Haunted Love

Have you ever wished to fall so deeply in Love?

That even death could not separate you?

Have you ever had dreams of a passionate love story?

That when morning comes leaves you feeling an empty and painful ache in your heart?

Well what if that story was your past life…left unfinished.

Lucy struggled against the man that had her pinned down. This kiss felt nothing like Edmund's! She started to cry that turned into a sob when he stopped kissing her. His disgusting body left hers altogether almost ripped off of hers but Lucy didn't want to open her eyes not just yet.

"Get off of her!" an outraged voice rang throughout her silent room. A voice Lucy knew too well. She slowly opened her eyes to see that Edmund had his clenched fist raised above his head as he prepared another punch at the bloodied man laying on the floor beneath him, his other hand keeping the upper half of the man from touching the ground and closer to him. Lucy whimpered at the sight of the furious Edmund. He was no Just king at that moment but a monster ….

October 28 Sunday

Lucy opened her eyes wide as she hugged her pillow harder. Her pillow let out a pained groan drawing her to look down at it only to realize that it wasn't her pillow but Edmund trapped in between her arms, she immediately released him blushing in the process.

"I'm so sorry!" she yelped out scooting back a bit but made sure she wouldn't fall over on the other side of her bed. Edmund shook his head brushing off her apology "It's fine." He said sitting up to look at her more clearly with a concerned expression. Lucy saw this and blushed harder "I had another one of those dreams." She stated her voice breaking at the beginning and she hoped he didn't catch it.

"What did you remember?" he asked her.

Lucy frowned at his soft gaze, why was he looking at her like that? But she noticed that tears were running down her cheeks. She quickly cleaned them and looking away from his gaze, not sure if she should tell him or not.

"What happened in this one?" he asked again persistently as if he knew that she was debating whether to tell him or not. She bit her lower lip before sighing in defeat "Herbert." Was all she said and it seemed that he understood since his eyes widen before narrowing in anger as the memory flashed through his mind. Lucy noticed his change of emotions.

"I had beaten him senselessly, it took Peter and a guard to remove me from him." He winced at the memory, it was one of the few times that Edmund had lost his level headiness and his cool but it seemed that with Lucy it was bound to happened and yet it didn't made him feel regret at his actions. Lucy nodded as his expression that night flashed in her mind. "At that moment both him and his daughter where banned from Narnia." He finished seeing her discomfort. Laying back down as the terrible memory coursed throughout her body as if it had just happened caused her to shiver in renewed fear. "Get some more rest." He sighed out as she turned from him and onto her side facing the opposite of him, he felt her pull back from him since that question had been presented earlier in the night. Lucy laid wide awake staring outside through her window as the event replayed in her mind.

"How many times have I been reborn?" she asked him soberly and at this Edmund was shock speechless. He reeled at her words had she been reborn? This he didn't know. "Why do you ask?" he stumbled out.

Lucy stared at him as if to read his mind "the cycles of life. This is what the book said and I think she did something she wasn't aware of." she said looking back to the book and flipped through it again before reading it "The Hangman: this card represents sacrifice, renunciation, waiting, non-action and suspension." Her gaze trailed back to him as she read the last words watching his feline features change from concentration to horror as the words sunk in. "See? She clearly meant to put that curse into action but mine? I'm not sure." She said trailing off and started to stare at the book again trying to remember the cards given to Peter and Susan before searching "Or I may be wrong. Hear this: The Empress: Mothering, comfort, power, sensuality and beauty." Edmund drew closer to her while she read so when she turned, she was right next to his furry face "This doesn't sound like any kind of curse only stating what Susan was." she said puzzled flipping through the book again before stopping "And hear this one too. The Fool: the spirit of experience, exuberance, appreciation of beauty and obliviousness. Just stating what she thought of them." Edmund nodded…

Feeling his warmth settle on her back Lucy knew she couldn't stay in bed for long. She sat up and lifted the sheets off of her.

"What are you doing?" he asked her bewildered if not annoyed at her sudden movements. Letting her feet dangle off of the ground on the side of her bed, she looked over her shoulder towards him before answering "I can't sleep." She got up and walked towards her closet to gather some clothes to put on and her shoes, Edmund frowned.

"Do you think the mansion came back?" she asked with hint of excitement as she wiggled into her jeans under her sleeping gown. Edmund looked away from her blushing "It never went away." He stated causing her to pause for a moment before entering her closet to change into a white long sleeve shirt and walked out buttoning the black vest she put over it.

