Disclaimer: Yo no poseo nada del mundo maravilloso e impresionante que es Narnia. Yo sólo pido prestado Narnia y a sus habitantes de C. Lewis. Yo sólo poseo Karina, que me es. (Brownie points for someone who can figure this out... hehehehe)
A/N: Thank you reviewers, thank you so much. You really do spur me on to actually make me update like I should. Honestly, I really love you guys for taking the time to read my little story, which is basically my imagination running wild during Prince Caspian. Ghaaa, he's sooooooooooooo shagable (Austin Powers lingo) And so without further ado...
Enjoy
All princes start as frogs and all gentlemen as dogs
Just wait till it's plain to see
What we're growing up to be
Cause Some frogs will still be frogs
And Some dogs will still be dogs
Some boys could become men
Just don't kiss us 'til then. –Superchick "Princes and Frogs"
Spanish had never been a second language for Karina, who had taken French since the fourth grade, but for Caspian that was a different story. Whenever they were alone he would sometimes slip into that Spanish state of mind and Karina would have no idea what he was saying. It was only the day before he had called
her "mi vida". Now Karina only knew colors in Spanish and not much else, so she simply replied with a simple, "Ditto."
She was pretty swamped with the going away party for the Pevensie's and didn't have time to brush up on her Spanish. But after that day she'd had quite enough. She was sitting on the terrace with Susan one day when she saw Caspian from the corner of her eye.
"Are you still mad at him for never telling you what he means?" Susan sighed. Karina nodded, "I think I'll give him a taste of his own medicine. Here he comes."
Karina smiled and so did Susan, "Bonjour." They said in unison. Caspian stopped in his tracks, looking at them like they were possessed by the devil, "Um, hello Queen Susan, Karina."
Susan took pity on the poor Telmarine King and told him about Karina's predicament, "So she's only speaking to you in French as pay back." Susan finished. Caspian looked flushed, "What is French?"
"A language, it's actually almost like Spanish." Susan said
Karina stood and smiled at Susan, "Caspian, je ferai ceci pour le prochain vingt-quatre heures s'habitue si à lui (1). Au revoir Susan, vous voir plus tard. Je vous aime Caspian (2).
She left in her tracks a very stunned Caspian and a chuckling Susan. Susan smiled, patting the seat next to her, "I think you need to brush up on your French."
Karina was laying face down on her bed, still trying to sleep after four hours of hitting the sweet stuff (faun booze) with Edmund and Peter. Her head hated her for it now. She'd taught them how to play beer pong and body shots and now was regretting it. The door thumped and it sounded a thousand times louder to Karina, who only groaned, "Go away. I'm drunk."
This stupid idiotic person only opened the door and clomped inside. They hit the bed and fell on the floor; Karina could tell by their shadow that they too were drunk. Damn party. The only responsible one who wasn't drunk was Susan, and of course Lucy. Said person was crawling on the floor now. Karina moved her head so that it was hanging over the edge of the bed.
It was Caspian.
"Didn't you hear me?" Karina slurred, her head still pounding, "I'm drunk. Go away."
Caspian only replied with a muffled sigh as he hauled himself next to Karina, "Move over." He said. Karina snatched her blanket back, "If you haven't forgotten, this is my room. So you move over."
Caspian turned over so that he was facing her, "Well it's my castle and I want you to move. So move."
Karina pushed against Caspian in an attempt to get him to move, but he was much heavier than she thought, "Caspian, you're drunk. Go to your own room."
Caspian sighed, "It's too far."
"I'm two floors above you."
"Touché."
Karina shifted, "Well I guess you can stay. But just for tonight. And no weird stuff or I'll mace you."
"What's mace?"
"Oh just shut up."
Caspian yawned, "You're not talking to me in French anymore?" Karina groaned, couldn't he tell she was super tired? "No, sleep now."
"Mi vida, mi hermosa chica, te quiero tanto." Caspian whispered. It was Karina's turn to interrupt sleep, "There! Right there! What in the name of God did you just say?"
Caspian rolled over, obviously irritated at being kept awake. But Karina was persistent, she poked him in the back until he finally turned to her, "I'm not insulting you. Most women like it when I speak this way."
Wow. He was pretty articulate, even drunk. Karina pouted, "I was just curious."
"There's nothing wrong with being curious. Just do it in the morning."
"Mmkay."
"Aslan's mane, I hate being in love!" Caspian cried as he signed one of the many documents on his desk. His head was pounding with such a tenacity he thought it might explode. It was the day of the Pevensie's departure and he felt bad being hungover and all for their farewell. He thought about what he and Karina had discussed the day before. What about him speaking in Spanish bothered her so much?
"Milord?" a small squeaky voice came from the doorway.
"Yes, Reepicheep?" Caspian answered, standing up and drawing his shoulders tall. The little mouse flitted over to his desk, "The ceremony has begun."
Caspian ran outside to the farewell ceremony, cursing himself for being late. Everyone was there, from the Telmarine court to the Narnians. Aslan sat in all his regal lion glory next to Karina, who was looking very regal herself, a grin almost splitting her face in half. Everyone seemed to have a smile on their face, not something common at a farewell ceremony.
"Did I miss something?" Caspian asked.
"Ghaaaaaaaaaaa! Did you miss something?! The greatest thing just happened!!" Karina squealed. A few people raised their eyebrows and Karina settled down. Aslan smiled, "Indeed King Caspian, something great has just transpired."
Oh God I can't wait! I need to say something!" Karina cried, "We're staying!!"
"What?" Caspian said. Karina smiled even bigger, "All of us! We're all here to stay!!" The Pevensie's smiled, "It's true. Aslan it letting us stay."
Caspian felt like a weight had been lifted from his shoulders. All the friends shared a group hug, which was quite lopsided. Caspian then knew that he could have never gone on without them. Something about each of them, Lucy's innocence, Edmund's charm, Susan's kindness, Peter's drive, and Karina optimism. Now he finally understood what "mi vida" really meant.
My Life.
And you say we're too young, but maybe you're too old to remember
And I try to pretend but I just feel it when we're together
And if you don't believe me, you never really knew us
You never really knew
-Vanessa Carlton 'Who's to Say?'
A/U: No it's not finished yet, another two chapters to go. It sounded like the end though didn't it? I gotcha good right? My Spanish isn't so good, mostly b/c I take Japanese and German, but that's not my fault.
Spanish Translation:
My life, my beautiful girl, I love you so much
French Translation:
Caspian, I'll be doing this for the next twenty-four hours so get used to it
Bye Susan, see you later. I love you Caspian
I used to take French, the language of love! Ahhh, Caspian; you need to brush up on your French. I like making Susan funner (not a word) than in the movie. In the movie she's such a wet blanket, which are no fun at all from first hand experience. I think by making her Karina's friend and not rival was the bst choice, I want everyone to get along (ebony and ivory; watch the Psych video for it. It's hilarious. Just go to Youtube) Anyways, Review! And have a happy wonderful weekend!
