull into a pout as she pulls herself up the rock, casting a forlorn glance at the now sitting Jason. Merida turns back to Pan, flashing another smile at him. "Where were we?"

"Would you like discuss payment for your services?" She flicks her eyes in my direction and both of our eyes narrow at each other in disgust. Okay chick, keep making faces at me. I will smack that look right off your face!

"No. You just have to visit me more often!" She grins at Pan. Ew. She is so fake.

"We will have to meet soon to discuss whatever it is that you have found." He slips off the rock and Jason jumps off. What am I supposed to do? Are we leaving? "We will arrange a meeting," Pan has already gotten to my rock (Why? Now that I'm sure we're leaving then I can manage myself...No need for bodily contact with him...maybe a small a need.) and holds out his hand for me. I slip mine in it and begin to descend. Which of course he seems to have no time for since he jerks my arm so that I'm forced to fall into his arms. What happened to patience is a virtue?! I can't think straight with him holding me to his...bare...strong...just chest...that just so happens to be wet. It's almost as bad sitting in Jason's lap (who has already made it three fourths of the way to the shore.).

Merida's tail flicks angrily and her nostrils flare. Is she jealous? Just to test it I let my head rest on Pan's chest for a second. Her mouth falls open in her anger. Oh...so that's what makes her tick, I think as I remove my head from his chest. Pan starts pulling me along as she and I have a stare down (when did he let me go?). And just to piss her off even more, I smile at her. And she sneers at me. Oh yea. I got her. I turn around one more time to see if she is still gaping but there is no sign of her or her sister.

By the time we make it to shore Jason has his shirt and shoes on and I'm freezing. Pan releases my hand any pulls on his shirt and shoes and I walk up to the very top of the shore line to get my shoes. My feet are wet and sand sticks to the bottom of them (not cool sand, not cool. I loved you before but now this is just annoying. Sand in my shoes...). When I'm finished brushing the sand off to the best of my ability and my shoes are on I turn around to find only Jason there, watching me with scowl.

"Where's Pan?"

"He left. He has other things to take care of other then you." Ouch. So he is still mad about earlier today...Maybe I should apologize. Before I can start, though, he starts walking very fast easily passing me and disappearing into the forest.

"Oh, wait. Wait!" I stumble after him but he doesn't slow down. At this rate I'm going to lose him soon. "Wait...I said WAIT!" I yell. He stops his hand pushing some bushes away from his face.

"Why should I wait?!" He asks angrily.

"Because I asked you too! You don't want to lose me in the forest right?"

"Who said I don't!" Who said...He wants to leave me? I stop for a moment to stare at him in the receding light from the sunset that has managed to slip through the leaves. I just stand there panting, trying to comprehend what I did to anger him like this...The fight we had was a while ago...Is he really upset about that? I open my mouth to apologize for it when he shakes his head furiously.

"Forget it. You're not even worth it." What?! Worth what? Keeping me alive? I'm not worth the effort to try to keep alive? Tears prick betrayingly at the backs of my eyes...Why am I crying? Who cares what he thinks...besides me...No! I refuse to care! Wait where did he go?! I rush through the bushes that I had last saw him out and emerge into a clearing vaguely familiar. He is no where to be seen? God where did he go? It's already dark...

"Jason!"

…...

I called for hours... I screamed his name and he never answered me back. He left me in the middle of the forest...to die... I cried out all my tears hours ago when I had first began to suspect that he wasn't going to come back. But I refused to walk around. What if he maybe came back in remorse? Or maybe Pan would come along or force him to come for me? And besides where could I go? I didn't know the island or anyone on it. Besides a goth/emo version of Peter Pan, a sweet adorable boy, and some moody guy who evidently wants me to die. In the darkness, I remember the first few days when I arrived in Neverland. This place is so familiar. And it's close to water. Could this be where I first landed.?

