AN: So sorry for the long wait... I was just so busy... it's really not easy to get used to a move... I hope you will like this... and so you know... this one-shot isn't really funny...I actually aimed for 'sweet' this time...so I hope you'll like it.
"I continue to remember it…"
"I miss Narnia…" Edmund thought for the millionth time. He looked up from his desk and saw his Professor writing something on the chalkboard. They were back in England, and he's in his school, listening to something boring that is coming out from the mouth of his Professor.
Edmund looked at the pen and paper on his desk to see the piece of paper that he uses for notes, filled with the word: Lucy. What is wrong with him? He's secretly crushing on his little sister, Lucy. Well, she isn't really little anymore, she's actually 14, which makes him 16.
Maybe he's crushing on Lucy because he's getting crazy in this school. But anyways, you can't really sue him because he's adopted. Edmund stopped in the middle of thinking because he was absentmindedly doodling Lucy's name again.
"Ughh…" he suddenly groaned. All his classmates looked at him and laughed. "I'm sorry sir…" he apologized to his Professor. His Professor nodded and went back to reading a passage on his book to the students. "Oh… Lucy…" Edmund thought again for the millionth time.
The bell suddenly rang signaling the end of the day, since it was the last subject of the day. He hurriedly got up and grabbed his books; he carefully placed his books inside his bag, remembering what Lucy said about being neat. He left the room and school as fast as lightning.
Now he can see Lucy, "Oh shut up!" he shouted to himself. He is currently walking on the sidewalk, walking towards his house. "Is Lucy already home?" he thought to himself.
"Hey Edmund!" a familiar voice rang through his ears; he turned around just to see the girl of his dreams, Lucy. "Hello!" Edmund blurted out immediately getting nervous.
"Are you alright?" she asked, placing a hand on Edmund's shoulder. "I-I'm… s-splendid!" he stammered, trying to look anywhere but Lucy. "Have you seen Susan?" Lucy queried.
Lucy just got out of her all-girls school across from the school Edmund is attending, and she hasn't seen Susan anywhere. So, she walked towards their house, surprisingly seeing Edmund.
It's because Peter and Susan are currently home from college after finishing their first semester, and they usually pick up Lucy and Edmund from school because they want to spend every minute with their siblings before Peter and Susan go off to college again.
"Peter and Susan went off to watch a movie… didn't Susan tell you?" Edmund finally had the grip on himself. "No… well, maybe she was busy preparing for the movie…" Lucy replied.
"Why should she preparing? Edmund questioned. "It's just Peter…" he added. Oh. My. God, it slipped. Lucy's jaw dropped.
Ok, Susan is actually having a crush on Peter, oh it's not her fault, it's because Susan's adopted too. Edmund and Susan are siblings that are left by their real parents in an orphanage; Mrs. Helen Pevensie just adopted them when Lucy was already born.
"Ed, you know Susan, she always likes to look pretty…" Lucy lied. Edmund nodded and continued to walk, Lucy also walking beside him.
They arrived at their house to discover it locked. "Why is it locked?" Lucy queried looking at Edmund. "I don't know…" Edmund replied, reaching under the flower pot, where they hide the spare key.
They pushed open the door to come face to face with the hallway. They dropped their leather backpacks on the floor and entered the living room. Lucy saw a not on the table and read it out loud.
Peter, Susan, Edmund, and Lucy,
Your father and I are going to stay with your grandparents for a week… we'll see you soon!!
Take care!
Mum and Dad
"They're not here…" Lucy murmured. "Obviously…" Edmund replied, rolling his eyes. "What should we do now?" Lucy asked, scanning the room, and then looking at Edmund. "I guess I should do my homework…" Edmund stated, not really liking the idea of him and Lucy in one house alone, he might do things.
Lucy nodded as Edmund left the room and went to his bag, he forcefully looked for his math book and pen, when he got them he carelessly went up to his room, oblivious to the fact that a piece of paper fell to the floor.
Lucy decided to go hit the books too when she saw a piece of paper beside her bag. It was folded; she opened it and saw her name in all designs.
It was not yet done because she saw her name a plus sign and a line that's supposed to be continued. Lucy's eyes were wide, whomever who doodled this must really like her. She heard the entrance door open and close; she looked up, seeing Susan and Peter, hands intertwined.
"What's that?" Susan asked, peering over Lucy's shoulder to look at what's written on the piece of paper. Like Lucy's, Susan's eyes grew wide, seeing this, Peter looked at the paper too.
"By JOVE, Who wrote this?" Peter demanded, immediately getting to older brother mode. "I-I don't know…" Lucy managed to mutter. "Wait… look at it carefully… it looks like Edmund's writing…" Susan commented looking at the wide eyed Peter.
"That can't be it… he's our brother…" Peter exclaimed. Susan frowned, she found out her answer. Ever since she had a crush on Peter, she was always wondering if he will accept the fact that she has a crush on him, anyway, they aren't really blood related.
Lucy caught Susan's gaze and the latter's frown deepened "Umm… I have to do something…" Susan explained, looking at Peter and then at Lucy. Peter was too busy glaring at the paper to notice Susan leaving. The eldest of the girls entered her own room and slammed it shut.
"Lucy… even though I will not be around to check up on you always, please, behave." Peter stated sternly. "Sure do Pete…" Lucy answered, looking at the piece of paper once again.
"Lucy, where did Susan go?" Peter asked. "In her room…" she answered, grabbing her bag with one hand, the paper in the other, and going upstairs to her room. Peter soon followed, going to Susan's room.
