Chapter 7
Let's Write Our Ending Together
The White Witch had expected this very much especially when there was no evidence that their King Edmund the Just was dead. There was no body to prove it so the battle of the rulers of Narnia continues. As Jadis looked up to Edmund where he slept on her iced frozen throne, she walked up to greet him. Jadis slightly lifted Edmund's unconscious face by his chin as she stared at him.
"So they don't believe that their King of Narnia is dead, do they…hmm…" Jadis said as she removed the loose strays of his hair away from his face. "Then it time, to show them of who King Edmund really belongs too." The witch glanced away from her hostage and seeks her minion, the harpy that eavesdropped on Caspian and Lucy's conversation. "I have a plan, my dear girl. Are you willing to help me out?"
The harpy watched her highness as her partner; the werewolf came up beside her. "Of course, your highness; the true Queen of Narnia."
"No, you can't leave the kingdom." Peter announced his answer to Caspian and Lucy.
"But why, Peter? Edmund is probably still out there with Jadis."
"I said no!" Peter shouted as he turned around to face the throne.
"Jadis wouldn't let that go so easily. Remember she had a grudge over Edmund and that bloody writing on that wall is just child's play!" Caspian complain.
"Enough, both of you, Edmund is dead, get that through your head! Even if he was alive, she only trying to take us down, one by one."
"And she is doing it well." As Susan came in to join the argument as she walked into the throne room. "Don't you see she wants you feel pain so she attack you personally Peter!"
"Just shut up, all of you, this is my fault to begin with and I should be the one to finish it!" Peter shouted as he looked each other's face.
"No Peter, you'll not alone on this!" Lucy cried as Caspian grabbed her shoulder to settle her down.
"I thought a true king is about his people, about teamwork, about being a family, about being together to be strong…Peter…I'm losing my hope on you. I hope you realized that I still want to follow your footsteps to become king but now, I'm quite not sure if I want too." Caspian explained that attacked Peter's mind and soul hard. Caspian then gave up to his reasoning to his High King and left the room to carry off his plan to find Edmund, alone or not.
Lucy soon followed Caspian leaving the two older Pevensies in the room.
"If only Aslan was here…" Peter pointed out.
"Aslan not here, Pete." Susan recalled as she left him as well.
When Caspian and Lucy came outside, there was snow falling over their heads. This had proven that Jadis is indeed had came back, who would have thought snowfall in the middle of spring? As Caspian prepared his journey to find his mate, Lucy helped him prepare his horse.
"I'm sorry, your highness. You cannot come with me." Lucy wasn't surprise.
"I know…but you promise me," Lucy recalled. "That you'll find Edmund, safe..." She said as she was crying. Caspian kneed in front of her and wiped her tears.
"It's a promise." He showed his pinky finger that made Lucy smile a bit as she united her pinky finger to his.
As Caspian got up, he climbed aboard to his black horse, moved him and rode him out of the castle. Peter watched him out from the baloney; indeed the High King had lost hope.
It's been snowing for days but Caspian moved on with his horse throughout the cold and the blizzards that beckoned them. He had explored Aslan's How and found no clue of his king. He moved on to Cair Paravel's ruins, he found nothing but snow and more snow. Caspian believed deeply what Lucy had said about Edmund, he continued on his journey believing that he's still alive. As he explored more of Cair Paravel, an unwanted visitor came by to greet him.
"When are you going to give up, prince?" Caspian stared at his intruder wander around him, his eyes beaming at him. His enemy hoping that he would stay away.
"Are you hiding something, werewolf?" Caspian asked as he moved his cloak aside, readily his hand on his sword.
"No need of a blade, my prince. I will show you who you are looking for." Caspian then seem interested as werewolf sat down on the bitter snow.
"How do I know this is not trap?" Caspian then spoke up removing his hand from his sword, the werewolf stayed calm as he laughed.
"If you believe it's a trap then they no point of trusting you to bring you to your king." The werewolf said as he stood up and walked away.
"Wait…!" Caspian called as the stranger looked at him. "I will believe you, please show me my friend." The werewolf looked away as he smirked. He motioned his hand to Caspian to follow him so the prince did. As they entered the hidden basement of the ruins, Caspian left his horse that roped tied to a tree where the harpy snipped and freed his horse to the wild. As she did that, she covered Caspian's tracks in the snow.
"Such beauty of Cair Paravel, I am sad that this castle had fallen to the Telmarine." The werewolf mentioned that made Caspian easily upset as they examine the old walls of Cair Paravel along with statues of the four royalties and pictures along with hidden treasure that they both didn't care for. As the werewolf opened a hidden pathway, he walked in first earning Caspian's trust to follow him through the whole thing, when they finally reach the end of their walk; they entered the chamber where Caspian then saw…
"Edmund…!" Caspian cried foolishly forgetting about the werewolf's presents, he ran up to Edmund that sat on the icy throne. Touching his face, Caspian could feel the chill of his unconscious friend. "You're cold, Ed…" Caspian whimpered as he removed his cloak and put it around his king. Then he realized he forgotten to say thanks to the stranger but as Caspian turn around, the werewolf was gone. Caspian didn't give a thought about is it a trap or not as he was too concerned of Edmund's condition. The prince picked Edmund up as Caspian sat down on the throne placing Edmund to lay on him. Caspian shuddered as he felt no warmth on Edmund's cold body. "Please wake up…Ed…" He cried.
