Lucky duckies... 2 chapters in one day. Thanks to Sabrina, I think, if I'm remembering correctly. Yes, adding me to favorites also counts as reviews, even though I prefer reviews.
For all you big POTC fans... You'll know when we get to the part I borrowed. I couldn't resist! Anyway, if you don't like it I'm sorry, but at least I got it off my mind.
Chapter 8- Of battles and of weddings
Susan was lying in her bed sleeping. It was a little after midnight; the sun still had not risen.
Susan thrust herself out of bed and grabbed a small dagger beside her bed as the door burst open. Doctor Cornelius ran into the room quickly and seeing the knife, he was taken aback.
"Sorry-" Susan began but was cut off. "All is forgiven your majesty, but there are massive armies preparing to attack us at this very moment! Hurry and come to help us!
Susan quickly grabbed her warrior's like dress and went behind her changing curtain. She thrust her dress over her head and finished dressing. She wound her hair into a tight braid. She also grabbed her bow and arrow and thrust a sword into her sheath, just in case she might need it.
She tucked the necklace into her dress that Caspian had given her last night out in the garden.
Caspian, she thought- I hope he is ok. Our wedding is tomorrow- it will probably be spoiled by this.
Caspian was fully dressed and out with the army. Peter had been chosen to be the commander, even though Caspian was the high king. He was worried- he was the only one out there and everyone else was supposed to be out.
He saw the armies out there- his armies barely matched those in front of them, if not by far less.
The armies were advancing quickly; hopefully Peter, Susan and Edmund would be there soon. This war would completely delay his and Susan's wedding if not spoil it all together. It made him furious.
Peter was rushing down the corridors. Is this what Aslan meant by a big day?
Even if he was still jealous because of Susan and Caspian, there was no need to be now- they would probably have to call the wedding off till this war was over.
He had been told people were raiding the castle, or at least about to. Caspian was out there by himself, he had to hurry.
All the sudden he felt a pang of sudden guilt and sadness for him. Caspian loved his sister, and he had been trying to work against him! Caspian would be saddened now by this thought, he knew it. He could probably even die from the thought of it. Caspian would die for his sister- she was in good hands. Peter was finally happy for the first time because of them. They made the perfect couple anyway.
Just then, Peter got outside. "Oh man," Peter whispered. Their armies were huge, they could never beat them. Just then the words of his fist centaur helper pierced his mind- "Numbers do not win a battle."
Peter had to have faith. Faith in Aslan, faith in Susan, faith in Caspian, Edmund and Lucy, and most of all- he needed to have faith in Narnia.
Edmund had just gotten outside and stood next to Caspian as he watched the armies draw nearer. He saw Peter walking towards them and as he froze at the sight of the armies. Edmund snickered lightly. And he's commanding the army! He thought. Oh man, this would be a tough day for him.
The sun was almost high in the sky and started to beat down upon them in their heavy armor. They couldn't start until Susan got there, she had to hurry. He ran inside to get her.
"No Lucy, you may not come!"
"You always leave me behind, I can protect myself!" Lucy shouted defiantly at Susan.
Susan broke into tears. "It's because we can't risk losing you- you know we love you." Lucy felt sorry about it.
"But we can't have you following us- so I'm sorry to do this, but with your attitude, we have to." Susan ran out the door and locked Lucy in. She could hear Lucy sobbing and felt terrible. She couldn't come though and she knew it. Or did she?
Edmund came barging down the hall. "Get out there Susan now; we need you- why's Lucy crying?" "She wants to come." "Oh. Well you get out there, I'll be right there."
As Susan walked off down the corridors, Edmund soundlessly unlocked the door. "Come on Lu, I know you can take care of yourself." Lucy smiled and Lucy hid in the army while Edmund stood behind Peter.
"Well, I guess we'll have to call the wedding off for a while," Caspian said to Susan, Peter and Edmund. "Yes," Susan whimpered sadly.
These could be the last words I speak to her. I love her so much, and I do not even get to marry her before I might die Caspian thought. Reality is so painful…
"FIRE!" Caspian hadn't been paying attention but realized Susan had run up to the archers and was yelling out instructions. She is so beautiful when she is determined- His conscious broke him off. You're in the middle of a war! Concentrate! Caspian dove forth into the heat of the battle, killing who came into his path… he must not die, or Susan would be pained.
