Peter opened his eyes and looked at Olivia asleep next to the bed. She had insisted that he got some sleep so he had obliged her but he still needed to get that help. He smiled sadly at the sight of her innocent face, her lips slightly parted as she slept peacefully. He lay her on the bed and pulled up the covers so she was warm. Olivia mumbled his name in her sleep and his hand stroked her face gently before he kissed her forehead one more time and vanished.
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His shadow had refused to help and repeated there was nothing that could be done. But he knew there was. He materialized back into the jungle and waited. Soon enough a small figure walked out and let the hood reveal her face.
"What do you want Pan?"she slee curious.
"I need your help Tink. It's Olivia."he added and she smiled.
"What about her? You two seem pretty much okay right now.
"No that's not the problem. The problem is the bracelet. Tge bracelet I gave her. "
Her smile faded instantly as she remembered. Her face paled and he continued.
"It has started . The power of it. It's working."he said somber.
Tinkerbell's face dropped. She felt her heart squeeze in her chest.
Pan was watching her seriously and gravely.
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Meanwhile
Olivia woke up in a start. She frowned as she realised she was in bed and rolled her eyes at what she took for Peter's stubbornness . She threw back the cover and hopped on her feet before exiting the tent. She waved at the boys and walked through the jungle, still smiling at how protective and sweet Pan had become when she heard voices and recognized his.
She strode carefully, the voices were speaking low and were hushed like this was something grave and important. The young girl tiptoed to a tree and listened.
"Does Olivia know?" She recognized Tink's voice. It made her frown. What could they be talking about. Maybe she shouldn't be listening but right now they were talking about her so she wanted to know. Pan shook his head. She couldn't see his face, his back was facing her.
"No. Why would I tell her? But as I said it's started, now I need your help about it.
"So the bracelet is working now isn't it?
"Like I told you yes."he said annoyed that this was taking so long, but it sounded very wrong to Olivia she stared at the one Pan gave her, wondering what he was getting at.
The conversation went on.
""That means... all her powers will be sucked out of her soon, very soon. Then she will die and you will be immortal.
Your plan worked Pan. And you disgust me.." Tink said bitterness laced in her voice.
Olivia frowned as her heart dropped. Something seemed to have stopped it suddenly.
Your plan worked Pan
Your plan worked Pan...
Your plan worked Pan...
Your plan worked Pan...
She will die and you will be immortal.
Your plan worked...
No, she heard wrong. This wasn't it. Wait... no everything had to stop right now, right now ! Olivia didn't realise she was holding her breath, as it got stuck in her throat, struck with realization. She waved her hands before her as if to push away an invisible ennemy.
The sentence echoed in her head, hammering her heart, piercing it always harder and deeper. Olivia couldn't breathe. Her lips were parted with the shock. She couldn't believe it , she couldn't understand, any of it. None of it made sense. Hundreds of questions twirled in her mind, her vision grew blurry, her breathing ragged and she tottered, leaning against a tree. Somehow all air got stuck in her throat and it couldn't come out as she felt a sharp ice cold pain pierce through her chest, her heart.
"aah.. "she moaned holding her hand to her heart as if she could stop the pain. She couldn't see, she couldn't understand, she couldn't believe, she could do nothing.
Except run.
So that's what she did. She tripped on her feet, dragging herself out of the place, she felt like her legs couldn't carry her anymore and yet it surprised her she could actually move. Her legs took her further and further away, the world seemed to crash down around her. She tripped multiple times, sometimes fell but stood back up, and began to breathe loudly, with screeching sounds of panic, her hand still on her heart, she ran like a wounded animal tracked down by hunters.
