e v e r m o r e [01. prince caspian]

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"There you are! I haven't seen you in a while." Two days, Caspian, actually.

"Oh, really? I hadn't noticed." Lies.

"What are you doing there?" He turns around, trying to catch a glimpse of the floating petals. Reepicheep laughs.

"King Caspian?! Caspian, really? I knew it, I just knew it!" He prances happily, and I laugh at his antics.

"What about me? Emilia, what are you hiding?" I get up, but hold the flower in my hand, which I put behind me.

"Nothing, your majesty."

"Liar, let me see!"

I run across, hoping not for him to catch me. I see his smile, coming closer. I run even faster, in circles around the garden. My speed is no match for his, and he has me, holding me. "Let me see," He murmurs, but I hold it tightly. He clutches the flower, and I let go.

"So, this is what you're hiding? A flower?"

Reepicheep only laughs and mimics me. "He loves me, he loves me not. He loves me, he loves me not." I gasp at what he says, and bury my face in my hands. I take a peek at Caspian, who only smiles more.

"Really?" He looks at Reepicheep, who is smiling dumbly. I wince, hoping the loudmouth would keep his trap shut. Reepicheep only laughs more.

"Of course, not! I was only joking." Reepicheep laughed, falling backwards into the fountain. I sighed in relief, and looked over at Caspian, who smiled weakly. "Why?" Reepicheep asked, pulling himself up.

"Nothing, nothing." Caspian sighed, walking off.

"Don't you want to stay with us in the garden?" I ask, hoping he says yes.
"Well, I suppose. But not too long; I wouldn't want to make Adiel upset." His eyes raise, but they show joy. I felt like muttering curses toward the cobblestone ground, but decided not to. It would be un-Adiel-like.

Reepicheep snickers, I can hear him, but he doesn't seem loud enough for Caspian.

"Well, I can see I'm not wanted here!" Reepicheep tries to leap off the fountain sides but only falls over. I laugh, but run to his side to aid him. Reepicheep only stands up, trying to seem okay. He attempts to look standoffish, and strong, but his bruised back prevented him.

"Are you alright, Reepicheep?" Caspian looks at the small mouse with anxiety. He only painfully smiles back, showing his teeth.

"Never better!" He says, his voice wounded. He strode, or endeavored to, off, leaving me alone with Caspian.

"We have not spoken in a while, Emilia." His eyes look between the gardens and me, as if we would change any second.

Bluntly, I state, "I know."

"Well, have you seen the whole castle yet?" With his voice, I can tell he's offering to guide me. But Adiel's face of affection showed in my thoughts, and I refused.

"Yes, Caspian. Reepicheep has showed it to me." With a weary face, Caspian looked away.

"You sound... angry." He mumbled, looking away. "Is something wrong?"

I felt like yelling, as odd as it sounds. Of course I was upset, but I hadn't wanted Caspian to know the reason. It'd seem mean. I hadn't wanted him to know that I was just envious of his marriage to my sister, and wanted myself to marry him. No one had known me. At all. But there was Caspian and Adiel, all known throughout the planet, talking.

I wanted to be known. But not just known, known because I was with him. I don't want to know what will happen to me. And that's what worries me.

"N-Nothing." I quiver, my voice shakes. I don't want to say it. I don't want to say, because I like you, Caspian! I don't want to admit my feelings. I want to dissolve into a hole.

I see Trufflehunter, rushing toward us. Caspian turns to see the running badger, out of breath and excited. "The-the, the kings and queens of old! Are-are-are here!" I see Caspian's eyes grow large, but he restrains himself.