𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐀, peter pan

Chapter Fifty-Eight

"Oh Mara! You're still alive—" he groaned from the pain on his head.

Mara was surprised, more of a stunned feeling and also baffled. She never thought she'd ever see Killian again.

"Oh my god, Killian" She stared down at the pirate, looking like he was in pain from being attacked by James. "Wha— What are you doing here?"

The pirate groaned, held his head where he had been smacked. Before he responded, James answered instead, "What do you think he's doing here? Who do you think he came here with?!"

The realization hit Mara, Killian came here the same moment as Blackbeard. She didn't want to believe it, though she never knew Killian that well but knew he was better than that. "You came here with Blackbeard" she was disbelieved.

"Well— Yes, but—" Killian paused, "but I didn't came to join his fight, I came here to—"

The pirate didn't finish his sentence, as if he was finding it difficult to respond. James pressed his foot harder on the pirate's chest causing him to groan out softly, "Came here to what?" James demanded.

Killian was looking up at James, raised his browsand answered, "Would you believe me if I said I came here for her—?" He was pointing at Mara.

She didn't believe him for a moment, but this was the pirate who found her sleeping on a hay, who noticed her how poor she was then offered her food. He bought her food, she told him the adventures she dreamt of, Hook was reluctant and pitied the girl. He later offered her a job on Jolly Roger.

"Now I think you're funny" James replied.

"I don't hear anyone laughing" Hook said sarcastically. He took a deep breath then breathed out sharply, "Look, I'm being serious now, alright? Blackbeard found me few weeks ago and asked me to join him to take Neverland, I assumed you were all in danger, I kept wondering if you were still alive—" he was looking at Mara, "and here you are, which by the way, I'm bloody surprised you've made it this far"

"This place isn't what you thought it was" Mara told him, "you were wrong about it and you were wrong about Pan"

"Well I couldn't help to think that boy was dangerous who once set his pack of wolves on me years ago!" Hook then glanced up at James again, "could you please, get your bloody foot off of me?!"

James didn't listen, until Mara told him to, "Get him off" she nudged his arm. He looked at her momentarily before finally listening to her.

Killian got onto his feet slowly. "I don't think we've ever properly met" he turned to James.

"I prefer it that way, don't bother wasting your time" James stepped back. Mara wondered if James hates all the pirates because if Blackbeard.

"Okay, exactly what are you doing here?" Mara asked again.

"I just told you, I came here to get you out before anything happens" Killian answered. Mara tried to think of any other reasons why he'd come here, she doesn't know him that well, neither he knows her that well, all she knew was he was a friend

"Why? You came all this way, you joined Blackbeard and now you're here in the wrong side just to find me"

"I brought you here in the first place, didn't I?"

Mara slightly gaped, unable to find any more words to say, he was right, Hook was the one who brought her to this place, but she also remembered how she insisted of exploring the island. But it didn't matter, it was all meant to happened anyway, she was meant to come here and find Neverland. To find Pan and she's supposed to save him.