Kenna Vikasa is a usual, 18-year old redhead. She is powerful when in battle, using her powers to fight villains and defeat them. But she is clumsy and socially awkward at times in real life, feeling silly for being that way. Her protector, Tiaoshi, has helped her with that, so Kenna is more social, but still can be awkward.

Anyways, besides the intro, Kenna and Tiaoshi were assigned by Solaria to go into an unknown realm and find Akuma, who has been rumored that she has a castle of her own in that realm. Kenna's rival is planning to take over the realm and enslave the citizens.

...But what Kenna didn't know is that she was going to be saved by a handsome, muscly man that made Kenna's heart race.

The blue-haired man had just saved Kenna from guards in black armor who were going to hang the young woman for trespassing on their land, which Kenna didn't even realize when she and Tiaoshi entered the realm. But it seems that Tiaoshi had gotten away safely and-

"...Um, are you alright, miss?" The young man raised an eyebrow.

Kenna squeaked and felt her face flush. "O-Oh, I'm fine. But thank you, sir, for helping me out."

"No problem." The blue haired man replied, setting Kenna down easily. He was carrying her bridle style after saving her. Kenna could feel her heart thumping in her chest as this happened.

The man didn't seem to notice, though, since he had a serious look on his face. To the best of her knowledge, Kenna assumed that he had other important things on his hands. He then started to walk away.

"...Um, what is your name, sir?" Kenna walked up to him, causing him to turn around. His armor clanged against his body as he did so.

Ike's face seemed to deepen, but not in concern. All he did was turn around and continue his trek away from Kenna.

Kenna blinked, surprised that he responded so rudely to her question. "Hey, sir! I was asking you a question, and you just walked away from me. I was asking you what your name is."

The man turned around once more, and his face calmed down. He blinked. "...My name's Ike. I'm a leader of the Greil Mercenaries." He then sighed and started walking away. "That's all you need to know."

Kenna didn't follow him this time, so she stood where she was and held her hands together. "...Oh, well, um...thank you, Ike, thank you very much."

Ike nodded as a reply without looking back, then stopped in his tracks, turning back to look at the redhead. "...Say, you look familiar, but I can't quite put my finger on it. What is your name?"

Kenna's face flushed. "O-Oh, um, I'm Kenna. Kenna Vikasa."

"Vikasa?" Ike's eyes widened."Your last name is Vikasa?"

"Yes, it is." Kenna smiled, confused of what he meant by that. "Why do you ask?

Ike fell silent for a minute, making the awkward moment extend between the two. He then exhaled, breaking the silence. "Well, there was a legend that Theodora Vikasa, once queen of Crimea, ruled this land. It was said that she had an immortal sister, one that outlived her when her time came." He then squinted his eyes as if to take a closer look at Kenna's appearance. "...And you look just like her."

"W-What?" Kenna gasped sharply. "No, I do not. I don't even know what she looks like!"

Ike didn't even seem shocked by Kenna's response. "Well, that might be because you had disappeared after her death and never came back for many years to come." His bluntness in his personality showed through his expression.

The redhead was speechless, she didn't know what to say at the young man's sentence at then bit the inside of her cheeks and crossed her arms. "I didn't disappear! This is the first time I've heard about it. And to be honest, I believe you shouldn't come to that assumption unless you know the truth."

Ike blinked, his eyes widened. He didn't expect for Kenna to fire back the sentence. He had to admit that he didn't mean to be blunt like that, but he had assumed something that he thought the young woman knew. But he was quite impressed, so he put that thought aside with a smirk.

"Oh, I see you're able to fire back words with a fierce tone." Ike laughed a little. "I haven't met someone like that before."

"You haven't?" Kenna questioned.

"That's correct. Most people I know are not like that, unless I come across greedy and tempered people who want to pick a fight with me for no reason at all." He then exhaled and put his sword back in its hilt. He was holding onto it the whole time he was talking.

He then took a look at her attire, and saw that was definitely out of the ordinary. She was still wearing her clothes from before, which was the known blue turtleneck, white skirt, trainers, and sneakers.

"...Is that a new trend or something?" Ike raised an eyebrow, not surprised.

