Sorry the update is so late guys, a member of my family was very ill and i didn't have time to write. She's all better now though :). Enjoy.

Chapter Nine

Now or Never.

Sam walked back hastily to the castle, the stars dying in the sky as she walked. The daylight was pouring in, the sun rise shinning through her hair as the wind rustled past. She hugged herself; she sighed and was almost crying. He deserved her; he needed someone who wasn't going to screw his life up. The feeling inside her was growing making her whole body shake with sadness. She whipped away a tear, emotion cascading inside her. Why did it always happen to her? Why was life never what she wanted to happen? She closed her eyes, why was it so hard?

Peter sat on the table; the morning light was starting to glow. Maria and the others had gone to bed, feeling the tug of sleep himself he breathed out and stretched. A battle was going on inside Peter, a battle about woman. He frowned just thinking about it. Maria was pretty and she was brilliant, she liked him and she was a princess, people had liked the idea of her and Peter together for ages. Or the other girl…beauty beyond any other, unique in everyway and of course a wonderful personality. But…he didn't know who she was…not really. She, like him, had come from inside the wardrobe, and she like him was stubborn, but something about her made him smile. Just as he thought, his feelings grew more apparent. Maria was perfect…but Sam…Sam was…he couldn't even find the words to explain her. Sam seemed…unreal, a shinning light, and the brightest star in the sky. He looked up suddenly pulled from his thoughts. In the middle of the square he stood, the man which no person really understood. Snap looked different, not his usual happy self, something had changed in him, his eyes seemed darker. A small child stood by his side, her chalky blond hair tied behind her in a pony tail. She was clutching his hand. To Peter's surprise Snap bowed.

"Sire…I have done something unforgivable." Peter frowned, he seemed generally horrified with himself "But…you have to understand it was for my daughter…" Peter walked towards the man.

"What have you done that's so horrible?"

"Hannah;" he said to the little girl "Go and practise your sing songs on the table." The little girl nodded and ran to the table that Peter had just been sitting on.

"Snap…I know you're an unpredictable man…but you're not bad…whatever it is, I'm sure we can stop it."

"Oh…if only…I wish, it didn't have to be the way it will be. It is a prophecy, one made by the white witch herself!" Peter sighed

"The white witch is gone."

"Oh…I fear she is now…but…I-"

"What have you done..?" Peter was worried now

"It is said…or the white witch said that…if a star fell to Narnia, a black knight would retrieve it and set her free…" he looked at Peter "Bring her back…and with that Narnia would once again fall under her rule."

"But, no star has fallen into Narnia." He said, but Snap shook his head

"A star does not look at all how you would think it to look." He glanced sideways "Sometimes it is in human form and perhaps…it has already fallen."

"So..?" Peter was confused what was Snap getting at here? Snap sighed

"The laws of my people; 'the Mystic players' forbids me to tell you exactly who it is and the spell cast over me stops me from telling her myself!" He grabbed Peter's collar, and looked straight in his eyes "Don't let her shine!"

"What?! What are you talking about?"

"A girl came to you yes?!" He said impatient

"Yes…well, two…but what do they have to do with-" Sudden realisation came to Peter 'Sometimes it is in human form.' Echoed round his head. "But…" which girl was it? Maria or Sam? "Which one?"

"I cannot say! But I whispered incantations into her ear…she is going to leave!" Peter broke apart from Snap

"But which one is it!?" the little girl ran to her father who picked her up.

"You'll know" He smiled and seemed to have his old spark back, "You'll know her, there will be something about her…look up everything you know about stars! And remember you can't let her shine." In a cloud of smoke he was gone. Leaving Peter standing there, very confused.

Liam hugged Crystal her blond hair running through his fingers; she leant on his chest, smiling a little her eyes closed. It had been a long day, they had won a battle and his injury still hurt like hell. It was all good. The moonlit land shone across from him, he looked down to see his sister wandering across the grass, he sighed and frowned angry at himself, he had been so involved with Crystal he'd completely forgotten about his sister. He felt Crystal's body relax, she fallen asleep, standing up and in his arms, he laid her quickly but gently onto the bed and walked hastily down into the courtyard, he passed Susan's room and could hear her laughing and someone going 'shh', but also laughing, he rolled his eyes knowing it was Caspian. He wanted to gag as he herd the sound of kissing. He wanted to say 'get a room' but then realised they had one. He did smile though, he seemed Caspian and Susan had liked each other for a very long time. As he reached the courtyard the dawn was breaking daylight illuminating the windows, he looked across the courtyard for a sign of his sister, but he couldn't see her.

