Dancing In The Rain - A Edmund Pevensie Fanfiction

EPILOGUE

I feel like this part might be more emotional with this song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8ywSPOsB1o. I dare you, people, not to cry. I dare you! :,(

Enjoy...if you can...

It had been a year.

There was no war, and the followers were never seen again.

Things were peaceful and back to normal at the castle of Cair Paraval. But it never really did go back to normal.

Nothing ever seemed the same again.

Everyone walked around with a huge weight on their shoulders and hole in their hearts as the castle went into mourning. The room which once belonged to their Protector was locked and never entered again. The staff of Cair Paraval were upset from the loss, but the Royal Siblings suffered the most.

Lucy had lost her bubbly optimism and became very solemn and serious all the time. She never laughed freely anymore. She never joked around or played her usual pranks. She stopped visiting the gardens and stopped chatting with anyone, even her closest friend Mr. Tumnus.

Susan was also very grave, but more level-headed and sensible. She was always the one to talk to Lucy and comfort her, even though she too needed comfort. But she knew that she needed to stay strong for her younger sister, who had already lost almost all of her strength.

Peter could not mourn too much as he still had to deal with political issues and duties as the High King. But every now and then, he would cancel whatever meetings of the day and just sit in his room, thinking about his wonderful times with the Protector. Though they were not related, he too considered her a sister. But none of them would ever understand what Edmund went through.

For months he would not talk to anyone. He would always be locked in his room, the fireplace always burning. He stopped riding Philip, which was his favorite past-time. He was never seen around the castle. Whenever he was seen, it was only during meal-times, and that was only after a couple of months. Susan would be worried about his health. At times, he would be sighted at the grave of his beloved, which was just behind Cair Paraval, on a high cliff overlooking the sea.

It was the one-year death anniversary of Ella.

Edmund was standing in front of her tombstone, reading the words which were engraved:

Ella Ryder

Beloved Savior of Narnia

Forever will she rest in our hearts.

He got down on one knee and placed a single red rose in front of the stone. Tears pricked his eyes as he remembered the time he saw her strolling in the gardens, picking red roses and humming happily with the wires in her ears.

As he was about to get up, he felt a single drop of water splash onto his cheek. He looked into the dark, overcast sky above as it started to rain. Soon it was a heavy downpour as Edmund just sat in front of the grave, looking up into the sky. He closed his eyes and let the drops of water flow down him, mixing with his tears. Finally, he opened his eyes and whispered to the sky.

"Hey, Ella. Can you believe it's been a whole year? Seems like just yesterday...I lost you. I think about you every day, Ella. I always think about the amazing times we had together. Do you remember I first saw you in the rain? You were unconscious in the forest." At that comment, he let out a small laugh as he remembered the time he first laid eyes on Ella and thought about how weirdly-dressed she was.

"Do you remember our first kiss? It was on the beach, with this breathtaking sunset. We were actually fighting. I forgot what, but all I remember was that I finally confessed to you that I loved you, and we kissed." The tears continued streaming down his face as he remembered so vividly how her lips felt against his.

"It was in a downpour just like this when we danced. Do you remember, Ella? How we danced in the rain, without a care in the world. I will never forget that. I will never forget you. I will always remember and love you, Ella Ryder. And I can only hope that now, as you're up there, you too will always remember me." He continued looking up at the sky as if expecting an answer. But all he got in return was the sound of the rain beating down.

Edmund got up and wiped some of the water and his tears off his face. As he walked away, he felt a strong gust of wind blow through the rain, and he stopped dead in his tracks as he swore he heard a whisper in the wind.

"Always and Forever."

That's it! Book 1 is done! You heard me right, there is...*drumroll* GOING TO BE A BOOK 2!!!!!!!! I'm not THAT cruel to just end the story here...am I? *smirk*....guess you are going to have to wait until the next one to find out ;)

Thanks so much for reading! I appreciate you guys going through my cringy ten-year-old book! XD See you next time!