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Edmund: Sigh...

Lucy: What?

Edmund: I can't believe it.

Lucy: Can't believe what?

Edmund: They discontinued my favorite flavour of ice-cream!!

Lucy: Sigh...

Edmund: What?

Susan walked along the shore of the lake in the back gardens of Caspian's castle. The night had not gone the way she planned. First, Alice had stolen away Caspian, and then she started rambling about an invisible lion. Alice was a brat who only wanted attention.

"Susan?" came Caspian's voice a little ways behind her.

Susan turned around, expecting to see Caspian by himself, but instead she saw Caspian with Aslan.

"Aslan?" Susan asked, surprised. "So Alice was right? How come she couldn't see you?"

Aslan chuckled. "Only those who truly believe can see me."

Susan felt guilty. During the period that her and her siblings were sent back to England, Susan had started to loose faith in Aslan.

Before she could speak, Caspian interrupted. "Susan, I just want you to know, that whatever you choose, I will support you completely."

"Susan," Aslan began, "tonight, you're going to have to make a choice."

Susan looked at Caspian and saw a bittersweet look in his eyes, and then turned back to Aslan. "Okay…"

Aslan continued, "Susan, you can stay in Narnia with Caspian, or you can go back to England with Caspian."

Susan smiled. "So it's a win-win situation!"

"Not quite." Caspian put in. Susan's smile faded.

"If you go back to England, one of your siblings will have to stay in Narnia, in place of Caspian as king." Aslan said solemnly. "If you stay in Narnia, however, you will never be able to go back to England or see your family."

Susan pondered for a while, and then spoke carefully. "Aslan," Susan said slowly, "Before I give you an answer, I think you should tell my brothers and sister."

Aslan nodded and said, "A diplomatic answer." He started to leave, but then turned back and said, "I'll be back soon."

Susan and Caspian watched as Aslan walked away. Then, Caspian spoke softly, "You look beautiful tonight, Susan."

Caspian could see Susan blush even in the dim moonlight. Susan gestured to her gown and replied, "It's the dress." Susan was wearing a beautiful silk gown with a corset-like top, and a ribbon tied at her waist. The skirt flowed out and was made of two different materials: one layer of sapphire silk, and another layer of translucent shamrock green silk, giving the dress an emerald colour.

Caspian smiled. "No, it's definitely you."

Susan tilted her head down to hide her blush, but then looked up at Caspian and said, "I believe I still owe you a dance?"

Caspian smiled shyly and quietly took Susan's left hand, and placed his other hand on her waist. The couple slowly started to waltz to inaudible music in the moonlight.

"Come on Luce! Let's go!!" Edmund shouted as he banged on Lucy's door. "If you don't hurry up, we won't be able to sneak out in time!" Edmund sighed when he got no answer, and leaned against the door. Suddenly, the door opened, making Edmund stagger.

"Edmund, I need help." Lucy said quietly. "It's this stupid dress, I can't unzip it with these sleeves." Edmund walked into his little sister's room and helped her unzip her dress, then, he was promptly thrown out again.

Edmund rolled his eyes and mumbled, "Women and their clothes…"

"Where have you two been?" Peter demanded, already changed and waiting with the horses ready.

"Fashion crisis." Edmund replied matter-of-factly.

Peter looked at his younger brother with a "when did you become such a girl" look, while Lucy merely giggled.

Edmund noticed the looks and said, exasperated. "That's not what I mean!!"

Peter and Lucy simply ignored him and mounted their horses, and Edmund was just about to mount his, when a deep voice asked, "Going somewhere?"

"Aslan!" Lucy shouted as she jumped off her horse and ran to hug the big lion. Edmund and Peter also dismounted to greet Aslan.

"I have some bad news…" Aslan said.

"Uh-huh." Edmund said, prompting Aslan to go on. Edmund was always the least patient of his siblings.

Aslan continued, "Susan has to make a choice tonight. Either she stays here with Caspian, or she goes back to England with Caspian."

"What's the catch?" Lucy asked.

"If she stays, she'll never see any of you again, and if she goes back, one of you has to stay here and rule."

"I'll stay." Peter said quietly. "That is if Susan chooses to go back to England."

Edmund and Lucy exchanged a look.

"That was wonderful, thank you." Susan whispered after she and Caspian had finished dancing.

Caspian took both of Susan's hands, looked her in the eye, and said, "No matter what you choose…"

Before Caspian could finish, Aslan interrupted them. "Susan, are you ready?"

Susan took a deep breath and started to say, "Since I can't force any of my siblings to stay on my behalf, I've decided to…"

"Susan!" Peter interrupted. "I will stay." Susan started to protest, but Peter merely shook his head and said, "Susan, I'm never going to be happy in England. Back there, I'm just a child with an overactive imagination, but here, I'm somebody."

"Peter, no…" Susan protested, albeit half-heartedly. She knew that when Peter decided to do something, there's no changing his mind.

"I'm staying Susan." Peter replied with a final tone in his voice.

"Everyone should get some sleep, there's going to be a lot of good-byes tomorrow." Aslan said. "We'll discuss more of this after breakfast, when everybody is well-rested and fed."

Okay. Thanks to everyone who submitted in clothes ideas. I ended up having to morph all the dress suggestions that I got. Apparently doesn't let you send links through PM or Review, so you guys had to email me. There was this one submission that provided an email address, but when I went to email that person, it didn't work. So sorry. :( I'm going to try to sketch a version of the dress and maybe post it. But that's going to take a while. Expect one more chapter until the story ends. I know it didn't exactly follow the summary, those stupid plot bunnies!! What I'm going to do, is to end this fic, and then do a series of oneshots describing the "fun" that Susan and Caspian were supposed to have. I've changed the summary to match now. Thanks to all!