Robin x Cordelia Dribble. I do not own Fire Emblem, I'm simply a shipper B) WARNING: MATURE CONTENTS. LEMONY GOODNESS IS COMING.
"Cordelia?!" A woman's voice shouted across the battlefield. The voice belonged to Phila of the Pegasus Knight's. Cordelia, the crimson beauty had finally reached the Shepards in time to warn them of the oncoming danger. Her eyes scanned the battlefield below in search of the crowned prince of Ylisse, Chrom. From the distance, a figure closed in on her, another pegasus knight.
"Sumia! Where is his highness?! I must tell him of the impending danger approaching the kingdom!" Cordelia shouted in a flurry. Sumia was her childhood friend and soon to be part of the royal family through marriage, however this was unknown to the red head.
"This way! He's near the front line with Robin!" Sumia yelled back over the noise of the battle below. 'Who is Robin?' The two knights dove down into the fray, dodging arrows and magic spells as they sped towards their allies. Chrom was engaged with a swordsman and an archer whom Robin quickly disposed of with a blast of lightning. Sumia flew behind the swordsman, spearing him in the side of his ribs, allowing Chrom to strike the final blow.
The prince withdrew his blade from the corpse and turned towards Cordelia. She wasn't used to being so close to Chrom which caused her to become rather nervous, but urgency snapped her back to her duty.
"Your highness! I bring dire news! King Gangrel leads an army not a days march behind us! He has broken through the border and marches on Ylisse's grounds!" She spat out. As she spoke to the prince, she caught sight of a white haired man approaching Chrom's side, standing so that he faced her. Who is this man?
"Cordelia, what of the other pegasus knights? Where are they?" Chrom questioned, although something inside told him he already knew the answer to their fate based on her reaction to his inquiry. Cordelia's face dropped towards the ground and her mouth clenched into a frown. How could she abandon her comrades in their moment of need? Robin focused on the woman as she sobbed then glanced over to Chrom whose expression was of pure dread.
"Gods...the border has been taken. We must take it back immediately. Robin, once this battle is over, we march for Plegia!" Chrom looked towards his tactician, the burning passion of fury in his eyes. This was a full blown war now and no peace could be brought in a situation like this. Robin nodded his head and turned back towards Cordelia.
"My name is Robin, miss. This probably isn't the best time for introductions but please try to focus- we are on a battlefield." The knight looked towards Robin, forcing herself to regain her composure and dry her eyes of delayed tears. This man was right, grieving had to be done later. The battle was still in full effect.
"Y-you're right. I'm sorry. It...all just hit me at once. My name is Cordelia one of...the pegasus knights." One of? More like the only one now. The grip on her lance tightened. Plegia will pay for this murder of her comrades.
"Come now! Let us return to battle!" Chrom shouted as the distance between the Plegian warriors shortened between them. The Plegian's numbers were dwindling, it was only a matter of time before they were finished. With their morale boosted, Robin, Cordelia and Sumia followed their captain into the fray, striking down as many foes as they could.
Later that evening...
The night was quite a welcome change from the day as it was silent and peaceful, save for the crackle of flames, the chatter of friends and the crickets hidden under the shroud of darkness. After having won a glorious battle, the Shepard's morale was higher than ever before having not had one fatality nor severe injury suffered by anyone.
Robin sat inside the medical tent where Lissa, Maribelle and Sumia tended to the wounds of the others. It was nice to see so few people suffered injuries. Sumia was tending to Robin's wound- a burn that had struck his chest. Had his tome not been in hand and taken most of the flame, he may have been in a lot worse shape.
"That was very chivalrous of you to save Cordelia from that attack you know..." Sumia cooed. Her voice drifted off at the end. Was it chivalrous? Robin wanted to believe he would do it for any of his allies.
"Haha...I like to think of myself as a gentleman, but I assure you, I would've done it for any of our allies, even Kellam." Sumia smiled up at Robin while she finished wrapping his bandage. With Kellam's stealthy qualities, chances are he wouldn't even be in an enemies cross hair.
"Regardless, Cordelia said she was worried about you. She feels as though she owes you for your courage. Might I suggest talking to her afterwards?"
Robin's head tilted to the side slightly. There was no need for a debt to be owed for his act.
"Sure thing." With that, the young tactician grabbed his tunic and robe and quickly dressed himself before leaving the shroud of the tent. His search for the pegasus knight was easier than he presumed as she was standing just outside the tent sitting down on the tail end of a wagon.
