Archers of Love
Chapter 1: Two kinds of Archers
By Mr. Kite
Gordin and Draug were walking through the Hall of Heroes. The Knight was walking with the Archer to pick up a new bow. "So little buddy, what is this new bow of yours anyways?" He looked down to the smaller Archer.
"It's the Brave Bow. I'm finally skilled enough to wield it." He looked on as they entered the Archer Grounds of the Hall. "Thanks again for coming with me, Draug."
Draug waved it off. "Sure thing, little buddy. What're best buds for?" A little while later the two entered the Bow Shop, run by Virion. The French Archer greeted the two. Gordin informing Virion that he was in need of a Brave Bow. After equipping the bow, Gordin and Draug walked to the firing range; a large field with targets. He saw Takumi practicing with the Fujin Yumi. Gordin eagerly drew the bow and shot towards a target, and hit it dead on. Gordin jumped with joy. "Alright!"
"Congrats, little buddy," Draug cheered.
Two women passed the knight and archer. One looked like a flower seller while the two noticed the healer as Genny. They had seen her when they would go to visit Wrys for healing. Gordin took a shine to the flower seller looking woman. Draug noticed this. "Are you staring little buddy?"
Gordin shook his head. "What? Me? Staring? Never," he defended. Draug rolled his eyes. "Why would I be staring?"
The two began walking away when they were stopped by the flower girl. "Excuse me, you two."
"Yes, madam?" Draug said in a gentlemanly way. Gordin rolled his eyes.
"Might one of you be an archer? I need training with my new Firesweep Bow," she said sweetly. Before Gordin could answer, Draug gave him a large pat on the back.
"You're in luck. My little buddy Gordin is a skilled archer," Draug said confidently. Gordin let out a gasp.
"What!?"
"Perfect!" The woman said happily. "My name is Faye, by the way. What are your names? Well, your name, Mr. Knight?"
Draug got a manly smile, causing Gordin to face palm. "I'm Draug. Honored knight of the Altean army and personal knight of the Hero King Marth," he said boastfully. Faye took Gordin by the arm and pulled him towards a target.
"Alright Gordin. Let me see your skills." The two archers readied their bows and fired. Gordin hit the center of the target. He smiled at his skill until Faye's arrow split his in two. Everyone's jaws dropped. Even Takumi had to admire Faye's skill. Faye jumped with joy at her work. "Yay! You see that? I've never done that before!" she cheered.
"That's wonderful!" Genny complimented.
"Whoa. That was awesome!" Draug said in shock.
Gordin said nothing. He stared at the shot and looked back to Faye. He felt a pang in his chest as he looked between the two. Faye got close to him. "Hey, is everything ok?"
The Altean Archer gulped. "Y-Yeah… I'm cool. Nice shot," he said in amazement. Draug noticed something odd. Was Gordin… blushing? In the battles in Altea or even here in Askr, Draug had never seen Gordin blush over a girl. He'd had crushes on the Pegasus Sisters but he knew they were out of his league. The knight kept this moment in his mind and would use it to tease the archer in the future. The two Valentian women began to leave when Faye stopped.
"Hey Gordin… Would you mind training again sometime?" she asked timidly. Gordin nodded.
"Sure. Maybe I could learn a thing or two from you in the process," he said half jokingly. Faye nodded as the two women began to leave. Draug pulled Gordin aside.
"Hey, little buddy."
"Yeah Draug?"
"I saw the way you looked at Faye. You like her don't you?" the knight teased.
The young archer waved him off. "Shut up, Draug. Faye seems cool, and a wicked skilled archer. Plus I hear she likes that Alm guy."
Draug snickered. "Whatever you say little buddy."
Oh damn. Yeah I ship them. Don't judge me! Edited by Splatifying Agent 2. Check him out, great stuff he writes.