Pan is having a nightmare too, Mara kneeled down by the bedside then began to shake his shoulder. "Pan?"

Light lit up from the entrance and it was James who lit a lamp on. "He's having one too?" He baffled.

Mara kept shaking Pan's shoulder then sat on the edge of his bed and had her both hands on both of his shoulders "Pan, wake up" she could see the sweat on his head and neck as he thrashed a little. It may seem he was having the worst nightmare, worst than everyone's she presumed. "Peter!" She exclaimed with concern.

Finally, he woke up, he was startled, he seemed terrified for a moment before his eyes found Mara and James then slowly turned stern. "What are you two doing here?" He sounded demanding.

Mara watched him sitting up as she furrowed her brows in confusion, they were both inches from each other, he wasn't looking at her, "You were having a nightmare" she said softly, "so did everyone else on the island"

"We were both wondering if you were okay" said James, "Was it all you?"

He was asking all the nightmares everyone was having was all because of Pan. "Seems to be" he sighed and he didn't sound so sincere.

Mara glanced down at the floor. "This is the first time that has happened" James reminded, "Slightly said so... why now? Why tonight?"

"Well, everyone's got to have a bad dream for once, can they?" Pan's voice was cold and harsh, "It's not like it's going to kill everyone. It's all just stupid bad dreams, James. We all have them, at least once in a while"

For some odd reason, she could tell Pan wasn't honest, she looked at him again as she was skeptical. Surely there was something he wasn't telling but Mara didn't want to push him into telling mainly because he had an awful nightmare.

"I wouldn't be worried anymore if I were you" Pan assured, "you should head back to the caves"

She and James exchanged glances before he put the lamp on a shelf near him, she got off Pan's bed and stood up. She followed James to the way-out.

Before she could begin to climb the ladder, she was already crouching down, Pan got out of his bed, "Turner" he called. Pan can confused her sometimes, he calls her by her first name then the last, and her first again and her last again. Though she does notice he calls her Turner whenever the Lost Boys are around and even James but when they're alone, it's Mara.

James was glancing up at her as he stopped for a moment before she nodded telling him to go on ahead, or maybe he'll wait for her.

"So we're going to act like strangers to each other now?" Pan half smirked.

She stood up as she looked at him, "I don't know, I thought maybe you'd prefer that way and perhaps keep it that way"

He scoffed in response. "Is that what you want?"

She folded her arms together against her chest then shrugged her shoulders, "Do you?" She half laughed and looked down at the floor for a moment before looking back up at him, "I'm the one who... attacked you, you know? Either you want to pretend that it never happened or, you know— but whichever the answer, I'm fine with it"

The boy stood still for a short moment before stepping forward to her until he was very close that there weren't any space between the two. Mara lowered her eyes, not looking at him but at his chest and kept arms folded. There was an intense feeling in her chest and her gut. There was an urge of looking up at him, to hold him and to kiss him. She was kept that urge in even when Pan had his hand on her arm, his hand slowly running down to her elbow.

He didn't need to say it, she knew the answer, she could tell and she was surprised by it. Also glad.

But then she said to attempt change the subject before the moment could go any further. "We both know you're not being honest, and James knows that too" she sighed, "the entire Neverland just had a bad dream, something's up"

Pan shrugged, "I just presume it's not worth telling"

"Not worth telling" Mara chuckled softly, a little annoyed. She finally looked at him. "You sure about that? Because like what James said, this is the first time that has ever happened for a long time. Will you ever be truly honest? Seems like whatever the reason why it happened is going to scare us all and as if something bad is going to happen sooner or later"

He glanced down as he took a step back, he said nothing at this, not for a moment, he sighed "Because I don't really know why, maybe I do know but I'm not sure if it's true"

"And what's that?"

"Just some stupid prophecy I heard long time ago but I'm still not sure if it's happening, and there could be other explanations why nightmares came tonight"

Prophecy? For now, she didn't want to push him more to tell, as much as she wanted to ask but it could wait until tomorrow or next time when they have a moment alone. Right now, James could still be waiting on the ground. She nodded weakly, "Okay"

"You had a nightmare too" He said, "was it really bad?"

"I'm no stranger to bad dreams," Mara purses her lips, trying not to smile, "Same one I had last time" Strange how seemingly caring Pan was to Mara. She then gave a rub on her eye "I should head back. James is waiting down there, he shouldn't be alone walking back to the caves"

Pan gave a nod. Before Mara left the treehouse, she looked at Pan once more as she took a step closer to him, her hand reached for his cheek, she looked at him like everything is and will be okay, and looked at him like she cared for him because she actually does. She kind of see the vulnerability in him after the nightmare he just had.

She didn't expect that she'd kiss him, her hand still on his cheek, and he kissed back. The kiss was more gentle and true than before. It felt like everything is and will be truly okay, nothing mattered at that moment.

When she pulled away slowly, she didn't look at him but turned around and left the treehouse.

When she was climbing down, she didn't want to look up, she could see James sitting by the bonfire and had the torch ready.

"Alright, let's head back" Mara exhaled sharply.

James nodded, got on his feet then lead the way out of the camp and she followed him.

Mara could ask Pan to take her and James back to the caves instantly but it seemed almost too much to ask especially after him having nightmares and seemed to be in a vulnerable state. Walking all the way back to the caves could tire James and Mara out, she'll maybe go back to sleep once they arrive.

"He say anything?" James asked, the walk had been quiet since they left Pan's camp site, James may have waited until they were far from the camp to question.

"Not much really" She doesn't want to tell him about Pan mentioning the prophecy or even the kiss. It could hurt James for sure, she couldn't help to think that he may know what's going on between Pan and Mara. "Just a little talk and asked if the boys are okay, I told him they are all okay"

What if James knows about the prophecy? He did mention he may knew why nightmares happened and perhaps that's why he wanted to see Pan.

Yet, what if he actually doesn't know?

"The sun should be up in few hours" James informed, as they were near the caves and they were walking up a hill towards the mountain where the caves are. "Best we should get some sleep, in case we wake up early which I assume" Mara was already tired from all the walk.

When they arrive the caves, it was all quiet and dimly as the torches were burning out. The boys had fallen back asleep, she was surprised. Also they were all sleeping in one cave, all them sleeping couple feet from each other.

Mara decided to sleep in the empty cave instead, her cave. As she was already on her blanket, James came in with his own blankets and dragging one long sheet behind him. "There isn't much space to sleep in there" he mumbled, "so you mind? I could just sleep like twenty feet from you"

Mara softly chuckled, "Anywhere is fine, suit yourself" she lay down on her blanket and shifted around to find a comfortable position to sleep.

James had already found himself a spot, he was just across from her, about fifteen feet away. She was just glad that she wasn't going to sleep alone in a big cave. She shifted on her side, facing toward where James was sleeping, he was shifting and tossing and turning before finding himself comfortable. Which was on his side and facing toward where Mara was. It was like they were watching for one another in case something bad happens.

It wasn't long before sleep came and the dream. The dream was dreamless this time.

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Now I wonder how much chapters left... I'll guess within 15-25 chapters left?

Kinda sad to think that the story is near it's end, I kinda want to finish it before 2018 so... I'm gonna try and update quick as I can

Stay weird and say no to nightmares ^_^