Cold Hunted Chapter 5: Fairytale, a chronicles of narnia fanfic

Chapter 5

Fairytale

In a Telmarine Castle there lived a Telmarine Prince. He was the last royal bloodline to take over the Telmarine kingdom; the thing is…he is in love with a king, the King of Just and one of the rulers of Narnia who lived in entirely different world, a world that has a place, a place that has his homeland, England.

"So, are you being serious?" Edmund recalled to his prince that lay upon the bed. In the prince's chambers, Edmund poured himself a glass of water still deceived of Caspian's previous request.

"Please…let me come with you to England."

The words continued to sink in his mind. He looked back to Caspian who was staring at nothing; he was in deep thought as well. "Caspian…" Edmund called again.

"I am." Caspian replied sounding so demanding. He looked up to Edmund's pale face. "You don't like the idea, do you my king?"

Edmund choked for a bit. "No…it just…" he then begins to feel frustrated. "I don't know!" He looked away making Caspian uneasy.

"I know that we live in different worlds, Ed. It just…I can't help it that I'm in love with you." The young king said with a sigh.

"If I were a girl, I would have said 'that's the cutest thing you ever said to me.' But I am not…so…" Edmund then looked at his prince. "I'll say this; you're such a fool, Caspian." The prince felt like a hopeless romantic towards his partner. "And that's the fool that I love." Edmund recalled with a smile followed by Caspian's lips.

Edmund crawl onto the bed and laid a kiss on his prince's lips.

While soothing to his lips, Caspian lifted Edmund's blue chemise, revealing the smooth skin of the young king, Edmund stuttered. "Caspian…!" Edmund cried sounding embarrassed as Caspian continued to try to remove his shirt while keeping his king occupied with kisses. Edmund was quickly pulled into that pleasure. While Caspian carefully touched his king in certain spots that made Edmund flutter red. Edmund ended up the non-dominant one, he looked up to his partner's face and he would remember…

The first time, they saw each other. Edmund gave a tiny smile aside as he noticed Caspian had been eyeing at his older sister for sometime. When Susan left the room, it was only Caspian and Edmund planning out a battle plan to attack Miraz's castle.

"Aren't you going to tell her, how you feel?" Edmund said out of a sudden, quickly Caspian grew red.

"No…" He said. "Of course not….! I don't think so...anyway…" He managed to say being to honest to himself, Edmund laughed.

"Caspian, Caspian, Caspian…you do know she likes you." Caspian looked nervous for a bit as Edmund patted his back. "Besides it's obvious that you like her as well."

"I don't know about that, your majesty. It quite…complicated actually."

"When is love complicated? Just go and ask her, the more you wait then that time would be wasted." Edmund recalled as Caspian gave a smirk.

"Fine, I will…but after our assault."

"Okay as long we win," Edmund showed up his fist, Caspian chuckled and created a fist for himself and knocked Edmund's.

But that night, they didn't win…when Caspian ruined their thoughtful plan, the Narnians begun to fall as Peter the High King had no choice but to leave his trapped warriors inside the castle's walls as the survivors ran out to the mist in the middle of the night. Peter immediately blamed Caspian for ruining their element of surprise. Caspian in return felt like an outcast and felt unneeded until he met a dwarf that led him to Stone Table chamber where he had fallen into a trap by the old harpy and a matured werewolf facing the great witch, herself: Jadis. Luckily his two kings had come to his rescue.

Caspian would remember Peter was about to be drawn in to the Witch's spell until unexpected the King of Just stabbed the ice wall of the Ice Queen's spirit, breaking it into shattering pieces, where the witch no longer can fly. The two boys stared upon the younger boy that placed away his sword.

"Your highness…!" Caspian called as he followed the young king leaving the chamber. As Caspian reached and touched his king's shoulder, Edmund looked at him. "Thank you…your majesty…" Edmund kept a straight face.

"It wasn't a problem at all…" As he removed himself from Caspian's contact and continued to wander down the tunnel.

"Edmund…" Caspian remembered hearing himself.

