NarniaFan: Thanks for the two great reviews! Yeah...I really like making Susan look like a bitch(: I don't understand why Andrew Adamson had to make them have a romance in Prince Caspian, cause they barely talked in the book like you said! I never actually read VODT, so I wouldn't know about all the Lucy/Caspian moments scattered throughout. I did hear something about how originally in the movie, the script had lots of moments for them and it was implied that Lucy had a crush on him...but of course they changed it. Oh, and don't worry, Lucy won't be a frail weakling. She will live up to her name(:

BeatnikFreak: Thanks for the reviews! As far as Edmund, Peter, and Susan going back to Narnia, they won't be. But that doesn't mean they'll be completely cut off(; You'll have to read and find out about David!

Chapter 19

LUCY'S POV

"So that's it? We just shove them in a room together?" Caspian asked, sounding confused as he plopped down on Lucy's bed next to Annebelle, who wore the same expression.

"That's exactly it," Lucy said with a firm nod.

"Andrew and Bella have been in plenty of rooms together before, and nothing happened. I think you need to think this through some more, Lu," Caspian suggested, getting a nod from Annebelle. Lucy rolled her eyes at the two in annoyance.

"Do you two really have so little faith in me? My plan is perfect, so stop complaining. Caspian, where did you say you saw Andrew again?"

"He's in the lounge room having a drink. He's rather put out from meeting with Nain's advisors. Stuck up prats they are," He added on the end. Lucy nodded and grabbed Annebelle's hand, leading the two of them out the door and down the hallway towards the room Andrew occupied. She turned around quickly as they reached it.

"You two stay out here for a moment, I'll be right back," They both wore weary expressions as she turned around sharpy, stomping into the room confidently. Andrew raised an eyebrow at her as she stood in front of him with her arms crossed. He had been sitting on the couch, drink in hand and looking at a book. Lucy reached down, taking his drink and ignoring his protests as she sat it down on the end table.

"I need to talk to you," He just stared at her, so she continued. "I really think you need to tell Bella how you feel, just get it out," He started to protest, but she snapped a hand in his face to silence him. "Don't interrupt. I especially think you should because I know for a fact that the feelings are returned," She watched his face light up, just as Annebelle's did when she told her of Andrew's feelings.

"So, when do I tell her?" A smile spread across the young Queen's face.

"Now," She said, turning to look over her shoulder. "Come in, guys," Caspian came in dragging Annebelle behind him. The girl averted her gaze quickly to the ground, hiding slightly behind Caspian. He put an arm around her back to push her forward slightly, forcing her to look at Andrew.

"Hi," She said weakly.

"Hi," He muttered, blushing. Lucy giggled and moved to take Caspian's hand, and looked over her shoulder at her two friends.

"I think you two should talk," Lucy said sweetly as she led Caspian out the door.

"Wait, about what?" Andrew asked, confused.

"About how much you want to snog eachother. Actually, why don't you just show one another?" Caspian called , earning a smack from Lucy but she laughed nevertheless, grabbing a spare chair that had been resting against the wall and taking it out of the room with them.

"I'm going to put this under the door knob. You two aren't allowed to come out until you're an item, bye!" Lucy giggled as she slammed the door shut. She looked to see Caspian staring at her as if she'd gone mad.

"You're really going to lock them in there?" Lucy snorted, sitting the chair she had grabbed beside the door casually.

"No. I just wanted them to think I am. That way they won't try and get out very soon, and will have lots of time to talk," Caspian chuckled. He put a hand to her cheek and kissed the top of her head.

"Sneaky Lucy," He said through a smile, kissing the grin on her mouth. Lucy wrapped her arms around his neck, standing on her tip toes. She had just brought herself up to kiss him when she heard her name being called.

"Lucy! Lucy!" She recognized the voice, and her suspicions as to who it was were confirmed when Caspian growled in his throat. She turned to see David rushing up to them with a worried look on his face. Caspian gripped her tighter, eyeing the other man as if hoping his stare would make his heart stop. Once he reached them, he bent forward and put his hands on his knees as he caught his breath. Lucy suspected he had been running trying to find her for a good while. David looked up at her and smiled, but clamped his mouth shut tightly when Caspian let out yet another threatening noise. Lucy elbowed him in the stomach before turning back to her friend.

"Your majesties," David addressed with a bow, before standing back upright and once more looking fearful. "I need to tell you something. You aren't going to like it," He directed the last part to Caspian in an apologetic sounding voice.

