It was a bright and glorious day as Kristina ran through the most beautiful grassy field she had ever seen. The sun shone brightly over the cloudless sapphire sky. However long Kristina ran she was unsure, but she never got tired. It wasn't until a huge lion came across her path that Kristina came to a halt. The lion was beautiful and his fur was of a beautiful golden brown color. There was no way that this was any ordinary lion. For a while the two just stared at each other and Kristina saw a look of sadness in the lions eyes. As if he knew something about her she did not.

Then the Lion opened his mouth and said with a rich and deep voice, "Hello there, Kristina Kirke. I am Aslan." His voice and name filled Kristina with unexplained hope and courage.

"Aslan?" Kristina asked. "You mean the King of the Beasts from Narnia? The one from the stories my Grandfather told me?"

"The very same and they aren't just stories believe me. While I met your Grandfather Digory and Polly decades ago in your world it's been centuries in this one."

"Wait, you're saying we're in Narnia right now?"

"Spiritually you are, but not physically."

"What do you mean?"

"In spirit you are here, but right now you are sleeping in your bed back home."

"So I'm dreaming?"

"Yes you are, but that doesn't mean that this isn't real. You know it is."

Aslan was right. Kristina couldn't deny that this wasn't an ordinary dream; everything felt so real and important. "Now it pains me to say this, but when you wake up everything's going to change for you and your little sister Katie.

"Why would that be painful? Is the change bad?"

"What causes the change yes, but overall it is a very good thing. The two of you will gain so many wonderful things from such a terrible event. At first you won't understand, but eventually what I'm talking about will become clear to you. When that time comes we'll see each other again."

"Why are you telling me this? Why just me and not my sister then?"

"Because if I don't tell you will lose your way. Katie will be fine as long as she has you, but you may become lost. Kristina you have to hold on no matter how bad things may seem. Trust me when I say things will get better sooner than you think."

"I trust you Aslan."

"There is so much more I could say to convince you all the more, but I can tell that you aren't taking my words lightly. There is no point in making a lecture even longer when you already understand. Goodbye little one, we'll see each other again soon."

Suddenly Kristina felt as if someone were shaking her and the next thing she knew she was in bed with the housemaid Mary and her sister Katie standing over her. "What's going on?" Kristina asked. "Where's Aslan?"

Ignoring what seemed like nonsense coming out of Kristina's mouth Mary said, "My lady it's your mother. She passed away in her sleep last night."

"That's not funny. Why would you say such a thing?"

"Kristy," Katie said with tearstained eyes. "She's telling the truth."

"My lady I wouldn't joke about this," Mary choked, her voice shook as tears dropped from her eyes.

Unable to feel a thing, the world no longer felt right to Kristina. Her mother gone, it wasn't possible. It didn't make sense. Kristina couldn't believe it. She didn't want to believe it.

"Oh, my lady!" Mary cried hugging Kristina and Katie went into to hug her as well. As Kristina hugged them back, she remained silent unable to shed a single tear for her mother. Her body wouldn't allow it no matter how much sense it would make if she did.

Getting off the train stop, Kristina and Katie watched as it sped off the second her feet were on the platform. Looking around Kristina realized that no one was there. "Perfect," Kristina muttered.

"I'm sure they'll be here soon," Katie said trying to cheer Kristina up. Her sister had been so depressed lately and Katie found it very hard having to be positive for her all the time, when Katie herself was grieving for her mother's death, she just wasn't letting it get to her.

The two sisters were rather similar in personality, yet very different as well. Kristina was very fiery and intuitive, while Katie was calm and practical. Look-wise Kristina was of medium height and had several moles (the cute kind) on different areas of her skin from the sun. Her long curly hair was chestnut brown and her eyes were light green. Katie's hair was long and curly (although it didn't have as many curls as Kristina) and was burgundy red and she had gray-blue eyes. Fresh as a teenager, Kristina was fourteen-years-old and Katie was eleven.

Due to the fact that Kristina and Katie's grandfather Digory Kirke was the only known living relative left that would take the two sisters in they were now going to live with him at his estates. They wouldn't be alone. There were four other children living there around the two girls age that were sent to Digory's to evacuate from the Blitz. While Kristina was told their names, she couldn't remember them at the moment. When summer ended Kristina and Katie were to go to the same boarding school as the two girls were while the boys went to another one just across the street. All of Kristina's and her sister's life had been planned out in less than a day after their mother's death and they had no say in it. No say as to whether or not they wanted to be taken away from their home and their friends. Right now Kristina hated her life and there had been moments in the past few weeks where she was about to run away from it all or even worse end her life so she could be with her mother, but then she remembered Aslan and what he had said. Taking his advice she decided to hold on.

The sound of hoof steps attracted the two girl's attention and they turned around to see a horse drawn carriage with a woman riding it holding the reins. She looked very stern and strict, but it could be seen that she was a good person.

"Are you two the Professor's granddaughters? Kristina and Katie Kirke?" the woman asked.

"Yes. Are you Mrs. Macready?" Katie asked.

"Yes. Hop in if you please and we'll be able to get going."

