A/N Yay! I'm back! I hope all of yall' are doing well. Is it snowing where you are, it sure is here. Even taller then I am!

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NOTE: ALL DIALOGUE WITH BOLD AND ITALICS LIKE 'THIS' IS FOR WHEN MIKO SPEAKS FOR AVI!

A New Sense of Reality

"Come on, Avi!" Jillian shouted down to me from the tree.

"Hold on, J.J!" I called back, "You know how I am about climbing trees!"

"But you know this tree from leaf to root!" J.J. exclaimed, "You loved coming down here to climb trees!"

"But that was when you were alive." I said sadly climbing onto the branch my friend was sitting on.

"Avery, you have to let that go." J.J. said softly, "I'm here now, and that's all that matters." I nodded.

"What happened to you in Narnia?" I asked. J.J. was silent.

"The first time I came here, Jadis was in rule." J.J. explained, "She seemed to be settling in at first, and many of the creatures talked of her murdering the king and queen, or something along that line. I met Aslan for the first time. He told me that he needed help, since the witch was ruling the land. That book that I gave you." J.J. paused, "That was mine. If you look in the back pages, you'll see some drawings of mine. Before I went back home from Narnia, Aslan granted me a gift. This is the gift that he has presented you with. Find Conri and Amoux. They'll know what to do." I leaned against the tree.

"That's why you had so many drawings in you're room." I whispered, "You always spoke of magical lands, but I always assumed it was the cancer getting to you."

"I wasn't meant to live with that, Avi." J.J. said, "It was just my time. You have to find out what is threatening Narnia. Because if it succeeds, then it can spread into any world."

"Why us?" I asked.

"Because it was suppose to be us." J.J. said, "It was us all along! We're strong, Avi. And not like grizzly bear strong, but I mean like strong on the inside. My cancer, and you had to deal with me dying."

"But what about Maria?" I asked referring to her sister.

"Maria is seven right now," J.J. said sadly, "she was five when I died. She will barely have any trauma until she is older. This threat needs to be dealt with now. I fear they may break through the walls of Aslan's country." J.J. said looking across the ocean from where we were sitting.

"I can visit you every night now, unless you need the extra sleep, to make up for the time we lost together." J.J. said excitedly, "See you soon."


"You think we should find the River Outo Pack?" Peter asked.

"That's what J.J. told me." I thought, "She said they would know what to do."

"Well, you just finally recovered." Susan pointed out, "Maybe we should wait."

"No! J.J. said the threat was near! We have to act now!" I found it odd that within the short period of time I had been with the Pevensies, I already felt like I had known them my whole life.

"I think we should go find Conri and Amoux." Edmund put in, "If there is a threat, and J.J. knows about it… well there's a chance that Conri and Amoux know about it." Susan looked softly at her brother.

"Edmund, even if we did find them," Susan said, "I doubt they could bring her back."

"I didn't say I was going to try to get her back!" Edmund defended himself.

"There's no need to get defensive, Ed." Lucy started.

"I'm not getting defensive!" Edmund shouted, I looked at him oddly, "Sorry." He apologized to his sister who just nodded in understanding. I saw the look in his eyes again.

"Conri and Amoux are nearly impossible to find." Peter said.

"But I thought you said that you knew where they are."

"I know where they live around." Peter said, "But I haven't seen them since the battle with the White Witch. When wolves don't want to be found, it's hard to find them. Especially Conri and Amoux."

"Can't you just like howl or something?" Miko asked.

"The wolf's language is complicated." Edmund said, "Not to mention the distance. Conri is hard to reach."

"We have to try!" I paced around the room; "Aslan said he brought me here for a reason. I think Conri and Amoux can help find out what is threatening Narnia!"

"We can't take any chances." Peter said, "Even if we do travel to find the pack, we would be going through the territory of some of the witch's followers that we haven't yet conquered."

"What if we avoid them?" Lucy asked.

"Yeah, go around the territories!" Edmund said.

"If we get the Cauldron pool, we could definitely have a chance at finding the pack." Susan said without thinking, and slapped her hand over her mouth. Clearly she had forgotten that she was on Peter's side.

"I think we know two wolves that could help." Lucy said.

"Elavadrid and Lamila." Peter sighed, realizing that we were going.

"I'll go get Orious and tell him where we're going." Edmund volunteered before running off. There was a long pause.

"Do you think there's any way I could get some grub around here?" Miko broke the silence with his politeness.

"You just ate!" I thought to him, "You're like a bottomless pit!"

"Yeah, so?"

"Have you ever ridden a horse before?" Edmund asked from were he was sitting on Phillip. I shook my head.

"Once or twice when I was little on vacation." Miko said for me, "I know the basics."

"Phillip will help you settle," Edmund said, "You're going to have to ride a non-talking horse."

"That's fine."

Edmund jumped off the bay stallion, and helped me get situated on the horse. Miko sat down not too far away, not wanting to get hit by any hooves.

"You know, Miko, wolves get under deer's and moose's feet all the time." I pointed out to my dog.

"Yeah, but the deer and moose don't have riders on them." Miko shot back.

"You're such a baby!"

"I'm still considered a puppy!" Miko defended himself.

"That's not what you said yesterday." I said, reminding him of how he thought he was mature enough for a mate at five months old. I looked down to see Edmund waiting patiently for us to finish.

