(Chapter 1)

(Third person point of view)

(Disclaimer-I do not own Fire Emblem or any of its characters, but I do own my ocs.)

WARNING!-this is rated M for violence and sexual scenes! (This chapter contains both)

Okay, now that that's out of the way, thank you for taking your time to read this. I really hope you like this. I would love to hear from all of you who take the time to read this. Reviews are really nice to have, but please don't flame, I have done nothing to you, if you don't like yaoi or the pairing then please don't read this or flame. Please review I really love to hear your ideas and thoughts. Again thank you for taking your time to read this. The italicized part is a flashback.

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Leonardo lay still and silent in a small dark room. He slowly slipped his shirt off, revealing a deep wound in his chest. He leaned his head against the old run-down wall of the old house, the Dawn Brigade was now using as a hid out. He closed his eyes as he felt Edward's gentle lips brush against the wound. Leonardo flinched, but quickly relaxed his body as Edward's lips pressed against his. Edward ran his finger down Leonardo's Chest.

"Don't worry, I won't hurt you. I promise." Edward whispered in Leonardo's ear. Having been injured in battle, Leonardo had not treated the wound and refused to tell Sothe about it. Edward found about the wound about two days after the battle and immediately demanded to treat the wound himself. He pressed a herb against the wound, to ensure that it would not start bleeding again. After a half hour or so he removed the herb and wrapped a white cloth around the wound, so it would not get infected. Edward leaned his body against Leonardo and pressed his lips against Leonardo's lips. Edward ran his hand down Leonardo's body and moved his lips down to Leonardo's neck. Leonardo couldn't stop a moan from escaping hid lips. Edward continued to move his lips down Leonardo's chest.

There was light tap on the door and the two quickly disbanded. Leonardo slipped his Shirt back on. Edward got up an opened the door. Sothe was standing on the other side of the door. He was not angry at them for running off; he seemed more worried then anything else.

"Are you both alright?" He asked them.

"Yeah, Leonardo was wounded, so I treated the wound."

"Okay, but tell me next time. Micaiah had us running all over the place looking for you two. I think poor Volug is passed out on the couch."

"Okay, I will."

"I'm sorry Sothe and please tell Volug that I am sorry as well." Leonardo said quietly.

"Don't worry about it. Get some rest; we'll be moving again in the morning." Sothe left them and returned to Micaiah and the others. Leonardo slowly got up onto his feet and walked to Edward's side.

"Edward…"

"He knows." Edward said dully to Leonardo. Leonardo looked down at the stone floor. How long had Sothe known about them? At least he wasn't saying anything to the others about it. This brought relief to Leonardo, but Edward still felt uneasy about having someone know about their relationship. They stood in silence for a time before Leonardo spoke.

"Edward, you do not have to worry. Sothe will never speak a word about it…" Leonardo said. He trusted Sothe deeply and would never have a reason to doubt him. Edward on his other hand was weary around Sothe and, although he did trust him, he always thought there was something wrong about him. Edward only glanced at his partner and sighed in response to Leonardo's claim. Leonardo knew, with that, to drop the subject.

"Well, Good-night Edward. We have a long day tomorrow." Leonardo said, running off. Edward waved him off, knowing that he was only trying to get out of the conversation. Leonardo ran into his room and shut the door behind him. He leaned up against the door and staring up at the ceiling of his pale blue room, sighed. He was never one to question his feelings or the sex he happened to fall in love with, he just let life take him as it did, although, now he was starting to question Edward's ability to except his feelings. Edward hated the fact that Sothe had found out. Leonardo was unfazed by this, he trusted Sothe. Leonardo put his hands behind his back and turned his head to the side, leaning his ear against the wooden door of his room. He could hear people hurrying about and gathering last minute supplies. The upcoming battle flew into his mind and instantly his thoughts were thrown into the bloody war. War, it was such a powerful thing. But was there really no other option? War had a high price and it didn't approve of I.. Leonardo's mind soon thought of the little girl, no older then five that had been killed looking for her dead mother. He remembered it perfectly.

The small village was burning to the ground as the flames engulfed it, sparing none. The Begnion soldiers had set the village a flame after the hanging of a protester. The dawn Brigade had been trying to clear out all of the people in the village, but there a lot of them and little of the Dawn Brigade. Leonardo was heading back into the village for a final run through when he spotted a little girl, no older then five, running around the village. Leonardo ran over to the child to help her. The girl's hands were burned and her night gown was torn. She was shaking, but she kept walking deeper and deeper into the village.

"Wait, stop. I will help you out!" Leonardo called to the little girl. She turned to look at him and smiled.

"Okay, but I have to find my mommy first, okay mister?" The little girl said.

"I'll look for her after I get you out, okay? Leonardo said trying to get the child to leave.

"No I will leave with my mommy!" The little girl screamed as she stomped her foot on the dying ground and continued to walk. "Mommy! Mommy, where are you, Mommy?!" She yelled. Leonardo become desperate, but he did not want to grab her in fear of hurting her, so he followed the girl trying to find her mother. After ten or so minutes, Leonardo realized the girl's mother was dead. She had been the one hung earlier that morning, but how could he explain this to the child. They reached the tree that the girl's mother had been hanged on. Her body lay still on the burning ground. The little girl's eyes lit up with joy and she ran over to her dead mother. She shook her mother's body screaming her name, but no response came from the limp dead body.

"Mommy, wake up, mommy. Please this man says he will get us out of here. Come on mommy wake up! Wake up Mommy! Wake up…please." The little girl fell onto her knees, tears streaming down her pale, delicate face as she desperately shook her mother's body. There was a loud thud as the door to a house fell to the ground in flames. They didn't have much time now. Leonardo ran over to the little girl.

"We must leave now." He said. She nodded her head and stood up. There was a sharp whistling sound as a spear whipped through the air and struck the little girl, piercing through her forehead. Her tiny body fell onto the ground, lifeless as blood streamed from her head. A man laughed, but he was soon silenced as a sword came down on his head. Edward ran over to Leonardo.

"Come on, let's get out of here!" He yelled. Leonardo picked up the little girl's body and looked at Edward. Edward nodded and picked up the dead woman's body. They carried them out from the burning village and buried them in a near by forest next to a young river.

Leonardo fell onto his knees, a few tears dripped down his face from his eyes. He never wanted to see anything like that again, but at least the two were in a better place now, away from the evil of this world. There was knock on his door. Leonardo stood up and faced the door.

"Come in." He said, calmly, trying to hide his sorrow. The door creaked open and Sothe walked in, shutting the door behind him. He smiled at Leonardo and placed his head against Leonardo's forehead.

"I heard you crying. You should rest, you fell warm." Sothe said kindly. Leonardo looked down in embarrassment.

"Okay…" Leonardo said. Sothe smiled and watched as Leonardo lay down in his bed.

"Thank you, Sothe." Leonardo said as he closed his eyes. Sothe nodded his head and left Leonardo's room. Edward watched as Sothe left the room, eyeing him. Sothe paid him no mind and continued to walk. Edward sighed and looked back at Leonardo's room door. He placed his hand against the door and rested his head against it as well. He closed his eyes and let his thoughts wonder.