Chapter 3

Sorry its been such a long time since I have updated I never really had an idea where I wanted my story to go in terms of plot before so I was struggling. But I now actually have a plan for this story so im going to continue. In terms of updating im about to start my final year of college and I am busy with my job and assignments so their isn't a set update period it will just be whenever I get time but if I got reviews so I know people are actually reading this it would give me more inspiration to update faster. Anyway as a present for the long absence there are 2 chapters for you. I hope you enjoy.

After the discussion (more like dispute) with Edmund not long before, Alex found herself not able to sleep. So she decided to go check up him as (even though she would never admit it out loud to anyone) she was concerned for him.

'its not creepy' she told herself.

'im just going to walk into his room check to see if he's awake, if so I will shake some sense into him, if not, pretend to not have come and leave discreatly'

"yeah not creepy at all, keep telling yourself that Alex" she muttered under her breath.

As she put on her slippers and night gown over her shorts and top she headed towards his room. However as she turned a corner of the corridor she saw Edmund leaving his room sneakily following Lucy.

So Alex quickly hid to avoid being seen and watched as he disappeared around another corner. She then moved to follow him

'Its like im a spy' she thought to herself before quickly shaking the thoughts out of her head and focusing back to the present.

'not the time Alex' she thought to herself

She then realised something 'hang on what is this, follow the leader? Why are people following each other, whats next peters going to be behind me following me?'

She looked round and sure enough the corridor behind her was unoccupied.

She turned back round and continued following Edmund until they reached a familiar location.

'really? Edmund's following lucy to that wardrobe?'

'why does he care, I swear if he is just following her to make fun of her again…' she trailed of in thought already thinking of ways to get him back.

Without realising it she had stepped on a creaky floor board. She froze in shock and quickly hid just before Edmund turned around scanning the corridor for the source of the noise, before he shook his head and turned around again.

Alex released a breath she didn't know she was holding

'smooth' a voice in the back of her head said.

'shut up' she thought back, rolling her eyes.

Wow, was she really arguing with herself?

Eventually Lucy entered the wardrobe and after a minute Edmund followed her, calling lucy's name whilst doing so.

Alex was just outside the room peeking in expecting to see them both emerge from the wardrobe imminently, however it never happened.

So after a couple of minutes she approached the wardrobe an peeked inside

"Lucy, Edmund, where are you?" she called inside

There was no reply so she got inside the wardrobe searching for them, closing the door whilst doing so.

'great Alex get rid of your only source of light and the only way out' She though sarcastically to herself.

She made her way to the back of the wardrobe feeling around whilst doing so expecting to reach a solid wood barrier however she found something entirely different.

'clothes, clothes, more clothes, trees, snow covered trees… WAIT! TREES? AND COVERED IN SNOW?'

Alex was certain she was dreaming as she stepped out to see what looked like a forrest covered In snow. She pinched herself expecting to wake up but nothing happened as she stared on wide eyed in amazement.

She then realised that this was Narnia, what lucy was talking about, she was right.

She became very aware very quickly of how cold it was and wrapped her dressing gown tighter around her.

She then after a couple more seconds of standing their in amazement ran to the nearest thing near her which was a single lamppost, touching it and then running of to look at everything else surrounding her.

She was overjoyed and suddenly it felt like Christmas to her. She keept looking around unaware of ho var she was venturing away from the entrance of the wardrobe. And then finally she dove backwards into the snow moving her arms and legs to make a snow angel not caring how cold it was and laughing in complete and utter bliss.

"hang on" she said out loud to herself.

"how can I have not found this earlier I grew up in that house all my life, why did I never find it?

Alex was pouting thinking of all the fun she had missed out on. Then leaned up on her elbows looking aroun at the sceene surrounding her and realised how far away she was, and every direction looked the same with trees surrounding her. Realising she was lost but also realising that she had not seen Lucy or Edmund since she got here

'where were they?' she thought to herself confused.

"eh hum"interrupted a voice from behind her.

[MEANWHILE]

Edmund was walking through the snow covered woods looking around and calling lucy's name trying to find her.

"Lucy" he called.

He then heared bells ringing and saw a carriage moving rapidly towards him from his right passing by him and knocing him over in the process.

The carriage pulled to a stop and vicious looking dawf ran towards him ready to attack.

Edmund frantically crawled backwards before finally gaining his footing and running in the opposite direction of the dawf that was now chasing him. Suddenly something wrapped around his feet tripping him over.