An uneasy feeling wells up in my stomach. What if I get sent back? What if I just die here? Didn't Chestnut say that I wouldn't be able to survive out here? A chill goes down my spine, and it's not only cold but it creeps, sending tingles through my back. I am going to die. I just know it. And there is a low scary growl to confirm it coming from those bushes...A LOW SCARY GROWL?!

Something. Is. Out. There. In. The. Bushes. And. It's. Freaking. Growling at me. I really don't want to die...but if it's inevitable... then I'm not going down without a fight. Or without running away first. I slowly start to back up until I bump into a tree trunk. I hear a bark and six wolves emerge from the bushes, being lead by a large silver one. It's muzzle is stained with fresh dark purple-red blood that drips menacingly. I lock eyes with its glittering clear blue ones. It's sizing me up. Mr. Wolf I won't taste good...tell your buddies to leave me alone. That's what I am trying to mentally convey to this huge monster wolf, and I basically give myself an aneurysm while I'm at it.

I've come too far to die...I don't want to die. I stoop to the ground making myself lower then them and pat around. A few small pebbles are at the base of the tree. I pick up as many as I can (in one hand), and loosen the backs of my shoes, then I slowly stand up. The silver wolf growls at me. Now's the time for me to do it. I turn around quickly, slipping out of my shoes and I begin to climb the tree. Also immediately I hear the barking of the wolves and before I'm even half way up I can feel their hot breath on the balls of my feet. I know I've got splinters everywhere but I need to live. I let a few tears of pain squeeze out of my eyes and I reach a branch. Can it hold my weight? I test it lightly and it falls hitting a gray wolf straight on the nose. I don't have a fear of heights...I actually love being in trees. But with a pack of hungry wolves waiting at the bottom I seriously do not want to fall. I climb a little higher and find another branch. It's big and it doesn't look as if it's dead and when I put a pressure on it it doesn't break. So I climb a little higher and I stand on it.

Wrapping one arm around my savior tree I look down. Shifting the pebbles in my hand I take aim at a dirty brown wolf's eye. I meet my mark. Finally all those times of aiming at the trash can have come in handy! But before I can throw another I hear a odd little bark (well little compared to the wolves barking.) The big silver wolf stiffens, then relaxes letting his tongue fall out in a happy pant. He gives of few short yaps in the direction of the trees and then another round toward his pack and they all run after him when he disappears back the way that they came.

Okay...that was weird...but I'm still not coming down. There could be other dangers down there (wasn't there another wolf down there barking?). The wind rustles the bushes. And a girl walks out.. A girl?!

She stops directly under my tree and looks up, shielding her eyes (from what? My falling splinters?). She smiles at me, well at least in my direction. I don't think she can see me in this dark light. For a while she's quiet and I assume that she doesn't see me...Why don't I call out? I don't know... Maybe she won't help me and that would break my heart...I purse my lips together. I still need to try. I need to fight for my life if I want to keep it. I open my mouth to yell something out but she beats me to it.

"Are you okay?!"

A/N: WOOT! This chap was 8 pages long too...Now what exactly am I doing? I f you have read the original Peter and Wendy book then you might remember (I only vaguely remember) that it goes something like this. The Lost Boys chase fun (or pirates can't remember) and the wolves chase the lost boys. And what chases the wolves? INDIANS! YAY MY INDIANS! lol sorry but now my story will become a little more multicultural. If you hadn't noticed (I think you did) but both Pan (British English whatever you call it) and Jason (Irish) are Caucasian. James/Chestnut is Spanish (Spaniard). Mari is African-American (my story world is different from this world...there are no African-Americans...but that is what you would call her...or just Black British..idk...I'm still building the world lol). And This Mysterious Girl is...INDIAN! OR NATIVE AMERICAN! MOSTLY! I realize that my a/n's are very long so bear with me. Please humor me if you are reading this. THEME SONG! ONCE AGAIN WE HAVE MORE THAN ONE! For Mari and Merida its Girlfriend by Avril Lavigne. If you have played this song on Just Dance 2 It's pretty self explanatory why I picked it. For The Mysterious Girl it's She-Wolf by Shakira...

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