CHAPTER 2: The War Begins

The next morning at school was a disaster for Lucy. She just wished she never chose this school from the start. She really regretted it right now.

She came to the classroom late and Mrs. Jadis almost got angry at her but she made an exception because she is a new student and it was alright. But next time, no mercy. Lucy sighed in relief and made her way towards her seat which unfortunately was next to Edmund's. She glared at him and cursing his name in her mind. Lucy expected Edmund to glare back but on the contrary, he and even his friends were giggling. She looked at them puzzled and sat on her chair.

Mrs. Jadis started the lesson. A boring ones as usual and made the class drown into boredom. Edmund leaned closer to Lucy when Mrs. Jadis faced the white-board and whispered to her.

"Really, you aren't scared of me?"

"No." she said easily.

"Good. Well, let's see then soon. I didn't play around when I said I'll make your life miserable yesterday, you know." She turned her head to him and just saw he was grinning. This guy is mad.

Even though she hates him, she knew she had to admit that he is really good-looking. No wonder why Edmund said that he hates girls. Lucy found out yesterday from Harper that he had a lot of admirers, or you can say, creepers. He wasn't the only one who had those, Caspian too. But Caspian didn't respond it with anger as Edmund did.

"Ms. Carter, are you listening to me?" Mrs. Jadis' voice echoed in Lucy's ears.

"N-no. I'm sorry Mrs. Jadis I wasn't paying attention." She said. She'd rather tell the truth than get herself into trouble.

"Is that so? Well, why don't you answer these questions on the white-board as your punishment?"

Yeah, don't get myself into trouble. Great!

"S-sure." Lucy said uncertain. She studied a little last night, that's why she wasn't really nervous.

But when Lucy tried to get up, but she couldn't. How strong Lucy tried to get up from her chair, she felt her body attracted back to the chair. Why can't I get up? Everyone in the class started to laugh, getting Mrs. Jadis' attention.

"What are you doing Ms. Carter? I told you to answer these questions immediately! Why are you still sitting there?"

"I-I-I'm sorry, Mrs. Jadis. But I can't get up. It feels like my chair is glued or something." The class burst out laughing. Lucy was confused. She was looking around embarrassed. Her face was heating up. Why are they laughing at me?

"Glued? Don't be silly. Who wants to glue your chair?"

Lucy suddenly remembered something: Edmund. She turned her head and saw Edmund and his friends laughing so hard. She glared at them.

"You glued my chair, didn't you?" she asked sharply to Edmund.

"What? No, seriously Lucy. You are the most ridiculous person I've ever met. Me? Glued your chair? It's not profitable at all. " He said innocently like he really didn't do anything and he continued laughing.

"I doubt that. You said you're going to-"

"Enough Ms. Carter. You can't accuse others by carelessly. You were late, didn't pay attention in my class, and now this?" Mrs. Jadis shook her head in disbelief.

"But Mrs. Jadis-"

"Now I want you to get up from the chair, now!"

"But I can't! My chair is glued and I can't take off my butt from this chair."

Mrs. Jadis walked to her and helped her to get up. Turns out, she couldn't make her to get up. She sighed in defeat. "Alright. Turns out somebody has glued your chair. I'll sort that thing out with you after the class. And for your detention, I'll give you extra homework and it's due Friday." Lucy was about to protest but the ball rang.

VVVVVVVV

Lucy was in front her locker to pick some books for the next classes. Suddenly, Harper showed up and shocked her.

"Hi!" Harper said happily, shaking Lucy's shoulders. Lucy and Harper made a good friendship. They were connected to each other and they enjoyed each other's presence. On the previous day, they talked in the café for like hours until Harper got a call from her mom asking where she is and why hasn't she got home. They exchanged numbers and at the night they talked on the phone like they have been friends since they were so young.

"Gosh Harper! You gave me a fright!" Lucy said, putting her hands on her chest. She focused to her locker again. Harper noticed Lucy's skirt was a bit obsolete and it caught his attention and curiosity.

"What happened to your skirt? Surely you are new, not some kind of student who had studied in here for years."

Lucy rolled her eyes and closed her locker sharply. "There was an accident..." and Lucy told everything that happened that morning to Harper. Harper gaped.

"How could he?"

"I know. I am so doomed for the next days, for the next years, for the rest of my life-"

"Don't be scared of him."

"I'm not. I'm just worried about my life after this." Lucy said looking down. Harper rolled her eyes.

Suddenly, Harper saw Edmund and his friends coming towards them. A huge smile was placed on Edmund's lips. Happiness was clear on his face.

Edmund stood next to Lucy and coughed. "How was your morning today, milady?" Edmund said in a tease tone.

"Oh, go ahead. Tease me as long as you can." Lucy said, rolling her eyes.

"Nice skirt." Caspian said and Daniel whistled. "Where did you get it? A closet full of dust?"

"I got it from Mrs. Jadis okay. Thanks to you, now my new skirt was thrown away in vain."

