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As morning rose at Castle Doran, Danny slowly opened his eyes and woke up from his slumber. He was in bed, of course, but when he looked to both his left and right, he noticed Melissa and Frederick still sleeping at and he was right in the middle of them. How did it happen last night?

Flashback – Last Night

During the night, as everyone sleeping peacefully, Danny was walking down the hallway, as he was unable to go to sleep. Just as he was about to reach his room, he heard a lullaby song elsewhere, which caught his attention. "That's Mother's singing… I remember how she always sings that song whenever I have a nightmare of sorts… I guess it wouldn't hurt to check up on her…"

As he walked along the hallway and entered the meeting room, he saw a figure sitting close to the window, feeding milk to a child in her arms with a baby bottle while singing a gentle lullaby. Melissa was feeding little Danny who was having trouble sleeping too. Melissa was singing the lullaby with her eyes close and it echoed around the room. Not only that, she was about to finish her song too.

Fu~wa, fu~wa, fu~ruri
A~shita~ wa ki~tto
Fu~wa, fu~wa, fu~ruri~~

And it was already near the ending as Melissa took a deep breath and finished her song with a kind smile.

So~ra ni, to~doku.

After she finished her song, she slowly opened her eyes and looked at her child, who was now peacefully sleeping. "Sweet dreams, Danny." She said while gently combing her son's hair.

"Mother…" Danny whispered. At that point, Melissa noticed future Danny standing there.

"Danny?" Melissa asked which startled him a bit. "What are you doing still up?"

"Hello, Mother." Danny greeted as he came up to her. "I couldn't sleep, that's all.

"Ara… did you have a nightmare again, dear?" Melissa asked which made him slightly uncomfortable with the question.

"Well… you… can say that…" Danny said, having a hard time getting his answer out. "I thought of taking a stroll around Castle Doran until I heard you singing."

"Oh." Melissa got out. "That's because the little you was crying in the middle of the night, having some bad dream too. My grandmother would always sing this song whenever I have troubles and it would always work like a charm. Even your uncle peacefully went back to sleep before I ended my song."

"I see…" Danny got out.

"So then… what were you having a nightmare about?" Melissa asked making future Danny flinch again.

"It's…" Danny got out, before he looked away sadly. "It's complicated, Mother…"

"I see…" Melissa understood. "It's alright, dear. I won't pry further if it really bothers you. You can tell me whenever you feel ready…"

Danny was a bit surprised from Melissa's reply, but then smiled. "I will, Mother. Either the past or future, you would always be the gentle dove I know… one that I love most."

"Ara, ara. That makes me feel better hearing it from you." Melissa smiled. It was then that she got an idea. "Danny, why don't you sleep with us tonight? It must be hard for you to sleep without your family and I don't think your father would mind if you sleep with us." Melissa offered.

"That would be nice…" Danny smiled a little bit. "Thank you mother…"

"You're welcome dear." Melissa smiled back.

End Flashback

"Mother, your kindness is the reason why I continued on living in the future. I have heard the stories from the Three Arms about what kind of a person you truly are and I'm glad that it is real." Danny said as he looked at his hand, noticing Melissa was holding it during her sleep. He couldn't help but let out a small smile. He slowly leaned forward and gave a peck on Melissa's forehead, making her slightly moan with a smile. "Thank you… for this sleepover, Mother. I won't ever forget this moment…"

(Cue in Last Inferno by Ceui)

(Instrumental [Starts at 1:30]) Chains appear one by one, binding and blocking the whole scene before shattering away, revealing the title screen: Awakening of Kiva, and a background of a dark, grey sky. The title then fades away before the camera descends down to a scene.

(Furikaeru nageki no kouya de) From the top of a cliff, Lucina looks down sadly at a barren and empty wasteland filled with death and despair.
(Matataita kibou no Fragrance) Lucina then closed her eyes as tears fell from them before the screen faded to black and the tears splashed in the black void, creating multiple ripple effects, changing the black void to the next scene.
(Kienaide hakanaki yume demo) Kurogasa was outside walking on his way to class while thinking about his repeated dreams.
(Kanjitai sono nukumori wo) Storm walks next to Kurogasa and wrapped his arm around his shoulders, followed by Akane ambushing Storm from behind by tackling him, making Storm and Kurogasa tumble down. Melissa who was behind them giggled as Aqua looked at them while reading a book, leaning against a tree, and Saigo looked on as he sat on a tree branch.

(Michiyuku itoshisa wa Endless Chain) The sky darkened and the six noticed it. Looking up with determined looks, after Kurogasa, Storm, and Akane got up from the ground; the Outrealm Gate appears in the sky.
(Tsunagitai yo kono sadame wo koete) At the same time, Lucina and the future generation kids also notice the Outrealm Gate opening up. Lucina's group dash towards the gate, while Kurogasa's group willingly let the Outrealm Gate suck them in, flying towards it, triggering to the next scene of seeing Chrom and his group battling with the enemy and both Kurogasa's and Lucina's group arrived and ran towards the battle area.

(Hanate tokoshie no Paradox) Kivat, Kivat II, Rey–Kivat, Kiva–la, and Sagark flew fast beside Kurogasa's group. All at the same time, Kurogasa, Storm, and Akane caught Kivat, Kivat II, and Kiva–la, with their hands and the former two let the bats bite their hands before the belts appear around their waist, while Sagark attached to Saigo's waist, Saigo inserting the Jacorder into the side of Sagark, while Rey–Kivat attached to the perch on Aqua's belt hanging upside down, and Melissa punched the IXA Knuckle on the palm of her empty hand before placing it on the belt.
(Akaku somaru yami no hazama de) Stain glass markings appear on Kurogasa's, Storm's, and Saigo's faces, while a pink heart appeared on Akane's forehead, a large snowflake appeared in front of Aqua, and a golden cross shot out from Melissa's belt before they glowed and changed into Kamen Riders. They and the future generation kids assisted Chrom and his group, pushing back the Risen from destroying a village.
(Kimi wo omou koto ga yurusareru nara) Amongst all the fighting, Validar, Aversa, and Arc stand there, the former two having evil smirks on their faces, while an enormous large silhouette of Grima appeared behind Validar, Aversa, and Arc. Its eyes glowing red. Chrom, Lucina, and Kiva charged towards Validar, Aversa, and Arc, as Tatsulot attached to Kiva's left arm, making his armor glow once again, and assume his Emperor Form, before Validar, Aversa, and Arc advanced to them.
(Yasashiku kuchizukete) When the two sides clash, a spark of light blinds the whole view.

