Wedding Plans Bring Out the Worst in People

"Sarah, have you found my book yet?" Korrina called as she started pulling out cushions from the love seat.

"Not yet milady," Sarah called back.

"If I can't find that book I…I don't know what I'll do," she mumbled with one hand on her hip and the other resting on her forehead.

"Looking for this," Lord Henry said, entering while holding up a blue leather book.

"Oh, thank you!" she cried as she grabbed the book and threw her arms around his neck in a hug which he gladly returned.

Peter

Peter walked through the bright halls toward Princess Korrina's room.

'Alright, I'm going to tell her how I feel.' Peter thought.

'Wait…I'm confused, you're finally going to tell her…what?'

'Well, I'm going to also tell her that I know we can never be.'

'That's not what I told you to do.'

'What's your point?'

Peter opened the door to the young princess's room and was met with her hugging Lord Henry tightly. Peter's heart sank so low, he wasn't even sure it was still in his body.

She released him, and then turned to see Peter. She smiled warmly at him like she hadn't just cracked his heart.

"Peter, Henry found my wedding planner," she said holding up the blue planner Susan had given her on her 14th birthday.

Susan

Susan smiled as she, Korrina, Peter, Edmund, Lucy, Mrs. Beaver, and Mr. Tumnus sat around a comfortably sized table. Korrina had the blue wedding planner that Susan had given her laid out on the table, so she could answer any question thrown at her.

"Okay, so when is the wedding going to be again?" Mrs. Beaver asked, writing down her own list.

"In two months, exactly," she said with a smile plastered on her face.

"What flowers do you wish to have?"

"Red Dendrobium Orchids," Korrina replied.

"Okay, how about your bridesmaids?"

"Lucy, Susan, my sister Emmy, and Demera the faun," Korrina said as she flipped through the pages of her planner.

"Music?"

"Narnian folk music by Mr. Tumnus and some other fauns," she said with a smile to the faun in question.

"Lord Henry's groomsmen?"

"Peter, Edmund, General Oreuis, Lord James, Lord Shaden, and my brother Charlie," Korrina answered. Susan noticed the slightly sad expression on her brothers face but knew now was not the time to ask what troubled him.

Lucy

Lucy hadn't said a word since the meeting began. Every now and then she looked over to Edmund with a sad expression on her face. The young queen had been stumped for quiet some time, and finally asked Edmund why Peter always seemed really happy yet really sad every time Korrina came to visit. He had told the little queen of his suspicions of Peter having fallen in love with Korrina. Lucy couldn't believe her ears at first, for marrying when they are so far apart in age is almost a crime. But then, after careful observation, Lucy found that her youngest brother was right. Peter had indeed fallen in love with Princess Korrina.

Lucy quickly tuned back to what was being said when her name was addressed.

"Lucy, what do you think is the best color on you?" Korrina asked.

Lucy's POV

"Blue or silver," I responded, not really listening.

"Susan?"

Susan also seemed to snap out of her thoughts and turned to Korrina. "Green or lavender," Susan responded.

After awhile, Korrina decided it was enough for today and that the meeting would continue tomorrow. I smiled and gave her a hug before leaving. I had decided that Korrina was making a big mistake marrying Henry when I was sure that Peter would be a better match, so I went to find my brother King Edmund.

Susan's POV

I knocked lightly on my brother's door and stepped back waiting for him to call out or let me in.

"Come in."

I opened the door to see him sitting on his bed with his head in his hands. I sat down next to him and just sat there for a minute. "Peter, what's wrong?"

"Nothing Susan, I just don't think she should marry him," he responded.

"Why?" I asked, catching him by surprise; he had probably been expecting me to argue with him.

"Because he doesn't deserve her," he said, getting up and looking out the window.

I adjusted my position so I could see him. "Who deserves her?"

"Someone who can defend her, someone who knows her… someone who loves her," he said, whispering the last bit.

