Of Romance, Drama, and Humor
You guys thought I was kidding about the expanding my subjects thing? Yeah. And an AU of all of the things. On Blazing Blade. Because that hasn't been done before.
It has. Anyway, on to the point. The reason why I decided to do this is really because I wanted to 'branch out' so to speak. Also, I lost the rough drafts for my Fates story, meaning it's going to be updated at such a slow pace, it's not even funny, but that's besides the point. I think. Plus, I had this idea in my head for a while now. So while I was busy trying to do my other Fates chapter, I was working on this. Probably shouldn't have, but whatever.
Well, enjoy.
Disclaimer: I don't own Fire Emblem. If I did, there would be an anime movie on Path of Radiance.
"Ughhh, I hate college sometimes."
"Which is when exactly?"
"What do you mean?"
"Well, I mean when do you like college."
"...Fair point Lyn."
Eliwood sighed, putting his bag next to him on the bench he was sitting on. They were at it again. Lyn and Hector, voted Most Likely to Dance on Someone's Grave in high school; each other's. It makes him wonder how they were still friends. " Will you two knock it off? I'm sure nobody wants to deal with you two on a Friday afternoon, where everyone actually has things to do." Hector and Lyn stopped bickering to consider what Eliwood had said. "... Alright, but just because I don't want to deal with teachers on my break time."
"Really Hector? You didn't do it because Eliwood had to step in." And there she says it. Possibly the reason why those two were still friends. Him. Eliwood. "Are we done here?"
"Yes mother."
"Great. So I was thinking that we might be able to go see a movie tonight, since nobody has plans tonight."
Hector took a deep cough. "Actually, I, um, am going to the baseball game with Florina tonight. It's to celebrate our 9-month anniversary ." Eliwood couldn't believe it. Hector, of all people, doing something like this. "... I see. Well, I guess it's just you and me, right Lyn?" Lyn took a deep breath between her teeth. 'Oh no.' "Well, actually I'm hanging out with my other friends tonight. Sorry Eliwood."
"Oh, you mean 'Lyndis' Legion'? That's about as bull crap as it gets."
"Oh, really Hector? Aren't you taking Matthew and Serra with you, just so it doesn't get awkward? Also, does your brother still trust you?"
"If he didn't trust me, he would have Oswin follow me. And Oswin has killed people before."
Eliwood just started down at the ground in thought. 'It's going to be one of those nights, huh?' He had known Hector since second grade, and Lyn since their freshman year at high school. And that was it. Hector and Lyn. The beginning of the list, and the end of the list. Eliwood just didn't interact with people that well. He was more reserved than the other two; Hector and his loud mouth getting him to those kinds of places, and Lyn and her willingness to interact with others (combined with her beauty). Hector had his comrades; Lyn had her friends. Eliwood, however, didn't have any other companion than these two. "Well I hope you two have a great time. I anyway have plenty of work to do." Hector smirked after hearing his friend's voice, causing the bickering to stop. "Alright Eliwood. See you later." As Hector walked off to his car, Lyn looked at Eliwood. "Are you sure you're going to be…"
"What Lyn?"
"...Nothing. Just don't do anything stupid." Eliwood laughed. "Who do you think I am, Hector?" Lyn shot him a quick smile and went, leaving Eliwood on the bench, alone. "Well, I should get started." As Eliwood opened his bag, he noticed something was off. As he looked through, he realized that one of his textbooks was missing. "Where is that…" Then he remembered. He was looking through it while after he was done taking his Quantum Physics test. "Well, time to go to Mr. Reglay's."
As Eliwood walked to the classroom, he looked at the university. The University of Ostia. The only reason he really came here was really because Hector's brother, Uther, was a funder of the school, so Eliwood got in with a discounted tuition. Even then, however, he would have rather gone to the university in his own home, but it was nice of Uther to help pay for college. As he thought, Eliwood stood in front of the door to his Quantum Physics classroom, and slowly opened the door.
"Professor Reglay? Are you here?"
"Of course I am. Come here, I'm at my desk." As Eliwood walked towards the desk of his professor, he could see him and a stack of papers he was grading. Pent Reglay was hated by the rest of the staff. If it wasn't for the fact that he was personally taught by the late Athos, he would be fired for catching the school on fire five times in a one hour period during a Chemistry experiment. That was just in the first year. His second year revolved around human bowling. As he majored in every science and math subject possible, the college board tended to keep him busy so he wouldn't do any more stupid things, or as he called them, 'experiments'. "What can I do for you, Eliwood? If it's tutoring, then I would have to deny, since I'm currently failing everyone in the worst Advanced Calculus class I have ever seen."
