Lucina woke up to breathing of the emerald haired girl who was asleep beside her. The air was cold. The thin trails of smoke come out of the burned out campfire. The sounds of birds chirping away filled the air. She felt rather peaceful.
"Good morning, Lucy." Palutena awoke from her slumber.
"Good morning."
"That was a rather nice sleep."
"It was."
Lucina stopped for a second, she realised that she had left Ylisstol, yesterday.
"Lucy, you look troubled, are you okay?
"I've been out for, an entire night, my parents are going to be so scared." Lucina said while crying. "I'm going to be in so much trouble!"
"Lucy calm down, it'll be alright." The goddess cooed.
"No it won't! If I face them they'll, stop me from coming here!" The princess cried out.
"Even if you have to go I'll wait for you."
"No! I don't want you to suffer!"
"Lucy, I can wait." Palutena said stubbornly, "Even if I have to wait five years, I will."
"Okay. But I don't want to go yet, but I don't want to make my parents be even more afraid." Lucina said.
"Oh I have an idea."
"What is it?"
"We can start building a treehouse!"
"How? We haven't got anything?"
"We can use your sword to cut down some trees!"
"Okay?"
The two set to work, they spent hours working on their treehouse. Palutena gathered as many branches and odd pieces of wood and leaves as possible. Lucina set to work on cutting down some trees with her sword. After hours of work they finally had enough materials to create a treehouse. They spent another hour planning on how they would build it, where the sticks would go, what tree and how to make it sturdy. After they finally found a sturdy enough tree they set to work. Lucina jammed the logs in as hard as possible. To the point of where they would not move. Palutena found an old shed while gathering branches, she came back to Lucina with plenty of ropes and equipment. The two girls tied ropes around the branches so the logs wouldn't fall off. They hammered, knotted, shoved, cut and worked the day away, until they had a relatively nice little treehouse.
"It looks good!" Palutena exclaimed.
"I think so too." Lucina replied.
Both of the girls climbed up the rope ladder that Palutena made and sat next to each other, looking over the pond. Holding each other's hand.
Lucina sighed, "What if I don't see you again?"
"I know we will. And now that I have this, I'll be fine." Palutena smiled.
"Promise?"
"I promise."
"Lucy, I think you should go to your parents now."
"But what if they don't believe me? Come with me please!"
"Lucy, you'll be fine. Now go before you get into even more trouble!"
Palutena kissed Lucina goodbye. Lucina jumped down from the treehouse.
"Wait!" Palutena shouted.
"What is it?"
Palutena jumped down and took off her left ear ring.
"Take this," Palutena forced the ear ring into Lucina's Palm, "To remember me, if thinks go bad."
Lucina threw her arms around Palutena.
"I-I love you!"
"I love you too. Now go! Before you get into even more trouble!"
Lucina walked away. Into the forest, away from where she wanted to be. Inside she wanted to just run and live with Palutena, but she knew she couldn't. She knew she had to one day become the Exalt after her father passes. Tears started slowly falling down her face as she walked home.
When she finally reached Ylisstol she had a look of confidence on her young face.
"Lucina? It's Lucina!" Sumia, the Pegasus Knight shouted, she and Cordelia were two of the guards for the gates to Ylisstol. They were two of the best.
"Lucina your parents have been so worried!" Cordelia shouted, "Where have you been?"
"I'm fine, Cordelia." Lucina says as she tried to avoid them. "Just let me in, please."
"We have to take you to your parents, come on." Cordelia said while taking Lucina by the hand.
"Sumia wait here and call for a replacement."
Cordelia said.
Sumia saluted and went off to find Stahl, another knight. She tripped on the way.
Cordelia took Lucina to the palace. Her mother ran to Lucina and wrapped her arms around her.
"Lucina you're all right!" Robin shouted as tears rapidly flooded her face, "We've been so worried!"
"Lucina! Where have you been!" Chrom shouted in a tone that Lucina had never heard before.
"I was with my friend." Lucina mumbled. "We fell asleep."
"You fell ASLEEP? You were gone for two days? We thought you could have died Lucina!" Chrom shouted. "From now on you are banned from visiting your 'friend'. You are to stay in Ylisstol until you are fifteen years of age!"
Lucina burst out into tears.
"Father you can't do this! Please I beg you!" The girl cried out.
"No I cannot let you, what if you do not return Lucina! I cannot allow that. And whoever your friend is could be a person of bad faith Lucina."
"But father I love her!" Lucina shouted. "How could you do this to me!"
"Lucina please, calm down." Robin cooed.
"Lucina, I'm sorry it had to come to this but we have no choice." Chrom sighed.
"I hate you."
Lucina ran to her room, tears flooding down her face, she slammed the door and jumped on her bed, crying her eyes out. She pulled the ruby ear ring that Palutena gave her and pushed it into her ear lobe. She yelped in pain but she kept quiet. She screamed into her pillow in frustration. Hoping for the 3 years to pass.
Sorry for the short one, I was really tired and I couldn't find a way to drag it out like how I usually do. The story will pick up the pace a bit more now. Well I hope you've enjoyed it so far. Goodbye.
-Bob