Hey guys! So, I beat this game about two weeks ago and am EXTREMELY obsessed with it! I'm not going to give away any of my pairings accept for the fact that this is a Chrom/F!Robin story. It also revolves mainly around marching band, but the first two chapters will be focusing more on introductions rather then actual band. I hope you guys enjoy!

I do not own any of the characters from Fire Emblem


Chapter 1: Prologue

Her vision was clouded with inky darkness, preventing her from seeing or moving. She attempted to talk, but no words came out. The only
thing she could feel was intense pain throbbing on her stomach and forearms.

She tried to force her eyes open, but nothing was working. The only sensation she could feel was her hot tears trying to force their way out of her eyes. Was she dead? The girl inhaled sharply, fear bubbling in her stomach; she didn't want to die," Someone help me, please! I
don't know where I am! Help me!"

"Chrom, we have to do something."

She flinched; someone was talking. She wasn't dead, which meant that if she tried hard enough, she would be able to wake up. The girl took a deep breath before mustering up as much strength as she could. Her eyes slowly began to blink open, blinding her with a bright light. She recoiled and squinted, preventing herself from shutting her eyes again. There was no way that she was returning to that pitch black hell that she had just awoken from.

"What do you propose we do?" A deep voice asked. Her stomach fluttered as soon as she heard it; why on earth did that voice sound so familiar? Maybe this person would help her!

A feminine voice from earlier paused," Eh...I don't know!"

The girl took a deep breath and pulled her eyes open, adjusting to the sunlight faster than she had earlier. She was immediately met with two faces; The feminine voice had a head of light blonde hair pulled into two ponytails and a white headband. Her expression became relieved when she woke up, but she couldn't help but notice a bit of disappointment in her teal eyes.

Her eyes flickered to the boy next to her; he had dark blue hair and eyes the color of an afternoon sky with a strong jaw. Unlike his sister, he hid his emotions well. In fact, all she saw was kindness in his features as he released the breath he had been holding," I see you're awake now."

The blonde smiled warmly, trying to follow the boy's example without giving her nerves away," Hey there."

The blue haired boy rolled his eyes fondly at the girl before turning his attention back to her," There are better places to take a nap than on the ground, you know," She watched as he held his hand out to her," Give me your hand."

She observed it wearily before deciding that if they were offering to help her, they wouldn't suddenly change character and attack. She carefully tucked her hand in his, surprised to see that it had an odd looking purple tattoo on it.

Before she could give the mark a second thought, the boy hoisted her up," I haven't seen you around her before. Are you new to Ylisse High?"

She stumbled slightly so that she was mere inches away from his face," C-Chrom!"

The teenage boy's eyes widened in surprise as he dropped her hand. His friend blinked slowly, trying to process what just happened," Do you
know her?"

"I'm sorry to say I don't," The boy, Chrom, responded," Have we met?"

"Chrom! Lissa! What is taking you two so long? I sent you out here to help look for that box of reeds that Ricken dropped, but-" The girl watched as a young man with messy brown hair approached them, his shocked look quickly forming into a suspicious one," Who is this?"

The blonde, Lissa, blew a stray piece of hair from her face," Oh stop being such a worry-wart, Frederick! She's perfectly harmless...I think," Just to be safe, she took one step closer to the man," I mean, she knows who Chrom is so she can't be that much trouble...right?"

"Many people know who Chrom is, so that doesn't automatically make her a friend. Whether we like it or not, this girl might be a spy from Plegia Academy. How long has she been watching?" Frederick questioned seriously.

She frowned and crossed her arms in defense, nerves overtaking her. What should she say? She couldn't say that she wasn't from Plegia Academy; she had no idea if it were true or not. She wanted to tell them that she was safe, but she didn't know if she was.

...

Oh gods! She didn't know who she was! This entire time she had been focusing on where she was and who the others were instead of asking
herself who she was! Suddenly, it felt hard to breath. Where was she going to go? She had nowhere to live. She had no relations that she knew of. How was she going to survive on her own?

"Lighten up, Frederick. She just woke up-" Chrom turned to face her, only to see her knees wobbling," Hey!" The blue haired boy rushed over
to her and steadied her, unintentionally making her flinch," Are you okay? What's going on?"

