**I DO NOT OWN ANY CHARACTERS FROM THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA. THEY BELONG TO C.S. LEWIS.**

Here is the first chapter after the revisions. I have to give credit to where credit is due. Thank you to AnnCann for being my beta!

Being me was not an easy job. I was living in the twenty-first century and trying to pretend that everything was normal, while inside I was screaming that it was not.

"What the hell is the matter with you?"

I tried not to cry as Kenny pulled me by my hair to "our" room. That was all he said. He opened the door, threw me inside and slammed the door.

I'm in big trouble now, I thought to myself.

I have to get out of here.

I quickly placed my ear to the door to make sure I didn't hear any footsteps. Once I thought that the coast was clear, I crawled to the window to make my escape.

First place hospital.

I opened the window which was a bit of a struggle. I was so weak I was surprised when it finally opened all the way. I placed my hands on the wall so that I could prop myself up. Once I was able to stand while still balancing on the wall, I placed my left leg out the window. I tried to hold back a scream as I lifted up my leg. All that came out was a tiny little yelp. My heart began to pound as I realized that I was close to freedom. I was so excited that I didn't hear the door open.

"Get your ass back over here!"

I turned my head to see Kenny charging after me.

No, I'm half way out the window. I am not giving up!

I used all my strength to get my other leg out the window. Before I was on the fire escape, Kenny grabbed the back of my shirt and tried to yank me back inside.

"You little bitch; you're not going any where!" Kenny yelled.

I resisted his pull by throwing all my weight in the opposite direction. That did it. Kenny let go and I fell. I was on the fire escape but too scared to actually move.

Move move move!

After mentally yelling at myself, I got up and started to climb as fast as I could down the stairs, no matter the pain that I was feeling. I was almost to the bottom and didn't look back. I was so excited that whatever Kenny was yelling at me was blocked out of my mind. I guess I must have been a little too excited because I lost my footing and started to fall. I didn't even have time to scream before I fell onto the pavement.

"She's been out for two days and I have a feeling that she's not going to get any better."

High King Peter paced around his room, thinking of the new girl that stumbled into Narnia. Two days ago, he had been riding in the Western Woods to clear his mind. He made it to his favorite area when he noticed someone sleeping by the banks in the snow. He walked over to the body and when he bent down to try and wake the person up; he almost fell back in shock. It was a young woman around his age (maybe younger he couldn't tell) and she was in a horrible condition. Her lip was cut; she had scratches all over her face that were covered in dried blood and her right eye was swollen, bruised and also covered in dried blood.

He tried to wake the young maiden but she wouldn't stir. He wrapped the maiden in his cloak: called his horse over, picked her up (wasn't at all hard to do since she was so skinny, a little too skinny), placed her on the horse and mounted behind her. He rode as fast as he could back to Cair Paravel, but not too fast as to not cause more injury. Once he was there, he yelled for the stable boy to help him.

Peter gently handed the maiden to the stable boy, dismounted his horse and took the girl back in his arms. He ran into the castle and called his sister, Lucy. When Lucy arrived he had the girl already placed in a bed. Lucy didn't hesitate and quickly dropped a single drop of her Fire Flower juice into the girl's mouth. Her face healed (and so did the other injuries they didn't know about), but she had yet to wake up.

"Peter, I think the best thing to do is to wait." Susan, his sister, was sitting on his couch watching him pace back and forth.

She knew that he would never forgive himself, if the girl died on his watch. Edmund and Lucy just sat quietly in their chairs; they weren't sure what to say.

"I don't know, maybe-" Peter was cut off when someone entered his room.

Lucy was the first to react. "Aslan!"

Excitedly, Lucy jumped out of her chair and dashed towards that Great Lion.

"Hello Dear one. It is good to see you too, as well as the rest of you," Aslan said smiling.

Aslan didn't seem to mind when no one bowed to him.

Lucy looked curiously at Aslan and asked, "What brings you here?"

Aslan looked at the four royals before speaking. "I have come on account of the new girl."

Edmund, still seated in his chair, asked, "You know who she is?"

Aslan sighed. "Indeed I do."

Peter walked closer to the Great Lion.

"Who is she?"

Aslan looked at Peter with apologetic eyes.

I'm sorry but I can not say for if I do her fate will be in danger."

Peter was furious but knew better than to question Aslan. He simply went back to pacing back and forth. Aslan started to speak.

"I know that it must frustrate all of you to not know who this new girl is, but you have to trust me."

Susan got out of her chair and knelt beside him on the opposite side of Lucy.

"What can we do?" she asked looking troubled.

Aslan gazed at her sadly.

"You are all doing what you should be doing. Just keep taking care of her like you have been. But I must tell you something..."

Anxiously, Peter stopped pacing and looked imploringly at Aslan. Lucy and Susan went back to their seats and Edmund set his back straight. With a very serious gaze, Aslan scrutinized the four before talking.

"I can't tell you her story for it is not mine to tell. But when she finally decides that she wants to trust you with her life story, listen. Do not pressure her. If she runs, let her. It may take her a while to trust any of you. But when she does, don't lose that trust for she will need it more than anything. I shall come back when she is better and then will I tell you and her who she really is."

Puzzled by that statement, Edmund said with a furrowed brow, "You mean she won't know anything about her past?"

Appearing sad but peaceful, Aslan glanced at Edmund.

"She will know everything that has happened to her but she will not know of who she truly is. All I can ask is that you don't try to figure out who she is. In time, you will know."

Just then, a tiger and a hawk entered the room. The tiger sat beside Aslan, while the hawk rested on the other side of the tiger. Aslan spoke.

"This is Chestnut," he looked at the tiger "and this is Runcas," Aslan looked at the hawk.

Seeing the curious expression on each of the four faces, Aslan chuckled.

"Without going into grave detail, I will tell you that they are the two that will stay with the maiden at all times. Be warned. What the young maiden says to these two will stay with them. Neither will have to answer to you four."

With that, Aslan walked out of the High King's room. Appearing stunned, the four royals didn't say anything. After a while, Lucy got up.

"I think I'm going to go check on her."

She walked out of the door and Susan, Chestnut and Runcas followed. Edmund was left alone with his brother.

"Peter, stop worrying yourself. Aslan said that everything will be fine. Come on brother, let's go get something to eat."

Walking over to his brother, Edmund patted him on the shoulder.

Feeling worried, Peter looked at Edmund and said with a shake of the head, "You go ahead. I'm not all that hungry."

Not realizing that his brother wanted to be left alone, Edmund didn't move at first, but finally he got the hint. Swiftly, Edmund withdrew. Running his fingers through his hair, Peter sat down in his bed.

I have to protect her.