Narnia: The Chronicles of the Lioness
Chapter 4
By: Koinu-chan16
Disclaimer: (checks) Nope, I don't own Narnia, no matter how much I would like to...
Summary: LWW, Peter/OC. Lizzie and the Pevensies are sent to an old manor in the country where they discover a certain magic wardrobe...
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The Chronicles of the Lioness
(Peter's POV)
Wearily I lay my head against the cool glass of the train window and watch the scenery fly by. Across from me Lucy mumbles in her sleep and Susan reads a book.
"Are we there yet?" asks Edmund.
"No. Stop asking." says Susan without looking up.
About fifteen minutes later I realize that the train is slowing. Edmund sits up straight, "Are we there yet?"
Susan slams her book shut and glares at Edmund just as I spot a stop coming into view. A sign reads Coombe Halt.
"Yes!" I say as I start to stand up.
Ed and Su look at me, "What?"
"I said yes, we're here."
A few minutes later finds the four of us standing alone on an empty platform.
What now? Where is the Professor or this Mrs. Macready we were told about?
A car horn sounds in the distance, prompting the four of us grab our luggage and hurry to the small muddy road next to the platform.
The car honks its horn again and Lucy raises her hand in greeting but the vehicle keeps on moving.
We're all left standing alone in the mud.
Susan looks confused, "The Professor knew we were coming."
Edmund picks up the tag dangling from his jacket and frowns at it, "Perhaps we've been incorrectly labeled?"
I open my mouth and I'm about to say something along the lines of how that is highly improbable when I hear the thud of hooves and the creak of wagon wheels coming from around the bend.
Up the hill comes a small two-wheeled cart pulled by a big gray gelding and driven by a very severe looking woman. The cart slows and comes to a halt in front of us.
"Mrs. Macready?" I venture.
The woman purses her lips, "I'm afraid so." she looks us all up and down, "Well is this it then?" I nod, "Haven't you got anything else?"
"No ma'am, it's just us." I say.
She sits up straight, "Get in then."
We all scramble up into the back of the cart and start out on what turns out to be a long quiet ride.
Quite a while later I feel the cart jerk and start up a steep hill. Susan pokes me and points to something up the hill.
I look up to see an old country manor house surrounded by lush green trees.
To the left of the main house and farther away there were some stables. I squint and see a bright haired figure feeding a horse in a corral next to the structure.
Who could that be? I hadn't heard of any one else staying here besides the Professor and Mrs. Macready.
Mrs. Macready makes a strange noise, something like a cat that's just been mocked. I look back at her and see she is looking towards the stables, "...the chit!...gallivanting..." she grumbles and snaps the reigns smartly.
I glance at Susan who just shrugs.
(later, inside the house)
Mrs. Macready walks up a small set of steps, "Now, there are a few rules that need followin'." she turns to address me and my siblings, "There will be no shoutin' or yellin'. There is to be no runnin' or stompin'; absolutely no tom foolery." she turns and walks up a few more steps then spins around, "NO touchin' of the 'istorical artifacts!"
Startled, I turn to see Susan frozen, about to touch a marble bust.
The Macready woman continues up the stairs and stops at a door, "Lastly, there will be no disturbin' of the professor."
She leads us down a hall and into a corridor where there are four doors, she indicates the first door on the right, "You boys will sleep here," she points to the door on the left, "and the girls will be in here. Now unpack and come down to the kitchen, which is down that hall, to the left, and down the stairs." she then turns and walks briskly away.
I look at my brother and sisters and all heave a weary collective sigh before following Mrs. Macready's orders.
End of Chapter 4
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