She sprinted faster and faster grunting loudly, crying, and wanting to destroy something. She got to a glade and her ankle suddenly got caught against a root so she tripped and fell roughly on her stomach with a grunt. She looked up, and a sob escaped her mouth as she scrambled back on her knees and bent forward, her hands clasping her head in despair and pain. She cried, shedding all the tears contained in her body. Sobs racked her body, she couldn't stop, it was too painful. Nothing made sense, all felt too sharp. She suddenly lifted her face to the sky and yell her guts out, pouring all the sadness, the pain, the heartbreak in it. The sky tore,black and terrible, rain began pouring on the island, lightening stirred in the clouds and thunder rumbled furiously. After her scream, she was breathing loudly, in and out, grunting at the same time and moaning at the pain. Her eyes fell on the bracelet and rage built up in her heart. She pushed herself up, sniffling and walked to a tree, still crying.
Olivia didn't think nor even tried to. She tried to take off the bracelet ragily but it suddenly went red, burning her flesh and she couldn't utter a word, through the pain, her mouth opened in shock, and sank to her knee moaning
"Stop... make it stop ..."her hand circled her forearm, as she prayed for the pain to stop.
After what felt like forever the bracelet stopped burning and the cold steel sat on her burnt flesh making her hiss in pain. She stood up and faced the tree. She lifted her arm, slowly, left it in that position for a few seconds before smashing it into the tree trunk. The poor girl yelled in pain but rage and sadness suddenly took over and she yelled before smashing her wrist against the tree once more, then again, again, again, again, again, and again. She never stopped, not even when a cracking noise was heard coming from her wrist and pain jolted through her arm sharply. She hit it again and again shouting
"WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?? WHY??!!!! "Her voice broke into a sob of rage and deceit.
She knew her wrist was more than broken but she hit it again and again.
A wolf appeared suddenly and walked to her slowly. It stared at her trying to break off the bracelet which then started to tighten around her wrist more and and more, crushing the bones but she didn't even bother. She continued, tears streaming down her face, sobs racking her body and the rain soaking her to the bone. The wolf jerked its head upward, howling painfully in the night.
Peter's POV
"I don't think-" Tink was cut off by a scream echoing in the jungle. That scream felt like a dagger just drove through my heart. I looked up at the sky to see it become dark and clouds hovering above our heads, thunder rumbled up there. Then rain suddenly violently poured from the sky, soaking us to the bone in the following minute.
Olivia.
All blood drained from my face. She was in trouble. I blinked away to the place she was, which happent to be a glade.
I frowned and my eyes widened as I realised what she was doing. She was breaking her wrist against a tree and shouted
"WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME??!! WHY?!"
A wolf hurled in the night.
"OLIVIA STOP!!"I shouted running to her but the wolf growled at me. She didn't hear me and continued.
"OLIVIA WAIT!! STOP!"I shouted. She whirled around, and I flinched at the sight of her destroyed expression.
She suddenly backed against the tree, terrified at the sight of...me?
She sent me a challenging look before turning around and turning around she hit her arm once more. This time I blinked to her side and grabbed her arm, stopping her. She shouted in protest and tried to tear herself out of my grip.
"LEAVE ME ALONE!! " She jerked away from me and I said
"Olivia please listen to me-
"LISTEN TO YOU??! SO YOU CAN TOY WITH ME AGAIN?! YOU LIED TO ME!! YOU LIED!! "
I paled. She knew everything.
"ALL THIS TIME YOU WERE JUST PRETENDING???? IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY SENSE, IT DOESN'T MAKE ANY BLOODY SENSE!!! WHYWOULD YOU-"her voice broke and she looked away, crying.
"No, Livy, it's not what you think, it was-
Her eyes trailed to the sky then to the forest, her breathing ragged, but soon, her shoulders went down as if she had suddenly received the weight of the whole world on them. Her eyes found mine but they had lost their usual spark of life and joy. They held pain.
"Don't..."she said weakly, backing away as I stepped closer. I stopped and she looked up at the rain pouring down on us, and washing away the tears escaping her eyes. There was a very long silence and she simply looked empty.
She then extended her arms to the sides and said to me
"I know you want me dead.
So do it."she said locking eyes with me. Any sparkle in her eyes was gone. They were void. I gulped at how broken she looked. How broken she was.
"Let me make it easier for you"she whispered and suddenly plunged her hand in her chest and ripping her heart out. I gasped
"Olivia stop."I warned. She held it towards me, her eyes not leaving mine.
