1000 MPH
“Hey, Pete?” Peter looked at his brother, blinking away the confusion in his eyes. “Yeah, Ed?” Edmund had to suppress a sigh at this. He walked over, sat beside his brother and held his arms open. Peter stared at him in confusion.
“It’s a one-time thing only, because you look so upset about Narnia and Aslan.” Edmund spilled in place of the wan smile he was supposed to give. A smile crossed Peter’s face, and he leant over to envelope his brother in a hug. Edmund’s breath was jolted out of him, and he shuddered pleasurably at the feeling of his brother’s strong arms around him. Peter’s fingers were kneading his back, rubbing soothing circles as if it was his way of saying thanks for the hug. Edmund sucked in a breath he had forgotten to inhale, thanking the gods that the carriage door was closed and that no one could see this. It was after a few moments like this that they had remembered to pull away, both brothers with identical blushes on their faces.
“Thanks, Ed.” Peter said softly, smiling. Edmund blushed even harder, and folded his arms.
“That was strictly reserved for when you’re upset. One time thing.” He said crossly, cheeks pink and dark brown eyes watching Peter carefully. Peter couldn’t help it; he leant forward and pulled Edmund into another hug. Edmund squeaked indignantly, and Peter chuckled in his ear before letting go.
“Weren’t you the one afraid of holding my hand?” He asked, grinning. Edmund rolled his eyes at the comment, and went back to his seat and hid his red face behind the newspaper that he was pretending to read. Peter knew, because the newspaper was upside down and also because Ed hated the papers (“I hate them! It’s all the same. Crap, crap, crap, oh, look! More crap! Who cares about this, anyway? I don’t care if Wall Street crashed. Neither do you. So there.”). Peter rested his head against the window and fell asleep, a smile gracing his lips and making him look like an angel. Edmund swallowed tightly, closing the papers before he leant forward to kiss his brother on the cheek.
“I love you, Peter Pevensie.”