Title: Trust
Rating: G
Characters: Edmund, Peter
Summary: The night before the battle with the White Witch, there are some unresolved issues between two brothers
Disclaimer: I wish I owned it, but I don't. Narnia and characters borrowed from C.S.Lewis.
Author's note: I apologise for any spelling mistakes, grammatical errors, etc. Any comment would be helpful! Response to Weekly Challenge #3 at lj community justkingedmund. Prompt: trust. I tried to go for something humorous, but I fail at humour. I really do. I can only write serious stuff for some reason. Any humour I try is written seriously, which is what creates the humour, and that makes uncomfortable. Okay enough rambling.


Edmund couldn't sleep. They were going to war tomorrow morning, and he did not understand how his siblings could trust him anymore. He'd betrayed them to the White Witch, just to become a prince. But that wasn't the only reason. He wanted to spite Peter. Peter had been so cruel to him since they had all arrived, calling him a beast. He'd always lived in Peter's shadow. He had finally found someone who recognised his potential.

Edmund felt so stupid looking back. How could he have betrayed them? He should have realised the witch was not what she seemed. Lucy hadn't trusted her to start with, and she was the best judge of character he knew. He just hadn't wanted to believe.

Peter realised something was wrong with Edmund. He'd been distant ever since his rescue from the witch, and now he was tossing and turning, keeping Peter awake. Peter knew they'd both have to be on top form for the next day when they fought her. Neither could be distracted, or they would lose the battle. He whispered into the night;

"Ed, are you awake?"

"Yeah, what do you want?"

"Are you okay? You seem ... distant."

Ed wondered how he could approach the subject. He was scared of what Peter's response would be. Would he confirm that he'd lost his brother's trust in everything?

"I... How can you..."

"You're worried we don't trust you anymore. Is that it?"

Edmund nodded

"You shouldn't. We know you are sorry, and didn't know what the witch had in mind. You were behaving as you used to. You're different now. It's only been a day, but I can already see the difference. You are our brother and we will always love you, no matter what you do. Now go to sleep." Peter turned back over and tried to sleep again.

Ed felt a wave of relief wash over him. His brother forgave him, which was even more important to him than Aslan's forgiveness.


Author's note: PLEASE REVIEW!! I know it's annoying to ask but I'm new and need responses to improve!