A/N Thank you guys for all of the reviews! Heres the next chappie.

Your Author in Training,

Havah

Peter held her close to him as they slept. Both of them woke up several times during the night, but neither wanted to get up, or break the embrace. Rebecca felt extreme security in his arms, and she knew that as long as she was with him, she was safe. She felt as though nothing could harm her, nothing could bother her, or scare her, except for the impending death of Peter. This is the event that kept waking them both up. The dream did not revisit that night in her sleep, but every time she closed her eyes she saw Peter fall. Not wanting to see this, she kept her eyes open until she was too tired too. On the other hand, Peter kept thinking about Rebecca's plea not to fight. He already knew that he didn't want to fight, that he didn't want Susan and Ed to fight either, the danger to the well being of his family was just too high. All he wanted was to keep his family safe, and Narnia safe; he didn't want to lose his family, or to die himself, but he also didn't want to lose Narnia.

It is my duty to protect Narnia, but it is also my duty to protect my family. The only person here whose life I have not been told I am responsible for is mine. Mother said to keep Susan, Ed, and Lu safe, and Aslan told me it is my duty to protect, and rule, Narnia, no one ever told me to look out for myself. Peter's thoughts troubled him, but he managed to get back to sleep somehow. Though he did not dream, he slept poorly, awaking many times with the same thoughts of family and duty. Rebecca awoke only when Peter moved, or shivered, and then only for a minute or too, not letting Peter know he had woken her.

I wonder what's wrong. I keep feeling him shiver, or his muscles tense up, and I can't help but wonder what he's thinking. Caring so much for someone can be painful, and I want to prevent his death, but I can't. He is making me feel so secure right now, all I want is for him to feel the same safety that I am. Rebecca was close to tears just thinking about the state of Peter's life, how it must be tumbling down in front of him. Maybe telling him was the wrong thing to do, beginning him to stay was wrong. My actions were very off, and for them I am causing Peter pain, something I never meant to do. She rested her head in the crook of Peter's arm, and lay here until sleep came.

All through the night, this continued, waking, and then falling asleep again. By the time the sun came up, neither had gotten more then five hours of sleep. At about 7:30, Peter awoke for once and for all. He released his embrace on Rebecca, casing her to stir, and open her eyes. She watched silently as he walked towards the window in the back of the room. His thoughts consumed him as he stood still, staring, almost as though under hypnosis, out of the window. It had been almost ten minutes, and he hadn't moved, when Rebecca stood and walked over to him. As she stood next to him, she silently took his hand, and followed his gaze, looking out upon a beautiful, clear day, with the sun shining over a green Narnia. "It's beautiful," whispered Rebecca after several minutes.

"It is, isn't it? You know, I never really noticed the beauty or Narnia before a couple weeks ago. In the winter, it was nice, at first, but not for long. Once the snow melted to spring, I was too caught up in the battle to notice anything" said Peter. "In fact, now that I really look at it, it's almost as beautiful as you are." Peter let go of her hand, wrapped harm around her shoulder, and pulled her in closer to his side. Rebecca was stunned. She had never been told she was beautiful, that she could recall, at any time in her life.

"T-thank you, but I think you're wrong." Rebecca smiled shyly to herself.

"You can't judge your own beauty very well then. I think that you are beautiful, no matter what anyone else thinks." Peter felt relieved that he didn't have to hide his feelings anymore, relieved that for the first time he could be open with someone who wasn't his family.

"Well, thank you very much," Rebecca smiled pleasantly at Peter, and then looked back towards the view of Narnia. That is the nicest thing that anyone has ever said to me. I cannot believe that I am finally beginning to feel special, and the person making me feel this way is probably going to die soon. "You know what? No one has ever gone to any trouble at all to make me feel special in any way. You are the first person that has actually made me feel like I was worth anything, thank you for that. Also, I wanted to say that you are an amazing person, and I want you to know that whatever happens, that's not going to change, at least not through my eyes, and I plan on staying right beside you every step of this war."

"Thank you, we will need as many people to help with tactics, and strategy, and all other aspect leading to what we hope is a single, final, battle." Peter put on a more diplomatic manner of speech for a minute.

"No, Peter, I am going to fight beside you. Whatever happens, I'm with you until the end, I love you." Rebecca was dead serious about what she was saying, and she didn't care what the risk was. Peter stood in shock for a moment.

"Becca, you can't do that, I mean, you, do you even know how to fight? In any manner? I need you to stay with, and protect Lucy, like you promised you would." Peter was worried that Rebecca was serious, and he didn't want her life at risk like that.

"Someone else can protect Lucy, she is a great girl, and aside from looking out for herself, she knows how to be careful and follow directions given by anyone that is responsible. What I'm not so sure of is if someone can protect you, and in case no one else can, I want to try, and if I can't save you, like you saved me, I, I want to be there, when it all ends, if you know what I mean. And no, I don't know how to fight, but I can learn, at least a little bit from Susan, or someone else," Rebecca was making herself more and more clear, and it was blatantly clear that she was serious. Peter squeezed her shoulder tightly, and placed his other arm loosely around her waist.

"I would feel much better if you would stay with people that can keep both you and Lucy safe, but I'm not going to be the one to stop you if it is what you think you need," Peter was both worried, and pleased because she cared about him enough to risk her own life to be near him.

"Well, I'll think about it, but for now, let's just start the day, and act naturally like nothing has happened between us." Rebecca was quite worried, because she didn't know what Susan would think if she knew about her and Peter. Only seconds later, there was a knock on the door.

"Rebecca, are you awake? It's Susan."

"Yeah, I'm awake," answered Rebecca, Peter stood silent and still. "Is everything alright?"

"Yes, I think so, can I come in for a minute?" asked Susan. "I need to talk to you."

"Well, um, now's not a great time for me, do you want to come back in about 10 minutes?" asked Rebecca.

"Well, alright, but have you seen Peter? He's not in his room, and I've been looking for him everywhere, and I'm beginning to get worried." Rebecca didn't know what to say. She didn't want Susan to worry, but she didn't want Susan to know that Peter was in there, this wasn't a good situation to be seen in, even if it wasn't what it looked like.

"Oh, yeah, he said something about going for a walk a little while ago. He should be back soon, don't worry about it, he didn't want to wake you, and I was already up." Rebecca looked at Peter as he mouthed the situation that would seem the most like him to her. She did all that she could to keep from laughing, and giving them up to Susan.

"Oh, thank you very much, I'll come back up in a few minutes." Peter and Rebecca heard Susan's footsteps getting more and more faint, and they both broke out laughing. They were both met with a nasty shock, however, when only a minute later, the door opened, and Lucy entered.