Author's Notes:

Hello! As you may or may not know, I write a small series of Fjorm supports. I have finally decided to pursue an actual story. It's M!Kiran x Fjorm. This story will be an adaptation of book two and onward. Some chapters I will allow you to request for a character to show up for a chapter. I want to try to refrain from using different FE characters from the main games as main characters. So, one person each can make an OC for me to put in the story. (Permanently) Just make sure they're native to Askr! :) So, the story itself will mostly be original, aside from the main characters and locations. Have a good one, and I hope you enjoy!

Chapter 1:

A Lost Snowflake

Alfonse, Sharena, Anna, and Kiran looked over the hill and didn't find ash or ruin like what they had been traveling through for days, but instead they found snow. White, sparkling, and pretty snow. The weather change was very noticeable, but the cold was more than a relief for the small party who were fed up with the high temperatures.

"Finally. Something that isn't smoking, smoldering, or burning" said the blonde princess. Leave it to Sharena to find some way to brighten the mood, even if it is just by stating the obvious.

Alfonse nodded. "We can make camp here. Even if this cold is refreshing, we still need to make a fire or we might not make it through the night. We'll soon feel the frostbite at our toes."

The rest of the party nodded in agreement. The cold already was getting to them. Wherever they were, it surely wasn't Askr. The weather was usually warm. Almost like an eternal spring. Now it had seemed like they went through summer straight to winter. A good lesson for them never to take fall for granted.

"I can go start looking for wood. Probably not back there, though. There's no way any wood would have survived those flames." Kiran said. "Don't take off on me, okay?" He asked with a chuckle.

"I won't, but no promises on what Sharena might do." Alfonse jokingly replied.

"Hey! I'm not that childish!" Sharena whined.

Kiran chuckled. "Okay, princess. I'll trust you. I won't be too long."

As Kiran went out looking for wood, Alfonse and Sharena started setting up the tents, while Anna scoped the area for some sort of civilization.

"Hey, Alfonse…" Sharena started.

Alfonse looked over to his sister motioning for her to continue as he keep setting up the tent.

"I know we're not kids anymore, but… Is it okay if we share tents? We're so far from home and… I'd feel safer if I were with you."

Alfonse didn't reply which left Sharena a little embarrassed, but he was just thinking. Thinking of the last time that Sharena had actually asked him something. They weren't that far apart in age, but she was still his little sister.

"Actually, I'm sorry… That was a dumb question."

"Sharena, you don't have to ask. You're my sister. It's my job to look out for you. If you want to share a tent for tonight, then that's fine."

Sharena smiled. "Thanks, big bro."

"Just don't tell father when we get back. I don't think he'd take kindly to me 'babying' you as he would put it." Alfonse said with a grim expression. It wasn't a secret that their father was strict. Now that he had thought of it, he probably made Sharena stop asking him for "brotherly favors". He wanted his children to grow up too fast it seemed like.

Sharena nodded. She knew exactly what he meant. But it wasn't weird or anything. She just wanted her brother to make her feel safe. He had always been good at it, even if he didn't notice. Could anyone blame her? Uncharted territory where they had passed several villages that had been reduced to nothing but piles of ash.

Kiran, meanwhile, was having no luck finding wood. It was all probably buried under the snow, so even if there was some sticking out, it'd be too wet to be of any use. Not only that, but it was getting colder by the minute. The sun was still up, but slowly setting behind the mountains. The way the light reflected off of the snow was beautiful. Kiran had never seen anything like it before. Sure, he's seen snow, but not this much. Especially not this much with such a breathtaking sparkle in it.

One patch specifically was very bright. Almost blinding. "That's extremely bright… Wait, is that a gem?" Kiran thought to himself. He slowly approached the shining spot, and as he got closer it became evident that there was in fact something in that patch of snow. But it wasn't just a crystal. It was a person.

"Hello? Hello?! Are you okay?" He yelled as he rushed toward the body. There was no response. He reached the body. It was that of a young woman, probably around his age. He checked for a pulse, and when he touched her she was as cold as ice. She was however, alive. He checked for breathing just in case. It was faint, but he could feel her breath. Kiran was relieved.

He began to lift her up and put her arm over his shoulder, but then he heard more voices. They sounded to be coming from atop a peak above them. Kiran wondered if the girl had fallen from that small peak. The voices grew nearer and nearer to where he could make them out.

"Burn the village to the ground! I want nothing left of this repulsive wasteland!" The voice was deep, angry, and cruel.

