A.N.: YES! I KNOW I KILLED REEPICHEEP… he is one of my favorite characters, but it had to be done… As you can tell, my chapters have been leaning towards Caspian… You Suspian fans may still be disappointed. I like Caspian just as much as I like this sketchy Jack character. She could still choose him… I know who she is going to choose… but I'm not telling anyone… especially you [point at random person] (If you don't get some of my humor watch either Foster's home for imaginary friends, Naruto Abridged or A Very Potter Musical/Sequel) One last thing, remember a portkey is created out of a seeming harmless object like a football or a dolphin…

I'm still fighting the Rogue Machine.

8. Looking For an Inch of Hope

The numbness was getting worse. The pain in her heart was holes in her soul. Someone she cared about killed another friend of hers. While another person she cared about is being a jerk about it by avoiding her. He said he loved her, was it a lie to be the first to take her. Did he suddenly change his mind after their time together that she is not the one for him? What did she do?

Susan sighed, sitting at her normal place by the bowsprit. She thought hard because this decision would change not just her life, but also the lives of everyone she knew both in Narnia and at home in England. If she chooses Narnia, she'll never see her parents again. If she goes home, she'll break poor Caspian's heart. This was her choice, and she'll just have to cope with the consequences.

She is the last hope for Jack or Caspian. They both seem desperate, almost as much as she does. They both want her. She knows Caspian wants her, even if he is hiding it; it's just that he probably doesn't want to admit what he did to her. Susan still doesn't know if he liked it. They both know that the decision rests on her. If she chooses Narnia, she'll have Caspian. If it is earth she chooses, she gets Jack.

"Hey sis" Edmund appeared, "Whatcha thinking about. That Jack bloke is a real ass… I mean he killed Reepicheep and almost Caspian. He is bad news."

"Thanks for those kind words of wisdom" Susan nodded sarcastically, "I'll keep that in mind."

"Are you OK, Sue?" Edmund asked with a concerned look, "You seem down."

"I'm fine, Ed" She answered her annoying brother, "But thanks for asking."

Edmund smile and walked away, and soon replaced by a pissed Peter.

"Caspian, that bastard!" Peter barked.

"What did he do?" Susan asked with a bored, she really was saying 'what did you do this time?'

"He called me a snitch because I told him to not touch you" Peter said, "He is hurting you." He brushed the hicky on her neck and the bruise on her arm from his grip on her yesterday afternoon. She lifted her makeshift scarf over her neck to hide the bruise.

"I'd stay away from him if I were you" Peter walked away.

Susan got just a few moments to think before she was graced with the presence of her youngest sibling.

"Susan?" Lucy stood next to her older sister and looked out at the sea, "Have you made a decision?"

"Not quite" Susan said not looking at Lucy, "This is hard. The consequences would be life changing for so many people. Why did Aslan send me back here? I'm no use on a ship; I don't know how to do anything."

"You haven't even tried anything," Lucy said looking up at her dark haired, older sibling.

"No one has offered."

"So, all you do is walk over to the ratlines and climb up the help secure the sails, or something like that" Lucy said.

"You make it seem easy," Susan said.

"It is easy."

"Well, I have better things to do than die by falling off the hawks nest, thank you" Susan said, returning to her thinking.

Susan thought long and hard on a decision. She had to think fast. If she could, Susan can save both parties grief and jealousy. This was the only way, but in the end, the only one she'll be hurting the most is herself.

A.N.: Shot and sweet… sad and quiet… CALM BEFORE THE STORM! WARNING!

What you'll need for next chapter:
one or two boxes of tissues
an open mind
positive attitude
one gentle heart

THIS NEXT CHAPTER MAY BLOW YOU AWAY!

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