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C Support
"Aaaaaaaaah!"
"Ricken?!" Sumia exclaimed, rushing out to see all the pegasi flocking around one point the field. Sumia rushed over, pushing and shooing them away to peer down the slobber and feather covered boy, grimacing at the mess covering him.
"Are you ok?" she asked, sharing his wince.
"Yeah," he sighs, trying to flick the saliva off. "I officially just can't wander through the stables, heh, heh…"
"I'm sorry, I should have had everyone locked up by now… I guess I left the latch open… Oh I'm such a dunderhead!"
"Hey don't call yourself that! We all make mistakes, I know I make a lot all the tim—hey! My hat! Give back my hat!"
"No! Bad girl! Not again! No! Please don't flyyy….. oooh. I'm sorry Ricken, I'll get your hat back as soon as I can…"
"I'm sure you will," he reassured, taking her wrist and tugging her along. "Come on! Let's see if we can catch her!"
"Oh ok!"
B Support
"Just make sure it doesn't happen again," Chrom sighed, grimacing as he left.
Sumia and Ricken wince after him. "I really screwed up," she sighed, clasping her hands together and fidgeting.
"What! No, I also forgot about the pegasi and I did leave them unattended with you…"
"But who knew they could do so much damage!"
"I know… oh that was so awful what happened. I didn't think such gentle beauties could do so much!"
"Me neither! They took Panne's carrots from her, oh man was she mad!"
"Poor Virion's cravat…"
"The tents!"
"Lon'qu hair…"
"Stahl's snacks…"
They shared a glance before grinning and giggling. "We really messed up this time, huh?" Ricken asked.
"We did," she agreed. "Though I'm sorry, if I had better track of the pegasi, we wouldn't be in this mess."
"Yeah well, it's been fun, among the chaos anyway. You know, if you need help with them, I'll happily help."
"Oh you don't have too. they are my responsibility and they only mind me most of the time… though some did listen to you, and I know for sure that Peaches is really extra touchy but she seemed to adore you… maybe that wouldn't be such a bad idea. Would you really be up to help me with the pegasi?"
"You bet! I get along with animals very well you know! And pegasi are right up there! Well, as you seen," he chuckled.
Sumia laughed with him. "Yes, thanks Ricken! I would appreciate the help!"
A Support
"Rexcalibur!" Ricken shouted, throwing his hand out to throw the magic out. Only for the magic to prove stronger than he excepted, the wind blew back and nearly sending him to the ground. Only to end up caught by Sumia instead.
"Woah," she breathed, holding him, her hair and his clothes astray in from the gust. "That was a strong wind," she uttered breathlessly. Glancing down at the still baffled Ricken, she asked, "Rexcalibur?"
"Ye-yeah, was practicing with it… Robin bought it for me, it's rare and powerful and I mentioned I wanted to practice stronger spells and low and behold Robin found one! Hehehe… Guess I'm not quite ready for this one yet."
"Oh I don't know," Sumia comments, setting him up on his feet and eyeing the emerald tome in his hand. "It is pretty tricky to handle, but I think what you need is a little more… confidence maybe? You got the form down, but you either need more magical power, which comes with training and growth, or you need to just be surer of yourself." Sumia turned to him, blinking at his wondrous stare.
"What?" she asked, "Is… is there something on my face?"
"You know magic?" Ricken whispered in awe.
"Uh, yeah, I know a bit. I read a lot and read quite a few tomes… never tried using them but may someday try and be a dark flier. It'd be really interesting."
"You can help me!" Ricken exclaimed.
"What?"
"You can help me be a better mage! You know a lot of magic!"
"Er, not that much."
"But you do know your stuff!"
"Yeah a bit. I can share some tips, but I'm not a mage so I can't share much."
"That's just fine Sumia! Thanks!"
"You're welcome. You know, I might just have the book you need, come on, I'll take youoooh!"
"Waaah!"
"Ooof. Ow, Ricken? You ok?!" Sumia asked in alarm, getting off of him quickly.
"Aaaaaahhh," the young mage moaned, "you broke my nose with your chest plate!"
"Oh dear," Sumia winced. "Let's get you to Maribelle!"
S Support
"Oh Ricken, hey," Sumia greeted, a little surprised to see him among the pegasi.
"Hey Sumia!" the young mage bid back, a glaring bandage on his nose that made her wince.
"It doesn't still hurt, does it?" she asked.
"Huh? Oh this? Nah. It actually makes me look tougher!"
"…It does?"
"Yeah! At least, that's what Henry said… though, maybe not. I asked and he just said 'Sure!'… It makes me look silly doesn't it?"
"Nothing wrong with silly."
"Aahooh," he groaned. "I was hoping it made me look tougher…"
"I'm sure it'll heal soon," she reassured. "Oh, looks like the girls missed you."
Ricken smiled as one pegasus came and nudged him, checking the bandage on his nose. "Yeah, we've been a lile busy diving into all those books… did they flock around you?"
"Oh yeah. I couldn't get anywhere for a few minutes. But we got a lot done. I think you might even be able to use rexcalibur soon!"
Ricken smiled, his cheeks reddening. "Uh, hey Sumia?"
"Hm?"
"Uh, well, can, can we still hang out together after I ace it?"
"Sure! I don't see why not. You are my helper with the pegasi after all."
"You plan on opening a pegasi farm right?"
"Yeah?"
"Can… can I help you with them? Forever?"
"Ricken are you—"
"I know I'm young! That I have a lot to learn, but… I really enjoy our time together Sumia, even with all our stumbles. I feel like I can get farther with you, and I promise I'll always be there to support you as best as I can! Would, would you…"
"I think we can make it."
"Huh?"
"Our time together has been great Ricken," Sumia reassures. "I would love for us to stay together. I think we can end up supporting each other, through any mess either of us make." She laughed.
Ricken shared her laugh, "Yeah! Together forever!"
"We'll make it work!"
