Prince Caspian (Edmund x OC)

Chapter 3 Aslan?

Alex P.O.V.

"So, Alex, how old are you?" Susan asked curiously as the three girls walked side by side.

"Fourteen, your majesty." Alex answered.

"Wow, you're only a year older than me!" Lucy exclaimed and Alex smiled down at her.

"And don't bother with titles, we're all royalty anyways when you think about it." Susan added, and Alex pursed her lips.

"Yes, but I'm the princess of invaders while you are the kings and queens of old." She grumbled, and the other two laughed at her. She smiled and joined in their laughter, shaking her head as they reached a silent, mutual agreement.

"You know, I never actually got to say 'Thank you.'" Lucy informed her and Alex furrowed her brows.

"'Thank you'? For what?" She asked confused.

"For saving me!" Lucy laughed. "If you hadn't come out, that bear would've clawed me."

Alex smiled lightly as Lucy's smile dropped slightly, her forehead creasing in sadness.

"It was really no big deal, and I think Trumpkin would've done shot it sooner if I hadn't gotten in the way." Alex admitted as they all glanced behind them at the dwarf. He pretended to ignore them, but Alex noticed the slight embarrassed flush on his face and she giggled.

"Yeah, I wanted to thank you for saving Lucy too." Susan admitted, reaching out a hand to briefly hug her sister tightly. Alex saw the flash of guilt on the older girl's face and she smiled reassuringly.

"It's alright, Narnia's just...different from what you probably knew it to be." Alex said softly and Susan gave her a small smile of thanks.

Susan and Lucy walked on ahead while Alex lagged somewhat, hugging Destier. She couldn't help but worry- even though she liked the Pevensies, and even Trumpkin now that they had put aside their differences, she missed Caspian and worried if he was alright.

"He'll be fine." Alex started and raised her eyes to meet Edmund's kind gaze.

"Pardon?" She asked, startled from her train of thought and Edmund grinned.

"I could see you worrying." He explained. "I'm sure your brother's fine. If he's like you, he'll be making his way somehow and trying to find you too."

Alex smiled, and said softly: "Thank you."

Edmund smiled back. "You're welcome."

Alex's heart fluttered and she felt a light blush cover her face as she stared into Edmund's brown eyes. She couldn't help but think how beautiful his eyes really were, framed by thick dark lashes. Neither of them noticed Trumpkin's raised eyebrows as he watched the pair, nor Susan and Lucy's amused glances as they peeked at them over their shoulders.

They were shaken out of their trance-like states by Peter's amused voice as he called back: "We should be reaching the crossing soon."

He watched the pair with an amused expression as both teens blushed and averted their gazes from each other. Alex could feel her heated face and fixed her gaze on the ground in front of her. She was so focused that she missed Edmund's longing glance as she quickly sped up to where Susan and Lucy were walking. Finally looking up, she saw Susan and Lucy looking at her with twin Cheshire cat grins.

"Shut up." She muttered and the other two girls burst out into laughter as their new friend's face became, if possible, even redder. They had walked quite a bit further in when Susan frowned.

"I don't remember this way at all." She murmured, looking about her at the greenery with a confused frown.

"That's the problem with girls." Peter teased as he glanced back over his shoulder. "You can't carry a map in your heads."