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Two years after the wedding, Susan wanted to surprise Caspian. She knew how much he loved adventures, and she missed the opportunity of the Dawn Treader. She knew that Caspian's favorite old Narnian story was of Tarkly Island.

At the same time, the council was pressuring Caspian and Susan to have a child. Caspian and Susan knew it couldn't happen. Each time they were bugged they would say they were trying. Lucy and Frederick were still courting each other and they wrote each other a lot.

Peter and Louise got engaged a year after Caspian and Susan's marriage. A month after the engagement, they had a wedding. Susan was the matron-of-honor, and Lucy was a bridesmaid. Susan also walked Louise down the aisle. It was a beautiful wedding and was taken place in the woods of Narnia.

In the present, Louise was pregnant with an unknown gender. She was about three months and already told Susan she wouldn't be going on the voyage. Susan was excited for her niece or nephew, and so was Lucy. No one knew what Edmund thought about it yet. The council wasn't as concerned with Peter and Louise because at the moment Peter wasn't high King, Caspian was.

It was the week before Caspian and Susan's second year anniversary, and Caspian didn't know about the construction of the ship. Only Susan, her siblings, and her sister-in-law knew.

Susan was stressing about it but kept her calm when Caspian was around. She didn't want to give anything away. Every time crew members would try to load things, Susan would have to get Caspian away from those areas.

Susan was in the lounge room reading a map of the ocean. She also had a book open about constellations in case if they lost their compass, they could follow the stars. Louise came into the room, and Susan thought Louise's little baby-bump was cute.

Susan smiled at Louise and patted the cushion next to her on the couch. Louise held onto her belly as she took her seat. Louise pointed to a bright star in her book. "What does this star mean?"

Susan smiled like she knew exactly. "Well it means if you follow that star you'll head North East."

Louise nodded. "I wish I could memorize all of this stuff."

Susan suppressed a laughed. "I'm sure if you put your mind to it you could do it."

Louise grabbed a hold of her belly and gasped, "He's kicking." Susan smiled, and Louise grabbed Susan's hand and placed it on her belly.

Susan gasped as well. "There's a real baby in there."

Louise giggled. "He's Peter's baby alright. He's a fighter..well a hard kicker."

Susan laughed. "Maybe someday he'll be one of the best warriors of Narnia….wait how do you know it's a boy?"

Louise shrugged her shoulders "I just have a gut feeling. I guess it's a mother's instinct."

Susan nodded sadly. "I guess I'll never understand."

Louise wrapped an arm around Susan's shoulders. "Oh honey. Caspian loves you and that's all that matters…Right?"

Susan half-smiled, it wasn't really convincing. "Right. But…"

Louise cut her off saying, "No buts. My baby can be like your own."

Susan smiled. "Thanks Louise. You really are my best friend and best sister-in-law ever."

She hugged Louise, and Louise whispered, "So where is the lucky man of the best anniversary present ever?"

Susan became serious as she pulled out of the embrace. "He's at a council meeting again, telling them we're still not pregnant. He's going to tell them that we're still trying. It's not a lie though. We do keep trying."

Louise rolled her eyes. "Will they ever give the two of you a break?"

Susan shrugged her shoulders. "I hope they'll eventually give up, but if that happens Caspian and I know the consequence."

Louise raised an eyebrow. "And what's that?"

Susan sighed in grief. "Either Caspian has to up his throne, or he has to remarry."

Caspian was arguing with the council. "We are trying to live our lives together for a while first. Then we will have children, I promise. We just want alone time first, time to ourselves that we'll never get back. Do any of you remember what it is like to live with just your wife? It's wonderful. We're not ready for a child yet."

The council nodded their heads at one another. The head councilman said with an annoyed tone, "I'm sorry King Caspian we know the two of you want to wait but rules are rules. You have to give us a child."

Caspian growled almost under his breath, "I know the rules. We will give you a child, you just wait and see."

