Disclaimer- I don't own Narnia.

Okay, for starters, I totally creepered this chapter out. It's so icky I am even freaked out by it. Lol. I hope you like it. I wrote it in about an hour last night and I just cannot tell if this chapter will be a hit or a complete suck fest. Please let me know! Movin' on...

"Edmund!" I cried as I ran down the hallway toward his room. Now that the letter was sent all I had to do was get him on board. Without him my plan would be pointless and potentially dangerous for me. I finally came to his door and burst through without even a knock to give him some warning. "Edmund!" I called through my gasping breaths. I looked around the room until I found the Just King. He was standing on his balcony, much like I did alot, and looked over the grand city that laid before him.

I was hurt when he didn't even bother to look back at me. The way I was shouting like a mad woman I could have been dying or we could have been being attacked but he didn't even care. Not one bit. I took a deep breath and walked up next to him on the balcony. "Ed?" I asked quietly.

The dark haired boy exhaled deeply, struggling to keep his face hard and eyes directed forward. Suddenly feeling exhausted, I jumped up onto the railing of the balcony and looked at him with pleading eyes. "I know I am not your favorite person in the world right now but you have got to believe what I am about to tell you." I said.

Still no response. I took this as a chance to continue. "Rabadash has been following me, harassing me even, since the first day he arrived in Narnia... At first, it was just glances for afar but then he wanted more. More that I didn't want to give him because the mere thought of that man makes my hair stand on end and because of how much Susan's friendship means to me." I paused to see if Edmund had anything to add. Obviously, he didn't. I did notice, however, the way his knuckles were white with the intense grip they held on the marble railing. Whether it was from anger and me or Rabadash, I wasn't able to tell. I went on. "I wanted to tell you, all of you. I just didn't know how to say it. The night of the tournament I had it all planed to reveal Rabadash's true colors... that is until he threatened me... He said that he would tell you that I came onto him instead of him to me. That all I wanted was the Narian crown until he came along. He said that he would tell you that I was never your friend at all and you would never believe anything I had to say to protest the lies he was spreading about me.

"And me, being the stupid girl I am, believed him. So I said nothing. Then that night in the maze... I was trapped and didn't know how to get myself out of the situation so I just let him kiss me and prayed that he would stop. He eventually did though, when you showed up.

"I realize that it is much too late now, Edmund. But-"

At that moment, I lost grip on the railing and began to tip backwards at an alarming rate. I was about to plummet to my death on the pavement five stories below when an arm wrapped tightly around my waist, pulling me off the the railing and onto solid ground. I took a few deep breaths to calm down and finally looked up at Edmund. He still had his arm around me and I had my hands clutching the tunic against his chest for support. I should have moved but I forgot to. He was looking at me, I mean, really looking at me. His dark eyes mixed with mine and I saw the hurt and anger that was hidden in the depths of the brown pools. "He's right. Why should I believe you?" He asked in a raspy, strained voice. His hand pressed into my back as if he wanted to hurt me but couldn't find the strength to. It was truly terrifying, the way he was looking at me.

I stood as still as a statue. "You shouldn't." I whispered, looking down. "You can't believe what I say until I gain your trust back."

At my words his face softened and he dropped his arms from around me. Edmund took a step back. "And how do you plan to do that?"

I took a deep breath. "How do you feel about spying?"

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The plan was set. Edmund had reluctantly agreed to go with me to the meeting I had set up for late that night with Rabadash. If all goes as I plan, Edmund will hide in the next passage over from the one Rabadash would meet me in and I could somehow get the prince to admit to what he has done. It was a long shot, I knew, but I had to try.

Edmund and I snuck out around eleven that evening. Not wanting anyone to get suspicious, we decided to walk the two miles to the castle. The streets were quiet and my mind was racing. What if this didn't go how I planned? What if something went completely and utterly wrong? Knowing my luck it would. But I couldn't be that way. No, if I thought like that this plan would be completely hopeless and I would fail for sure.

I suddenly heard Ed clear his throat next to me, snapping me from my thoughts of failure. He wrinkled his forehead at me. "Good God, Lina. You are pale white." He said, was that concern in his voice? I doubted it.

"Yeah, well I've never tried to trick a prince into a confession so pardon me." I snapped before sighing. I stopped short of the courtyard and turned to Edmund. "Do you understand what you are supposed to do?"

"Hide and listen." He stated simply as if being here was a waste of his time.

I frowned and looked up at him. He had gone back to not looking at me. "Hey, can you just give me the chance to redeem myself? I know you hate me but-"

"I don't hate you. I don't think I ever could, Lina" He looked down for a second and rubbed the back of his neck nervously. "I just don't know what to think."

"What do you mean?" I asked as we started walking again.

"I don't know who you are anymore. I thought... I thought I had you figured. Not all the way, but I thought I had a good idea of the person you are. Now I-I just can't tell. Are you the sweet, clumsy Yankee that I thought you were or are you some conniving, selfish little prat?"

I was taken aback. "Did you just call me a prat? No one has ever called me that before..." I trailed off. Another deep breath. "I'm going to prove to you that I am not like that. I promise, you know the real me. The person I am around you, that's real... This is going to sound completely chessy but I found myself when I came to Narnia. I didn't know who I was until I met you and your siblings. That's who I am, I never lied to you about who I am." I reasoned. He gave me a skeptical look before turning away.

"I had better get back there." He said, nodding his head to the passage behind us. "If you need me, you know what to do." He stated in a monotone voice before leaving me alone in the dark passage with nothing to do but wait for that damned prince to show his face. I thought my performance this morning at breakfast was rather good for a girl who got a B in theater at school but who knows if Rabadash fell for it. Ten minutes passed and I decided to sit down on the soft grass.