She rubbed her arms, trying to sooth the pain that suddenly prickled on her skin. Why did it hurt so badly? His grip wasn't tight enough to
bruise her. In fact, his touch could only be described as warm. That only meant that something was horribly wrong, and she could be in a lot more trouble than she thought. She combed her white hair back and sighed shakily," I-I don't know who I am."

Frederick glared her," If this is some kind of a joke-"

"I don't think it's a joke," Chrom stated firmly.

"Why is it that she can remember your name and not her own? It's too suspicious."

Robin felt herself tense up again," I'm not lying! I swear, I'm telling you the truth! Please believe me!"

The teenager watched her carefully, trying to figure out if she was messing with them. He glanced at Lissa, who nodded confidently. That seemed to be enough to help him make a choice," Frederick, if she is telling the truth, we can't just leave her here alone and confused," He smirked," What kind of Shepards would we be then?"

"You're too trusting."

"You're too weary, Mr. Wary!"

He growled," It's Mr. Warry."

"Robin!" The two flipped around to the amnesiac, only to see her smiling for the first time since she woke up," I remember my name! It's Robin!" She didn't miss Chrom mumble something about her name being weird, but she decided to ignore it.

Lissa relaxed when she saw the white haired girl grin," Now that we know your name, maybe we can help you! We should take her to Emm! She always knows what to do in a crisis."

"That is a horrible idea-"

Chrom sent Frederick a glare," It's the best idea we've got."

The man clenched and unclenched his fists with an annoyed look on his face," Have you forgotten that Emmeryn is at a conference this
weekend? That's why you're with me in the first place; I'm babysitting you."

"We're not babies!" They cried in unison.

The untrusting man finally cracked a smile," Then I suggest you stop acting like ones," His turned to Robin, his face becoming solemn once again. He seemed to be having a hard time trying to decide something. After a few seconds of unsettling silence, he spoke up," As a teacher, I swore that I'd help any child that needs me. If you honestly believe that this girl will do us no harm, I will allow her to come with us."

"Do I have any say in this?" Robin squeaked. The three thought highly of this Emmeryn character by the sounds of it, but there was always the risk that she could be a police woman or an orphanage warden.

The blue haired boy smiled reassuringly," Don't worry, we do not intend to do you any harm. This is just an odd situation and we want to make sure that you are taken care of."

"Taken care of?!"

He cringed," Sorry, that came out wrong. What I meant was that we want to help you as much as we can. There's nothing to be scared of," To prove his point, he held his hand out again.

Robin analyzed the situation in her head a few times and slumped her shoulders in defeat; they were her best bet right now, and she really didn't want to spend the night in an alley. She slipped her hand in his and smiled nervously.

Lissa giggled blissfully and took her other hand," Great! I'm sure we'll be good friends! My name is Lissa Exalt, and you know my dork of an older brother, Chrom. The stick in the mud over there is Mr. Warry, but we call him Frederick because we've been friends for a really long time. He's the band teacher here!"

The white haired girl felt her cheeks warm up as she anticipated the embarrassment she was about to endure," Where exactly is here?"

"We are in the township of Ylisse, more specifically Ylisse High School," Frederick narrowed his eyes at her," You are quite the actress, but I still don't believe you. This is not sensible."

"Don't worry, I understand! If I were in your place, I'd be just as wary as-" Before she could finish, the Exalt siblings burst out laughing," What? What did I say?"

The brown haired man leered at the three," Don't ask. Now, if we are done, did you or did you not find Ricken's reeds?"

Lissa held up a small box," Right here!"

"Good, he'll be happy to see them again. Now that we've found them, I think we can return home. I have to lock up my classroom, but you three can meet me by the car. I shouldn't be long."

The brother and sister nodded happily and pulled Robin in the direction of the parking lot," I'm so excited to get to know you better! Like I said earlier, I'm absolutely positive that we'll be close, because I don't back out on those I care about," Lissa skipped a little," Ooh, I can't wait to introduce you to the others! Maribelle is my best friend, but she is sort of mean. You'll just have to get used to it-" She was interrupted by a frenzied yell from behind them. The blonde flipped around and gasped," Chrom, look!"