(Namida tokasu ame ga sakebu) At the balcony of Ylisstol Castle, on a bright sunny day, Chrom and Sumia held hands together, looking at Ylisse until they spotted a Pegasus Knight soar in the sky.
(Kore ga saigo no Inferno kitto…) Outside the city, Lucina takes off her mask and spotted Cynthia soar happily with her lance in hand towards the horizon, ending the song.

Paralogue 8: Noble Lineage

Breakfast time arrived and most of the Shepherds were eating around the dining area. It was lively, to say the least and today, I need to eat simple. And by simple, I mean toast, eggs, and a lot of glasses of milk. Having chest pain is not going to make things easy for me to eat but nonetheless, with my wife at my side, I think I can bear with it.

"Is it still painful? Your chest, I mean…" Cordelia asked worriedly. "If you want, we could massage your chest again, Kurogasa."

"I'll be okay…" I assured.

"Are you sure?" Cordelia asked.

"Yeah…" I got out, as I painfully gulped down some milk. "If I'm going to replace all the calcium in my ribs, I'm gonna have to deal with it…"

"Kurogasa…"

"I'll be fine Cordelia…" I smiled sadly. "Besides, you being at my side; is the best medicine I could ever ask for."

"Silly… you can still think of that?" Cordelia shook her head slightly with a smile.

"I can't help it. The timing's perfect." I chuckled before I held my chest in pain. Even laughing would be hard for me.

"In your current condition, you may not be able to participate in battle, even with the pads Miriel provided. It'll be too overbearing for you to fight should you receive a blow." Lucina said as she ate a piece of bacon from her plate.

"She's right! One punch on your weak spot and it's all over for you!" Lissa agreed with.

"Yeah. Among us Riders, you took the worst blow of them all, compared to me with my current backache from King's Burst End, Blizzard Claw Execution, and Kiva–la slash on me…" Saigo added.

"And I can thank King for that one…" I muttered sarcastically. "This is even worse than Riki breaking my arm…"

"Aibou…" Kivat said worried.

"Damn, I feel useless already just thinking about it…" I sighed.

"Relax, all you need to do now is rest up and you'll be fine." Saigo waved off.

"Or pulling the sword out from the wall should do the trick." Lucina proposed.

"Huh?" I asked.

"The Zanvat Sword." Saigo corrected. "There's the sword sticking out of the wall, like in the series."

"You're kidding me…" I got out in disbelief. "The Zanvat Sword is actually here in Castle Doran?"

"Yep."

"I still think Akane bring shocked by the sword was funny." Sully chuckled.

"Really?" I blinked.

"Correct. And Aqua's quote is even funnier…" Lon'qu added while he took a sip.

"Yeah! Uh… what was it again? Did you remember what she said, Lon'qu?" Lissa asked, making him feel uncomfortable.

"Away, woman!" Lon'qu shouted, making Lissa pout.

"Geez, you don't have to be that serious…" Lissa said as she crossed her arms. "And I can't believe you are engaged to her, despite your fears…"

"I believe she said something like… 'This shows how much the sword hates her…' or something like that…" Maribelle got out. "And it was quite blunt to say the least."

"That's exactly what I said." Aqua–chan giggled.

"Aw mou~! Enough already!" Akane–chan pouted.

"But it's funny!" Storm laughed. "Especially when you blurted out, "Akira–nii, that's my chocolate."

Akane–chan's expression changed to a bright red, feeling embarrassed from the teasing coming out of them, especially from Storm. "URUSAI, URUSAI, URUSAI~!"

"How does it feel to taste your own medicine, Akane? You're not as good as Amber's teasing, and she never leaves a loophole in her pranks." Aqua–chan said, making the latter's blush more obvious.

"Mou~! I'm getting out of here!" Akane–chan pouted as she immediately left the table, with her breakfast half finished.

"Oh dear…" Nee–san got out.

"Well… that was awkward." Ricken blinked.

"Yeah, nice going Sully." Vaike said.

"Don't go puttin' all the blame on me!" Sully snapped.

"I'll go check on her." Libra said as he excused himself from the table.

"While Padre does that, we should try to pull out that sword again." Gaius decided.

"Yeah! The Vaike won't be givin' up until he gets his hands on that sword!" Vaike got out.

"But you don't wield swords…" I deadpanned.

"You get the idea!" Vaike said provoked.

"Try as much as you like. That sword is stuck in there for good." Saigo said.

"Like I said, the Vaike ain't giving up until he gets that sword in his hands!" Vaike declared.

After all of us had breakfast, we decided to go to where Zanvat Sword was at. I noticed a small group of them gathering and noticed Gregor trying with all his might to pull out that sword. Heck, he even put both of his feet on the wall, but the blade didn't budge one bit. In the end, he landed on the ground with his feet, groaning in pain after trying so hard to pull it.

"This sword stuck like glue! Gregor think he cannot pull this out from hole!" Gregor complained.

"Nya ha! It is a demonic sword after all, so it makes sense that it sticks like crazy over there!" Henry got out.

"It would be a great material for research should we somehow manage to pull it out…" Miriel said as both Owain and Inigo stepped forward to try to pull it out.

"Right! On my mark…" Inigo said.

"PULL!" Owain shouted as both of them tried to pull it together, only to receive an electric shock from it and both of them skid back with small trails of smoke coming out from their clothing.

"Maybe the sword doesn't want to be pulled together?" Nowi pondered.

"Possibly so…" Panne agreed.

"It's not budging one bit." Stahl said.

"I told you its stuck good." Saigo sighed.

"How are we gonna get it out?" Donnel wondered.

"Yes, it is nothing but one stubborn sword." Virion huffed.

"Let me try." I said out of the blue.

"You sure?" Gregor asked and I nodded stepping up to the plate.

"I'm sure. I bet it would work if I draw out the sword." I said confidently as my hands were gripped onto the hilt of the Zanvat Sword.

"Who knows? Like in the series, the sword was very picky with its user." Saigo said as I tried to pull it out from the hole.

After giving my best for a full minute while enduring the pain on my chest, I ended up panting really hard but the grip was still on the hilt. "It won't come out."

"Maybe because you don't have the right desire for using it…" Saigo pointed out.

"Yeah. Wataru pulled out that sword because he had a desire in it." Storm added.

"Kurogasa, please… don't force yourself…" Cordelia said worriedly.

"Sorry…" I got out.

"Maybe you should rest Kurogasa." Chrom suggested.

