Disclaimer: Yeah I don't own CON. Only own the girls.
Chapter 7
The girls got ready for the adventure that was going to await them the next few days. They didn't pack much considering they only brought with them their bags and the clothes on their back.
"I can't believe we're going on a boat" Madi said excitedly.
"You've never been on a ship before?" Taylor teased.
"Oh shut the hell up. Of course I've been on a boat" she retorted.
Taylor shook her head as she tossed her tote bag on the bed. She noticed a piece of paper sticking out of Madi's bag. She took it and frowned when she saw what was on the paper.
"Madi, a D really?" she asked.
"So? Mr. Gray said that the next quiz were taking should help bump up the grade and if not I'll be willing to do extra credit. Why were you looking at it anyways?" she said.
"It just so happens that it was lying on the bed."
Madi rolled her eyes as she took out more clothing from the drawers. "You don't think that we're imposing on them, do you?" she asked.
"Well they did want us to come so I don't think that's imposing" Taylor replied.
"I don't know something is definitely up" Madi concluded.
"Like what?"
"Beats the hell out of me and I'm determined to find out" she said.
"Madi I'm not sure if that's a wise idea let alone a good one" Taylor.
"Come on Taylor, I do trust them but I want to know what's the thing that's being kept between the three of them and don't tell me you don't want to know cause deep down inside you, you want to know too" she said.
"I do want to know but I rather wait until whenever the right time for them to tell us" she said.
Madi paused for a minute as she was thinking it over. "Fine but if they don't say anything within a week or so I'm going snooping" she said.
Madi walked down the corridors of the castle later that afternoon. She wanted to find at least some clue to what was going on with the two kings and queen of old. Although she did promise Taylor she would wait, she could only wait until she knew something.
She approached the double doors that led to the library. Madi took only one headphone out of her eye and paused her IPOD so she walked inside.
"So this is the library" she said to herself.
She saw that it was empty on a nice day. It figures since everyone was probably enjoying the sun. Madi looked around; unsure of what to do next until she would have to be downstairs for dinner.
Madi felt her legs walking up and down the aisles trying to find something. Her headphones were in her ears so she couldn't hear anyone around her. She stopped short when she saw a book in the shelf by itself. She walked over towards it and picked it up.
She blew the dust off and saw that the cover said The History of Cair Paravel.
Madi furrow her eyebrows as she studied the book. "Might as well start here" she muttered to herself as she walked over towards a chair that was in the corner of the library and sat down. She opened up the book and kept her eyes on the page.
It has been a few hours and Caspian was walking down the hallway a bit quicker than usual. Madi would've been down for dinner but when she didn't show, he got worried.
He made it up towards the library as Taylor told him that she may be there. He walked into the library and looked around before he headed up and down the aisles until he saw a figure slumped in a chair. He crept up slowly with his hand on his sword just in case for some battle.
He saw that it was Madi, curled up in the chair asleep with something coming out of her ears and a book almost falling off her lap. Caspian smiled at the sight in front him as she started to stir. She opened up her eyes and jumped when she saw Caspian.
"Next time make noise or something" she said.
"Did I scare you?" he asked.
"You did but it's okay I didn't even realize I fell asleep."
"That's why I didn't see you at dinner then?"
"Crap, I'm so sorry" she said.
"What is there to apologize for?" Caspian asked.
"I missed dinner I was up here trying to understand the history of this place and I fell asleep" Madi replied. "I'm a complete idiot."
"I don't think you're an idiot. These things just happen" he said assuringly.
"And you're not mad, aren't you?" she asked timidly.
"Of course not. I was worried thinking that something may have happened to you" he replied.
"I don't think anything is going to happen" she mumbled. She got up from her seat and stretched out her body before wrapping her headphones around her iPod and shoved it in her pocket.
"What was that?" he asked.
"What I just put in my pocket?" she asked and he nodded. "That my friend is my iPod."
"What is an iPod?" he asked.
"An iPod is a little music box that you upload music, videos whatever on here. It's from the world I'm in" she replied.
He nodded as I was putting the book away. "How far along have you read?" he asked.
"I got up to halfway of the book until I was asleep. I was always bad at history. I mean I used to be good at learning about it but ever since I moved, I could really care less" she admitted.
"Why?"
"Well because history is history. It can never repeat itself so what I heard. I don't know I'm sounding like a complete idiot" she said.
"No you don't" Caspian said. "Now enough of that talk and let's head downstairs."
"Are the others there still?" she asked.
"I think they left but you haven't eaten yet and I won't let you be alone" he said.
"You don't have to do that" Madi insisted.
"I want to" Caspian said a she lead her downstairs. Madi couldn't help but have a nervous feeling in her stomach and it wasn't even a bad nervous feeling either.
"Where have you gone off" Lucy asked Taylor after dinner.
"I wanted to see where Madi went but then I remembered she was telling me she was going to be in the library" she replied.
"Do you know what for?"
"I guess to explore it or something. She never really specify" Taylor replied.
"I see" Lucy said. "What's going on with you and Edmund?"
The question threw Taylor completely off guard as she almost walked into a wall. "W-What are you talking about? There's nothing going on with me and your brother not that he's a bad guy or anything" she replied quickly.
Lucy chuckled at her response. "Don't worry Taylor you're not a bad person for Edmund if that's what you mean."
"I'm sure he is but I just met him and he is a nice guy it's just well it doesn't seem like he's willing to have someone else in his life besides you and your siblings and Caspian" she said.
"I just met your brother not only a few days ago" Taylor said.
"I know but if you and Edmund do have something, promise me that you won't in any way hurt my brother" Lucy said.
"Lucy, I wouldn't even dare to think of such a thing to hurt him" Taylor promised. "Do you mind if I ask you something?"
"Of course."
"What were you, Edmund and Caspian doing before you guys met me and Madi at the grounds?" she asked.
"Something Edmund found the other night he wanted to let me and Caspian know" she replied.
"Care to elaborate if you can?"
"I'm sorry Taylor I wish I could tell you but I can't" Lucy said with sympathy.
"Don't worry about it" she said. "I'm sure whatever it is maybe it can be sorted."
"Yeah, I hope so" Lucy said with uncertainty in her voice that Taylor missed.
A/n: Okay guys so the next chapter they venture out into sea. This is just a filler chapter.
I'm slowly but surely trying to figure out what will happen in their journey. I kind of know what may happen in the middle but I do know what will happen in the end. But that's far off right now to think about.
Don't forget to review! They make me happy and I thank for your patience and support as you guys wait for my lazy butt to update. But hey RL distracts me.
Signing off for now,
Spikeluver89
