I grip the arms of my chair and stare into her eyes, feeling completely terrified. My lips tremble and a shiver runs down my spine.

"Are you not as happy to see me as I am to see you?"

"Why are you here?" I spit. The rest of the table exchange looks among themselves and I see Caspian shrug from the corner of my eye.

"Are you alright?" Lilliandil asks.

"No!" I shriek as I turn to face her "Don't you see her! She's right-" I look back towards Liam with a pointed finger and my heart drops. The only thing behind him is the back of his chair. "-there..."

"She?" Trumpkin asks, obviously confused.

"The White Witch! Jadis! She was right behind Liam!" Everyone looks at Liam and he turns around to look behind himself. Quickly, they turn back around and stare at me. "I swear! She was right there!"

"You're sure you've fully recovered, Lady Evalynn?" Glenstorm asks with a raised eyebrow.

My cheeks burn, revealing how embarrassed I am. "Of course I've fully recovered! I'm not crazy, you guys! Please, I'm not lying!"

Caspian looks at Liam and Liam shakes his head. Tavros picks up his fork and goes back to eating. One by one, everyone follows his direction and we all eat in silence for what seems like hours. My eyes are stinging like crazy and I finally realize how terrible Lucy must have felt when no one believed her.

"Are you okay, Lynn?" I nod, not even bothering to look at Caspian.

"Poor girl! Does no one believe you? That's alright, I believe you!"

An icy hand brushes against my arm, creating a trail of goosebumps. A bitter laugh fills my ears and I turn around slowly to find Jadis looking down, smiling at me. She waves as our eyes meet then quickly vanishes again. I twist in my seat, searching for her in every inch of the room. Once again, all eyes are on me.

"Stop it!" I hiss. "Just show yourself!"

"Girl's gone mad," Trumpkin whispers as he leans toward Liam.

"Perhaps you should rest a bit more, love?" Liam suggests.

"I'm not crazy!" I stand up abruptly, making my chair screech against the marble floor. I throw the napkin from my lap onto the table and make my way towards the door. The guards make way and I walk out to the main hall.

Jadis follows me, circling her ghostly body around me as I walk. I tell myself to keep looking straight ahead, to ignore her. She smiles and as if she's read my mind, she says: "Don't ignore me, dear! I just wanted to say 'hello' to a good friend is all!" She tries to put a hand on my shoulder but I quickly move away. "My, aren't your cheeks red! Is it my fault, dear? Did I embarrass you in front of all your other friends?"

I try to shake off her words and continue to walk. Jadis glides next to me and starts to wave her hands in my face. "You can hear me, can't you? Or are your ears full from all the lies your Aslan keeps giving you?"

I stop in the middle of the hall and glare at her. "Shut up!" I scream. "Keep Aslan's name out of your filthy mouth!"

"Filthy mouth?" she chuckles. Her fingers touch my cheek and I swipe it off. "Oh darling, please don't be so hostile towards me! I'm not going to claw your eyes out this time!" She finishes with an eerie laugh and I cringe as she touches my cheek again, making me face at her.

"Stop," I falter, my voice cracking. I begin to cry, feeling absolutely vulnerable.

"Huh, ironic, isn't it? The lion assigned you to protect someone when you yourself are so weak!"

"STOP!" I scream, my words echoed and carried around the whole castle. Everything stands still for a moment and I quickly wipe away my tears from my eyes. "I don't know why you're here or why you're tormenting me but leave!"

"Why in the world would I leave if I'm having so much fun here? It just wouldn't make sense!"

New tears replace the old ones and I bolt down the hall, turning the next corner. It takes me to the staircase leading to the shore and my feet are quickly consumed by the sand with each step. My breaths become deeper and I slow down a little. I look behind me and collapse on the ground right in front of the water, thankful not see Jadis behind me. I lay my arms out and try to catch my breath, my heart still beats fast. The sun's heat caresses the back of my neck and I listen to roaring of the waves.

"Evalynn?"

I shoot up and look around for the owner of the voice I know so well. They can't be here, there's no way! My name is called again from the water and I look at the sea. Standing in waist deep water is her, smiling the smile I've been in desperate need of.

"Susan?"I choke.

Her smile widens and she holds her arms out. "Evalynn!" We start running towards each other and crash as we meet, falling into the water. All my worries wash away and I hold onto my bestfriend tightly, sobbing into her shoulder. She rubs my back just like she had to Lucy which just makes me cry even harder.