"Hey there. How was the patch work?" The crimson beauty asked. She hopped off the wagon and approached the man, examining his posture as the distance closed. It appeared as though he the healing was effective, his stance was normal enough.
"Sumia and Lissa did a great job. I barely even noticed the wound while they were treating it. Wasn't nearly as bad as I would have thought." He smiled. So he was expecting it to be worse? Yet this man still went out of his way to save her. Cordelia frowned slightly as her gaze dropped towards Robin's feet.
"Uh...Cordelia? What's wrong?" He brought his head down to try and meet her eyes. The woman's expression was distraught.
"You shouldn't have done that- saved me, I mean. You could have died Robin." Her silence broke finally although the response caught the man off guard. "The last thing I want is the death of yet another comrade to be on my conscious due to my lack of awareness. I should have been more careful."
"Yes, you should be more careful, but I would do it all over again." Robin said in a light hearted tone. There was no way she could persuade him to not try and save her if caught in another situation like that. Cordelia's frown vanished as her eyes came up to meet his. 'Gosh he's handsome...' The woman shook her head, bringing her thoughts back under control.
"I-I will do better to watch out for myself. Still...I wish you wouldn't have done that. All the same, thank you for protecting me, Robin." Cordelia flashed a smile up at him which caused him to respond the same. They maintained their gaze on each other for what seemed like an eternity to them, taking in each other's features until the tent flap opened up behind the tactician and Vaike stepped out, bumping into the young man.
Robin abruptly fell into Cordelia, wrapping his arms around her back and pulling her into his chest as he did his best to maintain his footing, catching himself at the last second. Cordelia braced for impact and shut her eyes only to be surprised to remain standing. The crimson beauty opened her eyes and saw a blushing Robin staring down at her which promptly caused her to look away in embarrassment.
"Heyo Robin! Should stand in a better place other than a doorway!" Vaike said in his booming voice which was followed by a hearty laugh. Robin released Cordelia immediately upon realizing he was still holding onto her. Vaike stared at the duo, his eyes darting back and forth between them.
"Woah! Is this the new addition to the Shepards?! She's a looker!" He smoothed his hair back and winked in Cordelia's direction. "I'm the one and only Vaike! But you can call me Teach!" Robin rolled his eyes. Was he feeling a slight tinge of jealousy? Preposterous, he barely knew Cordelia, although there was no denying that she was by all modern standards, gorgeous.
"Uh nice to meet you 'the' Vaike. My name is Cordelia." The woman extended her hand for a shake which Vaike promptly grabbed and kissed the back of. Cordelia's face went red hot as she quickly withdrew her hand from the man's grasp.
"OKAY! I get it, you and Robin are a thing eh?" Vaike said as he sensed the rejection. The words caused Cordelia and Robin to both go wide eyed.
"N-no! Nothing like that Vaike! We're just friends!" Robin quickly spouted out. His mouth formed a nervous smile as he looked over towards Cordelia who was blushing madly. The pegasus knight took a step back from the group before speaking.
"I AM GOING TO BED! Goodnight gentlemen." She responded before hastily turning around and making her exit. Robin and Vaike waved as she disappeared into the distance, Vaike giving his famous toothy smirk. Robin felt an arm drape around his shoulders as he was roughly brought into Vaike's shoulder.
"So bud, got a new interest in the red head eh? Good choice! Teach taught you well!" Vaike laughed again as he began to walk with Robin in tow towards a fire where some of the others sat. Robin pushed himself out from Vaike's grasp.
"It's nothing like that! You PUSHED me into her!" Although holding her close to him wasn't a problem in his book. Vaike grinned at Robin and puffed out his chest.
"Listen, if you need any help with that dame, you come and find good ol' Teach! I'll show you how to woo the women of Ylisse!" Robin shook his head. Did Vaike even hear anything he had said? Regardless, this wasn't the time to speak of such matters. There was a march tomorrow and a mission to meet Gangrel on the battlefield.
"I'm going to bed too. Good night Vaike." Robin turned and hurried towards his tent, leaving Vaike to join the others by the fire. The tactician was relieved to be in his tent after the battle today. His tent was the only place where he could find momentary peace away from the others, however the constant stress of being the armies tactician was a burden he could never escape.
The man withdrew himself from his garbs and laid down upon his make shift bed. His hands came up to his bandaged chest, poking at the area. It stung, but it wasn't terribly bad. Had he not used his tome to absorb most of the blow, he would be dead. Even worse- had he not done anything, the beautiful woman known as Cordelia may have died before he even had the chance to know her.
'Cordelia...' Her face took up his thoughts as he rolled from side to side...