Chapter Eight

Chapter Eight

The Party

Sam had borrowed a dress from Susan to wear to the party, it was beautiful. It was midnight blue, bringing out the blue in her grey eyes, she smiled it looked nice. She looked in the mirror brushing her hair,

"You look nice." Her brother entered his arm bandaged up.

"You too," She smiled and stood up hugging him. "I'm so happy your ok you know."

"I am too, Sam…I have something to tell you."

"What?" She said looking alarmed

"You know Crystal…well; I really like her…so much…" She smiled and laughed

"I'm so happy for you Liam…you finally found someone you love." He blushed a little. She let go of him as she heard the music starting up,

"You ready to go? I think tonight is going to be real fun." He smiled and they left the room together.


Peter looked around, Sam wasn't there yet he wanted to see her and introduce Maria to her. Ed sighed as he sat next to him

"Seriously…Pete she's going to be here."

"Who?" Peter said looking around; Ed rolled his eyes and walked off to get another drink. The town centre was packed, people were laughing and drinking. Music played on the little bandstand, people danced. Caspian had already asked Susan to dance and they were busily dancing. Peter smiled, Susan deserved some happiness.


Susan looked into Caspian's eyes and smiled shyly.

"What?" He said in his Spanish accent. She laughed and said

"Nothing! Stop being so paranoid, you're a really good dancer…" He laughed and span her round; he drew her close to his chest and said

"Have I told you that you look beautiful tonight?" She smiled and leaned her head on his shoulder.


Sam breathed in the sent of happiness as she walked into the square, everyone was smiling and laughing. She bit her lip and looked around, the world seemed to be spinning around her, Liam spotted Crystal and walked over and she smiled and hugged him the two in each others arms.

Sam turned and came face to face with Peter. She laughed and said

"I think your staking me Mr Pensive,"

"Perhaps…" He laughed and smiled, she smiled back and both blushed a little. She started to walk around the square Peter following her,

"So…happy with your victory?" She asked him

"Not really…I think they are going to come back." She turned to him her eyes questioning him.

"Why have a party then?" He shrugged

"It keeps sprits up…" His eyes locked on onto hers and hers locked onto his, the both looked at the happy town's people. "So…are you dancing?"

"Maybe…depends who asks me…"

"Well-"

"Pete!" Both turned to see Maria walking gracefully over, "You promised you'd dance with me!" Sam looked at him and sighed

"I'll see you later Peter." She walked off

"No, Sam wait..!" But before he could go after her Maria reached him, tugging him onto the dance floor.


Sam sat watching Peter and Maria dance; she sighed bitterly and turned round to face the other way. A drunken dwarf next to her hiccupped and said

"Look! What a perfect couple." Sam sighed before the dwarf sunk to the floor unconscious. Susan sat next to her

"Are…you ok Sam?" She smiled sadly at Susan

"Fine why?"

"He doesn't like her you know…"

"Hmmm? Oh!" She laughed falsely "I was just thinking about my ex…"

"Ex?" Susan said frowning

"Yes ex boyfriend…he cheated on me." She sipped some beer and then realised it was beer. "Urg. I can't stand beer ever since it made me throw up." Susan watched as the dwarf sat up and looked at them both.

"Oh…" he hiccupped and bowed almost falling over a second time "Pardon me your highness…I must…griushhh…" He burped and fell over. Sam nodded her head

"And that is exactly why it made me throw up…" Susan helped Sam to move the dwarf over to a table and he slept his head slumped back snoring.


The last hour of night was closing in on them, soon it would be daylight and the sun would be rising. Sam yawned; they had been up all night. She smiled and looked around, then sitting on a barrel she spotted him, Snap the fool smiled at her and she shook her head making her way over to him. Somehow he looked different…his eyes sadder…

"So Lady…you aren't scared of me?" He smirked

"Not at all, after what I did tonight, you aren't scary." She pulled herself up onto a barrel next to him.

"Yes…I thought so to; I am in no way scary…perhaps a little mad, but in no way scary." He looked at something and she followed his gaze. He was watching Peter and Maria. She looked down sadly.

"Lady…can I just say one thing."

"What?" She said looking at him, sadness in her eyes.

"Never…never ever! Let anyone keep you from getting what you want…" She looked at him strangely

"And what do I want?"

"Well…isn't it obvious?" He laughed a grin splitting across his face.

"No…not really." She said frowning. The fool sighed and looked into her eyes.

"I wish with all my heart, that your ending wasn't what it will be…it isn't fair…"

"Oh stop it." She laughed "You don't know my future."

"Don't I? I hope it's that simple Lady…I really do, but may I just say…you can't always trust a knight to do the right thing." He turned her face to look at Peter. "Is he yours?" Sam looked sadly at Peter, who was laughing with the princess…No…his princess.

"…No…" she looked down shocked at her own answer.

"Child…I thought perhaps you two were perfect…but…" He looked at Maria "She is in love with him…when he can be happy with her, are you really planning on staying here? Never to go back?"

"There isn't anything for me back home…" She looked at Peter, and sighed "So…is their nothing for me here either?" she asked the man that smiled sadly

"I need to tell you that the battle that took lives was not Crystal's fault…it was yours…"

"What?" She said shaking her head at him

"It was child…something about your past is coming back to haunt you."

"It was my fault..?" it was as if he was hypnotising her.

"I am sorry…but do you want to stand in the way of their happiness?" She watched them once again having a good time, her brother with Crystal, Susan with Caspian… "Do you really belong here…with them?"

"No…I don't…" she knew he was speaking the truth now.

"I must leave child…think of what I have said…" she turned to say goodbye but he was already gone. He seemed to have gotten into her brain and pulled her deepest darkest thoughts out. She had harmed those people, those animals…it was all her fault.


The fool appeared in front of Ash, he stumbled backwards and gasped.

"DON'T DO THAT!" He thundered, it was the fifth time the fool had done this scaring the life out of him.

"I, sire have whispered the words of nightmares into her ears…she will soon, so soon, leave the grounds of the castle and then you will be free to take her and get your army's ready in order to take this world by force."

"Good…" Ash smiled evilly.

"Now that I have done this despicable thing for you may I please have my reward?" The fool asked, still disgusted with himself.

"Oh…yes go ahead." A small girl of about four appeared in front of the fool. She rushed up to him and he swept her into a hug.

"Now I shall take my leave and never darken my doorway again, or so help me your life with be gone in an instant." Ash turned to return the threat but the fool was gone with his daughter, leaving behind a puff of smoke. The fools hypnotism was working well, Sam hadn't even noticed her thoughts changing.


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