In the peaceful kingdom of Ylisse, a girl strolled in the night, humming as she made her way home. The streets were clear and there was no one to be seen. At least that's what she thought. "Gimme your money!" A man covered in a cloak drew a knife and pointed it at the girl, who took a few steps back with terror in her eyes. "Don't scream for help, I will kill you!"
The man bared his teeth and took steps forward. "I…I don't have any money… " The girl stuttered, trembling in fear. "Do you want me to repeat myself?!" The man shouted, grabbing her arm tightly. He wasn't planning on letting her go. "Please…. I really don't have any…" Tears welled up as the girl showed the mugger her empty pockets. The man cursed as he let the girl's arm go.
He raised his arm and knocked the girl out before vanishing back into the night. "With a little 'thud' she fell on the ground, losing consciousness before she even hit the cold stones. Blood coloured the sand between the stones as it dripped from her nose.
"…" "W…e?" "….." "Hey….." "Hey! Wake up! Are you alright?!" "Hm…mm?" Two dark blue eyes appeared in the eyesight of the girl. "W-wha?!" She quickly crawled back into the corner of the alley she had been lying in and noticed the blood soaking her clothes.
"What did you do to me?!" "M-me?" The blue eyed man took a few steps back and looked surprised by the sudden accusation. "We just found you here." Another man leaned against the wall looked at her in suspicion. The blue eyed man regained his calm and took a friendly step forward. "Are you alright?" He asked again, this time reaching out his hand to help the girl up. "I.. uh… guess so."
She accepted the reached out hand and with a swift pull the man pulled her back on her feet. She looked at the sky. The sun was shining brightly. "Let's go." The other man said. "I don't want to be here any longer." A cold glance made the girl shiver. "Besides… I don't trust her. She looks like a spy." "Ah Gods Priam. Just look at her, she's covered in blood and was unconscious a few moments ago!" "I was?" The girl interrupted. "You don't remember?" He asked surprised. "I…. don't remember anything…" She looked at the men.
The man with the dark blue eyes wore a shiny shoulder plate with a cape attached. A big sword was attached to his hip. The girl then looked at the man who was called Priam. He wore a headband and had a nasty look. He even had two swords, one on each hip. He definitely looked like a swordmaster. "What are you looking at?" He gnarled at her. The girl clenched her fists, muttered something and stared at the ground. Then the other man reached out his hand again. "I'm Chrom. May I ask for your name?" He looked her straight in the eyes and she felt his charismatic aura and for some reason, she really wanted to answer. But she stayed silent.
Clenching her fists again she opened her mouth to say something, but shut it again. "Don't want to tell me?" Chrom kept his smile and scratched his head. "That's not it…. I don't remember my name. I don't remember anything at all." The smile om Chrom's face disappeared like a big cloud covering the sun. "Nothing?" Priam asked sarcastically. "Let's go Chrom. She's a spy for sure."
The man who listened to the name Chrom turned around and seemed annoyed and kind of terrifying as Priam turned white as a sheet and shut his mouth. He then returned his gaze to the girl and saw in her eyes that she wasn't lying. Her brown hair had a single dark blue strand and he wondered how she got it. "Here." He handed her a handkerchief. "T-thanks." The girl answered as she wiped the dried up blood from her face. "Keep it." Chrom gently smiled as she awkwardly wanted to return the filthy handkerchief. "It's safest to come with us." Chrom started wiping away some of his dark blue hair that was blown in his face by the wind. "Are you sure? I don't even know where I am and who you are exactly." She then looked at Priam. "And not to start about him…" "Ignore him." Chrom stated and stood behind her, pushing her forward. "Let's get out of this alley first. It's not a place for someone who lost her memory." "H-hey!" Priam sighed. "I'm keeping my eye on you." He muttered as he followed the two with a defeated expression on his face.
"Woah." Two horses stood next to each other. They were eating some carrots that laid on the ground. Brown saddles were lying on their backs and from the looks of it, the horses belonged to Chrom and Priam. It was very quiet even though they were standing in what seemed to the centre of wherever they were. "Hop on." Chrom said, pointing at the white horse.
