A/N: Thanks for coming to read my story. I'm trying to base this on both movie and book, but things may be slightly different with the added characters. This is set during the Golden Age of Narnia, but not this first chapter or two of the story! When we first met the characters the ages are slightly different from future chapters. Enjoy and Review.
Lillie: 15 Peter: 15 Susan: 13 Edmund: 10 Lucy: 8
Disclaimer: I only own my own characters, anyone from the book/movies are belonging to C.S. Lewis
The noise of the planes was a terrifying noise at best. The sirens around the city were going off, warning the citizens of the incoming impacts of bombs raining down from German soldiers. The shrilling noise that made as they fell were a sign they wouldn't land very far away, if not on top of the house itself. A young girl, around the age of fourteen or fifteen scrambled from her bed and into the corridor. She burst into the nursery and grabbed a wailing toddler named Chrissie. The young toddler calmed slightly at the sight and hug of her older sister. There wasn't much to say that could calm the young child during this time as the older girl wasn't sure if they would live to see the next moment or not. Leaving the room behind the girl quickly made her way down the hallways to another room. Fumbling with the handle before it opened, the girl's frustration was beginning to grow. Inside the room was a small distressed boy, sitting on the floor. The teen sighed knowing the boy knew better than to sit idly in his room when the sirens started to go off. All the lights were off and grabbing his hand she began to move out of the room.
"Come on! Move it, we have to get to the shelter, you know what to do," the eldest said towards her younger brother who was pulling back on her. He managed to get out of her grasp and ran to the back corner of his room. He grabbed a bag filled with a blanket and anything he could want while in their garden's bomb shelter. The older girl, with the toddler, ran down the stairs of the house and picked up a bag left in the kitchen filled with food that would last days. There was always the chance of survival if a bomb landed close by, but you could get stuck in the shelter, so her mother always reminded her eldest daughter of the food bag in the kitchen, to always have one packed, just in case. She grabbed the bag and a gas mask laying down on the counter and ran out the door, her younger brother right behind her.
Nearby, explosions were going off as bombs collided with buildings and the ground. The earth was shaking and the noise deafening. The door was stuck but with a kick it swung open and she moved inside down the short flight of stairs to the bottom plopping her sister down on a cot. Her younger brother climbed in after her dodging bits of building materials that were flying from their neighbor's garden into their own. Looking around for a moment she could see that London was going to look very different in the morning and she slammed the door shut. The brother named, Jacob, settled himself down on the bed next to the toddler and flinched at the noises coming from outside their metal home. Sighing the teenager put down the bags she was carrying and the gas masks and smiled at her siblings. What a time was this, that her parents would be gone.
This wasn't their first night but their second night staying in the shelter under their garden. The bombs were louder tonight then previously and she hoped they would make it until the morning. Putting on the radio wasn't an option as the family only had a fairly large one in the house and radio broadcasts were mainly stopped during this time. At least it seemed they were able to sleep easily all cuddled up on the bed together. The last thought of the eldest mind was of the 'vacation' they would be taking to the country side soon. It was hard knowing Jacob would be separated from the girls but she didn't know if Chrissie would be in the same family as herself yet. She was grateful that people were taking them in and getting away from the mess the bombs left, but she was fearful that her parents wouldn't last the war here alone. She was scared that leaving meant, she would never see them again.
The following morning the shelter door opened and light streamed in. So did the smell of dust and debris and bombs. Their mother's figure was in the doorway and the older girl lifted her head slightly to see what was happening. It was still early in the morning, the sun just beginning to bring a new day to England. "Mum? What is it?" She asked once she realized it was her mother standing in the door. She wished for a few more hours sleep.
Looking down into her arms she could see her two siblings still fast asleep there. Her mother gently and elegantly walked down the steps. She was a vision of beauty in her daughter's eyes. She was still dressed in her dress for the dinner party she had been attending the previous night, the reason why she and her husband had not been at the house. It had been elegant affair held by candlelight her mother told her. They had been outside of the city bounds and did not know where the bombs were dropping, she had feared for her children the entire night. "It's the day you're leaving us," she added to the end of her story.
After all the preparations the time finally came and it was a silent ride to the station for the train. The teen hugged her mother goodbye and then her father who was also present that morning to say goodbye to his children. She made sure her tag and her younger sister's tag were attached and visible as her parents said goodbye to Jacob. Looking over her mother's back as she bent down the teen saw a boy, perhaps her own age, hugging his own mother and sharing a few words. He locked eyes with her once his mother had moved to another child. Glancing away, she shifted Chrissie on her hip and looked at her beautiful mother. She couldn't imagine what it would be like being so far from her mom during this time of great trouble for their country. She didn't understand a lot of things about the war but it seemed terrible to bomb people who weren't doing anything. She supposed people here were doing something by making machines to send into war and things like that, but innocent people like her mother didn't deserve this kind of moment, having to send her children far away to the country.
"Take care my darling, Lillie Anna Parker," her mother told Lillie with another hug around her two daughters. Taking the tickets from her father the girl moved forward in the sea of people towards the gate where a few elderly ladies were checking the tickets and tags. Making sure her brother was in tow the girl paused as she heard a young boy complain about knowing how to get in a train by himself. She lightly giggled upon seeing the frustrated face of the older sister. She then saw the boy from earlier in the group, it surprised her he was related to this younger boy. He looked in her general direction but she glanced towards the stairs not wanting to make contact again. It wasn't the best moment to be laughing anyways, she told herself trying to be more serious as she lead her siblings to the gate. His blue eyes and blonde hair was embedding itself into her memory however.
