Is half truth a lie?

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"Lucy!"

"My lady!"

Edmund and Caspian both shouted at once when Lucy surprisingly entered the room at the very moment that Edmund was telling Caspian that it was magic that brought him to England. Lucy looked at Edmund with a "how dare you" kind of face. The tension in the room became stronger, more than it was earlier. Lucy knew there was no way she could escape explaining to Caspian this time around. She had no idea what more Edmund had told Caspian but she would find out from Caspian.

"What is wrong with you Edmund?" Lucy asked angrily.

"Do you mean to ask what is wrong with what you are doing? If that is the question then I sure do have the answer to that."Edmund responded.

"Have you not meddled enough in my business already?" Lucy asked angrily while standing in the middle of the two men in the room.

"The moment you decided to bring him here against all odds it became my business". Edmund responded, equally angry.

"How about we all calm down and deal with this in a more reasonable and matured manner". Caspian intervened.

"You want a more reasonable way of learning about this situation Caspian? Alright then, I will leave you two to it because I cannot take any more lies from her".

"Are you calling me a liar Ed?" Lucy asked him raising her voice at him again.

"Do you know any other word that describes a person who does not tell the truth?" Edmund said mockingly.

"Enough!" Caspian said.

"Do not say I did not warn you and when all this is over, you will know that I am the one you should have listened to". Edmund said and walked away.

Lucy looked at him angrily. She bit her lower lip trying to control her anger. Edmund was ruining her plans.

"Is there anywhere outside where we can get some fresh air? It is getting hot in here"

"Of course, we can do that in the garden outside. We can go there if you do not mind." Lucy responded with a smile.

"Let's go then." Caspian answered with a serious expression on his face.

Lucy knew he meant serious business and he wasn't going to ease up till he heard the whole truth. She thought it was too soon for him to learn the truth. She was just beginning to get his attention and she felt he was developing feelings for her. The spell she cast on him was working but would it be enough if he found out the truth about himself? What if he insisted on going back to Susan? It has always been about Susan!

These thoughts always tormented her and she hated her sister for it. Even though all her sister wanted was to see Lucy happy and protected, Lucy never took it that way and she may never do.

"Can we sit here?" Caspian suggested as they stood by a bench that looked quite old and different from all the other benches in the garden.

"Sure, why not?" Lucy said and they both sat.

"When we were young, my mother used to come here with us. She enjoyed watching us play although she always had trouble stopping Edmund and I from fighting". Lucy said with a smile on her face, remembering those days like it was just yesterday.

"I can imagine how hard it must have been for her stop you two from fighting." Caspian said plainly without any sense of humor. He was not exactly ready to discuss her childhood memories but he did not want to sound rude either.

"Susan and Peter did not give her much trouble; Peter was and still is the protective one. I really do miss him". Lucy said sadly.

Caspian could see the innocence on her face and sensed the sadness in her voice but he did not want to dwell too much on the subject at that time all he wanted was for her to explain what it was that she had been hiding from him. He also noticed how little she spoke of Susan so he figured he should ask.

"I notice you do not say much about your sister, Lady Susan". Caspian said.

Lucy felt butterflies in her stomach. She did not expect him to bring her up. Her palms began to sweat. She tried not to show how nervous the topic made her but Caspian seemed to have noticed it already.

"Oh! What about her?" she asked as if she had no idea of what he meant.

"I have no idea, should I not be the one to ask that question?" Caspian said.

He noticed her cheeks were turning red and she seemed not to be at ease. Did that mean there was more to the story than she was telling him? He decided not to press on the matter as it was making things more awkward than it seemed at the moment.

"Are you alright my lady, oh Lucy". He said forcing a smile and correcting himself again. He reached for her hands but she pretended not to have seen his hands. She did not want him to see how sweaty her hands were.

"I am alright thank you". She answered forcing a smile back.

"There is not much to tell about Susan. I assume Edmund has told you everything about her already. Not so?" She asked him trying to dodge his question and opening a window of opportunity for her to hear what Edmund had told him.

"Indeed he did but I would rather not discuss what he said to me, I want to hear from you. Besides you are the one who brought me here so it is only fair that I listen to you, not so?" He answered her while changing his direction of sitting, locking his eyes on her now.

Lucy knew there was no way she was going to escape this, but what if she just told half the truth, the truth that made her look like the victim? It will not be entirely the truth but would it be a lie? The idea struck her quickly and she put it in motion right away.

"Susan is not really an easy person, she was mostly looking out for herself and that was all she cared about. She did not want me to touch her things not even to mention using them." Lucy said sadly.

Caspian saw the sadness in her eyes and felt sorry for her. He felt he had hit a nerve that should have been left the way it was. But hearing what Lucy said made him even more curious about Susan. He wanted to know more about his wife. What could have made him marry her if she was as bad as Lucy said?

"I am sorry my lady, I did not mean to make you sad or remind you of your past. I am just trying to know you and your family, and because I am told Susan is my wife, it is my desire to know more about her." Caspian said apologetically.

"Who told you that?" Lucy asked him.

"Edmund".

"I thought as much. What else did he say?" She asked again, hoping this time he would change his mind and tell her everything but she should have known him better than that.

"It is not important; I want you to tell me anything you are comfortable saying".

Lucy remained silent for a moment before saying anything.

"I was supposed to be your queen not Susan." She said and broke down to cry.

Caspian opened his eyes wide in bewilderment. Before he could say anything, Lucy threw herself in his arms. He could not push her away, especially not in the state in which she was at the moment. He took her in embrace but said nothing. He rubbed her back gently.

Lucy smiled behind his back and gave Edmund who was standing on the balcony overlooking the garden. She had succeeded in making him believe she was the victim and Susan the evil one. She could not help but look at Edmund with a look of "I got him".

Edmund looked at her and shook his head in disbelief. He had no idea what she had said to Caspian to make him embrace her that way. But, whatever it is, he would get to the bottom of it, no matter what it would take, even if it meant going back to Narnia. He got off this balcony and went inside.

Well well...Lucy Lucy...I would like to know how you all like this chapter so please review.

Do you all think that Lucy will ever tell Caspian the truth?

We have something from Narnia in the next chapter and there is a whole big surprise!