"Sight Unseen"
Ch. 6
(Narnia, Cair Paravel)
The crowning ceremony was over, but the dancing had just begun. Audrey made her way down the marble staircase, her dark blue dress rustling in the afternoon breeze. When she made her way to the bottom of the stairs, a hand had appeared in front of her. Audrey looked over at the owner.
Mr. Tumnus stood with a smile on his face. Audrey returned the smile and took his hand. The two began to waltz.
"Rumor has it, you revived High King Peter from the dead," Mr. Tumnus said casually, as if talking about the weather. "Is there any truth to that?"
"Yes," she replied simply, as they danced.
"Care to elaborate?" he asked her.
"Nope," Audrey said, a sly grin appearing on her face.
"Fair enough," Tumnus said.
They danced together for a while until a familiar voice said,
"Mind if I cut in?"
Peter had arrived. The two stopped dancing. Mr. Tumnus took a glance at Lucy. She was running to the balcony.
"Not at all, Sire," Tumnus bowed to Peter and followed Lucy.
Peter extended his hand to Audrey. She took it instantly, just as a slower paced song began to play. Audrey's heart leapt as Peter gently took her hand into his. She desperately tried not to blush. But she could feel her cheeks turn a little pink.
"I don't know if I could ever get used to wearing this crown," Peter said, after a moment. "It's a little too big."
She gave a little giggle and told him, "You'll grow into it, I'm sure."
Peter smiled.
"The first bit of advice you give me as my Advisor and it's about my crown," he shook his head lightly.
"How . . . ?" Audrey trailed off.
"I spoke with Aslan last night," he explained. Peter than asked, "Do you really feel that way about me, as I do you?"
"Yes, I did," she said, slowly. "To be honest, I am not sure what I was feeling. I have never fallen in love with anybody before. Not like this anyways. These feelings are still so new to me."
"I have never felt this strongly about anyone before," Peter confessed.
Peter leaned down and kissed her lightly on the lips. The two did not notice that everyone in the hall had stopped dancing, despite the more up beat tempo of the music that is being played. Audrey and Peter only stopped when they heard several wolf whistles from the crowd.
The two broke apart and grinned shyly.
"Let's go somewhere a little more private ," Peter suggested.
Audrey nodded with a smile.
They walked a little ways until they entered a balcony. Once they saw that no one had occupied this balcony, Peter guided Audrey to the edge. She leaned forward and breathed in the salty ocean night air. They could see the little speck that was Aslan walking even further away now.
"It must have been lonely," Peter said after a while of silence. "Living for so long and watching the people you've grown to care about die."
She nodded, "It has been," she told him softly. "But it won't be like that anymore."
They stood there and watched the sun go down.
To be continued . . . .
Maybe.
(A/N: What do you think? Should I end part 1 here and just start part 2 with the Prince Caspian timeframe? I'm willing to continue with part 1 a bit more if you guys don't feel part one should end here and starting with PC would leave a large gap, timeline, wise. Let me know in your review!)