"Well, that explains that my mission is succeeded." Edmund said smirking.

"You know, I meant it when I said that you are mean."

"And do you regret it?" Edmund asked with a grin.

"No." Lucy said with confidence.

"No?" Edmund's face looked confused and his smile faded.

"No. You heard me."

This is unbelievable! He tried to find a strong glue for her this morning, he made sure to make his mission for her this morning works. He was sure of it. He wasted his morning just for her! And now, she didn't even show that she was scared of him now. She didn't even say sorry for saying those mean words to him yesterday. His mission was not entirely succeeded. Not yet.

"You are…. strange." Edmund said in disbelief.

"You haven't met a girl like me before, have you?" Lucy said smirking.

"Ugh, you-" Edmund said and he stepped forward to her but Lucy stopped him. This time, Lucy was brave. Their face were inches away, once again. And Lucy threw away her fears and spoke up fearlessly.

"You're going to regret this, Edmund Pevensie. Don't expect me to just sit silent running my life while you are messing around with it." And then she walked away with Harper that looked at her in awe. Edmund was still staring blankly at the spot where Lucy just stood. She was brave, he had to admit. She seemed like she had no fears at all. Never, in Edmund's entire life in High School that a girl dared to do that to him.

He felt a tap on his shoulder and John spoke up. "You know, if I were you I've probably kissed her at that time. You even had that chance yesterday." He shook his head. Others just laughed and they made their way to the cafeteria.

VVVVVVVV

"I don't get it. She was so innocent cute-little-puppy yesterday and she changed into superman girl's version all of sudden." Edmund said whilst eating his fries. They were in their favorite restaurant at seven o'clock near Edmund's house. Usually, Edmund went there with his gang but today he just went there with Caspian, since he's his closest friend.

He wore a green shirt with black hooded jacket and jeans. Caspian wore a simple white shirt with blue jacket and jeans.

Caspian laughed and grabbed his coke. "That's girls. You can't predict them. She is unique though, I have to admit. I feel what you did to her this morning was too outrageous."

"But you said it was fine."

"No, I didn't say a thing!" Caspian said wide-eyed.

"Yeah, right." Edmund said smirking.

"Gosh, I adore her." Caspian paused when he saw Edmund glaring at him. "And I mean come on, what did she do until you were being so mean to her? Seriously dude, that's childish."

"It's just—this Lucy girl. She is… different. I like it—no, scratch that. I hate it. No-"

"Have you made up your mind?" Caspian smirked. "You didn't even talk that much to her before—before she said mean things to us. How can you stand that you 'hate her'?"

"She is annoying. She makes my temper raise a second after she opens her bloody mouth. I feel like want to punch her in the face, too bad she is a girl. If she was a guy she'd probably dead by now."

"I didn't hate her, just for your information. I didn't get too offend like you did. I mean, she was kind of right after all-"

"So you are saying that I'm actually mean, pathetic, evil-"

"Kind of." Caspian said shrugged. And then he saw Edmund's face changed and then he spoke up. "No, I mean no. But seriously though Ed, I considered her as our friend the day she first showed up. I feel guilty and irresponsible at some point that you definitely don't understand." Caspian said, rolling his eyes.

"Yeah right Caspian. I know that she's pretty, that's you are defending her over and over and over and over again." Edmund said sarcastically.

"Too much." Caspian muttered and blushed.

"I swear I hate her. I hate hate hate hate hate hate-"

"I got your point."

"I swear I'll kill her."

"You won't."

"I swear I'll make her life more miserable than this morning. The glue thing, it was just for the first impression. I have a lot in mind to do with her." Edmund smirked.

"Whatever you like Ed."

VVVVVVVV

Edmund arrived at home around nine and he walked to the kitchen just to found her mom was making a chocolate cake and his dad was reading a thick book and he seemed drown into it.

"I'm home." He said cheerfully.

"There you are! You know what time is this?" Her mom said to her and pointed at her right hand.

"Err—nine?"

"You promised me you will be here at eight."

"I was with Caspian. I forgot time is exist if he's around." He said giggling. He walked to the refrigerator and took out a coke. Mrs. Pevensie just rolled her eyes and continued cooking.

"Susan called." Her mom said suddenly.

"Susan? When?" Edmund asked. Susan is his elder sister. She went to America a year ago for collage. He really loves his sister and he just wish she would visit them this year before Christmas. He hates her a little bit though. His sister is too beautiful with her brown long hair and a pair of beautiful blue eyes. And she just loves to be with her lipstick, make up, fancy dresses, and her beloved boyfriend. She changed from an innocent cute little girl into a cool-but-so-annoying beautiful sister. Sometimes Edmund misses the old her.

"Like an hour ago. She asked for you but I told her you were off with your friend. She misses you."

"I miss her too. I wonder if her brain is fixed already since she is in America now."

"Hush! Don't talk about your sister like that." Edmund laughed.

