Author's Note: Wow, it has been a long time since I have updated. So, so, so sorry for that! I have been really really busy with life and such but I wrote two chapters over Spring Break that will hopefully help make up for it. Thank you tosjamerlinfan, whoisaly, and kiyra27 for all the reviews, alerts, and favorites. I have kept you waiting long enough, so here is the next chapter!
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Crystal's POV
I was so incredibly exhausted. He was an even better swordsman than I had imagined but also twice as aggravating. I had an hour until dinner and decided to contact Jadis through the mini camera in my snowflake. "Mother, are you there?" I asked.
"Yes Crystal, I am. What do you need?" She asked.
"I need advice. He hates me so much and is so incredibly aggravating and I do not know what to do. This is becoming harder than I imagined." I said.
"You need to do something that drops that wall he puts up with you. You must make him trust you. What you do is your responsibility, but I would suggest that you do this during one of your sparring sessions. For now, I would suggest that you recruit Lucy's help. She seems to like you and she can tell you more about him than I can." She said.
"Thank you. I will begin on that now." I said and went to look for Lucy. I found her talking to one of the fauns. When she saw me, she smiled, said goodbye to the faun and walked over.
"Hello Crystal, how are you?" She asked.
"I am positively exhausted and completely confused. Could you help me?" I asked in the most innocent voice I could muster.
"What can I help you with?" She asked joyfully. I decided to go with the most basic girl subject I knew of.
"I do not know what to wear and I was hoping to get some help. I never really dressed up at home because we never had visitors, living in exile and all." I said and I realized I was rambling. Apparently my rambling helped my case because she walked back to my room and helped me get dressed. She chose an intricate green and gold floor length dress that she said worked very well with my bright red hair.
"Crystal, thanks for letting me help." She said and I was surprised.
"Why are you thanking me?" I asked.
"No one asks me for help with anything. Mostly they ask Peter or Susan and even occasionally they come to Edmund for help or advice but never me." She said.
"The reason I asked you is that I think you are the only one that likes me." I said.
"That is not true." She said.
"Edmund is the only one that outwardly hates me, but Peter and Susan just politely avoid me." I said, looking sad.
"Well, you are going to knock their socks off with this outfit." She said and went to get herself ready.
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As I walked into the room, all eyes were on me. All the pain and inconvenience that had come with getting into this dress was worth it when I saw Edmund's jaw drop to the floor. It was good to know he did at least think me attractive. This made my job much easier.
"You clean up well Princess." He said.
"I believe that that is the first compliment you have given me."
"Yes it is. Now do not go and get a big head about it." He said and I could he see that he had regained his composure.
"I would not even dream of it." I said and went to take my seat. The rest of dinner was uneventful. Lucy insisted I sit by her, and Edmund refused to either talk to me or even look in my direction. Susan talked of parties and suitors, the former she liked but not so much the latter. Peter interjected random topics on politics and that is where I half-listened, but nothing interesting came up. After dinner, I excused myself to my room to plan how to make Edmund trust me. As I fell asleep, the idea hit me. Mother was right, a sparring session would be the perfect occasion.
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