Susan was just lying on her bed, her face that is covered with tears buried upon a soft pillow, when Peter came entering her room. "Susan…" Peter started, seeing Susan on her bed, her shoulders shaking.
"What's wrong? What happened?" he asked, approaching her bed and sitting on it, while patting her softly on the back. "Nothing's wrong!" came the muffled reply of Susan, because of the pillow covering her face.
Peter frowned and gently lifted her up, so she can sit on the bed next to him. He wiped the fresh tears away with his thumb and kissed Susan on the forehead. "It's okay… what's wrong anyway?" he stated again. Susan determinedly shook her head and looked at Peter's hands that were intertwined with hers.
"Okay Su… I'll just wait till you tell me…" Peter exclaimed; Susan shook her head again. "YOU'RE NEVER GOING TO KNOW BECAUSE I'M NOT GOING TO TELL YOU!" Susan yelled, walking out of her own room, leaving a slightly confused and disappointed Peter.
Susan walked sadly towards Edmund's room, she was determined to know. She burst into Edmund's room, seeing him looking out of his window.
"Did you draw it?" Susan immediately asked. "I beg your pardon?" Edmund queried. "The paper we found… in the entrance hallway… with… you know…" Susan explained. Edmund's eyes grew wide. "With… what?" he bravely asked.
"Lucy's name… the paper that's filled with Lucy's name…" Susan explained further. Edmund's mouth dropped. "How did you find out?" he queried. "I have good instincts…" Susan answered. "Okay… I like Lucy… I have a crush on her… so what?" he finally confessed.
Susan smiled. "Why don't you tell her?" she suggested "What the bloody hell are you thinking?" Edmund reacted. "Edmund, I'm going to tell you something serious… I have a crush on Peter… I told Lucy all about it, and she accepted it wholeheartedly… because she understands me…" Susan announced, looking at her blood related brother.
"Really, she will accept the fact that I like her?" Edmund exclaimed hopefully. "Yes…" Susan answered, smiling brightly. Edmund smiled, he immediately went out of his room, coming out face to face with Peter, who was listening to their conversation secretly.
Peter looked shocked, he didn't even notice Edmund exit his room, and he just stood there registering the things he heard in his brain. "I have a crush on Peter…" Susan's voice rang through his mind.
Edmund just ignored Peter because he was too busy concentrating with the things he has to tell Lucy. For about 10 minutes, Peter went back to reality. Now he understood what he felt about Susan.
He entered Edmund's room, to find Susan arranging some of Edmund's things. "So… you feel that way towards me… huh?" Peter started, walking towards Susan slowly. Susan looked at him. "I believe, I don't understand you Peter…" Susan replied, giving her older foster brother a questioning look.
"You have a crush on me Susan… I heard you!" Peter continued now in front of Susan. Susan's jaw dropped. HE HEARD!! "I-I didn…" she tried to explain but she couldn't continue because Peter's lips were already on hers.
Edmund was pacing back and forth in the hallway, practicing the lines he was going to say to Lucy. "Edmund… what's bothering you?" Lucy asked, she just got out of her room to ask Susan something when she saw Edmund.
"LUCY!! Oh sorry, Lucy…" Edmund started, he walked towards her and looked at her. "Lucy… did you see the paper that's filled with your name?" he added. Lucy nodded, having no idea where this is leading to. "I doodled, wrote, and drew it…" Edmund let out, making, once again, Lucy's eyes grow wide.
"But that means… you like me…" Lucy exclaimed as Edmund nodded. Lucy smiled. "Is this a joke or something?" she continued. Edmund shook his head "Of course not Lucy… I really, really LOVE you…" Edmund confessed, he was not his real brother anyway, they're not blood related. Lucy couldn't help but smile, "I really LOVE you too…." She answered, hugging him, while Edmund pulled back and gave her a smack on the lips, just a smack.
Inside Edmund's bedroom:
"Okay… I know Edmund like Lucy… and I know I trust Edmund… but still, I have to be strict…" Peter stated, looking at Susan. "If you say so…" Susan replied, smiling. "And how about the part that he doodled on the paper where it says 'Lucy + ____' … do you know where that leads to… you know…what's after the equal sign…" Peter furthered on.
Susan looked at Peter weirdly, he was pretty amusing sometimes. "Not really Pete… what IS after the EQUAL sign?" Susan stated. "A BABY!!! And that's prohibited in my older brother vocabulary…" Peter explained. Susan nodded laughing.
"I'm SERIOUS Susan…" Peter reacted, grabbing her wrist gently to prevent her from walking to the door. Susan sighed, she put her hand on Peter's chin and kissed him on the lips "TRUST Edmund… he's our brother, well to put it in a better way… he's MY brother…" she exclaimed, looking at the pouting Peter.
"You sure know what to say Su…" Peter commented, hugging Susan and kissing her on the forehead. They went out of the room and saw Lucy and Edmund talking in the hallway, holding each other's hands.
"Hem, hem…" Peter interrupted, which earned him a nudge on the ribs from Susan. Lucy and Edmund looked at Peter their hands till intertwined. Peter's serious face turned into a smile "I'm happy for you… we're happy for you…" he said, turning to Susan after saying it.
"We're happy for you too!" Lucy and Edmund replied. It sure feels likes they're in Narnia again, as happy as ever, only now, MUCH BETTER. All they know is: they continue to remember Narnia because of the happiness they have between each other.
AN: I hope you liked it... and please leave a review... it will make me happy... and this chapter is actually dedicated to Don-Jam for always being there!! thanks! REVIEW!
