A/N:So It has been a while since I have wrote anything and for that I apologize, I have been so busy with so many things that writing has not been a priority which again I apologize for! Now To get back into the swing of things I figure I would write this side story to go along with my main stories, It's a pairing I like but it never seems to get a lot of love…I am of course referring to Robin/Sumia! Shout out to Stumbling Into Love by nhaer042 as it's what inspired me to write this! Sorry for the long Author's Note, I hope you guys enjoy! Huge Thanks To JordanPhoenix For Proofreading.
Chrom We have to do something!
Those words echoed through Robin's ears as he drifted in the darkness that was purgatory, they sounded so familiar yet…So foreign….
Well What do you suppose we do?
Again more words that sounded familiar to Robin, yet the voice of the words that were spoken seemed more familiar than the other…
Well I don't know-Oh!
Robin opened his eyes and was met with a bright light and two familiar faces…
I see you're awake now…
The voice was full of genuine kindness and…relief…Was it…Chrom…?
Hey there…Hehe~
The words were spoken by the other individual…Again so full of kindness and relief…Lissa…?
There are better places to take a nap you know? Here give me your hand…
Robin extended his hand and grabbed onto Chrom's…He was pulled up with the first image he saw was the smiling face of Chrom…And it all came rushing back…The war with Plegia…Chrom's royal wedding with Maribelle…The invasion of Valm…His proposal and marriage to Sumia…Finding his two daughters…His death….
Robin coughed when he tried to speak due to his throat being so dry, Chrom gave a concerned look but Robin merely indicated to the water canister Chrom was carrying. Chrom nodded and handed it to Robin who drank the entire thing down, without any protest from Chrom.
When Robin was done he handed the canister back to Chrom and spoke "T-Thank you…Chrom…"
Before Robin could utter any more he was tackled out of nowhere by a crying Lissa, who immediately stuffed her face in Robin's cloak and started rambling nonsense, Robin just chuckled before patting her on the back.
"Robin…" Robin looked at Chrom who had a single tear rolling down his cheek "…Welcome back…My old friend…"
Despite being a little weak Robin gave a smile to Chrom and nodded his head "It's good to be back…You haven't changed a bit…"
"I'm glad you think so…Usually after three years you are a bit different…" Robin closed his eyes when Chrom mentioned three years and gave an internal sigh. Had it really been that long?
"Uh Robin…Deep in thought already?"
Chrom gave a small laugh, hoping it would break Robin from his thinking. For Chrom's sake it did, as Robin opened his eyes and gave him a small smile.
"I guess old habits are hard to break Ha…I suppose everyone is doing well?"
"Yeah everyone's doing great! Maribelle is expecting Brady soon and after much convincing Lucina has settled down with us in the castle, although she still believes if Lucie ever learns the truth then it won't be good. As for the others, everyone has been doing fine as more marriages have happened resulting in happy family reunions!"
Robin just did a small nod before giving a small playful frown.
"It's good to know you bunch my family with 'everyone else' I thought we were like brothers…"
Robin had to turn his head to hide a laugh while Chrom went pale after realizing his mistake.
"I um…Yes uh... Sorry…I suppose they would be the first thing on your mind…Well not to worry, Sumia and Cordellia have taken up as co-captains of the Pegasus knights while Morgan and Cynthia have recruited more members to the 'Justice Cable' and have been going around defending towns from bandits."
"I see…Have you found anyone to take my place? I hope you didn't plan on me writing strategies from the dead."
Chrom looked about halfway away with a small amount of guilt on his face.
"That…Has been hard to do…Morgan denied the position out of respect for you…My father's s tactician turned down coming out of retirement, of course with how much the people still have disdain for him, it might be the best…We have contacted many great tacticians across the world yet it seems you were there inspiration as they didn't want to tarnish the legacy you had built…"
Robin gave an outward sigh.
"I…Suppose it is my fault for you having no successor to me, after all it is the duty of the Grandmaster to have a apprentice to take over for him/her when the time is right. Morgan was the closest thing I had to that and yet…I'm afraid I didn't spend enough time with her before I sacrificed myself…"
Chrom kept looking away but spoke up.