"Yeah, I guess…" I muttered while standing right in front of it again. "Let me try again…"

"But–"

"I know, Cordelia. But this time, it would be different. I have a desire or a reason to pull out this sword. If it reaches to this Zanvat Sword, I can pull it out from this place and wield it." I assured her.

"But we gotta call out those Three Arms first." Aqua–chan said to me.

"She's right. Since it is a demonic sword, there's a possibility of the influence of evil emitted from it." Lucina warned.

"I–Is the sword really that scary?" Olivia stuttered.

"Yeah." Storm said. "It took all The Three Arms to contain the power of the Zanvat Sword, transforming into a sort of bat hilt."

"Really…" Tharja said interested, making Storm shudder.

"Yes, really… now… let me try again…" I said before I gripped the Zanvat Sword. With a deep breath and slowly exhaling while closing my eyes, I thought up a reason to draw out this sword. Slowly, I can feel slight movement of the sword being drawn out from its place. I can hear gasps of surprise around me as I pulled it out little by little.

"Whoa, look at the tyke! He's drawing it out like it's nothin'!" Vaike said a bit surprised as eventually, I fully drew out the sword from its place.

"Heavens… he did it…" Cordelia said in surprise, but then–

*BA DUMP!*

I can feel the surge of darkness rushing from the sword onto my arm, trying to overwhelm me with its powers.

"Aughhhhhhhh!" I screamed in pain.

"Kurogasa!" Cordelia cried out.

"JIRO! RAMON! RIKI!" Chrom shouted.

"Everyone! Arm yourselves! He's about to attack us!" Storm shouted as he drew out his short sword from his side as my whole body slumped down while wielding the sword.

"GWOARGHHHHH!" I roared out loud as I swung the sword wildly at everyone, as my whole mind went blank; attacking everyone I see within sight, even though they are my allies.

"Bat boy gone insane! We must stop him!" Gregor shouted as everyone drew out their weapons while Cordelia felt helpless.

"I–I can't… point my weapon at him…" Cordelia trembled as I continued to swing the sword around madly.

"THREE ARMS! WHERE ARE YOU?!" Chrom shouted again.

"We're here!" Ramon shouted as he, and the other two arrived.

"Masaka…!" Riki got out.

"Kurogasa–dono pulled out the Zanvat Sword!" Jiro added. "Ramon! Riki! We need to contain its power! NOW!"

"If we must!" Riki shouted as the three of them transformed into their respective weapons before they fused as one, forming a rather large bat.

"GUARGH!" I shouted, lashing out a strong swing of the sword onto them, knocking them off with ease. I then shifted my attention to my wife… with a desire to destroy. As much as I tried to overcome this, I can't, because the darkness controlled and overwhelmed my will. "Grr…"

"Kurogasa, please… open your eyes for what you're trying to do…" Cordelia said trying to convince me, as I slowly approached her while dragging the Zanvat Sword on the ground, creating a few sparks along the way.

"Cordelia… get back…!" Chrom shouted as I lunged forward and tried to stab her with the Zanvat Sword in hand.

"KUROGASA!" Cordelia shouted. Just as the sword were inches away to stab her–

*GABU!*

The large golden bat stopped it and slowly went down along the blade up to the hilt while the flute song played. The red beam on it dimmed down as they continue to pull back down until I was in full control, and I went back to normal. But I was still surprised to see that I pointed my blade at my own wife…

"C–Cordelia…" I got out.

"Kurogasa!" Cordelia said relieved, but I wasn't. I pointed my blade at my own wife…

"Cordelia…" I got out again, as I dropped the Zanvat Sword to the ground and was on my knees in shock, but Cordelia rushed over to me and held me close. "I… I…"

"It's okay… you weren't yourself… I forgive you…" Cordelia said soothingly.

"B–But…" I stuttered while still in shock but she nonetheless stood by my side.

"Boy, that was some swing…" Henry got out. "And he was about to chop my head off! That would be great to see! Hm… I wonder what the pattern would look like if that happened."

"And you still have time to wonder about that?" Chrom asked.

"What's going on around here?" A voice echoed around the hallway. The Shepherds looked at the source of the voice as it turned out to be Danny, Frederick, Sumia and Cherche walking towards us.

"Oh, hey there, you guys!" Nowi waved happily.

"What's going on here?" Sumia asked.

"And why did everyone arm themselves?" Cherche further asked.

"Uncle?" Danny got out. "Did something happen to him?"

"And what's that sword next to brother–in–law?" Frederick asked looking at the Zanvat Sword.

"It's… quite a tale…" Nee–san got out.

Meanwhile, at the same time…

"Mou~! That Storm–sama!" Akane whined. "Why did he have to be such a jerk?"

"Ara~, ara~. It must be because of that woman's influence that got the best of him, after all~." Kiva–la cooed.

"That's exactly the reason why he's changing a bit! Storm–sama would never tease me like that! He usually praised me or teased me in a good way!" Akane whined.

"Or he might have a change of heart after all, Akane…" Libra said as he approached her, startling the young Rider.

"L–Libra?" Akane got out.

"Ara~ I think I should go~!" Kiva–la cooed before flying away, leaving the two alone.

"W–What do you mean by that?" Akane asked.

"What I mean, is that based on what you said just now, Storm may only see you as a little sister."

"As a… what?" Akane got out.

"I'm only saying what I'm saying based on what I'm seeing."

"Hah! Like I'm going to believe what you're saying, Libra!" Akane detested.

"Has he ever tried to pursue you as a lover, if I may ask?" Libra asked, raising a good point, making her ponder for a bit.

"Well… Storm–sama has always been nice to me and he's really taken care of me and OH, there's this one time where he lays a peck on my forehead during Christmas Day at my house under the mistletoe! Does that count?" Akane asked.

"I'm afraid that doesn't count."

"WHAT?!"

"Again, based on what I'm hearing and seeing. Storm sees you as a little sister and nothing more."

Akane had enough of the monk's words as she gave him another slap to the face, annoyed by his answers. "Urusai! You know nothing about him!"

"Your words hold truth. I may not know him as long as you do before this war occurred, but I will continue to stay firm with my words, Akane." Libra said calmly.

"NO! Storm–sama said he truly cares for me!" Akane continued to protest.

"Have you ever asked him yourself about how he truly feels? Or is it… is it something you didn't know that was well hidden by not only him, but the other Riders as well?" Libra pointed out.

"Keeping… secrets? From me?" Akane blinked.

"That is all I can see. If he somehow rejected you as his girlfriend or found someone as his companion for life, like I said before, you will suffer a deep wound, Akane." Libra said. "So please, do think carefully before you act. There is someone that would not like to see you get hurt."

