In a breath of a second, Susan slaps her older brother across the cheek with a bold clap. I look in horror as Peter's face begins to redden in anger and Susan lets her tears free fall.

"I hate you," Susan bitterly fumes through gritted teeth.

She turns in place and marches herself out the front door, not even bothering to take an umbrella.

"GET OVER YOUR DAMN SELF!" Peter shouts in the most blood-curdling yell. "GET OVER CASPIAN! HE'S NOT WAITING FOR YOU ANYMORE! IT'S PROBABLY YOUR DAMN FAULT WE CAN'T GO BACK!" He throws his hands in the air and retreats to the study. A door slams and things are being tossed and turned over. You can hear Susan's muffled moans and sobs from outside, even above the rain.

"Are they done?" Edmund exits Lucy's room and I turn to him. "Man, it's a good thing mum and dad are at work, huh? All this fighting would-"

"Edmund," I say with urgency in my voice. "You will tell me and you will tell me now: What. Is. Narnia?"

His dark eyes look at me with bewilderment. "I think you should leave."

I take in his dismissal and glare at him. "Don't try to avoid this! I've heard you guys talk about it! I've heard Lucy's stories! Is this, I mean, is narnia real?

He's hesitant to answer."It's none of your business."

And I blow. "Of course it's my business! Whatever this narnia is, it's causing my best friend pain! Susan had said your relationships with each other used to be inseparable! After seeing this...after seeing this, I'm not even sure how that's possible!"

"Like I said, it's NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS! It's an issue between siblings. You wouldn't understand."

I look at him and feel like I'm speaking to my mother. "I would understand, thank you! I once had a sibling myself! For your information, I had an older brother but he died on the battlefield. He was the most wonderful person I knew and I know for a fact he'd be worried about your siblings just as I am!"

Guilt dawns on him and he starts to apologize but I hold up a hand, telling him to save it. My feet slap each step as I dash down the stairs and I run through the front door. Susan sits on the porch steps and rises once she sees me. Her pretty blue dress is drenched and her mascara runs down her pale cheeks.

"Lynn," she says in a motherly fashion. "Are you alright? You're crying."

I grab her arm and immediately gain her full attention. "I should be the one asking if you're alright. Su, what happened in there?...Please, I'm begging, please just tell me what narnia is."

She shakes her head furiously and begins to sob again. "Nothing, narnia is nothing. Please, Evalynn. If you're really my friend, you wouldn't make me go through this."

"But it's causing you so much pain! It's causing you and your siblings to fight! Susan, this narnia has to be more than just some story! There has to be so much more to it that you're not telling me! I feel like your holding back a lot of stuff from me. If you don't want to tell me what Narnia is, just at least tell me what a...a 'gordial' is. Who is Aslan and who in the world is this Caspian fellow that..."

"JUST DROP IT!"

And I do. It never comes up for the next two years.

Another chapter! So I know it took a while but after this, the real story unravels and whatnot. Please follow along and review:)