"Sorry."

"That's ok." Edmund said, "You know you still move you're lips when you're talking."

"I do?"

"Yeah, and I can make out some of the words you're saying to." Edmund said, "Can you go into a trot now, Phillip?" The horse nodded, and sped up his pace. I held on tighter to the reigns, and tensed my legs against the saddle. We continued the riding for a while, before Edmund let Phillip rest.

"So, you knew J.J?" I asked. Edmund nodded slowly.

"I met her when…" Edmund paused, "When I went to the White Witch. She was being held captive there. The witch thought she was part of the prophecy, and held her there… She was… really nice to me."

"That was like J.J." I thought while smiling, "So, who are Conri and Amoux really?" I thought changing the subject, realizing it was still a tender subject for Edmund.

"Conri and Amoux are immortal wolves." Edmund said, "The first of they're kind. They too, were forced to work for the White witch. I have learned that they are considered protectors of Narnia. Amoux is known for transforming into an eagle, and Conri is said to be the king of wolves. Sophia is they're daughter, she is known to be able to see into the minds of others. But the white witch didn't know this knowledge at the time. When Morgrim, the leader of the secret police, found out of what they could do he ordered for them to be executed. But they escaped in time, and ran to the woods. They were at our coronation, but haven't been heard of since."

I have to admit, I love horses. My favorite horses are the coal black one's, that feel like silk. I have never owned a horse in my life, but J.J and I did sometimes go to my dad's friend's farm. Terry had three horses; a bay/chestnut stallion, a pinto mare, and a light sorrel and white stallion. He used to have five horses; a dark gray mare, and another chestnut stallion, but he sold those at the state fair. My favorite horse of his to ride was the light sorrel horse we called Charlie. Charlie had a sorrel colored coat, and a dark brown main and tail. But I didn't get to ride Charlie too much even when J.J. was around.

Terry had selective times that he was home, because most of the time he worked for the postal service. We knew his son, Tyler at school, but Tyler was in basketball and track. So J.J and I only spent a few days at Terry's house in the summer. After J.J died, I stopped going to Terry's house all together. Tyler had invited me to come over to his house numerous times, but I never showed up. I think everyone just kept they're distance from me all and all. I was fine with it though. I'm more of the suck it up, and deal with it in silence type.

The teachers had finally sent me to the counselor after my grades took a bad turn. I didn't get my homework done several nights in a row, I didn't study for tests, and I even ate alone at lunch. I am pretty disappointed with being sober, but I believed it was for the best. But now, I was in a different world! I have a new start now! J.J. is always in the back of my mind. The last moments with her. It's a life changing experience.

I would never, ever forget that last day. I never left her side. I kept my promise of being there for her, just like she was always there for me. Somewhere in side of me, I felt something stir as I had entered Narnia. A sense of adventure, perhaps even happiness? I looked up from my spacing off. Miko was walking silently beside the horse I was riding, and he looked up to give me his dog-ish smile.

"What's up?" He asked quietly to me.

"Just thinking about J.J." I smiled at my puppy. Somehow, I never knew he cared so much for me.

"I've never really met her, so I wouldn't know much to say." Miko said shyly.

"That's ok." I assured him, "But I'm sure you would have loved her." I looked up to see Peter's horse slow to walk by mine.

"Sorry, but I never got you're name." He said politely.

"Her name is Avery." Miko answered for me, "But she prefers to be called Avi."

"So how long did you know Jillian for?" Peter asked me.

"I've known her my whole life. But she died when we were both twelve"

"That's too bad." Peter said, "She was a real nice girl. So you're from America?" We went on talking for hours, until we had to settle the horses and make camp for the night.

Peter and Edmund had decided to come and look for the River Outo pack, with me tagging along. Susan and Lucy had been condemned to stay at the castle. Two other wolves also traveled with us. Elavadrid was a large salt and pepper colored male wolf, with a bushy red tail. Lamila was an auburn colored she wolf, with a dusted black over coat. They were both siblings, and would help us communicate with Conri and Amoux, if they were willing to respond that is.

I had finally gotten a chance to see what Narnia looked like on a map Peter let me look at. We had crossed at the river Rush, and by Edmund's word, we would reach the cauldron pool at a steady pace in five days. It would take longer because we had to avoid Narnian creatures.

"We must reach the Fords of Beruna by nightfall tomorrow, my liege." Orious, the centaur said.

"Will do, Orious." Edmund said by the fire. I smiled as I lay my head down by the fire. I felt that I needed sleep tonight, and I doubted J.J would visit me this night. One thing I loved to do before I always went to sleep was remember the happy memories that J.J. and I had shared together. I kept my eyes open as I remembered our many adventures.

My favorite adventure was when I had gone to J.J's house, and I had gone onto the roof. Of course we had intruded her sister's room, because Maria's room had easy access to the roof if you took off the screen to the window. J.J had followed me onto the roof, and when we got on the roof she had been so excited. We got off the roof to change into warmer clothes; Maria and her friend were in the room. So I asked J.J if we could get onto the roof by the attic, which I had presumed to be haunted. So naturally we got salt and iron objects, just in case we found a ghost. I smiled as I remembered when J.J's parent's had found out we were on the roof. I hadn't gone to her house for days after that. I assumed her parents didn't fancy me after that.

A/N Wow, Miko is quite the character! R&R peas!

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