The girls nodded in response and walked over and into the carriage, helping each other with their luggage. While the trip did take a while it was nothing compared to the dreadful train ride the two had taken to get there. As her grandfather's estates came into the view Kristina did something that while it had only been a few weeks felt like years since she had done it. She smiled. Looking over she saw that her sister was beaming as well.

The place was just as beautiful as she remembered, maybe even more so. Tears filled her eyes, which Kristina had been doing a lot lately once her mother's death had sunk in. Memories came flooding into the two sisters as they remembered playing here as children when they came to visit their grandfather. It had been a few years since they had been here and two of them just realized how much they had missed it.

"Grandpa Digory!" Kristina and Katie yelled running over to their grandfather when they saw him.

"Kristina! Katie! Oh, it's wonderful to see you again! I missed you so much!" Digory exclaimed happily as he hugged his grandchildren.

"We did too," Kristina said.

After letting each other go the three talked for a while catching up on the others life. Noticing that the closer the subject got to their mother the sadder the girls appeared, Digory finally said, "So you probably want to meet the Pevensies don't you?"

"That would be nice," Katie replied.

"Hmm, well I doubt they're playing outside since it's starting to get dark. In fact they're probably in their room waiting for dinner. Well they're rooms are right next to yours it shouldn't be too hard to miss actually. Would you like me to take you there?"

"No it's okay I think we can handle it. Thanks though," Kristina said.

"I'll see you at dinner then. Which won't be too long from now just so you know."

"Good I'm starving," Katie groaned rubbing her stomach. Smiling Kristina walked over to the hallway for her room. Shortly after arriving at the mansion Mrs. Macready had shown Kristina and Katie where their room was and helped them settle in, sorting out and organizing the stuff the girls had taken with them, which was how Kristina and Katie knew where to go. However they didn't know which room the Pevensies were supposed to be in. Their grandfather told them that it was right next to their own room, but they were several doors in the hallway.

"Lets just check them all until we find them," Katie suggested.

"Good idea," Kristina said. Just as she was about to go around and check the rooms to find the Pevensies she heard several voices emitting from the room on the right of Kristina and Katie's.

It was clear then that was the room the Pevensies were in. Slightly nervous at the idea of meeting complete strangers, Kristina opened the door to see four children sitting around in a cozy bedroom with two beds and other furniture. There were two boys and two girls. The first boy also the oldest of the siblings had beautiful blonde hair and was extremely handsome, unaware that he had completely captivated Kristina. The second oldest had stunningly dark brown hair that went past her shoulders who had a kind, gentle face. Kristina almost envied her beauty. Then there were the younger two. The second boy had even darker hair then his older sister and while not as handsome as his brother he was still very handsome nonetheless. He seemed like an honorable and fair person. While the youngest had short brown hair, she was just adorable. She seemed so innocent and sweet, yet brave at the same time.

Kristina was surprised how she had come to such large conclusions of the four after only seeing them for a few seconds, but then again she was always like that with people. However there was something different about them. She didn't know why, but there was something that made Kristina and even Katie feel that they weren't just ordinary people. There was something extremely great and important about them.

The four looked at Kristina for a few seconds until the youngest said, "Are you Kristina and Katie, Professor Kirke's granddaughters?"

"Yes and you must be the Pevensies," Kristina answered.

"Mmm hmm. I'm Lucy," the girl said walking over to Kristina. "That's Edmund," the dark hair boy waved. "That's Susan," Lucy indicated the smiling girl. "And that's Peter." Unlike Edmund or Susan, Peter didn't smile or wave or even acknowledge that he was being introduced to someone, he just looked at Kristina.

"Hello everybody, it's nice to meet you."

The five children had talked to each other until dinner and then they continued talking the only difference was they were in a different room and there was food in front of them that they ate in between sentences. When that was over everyone in the house turned in for the night.

"So what do you think of them?" Edmund asked Peter just before the two boys were about to go to bed.

"Who?" Peter asked confused.

"Kristina and Katie."

"What do you think of them?"

"They both seem beautiful, funny, and kind from what I've seen. Your turn."

"Well you're right about all those things, especially the beautiful part. They seem sad though. Especially Kristina."

"Can you blame them? Their just mom died not too long ago. It's amazing their eyes aren't streaming with tears. I know mine would be." When Digory Kirke told the Pevensie children about his two granddaughters coming, he had explained that it was because their mother had died and Digory was the only family left that would take care of them.

"Well, Kristina looks like she could any second. It's just terrible, I can't imagine what she's going through right now." There was a silence and then Peter said, "You know when she came in the room and I saw her I couldn't stop staring."

"I know what you mean. It was like looking away would have been terrible. Wait which one are you talking about?"

"Kristina. Who are you talking about?"

"Katie."

Sighing Peter said, "I guess we're just total idiots when it comes to girls." Edmund snorted. "What?"

"As if I'm the idiot. Unlike you I was actually able to get myself to look away so I wouldn't stare at Katie looking stupid. You however were drooling at Kristina like a mad dog."

"Shut up, I was not."

"You were too." Angrily Peter didn't say anything to his brother and just turned his back to him lying down in bed.

"Hey, if it makes anything better I caught her looking at you all the time."

After a pause Peter said, "It does."