Kenna blinked, and scanned herself with her eyes. Her eyes then widened. "Oh my gosh...no! No, it's not! I...I thought my clothes were going to change when I entered this realm." She then saw Ike's questioning look about that, and she shooed it off with her hand. "I-It's a long story."

Ike sighed, and rested his head on his hand, small strands of his blue hair peeking out between his fingers. "...Well, you need to get somewhere safe. I assume that the castle Theodora was once in has been destroyed by an evil goddess, so you can stay with me at the castle."

Kenna felt her face flush when he said that. "M-Me? Staying with you at the castle?"

Ike could sense that she was excited about that. His eyebrows twitched in annoyance. "Yes. Now, come with me. I swear that there was another woman with you. She's at the castle now, being taken care of."

Kenna's excitement soon changed to shock as the two started walking. "Oh, you mean Tiaoshi? Yes, she was with me when this all happened. I saw somebody cut the rope off around her neck, and then carried her away. Do you know who that someone might've been?"

"To the best of my knowledge, no, I do not." Ike shook his head. "I guess we'll find that out when we get back." He then looked over his shoulder at Kenna's attire once more. "Oh, and we'll have to get you a new outfit."

"...A new outfit?" Kenna looked a bit offended. "I think this attire fits me well, thank you very much!" She didn't hear a response from the Lord, so she kept on talking. "What is wrong with my outfit, though? Does you think it looks bad?"

...Kenna soon came to the assumption that Ike had distaste in the outfit...probably because of it being different from the others and he wanted Kenna to fit in with the crowd at the castle, let alone the outside world.

"Okay. You can open your eyes now." A young, orange-haired woman in her middle 30's spoke up to Kenna, who did exactly what the woman told her to do.

Her eyes widened when she saw her new outfit. Around her neck was a purple scarf, with a black cross on it to hold it together. Two armored shoulder pads, with purple on the top and gold on the edges, supported her shoulders. Two gold rings were wrapped around both of her arms. Besides the armor, the things that finished off the new look were a normal grey, long-sleeved shirt, a blue skirt, black pants, and steel boots.

"Whoa..." Kenna blinked, marveled at her new look. "I...I look..."

"Wonderful?" The woman had a smirk coming at the tip of her lips. "I'd say it is, dear. Lord Ike suggested it."

"He did?" Kenna questioned. Well, he seems to have a good taste in armor, then. "Well, that was nice of him. But what about my other clothes?"

"Oh, they're in your room." The woman smiled. "Your room is upstairs. One of the guards will show you up there."

Kenna blinked. "Okay then..." She then sighed in relief. Geesh, I would've thought he'd thrown them away instead of having them being sent up to my room...she thought.

The redhead then turned around to look at the older woman. "...So I guess I'm finished then?"

"Yes, of course. You don't have to ask." The woman replied, grinning. She then watched as Kenna went to leave the room, closing the door behind her.

Kenna had her arms crossed as she proceeded down the hallway upstairs, her boots making clanging sounds against the floor. It took a couple of minutes for her to go up the stairs, since there was a numerous amount of them, and she didn't know which direction to go. So with help from people there, she managed to finally find the hallway.

Just as she spotted her room with her last name engraved on it and went to open it, she heard a joyful voice calling her name. She sharply turned around to see who it was, and couldn't believe her eyes. It was Tiaoshi herself, wearing armor similar to Kenna's. And the person holding her hand, well, she didn't expect him either.

"Tiaoshi? A-And Kiyo?" Kenna stammered when they met up with her. "How did you guys find me?"

"Oh, Lord Ike told us where you were heading." Kiyo nodded, his jet black hair going along with the movement of his cranium. "Besides, one of the warriors there told us that he had saved you from the dark knights."

"Yes, that's true." Kenna smiled. "And who saved you two?"

Tiaoshi thought that over. "Lucina and Marth, I believe. They know the Lord very well." She then saw Kenna's slight smile and laughed. "And I think you fell head over heels in love with your knight in shining armor, am I not?"

Kenna's face flushed. "N-No, I did not! H-He's handsome, but he is not...someone I would get a crush on..."