After what seemed to be an eternity of fighting, Susan found herself out of arrows. Shoot! Susan thought. She thrust her bow back onto her back and grabbed the sword out of her sheath.
Thank goodness Caspian taught me this!
"You!" Caspian had encountered the white witch. "I thought your attack wasn't for another five months!"
"I don't know how you know that boy," the witch sneered, "but plans have changed."
Caspian was fighting with the witch. Every stroke of the sword made him fear he was about to die.
He finally brought the sword down upon her new staff and it shattered. The witch was increasingly angry.
She thrust at him with two swords, Caspian fighting both. She hit him on the arm and he sliced part of her leg. A strange liquid flowed out of her. She is not human, he thought.
The witch tried to slice his neck but barely missed. He wiped his legs out of under him and was about to stab him, but was distracted by others trying to kill her. Caspian began to fight other warriors. These are much easier.
Caspian made it to the heat of the battle and saw Susan there. He realized something. This could be his death! But hen another thought struck him- Peter was commander, he had the right to marry them. But would he?
He saw Susan a few feet away from him. Wow, she was good with that sword.
Finally, the words came tumbling out of his mouth. They had called off the wedding so he could ask her again.
He grabbed her by the hand but quickly released her seeing as there were more soldiers.
"Susan, will you marry me?" "You've got to be kidding me, now is not the time!"
"It may be the only time!" Susan was suddenly struck with that thought. He was right, either or both of them could die!
Suddenly Caspian grasped her hand. "I've made my choice, what is yours?" he asked. Seeing Peter close by, she yelled, "Peter, marry us!" They both returned to the constant clashing and lashing of swords.
"If you don't see, I'm a little busy right now!" Peter said , fighting two men. Are they crazy? He said to himself. "Now!!" Caspian shouted.
"Fine!" Peter yelled back. He climbed up on a hill and was battling every body below him climbing up to him while looking straight ahead.
Susan and Caspian both looked at him.
"Dearly beloved, we are gather here today-" he was broke off by men coming up behind him.
Caspian and Susan thought that part was rather boring anyway. They grasped hands and fought, their hands still connected. "Susan Pevensie, do you take me to be your husband?" he asked, holding her close with the moment of freedom.
"I do," she looked him in the eyes. "Great!" he said.
Caspian twirled her around so her back was on his chest, and he grabbed her hand and controlled her hand as they both fought the creatures coming at them. They pulled apart, still holding hands but fighting opposite sides.
"Caspian, do you take me to be your wife, in sickness in health, with health being the less likely till death do us part?" Caspian twirled her around so now he was fighting where Susan had been and Susan was fighting where he had been.
He turned and looked at her in the moment of peace. "I do." Susan smiled. Peter was once again fighting all who came up below him, but jumped down to get a better hold of his sword.
"You may now kiss the bride!" he said, somewhat disgusted at saying it… he wished someone else had been the commander of the army. Susan and Caspian were both fighting, looking for a free moment.
"You may now kiss the bride!" he said again. This wasn't going to end until they did, so he hoped they would get on with it so he could concentrate on fighting again. "JUST KISS!" he yelled. Why was he urging them to kiss? Just yesterday he had been jealous of them.
Finally there was a free moment and Caspian grabbed Susan and kissed her more passionately then ever before, knowing it might be their last. Nothing in the world existed, just them and their need for each other and air…
They finally broke apart and continued fighting.
Lucy was on the outskirts of the battle fighting valiantly where it was less crowded. She had brought along her potion just in case. She was so happy Edmund at least believed in her. He would not let him down. She healed every on her side she could she. Most of them were still alive, and her potion bottle was half empty. It would last the rest of the war.
Susan found herself caught up with the white witch. "I will show you no mercy," the witch snickered, "and you will die."
"That's why I brought this!" Susan said, pulling out her sword. A fierce fight raged between them, Susan never able to attack because she was always defending.