"What do you mean "it never went away"? I never saw it after that night!" she exclaim as she sat back down on her bed next to him and started to put on her shoes not looking at him at all.

Edmund sighed before laying down and resting his head on his paws.

"It was there when I left in the morning in search of you and it was there when I passed through to get here." He stated uninterested. Lucy finished fixing the pant leg to cover the tongue of the left shoe before looking at him "How did you find me?" she asked curious.

He glanced up at her "I had a hard time and the only thing that I knew was that you lived around or near the mansion" he answered and she smiled "Ah! Yes I forgot that brain of yours." She teased at him causing him to grunt in response as she reached to pet him before hopping off of the bed and grabbing her backpack. Edmund sighed and followed her out the door and onto the window in the living room.

Lucy wouldn't admit to Edmund but she felt restless around him. All she wanted to do was to put an end to this, especially now that she knew that Herbert was THAT Herbert since he seemed to remember. If he knew that Edmund was free he would tell his daughter and then where would Edmund and her be? She sighed and digging her hands deeper into the big pockets in her hoodie as Edmund walked besides her deep in thought she guessed since he was silent.

"Hey, where did the mansion come from?" she asked breaking the silence as she stared at the wet ground and made sure not to step in puddles along the way.

"Huh? Oh um… The mansion is from Narnia. How it got here? My only guess is her." He spoke softly not wanting to make too much noise so late at night but Lucy didn't seem to notice or care since she spoke in the same volume as she would during the day. "It must have been such a beauty in its prime." She commented with excitement as the picture of the mansion in its earlier day formed inside her mind much like a memory. Upon hearing this Edmund nodded slowly "It was. In fact you were the one who ordered it to be built." He said with a wishful expression.

She giggled "Yes that's true but I would have never even thought of it if it weren't for your design." She stated happily before stopping frozen in shock as well as Edmund. How did she know something like this, if it was her past life? She wondered numbly and the same thought seemed to pass through his mind as well. "I…I do- don't know where that came from." She gasped out still in shock but Edmund looked at her.

"When where you born?" he asked her seemly out of nowhere.

"Um…the 15th. July 15 of 1995." She got out trembling slightly as he frown but didn't say anything which didn't sooth Lucy one bit.

"Why?" she stressed out and at this he looked back up at her "That is the same day as Lucy." He stated but she didn't see the connection and it seemed that Edmund didn't want to share his. He sighed and started to walk towards the direction of the mansion with Lucy trailing behind him slowly.

Lucy stopped in front of the black gates of where the mansion should be but wasn't there. Edmund walked passed them then stopped when he saw her stopping and looking puzzled "What are you standing there for?" he asked not unkindly but Lucy raised an eyebrow at him before gesturing towards the emptied place "There is nothing here!" she exclaimed angrily at him for looking her as if she were crazy then widening his eyes when realization hit. "Do you trust me?" he asked her seriously which took Lucy back a bit in shock "Of course I do." She stated firmly back at him "Then follow me." He said before walking again. Lucy saw him disappear once he was passed the gates, shakily took one step forwards then another and another just as she took a step passed the gate a gust of air hit her in the face causing her to close her eyes for a second before opening them again and gasping in surprise and happiness. The mansion was there! Standing just like how she remembered it. She smiled and ran towards Edmund who sat in front of the open wide doors of the mansion smirking as she felt giddiness bubble up inside of her.

Pulling out her flashlight just like last time and flicked it on before venturing further inside the mansion with Edmund by her side as he looked around too. It must have been such a long time since he last saw it. Lucy thought sadly as she observes him stalling her adventuring for now just following him.

They explored the bottom further, Edmund lost in memories and Lucy taking everything in. From the musty walls to the dirty floors and ripped rugs, there were few pieces of scattered furniture. Some pressed against the walls others broken and laying across the floor, it would have been very hard to navigate the place if she didn't have her trusty flashlight that and a few bruises and broken bones! Maybe?

The walls were painted white once upon a time now they were a dark grey, Lucy noticed. She passed another portrait of High King Peter with Queen Susan both laughing in a beautiful garden full with flowers, Lucy paused to stare at it a bit longer. She must've studied the painting for a long time since she didn't noticed that Edmund had left her behind and was nowhere to be seen.

Lucy sighed before she started her journey down further the hall until it split into a fork way, one led towards some old stairs to the second floor she guessed and the other led further down the hall and towards a dark turn. Lucy decided for the stairs, it seemed to draw her in. The stairs were what would have been pitch black "No windows." She stated surprised before she started to climb the unsteady steps.

