A/N: this is my second fanfiction and first Fire Emblem one so please R&R so I can get better!

disclaimer: i do not own fire emblem (unless you count buying a copy which i don't). Most names are made up. Any connection to actual characters or places in any game other than Path of Radiance or Radiant Dawn is purely coincidental.

Prologue

Night settled in on the camp quietly. The team knew pressing on would be dangerous. After all, who knew when the Disciples of Order would strike?

Ike called for a full halt, though reluctantly. Staring out onto the horizon he could see the great capitol of Begnion, the Tower of Guidance shining through the darkness.

They would arrive tomorrow. They would arrive for the fight of their lives. He silently wondered if they could actually emerge victorious. So much was riding on his shoulders. He just couldn't afford to lose.

One could smell the anxiousness of the camp below. His friends had followed him this far. He prayed it wouldn't be their last mistake. He heard footsteps approaching. Turning to look, he saw Mia come to stand beside him.

She's the Mia he had sparred with every day for years since meeting her. The greatest swordswoman he knew. She was one of his closest friends. But something had changed.

He no longer just saw her as an annoyance that made him get up every morning to fight. He started looking forward to the time alone with her. He would sometimes find himself watching, thinking "Wow, is she beautiful."

She stopped next to him. "It's going to be one heck of a fight, huh Boss."

"Yes, we may not make it out," he replied.

"Don't think like that," she scolded. "We'll be just fine.

Staring at her under the moonlight he suddenly found the courage to do something amazing. "Mia, just in case we don't… I want you to know something."

She raised an eyebrow. She opened her mouth to reply, but was cut off by his lips against hers. She froze, startled, before relaxing into his kiss.

"I love you Mia. I have for a while now. I wanted you to know, just in case…"

"You know Ike; I've wanted to hear that for a long time."

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Two figures stood atop a large fortress, starring at the moon. One said, "Man I thought that celebration was never going to end, eh Ike?" She saw something in his expression that made her hesitate. "What is it, Boss?" she inquired.

He sighed. "I'm leaving, Mia. I'm going to go explore the other continents, other than Tellius. No, you can't come with me," he said, answering her unspoken question. "I leave tomorrow."

They stood in silence before the woman spoke. "There's nothing I can say to make you change your mind?" she asked hopefully. He shook his head.

She sighed. Suddenly, she smiled seductively. "Well then, if you won't stay, and I can't come with you, I'll just have to make your last night… worthwhile."

A look of confusion crossed his face. "What do you mean by that?"

She just smiled and grabbed his hand. "You'll see," she said as she dragged him back to the fortress.

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Two months after Ike left, Mia was wandering the fort when she felt a sudden pain in her stomach. She decided to have Mist check it out. She found the girl in her room, resting.

"Mist, I had some stomach pains. Can you take a look?" The girl nodded.

Taking her staff, she reached for the warrior's stomach, but paused, a look a shock coming across her face. Suddenly she grinned. "Mia! Why didn't you tell me?"

"Tell you what?" she asked, confused.

"You mean you don't know?" Mia shook her head. Mist grinned.

"Mia, you're going to be a mother!"

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Mia lay waiting to hear the fruits of her agonizing labor. Suddenly, crying reached her ears.

"It's a boy!" cried Titania.

"Ohhhh, what are you going to call him!" asked Mist.

Mia cradled him in her arms. "His name is going to be fitting of his father, a legend that vanished without a trace. His name will be Wraith.

End of Prologue

A/N: well that's it! Please review! Also, please check out my other story!