Last Chapter….
Eyes wide, Artemis slowly picked herself up, she eyes still following the boots, looking up she saw the Green-Eyed boy.Before she could say anything. He leaned forwards blowing some dust into her face.
Instantly Artemis blacked.
Voices. That was the first thing she heard.
"What is that?"
"A girl you idiot."
"Is she dangerous?"
"Why's she here?"
"Why did Pan bring her here?"
Something was tickling her, she could feel it. A light tickle against her right cheek, causing a light giggle to escape from her. Instantly the voices stopped. Groggily opening her eyes, letting out a small yawn Artemis's eyes fluttered open.
Around her, were a group of about 15 to 20 boys ranging from the ages of 9 to about 12. The boys were dressed in strange clothes some animal skin, others in just brown and green.
They stared wide eyed at her, Artemis stared back, slowly standing up, the boys leaned back as if she were some sort of dangerous animal that would attack at a moment's notice.
Though to be fair, they weren't entirely wrong.
Straitening herself out, Artemis attempting to look intimating. "Umm…Hi," she started, mentally slapping herself. The boys said nothing, simply staring in silence. Looking around, she figured she was in some sort of large elaborate camp site.
From the corner of her eye, she spotted her bow and sheath of arrows, resting innocently against the tree.
Swallowing hard, she tried again. "Hi, do any of you know where we are?" she asked, fiddling with her fingers, inching to be near her bow. A few blinked, still staring, others shifting awkward. Artemis sighed. "Okay, nevermind. I'll just be leaving then."
Walking to the bow and sheath, the boys instantly came closer, closing her in a circle. Flying into an offensive position, her eyes flickering to between them. "Get back."
"We can't let you leave." said one of the older boys, gripping a staff tightly, though she could see his hands shake. "Really?" Artemis scoffed, glancing at them. "And which one of you bimbos is going to stop me?"
Suddenly a hush fell over the forest, Artemis froze, the light background twitter of the bird and the light cold breeze, turning the air dry and unnatural dark tension in the air.
"They might not, but I will." came a voice from behind her. Whipping around to facing a pair of emerald eyes, Artemis jumped backwards in surprise, at the boy who seemed to materialize out of thin air.
'Magic.' she thought, staring at the smirking boy. He had light brown hair, with natural blond highlights. Unlike the other boys, he wore full green, besides his brown belt and long brown boots that curved at the end, reminding her of pixie boots.
Pursing her lips, attempting to through her fear onto the backburner and turn her irritation full throttle. "Is that so, Pixie Boots?"
The boy raised his eyebrow, his eyes flickering between her and the boys. "Get back to work!" he called, making the boys disperse. "All of you." He added, when a tall boy with long blond hair attempted to make his way towards them.
Folding her arms, Artemis glared at him, watching him pace around her as he scanned her. "You're a girl." he mumbled, gripping his hands tightly behind his back. "Yes." Artemis said slowly. "Got a problem with that?"
"Yes." He replied briskly, ignoring her stunned face. Pausing he glanced up at her, emerald eyes shimmering in the morning sun. "Oh," he said, scratching his head, ruffling his hair. "I forgot to introduce myself." He said, stepping closer, slowly extending his hand. "I'm Peter, Peter Pan."
Artemis glanced at the hand and his overly sweet smile. It didn't feel like it would be a simple hand shake. Forcing a smile onto her face she clasped his hand, instantly feeling the buzz of his magic, its bubbling, coursing power running out of him directly into her.
Drawing back sharply, the buzz still running though her, Artemis resumed her position of folding her arms. Pan tilted his head. "You know, when someone gives you their name, you're meant to give yours."
"Artemis," she said shortly, turning around spotting 2 older boys' far off holding clubs and makeshift spears. 'There guarding the camp.' She thought, turning her attention back to Pan. "What is this place?"
"What do you mean?" Pan asked coyly. Artemis shot him a dark look. "I think you know exactly what I mean."
"Clever girl. I'll admit, I didn't expect that." Pan said, smirking, taking another step forward. "I would have thought you would think you're still in the Enchanted Forest."
"Well, clearly I am not stupid as you think." Artemis replied, holding her position, even though Pan was so close she could almost count his eyelashes. "Where am I?"
"Welcome to Neverland."
Biting his lower lip, Pan glanced back at the girl sitting on a log, her head in her hands her sharp eyes scanning the camp flicking to every little noise, taking note of every movement.
A couple strands of her golden bronze hair, came out of her intricate braid, scowling Artemis blow it away childishly only for it to land back on her face. Peter smirked, watching her with interest form the cover of the trees. 'Or not' he thought, as a pair of stormy dark grey eyes were staring at him from across the camp.
Leaning back, a smirk etching onto her face Artemis gave him a mocking wave. Resting her hands on the long, she arched an eyebrow. Biting his lip, letting out a low growl, Pan curled his fist. 'Challenge accepted.'
"You know, that's called stalking, Pan." Artemis said, picking the breaking pieces of bark off the log. Behind her, Pan glaring.
"So, I'm on Neverland, an island that I never heard of in my life and apparently it's a place of freedom and sunshine and only boys and you are the ruler. Also, you and your pirate servants kidnapped me and brought me here. So why kidnapped a girl, when its boys only?" she asked, pulling off a piece of bark, watching it drop to the floor.
"You're a thief." Pan replied, pacing behind Artemis. Turning around, a look of shock plastered on her face. "A thief, why little old me?" she asked, blinking innocently placing a hand on her collar bone.
"Yes." He said, leaning on her shoulders, feeling her tense. "You are a thief that happened to find my shipment and take it." He said, realising her shoulders, sighing Artemis met his eyes. "So, Artemis where is it?"
Artemis shrugged. "I don't know."
The smirking cocky smile vanished from Pan's face. "What?" he said quietly, the hushed tone of his voice, making the hairs on the back of her neck stand up. "I don't know." Artemis repeated. "I opened the crate, but I was knocked out before I even got to check what was inside."
Pan's emerald eyes pieced into Artemis's cool grey ones. "You do know, that information is the reason you are alive."
"Yep." She said, not seeming the disturbed, more relaxed. "Why lie?"
"Or am I telling the true, but pretending to lie." Artemis replied, the sun, eliminating her chocolate brown coat. Pan stifled a chuckle. "You could lie to me if you tried."
Artemis stood up, she was shorter than him, making it just below his nose, stepped closer Pan holding his stance, he could see the golden flecks in her eyes that illuminated in the sun. Pouting slightly seeming to notice the height difference, she stood on her toes.
Folding her arms, looking up at him, a mischievous smirk playing on her pick lips. "Wanna bet." she breathed out, before drawing back and marching away into the centre of the camp.
So…I have been playing with this for a while...Like it? Hate it? Is Pan OC? What do you guys think about Artemis? Not super sure about this one….Anyway, thank you to those who read my story and to those who followed and faved, means a lot!
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