Rachel found herself drifting after a few weeks. Life in Narnia… it was just so laid back. Rachel found herself thinking about her life on Earth as a dream she had a week ago, or last night. Her daily routine was to get up, bathe, dress, eat, spend most of the day with Susuan and Lucy, lounge around or explore a few hours on her own, maybe talk to Peter a bit after dinner if she were lucky.

Peter, Rachel decided, was a strange young man. He would go about in a silent fury about something; but would never want to show it. He seemed to always have a goal to never let anyone in on his true feelings. Rachel didn't understand. He was angry, upset, or sad about something. What? What could possibly be wrong in this world. But whenever she saw him, she would try to cheer him up with curious questions about Narnia. That always seemed to cheer him up.

One night, while Rachel was exploring the large castle, she discovered the small library. It had about maybe fifty books all together. Rachel was grinning ear from ear. Finally! She could actually learn something about this place instead of bugging Peter all the time.
She spent hours in there, trying to cram everything in. Peter was right about the stars; at least in this world. And Aslan was no person. He was a lion. Imagine that! Rachel actually laughed out loud when she read that. These people practically worshipped him. Lions were sometimes terrifying in her world. Lions here were probably cute and cuddly.

A brand new looking, tiny book caught her eye. She pulled it from the shelf. End of The Winter. Did Narnia have an ice age or something? She opened the book and started to read the messy handwriting. She was suddenly engulfed. The book told her that one snowy afternoon, around tea time, a young daughter of Eve came into Narnia.
" Eve." Rachel mumbled. " As in Adam and Eve?"

The book said that the girl met a faun; who was supposed to turn her over to the evil Queen Jadis. But the faun had a good heart, and did not turn the young girl into a prisoner. He told her to go back home; and was captured by Jadis, the witch, himself. A week later, the young girl returned with three other humans. And together they helped Aslan defeat the White Witch and bring back Narnia from the evil it was plunged into. They were all throned Kings and Queens. As for the great Aslan, he disappeared and hasn't been seen since.

" You missed dinner." Rachel slammed the book shut. Peter was standing at the doorway. She hastily started to shove the books back onto the shelves.
" I did? Oh, sorry. I just got so swept up in all this." Rachel stammered. But her mind was racing. Everything that book had in it couldn't have been coincidence. Peter smiled at her. Rachel looked down, feeling an all too familiar hot flash jolt through her body.
" I know. I do it all the time." Peter stepped forward, and took a book from her hands. It was the book about Narnia's astronomy. He smirked at her. " And you thought I was making it all up." He teased.
" I did not! Only some of it." Rachel laughed, and took the book back to put it on the shelf. Her hand brushed his; giving her the goose bumps and making her want to shiver. Peter's eyes met hers. She swallowed and looked down. She had to get out of there. Having a hot guy who's not from your world is not a good thing. Well actually, judging by the book she had just read, he could very well be from this world. It was too much to think about staring into his blue eyes.
" I- I, sorry for not believing you." She breathed. Look away! Look a-WAY!"
" It's quite alright." Peter whispered. She could smell his breath. And it wasn't bad breath. But he was that close. Peter's finger touched her skin. Rachel saw his eyes dart to her lips. Her heart was beating like crazy, she could barely breathe, her voice was caught in the back of her throat-
And he turned away. His face turned red. He cleared his throat. Rachel didn't know what to think. Okay, maybe he chickened out?
" I'm sorry-" Peter started.
Rachel looked down. Now he was trying to apologize for trying to kiss her? What, was there something wrong with her? Immature jerk! That was so high school! Wasn't he supposed to be twenty or something?
" Don't apologize." She huffed. She folded her arms. How awkward. What was she supposed to do now? Leave. So without a word, she walked out of the room, and quietly shut the door.

Peter let out a groan of frustration. What drove him to do that? Was he mad? He must be for wanting a girl like that. He had no idea where she was from or why she was here. She was obviously suffering from amnesia or something. He just - he wanted… He needed something like that. Or someone like that. Narnia had been asking for Peter to marry, and have a heir to the throne. Peter couldn't blame them for still being insecure about the Witch's remnants. He didn't want to marry a Narnian. They weren't human. He didn't want to fall in love with a water sprite or tree spirit. He wanted a human.
Maybe that was why she was here. Peter lifted his head up. Maybe Aslan had sent her here for her to be his companion? It was a long shot. Why not? Peter certainly wouldn't hate trying.

A loud BOOM filled Rachel's room. She shivered and hid underneath the blankets. She hated thunderstorms. They terrifies her. Rachel closed her eyes as the next boom of thunder came at her. She had never heard thunder like this. A creature seemed to be howling, or a thousand lawn mowers were mowing in the thunder. It freaked her out. She thought of dragons flying in the sky, hiding the sound of their wings in the thunder. They were just waiting to get her, she knew it!

With a terrified cry: Rachel jumped up, with a pillow, and started to head to Susan's room. No, Susan wouldn't want her. Knowing Lucy, she was probably watching the damn storm. That left Peter.
" Yeah right." Rachel whispered to herself. With a heavy heart, she slouched back to her room. She desperately wished she was back home. She started to open her door, but it opened itself. Rachel screamed. Something was in her room. She raised her pillow, squeezed her eyes shut, and started wailing the hell out of the thing. But stronger arms caught her wrists. Rachel was about to kick when she saw who it was.

