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Ike led the horse south, down towards the mountains of Daein, which were still clearly visible against the flat horizon of the desert. He noticed his accomplice had her head lolled in what he assumed was a sleeping position, so he gently pulled her back so she was resting against his chest. He kept the horse walking towards the mountains as he stroked the hair of the woman he loved, come to think of it, he wasn't even sure of she loved him back. Although he figured that her following him almost to their graves was a pretty strong pointer as to how she felt.

Nearing the Daein border, Ike saw the sun setting against the blood red sky. He decided it was a good idea to stop, luckily, they were near a spot where the cold air from Daein met the warm air from the desert, resulting in a surprisingly mild climate.

"Hey, wake up sleepy." Ike whispered to Mia, who slowly lifted her head from his chest, blushing as she realised on what, or who, she had be slumbering for the past few hours.

"Ike, where are we?" She said, looking around to try and figure out where exactly they were, but to no avail.

"Just inside Daein, it's getting dark, we'd better set up camp before we can't see a thing."

"Alright Ike"

"Listen, I'm going to get a fire going, can you set up the tent?"

"Sure thing!" Mia bounced off, back to her usual chipperness.

Ike walked off into the forest to find some wood whilst Mia hauled a large bag from the back of the horse and dropped it on the ground. She then began to set up their sleeping quarters for the night.

Meanwhile, Ike was whistling the song that his mother always used to whistle whenever she did a tedious job, he never cared for the tune, but it always had a special place in his heart. As he returned with a couple of armfuls of wood, he noticed Mia sitting just inside an already erected tent, much to his surprise, he thought it would take a lot longer to put up.

"Wow, that was quick"

"Was it? Huh, I guess I'm just better than you a chores, eh, boss?"

"Oh."

"What's up boss?"

"You've stopped calling me by my name" Ike dropped the wood he was carrying and sat next to his companion.

"So?"

"It's nothing, but I just like it when you call me Ike."

"I can call you Ike if you want, Ike." Ike laughed at his companion and she let a small smile cross her lips.

"Well, I'd better get a fire started, can't sit here all day."

"All day won't be long at this rate, I'll start the fire while you go and get more wood, Ike."

"Sure thing Mia." With that Ike walked off in the opposite direction from his last collection, behind where they were sitting. He looked back to see Mia watching him leave, he gave a smile and a waved, and she returned the gesture.

Ike returned to see Mia sitting, cross-legged in from of a small fire, poking it with a stick.

"Well, that should be enough to last the night." He said as he dumped the new set of logs on top of the unused ones.

"Great, that means we won't have to get up again tonight!"

"Well, we will eventually."

"Haha Ike, very funny."

"It's true."

"Whatever." Mia sighed and stared into the blazing orange flames.

"Something on your mind, Mia?"

"Hmm...Oh, no it's just-"He interrupted her before she could continue, although she didn't know what she was going to say next.

"You know what? Don't worry, I'll not make you uncomfortable." She looked away from the flames and into his azure eyes, he looked lovingly into her emerald ones. She smiled at him and returned her gaze to the dancing fire.

Ike noticed Mia shivering as the cold night air drew around her, attacking her exposed thighs and shoulders.

"You OK?" He asked, concerned about her well-being.

"What? Um...Yeah, sure." Ike could see the mist her breath made as she made a feeble attempt to look like she was fine. He got up and walked to the horse, withdrawing a blanket from one of it's many bags and packs. He the proceeded to walk over to the shivering girl and place the blanket round her shoulders, sitting himself behind her with his legs either side.

"Thank you, Ike" Mia whispered as she drew the blanket around herself and leaned backwards into the man's broad chest.

"You're welcome" He replied, putting his arms round her as she pulled her knees up to her chin and turned so she could look into his ultramarine orbs. She noticed how he looked at her, she had seen it only a few times, and they were the most special moments they had shared in the time they'd known each other. She knew it was the gaze of a man in love.

"Ike, I..."

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