Hai guys, this is my first fic so don't be too hard on me ;
Disclaimer: I don't own Fire Emblem.
Rated T for mild sexual references.
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Switcheroo
It was a lovely Valentine's Day, and yet, Eliwood's Elite were still marching on through snow, slush, yellow snow, yellow slush - lord knows what. The motley group of warriors had an aura of joy about them - they had just defeated the mad bishop Kenneth at one of the Black Fang's hideouts. The blood and gore and guts had quickly given way to new love blossoming at every corner of the Elite, secret smiles and longing looks galore. The warriors then defended themselves from the Wyvern Lord's Vaida's ragings and mutterings and grunting and then had been able to stay at one of Queen Hellene's massive residences, not far from Bern Keep itself. After a night's sleep, the morning had turned out to be rosy and bright.
"Oh, Erky, I just KNEW you would do something as romantic as this for someone as lovely as me!" gushed the pink haired bishop, Serra, as she stood surrounded by violently pink roses. "I KNEW that you weren't ignoring me when you kept reading that silly anima magic thingy tome of yours!"
"You just keep thinking that, Serra," Erk said, as he hoped this would distract Serra's incessant mouth for maybe an hour or two.
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"It looks like Mother Earth and Father Sky have picked an oppurtune time for their graces," the lady Lyndis sighed. "Rath... can I ask you something?"
"Yes?"
"Have you... have you ever been in love?"
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"Hey! Rebecca! Look! Look up there!" Wil yelped excitedly as he pointed up towards the sky.
"Hmm?" Rebecca turned up towards the azure sky.
"Doves!" Wil gushed.
"Doves! Oh, Wil - let's chase after them like we used to on Valentine's Day!" Rebecca eagerly suggested.
Wil agreed, and they chased after the doves, until -
"OW!"
"Rebecc-OW!"
The two snipers had fallen on top of each other, and as they slowly comprehended this rather awkward position,
their faces turned beet red.
"Um... Wil..."
"I kind of like this. It's comfortable," Wil said as he smiled, rolled off of Rebecca and put his arms around her.
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Countess Reglay, the beautiful Lady Louise had noticed all these happenings in camp but could not help but feel that she saw two people who should be in love. Or, rather, they needed a prod in the right direction. Whilst basking in the sun with her dearest Lord Pent, she saw the two subjects of her thoughts come out of the castle - and came closer, close enough so she could hear them talking.
"L-lord H-hector..." said the faltering voice of the Pegasus Knight Florina.
"What," the future marquess of Ostia, Hector, said brusquely while his back was turned.
"I-i j-just w-wan-"
"I can't hear you... speak up!" Hector grumbled impatiently, his back still to the pegasus knight.
"I-I j-just..." and with this she sniffled, burst into tears and ran sobbing back into the castle.
Hector turned around, grumbling about bad hearing and why doesn't anyone speak up anymore?, and realized,
with a pang of guilt, whom he had yelled at.
"Florina? Hey! Wait! Wait! I'm sorry! I didn't know it was you!" he yelled, chasing after her into the castle.
Louise shook her head. Something must be done about this! It was quite obvious to her that one was in love with the other... and the other might just have feelings for the former as well.
"Penty?"
"Yes, dear?"
"Do you have any spellbooks that detail switching bodies?"
"Discreet, honey." Pent thought. "Of course, my flower! I will fetch them right away! But first, may I ask, why do you need them?"
As he finished his sentence, he noticed the mischevious glint in his wife's eye. He had learned not to question that look, so instead of waiting for an answer he charged into the castle to retrieve the spellbooks on how to switch bodies.
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"Look, I'm sorry." Hector grunted awkwardly to the sobbing figure in front of him.
"N-no L-lord Hector, it's j-just m-me..." Florina whimpered, and burst into fresh tears.
"Oh, don't cry... you know I hate crying." Hector said as he put his hand on her shoulder.
"K-kyah!" Florina screeched surprisingly loudly as she batted Hector's hand away from her shoulder.
"I'm sorry, jeez... what is wrong with you and men anyway?" he sighed.
The door presently burst open and Farina marched in, looking suspicious.