Tiaoshi smirked. "Oh, you're a kidder, aren't you?" She then nodded to Kiyo, who smiled and left, since he had other tasks on his hands. She then turned back to the redhead.

"...I'm not a kidder." Kenna frowned after Kiyo had left their sight. "I don't have a crush on him."

Tiaoshi could see that Kenna's beet red face and the pinching of the inside of her cheeks was giving that away. "Oh, really?"

"Eeep!" Kenna hid her face with her hands, then muttered to herself, "Why, oh god why..."

Tiaoshi laughed. "See? I knew it!" she then smirked. "And Lord Ike is not a bad choice, either."

Kenna lifted her head up and sighed, her face still as red as a tomato. "...Yeah, I have to agree with you on that one. Those muscles..." Kenna's face went back to its normal color as she started to drool, going off into what's known as fangirl land in Kenna's mind.

Oh crap...Tiaoshi exhaled and waved her hand in front of the redhead to see if that'll help. "Alright then." Tiaoshi muttered to herself, "Let's try this." she took a deep breath. "SNAP OUT OF IT!"

Kenna jumped and shook her head. "Oh gosh. Thanks, Tiaoshi."

Tiaoshi just nodded in response, and then walked away to her room. Kenna could swear that she saw Tiaoshi smirk as she did so.

"Is there any problems?" Kenna heard a masculine voice boom across the hallway. The redhead sharply turned around to see Ike, who was basically checking on the hallways before going to his room.

Kenna felt her face turn red when she saw him. "O-Oh, there's nothing wrong here. Everything's fine." she laughed nervously, rubbing the back of her neck with her hand.

"...Why is your face beet red?" The Radiant Hero raised an eyebrow.

Kenna blinked. "Oh...uh, no reason. I ate a lot of tomatoes, that's all." She then grew silent when Ike gave her a surprised look.

Well, there goes that lame excuse... she thought. Her eyes then widened when she heard a short laugh escape Ike's lips.

"Nice try." he then started making his way past her to check to see if the other part of the hallway was clear.

"What are you doing?" Kenna looked at him, catching his attention.

"Oh, this is just to make sure that there aren't any intruders here." Ike exhaled. "Lately, there has been many of them, and we haven't seen any strange-looking intruders in our life."

Kenna's eyes widened, she had a bad feeling about this. "...What do you mean, 'strange-looking intruders'?"

Ike got quiet, and closed his eyes for a moment. "I'm sure this'll ring a bell for you, but I believe they are demon minions."

The Radiant Hero didn't have to say anymore, because Kenna felt her anger boil up inside of her. "...Those demon minions? They...they are the army my arch nemesis, Akuma, created! How did that...monster get in here?"

"Beats me." Ike shrugged. "She must've used a spell that our Tacticians have not learned yet. But you...know her?"

"What do you think? Of course I know her. Ever since I got my powers from Tiaoshi when I was little, and had trained hard to get strong, she has always been on my back. She's always tried to defeat me and take over the Earth, unlike her partners in Darkurus, who just want to take over Tigoris-also known as the 'Planet of Heaven'." She took a deep breath. "...And the worse thing is, Akuma is a demon spirit who has been possessing my entity cousin, Akira, for years. I want to get her out of her misery."

Ike seemed concerned after her explanation of Akuma. It was as if it reminded him of his past, of someone that he tried to save or wants to save, but never was able to take them away from Death's grasp in time...

"Is something wrong, Lord Ike?" Kenna tilted her head. Ike shook his head, and rested a hand on his head.

"...It's...nothing. And it's none of your concern." he replied in a blunt tone. "Also, you should be getting some sleep. I'll...be helping you with training tommorow."

"Training?" Kenna's eyes gleamed, and then Ike wished that he hadn't mentioned that in the first place. "...You mean that I'll become a part of the Greil Mercenaries?"

Ike didn't know how to put his words in the correct order, so they could be thoroughly explained to the redhead. So he just rubbed the back of his head with his hand. "That's...basically it. I'll...see you tommorow." he then left without saying another word.

Kenna didn't hear him mutter, "...Gosh, this girl has to be the weirdest person I've ever met..." so she just smiled and her cheeks turned a light pink pigment. She then made her way to her room, and closed the door behind her.