Sam stood on the hilltop, for some reason she'd felt like going for a walk. In the watery sunlight, she sighed, she needed to clear her head. Over the last few hours she'd been feeling strange, as if someone had been pulling at her thoughts. She looked down at the town below and smiled, if only she really fit in here. She closed her eyes and breathed in as a wind whispered past her. She opened them suddenly sensing someone. She turned looked into the sunlight. A boy stood there, she didn't recognise him at first and he was just a shadow. But then a cloud brushed past the sunrise, and there stood Ash. She took a harsh breath, he frowned.

"Who are you?" He was arrogant and sounded as though he thought she shouldn't be there. She didn't say anything just stood glaring at him. He tilled his head and narrowed his eyes. He was good looking, black hair green eyes. "You…Sam right?" He laughed and walked straight past her, she frowned turned to see him looking at the village.

"So…you're not going to attack me?"

"Why should I? I mean I know your Peter's girl but-"

"-I am not Peter's 'girl'!" She said angrily

"Really?" He turned round "Why's that?"

"He's…he likes someone else." She looked down then quickly up again "But I don't care anyway…I don't like him in that way."

"Is that right…" he laughed and walked up to her, she swallowed but stood her ground, he was a head taller than her. "I think…" he looked into her eyes and smirked "…You're lying."

"I am not! Be quiet!" She started to walk away from him

"Um…the village is that way." She didn't turn she knew he was watching her

"I'm not going back…" She turned "There's no place for me there, plus I want to see Narnia."

"I was like you once…I wanted to 'see' Narnia. But then my sister betrayed me, she went to the wrong side."

"Ha! Wrong side! You're the wrong side!" She said pointing. He frowned

"What are you talking about?" he looked generally confused

"You're the bad side…your trying to invade Narnia."

"I think…Peter and his siblings might have been telling you some lies." She rolled her eyes and started walking away

"Whatever…if you don't want the truth." He knew he was had her hooked and he was reeling her in.

"Truth?" she frowned and turned to face him.

"Yes…Peter and his siblings aren't the rightful airs to the Narnian throne. I am. My mother was ruler of all of Narnia…but Peter and Aslan the 'mighty' Lion…killed her." He looked away

"Oh…I'm sorry…" She blinked…had Peter really lied to her?

"It's ok…it was along time ago." She walked up to him

"How do I know you're not lying to me?"

"If I was lying…" he turned to her his eyes staring at hers "Wouldn't I have killed you by now?"

"I guess so…" He laughed a little "But why did you attack the castle?"

"I wanted my sister back. Wouldn't any brother do that?" Sam thought about Liam

"Yes…I think they would…"

"Sam…I have something to tell you…the reason Peter was so nice to you and everything was because your special." She raised an eyebrow and laughed "I'm not joking…Sam have you ever felt like you don't belong or that you should be somewhere else…like…the sky?" she blinked

"How did you-?"

"-know that? Simple…you have something that is so amazing and beautiful…you have the heart of a star."

"Excuse me? Look, I'm not an idiot." She started to turn away

"Sam listen!" he grabbed her arm and she turned to face him "That's what you are! And a star's heart is immortal! Meaning he'll kill you to get it!"

"What?" She shook her head "Peter would never hurt me."

"Yes he would! He wanted you to love him because then a star's heart glows more and you would have been happy! I'm sorry I have to tell you this but…he's engaged to Maria." Sam's world was blown apart; she took a small sharp breath and turned her head to look at the castle. "Look…he just wants to hurt you." She looked up and the boy that she had judged so wrongly.

"I'm so sorry."

"Why?" He said amazed

"Because I didn't trust you…It all fits into place, it all makes sense."

"Look…instead of just wandering around Narnia, how about you come back to my camp, we'll look after you. Werewolves are gentle creatures really." She'd forgotten about the werewolves.

"Oh…um…werewolves…not really my thing…"

"Why not?" He smiled

"Well…they attacked me and my brother and then dragged him off somewhere too…" She seemed to have forgotten where they'd taken him…she couldn't put her finger on it.

"It's just because they thought you were a threat. Come on." He held out his hand for her to take, it was now or never. She had to make a decision, to believe a boy she'd really just met or…the people that took her in…including Peter.

So what do you think? xxx