"So how did it go? Susan asked.
"Fine . . ." Was all I could reply.
I bent over my sink and le the water run on my hands. I scooped up the water and splashed my face to rinse off all of the makeup.
"Why did you say "fine" like that? We all know that sort of tone . . ." Edmund said.
I grabbed a hand towel and dried my face off.
"I dunno, I just said fine." I said.
"You saw her . . . didn't you?" Meagan asked.
She stepped into my bathroom, where everyone else was. She had on a black dress and had a black ribbon in her hair. She even had makeup on, which now I can easily recognize. Ed's eyes got big.
"Wow, you look great!" He exclaimed.
"Thanks." She said as she blushed.
She looked so much older with her Narnian dress. She turned and looked at me, her blue eyes waiting for an answer.
"Y-yes . . . I saw her."
Lucy's eyes filled with tear, as mine did. I absolutely hate to cry, especially in front of my family. I'm supposed to be the strong one. I'm High King. I fought to hold the tears back. Tears began to roll down Lucy's face.
"S-She's it tied to the wall with think vines that have big thorns all over them. She's hurt pretty bad, but she's okay. She has some of her powers, but like her morphing powers, they are dormant because of an Elixir that Seifer gave her."
"That's how she was able to talk to you . . ." Susan said.
"Yes."
"Peter . . . are you alright?" Lucy asked, coming up to me and hugged me.
"I'm . . . . I'm good."
"Are you sure? You don't look it." Edmund said, smiling weakly.
"It's just the makeup that didn't wash off. I need some rest . . . alright?"
I didn't mean to sound stern, but I was getting a little annoyed with everyone hovering over me, making sure that I was alright. Of course I'm not alright, are they nuts? Rachel is in pain and here I am . . . just standing around. I watched everyone quietly walk out of my room; Lucy was the last one to walk out. She looked through the crack of the door until she shut it all the way. I brushed my teeth and went to my bed and turned out eh light with a switch of a button.
I woke up with a gasp and looked out through my window at the moon. I had only been asleep for three and a half hours. I put my hands behind my head and stared at my ceiling. I turned over when I found I was not comfortable. I tossed over again and again trying to get to sleep, but it was no use. I kicked my covers and got out of bed. Everyone should be in bed by now. I opened my door and silently walked to the next bedroom, which was Rachel's. I opened up the door and slipped in. Now since Rachel has been gone for the past three days, no one has wanted to come in here. It had been left exactly how she left it, of course, perfectly clean. I was the only one brave enough to come in here. I closed the door behind me and walked towards Rachel's bed.
"Her Majesty has not given up on you . . . so don't give up on her . . ."
Rachel's voice echoed through my head.
"I'm going to save you . . ."
"You already have."
I lay on her bed and breathed into her pillow again. Her scent was a little faded . . . but still there. I glanced at the moon and realized it was already 4:00 in the morning. I am supposed to get up at 7:00. I closed my eyes and slowly began to hear Rachel's sweet voice in my head again . . .
"I love you . . ."
