A/N Whoa... whoa, woah woah...WOAH...! Yes, I didn't die and leave you all stranded! Don't feel like you're the only ones though, guys, I've pretty much been disappeared from all my sites... here, dA, my various RPs... this whole time that I've left you! I'm so sorry! Please forgive me! Well, this one's shorter, but I hope you enjoy. By the way, for anyone who's recently discovered this, I apologize for the first few chapters. I didn't really know what I was doing until about halfway through the so far story.

AW GOSH DANGIT! I left at like the most suspeseful chapter end so far! .

Disclaimer: See previous chappies because I'm lazy...

Chapter 10: Reunion and Appointment

I stood gaping at the figure in front of me- the boy I had once loved and had never expected to see again.

"Well, I'm here now, aren't I?" he laughed, coming down the hill towards me. He had his arms spread wide, coming to hug me. I pushed him away, backing up quickly.

"No!" I shouted. "No you can't be!"

"Miko, it's really him, he's here," Ferrid tried convincing me. I refused to believe it. He had been my best friend, and then he'd been gone- just like that.

"I saw you get hit with an arrow... and then you died."

"Oh, yeah..." Cade flinched away from my words. "That left a mark." He turned around and pulled up his tunic. In the middle of his back, right where I remembered it, was a scar where the arrow had dug into his skin. I rushed up and hugged him.

"It really is you!" I shouted, still not quite believing that my best friend was alive again. "If this is a dream, none of you wake me up from it!" I growled fiercely. I heard the humans laugh from on the ground.

"Now, come," Aslan instructed. "We have many things to do. Miko, you wish to be crowed, do you not?" I nodded seriously. "Then we must be on our way back."

"Miko?"

"Come on in," I answered the voice of Susan. Lucy came bounding through the entrance of the tent, the morning light shining on her dress. Susan came more slowly in after her.

"You're up early," I noted, chuckling.

"How could you even think of sleeping on a day like this?" Lucy asked with excitement. I put my sword back into its sheath, smiling. The weapon was one of my most prized possessions and I had been happy to see that it had survived the battle with the White Witch yesterday.

"I don't see what's worth getting up early for," I shrugged.

"Are you kidding?" Susan asked. "You're being crowned a princess! Don't tell me that isn't something to be excited over!"

"You're being crowned a queen," I pointed out. The two girls laughed.

"What are you wearing?" Lucy asked. "Oh please let me see it!"

"Would you let me have the honor of doing your hair?" Susan begged. "I'm just thinking of so many things right now..."

"All right! All right!" I gave in. "Let me go change first before you do it so I don't mess it up. Can I at least do that?" Lucy and Susan laughed.

"Oh, you're going to look so pretty!" The younger girl shouted in glee.

Yesterday had been a pretty good day for me. First I'd saved Narnia, then my best friend had come back from the dead. And today was probably going to be just as good, if not better, so I wouldn't even complain about having to wear a dress.

Aslan stood in front of the four thrones, while the Narnians watched on in excitement. Peter and Edmund stood on his right and Susan and Lucy stood on his left. Peter and Susan were dressed in blue and gold while Edmund and Lucy were decorated in blue and silver. They all smiled at the crowd as I watched through the slightly open door.

"To the glistening eastern sea, I give you Queen Lucy, the Valiant," Aslan announced. The beavers approached the thrones carrying the crowns on pillows. Tumnus picked one off and placed it on Lucy's head- a silver circlet. Edmund was appointed crown in the same color. Then Susan and finally Peter were crowned with gold.

"Long live King Peter! Long live King Edmund! Long live Queen Susan! Long live Queen Lucy!"

I whispered along with the crowd as they cheered for their new places of royalty.

"And now we must crown the Ice Princess of Narnia, who has truly earned this right long ago."

I smiled as I pushed open the doors, walking just as the others had down the aisle. My family was sitting in the front row with Cade. He gave me a thumbs-up as I passed, and I rolled my eyes at him. I was both excited and nervous as I stood between Peter and Susan, waiting for Aslan to say the words that would recognize me as a princess.

"I give you Princess Miko, the Brave."

Tumnus set my crown on my head, smiling at me as a tear ran down his cheek. I smiled back at him.

"Long live Princess Miko!" I laughed as the crowd cheered me on.

"Long live Princess Miko," Peter repeated from behind me. I turned and gave him a smile as I became a real Princess of Narnia.

I watched Tumnus console Lucy about Aslan's disappearing out on the balcony, taking a sip of blackberry juice from the special cup I was holding.

Tumnus flashed me a smile as he passed, coming back inside with Lucy. I smiled back, understanding her feelings. As soon as they were gone, I walked with appearing calm out onto the balcony where they'd been. I set my glass down on the edge and looked over. I could just see the great lion's golden figure disappearing into the sunset. He looked back at me and I smiled. Then, just like that, he was gone again. How long it'd be until I saw him again, only he knew.

I heard Peter coming out before I saw him. He leaned on the railing next to me, looking over my shoulder.

"What exactly are we looking at?" he asked after awhile.

"Aslan's gone off again," I laughed, turning to face him. I picked up my glass and took another sip.

"How long do you think he'll be?" Peter asked. "And how in the world can you drink that stuff?" I laughed.

"You get used to it after awhile," I said. Then my smile vanished and I turned back to face the beach. "For all we know, it could be forever."

"It won't be," Peter assured me. "I'm positive of that."

"Yeah, I know," I agreed. "But until then- and even after that- you're in charge. How does it feel being king?"

"Odd," Peter answered. "It'll take awhile to get used to. I could ask you the same thing." He shook his head. "I never thought I'd see you in a dress." I hit him lightly, chuckling.

"To me it doesn't feel any different," I said as he rubbed his arm. With one quick motion, I froze the glass in my hands and then thawed it out again. "It doesn't affect my ability to do that. I've always been able to do it and that's never going to change or anything, despite what my title may be."

"I've never really thought about it that way before," Peter said, obviously impressed. I shrugged, looking up at the sky.

"You've just never seen my world." There was a long thoughtful moment of silence. I stared up at the first star that had appeared in the sky.

"Then show me," Peter finally whispered, breaking the silence. I looked over at him curiously. He turned to face me and I smiled slightly.

"One day, that would be nice."

A/N Sorry if it's not the best or longest this time around. I'm gonna have to be typing like crazy to make up for it now. The problem is moving into the after-story stuff... I know what I'm doing but I don't know how to get there kinda thing. Anyone who's written something like this before knows what I'm talking about, I'm sure.

Plus now I gotta hunt down the notes I've written... :S

Well, for now... !Hasta luego y disfrutar del capitulo!