To distract myself from core assessments due this week, I felt the need unwind myself and craft up another drabble based on these prompts. While at it, I decided to do one game verse wise rather than AU.

Prompt: Person A closing their eyes to wish on a shooting star, no matter how cheesy it is. Person B takes advantage of the opportunity and swoops in for a kiss. Person A slowly opens their eyes and grins, saying that their wish just came true.

Pairings: Robin/Cia with one-sided Robin/Lucina

Total Words: 1,593

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When You Wish Upon a Shooting Star...
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"I often gaze at the stars. They seem brighter now than they did in the future."

The tactician's lips curled slightly as he reminisced about the glory days back when he led the Shepherds to victory over their triumph against the fell dragon (well, glory certainly wasn't the correct term to describe it yet it was certainly better than being able to recall his past). Robin often recalled Lucina telling the others when they were curious about what she did on her spare time. He knew she hailed from a troubled future howbeit, always seemed surprised that the Ylissean princess refused to let her nightmares crawl underneath her skin.

Something about the indigo haired maiden from the future captivated him however she wasn't anywhere to be seen since Grima perished. Rumor had it that after the gruesome war, Lucina disappeared without a trace. Before the swordswoman took off, she murmured a few words to her infant self before taking off. The Plegian speculated for a bit, pondering if Lucina journeyed off to another land or perhaps, managed to return back to her own time. It was something the high deliverer himself wasn't too certain on let alone felt that he never properly bid the foreseer farewell.

After all, the man committed a selfless act and sacrificed himself during the final battle despite protests from Chrom himself. Robin outweighed both the positives and negatives of his decision as he could either let Chrom finish Grima and allow the fell dragon to awaken at a later time in the distant future or he could slay Grima himself, using the fell dragon's own power against him. He recalled the Exalt being uncertain if they would ever cross paths again yet he was hopeful Robin would return to them.

Naga did inform the Shepherds that Grima's vessel can return completely anew if their bonds with them are strong enough. The divine dragon's words were proven to be true as Robin returned back to the plains where he first encountered Chrom and Lissa as the tactician himself was no longer connected to Grima. He was welcomed back with open arms and swiftly taken over to Ylisstol to celebrate his return yet Lucina was nowhere in sight.

As much as he knew taking off would pain the others once more, Robin was heavily determined to go on a journey to search for the future princess so he could properly thank her for all the things she's done. They would have never gotten to where they were today without Lucina's aid, let alone reuniting with the other future children as well. The high deliverer took off the same night he was found, only to solely be remembered by his legendary exploits about his dashing tales of heroism.

Robin continued being consumed by his train of thoughts as he gazed up at the clear, night sky. The evening atmosphere consisted of a heavenly canvas painted in various tints of purple, indigo and midnight blue hues complimented by a shade of jet-black which engulfed the massive plains. A canopy of luminous stars materialized amongst the sky's vast ocean of shimmering darkness. Some were rather dull, merely flickering on and off into existence every now and then while others shimmered, illuminating the dark paths for ongoing travelers. The vast meadow around him immensely transformed by the shimmering moonlight which hung like a great luminous pearl, observing all of those below it. As he became engrossed by its alluring beauty, a sultry voice managed to reach out for Robin, culling him back into reality's grasp.

"There you are stargazer. The townspeople have been searching everywhere for you."

Robin turned around towards the direction of the voice as he came face to face with a familiar pair of amethyst eyes. Cia tilted her head in slight astonishment, wondering what managed to perplex the Plegian's attention this time. She appeared to don a cream colored woolen gown which was complimented with a copper gold necklace. The woman slightly perked up and noticed the evening sky above as it illuminated across the field before focusing back on the fair haired tactician.

"They inquire your help on their vegetation," she simply informed him.

He kept his mouth silent as his mind drifted off into space once more. The Plegian remembered meeting Cia on accident and ironically, the same way Chrom and Lissa found him. However what differed was she appeared to be fairly weak plus her garb was extremely exotic to him. Not only did it reveal a ton of skin, she also wore a metal brace which had tufts of crimson feathers peeking out as a strip of violet fabric furled onto her back along with her royal purple leave on her right arm. The woman's left arm was bare beside from the copious amount of gold decorations she wore to include a heavy bracelet around her wrist. Overall, Robin thought Aversa's attire was completely revealing nonetheless, Cia's outfit took it to the next level. What intrigued him was her snow white locks as it appeared to be slowly transitioning to a shade of lavender almost as if she was free from her prison.

