Second Chances

By Samhoku

I do not own Susan or anyone except Hank and Amanda.

Chapter

Amanda came in to see Edmund looking around for something. She officially found the boy insane. Amanda touched Edmund's back, the boy spun around and grabbed her by the shoulders, looking thrilled, "I heard Aslan, Mandy! I heard him."

Amanda held up her hands in a way to show she was unarmed, "Ed! Sue says Aslan isn't real."

Edmund gave Amanda a look, "And tell me, do you always believe every blessed thing Susan says?" Edmund released her and walked away from her, running his hand through his hair.

Amanda was quiet and rubbed her arm, "I am really sorry about Lucy, Edmund. I liked her a lot, she was a great kid."

Edmund looked at Amanda, seeing that his friend was suffering from her own grief, "Yeah, Lucy was a great kid. Everyone loved her."

Amanda glanced at Edmund timidly, "Can you tell me about Narnia?"

A slow grin came across Edmund's face. Edmund grabbed her hand and led her to the couch then gestured to it, "Sit."

Mandy tried not to smile, knowing that Edmund would pace as he talked about it, he always did when he was talking about something he was passionate about.

Edmund paced, "No one gets to Narnia normally, the first time it was through a wardrobe, the second when a train passed us, the third was through a picture. The first time the White Witch was ruling, that is were I got this scar." He lifted his shirt a little, Amanda had seen it before but never knew where it came from, "Me and my siblings became Kings and Queens of Narnia. The second time we dealt with a Colmeran, that is how Peter got his limp. The third time we went I had to deal with some issues and so did Lucy. But about Narnia itself...The creatures are amazing. Centaurs, Fauns, Griffins...We haven't seen a Unicorn sense the first time we went. There are dwarfs and talking animals. There are all sorts of creatures, so many that I cannot name them."

Amanda commented softly, "And Lucy loved them all."

"They loved her back. She was their healer, their...friend. Aslan's favorite. A Lioness." Edmund smiled and looked at the ground, "As much as I miss Lucy, Aslan spoke to me today. He said that I had to keep Susan from doing things, and Lucy had to come home."

Amanda looked at the ground in front of her and thought about that. She felt Edmund sit next to her, "Manda?" She felt his hand brush over hers, "I really am sorry that I hurt your feelings..."

Amanda looked at Edmund and scooted over, hugging him around the waist, "Its alright."

Edmund returned the hug happily, "You believe me about Aslan, right?"

"No."

"Ugh."