Author's Note: Oh, my god. I LOVE making Seth into a teenager having girl trouble, haha! It's so much fun… Forde is just trying to help you, Seth! Don't hurt him! Eirika is being dumb… I can imagine Seth going, in his head, "Oh, crap! No! I meant you, not the bracelet! Oh, dmn you, Forde…!" Hehe.
Title: Precious
Summary: Seth is having trouble telling Eirika that he feels for her. Forde tries to help him, with some… unusual results.
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"Oh, God, Forde- do I absolutely have to say this?"
"Well, yeah! This is perfect!"
Seth sighed, grumbling to himself. "So if she ever thanks me for getting her away from the castle, I have to say something like 'It was nothing. I simply did what I had to do to save something precious.' Oh, perfect. She's going to laugh at me, Forde!"
Forde shrugged. "Well, it worked for me. Compliments are good. Personally, I added 'pearl' when I complimented Vanessa for letting me sketch her. Precious pearl, you know? I was talking about her eyes, but she slapped me… Heh, though, you don't have to worry about it. Eirika's too much in love with you to get mad."
Seth sighed. "I can't do this. I'm a knight, not a prince! I can't be falling in love with a princess!"
Forde chuckled. "What's so funny, Forde?" asked Seth.
"You're a coward, Seth. Don't hurt me for saying it, but wow… That's a weak excuse." Forde nodded at the Paladin.
Seth stormed out of the room.
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"Seth?" she asked quietly.
"Miss Eirika, what is it you wish of me?" Seth replied, polite as ever.
"Thank you for… well, saving my life…" She smiled at him.
He found himself repeating what Forde had told him- "It was nothing. I simply did what I had to do… to save something precious."
Eirika looked down, crestfallen. Seth's eyes widened. That wasn't supposed to happen-! Eirika said, miserably, "Oh… I see. The bracelet is that… important."
After she'd left, Forde said to the general, "Well, that went badly… Heh, sorry, sir…"