Author's Note: This chapter is a little shorter, and it's mostly dialog. It's the last one! I hope you guys like it! Thanks again to all of you that stuck with me through the entire thing. It won't be long now till I have the next story posted! It shouldn't be more than a couple of weeks. It's going to be the one that I write all by myself! Haha! I hope you enjoy it as much as I love writing it. I've already gotten three chapters fully typed up. Anyways, here's the last chapter! :D
Song for this chapter: This Is Home by Switchfoot
It took the five a minute to realize that they were really back in London. The wind in the subway tunnel picked up as the train pulled into the station. Lucy looked back sadly to where the door would have been had she been in Narnia.
"Aren't you coming, Phyllis?" A voice said. The group looked up to see the geeky boy from the newspaper stand boarding the train. Peter, Edmund, and Lucy looked confused while Susan and Ari shared an eye roll.
The five gathered their luggage and boarded the train in silence. The door shut and the train pulled out of the station with a lurch. Ari could have sworn that as they pulled out of the tunnel that she heard a lion roar. She brushed this off as a coincidence. Then they were speeding down the tracks through the countryside. The five of them sat in silence as the train moved on towards their schools.
Ari considered it lucky that her and Edmund's schools were only a street apart. Whenever they had a free weekend they could visit. It wouldn't be the same as seeing each other every day, but it was good that they could still meet. Once again, their relationship must be kept a secret, but at least they could 'date'. It was normal for teenagers to date, and wouldn't be seen as anything out of the ordinary, and for that they were thankful.
By the time they were halfway to school, they had yet to speak. The group of five were lost in their own thoughts. Then, the silence was broken by Edmund.
"I don't suppose there's any way we could go back?" He asked as he looked up at them.
"What did you do this time, Edmund?" Ari laughed. He flipped open his bag and showed it to them. It was empty.
"I've left my new torch in Narnia!" He exclaimed, not caring how many people heard him. They all laughed.
"Of course it would be you that left something behind." Peter said, clapping his brother on the back.
"Well, the last time I saw it was when I used it to bolt that door closed on top of the tower during the raid." Edmund shrugged. "I guess I just never thought to look for it."
"You used your torch to bolt a door closed?" Ari snorted, managing to laugh at the same time.
"Yes. And I used it to knock one of the soldiers out as well." Edmund replied, a cheeky grin on his face.
"Why would you do that when you have a sword?" Lucy asked her brother in a teasing tone.
"Because he knocked it out of my hand!" Edmund admitted, his cheeks flushing.
"So you're telling me, that the best swordsman of Narnia, was disarmed by a mere soldier?" Peter teased. Edmund frowned.
"Well, it's not like you were of any help to me. You only made me slide down the roof to knock that archer out of the way." Edmund protested.
"I did not!" Peter exclaimed. "You jumped of your own free will."
"Oh, and I suppose I could have sat there and watched him shoot you in the face with an arrow." Edmund said dryly.
"I suppose you could have." Peter said sarcastically.
"Stop it!" Ari whispered harshly. "You two are attracting too much unwanted attention."
The two looked up and sure enough, there were several people staring at them. The five of them hushed and sat in silence for the rest of the ride. They would rather suffer in silence than give up their secret. By the end of the two hour ride, none of them were in a really talking mood. It was enough that they had just been ripped away from Narnia a second time, but now to be separated again was practically torture. As they gathered their things and hopped off the train, a girl with long black hair approached them holding a wooden box. She held it out to Edmund. He took it as they all looked at her in confusion.
"I believe this belongs to you, my King." She said, nodding to him. Edmund looked at the ornate carvings on the box. It was made of a dark wood and had a few Narnian symbols on it. The group looked down at the box as he flipped it open. There, inside, on a bed of velvet was a shiny silver torch. The very one that he had lost in Narnia. When he looked up the girl was gone.
"Who was that?" He asked to no one in particular. The rest of the group shrugged, but the strange look on Peter's face didn't escape his notice. He would have to question his brother later.
"I'm sure I've seen her before." Ari said after a moment of silence. "I just don't know where."
"She has to be Narnian." Lucy stated. "Why else would she refer to Edmund as 'my King', and where else would she be able to get that box?"
"I'm sure you'll remember it soon." Susan said to her siblings. "But in the meantime, school awaits."
The five of them composed themselves and walked out of the station. It wasn't a far walk to the schools. When they arrived to the buildings, they said their goodbyes and went their separate ways. It was a live they would have to get used to, until the call of Narnia became to much and they were pulled back in for another adventure. They could only hope that it wouldn't be long.
Author's Note: IT IS FINISHED! I can't believe I've finished two stories! Wow... I couldn't have done it without the support of my friends, and without the reviews that I was getting. For all of you that gave me constructive criticism, and weren't afraid to offend me by telling me that you didn't like something, you guys rock! I won't make you guys wait for the next story too long, so I will have it up soon. Till then, thank you!
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