Previously on Raelyn the Merciful...

Am I dead again? No, I still couldn't open my eyes. I felt shaking, and blurry voices. Squinting my eyes open, I could make out the voices.

"Ed! Come on, wake up! You can do it!"

That bit of encouragement helped me. I tried harder and I finally opened my eyes. That is, for a moment. It took a while to adjust to the light.
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Edmund's POV

"There he comes! He's waking up!" I heard a voice squealing. That voice rung in my ears for a while but when it went away I could focus on the concerned eyes before me.

Peter, Susan, Lucy, and Raelyn. Peter ran up to me and gave me a huge hug. When he didn't let go, everyone else joined in. I felt their warm arms wrapping around my trembling body. I'm back. I'm alive! I told myself. I would be forever grateful to Aslan for what he did for me.

Two days later......

I had been showered with love these past two days. I still am in disbelief that I was dead; that certainly kept me awake the first night. I was walking down the long corridors of Cair Paravel, headed towards the coronation where our thrones were.

Wait, did I just say that? This is still really crazy. Me, a King? In a completely different world no less. It was definitely a lot to take in, but I was beginning to accept this new reality. I decided to check on my sisters as they were getting ready.

*knock knock*

"Yes? Who is it?" Susan called it from the room.

"It's me, Edmund! Are you almost ready?" I yelled, hearing bustling and running inside.

"Yes, can you come in and help me with my necklace? I can't seem to get it."

I opened the door, and was stunned to see my sisters like this.

They were dressed up in beautiful gowns and their hair was done by a nymph that Lucy became friends with.

"You two look lovely." I told them, resulting with a giggle from Lucy and a wide smile from Susan.

"Thank you." They replied in unison.

I grabbed Susan's necklace and clasped it in the back for her. Lucy and Susan stood at a floor length mirror laughing and complimenting each other with how they looked.

"Girls, we'd better get over to the ceremony." I told them.

"Hold on Edmund, Aslan told us to bring Raelyn with us. He wants her there for something."

We walked down the next hall and knocked on her door.

"Raelyn?" I called. "Are you ready?"

"Just a minute!" She replied. Once she stepped out, I was shocked at how beautiful she looked. Her hair was braided and twisted around so it fell on her right shoulder, past her elbow and her bangs were curled, complimenting her jawline. She was wearing pearl earrings and a diamond necklace with a rose colored gown that reached the floor, the sleeves fluting out at the elbows.

In a nutshell, she was stunning. I was staring. I couldn't look away!

Her eyes shimmered and her smiling teeth sparkled in the sunlight, just like when I first came to Aslan's camp.

"Uhh, Susan and Lucy?" Raelyn began. "Edmund and I will be along shortly, you can go on to the ceremony." She told them.

Susan gave me "the look" while exiting the room. Lucy giggled before skipping after Susan.

"Edmund?" I snapped out of my trance.

"Uh- yes?"

"Is anything wrong? You don't seem like yourself."

"Ahhh- I uh- no! Nothing's wrong" I stammered. "Nothing at all is wrong, in fact- everything is perfect because you're so pretty-" I rambled before clapping a hand over my mouth in shock of what I just said.

"Edmund! I'm flattered!" She replied.

"Uh, y you are? I mean you are- well I guess then it wasn't so- I mean I'm glad that you're-"

But before I could try to finish my sentence, she interrupted me. (A.N. ha! You thought it was a kiss, didn't you! Admit it....)

"Edmund, did you hear what I said when you were dying?" She asked while a tear escaped her eye when she said the last word.

I smiled, and reached out for her hand. "I did." I replied, truthfully.

"Did you mean it?" I wanted to know.

She looked up at me and smiled. "Every word." She breathed. All of a sudden she started leaning in.

Was this it? Is the moment I've been longing for actually here??

Just as there was almost no more space between us, the bells started ringing and Raelyn jumped back, startled. Realizing what the sound was, she started walking toward the door in an awkward silence. (Haha got you again😛😊😁)

"Raelyn!" I called out. She turned around. "Yes?"

"I wouldn't regret it if the bells never rang." I smiled.

She laughed, and we both hurriedly made our way to the coronation.

A.n. bee really busy lately but I'm trying to get this story done. One more chapter and then it's finished!!!!!!