Hey here's yet another chapter, which turn out to be so long and also has a lot going on. I decide to split it in to two parts to make easier to understand and I hope you enjoy it.

I want to thank 'elven buddy' for editing this chapter (both parts),

also I want to JustValiant1717 for all of your encouragement and for sharing your story's 'King and Lionheart' and 'Thorns and Roses Red' which are both amazing Narnia stories and encourage everyone reading this story to take a look at those, if you haven't already.

Disclaimer: Narnia and all of it's character belong to C.S. Lewis , I only own the OC's.

Chapter 21 Friday December 17, 1948

I am typing a letter for Mr. Chesterfield before it is time for me to leave; not that I am anxious to go back to my family's home. Of course, I haven't really talked to any of them all that much since Edmund tried to get me to play that game five months ago. Which I'm glad about; the last thing I need is to have them nagging me about every little thing. And so, I'm taking my time with this letter.

I watch from the corner of my eye as Mr. Chesterfield walks into my office, causing me to smile. My family isn't the only reason I'm taking my time.

"Oh, Susan, I thought you'd left." I get up from my seat as I take the letter out of the typewriter.

"I thought I'd go ahead and type that letter you needed," I tell him as he walks closer. "And I told your supervisors you wouldn't be able to meet with them until the 28th," I added as he slipped off his wedding ring.

"What would I ever do without you?" he asks softly. Watching him as he rubs my shoulder I can tell how much he enjoys watching me.

"You'd be utterly lost in your paperwork; you wouldn't know what to do with it all," I reply, causing him to smile at me. Stealing kisses from him these last four months has reminded me just how much I'm enjoying my life now.

"And I wouldn't have the pleasure of your beauty to look forward to," He says before putting his lips against mine, forgetting all about the other reason as to why I was taking my time leaving.

"I'd love to stay here longer but I told Charlotte I'd come home early for our son's birthday." I cringe at the mention of his wife and son whom I despise, they make me angry and I wish we could go on pretending they don't exist.

"Of course, I wouldn't want you to disappoint them," I say calmly, after stealing another kiss. Then I say my goodbyes and go home to endure my family and the childish holiday they'll try to get me to celebrate with them. Not that I really want to think about that, they're just people who I happen to live with until January, when I move into my own flat. It doesn't matter though, all I have to do is ignore them and keep myself busy with regaining the life of a queen; already I can feel myself getting closer to my goal.

"...Then Puddleglum stamped out the fire with his bare foot and that freed us from the lady of the Green Kirtle enchantment," I hear my cousin's friend say from the living room as I walk in through the back door.

"What happened next?" I hear Nancy ask.

"Well he gave her this whole speech about how he would live like a Narnian even if there was no Narnia, because it was better than the world she was talking about..." Eustace continued the story. What are they doing here?

"There's only one reason the lion's pawns would be here and I'm sure they'll never stop trying to bring you back into their game" Jadis says as I walk into the room, seeing them all sitting together with Lucy.

"I must say, its wonderful you remember those funny games we played as children" I say in a mocking tone, watching their facial expressions. That should show them that they're not going to win me back.

"Well it's certainly better than pretending like we've never been there at all," Eustace's friend remarked.

"I'm not the one pretending. I'm just mature enough to know when to stop playing foolish games". I tell her, seriously they should know how much that game sickens me.

"Oh Su, let them share their adventures, they're not hurting anyone," Nancy says cheerfully. I'm about to tell her that she shouldn't buy into the Lion's game when I hear something beeping.

"The second batch of cookies must be done," Lucy said, getting to her feet. "Come on Jill, the first batch should have cooled down by now". I watch as the two girls run into the kitchen.

"Eustace, we should finish decorating; we don't want Helen and David to think we were just sitting around all day" Nancy speaks up. Helen and David, why did she use those names? I wonder to myself as Nancy moves to a box of decorations.

"Weren't Peter and Edmund supposed to be helping us with this?" he asks, adding to the confusion of what they're doing here in the first place.

"Yes, but they went out with your uncle to pick out a Christmas tree; they'll be back soon. In the meantime, we can still hang garland around the room and oh, Susan could you go into the old bomb shelter? Helen said that there are extra lights and that they'd go nicely with the green garland." She tells me as if she had any authority to tell me what to do.

"What's going on, why are you hanging garland around my house?" I demand. She's mad if she thinks she can order me around, after all she doesn't even live here.

"There are ways of putting her in her place. I'm sure you remember what it was like when she tried to get you back to believing your family's lies," Jadis tells me and while I feel my heart aching, it also makes me angry to think about it. At least I've gotten better at ignoring the painful feeling it gives me.

"We're decorating for the Christmas party tonight," She answers me.

"The What!?"

"You know, the party we've been planning for the last two weeks," she tells me while hanging greens with my cousin. A party? Do they really think they know the first thing about throwing a party, they can barely even decorate for one.

"The fools are just trying to make themselves look as though they are as important as us, it's just another of their plans to get you back under their control," Jadis whispers as I watch Nancy rummaging through a box as Eustace finishes up the hanging.

They're absolutely mad if they think this will bring me back, I tell Jadis before turning back towards Nancy, I might as well find out what they're planning.

"Who are you expecting at this, event." I refuse to call it a party.

"Well, your family, Eustace and Jill of course, with Aunt Alberta and Uncle Harold, plus Professor Kirke, Aunt Polly and a friend of Lucy's. One of Peter's friend should be coming by as well and oh, do you remember our old roommate Bonnie? She said she'd try to stop by as well", she tells me. It sounds as though everyone who's against us and more will be here; they must really be desperate.

"I've told you many times that our enemies would stop at nothing to take us down and that you had better make sure they don't succeed or you'll end up being as worthless as they are now. I might as well leave if you're not strong enough to deal with mere peasants," Jadis says.

I've become accustomed to avoiding their pathetic attempts to get back at me, and I will stop at nothing to prove that I am stronger than them. I reply in anger.

"Then you'll have no trouble taking care of their event."

Of course. I tell her before looking over at Nancy and examining her outfit; a brown turtleneck sweater and a plaid skirt. It was dull and something I would certainly never be caught dead wearing. "Nancy, surely you're not planning on wearing that." I instantly grab her attention.

"No, I have a dress in Lucy's room; we were going to get ready once we're done decorating," she answers me calmly while picking up another box of decorations. A moment later she stops and looks at me. "You know, you can join me if you'd like, I'm sure you wouldn't want to go to a party with an ink spot on your curler; unless it's a new fashion statement?" She smirks before going back to her decorating. That little wench, who does she think she is to say those things to me? She doesn't know anything about fashion.

"These peasants are not as easily bought as the ones who are part of those social circles. She has shown herself to be as difficult as your family; don't let her think she can get away with making you look like a fool" Jadis tells me.

I don't plan to. Suddenly I hear the door open, my father and brothers walking into the room with a tree, all laughing. Nancy walks towards them.

"It looks great!" Nancy says looking at the tree.

"Thanks. We went all over town to find it, Dad wanted to find the biggest one". Peter tells her cheerfully.

"Well, I thought we could do something special to go along with the party," Dad adds. Soon enough Lucy and the other girl join in happily, as if they didn't have a care in the world. I find myself growing sick at the sight of them. I almost want to leave the house but then again I could never refuse an invitation. Turning around, I go up to my room, seemingly unnoticed by the others as I leave.