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Disclaimer: I don't own Chronicles of Narnia or the lyrics to the song in this one.
Aquamarine's P.O.V.
Mrs. Pevensie held the door open for us to get in, but suddenly a huge explosion comes from our house and I see Rosella and Spiky flying through the air into the backyard a few feet away from the bomb shelter. I stare in horror as she landed with a boom into the ground motionless.
"Rosella!" I screamed and I was about to run after her, but Mrs. Pevensie pushed me into the room and Peter dashed out of the shelter. I fell on top of William and he helped me up.
"What happened?" William asked me shakily and I told them what I saw. Peter burst through the door with a limp Rosella in his arms with Spiky lying unconscious on her stomach. Tears slid down my face when I gasped in horror at Rose's state. She was covered in dirt and ashes with her red hair all over the place; Peter gently placed her on the bed and I quickly checked her pulse to make sure she was alright. Her pulse was stable thank goodness.
"Is she going to be okay?" Jack whimpered as he stared at our lifeless sister. I nodded my head in answer, I took her hand in mine in fear that she might not be able to wake up. I heard a groan and we all turned to face my sister who held her head in her blackened hand.
"You're alive!" I screamed and I held her in a tight bear hug.
"I…can't breathe…too…much…love," Rose choked out and I quickly released my death grip on her as she let out a gasp. Her eyes fluttered open and she quickly sat up in a sitting position and slapped her in the arm.
"Ow! What was that for?" Rose demanded angrily and the others pulled her into a hug. "Um, what happened?" Rose asked confusedly. We laughed at her confused expression.
"Don't you ever scare us like that again, okay big sis?" Jack scolded with tears streaming down his freckled face.
Rosella's P.O.V.
When I saw Jack's tears, my heart started to melt and I gently wiped away his tears with my dirt stained hands leaving some dirt smudges on his face.
"Sorry, little buddy," I whispered apologetically and I gave him a kiss on the forehead to show him that I was sincere. "But, how did I get here?" I asked curiously.
"Peter, ran outside and brought you and Spiky in here." Mrs. Pevensie explained and my eyes widened at the mention of Spiky.
"Where's Spiky?" I asked panicking and I heard him whimper in his unconscious state. Gently, I rubbed his fur and quickly wiped some of the dirt stains on his coat with my gray pajama shirt that was two sizes too big for me, but it managed to cover up my torso and only a little bit hung loosely on my shoulder. "Oh, and Peter," I said and he looked up at me with confused eyes. "Thanks." I finished with a grateful smile and he blushed pink, but you could barely see it.
"Wait a minute, where's Helga and Robert?" Mrs. Pevensie asked nervously and I frowned.
"I don't know. I didn't see if they followed us out of the house because when they got home, they were so drunk that they didn't even hear the air raid sirens," I responded with frown on my face. I highly doubt that those two could've survived that crash and I was slightly relieved at the thought of being rid of those monsters, but then a new thought occurred to me. Who were we going to live with if our stepparents were gone? I'm still too young to have full custody over my younger siblings.
"You mean they're gone?" Lucy asked in a quiet voice from where she was sitting on Susan's lap. My siblings looked at each other and lastly they looked at me. I let out a worried sigh and I shook my head.
"I don't think they could've survived the house implosion," Aqua answered for me and I nodded my head in agreement.
"Then, where will you stay?" Edmund asked curiously and the room went completely silent. We didn't know anyone from Robert's side of the family and Helga's family wasn't very nice to us the last time they came to visit.
"I don't know," I said sadly and I let out a sigh of defeat. The room was dead silent.
"Perhaps, you could stay with us until we find someone to take care of you," Mrs. Pevensie suggested sincerely and I looked up at her. I looked back at my siblings to see them nodding their heads vigorously.
"Okay." I decided and we all went to sleep.
The Next Day…
Once it was morning, Mrs. Pevensie told us to get as many belongings as we could salvage from our destroyed house, since we're going to be evacuated to another part of the country for safety. Everyone in the Pevensie family went with us to our destroyed house; there was glass everywhere, wood and metal all over the place and the structure of our house was destroyed. I walked over to the pile of debris and I found my guitar, songbook, some clothes and my mother's jewelry box not destroyed.
"Hey, guys I found some of my things aren't-" But I didn't finish because I screamed in fright. There in front of me, was Helga's corpse bent at angles that I didn't even think was humanly possible. She had dry blood all over her head, bruises all over her body and more blood all over her body. The sound of feet came from behind me and I saw Aqua running up to me.
"What's wrong?" Aqua asked me worriedly, but I just pointed to the dead corpse in front of me. Aqua's eyes widened and she quickly pulled me away from the dead body with my things. "Well, at least we know what happened to Helga," Aqua mumbled under her breath as we turned to leave.
