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And here we go…

I tried NOT to think about what Edmund may have been thinking last night but it really wasn't one of those things you can just push out of your mind. I decided that some archery practice may possibly take my mind of of…well, Edmund's mind.

I grabbed my crossbow (yep, Edmund had kept it in the armory. He had given it back to me when I was accepted back) and walked out to the stables to saddle my stallion. He seemed glad to see me and I could honestly say I was glad to see him. I rode to the woods where, I thought with some regret, I had tricked Edmund and he had exiled me. I dismounted and loaded my crossbow, picking a knothole on a tree as my target, and barely took aim before I shot. My accuracy was uncanny and the arrow imbedded its self in the hole.

I grinned. But then a horrible picture flashed into my mind.

If you're going to do it…please aim for something vital…

I flashed back to the battlefield where I had first met the dark king. I remembered the fear in his eyes but also the bravery he showed in the face of death. How close I had come to ending his life! I would be a different person if it wasn't for him, a murderer more than I already was.

But no…it wasn't Edmund that saved me…it was Aslan. He had stopped me from killing Edmund. It was Aslan's plan all along.

The practice was a success. I didn't think about Edmund's perverted thoughts until I got back to the castle and Lucy cornered me.

"So what happened last night?" she asked, her eyes full of curiosity.

"Uh…" I didn't know what to say, nothing HAD happened. "Nothing really."

Lucy half smiled and shook her head.

"Susan says you both looked pretty close this morning," she said with a giggle, "What were you doing with him in the library anyway?"

"I wasn't doing anything with him!" I defended myself, "He was teaching me how to read."

"Teaching you how to read?" Lucy looked shocked, "You mean…you can't?"

"Well I can a little now…"

Lucy smiled a huge smile. Gosh, she was cheery.

"That…is the SWEETEST thing I have EVER heard!" she squealed, clasping her hands together and her eyes shining with excitement.

I looked at her incredulously.

"Lucy, he was just helping me out," I tried to explain.

"Yeah I'm sure he was," Lucy replied, waving her hand in dismissal, "But you know, Natani, I think he might just be doing more than you think."

"What on earth do you mean, Lucy?" I couldn't believe what she was getting at!

"I just mean, I've never seen my brother act the way he does around you before," Lucy stated, as if it was completely foreign, which it probably was. "He tries to be all gentlemanly and suave. He smiles and jokes around. It's been a while since Edmund was this carefree."

I just gaped at her and she turned on her heel and skipped off down the hall.

"You're wrong, Lucy!" I called after her. But she didn't take any notice.

I avoided Edmund all day long. I tried to avoid running into him but it was hard to do when he happened to show up in the most random places. I felt terrible for trying to get away but even more so for shutting him down when tried to talk to me, making up some lame excuse for having to get back to the castle or anywhere he WASN'T.

What Lucy had said had shaken me. I just didn't think it was possible.

Later that night I was laying on my bed thinking of fawns dancing, dwarves forging swords, dryads eating dirt, and anything else that would take mind off the Just King. But it wasn't working so far.

Then I heard a knock on my door and I KNEW it was him. I sighed and told him to come in.

Sure enough, he peeked around the door and smiled as I sat up to greet him half-heartedly. He frowned at my bored tone.

"Hi," he said timidly.

"Hi," I replied without emotion.

He cleared his throat and sat on the bed next to me.

"You're awful bold, Edmund," I snapped at him. He stood up immediately and looked at me like I had three heads.

"Natani, what's wrong with you?" he asked accusingly. "You've been acting strange all day. You're mad at me, I can tell."

I didn't answer. I didn't really know WHAT to say.

Edmund sighed loudly and ran his hand through his black hair, making it stick out everywhere. I smiled, despite myself. He looked a little encouraged and stood in front of me.

"Natani, please tell me what's wrong," he said, his brown eyes practically begging me.

"I honestly don't know, Edmund," I replied, and it was the truth. I was confused as heck. And right now I just didn't want him near me because it just confused me more.

"Did I do something wrong?" he asked me, it was awful to look at him because he looked just like a kicked puppy. "Did I SAY something wrong? If I did I am very sorry!"

"Ed…"I thought my words over carefully, "Can you please give me a while to think about things?"

After he stared at me for a long, heartbreaking time, he nodded sadly and stood to leave.

"Ed!" I called out before he left the room. "I'm not mad at you. You didn't do anything, I just need to think, ok?"

He smiled an obviously forced smile and nodded as he shut the door.

I plopped back down on my bed and growled at my stupid confused brain. WHY was I being so ridiculous? So what if he DID fancy me? Was that so bad? Why was I so scared?

I decided to take a logical view of all this. So I sat up and grabbed a piece of paper. I drew a line down the middle and put a title above each half, one side saying FAULTS and the other side saying POSITIVES. I started with the faults I could find in him and then the fault I found in myself. His consisted of things like aggression, short temper, sarcasm and the like. Mine consisted of things like distrust, anger, fear, and lack of conviction. The positives turned out to fill the other half of the card. I looked at my experiment. According to this paper, his qualities struck my faults and mine vise-versa for his.

I sat back and sighed. I wish I knew what to think. But then I thought, How WILL I know if I avoid him? I knew this was true so I stood up quickly and walked out into the dark and silent castle halls. I purposely strode to the library where I knew he would be. I would continue being taught to read, only this time I was going to pay more attention to what the teacher was doing. I was going to analyze him and decide if I could see what Lucy had seen.

So…I hope this chapter isn't totally lame but I am being distracted by watching Manchester United play football :D I TRIED to focus on the story so I hope it makes sense!

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