Hello! I'm still alive, though still quite busy and drowning in paperwork, but I'll live XD…

So well, this was supposed to be a one shot, but ended up in several chappies, which are related to each other, but not directly…. I know it's a bit confusing, but you'll understand hehehe…

Hope you enjoy guys, I know I should be working on my other story, but I needed a tiny break, and I've never done a HHB fic before, so let's give it a go!

Disclaimer: I DO NOT own the story nor the characters; they are C.S Lewis' and Disney/Fox's ownership respectively. I write this just for fun and absolutely no monetary gain.

Enjoy!

"You will open a hole in the floor, Aravis"

"Shut up, Cor"

The crown prince of Archenland raised his eyebrows at her statement and did as told, not wanting to fight with her.

"You and Corin have no patience at all, he is looking over the window every three seconds or so" Cor commented, having been with his twin brother a few moments ago, the prince pacing around his room in the same expecting fashion than Aravis was.

"Well, his reasons are not so hard to guess" the calormene girl replied, turning to give a knowing look at Cor. "He is smitten by Lucy" she added, leaning on the back of a large sofa, her back facing Cor.

"Ah, that I knew already, he babbles about her all the time, but do you really think he has a chance?" Cor asked, turning the pages of the book in his lap, staring at the illustration inattentively.

"Maybe, I don't know, though I fully intend on asking Lucy about it" Aravis responded, cocking her head to the side thoughtfully.

"She is three years older than him… and I've seen her quite coquette with Peridan" Cor pointed out, his eyes stuck on Aravis' back, his book now forgotten.

"Do you think age matters? Though Id pity Lucy if she accepts that rascal as a suitor, who knows in what kind of trouble he will get her" the calormene tarkeena said, shaking softly with a chuckle.

"Don't forget Lucy is a trouble maker on her own, but you are right, those two together certainly means no good" Cor agreed.

"Did I hear my name in your conversation?" a voice told behind them, causing both to turn and address the incoming person. Prince Corin entered the room with his carefree walking, his eyes glinting with their never disappearing gleam of mischief.

"I bet, Aravis dear, that you are waiting so impatiently for our guests, only to ask sweet Lucy for some tips on how to charm me, but I'm sorry, we can only be friends" Corin said calmly, puffing his chest a bit and placing a hand on Aravis' shoulder, pulling a face of understanding that only strengthened his jackanapes look.

"Corin, one day your head will be so big with your ego, it won't fit through doors" Aravis replied, causing Cor to snort and Corin to send a dark glare at him.

"Oh, Aravis, how terribly insincere! How would you not fancy kissing me; I can assure you, there is no much difference between me and Cor" Corin whispered cheekily, only for Aravis to listen, the calormene acquiring a bright scarlet blush, her hand reaching to grab Corin's collar, positively furious.

"You are unbelievable!" she hissed, wishing nothing but to kill the prince right then. Gentle hands wrapped themselves over hers, kindly trying to ease her grasp on the boy's shirt. "Corin, leave Aravis' alone, you'll end up beaten one of these days" Cor's calm voice said, the prince pushing his brother a few steps backwards, his blue eyes sending him a pointed look. Aravis blushed harder at the fact that Cor was still holding her hand, and looked away, her dark eyes catching Corin's smirk a few seconds later.

Hands and furious yells issued behind him, and he was taken by surprise when Aravis practically jumped on his back, clearly wanting to get closer to Corin and skin him alive, his body being an obstacle between her and his brother. Corin laughed at the hysterical Aravis, making matters even worse, and pranced across the room towards the door unaltered, while poor Cor battled Aravis, not letting her jump over his twin. "Corin you are sooo dead!" Aravis screeched, battling Cor's arms, who was pressing her down the sofa, practically sitting on her legs for her not to kick wildly. "Corin go away!" Cor yelled, looking very stressed. Corin only bowed and slipped through the door, Cor sighing and looking over at Aravis. "Calm down and stay here, I'm going to talk to him" he told, his eyes strong and commanding, yet so gentle and loving, she couldn't reply nor move.

"Corin, must you really upset her that much?" Cor questioned to his brother, who was leaning carelessly on the stone wall.

"No, but it's entertaining" his twin answered, earning a whack in the head.

"Hey! Like if you weren't enjoying to be so close to her!" Corin complained, rubbing his head.

"No, I wasn't, I don't like to battle her" Cor answered tiredly, sighing heavily.

"You prefer to kiss her" Corin retorted, Cor's breath getting stuck in his throat, inducing a massive cough fit.

"Go inside brother, if you're lucky you'll get to snog her before our guests arrive" Corin said, breaking into a sprint right after, turning to wink at his brother before turning a corner.

"I will kill my brother" Cor said, entering the room again.

"I'm most willing to help you" Aravis offered, and Cor looked at her, finding her sitting on the very place he had left her.

"Anyway, what did he say for you to get like that?" Cor questioned, not having quite understood the reason for her outburst.

"Nothing you need to know" she huffed, getting up and resuming her pacing.

And he sighed, women were complicate, especially her; had he known it before, he wouldn't have fallen for her.

Aravis stole a glance at the blond prince, the handsome, kind prince, as she wandered across the room, containing a groan at her thoughts about the future king. She needed Susan to arrive soon, she needed advice, guidance, anything that could help her deal with this bursting feeling she was having towards the same boy that only weeks ago had been just Shasta, and was now sitting nonchalantly in one of the armchairs, irking her by looking unbelievably gorgeous without even meaning to.