That moment, he felt a tingle in his heart; unsure…he truly liked Susan, when he begins to worry about King Edmund instead. Caspian always thought of why Edmund never really smiled, nor showed emotion after their assault on Miraz's castle when the White Witch cascade was over, Edmund never spoken to him after that. After their glory have achieved for the Narnians from Miraz, Caspian regained his kingdom and his rightful throne but…he still felt something was missing…

As he looked at Susan, he was reminded he still needed some affection in his life but for some strange reason, he thought Susan wasn't the one. It was a boy that sat out at the baloney looking out to the moon. Calling for something…company perhaps? Caspian would remember without thinking would join Edmund to watch the stars, and make him laugh along with a smile that Caspian was urging to see. Finally Caspian realized it…that night at Edmund's doorsteps. When he knocked and that door which opened revealing an attractive face, Caspian fell in love…it wasn't a girl, it was a boy…that been there all along for him…

"Ed..."

On that early morning, Caspian would watch him sleep…he would smile that Edmund was at peace now, sound asleep, breathing beside him. Not to mention, they were nude because of their last eventful night. Caspian smiled, he considered he was blessed to meet up with his soul mate as he kissed him on his forehead.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, Caspian in return got out of bed and pulled up some pants and answered the door. In his surprise instead of his maid, it was Susan.

"Oh I'm sorry, I should have come later!" Susan recalled realizing that Caspian's was partly covered.

"No, it's okay. Is something the matter, your majesty?" Caspian answered.

Susan then looked into Caspian's face. "Yes, do you know where Edmund is? I just got out of the doctor's right now but I don't know which chamber, he is in."

Caspian gulped for a second, he glanced at his curtain covered bed. Susan soon noticed it as well.

"Caspian…" She called as the prince looked at his highness, he looked scared and Susan realized it too. "Never mind, I know where he is now…and thank you for watching him." Susan said as she about to leave.

Caspian then spoken up. "Susan! I…"

"It okay, Caspian, It wouldn't work anyway..." Susan recalled with a smile as Caspian felt guilty. "Besides…Edmund needs you more then I do…and he deserves it so much more."

"But what about you…?" Caspian grew concerned.

"I already know that kind of moment already but my little brother doesn't…" Susan said that made Caspian speechless then she said this. "Is it possible that you can make him believe that? That he'll never be alone? That he'll always have a family and friends to be there to help him whatever happens?"

Caspian in return smiled. "Of course,"

"Thank you Caspian, you done so much already to make my brother happy." Susan sighed as she gripped her left arm. "But I have one more question…"

"And that is?" Caspian waited patiently.

"Does Peter know this?" Caspian sighed; there was no point of hiding it…he thought as he nodded.

"Yes he does."

Susan then gave him a half smile. "That would explain a lot then. Thank you, Caspian."

Just like that, Susan left with a good sign of okay with Caspian and Edmund's relationship but Peter's view…whoa…a bit too far.

Caspian then return to his bedside, admiring Edmund's slumber. He bends down to kiss him on the forehead again. He soon grabbed his white chemise and his armored vest. Pull out his sharp look of his personality as Edmund woke up.

"You up already…?" Edmund questioned still pulling that tiredness in his awaking.

"Morning, sunshine," Caspian nicknamed but his king just growled.

"Don't call me that…" He said as Caspian just chuckled.

"But it fits you." Suddenly a pillow was smacked right at Caspian's face, Edmund then begun to laugh to see his lover's emotionless expression. "Ed…" The prince said, gathering his steam. Edmund looked up, he still laughed aside, it didn't matter to him what Caspian was feeling was anger. When that time was up, Edmund totally expected Caspian to hurdle over him on the bed. Tickling his sides, Edmund cried with laughter.

Outside from the prince's chambers, Susan could hear them as she laid her back against the wall. As she heard it, the sound of happiness…she smiled and walked away.

At the dinner table, the kings and queens attend it to honor themselves between their siblings or/and royal guest. Peter slightly watched in disgust as he spotted Edmund and Caspian coming in together and sat beside each other. The High king sat at one end of the long prepared table with his siblings and Caspian at the side. When everyone had attend, Susan spoke up…realizing Peter's gesture of annoyance.