"What is going on here?!" she demanded.
"Your sister started to cry. I dunno why, but I'm out of here," he said as he strutted toward the door.
"Hold it!" Farina commanded."I know what you're up to, Lord Hector! First me, and then my innocent, beautiful little sister Florina... oh, the nerve! How dare you try to take advantage of my little sister in this state! I would never say it to anyone else, but, hoooo, Lord Hector you should keep the damn thing in your pants!" she finished, pointing at Hector's crotch.
"What in blazes? Okay, Farina, I was not even trying to get in your little sister's pants. You get paid enough, damnit, so just shut your mouth!" he yelled, and stormed out the door.
Farina went over to Florina on the bed. "It's okay, little sister, mister big man is outta here. You can stop crying now!" she proclaimed happily. Florina just started crying even harder.
"N-no, Farina! Y-you shouldn't h-have done t-that... i-it w-was my o-own fault for crying... i-it's not h-his f-fault!" Florina sobbed, her head in a pillow.
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Louise studied the tomes carefully, after thanking Pent for getting the books to her.
"Hmmm... let's see here... a potion recipe?... two roses, two sugar cubes, a vulnerary, an elysian whip, a piece of iron... mix with the milk of a pegasi... and then have them fall down together..."
Pent remembered when right after Louise had been chosen to be his wife, she had tried to match-make the rejected girls to other men. It didn't end so well.
"Louise, darling, maybe you should reconsider your ideas? Remember when I chose you, honey, that you had tried-"
"Penty, honeybuns, would you mind gather these materials for me?" she asked, showing Pent the list of materials she had compiled.
"Of course, dearest, but I really think you should reconsider your plan-"
"Oh, honey. There is no need." she purred as she kissed Pent full on the lips and started to stroke his chest.
Pent sighed after Louise pulled away, and gave in. "Alright, honey. I'll start gathering them right away."
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Pent used everything in his power to get the materials Louise needed, and at noon, a couple hours later, he had them.
"Here you are, Louise!" Pent said as he handed the materials, enclosed in a large silver box, to Louise.
"Why thank you, honey! I need a cauldron, could you fetch one for me?" she asked.
"Sure thing! In fact, I obtained one, I noticed it was missing on your list." he smiled toothily, and added, "The cauldron's in your room. It's ready when you are!"
"I'm going to go now, honey - true love awaits!" Louise gushed.
"I'm coming with you - just in case something goes wrong, not that it will, daisy." Pent added.
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After she had mixed all the materials and stewed them together the required number of times, she read the instructions over again... she had to let it brew 4 hours! By this time, it was 1 in the afternoon, so she decided to put her plan into action during dinner.
The stewing and mixing had taken a lot out of her, for the brewing of magical potions often required the magical energy of the brewer. She decided to take a nap, laying next in bed to her Lord Pent, who had slept right through the brewing.
The sound of a bell rang loudly across the castle, signifying the start of dinner. Louise woke up with a yawn, and gently shook Pent up.
"Dinner," she whispered into Pent's ear. Pent stirred and got up, dressing in some dinner clothes. Louise followed suit. Before they walked out, she poured two vials of the potion she had brewed and put them in her pocket.
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Louise walked there rather quickly hoping to get to Florina and Hector's seats before they did. She had memorized the seat plan Melinus had prepared during her first day in the army, hoping it would be useful sometime for a nice dinner party. She was right in that it would be useful, but not in the way she imagined.
Seeing a scant few people loitering around the entrance, but a large group of people heading down a hallway, Louise hurried in and found her target's seats. She poured the first one into Florina's cup of orange juice, the potion not making the juice any strange colors. But as she popped the cork on the second vial, the door creaked. She froze.
"Eliwood, I just don't get it with that girl... she just... she just baffles me!" Hector vented with much frustration. He opened the door.
"Hello, Lady Louise! How are you!" Hector greeted. Eliwood said something along the same lines.
Louise, seated at her seat, had managed to empty the vial and sit in her seat while Hector was opening the door. She was surprised how fast she could be sometimes. Pent sauntered in.
"Your plan working, honey?" he asked.
