A/N: Sorry for taking too long to update! so here it is.


NARNIA: Stolen Moments Of The Golden Age

Rating: pg13

Pairing: Edmund/Lucy

Summary: Hats! Hats anyone! Please take the damn hat!


Chapter 11: tea time with the mad hatter…err I mean with King Edmund!

Lucy knew she shouldn't laugh but it was just too funny to not too, but she did and hard while pointing at a brooding Edmund who had crossed his arms over his chest. The event it self wasn't heroic or anything but rather silly really. It all started when Edmund decide to have some fun and put on the enchanted top hat without knowing or letting Peter who had found the hat check it thoroughly for any enchantments but instead…fooled around.

Peter looked around the cave with caution, sword drawn and ready to strike at any given moment, Edmund followed in after him. "Eh. I think this is just a prank." Edmund announced deadpanned after checking the cave with Peter, he turned to look at the direction that Peter was when he didn't answer him. "What's that Pete?" he asked him as he stride across the cave floor to stand next to him, Peter shrugged a bit as he bend down to pick up the hideous Purple top hat that was laying next to his feet, off of the ground. Upon turning it upside down, Peter found a large white tag inside of it. Narrowing his eyes so he could read the small hand writing but didn't have the chance to since Edmund plucked the ugly hat and examined it "Who in their right mind would wear this stupid ridiculous hat?" Peter shrugged his shoulders not really paying attention to him, Edmund lifted it up and put it on. "Do I look dashing, eh Peter?" he asked while putting his fisted formed hands on his hips and puffing out his chest making him look rather silly in that pose. Peter turned to see him abandoning his search for any clues as to who would have left the hat(?) To see Edmund still in that silly pose causing him to roll his eyes at him then holding out his hand "Your boring." Edmund stated as he tried to lift the hat up, it wasn't coming off so he tried harder "Come on stop playing. Give me the damn hat so we can leave." Peter told him annoyed that he was still playing around "Seriously! Pete I can't take it off! Help Me!" Edmund said franticly pulling at it with desperation Peter walked closer to him grabbing the edges of the hat and started to pull too, finding that it really was stuck.

Not knowing what to do they returned to Cair Paravel.

"I was thinking, Ed could you do me a favor?" Lucy asked him seeing that he was still brooding after an hour later of her laughter. He looked at her from the chair he was sitting at in the library playing chess with Peter who was losing. They stared at each other for awhile until he cleared his throat "Well?" she blinked "Oh! Um…will you have tea with me?" she asked him blushing. He regarded her with a suspicious look then waited for her to continue but seeing as she wasn't he simply told her "No." then refused to look at her in favor of the chess game. Peter who had decide on his next moved froze in shock, mouth gaped open. Edmund had actually denied her request! He looked up to Peter to see what was holding him back only to see his comical expression "What?"

Lucy puffed out her cheeks in anger at being ignored "And why not? Come on Ed! Please?" this made him turn to look at her instead of Peter narrowing his eyes he asked her "Why? You never have invited me to have tea before so why now?" she blinked hurt at his hard tone he used on her just now "Oh just forget it then! I just wanted one of my fantasies to come true but if you don't want to spend any time with me then that's just fine. Goodbye!" she said walking away dejected at being rejected. Feeling the guilt raise up inside his chest, that and Peter's glare wasn't helping his case either! "Wait! I'll…I'll have tea with you." he said defeat but it didn't seem that Lucy had heard it in his voice seeing as she had thrown herself at him and started hugging him to death. He could swear that his face turn from blushing red to deep purple like his hat from the lack of air. Lucy let him go quickly after she notice that he had stop breathing she straighten herself up she grinned at him "I'll go and get the tea ready!" before running out of the room in excitement.

Edmund paced wondering why HE had to end up with a hideous purple top hat that would (has) make little children cry at the sight of it. He sighed dropping into his chair in the empty library waiting for Lucy to appear with the tea, he frown she was sure taking a long time to get it. As soon as he thought that the door opened with the help of Epona the faun who worked as a maid in Cair Paravel opening the door, he gasped in surprise. Lucy who was carrying the tray with tea and scones smiled up at him but that wasn't what had made him gasp it was how she was dressed. Epona left leaving them all alone. "Do you like it?" she asked him spinning around to show him her Alice in wonderland dress Susan had helped her sew up earlier that day "I told you! That I wanted to have one of my fantasies to come true!" she exclaimed in happiness but stopped when she saw the look of confusion in his face "One of my fantasies is to have a cup of tea with the Mad Hatter." she exclaimed to him. He frowned feeling hurt that she didn't want tea with him but with a character out of a book! Lucy saw the hurt pass quickly through his eyes then calmness which made her smile gently up at him "Of course this is much better since it's you Ed. I don't think I would have as much fun without you!" she said moving closer to him to pat him on the arm before making it back to her seat after serving the tea and scones. "Oh and I made chocolate scones! Your favorite, since you decide to humor little old me!" she said as she gave him a double serving of the scones.

Edmund smiled at her watching her talk about her day and how she had heard the funniest thing from Aaron the stable boy. He frown again Aaron who? "oh you know the boy I met before heading your way to help in the war! I've talked a lot about him too!" she pouted looking down at her cup of tea looking peeved at being ignored. He blink had he said that out loud? And why was she pouting? Was it about that Ron guy? He sighed bending to reach over the tea set on the small round table near the window were they where sitting by to grasp her hand, she looked up at him "I'm sorry but you have many friends that sometimes I forget their names okay?" she nodded feeling happy that she still had his attention.

As the small tea party continue Edmund started to feel in a daze, a comfortable daze. As Lucy's voice lulled him into a sleep all thoughts of the evil ugly hat and Ron guys all drifted away.

