Hi! So this one-shot is EdxLu :3 Please review! This is a year after what happened in ATY :)
The First Anniversary
It was a cold early morning in January, Lucy shivered and rolled over and buried her face onto Edmund's neck as a cold wind blasted into her face from the window. Somehow, she had forgotten to close it last night – and right now, was too lazy to do it.
"Lu?" Edmund muttered sleepily as he felt her move.
"It's cold"
Lucy felt him tighten his grip on her waist and pull her closer to him.
"Better?" Edmund asked softly.
"Yep"
Although she was still feeling sleepy – Lucy couldn't go back to sleep, at least not yet – not when Edmund's hand was drifting down her waist to her thighs.
"Edmund" Lucy muttered, "Stop that"
"Stop what, Lulu?" Edmund asked into her ear, innocently, his voice sending shivers down her spine.
"Your hand" Lucy muttered, slowly turning red, "I want to go back to sleep"
"What about my hand?" Edmund murmured, his voice husky.
Lucy rolled her eyes and turned over so that she was facing the window again. "Good night, Edmund"
"Actually, it's already morning, Lulu"
She scoffed slightly and then grinned as she remembered the date – January 22nd. "You know what day it is, right?"
"Wait, is today's Caspian's birthday? Dear Aslan, I forgot!" Edmund groaned. He wasn't faking – clearly he had forgotten.
Lucy turned to look at him incredulously, "No, his birthday's next month. Honestly, Ed, you forgot?"
"Forgotten what?"
Lucy rolled her eyes again, "Its January 22nd"
Edmund scrunched up his eyebrows, trying to remember what he had forgotten. It hit him. Oh. Today was his and Lucy's anniversary – first wedding anniversary really. "Oh, right. I forgot"
"It's obvious"
Edmund grinned sheepishly at his wife, "Sorry, love"
"You're forgiven if you let me go back to sleep" Lucy grumbled, turning over again. "Wake me up at eight o'clock"
"It's already six o'clock"
"Just do it, Edmund"
Most of the time – Lucy was a morning person, but she didn't exactly like the fact that Edmund forgot their anniversary. She sighed to herself as she returned to her slumber.
"Oh, Lu, don't get yourself too worked up" Jill told her best friend consolingly as they walked in the gardens together, as snow fell gently.
"It's our first anniversary, Jill" Lucy replied glumly, "And he just forgot"
"He'll probably make it up to you, Luce" Jill said comfortingly, "And if he doesn't – do you want me to beat him up? I'm sure Caspian would help, and your father, I could also make Eustace join if you want to"
Lucy rolled her eyes at her friend, "Jill, I don't want you, Eustace, Caspian or Father beating Edmund up"
"Just a suggestion" Jill shrugged, "So how's Susan and the baby?"
"Both of them are fine. Caspian's ecstatic that he's going to be a father, but I think Father's more excited than both my sister and Caspian about being a grandpa"
Jill laughed, "And when are you and Edmund planning to give King Peter an heir?" she teased.
Lucy reddened, "Maybe after a year or two" she muttered, "I'm only twenty-two"
Jill elbowed her best friend, "You know, I do think Edmund has something planned for you"
"Seriously?" Lucy raised her eyebrows, "How would you know?"
"Eustace has a loud voice" Jill replied innocently, "I heard them talking after breakfast"
"Wait, I thought I was the one who had a loud voice"
"You do have a loud voice – why, last night –"
"Jill, shut up" Lucy muttered, turning red.
"I was joking!" Jill laughed, "And you seem guilty so something really did happen –"
"Whatever" Lucy replied, still red, "Come on, let's go back to the castle"
It was late evening, and Lucy was out in the terrace of her chambers – although she and Edmund mostly slept in the same bed in his chambers, Lucy's things were still in her personal chambers. When nobody slept here – it was locked, with one key with Lucy and the other with Jill. Right now, Lucy had no plans of sleeping in Edmund's chambers.
The princess was so deep in her thoughts that she didn't feel someone wrap their arms around her waist.
"Hey Lulu"
Lucy didn't look at him; she simply ignored him, still feeling a bit of anger at him forgetting their anniversary. Even if Jill did say that he had something planned. She didn't even react when Edmund started nibbling on her earlobe.
