Unexpected Happenings
Summary: This is a story about a seventeen year old girl named Alyssa. Alyssa moved from New York to Australia. She finds a sea cave next to the water that transforms her into a mermaid with powers over water. A year later she goes for a swim and finds another cave submerged in water. She explores it only to end up in Narnia. She meets the Pevensie's as she tries to discover her purpose for being there. What happens when a certain Pevensie takes a liking to this mermaid?
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters except Alyssa. If I did Peter would be mine…unfortunately he isn't so that means I don't own the Chronicles of Narnia. No matter how much I wish I did.
Chapter Two:
After everyone had calmed down Susan grabbed Alyssa's hand and started heading into the castle, "We'll be back later. I'm taking Alyssa to get a dress fitted for her to wear. We shall see you boys later."
Lucy followed the two older girls to the seamstress' wing of the castle. Susan walked into the room and ushered Alyssa only a small round platform.
"What colors do you think Lucy?" Susan asked turned to her sister.
Alyssa watched as the young queen looked around the room at the color samples until her eyes landed on two colors laid out next to each other. Lucy walked over to the two scraps of fabric and held them up, "How about maroon and yellow?"
Alyssa smiled at Lucy and nodded her head, "I like it…What do you think Su?" Alyssa turned to Susan taking the colored cloth out of Lucy's hands and held them against her skin.
Susan smiled softly and nodded her head in approval, "That's perfect." The seamstress took Alyssa's measurements and started making the dress using Alyssa as a live manikin for a perfect fit.
An hour after the seamstress started making the dress she was finally done which relieved Alyssa to no end.
"Thank you." She stepped down from the platform and stood in front of the mirror admiring her new dress. Susan and Lucy stepped behind her smiling happily.
"You look beautiful Alyssa. The dress looks perfect on you." Lucy said practically bouncing up and down and Susan agreed with her younger sister.
Alyssa smiled and stared into the mirror at the girl in a medieval style gown. The dress was mainly red with a thick yellow vertical stripe in the middle. It had red strings zigzagging across the front like a backwards corset. Her sleeves fit around her upper arm for ¾ in length, it had a horizontal stripe of yellow before it flowed outward and lengthened at the bottom of the sleeve. The insides of the sleeves had yellow material. (AN: Links to dresses and stuff on my profile. It's at the bottom. The dress honestly reminded me of Gryffindor when I saw it.)
"Thank you. You really didn't have to do this for me." Alyssa smiled and turned to her friends and hugged the two girls tightly.
"Of course we did. You are our guest and our friend." Susan said pulling Alyssa out of the room and towards the Great Hall for lunch.
The three girls walked into the Dining area and to the table in the center of the room. They sat with Lucy in the middle, with Susan and Alyssa at her sides and waited for the boys to come join them.
"They might be in a meeting right now and they may be a while. I'm sure they are telling the council about you." Susan said to Alyssa.
Alyssa nodded and was about to speak when the doors opened and in walked Edmund and Peter. The boys sat down with Peter at the head of the table and Edmund to his left.
Edmund smiled to Alyssa, "I trust that you like what you've seen of Narnia so far?"
Alyssa nodded, "Are you kidding? It's immensely beautiful. I'm still trying to figure out if its real of not. I still think I'm drowning underwater and this is a figment of my imagination as a cause from the lack of oxygen." She laughed lightly to her self and looked at the four.
"Of course it's real silly. How could something so beautiful be made up?" Lucy said smiling at Alyssa.
"I guess you're right, Lu."
Susan smiled to her brothers and eyed Alyssa's dress, "What do you boys think of Alyssa's new dress?" Alyssa looked down away from Peter and Edmunds eyes.
Peter nodded along with Edmund, "It suits her. You looked very beautiful Alyssa."
Alyssa smiled and looked up at the two Kings, "Thank you. So what were you gentlemen doing while I stood on a platform for an hour and a half?"
