Try me, Pan (Sequel to Landnever)

Plans -18-

*Maya's P.O.V*

*Flashback*

I gently landed down on the windowsill.  Or as gently as I could. This flying thing was all new to me.

The room I had landed in had four beds and lots of toys. A child's nursery. I wished I had a room like this when I was younger. I stepped into the room.

"Who are you?" A female voice came from the doorway.  I turned in the direction. She looked about fourteen with blonde hair. The boy standing next to her looked about the same age, but with dark brown hair. There were two little boys, though I didn't get a good look at them.

"Maya. Maya Nap." I smiled.

"Why are you here?" The boy next to the girl asked.

"I was sent here to look for a young boy. Have any of you seen a boy named Baelfire?"

The girl nudged the boy forward.

"I'm Bea."

"Son of Rumpelstiltskin?" He nodded. I grabbed his arm. "We have to get you back to the Enchanted Forest." He yanked himself out of my grasp.

"No. I don't want to be anywhere with magic. Magic is evil. My father is evil."

"Bea, your father has been spending months searching for you. He sent me to get you."

"What did you make a deal for?"

"He made the deal with me, actually. He said he'd owe me a favor in the future."

"Tell him the deals off. I'm not going."

"Okay. Any one of you want to go visit a magical land called Landnever?" I asked the girl and other two boys.

*End of flashback*

"Maya, I just want to know how you know this." Pan said.

I still wouldn't talk.

"What’s it's going to take?"

"If I tell you what you want to know, you have to tell me why Henry's really here." He looked at me in the eye.

"Anything but that."

I took a deep breath, leaned my head back against the seat, and closed my eyes, getting comfortable. I heard Pan let out a growl in frustration.

"What if I took off your cuff?"

"Mmh... maybe."

"Okay, I'll do that. Now spill."

"I knew Rumple was your son because of a deal we made a long time ago."

"And..?"

"And that's all that I can say. The deal is how I met Wendy Darling, which wasn't supposed to happen,  and he told me to never speak to it about anyone. Ever."

Silence. I could tell he was anger. His hands were in fist and his jaw was clenched.

"Cuff, please." He walked over and ripped it off. He then released me from the rope. I rubbed my wrist and a question popped into mind.

"Can I go visit Lillian?"

He thought for a moment before walked back over to me,  grabbing my arm and flashing in front of a tree house.

"In there." Then he vanished.

I knocked on the door a few times hoping Felix wouldn't answer. And of course he did.

He looked at me. I looked at him. Our faces emotionless and waiting for one to make the first move.

"Can I-"

"No."

"But yo-"

"You were going to ask if you could hang out with Lily and I say no."

"Felix," she said behind him, "let her in." I pushed passed him and made my way into the room.

Lily sat on the bed, looking like she just woke up. Her hair was a mess and she looked half awake. I ran up and hugged her.

“I’m sorry.” I whispered.

“It’s fine.” She hugged back. Behind me, I heard the door shut and Felix clear his throat. I pulled back from the hug and sat on the bed next to Lily.

“Why are you here, Nap?”

“Take a guess.” He glared at me and left the tree house.

“Sorry. He’s not as friendly as he used to be.”

“He was friendly?” She nodded as I stared in disbelief. She chuckled at my expression.

“What are you planning to do about Pan?”

“Help the Charmings, of course.”

“Like, Prince Charming? Used to be James? Poor farmer boy?” I nodded. “He was my neighbor.”

“So, you’ll help even if it means going against your boyfriend?”

“You're going against our boyfriend, so, yeah.”

“Peter Pan is not my boyfriend!” She rolled her eyes.

“Sure. What ever you say.”