The rays of light coming from the sun in the early morning were poking at Jill's tent, infiltrating its interior with the few cuts and holes it received throughout the campaign. Outside, the camp was quiet, everyone opting to take a little longer to get up due to yesterday's incident. Dew was strewn across the grass and floodplains, making the scene almost blinding with the sun showering light upon them. Inside, a certain sleeping beauty would soon have a rude awakening.

The sun was in full form now; signaling the birds to start their morning chorus, waking the rest of the camp. A rip in the tent made light shine directly upon the sleeping beauty, her eyes slowly fluttering open. She sat up for a moment, waiting for her eyes to regain their sight, and rubbed them. Her hair was disheveled, the pin keeping her hair in a ponytail rested on her nightstand, leaving her hair in a red mess that lightly touched the bed. She was wearing a tan t-shirt, and one of the shoulders of it were slowly falling down her arm. She looked around the room and contemplated.

'Did that really happen last night?'

She played back the events of the last couple of days: Ike came to comfort her for the upcoming battle, they fought and defeated her own father, and she had collapsed into Ike's arms and stayed with him all night. A red tint surfaced on her face, along with a small smile.

"I guess I really did show him... 'me'." She announced out loud in a soft voice, talking to no one in particular.

She collapsed back onto the bed, her hair sprayed all over and her arms spread out. Jill raised one arm and put it over her eyes and sighed, then came a smile once more. Her red tint became flushed, and it filled up her cheeks nicely.

'I've fallen for him, haven't I?'

In the mess hall, the blue-haired lord was silently eating next to Titania, Soren, and Mia who were conversing with each other on matters that didn't particularly interest him. He sat next to Soren, while Titania and Mia sat across them on the wooden table. The rest of the mercenaries were present as well, barring only the one wyvern rider. Ike continually poked at his chicken, thinking about last night.

"Hey, Ike! Are you even listening to me?" Soren nudged Ike's shoulder repeatedly until he came out of his stupor.

"Hmm, oh, sorry Soren. Guess I was a bit preoccupied with my thoughts." Ike immediately straightened up, fully attentive.

The young black mage sighed; he began to wonder if this was some sort of running joke with Ike that he would always dose off at his statements.

"You know, if you love her so much, you should probably confess to her before someone else takes her." Titania pointed out with a wink, while Mia glanced at Titania and back to Ike, and nodded hurriedly.

"Bah, am I really that obvious?"

"YES!" The three others yelled at the same time, making Ike jump a little.

"Well, besides the fact that you've been eating with her every day for the past month, we all saw you last night with her!" Mia stood up on her seat and leaned over the table, pointing at Ike with a big knowing smile.

"I guess I should, I'm just not quite sure when to do it. Curses, my father taught me everything there is to know about the way of the blade, but never taught me about romance!" He dramatically shot up his arms up, then lowered his head onto the table, where he put his hands on his head.

"You know she probably likes you, otherwise she wouldn't put up with you everyday!" Ike scowled at the comment by Mia, " Just tell her how you feel, and everything else will fall into place. Then you'll know how she feels." Mia closed her eyes, and lifted her index finger, giving a knowing look. Ike's face returned neutral, and he thought about it for a minute before he straightened up.

"You're right! I gotta do this, before I lose my chance!" Ike shot up out of his chair and ran out the tent flap, leaving his lunch unattended.

The swordswoman and paladin giggled next to each other, while Soren put his hand on his head, obviously irritated.

"You girls really think Ike will date Jill?" Soren stated, almost like he was tired.

The two girls stopped giggling, and both smiled before Mia cut in, "What, are you jealous?"

'...'

"Shut up."

Ike ran like the wind, making his way to Jill's tent on the other side of the camp. He steeled his resolve, ignoring any greeting comments by any of the passerby soldiers. As he turned a corner, Jill came into view for an instant before he bumped into her. They both held their heads and winced at the pain in their foreheads, before realizing who they ran into.

"Oh! I'm so sorry Ike, I didn't hurt you did I?"

"No no no! I'm completely fine, it was my fault in the first place, I'm sorry for running around carelessly."

The couple stared at each other, not exchanging any words. Both of them had a lot to say, but didn't know how to convey it. At this point, Ike noticed that Jill wasn't wearing any armor, only leaving her tan t-shirt with short sleeves that accentuated her chest area and pink shorts that reached to her knees. He blushed at the sight. She looked absolutely stunning to him.

