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A/N: All right. Here's this one. I'm doing the "fifteen years later" thing in the next chapter as its own. It'll be short, but that's all right.

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"Long live King Edmund! Long live King Peter! Long live Queen Susan! Long live Queen Lucy!" Kaylee cheered with the crowd. The official coronation was over and the celebratory ball was about to begin.

"And may I present Lady Kaylee," said Aslan before anyone could say or do anything else, "the Loyal, Knight of Narnia." Kaylee stopped clapping out of pure shock and mouthed 'Me?' Aslan nodded and she kneeled before him. She had no idea why she did this; it was more of an instinct. "Rise. May you be blessed with a long and happy life." All four of the siblings were grinning ear to ear but Peter's smile was the biggest of all.

Kaylee rose and the hall erupted in cheers again. "Let the ball begin!" Aslan announced and the crowd began to chatter noisily as elegant music began to fill the air. Some went to the tables in search of food. Others ventured out on the dance floor with their partners. The rest stood watching the others talking with those beside them.

Peter came up behind Kaylee and said, "So 'My lady', would you care for a dance?"

"As a matter of fact, I would 'Your Majesty'," she imitated with a smile. "By the way, did you know about that? What Aslan did?"

"Maybe…" he hinted, leading her onto the dance floor.

She playfully hit his chest. "Why didn't you tell me?"

He smiled. "Because I wanted it to be a surprise. I would have thought that would have been obvious"

"Well, I'm not nearly as logical as Susan," Kaylee replied and he laughed.

"True," he said."But you are just as intelligent." Kaylee opened her mouth to say something but found she couldn't. She smiled awkwardly and Peter took her hand. He began twirling her around. The purple gown Kaylee was wearing twirled as well along with her blonde curls.

"That's sweet," she finally said when they were face to face again.

"And you should have seen the look on your face when Aslan called your name. Priceless." She gave him a glare but he just laughed. "You're too cute when you're angry."

"So you want me to be angry all the time?" she asked with her eyebrows raised.

"Well, you may not be as logical as Susan, but you are far more witty," Peter said with a grin.

She inclined her head. "Well, 'witty' is my specialty."

The song ended and Peter took her by the hand. "Come with me." And he led her out of the ballroom.

"Where do you suppose they're going?" Edmund asked his older sister. He brushed a few crumbs off his light blue tunic and adjusted his silver crown. It was a size too big and kept slipping down onto his face.

"I have a hunch," Susan smiled with a shrug and leaned on the pillar behind her. She folded her arms in front of her and watched as Peter and Kaylee disappeared. Her grey, silk dress complemented her eyes and her crown sat comfortably on top of her head.

He looked at her. "So, do you want to tell me what that hunch is?"

She glanced out of him from the corner of her eye and had to suppress a laugh. His mouth was covered in crumbs that he swiftly wiped away keeping his eyes on Susan. He was not leaving without an answer from her. Though he wasn't quite sure he wanted to know the answer from the way Susan was smiling at the door. "Probably to go into a vacant corridor and kiss."

"Ew," he whispered to himself.

"And believe me," Susan continued, not paying any mind to the disgusted look on her brother's face, "once they get started you won't be able to pry them apart with a crowbar."

"Ew," he said again.

"Or they could be going to one of their rooms to do…other various activities," she said with a wave of her hand.

"Ew," he said slightly louder.

"I really hope it isn't the latter," she thought to herself, though if she was saying it aloud for Edmund's benefit, she never said. If the satisfied look in her eye was anything to get on, she was saying these things to gross her brother out. "I mean, we do have guests. Besides I would not want to walk in on that. Can you imagine the embarrassment?" She shuddered comically.

"Ew!" he yelled. Susan smiled.

"Well, what'd you expect?" she asked. "Peter and Kaylee are sixteen. That's what teenagers do. Oh, and you may want to be prepared. Because they're together now, Kaylee will giggle at random moments and all of Peter's bad jokes. And they'll be all over each other. For the next few weeks, I don't think you'll ever see them apart."

Edmund thought about this for a minute, then said, "She does that already."

"That's true. Well, she'll do it more often." Edmund groaned and Susan laughed.

"Well, it's official," Edmund said finishing the finger sandwich he'd been eating.

"What is? That you need more food?"

"No," he said giving her a disgusted look and reproachful look. "I am not leaving this room until they come back."

"Why?" Susan puzzled.

"Why do you think?" Susan just looked at him. He sighed in frustration and told her, "Because I don't want to walk in on…well on that! I'm going to get something else to eat." Susan found it funny how her younger brother calmed his stomach with more food. She looked at him, then back at the doorway Kaylee and Peter had exited from, and smiled.

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Peter and Kaylee were in a deserted corridor kissing passionately. Peter had Kaylee pinned against a wall and Kaylee was the first to break apart in need of oxygen. Peter's crown was askew and Kaylee's hair was in knots. Lipstick covered both their faces. "Wow," she simply said. She didn't really need to say anything else.

