[ He wraps his arms around her in kind, rests his forehead on his shoulder and leans into her touch. And for a long while he just stands there, pretending that it’s just the two of them in the entire universe and that he’s not some Lost Boy coming back from Neverland.

He doesn’t know why he’s freaking out so badly, honestly. Earth is a big place. Not like he’ll have to confront any of the ghosts of his past -- they're nowhere near Missouri, after all.

And Maya will be there, and the others, so it’s not like he’s alone in dealing with this. Maybe it won’t be so bad, after all.

He tries to brighten his voice to show that he’ll be okay. ]

Can’t leave you guys alone for a second. Rocket might end up nuking the entire place if I’m not there to turn the puppy dog eyes on him.