Caspian stormed out of the room and slammed the doors shut. He sat against the wall of the room and broke down. It seemed unmanly, but he couldn't take it anymore. He loved Susan no matter what she can and can't do. He didn't want to leave her for one thing. He also didn't want to give up the throne.

He was in ball with his arms crossed over his knees and his head down. When he was done, he wiped all of his tears away and stood up. He breathed in deeply and walked away to find his wife.

Lucy was sitting in the gardens on Frederick's lap. In Peter's eyes, she growing up too fast. She was 16, and Frederick was 17, and they were in love. They were having a picnic on the classic red and white checkered blanket.

Lucy was picking some grapes, and Frederick just looked astounded by her. She noticed. "What?"

Frederick just smiled, shook his head, and looked down. "Nothing I just can't believe we've been together for two years."

Lucy poked at his chest. "Well you better believe it." They both laughed, and Lucy plopped a purple grape into her mouth.

Frederick kissed her cheek, and Lucy swallowed her grape. Lucy sighed in happiness, "My sister is going to find the treasure of Tarkly."

Frederick's eyes went into shock "Does she understand how dangerous that is?" Lucy nodded and smiled "That's what I love about her."

Frederick was confused but just went with it, "So why are you telling me this?"

Lucy grabbed his hand. "Well I'm going with her…and I wanted to know if you'd go with?"

Frederick squeezed her hand. "Go on an adventure with you? Wouldn't miss it for the world."

She squeezed his hand back and kissed him, just a little peck. When they pulled away, they both smiled, and Lucy's eyes popped as if she had almost forgotten. "Oh! And you can't say a thing to Caspian."

Frederick didn't ask any questions. "Okay I won't."

Lucy nudged him. "Okay try and catch these in your mouth." Frederick opened his mouth as Lucy threw a grape up in the air.

Louise was wondering throughout the castle; she ran right into a running Peter. She caught him by the arm. "Peter. Why are you running around like a crazy person?"

Peter sighed. "Okay you caught me…but I wanted it to be a surprise. I wanted to plan a baby shower before everyone left in a week."

Louise gasped. "You were going to plan it? And you were going to leave me out of it? Peter! You have no sense in style to plan a party. I mean look at what you're wearing."

Peter looked up and down his outfit. "What's wrong with it?"

Louise sighed. "Well those boots do not match your top."

Peter grabbed her by the waist and pulled her in. "Are these the baby hormones talking?"

Louise sighed in defeat. "I think so. I'm sorry it was a great plan….but the hormones are right you do not match today."

Peter rolled his eyes. "Well I think they do match."

A maid walked past the couple, and Louise stopped he.r "Excuse me does King Peter's outfit match today?"

The maid mumbled, "I do not want your highnesses to get into an argument."

Louise shook her head. "There will be no arguing. I just want your opinion."

The maid looked Peter up and down. "No not really…sorry."

She hurried on past them, and Louise stuck out her tongue. "Ha Peter. I win, tomorrow I'm picking out your outfit."

Peter rolled his eyes playfully and pulled her into a kiss. They kissed for a while and then pulled away. Louise smiled. "Well I have a baby shower to plan."

Peter chuckled. "Can I just help a little?"

Louise shook her head with a straight face. "No. I'm going to get Susan to help me."

Peter sighed. "I guess I'll see you at dinner then?"

Louise was already walking away. She yelled over her shoulder, "I guess you will Pete."

Caspian was running until he got to the lounge and slammed open the door. Susan's eyes turned wide in shock. She closed both books and clutched them to her chest. She ran to meet him in the middle of the lounge room, so he couldn't see what she was reading.

She saw the expression on his face, anger. She grabbed both of his hands, and her face became soft and sympathetic. "What's wrong?"

Caspian's jaw clenched and unclenched as he sighed as if to let out all of his anger "The council…you know."

Susan felt his knuckles get tight, and she pulled his hands out flat. Susan looked back at him with worry. "I've never seen you this angry though. What did they say?"

