
Twenty
~Max~
I grabbed one of Peter's notebooks off his desk and then I left the tent. I sat on a nearby log and paged through his notes. It held information on all the creatures, plants, and places here in Neverland.
"Getting rusty are you now love?"
Peter kissed the top of my head.
"Just reviewing." I answered turning another fragile page.
"Come on." he said offering me a hand. "There's something I want you to see."
Closing the book I set it to the side and took his hand. Peter led me back into the tent. I sat on the bed as he scrummaged through his cluttered mess. a few more minutes passed and he turned to me with a wooden box.
"For you."
Sitting down next to me he placed the box in my lap. I looked at him as I played with the box's latch.
"Don't be scared love, open it."
I bit my lip as I heard the click of the box's latch. I lifted up the lid to look into a bow full of scattered objects.
"After you disappeared I went around the island and collected things that reminded me of you. In this box is a collection of things that kept me sane when you were gone."
Peter reached in and pulled out a leather string with a gem of some sorts attached to it.
"A piece of Skull Rock so that wherever you go Neverland and I come with you."
He tied it around my neck and continued to pick out things and explain their meanings.
"Tree bark, from the tree where I first kissed you. A vile of water, from the lagoon where you showed me your true self."
Lastly, he pulled out a small pouch from the bottom of the box. He held it up in front of both of our eyes. He nervously began to open the pouch and pulled out a small, simple silver ring.
"Secrets and desires," he laughed. "are worth more when you share it with someone else."
"Peter-"
"This," he lifted up the ring. "was given to me by my father after my mother died. his mother gave it to him. He told me never to give this to someone unless I was sure. Max, I love you and I know I never want to grow up, but" he pulled out the key I gave him so many years ago out form under his shirt "you gave this to me telling me that you belong to me. Now, I'm giving this to you saying that I belong to you."
I stood up and looked through scattered items until I found a handful of string. I brought it back with me as I sat next to Peter. I carefully took the ring from his hand and strung it through. Peter tied it around my neck and it fell next to the shared from Skull Rock.
"Look" I smiled "Now we're matching."
He laughed and kissed my forehead.
"Sure we are love."
I laughed and walked out taking my usual seat next to Felix.
"So?" he asked.
"So?" I replied furrowing my brows.
"So, did you have fun?"
I scoffed and wacked him on the side of the head and stood up.
"You my friend clearly have a problem."
Then I sat next to Peter who was beginning to play his pipes.
~Peter~
As the I pulled the pipes from my lips the tune faded. Some of the Lost Boys were still sitting around the fire and Max was still wide awake. I was about to call to her when I felt a shift in the island.
"She did it." I laughed. "Swan figured out the map."
I stood up and walked over next to Felix.
"I'll be back, make sure no one leaves camp." I told him "And keep and extra eye on Henry."
Glancing over at Max I made sure she was occupied. If anybody would notice that I was gone it would be her. I needed to be alone when I visited the savior. I quickly stepped out of camp and figured out where the 'heroes' settled for camp. I saw that Emma was given the job of finding food.
"I would avoid the blue ones if I were you." I laughed as she picked red berries off the bushes.
We talked for a while and I congratulated her on figuring out the map. I even mocked her about her past warning her Henry hasn't forgiven her for giving him up just like she hasn't forgiven her parents yet for giving her up. She began to walk away when I warned her that she would not only leave this island still feeling like an orphan she would be one.
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