All right, here's the second chapter. Hope you like it. I'm not going to explain much of Lucy and Edmund's school year if I explain it at all… I don't like to think about school in the midst of summer.
Also, time is going to be going a little quickly for a while, as there are certain things that I want to do, but they happen later, and the time period between Narnia and the real world (like how long time is in Narnia to how long time is in the real world) is going to change
So… Here's the next chapter! Enjoy!
Chapter 2
Susan, Peter and Caspian were at the table the next morning talking. "So what do you think they will learn there? Susan asked. "I'm not sure, I can't think of anything they'd have to learn," Peter responded. "Hmmm," Susan pondered, "The only thing I can think of is that they are visiting Eustace this winter." "Who's Eustace?" Caspian questioned, his eyes locked with Susan. "Oh, he's our terribly misbehaved cousin," Peter stated quickly, noticing Caspian and Susan and wanting them to stop.
"Well, I was going to help Glenstorm clean up the armory this morning, so I better go," Peter said. "Alright, see you at lunch," Susan shouted. "Susan, do you want to go for a walk with me?" Caspian suddenly asked, blushing slightly. "Um…," Susan said, trying to think of the quickest way out of this situation. "I promised to help Glenstorm's wife with archery today," she said and scurried away. Oh, why did I make such fool of myself yesterday? She said to herself mentally slapping herself. Of course he wouldn't have turned the kiss down, I mean, he wouldn't want me to be embarrassed or anything.
Caspian was in his room staring out the window. She seems to be avoiding me so much now! Caspian thought feeling hopeless. But why?? Oh no, it must have been what happened yesterday. She must be embarrassed or regretting or something like that. Oh please, noooo! How can she regret what I loved so much? He pondered, remembering the taste and warmth of her lips against his.
Lucy and Edmund were on the train to school, Lucy weeping. "But why did Aslan make us go back? And where are Susan and Peter? I hope nothing bad has happened to them…" Lucy's voice trailed off in a whole bunch of gibberish. Edmund was silently thinking of how much he wanted to go back to Narnia and whether Susan and Peter were ok. "Maybe Aslan let them stay there," Edmund spoke up. "But then why did we have to go back?" Lucy said, still in tears. "There's probably a good reason," Edmund said, not really meaning it. Finally, the train stopped. They had arrived at school, the place they had been dreading all summer.
Susan was in her room, thinking. She was continually mentally slapping and kicking herself. How could she have made such a fool of herself? But she really did love him… She only hoped he felt the same way about her. She thought quickly of Peter, who had given her a death glare when she looked at Caspian.
Peter was currently sharpening a sword. He quickly finished it and went off to find Glenstorm and ask him what to do next. They quickly finished for the day, and then he went off looking for Susan and Caspian, so they could get some lunch. He was starving.
Finally he found Caspian out in the courtyard and Susan walking down the corridors, looking worried, but she said it was nothing. He was at least glad he didn't find them together or Caspian would get a real good beating.
During lunch they talked very little, then all at once, Caspian spoke up. "I was thinking today, and-" Suddenly he was cut off by Peter. "Wait, you were thinking?" He asked jokingly. "Peter, shut up," Susan said hoarsely, "He wanted to say something and you cut him off." "Fine," Peter replied, "It was just a joke anyway," he murmured. "Well, as I was saying, I thought we should rebuild Cair Paravel, I mean if we got it done before Lucy and Edmund got back, we could surprise them, and we might also be able to live there." "That's a wonderful idea!" Susan suddenly chirped. As Susan looked into Caspian's eyes, Peter saw something sparkle in them. Oh no, please, he thought, this isn't happening to me. "I also think that's a great idea," Peter finally said, unwilling to go on with this any longer. "I'm glad to see we all agree," Caspian said, his eyes sparkling. "When do we start?"
Lucy was sitting in her room at boarding school, doing her work. Ugh, she thought. I'm stuck here doing all this work while Su and Peter are probably shooting the breeze back in Narnia. And the teachers here are so mean, she added to her thought, and-.
Suddenly her thought was interrupted by a knock on the door. "Who is it?" she asked impatiently. "Ed," the voice responded. "Oh, all right, come in," She said. Edmund opened the door and sat down beside her. "Yes?" she questioned. "Lu, I thought you might want to know something," he began, "It's been three weeks since we left Narnia, and I think I've figured out what we're supposed to learn, but it's not going to be easy."
"What?" Lucy said immediately, her eyes practically popping with interest. "Well, I was talking to one of my friends named Bobby today, and I was telling him how mean the teachers are, and-." "Just what I was thinking," Lucy smirked. "Well, he said that we need to love those who aren't kind to us and show kindness to our enemies," Edmund finished. "What??" shrieked Lucy, "I could never possibly do that, I mean, how could I possibly love my teachers and all the bullies here and… and…" her voice started to trail off, "and Eustace?" "It's not going to be easy, but I guess we have to try," Edmund finally said after a long break. He felt the same way as Lucy, especially about Eustace. "Oh Lord, help us please!!" He thought hopelessly. This was going to be a long month, trying to love those who hated him, how could he ever do that?
The next day, Susan, Peter and Caspian got up early and ate. "I'm so excited!" Susan cried with happy delight. "It will be very interesting," Peter stated. "Yes," Caspian agreed. "So how long are we going to stay there?" "I was thinking maybe until it was finished," Peter replied. "But the real question is how long is it going to take us to finish?" Susan put in quickly. "Well, if we have help, probably about one and a half to two months," Caspian said. "You're joking, right?" Susan asked disbelievingly. "No, I'm not," he replied. This is going to be a long two months, Susan thought.
Edmund was in class, thinking about Narnia. The wonderful old times… fauns, centaurs, battles, being king-. "EDMUND!!" suddenly Edmund looked at his teacher. "I asked you a question, now answer me," his teacher said. "Um, I'm not sure," Edmund answered. "Probably because you weren't paying attention. You should be more like Evelyn here, she even takes notes!" Everybody started snickering. After class, Edmund headed straight to the lunch hall. Suddenly he felt some one kick him in the back of the shin. "OWWW!!" he yelped, and turned around, only to find a smirking Evelyn. "Hi, daydreamer," she said, laughing. Edmund very much wanted to grab her by the hair and just pull it all out, but then he remembered what Bobby had told him. "Oh, how are you today Evelyn?" he questioned, managing a small smile. "Uh…good," Evelyn stammered, turning bright red and ran off down the corridors. Wow, that got rid of her quickly, Edmund thought, I should do that more often.