Caspian looked straight into her eyes with grief. "They….I promised them…" Susan closed his hands around her own again.

She bit the inside of her cheek from crying. She noticed the puffiness of his eyes and noticed he had already been crying. She didn't say anything, and she moved her thumb over his jaw to comfort him.

He tried to smile sincerely, but Susan could tell it was fake. Susan then pulled him into a hug. He hugged her back, and they were just quiet, neither knew what to say. Susan pulled away after a long embrace.

Caspian looked at her with seriousness. "I'm going to go down to the training center and blow off some steam."

Susan nodded. "Okay I'll see you at dinner."

Caspian gave her a peck before he left. "I love you."

Susan gave a small smile. She wondered if Caspian had the same amount of love now that he had clarity of their situation. "I love you too."

Peter ran into Edmund, and Edmund looked just annoyed. Peter stopped him as he tried to walk past. "What's up, Ed?"

Edmund rolled his eyes. "You haven't really talked to me ever since Louise got pregnant. Each time I try to do something with you, you have something with your wife. At least Susan and Caspian make me feel existent."

Peter sighed. "I'm sorry Ed….I'll make it up. I'm going for a ride for some fresh air and to clear my mind. Care to join?"

Edmund crossed his arms. "And where are you riding to exactly?"

Peter smiled. "The kingdom to see how everyone in it is doing."

Edmund sighed in defeat. "Alright, but only because I have nothing better to do."

Peter chuckled. "Trying to play it cool Ed? It's not going to work on me."

Caspian was taking down a dummy with his sword. All he did was picture the head council man's head. He was so in the moment and was so angry. He heard a voice from behind him. "Woah…you seem a little angry. Care to share at whom?"

Caspian turned around to see Edmund on a horse behind him and Peter trailing behind. Caspian sighed. "The council to be exact."

Edmund nodded with understanding on his face. "Why don't you get a horse, and we can all talk….brothers to brothers."

Caspian half grinned. "That sounds great to me. Don't leave without me."

Louise was running around to search for Susan. She finally found her in the library putting her books back. Louise sighed in relief. "Thank goodness I found you."

Susan faked a smile at her, and Louise could tell something was upsetting her "What's wrong?"

Susan shook her head, and her bottom lip trembled. Louise pulled her into a hug. "Is it the council again?"

Susan nodded on her shoulder silently crying. "This is so dumb Louise. I wish they would just take your baby as the heir."

Louise nodded. "I wish it was that easy too, honey."

Susan pulled away and wiped away her tears. "So your Susan sense wasn't tingling…so what did you want to see me for?"

Louise grinned at Susan. "Well before you leave. I want to plan a baby shower."

Susan smiled letting her emotions clear and fade into happiness. "So the color scheme…pink and blue?"

Louise pursed her lips and shook her head. "Too original. I want yellow."

Susan nodded "I like it. Both genders could like yellow."

Louise smiled. "Yes and it reminds me of the sun. The sun reminds me of happiness."

Susan gasped "Sunflowers!"

Louise smiled brightly. "Now you're talking. This is why I get you to help me rather than Peter."

Susan giggled. "I know…I have some much more fashion sense than Peter."

Louise's face became serious. "Did you see his outfit today?"

Susan nodded. "Horrendous." Louise smiled.

The men talked about what was going on in their lives. Peter talked about the pregnancy and the mood swings and cravings. Caspian talked about the council. Edmund talked about his lack in involvement. They just had heart to hearts just brothers. They all came home just in time for dinner. Lucy helped the girls with the shower as well after her picnic with Frederick.

When the men got home, Susan and Louise greeted all of them. Susan gave Caspian a peck kiss, and Louise gave Peter a passionate kiss. Susan hugged Edmund, and he hugged her back.

Caspian held hands with Susan as they walked back. Susan looked at his face, and a smile was plastered there. She nudged him and smiled up at him. "Someone looks happy."

Caspian nodded. "I guess a talk with your brothers was all I needed."

