Just a reminder in advance, I'm not trying to pair up anyone in particular with the avatar. So I'll be taking my time building events with all possible support characters and marriage candidates.
- Disclaimer: Fire Emblem characters do not belong to me.
- Notice: May contain spoilers. Storyline may deviate from original video game. Contains fantasy violence, mild language, and suggested themes.
"...Huh? Now where are we?" Chrom stood at the front of the group as he took in the beautiful scenery. Waves splashed onto the shore from his right, on the left were rows of cabanas with a red haired girl keeping her post. She immediately spotted them and headed towards their direction.
"Oh, you finally made it!" She said happily, it was one of Anna's sisters. "Welcome to the Hotrealm, the Outrealm's hottest resort. It's about time you arrived. I was starting to worry." She put her index finger onto her lips.
'The what realm?' Robin pushed past several of his comrades as he stood beside Chrom.
"Hotrealm? What does...er.." He sized up what Anna was wearing, a two piece bikini in red and yellow. "Beg pardon milady-we seem to have caught you changing outfits." He turned to the side, his cheeks ablaze. It seemed that the other boys had the same reaction as well. They modestly turned away, others scratching their heads or watching the waves from the opposite direction. "Please, finish dressing first. Then we can chat."
She looked down at her attire, it was appropriate given the setting. "What do you mean finish?" Her brows furrowed at the lord. "I'm fully dressed already! Haven't you seen a bikini before?"
'A what?' Robin stood puzzled by her words.
"Is that what you call small cloths in this realm?"
"Small cloths?!" For a good looking lord he didn't know too much about swimwear. "A bikini is a two piece swimsuit. You do know what a swimsuit is..right?"
Chrom laughed lightly. "I'm...familiar with the concept."
"Really? 'Cause the way you're staring looks like its the first time you've seen one." A coy grin formed around the merchant's face.
"Oh uh..." He turned to Robin who was amused by their conversation. "I was...merely admiring the design." He added quickly.
The tactician smirked. 'Nice save.'
"Uh huh" she wasn't buying his statement. "So that flush on your face is a sunburn right?" She teased the blue haired leader. "Or were you imagining another person in another 'admirable' design?"
Robin couldn't contain himself, he ended up laughing beside Chrom. The lord turned to Sumia who was busily watching the birds fly around in the air, luckily she wasn't listening on their conversation. He turned back to Anna. "What?! No, what kind of degenerate do you take me for?"
She smiled at him, amused by how easily flustered he became. "Well it's alright. You get used to it. Actually, this is one of the more...conservative outfits." She gestured to her swimwear. "Anyway, where are my manners? Let me show you to your cabana."
"We have a cabana?" Chrom raised an eyebrow.
"Of course, silly! Who do you think sent the invitations?"
"Invitations?" He turned to Robin who returned it with a blank stare. "We received no invitation."
"What?!" Anna cried out in disappointment. "So you didn't receive the brochure? Or lotion samples?"
"Sorry" he replied apologetically.
"Ughh! I can't believe this. We had everything all planned out. I've heard many great stories about you from my sister. You are the Shepherds right?" She asked as Chrom nodded in agreement. "I figured after saving a few villages, the least we could do was give you a day pass to the resort."
"Oh?" The lord lit up with a smile. "That's very kind of you."
"Hey, you guys are bonafide celebrities."
Chrom was flattered by her comment. Were they that well known? "Well, I wouldn't say tha-"
She cut off him off, there was no use in protesting. "Enough of this, now come with me and i'll show you your swimwear. Then you can all frolic in the water to your heart's content." She took his arm and lead him into the cabana as the group followed after.
"This looks marvelous!" Maribelle said in awe as she strolled along the beach with her parasol.
Nowi took Ricken's hand and led him to the shore. "Isn't this great?" She boomed to the ocean. The manakete dipped her feet into the cold water sea, as the breeze blew gently. "C'mon Ricken!" She motioned him to follow.
The young boy stood on the sand as he watched her run along to her heart's content. He took off his shoes and dropped his tome. "I'm coming. Just give me a second."
Panne watched the two having fun from a distance. Her eyes scanned the beach, she loved the scenery, the cool, crisp sea breeze, the tranquil environment. She knew she was going to enjoy their stay.
"My, my. What a wonderful day for a cup of tea by the sea." Virion walked along as he eventually met up with Gaius. "Don't you say so?" He questioned the ginger haired thief.
"Uh, yeah." He said unenthusiastically. He was busy collecting a few treasures that would fetch for a few gold coins.
"Say, Gaius. Might you have any rare cakes that I may take to accompany my tea?" The periwinkle archer asked politely.
"What? Oh..yeah, but I wouldn't just give them away." He took a look at Virion. "Especially to you."
"What?"A pained expression crossed his face. "Why not?"
"Heh," He gave him a smug grin. "You'd have to pay a hefty sum for one of these." He motioned to his secret stash of sweets.
"I'm sure I can pay you the desired amount, name your price."
"Let's see..." He straightened himself up as he examined the skilled noble. "I'll take your bib, it'll work just fine when I eat my meals."
"What?!" He was taken aback by the sudden request. "I'm afraid I cannot part with this." He held his article with a hand. "Mind you, it is not a bib, it is a-"
"Whatever" he quickly cut him off and crossed his arms. "No bib, no deal." He took another look at Virion before marching off.
"What? Wait! Gaius!" He chased after the thief to bargain for a slice of cake.
Robin watched the group disperse into their respective cabanas. He couldn't help but smile, the weather was nice and they had the beach all to themselves. Nothing could go wrong. He sat down on the mattress as he watched the women walk along collecting seashells.
