Did you adopt another?
The next morning Jenna woke up bright and early. Getting dressed she found Mrs. Pevensie already awake downstairs making breakfast. "Good morning" Jenna smiled, Mrs. Pevensie smiled at Jenna over her shoulder. "Good morning to you. How did you sleep?" She asked. "Very well thank you." Jenna said nicking a blueberry muffin. She paused with her mouth on it at seeing. Mrs. Pevensie stares. Jenna blushed and put it down on the table. "Oh no dear go ahead and eat it. I was just thinking" She said, in a second Jenna had taken a big bite out of it.
"What were you thinking about?" Jenna asked standing next to her leaning against the fridge. "You wouldn't mind me asking a couple questions. Edmund was a little vague." She said, Jenna blushed but nodded. "Fire away" Jenna smiled, "Do you go to school?" She asked, "No not since I was eight" Jenna said, "What about your family?" She asked, "No my dad died when I was little and my mom remarried." Jenna said darkly, "But uh we moved around a lot. They didn't let me go to public school. So I just emerged myself into my music and dance." Jenna told her, "Would you be interested in going back to school?" Mrs. Pevensie asked, "I don't see how I could. I stopped school when I was eight. There's no way I could school." Jenna said, "There's always home schooling." Mrs. Pevensie suggested.
"Yes but since my step dad kicked me out I don't really have a home to study in." Jenna said, "Yes you do, that is unless you don't like sharing a room with Lucy." Mrs. Pevensie told her. Jenna stared at her, "Are you serious?" Jenna asked her, "Of course Jenna. Every young woman needs to be well educated." She told her. Jenna smiled at her hugging her. Mrs. Pevensie smiled hugging her back. "Glad to see you two getting along" Edmund said stretching from the door yawning. Jenna smiled at him walking over and kissing him good morning. "So how did you two meet?" She asked they exchanged glances. "Uh through mutual friends" Edmund said, "Her father was friends with the professor" Edmund lied, "Oh before he died?" Mrs. Pevensie asked, "Yes before my father died." Jenna agreed with the lie.
"My parent's had sent me the professors when the bombings were going on" Jenna elaborated the lie. "So how long have you been on the streets?" Mrs. Pevensie asked, "About a month now" Jenna said. "Why didn't you move back in with the professor?" Mrs. Pevensie scolded, "I had already worn out my welcome with his house keeper" Jenna lied remember being told stories about the professor's house keeper. Edmund smiled at the lie, she was quite good at telling them. "Oh, but dear you're so skinny. Haven't been taking care of yourself." She tisked. So that was why she let Jenna sneak a muffin before breakfast.
"Yeah well, it's hard to feed myself while singing for tips you know?" Jenna told her shrugging. Edmund poured himself a large cup of coffee and greedily drank it. "Oh is that coffee? Give me some" Peter said trying to take the cup from Edmund but he pulled it back. "Get your own" He said, "After all you like to put sugar in yours" Edmund complained. That was the weird thing about Edmund, he drank his coffee straight, no milk, no sugar nothing. Peter quickly poured himself a cup and was waking up quickly. Sighing he sat down at the table. "When did you two get so coffee orientated?" Their mother asked; "the professor turned us onto it" Peter lied. Jenna felt bad for having to lie to their mother so much but it was a necessity.
"Oh guess what!" Jenna said sitting down as Susan and Lucy came down. "What?" Edmund asked, "I'm going to start home schooling!" Jenna said excitedly, "You mum's going to help me with it" Jenna smiled. Edmund practically beamed that his mom had taken a liking to Jenna so quickly. "Well that's going to suck for you because mum's a slave driver when it comes to school work" Peter mumbled, after all she was a teacher. After breakfast they were in the living room when the door opened. "Now where's my family at?" A deep voiced man asked he dropped army bags onto the floor as the entire Pevensie family ran for the man all five of them tackling him onto the floor. Jenna couldn't help it, a huge smile spread across her face at seeing this. She wiped a tear from her eye just from the sheer joy that filled her. True she didn't know this man but she knew how happy everyone was to have him home safe and sound.
After a minute or two they got off of him. Jenna stood up in the living room waiting for her to be introduced after a minute they all walked back into the living, smiling and laughing. "Oh did you adopt another kid dear?" Mr. Pevensie asked seeing Jenna standing there. Jenna smiled at him as Edmund laughed. "No dad no, this is Jenna. She's my girlfriend" Edmund introduced happily putting his hand on the small of Jenna's back leading her forwards to meet his father. "Well it's a pleasure to meet you" He said shaking her hand "I go off to war and come back and my youngest son has a girlfriend" He said with a smile to his wife causing her to smile back. Jenna shook it back, "It's a pleasure as well. I've heard fantastic things about you. Happy to have you back safe and home." Jenna said causing him to smile. "I like this girl" He announced to the family making them all smile. "Good because so do we" Lucy said hugging Jenna around her waist. Jenna smiled hugging the small girl back. They all settled down on the chairs as they were told stories of the war.
Susan, Lucy and Jenna sat on the coach while Peter and Edmund sat on the floor. Their father smiled at seeing Jenna holding Edmund's hand as her other hand pet a golden cat in her lap. Smiling Mr. Pevensie announced he was taking everyone out for dinner and a movie. Smiling they couldn't wait. It was huge deal to be going out to a place to eat like this. The girls all got ready in Susan's room; Jenna had to borrow a good dress from Susan. The boys walked in as Susan was doing Jenna's hair while Jenna did Lucy's. "Are you girls almost ready?" Peter asked, "Uh ten minutes?" Jenna asked making the boys smile. "Well hurry it up!" Edmund teased as the two boys made for the door. "Oh hush! We have more things to do to get ready" Susan laughed at her younger brother.