Susan smiled brighter. "I'm glad you're happy. Our anniversary is almost here."

Caspian kissed her forehead and pulled her closer to him to his side "I know I can't believe it."

Lucy and Frederick were already sitting in the dining hall. They both smiled as everyone made their way in. Susan sat next to Caspian and Lucy. Peter sat next to Edmund, and Louise on the opposite side of the table.

Suddenly, it started to downpour outside and thunder and lightning. The table looked out the windows and saw what was going on.

A crew member of the new ship bolted in the dining room. He ran up to Susan, and whispered in her ear. She shot up out of her seat, and Caspian grabbed her hand. "What's going on Susan?"

Susan shook her head at him. "Something's come up. I'll be right back…Peter and Ed come with me please?" They both got up and followed Susan.

Caspian was struggling to understand why Susan wouldn't tell him. Caspian looked at the remaining people at the table. "I wonder what that was about?" All three of them shrugged their shoulders and looked guilty, like they had a secret.

Susan, Peter, and Edmund rode on their horses to where the ship was. One of the masts broke in half. Waves from the storm were crashing onboard. Susan was drenched in water and so were her brothers.

She cupped her hand over her face to look at it better. Peter yelled over the pouring water "What happened to it?"

Susan yelled back "Lightning hit it."

Peter and Edmund had a look of disappointment. Edmund yelled, "It will be okay that we'll leave a few days later than planned Su."

Susan shook her head. "No this has to be a great anniversary. I've already ruined our marriage not being able to bear children Ed." Edmund looked down in grief, he didn't know how to respond.

Peter walked behind Susan and put a hand on her shoulder. "You never ruined your marriage Susan. Marriage doesn't matter if you can't have children or not. It only matters if you love one another."

Susan grumbled, "Says the one having a kid."

Peter started to get angry from her attitude. "I mean it Susan."

Susan looked Peter in the eyes and saw them to be sincere. Susan sighed and looked down. "I know he tells me every time I say something like that."

Susan looked back up into his eyes. "But I want to make this perfect." Peter nodded and knew where she was coming from.

Susan yelled in a gentle tone at one of the crew members, "Do you think you can start fixing it now?"

He nodded back. "Of course your majesty." Susan saw the fear in his eyes, and before he could start running towards the boat, she grabbed his arm.

She sighed. "After the storm. I don't want anyone to get hurt for my fortune."

The crew member sighed with relief. "Thank you, your majesty."

Susan turned back to her brothers. "Let's go back before it gets too dark." They both nodded in unison.

When they got back, each one of them were drenched. Susan was freezing and her lips were blue. Lucy gave them each a towel, and Caspian cuddled with Susan next to the fireplace in the lounge.

Susan's head was resting on Caspian's shoulder. He asked while rubbing her hands, "So why did you all leave?"

Susan squeezed his hands not looking into his eyes. She couldn't lie to him. She was a horrible liar, but she had to. "I was told that there was….."

Edmund walked in hearing the conversation. "There was a sighting of Aslan, and he was asking for the three of us. I guess someone just saw something in the rain."

Susan gave Edmund the most thankful look she could. Caspian pulled Susan closer to him. "I'm sorry. You probably really want to see him."

Susan smirked. "I do. I don't want you to regret marrying me."

Caspian raised an eyebrow and looked at Susan in the eyes. "What are you talking about? If this is about not having children, I don't care. I married you because I love you. I couldn't imagine this life with anyone other than you. You hold a part of me in you, Susan."

Susan looked back at him. "And you hold a part of in you, Caspian. I just want to give you the life you want."

Caspian was inches away from her face. "You're what I want."

She looked into his searching eyes. He would have made a wonderful father. It's too bad he'd never be one. Susan leaned into him and kissed him. Their hands were still being held. When they pulled away, Caspian whispered, "I didn't know lips could get that cold."

Susan said shyly, "You haven't been warming them up enough."

