So here is Chapter Two of my new Chronicles of Narnia story! I do not own the Chronicles of Narnie, C.S. Lewis does! Enjoy!

Chapter Two

The forest opened up to a beautiful beach and Helen was stunned. She had never seen anything so absolutely gorgeous. The sand was white and the water a very clear blue.

"This is amazing," Helen said quietly. She was in complete awe of this varying new land with its green forest and blue ocean.

"Isn't it?" Lucy turned in her saddle to smile kindly at Helen. So far she was proving to be the nicest of the four, besides Peter of course. Lucy was also slightly more attractive than Susan. Her features were soft and fair, where Susan's weren't as soft and darker.

The men were very quiet. Helen supposed it was just their nature. They were both handsome in their own way. Edmund had dark hair and a kind face, but Peter had fair hair and a matching beard that did not cover his more pronounced features.

"These are the stables," Peter said, nodding at a stone building. It was made of white stone with pillars and two curving staircases that led down to the beach.

"Let me help you down," Peter offered. Helen took one foot out of the stirrup and swung it over.

Peter his hands firmly around her waist and gently lowered her to the sand.

"Thank you, Your Highness." Helen didn't know what else to call him. She turned and stroked the horse with a smile on her face.

A hurt look came over Peter's face. "Everyone calls me that. Please call me Peter."

"Well then thank you, Peter." Helen turned to look at him as a groom took the horse into the stables.

The red orange sun was setting over the ocean. In England it was barely noon, but here it was nearly eight at night. Helen realized she had missed breakfast.

"Dinner will be shortly." Peter offered Helen his arm to escort her up the stairs and into the palace. "Perhaps Lucy could help you dress for the feast."

Lucy clapped excitedly. "Of course I can!" Susan and Edmund had already gone to their rooms in the exquisite palace. It had a huge marble entry way with more than a dozen hallways branching out.

To her right, Helen saw four thrones. A delicious smell was coming from one of the hallways and a huge table sat in the middle of the entryway.

"Come on, Helen, I have the perfect thing for you." Lucy took her hand and pulled her down a hallway on the left.

Peter watched the girls go with a smile on his face, before turning and going to change out his riding clothes.

"I have the perfect dress for you!" Lucy was very excited about dressing the newcomer.

Helen got the feeling that dinner was a big deal every night. "What normally goes on at your dinners?" Helen asked curiously.

"Well every night there is a big feast, followed by dancing, and occasionally singing." Lucy pushed open a set of heavy, double doors revealing a luxurious sitting area. There were armchairs and sofas all surrounding a great fireplace. There were two doors going off of the room and Lucy went to the right.

It was the bedroom, which was as luxurious as the sitting room.

"Wait here," Lucy instructed, going through another door.

Helen waited patiently for what seemed a long while, until finally Lucy came out with a long green dress.

"It's beautiful." Helen went to touch the dress, it was extremely soft.

"Well get it on." She held it out to Helen and pointed to a changing screen in a corner for Helen to change.

Helen took the dress and went to change. She stripped down and slipped the soft dress over her head. It fell to the floor and when she looked in the mirror Helen saw how the dress showed off her small waist and lovely curves.

She walked back to see Lucy standing by a vanity. "You look so beautiful!"

"Thank you," Helen replied, sitting at the vanity as Lucy had gestured for her to do.

"I found matching ribbon to braid in your hair." Lucy held up two lengths of forest green ribbon.

Helen sat, reveling in the feel of Lucy's hands doing her hair.

When she was done the result was the hair around her face had been braided back and the rest hung in its usual curls.

"You'll be the talk of dinner," Lucy chuckled.

"Alright, you're ready so let's go to dinner." Lucy took Helen's hand again and went back to the feasting area.

When they arrived everyone else was already seated, but Peter stood and walked over and pulled a chair out for Helen beside Lucy.

"Thank you, Peter." Helen smiled and settled herself in her seat.

"You're welcome. Enjoy the feast." Peter gave her a quick smile and then returned to his seat on the other side of Lucy.

Helen had never had so much food put before her in her life. It was all so delicious.

Finally she decided she couldn't eat another bite and put her napkin on the table.

Lucy took Helen's arm and pulled her up and then away from the table. The table was moved to a far wall by the many creatures who had attended the dinner. Helen had refrained from asking about them all so as to look foolish.

"What's going on?" Helen asked Lucy.

"It's time to dance," Lucy replied just as music began to play.

Helen looked over to see Peter and Susan move to the middle of the floor and dance to moderately fast paced music. Edmund pulled Lucy to the floor and they danced as well. Helen watched smiling, wishing she could dance like that. She could do most of the modern dances; she and Margaret frequently visited the night clubs in their college town.

The music switched again and some creature, whom Lucy had told her was a faun and her friend Mr. Tumnus, took Lucy from Edmund, who took Susan's hand to dance.

Helen smiled. All the creatures were dancing and she watched them all, amused.

"Care to dance?" Peter was standing beside her, having lost his dancing partner for the time being.

"Oh no. I have no idea how," Helen said, turning to look at him.

"Well you can always learn." Peter took her hand and began toward the dance floor.

Helen resisted. "No, I really can't." She didn't want to look stupid.

"It's easy I promise," Peter persisted.

The music slowed a lot just then. "Now it's even easier." Peter's grey eyes were kind.

"Oh alright." Helen held his hand lightly and walked to the floor with him.

Peter adjusted their linked hands so that hers was resting lightly in his larger one and held up and away from their bodies, he placed her other hand on his shoulder and the put his on her waist.

"Just follow me," Peter said quietly. His feet moved slowly and always in the same pattern, and finally Helen caught on. She looked up at Peter, beaming with pride for herself.

"I told you it was easy."

"I suppose you did," Helen laughed easily. "Maybe you'll have to teach me the quicker ones sometime."

"It would be my pleasure." Peter smiled and released her waist and hand when the music stopped.

I hope you enjoyed that. Your comments are most appreciated! No flames or hate comments please! I need ideas for this, I'm not sure where it's going......

Happy reading,

Avonmora