"Not yet, dear, they haven't come in yet. You must be quiet about all this, please, milord!" she replied.
"Sure thing!" he said, and drank his goblet of guava juice.
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Florina walked in with Lyn, her head down, having not wanted to come to dinner. Lyn had insisted, telling her that she would pummel Hector if he even tried to talk to her. Florina then took her seat, next to Fiora and right beside Lyn. She was unusually thirsty for some apparent reason and downed her goblet of orange juice in one gulp. She took a small bite of her lettuce and sat there, listening to Lyn talk about the love going around the camp.
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Hector saw Florina enter and stood up to greet her, but thought better of it when Lyn shot a threatening glare in his direction. He sat back down, and muttered something about "tough ol' non-ladies".
"What was that, Hector?" Lyn inquired angrily, having heard the part of "non-ladies".
"Nothing," he said innocently, and downed his cup of grape juice.
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Florina felt a little queasy after a while. It must've been the eggs, she thought, knowing that Nino was on the cooking squad today. She decided to get up for some fresh air. She told Lyn not to follow.
Louise, seeing Florina get up and head out the door, decided to follow and talk to her - she had to make her and Lord Hector fall down somehow!
"Pent, I'm going to our room... I feel a bit off."
"Okay, dear, I hope brewing the potion didn't drain all your strength!"
Louise got up and walked out the door.
"Dame Florina!" Louise called as she strolled through the main hallway.
"L-lady Louise? Is there anything I c-can do for you, milady?" Florina inquired shyly.
"Nothing, dear! All I request is that I take a walk with you! This way, now!" Louise said invitingly.
"O-okay..." Florina replied.
Louise put her arm in Florina's as she steered her toward Hector's room. Knowing the floor plans also was handy-dandy, she thought.
"So, dear, have you found any love yet?" Louise inquired.
Florina blushed and looked down.
"Oh, dear, you don't have to be shy with me. I won't tell a soul." Louise assured.
"O-okay, milady... I-I l-like-"
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Hector clutched his stomach, pains emanating from there. "Urgh, blasted Merlinus... just had to let Nino cook"
he grouched.
"Hey, Eliwood, I'm leaving. Back to the room. Stomach hurting something awful."
"Kay, Hector. Don't throw up on my bed like you did back in Santaruz."
"I won't."
Hector headed down the main hallway and towards his room. He saw two female figures standing outside of his room - Lady Louise and - could it be - Florina?
"Hello Lady Louise," he greeted. "Florina, can I talk to you?" he asked.
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"I-i l-like-" Florina was cut off when she noticed the imposing figure of a familiar lord approach. She froze.
"Hello Lady Louise," Hector greeted. "Florina, can I talk to you?" he added, and stared into Florina's eyes. She promptly started to back away, slowly.
Hector, oblivious to Florina's fear, continued walking towards her. "I just wanted to say that I'm-" he was interrupted by the sound of sobbing on Florina part, and her continued backing away.
"Oh, come on! I won't bite! Believe me!" he half-yelled. Florina squeaked and backed away into nothingness - Louise had clandestinely opened the door to the fence-less veranda on the second floor.
"Florina!" Hector yelped and chased after her. He got ahold of Florina just as she was on the ledge, about to fall off. Unfortunaetly, his weight combined with his forward inertia proved too much to come back from - they both fell off the veranda.
The last thing Florina felt was a sharp pain in her forehead, and then nothingness...
Florina opened her eyes groggily to the sight of an unfamiliar bed. Where was she? She remembered falling off the second-floor veranda, Hector clutching her as she fell. She felt an unfamiliar fleshiness between her legs, but decided to shake that off. She turned to her left and nearly screamed as she saw Lord Eliwood next to her in bed. Deciding not to make a big scene, she got out of bed - and noticed she was naked. And that she seemed to be a lot taller. She looked in the mirror.
She screamed.
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That's it for the first chaper :D, I hope it wasn't TOO bad... btw I don't know what I was thinking with Wil and Rebecca and the doves... "Hey rebecca lets go chase after doves" "Sure" oo
Review please! You may suggest what couples should appear later in the story :D