I'm posting this on a bit of a whim. I don't see a lot of this ship so I figured I'd have a little bit of fun and make a fic. My current playthrough is having this as my character's ship. Just to keep things simple, I'm going with the default male Robin for this story. A should point out, I was kind of stingy on proofreading this. My head hurts making it difficult to focus. I apologize ahead of time for any mistakes. I hope you enjoy and any and all criticism is welcome.
"And here we are!" Lissa said excitedly as she ushered Robin into the Shepherds' barracks. The newest Shepherd took the chance to examine his surroundings. There were crates, sandbags, and weapon racks all over the place. A few maps hung on the walls and there was a table with books and papers scattered on top of it. "What do you think?"
"It's a little disorganized," Robin said. Lissa shrugged.
"We think of it as organized chaos. I suppose a little tidying up wouldn't hurt though."
"I see." Robin noticed a small group of Shepherds talking and pointed to them. "Who are they?"
"Oh, let me introduce you to them!" The two approached the group and were noticed by one of them, a blond woman dressed in pink, who ran up to the two.
"Lissa, my treasure!" she shouted. "Are you alright?! I've been on pins and needles!"
"Oh, hey Maribelle!" Lissa greeted. Maribelle scoffed as she tightened her grip on her parasol she was holding.
"'Oh, hey' yourself! I've sprouted fourteen gray hairs worrying about you!" Robin raised a brow. Who counts gray hairs? Who counts hairs period? Almost immediately, Robin lost interest in the conversation the two girls were having as he took notice of who else was part of this little conversation.
One was a blond shirtless man with big muscles. He looked pretty tough. Could probably dish out some good hits. He thought he spotted a large suit of armor in the corner but didn't see anything when he looked over there. Finally was a woman with brown hair wearing light armor. She had a pin shaped like two feathers sticking out of her hair. She looked a little on edge for some reason.
"Beg pardon," the woman asked interrupting the others, "but when might we see the captain?" Maribelle smiled at the woman.
"Poor Sumia here has been beside herself with concern. She was scanning the horizon all day during training today. She'd probably trip less blindfolded." Lissa giggled.
"Aw, Sumia, it's so sweet of you to worry about Chrom!" Sumia looked a little flustered.
"Worry? Well, he is our captain and our prince. Of course I'd worry." Robin noted Sumia seemed to get even more nervous when confronted. Perhaps it was because they were talking about Chrom. The muscled man looked over at Robin.
"So, who's the stranger?" he asked. Lissa smiled as she gestured to Robin with both hands in a grand fashion.
"Ta-da! This is Robin. Our new tactician! You should see him in battle! He's a genius!"
"Ha! Well, can he do this? *beeeeelcchh*" Robin chuckled.
"Heh, I don't think extreme belching is in my repertoire, Mr. . ."
"Vaike, but you can call me 'Teach.' None of this 'Mr.' crap." Maribelle gave Vaike a disgusted look.
"Ugh, that was abhorrent, Vaike! Must you baseborn pollute the air with your buffoonery?" She looked at Robin. "And you shouldn't encourage him, Robin! I'd hoped you'd been cut from a better cloth."
"Actually, I don't even know what cloth I'm cut from," Robin said. Maribelle looked confused.
"Robin has amnesia," Lissa explained. Sumia gasped.
"Oh, my. That must be so disorienting. Are you adjusting to everything well?" Robin shrugged.
"Don't remember much other than my name and basic tactics. Honestly, this is probably the best place for me to be right now."
"I see." Sumia looked at him with a concerned expression. Robin gave her a reassuring smile.
"Don't you worry about me, Sumia. I've been fine so far. I'll be alright." He wasn't being entirely honest. Being surrounded by complete strangers in a foreign land was both confusing and scary.. Having Lissa's bodyguard, Frederick, second guessing every move didn't help matters. Sumia expression only lightened a little. She didn't seem like she quite believed him but she wasn't going to push it. Suddenly, her eyes were looking past Robin. Following her gaze, he noticed Chrom had arrived.
"Captain!" Sumia attempted to run up to Chrom but ended up tripping and falling flat on her face. Robin jumped a little while the other Shepherds winced.
"Are you okay?" Robin held a hand out to her. She gratefully took it as he helped her up. When she stood, their eyes met. Robin felt his heart skip a beat as he gazed at her. Sumia was very pretty now that he noticed. However, she looked a little uncomfortable.
"Robin, um, could you let my hand go?"
"What?" Robin looked down to see he was still holding her hand. "Oh! My apologies!" He pulled his hand away and clasped both hands behind his back. Maribelle and Lissa glanced at each other and exchanged knowing smirks.
"Are you okay, Sumia?" Chrom asked. "Is it your boots again?"
"No-I mean-yes-I mean *sigh*" Sumia stammered. Robin was surprised. She had tripped like that before? He looked her over noting she didn't seem too fazed by her fall. None of the Shepherds were in fact. How often did this happen?
"I have news for everyone," Chrom said. "Emmeryn wants us to go to Regna Ferox to request aid. It is a voluntary mission so only those who-"
"Count Teach in!" Vaike interrupted.
"I'm going!" Lissa chimed in.
