When he enters, Eustace saw him in the hallway. "Where have you been?!" shouted Eustace. "did you know how horrid it was, cleaning alone down there?! The longer you stayed down there, it feels like someone is watching you".
"sorry..." said Edmund. He walks casually towards the stair, passing Eustace.
"ew... you smelled like Narnia". Said Eustace. He looks back to Eustace and put a mocking face then continues up the stairs. He takes a shower. Putting on his pants, shoes, then he wore a shirt and a sweater vest. He looked through the mirror for a while then head down stairs.
Some aunts and uncles have arrived. When Edmund, went to the living room, he sees Lucy with Susan and Peter. They also saw him and smiled. "hi, Ed" said Susan.
Edmund couldn't lie how happy to see them again. He smiled widely. "..hi!" he walks to join them and listened to Susan's and Peter's story. It was very interesting. Edmund and Lucy were happy to hear everything. Eustace was talking science with his closest cousin from Yorkshire.
The pevensies finally split up. Susan and Peter had been showing how they have been so apart from Edmund and Lucy. They looked so perfect with aunts and uncles. Talking about economics and lifestyles which still makes no sense to Edmund and Lucy. Lucy was gathering with other girls to talk to. And Edmund has no interest in joining Eustace's conversation. He prefered sitting by the stair and watching everybody.
DING DONG...
A sound of doorbell rang. Edmund was the closest. So he got up to reach out the door. He opens the door. But the sight surprise him. 'what is going on today...'.
A girl looks into the basket in her hand "good afternoon" she grabs a box of chocolate. "sir, would you like to buy a-" she is shocked when she looks at him. "oh, it's you..". said Alise. Edmund's eyes goggles out, to see her here unexpectedly. Didn't prepared himself to see her again.
"you're selling box of chocolates?" asked Edmund. His tone was cold and he regret that.
"yeah... it only costs £4 for a box but you can just pay £5 for two" said Alise.
He looks behind the door to the living room. Worrying about nothing. Alise also peeks inside out of curiosity.
"well you look like you have quite a party". Add her. Edmund looked back at her and chuckled shyly.
"Wouldn't say this as a party". Edmund was happy to talk to her. Then it fell silence. Getting more and more awkward.
"so... it's already 4 pm, how long will you... sell them?" ask Edmund.
"until 6, i guess...". then the awkward feel comes again. Suddenly a voice came out from behind the door.
Peter's voice shouted "Edmund, what are you doing standing there for so long?!" Edmund's face flushed. Peter opens the door, wide. And looks at Alise, surprised. "Oh Ed, you didn't tell me you had an accompany...". Peter smirks at Edmund. "Oohh, so, Edmund, you have grown...".
"Oh shut up..." said Edmund.
Peter looks back at her. "sorry, would you like to come in?".
"No, thank you. i still need to sell these" she pulled up her basket.
"Well... i think you should get going Alise... don't want to stop you...". said Edmund.
"oh yes, thanks Edmund. Goodbye... Peter, isn't it?".
"yes" said Peter happily.
"nice meeting you" said Alise as she went off to another house across the road. Peter closed the door, then looks up at Edmund who has turned sour. Peter teased him along the way.
The Pevensies joined together again. They sat by the stairs. Sitting and talking to each other.
"Hey, did you know, Edmund got-" Peter's mouth is shut by Edmund's hand.
"What are you doing, Ed?" ask Susan. Her face expression demands answer.
Peter brushed off Edmund's hand "He got a girlfriend!" shout Peter.
"What!" Lucy was happily surprised. Followed by Susan. Now they begin to sneer at him. Teasing him.
"Oh come on, I just met her today at the park... I don't know..." said Edmund.
"what's her name?" asked Lucy.
"Annalise... but, she likes to be called Alise for short" said Edmund. Suddenly he blushed again.
"Ooooh... Edmund got a big crush on her" said Susan.
In the middle of their conversation, aunt Alberta gladly found them. She asked them if they could help her prepare for dinner. They gladly agree, which would be rude to reject.
They all went to the kitchen to get the foods out.
"Oh! Lucy, be careful. The chicken is hot" said Susan. She takes the gloves hanging by the wall to give it to her "here, Lu". Lucy puts on the glove and picked up the chicken.
Suddenly a strong wind, appeared. Slamming open the door's kitchen to the garden. The Pevensies couldn't see clearly on what's going on. Everything in the kitchen was smacked around.
