"My dear!" My grandfather kissed the top of my head and hugged me tightly. "Grandpa, the Macready is going to drive me bonkers!" I sighed.

She already scolded me for hanging out in the kitchen with the cooks, and for reading in my grandfather's library, "Oh darling, tomorrow the Pevensies will arrive, plus I don't actually expect you to listen to watch she says."

I snickered at his comment and asked, "How old are the Pevensies?" "I'm not exactly sure, I know they range from between 15 and 8. Why do you ask?" I shrugged and started walking backwards, "Just wondering, I'm going to go sneak a cookie from the kitchen."

I winked at him as he shook his head and chuckled. "Not too many, you might spoil your dinner." I acted shocked, "I'd never!" I was surprised I'd been walking backwards and hadn't fallen, can you spell skills?

Then I ran into something, crash!

I looked at my grandfather then surveyed the damage, "Was that antique by any chance?" I asked sheepishly. "Of course it was, don't worry about it darling." "Thanks!" I said turning around, maybe I'd have better luck walking forward.

When I turned around I my face met a new friend, named wall. "What am I to do with you Adriana?" I heard my grandfather sigh. "Love me!" I yelled running down the hall.

I stopped running, "How did I think that was a good idea?" I panted. I'm short for a 15 year old, well I'm short for lots of people, like when I was in Year Seven and boy in Year Three was as tall as me. Anyway, I'm not much of an athlete.

Ms. Macready rounded the corner, "Ah there you are, go pick out an outfit for tomorrow and I'll have it ironed. Oh and I'll have someone come to your room to get your hair ready. You must be presentable for the company and your hair is as straight as a board, it will take all night to curl."

I looked around her trying to think of an excuse to get away from her, "Okay will do, I'll just be walking this way." The Macready put her hands on her hips, "Your room is the other way." "Yes, I'm aware of that, I'm just taking the scenic route." She squinted her eyes. "there's plenty time for that nonsense in the future, now chop-chop, we don't have all day."

I rolled my eyes as I turned around, She should just go fall in a hole. I muttered in my head along with some other insults and life threats…

One of the maids was rolling my wet hair into strips of cloth. She pulled really hard once and I slightly growled but other than that I stayed quiet, thinking about the Pevensies. Would they like me? Would I like them? What would they be like? What would they like to do? I worried about how if we didn't get along how long the time would go by. I promised myself that I'd try to keep my temper in check, yes I know I seem perfectly normal and not at all temperamental but I have my moments..

Grandfather was beaming at me "You look wonderful." I rolled my eyes, I was wearing a short-ish yellow summer dress and my hair curled nicely but I didn't think it had much affect. "Are you coming down to meet them?" I asked trying to change the subject. "No I'm sorry dear, I have loads of paper work." I nodded and slipped out of his study, I didn't understand how he was always working… he was retired!

"Miss Adriana!" I heard Ms. Macready yell impatiently. Oh crap she's back and I was supposed to be waiting for her. Luckily I was just around the corner, "I'm sorry, there was emergency with the peanut butter and the parrots, in the toaster." I rambled.

"I'll expect a valid explanation later, now Adriana, this is Peter, Susan, Lucy, and Edward." She pointed them all out. I'd already been told there names so before she continued I rolled my eyes and corrected, "It's Edmund."

"Right." She continued, "Now I'll show you around." "Ms. Macready do you think maybe I could show them around?" I suggested but I let the authority I knew I had over her seep in my voice. "Very well." She huffed walking down the hall.

I made sure her foot steps ad faded completely until I talked to the kids in front of me, "I just saved you a huge pain, and a couple of nightmares."

"I know we've already been introduced but I'm Adriana." I held my hand out to no one in particular the eldest boy Peter shook it. "Peter." He was very handsome, his blue eyes were captivating, his shaggy blonde hair just glazed the top of them. He was about a head taller than me and he had wide shoulders, but not like freakishly big, and his chin was square yet rounded with youth.

I pulled out of my daze quickly and the eldest girl Susan shook my hand. "Susan." She was very pretty, her hair was dark brown but not as dark as my black hair and she was almost as pale as myself but her face was splattered with faint freckles.

"And I'm Lucy!" The little girl said cheerfully, her freckles were more defined and her hair was red.

I looked over at Edmund, he was sulking, when I directed my attention to him he glared at me. "Edward." I greeted. "It's Edmund!" He snapped. "Whatever you say Edwin."

Yes that hath be Chapter one =] PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ PLZ REVIEW! Lolz and add a story alert, chapter 2 is already in progress!