Disney Highschool

Chapter 14

The walk wasn't very long, and soon they came to the side of a mountain, a small porch protruding from the base. Mr. Thumnus ushered Anna into the door, looking behind him suspiciously.

Anna looked around. "This is very nice." she commented. Mr. Thumnus turned to her, as if he didn't realize she was there. He smiled then. "Yes. I like it very much." 

The faun then went into his corner of a kitchen, and brought back a small tray of tea. "Care for some?" he asked. Anna looked up at him and nodded politely.  He motioned for her to sit in one of the two armchairs by a small fireplace. She sat, shifting to get comfortable. Mr. Thumnus then placed a teacup in her hand and sat down himself in the opposite chair. 

He looked around nervously. Then he stood back up and brought a strange object from the sill of the fireplace. Anna noticed it looked somewhat like a piccolo. 

"Would you care to hear a song?" he asked quietly. Anna looked up from her cup. "Yes please!" she said, excited.

The faun took the flute off of its stand and sat back down. "Now, you probably don't know what a Narnian lullaby is.." he seemed to say more than question, but nonetheless, he continued. 

"Well, this won't sound anything like one." he began to play a slow, soft music. It seemed sad, yet hidden wicked and told a story almost. Anna began to look around again, until her eyes gazed at the fire. The flames suddenly came alive and formed pictures of little fauns dancing around another fire. She gasped and looked at Mr. Thumnus scared, but he nodded reassuringly. 

She looked back at the flames. The next scene was a stag. It raised his head and began to run, then a band of centaurs followed after it, hooting and shouting merrily. Anna suddenly felt tired, and her eyes began to close. 

The music played. Anna fell into unconsciousness. Mr. Thumnus looked at the dancing flames. Then they suddenly turned into a roaring lion! The faun closed his eyes and held the flute to his chest. All the lights then went out. 

Anna then woke with a start. All the lights were off. She stood up and searched for the faun. She turned to the small stairs to see him huddled against the railings. "I'm such a terrible faun.." he muttered. Anna felt sad then. "Oh no. You're the nicest faun I've ever met!" Mr. Thumnus looked away from her gaze. "No Anna..." then he began to weep. Anna knelt down beside him and pulled out a handkerchief. 

"Hey. Hey. You couldn't have done anything bad." she said reassuringly. The faun then looked up at her. "It is not what I HAVE done, Anna. It is what I am DOING.." he whispered. Anna was confused. "What are you doing?" she asked cautiously. The faun looked away. "I-I...I'm kidnapping you..." Anna gasped. She stepped back from him. "But-but...Mr. Thumnus..I thought you were my friend.." she said disappointed. 

Mr. Thumnus looked up at her apologetically.

"We must hurry! She has spies everywhere. Even some of the trees are on her side!" Mr. Thumnus said as they ran together through the snow. Anna looked up at the looming pine trees and spruce trees. The trees were on her side?

He then stopped her at the lamppost. Again, he began to weep. "Hey. Don't worry Mr. Thumnus. You'll be alright." she whispered to him. The faun looked up at her, half smiling, but his eyes were still sad.

"Go.. Go!" he ushered her into the woods where the wardrobe entrance was. 

Anna ran off into the brush, and almost immediately, she felt the brush of fur coats and solid, smooth wood.

She burst out of the doors and hurried into the corridor. "It's alright! I'm back! I'm alright!" she shouted. Flynn peeked out from behind the curtains. "Shh! He's coming!" Anna was puzzled. Just then Jack came jogging to where they both stood. Flynn huffed.

"You too aren't very good at this game, you know." he said. Merida and Elsa came up from behind him. "Now we just need to find Rapunzel." As if on cue, Rapunzel slid down a railing and landed near the group. "Does this mean I win?" she asked. Anna stuttered. "Weren't you wondering where I was?" she asked. Hiccup chuckled. "That's the point of the game isn't it?" Kristoff came then out of his hiding spot. "I don't think Annie here wants to play anymore." He whispered. Anna stared at the group.

 "But..but I've been... gone for hours.." she said confused.

Everyone looked at her. The kind of what-the-hell look. It made Anna uneasy.