"Yeah and that's Storm–sama!" Akane shouted as she slowly backed off from him. "Just… stay away from me, you big, fat weirdo!" And with that, she ran away from him, running through the hallway without even looking back at the monk.

"Oh dear…" Libra sighed sadly. "Please Naga. Please let Akane see the errors of her ways before, it's too late…" He prayed.

I was back in my room with Cordelia by my side. Yeah, it was great that I got the Zanvat Sword out, but the darkness in it overtook me and I almost killed my own wife… "Please, Kurogasa. Don't blame yourself for something you weren't expecting. Everyone in the Castle understood…" Cordelia said as she held me close to her side.

"But to point my blade at my own wife?! It's just… unacceptable…" I muttered while hiding my face in shame.

"Kurogasa…" Cordelia got out

"Cordelia…" I got out as tears were coming out of my eyes.

"It's okay…" Cordelia whispered.

"I'm so sorry…" I sobbed.

"Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh…" Cordelia said softly, before holding my cheek with her hand. "It's okay…" She whispered as she gently kissed me briefly before pulling back. "Let me take all your pain away…"

"Cordelia…"

"It's okay… I forgive you. You are not fault for anything that was beyond your control. I told you before that I will love you above all others for the rest of my days. Even something like what happened just now, won't stop me from doing that."

"Y–You really mean that?" I asked.

"Every single word of it, my love." Cordelia assured with her soothing smile, which calmed me down somehow, just how Nee–san cared for me.

I looked down for a moment, thinking about it before I glanced over the Zanvat Sword. With a long thought, I shifted back my attention to her with a smile saying, "Thanks, Cordelia… for everything."

"Think nothing of it. It's what us newlyweds do, correct?" She assured, and I responded back with a smile.

Outside of their room, Melissa was leaning her back against the wall, eavesdropping on the whole conversation. At first, she wanted to calm her brother down, but knowing he is now in good hands, she couldn't help but smile. "Ara, ara… I can tell everything is going to be just fine from here on out."

"Sister Melissa?" Panne asked, catching her attention. "Why are you standing outside of his room? Are you going to enter in?"

"No… I'm not."

"You're not?" Panne asked, raising an eyebrow.

"I'm not. Everything is in good hands now." Melissa smiled before she walked away.

"Funny… how man-spawns could change their thoughts instantly…" Panne pondered while she looked at Melissa. "Though she always cares for her brother, there are times where she knows he will no longer need her help when it comes to comforting him. It is truly a mysterious world…"

"Say, Chrom… do you think… Kurogasa is going to be alright?" Sumia asked. "I mean, when he noticed he's about to do the unthinkable, the atmosphere went gloomy all of a sudden… should I do a flower fortune about it?

"I don't think that is necessary Sumia." Chrom sweat dropped.

"Are you sure?"

"I agree with Father, Mother." Lucina agreed. "Most of your flower fortunes really don't help."

"W–What?!" Sumia said surprised. "B–But it mostly worked for me! And there're also a few who have asked for my assistance back in Ylisse for the flower fortunes!"

"Didn't Cordelia tell you about it? About abandoning the flower fortune?" Lucina questioned.

"Well, she did, but… I tend to do it… secretly… without her knowing…" Sumia shyly admitted as she fiddled with her fingers.

"Oh Sumia…" Chrom sighed.

"What? I can't help it!" Sumia whined.

"You might as well give it up before Cordelia finds out about it Mother." Lucina suggested. "While you still have the chance."

"Both of you, please don't worry about me. I know how to handle this. Just trust me on this, alright?" Sumia said, before she turned around and walked out from their room.

"Where are you going, Sumia?" Chrom asked.

"I'm going to tend the Pegasi for a moment." Sumia said before she ended up tripping over thin air.

"And there she goes again… tripping over nothing…" Chrom sighed.

"I can't even tell you how many times she tripped while carrying me when I was a baby." Lucina added.

"WHAT?!" Chrom gawked.

Saigo was heading towards a familiar room with his hopes up; hoping she would somehow notice him. Sagark flew in and happily asked him, "Saigo, visit Emm again?"

"Yeah, it's kinda like my daily routine now, Sagark. Every day, I gotta check up on her to see how well she is." Saigo said.

"Saigo really like Emmeryn?" Sagark asked.

"Yes Sagark, I like Emmeryn." Saigo sighed.

"Yappari!" Sagark cheered, flipping in the air.

"I know, I know…" Saigo waved off. "You can stop with the teasing now.

"Sagark is not teasing! Sagark is happy!" Sagark said.

"Oh, really?" Saigo blinked before he smiled. "Thanks… well, here's her room now. Time for a little visit."

"Good luck~!" Sagark said before he fluttered away and Saigo entered the room, seeing Emmeryn looking herself into the mirror, combing her hair.

"How's it going today, Emmeryn?" Saigo asked, getting her attention. It was then he remembered about what he just said. 'Darn it! First thing I said to her was a mistake! I should've said Your Grace instead of her name!' He cursed to himself before he coughed. "Er, I mean…"

"It is… going well. Th–Thank you." Emmeryn said.

'Phew…' Saigo thought in relief. 'At least she's progressing… a little bit.' "You're getting better each time I see you! So then… do you have time to talk?"

"…You do." Emmeryn slowly nodded.

"A–re?" Saigo blinked.

"You always take… the time. …Th–Thank you." She thanked with a smile, making Saigo blush slightly.

"Emmeryn! That's not…" Saigo said as he turned away from her for a moment, not able to look at her directly. 'She actually smiled! Didn't see that one coming…' He thought. "Look, you don't have to thank me. I… I like spending time with you."

Emmeryn looked at him, trying to say something. "… …You…"

"Huh? Sorry, did you need something?" Saigo asked.

"Your… Your name…" Emmeryn got out.

"Oh… right…" Saigo got out. "I suppose you've forgotten that, too…"

"Saigo…"

Saigo's mind froze, surprised that Emmeryn said his name. "Wh–Whoa… did I hear that right?"

Emmeryn slowly nodded as she said, "Yes… you are… Nozomi Saigo."

'Holy crap! She remembers my full name!' Saigo thought as his eyes were wide open. "Yeah, that's my full name. But that doesn't make any sense. How did you–"

"I remember you…" She intervened.

"Y–You remember me?!" Saigo got out.

"…Yes."

"Are your memories coming back? Do you remember anything else?" Saigo asked frantically.

"I don't… I'm not sure, but… I heard your name… in my head." Emmeryn answered.