"…Then the guard told the angry maid "I'll show you a real pole!" I didn't really understand the joke but the rest of the maids laughed" Lucy frown when Edmund didn't laugh, maybe he didn't get the joke either, as she noticed for the first time that Edmund was in fact fast asleep. His right arm resting on the arm holster bending upwards his hand forming into a fist where he was laying his head on top of. His left hand was resting on top of his stomach making him look so cute and sweet which made her smile at him, she walked over to him until she was hovering above him then slowly bending down kissing him on his right cheek that was facing to her side. Lucy quickly and quietly cleaned the forgotten tea before heading to the large double doors of the library then closing the door quietly after her, to whoever's dismay she completely missed him whispering her name.

Edmund's wake up call was when his head met with the hard floor. Laying still trying to get his baring right, blinking he sat up and turned to look out the window and noticed that it was already night.

Edmund frown as he got up and headed for the door, why hadn't Lucy woken him up? Or had he dreamt it all? He glanced back to the small table to notice it was clean, no trace of it having been used. Quickly Edmund shot up both of his hands on top of his head and found the ugly hat still there. Puzzled he continued his way to the dinning area to meet with his siblings for dinner.

Lucy was already waiting in her chair for the rest of her siblings to show up when Edmund walked in. Offering him her biggest smile and excited wave making him chuckle at her antics as he move to sit down on his chair, a thought creped into his mind making him freeze. He hadn't finished the tea party with Lucy, Edmund opened his mouth to apology but was interrupted by Peter and Susan arguing."Still I believe as the eldest YOU should have stopped him from putting on that ridiculous hat on! We should thank Aslan that the hat didn't cause poor Edmund a wound or worse get his head chopped off!" Susan scolded him causing a beautiful blush of shame to appear across his cheeks.

As dinner progress with little to no conversation between the four of them and Edmund became more worried that Lucy was angry at him for falling asleep at their tea party, so he kept glancing up to her then frowning. It stayed that way through out the rest of dinner Lucy asking him if he was okay when she caught him staring and Edmund denying even staring at her all the while playing with his food. Susan glaring at Peter and Peter shoving food into his mouth ignoring Susan. Yes it was a peaceful dinner.

After dinner she found a note taped onto her bedroom door reading:

"Come out to the patio where we can see the stars and where the ocean meets them. At eleven minutes to midnight

-Edmund A.K.A The Mad Hatter"

Lucy giggled happily that nothing was bothering him.

Edmund paced back and forth a few times wondering if she would show up or not then stopping she was his sister of course she would even if it was to laugh at him for writing such a note. Eleven minutes to midnight came quicker then he had anticipated she wasn't going to show. He sighed dejected as he started to walk to the door to head back up to his room but the door was shoved open by a panting Lucy who had changed back into her Alice dress "Sorry I'm late!" she stated after she had calmed down walking closer to him smiling, he smiled back at her reaching for her hand "I'm glad that you came." he told her. A soft melody started to play he grinned at her "shall we dance my Alice in wonderland?" he asked her bowing then kissing her hand in the process making her giggle in excitement as she nodded blushing "Please my Mad Hatter." He straighten up then pulled her closer to him putting her in the right dancing position before dancing the soft waltz they had been forced into learning.

"So this is why you asked me out here?" she asked after a few moments of dancing under the stars and moonlight, "Yes and No." he answered before turning her smiling at her confused expression "Tonight at midnight I'm going to show you a present." he clarified and her still not getting it he continued, "You'll have to wait until then to get your answer." he heard the chimes of the clock signaling that midnight was very close "which isn't very far long as I had hoped." he finished pouting which made her laugh a bit.

Stopping the dance the melody stopped as well leaving them in the stillness of the night "Come. We have to be outside for this." he said walking to the glass doors that lead to the outside Lucy ran after him then following closely.

Lucy gasped in amazement, her eyes sparkled with wonderment at the sight. Meteors filled the sky looking like a dozen shooting stars, leaving behind a line that looked like golden thread. She turned to her right to see Edmund looking at the sky then at her after she had caught his eyes "I hope this makes up for the unfinished tea I ruined today." he told her, Lucy leaned closer to him until she could snuggle up to his side resting her head on his shoulder "You didn't ruin anything." she stated to him still looking at the amazing sky before she turned her gaze at him. A gaze filled with happiness and adoration…and something more but he didn't want to think on that just yet, right now at this moment it was just the two of them in this amazing moment in time.

The next morning he looked around groggy pushing his hand through his messy hair before blinking he pushed his hand back through his hair. That blasted ugly hat was gone! He smiled before he looked down to Lucy who was laying on his stomach clutching onto his shirt, the hat laying next to her on the ground.


Omake

He sighed dejected as he started to walk to the door to head back up to his room but the door was shoved open by a panting Lucy who had changed back into her Alice dress "Sorry I'm late! I got lost and then I tripped before finding that I had gone to the wrong place! Then going back up the stairs tripping AGAIN but this time actually felling down the stairs and then for some reason there was a drunken elf on the hallway heading here and he started saying something about the sky is falling and then…." she went on and on. Edmund was falling asleep half way through it but was awaken by the soft melody he had asked some faeries to play "I'm glad that you came." he told her. Soft melody started to play he grinned at her "shall we dance my Alice in wonderland?" he asked her bowing kissing her hand in the process making her giggle in excitement as she shook her head "No I'm kind of tired so goodnight of all the shi…cheese I went through tonight so…bye!" she smiled at him then leaving him all alone "Well that sucked!…Hey when did she start cursing?" he yelled into the empty room "Now your all mine!" came a sinister voice that was coming from the hat!