The witch grabbed her sword and knocked Susan to the ground ready to kill her. Luckily, Caspian had heard her screams. He blocked her hit barely. Susan was afraid to get up, leaning against a rock. Caspian was fighting with the witch, not wanting her to kill the one he loved. The witch knocked him to the ground a few feet a way.
Susan sat up trying to see if he was ok. Caspian did the same. The witch was about o stab Caspian but stopped. She looked at them both and smiled a cold, icy, frosty smile.
"Aaah. Love. It is a dreadful bond, yet so easily severed." Her sword came down upon Caspian, inches from him when they heard a voice.
"Witch!" it was Peter holding a sword so close to her that in one swift motion, he could kill her. "It's dreadful isn't it? Having life and death being held in the palm of another."
The witch wasn't sure what to do. She stabbed and dug the sword in to Caspian, and pulled it out to battle Peter. Caspian looked as if he was about to die. With tears in her eyes, Susan crawled up to Caspian. "No Caspian! Stay with me!" tears were flowing from her eyes, "Look at me! Look at me!" Caspian was close to dead. Susan grabbed a nearby sword. The witch was battling Peter.
Anger and hatred rose in Susan and she charged forward at her. She dug the word in to the witch's back and pulled it out. The witch fell to the ground looking at Susan. Susan pinned her to the ground with it and pulled a sword out of a nearby carcass's hand.
"Love is only dreadful to you because you never had any." Susan said and thrust it in her heart. She half expected it to stop part way there because her heart was so icy and cold. She was relieved that it didn't.
Lucy had seen the white witch kill Caspian. She ran up to him and healed him. "The witch is dead," she said. "We must finish off the rest."
A group of Narnians rose, and followed by Caspian and Lucy's command, were prepared to strike.
Susan was weak. She was fighting any enemies, but she was weak. Caspian was probably dead by now. They had been only been married for about twenty minutes when the witch had done that terrible thing. She felt like crying and curling up in a cave till she died. Without Caspian, her life seemed worthless.
Just then she stopped. All of the enemy's men were in the middle, while Narnians surrounded them on either side. She looked across the enemy Telmarines and smiled. She must be dreaming. Could it really be? It was! She ran forward and peered over a rock. It was really him!
Wait… was that Lucy? Lucy was standing by his side. Little rascal, Susan smiled. She really could take care of herself. Just then she heard Caspian yell, "Charge!!" and they rushed against the Telmarines. "Charge!!" Peter yelled from their side and they also charged into the heat of the battle. They would surely win, they knew it.
Susan was fighting fluently with her swords when she saw something. Miraz. Miraz was here? He must have been the one that freed the white witch and they teamed up. No doubt the witch was going to kill him for the throne when this was over…
Just then Miraz raised his sword. He came up on Caspian unexpectedly. He was ready to throw a sword into his back, but Susan threw a dagger at him and it hit perfectly. He was hit squarely in the chest and he fell over. Susan thrust a sword in to him as she walked by. "Sorry. Not today." She smirked and walked off.
"Lucy I told you to stay here! It was for your own safety!"
"You should be glad I came! If it wasn't for me Caspian would be dead right now… and you wouldn't have known Narnia existed!"
A spear pierced Susan's heart. She was right, she knew it she just needed to follow directions more. They had won the war, but after everyone else had gone to bed Susan wanted to talk to her.
Susan started to walk to her bedchamber when she remembered something. She was married now. This was going to be scary. She walked to Caspian's bedchamber and started to open the door.
"Why are you going in there?" Susan jumped. Lucy was right behind her. "I'm married now," she said, "I'll explain it tomorrow."
Susan walked in. Caspian was still up and dressed, sitting on the bed. He had been waiting for her. "Sorry," Susan gave a sheepish grin. Caspian stood up and walked to her. "It is ok." He started to kiss her passionately, but knew the passion that flew through them on the battle field could never match to it's. Susan had been wearing her nightdress when she talked to Lucy.
Caspian placed his hand on her shoulders and slid it off. Caspian pulled away, admiring her. Susan pulled him back while still unbuttoning his shirt. Caspian pulled it off and undid her underwear. Susan unbuttoned his pants and they slid off him.
Caspian gently pushed her onto the bed and rolled on top of her. Neither of them had no idea how to do this, but trusted their hearts to guide them.
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