A/N

I do not own the Chronicles of Narnia nor do I own the characters that are introduced in the Chronicles of Narnia series. I only own my OC Mari and any other characters that sound unfamiliar in the story.

I looked around at my surroundings, my panic growing the more my brain processed what was going on. This was not my house…my house was no where near a forest. I knelt down to feel the soft, green grass I was surrounded by. There was no way this was a dream, the grass felt too real. Heck everything felt too real. I pinched myself for good measure, just in case it was actually a dream and I winced as pain blossomed from the area that I just pinched. It was actually real. I had no idea what my next plan of action was. I was in an unfamiliar place and my instincts told me that I should stay where I was and wait for someone to find me. My brain kicked in and reminded me that I appeared to be the only person in this place and I needed to find someone…anyone to help me out. I looked around at the towering trees and the thick bushes and took my first hesitant steps into the new world.

It felt like I was walking for hours. My white sneakers hurt my feet, my plaid skirt felt heavy and dragged me down and the mild heat from the forest made strands of my dark brown hair come out of its braid. Though I had to admit that the scenery made my pain non-existent for a while. Lush trees loomed over me and gave the surroundings a cool green hue. Brightly coloured flowers that had sweet scents far stronger than where I was from littered the paths and I was tempted to pick them and thread the buds through my braid. "Better not do that…" I thought, "Just in case the flowers are poisonous."

Movement from the bushes beside me brought me out of my musings and I backed away in fear. "who's there?" I asked, trying to muster up my bravest voice.

I was in a place that I didn't know about and I didn't know anything about the creatures or people that inhabited the area. It also didn't help that I had nothing to protect myself if I were to be attacked. The rustling became louder and more frequent and I prepared myself for the worse. The creature jumped out of the bushes causing me to squeak in surprise and cover my face with my hands. I slowly removed my hands when nothing happened to me and looked down. A giggle bubbled past my lips as I took in the animal in front of me.

A dark brown rabbit with brilliant blue eyes looked around at his surroundings and sniffed the air. I knelt on the grassy ground and cooed in awe as the rabbit didn't flinch away from me. "Hey Bunbun. Look at how pretty you are!" I whispered, reaching my hand out to stroke the bunny's soft fur.

"Why, thank you but I would rather you call me charmingly handsome," the bunny said.

I shrieked and fell back in surprise. The rabbit just talked?! Animals don't talk. "You talk?!" I questioned in bewilderment.

"Of course," the bunny answered, his nose twitching constantly, "All animals talk in Narnia."

Narnia? Where on earth was Narnia? I berated myself for never paying much attention in geography or history because I daydreamed too much. Still I needed to find out where this place was exactly so that I could find my way back home. "Where is Narnia exactly?" I inquired.

The rabbit tilted his head in confusion before saying, "Well we're in Narnia right now."

I buried my head in my hands and groaned. The information was not helping me at all. I still had no idea of where I was and to make matters worse, I had no where to stay if I ended up being in Narnia for longer than expected. I could feel the bunny's paw of my knee as he tried to comfort me. I slowly removed my hands and stared at the animal before me. "Do you think there is anyone who can help me?" I pleaded sheepishly.

The animal appeared to be thinking and immediately started jumping in excitement. "I know who can help you! I'm pretty sure the kings and queens can help," he rambled jumping around me excitedly.

His actions brought me out of my slump slightly and I found myself giggling. I smiled slightly, "Do you think you can take me to them?"

The rabbit nodded and I got up from my seat on the ground. "Thank you so much. I'm Mari by the way," I said softly.

The rabbit grinned, "Nice to meet you Mari. My name is Fleetfoot."

After the introductions were made, the two of us set off to where the kings and queens would be. We moved through the thick brush for what felt like hours and Fleetfoot told me many stories about Narnia and its history. I had to admit that I would forget most of the stories as I was too distracted by my thoughts and the surroundings. My daydream started off in a forest similar to the one that Fleetfoot and I were traversing through. I was riding on a midnight black stallion with my royal blue dress, draped delicately around me. Like the dress in my past daydream, its sleeves ended at my wrists but was looser as it appeared that I was in the middle of a summer morning. The bodice of the dress was adorned with silver swirls that glittered when the sunlight caught it.

I looked over my shoulder and giggled as I slowed my horse down. "You know…for someone who said that he was taking me out, you're doing a lousy job," I teased lightly.

The same chestnut coloured horse from my previous dream stopped next to me and the rider on the horse scoffed lightly. The man smirked before saying, "I would say I'm doing an amazing job. You're the one who decided to speed ahead without waiting for me."

I stuck out my tongue playfully and got off my horse. "Whatever you say my love," I grinned as the man also dismounted his horse.

He held my hands tightly in his and as I stared up at the man, I couldn't help but notice that his eyes were the colour of coffee when it was freshly brewed. If I wasn't swooning before…well I was definitely swooning now. Pulling me closer, the man rested his forehead on mine. "I couldn't wait to have you all to myself Mari," he said softly before leaning in…

I felt something tug my skirt and I snapped out of my dream. I looked down to see that Fleetfoot was trying to get my attention. "Miss Mari are you okay?" the rabbit asked in concern.

I mentally cursed myself for getting distracted and daydreaming again. It's the reason I got in trouble with my mum in the first place. I shook my head and smiled down at the animal, "I'm fine. Don't worry about me."

The rabbit looked at me, as if he didn't believe me but decided to not bring it up. Fleetfoot pointed straight ahead, "Cair Paravel is straight ahead."

As I looked up to where Fleetfoot was pointing, I gasped. We were surrounded by young apple trees that were on their way to being tall giants that would bear sweet juicy fruits. There was a break in the foliage and ahead was a magnificent castle with a myriad of looming towers. The walls of the castle were a sandy beige and in the distance, I could hear and smell the sea. "Wow," I gasped, looking down at the rabbit in awe.

The bunny smirked…well what I could imagine was a smirk. "The kings and queens live there. Cair Paravel was also where they were crowned as kings and queens by the Great Lion," Fleetfoot explained.

"Great Lion?" I questioned in confusion.

He began to jump in excitement as he realised that I didn't know. Fleetfoot began to rant excitedly, "Aslan! He is also known as The Great Lion and is the true king of Narnia. He is magnificent Miss Mari…granted I've never been lucky enough to meet him in person. My father met him once before he passed away. Aslan was the one who saved him from the White Witch."

I smiled as the rabbit continued his rant about Aslan. Fleetfoot seemed to respect the lion even though he never met him and I admired that. Fleetfoot lead me towards Cair Paravel where I hoped that the kings and queens could help me with my situation.