His journey for founding his partner was long and weary as he grew tired, his mind wander off to slumber as he realized the warmth was gathering to Edmund.
While the prince slept with his king, the minions of the White Witch came towards them with unregretful deeds that had to be carried out. Both the harpy and the werewolf walked up to the two royalties with blades sharpen. "I'll kill them both in one swing." The harpy said to the werewolf. He agreed too, despises the fact that Jadis said the king of Just is to remain alive. The harpy grew worthy and proud to be killing the royalties of Narnia. "Long…" She lifted her sword. "Live the queen!" She cried as she swung down to the throne. Expecting a bloody scene, the harpy's attack was stop. She looked up to see another blade in her way as she looked at who wield the blade. It was High King; Peter the Magnificent the one who prevented the death of his brother and his friend. The werewolf grunted making the harpy look at him fall to the ground with an arrow to his back. The harpy screamed as she slashed upon Peter's sword as she attacked him. In a brutally quick swordfight, Peter managed to stab the harpy through her stomach. She cried, and cried with the pain as she fell down, stating that she was dead.
"Oh my god, Caspian, Edmund…" Susan called as she walked over to feel each of their cheeks, confirming they were cold. "Wake up, both of you!" She screamed that actually awaken Caspian. As the Telmarine prince looked up to the high king and queen, he smiled.
"You guys came…" He said, weakly.
Peter then walked up. "Is Ed still…"
"He's sleeping." Caspian answered that made Peter calm.
"How dare you invade…?" They heard a voice as the chamber became colder. When it did, the whole room was becoming like ice. Instead of a gloomy room, it became white as snow and blue as ice. Caspian quickly sat up carrying Edmund with him as the ice frozen over the throne. While the two high royalties protected Caspian who held Edmund, they looked upon the entrance where Jadis finally made her appearance.
"Peter dear, what happened to our deal?" Jadis asked that made Peter see red.
"It's off, Jadis. From now on, you stay away from my family and Caspian!" Peter cried that made Susan proud of him as she aimed her arrow at the White Witch.
"That's a pity but oh well, I win anyway." The trio looked confused as Edmund finally awoke, Caspian looked down to him.
"Ed…!" He called as Edmund's brown eyes changed into blue, Caspian gasp as Edmund removed himself from Caspian's arms and away his brother and sister to Jadis's front.
"Edmund…!" Susan cried as she watched Edmund wield his blade, Jadis walked up to her controlled king as the three, kings and queen huddled close to protect their sides.
"I think you should kill Peter first, Edmund dear. He was the reason, why you're always sad." Jadis whispered clearly to everyone to hear.
"Edmund, don't listen to her!" Susan cried as Peter motioned her to go back. "Pete…no…!"
"I have no choice!" Peter claimed as he placed his blade in front of him.
The silent king then attacked luckily Peter practiced more of his sword-fighting, he was actually better then Edmund as Peter made a clean cut to Edmund's left cheek. While Edmund's scar, bleed, Jadis called for Edmund.
"Never mind of the swordfight, we'll do this the easy way, come along Edmund." Jadis said as she exited the chamber, Edmund obediently followed. The chamber suddenly shook and starting from the ceiling, it started to shatter. The trio barely escaped the collapsing ruins.
Outside into the snow, Caspian dragging his blade as he swung to the unaware Jadis, the moment she turned around, Caspian's attack was blocked by Edmund. Pleased that her spell had worked, she watched her pet attack both high king and prince. Edmund grew stronger when he is in the open field, attacked by both sides, Edmund managed to knock Peter out of his way of killing Caspian.
"And remember, Edmund. That Caspian is the reason that caused you many problems with Peter."
As Edmund raised his sword to Caspian, That moment Caspian managed to remove Edmund's sword away from him but as he pointed his sword to the kneed blue eyes king, the prince thought of many things.
"Also I always thought he could fit in woman's clothing."
He mentioned to Edmund as he joked about Peter to see him smile. Caspian would remember seeing Edmund petting the white stag and first time, the day he made love with him along seeing his happy tears, holding him tight and kissing his forehead before he went to bed.
"I can't possibly be your prince"
And finally the lyrics that Edmund sang to him.
He couldn't stand watching himself aim that blade at him; he was unwilling to kill or to hurt him as Susan cried to Caspian.
"Caspian…!" When she cried as she held up Peter, Caspian then threw his sword away that pleased Jadis.