"Lucy! Put it down!" shouted Susan. And she did.
Everything around them began to spin wildly. Instinctively they held together. Hand in hand.
"I think we're going to Narnia again!" shout Peter.
"What?! This has been the fourth time for me and Edmund now!" shouted Lucy.
"Fourth?!" Shouted Susan.
Edmund added "We forgot to tell you! when you two were in America, we and Eustace went!".
"AND EUSTACE?!" shouted Peter and Susan at the same time.
The wind was getting stronger. It turns to be a whirlwind surrounding them. Suddenly, the wind has gone.
They stops at 5 feet above the ground. Fell hard.
Looking around their surrounding, it sure as hell they are not in England anymore. The kitchen, the house, everything has gone. Their surroundings are full of trees and tall grasses. They can tell it was noon, by looking at the sun, shined above them. The light passing through, peeking from the leaves. There are sounds of birds hiding between the trees. But there are no creatures seen on site. Only four of them are there. They carefully stood up.
"ouch... that wasn't smooth like the last time" said Peter. "by the way, what did you say about Eustace?".
Edmund and Lucy exchange glances. Edmund explained "We forgot to tell you, we have been to Narnia with Eustace".
"well, you can tell the rest of the story, on the way" Peter observed their surroundings. He recognized where they are. "we're close to Cair Paravel".
As they walked through the forest, Edmund and Lucy told their last journey on the sea. After a while, they finished their story. Peter and Susan was astonished.
"Wow, so now, Narnia's territories are wider? That is, amazing" said Peter.
"Can't imagine Eustace became a dragon" Said Susan with a laugh.
"But, he was quite helpful actually, saved us from the sea creature". Said Lucy.
As they talked, they arrived at the village in front of Cair Paravel. The kings and Queens walked through the crowd of busy creatures. It seems that nobody has yet recognized them.
They walked calmly. Creatures from various kinds, all pass and by. Selling clothes, making pottery, and street performers are filling the village.
One by one, the passerby noticed the pevensies weird clothes. The street are crowded, but became progressively silenced. They stopped what they have been doing. The buyers stood silent. A heavy air, dead silence.
Suddenly they start to bowed down. Followed with some, who was still unaware. Everybody on the village bowed.
"Arise, dear fellow Narnians!" said Peter. Everybody stood up. Still looking highly to the Kings and Queens of Narnia. Not long afterwards, someone came by a horse. It was King Caspian.
"My Kings and Queens, it has been quite long, since i have seen all of you, my friends" said Caspian.
"It has been, Caspian" said Susan smiling. King Caspian bowed his head to her.
Caspian looks around to the creatures who was still looking "You all may continue your activities". He looks back towards the Pevensies. "please, come, I have prepared four horses to bring you all back to your home".
They all ride the horses that was brought from the Cair Paravel's stable. Without delay, they went to the castle. After they arrived, they unmount from their horses.
"Well, i heard my young brother and sister have been to Narnia with you? It must have been quite a journey". Said Peter.
Caspian laughs "Yes it was, you have told them?" He looked to Edmund and Lucy.
"I missed our last journey" said Lucy.
They walked through the hall to the great hall.
"wait... would you mind, if we change our clothes first?" said Susan.
"Of course" said Caspian "As of note, Your chambers has never been changed, I have consult the narnians and architectures how Cair Paravel looked like, back then".
"Well, so far, the outside of Cair Paravel looks the same as the golden age" said Edmund. "which is great". Caspian looks pleased and relieved. He let them went to their old chamber, on the second floor. There are only 4 rooms in the second floor which are theirs. The guest chambers are on the third floor. It has about 16 chambers up there.
Caspian waits for them in the great hall. While the pevensies walked up the stairs. They arrived at the second floor. The first door belongs to Susan. She stood in front of the door. Before she enters, she looked at her siblings "See, this is the advantage to have your room closest to the stairs". Said Susan.
"It still doesn't change my opinion, Su" said Lucy. Susan grinned and shakes her head. She then, enters her chamber.
The second chamber belongs to Edmund. He quickly entered his room.
The third chamber belongs to Peter. But before he enters, he looks at Lucy. "It's good to be back again, Lu". Said Peter.
"It is" said Lucy. She was already standing by the door. They entered together.