"Angel, wake up."
I heard a voice say, I opened my eyes and was shocked to see Edmund standing over me and looking at me as if I were fragile. It took a few moments for my surroundings to register in my mind, I was laying down on stiff, white sheets. I looked around trying to remember how I get here and realized there was a whole blank area. When I looked up at Edmund I asked, "Where-?" as I tried to sit up feeling numb but mostly confused but I was met but his hands pushing me back onto the bed.
Edmund looked down at me and smiled worriedly, I looked up at him dazed by his sparkling eyes, "Edmund…what happened?"
Edmund smiled more at the sound of his name escaping my lips but still did not answer my question. The numbness began to fade away and I felt his hand stroking my hair and a million questions bombarded my unprepared mind and I froze. Was my hair clean? Was it soft? Did he like it? Is it too long? Is it too short?
I heard someone yelling. It was that voice again.
"Lucy! No! Let me through, you old hag!"
I sat up and begrudging, Edmund let me, I turned to the doorway and saw the nurse, whose name escapes me, holding Susan off.
"She's my sister!" I cried, my voice cracking and breathing cut off because I forgot how to breathe. White dots started to fill my vision as Susan enclosed me in her loving, warm arms.
"Breathe." Her gentle voice commanded, I obeyed eagerly my mind jumping back to a time when I was six and we were at a foster home and were fighting to get out. My mind jumped back to just two years ago when Dad adopted me because he needed a friend and someone to look after, after Julie died.
As Susan and I cried into each other's arms, I realized for the first time how much I really missed my sister, I almost even forgot Edmund's presence.
After what felt like hours, I pulled away from Susan attempting to right myself after sitting awkwardly on the bed and holding a trembling Susan who seemed so scared that I would disappear if she stopped holding me.
When the nurse said that she would give us passes to skip fifth period to eat lunch, I hadn't realized that this only included Susan and me. The homely nurse assured me that we would not be disturbed when my eyes bulged at the though of missing a class on my first day, saying that we needed to , "catch up". Susan and Edmund laughed at the same time and smiled sheepishly. Peter said next to nothing as he watched Susan help me gather my things. The school was eerie as we walked down the empty hallways to eat lunch, even as Edmund gave me a reassuring smile, the boys left us at the door of the cafeteria and proceeded to class with their late passes. I stayed out of the cafeteria to watch Edmund and Peter stroll down the hallway like regal men that demanded more respect then what was actually necessary, what was surprising was that Edmund looked back at me to smile a few times.
When I finally entered the cafeteria the only thing I noticed was my lovely sister waiting patiently for me to arrive so that we could eat a meal together. When I sat down Susan began to whisper quietly because in this dead silence, anyone walking down the hallway could hear what was being said.
"You have no idea of how much I have missed you Lu," Susan confided in me. I finally looked her over and saw that he once chocolate hair was tarnished with long streaks of blue and he deep blue eyes looked brighter as a result of heavy mascara and eyeliner and the vibrant blue highlights in he hair. I looked at my sister as she powdered her nose and tousled her hair to get it just right, I suddenly had a desire to be just like her, sure of herself, beautiful and proud of what she saw in the mirror.
"Do you want some?" she asked me when she saw that I was watching her, fascinated.
I smiled and looked down twiddling m fingers having already eaten my sandwich.
"Here, I won't put a lot on, just a little," she coaxed as she lifted my face and began penciling eyeliner in, "and later I can teach you how."
We sat like that, me asking questions about certain objects that looked like they were made for scooping your eyes out.
Susan had laughed, "No, no, no, silly girl. That's for curling your eyelashes!"
I rolled my eyes and muttered, "Don't you dare and try to scoop my eyes out with that contraption." she merely smiled more and proceeded with insisting that I needed more eyeliner. After twenty minutes, Susan finally shoved a mirror into my hands for me to check her "handy work".
I have to admit, I was scared but the reflection in the mirror was the girl I always wanted to be, not who I was. "He'll certainly be surprised won't he?"
I blinked, "who?"
"Oh, please. Don't give me that."
"Edmund?" I asked incredulously.
Susan rolled her eyes at me, "You're crazy about him. Anyone can see that." she pointed a carrot at me and I bit it to prove that I was so NOT in love with Edmund.
She smirked but seemed unconvinced. "Lu, why do you insist upon hanging around Edmund?" She asked me as we headed to our lockers just when the bell rang and the empty hallways filled with students once again.
I looked into her deep blue eyes and replied, "I needed someone on my first day." and shrugged just as Edmund and Peter rounded the corner to crash into us playfully.
Shouting, "Hey! Watch where you're goin' man!" I laughed as Edmund tugged on my arm to go to the last class of the day. Peter and Susan walked to E04 while Edmund and I made our way to D07; English.
As we made our way down the hallway, away from my sister and towards impending doom, it dawned on me that I had not met my sister Susan Pevensie, I had met Susan Pierce. Likewise she met Lucy Caraway, not Lucy Pevensie. I faintly heard Edmund comment on my make-up but it had not registered until we had stopped walking.
Wait, when did we stop walking?
He chuckled, " So easy to confuse. What are you thinking Lu?"
I looked up at him and he smiled as he looked down at me, considering he was so much taller than me, I had some trouble not falling backwards. We entered the clustered classroom, on the board was written , "Good Afternoon, Lucy". I gasped foolishly hoping that my last teacher was sweet and someone to look forward to seeing on a daily basis.
An older, serious woman with snow colored hair appeared seemingly out of no where speaking with an icy, authoritarian voice, " I'm Ms. Jadis." An ominous feeling of dread over took me and I almost collapsed from the weight of disparity that was unbelievably overwhelming once Ms Jadis introduced herself.
Her grey eyes glazed over and her skin seemed to be made of ice, she looked me dead in the eyes and I felt part of my soul starting to die from the cold, vengeful air about her. Her gazed softened tremendously and I felt relieved as Edmund led me to the back of the classroom. The bell rang and the ominous feeling that overtook me when I walked into the classroom seemed to tighten its hold on me.
Edmund looked down at me curiosity blazing in his eyes, he opened his mouth to speak, thought better of it and closed his mouth again.
Our lecture began and Ms. Jadis was throwing every question at me as though I was her favorite pupil, a girl at the front of the classroom turned around to glare at me when I knew the answer to every single question.
At this, Edmund laughed, " Seems someone's getting a little jealous."
I smiled, but a forced one and the bell rang finally letting me escape from this god-forsaken classroom and releasing me into the real world once again.
The more space I put in between me and the room, the lighter my steps became and the more I smiled at the fact that Edmund Ettinsmoore was giving ME all of his attention.
AN: Hi everyone! sorry its taken me so long to post this chapter! :[ ive had a really busy weekend shopping for luggage for my upcoming trip! BUt! here it is, fresh off the press just for you! 3 okay, i know this chapter probably sucks but be gentle! (i really had no inpiration) as always please review and thanks so much for making me giggle with excitment at my reviews and all the hits i've gotten. And most especially for Marsha Mellow (my bff) for keeping me on sched and making me do whati must, I love you girlie. Thanks everyone for keeping me sane for this last week, i dontknow you guys but i love you for keeping up with my story.
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