Peter Pan Returns Chapter 3 and 4
To read chapters 1 and 2, you can find them on my blog insperationbkl ! :D
MC is in the perspective of Wendy/Reader
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By the time you reach camp, it is now very dark probably past midnight, the only light present is the burning embers in the dying fire.
Felix stops close to a nearby tree. Peter comes around behind Felix to face you.
“If you promise not to run, I’ll tell Felix to put you down,” Peter said sternly.
Knowing you have no choice but to play this little game, you slowly nod your head. Peter gives Felix a look and you are set down on your own two feet again.
Felix stands behind you and Peter is standing in front of you, probably thinking you would take off again.
“I’ve prepared a room for you, Wendy… come with me.” Peter said stretching his hand out towards you. You slowly step forward, with no intention of taking his hand but to follow him to where he wants to take you.
Cocking his brow, he smiles and then turns toward a large tree with branches that were widespread.
“Shut your eyes,” he said. You shut them enough for him to think they were completely closed. You were still able to see what he was doing as you winced your eyes shut. Looking satisfied, Peter turned a knot that was on the tree trunk, three times to the left and then two times to the right. A large doorway appeared on the tree. Peter turned towards you once more and took your hand, which made you jump a little.
His rough hand gently clasped yours.
“Watch your step” Peter warned and he led you through the door.
You counted how many steps you took downward, 12.
“You can open your eyes now,” said Peter.
You fully open your eyes to see an underground den. There was a large bed on the far side of the room and a trunk that sat in front of it. The ground was covered with the furs of animals. Realizing that Peter is still holding your hand you quickly pull it away.
“This, will be your room…” He said almost sounding a little hurt that you pulled away from him. “No one is allowed in this room except Felix, and Myself. If I catch any of my other boys down here I’ll skin them alive.” He continued. “There are nightgowns and other clothes for you in the trunk sitting in front of the bed…use them as you wish.”
Peter then turned towards the stairs to leave. Felix, who had followed you both down to the den was close behind him. As they walked up the stairs you could hear Peter murmur to Felix “I trust you to guard the door tonight in case she tries taking off.”
The door shut behind them.
“No way out tonight” you whisper to yourself.
Looking down you decide to take off your damaged button-down boots, they would make the fur covered floor dirty. After unbuttoning each cumbersome boot and laying them beside the stairs, you look over to the trunk in front of the bed. “I wonder what he’s got in there,” you think to yourself. You walk over to the trunk and lift the weighty lid. Looking inside you can see several ivory nightgowns, a few dresses, a few pairs of pants, shirts and boots. “He must have been planning this for a while…” you think to yourself, starting to feel uneasy.
Picking up a nightgown, you go over to the corner and change out of your dirt covered skirt and blouse. You pull the soft nightgown over your head and drape it over the rest of your slender body. It fit like a glove. Looking at it more closely you can see stitched details on the sleeves and on the bodice.
As you look at the nightgown an idea makes itself known in your mind. “I’ll escape… early in the morning, when everyone is asleep….Felix will be much too tired to stay awake all night after carrying me through the forest.” You think to yourself. “It must be past midnight… so maybe if I wait a few hours all will be asleep and I can make my escape…” You whisper to yourself.
After a couple hours of pacing and waiting you decide to try opening the door. You creep up the stairs and gently push on the wooden door.
You try again pushing a little harder, it moved slightly but then slammed shut again.
Fearful Felix may have woken from the noise, you rush down the stairs and leap into the large bed. Covering yourself with the blankets, making it look as if you were sound asleep. Sure enough, you hear the door open and shut. Eyeing Felix just stepping off the last stair, you close your eye’s trying to look asleep and serene. You could sense he was close, by the glow of what was probably a candle.
“My, how beautiful you have become, little Wendy bird…” He whispered to himself into the darkness. As he turned to leave you slowly open your eyes and observe him, sauntering up the stairs and through the door.
You sigh. “That was too close.” You think as you pull the blankets over your body. You continue to contemplate an escape plan. “I should continue this little game… get them to trust me… then they won’t need to guard the door or me and then I should be able to make an easy escape…”
Now feeling warm and comfortable your eyes become heavy with exhaustion. “I will get home…” you think as you drift off into sleep.
Your eye’s flutter open as you feel something brush across your cheek. As you become aware, you see Peter Pan sitting on the bed. Hand stretched towards you. Immediately you back away from him.
“There’s nothing to fear love.” He grinned.
“It’s not proper for a man to enter the room of a young woman…” You chide.
You could see he was taken aback by what you said but it only lasted a moment.
“This is Neverland Wendy, You’re not on the mainland anymore…” He smirked.
“Why are you even here??” you quipped back.
“Just wanted to make sure you were still here.” He said with a shrug. Peter stood up and waltzed over to the stairs. “After you change, knock on the door and Felix will escort you out.” He called as he went up the stairs.
“Great…” you think as you roll your eyes.
You go to the trunk in front of the bed and lift the lid to find some different attire to wear. You choose the pale blue A-line frock. It was a modest dress, the bodice, sleeves and hem of the dress were delicately adorned with floral embroidery.
You slowly walk up the stairs and knock on the door. Immediately Felix opens the small door. As soon as you walk out, the door in the tree disappears.
“How curious…” you whisper to yourself.
You turn around to see at least a dozen young men busily working around the camp. Before you could ask any questions Felix had already started trudging toward a pathway. You follow him. After walking down the pathway for a bit, Felix took a right turn off the path. “Where are we going?” You ask.
“You’ll see….” He murmured.
You walk a bit further until you come to a large, black tree. You see Peter sitting cross-legged on one of the large limbs.
“Him? Again?” you think to yourself.
“Ahh! You made it!” Peter said with a playful grin. “I can manage it from here Felix, why don’t you go oversee the rest of the lost boys for now.”
And with that Felix turned and sauntered all the way back to camp.
Now you were alone…. Just you… and Peter.
“Let the fun begin,” Peter said with a smirk.
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