Scribble

The Mad King's War affected every person on the continent of Tellius. Not a single soul was without change whether it was for better or for worse. For a beautiful Serenes princess, it was one of the greatest times of her life, for it was then that she met her true love, a powerful warrior and an unexpected Romeo…

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Shinon sat on the edge of the fountain in the courtyard of in the courtyard of Castle Crimea awaiting the arrival of his somewhat perverted friend, Gatrie. He tapped his foot impatiently and took the liberty of sighing impatiently to no one in particular. After he sat around for maybe fifteen minutes or so, he finally decided to give up. He was about to leave when he heard the clunky footsteps of his friend coming up behind him.

"Sorry buddy," Gatrie said. "You see, there was this girl and-"

"I really don't want to hear it," said Shinon. "I've been waiting in the hot sun for almost half an hour and I'm not in the mood."

"Well excuse me," said the knight, "you're the one who called me out here so spit it out already. What can I do for you?"

The red-haired sniper rolled his eyes and sighed again. Maybe this was a mistake, he thought.

"Well…" urged his friend.

Shinon finally decided he had nothing to lose. "It's about a girl…but…"

Gatrie's eyes widened from either shock or sheer joy. "It's about time" was apparently running through his mind.

Shinon started to look a bit nervous. "You see…I-I like her and… I want to marry her… I guess that means I love her."

"So that's what you've been up to for the past few months. Always running off, being secretive, now I know why. You were spending time with your secret lover. I'll help in any way possible! So, what's your problem?"

"I-I don't know how to pro…propose." Shinon turned his head to hide the fact that he was blushing. Every time he thought about…her, he felt weird, but good weird.

"Propose? That's easy. I'll help you practice! Now get on your knees."

Shinon's train of thought was broken by that last sentence. "Excuse me?" he asked.

"You're going to practice so get on your knees."

Shinon couldn't believe what he was hearing; then again, it was Gatrie. "This is stupid."

"Do it or I'm not helping."

"Fine…" Unwillingly, Shinon got down on one knee in front of Gatrie. His friend was obviously enjoying this.

"Good," he said. "Now look into my eyes and ask me politely. Don't be a jerk about anything."

"I'm not going to do it."

"You asked for my help." Gatrie smiled with satisfaction.

Shinon sighed for a third time that afternoon, a personal record. "Will you marry me?" he mumbled under his breath.

Gatrie smiled mockingly. "What was that? I can't hear you. You'll have to speak louder."

Shinon's eyebrow twitched ever so slightly. He wanted so badly to wipe that smirk off of Gatrie's face, but he didn't. Instead, he clenched his teeth and muttered, "Will you marry me?" again.

Gatrie sighed this time. "Listen to me. You love her. You want her so tell her what you're feeling. Let everything out in one outburst of emotions!"
Shinon looked around. No one appeared to be within earshot, so he decided he would look like an idiot just this once. He took Gatrie by the hand and looked deeply into his eyes, pretending they we're his beautiful Leanne's. He mustered up every single ounce of passion in his body and said, "I love you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?"

"Wonderful," said Gatrie, "that was perfect."

Shinon got off of the ground, dusted himself off, and wiped the sweat starting to bead down his forehead off his face. He was glad that was over; however, when he turned around, he saw the person he wanted to see least in the world at that moment.

"This isn't what it looks like," he said to the raven-haired sage.

Soren was caught mid-bite in an apple. He was still in the stage of shock and hadn't managed to blink just yet. He had been hoping for a nice quiet day in the castle garden, reading his book. So much for that fantasy.

When he snapped out of his stupor, he finally managed to say, "I've never respected you and never will." He walked away without another word.

"No wait!" cried Shinon, but he was too late. His face turned bright red as he turned around to face Gatrie.

"That was…an excellent proposal…" Gatrie said nervously.

"Gatrie…"

"How was I supposed to know it's not my fault!"

"I'm gonna' hurt you in so many ways it's not even funny."
Gatrie backed up. "H-how would your new lady like it if you killed your best friend?" It was a long shot, but surprisingly, it worked.

Shinon cooled down a bit and then shoved the knight into the fountain. He felt a little better, but he was going to have some explaining to do.

