Here's another chapter and I'm sorry for not posting this earlier. I've been on vacation to South Carolina for a week and the WIFI wasn't all that great. Plus, I've been busy with back to school stuff; I hope you enjoy this next chapter.
Disclaimer: I don't own Chronicles of Narnia, except my OC's.
Quietly, Lucy, Peter, Edmund and Susan returned back to Susan's room before they were caught. Jack and William returned back to their rooms red eyed and tear stained faced to take a nap.
Lucy's P.O.V.
"Wow, they sang that song so wonderfully!" I exclaimed happily after we all stopped crying, even Edmund was crying.
"Rosie and Aquamarine did an amazing job singing," Peter exclaimed in wonder and I smiled. I saw how he and Rosie acted around each other; I know that they have feelings for each other not even they know about.
"Why would Rosie and Aqua have stage fright? They have wonderful talent," Susan said thoughtfully.
"Maybe, it had something to do with their past." I replied equally as thoughtful.
A Couple of Hours Later…
Rosella's P.O.V.
My siblings and I ran down the steps of the mansion because we were running late for dinner. Someone stepped on my shoe and I stumbled through the doors into the dining room landing face first onto the hardwood floor. I groaned in annoyance as everyone at the table chuckled and giggled. Hastily, I pushed myself off the floor and took a seat next to Peter and Aqua; I quietly began eating my dinner.
"Are you okay? You did have a nasty landing," Peter asked me worriedly causing me to blush and I nodded my head vigorously in response to his question. I looked at Aqua, who had an amused smirk on her face and I paled, when Aqua smirks, it could only mean trouble is on the way. Peter looked at me curiously and the pink color returned to my cheeks; across from me, I saw William and Jack smirking with raised eyebrows.
"Are you okay, Ro?" Jackie asked me suspiciously with his right eyebrow raised. I choked on my drink and Peter quickly patted my back to help get the drink out of my system.
"I'm…alright, Peter…you can stop…hitting me," I reassured him through a few coughs and he slowly stopped hitting my back. "Thank you," I said to Peter for his assistance and resumed eating. Aqua leaned in close to my ear.
"We'll continue this upstairs to spare you some torture," Aqua teased and I gulped in response. We all quickly finished eating and raced up the steps to Lucy and Susan's room. Susan turned on the radio to find any news about their father or their mother, but they soon turned it off because it started to get too depressing to listen.
"These sheets are scratchy," Lucy whimpered and I gave her a sympathetic look.
"Don't worry; you won't have to sleep in it for too long. Especially since this war won't last forever and you'll be back home before you even know it," Jack reassured her with cheerful smile. Edmund snorted.
"If home is still there," Edmund said sarcastically. Susan sighed.
"Shouldn't you be in bed by now?" Susan asked sarcastically and Edmund scowled.
"Yes, mum," Edmund, retorted.
"Hey!" I shouted at Edmund and he tried to get in my face. I stood up to my full height and I stared him down until Taylor stepped in between us.
"Ro, calm down alright? Peter and his siblings have this taken care of," Taylor stated sternly and I nodded my head in understanding, I stepped away from him, but I continued to glare at him. Edmund smirked and Taylor turned to face him with a serious expression on her face. "You better watch yourself; otherwise she will beat you into a pulp." Taylor threatened him seriously and Edmund rolled his eyes.
"Come on, we got to get to sleep. I have a…favorite surprise for you guys," I told my siblings with a knowing smirk and their faces lit up in excitement.
"Do you mean music class?" Jackie asked jumping up and down eagerly. I raised my hands in defeat.
"Maybe and maybe not," I replied and my siblings gave each other high-fives with large grins plastered on their faces. Jack and William yawned.
"But, I'm not tired yet," Jack protested rubbing his eyes with his little fists. William started to doze off, but Taylor slapped him awake with a start.
"I didn't do it," William exclaimed as he awoke to all eyes on him and he stared around the room in confusion. "What did I do again?" William asked and everyone burst out laughing, but Susan tried to hold in her laughter.