Unsure of what to do, Robin alerted the townspeople nearby of the woman's presence as they quickly rushed over and tended to her needs. As much as he yearned for it to be an easy task, her attitude proved otherwise. Just like Validar's subordinate, Cia was extremely untrusting of the denizens let alone the tactician himself. He exactly remembered it took about a few months for her to even lower her guard around them. Seeing a woman like her progress was an extreme leap for his own two eyes.

Noticing the awkward silence between them, the Plegian decided to try his best to initiate conversation with the caramel Hylian.

"Do you believe in wishes?" he asked her rather curiously.

The man's sudden question threw Cia off guard as she rose a brow in bewilderment. It took her a minute or two to respond to him as she tried her best to recall her past life before she was selected to become the next guardian by the Goddesses themselves. During then, she was gullible enough to believe wishes, let alone miracles however ever since her corruption (which lead to the end of her plight let alone her demise after she finally came into terms that she would never win Link's affection), Cia found them to be quite meaningless. She sometimes pondered if the concept of wishing itself was a form of coping, let alone allowing humans to cling onto false hope itself.

"… You can't be serious. Only children and credulous fools believe in such asinine things such as wish making. And to think I gave you such high regards when it comes to your strategic mindset." Cia stretched out her arms before continuing on. "Guess I was wrong to think you weren't like the rest of them after all."

Robin simply sighed at her response yet suspected to hear something of the likes coming out of her mouth. After all, Cia always proved herself to be headstrong let alone selfish. He sometimes wondered why he continued treating her with respect while she didn't return it however, quickly remembered that he too have dealt with a few stubborn faces before managing to earn their trust. So for her not to lash out at him or throw an insult or two every now and then was in fact, progress.

A sudden flickering wisp of life swiftly streamed by as it caught their attention. Robin glanced up and smiled while Cia couldn't quite grasp what exactly made him happy about a streak of energy which spliced across the night sky.

"Quick, make a wish!" he exclaimed to the witch. Before she even had the chance to counter, the tactician intensely closed his eyes as he began conjuring up his wish. Cia glanced back and forth as she decided to seize the perfect opportunity and swooped in for a kiss.

Robin felt a soft, lovingly touch on his lips as he slowly opened up his eyes as he felt the warm of Cia's breath brushing the top of his lip. The Plegian couldn't help but beam wide as the Hylian noticed and quickly unlocked lips with him.

"What's with the sudden look?!" she sternly questioned him. He knew Cia wasn't the type to take a joke, however found her reaction to be quite adorable in a peculiar sense.

"Well, let's just say I've got my wish," Robin simply answered.

Cia gaped for a few seconds before she narrowed her brow in agitation. The sorceress wondered if he was playing her for a fool, let alone up to one of his usual antics. Instead of responding, the lavender haired woman huffed in response before stomping off in utter defeat.

"Oh Robin," Cia murmured lowly to herself, "you're such a naïve fool yet I don't quite understand my infatuation with you love. You know how to certainly please me even when I don't deserve it. If only I wasn't such a stubborn idiot, perhaps I would have confessed my profound love for you."

Prior to the former Guardian of Time's extensive knowledge, Robin's wish had come true all along despite her thinking he devised one of this many tricks. His cheeky grin hadn't left his face as he watched the sorceress take off to inform the townspeople of his current whereabouts.

Maybe dreams do come true after all. Now the next step was for her to finally come face to face with her feelings and profess them.

And done!

I felt the need to do a game verse one, let alone thought this prompt was perfect for it. As it is clear, it takes place after the events of Awakening and after Hyrule Warriors (the game itself or just Cia's portion, I'll leave that to your imagination). The endings I chose for both Robin and Lucina are the ones when they're not paired off to someone.

Of course, Robin/Lucina happens to be another pairing that I absolutely adore hence why it's implied to be one-sided in this drabble.

Anyways, feel free to suggest prompts and make your own either game verse related or AU. I already got some suggestions over at the Archive port of this drabble collection.

Until next time!

-Ash