Shattered Petals

Chapter 2: A Misunderstanding


Disclaimer:

I do no t own any part of the Fire Emblem series, I only own this fanfic (In a way) and the slightly altered story line. My apologies if some of the characters seem a bit out of, well, character but I'm trying my best.


As the Tactician and Pegasus Knight got into the barn, they were happy to find that the horses, Wyverns and Pegasi were alright, aside from them panicking. "Calm down girl! We're doing alright!" Sumia reassured her Pegasus as Robin peeked out of the tent, seeing a few Risen mages stumbling into camp.

"I can't believe I didn't plan for this." Robin said, biting his lip angrily. "We have to ac-" he began before a mage had turned to the tent they were hiding in. "They spotted us!" he exclaimed, opening his tome as the mage began to charge up a spell.

"Arcfire!" the undead abomination groaned out as a stream of flame was sent right at them from the hand of the creature.

"Arcwind!" Robin shouted out as a small green tornado formed in front of him, seeming to collect the flames before they went out.

"Begone!" Sumia exclaimed, flying out on her Pegasus with a Javelin in hand before hurling it at the mage. "Robin!"

"On it! Arcwind!" Robin exclaimed as another tornado appeared in front of him before speeding toward the mage, sending it up into the air and in position for Sumia's Javelin to go through its stomach.

"Robin, look out!"

"Chro-" Robin was pushed to the side as the Blue-haired Lord blocked an oncoming Steel Axe with his Falchion. "Th-thanks Chrom." Robin said, gulping as the Prince looked back at him.

"A little help?!" Chrom exclaimed as Robin gasped and nodded, pulling a yellow Tome out from his cloak.

"Elthunder!" Robin shouted, slamming his fist into the Fighters stomach as lightning shout out from the impact, sending the enemy staggering back from the force of the electricity.

"Your end has come!" he stated as Robin ran past him and clumsily pushed the Fighter over so that it fell on its stomach. From there, Chrom jumped up only to come back down a moment later, driving his blade through he back of the undead warrior. Moments later the zombie had faded into darkness as Chrom drew his sword from its usual sheath, the ground. "Are there any more?"

"I'm not sure." Robin said, looking up at Chrom. "I was with Sumia having our nightly book club meeting a-and we were at-attacked." Robin stuttered before gulping. "I-I'm sorry I didn't have a pl-" he began before Chrom rested his hand on the teen's head with a smile.

"Robin it's fine. No one was hurt tonight." Chrom said with a smile as he ruffled the Tacticians hair. "You can't plan for everything without a few mistakes here and there." he said, removing his head as Sumia landed nearby.

"Captain Chrom!" she said, smiling. "That's all of them."

"Just two Risen? It's like they're being sent at us and not just at random." Chrom said as Robin crossed his arms and held his chin in a hand. Chrom smiled at him with a raised eyebrow. "Looks like Robin is onto something." he said as Sumia smiled down at him.

"Chrom, after I'm done, we'll strike fear into these Corpse Soldiers." Robin said, smiling as he hugged his tome.

"Now that's our Mastermind." Chrom said, smiling. "You two get some rest tonight after book club, got it?" he asked as the two saluted him.

"Sir, yes Sir!" they said with wide smiles before running off, Sumia's Pegasus close behind.

"Oh right!" Chrom said as Robin turned around. Sumia attempted to do the same before tripping and falling over.

"Sumia!" Robin shouted as he dove to save her, only to fail and become her pillow. "Oof!" he grunted as she landed right on him. He blushed lightly as he felt two... Orbs on his back. "A-are you okay?"

"Yep. Thanks for saving me Robin... Or... Trying to." Sumia said, getting up as he blushed and nodded.

"N-n-no problem!" he said, hopping to his feet and picking up his tome before hiding his face behind it. "Th-this much praise is gonna embarrass me!" he said. "Wh-what's up, Chrom?" he asked, looking at their Prince.

"I found this engagement ring box," Chrom said, holding up a small box in his hands. "Does this belong to you Ro-" Chrom began before the Tactician ended up in front of him, blushing deeply and trying to snatch it away. Chrom raised his hand just in time to avoid his grasp. "Oho! So it is yours!"

"Ch-Chrom give it back! That's mine, yes!" Robin exclaimed, jumping up for it like his life depended on it. "Y-you're embarrassing me in front of the entire book club!"

"That's just you and Sumia." Chrom said, chuckling at his best friend as the boy kept jumping for it.

"EXACTLY!" Robin exclaimed, still jumping as Sumia giggled at them from behind. "Now hand it over!"

"Not until you tell me who it's for!" Chrom said with a laugh.

"I-it's for Marth!" Robin lied, blushing.

"Marth?" Chrom asked with a raised eyebrow.

"Marth?" Sumia questioned, blushing lightly. "L-love at first sight I see. That's so romantic, Robin! I support you completely!"

"Me?"

"Intruder!" Robin exclaimed as he opened his tome. "Thor-" he began before the book was knocked out of his hand by a flying Falchion. His eyes widened as he noticed the weapon. "Uh-oh."

