The High Queen's Caretaker (Caspian x Reader)

CHAPTER 5

The sight of the King with the High Queen's Caretaker became a common thing to the servants. At first, they raised their brows and stole wide-eyed glances when the pair would come their way, smiling, and talking like they'd known each other for years.

"Is the King courting the Lady?", some of them thought. He certainly was very happy around her, not that the King wasn't happy in the first place, but usually, he'd just be polite to any other noble.

"Is she seducing our ruler?", the women who fancied the King thought. To their dismay, the woman wasn't acting all sultry and malicious towards the King, therefore, rendering their claims invalid.

Whatever may be happening, the people had their speculations. Each had their own opinion but none spread any rumor, leaving the pair alone and clueless.

The two have formed this routine of Y/N going to breakfast, spending time with Lucy or the girls in the morning, heading to lunch, then if Caspian's schedule permitted, he'd tour her around the castle for the afternoon, and then Caspian would ask to listen to some more music from Y/N's world or maybe just ask her about her world in general. When Caspian was busy though, Y/N was perfectly capable of touring herself around the castle with her maps from the library.

She's gotten used to all the walking the first few weeks in. They'd finished touring the inside of the castle within a week and the gardens and orchards in the next. Y/N was intimidated by the hedge maze though so she didn't dare venture there yet, even with Caspian. Though she hasn't really memorized each and every corridor, Y/N has managed to remember which way was to her room, the kitchens, and all her other usual spots in the castle.

The two were currently sitting on one of the benches in the gardens, sitting under the shade of a colorful tree.

"This is barbaric", Caspian yelled. Though he didn't know he yelled as Y/N made him wear earphones to listen to Highway To Hell by AC/DC.

"You said you wanted to listen to rock!", Y/N laughed, yelling back. She watched as Caspian bopped his head, tapped his foot, and did other gestures but still had an unsure and confused expression on his face. He finished listening and opened his mouth to speak but no words came out. Y/N raised her eyebrows to tell him to go on.

"It's- It's so... Loud", Y/N laughed. "And why is he so proud of going to hell?", Y/N only laughed more taking one earbud from him and putting it in her ear.

"I take it you won't be listening to any more rock music then?", she said.

"No, it's catchy alright - makes me want to bang my head up and down... It's just so chaotic and confusing. Yeah, I think I still prefer that Bruno Mals person", Caspian sighed, clearly still not settled with what he just listened to.

"Bruno Mars and yes, it certainly is wild", Y/N commented and leaned on the bench's backrest, closing her eyes and humming the song's tune with a slight smile. Caspian looked at the view in front of him. It was rather funny how she was humming a song that was previously blaring into his ears just a few seconds earlier and making it sound peaceful. She did look peaceful as she breathed in the garden's fragrant air and rested beside him. Her hair cascaded behind the bench leaving her neck completely exposed. Caspian tried not to gawk at the smooth surface. He closed his eyes but imagined himself burying his face at the crook of her neck to listen to her humming, or to kiss it, or to bite, suck, and leave a mark - What in the name of Aslan is he thinking?!

He snapped his eyes open and saw Y/N still in the same position but now mouthing Highway to Hell and biting her lip when the guitar would be prominent. She was also bouncing her leg and Caspian's mind immediately went to what he could do to make her legs shake for him. He shook his head as he tried to take his mind out of the gutter. Unfortunately for him, some leaves of the trees parted, glazing sunlight all over the right spots on Y/N's body, particularly her cleavage. He groaned at the sight - NO, he groaned in annoyance over his dirty mind.