Disclaimer: I did use my sister's screen name for Alastriel without permission. I'll admit that was bad, but i didn't ask C. S. Lewis for permission either. Nothing is new under the sun. Thank you to C. S. Lewis and my sister for lending me their names and everything else. Don't sue me.
Alastriel and Lucy were still talking about how they might get Alastriel out from under her father's clutches, when Susan burst into the room. She dragged Lucy off to help her find an outfit and left Alastriel there with Ilonwy.
Alastriel looked down at the girl who seemed to care for her much more than anyone in her family did and smiled. She had someone to love. If only Alastriel had someone. Alastriel braided Ilonwy's hair down in a long plait, said, "I'll be seeing you, Ilonwy.", and left.
"Susan I told you a million times, what is the point of me being here if you won't listen to me anyway?" Lucy was getting exasperated and Susan was twirling from one side of the closet, that was big enough to hold a small party in, to the other, arguing with her self and Lucy.
"I think I should wear the pink or is that to suggestive? What about the blue? No, no, that is to common. Maybe the gold… no that is just saying that I'm begging…" Susan would have gotten just as far if Lucy had not been there. Lucy sometimes wondered how much easier life would be if they didn't have so many dresses to chose from.
"Wear this one. It's lavender which you have always looked good in and no one has seen you wear it before. The hem is in pale blue which is Dor's favorite color…" There finally she had gotten Susan to come to a decision.
"Okay." Susan put on the dress which she looked stunning in of course. Then Lucy proceeded in curling her floor length hair with five dryads to help, and it still to two hours. Then they picked out jewelry and put on some make up until Susan was finally satisfied with herself.
"What happened to you volunteering to rescue me?" Lucy was tired and a little bit snappy because Tumnus never showed up.
"Sorry we lost track of the time playing cricket and then your brothers decided to ask me some questions that would make most humans squirm, then they got in a fight which I hope they are getting over right now."
"Oh, jolly good, again?! What did they fight about this time? Let me guess, Peter said some comment that offended Edmund with out him realizing it and Ed walked off in a huff." Lucy was quite a bit annoyed with Edmund after his confrontation with Tumnus. She was to protective of him sometimes. Susan always had to remind her that women were supposed to let the men fight the battles even vocal ones.
"If I were Edmund I would be annoyed to. Peter made a joke about Edmund never growing up. The thing Peter doesn't realize is that the witch made Edmund grow up years ago. There isn't much that can give you the ability to have your child hood back after that kind of torture. She made us think we had been in there for months. She had given him some dry bread before throwing him in there with me. We crushed it and mixed the crumbs with the ice we melted and ate that. Only something really special can bring back a child hood after something like that." Lucy was horrified. Tumnus looked up from his scarred hands that he had been staring at the hole time to see Lucy in tears. "Oh Lucy, come here." She cried into his shoulder for the next ten minutes. He had up to this point refused to tell her anything about the dungeon or what happened at the witch's house. Now she knew why. She got up still a little spiffily, but she wiped her eyes on Tumnus's handkerchief she always had with her. Tumnus didn't make a comment about her still having it. He kept things she gave him it was a kind of endearment.
"I need to find Edmund." Lucy said this in a groggy nasal voice and turned to leave the room. Tumnus didn't question her. He knew she had a compassion that he might never understand, so he just shook his head as he watched walk to the door. What he didn't anticipate was here turning around and kissing him, then running to find her brother. Women… thought Tumnus and there was nothing left for him to think.
A/N: Yes Alastriel is unpredictable and rather selfish, but aren't we all. Tell me what you think. I'm open to constructive critism. Don't forget to review.