"Oh wow… Emmeryn…" He said to himself surprised. 'Of all people she could recall, she spoke my name! MY NAME!' Saigo couldn't help but have a tear or two as he wiped it off from his eyes.

"Don't cry, Saigo…" Emmeryn consoled, as if she somehow hurt his feelings or something.

"Emmeryn, this isn't tears of sadness, these are tears of joy!" He exclaimed happily. "And I'm so happy, that I can't stop my tears! And most importantly, I feel happy for you to say my full name!" He told her and without thinking much, he happily hugged her, surprising Emmeryn. "This is the best moment ever! I thought I might never hear you say my name again!"

"Well… now you did." Emmeryn got out as he let go and suddenly went out the door.

"Guys! It's Emmeryn! She's remembering things again!" Saigo shouted.

At the dining area, Sully was eating a piece of cake, trying to get something off her mind regarding a certain bloke. "Geez, what's wrong with me? Just thinking about that idiot makes me feel vexing for some reason. Is seeing Aqua and Lon'qu being engaged to one another give me this kind of thought?"

"Heya, Sully!" Vaike shouted out loud, catching her attention.

"Oh." She got out before she turned back to her plate on the table. "Hello, Vaike."

"So I was just thinkin', and I…" Vaike began, but then decided to get straight to the point. "Look, are you fallin' for me?"

That question got Sully to choke on her cake, before being able to swallow it. "WHAT?! Where the heck did you get that idea?!"

"Well, it's just that you've been actin' different around me. Not yourself, like. Thought maybe that was the reason. But if I'm wrong, then I'm wrong." Vaike shrugged.

"Well, I… I never said you were wrong, exactly… Er, that is…" Sully choked up, trying to find the right words while she crossed her arms with a slight form of blush on her face. "Well… yes. Yes, I suppose I am… maybe… starting to fall for you… a little… But I still don't like you a lot!" She exclaimed.

"That's good enough for the Vaike!" He got out with his big grin. "'Cause truth be told, I'm startin' to take a shine to you, too. Though there have been a few girls who have caught the Vaike's attention in the past like Sister and that girl, Aqua, but you're the only one who somehow gets the Vaike's full attention!"

Sully sighed at his attitude before saying, "Whatever happens… you should know… I won't be doing any damn housework! You got that?"

"Har, har! Not exactly what I was expecting to hear, but okay." Vaike laughed. "I mean, duh, I'd be the biggest fool in all of Ylisse if I expected that! I'm a simple man, but I like being with you. I feel like I can trust ya with my troubles. And I guess that's why ya might… make a good… wife."

Sully blushed at that. "Thinking back, I never would have thought… I mean this is all so unexpected, it's just… Oh, screw it! Why not? Let's get married!" Now it was Vaike's turn to blush, while being annoyed at the same time.

"Now hold on! I'm the man here, and that means I'm doin' the askin'!" Vaike protested.

"Pfft! Too late, knucklehead." Sully scoffed, smirking.

"Aw, this whole thing's a mess!" Vaike complained. "I spent all day plannin' it out, too! Even bought this blasted ring…" He said as he picked up the small black box from his pocket, which caught her attention.

"Well?! Are you going to give me that ring or stand here like a damn fool?!" Sully demanded, scaring Vaike.

"Yah, all right." He sighed before he decided to do one thing. "…Here, catch!"

Yes, you guessed it. He's a knucklehead, so he decided to throw it to her instead of proposing properly… what an idiot.

"Oop! Got it…" Sully said as she caught it and opened the black box to see the ring. "Oh Vaike, this is… It's gorgeous."

"Only the best for Mrs. The Vaike!" Vaike grinned. "C'mon, say it. I know you want to say it."

"Ugh… fine. I… I love you, you bastard." Sully said. "There I say it. Now don't ask me again."

"Har, har! Now that's what I wanna hear!" Vaike laughed, then thought, 'You know, this is gotta be the first time I rated someone else, first! Is this… love? Oh screw it, it doesn't matter, the Vaike is stunned!'

The next day had come by and I was feeling a lot of better after what happened yesterday. After breakfast, we all gathered at the meeting room again. "Everyone, Kivat II has come back from his scouting." Chrom announced.

"I spotted a temple of sorts and it is under attack by bandits." Kivat II said.

"Again?" I groaned.

"Yes, a human crusader thinks he's better than anything else in this world…" Kivat II sighed. "I can't believe there's a human where the Fangires forgot to devour his life essence…"

"Of all of the places, why temples? Couldn't they just hit somewhere like… I dunno, rich people's houses?" Inigo pondered.

"Probably someone hates being religious." Owain pondered, making Lucina giggle.

"Good one, cousin." Lucina complimented.

"Seriously, Lucina. You have a weird sense of humor." Saigo sweat dropped.

"Excuse me?" Lucina glared.

"Uh… nothing…" Saigo got out, looking away from her niece.

"Well anyways, we can't let them do whatever they want." I said. "We're helping the civilians out."

"Yeah! There's no way I'll be letting those guys take out those innocent people!" Lissa said pumped up.

"You got that right, cupcake." Gaius agreed.

"And Saigo…" Chrom said turning to him, catching Saigo's attention.

"Yeah?"

"Thanks… for telling us about her condition. You have no idea how happy I was when she started to remember things again." Chrom said as he patted his shoulder. "You truly are a true friend of mine and I'm proud of saying it."

"Thanks Chrom."

"No thank you Unc– I mean, Saigo." Lucina corrected.

"Huh?" Chrom asked confused.

"Hey, Lucina. What did you say to him just now? Other than his name, of course…" Sumia asked.

"Lucina?" Chrom asked.

"Um… I…" Lucina said a bit at a loss of words, trying to find an excuse.

"Oh wait, Lucina. You didn't tell them, did you?" Owain asked.

"Tell us what?" Chrom asked.

"Um…" Lucina got out.

"Might as well spill it Lucina. You're the one that slipped up." I said.

"What's going on?" Chrom asked as Lucina took a deep breath.

"Mother, Father, Aunt Lissa, Uncle Gaius. There's something you should know about Saigo." She began.

"What about him, kid?" Gaius asked.

"Is it some juicy gossip?" Lissa asked.

"No… it's actually… in the future, Saigo is… my uncle." Lucina muttered softly. "Aunt Emmeryn's… spouse."

"EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH?!" All of us but me and Saigo asked shocked.

"NO WAY!" Storm exclaimed.

"Ara…" Nee–san blinked.

"Saigo… tell me she is jesting…" Frederick got out.