When she got in there, she noticed a nightgown on the dresser in front of her bed. Curious, she took off her warrior clothes and put the nightgown on. It seemed to be a good fit, with the bottom of it being lacy at the bottom. The shoulders had straps on them, which didn't bother Kenna all that much. They reminded her of the type of nightgowns she had at home.

The 19-year old redhead then sighed happily, feeling the bantam pink pigment from before rest on her cheeks. She flopped down on her bed, pulling the covers over her.

"...This day...has been so strange." Kenna said to herself, thinking over what had happened. "First off, I had met a hunk of a man who had saved me from an army of dark warriors. He then says that I look exactly like someone I haven't even met before in my life, and wants me to join the castle and become part of the Greil Mercenaries. As much as it sounds fun, I'm a tad nervous about it." A smirk slowly crossed her lips, and the pigment on her cheeks only got redder. "...But with Ike helping me train, becoming part of this will only become better and better."

Then, without another word, she fell asleep.

After Kenna put on her armor clothes on in her room and ate her breakfast in the hall, one of the servants told her that she was being called to the back of the castle, where the forest was. Kenna was a tad confused, but with help from one of the guards, they showed her the way.

When she stepped into the forest, she got nervous. She was trying to remember about yesterday, about Ike saying that he'll train her so she can get stronger. Her mind was still a bit foggy from sleep, but it went away when she got a huge grin on her face. And speaking of the said expression, she happened to glance over in front of her.

She saw the mercenary leader, and her face got beet red. There he was, standing in the open, with his upper body exposed. He was wearing the shorts that went with his warrior outfit, and the bandana around his blue hair. Kenna started to grin when she saw Ike's muscles on his arms, and when they started to move as he started practicing his moves.

...I can't believe this...the redhead silently chuckled once more, and tiptoed behind the bushes. He's...shirtless...hee hee...

But before she could go off into her known fangirl land and think of Ike, his blue eyes locked on hers.

Kenna jumped, and stepped back a little. "E-E-Eep! I'm sorry!"

"...It's alright." Ike nodded, and turned around with a huff. "I thought you would never come, so that's why I started." he then exhaled, turning back around and walked towards Kenna.

"...I know." Kenna nodded, and stepped over the bush, feeling a bit embarassed. But her face was still beet red. She was wondering why in the world Ike was training shirtless with pants on.

"It helps me concentrate more." Ike took the words out of her mouth. "...It...may seem awkard to some, but it works." he sighs. "Anyways, you need to start working on your training."

"Right." Kenna blinked when she was handed a sword. It was a good size for her to hold, and it was a teal color, no less. "...So I'm guessing you're training me to fight with a sword?"

Ike gave her a look as if to say, "Are you kidding me?". "Yes." He then started teaching Kenna the basics of swordfighting.

Kenna did as Ike told her to do, but she found off and on that she couldn't focus. Ike could tell, and stopped what he was doing for a minute. "...Just concentrate on the swordfighting, not my abs." he put it bluntly.

"O-Okay..." Kenna's voice squeaked without her realizing it, and then they continued.

Soon, the morning transitioned to afternoon. Ike glanced over a the sky, seeing the change in color of the sky.

"Hmph." he sighed. "...That took shorter than I thought it would." he then made his way to where his armor and the rest of his top clothing was, putting them on. Afterwards, he glanced over his shoulder at Kenna, who was wondering how she did.

The Radiant Hero had to think it over for a second. "...You overall did a good job for your first time. You had good defenses and attacks. But you really need to focus on your sword more than my abs next time, alright?"

"...Alright." Kenna could feel her face flush out of embarrassment. "...So I'm guessing you're training me some more on the basics later on?"

"Correct." Ike nodded, then made his way to the castle.

Kenna could hear him mumble, "I haven't ever met a girl in my life that blushes so much...what's her problem?" But she didn't hear the last part of it.

She then made her way into the castle, not saying another word.

Unfortunately, Tiaoshi had somehow got word of Kenna training with Ike in the forest, and kept on giving a knowing smirk to Kenna. Kenna, who was eating her lunch with her, grumbled.

