Lady Leige

AN: I forgot to mention that in my stories, anything in Italics means thoughts. I will always let you know whose thinking them so no one gets confused.

Chapter Two

At least I know where Kansas IS!!

'SLAM'

Trinity's world was plunged into darkness as the lid to the chest slammed shut above her. Jumping at the sudden sound she accidentally straightened out throwing her head against the top of the box hard enough to knock her out cold.

Waking up later Trinity was sure of a couple of things. One that she was freezing and two, she had no clue where she was.

'Okay what's going and why do I feel like a sardine?' Trinity thought to herself. Moving into a sitting position in the darkness she tried to clear her head. Feeling around her all her hands came in contact with was walls. 'Oh my. I must be in that box thing in the Professors storage room!'

Slowly Trinity pulled her feet beneath her so she was crouching in the box. Standing up gently she placed her hands above her onto the lid. Pushing on it gently she let out an audible sign of relief. It wasn't locked. As she gradually pushed the lid open she was shocked by the icy cold air that rushed over her exposed wrists.

"What the…?" Trinity questioned to herself. Standing up further she rose within the chest until her eyes where just over the edge of the chest. Once she reached that point she just froze.

'Oh boy.' She had found out the reason for the temperature drop. THERE WAS SNOW EVERYWHERE! Not to mention that it looked like the walls around her were all made from ice.

'Okay so I hit my head harder then I thought.' Trinity reasoned with herself. Being cautious of her surroundings she examined the area around the box through the sliver she left open. The room around her wasn't big but it was full of random objects; swords, spears, pots, chests of all size. 'Well no munchkins, witches or flying houses. Toto I am so not in Kansas!'

'SLAM'

The lid of the chest had once again slammed shut on her, though this time with a lot more force.

"UUGGGG!! NOT AGAIN!!" Trinity yelled out, forgetting all about being cautious. Pushing hard on the lid again she found that the lid wouldn't budge. Something was weighing it down.

"SSHHHHH. Be quite in there!" A booming voice told her from above the box. Using her ever so magnificent skills of deduction she figured out that the person was sitting on the top of the box preventing her from opening it. Trinity raised an eyebrow but decided to listen to the big scary voice from above. Oh dear she had really hit her head hard.

Listening closely she heard footsteps entering the room. Funny how she hadn't heard Mr. I'm-gonna-trap-you-in-the-box come in. This other person seemed to be more shuffling along then actually walking. The person who had just entered spoke to the person on the box.

"Rigert why are you sitting on that chest?" The person's voice was so shrill it hurt Trinity's ears. Okay so mister box sitters name was Rigert. What a weird name.

"Because I can." Rigert answered.

"Because you can?" Shrilly voice repeated.

"Yes I have the ability to sit on a chest, and I am excersing that ability." Inside the chest Trinity had to stifle a snicker. She liked Rigert's attitude. Shrilly voice was about to say something to that when Rigert cut them off again.

"If that is all Chrake then get on with your chores!" Rigert command the other person. Shrilly voice huffed and Trinity listened as Shrilly voice shuffled out of the room. After Shrilly voice was gone she heard Rigert get off the chest. Not sure what to do Trinity made the choice to just sit in the chest and wait. So she waited, and waited and then finally the boredom, well curiosity got the best of her. Opening the lid she peeked out.

Looking back at her were two blue eyes and a white furry face. Squeaking Trinity shut the lid above her. 'Okay so there is a snow tiger sitting outside the chest. Nope I am so far gone in cookoo land I can't even hear the clock!' From outside the box she heard a deep chuckle. 'Is that tiger laughing at me?'

"You may come out now; it is safe for the time being." Rigert informed her.

"Ummm…..I would love to but there is a big fur ball waiting to eat me." Trinity said.

"I promise not to eat you, as long as you don't pull my tail." Rigert told her. Trinity blanched. What the hell was this guy smoking? Ever so slowly Trinity opened the lid of the chest and stood up. The snow tiger was just sitting there staring at her, and man are they a lot bigger then they look in books. And so the staring contest between woman and beast continued.

"I was under the impression that you humans could speak more then once." Rigert, THE SNOW TIGER, mentioned to her. Trinity blinked once, then twice and then opened her mouth, then closed it, then repeated the process again. Rigert raised a brow at her antics.

"Are you part fish?" He asked her flatly, and smirking. Less stunned and more insulted now, Trinity narrowed her eyes at him.

"No, but you seem to be part rude!" Trinity shot back. Rigert chuckled slightly in response. Moving closer to the chest, Rigert jumped up, placing his paws on the edge. He was now stretched out and eye level with Trinity. Her eyes were now the size of dinner plates. 'I am staring into the eyes of a talking snow tiger………I AM SO DEAD!'

See the fear in her eyes Rigert decided to reassure her of his intentions. "Fear me not little one. I have been sent by Aslan to guide and protect you." Rigert told her. Accepting the fact she was talking to a tiger, Trinity tried to figure out what Rigert was talking about.

"Okay. But whose Aslan? Why can you talk? And where am I?" Trinity rushed out in a borderline panic.

"Aslan is the ruler of all, I can talk because I can, and you are in the witch's ice castle in the land of Narnia." Rigert replied. If someone other then a talking tiger had told her all this she would have laughed in their face. 'So much for no witches!'

"Come we haven't much time!" Rigert told her as he climbed down from the chest. Climbing out of the chest Trinity was too stunned and shocked to do anything but follow Rigert blindly out of the room. 'I would have taken Kansas or munchkin land, at least I know what those are!'

AN: Thank you for the reviews, you guys are so great! Things are going to start picking up pace soon. Trinity isn't going to join the Pevensive until a few chapters from now, cause I have to set everything up. Keep the reviews coming!! I would love to hear your ideas cause unlike some writers I try to use them if I can!! :D

Thanks,

Raynacch

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