Tharja finally found the master tactician by the cabana, he seemed to be alone. This was the perfect opportunity. She steeled herself holding a particular item in one hand as she approached the boy.
He didn't notice her when she stood away from him. "Ahem" she cleared her throat to signal her presence.
"Oh hello, Tharja." He grinned at her happily. Once he realized what happened earlier in the day, he immediately broke their gaze. "Uhh."
"Can I sit next to you?"
"Sure..." It felt awkward sitting next to her, was she mad? Perhaps she was going to hex him? Or maybe worse - curse him to death for earlier? He felt uneasy being around the dark mage. "About earlier..."
"Could you slather me with oil?" She changed the topic, the past was not worth mentioning.
"I'm sorr- what?!" He turned to her in confusion.
"I meant what I said. Could you rub this oil onto my body?" She held out the container. "I wouldn't want my skin to get burned in the sun, so I figured...you'd help me."
"Uhh," what was she talking about? He sized her up, she was no longer wearing her nylon garment. Robin noticed her beautiful, flawless skin. A part of him wanted to touch her, to feel what Tharja felt like. He was about to agree when reason told him to stop. "Wouldn't it be best if you asked the other girls to help you?" He mentally face palmed himself. 'What am I saying? Why would I pass up this opportunity.'
"No," she frowned at the tactician. "Then that would defeat the purpose." Was he really this dense? Her eyes narrowed at the blonde haired boy.
"Oh..."
They sat in silence for a minute, the tension escalating quickly with every passing second.
"Never mind..." There was the hint of sadness and irritation in her tone as she started to get up.
"Wait," he quickly held her hand, his heart racing as he concentrated on the small of her back. "You're right, I...I wouldn't want your beautiful skin to get burned." He said sheepishly before releasing her hand.
'Beautiful skin?' She turned back to eye the boy with a devious smile. "Great." Tharja took her seat beside him once more as she removed her cloak.
Vaike and Donnel watched the girls as they stood in the middle of the beach.
"They sure are lovely." The villager watched Olivia, Cherche and Panne walk along the shore.
"Which one?"
"Uhh, all of em'?" He didn't want to single any one out. It's not like he had a crush on one of them.
Vaike scanned the area, to the other side was Sumia, Cordelia, Lissa and Maribelle. "Well, if you could choose one of them to wear a..what was it called?" He struggled to remember what Anna had called them earlier.
"I reckon' it was a..bikini." Donnel finished for him.
"Yeah, that's it. A bikini. If you could imagine any of them in a bikini, who would it be?"
"Umm, why don't ya go first." He suggested.
"Hmph" Vaike grinned as he summed up each of their womanly assets from a distance. It was definitely a difficult choice. "All of them!" He concluded happily.
"Whaa?" He was expecting him to single at least one girl out. Nonetheless, he had to agree, it would be a mighty fine sight to see them wearing such swimwear.
"Yeah, but I think we're missing someone." Vaike turned back to look for Tharja. His mouth nearly dropped as he spotted Robin with the bodacious dark mage.
Donnel turned around to meet Vaike's direction. "Well, won't ya' look at that." He could clearly see that the two were busy.
Robin slid his hands onto her smooth, pale skin as she sat still. He started from her arms, carefully moving his coarse hands downwards to ensure the oil would cover most most of her body. The wind blew frequently as he continued, he wondered if she felt cold at all.
Tharja closed her eyes before opening them again. Her plan actually worked and she was savoring every second of it. He moved closer to apply the oil onto her other arm, his breath sank into her skin as it sent a chill down her spine. Things were turning out too well as she looked ahead, Donnel and Vaike were enjoying the view. She shot them another icy glare as her cheeks blushed instantly. With a swift move of her hand she used a little magic to let the curtains cover the cabana, blocking the sight of herself and the tactician.
"What a killjoy." Vaike frowned as he turned to walk away. Donnel let out a hearty laugh as he accompanied the reckless fighter.
Cordelia and Sumia sat by their own cabana, the red haired knight looked across spotting Chrom speaking to Anna. She turned to her left, a few blocks down she noticed the curtains drawn. 'I wonder who's in there...' She spoke silently to herself.
"Here, I've got a little swimsuit for you." She manifested a pair of trunks which suited the blue haired lord. "It's embroidered with the Ylissean brand." She gestured to the back which had the signature mark.
"Good gods!" He examined the swimwear in great detail. "...Whose idea was it smack it right in the middle of my-" he turned pink, embarrassed at the thought of wearing such small cloths. He looked back to find his loyal knight. "Fredrick!...Save me!"
The brown haired knight stood beside his lord, his armor shining brightly with the sun's rays. "Milord?"
"Hey handsome," Anna batted her lashes at him. "Want to try your lord's swimming trunks?"
"Better you than me." Chrom admitted.
Fredrick narrowed his sight on the trunks. "I fear my derriere is not worthy of such a...bold article." He confidently stated.
Chrom and Anna simultaneously frowned at the great knight.
"But we do have other pressing matters to attend to milord. I thought it best to scan the perimeter with Henry, Lon Qu', and Gregor. We spotted a few brigands on their way to this location."
"Was anyone injured?" He straightened his face to address the situation with the utmost concern.
"No, it seems that the brigands are more concerned about hogging the beach." He paused to watch over the Shepherds. "It is a nice beach." He added.
"Awwwwww," Anna whined. "And just when you were going to relax..."
"We can't take any chances." Chrom held the hilt of his sword around his waist. "Alert the Shepherds to prepare for battle. We will not allow them to conquer this area."
"At once milord." He bowed his head respectively and relayed the orders to the group.
...To be continued
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