"Will you tell me a story?" Jack asked sleepily. I smiled at him and I nodded my head. He smiled and wrapped his arms around my neck so I could carry him in my arms. Grudgingly, William got off the trunk he was sitting on and trudged back to his room to get ready for bed, but I put Jackie in his arms for him to take.
"Can I listen to one of your stories too?" Lucy asked hesitantly and I nodded with a smile on my face.
"The more the merrier," I told her and I ran out of my room to put on my nightgown. My nightgown reached all the way down to my ankles, it was very soft, and it was all white with a few small dark blue flowers around the dress. Aqua put on her nightgown, it also reached down to her ankles and it was light blue with white flowers all around it. Taylor's nightgown reached her knees and it was purple with yellow flowers around the helm of the gown. We ran to Jack's room to find all of the Pevensie children and my brothers already sitting on the beds waiting for us. I sat down on Jack's bed with Lucy and Jack curled up on both of my sides waiting for me to tell the story.
"What story should I tell first?" I asked Jack and he thought for a moment before he whispered the name of my story in my ear. My eyes widened and I blushed. "We promised never to talk about that ever again." I told him firmly and he pouted.
"How about the 'Adventures of the Crazy Five'?" William asked excitedly and I grinned.
"My favorite. Once upon a time, there lived five siblings, two were 10 years old, one was 7, another was 6 and the youngest was 3. The two were beautiful twin girls; one with fiery hair, her name was Fire, and the other with muddy hair is called Water, the 7 was a boy with muddy hair and his name was Wind, the 6 was a girl with yellow hair, her name is Thunder and the youngest with dirt colored hair was known as Earth. These five siblings were always causing mischief. One day, Fire was swinging on her wooden swing under her family's apple tree, but what she didn't know what was lurking in the trees," I paused and sent a glare at the snickering William who immediately stopped snickering. "She didn't know that Wind was up on the same branch as her swing. Wind grinned impishly, grabbed a squirrel and forced it to chew on the rope of the swing; it gnawed and gnawed until with one push of her swing, the ropes snapped and sent Fire flying and screaming into a huge puddle of mud." Jack and Lucy were giggling in amusement with William trying with all his might not to laugh. "Fire stood up coated in layers of slippery mud. Fire glared at the tree knowing who would do such a thing and screamed 'Wind! I will get you for this!' Wind just laughed manically with tears streaming down his face. Fire screeched a battle cry and hurled a ball of fire at Wind knocking him out of the tree without burning the tree down. That's when Wind stopped laughing and used the wind to carry him up into the sky, so Fire couldn't hit him with her bare hands. 'You'll never catch me, Fire! I can fly unlike you!' Wind taunted, but then…" I trailed with protesting ten-year-olds.
"What happened next?" Lucy asked excitedly and I smirked. I looked around to see Susan and Peter sitting on the edge of Jack's bed with wide eyes, but Edmund just scowled at the story.
"Fire, made a pillar of fire with her on top standing face to face with a frightened Wind!" Lucy and Jack burst into laughter. "Fire smirked at his surprised expression and she laughed at his fearful face. Wind through a ball of wind at Fire's face, but she easily made a wall of fire to protect her. They continued to shoot their elemental powers at each other, until a humongous wave of water crashed down on their heads," Lucy gasped in shock and Jack smiled with pure joy written all over his face.
"What happened? Did Fire die? Who made that wave of water?" Lucy demanded earnestly and we laughed at her excited expression.
"Then, both elements died," I finished with my head hung low and Lucy gasped in horror.
"Really?" Lucy asked heartbroken, but I shook my head in disbelief.
"Of course not. Wind had been too young to die at his age and Fire is too powerful to die," I answered indignantly and William snorted.
"More like too stubborn to die." William muttered under his breath, but I heard him clearly.
"I heard that," I growled at him with a death glare and he lowered his head sheepishly. "Anyways, the wave came from none other than Water, and very terrifying Water. Nothing is scarier than angry Water. Her eyes were glowing pale blue and she had her hands outstretched in front of her body to control the water. Both Wind and Fire collapsed onto the grassy field soaking wet; Water stomped over to the huddling children punished them severely," I shuddered at the memory.