"What did you find?" I asked Aqua shakily as we walked back to the group waiting under our collapsed oak tree.
"I found most of my clothes, my diary and our suitcases." Aqua answered nonchalantly and I placed my things in a messy pile near her things.
"Who screamed?" Susan asked worriedly and I told her that I found out what happened to Helga and she had a horrified expression on her face when I told her what happened.
"Jackie, did you find some of your things yet?" I asked Jack who was in William's arms with his head in the crook of Will's neck. He shook his head and told me that he hadn't started looking. William put him on the ground and we went in search of my brother's things. After five minutes of looking, we found some of his clothes, toys, blanket and storybooks. Aqua had started packing me and her things in the same suitcase.
"Hey, Willie, what did you find of yours?" Jack asked curiously and Will groaned at Jack's nickname for him.
"I've told you a million times not to call me Willie," William complained earning laughter from everyone, even Edmund laughed. "I was able to find my soccer ball, clothes, journal and binoculars." William added with a relieved smile on his face. Like Aqua, William keeps a journal for all of his schemes, tricks, jokes and other important things to him.
"I found my jewelry box, photo albums, clothes, our hairbrushes and my stuffed animals. Oh, and I found Jack's gorilla," Taylor exclaimed happily with her suitcase in hand.
"But, where's Helga and Robert?" Peter asked cautiously and I told him that I found Helga dead. Edmund screamed and he pointed towards the destroyed roof, I saw what caused Ed to scream. Underneath the roof were two legs sticking out from underneath coated in blood.
"So, I guess they're both dead," Taylor stated the obvious with a frown of disgust on her face. Everyone stared at Taylor curiously and she just shook her head. "Good riddance," Taylor muttered so softly that I think only me and my siblings heard it.
"Children!" Mrs. Pevensie called and we grabbed our bags, and headed towards the train station with Mrs. Pevensie in her car.
A Few Hours Later…
We were already on the platform waiting for the train with Mrs. Pevensie waiting with us. When the train finally arrived, we said our good-byes, gave her hugs, and boarded the train with Spiky being held in William's arms. The conductor stopped us when he noticed Spiky.
"Sorry, but no dogs on board," the Conductor replied hastily.
"I'm sorry sire, but our eldest sister, here," Taylor motioned with her hand towards me. "Needs our dog to help her moving around, since her house was hit last night and she lost some of her eyesight." Taylor lied to the Conductor. He considered this for a few moments before he decided to let us go on board. We ended up in the same cabin as the Pevensies once we got on board. My family sat across the Pevensies' family in the cabin, there was so much sadness in the room that you could cut it with a knife. I decided to strum a familiar song my mother and father used to listen to, as lovers before they were married, Will started to hum the song aloud.
"Wasn't really thinking,
Wasn't really looking for an answer,
In the moonlight,
When I saw your face…" William trailed off when he realized what he was singing and he glared at me. I stared at him confused.
"What did I do?" I asked confusedly. Aqua leaned in close to my ear.
"They're staring at us," Aqua whispered in my ear and I noticed the four pairs of eyes staring at me and William. I blushed.
"Sorry, didn't mean to disturb you," I apologized embarrassedly as I took a sudden interest in my black shoes.
"No…its alright. It actually sounded quite lovely," Susan reassured me with a soft smile and the others nodded their heads in agreement, except for Edmund.
"I don't want to listen to boring love songs." Edmund complained and Taylor glared at him so furiously that his eyes widened making him shut up.
"Why don't you all sing it together?" Lucy asked curiously and I winced. There was silence.
"Stage fright," I answered hastily and I looked away, but I continued to strum my guitar while my siblings, besides Aqua sang the lyrics to the rest of the song.
"Wow. That was amazing," Lucy complimented and I smiled warmly.
"She's right. That really was amazing," Susan said with a bright smile. "Where did you learn to play like that?" Susan asked curiously.
"I learned from my mother," I answered proudly with a wide grin plastered on my face.
"Helga, taught you how to play the guitar?" Susan asked in disbelief and I frowned.
"Helga is NOT my mother. She was my step," I replied through gritted teeth and Susan's eyes widened.
"I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to bring up any bad memories," Susan quickly tried to apologize. I sighed.
"Its okay. You didn't know," I reassured her with a weak smile.
"Was that a love song?" Lucy asked and I blushed. I nodded quickly before looking staring out the window.
"Why'd you pick a love song? Are you in love with someone?" William asked suspiciously and he wiggled his eyebrows.
"No!" I shot back indignantly and I rested my head on the glass window. "I happened to choose that song because I found it soothing," I added with a smile.
