'Kardia! Kardia! You know your mum never loved you. You're dad is probably already dead, and your mother hasn't even had the decency to tell you about it! She hasn't even written to you at all! She hates you, Kardia! You're such a disappointment, and you know it!' The voices were taunting her, teasing and whispering. Kardia sat up, rubbing her eyes and letting them adjust to the darkness of her bedroom. She looked over to the clock on the wall over on the right hand side. 6:30am. Well I doubt the others will be awake, I'm better off just laying here. She rolled over on her side, and shut her eyes clearing her mind of the previous dream.
As soon as she was drifting off into a soundless sleep, her door was prised open and the lights where flicked on, walking in a bright eyed Lucy, and 3 other very tired teenagers.
Kardia groaned and turned around. 'What's the matter Lu?'
Lucy jumped n her bed and smiled. 'Its all there! Its all really there!'
Susan huffed, tying up her robe. 'You were just dreaming Lucy!'
'No. This time Edmund went too! Didn't you Edmund?' all eyes were focused on the 13 year old standing in the corner of the room.
'You.. You saw the faun?' Peter asked, confused.
Edmund shook his head, and Lucy grinned sheepishly. 'Well.. He didn't exactly go there with me. He.. Where did you go, Edmund?'
Edmund looked at peter. 'I was just playing along, I'm sorry peter. I shouldn't have encouraged her'. He sat down on the bed, a smug look on his face. 'But some little children just don't know when to stop pretending.'
Lucy's face twisted into somewhat an upset yet very angry emotion, and she ran out of the room sobbing quietly as she went.
'Oh will you just stop?' peter said, disappointed in his little brother and got up to chase after Lucy, with Susan in trail.
Kardia sat there almost as if in a daze, until she finally got her mind around what had just happened and leapt out of bed to follow Susan and Peter, who she had gotten quite close to in the past few days they had been at the professors house.
Once she had caught up with them both, she quickly tied her robe and looked up. 'Good morning, were sorry for waking you up like that' Susan apologized.
'Oh, don't worry I really wasn't asleep anyway' Kardia chuckled.
They walked along the corridor, trying to find the sobbing girl and were quite shocked to find Lucy hugging a very dazed and confused man.
'You children are one shenanigan shy of sleeping in the stables!' huffed the angry voice of Mrs Macready, the housekeeper.
'Oh, professor. I'm sorry. I told them not to disturb you! She apologized.
'Its quite alright Mrs Macready, now if you will I think this young lady is in need of some hot chocolate, hmm?' he smiled, and ushered Lucy off to her.
Shocked, the 3 children turned to walk away, but as they did so a subtle yet light cough was given by the Professor, he nodded his head once they turned around once again and made a gesture as to ask them to follow him into his study.
Once they had sat down, Professor Kirke had started lighting his pipe and smiled at the children.
'Now, would you care to tell me what was going on?' he asked.
'Its our sister sir' Susan answered. 'The weeping girl' he stated. 'Yes sir, she's upset.'
'Hence the weeping' he retorted.
'Yes, well its nothing we can't handle!' Peter cut in, pulling on his sisters arm.
'She thinks she's found a magical land' Susan kept on. The professor gave a light chuckle. 'In.. the upstairs wardrobe, sir!' Kardia put in. As soon as this was said, he stopped laughing immediately and gave them an astounded expression.
'What was it like?' he asked, amazed. 'Like talking to a lunatic!' Susan stated. The professor waved his hand. 'No, no - not that! The magical land, what was it like?'
Peter was astonished. 'Your not saying you believe her, are you?'
'Well.. Why shouldn't you? She's your sister isn't she?' He answered.
'Well yes.. But logically its impossible!' Susan exclaimed.
'Oh what do they teach in schools these days?' he muttered to himself. 'Edmund said they were just pretending' Peter confirmed. The professor laughed. 'Now tell me, is Edmund the most truthful one?' 'Well.. This would be the first time' Peter spoke quietly. 'Well then!' The Professor spoke loudly. 'If she's not lying, and she's not mad then logically she's telling the truth! Now you're a family aren't you? Including Kardia, as you seem to have gotten so close. So you might as well start acting like one!'
The 3 children nodded, looking at there shoes at left the room.
Once changed, and ready for the day the four children met up with Lucy and decided that because of the nice weather (which the hadn't been getting so often) they would go outside, and enjoy the fresh air.
Kardia was sitting with Lucy beneath a tree, reading a book while Peter, Edmund and Susan were playing a small game of cricket. 'And Peter winds up, poised to make yet another wicket!' he laughed and threw the ball, hitting Edmund square in the thigh.
