"He did what?" Peter spoke, trying to control his temper.

"He kept saying that he would enlist one day when we went to town, but I never believed him. Then the day we did go grocery shopping he just disappeared. I looked everywhere for him but I couldn't find him. When I finally checked the enlistment office and there he was, trying to convince the officer he was eighteen. It's a good thing I stepped in when I did because he was doing a rather good job at it too."

"I'm going to kill the bleeding idiot!" Peter all but screamed.

"Peter Pevensie, you will do no such thing. I just thought it would be a good idea if you spoke with him about it." Lucy was going to add more but she lost her eldest brother's attention as he began grumbling about younger brothers who are always trying to get themselves killed. He then proceeded to stomp up stairs towards the room he shared with the said brother.

"What were you thinking?" Peter growled at Edmund who was carelessly thrown on his bed reading a book.

"Well, as much as it may surprise you I have thought of more than one thing in the time you were away, so it would be appreciated if you would specify."

"You know jolly well what I'm talking about!"

"No, actually, I don't, so will you please tell me what is going on?"

"Why on Earth were you trying to enlist?"Peter was now resisting the urge to strangle his younger brother.

"Oh, that, right."

"Yes, that. Now would you care to explain what made you think it was such a brilliant idea?"

Edmund shifted uncomfortably in his bed. Peter just crossed his arms and paced.

"Well, it seemed like a good idea at the time-"

"Ah yes, what a bloody genius you are!" Peter interrupted.

"Language Pete." Lucy softly reminded from the hallway where she was watching. She was of course promptly ignored as Peter muttered another string of curse words.

"I don't understand what the big deal is! It isn't like I've never gone off to war before. I guess I just missed Narnia so much I would have done anything to feel like I was there."

"The big deal is that you could have been killed! Sure, I wanted to go and fight for what I believed in, but I have a family, we have a family. Did you really expect us to sit at home every day, waiting for the letter telling us you died? How do you think the girls and I would have felt knowing that we aren't enough to keep you here?" Peter's voice cracked and tears began to stream down his face just thinking of all of what could have been. He slowly slunk to the floor, the fight drained from him.

"I'm sorry, it's just with you going to college, Susan is-is changing, and Lucy doesn't need me, especially if she has you. It seemed like since no one really needed me and I could go to war. You of all people know how hard it is to wait for Narnia, knowing you could be an old man when you go back, it changes who you are. I was being impatient and I wanted to feel like I was in battle again, fighting off monsters with my sword." Edmund finished with a sad smile.

"Ed, the thing is, it would never be the same. This time I wouldn't be out there fighting with you side to side with Caspian, Oreius, and even Phillip. This time you would be alone in a cold ditch with bullets raining down on you. This time you wouldn't be commanding the army no matter how many years of experience you insisted you had. This time you would surely die. This time Lucy wouldn't have her cordial." Peter's electric blue eyes watered with renewed tears."And, don't you ever think you are expendable. I don't care how much you want to feel like you are home, I need you, we all need you."

Peter rose from his spot on the ground and enveloped Edmund in a hug. Lucy, who was still watching from the hall drifted towards her brothers setting a hand on each of their shoulders.

"You know I need both of you, especially with Susan gone, but I'm glad you were both able to hear that, you needed it."

They spent the rest of the night huddled together on Edmunds bed and little did they know Susan listened to the entire conversation and stayed with them one last time.

A/N So, that was it. What did you think? I know the ending was a bit corny, but I couldn't not include Susan.

DISCLAIMER-CHRONICLES OF NARNIA IS NOT MINE!

I got the idea from when I was watching the movie and I was wondering how Peter would have reacted to Edmund trying to enlist. My guess was not too happy. REVIEW PLEASE!

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