Twenty-eight Prompt: Fireworks

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"And you know, then he just made: Woooaaaahh!", Lucy explained.
Everyone laughed and Susan chuckled.

Strange happiness had come over the Narnians since they had beaten the Telmarines. They were on their way back to their castle, so Caspian could be crowned and right now they were taking a break.

Susan looked up and saw Caspian glancing at her. When she locked eyes with him he quickly looked down.

Susan frowned.

"Hey, are you two even listening?", Lucy said, looking at Susan and Caspian.

"Of course we are, Lu", Susan answered and smiled.

Lucy went back to telling her story, but Susan kept thinking about Caspian.

Why had he been looking at her?

Later, when he left, something white fell down in her lap.
It was a small piece of paper.
Susan wanted to tell Caspian, but then she saw her name.

Slowly she turned it around.

Meet me underneath the fireworks.
- C. X.

Susan stared after Caspian. What?

She knew that there were fireworks planned for Caspian's coronation, but why did he want to meet her?

Susan decided to worry about it when it was time to.

Later that day they reached the castle and Susan knew why Caspian loved the old stories so much. The castle was...dark.

Cair Paravel had been bright, filled with laughter and magic. This was...a fortress. It somehow remembered Susan of the witch's castle.

Susan desperately wanted to talk to Caspian, but the whole day through was no chance. He, as the almost-king, had much to do, and she, as one of the Queens of old, had almost more to do.

Before she was ready it turned dark and when the fireworks went off, she stood in the courtyard and hoped that Caspian would come.

"Susan?", someone said.
She turned around.

"Caspian", she said and smiled.
"Why did you want to meet me here?"

All of a sudden he looked nervous.

"Uhm...I..."

Susan smiled.

"I think I get it", she quietly said.

"What, really?", Caspian asked.

Susan chuckled.

"You like me, don't you?"

Caspian turned red and Susan smiled.

"Don't worry. I like you too."

At that moment one of the sparkling, golden fireworks exploded and both of them looked up.
Maybe the meeting underneath the fireworks wasn't even a bad idea at all.