Hey Leonardo

This might be the most innocent thing I've ever written lol! I just wrote it for fun and because I love the endearing friendship between Edward and Leonardo in Fire Emblem Radiant Dawn. Also, Noelle is my OC so if you don't like OC's you may not like the story.

I do not own Fire Emblem nor do I make any money writing about FE.

Leonardo sighed and rolled his eyes as he sat across the table from Edward. "I'm so sorry, Edward. I couldn't get away as soon as I thought. I hope you haven't been waiting long."

"No, no. It's alright. It's no bother. Besides, I haven't been here long. I took the liberty of ordering you a drink. It's an apple spice lager. I thought it sounded interesting and especially comforting in these cold days." Edward said.

"Oh, thanks. That does sound nice and I could really use that now. It's been a tough day today. So how have you been? I haven't seen you for a few days." Leonardo asked taking off his coat.

"Things have been the same ol' really. Work has gone well this week. Oh! And I got the lining fixed in my chimney yesterday! No more freezing at night! I can build fires again without risking burning the house down!" Edward said excitedly.

"That's great that you got that fixed. I remember you saying something about it earlier this week. Hey, do you mind if I order something? I haven't yet eaten tonight." Leonardo asked.

"Of course not, I'm going to order too, I'm starving." Edward said handing a menu over to Leonardo.

"Great, I can't say as I've eaten here in a while. It seems they have changed their menu." Leonardo observed. As the two friends looked over the menu before them, one of the waitresses delivered the sweet smelling spiced ale to the table.

"Would you like some time to look over the menu?" the waitress asked.

"Please if you don't mind." Edward said. She nodded and smiled, indicating she would return in a few minutes.

"Would you split an order of stuffed mushrooms with me? I don't want all of them but I would like to have a few with my meal." Edward asked.

"Yeah, sure I'll do that." Leonardo answered.

"Excellent! In that case, I have made my decision!" Edward proclaimed putting the menu down. Leonardo followed suit and had reached a decision.

"You know, it's a good thing you got your chimney fixed today. It's supposed to snow tonight." Leonardo told Edward.

"Really? I wasn't aware. A significant amount?" Edward asked.

"I don't think so, at least when I talked to the baker in town today he didn't think it was supposed to be much." Leonardo told him. The waitress returned and he and Edward placed their orders. Once the waitress left Edward raised his glass.

"Here's to another week's end!" Edward said clanging his glass against Leonardo's.

"To the week's end!" Leonardo chimed in. The lager tasted delicious, slightly sweet, a perfect finish of cinnamon and hopps. It was a dark larger with a rich body.

"So, the winter dinner is next week." Edward said raising his eyebrows at Leonardo. Leonardo avoided eye contact and smiled. Edward watched him turn a little pink.

"I know, I know its next week." Leonardo said a bit shamefully. Edward smiled.

"Do you…have in mind who you want to ask?" Edward said raising his glass to his lips.

"Yes…" Leonardo said glaring at Edward over the top of his own glass.

"Is it…who I think it is?" Edward asked teasingly.

"I don't know if I can do it. What if she…what if she says no? Then things will be all awkward and I'll never be able to look her in the face again." Leonardo asked.

"Leonardo! You're like….every woman's fantasy! She's not going to say no!" Edward insisted. Leonardo shook his head completely unconvinced.

"But Edward…this is Noelle…she's not every woman…she's…she's so kind and so sweet and so great and so…" Edward cut him off.

"And so not going to the dinner with you if you don't ask her!"

"Well, who are you going with?" Leonardo asked taking another sip of lager. Edward smiled a bit sheepishly.

"Mia…" Edward responded quickly, raising his eyebrows at Leonardo.

"M…Mm…Mia? Wait…wha? Mia!? Are you serious?" Leonardo was quite surprised at this revelation.

"What? You don't think she's cute?" Edward wanted to know.

"No, no…it's not that. I'm just….I'm just really surprised. I kind of thought she was with that Ike…fellow." Leonardo said.

"No….according to Mia….apparently Ike has it bad for that Titania girl. Admit it, you think she's out of my league don't you?" Edward said smiling all over.

"Well honestly Edward…yes…yes I do. I'm sorry, I am just really shocked that you're showing up to the dinner with Mia. I mean don't get me wrong for a minute I'm happy for you that she's going with you…I'm just shocked. I thought you were going to ask Laura. Mia isn't even from Daein!" Leonardo confessed.

"I was going to ask Laura. In fact…I did ask Laura but she's going to be out of town." Edward said. "And you know I'm going to be very honest with you…I like Mia a little more than I probably should…not the secret way that you're in love with Noelle and refuse to tell her but more along the lines of…I'd be okay with being more than friends with Mia kind of way…she's a nice girl. I like the way she laughs." Edward said.

"I think you like her tights." Leonardo said smiling all over.

"Leonardo!" Edward shrieked laughing at him.

"No…no I'm just kidding. I don't mean that." Leonardo said laughing with him. "And I am not in love with Noelle! I just…fine…I adore her. She is…so amazing."

"Okay, so let's talk about that over these mushrooms and another lager!" Edward said looking at the lovely golden mushrooms before them.

Noelle. She had lived in Daein all her life. She was the town seamstress and very skilled at what she did. Some even said she was the best in Daein at her trade. It seemed she could mend or make anything. Leonardo had known Noelle in what was seemingly a business relationship for about a year now. In this time, he learned that she cared for her ailing father who required medication on a regular schedule as well as assistance in such daily tasks as bathing and getting dressed. Noelle loved her father dearly, though caring for him left her hardly any time for herself. Between her business, her duties in the house and caring for her father; it's a wonder Noelle had such a bright outlook on life. But Leonardo never knew Noelle to have an unkind word to say to anyone nor had he ever heard her complain about her life. In fact, Leonardo had never seen Noelle without a smile in all the time he had known her.

"You have one week. The dinner is next Saturday. What are you going to do Leonardo, just keep on admiring Noelle from afar? You have to do this! You have to ask her!" Leonardo looked at Edward as he tasted one of the mushrooms.

"Well, I am going to her house tomorrow. She has my jacket done and I need to try it on so she can make the final alterations to it. She's working on this wedding gown….my god Edward you should see it! It's amazing how she can just look at a pattern and then she has this vision for how…" Edward cut him off.

"Oh I'm sure it's amazing, Leonardo…now….you're going over there tomorrow so just ask her when she's sticking pins all over you!" Edward said taking the first drink of his freshly refilled lager.

"I'll be way too nervous…this is the second jacket she's done for me and when she puts her hands on me…I just freeze and hardly say a word to her. I know that's stupid but…I do." Leonardo admitted.

"Look, if you don't ask Noelle to go to the winter dinner with you…you're just going to end up going with some other girl that you don't really want to go with but who I'm sure is just dying to go with you. Come on Leonardo! Just do this! I'll even wait for you somewhere close to her house so we can talk about it after you ask her!" Edward said convincing Leonardo that he needed to do this. He was such a good friend. Leonardo sighed nervously and took a drink.

"Alright…alright…I'll…I'll do it tomorrow. But Edward, you have to promise me that if this doesn't go the way I have it planned in my head…" Edward cut Leonardo off and smiled at him.

"I'm here for you and you don't have to go to the winter dinner with anyone else if she doesn't say yes." Edward said.

"Thanks, Edward." Leonardo said smiling at him.