Disclaimer: The Chronicles of Narnia and its characters belong to C.S. Lewis. But thank God we have fanfics, so we can manipulate the facts as we want! mwahahahahaha! XD

Rate: "M" for occasional sexual content. Not suitable for readers under 18 years old.

This was originally my first fanfic (id: 5477409). I would like to credit its original idea to EclipsedofSoul, author of the stories Calming Slumber, Dream Spell and Waking Desire. I just loved these three one-shots and they inspired me to write my own story, since there were no Suspian fanfics in Portuguese. So now here goes the translation – with some improvement from the original in Portuguese.

Well, I hope you enjoy! :D

Chapter 1 - Just my imagination

A month had passed since Susan and her siblings returned from their second visit to Narnia. After being there twice – and reigning as kings and queens for 15 years in the first time – it was very difficult getting used to London again. According to Aslan, Peter and Susan would never return to Narnia.

But the agony of the Gentle Queen seemed to be more complex and deeper than her brother's before this fact. Every night, Susan's thoughts traveled to the memories of the last events in Narnia, particularly those related to the one who had stolen her heart in such a short time: Caspian.

It was night and Susan retired to her bedroom after another boring day. It was the only time she could be really alone, free to lose herself in her thoughts. Since her return, Susan dipped in a mixture of different feelings that tormented her heart whenever she closed her eyes on her bed. Sadness, loneliness, despair, regret...

She regretted not having expressed her affection for Caspian earlier. If she had done so, would they have enjoyed better the little time they had together? What would have happened?

She missed him so much... His attractive eyes, his smooth and captivating voice, his irresistible smile, his breathtaking beauty... Not to mention his lips, so soft and sweet. Susan felt them only once, but it was enough to print in her memory the delicious sensation caused by that kiss.

She was suffering... Susan knew she would never see him again, and this fact broke her heart. Why? Why was she allowed to fall in love this way with Caspian if since the beginning she was destined to leave Narnia, never to return? It made no sense... Why did Aslan allow such cruelty?

Tears were rolling freely down her face when she finally overcame by fatigue and fell asleep...

Susan woke up with the sound of waves breaking up on a beach. She opened her eyes and came across a beautifully starry sky before her, and she felt the warm sand under her body. She got up, turned back and looked up to see the ruins of Cair Paravel. Suddenly, she was overtaken by an indescribable joy. Narnia! Susan was back in Narnia...! But why? Aslan hadn't said clearly that she and Peter would never return?

Even without answers, she couldn't help feeling extremely excited. She was in Narnia, so she could see Caspian again! But how she would reach the telmarine castle in the middle of the night? It was very far from there, and she had no means of transport... Before she could begin to think about what she was going to do, she felt someone approaching. Who could it be, walking around there in the dead of night?

Susan turned to see where the steps came from, but the distance didn't allow her to recognize the picture immediately. But as the stranger approached, his image became clearer. Suddenly he stopped, apparently as surprised as Susan would be next.

Then she recognized him. Her heart seemed to stop for a moment, just to start beating like mad in the next second. It was Caspian.

Susan was overtaken by such a swirl of emotions that she nearly forgot how to breathe. All she wanted so badly since she left Narnia was now real. Looking into Caspian's eyes, which were shining with happiness, she knew he wanted the same.

Caspian slowly walked toward her until there were mere inches between them. He didn't say a word, and his handsome face seemed to be confused and thrilled at the same time. He seemed not knowing what to say, but seemed knowing exactly what to do. So he stepped forward, closing the little space between them, and embraced her tight. She returned the embrace, and for a few moments they remained like that.

Then Caspian broke the embrace to face Susan, who had tears in her eyes. He tenderly caressed her face, drying her tears, and finally took courage to speak.

"I wanted so badly to spend some more time with you... I think my dreams finally became true...", Caspian said, his voice barely disguising his deep emotions.

"Caspian... I didn't want to leave... If I could choose, I would choose to stay in Narnia, I would choose to be with you... But..."

"I know, my queen, I know...", Caspian leaned in slightly closer, their lips almost touching as he whispered. "But for some reason you are here again... with me..."

