Title: Laguz Problems
Author: Infectious Mike
Prompt: Moonlight
Category: Fire Emblem
Character/Pairing: Ranulf, Kyza, Skrimir, Lethe, Mordecai, Lyre
Warning(s): Slight language.

forgotton hyoshi: Well here's the new chapter you were waiting for I hope you like it. Thank you so much for saying that. Those kinds of things make me smile and kind of ecstatic to write the next chapter.
Rayestar Ikina: I'm not entirely sure how I would write that but I could try, as soon as I encounter a prompt I could do it to. I'm glad you found that chapter amusing. It was meant to be, thank you for your wonderful review. It made me smile really big.
LittleLinor: I don't think she would really care that much, I mean she is with Jill right? Can't really spout the whole 'Oh em gee you're gay' speech. But I guess she could give him the cross species talk.


Finally Ranulf was home along with his other Laguz companions. Their trek home to Gallia from the Tower of Guidance was rather tiresome considering they had to sit through numerous peace talks between Daein and Begnion. Ranulf then had the task of gathering all their Laguz brothers and sisters all together. Surprisingly that was the easy part. After all of that King Caineghis had asked Ranulf and Skrimir to stay while he went back to Gallia to prepare for 'something of great importance.' Ranulf requested that he keep his suboordinates with him because they were friends of everyone too. Caineghis full-heartedly agreed to let Lethe, Mordecai, Lyre, and Kyza stay with him for the celebration that the Greil Mercenaries had decided to have.

It hadn't been much of a celebration or a farewell as such. It was more of a spend-time-with-the-person-you-became-attached-to-the-most-before-we-have-to-leave kind of thing. Ranulf of course stayed with Ike for quite a while, he almost didn't want to leave, until Soren walked in with Skrimir. Lethe was flying around with Jill on her wyvern and she seemed to be enjoying herself for one of the first times on this entire journey. Mordecai stayed with Oscar hoping to eat his food and take some home with him, who knew when the tiger would get to taste Oscar's wonderful food again. Skrimir stayed with Soren, who stayed by Ike. The shaggy red head hoped to gain some more knowledge from the tactician before he had to go home. Kyza spent the entire night searching for his dear captain Ranulf. When he realized he wouldn't find him until tomorrow morning he stayed with Lyre, Gatrie and Shinon. The four had a night full of drinking and celebrating.

Now that he was back in Gallia Ranulf started to miss the entire crew, they had been a huge part of his life. He met one of the kindest beorc through all of this and made many new friends. Hell he even helped saved the entire continent. The cat had never expected any of this to happen when he had became the right hand to Gallia's future king. Speaking of which..."Skrimir," Ranulf said sitting on the grassy hill at their feet. He then looked up at the moonlit sky.

"Yes, Ranulf?" Skrimir asked standing next to the blue haired cat.

"What do you think King Caineghis had to leave so urgently for? I'm pretty sure it would involve the both of us considering he asked us to remain behind."

"We will find out when we get there. However what you're saying makes sense to me, surprisingly," he admitted.

"Yeah, I remember when the Laguz Alliance was attacking Flaguerre, and Mugill you were thickheaded and rushed straight into battle. You didn't understand war in the slightest, only the enemy in front of you mattered." Ranulf brought his legs closer to his body and wrapped his arms around them his tail swayed behind him.

Skrimir laughed, "Yes, I remember that quite well. Now that I think about it, I sounded like a fool didn't I?"

Ranulf didn't sugarcoat it, "Indeed you did, honestly, I was kind of surprised you survived that first battle."

Kyza, Lethe, Mordecai, and Lyre joined them at this moment. "Captain, do you remember-"

"Don't call me Captain, we're not at war Kyza," Ranulf interrupted.

"Fine, then, R-Ranulf, do you remember when Zelgius had challenged Gen-Skrimir to that duel?"

"Oh man, how could I ever forget that. Do you know how much of a hassle that was for us Skrimir?" Ranulf said stretching out on the grass and looking up at the stars and the moon. He folded his hands behind his head and brought one of his knees up then moved his tail to lay horizontally across his stomach.

"Don't even start Ranulf, you did some pretty stupid things too, like challenging me for instance, everyone remember Ranulf getting knocked out by me? I sure as hell do," Skrimir roared with laughter.

"Let's not forget that I got your leg and in the end you did retreat, you won the battle but I won the decision making. And you knew it was a stupid idea to go against Begnion's Central Army. Your pride just wouldn't let you back down."

"He has a point Skrimir," Kyza said sitting cross-legged next to Ranulf.

