Chapter IISomething Stirring

Author's Notes: yes I'm back hopefully I can keep updating as this goes it will be as often as it is possible. Though with editing etc it may be a bit. I do apologize for the wait things at school and work have been more than a little crazy.

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Edmund mentioned nothing of this to the others at dinner, wondering what they would think. Of course they would most likely believe him, but this time something felt different as though they weren't supposed to know.

"Ed you seem distracted are you alright?" Peter's voice broke him from his thoughts and Edmund looked up and smirked, "I am fine Peter stop worrying." He hesitated a moment longer before continuing hesitantly, "Does something…something feel different in this house, different than the first time we came?"

Lucy turned to him, "I agree something does feel different, perhaps we've changed and can sense the magic here more easily." She suggested.

"I do feel something different but I do not know what it is." Peter put in.

Edmund nodded, he wasn't sure either he knew something was different what he didn't know for certain was the cause of it.

Susan just listened silently she too had noticed something but she was not about to immediately chalk it up to Narnia, though in her heart she truly longed to see it again.

They were in agreement in one thing; there was something going on in this house that had not been noticed the last time. What they didn't know was if it concerned the wardrobe or if this stirring was something entirely new.

Edmund finished his dinner quickly and noticing Peter was done smirked mischievously and grabbed up a pillow chucking it at Peter who received it smack in the face.

He spluttered trying to regain what little dignity he had left, "Ed!"

But his younger brother only continued to smirk at him until Peter found he had no choice, so with a grin of his own he grabbed another pillow and headed for Edmund who darted out the door into the hall laughing as he went. Lucy and Susan followed close after, they wanted to see this.

Peter finally had Edmund cornered in the study behind the small sofa both with pillows clutched in hand waiting for the other to move; a perfect stalemate. That is until Edmund decided he had enough of it and went for a quick ending; throwing himself over the back of the couch he managed to thwack Peter before he tumbled to the floor in a mess of limbs and feathers from Peter's pillow which had somehow managed to hit him as he went down ending up underneath when he landed.

Edmund blew feathers off his face as he looked up at the ceiling which was intruded upon when Peter looked down on him with a bright smile on his face,

"Lo Ed that was a risky move." He remarked with a light laugh.

"But I got you still oh dear brother of mine!" Ed retorted warmly from his position still on the study floor.

"Maybe so but I was not the one who ended up on the floor covered in feathers from me brother's well thrown pillow." Peter cracked back trying hard to stifle a laugh.

Edmund spluttered again trying to rid himself of the lingering feathers and accepting the hand his brother had put out picking himself off the floor. What Peter did not know was that Edmund had brought the pillow, what was left of it, and whacked his brother with it finishing it off soundly and causing a short term feather storm in the room.

"There I finish!" Ed cried moving away laughing at the astonished look on his brother's face.

"That's cheating you can't do that!" Peter exclaimed moving forward to stop when they looked over to find both Lucy and Susan collapsed on a chair laughing loudly almost in tears.

"Your face Peter was worth everything!" Lucy cried.

All the siblings laughed at their brother and enjoyed the time; they had not done things like this for awhile. Finally settling they sat there awhile and just enjoyed the company before Peter acted as older brother and spoke up;

"I think it's time for bed vacation or not it's no excuse to stay up late and make ourselves tired."

Everyone groaned at their brother's comment but they couldn't deny the fact that they did want to get up early. With mock grumbles and threats towards Peter should he try and wake them up before the sun rose they separated and went to bed.

Edmund woke with a start; something had brought him to consciousness too quickly to be natural. He got out of bed shuffling into his slippers and pulling on a robe before sneaking quietly out of the room. He would not disturb his siblings for a feeling, especially if it would get him laughed at, though he doubted that. Even still he crept silently past his sisters' room and down the hall towards the stairs. He paused at the bottom before looking around only then did he climb up the staircase trying to create as little noise as possible. He climbed them before traveling down the corridor and stopping in front of the door leading to the Spare Room. Hesitating he felt a sudden thrill and quickly threw open the door scrambling inside and slamming it shut wincing at the loud noise he had unwittingly created.

'They're going to have heard that and come looking.' He groaned mentally before a sudden sweet smelling breeze ruffled his hair making him whirl around to face the wardrobe. He waited a moment and the breeze blew by him again gently ruffling his hair and making him inhale deeply the sweet smell he knew so well, "Narnia" he whispered, it was calling him back and it took everything he had not to run straight to the wardrobe and throw the door open. He found all he could do was stand there and listen as a voice he had so missed spoke to him in a whisper

"Not yet my Heart's Own, but you will return to Narnia soon, wait until I call you son of Adam and I will lead you towards your great destiny. Wait then for me…" came the whisper and Edmund smiled repeated the phrase he has adopted with his commanders and all those who knew him well in the service;

"I will wait Aslan… with sharp eyes and ready heart."

Those words spoken the breeze caressed him once more before disappearing completely. As Ed turned to leave the room he noticed the dead fly on t he windowpane and the dusty window that lay closed and locked still. With a quiet smile he left the room, his siblings would never believe this but he would wait until Aslan called him. He had plenty of time after all they were there for the entire summer.

Edmund went back to bed and found him dreaming of Narnia all the while a voice whispered, "Soon my son soon I will call for I am in need of your aid…"

TBC…….

Well that's another chapter I apologize again for the delay this was my first weekend off in awhile. Hopefully the characterization is better and my grammar crosses fingers is improving. Well until next time I hope to update soon!