"You see, Edmund. Love makes you weak if you want to be like him then you're nothing, a failure to carry off your deeds to impress your family especially your brother." Jadis reminded Edmund.
As the King of Just heard that, he stood up with his blade. Caspian watched him, swing his sword at him.
"No Caspian!" Susan screamed that Edmund actually made a cut through Caspian's shoulder. Right into his chainmail, Caspian went to his knees with his hand covering his bloody wound. Edmund was irritated that the prince didn't put much into a fight.
"End his sorrow life, Edmund." Jadis commanded.
While the Telmarine look up to his king, he said this. "I rather die in your hands anyway…Ed…" Edmund then twitched. "But is it okay that I'll see your happy tears again?"
Susan and Peter confusedly watch, Caspian tame Edmund's feelings somehow tears begun to fall from Edmund's blue eyes.
"I want to be that angel you love inside the fairytale…"Caspian begun to sing that made Edmund hesitate. Jadis watched her pet giving in his tears.
"Kill him, Edmund!" She cried that made the controlled king shudder.
"Spread up my hands become the wings to protect you…"Caspian continued. "You must believe…believe that we can be like that in the fairytale, prosperity and happiness is the ending…" The prince then flinched as his shoulder slowly carried on bleeding.
"Casp—ia…" Edmund tried to call.
"Let's write our ending together." Caspian finished as Edmund finally fought the spell that Jadis placed on him. His eyes changed into his original color, less then a second to spare, Edmund embraced Caspian.
"Damn you…damn you…Caspian…" Edmund cried.
"How…in the world…" Jadis clenched her fist, bringing her spear to her side; she lifted it above Edmund and Caspian.
"No…!" Susan cried as both Caspian and Edmund looked up to Jadis.
"He is mine, you thief!" She howled as she dived, an arrow was shot close to her heart. When she looked up to Susan, she merely smiled. "How is that arrow supposed to kill...me…?" She choked as she looked down to Edmund that stabbed in her chest.
"I may I have worked for you…but I'll never belong to you, witch…" Edmund said to Jadis that made her smile.
"Once I am revived again…I will…make you…mine…" Jadis claimed as she finally once felt the warmth within her heart.
As she fell, it was all over. When the four royalties returned to the castle, Caspian's wound was healing nicely as Peter stop him.
"Don't ever make him sad, Caspian. I trust you to make him happy." Peter sneered that made Caspian proud then nothing.
Even Susan was proud of Caspian also he had also kept his promise to Lucy that he'll bring her brother back safely. And for Edmund, he once again hides away in his chambers as the prince was aware of how Edmund is feeling about all this. Caspian entered his chambers, spotting Edmund on the bed, fiddling with fingers to the bed sheets below him. The Telmarine came close and sat on the bed; Edmund huffed as he sat up as well.
"It's my fault; I shouldn't have run away like that." Edmund confessed. "I made you search for me, and I hurt you too." Edmund said as he turned around, unexpected that Caspian in a flash lead in to give him a kiss. Edmund back away and blocked his lips. "What the hell, Caspian, weren't you listening to me at all!"
Caspian grabbed his wrist, pulled him into a huge hug. "You haven't listening Ed…I would do anything for you even die for you if I wanted too."
Edmund begun to hiss that soon followed with tears. "You idiot…!" He cried as he buried his face to Caspian's body. "It's all you're fault that I love you!"
"I know…" the prince said as he placed his arms around Edmund like angel's wings to protect him. Edmund then moved away from Caspian's grasp, he lean up to kiss him on the lips. The prince then grew anxious as he removed Edmund's chemise.
"Caspian…!" Edmund whined.
"Shush, Peter might hear us…" Caspian smirked as he let Edmund to lie down.
"You're such…a…" Edmund suddenly yelped as Caspian kissed over his body.
As the older man was arousing the younger king, Edmund cried to Caspian. "Don't stop!"
That night, Caspian spent those hours, touching Edmund's sensitive skin, kissing it and making wild rides to pleasure his highness.
When that morning came around to the naked boys, Edmund was first one to wake to the morning spring's sunlight. The warmth had made him feel safe and secured especially to the blanket that covered them both. As he kissed the forehead of his prince, Caspian woke up with a lazy smile to his young king.
"Let's write our ending together, okay?" Caspian asked as Edmund just shook his head.
"You such a fool, you know that Caspian?"
"But that's the kind of fool, you love." The prince said as both the boys smiled and gave each other a kiss to remember them by.
Edmund was glad that he and his family had found Narnia or else he'll never have met Caspian.
The End
Author Note: Please forgive me for ending so quickly. On Oct/17/09, I wrote the last three chapters in a shot so I went along whatever popped in my head. I feared that this ended quickly...
And I apologize for my lousy grammar especially "You're highness" part, I guess I was to into the story and wasn't realizing what I was typing.