The trio turned around, only to see a dumpster spewing out flames. Frederick stood to the side with a fire extinguisher, yelling something about saving the sheets. Chrom caught on quickly," Dammit, they're burning the band music!"

He was about to take off, but Lissa yanked on his arm," Wait! What about Robin?"

"Unless she's on fire too, she can wait," Without another thought, he took off to help Frederick, dragging his younger sister with him. The white haired girl was about to follow, but a mischievous snicker from a nearby bush made her stop.

Robin didn't hesitate reaching inside the shrubbery and pulling a brown haired teenager out," Did you burn the music?"

The kid smirked at with a cocky expression," Maybe I did, maybe I didn't."

She growled in frustration and grabbed his collar, shoving him into the school wall with a surprising amount of fury. Was she this temperamental before she lost her memories? Robin shook the thought away; there were more important matters at hand," These are nice people! Why on earth would you do something mean to them? What have they done to you?"

"That's none of your business," He spat on her face and yanked himself from her hold, the smug look returning in his features," Thanks for distracting them earlier; I couldn't have broken in without your help."

A distraction? Was that was she was? Was that why she unconscious in a field, practically waiting for someone to check up on her? Anger boiled inside of her," Are you saying that you're the one that did this to me?!" The boy shrugged and turned around, preparing to bolt. In a split second, Robin decided she wasn't going to let that happen. She let out a battle cry and leapt forward, tackling him onto the ground," Did you do this to me?!"

"What are you talking about?"

"Did you knock me out and leave me to die without any memories?!"

The boy's face was blank," No. I'm just lucky that you were because-" Robin interrupted him by socking him in the nose. Her fists screamed
from the impact, but it was all worth it when she heard his bone crack. The boy yelped and shoved her off of him, making sure to kick her back down before she could attack again," You're fucking crazy!"

"Robin!"

The brown haired boy grimaced and took off before her reinforcements came. She felt someone gently bring her into a sitting position," Robin, are you alright?"

She pointed at the boy," He's the one that burned your music! I tried to stop him, but I got distracted and he got away. I'm sorry."

Lissa, the one who helped her up, gave her a reassuring smile," That's alright! You tried to stop him, and that was very brave. Not to mention the fact that he gave you a pretty hard kick to the head," She focused her attention on the wound, sticking her tongue out slightly in the process," It left a cut, but you won't need stitches. Here, hold this up to it," She pulled a pack of tissues out of her pocket and handed one to her," We want to stop the bleeding."

Robin did as she was told," I still feel bad about letting him go."

"Like I said, it's not that big of a problem. Sure, Chrom and Frederick are going to be mad that he got away, but for an entirely different reason. You see, they're both very...Uh...competitive in a way."

"Oh?"

"They like to fight," Lissa answered bluntly," They'll probably be more angry at the fact that they didn't get to battle him in your place."

The white haired girl chuckled at the thought," Well, I guess that does make me feel a little better. Thanks, Lissa, you've been a real help."

Shock was evident on the girl's face," Really? Do you mean that?"

"Of course I do. Why wouldn't I?"

The blonde fiddled with the hem of her skirt," My brother thinks I'm delicate because whenever I get dragged into one of his stupid fights I back out. It may be surprising, but I'm not very good at defending myself," She frowned and leaned against the wall," I'm good at other things, like cleaning up the wounds he brings back. You see, I'm studying so that I can become a doctor someday. Hey! What do you want to be when you grow up?"

Robin bit her lip," Uh..."

"Oh my gosh, I'm sorry! I completely forgot that-"

"No, please don't treat me like an amnesiac! I can answer your question...you're just going to have to give me some time to remember."

Lissa nodded giddily," Time, huh? I guess I'll have to stick around to make sure you tell me that answer...That means that we're friends, right?"

The white haired girl felt her heart flutter; despite everything that had just happened, she still wanted to befriend her? Robin reached forward and grabbed both of Lissa's hands, a giant smile present on her face," Of course!"

"Lissa!" The two girls spun around to face the blonde's brother," I told you to wait by the car! Do you have any idea how worried you made me?"

She hopped onto her feet," I was going to go, but Robin wasn't there. I was just making sure that she was alright, which it turns out she wasn't. Did you know that she tried to fight that kid who burned the band music by herself-"

"Lissa..."