"Take it. Crush it."she said quietly. I shook my head and she went on.
"It's yours. Always has been. I gave it to you remember? You've already crushed it anyway..."
And she began to squeeze it, to crush it. I instantly blinked to her and gripped her arm, deadly serious.
"Olivia stop."I warned. She struggled but I had no intention of letting go. Tears welled up her eyes as my eyes locked with hers, never looking away. I carefully took the heart and pushed it back into her chest. She looked at me with that same broken look and backed away from me. Her back hit the tree.
"Why...?"she whispered shaking her head desperately. Her hands clutched to her chest suddenly as she repeated, lost.
"It hurts... it hurts... ugh. It hurts, the pain... it hurts..." Her eyes found mine again, her look completely shattered.
"Why..? Why don't you kill me now..? You want me dead...
please... kill me now... kill me quick...."
I couldn't say anything but I shook my head.
Her body started shaking uncontrollably, the rain had stopped, her eyed trailed around frantically like a mad person. Tears rolled down her cheeks as she slid down the trunk to the ground and let her body sink to the the floor, curling up into a ball, miserable. I couldn't come any closer. I couldn't. I knew she would reject me.
I couldn't feel myself anymore. Something was wrong. Something hurt. But it hurt so much I couldn't feel it. I looked up to the sky, trying to find air to breathe, my hands both clutched my head, gripping to my hair desperately.
It was all coming back to me. All this... all this was my fault.
I had failed. For the very first time. I gazed down at her and called out painfully.
"Felix!"
I had to find the cure, and I would.
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3rd POV
The blonde boy arrived and froze in shock at the sight before him. After sending Pan a questioning look, the boy shook his head and vanished.
Felix squatted down before her.
"Livy. Livy, it's me Felix. "
She didn't even budge so he took her by the shoulders and helped her sit up, trying to help her body to stop shaking. Her eyes were open wide. His eyes fell on her wrist and he paled. It had a very strange angle, the bone clearly was broken and blood flowed from an open cut.
"Olivia focus on me okay? Let's get you up come on."
He helped her up and wrapped his cloak around her shoulders before leading wer back to camp. He sat her before the fire and had her a little warmed up. Olivia stare at the flame, filled with emptiness. Nothing. Just void. The boys had gone to bed already, but Liam was there, trying to understand what had happent. He was freaking out, as his sister answered to nothing and didn't even seem to hear her. In the end, Felix ordered him to go to bed and silence washed over camp once more.
A hand sat on hers and after a few minutes, she looked down at them.
"Olivia, please tell me what happent?"
The whole thing played before her once more and it hurt.
"Hey breathe, Olivia, breathe."Felix reminded her gently. She nodded and drew in a sharp breath before articulating with difficulty.
"Peter... he... he lied... "she started in a whisper then in a low voice
"He said... he said he would protect..."
She frowned as if in realization
"He lied... the bracelet... is no protection. It's death. It's killing me for him...
He... lied.. all the time..."
She turned to her friend "It hurt, Felix. "
Her breathing quickened and she continued louder
"It hurts... it hurts so much I can't breathe! He lied.. he never cared, I told him everything.....
I loved him.... but he never loved me back, all of it was just a lie.
"No, Livy he does love you s-"
Olivia cut him off in a whisper
"I trusted him with my life...
Felix leant closer, his face dead serious.
"Liv , what happent?"
She waited a few seconds before saying, her eyes glued to the fencing flames.
"The bracelet..."she whispered. "It was never to protect me... as he said... he wants me dead... "
Felix went white.. so she knew... he bit his lip hard and she shook her head painfully. Felix handed her a bowl of stew and she stared at it blankly.
"If I cannot trust him.. who can I trust...?"she thought and said
"What's in there?"she said sharply
"Just stew.
"How do I know it's not poisoned? Maybe Peter asked you to drop some poison in..
"Are you serious??"he said in shock, frowning and she sighed, shivering.
"I don't know... I'm sorry Felix... you're very loyal to Peter that's all... I just... I don't... "she trailed off, not knowing what to say next. That pain in her heart would not go away, making it difficult to actually draw in a breath.
