"Today is the day"

"Are you finally growing up?"

The blonde boy stopped pacing, shooting his smirking redhead companion a dark look, "No. I will never grow up, darling" The girl merely rolled her eyes, impatiently "Today's the day our prayers would be answered and who we were waiting for hundred of years is arriving today"

A scarred teen smirked, nodding in agreement siting next to the redhead, "Our oblivious 'workers' are bringing The Heart of the Truest Believer as we speak"

Lyn hummed lightly, glancing between the two boys, "So what are we waiting for? Come on, Felix let's gather the Boys to collect the portrayer of the heart"

Felix smirked, standing up.

The other boy looked at the girl, his eyes calculating "No. You'll be the head of this operation"

Lyn laid back, eyes showing curiosity as she glanced at Felix, "Why me?"

"Cause I said so" The boy pursed his lips. "And because besides me, you're the only one who can sense where they are exactly"

"What about Felix?" The redhead questioned, not moving from her relaxed position. "He's not a glass doll, Pan"

Peter Pan chuckled, his accent thick "Oh, I know. You'll tell him where to look. You're going as backup in case something goes not accord to the plan"

The girl merely shrugged, standing up and clasping a hand on Felix's shoulder, smirking "Let's have fun"

The boy smirked in response.

~8~

Keeping an eye on things was the most boring thing Lyn had ever done since she first arrived at Neverland.

Parked on top of a tree, hidden behind the trees in the darkness as the three newcomers materialized out of a portal was the only thing that made a pang of amusement spark within her.

From where she could tell, two were adults, a dark skinned woman and a white male and the third was a kid. Lyn paused, taking a good look at the youngest of them all. Her breath hitched as she tried to hold back her chuckle, realizing he was it. He was her freedom.

The kid tried to run away from them as soon as he fell but the man was faster, grabbing the kid's weird cloak, pulling him back.

To Lyn, the scene taking place in front of her was being a good laugh to her, realizing Pan had been right all along. Their supposal employers had no idea what they were dealing with, thinking all they were doing was to destroy magic. Some part of Lyn felt sympathy for the man, knowing the reasons of why he wanted to destroy the magic. Something along the lines of losing his father thanks to magic.

Lyn herself knew what the lost of a loved one could do to you, it made her what she now is, darkened her heart and twisted it. The same happened to him. The difference was that he acted recklessly and that ended with him in this predicament. Lyn? She chose this knowing exactly what she was doing.  

Lyn shook her head to herself, taking a deep breath before letting a soft tune fall through her lips, a coded tune letting Felix know of her presence.

The three on the ground looked up at the tune, sensing in their bodies the deadly tune, immediately sensing the odd aura around Neverland, running away.

Lyn waited a few seconds, jumping down to the ground, pulling down her hood, staring at where they ran away, a frown pulling down the corner of her lips.

~8~

"We have visitors, don't we?"

After signaling the path the kid and the others had gone to, Lyn found herself sensing a new presence in the island, immediately entering Pan's tree house without knocking.

Said boy was silently staring toward the dark night over his window as she entered, "It'll make the game more fun, dearie"

Lyn visibly shuddered at the nickname, crossing her arms, "It's the kid's family, isn't it?"

Pan smiled, looking away from the window toward the redhead, crossing his arms and leaning against the window frame "Nothing goes past you, does it?"

Lyn furrowed her eyebrows, rocking on her heels "I want to know what we're dealing with, Pan. The sooner we have his heart the sooner we can get what we want"

Pan's expression became dark as soon as her words came out, "Then, get to work"

"Give me your word" Her words startled Pan, dark amusement filling his eyes, "This is the last thing I ever do for you"

Pan didn't answer, smirking "Where's the fun in that?"

Lyn narrowed her eyes, walking toward him "The fun? The fun is that I would do anything it takes to get that heart. Even breaking a few others if it means I get what I want later"

Pan hummed in interest as he crossed his arms, "Anything? You're walking on a thin line dear Rose" Lyn fidgeted uncomfortably "But alright..." She relaxed slightly "Don't forget I did warn you"

Lyn felt confused by his words but shrugged in response.

Pan's head snapped up almost so sudden and Lyn felt slight fear at the dark grin on his features.

"What is it?" Lyn asked cautiously

"The boy is alone" Pan answered "Being chased by the boys"  

Lyn tilted her head aside, her eyes flickering to the side, listening intently "You killed him"

Peter Pan shrugged carelessly, "He was being a lose end. You know I don't like them" And she knew very well, "And it wasn't me. Sometimes shadows are hard to control, Love"

"Right" Lyn hummed sarcastically. "Now's your turn"

Pan nodded, "Yes. Let's see how strong is this kid's heart. Oh, and before I go... Remember you have another mission"

Before Lyn could say anything else, a cloud of green magic swirled around Pan, orbing him away from his tree house.

Lyn immediately relaxed, a hand going to rest to the necklace hanging around her neck as she silently turned to look at the window, her hardened facade fading, showing a deep sadness over her features in mere seconds that she always tried to hide.

"Soon. This is gonna end so soon"