"I think I'll stay behind," Maribelle said. "Someone needs to keep an eye on the barracks."
"I'll go too," said a disembodied voice. Robin looked around and spotted the suit of armor he thought he saw earlier. He was now noticing a person was inside it.
"Oh, when you'd get here, Kellam?" Chrom asked.
"I-I've been here the whole time." Kellan almost sounded like he was disappointed. Vaike started to leave the group.
"Teach will spread the word about the mission." Lissa and Maribelle left as well whispering something to each other. Robin noticed Lissa take a quick glance at him and snicker.
"I don't know if I'm ready," Sumia said. "I'm not very experienced in battle?" Robin looked at Sumia and Chrom. The latter nodded.
"Alright, you can stay behind the main group and watch if you like. However, some lessons can only be learned on the battlefield."
"I suppose."
"What training do you have, Sumia?" Robin asked. Now was a good a time as any to learn what everyone's role was. Sumia smiled.
"I'm a Pegasus Knight."
"Oh? Having an aerial unit could be very useful." Sumia's smile vanished as quickly as it appeared.
"Erm, well, I don't actually have a Pegasus yet." She let out a sigh. "Some knight I am, huh? You probably have no place for some useless like me."
"You aren't useless, Sumia," Chrom said. Robin had to bite his tongue to keep from openly disagreeing with Chrom. An inexperienced Pegasus Knight with no Pegasus was technically useless. He noticed Chrom looking at him waiting for him to chime in.
"I'm sure we'll find a place for you," Robin said. He made sure to pick his words carefully. "Once we find you a good steed, you'll be fighting out there with the best of them." He looked at Chrom who smiled in approval.
"Sumia, why don't you show Robin to his quarters?" Chrom asked. "I'm going to go get some training in. That council meeting was a total bore." Sumia stood up straight and nodded.
"Yes, Sir!" she said. Chrom smiled and left the two. "Come with me, Robin." She led Robin down a hallway to the living quarters.. "You didn't have to lie you know."
"What?"
"When you told Chrom you'd find a place for me. I know you were fibbing."
"Sumia, I didn't mean to-"
"Oh, it's alright. I'm used to not being any good to anyone." Robin started pitying the poor woman.
"I'm sure you aren't useless. Forgive me for implying otherwise. It was unfair." Sumia chuckled lightly.
"You're very kind to say that." She stopped by a door. "This is where you'll sleep when we're here at the barracks. You'll be sharing room with Stahl, one of our cavaliers, and Vaike. There's a supply closet down the hall with some spare traveling gear if you need it."
"Thank you, Sumia." She nodded and started to walk off. "Hey." Sumia stopped and looked at him.
"Yes?"
"It was. . .nice meeting you. I look forward to seeing what you can contribute to the Shepherds." Sumia smiled.
"It was nice to meet you as well, Robin." He smiled and watched as she walked off and let out a breath he didn't realize he was holding.
"She's single, you know?" said a voice behind him.
"Huh?" Robin whirled around and saw Lissa and Maribelle standing behind him smiling. "Lissa? Maribelle? What are you talking about?" Lissa snickered.
"We caught you staring," she said. "Not even here a full day and someone's already caught your fancy." Robin's face turned a little red.
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Oh, don't give us that nonsense," Maribelle said. "It's clear Sumia as, at the very least, piqued your interest. I must say you at least have good taste in regards to women. However, I don't know how successful you'll be."
"Maribelle, don't be mean!"
"I don't intend to be but, as a tactician, I believe Robin would appreciate knowing what the odds are. Right, Robin?" She wasn't wrong. It would be helpful to know where he stood. Not that he was actually interested in Sumia, at least he thought he wasn't.
"I suppose a little intel wouldn't hurt," he said. Lissa sighed.
"Oh, I don't want to give your hopes up but alright. Sumia has a crush on my brother. She wouldn't admit it, but she totally does. I think Chrom might have some feelings for her as well. Not that he'd notice if he did. He's a little hopeless like that."
"That could be to your advantage though," Maribelle said.
"I have no intention of using any of this information," Robin said. The red on his cheeks got deeper. "I barely know the woman. Our relationship is platonic."
"It isn't healthy to deny your feelings, Robin," Lissa said with a smirk. Maribelle nodded.
"Indeed. We don't want our tactician to be getting stressed."
"The only thing stressing me out right now is you two," Robin said. "I'd appreciate you not bringing this up anymore. I don't want rumors spreading either."
"Oh, gods forbid, Robin. Lissa and I will be certain to respect your privacy." Lissa nodded.
"Mhm. This will be something only Maribelle and I tease you about." The two girls snickered as they walked off leaving a flustered Robin behind. "Oh, by the way, I apologize for the smell!" Robin raised a brow.
"Smell?" He opened the door to the room and was nearly knocked down by the odor. "Oh, gods what died in here?!"
And that's it for now. I don't have a set schedule for posting chapters. I find they add more stress than just writing whenever I feel like it. I would like to ask that if you leave any comment, positive or negative, please state exactly what you did or did not like. I want to be able to improve my skills as a writer and want as much input as possible. Don't worry about hurting my feelings, I'm a big boy.
Thanks for reading and I hope you enjoyed.