The dawf pulled out a dagger and moved towards him ready to stab him.

'is this how im going to die, death by dawf' Edmund thought. 'of all the ways to die he did not have this in mind'

"leave me alone" Edmund shouted out to the dawf in a desperate attempt to save his life.

A firm yet irritated voice called out from the carriage "what is it now Ginarrbrik?"

Edmund not caring who it was immediately seeked help from the voice.

"Make him let me go" he shouted desperately trying to escape.

Enraged the dawf who was now sitting on him stopping from escaping shouted in his face "How dare you address the queen of Narnia".

Edmund shocked at the news desperately tried to defend himself.

"I didn't know"

"you will know her better hearafter" the dawf said raising his dagger ready to strike

Edmund closed his eyes ready for the immense pain, only it didn't occur as the same voice called out stopping the dawf.

"wait"

Edmund opened his eyes and looked up to see a female figure emerge from the carriage dressed entirely in white.

Shocked and confused he barely heard her address him.

"what is your name son of Adam?"

"Edmund" he replied standing up.

"And how Edmund did you come to enter my dominion?" she questioned him.

"im not sure, I was just following my sister" he explained himself.

"your sister? How many are their of you?" she questioned him intrigued.

" 4, well 5 if you count Alex who isn't my sibling, Lucy is the only one whos been here before , she said she met some faun called Mr Tumnus" he continued to explain.

"Peter, Susan, and Alex didn't believe her, I didn't either"

"Yet Alex still stupidly stood up for her" he added mumbling.

"Edmund you look so cold, will you come sit with me?" she said to him

Edmund confused glanced back at the dawf to make sure it wasn't a trick and to make sure the dawf wasn't about to attack him again when he wasn't looking, before finally decided it was safe and approached her and sitting next to her as she wrapped her cloak around him as he relished in the warmth it brang.

"now how about something hot to drink?" she asked him smiling

"yes please he said egarly. And after thinking back to how royalty was supposed to be addressed added "your majesty".

She then pulled out a vile and released a single drop of liquid to the grownd and Edmund watched amazed as it transformed into a glass of hot chocolate. He greedily started drinking.

Yet confused he asked "How did you do that?"

"I can make anything you like" she replied immediately.

Suddenly thinking it was a dream come true and thinking of how envious of peters height he was, he dared to ask.

"Can you make me taller?"

She just laughed in reply.

"anything you'd like to eat?"

Thinking back to what his favourite sweets were- which are a rarity at the moment with the war going on he came up with his answer

"Turkish delight?"

The vile then appeared again and repeated the same process however this time a box emerged. Eager to see the contents he let her take the drink from him not seeing how the dawf threw It at a tree and it turn back to snow, As he started eating.

After a few moment s of eating the queen questioned him

"Edmund?"

" I would very much like to meet the rest of your family"

Confused Edmund stopped eating and looked at her.

"why? theirs nothing special about them. Alex isn't even family, shes just annoying"

"oh im sure their not nearly as delightful as you are" she replied as she wiped his mouth

Edmund smirked agreeing with the statement.

"but you see Edmund, I have no children of my own and you are exactly the type of person I see one day becoming prince of Narnia,maybe even king"

Shocked Edmund questioned "really?"

"of course you'd have to bring the rest of your family" she replied.

Suddenly disheartened he questioned "do you mean Peter would be king as well?"

"No! No No" she said shaking her head "but a king needs servants".

He smiled at the idea of seeing himself sitting on a thrown wearing a crown with peter kneeling at his feet polishing his shoes, and Alex as a maid having to do everything he says and him ordering her around and annoying her, he imagined happily.

"I guess I could bring them" he agreed.

Taking the Turkish delight away from him (which he was not happy about but did not let that show).

She pointed to the distance and said "beyond these woods you see those two hills, my house is right inbetween them. You'd love it their Edmund it has has whole rooms simply stuffed with Turkish delight".

Edmund got down from the carriage and hesitantly questioned "couldn't I have some more now?"

"NO!" She suddenly said scouldingly shocking him.

"don't want to ruin you appetite" she amended softly smiling to him.

"besides you and I will be seeing each other again very soon wont we?"

"I hope so, your majesty" Edmund replied

"until then, dear one im going to miss you" she said as the carriage moved away from him into the distance.

He was thinking of a plan on how to convince the others to go with him to her house without suspecting anything.

'not difficult at all' Edmund thought to himself sarcastically.