Caspian chuckled and kissed her again. They both laughed into it. They heard from behind them Edmund say, "You know I'm still in the room?" He was holding a book to his face.

Susan pulled away from Caspian to look at Edmund. "You could always leave."

Edmund put the book down and stood up. He crossed his arms. "I see you pick favorites, Susan. I'm not hurt."

Caspian held back a laugh. Susan rolled her eyes. "Ok, Ed. I'm sorry."

Edmund walked out of the room leaving the two alone. Caspian let out a breath of air.

He kissed the top of her head and said, "It's getting late. I'm heading for bed."

Susan nodded and grinned. "Okay I'll catch up later."

She curled up into a ball in front of the fireplace. Lucy sat next to her after a while. "It stopped raining….When are you going to tell Caspian the truth?"

Susan looked at Lucy. "On our anniversary and that's when we're leaving as well….Did you ask Frederick yet?"

Lucy nodded and smiled brightly. "Yes. He said it's dangerous Su."

Susan looked at the fire. "I know...but that's the fun of it. Right?"

Lucy giggled. "Right. I mean who cares about death when Aslan is watching after us."

Susan nudged her sister. "Right. I'm glad he can come with us."

Lucy smiled brighter. "Me too. Our lives will never be normal."

Susan looked at Lucy. "That's the best part about it."

Susan crawled into bed next to Caspian who was already sleeping without a shirt on. She turned off the light and moved into his warm chest. She kissed him lightly on the lips and whispered "I love you. Goodnight."

She was surprised when she got an answer. "Goodnight."

Susan woke up in the morning stretching in her bed from the tips of her fingers to her toes. She saw a note on top of Caspian's side of the bed. She picked it up, and it had Queen Susan written on it.

She picked it up and traced her figure along the opening. She eventually opened it and inside was a note that stated, "I know your secret.- Head Council man."

Susan trembled at the words and heard a deathly voice from behind her; it was the council man with a sword to Caspian's throat. He made a tisking noise with his tongue. "You should've married someone else King Caspian."

Caspian struggled under his grasp. "Susan run! Get out of here!"

Susan shook her head. "Not without you Caspian."

The council man smiled darkly. "Have it your way." He sliced open Caspian's neck and crimson-red blood oozed out.

Susan woke up screaming, sweat all over her, and tears rolling down her face. It was the middle of the night, and the screams woke Caspian up. He jumped up out of the bed automatically and ran to his sword on his desk.

Susan calmed herself down a little. "I'm sorry, Caspian. It was just a dream."

Caspian put the sword back down and went back to the bed. He sat next to her and held trembling Susan in his arms. He whispered, and his voice cracked from how tired he was "Do you want to talk about it?"

Susan wiped some tears on Caspian's bare shoulder. "Just give me a minute to recollect." He nodded and kissed her shoulder and rested his chin on it.

After a few minutes of silence, Susan whispered, "The head councilman knew that we couldn't have children. Then he killed you right in front of me." Caspian pulled himself away to look in her eyes.

She continued, "It was the most realistic dream ever."

Caspian nodded in a comforting way. He kissed her hard and comforting on the mouth, and when he pulled away, he tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. Caspian smiled at her face. "Well that dream couldn't have been that realistic because that old man held me back. There is no way he could beat me."

Susan scoffed. "Getting a little arrogant now are we?"

Caspian shrugged his shoulders and said defensibly, "Well it's true."

Susan laid on her side not facing Caspian. "Go back to sleep, I'm sorry I woke you."

Caspian wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled himself into her. He whispered into her ear; she felt his warm breath. "You know I could beat him."

She turned into face him and giggled. "Okay. I believe you. You're not gonna let this go are you?"

Caspian chuckled "Nope."

Susan kissed him and rolled herself onto him. She started to smile in her kisses when he started to tickle her by squeezing her waist. She laid back down and fell back asleep fast and so did he. She was so glad Caspian could make her feel happy after a horrible dream. She hoped they wouldn't reoccur.

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