-Disclaimer: I do not own Narnia, Aslan, or the Pevensie's. I only own my original character Ellie and her family

A/N: This is my first Narnia story so I hope I do the fantastic movies and books justice.

Thank you so much to everyone who reviewed the last chapter.

As the days turned into weeks following Bryant's funeral, Edmund kept a watchful eye on Ellie. He was shocked with the way that she was coping with the death of her brother. She had gone from the normal stages of grief to acting as if nothing had happened.

Immediately following Bryant's funeral, Ellie barely said two words. She only occasionally would speak to Edmund, and stayed by his side constantly. When he had to be in a meeting, she wouldn't move from where he left her until he returned. At night she would stay with him, and on most nights her dreams were filled with terrible images that not even Edmund could drive away.

However, the thing that worried Edmund the most was the change in her eating patterns. Since her brother died, she only ate enough to stay alive. Then one day, about a month after the funeral, all that stopped. One morning she came down to breakfast, completely changed. She went from barely speaking to back to normal. The only difference was that if Bryant was brought up she would immediately change the subject or get up and leave. It was as if she was trying to forget that he ever existed. Edmund didn't know what to do. Even though he seemed to have gotten his Ellie back, he knew her behavior was far from normal. He could see behind the act and could see the pain that lived in her eyes.

"I can't let her go on like this." Edmund said as he paced in the great hall. It was about three months since Bryant's funeral, and Ellie had continued to act as if nothing had happened. Behind him, Peter and Susan sat, not knowing what to say to their pained brother.

"I can't bear to let her go on like this. I was going to ask her to marry me but I can bloody well throw that idea out the window."

"Edmund, these things take time." Susan said

"I know that. It's just, I can't help but think that she is trying to pretend that her brother never even existed, almost like she doesn't want to remember him." He said as her looked at his siblings.

"How can you even think that?" Edmund quickly turned around to see Ellie standing in the door way. "I don't want to forget him. He was the best brother I could have ever asked for. It just doesn't matter anymore."

"What do you mean Ellie?" Susan asked as she stood and walked over to Ellie.

"I am just starting to think that maybe it would just be best if I didn't get to attached anymore." Ellie said looking down, tears beginning to run down her pale cheeks. Edmund was at her side in an instant and tried to take her into his arms but she pushed him away. "I loved my mother so much and she died. Bryant was my savior, and he left me alone in a living hell, then just when I think I have gotten my brother back he is taken away from me again, and I just know that eventually," she stopped and closed her eyes, "you will leave too."

"Ellie-"

"No!" She cried, backing up from them. "Don't say it; don't say that you're never going to leave. I've heard that so many times and every time has been a lie." She shouted. Edmund tried to approach her again but she continued to back up. "My mother said that she would protect Bryant and I from our father and she died in the process. Bryant tried to take up her role and met the same fate as her. Both of them would still be here if it wasn't for me. Lasauf was aiming for me. It should have been my life lost on that battle field, not Bryant's! It should be me lying in the ground! Not him!" as she said the last words her legs buckled and she fell to the floor, sobbing into her hands. Edmund was immediately at her side and reached out for her. She finally let him pull her into his arms and buried her face in his chest, letting the sobs overtake her body.

Peter and Susan stood back watching their brother comfort the girl they had come to think of as a sister. Looking at each other they silently agreed that it would be best if they left the two alone and silently made their way out of the room.

As Ellie continued to cry Edmund rocked her in his arms, waiting for her cries to subside. He stroked her hair in an attempt to calm her.

"Ellie look at me." Edmund said gently as Ellie's sobs began to subside. Slowly Ellie began to pull away from him, her green eyes traveling up to meet his brown ones. "I would never dream of leaving you. The thought of loosing you makes me sick to my stomach. I love you more than you will ever know and the pure thought of loosing you is enough pain to kill me. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. I want to make you my wife." Ellie sat speechless for a moment. She kept waiting for Edmund to pull the rug out from under her and tell her that he was kidding. Tell her that he did not mean to say that, but he didn't. He just sat where he was, staring at her, waiting for her to say something. Finally she was able to regain her voice.

"What…what did you just say?"

"I said that I want to make you my wife. Will you marry me?"

Hopefully I will be able to update again next week but I need some feedback before I am able to go on. Please let me know what you think.

So now I have a bit of a challenge for you. I need you to tell me what YOU want to see happen in the story and beyond. I have already started working on the sequel so what kinds of things would you like to see happen? Once I get about five or so suggestions I will be posting a poll to see what you all think.

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