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Chapter 5: Prophecy Revealed and a Birthday

Jack growled. "Why not?" "Aslan was against it but King Peter felt it best to wait until her twenty-third birthday." He explained. "How old is she now?" Jack asked still pacing. "Twenty-two." Jack growled again. "Bloody hell." "Again you're not here by accident." he said softly watching as the doctor placed a single drop of the medication into Trinity's mouth and forced her to swallow. He watched as the color came back to her cheeks.

Jack was pacing and muttering to himself. She let out a gasp as she sat up quickly. "Oh ow...I feel like I've been hit by a brick wall." Jack was still growling. "Jack are you ok?" she asked tilting her head slightly. "Yeah...I'm fine." he threw himself into a chair. She nodded. "Ok can someone get this bandage off of me? It itches like crazy..." "Talk to him." he pointed at Sam. She looked over at Sam with a curious look on her face.

He shrugged but helped her get the bandage off. She still had enough of her shirt on to cover her. All that was left of the wound was a faded scar. There were quite a few of them on her stomach and side. She sighed. "I know Sam I need to learn to dodge." she said seeing the look on the faun's face. "Where is your bloody rum?" Jack asked. "My room underneath the desk. Are you sure you're alright?" she asked genuinely concerned. "Yeah. I'm fine." he stood and stormed from the room. Jack found the rum and took two bottles. He then disappeared into his room locking the door.

She winced and looked hurt but quickly covered it. Sam noticed and looked at her suspiciously. "You have a crush on him don't you?" "What? No!" she said quickly. "Liar..." She stood and went to her room without another word to Sam. She knew they were both keeping something from her. 'Sam was probably so caught up in keeping secrets that he forgot my birthday is today.' She thought bitterly as the tears began to fall. Laureen knocked on her door. "Mommy?"

She wiped her eyes and opened the door. "Yes sweetie?" she wasn't sure how Jack would react to Laureen calling her mommy but the girl needed that sort of influence in her life and she was going to do her best to give it to her. Laureen hugged her leg. "Did daddy come back too?" "Yes...he's in his room but he seemed a little upset so I think we'd better leave him be for now." she smiled picking her up and taking her over to the window seat. All of a sudden the fire that was crackling merrily in the fireplace blew out. "What the blazes?"

Laureen looked too and tilted her head. "I can start another one if you want." He walked out of the shadows chuckling. "No need little one." He said shaking his mane. "KITTY!" Laureen ran over to him and pet him. He chuckled and let her. "I believe your name is Laureen?" he asked smiling as best a lion could. She nodded. "Uh-huh." she buried her face in his mane. "Do you think I could speak to Trinity alone for a few minutes? I'll still be here afterward." he said softly. "Ok." she nodded "I'll go play with Sam for a bit mommy." she ran off.

She smiled. "What do you need me to do Aslan?" she asked softly. He sighed and shook his great head. "I'm afraid I have not come for a brief visit this time brave one. When you were born a prophecy was made. Your father thought it best not to tell you until your twenty-third birthday...today. The prophecy goes as follows: 'When Aslan's chosen meet a battle shall begin, a war won by faith of the stranger, knowledge of the brave one and love of them both. A stranger shall arrive in twenty-three years time. The great evil shall test them both but if they become one they will win.'" "Why wasn't I told about this?!?" she asked hurt and upset. "Again your father thought it was best..." he sighed. "You know in your heart what you have to do brave one." She nodded and sighed.

He nodded as well and left the room in search of Laureen. He was quite fond of the little girl in the few minutes he had spent in her presence. Laureen was playing with a stick in front of the castle. He walked outside. "Hello young one!" "Kitty!" She dropped her stick and ran to him. He smiled and nudged her with his head affectionately. She giggled and hugged him. "You are a big kitty." He laughed. "That I am young one, that I am." She giggled and kept petting him. He laid down in the shade and stayed there letting her pet him as he looked after her. Laureen giggled as she ran to pick up her stick again. She started playing again.

She sat on the window seat and cried. "What am I going to do..." She was watching out the window. "No wonder Jack was so upset..." she muttered. Jack knocked on the door. "Come in." she sniffled. He opened the door. "Look tell me when your bloody birthday is."

Her eyes were red and puffy. "Today..." she said softly the tears falling again. "Aslan just told me...Jack I'm so sorry." "Don't sweat it. Come here." he said. She stood and went to him. He wrapped his arms around her. She sobbed quietly. "I thought today was going to be a happy day...but I guess not..." she muttered. "Happy birthday." he said softly as he held her. She laughed a little. "Thank you..."

He shrugged. "Welcome." She smiled and wiped at her eyes. "Oh I was wondering, do you know why Laureen has suddenly taken to calling me mommy? I'm not exactly sure how to handle it..." "She's calling you mommy?!" he jumped. "She just started to call me that this morning. Again I'm not quite sure how to handle it...but I don't mind it..." she said softly finding her shoes very interesting. "Well...Giselle was never really around for her so..." he sighed.

"You don't mind then?" she asked not able to keep the hope out of her voice. "No. Not really. Just will make things harder when we finally do leave." he said watching Laureen out the window. Her face fell slightly. "Yes...yes it will..." she said going over to her giant map. "What's wrong?" he asked not looking away from Laureen. "Nothing." she said shortly. She was trying hard not to get attached. Jack went to her. "Then again...maybe if we get comfortable we will stay." He put his hands on her shoulders.

She smiled. "Well...how comfortable do you have to be?" she asked lightly. "I'm not sure. Laureen's the main one the would need to be comfortable here." "Well it seems she's got the whole castle wrapped around her little finger." She chuckled. He laughed and shook his head. "She is good at that. She had all my men on their hands and knees to help her as soon as they could. Some would skip out on their duties to play with her." She smiled. "It doesn't surprise me. She even has Aslan charmed. According to Oriander there were only two other children that he was that enamored with and they were me and my Aunt Lucy." she laughed.

He smiled. "She is a cute little girl." "She's more than cute. She's a gorgeous girl. She's gonna be a heart breaker when she grows up I'll bet you anything…" She grinned. "Her mother was." he said. "I'm sure." she said nodding. He nodded. "Giselle was popular too... I just hope that Laureen doesn't turn that way." "Not with the right influence she won't." she said softly. "That reminds me! If you don't mind, while you're here I'd like to take her under my wing, so to speak."

"What do you plan to do?" Jack asked sitting on the bed. "Archery, hand-to-hand, Etiquette and the ways of a female pirate. My mother taught me those last three." she smirked. "She fights fine. And I don't want her to be a lady." "It'll keep her from following in her mothers foot steps from what I've gathered." she said softly. "Then teach her what you want. I don't want my daughter whoring." "She won't. However she does need to know that you support me in this or else she won't agree to it." she said smiling.

He laid down closing his eyes. "Fine. But you owe me for this." "And how, exactly, am I supposed to repay you?" she tilted her head. "I'll figure that part out." he muttered. She sat next to where he was laying. He opened one eye. "what?" "What? Can't I sit on my own bed?" she asked grinning. He rolled over onto his stomach. She smiled. "If anyone were to walk in right now they'd wonder what the hell was going on..." "Well then let's make them wonder." He said as he turned and suddenly pinned her beneath him. "this any better?"

Her eyes were wide. "Uh...um..." she stuttered. "well?" he tilted his head. "I-I'm not quite s-sure yet..." she said her face going bright red. He climbed off her. "Well I have things to do down at the ship lovey. I'll see you later." he left. "O-ok..." She was still bright red.