It didn't take a genius to know it was time to leave, and fast. It wasn't before long until the girl he was carrying started shivering. So Kiran took his cloak off and put it on the girl, and continued to carry her. But he didn't know how much longer he could go himself. The wind was nipping at his nose, he could barely feel his toes, and the sun was almost gone completely.

Thankfully, he didn't have to go much further. He heard the voices of Alfonse, Sharena, and Anna chattering to each other.

"Alfonse! Help!" Kiran used the last of his energy to yell out for extra muscle. "Please…"

Alfonse heard the shouting. Assuming the worst, he grabbed Folkvangr and rushed to the source of the yelling to find Kiran on his knees using the last bit of his strength to hold a girl up off of the ground.

"Kiran, are you okay? What happened?" Alfonse asked in succession with great concern for his friend.

Kiran could only manage a few words between his heavy breathing. "Found her...in... snow…. Needs medical attention."

"She's not the only one. Sharena! Anna! A little help, please!"

The two girls rushed over to Alfonse, Kiran, and the girl who was unconscious.

"We have nothing to make a fire with!"

Alfonse mentally cursed himself. "Then burn down one of our spare tents. It's all we have."

Sharena nodded and went to start the fire as Anna and Alfonse helped Kiran carry the girl over to the campsite.

Kiran was finally able to regain his breath and some of his energy. "We are never going skiing, by the way." He commented.

"Yeah, it's too expensive, anyway." Anna added in.

It was a few hours before everyone but Kiran had went to sleep. He couldn't make himself sleep before he knew the girl was okay.

So many questions were racing through his mind. Who was the girl? How did she end up in the snow in the first place? And how did he make such a good cup of hot chocolate? He took out his notebook and wrote a note saying "experiment at castle with recipe."

About another hour and three cups of hot chocolate which didn't even compare to the first one had passed until he heard someone coming out of the tent.

He didn't look back and just assumed it was Sharena who smelled the chocolate aroma.

"Sorry, Sharena, I only have one cup." He said.

"Oh." Said a girl's voice, but Kiran knew it wasn't Sharena.

He turned around to see it was the girl from the snow.

"Oh, sorry! You're not Sharena. You can have it. I've probably drank too much anyway." Kiran said as his face turned red. The girl was very pretty.

"Are you sure?" She asked quietly, trying not to wake the others.

Kiran nodded and got her a fresh serving.

"Thank you" the girl said with a small smile. "I wasn't expecting anybody to be up."

"I volunteered to stay up and wait for you to wake up."

"What if I hadn't woken until daylight?"

"Then I would probably need something stronger than hot chocolate."

The girl giggled at his comment. "Oh. My name is Fjorm. What's yours?"

"That's a pretty name. I'm Kiran." Kiran pinched himself for saying the first part.

"Were you the one who brought me here? Who rescued me?" Fjorm asked as she stared into the fire.

"Yes. I found you in the snow. Thank goodness I did too, or else you'd probably be a popsicle right now."

Fjorm giggled again. "I don't think I'd taste too good, either. Fjormsicle doesn't sound like the most appetizing treat." She took a sip of her hot chocolate. "This is really good."

"You should have tried the first cup. I don't think I'll ever be able to recreate it, but I'll sure as heck try my best when I get the chance."

Fjorm yawned. Being rescued seemingly wore a person out. "I'm sorry, Kiran. But I think I'm going to try to sleep."

Kiran chuckled. "No need to apologize. You must be tired. I'll be asleep before long too, but I'm gonna keep the fire going for a few more minutes."

Fjorm nodded and waved goodbye for now as she retired into the same tent she emerged from.

Kiran pulled a journal out his pouch on his belt. Sharena gave it to him, but he has yet to use it. He figured that now was good as time as any to start. He took some charred wood from the fire and used it as a pencil and started to write.

"We had travelled through many villages for a few days; although they were mostly ash at the point to where we reached them, but then finally reached a different place. Covered in snow. Found and rescued a girl named Fjorm from the snow. Heard some very discerning voices too. Forgot to ask how she ended up in that position and where we were. But she seems very nice. Also, I made the best darn cup of hot chocolate I've ever had. Need to find out how I did that. That's all for tonight. -Kiran"

"Hopefully I remember to update this thing from time to time." Kiran said to himself. But he figured that now was a good time to hit the hay. He stuck more wood in the fire for good measure, and finally laid down after what had seemed like the longest day in his life.

Let me know what you all think! With this and Fjorm supports, upload schedule may be a bit wonky, but we'll see how it plays out. I have another fic I started, but that's gonna be on hiatus for now. Thanks for reading, and stay tuned for the next chapter!