"Actually, I found out about this information not too long ago and it still surprises me to this day…" Saigo admitted.

"What makes you say that?! We're even more surprised after hearin' what Lucina said!" Sully exploded.

"Forgive me, everyone. But this is his daughter's wish for telling me to not to spill the beans, should we somehow end up altering the future." Lucina apologized.

"Who else knew about it before you told us?" Ricken asked.

"I did." I said, raising my hand.

"Kurogasa?" Cordelia asked, a bit surprised.

"Remember the little pep talk we had about what our daughters look like?"

"Yes, you mentioned about it." Cordelia recalled.

"Yeah, that's when I found out about Saigo being Lucina's uncle. I was only kidding around about it, that time, but when I noticed that her expression changed, that's when it hit me."

"I see."

"But still, wow man!" Storm said, patting Saigo's back. "You're married to royalty. And you got a daughter too!"

"Yeah. Sure looks that way." Saigo smiled gently.

"Before we get further sidetracked on this stuff, we should focus on the mission…" Basilio got out, getting our attention.

"We need to show these idiots to not mess around with the villagers!" Flavia said angrily.

"And Saigo, once we have sorted this matter out, you and I are having a long talk." Chrom said glaring at him, slightly annoyed.

"Um… ok…" Saigo got out.

"Uh–oh, he's going into overprotective brother mode…" I said.

"Just like with you protecting me from Virion and Vaike, ne?" Nee–san pointed out.

"That's different, Nee–san…" I grimaced a bit.

"Ara, ara. But at least it's good to know you are concerned for me, dear." Nee–san said.

"Yeah, after all the things you've done for me, I can't help but be cautious about it…" I said and Nee–san giggled at that.

"Has anyone told you that whenever you fluster, you tend to make that cute expression, especially when it comes to girls?" Nee–san teased.

"Nee–san~~!" I whined.

"Ara, there it is again." Nee–san giggled. That got little Danny to laugh too.

"Aw, not you too little Danny!" I whined again. Soon, everyone laughed at that. Seriously, how did the attention turn to me all of a sudden?

At the temple in a village, a hero who had short brown hair, a thin curly mustache, wearing gold plated armor and red clothing underneath it while wielding his axe on his shoulder took a deep breath seeing the temple while his men were pillaging over the village and some of them are taking down the resistance. As he exhaled, a smile carved on his face. "There's nothin' like war for the self–made ma! No, sir! The strong rise to the top while the high–borns try to keep the blue blood inside 'em."

"Hold, defiler!" An elder of the temple said, stepping forward, standing in front of the hero. "This is sacred ground! Your wickedness will be punished!"

The hero laughed at hearing his words. "By who? The same Divine Being that abandoned me when I was starving as a boy?" The man exclaimed as he gave him a back hand attack, making the elder land on the floor. The hero slowly approached him and raised his axe up high, aiming to chop his head off. "When you see the Divine Being, tell 'em I, Xalbador, said it can rot!"

With those last words, a swift cut was made on the elder, letting the head roll and the blood flow. Xalbador let out a mighty laugh, satisfied for what he did.

"Dastard! I'll gut ya for that!" A Priest shouted. He was a young man who had blonde hair in a somewhat messy style. And although, he wears dark robes, they were robes of a priest and he also carried a healing staff too. He was about to clobber the guy with his staff too, but a villager stopped him from doing that.

"Brady, no!" The villager cried out. "There's nothing you can do! Who would tend to the injured if we lost you?"

"But…" Brady argued.

"We'll fight as best we're able! You help from the rear lines." Another villager said, making Brady groan.

"Ugh! Good people are dying, and I can't help! If only I could fight…" Brady muttered as another villager seeking for his help.

"Hurry! Find a place for this dragon to land! Who knows if those ruffians are wiping off the smiles off the maidens' faces!" Inigo urged.

"Geez, you really are like your father…" I groaned. "Thinking of nothing but the ladies."

"Of course! They're in trouble, so it's only natural that I– uh, we help them out." Inigo corrected.

"Real smooth there Inigo… real smooth…" I muttered.

"But alas, they demanded our help and we should go there posthaste!" Virion exclaimed.

"Father's right, Kurogasa. We should assist them at all cost!" Inigo agreed.

"L–Like father, like son, huh?" Olivia stutters next to me.

"Yup. Like father, like son." I agreed.

"Just like you and Lyon right?" Storm teased.

"Yeah, just like me and Ly– whoa, whoa, wait, wait, what?"

"Ha, ha. I knew you'd fall for it!" Storm chirped.

"Storm, you're not helping…" I deadpanned.

After we found our place to land Castle Doran, she roared and moments later, the golden orb flew out from her mouth and out came us, ready to charge to battle. "Man, look at the view…" Akane–chan got out.

"We don't have time to stare, kid…" Aqua–chan said, striking another nerve on her.

"Come now, Aqua. I know all of us are in urge but–" Lon'qu began, only to have Maribelle cut off the conversation.

"Chrom! We have to hurry!" Maribelle shouted.

"What's wrong, Maribelle?" Chrom asked.

"There're people fighting just over that ridge! Lots of people!" Maribelle said, pointing at the villagers. We all looked closer and it was true. Those villagers are fighting for their lives.

"They look like they need help. Let's go, Shepherds!"

"Right." I said. "Kiv– oh crap, that's right. I can't fight…" I remembered.

"Yes, you are still injured from that last battle. Please leave this one to us, Kurogasa." Cherche said.

"Yeah, with your current condition, it's going to make things harder!" Lissa agreed.

"But–"

"You told me to stay put while taking care of Danny when I was injured. I believe you should do the same." Cordelia giggled.

"Right, right…" I sighed, waving it off.

"There's always next time." Storm said before calling, "Kivat II!"

"The villagers will be grateful to us for saving them." Kivat II said before flying into Storm's hand.

"Ugh, this is going to be another battle I have to miss ever since Riki broke my arm…" I sighed.

"Dai~jobu~, Kuro–chama~. Leave this battle to us~!" Kiva–la cooed.

"Yeah, you just sit back and be lazy!" Akane–chan teased as she held Kiva–la between her fingers.

"Milady's right, milord. It's better to be safe than sorry." Rey–Kivat elaborated.

"In the meantime, we should go onto the battle Rey…" Aqua–chan commanded.

"As you command, milady. Let us make a grand and beautiful, yet violent entrance!" Rey–Kivat declared.

"Let's give 'em a wallop, Sagark!" Saigo declared.

"Yay~, it's fightin' time~!" Sagark chirped.

