"Doesn't seem to be anything wrong," Shulk said to himself, looking over his sword, the Monado, for any damage. He always did this after all battles with other residents of the Smash Mansion. As usual, there seemed to be no problems with the sword.
He heard a knock at the door. "Come in, the door's unlocked," he said, as he reattached the Monado to the back of his equipment.
The door opened to reveal Lucina, princess of Ylisse. She was tall, about the height of Shulk, and walked with the formality you'd expect from a sword-wielding princess. She always had the aforementioned sword, the Falchion, in it's sheath on her side. She had long, dark blue hair and eyes of a similar color. In one eye, however, she had a marking that Robin had told him was called the Mark of the Exalt, the sign of royal blood.
"What are you doing here Lucina?" Shulk questioned, confused. Lucina hardly associated with other mansion residents besides Robin.
"I noticed you weren't in the mess hall after our match," she said, worry eminent in her voice, "I thought you might be hungry, so I brought you something to eat," Only now did Shulk notice the beef stew and bread roll she had brought for him. He also just noticed how hungry he was. He thanked Lucina for the meal, and sat on the side of his bed to eat.
"I hope you like it, I made it myself," the princess smiled.
"I can't wait," Shulk said as he dipped the roll in the stew and took a bite. He chewed for a bit and stopped, eyes opened wide as tears started to form.
"Oh no!" Lucina's happy face turned into one of disappointment, "It tastes horrible, doesn't it?"
Shulk sat for a moment, then he exclaimed, "This is the greatest thing I have ever tasted!" He then proceeded to shovel the stew into his mouth.
Lucina let loose a relieved sigh, seeing as Shulk approved of her cooking. "I'm glad you like it."
Shulk finished the meal and happily sighed, "Thanks again," he said, and chuckled,"If only Reyn was here. He'd probably have fallen in love with you for that."
"Who's Reyn?" Lucina questioned
"Oh, Reyn is my best friend"
"Back on Bionis?"
"Yea. Wait," It was Shulk's turn to question, "how do you know about Bionis?"
"Robin told me that that's where you live, which, uh... brings me to the other reason I'm here."
"Oh? And what would that be."
"I would like you to tell me about Bionis! If you'd be willing, that is."
Shulk was surprised at this. He had not expected the Ylisian to ask this of him. He thought about it for a moment, "Why not? I owe you for the meal anyways." He motioned for her to sit next to him. She sat and Shulk pondered over what he would say, "How about I start with the Battle of Sword Valley..."
"You were offered godliness after defeating Zanza?" Lucina asked, eyes wide open in shock.
"Yea. Crazy, right? But I declined, instead letting all beings choose their own destinies."
"Incredible! No wonder your won the match earlier!"
This made Shulk blush, "Come on, Lucina. It wasn't all me, it was Reyn, Riki, Fiora and everyone else as well,"
Lucina's smile faded as Shulk mentioned Fiora, "You miss Fiora, don't you."
"What do you mean?" Shulk wore a puzzled expression, "Of course I miss her, and everyone else. We're close friends."
"Just friends?"
"Yea, why?"
"Oh, uh, no reason," the princess said as she brushed some stray hairs out of her face, "Thank you for telling me about your journey and your home."
"Of course," the hom smiled and looked at his watch, "Whoa! We've been here for three hours!"
"Really? I better return to my room then," Lucina responded with slight disappointment, "You know how R.O.B. is when it comes to curfew."
"No kidding," the genius joked, "Can I count on seeing you again tomorrow?"
"Of course," was Lucina's answer as she turned to leave. She stopped for a moment, then turned again towards Shulk. "Thanks again," she said before giving him a peck on the cheek, causing him to turn red, and finally left the room.
"No problem," the blonde said before adding, "my princess."