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Ike and Reyson were outside as well, exchanging their last good-byes before the herons had to leave to Gallia.

"We're going to miss both of you," said Ike, "especially Mist. She and Leanne seem to be getting along very well."

"I know. Leanne hasn't been too keen on leaving, but I think I finally talked her into leaving."

"I'll have to take your word for that." Ike wasn't too sure what Leanne was thinking of half the time. She and Mist were always somewhere giggling. "By the way, do you need an escort to Gallia?"

"No, Tibarn should be here soon. He figured that with all of the kidnapping attempts, we might need protection. Plus, I think he thinks I'm too reckless."

"I wonder why?" Ike smiled.

"That's beside the point. Anyway, I'm going to go get Leanne."

"You have fun with that."

Reyson started to walk towards the castle. He figured that she would be with some of her new friends, Elincia, Lucia, Mist, the list went on. Little did he know, but he was just about to get the shock of his life.

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Shinon was once again sitting on the fountain, but this time, he wasn't alone this time. Next to him was Leanne, the love of his life, the apple of his eye. It was quiet for a long time until Shinon finally managed to speak.

"Hey…uh…"

Leanne looked at him with sparkly eyes and smiled. She loved listening to Shinon's voice even though she couldn't communicate.

"Scribble," she said.

Shinon didn't really know how to respond. Over the past few months he had learned to interpret her language by her facial expressions. He assumed she had said, "Go on."

"Well I think that…well…" He couldn't look her straight in the face. She was just too pretty.

Leanne was a little confused. Shinon never acted this way so she decided to ask him what was wrong. "Scribble, scribble?"

"It's just so hard talking to you so I'm just going to come clean! Prepare yourself."

Leanne nodded and replied, "Scribble."

"You're the most beautiful person I've ever met and I want to spend the rest of my life with you by my side!" He took a small diamond ring out of his pocket and held it up to her. He had had to sell several bows to be able to get it. "Will you marry me?"

Leanne didn't reply for a minute or two. Then she smiled and took Shinon by the hand. "Scribble."

"Is that a yes?" asked the sniper hopefully.

Instead of a nod he received a sweet peck on the cheek that left Shinon's face redder than his hair. Then, out of the bushes, popped Gatrie and Rolf.

"Yeah!" screamed the knight. "You the man!!!"

Rolf was a little confused, but he still applauded his master.

Shinon started to glare at his friends. "Gatrie, I'm going to kill you! Go away!"

Gatrie didn't seem to care, until Leanne turned around. She had fire in her eyes and looked ready to tear him to shreds. "SCRIBBLE!" she yelled in angry.

Rolf instantly ran away crying whereas Gatrie slowly backed away. Satisfied, Leanne turned back around and hugged her new fiancé then turned to go tell her brother.

"Hey, where are you going?" asked Shinon.

Leanne held up the ring that was on her finger and tried to explain herself. "Scribble, scribble, scribble scribble."

"Do you want me to stay here?"

Leanne nodded and then skipped away happily without a care in the world.

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Reyson finally returned from his unsuccessful quest to find his sister. He walked up to Ike who was in the exact same place he was before.

"I can't find her anywhere," said the White Prince.

"That's strange," said Ike half-mockingly. "What kind of brother can't keep track of his little sister?"

"Save it Ike. I have you real problem. My baby sister could have been kidnapped or maybe she wandered off and got lost or…"

"Maybe she was off being proposed to," continued Ike.

"Why would you say that?" Reyson looked a little nervous.

"Well, she is skipping towards us with a ring on her finger."

Reyson looked ahead just in time to be hugged by his ecstatic sister. She squeezed him tightly and wouldn't stop giggling. Ike sighed and took out some water to drink.

"What's going on?" asked the prince smiling. "Why are you in such a good mood?"

Leanne smiled and started talking at the speed of light. "Scribble scribble scribble scribble! Scribble scribble scribble!!!"

Reyson stopped smiling. "What?"

"Scribble scribble scribble."

"Who?"

"Scribble."

Reyson turned red. "I FORBID IT!"

Leanne's eyes started to water. "Scribble?"

Ike had no clue as to what was going on, but it was still pretty fun to watch. He finally ventured to say, "What's going on?"