"Well then, are you ready son?" Nee-san asked Danny.

"I am ready mother." Danny said before both pressed the IXA Knuckles on their empty palms.

R–E–A–D–Y!

"GABUI!"

*CRUNCH!*

"CHU!"

"HENSHIN!"

"I, Transform!"

"Henshin!" Rey–Kivat declared.

"Hen… shin!" Sagark added.

F–I–S–T O–N!

With the Riders, minus me, transformed into their armors, all of the Shepherds rushed toward the battlefield without hesitation, leaving me right in front of the entrance. "Aibou, I know you want to help them despite your condition… and even I want to go out there as well, but she's thinking about your health, y'know?" Kivat said, perching on my shoulder.

"This is quite a bummer~" Tatsulot said. "Oh well~, maybe we could kill some time playing with the Arms or looking after both Danny–sama and Emmeryn–sama~."

"I guess…" I sighed, slumping my shoulders.

"C'mon aibou, let's go."

The villagers were being slaughtered down outside the temple and the bandits were enjoying their screams while Brady was still healing some of the resistance members near the temple. "This ain't good! If these fellas continue to look for trouble, they're good at it! Heck, it's taking forever to heal a bunch of 'em…"

"H–Help us! Please! The temple's beset by marauding bandits!" Another villager cried out before he got slaughtered by an axeman.

"Yeah, that's right! You better be scar–" The bandit began, but couldn't finish his words as he ended up being pounced on top and had his head ripped off, courtesy of Panne in her Beast form. The Shepherds then ran into the village.

"Remember, Shepherds! Protect the innocent at all costs!" Chrom commanded.

"Hmph! Tell that to those oafs over there!" Flavia pointed out with her sword, as they are rushing towards them.

"I'm going to go further to the front!" Maribelle said as she trots her horse faster, making her way towards the temple. Her action caused some of the Shepherds to be on alert as they were being dispatched into groups, assisting her along the way. "Don't you worry, fellow villagers! We're happy to help! If there's one thing this world needs less of, it's wretched bandits…"

"Wait. I know that voice." Brady recognized. "Is that… Ma?" When Maribelle got closer while her horse kicked a bandit with its hinds legs, he recognized her immediately. "Haw, haw, haw! Oh, that's her. That's gotta be her."

"Pardon me, you mannerless cur!" Maribelle said seeing him "I'll not stand to be laughed at by a base scoundrel of your ilk!"

"…Yep. That clinches it. You must be Maribelle." Brady said.

"And just how do you know that?!" Maribelle exclaimed. "Do you leer at me from behind the shades of whatever den of iniquity you frequent?! Hmph! I bid you good day!" She said before she urged her horse to move towards the temple.

"I guess you've always been like this." Brady sighed as his smile appeared on his face. "Still… it's good to see you again. And now that I've found ya, I'm afraid you're stuck with me."

"Hey, Maribelle, wait up!" Lissa shouted as she was being carried by Kiva-la while Saga, Gaius, and Chrom rush towards the temple.

"Yeah! Who knows if these good–for–nothin' wolves gonna ambush ya'?!" Donnel exclaimed as he also followed suit, holding the pot on his head as he climbed up the steps.

"Huh?! Pops?!" Brady gawked in surprised.

"What?" Donnel asked confused as he stopped in his tracks and looked at Brady. "I'm sorry, but who are ya?"

"Pop, it's me! Your son, Brady!"

"Brady?" Donnel blinked. "Sorry, but this is the first time I hear 'ya…"

"I knew you would say that." Brady confirmed. "You ain't gonna believe this, but I'm ya' son from the future."

"Really?" Donnel said as he looked, on closer inspection of the young healer. "Well, you sure got that scary face of yours, but your work as a healer is the same as Maribelle."

"Exactly."

"Brady!" Lucina shouted. Brady and Donnel turned to see Lucina, Owain, and Inigo ran up to them.

"About time you guys got here. What took you so long?" Brady demanded.

"Oh, the usual… those brigands started acting up hurting the fair maidens yet again…" Inigo said.

"Alas, we finally meet again, my fellow comrade! Oh, quite a touching reunion, one should say!" Owain said, doing his antics as usual.

"Oh? Where's Mr. Stiff anyways?" Brady asked.

"Danny is with his parents." Lucina answered.

"Oh."

"Well I'll be. I guess you really ARE my kid." Donnel said bewildered.

"I tried to tell ya', pops!" Brady said out loud.

"Whoa, easy there, tiger! There's no need to howl at your own pops." Donnel said as he slowly backed off.

"Man, I dunno why you could even forget your son, but… when I see ya again, I… *sniff* I…" Brady said tearing up, seeing Donnel.

"Uh… is this kid of mine okay?" Donnel asked.

"He's fine. He gets like that all the time." Inigo waved off.

"But alas, we must not dilly rally here! We must press onward!" Owain theatrically urged.

"He's right. We need to catch up with the others." Lucina agreed.

"So, which one of ya' poor innocent people want to meet my 'trusty' friend?" a bandit threatened. An innocent family we're scared as they were being forced to the backs of the wall.

"I suggest you be the one that back off from these people!" Rising shouted as he immediately delivered a flying kick onto the bandit's head, making a 'snap' sound before he dropped down to the ground, surprising the bandits.

"Who are you freaks supposed to be?" Another bandit demanded as Rising stood tall and IXA, Frederick, Vaike, Sully, Virion and Stahl came to assist him.

"None of your business." Frederick frowned.

"Your time of harassing these villagers has gone on long enough!" IXA said.

"Return the lives you have stolen from God!" Rising quoted.

"Or what? Are ya' going to make us repent?!" the bandits joked.

"We'll make ya if y'all wanted it so damn much!" Sully said as she held her lance.

"Come now, you folks. This is not a good place to cower from these mongrels!" Virion told the scared family.

"The rich guy's right! You better hit it or they'll swing their axes on ya!" Vaike added. With that, the family managed to get away from the commotion.

"Grr… you'll pay for that! Atta~~ck!" One of the bandits yelled and the rest charged in at the Shepherds.

"Okay, you asked for it." Stahl shrugged as Rising, dialed '2' on the Rising Phone.

I–X–A C–A–L–I–B–U–R: R–I–S–E U–P!

B–L–I–Z–Z–A–R–D M–O–D–E!

"Hold still, ruffians. You are not going anywhere!" Rising said as he shot out blizzard bullets at them. After the bandits took cover of the attack, they felt nothing much happening to them except feeling a piece of ice cube stick onto their bodies.

