Finally FINALLY after all this time and struggle with writer's block, my first Fire Emblem Fates fanfic has risen and it's actually a oneshot book! Didn't expect that one, did ya? :P Anyways, hope you all enjoy this and pray for more to come from this brain of mine XD I only own my Ocs, and Fire Emblem and its characters belongs to Nintendo and Intelligent Systems. Please support the official release!


It was a dark, cold, and harshly rainy night within Mokushu Forest as Ryoma, Takumi, their retainers, and some of their soldiers were searching for Michiru, who was supposed to be investigating some suspicious activity that was reported by some travelers. One of her men came back to the castle wounded and warned them about her and the rest of her allies being under attack by an ambush before he died in the throne room. Everybody got split up in teams of three, but Hinata got separated from Oboro and Takumi, so he was running through the woods to continue with the search for his comrade and close friend. He called out for her many times, however he wouldn't hear a reply, so he would try again after a few miles. He then froze when he saw some trails of blood on the side of the pathway and into some bushes, some of the blood staining some leaves as if it were paint. Hinata followed the trail and not long after, he heard the sounds of steel clashing and then a loud cry of agony before the sound of a loud splash was heard.

Hinata finally ran out to a small clearing to only see a horrifying sight of several dead bodies laying on the wet, muddy ground, recognizing a couple of them to be Michiru's allies, the rest were bandits. He looked to his further left to see Michiru pull out her katana from a dead bandit's chest, her sword and some parts of her covered in blood. Some of her armor and clothing has been torn off, showing some of her wounds and cuts from her battle. The black haired woman turned slowly to have her green eyes on Hinata, a small smile forming on her lips.

"Hin...ata...you're...la..." she muttered before she found herself falling unconscious from both blood loss and exhaustion from the battle.

Rushing forward to catch her in his arms before her body could touch the muddy ground, Hinata shouted, "MICHIRU!" He pressed his ear against her chest to hear her heart still beating. "Thank Hoshido you're still alive...I need to hurry and get back to the others quickly!" he muttered under his breath before putting her in a bridal-carrying position.

He retraced his steps, returning to the pathway, and went to his right to get back to the entrance of the forest, hoping to find everyone else. Hinata suddenly stopped running when he heard a loud snap of a twig being broken and glowered, carrying Michiru with one arm while his free hand reached down to get his weapon. He was ready to fight and defend the woman and himself until he realized it was Saizo who emerged from the bushes.

"Geez, Saizo! I thought you were another one of those bandits!" Hinata said, pulling his hand back from his katana's sheath.

Saizo snorted. "And if I were, I would just jump out with a loud scream. Anyways, it seems you found Michiru, so now we must return to Lord Ryoma and the others."

The two then managed to get out of the forest thanks to Saizo's knowledge of the forest and they found Ryoma and the others there.

Ryoma said, "Well done finding Michiru, Hinata and Saizo. Is she alright?"

Hinata replied, "She's just unconscious, but needs serious medical attention pronto! I wouldn't have found my way out here if it weren't for Saizo."

Takumi sighed with relief. "With all of the other allies she had with her dead, I could only fear the worst. Well done, Hinata, as always from one of my retainers."

They all rushed back to the Hoshidan Castle and got Sakura, Azama, and some of the other healers to tend on healing Michiru as soon as they returned. Hinata waited outside the door of the infirmary, anxious on her condition and if she was going to be alright. Being a good friend and partner to him, Oboro waited beside him.

"What exactly happened when you found her, Hinata?" she asked the samurai.

Running his fingers through his brown locks, the male replied, "I saw several dead bodies, a couple of them were her allies, and then I saw her be the only one standing alive. It was as if she fought the bandits all on her own and those two allies fought to the death to assist her. I don't know what else could have happened, but I hope Michiru will be ok. She had several wounds that looked really bad...Oboro, I'm worried that she could..."

Oboro frowned. "Don't say such a thing! You found her just in time before anything else could happen and now that she's back here, we should relax. At least she's not in a life-threatening condition, as far as I could tell when I saw her in your arms."

Azama stepped out of the infirmary and looked at the two before saying, "Michiru's going to be alright now. There were no life-threatening injuries, but some of her wounds will be left as scars. For now she's resting and I suggest you both rest as well. You can check on her in the morning."

Hinata bowed. "Thank you, Azama. I give thanks to Lady Sakura as well."

The next morning came and Michiru opened her eyes slowly. She saw she was now back in the castle and in her room. She groaned when she felt a sharp pain surge through her body before she recalled everything from last night. She checked herself to see her injuries healed and both of her palms bandaged. Slowly, she sat right up, enduring the pain that was felt from doing that, and she saw her katana leaning on the wall beside her bed.

"Ugh...I'm amazed I'm still alive..." she muttered to herself before she heard the door knock softly. "Come in!"

Hinata walked inside after opening the door and closed it before giving her a light smile. "Hey, glad to see you're awake. How are you feeling right now?"

Michiru shrugged a little. "Pretty sore here and there, but I'll live. I should have known that there was a trap set for me and my allies...I failed to protect them..." she said, looking down at her hands again.

"Hey now, they did what they could to protect you. We all have a duty to fulfill, even if it means risking our lives. I fight and train for Lord Takumi every day, preparing myself for anything that can happen! Don't beat yourself up over what happened. At least we got rid of the source of the suspicious activity in that forest, so now travelers can go through safely," Hinata spoke, trying to assure the female as he leaned on the wall with his arms crossed.

"I appreciate what you're trying to say, Hinata. I'll be sure to be more careful and will have to train much more harder than usual. I can't be a burden to everyone."

"Eh? Who says you're a burden? You did your best and that's all you can do. Even I tend to fail every once in a while. Nobody's perfect, though it's hard for Subaki to accept that reality."

Michiru let out a small giggle. "You're right. He always tries to be 'perfect' in every way, but what can you do? That's just the way he is. So I guess I'm off duty until I recover, huh?"

Hinata nodded. "Yep and I'm told to look after you and make sure you don't do anything to make your injuries worse."

"Oh wow, my friend's babysitting me," the woman sarcastically spoke, rolling her eyes in a teasing manner before sticking her tongue at him.

"Yep! You're stuck with me, so you better get used to it," the swordsman said with a goofy smile.

Then the woman gestured him to sit beside her and when he did, she snuck a kiss on his cheek, causing him to blush a dark red. Michiru leaned in to have her lips next to his ear.

"Thanks for finding me and bringing me back here..." she whispered.

Hinata then sighed with a smile and replied, "You're welcome."


That's it for now for this oneshot entry of my FE:Fates Oneshot book. There will be more, so look forward to them 3 I'm doing my very best to keep everyone in character since I've been spending WAY too much time on Revelations XD Anyways, see you in the next chapter!