A/N : This was a oneshot but I decided to extend it ,so enjoy.This takes place five years later
Chapter two
Being eleven wasn't at all wonderful for one thing Peter was no longer going to the same school with his younger siblings and for another people expected you to be grownup especially if you were the eldest ,but sometimes Peter didn't feel grownup .Being ten years old had been simpler.
He was attending boarding school for the first time ,and though he'd never admit to anyone he was nervous this was a new school,new teachers new students.The first night in his new dormitory with ten other boys he barely slept .Instead he slipped in and out of dreams where he got lost or the school turned into a giant swamp and the headmaster was a monster with two heads.
Peter yanked his fingernail out of his mouth,he had to stop biting his nails ,besides it being a nasty habit ,he was getting too old for it,but Mr.McSouthers the gym teacher had just announced they would be rope climbing and if there was one thing Peter hated it was heights .
He didn't even like climbing the trees in the garden back home.The only good thing was that they were going in alphabetical order,but that also gave him time to grow more and more and nervous as he watched each boy climb and go stand near the wall.
The line was dwindling down only three boys ahead of him and unfortunately they were fast,now Peter was staring at the rope ,praying for a fire drill or something,but no such luck no fire drill no earthquake nothing,"Hop to it ,Pevensie other students are waiting behind you"Mr.McSouthers barked .
Peter reached out grabbing the rope gritting his teeth and trying not to look as scared as he felt,he began climbing,he only opened his eyes once when he was halfway up and wished he hadn't.
He could hear the other boys laughter as they watched him try to climb the rope.
" What are you up to now,Pevensie" Mr.McSouthers demanded coming over to stand under the rope.
"Nothing.sir" Peter said "I -I just had to stop a bit " he said
"Well.don't" Mr.McSouthers said.
He couldn't finish climbing the rope,he'd get a failing grade and the headmaster would write home to Mum and Dad,but he couldn't do this,he desperately hated heights.
He slid down ignoring the rope burns.
The only news nowadays was of the German Chancellor Hitler,the teachers were worried another war was on the horizon.
Peter barely paid attention he was busy trying to keep up with his studies and keep away from the bigger students who mostly bullied the younger students.
It was free period and everyone was enjoying the two hours before dinner hour.Some of the boys in his year begged him to come play cricket.
He hesitated he 'd much rather read besides he only ever played at home and playing with your younger siblings was a lot more different than playing with other kids his age.
They made him keeper .
Halfway through the game there was a commotion on the rugby field.
Peter dropped the ball and followed the other boys across the field.
There was already a fairly good sized crowd gathered around several students,one of them a smaller first year by the name of Chester was being pounded by several fifth and sixth year students.
No one was doing anything to stop it,instead they were cheering the older students on
"Fight!Fight! fight!" they roared ,Peter looked across the field several prefects and head boys were hurrying toward them ,but they were too far off.Without giving it another thought Peter pushed his way into the circle ignoring the fact that he was four years younger than the bullies and several pounds lighter .I t wasn't a fair fight five against one.
One of the boys sneered "What are you doing ,Pevensie? come to protect Chester" he laughed,
Chester looked up at Peter his glasses had been knocked off his face and his lip was split.
Peter normally wasn't a fighter,but if someone was being bullied he'd come to that person's aid,which was he found himself right in the middle of a fight,luckily it didn't last long because the prefects and head boys reached them before it got even more out of hand.Peter felt himself being pulled up off the ground ,his lip was split,his uniform torn and dirty.They were led to the headmaster's office