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Chapter XVII

Peter was panting hard while sitting on the training grounds after breakfast. Adam did the same beside him. They were paring blades and Peter won but he had to admit that his opponent was really good. He turned to him and smiled:

"You're really skilled my friend."

"But you won anyway."

"20 years of practice."

"That's older than me, good grief."

Peter laughed before turning around to watch Annabelle practicing archery with Lucy and Susan. She finally could get the target right and soldiers felt safer, not staying on alert in case an arrow came their way. He was really fond of his future sister-in-law; about that he was utterly sure. She was the one for Edmund even though they only met not long ago.

Edmund watched his lady practice. He made his way towards her and snaked his arms around her waist and pressed her back to his chest. She let out a yelp as he spun her around before putting her down still with the same position and she leaned into his shoulder. Lucy and Susan let them have their moment but both were grinning from ear to ear.

They stood there, Edmund planting a kiss on the nape of her neck from time to time.

"My lady" he broke the comfortable silence "would you do me the honor of dueling with me?" she rolled her eyes at his gallantry but accepted anyway.

They were now face to face, Ed with a sword in his hand and Anne with her twin daggers. She attacked first and Edmund was surprised by her strength but took her blow easily. She held herself pretty well and the just king was impressed. She was a natural, no one could reach that level in less than a month, and his surprise grew when she tripped him. He smiled slyly and turned them around then landed on top of her, with his weight on his forearms trying not to crush her.

She smiled before kissing him completely ignoring their audience. Before things could get passionate someone cleared their throat. 'Always count on peter to interrupt, he clearly needed to find himself a woman' Edmund thought annoyed before helping his own up.

Annabelle didn't feel like blushing at all, she only gave him his prize and she didn't need to shy away from family now that she felt she was really part of it.

Lucy was merely chatting with Adam. She loved him but not in a romantic way. He was the only one, apart from Edmund, that viewed her as a woman, a strong one that could take care of herself but also needed her time to cry and be weak. He accepted every side of her, but she couldn't see him as more. She truly wished to but couldn't. She wanted just one person and it wasn't him. The person occupying her heart was glaring at them but as soon as she caught his eye he looked the other way.

She had enough, she strode towards him irritated:

"What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing!" he answered exasperated for a reason she couldn't understand.

"Very well then, you don't want to tell me what's on your mind fine, but I'll give you a piece of mine. Grab a sword NOW!" he did as he was told before she turned to her dark-haired brother.

"I'll borrow one of your swords."

"Uh-Oh."

"What is it Su?" asked Annabelle echoing Adam's question.

"Lucy doesn't use swords unless she's angry or desperate, and both aren't good presage for Caspian at the moment." She explained.

Lucy attacked right then right there with no hesitation. Caspian quickly went on the defensive as he knew she wasn't joking.

"You've hurt me all over and over again and I'm still acting like nothing happened and you don't even seem to care?!" she yelled between blows.

"I can't do it Lucy; I can't see you hurting and be all easy going." He answered between clenched teeth blocking her sword. She threw another blow and he stopped it with their faces inches from each other.

"Whose fault is that? I don't need your guilt and pity; all I want are answers, why were you glaring all day?"

"I don't know what you're talking about." She hit him the hilt of the sword on his chest before laughing without humor:

"Enough with the lies, you know damn well what I'm talking about, every time I'm with Adam all you do is scowl at us."

They both didn't notice the people watching, almost all castle was either on the training rounds or balconies and windows.

He composed himself and finally attacked but she skillfully blocked it.

"Well it seemed like flirting to me." She smirked before landing another blow to his ribs, he grunted.

"Why does it bother you anyway, jealous?" She hissed in a low voice

"I thought you liked me-"

"Liked you?!" the valiant queen was fuming she disabled the young king from his sword before throwing her own.

Caspian didn't have time to question her acts before she pulled him from the collar and crashed her lips on his. Without shyness, he realized that she was a woman that always got what she wanted as her mouth moved roughly against his. She tasted like the sweetest berries and he couldn't believe that he longed for those lips. He responded with as much passion while deepening their kiss. They began breathing harder but didn't want to break the moment they were so lost in. His hands found her hair and he undid her braid, he always preferred when her beautiful curls cascaded down her back. Her arms went around his neck and her hands between his soft hair while his locked around her waist pressing their bodies together. The heat radiating from them made them even more aroused and burn with desire. They both finally pulled back eyes unfocused and breathing hard. Her hand stroked his face while looking at him with confidence, lust and passion.

"I love you Caspian, I've been in love with you since we first met, I may have looked like a child but I was a woman inside, I watched you with so many women but that didn't lessen my love for you even for a moment, and my only wish is that someday you'll accept me." She kissed him softly again before turning to the others. Servants, lords, ladies, soldiers all looked shocked, some green with jealousy, others just stunned at their most unsuspected royals' heated display. Even lord Beltran was looking at them knowingly.

Her eyes landed on Edmund and Anne who nodded encouragingly at her then Susan who looked sad and Adam who was hiding his pain behind a smile. She really didn't deserve such a friend but she couldn't help it. Finally her eyes went to Peter, who was shocked at first then enraged. He about to yell but she stopped him with one look. A look that said 'don't mess with me I'm not in the mood' he made another attempt

"WHA-"

"Peter, don't."

"Caspian? I won't allow it."

"Stop being so protective."

"Protective? I just saw my sister tensely kissing another man that hurt her only a day ago."

"Don't you understand? I'm not a little girl anymore, I'm a full grown mature woman, don't you dare tell me what to do." She hissed,

"Lu, you know him he won't make you happy."

"Yes I know him but I can't help it, my mind tells me I'm fool but my heart says otherwise, you're the one who taught me to always follow it." she told him before looking at Caspian, who was deep in thought and confused then made her way to her room for a much needed bath.

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