Here is the sneak peak to the "What if this Happened?" sequel. I decided I want to continue this story with the sequel which will be following the voyage of the Dawn Treader . I hope you'll continue to read and see what happens to everyone as their stories are wrapped up and tied together. Will Krista stay in Narnia with Caspian? Do Edmund and Jami get their happily ever after? I hope you want to find out!
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"There's someone in the water!"
The redhead looked up when she heard her name. She knew that voice. "Jami?" Turning her head, she looked around the sandy beach before shaking her head. It was impossible, wasn't it? Jami was with Caspian, long gone in Narnia. Krista sighed as she dug her toes in the sand, trying to clear her head.
"It's Edmund and Lucy!"
"Caspian?"
That one was distinctly like Caspian. She raised her hand to her lips, remembering the small kiss they had shared. How much time had it been since she had left Narnia? Did he even remember her? "Of course he doesn't. Forget about him." Shaking her head once again, she turned to head back to the house. The sound of the waves behind her was relaxing. She yearned to go for a swim.
"Kristaaaaa!"
Krista screamed as something rammed into her legs and knocked her onto her back. Or should she say someone? Krista propped herself up on her elbows and laughed when she saw her little sister looking up at her. Well, not real sister. No, Taralynn was only her adopted sister. Looking down at the small blonde with the curious jade eyes, Krista grinned before flipping Taralynn onto her back and tickling her. "Oh, no, it's the tickle monster, Tarrie. What're you going to do?"
"Ah, no, Krista, stoooop." The little girl was a bundle of laughs as she squirmed in Krista's grasp. "Stooooop the tickle monster!"
"What's the magic word?" Krista asked in her sing song voice as her fingers ran along Taralynn's ribcage.
"Cookies!"
Krista laughed, knowing that "cookies" weren't the magic word. But instead of torturing Taralynn any further, she picked up the six year old and set her on her feet. "Fine, cookies will work this once." Krista was greeted with a toothy grin before she had to duck her head when Taralynn took off, kicking sand behind her.
"Have to catch me, sissy!"
"Tarrie..." Krista groaned as she picked up her skirts and ran after the little rocket. "I'm going to catch you sooner or later."
"Never." The squeal that came from Taralynn as she ran into the water had Krista smiling more than she had in a long time.
"Tarrie! Taralynn, get back here!"
"Krista, you have to catch me." Taralynn was too busy reminding Krista just how this game was played and wasn't noticing how far out she was going.
"No, Taralynn." Krista felt her heart drop to her stomach when she saw Taralynn was in up to her chest. "Taralynn, stop. The game's over, okay?"
Taralynn started pouting as the water started to slowly pick up and brush her shoulders, soaking a few inches of her hair and all of her clothes. "But it's okay, I can swim."
"You aren't that strong of a swimmer, now come on." Krista walked closer to her and held out her hand for Taralynn to take. She looked up at her with her wide eyes as she held up her arms, her lower lip quivering just as it had earlier when she wanted to play dolls and Krista had chores to do. "Taralynn..."
"Please?"
Krista sighed before wrapping her arms around Taralynn's waist and lifting her up, placing her on her hip. "Let's go back inside and get you dried up, alright?"
"Okay..."
Krista smiled and kissed her temple before taking a step back in the direction she came. But the water had risen to her hips. "That's...not possible." Krista looked around. Taralynn wasn't that tall. The top of Taralynn's head reached her hip. So how did the water get that high? "It's nothing." she muttered.
"What's nothing, sissy?"
Krista smirked and flicked water up at Taralynn. "Nothing's nothing." Taralynn laughed before leaning back, dunking more of her head into the water. Krista's eyes widened as she quickly jerked Taralynn up, but the water was still brushing the little girl's body. What was going on? "Taralynn, don't do that again."
"You're being mean."
"No, I just don't know what's going on." Krista corrected as she made a move to walk back to the house. "Wait...Taralynn, was the house that far away a few minutes ago?"
Taralynn looked towards the house and, sure enough, it was farther away. "Krista, I don't like this game..."
"It's not a game. I promise, I-"
And that's when she felt it.
That familiar pull she had felt at the train station when she had first met the Pevensies. The pull that had taken her to Narnia.
"Um...Taralynn, you know how you like beating me at races?"
"Yes!"
"Well, we're going to race, okay?"
"A race?"
"Yeah...Uh, whoever can..." She squirmed slightly, trying to keep Taralynn higher up on her side. "Get back to the house first gets two cookies and a glass of hot chocolate, okay?"
Taralynn grinned, obviously liking the idea. "Okay!"
"And you know what? Since I am such a sweet sister, I'll give you a headstart."
The words had barely left her lips before Taralynn had taken her up on the offer and was swimming back to the house. Krista breathed a sigh of relief which quickly turned into a yelp when she felt herself sink into the water. Her feet felt like stones. "Oh lordy, don't drown me." she muttered before the waves picked up and crashed over her head.
"Krista!"
Krista squeaked and ducked her head under the water as a wave hit her back followed by another one almost immediately after. Her hair, which was now shorter than before, floated around her face as she closed her eyes tightly to avoid salt burning her eyes. Pushing her hair back, Krista tried to kick her legs and found that they were moving much easier. Taking the chance, Krista opened her eyes and looked down at her feet to see they were free of the sand. She tilted her head up and swam to the surface, noticing how far away she was from it and how quickly she was running out of breath.
Raising her arms once more, she gave another strong kick and broke through the surface. Krista coughed out water and gasped for breath, barely hearing a voice bellow, "There's a fourth!"
Still coughing, Krista grunted when a wave hit her and she slipped under the water again. She never was the strongest swimmer. Kicking her feet again, she tried to reach the surface only to feel a pair of arms wrap around her stomach. Krista screamed in the water and reached for the arms, trying to free herself from the person's grasp before realizing something very important.
She needed air!
Krista tried to give one last shove to the person holding her waist just as they broke the surface. Krista gasped once again, taking a huge gulp of air before pushing the person's arms away from her. "Just...who do you think...you are?"
Dang, that had sounded more breathy than angry...
Krista whipped her head around to see who had grabbed her. The air she had so desperately needed a moment ago was forgotten as her eyes bulged from their sockets. "K-Krista?"
"Caspian?"