"What is it?" Lucy asked cautiously, not sure if she really wanted to know. David gave her the same look he had just given Caspian before turning over his shoulder as if seeing if anyone was listening, and then turning back to look at her.

"It's King Nain, he wants to take you as his wife," Lucy stood, stunned for a moment.

"What?" Caspian said, his voice rising, taking a step forward towards the other man. David backed up a little, frightened by the sudden invasion of personal space. Caspian shook his head, as if he was not clear as to what David was telling him. "Nain already has a wife, Queen Genevive," David shook his head at him desperately.

"I know, but as King he is allowed to have multiple wives. It's been rumored that King Nain and Queen Genevive have been having problems with their marriage, because it is said that Genevive is unable to bear children. Nain needs an heir. I overheard him just now, saying that he plans on casting Genevive as a concubine, and taking Lucy as his new Queen so that she can give him an heir to the Archenland throne," As David finished, he looked at Lucy pitifully, as if this news saddened him as well. Lucy shook her head, still trying to process the information, as Caspian went on arguing.

"He can't just take her! He knows that Lucy and I are courting, and it's not like he can force her to do this. She has to agree," His words gave Lucy a sort of calm. For a moment she thought she would have no choice.

"He can, though. As long as she isn't betrothed," David's correction pulled her from that calm, however, and had her breathing ragged. She looked down at the ground, disappointed as she heard David catch his breath, as if he'd thought of something. "Why don't you two just get married?" Lucy froze. This was certainly not the way she wanted to become engaged to Caspian. However, instead of giving in, Caspian groaned at the thought.

"She's too young to be married," He argued. Lucy frowned at his words.

"Caspian! I'm not a-"

"Please, Lucy. Not now," Lucy huffed, tired of being ordered around. Caspian drew her in to his side, stroking his thumb over her back, as if in apology. Lucy crossed her arms, neither pulling away from or giving in to the gesture. David pushed on.

"I'm afraid Queen Lucy's age isn't an important factor in this argument if you really don't want Nain to take her. He won't care how young she is, or if you two are courting. He doesn't care about anyone but himself," Caspian shook his head, still not giving in.

"She's too young to be married," He repeated. Lucy hugged her chest tighter when he said this. Maybe he doesn't want to marry me if this is his only excuse...Caspian looked down at Lucy hopefully. "We will find a way, Lucy. I won't let him take you away from me," He leaned down and brushed his lips over her forehead lightly. Why do you care if he does or not? Lucy caught sigh of David's face when Caspian kissed her, looking put out and disappointed. He caught her eyes lingering on him and looked away quickly. Lucy pulled away from Caspian, not seeing the hurt in his eyes, and put a hand to David's shoulder.

"Thank you for telling me, David. You are turning out to be a great friend," Lucy stepped forward, placing a kiss to David's cheek. Then she wrapped her arms around his neck, feeling him hesitate before hugging her back weakly. When she pulled away, he gave both her and Caspian a bow before leaving them. Lucy turned around to see Caspian looking confused and hurt. His eyes searched hers and his mouth opened as if to speak, but closed when he hesitated. Finally, he got the nerve to say something.

"Lucy, what was that?" He whispered raggedly. He reached out to take her hand, but she snapped it out of his reach.

"What do you care?" She asked lowly, before rushing past him, bumping his shoulder as she went. She ignored his calls of her name as she rushed down the hallway. She picked up her speed, so that he could not catch up with her, and tossed her head back and forth as she ran, looking into the rooms for King Nain. He thinks he can just decide that I'm going to marry him?Who does he think he is? She dashed out into the courtyard, finding her target. Nain stood with his arms crossed, leaning back slightly as if in leisure as he spoke. The two men laughed before the man standing with Nain noticed her marching towards them, alerting his King. Nain smirked before sending the man he had been talking to off. He uncrossed his arms, extending one out as if reaching for her. Lucy shook her head angrily as she stepped forward to face her possible future husband.

"What a pleasure, just the girl I was wanting to see. I must tell you something, my darling. You're future is very bright," Nain winked before bowing to her slightly, standing back up straight before reaching for her. Lucy swallowed a large gulp of air.

"What a coincidence. I have something to tell you too," Lucy raised a hand high and smacked the King across the face with all her might. He stumbled backward, not prepared for that. His head shot back in her direction and his eyes turned into slits. "If you think you're going to have me as your wife, you've got another thing coming. I will NOT simply go along with marrying such a vile and disgusting man!" Nain bared his teeth.

"You don't have a choice," He growled, stepping forward. Lucy did not falter, however, and held her head up even higher.

