Chapter 19-Tedious Explanations

There was only wind. That was the only other sound that Peter could hear. It was as if every other person had dropped off the face of the planet because he couldn't hear anyone else for miles.

Looking down, Peter realized it had happened again. He bent over to try to soothe the prince. "It's okay, it's all right. Breathe, Caspian."

Caspian was tearing up, but breathed long breaths as Peter instructed. The blond shifted his position as Caspian cringed slightly. Peter had gripped his boyfriend's hands to keep them from flailing about and he clasped them gently as he arched his back.

Caspian let out a small noise but Peter knew he would get louder. He let Caspian's hands go so they could assist in muffling his own mouth when Peter chose to rock next.

It had gotten slightly colder since they had first decided to head to Hyde Park and as a result, Peter's jacket was draped overtop of him. Caspian was plenty warm what with Peter being on top of him and everything, but it was Peter who had started to complain about the weather.

"Gah!" Caspian cried out at one point, "Peter…"

"Yes?" Peter asked looking up from a spot he was about to lick.

Caspian hesitated for a moment before asking, "What time is it?"

Peter wasn't sure how to react to this question. It seemed like Caspian was asking in order to have an excuse to stop if Peter said it was too late. The Pevensie reached behind him in his coat pocket to take out his watch anyhow and said, "It's about one-forty."

"It's that late?" Caspian asked.

Peter sighed. He thought this would happen. He couldn't have Caspian all to himself without the prince wondering about the rest of the world. It was as if Peter was in his own world and Caspian was just a common visitor, but then he had to leave and return to the world of reality where they couldn't just make love in the middle of the park.

Caspian then said, "Should we not go back home?"

Peter groaned loudly as he sank down on top of Caspian, biting his nipples. Caspian winced and Peter looked up at him, clearly angry.

"What?" Caspian asked, looking at Peter, puzzled.

"You know what." Peter said, "We can stay here a bit longer. It's not going to kill us."

"But it may you." Caspian said, "When Edmund finds out that you skipped school—"

"Can we talk about this later?" Peter asked, rocking his hips once more. This didn't shut Caspian up, but instead of talking about Edmund, Caspian shouted the eldest Pevensie's name. This made Peter smile.

"Ahh…Peter, I think I'm in pain."

Peter and Caspian were walking through the remainder of the park after their little side trip on the grass, keeping a reasonably safe distance away so as to not make anyone passing by suspicious.

"I know…I think we should have brought some type of softener, though I didn't rock too—"

"Peter," Caspian seethed, "Don't talk about it so casually."

"Sorry," Peter muttered, "But I think maybe next time we could use some—"

"Next time?" Caspian had stopped in the middle of the path, turning toward Peter.

Peter could feel the heat rising under his collar as he explained, "Well, I'm not letting that be the last experience I have with you before you leave."

Caspian looked away bashfully as he said, "I don't know, Peter, it seems like all this is happening so quickly."

Peter bit his lip as he thought about this. He knew he was advancing a lot and dragging poor Caspian along with him at every turn, but that's because he couldn't help it. His hormones were kicking in and he missed the prince. Why shouldn't he have been a little hasty? Looking back on it though, the main reason why Peter was so quick was because of the fear that Caspian would leave all too soon.

"I'm sorry," Peter told him, "I suppose we should slow down a bit."

"Yes," Caspian said. He then mumbled something that Peter couldn't hear.

"What?" Peter asked.

Caspian flashed him a grin as he said, "I was saying that maybe if it happens again, I could be on the top."

Peter paled at this thought and nearly collapsed. He probably would have had Caspian not gripped his hand right at that moment and squeezed it tightly. Peter pulled away instinctively, reminding the prince of their surroundings. But he was glad he hadn't fainted in the middle of the park. That would have been embarrassing just because he had no idea what it would feel like to be on the bottom. Though, in all honesty, he wasn't looking forward to it.

Once they were in front of the house, Peter proposed that they sneak in from the back. Caspian agreed. Peter knew that Edmund had to be home by now and he wasn't looking forward to confronting him at the moment. He had just had a life-changing experience with Caspian in Hyde Park and no matter of school would ever be equivalent to that.

Peter propped open the gate, allowing Caspian in first and closed it quietly. The eldest Pevensie reached the back door and upon opening it, saw Edmund holding a croquet set.

"Pete!" Edmund said, "Where've you been?"

Peter was hoping that Caspian was out of sight so Edmund couldn't see him. It would only make him all the more suspicious. "I had to stay after again."

Edmund groaned as he headed outside with the croquet equipment. "You could have told me, you know."

While Edmund was setting things up, Peter urged Caspian inside. The prince obliged as Peter stripped him of his feminine coat. But Caspian didn't disappear. Instead, he acted as if he had been behind Edmund the entire time and came back outside.

"Peter," Caspian said. At the sound of Caspian's voice, Edmund looked up as well.

"Caspian!" Edmund ran over to him. "I didn't see you when I got home. I tried calling for you but you didn't answer."

"Oh," Caspian said.

Dammit, Peter thought in his head. He wondered how long Edmund had been home to have searched everywhere for the Telmarine prince.

"I asked Lucy and Susan where you were but neither of them knew." Edmund elaborated.

Peter almost wanted to swipe Caspian away and hide him so that he wouldn't have to be interrogated like this, but then he realized that would be more questionable.

"Ah, well," Caspian started. Peter held his breath, wondering if the prince had any excuse in his head. He was hoping that he did. "I went out for a bit of fresh air. I miss the openness of Narnia so much that I felt almost trapped in such a small place. But I'm fine now."

Peter couldn't help but let his mouth hang open a bit. Even though Caspian wasn't telling the whole truth, they both knew that they had been to the park. Technically the park counted as an open space.

"Oh," Edmund said, "You could have asked one of us to go with you. If you're not familiar with England at all, you shouldn't go out without one of us."

"Thank you, Edmund." Caspian said sincerely, "I'll remember to do so next time."

Peter couldn't help but smile. He was surprised Edmund wasn't confronting him more than he had. Had he known how he and Caspian felt about each other, he would have immediately accused Peter of taking Caspian away on purpose. But Peter knew from Edmund's reactions that he was not the least bit suspicious.

"Hey, you want to play croquet?" Edmund asked.

"Maybe later." Peter said. He then retreated into the house, but paused. Caspian was still outside.

"Caspian?" Edmund asked.

Peter could tell the prince was deliberating. He wanted to tell Caspian it was perfectly fine to play croquet. He wouldn't be hurt if he played. He spent hours with him already.

"Uh…" Caspian glanced at Peter who couldn't really tell what expression he was wearing. The prince turned back to Edmund, but then glanced up at the sky. "I do not think now is the best time. It looks like it'll rain."

Edmund and Peter both looked up and saw that dark clouds were moving in overhead. Edmund made a bummed out noise as he started gathering up the wickets he had set up. Peter knew he shouldn't have been overjoyed, but he couldn't help feeling the slightest bit happy that Caspian would once again be with him.

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A/N: It took a while to update this, but I did it even with all the work I have to do. I hope this makes you happy for a while. I have a feeling I'm going to have to update biweekly from now on just to make this easier.