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Small But Deadly

Chapter 2. Sparring

The next day was better. Lucy didn't throw up at breakfast. And she seemed alot better.

"So are we gonna spar today" Lucy asked at the table.

"I don't know" Edmund replied seemingly unsure. He usually loved sparring with Lucy. He never knew which one would win. And she wasn't a sore looser if she lost. Neither was he. But with me, he pretty much knew I would win(most of the time) and if he did win I could tend to be a little angry. And Susan, he always won with her but she liked fighting with sticks, not swords, which in my opinion, and apparently his, stick fighting is just childish. Even Lucy hated fighting Susan. Though Susan didn't mind. She was more into party's and such and hated going off to battle. Lucy on the other hand was the COMPLETE oposite of Susan, she liked sparring with Edmund and I, she hated getting dressed up and going to party's, and likes going to battle just as much as Edmund and I, well better than Susan anyway, none of us REALLY like going off to battle. I wondered if that's why she's my favorite sister. Though I would NEVER tell Susan that. And I could tell Lucy was Edmund's favorite sister too. They liked playing with each other.

Although their idea of playing can be pretty dangerous. As in hunting, sparring, swimming(in the Great River by the waterfall), and other very dangerous sports that most children don't get a hold of until their adults, so in that aspect their not your typical children. Although being a King and Queen may have something to do with it. But their still responsible so I trust them to play responsibly. Although Susan has trouble with it.

"So what's your daring challenge today, dare I ask." I said jokingly.

"Well, we plan on jumping Cair Paravel on Phillipe and Sandy" Edmund said with a smirk.

"Oh no your not!" Susan yelled apparently she didn't catch the smirk.

"Susan it's immpossible" Edmund replied.

"Oh ok then" she said.

"We'll settle on jumping the Great River intead." he said.

"OH NO YOUR NOT!" Susan practically screamed.

"SUSAN! It's a joke!" he said.

"Seriously, what are you planning on doing today?" I asked.

"We don't know yet. I may have some paperwork to do. I don't know." he said. He seemed to be avoiding something. He hated doing paperwork.

"Don't worry. I did it for you" I replied. Which I had. I had had time on my hands early this morning before he was awake.

"Thanks Pete" he said with a slightly dirty look.

"So are we gonna spar or not!" Lucy asked impateintly.

"No" he said.

"Come on Ed, please!" Lucy's pout came out.

"Oh no" he said looking away "not the pout." She moved to his other side.

"Please Ed! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE!" she begged. Then he caught a glimpse of the pout.

"Oh alright" he said finally giving in.

"Thanks Ed" she said giving him a kiss on the cheek.

"Whimp" I murmered.

"Hey you fell for it yesterday" he said.

"Mark one... Edmund." Susan said jokingly.

"Alright you've won this one" I replied.

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"Come on Lu! Take him down!" I yelled. They were sparring on the training field. It had been an two hourse since breakfast. Lucy had changed into a lighter, slighlty shorter dress, one that wouldn't slow her down.

"Your suppossed to be cheering for me" Edmund said breathlessly.

"What can I say, Lucy's more fun to cheer for!" I replied. Then Lucy's sword went to Edmund's neck.

"Dead" she said.

"Oh yeah I feel so weak." he replied smacking her lightly with the flat side of his sword.

"Wanna go again" she asked.

"Sure" he replied much more sure of himself than at breakfast.

Then all of sudden Lucy started sneezing like crazy. She pulled a hankerchief out from somewhere, where did she get these things? Edmund backed up as if she were gonna blow up.

"Um, Lucy, you alright over there?" I asked. Finally she stopped.

"Yeah." she said her voice suddenly hoarse.

"Are you sure? Are you catching a cold? I asked walking up.

"No no no, I'm fine." she replied. I felt her forehead. She felt fine.

"Does your head hurt, throat hurt, anything?" I asked.

"No" she replied but I could see she was lying "I'm fine. Come on Ed, get back over here, let's go" she said.

"You sure" he asked.

"I'm sure" she replied. And they went back to sparring.

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"Lu, I really think you should stay in bed today" Edmund said at breakfast.

It had now been 4 days since they had started acting funny. And they were still acting weird. Lucy was sick. But she would not stay in bed!

"I'm fine Ed" she replied calmly "can we spar today?" she asked.

"Uh uh, no way, no how, not today!" Edmund said.

"Oh come one Ed please" she said her pout coming out.

"Here it comes" Susan mumbled.

"Fine" he said giving in automatically. He probably knew he was gonna lose anyway.

So a little while after breakfast Lucy went to change and Edmund went on to the training field. Susan said she wanted to teach me a new dance. I knew I wasn't going to like this!