"Actually, I left one of my books here." Pent looked up at him. " Is it a textbook?"
"Yes. Why?"
"Well it's still where you sit, right next to the pile of drool that was formed by a sleeping Hector."
"Thank you sir." Eliwood then walked to the area which he sat in. He could see his book clearly. Next to Hector's formation of a lake made of drool. "So what are you doing for the weekend Eliwood? Hanging out with Big Mouth and Legs?"
"... Should you really call your students that?"
"You should hear what other people call Lyn. Which reminds me, in the Chemistry pile of tests, hand me Sain's paper; I need to put another F stamp on it." As Eliwood found Sain's paper, he couldn't help but notice that there was about a dozen F stamps already on it. "What's with all the F's?"
"I'm going to try and see what his facial expression is once he sees that 'winging' my tests are impossible. Something that Kent already knows." Sain and Kent; two complete opposites, yet close friends. Somehow. "Well to answer your question, Hector is going to the baseball game with his girlfriend-"
"At the nearby stadium?" Eliwood nodded, only to receive a shudder from his teacher. "That place is run by a former student of mine, who owns the team, and when she recognized me, she charged me nearly 15 times the amount that a ticket was worth, just because I gave her an F on a project. Saying my wife went out on her is an understatement. We ended up not paying and leaving."
"When was that?"
"This month. She quit college because she was making so much money."
"...Okay. And Lyn is going out with her friends, leaving me all alone for the day."
"What wonderful friends you have, because they invite you to everything that they want to go to. At least they aren't those friends that want you to go to one thing they're having, and then you have to make a decision that will threaten your friendship with them forever. I had to make that decision once when my friend asked me to be best man at his wedding, while I had plans with my then fiancee."
"That's terrible."
"Actually, it was the best decision on of my life. Apparently, the bride had cheated on him with his brother, while I got to spend some 'quality time' with my future wife." … Not how Eliwood thought it would go, but okay, he was just considering if Pent was a horrible human being or not.
"Anyway, can you do me favor and return these books to the library since I'm busy grading, or you could settle for an F on your latest test." Eliwood sighed as grabbed the books. "Is that really how you get things done around here?"
"It's working for me so far." Eliwood decided to not even bother argueing about it and left. The library was anyway on his way back to the room he shared with Hector. He could anyway get some books there to pass the time for the rest of the day. As he walked in, Eliwood could tell that it was virtually empty. As he put down the books in the 'return' area, Eliwood went to look for his time killers for the evening.
As he looked however, Eliwood could only see ones that he had read before. Tolkien? Read it. Rowling? Read it. Lovecraft? Not interested. Martin? He's going to die before finishing his main series. He could look higher on the shelves, but they were unusually tall and were not separated, meaning that if someone on the other side were to push the heavy books further in, they would fall on the other side. However, the chances of that happening were one in a thousand.
"WATCH OUT!" As Eliwood looked up, he saw books falling above him. As he covered his head, only one thought came to him: 'Me and my big mouth. Or brain. Or is it thoughts?'
Once the falling had stopped, he opened his eyes and let out a sigh of relief. He wasn't hurt. Well, badly anyway. Maybe some minor bruises, but that's about it.
Then he saw it. 'The Markings of the Scouring'. A book with that title does not just simply receive a whatever from someone. You would have to read the back of the cover. Something Eliwood was going to do as he crouched down…
Only for another person's' hand to reach out and grab the same thing, and their hands touched on top of each other. Eliwood looked up, only to see a light blue haired girl, presumably around her age, with her down, wearing a typical school uniform like outfit, only with a longer skirt, and in varying shades of blue. But if anything, however, it was her eyes. There was something about them that drew him in. If anything however, she was, most likely, the most beautiful woman he has ever seen, or will ever meet. It only took Eliwood a little bit to realize that he was not only a sucker for cliches, but they've been staring at each other for a couple of seconds.
"Um… Hey there…"
And we now have sneak peaks again!:
"You know Florina, I hate your sister."
"Why do you hate Fiora?"
"Oh, yeah, you know, the older sister that I don't interact with at all. DEFINITELY NOT Farina, who not only owns this stadium while being the same age as me, but also swindled me on a car sale, because not only did she sell me a piece of crap, but also charged me nearly 10 times the price it was worth. Did I mention she was in high school when that happened? Because you can apparently become a salesperson as a high school job."
Poor Hector. For those that are wondering, here's what the title means:
Eliwood=Romance
Lyn=Drama
Hector=Humor
Well, that's all till next time folks. Don't forget to review, and I will see you guys later. Till next time!