The Chronicles of Narnia - Adventure continues [ book 1 ]

CHAPTER THREE

O 3 | The Campsite

"Shall we light a fire?", asked Susan,
looking at the tall blond boy as she saw him nodding his head.

"Sure, who will find woods for it? ", Peter said as looking at everybody's face expressions, they were all quiet, looking at each others.

"Fine, I'll go.", Hope stepped out of the crowd, crossing her arms. She traded looks with others behind her and spotted Susan walking at front.

"I'll help you.", Susan said gently, slowly passing others and coming to Hope.

"It's a deal, then.", exclaimed Peter with kingly tone. Susan and Hope were already heading to the wood and slowly disappeared from the sand.

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Hope and Susan were gathering branches from the ground, leading conversation.

"I really like your style.", said Susan continuing the talk looking at the brunette. She was wearing skinny blue jeans that were reaching to her anckles, and up was a dark blue t-shirt simple as that.

"Thanks. I like yours, too.", the girl replied checking Susan from head to toe. She was wearing long purple dress with small details on the lower part. Her hair was tangled into a bride that began on the left side of her head and ended on right, long under her chest."You know, that would be very weird to wear in England now, or anywhere. But I really like it, it seems comfortable."

"I can borrow you one of my dresses, if you'd like.", Susan smiled kindly which made Hope smile, too. "Let's hurry up. It's getting dark."

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Hope and Susan came back with branches in their hands, and at the same time, Peter took them to light a fire.

"Thanks.", he said, refurring to the two bruinettes who nodded. "Do you have maches?", he turned around facing Edmund.

"Yeah, here you go.", Edmund said offering Peter the small red box. He light a fire and six of them, the Pevensie's, Hope and King Caspian, sat around the dancing red flame. Eustace, by this time, went back to his room, in the castle, leaving them.

Hope, who was sitting in between two sisters, continued looking at the fire's flame. Hard laugh interupted her imagining, which turned out to be Caspian's. Boys were joking around like it was their first time to meet, and Susan and Lucy talked over Hope, as she was thinkfull.

"If you want, I can move.", Hope said kindly, looking at both sisters shaking their heads in the negative answer.

"No, of course. Join us.", Lucy pleased looking with her bright blue eyes. Hope nodded confirming.

"So, what's the topic?", she smiled sitting a bit back so she could face both Lucy and Susan.

"Well, we would like you to tell us something about your life,", Susan's voice slowly rised motherly. "Since you already know us.", she smiled looking at her sister sharing smile. It was catchy so Hope smiled, too.

"Well, I'm sixteen years old, I live in London, I have one sister, younger than me, and one brother, older than me.", she was talking slowly starting every statement. "Mother and I already moved to the house as father and sibilings stayed to bring rest of the stuff."

"What do you think about us?", Lucy stared at her messy hair gathered in pony tail.

"I think you're all really nice-"

"Even Eustace?", Susan questioned giggiling.

"I guess he's just misunderstod.", she finished answering Susan's question.

"Let's get some sleep.", Susan suggested.

"Boys, low your voices a bit!", Lucy yelled but they didn't care as they couldn't hear her.

"Hey!", Hope sreamed, got up and gave a small smile of pleasure when the three boys looked at her. "Lucy wants quiet, and so do we. So shut up or at least don't laugh like idiots.", she added, still being kind to them, smiling. Finaly, she lower herself to the ground and presed her back at it facing the fire. She could hear whispers of boy, suprisingly looking at the fierce girl.

"Good job.", Susan said silently to her and boys stoped talking. They, too, laid down slowly falling a sleep and letting dreams rule their heads.

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The sun rised. It's gentle rays crosed over Caspian's, Peter's, Susan's, Edmund's, Hope's and Lucy's face making them all move on the other side. Hope, as the only one woken, got up into sitting position and checked everybody's face. They were peaceful, silent, just few waves appeared crushing at the clif near by. Bruinette girl took headband of her hair and let it fall onto her shoulders. She slowly passed her fingers trought it making it fly in air, and at the same time, falling down. As she could notice, everyone else was sleeping. She yawned, stretching her hands in the air. Not so far away, next to the another clif, she noticed black siluette, tall and musculary. She slowly got up and started walking to the unknown thing. When she came close enoght, Hope could understand what was the dark siluette.

"Minotaur!", she sreamed. Her body froze in front of the strange creature as it walked over her. It grabed her hand and she screamed again, waking up others.