There were more stairs then she would've expected, it felt like she was climbing more then to the second floor. She knew that Edmund told her that it was her who ordered the construction of this beautiful mansion but for the life of her she couldn't remember the hallways or the passageways not even how many rooms there where! The darkness surrounded her, the only light she had was focused on the next step she would take. Lucy stopped freezing when she felt a presence behind her, she squeezed her eyes shut for a second biting her lip to gather her courage before opening them and turning around flashing her light to see nothing. This puzzled her greatly, she straitened not climbing just yet as she frown before shrugging it off as her fear of the unknown place she was in.

It was the third floor Lucy progressed as she stood there taking in everything, it looked dirtier and unused longer then down stairs and the second floor. Why? Was the question that ran through her mind once before walking slowly down the haunting hallway, coming to a stop in front of a closed door Lucy tried turning the knob but found it to be locked. She pushed against it hoping that the lock would give but it didn't much to her frustration, Lucy walked to the second next to it and also tried it.

"Are all the doors here locked?!" she grunted out annoyed when she came to the fourth door only to find it locked like the rest, in an angry fit she kicked the door. Something small but heavy fell on top of her head causing her to cringe in pain as whatever it was fell onto the ground with a metallic sound. Lucy glaring at where the sound of it landing came from before bending to pick it up, finding it to be a silver key that had a design of four petal flowers and leaves that where held together by two thick vines before coming down and twisting together to create the form of the key. Lucy brought it closer to her to be able to see it better as a strange feeling spread from the key onto her hand and then onto her body…

She held the key nervously in both hands before she started to play with it as she tried to pay attention to what Peter was telling them but couldn't seem to concentrate as to what she was about to do. Edmund noticed this and frown but couldn't look away from Peter or he would too find out that something was wrong with Lucy, what? He didn't know but didn't want to bring in Peter if it wasn't a large problem that he could handle.

Peter noticed Edmund secretly glancing back at an obviously preoccupied Lucy and Peter being Peter was going to ask what was going on but Susan swiftly shook her head at him. Catching what she meant he finished what he was saying "So we'll be staying here for four more days." He announced firmly making it known that he was finish talking. Lucy didn't even notice that both Peter and Susan had gotten up and where heading towards the doors that led them out of the family room and onto a hallway towards the staircase leaving both her and Edmund sitting on the sofas they had chosen before the meeting.

After a moment of Lucy ignoring him and playing with the key in her hands before looking at him and smiled shyly at him. Getting up from her seat and patted down her dark blue skirt of her gown and slipped the key into a her pocket while Edmund continued to stare at her in puzzlement at her actions but also stood up with her as manners demanded of him.

"Please follow me." She said softly not knowing if Peter or Susan were around hiding somewhere. Edmund frowned at her low voice but nodded nonetheless.

Following Lucy up to the third floor both silent, her from nervousness and Edmund didn't seem to want to break it just yet. Coming up to the fourth door Lucy stopped and waited for him to get closer to her as Edmund wanted to ask her what was in the room but she shook her head and waved her hand towards the closed door smiling at him before opening her hand with the key resting in her palm as she extended her arm towards him motioning him to take it and opened the door. Edmund looked at it before reaching for it and placing the key inside the keyhole. Twisting it open and pushing the unlock door open Edmund gasped when it can into view "What is all this?" he asked her breathless…

Lucy looked at the key in her hand before quickly pushing it into the rusted keyhole and opening it. She waved the flashlight in her hand from one corner of the room to another taking in all the objects inside of it.

"My treasures!" she whispered excitedly as she walked in.

The room itself didn't have gems, jewels, gold or silver but held her memories. Objects filled the room that held more meaning to her than anything in the world, pictures of their parents both painted and drawn by her dear Edmund. Their clothes that they wore when Aslan found them where tucked away in one of the chests Lucy knew or at least remembered, their first swords where pinned on the front wall. As Lucy took everything in she didn't notice a dark shadow behind her until she felt it near her that the back hairs on her neck stood and deep cold chill ran down her spine, turning she only made it half way before she felt something hard hit her in the back of her head and everything turned black…

TBC...

A/N: sorry for the long wait! but i had to wait for it the be proof read T.T now one more chapter plus a bonus that i have already finished and this story will come to an end!

Thank you for the reviews and the readers that have enjoyed this story.