A/N: It's winter time no snow yet,but the rain is freezing takes place in early March
Two hours had passed ,Peter was freezing ,his ankle was throbbing and he was rain was coming down harder and faster now too. He couldn't believe Hannah would just go off and leave him,but wait yes he could,this was Hannah after all. He sat on a fallen tree stump,then realised that was not a very good idea,hypothermia could easily set coat was wet and got to his feet again,his ankle screaming in protest .
Everything looked the same,the trees ,everything,he was just going in a huge circle,how had Hannah found her way back,had Hannah found her way back? Maybe something had happened to her . He might not like Hannah,but he didn't wish ill of her. Though he knew he shouldn't ,Peter sat down again,he was too tired too care at the moment. His teeth had stopped chattering,but he was shivering violently.
Meanwhile Susan,who was not one to stand around was running through the forest armed with a torch,compass and a reluctant Hannah who was carrying blankets and a coat.
"If anything happens to my brother because of you,I swear to God,I will kill you." Susan snapped,switching on the torch and making her way into the forest.
For once Hannah was quiet,all her arrogance was gone,Susan was right,it would be her fault if Peter died . She was not a praying person,but for the first time in her life Hannah prayed hard.
"Where is he,you said this was the spot." Susan asked turning to look at Hannah.
" I-I d-don't know,he was here." Hannah stammered.
Susan furrowed her brow,"Oh,Peter,you didn't" she murmured to herself,knowing her brother probably attempted to walk back with a broken ankle. There had to be a way to find him,but this wasn't Narnia ,she couldn't just ask the animals or trees if they had seen her brother.
Which way did he go,which way ,which way . Aslan show me . Susan looked at the compass,for some reason it was pointing East,she wondered why it was doing that.
"Come on." Susan said heading east ,Hannah hurried to keep up.
"Peter!" Susan yelled,"Peter! " she ran through the forest,her torch cutting through the darkness and rain .
She was nearly on top of him,before she noticed him sitting on a fallen log ,he was pale his lips blue.
Susan knelt in front of him,taking his hand in hers,they were blue too,he had stopped shivering,that was not a good sign ,Susan thought ,it meant he was entering stage three of hypothermia.
She grabbed the blanket from Hannah and draped it over his shoulders." Go back and get one of the teachers." she ordered.
Hannah stood there,"I-I'm sorry,I diidn't mean for this to happen." she whispered.
Susan looked at her darkly,"It's too late to be sorry now,just go." she ordered.
"Who're you?" Peter asked his words slurring.
"Susan." Susan replied . hugging him . His eyes were closing,she couldn't let him sleep,it was too dangerous if he slept he'd freeze to death.
"Peter,talk to me ,okay,don't go to sleep." Susan said.
"Do I know you." Peter asked .
"Yes,I'm your younger sister,Susan." Susan replied patiently.
"I have a little sister named Susan,she looks like you only she's alot smaller,Mummy says we might get a brother." Peter said sounding as if he were five not fifteen.
"Does she,that's nice." Susan answered willing Hannah to hurry up with one of the looked at Peter,his eyes were closing again.
"Peter." Susan said hoping to get him talking again." Tell me about your sister."
"We're having a party today." Peter replied in a childish voice.
"Really,for who." Susan asked rubbing his hands gently.
An impish smile spread across Peter's face,"Me. Mummy doesn't know I know the present Grandma and Grandpa got me." his eyes closed again.
Susan put her hand on the side of his face ,surprised at how icy cold it was.
"Peter wake up,please,you can't sleep." she pleaded
"D-don't t-tell M-mummy" Peter murmured ,completely out of it by now.
Susan was crying now,"Peter,don't " she wept. he was going to die and it was all Hannah's breath was growing shallower and shallower.
Susan suddenly remembered something she had read in a book,she laid the blanket down on the ground and tugged Peter off the log until he was laying down,then laid next to him,hugging him as close as she could.
She wished the rain would stop if the rain stopped it would be fine,luckily she was dressed more warmly than Peter,she wondered why,he had left his over coat on the he had forgotten it.
Suddenly she heard voices and footsteps,she stood up clicking her torch on. Hannah,Mister Hawkinss,the Science Teacher and her parents came into view.
"Mum! Dad!" she rushed toward them ,then tugged them toward hadn't moved..
" I think he's dead,Mum." Susan whispered,Hannah gasped and bit her lip,no one paid attention to her.
Dad lifted Peter up wrapping him up in a dry felt his wrist .
"He's not dead,yet,but we don't have much time, we need to get out of this rain" she said.
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"Where are we going." Susan asked as they got into the car."Hospital?" she asked.
"It's too far ,there's no time." Dad said grimly laying Peter in the backseat,Susan slid in next to him." We have to go home,Doctor Tremayne is already there"
"Keep him warm." Mum instructed .
Susan nodded,praying that they'd make it in time.
A/N : I do love cliffies read and review if you don't want Peter to die of hypothermia,which he can you know .