The Choice

the coronation

I was awoken by the sunlight that was warming my face, I turned my face and looked at the face I loved the most in the whole world. I felt so peaceful staring at him " You know it's rude to stare princess" he groaned with his sleepy voice. "I know but I just can't believe how lucky I am to wake up next to you." "The honour is all mine princess." I gave him a soft kiss on his cheeks and put my head close to his. "Today is the day, let's get ready." He said smiling at me "Oh my god Cas, what the hell am I going to wear?! I have nothing, absolutely nothing!" I said panicking. "Relax princess, it's all been taken care of. Go to your room, I took care of everything." I looked at him and chuckled "Why are you so mysterious my prince?" he laughed and looked at me with pleasure filling his eyes "You'll see". I couldn't stop smiling and got out of the bed, "See you at our coronation my prince." I walked out of his room and got to mine. When I entered my room there was this beautiful dress laying on my bed, I thought it was a dress but it was not quite. It were white leather pants, a blouse and a jacket, the jacket was extraordinary, it was short in the front but long at the back. I loved the completely white outfit, especially the jacket, I was in love with it and all its details and its golden embroideries. I got changed in the outfit and looked in the mirror, I stood there in complete shock. I never thought I was pretty until this very moment and I loved the fact that Caspian chose this outfit, he knew I prefer pants over dresses but he managed to give me an outfit that was so elegant but also resembled me. There was a knock at the door " Come in!" I yelled, there was a girl that came in. "I'm here to prepare you for the coronation your majesty." the girl said friendly "No please call me Maria" "Alright Maria, how do you want your hair and makeup?" "Uhm, I don't know. I trust you, you can do whatever you like!" "Really?! Oh wow, I never had to possibility to choose before. I'm Emma by the way!" "Nice to meet you Emma, let's do this." "Okay Maria, take a seat and let's get started, shall we?" I walked over to my makeup table and took a seat "How long have you worked here Emma?" "Miraz gave me as a gift to his wife, she was quite horrible though! She would wake me in the middle of the night because she had a pimple!" I laughed " Oh my god, what a drama queen! I would never do that to you Emma." "I know she was a true drama queen! Are you nervous for the coronation?" "Yeah, I am actually. I just feel like I'm not worthy, my siblings are actual heroes and I'm just a girl." "Maria, you may be just a girl but you are the girl that saved Narnia! You saved everyone, including me, we were all controlled by Miraz and you saved us all! You are worthy Maria! You deserve it!" "Thank you Ems, I feel a lot better now! Would you want to stay in the castle with me, not as my maid but as my friend who helps me dress up every now and then?" "Uh duh, I would love to M! I can't believe I made a friend here! Before you came here I was always alone." I looked at her, she was so genuine and sweet "You'll never be alone Ems. Now, let's get started! I don't want to miss my coronation!" "Thanks M! I'll get to it!" she started doing my hair and makeup. We talked for hours and became best friends, it felt like we've known each other for ages. Our girly talk was interrupted by a knock "Come in!" I said. Peter walked in and smiled at me "You look beautiful sister!". "I know right?! She's a natural beauty!" Emma exclaimed. "Thanks, both of you!" I said smiling at them. "Can I talk to you for a second?" Peter asked. Emma understood he wanted to be alone with me and walked to the door "I'll leave you guys to it! I'll see you at the coronation M, I hope I can find a good spot along with the rest of the staff." "Actually Ems, I want you to stand next to me together with my siblings. You're important to me so I need you there!" she looked at me in complete shock "Really?!" I nodded and smiled at her "Okay, I'll be there! Thank you Maria!" "No problem, see you then!" "Bye!" she yelled as she walked out of the room. Peter stood there smiling at me "What?" I asked him. "Oh nothing, it's just nice to see that my sister has made some pretty good friends here." "Yeah, I guess I did. What did you want to talk about?" "I've just returned from my talk with Aslan together with Susan, he told us we had to leave Narnia and that we would never come back. He also told us about the choice you have to make." "Peter, I-" "No Maria, let me talk. I want you to put yourself in the first place this time, you've done so much for us but you never thought about what you wanted. We will support you, no matter what! You're the best sister somebody could wish for and that's why you deserve your shot at happiness, please choose for your happiness. We love you and we want you to be happy, we will be with you no matter what, even if we're in another world! Besides you really love Caspian, even I can see that this love is genuine. You deserve true love Maria" "Thanks Pete, this helped me a lot. I think I've made my decision, I'll wait until the meeting to announce it." "I'm happy to help big sis. Now let's get this coronation done shall we?" "We shall" I said smiling at my brother. "I'm so proud of you Pete. You've really grown into this beautiful, sweet and caring person who fights for his loved ones." I said as we walked into the hallway towards the throne room. Before the closed doors was my true love standing playing nervously with his fingers, I smiled as soon as I saw him. Peter let go and went to join the rest of my siblings in the throne room together with all the people that were waiting for us to enter. I walked up to Caspian and laid my hand as shoulder giving it a reassuring soft squeeze, he turned to look at me and as our eyes met I felt all my worries disappear into thin air. "Ready princess?" he asked my smiling "I'm ready my prince." I said as I grabbed his hand. "Let's go then!" he said as the music began playing. We opened the doors and saw the hundreds of people watching us, Caspian noticed I got nervous and gave my hand a soft squeeze. I calmed down and we started walking towards the thrones, everyone was watching us with tears in their eyes. I felt so proud at that moment. Once we reached the thrones we took a seat and Aslan started speaking "Welcome everyone! Today, we have gathered to crown Caspian the Tenth and Maria Pevensie to king and queen of Narnia. Caspian, you've shown Narnia loyalty and true dedication. You gave the Narnians back their freedom, their homes and their lives! You're a true king!" He said as one of the centaurs walked up to Caspian with a big gold crown. Caspian bowed as the crown was placed on his head "Rise King Caspian, the navigator" "Thank you Aslan". Caspian stood up and looked at the audience "I promise you all that I will restore peace in Narnia. Narnia belongs to everyone now! I want to thank every one of you, without you we wouldn't have succeeded!" the crowd cheered and exclaimed "Long live King Caspian!" Aslan looked at the crowd and everyone silenced, he continued "Now, Maria Pevensie. A true warrior and queen, you've led these people as they were your own. Without you, Narnia wouldn't be a free country. Every Narnian has his freedom thanks to you, you gave your life for Narnia. You're a true queen, the people believe in you! Maria Pevensie, I crown you High Queen of Narnia." Peter walked up to me holding the most beautiful crown I've ever seen. It was a cold crown decorated by diamond flowers and pearls, I loved it. I bowed as my brother placed the crown on my head. "Rise High Queen Maria, the brave" I stood up and looked at everyone with tears in my eyes. "Thank you, every one of you! I will do everything in my power to make every single one of you happy, you all deserve to be happy and free! I promise to be a good queen!" The crowd started cheering and this warm feeling filled my body "Long live High Queen Maria! Once a queen, always a queen! Once a warrior, always a warrior!" I started laughing at the last phrase. We all enjoyed the party that night, all of Narnia was invited. After the party I went to sleep, alone this time, I needed time to think because tomorrow was the day I had to make the most important decision in my life.

Oh boy...