"Stop that, Tia." Kenna gulped down a piece of meat before talking. "It's not what you think it is."

"Oh, it is now?" Tiaoshi giggled, and Kenna gave her a glare, which signaled her to stop. So Tiaoshi changed the subject. "So what did Lord Ike teach you?"

Kenna felt her face flush, remembering what Ike looked like during the training. "Oh, um...he gave me a sword-which actually looks pretty good at strength and other techniques- and taught me the basics of swordfighting. He said that he will be teaching me more about the basics later today." she then sighed. "I wonder if he's going to teach me how to fight in battle with a sword. I heard that his father trained him a few years ago before he died."

"...I see." Tiasoshi nodded, and finished her meal.

The two then transitioned to silence as they saw another people leave the table. Ike was the one sitting near the front of the table, and was almost done with his meal. Kenna glanced over to see a sapphire-haired woman get up from the table, Kenna stood up as well.

"Tiaoshi, isn't that...?" Kenna's eyes widened, and Tiaoshi gave her a confused look, until she saw the described woman as well.

"Yes, that's Lucina." The blonde nodded. "Why, does she ring a bell?"

"Yes." Kenna nodded, resting her fingertips on her lips, pondering. "I've heard so much about her, and I can't believe...that she's actually here..."

"Well, why don't you go talk to her?" Tiaoshi smiled, and stood up as well. "I think that she and the others are off until the evening, so she might have some time to spare."

"True." Kenna smiled as well, and then frowned, noticing that her scarf on her armor was being altered with. "Tiaoshi, what are you-"

"Oh, I'm just straightening out your scarf here." Tiaoshi nervously laughed. "Sorry. It's a motherly habit of mine."

"Yeah, it's a motherly habit that's annoying." Kenna puffed her cheeks in the said emotion. "Anyways, I really want to talk to Lucina, Tiaoshi. See you later!"

Kenna caught Lucina just in time before she was making her way to the training hall. The female Lord could hear the footsteps of the 19-year old, and turned around.

"Oh." she blinked, and walked over to Kenna. "You must be the redhead that Lord Ike and the others saved."

"Yes." Kenna curtsied, feeling like that was the polite thing to do. "...My name's Kenna Vikasa, and the other woman that you had saved is Tiaoshi, my protector."

"I see." Lucina looked thoughtful about this. "...And I assume you met Lord Ike?"

"Yes." Kenna's face flushed, and Lucina couldn't help but giggle. "He's...training me."

"Well, lucky you." Lucina smirked. "I heard that he was trained by his father before his death, and Ike has sure grown up to be a strong and remembered Hero."

"True." Kenna exhaled, thinking the female Lord's sentence over. It reminded her of her past, seeing her mother getting killed right before her eyes and hearing about her father dying in the war in Vietnam. "...He...sure has."

Lucina could see the concern in Kenna's face. "...Is something wrong, Kenna?"

Kenna blinked, and looked up at the woman, her concern soon fading away. "Oh, no. I'm fine. It...just reminded me of my past, that's all..."

"Your past?" Lucina felt like she could relate to that, but for her, it was reverse-in other words, the future.

"...It's a long story." Kenna curtsied as an apology, then made her way down the hallway and back to the mess hall. She quickly turned back around when she heard the blue-haired woman call her name.

"I'm sure you'll be a great member of the Greil Mercenaries." Lucina gave Kenna a warm smile, and turned her body slightly to the rest of the hallway in front of her. "Ever since Elincia had to quit the Mercenaries due to marrying Geoffrey and breaking up with Lord Ike, we haven't had a skilled feminine fighter in years, sadly."

"Oh my gosh..." Kenna didn't expect to be surprised, but hearing about the green-haired Queen made her have that expression. "You mean...Ike loved Elincia, and she broke up with him for some other man?"

"Yes." Lucina exhaled, resting a glove-covered hand on her head, small strands of her midnight hair peeking between her fingers. "But...I didn't mean to bring that up. Ike's...still dealing with it, though he doesn't show it around other people."