"Do you... do you want to just talk about last night? We can walk to the pond nearby, it's quiet and we won't be disturbed." Jill quietly stated, a red tint visibly present on her face.

"S-sure..." Ike rubbed the back of his head, unsure of how to respond, "Oh wait! One sec, lemme change into something more comfortable." He swiftly went to the armory two tents away and took off his blue armaments, leaving the tent thereafter. As soon as he left the tent, Jill's red tint became a full flush when he saw Ike without his armor.

He wore a white shirt, its sleeves coming down to almost his elbows and was tight, accentuating the muscles he obtained through the war. He also wore brown pants, ones that reached perfectly to his heel and were conforming to his figure. What surprised Jill however, was the fact that he decided to forego his headband, which left his hair slightly more messy but nonetheless handsome.

"Ready to go?" Jill finally managed to get the words out of her mouth after practically swooning at him.

"Y-yeah, lead the way."

The pair went into the nearby clearing, setting off on a path Ike wasn't all that familiar with. As they walked through the forest, Ike took a moment to bask in the wondrous effects of the forest. The sun shined bright and was in full effect already, and the couple was shaded with the overarching trees, leaving holes where light escaped to shine upon them. They both walked side to side, not exchanging any words and physical interaction but rather enjoying each other's company.

About ten minutes later, they arrived at the pond. He surveyed the section of the forest, look at the mini waterfall giving the pond its liquid and the gentleness of the scene. Jill sat on a rock on the left side of the pond, reaching out her arm beckoning Ike to sit down. He smiled, then gladly took the seat next to her. They both stared at the pond, watching the fish dart back and forth, catching their morning meal. This continued for a short while, before Jill cut the silence.

"I just wanted to say thank you for last night. I was broken when my father died, but you were there for me. I don't know what I would've done without you." She smiled while still looking at the water. Ike turned to her and was slightly surprised before a smile was revealed.

"Hey, that's what friends do. Seeing you so sad made me feel the same way, and I couldn't leave you like that. You're everything to me Jill, and if anything ever happened to you, I would be the one broken. I want you and me to be friends till the end." She was now looking over into his direction. He raised his right arm and put it around her shoulder, giving her a comforting squeeze. She leaned into him, resting her head on his chest. They stayed like this for what felt like hours, completely cut off from the outside world.

"You know, I wasn't completely telling the truth." Jill looked up at him, confused at the statement, "When I said I wanted us to be friends, I was lying. I don't want us to be friends Jill. I want us to be something much more than that, I want to be with you forever." They stared at each other, completely lost in the moment. Their faces inched forward ever so slowly, getting dangerously close to a kiss.

However, Jill quickly put an index finger on Ike's lips, stopping their advancement toward each other. She closed her eyes and smiled before backing away, leaving Ike mesmerized and slightly hurt.

"There's something I want to show you before we continue." She took Ike's hand into her's, and proceeded to swiftly walk back to camp. It felt weird giving someone else the lead, but Ike welcomed it all the same.

After arriving back at camp, they proceeded to go to the stables. She let go of Ike's hand, and quickly saddled up onto her wyvern, it growling slightly in comfort with the presence of its rider once more. She extended out her hand, enticing Ike to get on board.

"Uh, what are we doing?"

"Come on! It'll be fun!"

He took a moment before grabbing her hand, slightly hesitant to ride a mount. While he did ride Titania's horse when he was younger, a wyvern was a whole different story.

As they saddled up, she spurred the wyvern and it took flight. Ike found himself holding onto Jill far tighter than he was before, slightly afraid of being off the ground. They continued to ascend before they could see the camp and the pond easily, and she flew the wyvern a few miles away from camp. She stopped when they came into view of a large mountain range, then nudged Ike who was looked at the scenery below to look up.

He stared in awe at what he was witnessing; the mountains were partially covering the sun, revealing the snow on top and the waterfall that ran down the middle. In the distance, he spotted birds flying toward it, almost as if it was their destination. The sky grew dark, the only light coming from the slowly descending sun in the distance. His trance was interrupted by Jill.

"So, what do you think? My father took me here when I was younger every few weeks to admire the Daein countryside. I've never shown this to anyone before, and after what you did for me, it felt... right." She continued to look onward, the light illuminating the front of her body. He stared at her, before replying.

