A/N: I am SO sorry this took so long but hopefully it was worth the wait!
Word count: 998
Summary: Wendy is nervous when she first arrives in Neverland but Peter is determined to cheer her up.
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“Wendy? Wendy?” Peter called out. Wendy had been absent from the group for a while and Peter was growing concerned,
“Surely she can’t have gone far, It’s not like Wendy to wander off especially in a strange place,” John said.
“Wendy!” Cubby’s voice echoed from the hole in the wall that he had squeezed his face into.
Peter decided to take one last look around the hideout. He gently flew between the rooms, careful checking every section. It may only be a small hideout but it has a lot of hiding places.
“Peter?” A small voice came from the corner of the room Peter had just entered.
“Wendy?”
“Oh Peter, I’m so sorry, I didn’t mean to run off. I just got…well, you know,” she trailed off.
“Know what?”
“I just got a bit shy. I’m not very good with new people, especially so many of them. And in a new place it was all just a bit overwhelming. One moment I was at home with John and Michael then flying through the sky and now here on a strange island and Tinkerbell not liking me and….”
“Whoa whoa whoa, slow down there,” Peter interrupted. “Tink gets jealous, most girls are like that around me,” he shrugged.
“Oh? Is that so?”
“Of course! Besides, the lost boys love meeting new people…though they’re not exactly used to having a girl around…”
“I don’t know if I could cope with that. I don’t even know if they like me,” Wendy blushed.
“Well sure they do! Just takes a bit of getting used to.”
Wendy bowed her head.
“Hey now, where’s that smile you had when we were flying over London?”
“I believe that was more nerves than anything.”
“That was still a smile. Where’s it gone?” Peter stepped closer. Wendy furrowed her brows.
“Come on, where is it?” Peter had a teasing tone to his voice. Wendy gently shook her head.
“I’ll get it out of you,” he warned. She still said nothing.
“Fine, let’s do this the hard way.” He moved closer to her, forcing her to take a step backwards and collide with the wall.
“Peter…what are you doing?”
“This,” he grinned and quickly started squeezing her sides. She yelped instantly.
“Peheheter stop!” She giggled, doubling over as he continued attacking her sides.
“A-ha! Gotcha smiling!” He teased. His fingers danced round to her belly and she collapsed onto him in a fit of giggles.
“Nohoho plehehease!” She pleaded. He laughed along with her and continued to tickle her midriff until she fell to the floor. He backed away but continued laughing.
“That was mean!” Wendy huffed, standing up.
“Said I was going to get it out of you,” he shrugged. She reached out and gave his side a few quick squeezes and he flew backwards.
“Hey!” he exclaimed. Wendy laughed.
“Watch it, miss Wendy. I’ll get you again, you mark my words.”
She giggled and followed him to the main part of the hideout, where everyone was relieved to see her,
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A few hours had passed and Wendy felt a lot more comfortable in Neverland. She read a story to the lost boys and they taught her some of their games.
They had all come out of the hideout to help Wendy, John and Michael to fly better. Tink had given pixie dust to John, Michael and the lost boys but was refusing to give any to Wendy.
“Oh, I knew she didn’t like me,” Wendy huffed.
“Come on Tink, just a little. Wendy isn’t going to bother you. Besides, no one can fly as well as you can anyway,” Peter said. Tink looked over her shoulder and thought for a moment. With a little stomp, she gave the tiniest bit of pixie dust to Wendy before giving a smug look to Peter. He thanked her and watched as Wendy slowly started to float.
“Up, up and away!” John yelled, soaring into the air. Michael giggled as he floated up after his brother.
“Alright boys, who can do the best flip?” Peter showed off, spinning in circles. All the lost boys attempted one by one but ended up crashing into one another, making Peter howl with laughter.
“Alright, alright…Wendy, how about you?” Peter wheezed.
“Me? Oh I couldn’t I-whoa!” She was cut off by Peter grabbing her arms and spinning her around gently.
“Come on, I bet you can do a fantastic one!”
“No, no, I seriously can’t…I don’t know how.”
“It’s easy! Like this,” Peter demonstrated another perfect flip. Wendy shook her head.
“I’ll help you,” Peter floated next to Wendy and took hold of her waist. She shrieked as his fingers made contact with her sides.
“What was that?” Slightly asked.
“O-ho yeah!” Peter chuckled. He squeezed Wendy’s sides again and she screamed, flying backwards.
“Peter!” She scolded.
“The Wendybird is ticklish?” Cubby asked, followed by a sudden shriek as Slightly tickled his tummy.
“She sure is,” Peter laughed. He flew over to Wendy and started tickling her ribs. She instantly burst into laughter and swatted him away.
“Ow! Hey!” Wendy accidentally slapped Peter a little too hard and he retracted. She seized the opportunity and shoved her hands in his armpits, eliciting bright laughter from Peter.
“Ah, Peter Pan is ticklish too!” She exclaimed, a little too excitedly. He kicked and squirmed in the air as she wiggled her fingers in his armpits. He managed to reach out with one hand and tickle her tummy, the two of them then ending up in a tickle fight mid-air. The lost boys, Michael and John started play-fighting with each other too until they all floated back down to the ground, completely out of energy.
“So, are you more comfortable now?” Peter asked.
“Indeed. This place truly is beautiful…and I guess the company is alright too,” she sighed. Peter squeezed her side once more and she giggled.
They decided it was best to go back to the hideout to recharge before Hook would come looking for them.