"I think I'm going to bed. See you in the morning mom, dad." His dad just smiled and nodded and Edmund gave a short kiss on his mom's cheek and when he was about to go upstairs, his mom stopped him.

"Wait, Edmund!"

"Yes mom?"

Mrs. Pevensie stopped cooking and wiping her hands with towel.

"There was your friend who called you-"

"Dean?"

"No."

"John?"

"No-"

"Daniel?"

"No! It was a girl!" said Mrs. Pevensie impatiently. Edmund eyes widened.

"A girl? As long as I can remember I've never gotten a call from a girl, mom. Except Susan and some creepers… Ogh forget it. I did get some phone calls from girls."

"Well yeah... Look, she told me that you peed in your pants at school this morning and advised me to bring extra panties for you, in case you do that again tomorrow-"

"What? No I didn't! D-did she say her name?" Edmund was furious and Mrs. Pevensie could see that.

"No. But she said she is your friend and she is just concerned about you," she paused for a while, staring at her son's puzzled face. "Looks like you have a girlfriend and you never told me? Hm hm?" Mrs. Pevensie teased him.

"No! Mom, I don't have a girlfriend."

"Alright alright. So, you want me to bring you some extra panties for tomorrow?"

Edmund's eyes widened. "W-what? N-no! I didn't pee in my pants mom! It was just a joke! It was probably someone who wants to play a prank on me-" but he paused. He realized something. Gosh, how stupid I am!

"Lucy!"

"Oh, so your girlfriend's name is Lucy?"

"No! That girl who called—arghhh!" and then Edmund stormed upstairs and Mr and Mrs. Pevensie could hear the door slammed shut sharply.

"Is he okay dear?" asked Mr. Pevensie confused.

"Teenagers. Let him be."

VVVVVVVV

She curled up on the floor of her bedroom, staring blankly at the music box that laid on the floor in front of her. Hugging her knees, she cried. The pain of her past still haunting her. Even though she had moved out and left her hometown just so she could forget about him. But the pain still remainded perfectly in her heart. How she wish she could go back in time and change it all. How she wish she never met him.

She and a blonde-haired guy with blue eyes and magnificent face sat on the sofa of the living room in Lucy's house. Lucy just got home from school and her boyfriend picked her up that day. He was a college student and just got in and had been dating Lucy for a year now since she first sat on eleventh grade.

"Do you want to drink something, Peter?" she asked cheerfully.

"Of course, anything as long as my love who made it." He replied, cupping both of his hands on Lucy's cheeks.

"Right, I'll be back." She said giggling.

Soon, Lucy came back to the living room with two mugs of tea on her hands. She sat on the sofa next to him.

"Is being a college student… fun?" she asked innocently.

"Why did you ask that?" the guy asked chuckling.

"I'm just asking. You know, you've been busy recently until you didn't have time for me." She said bitterly.

"Ow, my little puppy is missing me." He teased. She smacked his arm. "Ouch! What was that for?"

"For teasing me!" she said blushing. Peter just laughed and threw his arm around her shoulder.

"Is your mom or dad home?"

"Nope. Mom went to her friend's house. And dad went for work. I told mom you're going to visit after school so she left." She smirked.

"Aha, I get it now." Peter said grinning and Lucy blushed even more.

"Are college girls… pretty?" she asked shyly. Peter frowned and burst out laughing.

"So, you are worried if I fall in love with one of the college girls?"

"W-what? N-no! Pshh, silly you." She said awkwardly.

"Admit it, or I'll take out my biggest weapon."

"And what is that?" she said between her giggles.

"This." He said, showing both of his hands in front of her face and started to tickle her.

"No! No no, Peter stop it!" she cried out between her laughs.

"Admit it first, then I'll stop."

"No way! Peter!" tears escaped from her eyes. She was laughing out loud.

"Admit now and then I'll stop! That's easy!" Peter said laughing.

"Alright alright! I'm worried! Now let me go." She said in defeat. Peter sighed in victory.

"I told you it's easy." He said smirking. Lucy just laughed.

They were staring at each other's eyes for a few minutes. Peter leaned closer to Lucy and put one of his hands on her neck. He captured his lips with hers soon. He kissed her passionately and Lucy kissed him back just the same. He explored her back and she moaned. They were enjoying their happy private moment for a while. Until a phone rang and they broke off their kiss. It was Peter's who rang.

He picked up his phone. "Hello?"

He didn't say a word after that for a while but then he said "okay" and turned it off.

"I have to go Lu. I-I have… a p-project to discuss with my friend." He smiled uncertain.

"S-sure, if that's so. Can you come back tomorrow at the same time as now?"

"Sure, of course." Peter smiled. He kissed her for a second and got up.

Tears were all over her cheeks now. Soon she realized it was late and she got up, leaving the music box laid there and jumped onto her bed. Her heart was beating wildly.

She was hurt

Ignored

Feeling worthless

Feeling stupid

Too stupid to gave her love to him.

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