"Why are we wasting time here, shouldn't we be on our way back to the castle?" Lethe piped up from beside Mordecai. Lyre jumped for no particular reason then excitedly went to sit next to Ranulf. Immediately Kyza's eyes darted up and met with Lyre's and the two entered into a staring contest.

"Oh you just can't be patient can you Lethe?" Ranulf said sitting up ruining Kyza and Lyre's contest that would have gone on forever seeing as how cats rarely blink.

"Mordecai wishes for Lethe to be patient as well. It is always trouble when Lethe is impatient," Mordecai said behind the petit cat. Lethe immediately turned around and crossed her arms looking up at the huge tiger. She then faced the rest of them.

"Fine we can stay for a bit longer," she said as if it were her decision.

"Yay," Lyre cheered the scooted a bit closer to Ranulf. Kyza immediately did the same thing.

"You two...how can I settle this whole feud between you fighting over who has my favor?!" Ranulf said standing up then putting both hands on his hips and bending forwards to look at both of them. "What is it with you two, if I didn't know any better I'd say you were obssessed, or in love with me."

"You idiot Ranulf, they are in love with you," Lethe stated. Lyre and Kyza immediately looked away from Ranulf, the heat rising to their faces. "Why do you think Lyre wanted to join your unit so bad. It wasn't because I was in it, it was because you were in charge of it. Kyza...I'm not to sure about him I think he was just assigned and then fall in love with you in the process. Point is, they have been giving you clear signs but you are just too oblivious to them. I can't believe that they've been that patient with you."

Ranulf thought to himself then said, "If I told you two that you get one kiss would you be satisfied?" At this Lethe immediately walked over to her captain and threw a punch to his face.

"Don't say things like that you idiot, it's misleading. If you don't choose one of them I'll do it for you,"

"Fine fine, damn that hurt," Ranulf said rubbing his face. "I'll settle this in a way that it probably shouldn't be settled in. Skrimir come here for a second." Skrimir walked over to where Ranulf was then he began whispering into the Lion's ear.

"I like that..." Skrimir faced Lyre and Kyza then transformed.

"Fight Skrimir, then I'll decide," he said coyly. "Mordecai, Lethe, you may assist whoever you want if you wish, but if I manage to topple Skrimir, then neither Kyza nor Lyre get to have me."

"Any particular rules?" Lethe asked.

"None, you may attack one another if you wish to do so. Except don't kill them, I'd hate to have to explain this to the King."

"Skrimir do you understand what you have to do? Don't go easy on any of us but try not to kill us either and since we have no Staff users I hope you kept some vulneraries and concoctions from the Tower."

Ranulf opened the bag at his waist and took out some olivi grass. "This stuff is usable as well," he said taking some and munching on it.

Lyre and Kyza were already transformed by the time Ranulf was done eating the grass. "Wow you two are quite fast. Laguz Stones I assume? Ah well, Olivi Grass hits the spot as well, anyway. Please, fight, I don't mind giving you all a head start. None of you four could really beat me in combat so I'm not too worried.

Lyre immediately charged at Skrimir, but instead of attacking him she ran right past him and charged into Ranulf. Ranulf however dodged it then transformed himself, his battle-loving Laguz nature triggered the instant she missed him. Ranulf backed up immediately the sat on his hind legs awaiting an attack. Suddenly a blue figure came at him from his left. Mordecai came at his swiftly and he wasn't expecting it from the large tiger. He looked to his right and saw Lethe then began to think to himself. 'Maybe this wasn't such a great idea.' He immediately reverted to his human form and held both hands out to the two incoming laguz. "Okay, this was a bad idea. Stop." Lethe and Mordecai immediately stopped and reverted, as did Skrimir, Kyza and Lyre.

"Lyre," he looked at Lethe's twin, "Kyza," he turned towards the tiger. "Let's go take a quick walk in the moonlight and try to figure this out. Skrimir if you want to you can go with Lethe and Mordecai back to the king. Feel free to tell him whatever you want as to what we're doing."

"Alright, I'll do that. Come on you two let's be going now," Skrimir said walking down the hill.

Ranulf put his arms around both the laguzs' shoulders then began walking away into the thick Gallian forest. "Alright I want you to listen, and listen good. You both are in love with me...something I couldn't exactly see, or want honestly. I can't choose between either of you because I'm not...well I'm not attracted to either one of you or even laguz as a species. I honestly prefer the beorc, after this entire journey I've grown to enjoy their way of life," he said stopping suddenly. "Do you understand?"

"Instead of just giving us that bullshit speech you could've just said you're with Ike," they both said in unison.