"I missed you so much," Susan informs me.

"I missed you too, Su! So, so, so much!" She laughs softly into my ear, tickling it. Sort of forcfully, she breaks our embrace and pulls me back onto land. Once our feet touch the hot sand, she recovers our hug and we stay there until I'm dry of all my tears. I hold her at arm's length and grin. "Oh my God, how in the world are you here?"

She shakes her dark curls. "I have no idea, I'm just glad I am! I'm just glad to see you awake! Alive!"

We both giggle and sit in the sand. "Are you alright? I mean, did you just appear in the water all of a sudden?"

She nods. "Yes, I'm fine. I was at home, washing my hands in the bathroom at home and the sink just wouldn't turn off! It started flooding the whole room-I couldn't even escape because I couldn't open the door! So just when I swam to the top, thinking I'd hit the ceiling, but I saw you on the shore instead!"

"I'm so happy you're here," I admit. She squeezes my hand and we look out into the sea. "Susan?"

"Hmm?"

"Did Lucy tell you?"

"Tell me what?"

"That we talked. In our dreams."

She stays quiet for a moment and turns to me. "Yes, yes she did. I remember because she was so happy that day. My brothers were happy too."

I nod and we both look back to the scenery. "That's good to hear. So, how are your brothers?"

"Oh, they're well, great actually. Edmund's been keeping me company with Lucy while you we're...sleeping. Peter's been helping me out with school work whenever we get the chance to see each other."

"That's great!" I say, genuinely happy to hear the news.

"Yes," she agrees. "It really is. Having a brother is so amazing but to have two brothers! Oh, it's wonderful!" I look at her, a little confused by the remarks. "Tell me, do you ever get jealous?"

"Excuse me?" She turns her head towards me and we look at each other. Susan's eyes look different from before, they're more...blank.

"Do you ever get jealous? You know, because your brother died and I have many siblings!"

"Why would you even ask something like that?" I scorn.

"Oh, come on! You can't truthfully say you're not jealous of me! And not just of me having siblings but of everything!...Oh well, it's alright if you don't want to admit it...But aren't you mad at Aslan for taking him away from you?"

"Susan!" I snap. "Do you hear yourself?" She tilts her head and shrugs her shoulders. "Su! You know talking about Theo is really hard for me! Why would you bring all of this up? And God, why would even think I'd be mad at Aslan!"

Susan completely ignores my rants and looks at her wrist, widening her eyes. "Oh no! The bracelet Peter and Edmund gave me, it's gone!"

"What bracelet? They never got you a bracelet."

"It was while you were in a coma! It must have fallen off in the water! Evalynn, would you please help me find it?" Before I can answer, she pulls me to my feet and we run back into the water. She goes under and starts to search. I crouch down close to the surface and feel through the sand with my toes. Susan comes back up and shakes her head likes a dog. "Did you find it?"

"No," I reply. She gives me a sad expression and comes closer to me.

"Is that it?" She shrieks. She dives down near my feet and comes back, holding up a bracelet triumphantly. I see the silver chain with the crucifix charm and gasp. Was it a coincidence? Did her brothers buy her the same bracelet? No, that's not possible! I never told her about it! How the hell did she have the bracelet Theo gave me? I lost it in America!

I look at her, completely speechless. She smiles and before I can even comprehend anything, she grabs a chunk of my hair and dunks my head in the water. I scratch at her arms and painfully get pulled back up. "Susan!" I scream, shaking my wet, limp hair from my face. "What are you-" My vision becomes clearer and my bestfriend is no longer there. Before me stands Jadis.

A question I recently received: What made you decide on pairing Lynn with an OC instead of with a Pevensie boy or Caspian? Good question. When it comes to Peter and Edmund, I don't think I could handle it. I know it might sound weird but you know what happens in the last battle(tear, tear) idk, Edmund and Peter are more like brothers toward Lynn and I wouldn't even dare pair Lynn with Caspian(As mentioned before, Caspian reminds Lynn of her brother, Theo.) So yeah, I didn't want to screw up C.S. Lewis' plot more than I already have so I just created something that'll sort of work(;

Anyways, here's another chapter! Sorry for the wait! I hope you guys enjoy reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it. Review please?
Much appreciation xx