Disclaimer: I own only the character Raxie and the plotline that proceeds after Ramandu's island.

"Lucy, our time is up. Eustace and I must go." Edmund spoke up from beside her. Lucy pried herself away from Caspian, turning to her brother and cousin.

"Will you tell the others Ed?" Lucy hugged him tightly. "Will you tell them that I'm happy?"

"Of course I will Lucy. Don't worry, Peter and Susan will understand." Edmund hugged her back, touch comforting. He kissed her forehead before stepping back. Eustace stepped into his place.

"Farewell, Eustace." Lucy laid her hand on his shoulder. "I shall miss the new Eustace."

"I'm glad you're happy Lucy." Eustace replied. "And I'm glad to know Narnia is real."

Come children, it is time to go. Aslan prowled forward, butting Edmund's shoulder with his snout, just like a kitten would.

"Very well." Caspian came up to Lucy, slipping his arm around her waist.

"I love you both, and give Peter and Susan my love as well." Lucy snuggled closer to Caspian.

"We will Lu, we will." Eustace replied burying a hand in Aslan's mane, Edmund doing the same.

"Goodbye." Lucy watched as Aslan and the boys fade away.

"So now what?" Lucy sighed, suddenly feeling very tiered and emotionally drained.

"We head home." Caspian hugged her close and dropped a kiss onto the top of her head. "Are you okay?"

"Yes, it's just strange knowing I'll never see them again."

"Do you wish you had left?" Fear crept into Caspian's voice, making Lucy pull away and look up into Caspian's face.

"No! Don't think that, never think that."

"Come, lets go aboard." Caspian led Lucy back to the boat was anchored to the shore.

"One thing before we go." Lucy grabbed his hand.

"What?" He looked down at her, face and manner relaxed.

Standing up on tip toe Lucy pressed a kiss to Caspian's lips in a gentle kiss. Immediately his arms snaked around her waist, hauling her up against his body. Burying her fingers into Caspian's thick curly mane of hair Lucy surrendered to the power that Caspian wielded over her. Passion flared between the two, the world around them seeing to disappear. Together they stood that way for an indeterminable amount of time before they had to pull apart to breathe.

"We need to get back to the ship." Caspian gasped, dragging her towards the little boat.

"Caspian? Are you okay?" Lucy asked as they scrambled into the boat and he began to row back to the Dawn Treader.

"Yes, but if we don't get onto the ship, I'm liable to do something that should wait until our wedding night." He replied rowing furiously.

"Was that a proposal?" Lucy laughed.

"Yes, but it was a very bad one."

"Yes." Lucy answered.

"Yes?"

"Yes. Is there an echo around here?" Lucy laughed, deliriously happy.

"No, I just want to be certain." Caspian grinned as the little boat bumped up against the side of the ship."Good, because I can just see myself having to discourage other women away from you." Lucy giggled.

"Bloodthirsty little vixen." Caspian tossed Lucy the lead rope. Balancing carefully, Lucy threw the lead rope up to the crewman who stood waiting to catch the rope.

"I am Queen Lucy the Valiant, after all." Lucy replied as she and Caspian secured the oars underneath the benches, then Lucy led the way to the wooden ladder type steps running up the side of the ship. Popping her head over the side railing Lucy was pleased to notice that all the crew stood there, surprise and disbelief on their faces. Drinian looked like a proud papa who had been pleasantly surprised be their offspring.

"Sire, we though Queen Lucy would be going back with the others." Rynalf sputtered in a confused manner.

"Gentleman, may I introduce to you Queen Lucy, my betrothed." Caspian easily jumped over the railing and onto the deck, grasping Lucy's hand.A moment of silence filled the air before the crew went wild, congratulating the two young royals. Lucy couldn't help laughing at their enthusiasm. Eventually Drinian called the crew to order, bellowing that the ship was to be turned around and head west to Ramandu's island.

"Caspian?"

"Yes Lucy?" He looked sown at her lovingly."Can we collect as many lilies from the Silver Sea as possible?" She asked "I would love to have a perfume made of them."

"Of course, but where would we keep them all?" Caspian looked around the ship. "We are a bit limited on space."

"Well if we can't fit them, then can we have a ship come back and harvest them in the future since Nightmare Island is no more?" Lucy offered instead.

"That's a better plan for right now Lu." Caspian hugged her to his side. "We should be to Ramandu's Island by midday, or afternoon at the latest."

Lucy went about her usual business on the Dawn Treader, mending the clothing of the men and other cloth items such as sails and aprons. Caspian was conversing with Drinian and the men concerning the journey home. Lucy hated being weak, but she was unbearable jealous and fearful of Ramandu's daughter. Lucy had never learned her name, but knew that she far outshone Lucy in appearance. Lucy, Lucy, Lucy, Caspian loves you. A pretty face won't turn him from you. Her inner voice chided. Still Lucy couldn't help feeling uneasy as the Dawn Treader was anchored in a deep and sheltered cove on Star Haven Island.