Lucy was excited, today was the day that Aunt Polly and Professor Kirke were going to tell their story of being in Narnia a second time. All of them knew several versions of them at the beginning of the world, but none had heard of their return. That was why everyone was going to the meeting that night, except maybe for Susan.

Peter had given Lucy the difficult task of trying to convince Susan to come, he had thought that the youngest might have better luck than him.

Lucy spotted Susan in the parlor and without thinking about checking for others, Lucy went in and started to ask; "Susan? Will you please come to the friends of Narnia meeting? You haven't come to one for such a long time and…"

"Lucy!" Susan interrupted. "Aren't you a little too old for that game? I mean really Lu." Susan replied with great distain. "I am so sorry Louise, Lucy has always had a very active imagination. It was just some game she would get us to play during the war. Don't pay her any attention. I mean I don't even know why she keeps it up, she'll be turning 18 soon." Susan said with a wave of her hand, ignoring Lucy already feeling the guilt build up. She promised herself and Lucy silently that she would try to go to the next one.

"If that's how you feel Susan" Lucy said quietly as she left the room ready to wipe the tear coming down her cheek. Lucy left the room and leaned against the wall only long enough to hear the next short bit of conversation.

"I say Susan, I know she was being a little childish especially with how excited she was… but… wasn't that a bit harsh?" asked her friend.

"Maybe, but she'll bounce right back, she always does."

"If you say so Su." Louise said.

Then Lucy ran to her room as her eyes burned with hot tears. What Susan had said hurt deeply even if she didn't think she meant them. She still had the meeting that night to look forward to, and she knew she would feel better after spending time with those who didn't pretend not to believe anymore. Lucy let her tears fall for a few minutes, then went and washed her face and brushed her hair. In which she put a bright blue ribbon that matched her dress.

It wasn't long after that Edmund, knocked on her door. "Oi, Lu, are you ready? We have to leave right soon, you know how Peter feels about being late."

She opened her door and answered; "I'm ready Ed."

"Is Su going to come?" Edmund asked as they started down the stairs.

"No, she has decided that her friend is more important today. At least we get a new story tonight."

"Yes that will be exciting, it had to have been before our time."

"I'm thinking so too. Where is Peter?" Lucy asked as they reached the front door.

"He said something about getting a cab, it's a bit rainy."

"Oh good, perfect story weather." Lucy said as they put on their coats.

"Yes it is, I heard that the Professor is even picking up some good wine for the meal."

"It won't be as good as Narnian or Archenland's wine though."

"No, but it will be nice."

Peter entered stomping his feet to get off extra water. "Well you two are you ready yet?" Asked the dripping wet Peter.

"Yes!" Exclaimed Ed and Lu at the same time, Peter just smiled.

"Shall we go milady?" asked Edmund with a bow.

"Of course my lord" replied Lucy with a giggle. "Peter?"

"Milady" Peter said as the two brothers hooked their arms with hers. They ran out to the cab with umbrellas, still arm in arm together.

Once at Aunt Polly's they found they were the last ones to arrive. "Pole, can you believe it? For once we made it before them." Eustace said with a smug grin, as his cousins walked into the parlor.

"Come in you three, I see you got that wet stuff off. Make yourselves comfy, supper isn't ready and won't be for a while yet." Aunt Polly said.

"Aunt Polly, Professor, now that everyone is here, will you please tell us about your second journey into Narnia? How bad could the trip really have been?" asked Jill.

"Oh yes, please tell us. I would love to hear a new story. Plus you have both said that we would hear your story for the last ten of our meetings but you never have." Said Lucy.

"Yes, how can it have been worse than being a traitor?" Said Ed.

"Or being turned into a dragon" added Eustace with a grimace.

"Oh it probably wasn't in those comparisons, but to us it was." Said the Professor.

"It tore the two of us apart for a very long time. We had had a horrible fight when we got back from that trip" said Aunt Polly.

"There was some jealousy, anger and hurt."

"Some pining over what was not to be, we snapped at each other a bit, a touch of lust, followed by shame and embarrassment from that."

"The way we responded to those things wasn't the best which made things much worst."

"Digory I think it's time they learned of our trip, and of those shames and embarrassments. I will start, add where you feel necessary." After a small pause Polly began. "It all started well enough. It was only a couple years after our first trip. Digory and his father and mother had just moved out to the country manor that Lucy, Edmund, and Peter stayed at. I had come for a visit and had been there a couple weeks already, when we went to ride his ponies, which we did often. We would pretend that we were in Narnia having another adventure, not letting Jadis get into the country. As well as playing in the creek when hot enough. When it would rain we would explore the house, and try to play hide and seek which isn't as much fun with only two of you. Then about three days before I was to go home, it had been misty that morning but it had burned off quick. The day was turning out to be one of those most lovely English summer days we can get, so we decided that it would be most wonderful to go ride the ponies which we never did do that day. We went to the barn and everything looked fine, normal nothing out of place that is until we stepped through the barn door."

Hi I just want to say that this chapter has been revised and to thank those who gave me some much needed guidance. To see them just look at the reviews.