Visibly Invisible 2: Prince Caspian

Chapter 11: Jungle havoc

(A/N: Wow, quick updates much? Enjoy!)

Dylexia's POV:

It took a while for my panic to calm down, and it led to sunrise. Wow, long time much? But no seriously, Ed had scared me. He didn't wake up even when I kicked him there, and I couldn't really understand why he was crying and moaning my name over and over…and over. So naturally I panicked.

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I felt myself gently hit the heather instead of the rock hard but warm surface I had been laying on. The heather was cold so I just moaned in protest, only to have a hand run through my hair.

'Ssh, go to sleep,' I heard Ed gently say rubbing at my forehead, before his hand removed itself and I didn't hear him anymore. I was too tired to even think it over so I went to sleep again.

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'Dylexia?'

I opened my eyes heavily, staring at the blurred outlines of people towering over me. I heard someone murmur.

'She's okay; I think she's just tired,'

'No, she's hungry,' I quietly muttered, my whole beingfeeling empty and worn out. I think they heard me.

'I'll get something for her,' I think that was Lucy. Trying to regain my strength, I blinked and sat up abruptly, my forehead slamming to someone else's.

'Watch it!' I heard Teria squeak, and as my vision cleared, I saw almost the entire How there.

'What?' I snapped and they immediately backed out except for Edmund, how by the way, was dressed in armour. The entire How trickled empty mysteriously, except for Teria who stood in the corner watching. This love thing was getting on my nerves.

'How are you?' his voice was quiet as his finger ran down my cheek making me tremble, as I tried to fully wake up.

'Fine?' I made it sound like a question, rubbing at my eyes as he smiled at me.

'How…,' I took a deep breath. 'How long have I been out?'

'Well, you made me sleep with you till the afternoon, but then I woke up and tried to move you but you had me pinned until Peter came to almost kill me and he sorta wrenched you off, but I didn't wake you and went with him. It's past dusk,' he added casually, pulling his Ashton armour over his head, making his T-shirt go up a bit.

Okay, it wasn't his abs that made my jaw drop, though they always do. It was the fact that I had been sleeping all day long. Holy Cow!

'Are we…uh being attacked?' I asked him, gesturing to the ignored chain mail lying beside him. He shook his head.

'Nah, it was Caspian's new idea of a plan. Challenging Miraz to a "to-the-death" sword fight with Peter while the girls went through the spy camps in the forest. I went with the proposal and Miraz accepted, so no biggie,' Did he just sound pleased of himself?

'Oh, right,' I mumbled, feeling dejected. Another battle, oh perfect Ashton, my lion god!

'You uh…wanna take a walk in the forest?' Ed asked me after a while, his gaze going sideways to Teria and back to me with a massive eye roll.

'But I'm hungry,' I moaned, wrapping my arms around his torso as he put his arms around me. I inhaled into his aroma, like cute strawberries and vanilla and oh…wow, he smelled so…eeh! Sorry, fan girl moment.

'If you aren't busy, your food is here Dy,' Lucy's tone was guilty and I immediately detached myself, grabbing the glass of milk and raspberries from her and drinking in half a gulp. Ed looked at me weirdly.

'You sleep for a day and then tell me,' I mumbled through a mouthful of raspberries, chewing three at a time. Teria just looked plain exasperated.

I wonder why?

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Three glasses of water, sixteen cherries, two mangoes and four burps later, I was finally set out from the How, hand in hand with Ed for his oh-so-long-anticipated walk. It was darkening already and he swore we wouldn't be out till after midnight to Peter who seemed tired of our relationship already. Susan hated him for that.

'What was that nightmare you were having that set me off?' I suddenly remembered as we walked through different alcoves and clumps of trees laughing over random things. He tensed but then relaxed.

'Mostly you not loving me anymore,' he said shortly and I didn't pursue it. That must have been horrible. He suddenly stopped in the middle of nowhere.

'Hey, uh…where are we?' I asked, judging by the increasing darkness around us. He grinned.

'Nowhere, just a place where mistletoe grows,' he replied all-too-knowingly.

'But it isn't Christmas. There is no mistletoe,' I mumbled before looking above me casually and what I saw made my jaw drop open.

Mistletoe. Real live one.

'So, I believe there is a tradition right?' He grinned again, and I was glad it was dark enough for him not to see me blush. In the faint moonlight, I saw him lean in and automatically put my arms around his neck as he pressed his lips to mine.

The kiss was very…us. It was soft, sweet, patient as his hand reached up to rest at the side of my neck pulling me even closer, if that's even possible. He pushed me into a nearby tree, slamming me into it, the kiss becoming more passionate by the second. I felt his tongue inside of me and I involuntarily moaned, making him grin against me. Stupid pervert.

The kiss was quickly heating up as he pushed me almost up the tree, the kiss getting sensual. He lifted me off of my feet and then out of nowhere, his lips left mine and he cried out in pain, making me drop to the ground with a definite 'oof'.

Looking up, slightly dazed, I saw a silhouette push Ed to the ground beside me, and in the vague moonlight, I saw his arm almost open, bleeding badly. He looked at me and me him and we understood each other's looks.

'Run,' his eyes read and I'm sure mine read the same.

But we had barely moved an inch when I felt a blade go right through my left arm, making me scream out loud from the agony. Slightly blinded from the pain, I heard Ed cry something out and all went dark.

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I woke up, my arm feeling unharmed whatsoever, my head on the rock hard surface again.

'Ed,' I breathed softly, raising my head to look at him. I noticed his hand was in my hair and he immediately started stroking it, still half asleep.

'What happened?' I asked slowly as he stared at me through half open eyes.

'I ran. It was the telmarines. They…they,' he seemed to go to asleep before waking up again. 'They almost caught us and…,'

He was asleep again. I smiled and laid my head against his chest. Tomorrow was the Peter/Miraz fight. It was going to be a long day.

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