A Bright Future

Chapter Ten

----Isabelle dream----

I was on the ship and it was a storm i tried to help but i slipped and it the side. i screamed in agony and looked down i had a swollen stomach.

"Belle?"  i turned to Caspian

"what are you doing? are you mad" i tried to speak but i couldn't, why couldn't I?

" you heavily pregnant with our child and you think to come above in this weather. don't you think! your putting our child in danger" he yelled

"i'm sorry" I spluttered out in fear

"no you're always doing this. Its not like before you have a life to look after and its not just your own." he dragged me by the arm and into the state room

"Caspian you're hurting me" I whimper as he does not relent in his fierce grasp.

"i don't care. you are carrying my heir and as such you should protect him" he sat me down on the bed fire burning in his eyes.

"don't move" he ordered leaving the door slamming behind me.

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"Caspian" i sat up bolt right and looked around. It was a nightmare i touched my face and i felt teardrops. i got out of bed and went to Caspian. Lucy was already there talking with Edmund and Caspian

"so either we're all going mad or something's playing with our minds" Edmund leant back in his hammock

"Caspian" my voice was horse and weak like a little child

"Isabelle"  he got down from his hammock and came to me i hugged him

"i need to talk with you" i told him he nodded and i lead him away from the others . We entered the Map room and i sat down he followed

"Belle why are you crying? Did you have a nightmare" i nodded

"But it was my fault though i should have told you" i wiped away my tears

"told me what" he wondered and I took a deep breath before continuing on. I had to say something or that nightmare would haunt me.

"i wanted to but you had waited so long to fulfil your oath that i didn't want to get in the way of that" I started

"Isabelle what haven't you told me" i looked up at him.

"for a while i've been different and i don't mean since the attack. Before we set sail i was ill and felt woozy. I thought nothing of it but when i tasted certain foods the made me want to empty my guts. Thats when i started thinking and remembering what my mother once told me when i was younger and coming into teenage years." i took his hands

"Your scaring me Belle" he took my shoulder and I touched them with my hands.

"please don't because i already am"

"what is it?"

"well i'm not certain and i would have to wait till we got home. But there is a possibility that i might be with child" his face turned to stone as he let the news sink in.

"please don't be mad i wanted to tell you but with everything that was going on i didn't want to distract you. Besides it's not certain just a possiblity."

"Belle you kept this possibility because of the quest" i nodded

"oh Belle you can have the most stupid thought" he rubbed my cheek. I scowled at his words

"i beg your pardon?" I folded my arms, now on the defensive.

"you are more important than any quest. your life and the possibility of another is more important to me and always will be." he told me

"but this is more important. if we don't then all of Narnia could be at risk" I replied, this was more important right now.

"i know that" he sighed "what made you tell me now?"

"my nightmare. i had a swollen stomach and went on deck to help although at the time i didn't know i was heavily carrying. you were so mad at me and you hurt my arm, your heir was more important than me"

"you are both equally important  i could never favour one of you more than the other" he brought me into a hug

"i'm sorry" he rubbed my back

"its okay i could never stay mad wait correction be mad at you" he assured me as he kissed my head comforting me.

"you say that now"  he chuckled and i pulled back

"i won't be able to get back to sleep without you" 

"come on" he took us back to his hammock and i got in as well curling up to him and falling asleep this time having no nightmares