'Ouch!' He exclaimed, throwing Peter a dirty look. 'Whoops!' Peter laughed 'wake up dolly daydream!'.
'Can't we just play hide and seek again?' Edmund huffed.
'I thought you said it was a kids game' Peter replied, tossing the ball between his two hands.
'And besides, we could all use the fresh air!' Susan spoke, hoping to cut the tension.
Much to her dismay, Edmund replied with a small 'its not like there isn't air inside!'.
'Are you ready?' Peter questioned, annoyed.
'Are you?' Edmund yelled. Peter threw the ball, and with a swift Whack! the cricket ball had gone flying through a stained glass window of the house.
The children gave each other a look of horror, while Lucy and Kardia stifled a laugh.
They all ran out of the field, and into the manor. Skidding to a halt when they saw the damage
Peter sighed. 'Oh well done, Ed!' he gave a sarcastic remark 'hey, you bowled it!' Edmund defended.
'What is all that noise?' yelled a voice. 'Oh no!' Lucy cried. 'The Macready!' Kardia whispered.
'Well, run!' Peter exclaimed, ushering the other 4 out of the door. `Running along the corridors they came to a door, as Edmund went to open it, footsteps were heard from the other side.
'No! Back, back move back!' Edmund cried. They all ran to another door beside it, but failed when they realised the door was locked. They moved to the next corridor and tried every single door, but each time they were locked. Kardia came to a door at the end and tried to open it, and to their luck it opened freely, with no struggle at all. They all ran inside, slamming the door behind them to see the grand wardrobe. 'Oh you've got to be kidding me!' Susan sighed. They all turned to face the door, to hear footsteps coming closer. Edmund ran over to the wardrobe and opened the door. 'Come on!' he yelled, pointing. As the footsteps where growing nearer the children sighed, and piled into the wardrobe one by one. Peter was the last one inside, pulling the door behind him he made sure to leave it open just a crack, (because he knew it was foolish to shut oneself into a wardrobe) and moved backwards.
'Ouch!' 'Will you stop shoving?' 'Stop pushing me!' 'You're on my foot!' The children were surprised as to the fact they hadn't yet hit the back of the wardrobe. With a soft thump, Peter, Susan and Kardia were thrown onto the floor. Peter huffed, but felt confused as he felt the floor he was sitting on was making him increasingly wet. He looked up, expecting to find the ceiling of the wardrobe, but finding a bright white sky. He shot up, shocked at his surroundings. Susan and Kardia did the same. As they stepped outwards, Lucy peered out. 'I don't. suppose saying were sorry would quite cover it?' he questioned Lucy. 'No.' She giggled 'but this might!' as she threw an ice cold snowball from behind her back and threw it dead at her older brothers face. Peter turned around shocked at the impact and laughed. He picked up some snow of his own, and threw it back. Before long, It hand turned into a full snowball fight. Susan grabbed some snow, and threw it lightly at her younger brother, who had been extremely quiet. 'Ouch!' He cried, holding his arm 'stop it!'. Peter walked his way over to his brother and turned extremely angry. 'You little liar!' he accused Edmund. 'You didn't believe her either!' he cried. 'I apologized to Lucy!'. Peter paused. 'Say you're sorry!' he said, threateningly. 'Alright! I'm sorry!' Edmund sighed.
Lucy giggled 'its ok! Little kids just don't know when to stop pretending' she retorted.
'Oh very funny' he glared.
'Kardia believed me this whole time!' Lucy said, mentioning the girl who had not yet spoken.
'..you did?' Peter and Susan questioned. Kardia nodded sheepishly and grinned.
Much to her relief, the two older siblings laughed and looked around. 'What do we do from here?' Kardia asked. 'Well.. I think Lucy should decide!' he smiled. 'Oh! Really? I'd like you all to meet Mr Tumnus!' he cried happily. 'Well then, Mr Tumnus it is!' Peter laughed, walking back into the wardrobe.
'But! We can't go hiking in the snow dressed like this?' Susan exclaimed folding her arms to keep herself warm, making her point.
'Well, I'm sure the professor wouldn't mind us borrowing these. And if you think about it logically, we aren't even taking them out of the wardrobe' he replied, handing out a coat to each person.
Edmund grumbled, 'This is a girls coat!' he glared at the coat Peter had given him. 'I know' Peter answered pointedly. As the 5 children put on the coats, they ventured off into the snow covered woods, a long and tiring journey ahead of them.
- I do believe this is my longest chapter yet? Thank you for the reviews, they've been lovely! To the people who are reading the other story on profile 'Last Chapter Exposed' it is being put on a temporary hiatus whilst I finish this story as my main priority. Thank you for all the support. Please keep all the reviews coming, there really inspiring! xox