Neverland. A world of endless clear, starry nights and warm summer days. Sure, it rained. Very rarely did it ever storm, and when it did... Well something always came of it.
Peter sat on the highest limb of the tree, eyes narrowed, watching the clouds. Overcast skies were nothing new, but the look of these clouds... They rolled and rumbled, signalling a coming torrential downpour of rain that threatened to release its wrath upon the inhabitants of Neverland. Ozone hung heavily in the air, and down below the lost boys scrambled to prepare for the hurricane-like winds and pounding droplets. Even the ocean waves, as unpredictable and rowdy as they were, seemed restless. In a matter of moments, the heavens broke open and down came the predicted rainstorm. Peter glanced down at the boys, eyebrow arched as they all ducked for cover in tents, treehouses, lean-tos, and small caverns created by the roots of trees. Lightning crackled across the sky, and one of the youngest boys screamed. Timothy, Pan thought. He'd been terrified of thunderstorms since before he'd come to Neverland. Deciding that the leaves were not sheltering him from the rain enough, Peter teleported easily down to the ground and ducked into the nearest lean-to where Felix was warming his hands over a small fire.
Neither boy said a word as Peter ducked under the low ceiling, and they didn't need to. Felix had been around long enough to sense Pan's moods, and if his latest bouts of anger, constant need to move, and brooding behavior (well, more so than usual at any rate,) was any indication, then Felix's suspicions were correct.
"Restless?" Felix added some grey beard moss to the fire.
The flickering flames sent shadows across Pan's face as he nodded, studying the embers.
"A new boy, maybe?" Felix asked. Whenever Peter got especially bored, he would often send his shadow in search of a new lost boy.
"No..." Peter leaned back leisurely. "I needn't bother with that. This storm will bring something new, I'm sure of it." He listened to the rain drum on the roof. "But I'm becoming impatient with waiting for it..." He murmured beneath his breath.
Unbenounced to him, the churning sea would bring quite a lot of change indeed.
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The waves tossed her easily around, despite all her strength. The young girl swam against the swirling current, but the effort exhausted her immensely. She struggled towards the nearest land, a small island with a strange rock formation where torches burned despite the howling, wet winds. Her muscles ached under the stress of having been swimming for so long, and she feared what lived in these waters.
At long last she reached the land. She pulled herself up onto the rock outcropping, exhausted. With heavy breaths, she stumbled on the land after so many weeks in the sea. Shaking hands brushed her soaking hair from her eyes, and she gazed around. Too tired to bother with climbing the stone steps leading up into the cavernous rock, the girl curled up in a ball, fatigued beyond belief. Despite the raging storm, she fell fast asleep.
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Peter glared out at Skull Rock, sulking. It had been a nearly day after the storm, and no sign of anything extraordinary. The sun was setting, and it was nearly dark. Suddenly, he caught a flash of movement out of the corner of his eye. There! Out on Skull Rock, he watched as someone dived off an outcropping high above the water into the glistening waves. Then, as that someone came up from the water, he swore he saw a glimpse of sapphire. A tail? No, it wasn't possible. But who was on Skull Rock? Without hesitation, he hurried to find a rowboat.
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Pan docked the boat, and trudged up to the mouth of the skull. It was dark by now, and stars were starting to appear in the sky. There, in the maw of the skull, lay a girl. Hardly ever was he caught off guard, but he was utterly confused as he stared at the body. She lay curled in a ball, wearing nothing but a long man's linen shirt, her H/C hair cascading onto the rocky ground. Hesitantly, he bent down and reached out to touch her shoulder.
She was fast asleep.
Muttering a spell to make sure she stayed asleep, he picked the girl up. She couldn't of been more than fourteen or fifteen. He carried her back to the beach and gently laid her in the shallow water, the waves lapping over her legs. Peter watched in fascination as her bare legs melded together and became coated in rows of glittering, sapphire scales. A mermaid?
"What the-"
In an instant she was awake, and she scrambled back from him, pulling on the hem of her shirt. "W-who are you?" Her E/C eyes were wide with fear and her blue tail slapped the water.
"Why, I'm Peter." He smiled, slowly approaching her. "Peter Pan."
"I-I'm Y/N." She stared up at him, wary.
Peter could clearly see that she was ready to swim away. She was downright terrified. He could see it in her eyes. "Hey, I'm not going to hurt you."
"Right." The girl shuddered in the cool water as the moon came out from behind some clouds. "And how am I supposed to trust you?"
It was only then that Peter could truly see how tired she was. Her cheeks were beginning to hollow- a sure sign that she was starving- and there were dark circles beneath her eyes. She was shaking with fear and exhaustion. "Look, I'll make a deal with you." He sighed. "You need food, shelter, and clothes. I'll give you those if you come back to the island with me." He studied her face. He had heard myths before, but... Was it possible?
"Alright." Y/N's voice scattered Pan's thoughts. "I'll go with you." She pulled herself from the water, and her glistening tail morphed back into a pair of legs.
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"It appears as though I have gotten more than I bargained for." Peter murmured to Felix, casting a glance back to where the girl slept beneath a lean-to. She had nearly collapsed on the boat ride back to the island, and he had been generous enough to let her sleep.
"The shadow brought a girl?" Felix poked the fire, sending sparks into the night air. Everyone else was asleep.
"Peter?" A quiet voice came from behind them, and Pan turned to see Y/N sitting up in her makeshift bed.
"Awake now, are we?"
"Sort of." The girl brushed hair from her eyes.
"Do you know where you are?" Felix asked.
"No." She glanced down at her lap. "I'm afraid I'm... lost."
"Then you'll fit right in." He smirked.
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Lost and Found
Fanfiction(Peter Pan OUAT X Mermaid!Reader) Even Peter Pan gets bored. But when a girl (who is more than she appears to be) washes up on Skull Rock, he might just have gotten more than he bargained for. Summer in the hills Those hazy days I do remember We wer...
