Forever Lady Hailey

Disclaimer: so if I owned nothing during the first book why do I need to put this here? - I get it you don't trust me… thats cool…

So I am sure you want to know why I made this into a whole other book. Well the thing is 50 chapters is a lot and I am only halfway through, so instead of a 100 chapter book, why not make you 50 books. Does that make sense? I thought it did…

Soooo this is The Ageless Girl Two hidden under the name 'Forever Lady Hailey' do you like that title? Let me know what you think…

Anyway on to what you have been waiting for!

Chapter 1 (51): Drowning

Aslan looked at the girl and spoke "You have been strong, you lived with them. And you wanted to see them free…"

As he spoke a great tear fell from the Lions eye onto the girls face.

The wind rushed over the scene. Everything was frozen.

Then a dog's grief filled bark echoed through the field…

But Caspian was wrong. It was not bark of pain.

Max was running, running as fast as his short legs would take him towards his fallen mistress. Like a black blur he flew through the Narnians barking so frantically the noise echoed.

Along with the barks came the words pounding through the spectators heads as the dog yelled to her…

"Hailey! Hailey! HAILEY!"

"Max," came the soft voice of Susan as she stared at the dog.

"Max," Lucy said kneeing in front of the dog "Max it is…"

But Max was not listening, still barking he placed his paws on the girls still chest.

And then they saw why. Hailey's hand twitched.

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The tear hit her face with a splash. The breath, which a second ago had rushed from her body, came rushing back. But it was hard. So, so hard.

Around her there was utter blackness. Her hands where scrapping stone.

Claustrophobia began rushing into the girls mind as she screamed out, panicked she tried to find a way out of her prison.

All around her was stone. Hard, solid stone. Above her head, beneath her feet, all around.

She gasped out for air. She couldn't breathe.

"Hailey! Hailey! Hailey!"

Max?

"Hailey!"

Max what's wrong? What's going on?

The blackness was fading a white fog was covering her eyes. She could still feel the stone.

Max…

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"Bloody hell!" Peter said jumping back as Hailey's arm twitched again.

Now everyone had seen it. More people where calling her name, calling to the girl whose life slipping before them.

"HAILEY!"

"Come on Hailey!"

"Hailey! Come back Hailey!"

And throughout all that was the steady "Hailey! Hailey! Hailey!" from the small dog.

Aslan did not even have to speak. Lucy was there next to the girl. Her mind was moving faster than he body… 'If she was alive then the cordial would work.'

"Lucy…" Susan started her eyes wide. As she grabbed the hand of the girl, tears of her own slashing down.

But Lucy was already uncorking the bottle. The lips of the girl where closed, Lucy opened them tenderly and let the liquid fall in.

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The blackness was back all around her. She was sure to die in this black hole. And then suddenly there was a peck of light. So far above that it seemed to lose itself in the darkness.

"Hailey! Hailey! Hailey!"

I'm trying!

Suddenly the light was gone. Something was coming towards her falling. What was it…liquid?

It hit her face. And then more came. Liquid came pouring through the hole above her filling her small stone jail

She gasped opening her mouth, the liquid was falling in, blocking her from breathing.

She was coughing, trying to sit up, still surrounded by blackness.

She thought she felt the liquid falling beside her has it fell from above…

Coughing, coughing. Something was coming out of her mouth dripping down her front and into the surrounding liquid around her.

She reached up to the opening the liquid had seceded. She grasped the edge of the hole and tried to move the rocks.

Voices were her echoing in her head. She coughed feeling something slid down the front of her blouse.

"Hailey! HAILEY!"

"Hold her up! She can't breathe!"

"Hailey, stay with us! Come on breathe!"

Suddenly her whole body was pulled upwards and she was falling into the light. She could not see, the light was blinding.

She felt hands around her helping her sit. She felt the air touching her skin.

And the voices were louder, closer.

One of them was calling "Lucy again!"

Suddenly something was being held to her lips. She turned her head away. Not again! She would drown again!

"Hailey!"

A hand came turning her head.

Hailey turned her head further away. No!

"Hailey! Hailey please…"

No Peter it will kill me!

Again her face was turned back, and this time she could not turn away.

Something was being forced down her throat.

Again she was coughing again something was coming out of her mouth.

"Ug!" Someone said.

"Did she cough all of it up?"

"I think some stayed in…"

"How do you know?"

Hailey groaned. The voices where making her head pound.

For a moment she clamped her eyes shut.

Then she blinked. Or she thought she blinked. Everything was black.

She tried again.

This time the blink revealed a little too much light.

Again she tried. Voices around her where egging her on.

This time a blurry face shone through her eyes.

Then she opened her eyes all the way.

She let out a long breathe only to draw in a shuddering one.

She blinked again, and brought into focus five worried faces.

Peter, Susan, Edmund, Lucy and Caspian were all bending over her, looks of worry and relief shining through.

Max was beside them his eyes betrayed his emotions, he was scared.

Hailey again blinked, and smiled.

Above her there was a simultaneous sigh of relief.

And then Max was there jumping on her chest, licking her face. Hailey let out a choked sort of laugh and grabbed Max in a fierce hug. Burying her face him the dogs matted hair.

Behind the five faces beaming with joy. Peter and Edmund sat on the ground she saw their lips move but could not hear what they said. Above her Caspian laughed. Lucy and Susan where also lowering themselves to the ground huge smiles on their face

"Horrible way to greet us, Hailey." Lucy said with a strangled laugh.

"Yeah let's not go through that ever again." Susan said rubbing her hands over her face.

Behind them the Narnians stood some still binding the Telmarines, others attending to the wounded, still others where around Hailey such as Truffelhunter and Trumpkin. But in the center shining brighter than the rest was Aslan. Even when it was asked over and over Hailey would never be able to explain just how the Lion looked at that moment.

Hailey smiled into Max's fur squeezing the dog tighter and letting a tear fall.

He was back. Aslan was back. And Narnia was whole once again.

It was oddly fulfilling to write this chapter….

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