" What are you doing!" Peter shouted.
" Jesus! I thought you were some goblin or something. Why didn't you say anything?"
" It was a little hard to say something when you're being obliterated!" Peter shot back.
" You were the one in my room!" Rachel tried not to shout too loud.
" I was checking up on you. I did-"
" Oh please, you probably wanted a little midnight kiss since you weenied out earlier." Rachel blurted. Peter's mouth dropped. No one in Narnia had talked to him like that other than his siblings. It was rather refreshing. No one said anything for a moment.

Rachel then said, " I'm going home!"
" How! You have no idea where you're home is!"
" Oh, I'll find it! I'll walk there if I have to!" Rachel shouted back, marching into her room to get her nice clothes. " I'll do anything to get away from you!"
Peter watched helplessly as she searched for her clothes to change into. " Wait-"
" I'm not waiting! It's been weeks! I'm getting away from this freak place."
" Rachel -"

She turned towards him. Her breath caught. " PETER!" A great black wolf was behind him, crouched; ready to kill.
In a flash, Peter grabbed a small dagger hanging from the wall. But it was too late. The wolf pounced. Peter let out a cry of pain as it tried to dig it's teeth in his throat. It only failed because Peter's dagger was in the way. Didn't matter. Instead, the black wolf bit into his shoulder. Peter grit his teeth in pain. He had to get off his back!
" Get back Rachel!" She had taken a fire poker from the clean fire place. She aimed carefully. She swung and hit the monster right in the stomach. It growled, and released Peter from it's death grip. Peter swore. What was she doing?

" Bad dog! BAD!" Rachel yelled and stabbed it with the poker this time. It whined, then snarled in rage. It leaped. Just in time, Peter stabbed his dagger into the wolf's hind leg to stop it. He couldn't let it get Rachel. That would kill him. The wolf howled. It bit Peter's hand, causing him to drop the dagger. With a snarl, the wolf jumped on Rachel.
There was a whistling through the air, then a thump. The dead wolf slumped. Rachel was quivering in fear. But unharmed. Susan had gotten it with an arrow. She and Lucy hurried to Peter's side. Rachel followed.
" Peter? Oh, no." She moaned. His shoulder had been split open, and his hand was bleeding profusely.
" Lucy." Susan nodded. Why were they being so calm? Their brother was dying! Rachel held on to one of Peter's hands. A rain drop fell. No, it was her tears. Rachel watched as Lucy pored a bit of liquid on Peter's wounds.
" Shouldn't we get bandages or something?" Rachel sniffed.
" No, he'll be fine."
" No!" Rachel cried. " Look at him! He's going to die!"

Susan put her hand on Rachel's shoulder. " Don't worry." She said. " Trust us." Rachel nodded, feeling like fool. Of course. It was probably magic or something. It could've been fairy wings and Rapunzel hair for all she knew.
Two minutes later, to Rachel's amazement, Peter was completely healed. He opened his eyes, and saw Rachel's filled with tears. She was crying. For him. That sent a feeling of warmth throughout his whole body. She was holding his hand too. He squeezed hers; then stood up, stretching.
" I want the Cheetahs. Call for Goldwing too." Lucy and Susan nodded and left. The Cheetahs arrived instantly. Peter rapidly gave orders. " Search for anymore enemy wolves. Try to bring them back alive." He directed one cheetah to search the castle. Goldwing seemed to be a griffon. It bowed, lowering it's elegant beak.
" Yes, you're majesty."
" When morning comes, search as far as you can for more of Jadis's left over troops." Peter ordered.
" Your wish is my command, you're majesty." The griffon said and left. Peter and Rachel were left alone. Rachel could feel her heart beating fast. It hadn't stopped beating like that since Peter squeezed her hand.

" You were worried, weren't you?" Peter smiled. Rachel glared at him, then nodded; as if surrendering. Peter stepped forward and swept her up in a hug. She only reached up to his chin. Rachel buried her head in his chest, inhaling his scent.
" God, this makes me wonder what you're war was like."
" Worse. My brother was nearly killed." Peter said. Oops, wrong thing to say. " I was only scratched of course." Wrong. Jadis had taken a chunk out of him. His hand, for some reason, was stroking her hair.
" Does that happen a lot? Random wolves sneak into the castle, and take a bite out of you?"
" No. And it won't happen again. To think, if it had went after Lucy or Susan in their sleep… or you…" Peter mumbled.
" Don't worry about me. I would've kicked that dog's ass if you'd have let me." Rachel laughed.
" I'm sure you would have, in between your sissy sobbing." Rachel chucked a pillow at him. He laughed. " I'm joking."

Rachel rolled her eyes. Maybe he wasn't a jerk. She had to give him some slack. He was ruling a kingdom full of fairy tale creatures after all. She sighed, and stretched. She was dead tired.
" I'm going to bed." She announced. Peter's heart quickened. He had to do it. Without thinking twice, he took her in his arms; surprising her. She looked in his blue eyes, and instantly lost all of her nervousness. Peter stopped for a second.
" What are you waiting for?" Rachel breathed.
" Nothing." Peter said. His hand cupped her cheek as his lips touched hers. Rachel sighed inwardly. This seemed to right. She could stay like this for hours; tasting his lips, letting him hold her… But it was only five minutes. After he left, Rachel tried to sleep, but was stuck with one thought. She knew that when, or if, she went home; she would just be leaving another one.

hey people, sorry it took so long to update; been sick. nasty. While I was writing this, I had just realized I have no idea how this is going to end. I hate it when that happens! You plan out this really good beginning and middle, but when it comes to the ending, it's just like, shit. Anyway, please review. Thank you to
Vanillastar, AbiSnocom, and HeartbrokenDeathAngel. Really appreciated your reviews.