"...I see." Kenna sighed as well. "Anyways, are you going somewhere?" she questioned this since Lucina's body was still in the same pose.

"Why, yes." Lucina felt her cheeks flush with a bantam pigment in embarrassment. "I'm going to see my husband, Robin. He's buried in his books again, as usual." Then, with a laugh and a goodbye to Kenna, she left Kenna's sight.

The redhead became silent, and parted some of her hair away from her face, which was blocking a small fraction of her vision. She then proceeded back to the mess hall.

Limited bursts of air escaped Kenna's mouth as she dodged Ike's attack, which was a swing of the sword near her face. It was now evening, and the sky was slowly transitioning from perwinkle to midnight. The light from the moon reflected on the two as Ike went to send another attack, but Kenna elbowed him hard in the stomach, with all her might.

The blue-haired hero stumbled back a bit, but regained his balance quickly. "Not bad." he smirked, and got ready for another attack. "You're getting quite good at swordfighting."

"Thanks." Kenna smiled. She had already gotten the basics down pat, and is now on the swordfighting level. And Kenna had to admit that it was fun.

"You're doing a better job at sword fighting." Ike complimented, sending another swing of his sword at Kenna. Kenna managed to dodge it with her sword, the metal of Ragnell clashing upon the metal of hers.

Kenna gritted her teeth as she pushed Ragnell back with all her might. "...Thanks." she nodded, and then charged at Ike with her sword. He dodged it easily, and then waited for Kenna to step back a foot or two before he made his turn.

The Radiant Hero decided to go with a tactic that his father, Greil, had used when he was training Ike three years ago. Kenna was waiting when he ran towards her, his arms bent back behind his head.

A sharp gasp escaped Kenna's throat as she blocked the large swing of his sword just in time. Ike repeated the same tactic again, but with no running, and fairly lighter swings...but they still were powerful swings. Kenna blocked every one of them, and went to do one of her own, but a kick in the stomach stopped her from doing so.

The blue-haired man watched as Kenna stumbled to the ground, using her hands to maintain her balance so her back wouldn't collide against the ground.

"Hmph." Ike sighed before continuing. "You have to dodge attacks like those that come at you when you least expect them."

"I know that." Kenna groaned, getting up slowly. She wasn't in that much of pain, but her bottom hurt. She had landed right on it. "...But where did you learn to use that attack?"

Ike became silent; the young warrior's question brought the pain back...the pain that he felt go through his chest when he saw his father die right before his eyes.

Ike averted his blue eyes away from Kenna, who tilted her head to the side in confusion. But then it hit her when she saw the serious look on his face.

"Oh my gosh..." Kenna spoke up. "I-I'm sorry I brought that up-"

"It's fine." Ike muttered, locking his eyes on hers. "...But to answer your question, I learned it from Father. He...was excellent at sword fighting and even in his battles with our enemies." he then sighed. "...I..had to become the new leader of his Mercenary after he died, but I wasn't ready. I was only a Mercenary back then."

Ike then looked away, shocked that he just told that to Kenna. He was only used to telling close friends of his what had happened when he was 17 years old, not people he just met. But for some reason, Kenna already seemed like a friend already to him...but he couldn't quite put his finger on it...

"It's getting late." Ike spoke up, looking at the sky. Kenna averted her attention to see that the sky was a midnight color, signaling that it is nighttime. "...This took longer than I thought it would, unlike the first training session."

"True." Kenna agreed, then put her sword in its hilt. "Let's go back to the castle."

Kenna waited for Ike to put on his top clothing again before they made their way back to the castle.

The two were quiet the whole way until Kenna looked at Ike, breaking the silence. "Ike."

"Hm?" was all Ike said before raising an eyebrow and looking at her. Kenna felt her face flush before she continued.

"...Even though...we haven't known each other for that long, do you think of me as a friend?"

Ike thought that over, since he wasn't so sure himself. "Yes." Ike nodded. "But we have to know each other a little more before becoming good friends."

"Right." Kenna had to let out a laugh at that. "...Because I remembered how our first meeting was yesterday...it was kinda awkward..."

Ike smirked at that. "Yes, that it was."

The two were near the hallway, so they went their seperate ways and went to bed.