Hello again! This is my first Narnia Fan-Fiction, so be gentle. Edmund is my favorite character, Peter coming up close second. Enjoy! This takes place during The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. PS: This is Movie-verse.

The Love of the Just King

A Chronicles of Narnia Fan-Fiction

Chapter 1: Meeting Edmund & Lucy

"Mother!" I groaned as we drove to the Scrubb home, where I am forced to go every other day because Mr. and Mrs. Scrubb paid my parents to have me be the only friend to their son, Eustace Clarence Scrubb. Eustace was a snobby little brat and I dreaded going to see him. He has no imagination and he hated the fact that I love fairy tales and fiction stuff. He was also way too uptight and he has no respect for me. He saw me as a servant but I couldn't saw anything to his parents because then, they will stop paying my parents and money is very tight for my family. "I hate going over to see Eustace!" My parents knew that I hated Eustace but they said that until Dad got a better job, I'd have to stick with it.

"I know, deary. But, Eustace's cousins are going to be staying with his family for a few months so maybe you could make friends with them as well." Mom said.

"If they're anything like Eustace then I will pitch myself off a cliff." I said. One snobby brat is bad enough but adding two more, that would make me go insane.

We arrived at the home of Hell. I got out and went to the door. I knocked on the door softly and I heard an unfamiliar female voice call "I've got it!"

The door opened and there was a girl about Eustace's age with pretty brown hair and a youthful face. She was smiling sweetly at me. Well, at least she didn't seem like Eustace.

"Hello. Is there something I can help you with?" She asked politely, her smile never leaving her face.

"Um.. I'm Alexis Hart." I said. Her smile faded a bit but she perked up.

"Oh, yes. Aunt Alberta said you would e coming today. Do come in." I walked in and smiled at Mr. Scrubb.

"Good morning, Mr. Scrubb." I said. Harold Scrubb intimidated me. He looked up from his paper and nodded.

"Hello, Alexis. Eustace is upstairs." He went back to his paper.

"Yeah, time to go face the devil." I muttered under my breath. The girl giggled.

"Aunt Alberta said you were Eustace's friend, but I can tell that it wasn't by choice." She said in a whisper.

"You have no idea." I said, walking upstairs with the girl.

"Oh, I'm Lucy Pevensie, Eustace's cousin. My brother, Edmund is here too. Would you like to meet him? He seemed like he wasn't going to like you since you're Eustace's friend but when he finds out that it wasn't by choice, he'll warm up to you." Lucy rambled. She blushed. "You'll have to excuse him if he's a bit rude at first. He hates Eustace and he has a short temper."

"Thanks for the heads-up, Lucy." I smiled. I can tell that she and I were going to get along. I knocked on Eustace's door and I heard his snobby voice say, "Come in." I opened the door and I saw Eustace on his bed reading a boring book of law. Then, I saw a boy with dark brown hair and a glare on his face. He was glaring at me, but I just smiled at him, taking him by surprise. He was very handsome. He looked strong and almost kingly. He narrowed his brown eyes at me.

Eustace spoke, causing me to glance at him. "Hello, Alexis. I am greatly sorry for my cousins' untimely intrusion." He said, glaring at Lucy and the boy, who I assumed was Lucy's brother Edmund. I didn't know why he glared at Lucy. She seemed lovely to me.

"I do not mind. I was dying to meet someone new, Eustace. I've been lonely lately." I said with a smile and walked over to Edmund. He looked surprised that I wasn't sneering at him. I held out my hand. "Hello. I'm Alexis Hart. Who might you be?" I said with a polite tone.

He shook my hand hesitantly. "Edmund Pevensie. How much is Aunt Alberta paying you to be Eustace's friend?" How rude. But, he probably meant it to be an insult. He didn't mean to state a fact.

"Edmund!" Lucy said sharply.

"Enough to keep my family together." I said. He looked shocked at what I said and then looked sorry.

"Sorry about that." He muttered.

"Its perfectly fine." He looked relieved.

"I am still here, you know." Eustace said, looking annoyed that he was being ignored.

"Don't remind us." Edmund said. I giggled. Finally, someone who hated Eustace as much as I did. Edmund smiled at me.

"Alexis, orphans," Eustace said. Edmund tried to punch him but I gently held his arm. He didn't look too happy about that but he calmed down. "I would like some alone time. Please leave." Eustace said, shooing us away.

"Very well, Eustace." I said, walking out with Edmund and Lucy. Lucy and Edmund led me to a small room which I assumed was Lucy's room. Edmund sat down on the floor, Lucy sat in a chair and I just stood awkwardly at the door.

"Alexis, you can sit by me if you want." Edmund offered. I sat down next to him and the two siblings started drilling me with questions about me. It never got too personal and we ended up doing 30 Questions. Edmund and Lucy told me about the world of Narnia. The story seemed so real, they described it so well. I told them that I would be delighted to join them if I could. Lucy looked happy and Edmund said he hoped I would come over more often. I asked him why, and he said that I was much better than Eustace. That made me smile.

Aunt Alberta came to the door. "Alexia! Your father is here!" She said. I scowled. I hated when she said my name wrong.

Edmund stood up and offered his hand to me. I took it and he smiled.

"See you tomorrow?" He asked hopefully. I giggled.

"I'd love to. Bye." I said, leaving the room.

Daddy was waiting in the car and I told him all about what I did with Lucy and Edmund, except for Narnia, because Edmund and Lucy said to keep that a secret.

I was going to enjoy the next few months, that was for sure.