I frowned, and then it all clicked in my brain, "You love her," I said, plain and simple.

"Of course not, Susan, why would you think such a thing?" Peter bit back angrily.

"Of course Peter, I should not have suggested it."

With that I got up and walked to the door, bidding good bye to my only elder sibling. Where were Lucy and Edmund? I needed to talk to them.

Korrina

Henry smiled at Korrina as she wrote her letter to her father at the desk. She returned the smile then looked back down at her paper. She frowned slightly as she saw the black and purple bruise that went round her wrist. She'd actually thrown something at him which only ended in another bruise on her shoulder. He said he was sorry and that he hated giving her "punishments" but that she had to learn. Korrina was starting to doubt that what he was doing was right, but didn't dare speak those thoughts aloud.

She made sure Henry wasn't looking when she gently opened a book and took out a sketch Lucy had made her years ago. It was of Korrina when she was 8, around the time she first met the kings and queens. Peter had his arm around her waist and was picking her up slightly, both laughing.

Eight year old Korrina sat on the blanket, laughing at Susan who was stuck in a bush.

"Susan need help?" Peter called, still laughing.

Glaring at him, she called, "Yes."

"Okay, maybe later," Peter said with a smirk as he reached for another pastry.

"Hey!" he yelled as Korrina suddenly splashed him with a little of her water. "Oh, you better run," he yelled, getting up as Korrina jumped up and started to run.

The fourteen year old tore after her, chasing her around the courtyard. He caught her around her waist and hoisted her up, spinning her around. But the duo fell over into the grass laughing, it was that day their bond was created (and the day Peter started to fall for her).

She looked up to see Lucy laughing, with a paper and charcoal lying forgotten on the bench.

Peter was bidding his goodbye to her father, King Jacob, when Lucy walked over to her. "Here," she said handing Korrina the picture of Peter and herself.

"Thanks you, Queen Lucy," she said formally, but smiled anyway.

With that the party started back toward Archland.

A tear slid down Korrina's cheek as she looked at the drawing. She quickly put it away, knowing Henry wouldn't keep his eyes off her for too long, and she would get punished for not throwing away the "silly little picture," as he called it, like he asked—no commanded her to.

Sure enough, he looked up just as she resumed writing her letter. She gave him a soft smile before returning to her work.

"I think I'll go riding," she said getting up and fetching a royal blue cloak.

"Of course my dear, be back soon," he said with a smile. She shivered, for only she could hear the harsh demand under his sweet caring tone.

Peter

Peter groaned as he rode Barren through the field. Was it really that obvious that he loved Korrina? If Susan and Edmund figured it out that means that is was only a matter of time before Lucy started asking questions, and she saw right threw him when he lied. And if his family knew, then, could it be possible… Korrina knew? He groaned again, where was his conscience when he needed it? Could Korrina ever love him?

"Hi, Peter," came the voice of the lady in question.

Peter sighed. He didn't want to be around her for once, but he couldn't tell her to go away. "Hello Korrina," he said trying to sound relatively cheerful.

"I just had to go riding… it was such a beautiful evening," she said smiling up to the horizon.

Peter smiled. She was just like him in that way. "Isn't it uncomfortable riding like that?" he asked pointing out the fact that she was riding sidesaddle.

"No, I always ride sidesaddle."

"Ah," he said quietly as they rode in silence.

Wanting to break the tension, Korrina said "How much do you want to bet I can race you sidesaddle and still win?" She gave him a sly grin.

"You're on," he smirked, as they both commanded their horses to gallop off.

"I can't believe it," Peter said, for the eighth time twenty minutes later. "You beat me."

She just laughed and gave him a wide smile.

Little did either know that someone was watching them from the window in fury.

Next Day

Korrina sat down at the middle of the table on the long side, and pulled out her little blue planner. "Okay, what shall we work on today?" she asked with a smile. Everyone tried not to groan, but few actually succeeded. Thankfully, Korrina didn't notice.

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