Consciousness lapped gently and benevolently at the edges of Wendy's mind. She felt her awareness float up from the deep recesses of her being. She didn't want to move, for fear the pain she knew she should be feeling would drive at her full force and cripple what little cognizance she had. She lay still, taking stock of bits of her body: a toe, a finger, her nose, an eyebrow. If she did it one small piece at a time, then maybe it wouldn't hurt as much.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGiSt6AngTx
Her first real thought after finding each of her limbs intact was that she did not expect Heaven to be so warm. She decided to try her voice.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGvfkOvFsxT
"Maybe I'm in hell." It was rough and scratchy. Heat coated her and she was sweating profusely. She felt a bead of sweat drip from her forehead, sliding down her hairline towards her neck.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbvM5GeFljN
"No...you're in Neverland." A smooth, liquor-infused voice answered. A figment of her imagination, one that she brushed away like cobwebs.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCxWitDGxB5
Wendy's eyes fluttered open, bright white light instantly seared her corneas and she blinked back tears, raising a hand upwards to protect her vision. She sat up steadily and tried to get her bearings.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBpijY9dHG
Once her eyes adjusted, the view drew a gasp from her lips. She was sitting on a white, sandy beach, looking out over a turquoise and gem-studded cove, the waters winking brilliantly in the bright sunlight. It was more beautiful than anything she had ever seen. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ64y0JL0Jwx
"This can't be hell..." she tried again, her voice beginning to go back to its normal cadence.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ884sJcgxTX
"Like I said...Neverland." The voice said again.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUF5jX5Fb3R
Wendy turned to her right and found herself staring into swirling, dark, spruce green eyes. Eyes that she recognized, but could not fathom their appearance here. The eyes belonged to the face of the boy...or man...she could not tell his age. This time she was able to take in more of him. He was crouched in the sand next to her, a little too close for comfort. His tan face was angular, with a strong solid jaw. His nose had a slight bump as if it had been broken at one point. Dirty-blond hair was tousled and spiked and he kept running a hand through it, making it stand on end even more.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQctvrpwKZB
"You...you're the boy I saw looking at me through the window at the cafe," Wendy swore she saw him blush, but it was also hot so she couldn't be sure. He uncurled his limbs and stood, then reached out a hand. She accepted hesitantly and he pulled her up easily, she watched with reluctant interest the play of his muscles along his forearm. He was a few inches taller than she and wearing a different outfit than the one she saw him in at the cafe; at least, she thought he was. His white tunic was rolled up to his elbows and tucked into a pair of tan pants. And he wasn't wearing shoes. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkcPJaJM94P
"Where am I? How did I get here?" She tried to remember the events from what she thought was last night, but she had no idea what day it was, much less where she was.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ArfY97QJ6
"Why did you jump off the cliff?" His blunt question took her off-guard.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJ94iG1hyd2
"I didn't jump. I fell."491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbzNbgsvXWa
He rolled his eyes and gave her a pitiful smirk which made her bristle, "I don't care that you wanted to die, I was just want to know why."491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrArKlrEPhj
"But I didn't!" She stamped her foot, feeling childish and out of sorts. She wasn't used to this direct line of questioning, wasn't used to the way he was staring at her, or how close he was getting. "I was running away from someone and I took a wrong turn, then the earth simply fell out from under me." She tried to take a step back from him, but he merely mirrored her move. "Could you...could you please..." she fumbled clumsily with the entreaty.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡx8EwSL8IqO
"Please what?"491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvP4QOmUKuH
Wendy cleared her throat and stood straighter, "Could you please back up sir, you're crowding me."491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmtOJoVTkhT
He tried catching her eyes, but she looked down at her feet and waited. Finally, he took a small step back and the breath she didn't know she was holding whooshed from her lungs. 491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1WXxckdf4S
They stood in silence for a few moments.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWE4wzNf9YF
"So...you didn't jump..." He finally said, deliberating over each word.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcB13yDxZZe
"No, I didn't." She wrapped her arms around herself. Even though it was unreasonably warm on the beach, she was starting to shiver. She was so afraid and confused.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhGWMQ7IROg
"What is the matter with you?" He asked, watching her curiously as she tried to tamp down the emotions welling up inside her.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyU31pzKgVu
"I don't know where I am...or how I got here. I don't know–"491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5Ky50Nu02b
He snorted in disgust, "I told you. Neverland."491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPFILkDS7Au
"Neverland?" She rolled the name over her tongue, "I've never heard of it. Is it an island somewhere?"491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡth2IbGJktP
He swept his hand across the beach, "It is the name for the archipelago as well as the main island."491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBlb4aLTmFj
"Near England?"491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡq1g15TGNOj
He laughed, "No, not near England."491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡX0B7O7fKBx
"Well, then how did I get here?"491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡidayuhdUNW
His smile was dazzling, it made her blush, but only for a moment until he opened his mouth and answered her.491Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeo0xRw8laD
"We flew."
Penana
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