"And it leads to such beautiful products" Edmund smiled his eyes resting on Jenna. Jenna blushed at him. "Oh stop it! We'll see you two down stairs" Jenna said finishing Lucy's hair. Smiling Lucy stood up on the bed to do Susan's hair smiling as her busy fingers went to work. Susan finished Jenna's hair. Picking up some make up Jenna did Susan's make up as Susan did hers. "When can I get make up?" Lucy asked, "When dad approves it" Susan said, "Oh that'll be never" Lucy complained.
"You don't need anything Lucy, the only reason Susan and I use it is to cover our wrinkles" Jenna laughed winking at Susan so she wouldn't take any offense. She was just trying to cheer up Lucy. "Girls!" Mr. Pevensie called up the stairs. "Coming!" Three voices called back, only to pause and laugh that they had responded at the same time. Finally finishing they walked down stairs. Jenna was wearing a silver and blue dress while Susan wore a red. Lucy settled on a baby pink. Edmund held Jenna's coat for her. Well technically it was Susan's coat. She smiled taking it. The two held hands as they walked outside.
It was a fantastic dinner. "So Jenna, Edmund tells me you're a musician? Are you as good as he is?" Mr. Pevensie asked, "Oh yes I've been playing since I was little. My dad taught me before he passed" Jenna said, "And she's much better on the guitar then me" Edmund piped in. "Oh really?" Mr. Pevensie asked, after all he was the one that was teaching Edmund till this war started. "We'll have to test that when we get home." He smiled at her, "With pleasure. You won't be disappointed" Jenna promised to receive a squeeze of Edmund's hand. After the movie they walked back home. It was spring in London, so of course it just had to pour down rain. Screaming they all ran for the house laughing hysterically. They all rushed inside shivering slightly. Peter immediately got a fire going before them all changed clothes. "Oh Jenna don't forget your guitar, dad wants to check it out." Edmund smiled at her. "Ed, do you think he likes me?" Jenna asked nervously suddenly really shy about playing for him.
Edmund smiled at her. "Of course he is! He's even dug out his old guitar so all three of us could play" Edmund smiled taking her hands and kissing her cheeks. Jenna smiled at the reassurance. Grabbing her guitar she headed down stairs. Just as Edmund said their dad was fine tuning his guitar as well as cleaning it. Jenna smiled as she sat down on the coach. "Now I'll make you a deal" He said Jenna smiled waiting for him to go on. "Okay if you do play better than Edmund does you can stay as long as you want." He told her, "And if I don't?" She asked, "Then you'll have to start immediately on home schooling instead of having two weeks of break before you start." He told her. Jenna smiled, both options included staying here. "All right, I'll agree to that." Jenna smiled. "Then go for it" He said gesturing for her to play.
Everyone had gathered in the living room. "On a Monday, I am waiting. Tuesday I am fading. And by Wednesday I can't sleep. Then the phone rings I hear you and the darkness is a clear view cuz you're come to rescue you me. Fall….with you I fall so fast. I can hardly catch my breath I hope it lasts. Ohhhh It seems like I can finally rest my head on something real. I like the way that feels. Ohhhh It's as if you know me better than I ever knew myself. I love how you can tell. All the pieces, pieces, pieces of me. I am moody, messy I get restless, and it's senseless. How you never seem to care. When I'm angry, you listen make me happy it's your mission and you won't stop till I'm there." Jenna sang smiling at Edmund as she did.
"Fall….sometimes I fall so fast when I hit the bottom crash, you're all I have. Ohhhh it seems like I can finally rest my head on something real. I like the way that feels. Ohhhh It's as if you known me better than I ever knew myself. I love how you can tell. All the pieces, pieces, pieces of me. How do you know everything I'm about to say? Am I that obvious? And if it's written on my face….. I hope it never goes away…yeah. On a Monday I am waiting and by Tuesday I am fading into your arms….So I can breathe. Ohhh It seems like I can finally rest my head on something real. I like the way that feels. Ohhhh It's as if you've known me better than I ever knew myself I know how you can tell. Ohhh I love how you can tell. Ohhhh I love how you can tell. All the pieces, pieces, pieces of me. All the pieces, pieces, pieces of me… "(Pieces of Me by Ashley Simpson) Jenna sang finishing the song. "Well he was right you are rather talented on a guitar as well as singing." Mr. Pevensie agreed.
"She's a great dancer too!" Lucy piped up, "Have you thought about going into the music business?" Mr. Pevensie asked, "Please Mr. Pevensie don't tease a starving artist" Jenna said brushing the notion off immediately. "I'm not kidding Jenna, you could really make it" He said honestly. Jenna was surprised, except for Edmund she hadn't any male support in her life since her father passed. Jenna's eyes fell to the ground. "It's nothing to decide in one night but I'm just saying it's a possibility" He said thinking that he might have upset Jenna. "Uh yeah. I'll have to think about that" Jenna said. Edmund squeezed her ankle, she glanced down at him. He had a worried expression on his face. She smiled down at him ruffling his dark hair affectionately. He smiled at her as the three of them started playing some Christmas songs. After all that was the only common songs that they all knew. Mr. Pevensie decided they'd have to widen Jenna's playing field to include modern songs. Jenna could play Narnian songs perfectly but that was for Narnia not for this world.
Sometimes at night when Lucy got lonely and really missed Narnia she'd play Narnian lullaby's for her. Which that of course got the rest of the group to rush in at hearing Narnian music only to pause at realizing it was Jenna playing it? Then they would sit in and listen imagining they were in a great hall made of fine reflective stone and glass ceilings. Creatures dancing around the halls, laughing and feasting. Oh how she missed it. She couldn't stand it anymore. She wanted it back. She wanted Narnia back. Why were they forced to come back? And her so much earlier than the others?