I leaned my back and head against the sturdy brush of the maze and closed my eyes. I could not fall asleep but resting my eyes would not kill me. Sleep did not come terribly easy to me last night and I truly was tired...

The next thing I knew, someone was stroking my hair. My eyes fluttered open heavily and I saw the figure of Rabadash crouched in front of me. I felt the need to jerk away from his cold touch but caught myself in time to remember that I was supposed to enjoy this, I was supposed to be attracted to him now. I was able tosmile a little and a smirk began to play across the prince's face. "Hello, Lina."

"My Lord." I greeted as seductively as I could. Come on, Lina. I coached myself. You can do this. "I see you received my letter."

The prince sighed before getting up and giving me his hand to help me do the same. "Oh yes, I did. But I must confess that I was not expecting this from you. After all, you so protested our other meetings before now."

I smiled and took a step towards him. He was walking perfectly into my trap, it seemed almost too easy. "Like I said early, I had a change of heart." I took another step forward until I could grab his tunic between my fingers and pull him close to me. He looked surprised but pleased by my actions. The prince began to chuckle.

"I knew you would come around eventually, they always do." He said, placing his greedy hands on my hips and slowly made his way to my rear. I felt violated but I could not, would not let it show. I swallowed hard and reminded myself to be calm.

"Yes, you were right. But I still need to know something...why did you come after me when you could have Susan?"

He smiled. "Well, my dear, I love the chase. Susan, she was too easy and gave me her affections without any hesitation. But you, you rejected me from the very beginning and it intrigued me. I needed you after that and as you know I did not stop until I got what I wanted."

"Which is..?" I prompted.

The prince rolled his eyes as if it was a dumb question. "I want Susan to be my wife and, of course, I just want you."

My heartbeat was racing faster and I felt sick to my stomach. This man was vile, cruel, and a complete pig. I couldn't be this close to him. I took a step away from him and turned away, hoping he would take this as a teasing move like most other boys would. I hoped it would work out that way. "Well, you did not have to threaten me, my prince. If you just kissed me from day one you would have had me from the start."

He chuckled and came to claim me in his arms again. "Now, where would the fun be in that, beautiful Lina?" Rabadash bent swiftly and captured my lips with his. His hands roamed my body as his lips pressed down against mine, hard. I felt like I was going to be sick but complied to his actions just the same. My legs so desperately wanted to give way to the discomfort and fear I felt with his close proximity but I stayed strong too. I just needed to deal with it for a few more moments, just a few. We were kissing like that for a moment, until I pushed his face away from mine in a playful manner. I broke our kiss by placing a finger over his lips and pushing his head back from mine a few inches.

"I must get back to the lodge before they notice I've gone." I explained. "But I can met you here tomorrow after hours, of course."

The prince nodded and kissed me hard and fast one more time, making me feel weaker and more frightened. "You truly are a bad girl, Lina... but I will met you tomorrow just the same." He bowed mockingly and looked up at me through his eye lashes. "Until then, my lady." The prince smirked one more time before exiting the maze through the passage that led out. I waited a moment before sobs took over me and I collapsed to the ground. I felt sick, I felt fearful, I felt violated. I felt that by doing the right thing I had just faced everything that scared me in this world in one fell swoop. Rabadash was what frightened me more than anything and I just let him touch me, kiss me. It was draining to even think about.

In a flash Edmund was crouched next to me and I was wrapped tightly in his arms a second later. I clasped onto the sleeve of his shirt and cried for a moment and he smoothed out my hair and kept me close to him. I quieted slightly and Edmund pulled me away from him so he could look into my eyes. "God, Lina. I am so sorry I didn't believe you. You were right. All this time, Rabadash-he was... I am going to kill him." He stated angry. He kept eye contact with me and the anger evaporated into regret and concern. "I am sorry. I should have believed you in the first place, without having to put you through this. I am such a fool."

"It's okay." I sobbed out. I was trying to regain my composure and stop being such a baby and with Ed there a sort of calm began to spread over me. The Just King nodded and began to stroke my cheek.

"Listen to me. We are leaving. Now. The two of us will go back to the lodge, get Susan and the others, and leave on the boat right this instant. We can stop for supplies at the border where no one will know of what happened yet. It will be okay."

"And what if it's not? He will stop at nothing to get what he wants. Right now, that is Susan as his wife and me as his mistress. If he loses both of us...what if he attacks Narnia or the ship or-"

"Hey," Edmund said softly. I looked up into his eyes and felt a calm flood over me. The sobs stopped and the tears began to dry up at that look. "I will not let anything happen to you or Susan. Okay? Even if he decides to attack us, I will keep you safe. You need not worry." He said, the tone in his voice made me believe that he was willing to take down the whole of the Calormen army by himself if need be.

I smiled weakly. "It's not me I'm worried it about. It's you guys." I admitted.

Edmund nodded sternly once. "Well don't. It's not us he is after at the moment." He took a deep, forced breath and looked around the maze. "We have to leave. Now. Come on." He said as he grabbed my hand, pulled me up, and began to run through the twists and turns of the green maze. The two of us rounded the last corner to the exit and skidded to a stop.

Rabadash stood there with an army of ten men, all equipped with bows and arrows pointed straight at us. Edmund paused for the slightest of moments before pushing me behind him, taking out his sword and pointing it at the men. He kept one arm out stretched in front of me and I clasped onto it with both of my hands.

Rabadash crossed his arms and smirked in a way I was used to by now. "Going somewhere?"

Cliffhanger! Sorry. It just had to stop there. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed it and leave a review if you feel inspired. Thanks for reading! =]