Leanne now had tears running down her face. "S-scribble…?"

"Why? I'll tell you why!" Reyson was starting to fume. "He's a beorc and a very rude one at that! He's just a lazy drunkard who will do anything to get a quick buck."

"Why are you guys talking about Shinon?" asked Ike.

Leanne finally quit crying and looked at her brother darkly. "Scribble."

"Excuse me?" asked her brother.

"SCRIBBLE! SCRIBBLE SCRIBBLE! SCRIBBLE!!!"

Reyson stepped back with his mouth agape. "Leanne! How could you say such things? What if father heard you?"

Suddenly, as if on cue, the hawk escorts arrived. Tibarn was smiling brightly like a little kid who had a big secret. "We have a surprise," he said in a sing-song voice. "You're father has fully recovered and-"

Leanne burst out again. "SCRIBBLE! SCRIBBLE SCRIBBLE! SCRIBBLE!!!"

King Lorizieh walked in only to hear those words and pass out on the floor. Tibarn just stood in the doorway with an overly shocked expression on his face.

"King Lorizieh!" yelled Ulki as he dropped to the fallen heron king's aid.

Janaff waved his hand in front of his king's face to see if he could get a reaction. When he finally moved he asked, "Sir, what did she say?"

"I don't it would be legal for me to repeat such words…"

"You can yell all you want," said Reyson ignoring his father, "but I refuse to let you marry him."

Ike nearly choked on the water he was drinking. He spit it out on Janaff and tried to breath. Finally he managed to yell, "MARRY SHINON!" He coughed again and walked over to the steamed princess. "Come now, there must be some sort of mistake."

Leanne didn't want to hear it. She clenched her fist and punched Ike square in the nose. "SCRIBBLE!" He went flying and hit a tree out in the nearby garden.

"Calm down!" cried Tibarn when he saw the blue-haired commander fly.

"SCRIBBLE!"

Soren heard all of the commotion and came running to see what had happened. Leanne rushed up to him, stole his book, and aimed at Reyson.

"Leanne, no!" cried the prince as he ducked. The book kept going and managed to hit Tibarn right on the forehead. He fell to the ground instantly and didn't get up.

"King Tibarn!" cried Ulki. "Leanne, calm down for heavens sake!"

Leanne refused to calm down. She was going to marry Shinon if it was the last thing she did. She faced her brother once again and jumped on his back.

"Get off now!!!"

She started to pull on his hair and finally managed to wrestle him to the ground. She reached for Soren's book once again and started to hit him repeatedly.

"SCRIBBLE! SCRIBBLE! SCRIBBLE!"

At that moment, King Lorizieh woke up. He felt his head and was surprised to see his daughter beating the snot out of his son. "Oh my goodness! Leanne, what are you doing?!" he exclaimed. He got up and ran to Reyson's aid only to be knocked down once again. Naesala, who had been stalking the hawks, finally decided to pay his good buddy, Reyson a visit.

"So, Reyson," he started smugly, "how's everything going?"

"Help me," was the weak reply.

He looked down at Leanne and had no clue what her problem was. "I'm not going to ask. Good luck though."

"Traitor!!! Help me!!!"

Naesala wasn't in the mood to help anyone, so he walked away, pretending he saw nothing. Reyson struggled with his sister for a few more minutes and finally managed to get free. He shot down the castle road like an arrow. Leanne got up and ran after him like a mad woman.

"HELP!!!" yelled the distressed prince.

Leanne was gaining on him. They ran right past the fountain where Shinon was still sitting. First he saw Reyson, then Leanne. He leaned back a bit and then smiled. "She's going to be my wife," he said contently.

The chase was on. A demented princess and a helpless prince. Nothing would stand in either of their ways and no one could stop them.

Everyone has their own vision on how the heron's communicate. Whenever I was playing the game, I always liked to read the conversations out loud, however, with the herons, it was a different story. Based on the way it was written, I just started to say scribble because that's what the words look like to me. Out of that one simple word came this idea, I just needed to find a way to get Reyson angry, so I figured a Shinon/ Leanne pairing would be enough to get him going. This story is going to be extremely funny, so please stay tuned...