"So what is happening today?" Susan recalled as she cut her sliced ham into two.

"Nothing I hope." Peter shot out his answer as he munched his chow.

"Well then...good. I need someone to help me stop the riot on the southern side because our lumberjacks cutting too many trees for the citizens living there."

"Oh, who are they against?" Peter responded calmly.

"The trees themselves," Susan claimed, Peter then smirked.

"You should send Caspian there because he needs the experience to handle such quarrel." Caspian then begin to feel speechless…

"But Peter, you're the High King of Narnia. The trees and the citizens would agree with you more then Caspian who is a Telmarine."

Peter just rolled his eyes as he slammed his silverware down. "So what if he's a Telmarine? After we are gone back to England, Caspian is taken the role of a king, the king of Narnia."

"I just want someone to take care of Edmund and Lucy, Peter." Susan quickly tried to reason him where Edmund looked shocked.

Peter then blows his top. "Edmund is old enough, Susan! He can take care of Lucy."

"Would you two stop fighting?" Lucy suddenly cried that made everyone look at her. She stared at Susan and Peter for awhile until she got up from her chair and said. "Please, excuse me." Then she left the room. Edmund then quickly stand up.

"When are you guys gonna grow up?" He left too, knowing Lucy was hurting inside.

Caspian then sigh, he knew Peter just wanted him to leave Edmund's side until the time, they leave to their world and Susan on the other hand… she only wanted to make sure that Edmund's condition with all the depression and the White Witch's incident will be done if someone like Caspian was there for him.

"Thanks a lot Susan." Peter begun to accuse, Susan looked surprise.

"Now it's my fault?" Susan recalled that Caspian uneasy as they continued their argument.

Until finally, Caspian couldn't take it anymore… "Stop it! Aren't you family?" He cried realizing he didn't have other siblings or parents, there for him. Both, Peter and Susan were silenced. "I can't believe it, both of you…" As he waited for the two to speak, they said nothing. As finally Caspian decided to walk away, feeling regret of what he said.

That whole day went slow; Caspian can feel it in his guts that he wished he wasn't a prince or a man that didn't fell in love with a boy with rare smiles. He wished again and again, he was a girl that lived in Edmund's world…

As he sat by a castle window, he stared beyond that colored glass to see the clear sky become gray, and rainy. The castle was too quiet that the prince can actually heard the raindrops sprinkle over his kingdom. Then a noise occur, he glanced up to a hallway filled with armored statues and portrait of his ancestors. It sounded like a tune…no it was music, Caspian thought. He got off from the window still. He followed the noise, walking down quietly on his own. Through hallways then down the stairs at the main floor and walked in unannounced to see…Lucy. She was playing a grand piano when Caspian came over, he realized someone else was there teaching Lucy how to play. When he came over, he was amazed of who was Lucy's teacher. A boy with dark hair with a small smile plastered on his face, Caspian called out his name.

"Edmund,"

Suddenly the music went for a loud halt, Edmund and Lucy quickly looked up to Caspian.

"I'm sorry," Caspian apologized that made Edmund embarrassed, Lucy just smiled and said hi to Caspian. "I never knew that you play." Caspian recalled that made Edmund shudder.

"You weren't –"

"It just a hidden talent that Edmund doesn't show to many people,"

"Lucy!" Edmund cried.

"What? He already knows!" Lucy reasoned that made Edmund flutter more.

"Why doesn't anyone else know about this?" Edmund then gulped.

"Because…" He sighed as he stared down with sorrow. "Piano isn't for men…" Edmund recalled that made Lucy shrug her shoulders to Caspian. Caspian then made annoyed face.

"If that what you think, why do you still play then?"

Edmund then looked up to him. "Because I like playing…"

The prince just chuckled as he joined them on the bench as Lucy sat in the middle; she looked at Caspian and said this.

"Only I know he plays piano." Lucy claimed that made Caspian looked astonished.

"Really…?" He asked.