Said girl ignored Robin and continued," I think she broke his nose, because it was spurting out tons of blood! He was crying as he left-"

"Lissa!"

"Unfortunately, he was able to kick her head before he got away," The younger sister shoved her toe into the dirt," What a jerk!"

Chrom held back a laugh as he pulled Robin onto her feet again," You broke his nose?"

"...Yeah."

He sniggered," That's hilarious! I bet that dastard deserved it. Hah! Anyways, Frederick and I put the fire out, but we lost all of our
marching band material."

Lissa gasped," Band Camp is this week! How are we supposed to put together an entire show in three days?"

"Fortunately, Frederick was able to find some music from a few years back. The only problem is that we don't have any of the spots worked out anymore. We have to come up with an entirely new drill."

Although Robin didn't understand any of this, the tone of his voice made it sound bad," I'm sorry I didn't stop him."

"Hey, don't worry about it! It wasn't your battle to fight," Sensing her insecurity on the matter, he took her hand in his for the third time that day," Come on; Frederick's waiting for us by the car, and I don't want to keep him waiting. He's too weary for his own good."


Frederick lived in a small, two bedroom house that was about a block away from the school. It was short and semi run-down with smooth blue
walls. Lissa had taken it upon herself to teach everything she could to Robin before band camp started so that she wouldn't be lost, so as soon as the car stopped, the blonde grabbed her new friend's hand and pulled her inside," This is Frederick's house! There are two bedrooms to the right, a living room straight ahead, the kitchen to your left, and a back porch on the other side of the living room. The guest room is right across the hall from Frederick's bedroom and the bathroom is in that small cubby there. I usually sleep in the guest room because there's only one bed. Chrom often stays on the couch, but I'm sure he'll let you have it!"

Said boy groaned," Why?"

"She's a lady and-" Much to the girls' surprise, Chrom snorted," Is there something you'd like to say, brother?"

"Er, no... No, it's nothing. It's just that...Well, I just didn't consider Robin the type to care after beauty and such...," He rubbed the back of his neck and laughed sheepishly," I suppose I've never really thought of her as a lady."

Lissa's eyes widened," Uh, I think-"

"Excuse me?" Robin spat. Sure, she did just break a guy's nose and she should be more worried about her lost memory, but for some reason, his
comment stung.

"You two shouldn't-"

He cringed at his own stupidity," No! I mean—I didn't mean—not like that! That is to say, a lady, per se... Er... You know, how you fight and you're independent, and... Not to say a lady can't fight, but...Gods, this is coming out all wrong."

Frederick stuck his head in the living room," Robin, do you eat piz-"

Lissa pounced on him," Yes, she does! Come on, let's get the food!" She grabbed his wrist and tugged him out the door," Bye guys! Don't kill each other!"

They barely noticed that the others had left," What makes me un-lady-like, huh?"

The blue haired boy narrowed his eyes; this was a trick question. If he tried to prove his point, she would get defensive again. If he lied, she call him out on it. Jeez, women were complicated,"...It's just my image of a lady is someone so prim and proper...perfumed, and pretty... Nothing like you at all! When I look at you, I just don't see a lady. Does that— ...Er, Robin? What... What are you doing with that book?"

"I'm thinking a sharp blow to the head might knock some sense into you," She growled menacingly.

"N-no, wait! It was just a joke! Ha ha...ha?" Robin lost it at that point; she let out a battle cry and tackled Chrom onto the ground,
repeatedly smacking his head with her book," OW! I'm sorr-OUCH! Robin, please-AH!"

"I'll show you who is a lady!"

He managed to yank the book out of her hands, chucking it across the room so that she couldn't hit him anymore. Seeing that she was still surprised by his sudden move, he took the upper hand and pushed her off of him. She squeaked as he rolled on top of her and grabbed her wrists, effectively pinning her to the ground," Calm down!"

Robin tried to wriggle herself from underneath him, but he was stronger than she originally thought," Let me go, Chrom!"

"No! This is what I meant earlier! A lady would never-" Without warning, she kneed his groin and kicked him off of her. He let out a high yelp and clutched it, pain evident in his features," Dammit, Robin."

