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Chapter 5
Amy had fully recovered and after a couple of days the flu finally left Peter. Advent had quickly come around and the professor along with Mrs Mac Ready put together a Christmas tree and decorated it. All five of them were busy trying to think of presents to give the other. Amy had Edmund's gift already, she just had to prepare it, and she had an idea for Lucy's, Susan's and especially Peter's was another story. Amy walked into her room to grab her folder with all her drawings to see if she could find one that Lucy would like. As she was looking Peter came in and sat down on the bed beside her, "What are you looking for?" he asked.
"I'm not sure exactly, I want to give Lucy one of my drawings, but I can't seem to remember which one she really liked, but then again she's quite fond of them all." Amy said laughing a bit. Peter smiled that was true Lucy adored her drawings, but there was one she liked in particular he vaguely remembered her talking about it. "I believe she really liked the one a with the Castle." He said as he watched Amy's eyes light up and her head snap up. "Of course, thank you." Amy paused and thought for a second maybe he could help her figure out what to give Susan. "Peter have you found a gift for Susan yet?" Peter nodded yes.
"Why do you ask, do you need help?" Peter asked her, she nodded. Peter thought about what Amy could give Susan. Susan like a lot of things, a hairbrush……naaa, he tried to think of something that Susan liked or missed from her life in Narnia. Then it hit him of course. He told her his idea and she loved it, he also agreed to help her with it if she helped him find a gift for Lucy.
It was getting closer and closer to Christmas about a week away and both Peter and Amy had no idea what to give each other. Both wanted to give the other a meaningful present without the other knowing what it could possibly be. Peter had talked to his siblings and they had given him some ideas but not exactly what he was looking for, so he decided to talk to the professor. Walking into the professor's office he took a seat by the professor's desk. "hello professor."
"Hello Peter, what can I do for you?" the professor asked looking up from reading some papers.
"Well, I have yet to find a suitable gift for Amy and I was wondering if maybe you could help me." The professor nodded and smiled. "Funny you should ask that, I have something I've been working on, two things actually which have both come through." The professor proceeded to open the drawer of his desk and pulled out a couple of things. Peter looked at the what the professor had laid out before him. "I think you should give her these, but not in this way of course." Stated the professor as he gave him the folder. Peter smiled and said his thanks. This was perfect, he couldn't wait to give this to Amy.
Meanwhile Amy was talking to Lucy while adding colour to one of her latest drawings. At that moment something in her drawing sparked and idea. "Lucy what do you think of this drawing." Upon seeing the drawing Lucy almost fainted… it couldn't be could it. "Its beautiful Amy why." Amy took a look at it again and smiled. "I was thinking of making a sculpture of this drawing for Peter, it just reminds me so much of him." Still in a bit of shock Lucy agreed that it was a good idea Peter would love it. Amy smiled she couldn't wait to give him this, but if it was going to be finished in time she had get to work on it soon.
The week had passed rather quickly and all of them had spent most of their time finishing up their presents, wrapping them and secretly putting them under the tree. Before they knew it, it was Christmas eve.
They all dressed a little nicer and made their way downstairs for dinner. Mrs Mac Ready and the chef had managed to get some Turkey and the fixings. They all sat down and enjoyed their meal. After dinner they contented themselves with singing carols and telling stories until well into the night. The moment the clock struck midnight they all made their way to the living room and sat down by the tree. Pevensie children exchanged the gifts to each other first as they decided that the gifts to Amy as well as Amy's gifts to them would be last. Once that was done Amy picked up her gift to Edmund. "Edmund this is for you merry Christmas." Amy said handing him the gift, Edmund in turn handed her his and they both began to open it. Edmund opened his first. He took off the wrapping to uncover a tin. Ed looked at it sort of puzzled before Amy laughed and told him to open the tin. Inside was a sheet of paper and at least a dozen freshly made Turkish delight. "Turkish delight, how did you-
"It was one of my mum's recipes she made it all the time, that's what the paper is, I had to get up early this morning to make them." Edmund smiled and tried one. "Their delicious thank you." Amy smiled and proceeded to unwrap her present. As she lifted the lid to the box inside was a cherry wood hairbrush and comb. The handle of the brush was ingraved with flowers, it was beautiful. Amy smiled "Thank Ed, they're beautiful." They hugged and Amy proceeded to pick up Lucy's gift and exchange it.