"Lucy…" Edmund called out…

Caspian silenced him. "Ed, if you like piano so much, you won't worry about what people think about you." Edmund grumbled for a minute but Caspian continued. "You are free to be who you are," He stared into his eyes. Edmund shortly after blushed.

"But…what if they started hating me? Like Peter for example that he hates you because I loved you."

Lucy suddenly blushed that made Edmund realize, he spilled. He covered his mouth and looked away red, Caspian begun to laugh.

"But did it stop you for loving me?" Caspian smiled.

Edmund then felt speechless…

Lucy seemed dumbfounded. "I knew there was something going on!"

"Lucy…!" Edmund cried, blushing fiery.

"To late now, Ed, it was even you that spilled it!" Lucy cried with glee as Edmund sighed. "Anyway…who cares if you're both boys besides everybody needs love, no matter who they are." She smiled that made Edmund cover his smirk. "Besides I know that you need it the most, Edmund." She smiled that made Edmund smile. "Sometimes I wished…that Peter understands that too…" Lucy begun to mention that made Edmund uneasy.

"It doesn't matter…" Caspian replied, "He'll just have to get use of it, that all…"

After that was done, Lucy changed the subject. "So are you going to play that song or what?" Lucy recalled that made Caspian interested.

"You know a song, Ed?"

Edmund scratched his head. "Well…It supposed to be a secret but since you guys consider it…" Edmund paused, "Okay." He reached over the keys, one by one. He started playing, as he played Lucy and Caspian heard a sweet musical tune after awhile, Caspian especially was shocked when Edmund began to sing as well.

(Michael Wang – Fairytale (Tong Hua, original version is in Mandarin.)

"I've forgotten how long it has been
since I've never see you again...
listening to you telling me about your beloved fairytale
I've thought for a long time
I start to panic
have I done something wrong?

You said to me in full of tears
Inside the fairytale are all lies
I can't possibly be your prince
Maybe you can understand
even after you said "I love you"
The stars in my sky has lightened up

I'm willing to be
that angel you love inside the fairytale
Spread up my hands
become the wings to protect you
You must believe...
believe that we can be like that in the fairytale
prosperity and happiness is the ending

You said to me full of tears
Inside the fairytale are all lies
I can't possibly be your prince
Maybe you can ever understand
even after you said "I love you"
The stars in my sky has lightened up

I want to be
that angel you love inside the fairytale
Spread up my hands
become the wings to protect you
You must believe...
believe that we can be like that in the fairytale
prosperity and happiness is the ending

I will be
that angel you love inside the fairytale
Spread up my hands
become the wings to protect you
You must believe...
believe that we can be like that in the fairytale
prosperity and happiness is the ending

Let's write our ending together."

"Beautiful!" Lucy claimed as she clapped her hands as Caspian too, applause.

"Especially your singing voice Ed, I never thought you can sing so beautifully."

"Yeah…" Edmund recalled then he realized the time. "I'm sorry Lou but I think it's past your bedtime."

"What…? Already…?" The three of them looked out the window where rain continued to wet the land. Lucy then thought of something. "You're just saying that so you can spend time with Caspian alone!" Edmund immediately was shot right in his heart but he quickly recovered.

"No! It's just…!"

"Say no more, Ed. Maybe Lucy should play us a song before she goes to bed." Caspian considered. "To see how much she learn from a good brother like you." Edmund slightly blushed as Lucy agreed.

That night, Lucy played a song that impressed her brother and Caspian. When they went to bed, Caspian could still recall the lyrics that Edmund sang before. He smiled and said this to his sleeping partner. "I should have been singing that song to you, Ed." He glanced at his bedside to see Edmund sleeping heavily. As Caspian came closer in, he kissed his forehead. "I hope that I'm part of your fairytale, Ed." He whispered and turned away.

"Of course you are, Caspian." The prince heard as he turned around to face his partner. There was that smile again placed on Edmund's face. The prince soon followed that with his lips and laid his forehead against his king.

"That good to hear…" Caspian finally said before they both fell into slumber.