Chapter 8:
Tumnus' point of view:
My heart nearly stopped beating in my chest. I was almost back to the cave when I heard Lucy scream.
Zadis got her! Zadis got her! My mind screamed.
I ran, making the horse gallop after me.
I shoved the logs and brush aside. Lucy was still sleeping but she was having a fit of tossing, turning, and screaming. I did not know what was going on with her.
I picked her up, trying to calm her down. I received a punch as she squirmed around in my arms, flailing her arms around in a fit.
"Ow," I mumbled, knowing I would have a bruise. "Lucy? Lucy! Wake up; you are having a bad dream. Wake up!" I urged her.
She jerked awake, looking ready to scream. She struggled in my arms, trying to escape me, eyeing the sword against the wall.
"Lucy, what has gotten into you?" I asked her befuddled at the way she was acting.
She stopped struggling and relaxed suddenly, "I'm sorry. I don't know. I—I just panicked for a second. I had a bad dream."
"I can see that much," I teased her; I then turned serious, "What happened in your dream that made you so spooked?" I asked gently.
Her eyes went wide as she stared at me.
"Lucy, what is it? You look as though I am about to murder you," I laughed, nervously.
"I—it's nothing really. It was only a bad dream," she closed her eyes, shaking her head as if to rid herself of bad memories.
"Lucy just tell me, please," I pleaded her as she got up and started pacing, much reminding me of my own self.
"Do you really want to know?" Lucy sighed, softly
"Yes," I said, almost exasperated.
She drew in a sharp breath then said very quickly, "In the dream were Zadis, Shanty, and you and I…You—you were forced to kill me and we both died. After I dreamt this I heard Aslan's voice say, 'This is what the future holds but be brave. It will not happen exactly so if you do not panic,'" Lucy covered her face with her hands, "I lied! It really is not nothing. The dream scared me out of my wits.
I nearly choked.
I killed her?! Oh no, no! That has to be a made up dream not the future!
"Oh, Lucy, it was just a dream. You can't take it serious," I hugged her, giving her a smile.
"You are right. I just don't think I'll be able to get over it quickly," Lucy sighed.
That night I could not sleep. I think the dream bothered me just as much as it did Lucy. It made me think about first meeting Zadis. Why did she want me to look into her eyes? That still gave me the chills. I had felt weird since that day. I felt as if something dark was clutching my neck trying to suffocate me to death.
Oh this is ridiculous, Tumnus! Go to sleep! It's a dream that you did not even have yourself!
I laid down beside Lucy in a frustrated huff.
"Tumnus? Is something bothering you?" Lucy asked, sleepily.
"Ye—no, no. All's fine," I flipped onto my side.
"You sure?" Lucy checked.
"Of course," I sighed,
"I'm cold," her teeth clacked.
"Come here then," I said with a chuckle.
She scooted over to me and I wrapped my arms around her, securely around her.
"Better?" I asked as she sighed, pressing her face against my chest.
"Much," she soon was fast asleep.
I groaned in aggravation, unable to fall asleep.
She so was not fair but all I could do was love her.
It was then I started to think of the future.
I wish to marry her, Aslan. But I know it's not possible because I am no human I'm only a faun (part human). I thought with sheer agony.
I would give up everything. Everything of a life of a faun if only I could be human so I could just marry her! My long life span, my life as a woodland creature, all the dances in the woods if only you could make me human. Because even if it was possible for us to marry she would die of old age before I even were past middle-aged. I don't think I could live without her. I'd rather have a short human life with her than have a long faun life without her.
I then drifted to sleep….
Tumnus' dream:
I got up from where I laid feeling like playing my flute. I got it out, trying not to make a lot of noise as so not to wake Lucy.
Lucy stirred but didn't wake as I started to play softly the lullaby I played for her so long ago when I had first met her.
I was always proud and content in being a faun until now. Oh why did we have to fall in love?
I felt tears run down my face and unto my flute. The lullaby sounded different now, melancholy and I had begun think of Lucy's dream. Oh stop it you silly faun. That was only a dream—besides you would never ever kill Lucy! That's absurd!
Something dark was lurking around, I felt it strongly and I stopped playing my flute, starting to feel sickly.
I turned to check on Lucy. She still slept soundly.
"Make yourself known!" I almost yelled in defiance. Lucy stirred yet again but never woke up.
Zadis appeared beside me and I dropped the flute in dismay, backing toward Lucy, protectively reaching for the sword.
"You may not be aware of it but before you fled, I hypnotized you to do a deed for me. A deed intended for you to do very soon," She laughed.
I looked at her horrified, sword forgotten.
"You are to take Lucy's life with the very sword you brought with you. I thought since you begged me to not kill her that you must be the one since you love her so dearly. I heard about how you love her so much you would give up faun life for human life for her. I couldn't resist, dear faun," Zadis gave a wicked grin.
"No! No! No!" I practically screamed though Lucy never woke up during Zadis' visit. It was as if she could not hear a thing.
"It will only be a notion at first to kill but as the days go by it will get stronger. The more you refuse to kill her the more weak you will become for it will be killing you slowly. Beware if I come back and you have not killed by the next new moon, I will force you to kill her. I will make it so you cannot control the sword you hold," She laughed, vanishing in thin air.
"Oh Aslan, no!" I screamed over and over in hysteria, "I won't kill her! I love her! I won't murder my best friend. The best friend I have fallen in love with. I love her!" I sobbed; slumping down beside Lucy's sleeping form…..
I jerked awake, realizing Lucy still slept on my chest. My face was wet and I realized to I was crying.
She trusted me and loved me so much. She trusted me with her very life. She knew I would keep her safe.
I watched her awhile, thinking of my dream and her dream. They fit together perfectly. They were not simple dreams. Her dream was the future and mine was the present of what was to happen and it made me sick. No wonder I felt so strange lately.
I kissed her on the forehead and whispered softly, "I won't. I love you," my eyes strayed to the sword in its sheath a few yards away. A little voice in my head whispered, "Kill her and be done with it. You will suffer no longer."
"I rather die slowly then to ever kill Lucy, my Queen, my best friend, my---," I suddenly felt a pain sear through me. I felt as if the very life of me was being squeezed from me.
I groaned softly at the pain but did not really care. I did not care for my self if I died or lived so long as Lucy lived. I wanted her safe, I wanted her alive.
I did not sleep that night, I only watched Lucy, my Queen, snuggle closer to me as the cold wind seeped through a crack in the sealed cave opening.
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