"No…It's not your fault…In the tradition of Ylisse it was always the Exalts job to make sure the Grandmaster had a apprentice…Of course you were only the second grandmaster in our history so the thought escaped me…"
Robin, still being cried upon by Lissa, stretched his hand out and placed it on Chrom's shoulder.
"While it's true you are to be accountable for my actions, it's also true that a Grandmaster must have a apprentice picked out before accepting the position…Something I didn't have. Despite that, I still took the position, so if anyone is at fault here it's me."
Chrom gave a small laugh before turning forward to Robin again.
"You haven't changed one bit have you my old friend?"
Robin gave a laugh before shaking his head.
"Not one bit, and neither have you…Speaking of people not changing one bit."
Robin looked down to Lissa, who had stopped crying and was just sniffing as she held on to Robin as if he was going to disappear again.
"Lissa, while I'm glad to see you missed me so…I'm afraid my coat will have to be washed if you keep wiping your face on it."
Lissa removed her head though she kept clinging on to Robins cloak and wiped her eyes.
"*Sniff* So-Sorry Ro-Robin…I'm just…So glad to have my best friend back!"
Lissa again started crying and buried her head in Robins cloak once more, much to the amusement of Robin and the dismay of Chrom.
"Well, I'm glad you feel that way…I just now noticed Frederick is nowhere to be seen, is he doing well?"
Chrom smiled and shook his head.
"Yeah he's doing fine, it's just that after his marriage to Cordellia he has spent as much time as he can with Sevy and Severa since he feels he let Severa down and also because he doesn't want Sevy to grow up like Severa did."
Robin nodded while Guilt tugged at his heart for not being with Morgan and Cynthia, despite that he ignored it.
"Well it seems he makes a great father, which is good to hear…Although I have noticed we have been standing in this field for quite a while. How about we head back and pay Frederick and the others a visit?"
Chrom knew what Robin was hinting at and nodded, the three set off towards Southtown to rest for the night with Robin and Chrom talking away while Lissa stayed latched on to Robin afraid that if she let go he would go back to the darkness that he came from.
The trio reached Southtown just a few hours after Robin had been found lying in the field, although before they entered the town Robin stopped so he could pull his hood over so no one would see his face.
"Don't want to get bombarded by ravage fans Robin?"
"It's more like I don't want people to be accusing me of being a Risen since for the last three years I have been presumed dead…" Robin chuckled a little as he began tying his robe around him as well, (which was a little difficult since Lissa still had her hands gripped onto Robin.)
Chrom gave a small smile to Robin before departing onward ahead hoping that he would attract the villagers attention so they wouldn't notice Robin and a clingy Lissa. Robin soon followed and saw that the villagers attention were all on Chrom, Robin gave a sigh of relief but looked down to the girl who was still attached to him.
"Lissa, run on ahead with your brother, I'm going to take a detour that I know will allow me to get past the crowd here."
Despite Robin's request Lissa kept her grip on Robin.
"I can't…If I do then…Then…" Lissa had tears well up in her eyes again which brought a wave of guilt over Robin who gave a sigh.
"Well…I understand your concern, but I promise that I won't disappear, there's no reason for me this time to."
Lissa looked up and Robin's face and saw the honesty in his face and voice.
"…You promise?" Robin just shook his head which gave Lissa a little bit of relief. "Al-Alright…You better not break this promise though…"
Robin gave a re-assuring smile which caused Lissa to break her grip on Robin and slowly back up, Robin ruffled Lissa's hair and pointed to Chrom which she just shook her head. She ran forward although she kept looking back to make sure Robin was still there.
Robin let out a long sigh and immediately ran into an ally that was nearby, he climbed up onto a nearby window and jumped onto the roof. Gauls had shown him this way when they visited after the war with Plegia and Robin had since used it to get around the large crowds that Chrom would attract.
Before Robin could take two steps though, a shrunken flew by his face, barely missing and hitting the brick roof instead. Robin looked over and saw a thin figure cloaked in brown looking at him.
"You know it's not polite to attack someone without warning."
