Safe From Danger
Safe From Danger
By Narnian magic
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"Queen Susan!" Mrs. Beaver exclaimed as Susan knocked on the tiny door of the Beaver's dam. "Hello, Mrs. Beaver." The Gentle greeted with a fake smile. "Well, come in, come in!" waving the woman in, the beaver looked around cautiously before shutting the door. "Have a seat!" The overexcited animal quickly poured some tea for her guest, explaining that her husband will be home soon. "Oh, he's just out with Badger again." She complains, and Susan smiles a true smile.
"Now, my dear. What brings you here on this rather odd day?" the Gentle keeps her hands around the warm cup as she searches for an answer. Finally deciding that there was nothing she could tell other than the truth, Susan blurted out everything she saw on that day. "I've just been to Mr. Tumnus' the day before." She explained.
"Dear child. Have you no other place to go then?" Mrs. Beaver looked apologetic. Susan shook her head, and the Beaver got up, reaching for the Queen's hand. "Now of course we won't turn you away. It's just a matter if you mind cramped spaces or not." The Gentle smiled at her fuss over making her comfortable, all because this was what Mrs. Beaver was like. "Really, Mrs. Beaver, I don't mind. I could do with anything, anywhere." "Nonsense. You deserve the best." Mr. Beaver cut in as he came through the door, giving his wife a peck on the cheek. "No, really, Mr. Beaver…" Susan tried to protest. Mrs. Beaver shook her head. "Child, you are a Queen of Narnia."
The second eldest Pevensie tried not to laugh. "We wouldn't have possibly made it without your guidance."
""Hush." Mrs. Beaver pushed her onto a soft and rather big mattress for the size of the dam. "Now, drink your soup- there, you'll be warm. And sleep." The animal tucked Susan in, and the Queen had no strength to rebel anymore. Sleepily, she muttered, "Thank you."
The beavers only smiled.
The next morning, Edmund woke up to a beautiful sunrise. He was still in the chair that he fell asleep in yesterday in Peter's room, and his brother hadn't awoken yet. Something red and white caught the corner of his eye, and looking down, he saw Lucy curled up in blankets sheltering her from both the floor and the cold, with a pillow under her head. He resisted the urge to laugh as he saw her rather pudgy, but beautiful…almost grown up face.
He couldn't help but notice how her calm, relaxed, how trusting her expression was as she slept, the way her hand was tucked under her head, how her pale pink lips just seemed the right color to match with her face. He got up from the chair, and lay down on the blanket- just quiet enough so that he didn't wake her up. Instead, he started to stroke the hand that wasn't being used as part of the pillow, marveling at how much she's grown despite him seeing her everyday…missing her everyday.
Edmund shuddered. He had never felt something like this before towards another person, and what he felt was so strong it scared him. Sighing, he got up and walked to Peter's door, giving both of his siblings one last glance before he shut the door again, making for his own chambers.
Susan woke up to the smell of Mrs. Beaver's cooking, an unfamiliar smell to her. She sat up in bed, and Mr. Beaver turned towards her. "Oh, good morning, Susan!" "Good Morning, Mr. Beaver." "Did you sleep well, dear?" Mrs. Beaver asked the question just as she wiped her hands on her apron, facing Susan. "Yes, thank you very much." She smiled. "Breakfast is ready, come on dear." The Queen slowly got out of the bed and stretched her limbs before joining the pair at their dining table. She grinned as she remembered the last time she and her siblings were here. In fact, she could almost smell what the food was like. Lucy's innocent blue eyes had stared at the plate in front of her, and Peter was trying his best to refrain from any body language that would indicate his not-liking of their food…hospitality.
Peter.
Oh God, Peter. Susan missed him, and that was all she knew. Every fiber of her being ached for him, her arms yearned to wrap them around his neck. Her hands missed the feeling of his calloused ones in hers, his golden hair that ran like silk through her fingers, the feel of his lips pressed against hers, his fingers softly stroking her cheeks…
Hard as she might try, she couldn't stay away from him for long. "Mrs. Beaver," Susan started as she gently pushed the plate away. "Thank you so much for all you've done, but I really must go back." The two beavers nodded, Mr. Beaver's arm around his wife. "Be careful, dear!" they both shouted at the same time as Susan went outside to release her horse when suddenly, she found with horror, her horse's carcass on the ground.
Edmund finished dressing up in a new tunic when a knock on the door startled him. Slowly opening it, he found his little sister still in her nightgown, eyes dancing. "Lu?" "Edmund! Hurry, Peter's awake!" Grabbing his hand, the two siblings ran full speed to their older brother's room, just in time to see Peter try to get up…and then fell onto the floor in a heap. "Peter!" his two siblings ran towards him, and helped him up back onto his bed. Panting, Peter looked at both of them in the face. "Lu? Ed?"
"Peter, it's us." Lucy gently told him with a broken voice and tears in her eyes. Edmund's heart broke at his brother's weak reaction. What had happened to the noble, strong, magnificent brother he had? What had they done to him? Struggling, Peter stood up, and with the help of his siblings, got dressed and ready for the day. As they exited his room and down the stairs, Peter wriggled out of their grasps, and gave them each a weak smile before, using the banister as leverage, slowly walked down the stairs. Without going to eat breakfast, Peter strode almost painfully, although he hid it well, into the throne room. Around him, he could hear many cries of "Your Majesty!" as he walked to his throne and sat down, raising a hand to the servants in the room. "I'm all right." The dwarfs, fauns, and animals breathed a quiet sigh of relief, before bustling and hurrying to do their duties.
Edmund gave Lucy a look, and the two of them walked up to Peter and almost literally dragged him out of the room before he made them let go, and walked by himself. Mood already considerably dark, Peter's features immediately darkened as a certain spirit came into view. "Peter!" Akeshia smiled and ran towards him with open arms. "Get away from me." The High King hissed at the woman in front of him. Scowling, she said, "That would be something you'll regret ever saying."
"I think you'll find he won't." a voice cut into their conversation. The four looked at the direction it came from, and shielded their eyes from the bright light flooding in from the great doors of the castle. Peter was shocked as he could see the shadow of that person, as the her long raven hair came into view, as his gaze connected with her clear, beautiful blue eyes. "Susan!" the siblings shouted in unison. Grinning, Susan stepped into the castle, and walked right up to Akeshia, whose chin was stuck up in defiance. "You will obey my orders, you will not defy me, you and your companions will leave this castle at once." The Queen commanded in the coldest, most firm tone she had ever used for anyone. The spirit suddenly gave a laugh, and curtsied, a nasty look in her eyes. "As you wish…Your Majesty." And with that, she vanished, leaving the four Pevensies in peace.
Peter looked at Susan, worry etched into his face. Susan suddenly gave a laugh, and almost ran forward to wrap her arms around him. Relaxing, the King pulled her even closer, and breathed in the scent of her hair, the scent he missed so much. "You're back." He whispered into her ear. "And I'll never leave." She promised. Peter smiled, before he felt something stirring in his stomach. Releasing his love, he pressed his hands to his abdomen, before fire erupted, and collapsed onto Susan. "PETER!"
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NM: DUDE. Guys, I'm really really sorry for the extremely long wait. Thank you to new and old readers alike, and for your reviews!! Tell me what you think of this one, I'll think I'll have updates sooner because I actually HAVE A FIRM PLOT IN MIND. Wee!! )