Here's chapter 8. Enjoy.

Chapter 8

Two days had past, and Melendie still wasn't talking to Peter. He decided that now would be the time to try talking to her.

"I'm going to go try to talk to Melendie," Peter told Edmund.

"Good luck."

He started to jog towards her.

"Melendie," he called to her. She didn't respond. "Melendie, please listen to me," he begged her. "I'm listening," she responded, harshly.

"Look, Melendie, I'm really sorry."

"Sorry? You're sorry? Sorry doesn't cover it! I trusted you with something important, and you broke that!" she snapped.

"I know. It's just that... I had a reason for doing it."

"Really? Something better than 'they tricked me', or 'it just happened'?"

"Yes."

"So," she asked, stopping to turn to him, "what is it? And tell me the truth."

"Alright. The truth is, I- Melendie, look out!" He suddenly pushed her out of the way. She fell to the ground. She was completely caught off guard. But she didn't have time to question it. All of a sudden, she saw an arrow fly right past where they had been standing. If Peter hadn't pushed her out of the way, she would've been shot.

"Peter, what was that?" she asked, exasperated. But he wasn't able to answer because, before she knew it, two Macebreth soldiers had appeared and started fighting him.

Before she could even breathe, two more soldiers appeared and surrounded her.

She quickly stood up. She didn't have a weapon. She looked around, hoping that there was something she could use. At her feet, there was a long, thick stick. She quickly picked it up, and held it like a sword.

The soldiers started laughing.

"Oh look, a little girl with a stick," one mocked.

"We're so scared," the other mocked as well with a sarcastic tone. This got Melendie upset.

"Yeah, well you better be."

She narrowed her eyes, and with all her might, she made the first blow. The soldiers didn't expect her to be that strong. It took them a moment to start fighting back.

While they were fighting, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy came running up behind them.

Edmund yelled, "Melendie, Peter, we're being followed!"

"Uh, we kind of figured that out, Ed!" Peter called to him.

It turns out that some other soldiers had been chasing the three, and had now caught up to them.

Now all five were fighting, and each had killed at least one (yes, even Melendie with her stick).

Peter was in trouble. The soldier he was now fighting was very strong. Peter was really getting tired.

Before he knew what was happening, the soldier had knocked the sword out of Peter's hand, and had pinned him to the ground.

Melendie was fighting a tough soldier as well. But, she was still holding him off.

The soldier was shocked that a seventeen year old girl with a stick was doing this well.

Melendie, all of a sudden, heard Peter grunt and fall to the ground. She was able to block the soldier in a way that she could turn around and see him.

When she saw him fall, with his soldier holding the sword above him, she got scared and yelled, "Stay away from him!"

Shem then, killed the soldier she was fighting, took his sword, and then went to fight the soldier that was threatening Peter.

She was doing wee at first. But then, he found a way to knock the sword out of her hand. She was about to hit him when he used his sword to cut her upper arm. As a reflex, she went to cover it, gritting her teeth in pain. Even now, she was still able to kick his sword out of his hand. But he was still able to use his hands. He hit her really hard on the head, and she fell to the ground unconscious.

The four Pevensies all saw this happen. Peter became angry, and started fighting that same soldier.

Finally, all the Macebreth soldiers were dead.

Now, they turned their attention to Melendie. She was very injured. The gash in her arm was deep, and was bleeding heavily; both there and where her head had been hit. She was still deeply unconscious.

"Lucy," Peter called, "quickly. Your cordial."

She rushed over and gave Melendie a drop. It was silent. They were all waiting for something to happen.

Finally, Melendie started moving. She slowly opened her eyes and came to.

She slowly stood up and said, "Thank you, Lucy." She curtsied. "Come on," she continued, "we have to continue on." She started walking. Peter was with her.

As they were walking, Melendie said to him, "You know, you never answered my question," still with an annoyed tone.

"What was it again?" he asked.

"You said you had a reason for breaking you promise. What was it?"

"Ah, right. Well, as we were walking, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy were talking about how they noticed you were sad a lot. And it made me upset because it was like they were making fun of you. And so, it just... came about."

"So, you were protecting me?"

"Yes."

"But, why would it bother you so much when if they were making fun of me?"

"Well, I care about you."

"You care about me?"

"Yes, and...," he decided it was now or never, "I like you."

"What?" she asked with a hopeful tone.

"I like you. I really do. And I have for a while now." As he was saying this, he was hoping she didn't notice how red he was becoming. But he didn't notice that she was blushing too.

"Really?" she asked again.

"Yes."

"Well, now I don't feel so embarrassed when I say... I really like you as well. And I have for a while also."

They both smiled at each other.

"So, that's why I told. I didn't want you to get hurt."

"Thank you," she told him.

"So, are we okay?" he asked hopefully.

"Yes. Yes we are," They smiled again.

"Well finally!" exclaimed Edmund as he came up. He and the others had been listening.

"Ed," Peter said, laughing, "we're trying to talk here."

Edmund continues talking, "Now that you two have finally made up..."

Susan now appeared and said, "Don't just stand there..."

Now Lucy came up, and finished saying, "Kiss her!"

Peter and Melednie looked at each other, took hands, and kissed. When they pulled apart, they smiled at each other.

They held hands, and Melendie turned to the others and said, "Come on. Macebreth is five days away." The two started walking off.

Lucy sighed.

"What's wrong, Lu?" Susan asked.

"I wish I had a boyfriend."

The three laughed, and walked off, following Peter and Melendie.

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