Upon opening Amy's gift Lucy's faced lit up and she practically tackled Amy. Amy just laughed "I take it you like it then." Lucy laughed and nodded, she went back to her seat and picked up the framed drawing of Cair Paravel. It was one of her favourite drawings and Amy had added colour to it. Amy then opened the small box from Lucy to find her sister's necklace. After the lake incident she had thought she had lost it, apparently Lucy had found it and fixed it up. "My sister's necklace, thank you Lucy." She said as proceeded to put it on. "It was kinda broken when I found it Susan helped me fix it."
"Its absolutely beautiful thank you." They hugged before getting to Susan's gift. Susan couldn't believe her eyes when she opened the rather large box. There inside was a bow and quiver, made out of wood. "Did you make these?" Susan asked Amy nodded.
"Yes, Peter helped he told me that you enjoyed archery, this way in the spring you can practice." Susan smiled and said her thanks. Amy then opened her gift it was a wooden box with her name engraved on the top and inside were little compartments for her pencils and other art supplies there was also a drawer for her to keep her drawings. Amy hugged Susan. "Thank you." She whispered.
Finally it came to Peter, everyone became silent not only were both Peter and Amy eager to exchange their gifts but everyone else was eager to see what they had in store for the other. They exchanged the wrapped parcels and Peter opened his first. When he opened the box, inside he found the sculpture of a lion. It was beautifully done, but something about the lion seemed familiar. "Do you like it his name is Aslan, Lucy gave me the idea. He reminds me so much of you Peter, protective, brave, stubborn, and loyal." The Pevensie children were in shock (aside from Lucy). How did she know about Aslan? As much as they wanted to know, they figured that tonight was not the time to ask. Besides they did not want to ruin the moment for Peter's gift. "Did you make this Amy?" Peter asked Amy nodded. Peter smiled and pulled her in for a hug. "Thank you I love it." He whispered. She smiled and opened his. Once the box was open, she saw an album of some sort, strange she thought, so she opened the album to the first page and what she saw there caused her hands to shake and emotions to surge through her body. They were pictures from her parent's wedding and as she went on she found pictures of her mother and father with her from the hospital, pictures of her and sister. Tears began to fill her eyes and she began to cry. Peter couldn't possibly understand just how much these pictures meant to her, yet a part of her knew he did. "Peter how did you..."
"The professor had these, your parents had sent him most of these, he told me I could make up and album for you using them, since you didn't have the originals any more." Upon hearing this Amy cried somemore and hugged Peter. He hugged her back and stroked her hair. "Thank you Peter, this means so much to me."
"Your welcome." Amy wiped the tears from her eyes and the professor shifted to give her a small box when she opened it more tears filled her eyes as her fingers caressed the gold bands hanging on the gold chain. Her parent's wedding rings. "After my father died when shortly after my sister was born my mother put the rings on a chain she would wear around her neck. At my mother's deathbed she gave them to me. I thought I lost it. How did you find it uncle." The professor smiled. "After you came here I found it behind your desk, it must have fallen I decided to wait for an appropriate time to give them to you." Amy hugged her uncle fiercely and the children saw a couple of stray tears escape the professor's eyes as he hugged his niece back.
After things had settled down they all gathered their gifts and made their way to bed. Before getting into bed Amy looked outside at the moon and clutched her parent's wedding bands to her heart. "I miss you mom, Andrea, papa merry Christmas." She whispered into the night right before she snuggled down to sleep.
Hope you liked it. Yes the story will take place in Narnia soon. Probably in the next one or two chapters depending on how I decided to write it. So no worries Narnia action fast approaching! Thank you to all who have reviewed and enjoy my fic.