The teenager rubbed her wrists wearily, the anger evaporating into thin air. What had she done? He was one of her only friends and she had scared him off by hitting him where the sun doesn't shine," Sorry. I didn't mean to take it that far."

Much to her surprise, Chrom chucked a pillow at her head, causing her white hair to fly everywhere. The sight must've been extremely funny, because the blue haired boy burst out laughing," You should've seen your face!" He cried, wiping stray tears from his face," N-Now we're even!"

His smile proved to be contagious, because soon she was chuckling with him," Yeah, I guess it was kind of funny," Her response only caused him to laugh harder," Chrom? Are you alright? You're crying."

"I'm fine," He wheezed, desperately trying to catch his breath," If only all ladies were as fun as you!"

"Oh, so I'm a lady now?" She teased, hugging the pillow to her stomach," Did my womanly wiles change your mind?"

"Womanly wiles?" He reached forward and yanked the plush from her, smacking her with it again," Where do you come up with these things?"

Robin rolled her eyes and tried to pull her frazzled hair back into it's original ponytail. He was such a dork; one minute he was rough-housing with her, the next he was giggling like an idiot. She tried to reach for her pillow again, but he hopped to his feet and held it high above his head. She giggled at first, but once she realized that her head only reached his nose, it became obvious that there was no way to retrieve the pillow," Chrom, give me-"

He snickered," You're short, just like Lissa!"

"What? No way! I'm a few inches taller than her! You're just abnormally tall!"

Their friendly banter continued back and forth until they ran out of insults and energy. The teasing eventually shifted into a series of
conversations, ranging from him introducing some band instruments to her to complaining about his favorite football team's recent failures. Since she didn't have much to talk about in the first place, Robin mainly listened and occasionally added in her opinion. This continued until the others returned with the pizza. Frederick eventually dragged Chrom away, stating that if he was to be a proper drum major, he would have to help him recreate the show.

Eventually the sun set and Lissa sleepily bid her new friend goodnight, leaving her to listen as Frederick and Chrom tried to figure out new positions. She politely asked if there was anything she could do to help, but they turned her away and told her to get some rest.

She didn't even realize that she had fallen asleep until she woke up on the couch. Her eyes scanned the room until they fell on a nearby clock; 12:37 A.M.. Robin grumbled irritably before pushing herself up to get a drink of water. What she saw inside caused her to try and contain her giggling," Chrom? What are you still doing awake?"

The teenager grunted in acknowledgement, but didn't peel his eyes away from the mass piles of papers surrounding him. His blue sweatshirt's sleeves had been rolled up to his elbows, revealing a pair of strong forearms. His cobalt hair was rustled and sticking in a plethora of different directions, and his sky-colored eyes had dark circles around them. The kitchen floor was littered with crumpled up sheets of paper.

Robin bit her lip and stalked forward, peeking over her new friend's shoulder to see what he was working on," What's that?"

"I have to make a new drill," He grumbled.

"And a drill is..."

"It's the layout of where each band member is supposed to go in order to form the pictures or arrangements that we are trying to create."

Robin nodded in understanding and went to fetch two sodas from the fridge," How far are you?"

"I'm halfway through the first piece."

"How many pieces are there?"

"Three."

"Yikes."

He groaned before banging his head on the table," I'm never going to get this done. Why the heck did I tell Frederick to go to sleep? This is harder than it looks."

"Why don't you move the next group there?"

Chrom blinked a few times before considering her suggestion. After a few seconds of pondering, he pulled out a sheet and scribbled it down, a satisfied smile finding it's way into his features," That...actually works out perfectly. Were you a band extraordinaire before you lost your memories?"

She shrugged," I don't know, maybe-ooh, wait! You can move the F-people-"

"The flutes."

"Right. You can move them on the 45 mark and the T-people in a circle above them to form a flower of sorts!"

He stared at her for a full minute before swiping some discarded paper off of the chair next to him and motioning for her to sit down. She grinned gleefully and accepted his offer, handing him one of the caffeinated beverages. Chrom pulled out his laptop from a giant pile of rejected ideas and stuck one of his headphones in her ear," Okay, these are the pieces we'll be playing, you'll need to know what the music sounds like if you're going to help. The first song is called..."