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Peter's POV

As Peter and his brother and sisters waited at the fortress, they all questioned what they were waiting for. Peter was standing facing the forests, when all of a sudden he caught sight of something.

"Hey guys! I think I see people coming!" He said with some alarm in his voice. They had no idea what to expect. Were these the dreaded Telmarines they had heard about, or were they friends? As they all watched, four people appeared. They walked in a single file line. First in line was a tall girl, who looked to be about Susan's age. She had jet black hair and flawless skin. Peter sucked in his breath at her beauty. As they watched in curiosity and wonder, next was a boy who looked remarkably like the girl, and looked to also be the same age.

Edmund's POV

As the last two kids came over the hillcrest, the third was a beautiful young girl who seemed to carry a look of great sadness. Edmund was immediately drawn to her, and couldn't wait until they arrived. As they approached the four, they all seemed to stop and just stare at each other.

Danielle's POV

When we arrived at the fortress, Danielle was shocked to see four kids, who looked to all be about their ages, except every kid was the opposite gender. For example, there looked to be a boy and a girl about Elise and David's age, a boy about her age, and a girl about Ricky's age. She had to admit, the boy who was her age was awfully cute. With dark brown hair and piercing eyes, he had an air of mystery about him. She smiled at him shyly, and he smiled back. As they walked up, the oldest boy spoke.

"Hello!" He smiled at them. "I guess you were told by Aslan to come here as well." Elise spoke up next.

"Yes, we were. Who are you?"

"I'm Peter," said the boy, pointing to himself. "This is Susan, Edmund and Lucy." He pointed to each kid in succession. So the boy's name was Edmund. It seemed to fit him somehow. "We've been to Narnia before. We were kings and queens here for twenty years before being sent back to our home in England accidentally. We just got back here, and from what we can make out, we're all here to fight a battle." He looked somewhat nervous as he made that last comment, Danielle thought.

Elise's POV

From what Elise could make out, these four had been here before. Peter, as was the eldest boy's name, had told them the entire story. Elise couldn't believe it. They had been kings and queens here. She decided it was time to speak up, after almost five minutes of silence.

"Well, just to get it out there now, I guess I'll give you a background on us. We are from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I'm Elise, I'm the oldest. This is my brother David, he's my twin. And then this is Danielle, and Ricky," she pointed to her siblings as Peter had done. "Just so you know now, we have never been here before, and we just lost our parents, a week ago." Elise barely managed to choke out the last few words before turning away so that they wouldn't see her tears. The girl named Susan spoke then.

"We're so sorry!" She cried in sympathy. Her eyes were on David the entire time. "Is there anything we can do to help?" She asked.

"Not really." David answered quietly. Before Elise knew it, Peter was suggesting something else.

"Why don't we split up? We need to get things ready to spend the night, as I don't think Aslan is going to appear anytime soon. Edmund, you and Danielle can go and find firewood for tonight. Elise and I will go into the cave and try to find a good place to build a fire and sleep. Ricky and Lucy, why don't you two go off and find palm branches or something to sleep on, and Susan and David, could you try to find something we could cook or eat?" He seemed to say it nicely, even though he was telling them what to do, he kept an air of request in his voice.

"Sounds good to me," said David. Elise agreed with the plan, if for no other reason than each of them would be alone with someone of the outside, someone who wasn't related to them. They were all close in age, so maybe this would be a good way for them to grieve.

Susan's POV

Susan walked over to David and smiled at him.

"Ready to go?" He asked with a smile. Susan thought the smile seemed forced, but she understood that he was in a lot of emotional pain. She grabbed his hand in a friendly way, and they headed off into the woods.

Edmund's POV

Danielle and Edmund were hunting for wood in the forest. To Edmund, it seemed like Danielle was going to cry at any moment. After hearing about her parents, he understood why. He tried to engage her in conversation.

"So, how old are you Danielle?" He asked, trying to sound friendly.

"I'm sixteen. You?"

"Sixteen too. It's that age where you feel like you want more independence, but you're scared of it at the same time." He said with a grin.

"Yeah, I agree. I want to be treated like an adult, but at the same time, I know I'm not ready." She barely looked at him while talking.

"Mind if I ask you a question?" Edmund said cautiously.

"No, go ahead." Danielle grabbed another log from the ground and dumped it on their pile.

"Are you okay? I mean, you look like you're about to cry at any minute." His voice carried worry in it, and he didn't mean to convey that.

"I'm okay." Danielle's voice shook, and Edmund saw a tear run down her face. Dropping his firewood, he ran over to her, and pulled her into a hug. Awkwardly, he held her as she cried.

"I'm s-sorry. I just h-haven't cried since it happened, and it j-just all came out." She hiccupped as she spoke, and it almost broke his heart to hear her so upset.

"Don't apologize!" He chided her. "You need to let it all out, and I'm certainly okay with you doing so." He was now able to embrace her less awkwardly, and she seemed to fit naturally in his arms.

"It's embarrassing." She said, tears still in her eyes. "I barely know you."

"Well, this isn't the first time that someone has confided in me right after meeting me." He smiled at her. She pulled away a bit.

"I guess so. It's just that when I lost my parents, I couldn't say anything. See I have always been the shy, quiet one. So I find it difficult to express what I'm feeling."

"And what is that?" Edmund asked, lifting her chin.

"I feel like I lost my best friend. My mother was the one person I could confide in. She always knew what I was thinking, always understood me. It was easy with her."

"Well, I know what you mean in a way. I've always been the one who found it hard to express myself too. But from what I've seen, you're doing a fine job of communicating yourself now!" He grinned at her.

"You better hurry up, or I might gather way more wood than you!" She said with a playful tone. Edmund smiled inwardly. It would take time, but slowly, she would heal.