Once through Lillie bee lined it onto the train and found an open compartment. She placed their bags above their seats and looked out the window scanning for her parent's faces. She saw her mother and then her father, she could feel tears welling up in her eyes but she waved and then lifted Chrissie so the young toddler could see their parents as well. The train began to move out of the station and Lillie could feel her heart falling behind as her parent's faces disappeared into the crowd. She smiled as Chrissy pointed out the window and looked up seeing as they passed buildings and moved out of the center of London and northward. A moment later a girl, around her own age walked in and asked if she and her siblings could sit with them. Lillie nodded her head and the turned back towards the window trying to make sure any visible source of tears were gone from her eyes before the girl returned with her siblings.
The girl heard a familiar voice saying again he could it himself. Looking up she noticed the same boy from before and then realized the girl who had come in was the annoyed girl in the station. It also meant the blonde boy wasn't going to be far behind. Lillie was sitting between her siblings keeping Chrissie at the window as the toddler seemed to be enjoying the scenes outside the window when she stood on her feet. The eldest boy appeared and took the seat next to her brother and gave her a polite smile. The other boy sat across from Chrissie next to the window as well and seemed to be pouting as he slumped over looking out the window. A new face was there however, a young girl with bright red hair hugging a toy dog.
Their ride was mostly silent, Chrissie occasionally filling the void with gurgles and slurps as she ate and drank some of the food their mother had packed them for the journey ahead. The youngest girl, the redhead, squeaked her toy dog in her brother's face once and he took it in his hands not seeming to be amused or realizing that most of the eyes in the compartment were on him. He ended up leaning over the offering the dog to Chrissie who squealed with joy at the toy and instantly became attached to it. She could see the youngest girl giving her brother a look for the action but then she turned towards Lillie and saw the older girl looking and gave her a smile. They eventually got around to names, but it didn't seem very important as they wouldn't be with each other long. The eldest was Peter and then Susan the pretty girl near her age. Edmund was the grumpy boy staring out the window and lastly was Lucy the girl who lost her toy dog to a stranger because of Edmund.
As her brother's stop was called Lillie looked at all their tags and noticed Chrissie's new home had her getting off as well with her brother. Taking the two bags for them down, with the help of a certain blonde, she moved them to the corridor before saying anything to them. "Jacob, I'll need you to take Chrissie out there and see she finds her family. Don't leave her, please," she whispered to her brother, nearly tearing up at this goodbye. He nodded his head, since words didn't seem to be able to come to his mouth. He took Chrissie into his arms along with their bags as the train came to a halt. After receiving a hug he stepped down to the platform. Lillie stood at the door watching as people came forward and claimed them.
Back in the compartment Peter had stretched out figuring all three were getting off at the train stop. Edmund watched as the boy and young toddler were separated and looked back at her sister's then to Peter. The two shared a looked before Edmund looked back out of the window. The Pevensies were lucky in the fact they wouldn't be split up like that family.
The train had begun to move again but Lillie hardly noticed, she watched as her siblings disappeared into the distance with the people they were staying with. What if mom and dad died in London, would she forever be separated from her two little siblings? Wiping a stray tear from her face the girl turned and made her way back to the compartment. She stood in the doorway not sure what to do as her seat was now taken by Peter's feet. Lucy was the first to notice Lillie standing in the door and got up to give the older girl a hug. The act surprised Lillie, she was so caught up in her own mind that this tiny hug caught her off guard. For Lucy it was a normal act of kindness, she knew if she had just been separated from any of her siblings, even Edmund, she would want a hug full of comfort from someone.
Lillie lightly hugged Lucy in return and saw the feet leaving her side of the seat in the compartment and sent Peter a small smile. Looking out the window it was clear to see they were going farther out into the countryside. The distance was growing between her and her siblings, it wasn't a feeling Lillie was very fond of. She let out a light sigh as she continued looking out the window. It seemed as though forever would pass before she got off the train herself. Indeed it was more than an hour before she heard her station name being called out as they approached and slowed down. The family of children were all beginning to stir and gather their things like herself. "Are you getting off here as well?" Little Lucy asked the older girl. Lillie glanced over and nodded wondering if there was a chance they would all be going to the same house. But then she heard Susan mentioning the name of the person who was meant to collect them and realized her hope was wrongly put. Different names, different places. Lillie tried to reach up and grab her bag but it had shifted during the journey, Peter seemed notice and helped her pull down the bag giving her a nod.
Lillie smiled towards Lucy as they began to move out of the compartment and then out of the train. She thought it was sweet the brothers carried the bags for their sisters, although it had been clear in the compartment that Edmund did not enjoy Peter. She supposed that was a brotherly sort of emotion. Susan was the dear one who got them all talking earlier on the trip and now pulled them along at the sound of a car coming up to the platform.
The platform itself was just merely a raised stage with the name of the nearest town, no ticketing office or public restrooms nearby. The car continued past the platform and over the tracks and down the road. The siblings began a sort of argument over being at the right spot when the sound of a house came echoing from further up the road. Lillie hadn't seen a horse in person before and her face perked up seeing one. It was rather large and she was glad to be on the platform still. The Pevensies exchanged words with the lady and gathered on the carriage the horse was pulling leaving her behind. The last sight she had was the brown eyes of Edmund staring back towards her and Lucy waving goodbye.