"It's not polite to be running across the roofs of the town folks, it's also not nice to hide your face from everyone either! You look like a thief, or worse a murderer."
"While I admit running across the roofs may not be the most sensible thing, I assure you that I am no criminal…Although you're dressed like the warriors I read about in the old fairy tales about the kingdoms of Nohr and Hoshido…Who are you and what is your name?"
"My name is Asugi, I am a Ninja and the leader of the town watch! Which should I note you are now surrounded by!"
As soon as the words left Asugi's mouth, Robin was immediately surrounded from all sides by figures cloaked in black.
Despite the situation Robin kept his composure "Am I supposed to be intimidated by you and your posse? You look all tough, yet can you really go through with attacking an unknown stranger?"
"We have dealt with plenty of bandits and the such! How are you any different?"
Robin let out a sigh before unfastening his coat and pulling his hood down revealing himself to everyone, despite this the group kept their eyes on him.
"My name is Robin from the Kingdom of Ylisse, my title is Grandmaster of the shepherds."
"You're going to have to come up with a more convincing lie than that, the Grandmaster sacrificed himself three years ago to protect this world! And You're claiming to be said Grandmaster!?"
Robin kept his battle hardened look when he spoke.
"I'm not surprised you have some skepticism about who I really am, but the truth of the matter is that I am indeed the Grandmaster of Ylisse, If you still don't believe me, then you can ask the exalt himself as he is in town after all."
Asugi kept his eyes deadlocked on Robin but before he could speak a hand grabbed his shoulder.
"This man speaks the truth."
Asugi gave a surprised look at the woman who had grabbed him.
"Selena, but…"
The woman now known as Selena shook her head.
"No Asugi, you of all people should know that I would be able to tell who this man really is…"
Asugi gave a defeated sigh before looking back at Robin.
"For now you are safe, and if you truly are the Grandmaster then I apologize…However if I ever find that your claims are false, then I will not be afraid of the wrath I will bring upon you.."
Robin placed his weapons back in his cloak and gave a calm look to Asugi.
"…Likewise, I must hurry since you kept me occupied…Although I am disappointed that you didn't take up your father's name since it is the custom of you family."
Asugi went wide eyed and stared at Robin for a moment before sputtering his words out.
"Ho…How the hell did you know who my father was?"
"I can recognize the symbol of Hoshido easily, along with the fact that Lord Ryoma's retainer Saizo had a son who took the name of Asugi."
"Th-Thats impossible, no one here should know anything about Hoshido!"
"Asugi…You underestimate me, I am well versed in the fable kingdoms of Hoshido and Nohr…I hope the reason you have to travel to this world though is nothing I should concern myself with…Take care of Selena, or should I say Severa?"
Selena looked away in guilt, not being surprised Robin could see past her change in hair color and wardrobe.
Robin turned and walked off leaving Asugi, Selena and the rest of the Southtown guard in awe.
Robin arrived at the Southtown hotel with his cloak tied back up and hood pulled over, when he entered he saw a crowd had gathered around the reception desk inquiring about the rumors of Chrom being present here.
Robin simply ignored the crowd as he went to an employee who wasn't surrounded and inquired about the room and said that Chrom should have made reservations for three. After a few minutes of the Employee checking the records and having someone confirm with Chrom himself, the employee whispered Robin the room number so the crowd wouldn't hear which Robin thanked him.
When Robin arrived in the room Lissa had already fallen asleep on the bed while Chrom was indulged in a game of chess with himself. Chrom was the first to notice Robin and greeted him.
"Ah Robin, I hope you had no troubles getting here."
"In terms of life threatening I was fine, I was just delayed because of questioning from the town watch."
Chrom shook his head before looking down back at his game.
"I remember how much you loved Chess Robin…I also remember how you never lost a single game."
"Well I'm sure if I was to challenge some of the nobles around here, that streak would come to an end."
"Haha I doubt it Robin." Robin just smirked at Chrom before looking out into the sunset in the distance, he had just come back from the dead and already he had an encounter with entities from a world other than his, he just hoped once he got back home to his family, everything would be alright.