"Edmund!" she hissed when she felt his tongue on her neck, "Stop it!"
His grip on her waist tightened, "Oh, Lucy, you're still mad, aren't you?"
Lucy nodded stiffly, and she felt Edmund grasp her shoulders and turn her around – but she didn't try to stop him. She then felt his lips on hers – and this time, she responded fiercely, wrapping her arms around his neck. Edmund's lips moved from her mouth down to her neck, kissing and nipping at the skin. She didn't pull away.
But she did move when his hands started wandering lower. "Edmund" she stammered, "I don't think we should – right now"
Edmund grabbed her chin gently so that she was looking at him. There was a short silence as they stared at each other before Lucy pulled him closer, crashing her lips onto his. After a few moments, Lucy pulled away, breathless.
Edmund smirked at her, "You don't act like you're mad"
Lucy scoffed slightly, but blushed all the same. She crossed her arms over her chest, "I'm still mad"
Edmund pulled her towards him and kissed her lips gently, "I'm sorry, Lu. I just had a lot of things on my mind" he entwined their fingers together.
"What things?" Lucy asked suspiciously.
"Well –"Edmund suddenly turned red, "Your father you know, he wants me to represent Narnia in that annual meeting – said that it'd give me some experience. He said that I should think about it"
The annual meeting, or formally called the World Meeting, was a meeting between the heads of the countries of Archenland, Calormen, Terebinthia and Galma. The Lone Islands were also represented by their Duke.
"I think you overdid the thinking" Lucy muttered.
Edmund sighed, "I'm really sorry, Lu"
Lucy looked up at him, "I suppose I can forgive you…"
Edmund grinned at her, "Will you?"
"Promise that you won't forget it anymore?"
"Promise"
"You're forgiven then"
Edmund smiled and stroked her face gently with his thumb. "If you hadn't been moping you'd have noticed the present on your table" he said in a low voice.
Lucy grinned and rushed past Edmund, running to the table in her chambers. Indeed, there was a small velvet box on it. Lucy opened it slowly and gasped at what was inside. A silver locket with an emerald heart was inside.
"It's beautiful" Lucy breathed. She gently opened the locket and was met with the sight of her own portrait. The portrait was a miniature version of the one that was Lucy's own favorite – which had burned during a fire in Cair Paravel, – luckily, no one was injured during the fire and it was put out quickly.
Lucy turned to Edmund, "How did you get this?"
Edmund shrugged, "Tracked down the artist – he had an old sketch of it, and he painted it there"
Lucy flung herself onto Edmund, hugging him. "Oh, Eddie!" she murmured, "Thank you"
When she pulled away, Edmund took the locket from her, "Let me put in for you" he murmured. Lucy turned around and moved her hair away from her neck so that Edmund could put on the necklace much more easily.
After a few moments – Lucy felt Edmund's lips rather than his fingers on her neck. She whimpered softly and turned around, capturing Edmund's lips with her own. She pulled away slightly, "Door?" she managed to get out, still panting.
"Locked" Edmund muttered, placing his lips back onto hers.
"Lucy?" a muffled voice said as someone knocked on the door. "Edmund?"
Lucy lifted her head from Edmund's chest but he pulled her back down.
"Don't bother" he mumbled sleepily.
"It could be important" Lucy replied, snatching up her nightgown that she had placed on top of the trunk by the foot of the bed. She slipped it on quickly and went to the door.
When Lucy opened it, she saw Jill standing there with her arms crossed.
"Jill?"
"Oh, good, you're alive. Just wanted you to know that Eustace ate the food"
"What food?" Lucy asked.
Jill giggled, "That was the plan I mentioned to you, but I see you and Edmund had done…other things"
Lucy blushed, "Let's skip that topic"
Her friend shrugged, "Whatever. Anyway, King Peter said that he hopes he'll have another grandchild on the way soon"
"What?"
Jill sniggered, "You really, really, really have a loud voice, Lucy"
Hehehehe :3 I just wanted to include Jill in the ending. I totally love Jill. :D Anyways, next up is also EdxLu, cause I got reaaally inspired by Taylor Swift's song, Oh My, My (Mary's Song) AND PLOT IDEAS OMG. :D