She half turned to Felix and took his hand.
"Felix... I'm sorry... I just want to know... I am sorry for doubting you... you must be as horrified as I am... I mean you didn't know did you?"she said and looked at him, expecting a strong 'no!' . But Felix looked at her, desperately scanning her face, he wanted to say something but couldn't.
Olivia frowned at first, still not believing it, but when he looked down, her hand left his as her face fell, struck with realization and went as pale as death itself. She let out a breath, the pain grew sharper than ever.
"I see..."she breathed out... she looked away, her vision blurry, tears in her eyes, her breathing quickened, everything was spinning . The looko fhurt and shock was evident on her face. Her whole world came crushing down. She had no one. No one to trust. She wasn't loved. Nor wanted.
"I... I don't... I don't understand... why?" Her mouth opened couldn't get out the words formed on her tongue and she shifted, panicked.
Felix tried to reach for her but she jerked away from him, terrified. It left him stunned and hurt.
"Olivia please..
"If I cannot trust you or him... I have no one..."
Felix but his bottom lip so hard it bled. He looked at her
"Please, Olivia, please just listen-"
But she cut him off, backing away from him and hugging her knees to her chest, saying in a low voice.
"Why don't you kill me now?
Why?"her voice broke into a sob and she added
"Kill me Felix... please... you want me dead... the both of you... please kill me... I can't do this... I'm not strong enough... I can't... I can't "she repeated as her friend stared at her with tears on his face. No, Felix never cried. But this... this he couldn't stay emotionless.
Her back was pressed against a tree
"KILL ME!!!! JUST DO IT NOW!! PLEASE!!
IT HURTS TOO MUCH WHY DON'T YOU JUST DO IT??!
Please...
I'm begging you..."
Felix shook his head fiercely "I will never kill you. Olivia please I love you, I'm sorry just-"
She stared in the emptiness and said
"I never thought... the two persons I loved most would be the ones trying to break me... it's okay... he was right anyway...
Peter pan never fails..."she finished without a single tear. Her body slipped to the ground, curled into a ball, shaking.
Felix was crying now
"PAN! PAN!"he yelled and muffled a sob with his hand.
Pan appeared and flinched ag the sight before him. He squatted before her but she didn't even budge. The pain was too great. Too much. No, she couldn't do it. Her wrist bled, the bone could be seen sticking out and she was cold.
But nevermind.
She didn't wish for her bone to fix,nor did she wish for her body to warm up. She didn't even wish for anything. Ah yes. One thing.
She wished for death. She wished she had died that night, alongside her friends and family. Indeed, living was harder.
She had the memories, the pain, the regret and she didn't have death.
She was alive.
She was broken.
Her heart was crushed and her soul was shattered by the one meant to make it complete...
She didn't see nor felt her brother take yell at Pan and take her back to her tent with Seb and Dodger. She had her eyes fixed on something, or someone. A green eyed boy passing his hands through his hair in frustration and staring at her helplessly. She looked away, not wanting to know anything else. She just wanted everything to stop, to freeze for death to greet her.
She lay in her bed and heard a voice calling her again and again, a powerful voice, she knew somehow she shouldn't listen, but she was tired. She was done with fighting. She didn't resist. Not even when a force took over her mind and darkness greeted her like an old friend.
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Olivia opened her eyes.
She stood in a dark place, in nothingness. Looking around she squinted her eyes but she could see nothing. She sat down and waited, hoping this would last. She didn't know how vulnerable her mind was right now, not until now... when a voice echoed in it, slow and grave.
Hello Olivia,
I hope you haven't forgotten me. ..
I told you you would need my help and you shouldn't have trusted them. I am your friend and I can help you. I hope you will listen to me now...
Olivia said nothing. She suddenly noticed a figure standing a few meters away, and slowly making it's way to her. She stared at it and watched as the figure let the hood fall off its shoulder... no her shoulders with a smirk on her face.
Good. You remember me don't you?
I'm Sheylah, and we've got work to do.