Priam hopped on his brown horse and stroked his manes. The first time she saw him smile in a friendly way. "Ughhh…." The brown haired girl grabbed her head when a sudden headache clouded her mind. "You alright?!" Chrom said worried, grabbing her shoulder firmly. Priam looked up not knowing what to think of the situation. "Hey hang in there!" The girl coughed and her hands turned red. She was coughing blood. "Yikes…." She muttered as she lost the feeling in her legs. Because Chrom was already standing close to her, he managed to catch her before she would hit the ground.
He checked for wounds but didn't seem to see anything. "Hey! Hang in there!" The girl looked up. "I remember…. My name is… it's Yuki." She closed her eyes. "Hey!" It was no use, she had lost consciousness. "What should we do Chrom?" Priam asked hesitantly, knowing they couldn't leave her. "We're taking her to the castle. She needs new clothes too." "She looks kinda… homeless." Priam added. Chrom said nothing. He didn't want to admit that he was thinking the same thing.
"….." Yuki slowly opened her eyes. "Brother! She's awake!" A blond girl shouted to another room. Yuki sat straight and the dizziness started to return but the blond girl pushed her back into the bed and sat down on a wooden chair. "Stay down! You're hurt!" She said worried, even though she had never seen Yuki before.
The brown haired girl looked around. A shiny white room with a closet, a wooden desk and a big mirror above it. The room was thoroughly cleaned and there was no filth to be seen. Yuki's eyes widen. "Where am I? Who are you?" And then: "This place is so clean." She then remembered that she wasn't clean at all and pushed the blankets away, discovering that she was wearing brand new pyjamas. Those pyjamas where as white as the walls of the room and not a spot of blood was there to be found.
The blond haired girl pushed her back again and covered Yuki with the blanket. "I'm Lissa. Chrom's sister. You're at our house." "Where are my clothes?" "I've thrown them away, I had too. They were ruined." Lissa replied with a sad face. She looked younger than Yuki. "Ah, glad you're awake." A familiar voice said. Chrom stood in the door opening and he didn't have his shoulder plate or his sword with him anymore. "How are you feeling? You kind of scared me when you started coughing blood." "I feel much better." Yuki replied, smiling. "But how can I ever repay you." "You don't have to repay me. It was the least I could do. Now go back to sleep and rest a little. We're having dinner around six so Lissa will come and wake you up." Lissa nodded. "Can I give her a tour around the house afterwards? Pleaseeee?" "If Yuki wants it." They both looked at her. "S-sure." Chrom and Lissa left the room and Yuki quickly dozed off in the softest bed she ever laid in. Or the softest bed she could remember.
Dinner was kind of awkward. Lissa had brought Yuki a brand new set of clothes and 'dinner' was a small word because the gigantic table was filled with so many different kinds of food that Yuki's mouth fell open at the sight of it. Lissa and Chrom called this their 'house' but Yuki was certain that this was a castle. And they were not alone.
When Yuki entered the big hall she noticed the table was already full with other people. Chrom smiled when Yuki closed the door behind her and awkwardly wanted to say something. "I want you to meet the Shepherds Yuki. We're a special division of the Ylissian army. From this side: Sully, Virion, Stahl, Vaike and Miriel." Then Chrom pointed at the other side of the table. "And: Sumia, Kellam, Lon,qu, Gaius, Cordelia en Cherche." Then Lissa stood up. "And me Chrom! Don't forget me!" She smiled and stood up helping Yuki to her seat. "I'm Lissa, but I think I already introduced myself didn't I?" Chrom sighed. "That's why I didn't have to introduce you right?"
While most of the Shepherds greeted Yuki and smiled friendly, the only thing she could do was nod awkwardly and say: "U-Uhm…. I'm Yuki….. Nice to meet you all." "Chrom let us eat already! I'm hungry!" A short red haired woman shouted. Yuki believed she was Sully. "Uh yeah, you must be famished. Sorry go ahead." "Thanks for the food….." Yuki muttered as she carefully started eating, not wanting to be noticed by anyone.