"D-do you have a plan for this?" Chrom asked him as Marth stomped right up the Tactician, looking him right in the eyes with a light blush on her cheeks.

"N-nope..."

"Let us have a talk, Sir Robin." Marth said as she grabbed him by his hood and started to drag him away.

"EEP!" Robin squeaked as she grabbed her weapon and tossed him his book. Sumia shot him a wink and a thumbs up as Chrom tossed him the box with a smile. "DON'T SUPPORT IT! HELP ME DARN YOU!" Robin screamed in his mind as he looked up to the woman dragging him away from the camp. "M-Marth I-"

"Quiet." Marth ordered as he squeaked and nodded.

"Good on ya, Bubbles!"

"Gaius help me!" Robin exclaimed as Marth came to a stop at a large stump and pointed to it. "Wh-what?"

"Sit there please." Marth said as he gulped and nodded, doing as told. "Now..." she held up the box that belonged to him. "This..." she smiled slightly. "I can't accept this." she said as he gulped.

"B-but Mar-" Robin began as she shook her head, smiling.

"My apologies sir, I cannot accept this ring." she said, sitting next to him. "I barely know you, and I know that we are not right for each other."

"M-Marth, you're making a mis-" Robin began before she shushed him.

"I'm flattered you feel this way, but we cannot. You and I won't be able to. I do not think that my father would bless our unio-"

"Marth!" Robin exclaimed, gulping right after the woman gasped. "I..." he looked down and covered his face with his hands. "I-I'm sorry for involving you in this... But..." He gulped once more and looked at her. "I... It's Sumia I like." he said before scooting backwards and hugging his knees. "I... I just was too embarrassed to say it was for her..." he said as she blushed with an angered look.

"W-well, S-Sumia is an excellent catch, and... Um... Well..." Marth scratched the back of her head before sighing deeply.

"What's wrong Marth?" he asked as he let go of his knees and sat up.

"N... Nothing Sir Robin." she said, patting his shoulder. "I... I wish you the best of luck in your romance life." she said, sheathing her sword before walking away from him.

"... By the way, Marth... Why are you following us?" Robin asked her as she paled, remaining with her back to him. "Are you some kind of Guardian Angel or something?" he joked as she smiled, blushing lightly before placing her hand on her chest.

"Something like that." she said, smiling before waving back at him. "Sleep well, Sir Robin."

"Bye Marth." he said, smiling and waving to her before standing up and returning to camp. As he finally reached his tent, he sighed with relief. "At least she understood." he said as he opened his tent flap. "I'll just read that 'Quick Thinking Tactics' manual before going to bed..." Robin said with a yawn as he walked to his table. He picked up a book and opened it before beginning to read aloud. "Chapter O-"

"So when's the wedding, Robi-"

"BWAAAAGH!" the voice caused Robin to jump up and throw his book in its direction, only to hit the Pegasus Rider he had feelings for.

"Ow! Who knew you had such an arm!" Sumia said with a smile as she picked up the book. She blushed deeply as she looked at the book. "R-R-R-Robin! Oh my..." she said, blushing. "H-M-M-Make Him Fall for You in a Fortnight?" she put the book down. "I-I was sure that Marth was a woman..." she said as he blushed deeply and held up a finger with wide eyes.

"That's Lissa's! I-I was holding it for her!" he said before gulping. "A-and I was trying to use it to find an alternate route to a woman's heart!" Robin said before blushing deeply and clapping both hands over his mouth.

Sumia smiled and clapped her hands together. "Speaking of the route to a woman's heart!" she said with a smile. "How'd things go with Marth?" she questioned as he opened his mouth to object.

"..." Robin sighed after hanging his head in false disappointment. Well, mostly false. He was turned down after all, even if it wasn't really his idea to propose to the woman named Marth. "She..." he looked up, looking into her eyes before finding them too much before looking back down with a red face. "She turned me down."


Whoo! Update time! This chapter was difficult for me to write... In fact, this whole story is difficult for me to write. Mainly because I'm biased and in love with Sumia, so unrequited love is difficult to write. XD Especially when it happens to me in real life too... BAH! Look at the time! Time to give a bit of explanations!

Don't worry, I don't plan for this to end up as a Robin X Lucina or Robin X Cordelia pairing. In fact, I have no Idea who I want to pair him with. The only planned pairing is Chrom X Sumia (As much as it hurts to say or type). Aside from pairings, I have an idea to where this story might be going! I hope that it will be a pleasant surprise for those of you who haven't played Fire Emblem Awakening, and those of you who have.

Also! I am in need of a Beta reader, as I've written nothing in a long time, so I'm very rusty at this. Anyone who has the time and is willing if you'd like to help me out, please shoot me a PM!

So, that is all for this time, thank you all so much for reading and if you could, would, or would like to, please feel free to leave a review of the chapter so that I know how well I'm doing, how you feel about the chapter or story, or what you liked or didn't like about it. Constructive criticism helps best if you could. XD

Hope you enjoyed and thank you once again for reading! This has been Crescent Crane! See you next chapter everyone!