Admiration
One Shot
Pairing : Rath x Wil
Admiration. It was such a wonderful thing. To be able to look up to someone, to admire their accomplishments, their good deeds. It was truly a wonderful feeling. And yet, at the same time, it could bring despair into one's heart. To know that you admire someone, but to know they haven't the slightest clue on how you feel...it was pain. True pain.
This was how Rath of the Kutolah tribe felt. During his travels with Lady Lyndis, whom he still calls Lyn, he met a teenage archer named Wil. A perky, talkative boy, that was true. However, despite the archer's failures, his prior inability to properly shoot an arrow straight, Rath admired him. He admired him because Wil never gave up. Yeah, he'd talk down on himself. And he'd be the first to screw up an ambush mission by saying, way above a whisper 'Hey, Rath ! Uh... how am I supposed to do this again?'. But Wil always tried and tried, determined to get what he wanted in the end.
But now he was traveling with Wil once again, in the company of Lord Eliwood's small army. All that time of watching the person he admired, eyeing the person he secretly held most dear...all the pain, the heartaches. They were here again. However, he had felt himself cheer up when he was the first person Wil approached after the raid at the fortress. However, since then, they spoke little, and his cheerfulness disappeared.
However, one day, Wil had come up to Rath and sat down next to him, nervously kicking his legs. "Um...Rath?"
"...yes, Wil?" This was different. Wil seemed speechless, and unable to speak in anything more than stutters. He wasn't sure as to what was wrong, but he knew he'd figure out soon.
"Rath...I...n-n-need to talk to you..." Talk. That was something Wil did very well, actually. Most of the time anyway.
"What is it you need to talk about?"
"I uh...umm..." And before either knew what had hit them, Wil's lips had pressed to Rath's and they froze for a few moments time. Neither of their eyes had closed. They stared at each other, Wil's eyes filled with lust and wanting, Rath's filled with shock and confusion...and a hint of pleasure.
That pleasure, however, was short lived when Wil broke the kiss and ran off, his cheeks red from what he had just done.
Yes. Admiration is such a wonderful thing.
- Important - This fic was inspired by the ficlet work of metal goat, who had also written'Mental Health'. Both have earned their place in my favorite stories collection. If you like the pairings Kent x Sain or Rath x Wil (Which I suppose you do since you're reading this), please check out her Fire Emblem works.