"How are you feeling? Chrom told us what happened to you." Yuki looked up from her delicious plate filled with food. A brown haired man with a friendly face sitting on the chair next to her was attempting a conversation. "I'm Stahl by the way. I'm surprised if you memorized al our names already." He smiled again while sipping of his drink. "I'm fine. I'm really lucky Chrom found me in that alley. I don't know what would've happened to me….." Yuki replied. "The only thing I remembered after a headache, is my name." "Yuki right? That's a beautiful name." "T-thank you."
After that, the conversation kind of dried out as Yuki kept eating and Stahl decided to talk to Virion on the other side. Yuki looked up when she felt something from across the table. An orange haired man with a headband kept staring at her. "My my you've caught my attention beautiful girl." "Wha-?" "Oh shut the hell up Gaius! You were flirting with me just a minute ago! We're done with your attitude towards women! And now you're trying to hit on the new girl." A red haired woman next to the man called Gaius clenched her fist and punched him on his shoulder. "Ouch! Be careful Cordelia." "Oh, you too?" A pink haired woman added, sitting next to Cordelia.
If glares could kill, that woman sure would've killed a lot, Yuki thought. She then looked at Yuki and her face changed completely. "I'm Cherche, nice to meet you. Would you like to meet my wyvern later?" "Wyvern?!" Yuki replied surprised. "Or my Pegasus?" Cordelia added. The women could see in Yuki's eyes that she had no idea what wyverns and pegasus were. This time, Chrom interrupted. "Cordelia. Cherche. Maybe another time okay? Lissa wanted to give her a tour around the castle and I think she still needs to rest." The women nodded. "I think she wants to see my wyvern first." Cherche whispered to Cordelia. The two argued the rest of the time about their animal friends.
Even though Yuki had rested in the softest bed she ever touched, she still felt tired while Lissa was showing her the castle. "Here are the Barracks. This is where the Shepherds train every day."
Yuki looked around, some people were already training after dinner. Yuki recognized Gaius and the blue haired man called Virion. A man in a thick armor stood in the corner. Nobody seemed to notice him. Another woman who was also present during dinner approached Yuki and Lissa. "Oh, now I can finally meet you." She started. "I'm Sum-" And before she could finish her sentence, she tripped and fell over. Right on top of Yuki. "Oof!" And of course the men came to look what happened.
"Oh my, this works for me!" Virion said while Gaius took some candy out of his pocket. "Oh I'm so sorry! I tripped and- and-" Yuki felt her back sting but decided to just ignore it. The floors of the Barracks were rock solid and she wanted to leave the place as soon as possible and go back to that soft bed. "It's okay. Nice to meet you….?" "Sumia! My name is Sumia."
Lissa helped Yuki up and the man in the thick armor joined the fray. "Who wants to spar with me?" He quietly asked, trying to draw the attention away from the ladies. I didn't seem to be working. "Is it okay if I go back to bed?" Yuki asked Lissa. "Of course! Let me show you the way back to your room." In the hallway they met Chrom who was back in his full armor. "On your way to training brother?" Lissa asked. "Yes I've got reports that Risen have appeared in neighbouring countries and I expect the Shepherds will be dispatched soon." "Risen?" Yuki asked, she never heard the word before. "Oh of course. Let me explain. Risen are zombie like soldiers who appear out of nowhere and attack innocent people." "That doesn't seem logical to me at all." Yuki replied. Chrom scratched his head. "I'm sorry haha.
They just appear out of nowhere and we've been holding them off. And of course we're trying to protect the city from the inside as well." "Like you're helping me?" Chrom seemed surprised with the sudden question. "Uhm yes. If you put it that way. But mind you, I'm not seeing you as a duty." "Of course! I'm sorry, I didn't mean to offend you. I'll leave as soon as possible." "No please. Stay as long as you like. Excuse me." And with that, Chrom went on his way to training. "I bet he's going to challenge Lon'qu again." Lissa said. "Lon'qu?" Lissa grinned. "Oh don't mind him, he's afraid of girls."
Thanks for reading, let me know what you think! It's been a while since I wrote, but I really enjoyed Fire Emblem Awakening and that's how this started :)