"What did she do to them?" Susan asked shakily and I visibly shuddered.
"She grabbed both of them by the right ear, which were extremely sensitive, and tied them to the apple tree. Water took three steps back and smiled deviously at them, and they begged her not to harm them. 'I won't harm you much.' Water said mischievously, and then she squirted them with gallons and gallons of freezing cold water. After 5 minutes of torture, Water untied them and they collapsed on the ground coughing up mouthfuls of water as they shivered uncontrollably. Suddenly, Earth, Thunder and their parents ran out of the house towards the children. 'What is going on out here?' Eric the Hunter (their father), demanded worriedly as he ran over to Wind, while Mother Nature (their mother) ran over to Fire. Water explained exactly what happened with her head hung low in shame. 'I'm glad you two have learned your lesson. Fire, if Wind does this again you must come to me and I will handle it. You must not fight back. Wind, you shouldn't have done that to your older sister; she could've gotten hurt. Water, if something like this happens again, you call me and your father. Do not take matters into your own hands because you could've drowned your two siblings.' Mother Nature scolded gently and they nodded their heads quietly. The End." I finished with a blissful smile. Lucy and Jack clapped their hands with delighted grins.
"That was an amazing story, Rosella," Lucy exclaimed happily and I smiled brightly. "What did the mother and father look like?" Lucy asked curiously and the room became silent.
"Mother Nature is a beautiful young woman. She had luscious red hair that fell down to her wide hips and her eyes were as blue as the sky. She is a little bit taller than Ms. Macready. She wore a long flowing dress that was as green as the grass, with millions of colorful flowers all over her dress, everyday she wore a large crown of golden flowers on her head, she wore a her hair down in a long braid with blue, pink, white, purple and red flowers in it, she never wore any shoes and she wears a beautiful silver chain around her neck with a beautiful sapphire pendant encrusted with diamonds around the outer rim of the pendant." I told Lucy in a soft voice and she started to blink heavily.
"What about Eric the Hunter?" Lucy asked with a yawn and I smiled.
"Eric the Hunter is a tall and heavily muscled man because he grew up in the woods hunting for food and protecting his family from danger. He always wore a long brown shirt made of elk skin underneath a thick wool shirt made of black sheep wool to keep him warm. Also, he wears dark brown deerskin boots that went up to his knees, which barely made a sound in the woods. His pants are made from the darkest of brown clothes to make him barely visible in the woods. Eric also wears the darkest of green jackets given to him by Mother Nature, when he saved her life. As a hunter, he always carries a bow and arrows, a spear and a handful of daggers." Jack explained in a tired voice as he rubbed his eyes. Edmund yawned.
"They sound like a…lovely pair to raise children," Lucy said through a yawn. Susan picked Lucy up into her warms and they were about to walk through the door, but Lucy hung onto the doorframe. "Wait, how did Eric save Mother Nature?" Lucy asked quickly with droopy eyes. I smiled.
"That story is reserved for tomorrow night," I answered her mysteriously and Lucy smiled. I giggled at her sleepy expression. "Good night, Lucy. Good night, Susan," I called after them as they went to sleep.
"Thank you for that lovely story, Rosella," Peter thanked with a small smile and I grinned. "Well, good night everyone." Peter said and he departed with a half-asleep Edmund.
"They have no idea that that was a real story," Taylor said with a wide grin and we all chuckled and giggled. Jack yawned.
"Time for you to go to sleep, little fella," I told Jack as I tucked him into bed, but he didn't cooperate.
"I'm not tired yet," Jack protested as I tucked him into bed. I placed a kiss on his forehead.
"Tomorrow is another day full of adventures just waiting to be discovered," I said sternly.
"Okay. Good night, Ro. I love you guys," Jack mumbled as he slowly drifted off to sleep. I beamed at him.
"I love you too, Jackie." I whispered in his ear and walked back to my room with Aqua and Taylor.
"Good night, girls." I said and I drifted off into a dreamless sleep.