"Maybe not. But I can assure you, your majesty, that if you force me to become your wife, then I will make your life a living hell," The King's eyes widened at her confidence, but he regained his own quickly and gripped her shoulder tightly, his nails digging into her skin. Lucy bit the side of her mouth, not wanting to show him that it hurt.

"Let me tell you something, little girl-"

"GET YOUR HANDS OFF OF HER!" Both Nain and Lucy's heads snapped around to see Caspian marching towards them, fury in his eyes. He reached forward, grabbing Nain's arm and practically throwing him away from Lucy. The men stared at each other threateningly for a few moments, both of their breathing heavy and ragged. Nain's eyes kept snapping back to Lucy, who glared at him. Caspian was shaking with anger. "If you EVER touch her again, I will have your head on my wall," Lucy's eyes snapped to stare at the back of his head, never before hearing him say anything so horrible. Nain's eyes turned to slits once more, before he turned around slowly and walked out of the court yard. After seeing that he was completely gone, Caspian turned to Lucy, looking concerned and confused.

"Lucy, what were you thinking? He could have hurt you!" Lucy then remembered why she was angry with him. She stepped forward closer to him, just as she had done to King Nain, and shoved his shoulder, catching him off guard.

"That's just it, Caspian! I had it sorted! I don't need you to be constantly watching over me, I'm not a baby! And you also have no right to tell me what I am or am not doing! Or if I am too young for something! I didn't stay in Narnia to be ordered around!" Caspian's eyes turned gentler, and he made to reach for her.

"Lucy, I do that because I love you," Lucy felt a tug at her heart but shook her head, disagreeing with him.

"You could've had me fooled," Her harsh words stung Caspian, and his hand dropped and he took a step backward, his eyebrows pushing together in confusement.

"What?" Lucy could not hold back her tears any longer, and they fell freely. This time, though, Caspian was too hurt to try and comfort her, and just stared at her.

"You don't want to marry me," She whispered, looking away. She saw him move out of the corner of her eye. "You say I'm too young but that wouldn't stop you with these circumstances if you actually loved me," She closed her eyes to try and stop the tears and gasped as he felt herself be picked up into Caspian's arms. She tried to fight him off, and to get away, but he shook his head and held her tighter.

"No. No, Lucy that isn't true. I love you more than anything, you know that. I really do think you're too-" Lucy huffed and pushed him again. "I mean-I just don't want you to rush into anything, and then figure out that I'm not what you wanted," Lucy stopped, pushing him more gently so that he would at least let her down to stand on the ground. Her mouth opened slightly as she stared at him, watching him avert his gaze and sigh. Lucy instantly felt horrible for what she said to him and jumped back up into his arms, kissing his cheek a few times roughly and burying her head in his neck.

"Caspian, I'm so sorry! I had no idea you've been thinking like that. I love you! I know that I want you, nobody else," Caspian sighed again, wrapping his arms around her and kissing her shoulder.

"Lucy, listen to me. You're fifteen. Are you sure you're ready to be married? To give up your childhood and have kids?" Lucy froze in his arms. "Just think about it for a second," He mumbled. "I want nothing more than to marry you, but not because we're afraid of some one else taking you away. I can assure you that I will find a way to keep him away from you, to make it so he can't have you. If you want to get married now, for the right reasons, then we can. But if it's only because you're afraid, I want to wait. You need to know that no matter how long we wait, I will always want you," He muttered into her hair. Lucy stayed silent for a few moments, thinking. If we get married, the kingdom will expect kids quickly. I'm not sure I'm ready for that. I just want to be with him, no matter what we are. If I wouldn't have to marry Nain, then I don't want to rush into it.

"You're right," She whispered, and a blush rose to her cheeks as she realized how she had been acting. "I'm sorry," She whispered. She felt his body shake as he chuckled. He kissed her hair, and let her down. She still was blushing, and laughed as he kissed both of her cheeks, muttering to her that it was alright. He put his fingers under her chin to lift her head, and kissed her tenderly. After he kissed her, he left his lips linger close to hers.

"I love you," He whispered, his breath tickling her lips. Lucy felt her heart beat speed up.

"I love you too," She pressed her lips to his once more, before wrapping her arms around his waist and feeling the familiar warmth of his embrace. He held her for a few moments before she heard him start to laugh. She looked up at him, hoping he was not laughing at her.

"What?" She questioned him.

"Andrew and Bella still think they're locked in that room," They both started to laugh hysterically before running to let their friends out.

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