"It's perfect. Everything about this, it's perfect."

She looked back to see his warm smile, before realizing what time it was.

"Oh crap, we should probably return before the others get worried." Jill turned the wyvern to the general direction of camp.

"Right, I don't want to incur the wrath of Soren and Titania." Jill laughed at the comment, knowing all too well of the their scolding of Ike on a daily basis. While she started the flight back to camp, she had an idea.

"Hey, wanna do something fun?"

"Like what?" Ike responded, completely unbeknownst to what she was thinking. She turned and gave a grin, before facing the front again and kicked the wyvern. The wyvern suddenly shot off at amazing speed, covering a lot of distance in a short time. Ike was, putting it mildly, extremely surprised, to the point where he was almost screaming.

"H-hey! Can we slow down a bit?! This thing's going waaaay too fast!"

"Hahaha, come on, it's fun!" Her eyes were closed and she was laughing uncontrollably, finding this moment too good to stop.

A few minutes passed, and Jill almost completely forgot the entire reason she brought him up here. After mentally kicking herself, she figured now was better than later.

"Hey Ike! I think I'm in love with you!"

"What?" He looked at her and figured that she was saying something, but couldn't hear her, the wind blowing making it much too difficult for her to be audible.

She was slightly annoyed at first, but a mischievous idea grazed her mind. With one hand still on the reins, she turned and cupped Ike's cheek with the other. After examining him for a second, she pulled him into a kiss. They both closed their eyes leaned into each other, lost in the intimacy.

Jill broke the kiss, and faced forward more energetic than ever. Ike was still dazed by the action, almost looking distanced from the world. His grip on the redhead slightly faltered, and he almost fell before holding onto her tighter than ever.

"H-hey, don't let me go okay?!"

She looked back at him one last time, before uttering the final words of the ride.

"I'll never let you go Ike."

At camp, Soren, Mia, and Titania were scouring the tents to find Ike and Jill, afraid that something might have happened to them. Exhausted, they returned to the center of the camp, reporting their findings, or rather, lack of. Suddenly, they heard soldiers mobilizing at the call of the scout keeping watch over the camp. The trio looked at each other, nodded, and followed suit.

"Hey, what's going on? Why have you signaled the camp?" Soren interrogated the scout, who huffed after running back to camp.

"I spotted a wyvern sir! It's coming this way!"

"What?!" The three mercenaries and scout looked upwards at the call of a wyvern roar. They all relaxed when they realized it was Jill's wyvern. On closer inspection however, they noticed she was laughing, along with a terrified Ike, who held onto her with a blush on his face.

"Ha! Told you Soren!" Mia triumphantly raised her arm in the air, with Titania giving her a pat on the back.

Soren could not do anything but clench his face with his hand, letting out an extremely audible groan as he made his way back to his tent.

Jill Support Rank S Acquired!

The Courageous Lord and the Prodigious Flier

"After the war, Ike and Jill would resign from the Greil Mercenaries, giving leadership to Titania. Instead, they would settle down in the Daein countryside, furthering their relationship. Jill would start a delivery company with Ike, encouraging the blue-haired lord to keep guard over her. They later had a purple haired daughter who, oddly enough, had an affinity with magic."

A/N: Aaaaaaaand there's Jill's support S rank! I know it isn't the whole get married thing like in Awakening, but I thought it was slightly out of place and weird to just go straight into marriage before courting. The chapter itself was awkward I feel, and it played out much better in my head, but I'm still satisfied with out it turned out. Points for improvement: actually planning out the four ranks before just diving straight into it. The first chapter is really out of place, and I'm almost wanting to rewrite it completely, but I'm probably going to keep it anyways for future reference.

Anyways, next person will be another girl. I wanted to do a guy, but I'm having a hard time coming up with the ranks for one so I'm gonna push it back one person. IT'S GONNA BE FOR SURE A GUY AFTER THE NEXT ONE. Back on topic, I've decided upon either Mia, Astrid, or Nephenee for the next one. I have a really cheesy idea for Mia's so I'm on the fence with her's, may or may not go through with it.

You already know the whole review/follow thing, so I won't bother you anymore about it.

EDIT: I took down the chapter temporarily due to one of the paragraphs being randomly deleted. Sorry about that, and if you spot anything like that feel free to message me.