"You can say that again," Peter whispered breathlessly.

"I don't think this is what Aslan had in mind when he named you 'the magnificent." He just smiled. He then went in for another kiss but Kaylee said, "Pete, what if someone comes down here?"

"Then they'll leave," he said simply. "They won't want to interrupt us."

Kaylee pondered this, then said, "Well, maybe we should save this until after everyone who doesn't belong in the castle leaves. That way we'll have more privacy."

Peter pouted but said, "I guess you're right." He leaned in and whispered in her ear, "But when we're officially alone you are mine."

She gave a seductive grin. "I would never want to disobey a king." Peter laughed. "Come on. Let's get back to the party before someone notices we're gone." "She looked at his face and grinned. "But maybe we should clean up a bit

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Kaylee growled in frustration yet had a smile tugging on her lips, "Stay put! I'm almost done!" She was wiping Peter's face with a wash cloth to get all her lipstick off from their previous engagement. The bathroom that was available was painted a tan-orange color and was rather large. The sink was next to the door and the mirror hung above the sink.

"Ow," he complained. "You know there is a mirror. I can do it myself. You're wiping too hard!" He snatched the cloth from her hand and turned to the mirror, leaning over the white tiled sink. "Give me that!"

She put her hands on her hips and shook her head. "What am I going to do with you?"

"I don't think you really want me to answer that question. It may poison your mind." She gave him a sarcastic smile. "There," he said as he finished. "I'm done. Let's get back."

She sighed as he walked out of the room. "Hey, Peter?"

He reentered the bathroom. "Yeah?"

She hesitated for a second then said, "I love you." Why were those three little words so hard to say? She felt it. She knew she did. Every time he brushed up against her, her whole body tingled with excitement. Her hand felt like it belonged in his. His lips were warm and soft when they kissed her and his hands felt at home on her neck and the small of her back. She could hardly take her eyes off him when he was doing something as simple as laughing or reading. Whenever she had nothing to think about, her mind was on him. Even when she had more important things to do, her mind would be on him. She knew in her heart she was unconditionally and undeniably in love with Peter Pevensie, but she was terrified he didn't feel the same way in return. .

However her fears were a thing of the past when he immediately replied. "I love you too, Kaylee. More than anything in the world," without a second's hesitation. He lightly kissed her lips and intertwined his fingers within hers. "Come on. Let's go back to the party. I'm sure Susan has noticed our absence by now." They both smiled and walked hand in hand to the ballroom.

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"Well it's about time," Edmund whispered to Susan. He was rocking back and forth quickly.

"What?" she asked confused, but when she glanced over to the spot Ed's eyes were trained she didn't need an answer from him. He had to go to the toilet for the past ten minutes but he stayed true to his word. He truly did not want to walk in on his brother and almost-sister. The reason why was still a mystery to her but to be honest, she did not want to know the answer. As soon as he saw them stroll through the door, he took off at a sprint.

"Where's Ed going?" Lucy asked her older sister. She was clad in a beautiful sky blue dress with simple ballet slippers covering her feet. Her hair bounced from her curls as she bounded over to Susan.

"The toilet."

"Oh." They were both quiet for a moment as Susan watched Peter guide Kaylee around with his hand slipped inside of hers. Lucy was staring into space thinking about something else entirely but as she zoned back in she noticed the two others. "Hey, look! We should go over and say hello!" Susan smiled and was tugged along by Lucy to greet her older brother and his new girlfriend. Wow. Girlfriend. She was going to really have to get used to this idea. Shaking her thoughts away she grinned at the two eldest. "Hi Peter! Hi Kaylee. How are you? I'm fine. I love this! It's so nice. You both look lovely by the way. The food is great too! Everything is fantastic! I mean-" Lucy had said all of this without giving anyone a chance to answer any of her questions.

"Okay!" Peter interrupted. "That is enough sugar for you." Kaylee smiled and Susan noticed how adoringly she gazed at Peter. She wondered if even he knew how hard the family friend had fallen for him. She hoped he knew. She thought he knew. They were holding hands. And, was that lipstick on the corner of his mouth? Susan smirked inwardly. Her hunch was right. She was so good!

"I think Peter's right. If you have any more sweets you'll be going faster than the speed of light," Susan said, engaging herself in the conversation.

Kaylee had a puzzled expression. "Where's Aslan?" she asked. It was true. The Great Lion was no longer at the party. Lucy took off to the balcony and Susan, Kaylee, and Peter began conversing about other topics. "Hey Peter, I think you have a little…" Susan said trying but failing to hold back a huge smile. He turned bright red and wiped the corner of his mouth Susan was indicating with his sleeve. Kaylee was bright red as well and Susan now knew she was correct in her assumption.

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A/N: So ends another chapter. Review if you want. Don't if you don't want to. :D