Caspian brushed his lips softly in the corner of Susan's mouth, placing a kiss there, and inhaled her scent, causing her to close her eyes and whisper his name. Then he captured her lips in a chaste kiss at first, as sweet as the first one. But soon his tongue licked sensually her lightly parted lips, asking for consent to slide into her mouth, and Susan eagerly allowed it. Their tongues met hungrily, deepening the kiss and reaching a level of intimacy that definitely was not possible during their first kiss – which was witnessed by hundreds of Narnians and Telmarines.

After a long and sweet moment, Susan and Caspian broke the kiss, in need for some air. That kiss seemed to require more than their lungs could handle. Caspian leaned his forehead on Susan's, and they stayed like that for a few moments, listening to each other's breath, his arms wrapped around her waist and her hands placed on his chest. Susan kept her eyes closed, feeling Caspian's intoxicating scent dominating her senses.

Then Caspian gave a brief kiss on Susan's lips and gently pulled her to the ground, sitting in the sand beside her. He pulled her closer and started placing soft kisses down her neck, causing her to tremble with his bold actions. And she definitely loved that...

For Susan, this was the most perfect moment in her life ever: she was in Narnia, in her favorite beach, under an exuberantly starry sky with the man she loved. It was like a dream, a dream which she never wanted to wake up from. All she wanted was that moment to last forever.

After some small moans of pleasure, Susan looked at Caspian and blushed heavily when she found his intense gaze on her. His eyes were fascinated, as if contemplating a goddess. He lifted his hand and tenderly caressed her face.

"I love you..."

Susan's heart raced again with the sound of those words. She had never heard this from anyone, and hear it from Caspian was like a dream coming true. It was just perfect.

"I love you too..."

Caspian pressed his body against hers and kissed her again. Susan ran her left hand to Caspian's hair, stroking the back of his neck, while the right one rested on the sand. The kiss was becoming deeper and deeper, and a wave of intense sensations overcame Susan.

She felt her body boil with every deeper move from Caspian's hot tongue and every bolder caress of his hands. She held it more firmly in the sand, as she needed firmness not to swoon in Caspian's arms. Suddenly she felt something hurting her hand and immediately broke the kiss.

"Ouch..."

"What happened...?", he worriedly asked.

"My hand...", she said, looking at her right palm.

Caspian held Susan's hand between his and examined the wound. There was a small, superficial cut, apparently not serious, caused by a shell in the sand right where Susan had put her hand. Caspian tore a piece of tissue from his shirt, wrapped Susan's hand with it to stop the bleeding and sealed it with a kiss.

"Soon it will be fine", he said, with a sweet smile on his lips.

"I'm sure of that... Thanks...", she smiled as well.

Susan stroked his face and leaned in to thank him with a kiss, but was interrupted, touched by the first sunrays of the new day.

Susan opened her eyes and realized she was back in her bedroom, on her bed. A dream. Just a dream. But it was so real... She could still feel Caspian's warm lips in hers, his firm hands on her waist, her unmistakable and irresistible scent... But it was nothing but a dream. Noticing this, Susan couldn't help her tears. And she couldn't hold them for several long minutes.

The sadness, however, was gradually replaced by a strange feeling of comfort. Although it had been a dream, she could be with Caspian and tell him what she couldn't say the day she left: that she loved him. Actually, on that occasion she didn't quite know that what she felt was love. The only thing she was certain of was that she didn't want going home without letting him know he had reached her heart in some way. And for that a kiss was enough.

But as the days and weeks went by, Caspian's constant presence in her thoughts and her deep sadness for being away from him made her realize that that feeling was not a simple attraction, not a futile and unimportant passion. But now it was late. They lived in different worlds, and the only thing she had now was her dreams. Would she dream with him again?

After some time, Susan realized that was a little late and she needed to get up. She wiped her face, stood up and began preparing herself for another day. She barely noticed the small spot of blood that was now in her blanket, in the exact place where before laid her right hand.

Now I will say the same things I said in my other translated fanfic, Love and Salvation (which I would like you to take a look at as well! :D):

- Although it's a translation of an already existing story (the Portuguese version is now on its 13th chapter), it doesn't mean it's closed for suggestions. I intend to keep the main plot and most of the original events, but I will surely take all the opinions into consideration when translating the next chapters and maybe make some new additions to the story.

- I'm not a native English speaker, so if the translation gets weird at some point, or if something is not clear, please let me now! I tried to do my best, but who knows... Just PM me and I will correct the mess. =P

That's it, guys! Reviews, please! :)