Edmund shrugged, "We had a meeting with the Council of Narnia. We've informed them of your arrival. They are very curious as to why there is another Daughter of Eve in Narnia."
Peter turned to look at Alyssa, who was at his right and smiled politely, "The council wishes you meet you and welcome you into Narnia. We shall try to figure out why you're here as soon as we can."
Alyssa nodded her head slightly and smiled warmly at Peter in return, "Okay. I'll help you as much as I can. I really am curious as to why I was brought here."
The doors that connected to the kitchen opened and out walked a beaver and a few fauns carrying trays of food.
The Beaver walked over to Peter handing him the tray since it couldn't reach the top of the table.
Peter smiled to the creature and placed the tray in the middle of the table, "Thank you Mrs. Beaver." Alyssa looked at Peter like he had three heads when he spoke to the beaver, she nearly fell out of her chair when she heard the Beaver respond.
"Your welcome, dear." Mrs. Beaver looked at a very shocked Alyssa and smiled before surprise took over her features, "Oh my, is that…might she be a Daughter of Eve?"
"This is Lady Alyssa. She came into Narnia today Mrs. Beaver." Edmund said to the Beaver. He turned to look at Alyssa who sat staring at Mrs. Beaver, mouth slightly agape since she was still in shock of a talking animal.
Peter, Susan, and Lucy noticed this as well and Peter reached out and placed his arm on her shoulder, "Alyssa are you alright?"
"It talks." Was all Alyssa could say tearing her eyes away from the Beaver, "Animals can speak?"
Lucy laughed lightly, "Or course. We told you about Aslan remember? I thought you realized that since a lion could talk so could the rest of the animals of Narnia."
Alyssa looked at the young girls sitting next to her and though about when they were walking to Cair Paravel earlier and nodded slowly, "Well yeah but still. Its kind of a shock when you don't think that all animals can talk here." She looked at the beaver again and smiled, "Um…hello Mrs. Beaver. I'm sorry for my poor manners. Its nice to meet you."
Mrs. Beaver smiled again, "Its alright dear. Its nice to meet you as well." Mrs. Beaver bowed to Peter, Edmund, Lucy, and Susan before she left the room.
Two of the fauns exited the room after Mrs. Beaver and one stayed behind standing near Lucy.
Lucy smiled and grabbed the fauns hand, "Alyssa, this is Mr. Tumnus. He was my first friend in Narnia."
Alyssa smiled to the faun and shook his outstretched hand, "Hello Mr. Tumnus. Its nice to meet you."
"As it is to meet you Lady Alyssa. Now I must be going back to work. Your Majesties." My Tumnus bowed to the Kings and Queens before leaving the room.
"So are there other creatures in Narnia?" Alyssa asked curiously.
Susan nodded her head, "Of course. There are Centaurs, Minotaur's, Dwarfs, and Dryads."
Alyssa stared at the goblet of water intently, "Are there Mermaids?"
Peter nodded his head, "Yes. They're very playful creatures."
"You guys just except all the creatures of Narnia? You don't care that they're different?" Alyssa asked them cautiously.
Edmund smiled warmly to Alyssa, "Of course. We love Narnia and all of its inhabitants."
Alyssa nodded thinking of whether or not to tell them that she was a mermaid yet. They quickly finished the rest of their lunch. Once they finished a few fauns came in to clean up once they all stood.
Alyssa followed behind Susan, Peter, and Edmund while Lucy walked in step with her holding her hand as they headed to the Council Room. They stopped in front the double doors to the meeting room where that Narnians where waiting on the other side.
The Pevensie's turned to Alyssa and smiled reassuringly. Peter spoke to Alyssa quietly, "We'll introduce you to the Council. Don't worry. They'll love you." Then Peter, Edmund, and Susan left her and Lucy in the hall.
Lucy squeezed her hand slightly and Alyssa looked down at her. Lucy smiled causing Alyssa to smile in return, "Come on." Lucy said as the doors opened for the two to enter.