"HAH! What's that supposed to do, huh?" the bandit said with slight annoyance.

"That…" Rising said pointing his finger at them as the ice that was stuck on them spread, freezing them on the spot.

"W–What sorcery is this?!" One bandit shouted out loud as he struggled to break free of the ice, but to no avail.

"It is not sorcery." IXA said.

"WHAT?!" The bandit demanded.

"It's your judgment." IXA finished before the insignia was behind IXA and shined brightly, blinding the bandits, before she slashed at them.

"Let this be a lesson to you ruffians!" Frederick said. With a swing of his sword crashing down onto the frozen bandits, the unfortunate bandits let out a scream of pain after their body got cut in two; detaching themselves from the frozen part of their body.

"Ah, just shut it already!" Sully shouted out loud as she pierced her lance on the enemy while Vaike delivered his trademark chop with his axe.

After Virion swiftly shot his arrows onto the frozen parts of their bodies and shattered them away, he lets out a small triumphant scoff. "This should be a good lesson for those who are willing to look for more trouble!"

"Or maybe not." Frederick said as a few more brigades walked out from the pillaged house.

"Well, we got more work to do." Stahl sighed. "Let's go!"

"Heh… full house…" Jiro said as he placed a three-of-a-kind of sevens and a pair of Kings.

"Ooo… good hand…" I cringed as the rest of the Arms and I put down the cards on the table. "I only got three of the kind…"

"Mou~, why is he good at it?" Ramon groaned while Riki eats another chip on the table.

"Boy, he ain't cheatin', that's for sure..." Kivat said as his focus shifted on Emmeryn, who was looking at our gameplay and she heard Danny happily giggle, walking slowly towards her and once he reached to her, as soon as she carried him in her arms, both little Danny and Emmeryn looked at each other.

"Danny…?" Emmeryn got out as little Danny's hands rose up slowly.

"Yabai, he's gonna pull her hair happily like the others!" Kivat cried out. He thought Of stopping him but when I shifted my attention to her, instead of him happily pulling out anyone's hair like he always does, instead his little hands tugged on her dress and rested his head on her, like how he did with Nee-san. Emmeryn looked at Danny blankly.

"Phew…" Kivat sighed in relief.

"Pyun, pyun, you said it. I thought he was going to pull on her hair." Tatsulot agreed.

"Well, you don't have to worry about that now." I assured them.

"Things are looking fine over there!" Ramon said happily as her hands wrapped around little Danny before he let out a small yawn and went to sleep.

"This is… what having children… feels like…" Emmeryn got out.

"Yep." I nodded. "Though I still don't have one or already met one, I guess that's the way the cookie crumbles…"

"Instead of getting distracted by her, Kurogasa–dono… are you still up for the challenge? Or are you going to cower away after your defeat?" Jiro challenged with a smirk.

"Let's keep going." I smirked back.

WAKE UP TWO!

The Wake Up call was declared and the phenomenon took place. The bandits freaked out seeing the condition of the sudden change of weather, which resulted in them running away from him. "Oh no, you don't! You guys aren't going anywhere!" Dark Kiva said as his dark insignia appeared below his feet, moving swiftly towards the designated targets. Once it reached there, it immediately trapped and immobilized them. With that, Dark Kiva jumped high into the sky, preparing himself for the King's Burst End.

"Allow me to increase the damage…" Tharja chuckled as she formed black rings that aimed towards the trapped bandits.

"Ooo, lemme join in! Time to give it an amp of kicking power!" Henry chirped as he also cast a spell on the large rings made by Tharja, wrapping it with dark mists.

"King's Burst End!" Dark Kiva shouted as he passed through each ring and each time he did, his kicking power amped up and when he reached the end of it, the kick connected and the trapped bandits are nothing more than splattered Swiss cheese.

"Aw man… I overdid it again…" Dark Kiva groaned.

"No keep on overdoing it! We like that!" Henry complained.

"Especially when I get to do that for my chosen one…" Tharja chuckled darkly.

"Just when I thought I lowered it down my attacks– wait a minute…" Dark Kiva noticed.

"Something wrong, buck'o?" Henry asked.

"I did try to lessen the damage… both of you are the ones who amped it up!" He blamed.

"May~be…" Tharja smirked.

"Uh… just a tiny bit." Henry said pinching his fingers.

"I can't believe you guys!" Dark Kiva roared.

"Nya ha! Just when I thought you didn't notice that we're the ones that aided you! Oh, I just love the way the blood gushes out from the wound!" Henry giggled.

"You are Dark Kiva, after all; wanting to do destruction over everything. So, of course I would aid you secretly…" Tharja chuckled darkly.

"U–Um… excuse me…" Olivia said, catching their attention. "W–We still have a few more bad guys to take care off…"

"Agreed." Libra joined. "Whatever discussion you have can be put on hold."

"Yeah, sure…" Dark Kiva said before he joined Libra and Olivia. "Don't follow me, Tharja!"

WAKE UP!

The chains binding Rey's wrist shattered to reveal the golden claws and froze.

"Shall we?" Rey asked as she looked at the advancing forces rushing towards her and Lon'qu.

"On your mark…" Lon'qu said.

"Hah! With just a few of us and a bunch of these oafs, we got no trouble at all when it comes to chopping them off!" Flavia said confidently.

"Ba, ha, ha! You got that right!" Basilio said happily as both of his arms wrapped on Rey and Lon'qu's shoulders. "Especially when we have both of these two aiding us with their teamwork!"

"Please… stop it…" Lon'qu muttered while Rey kept silent to herself accepting the compliment quietly with a slight blush behind her helmet.

"Here they come now!" Flavia warned, making both Lon'qu and Rey dash forward surprising Basilio.

"Whoa! Look at 'em go!" Basilio got out. "They sure are fast!" he added with his hearty laugh.

"No time to compliment them oaf!" Flavia said bonking him on the head.

"OW!"

"C'mon, we have to back them up!"

"Alright, alright! Stop hitting me on the upside already!" Basilio groaned as the two Khans advanced as well, assisting the outnumbered duo against many of them. "Alright, kiddies! This is how you use your axe properly!"

"AAH! RUN AWAY!" the bandit screamed before he ended up being burned down by Minerva's flames, followed by being chomped in half. As a result, Minerva still had time to dine a 'medium rare' meat in the midst of battle with just one bite.

"That's a good girl. Be sure to chew it good next time." Cherche smiled as Minerva roared.

"Ugh… that's just nasty." Kiva–la cringed.

"I have to agree with you on that." Cordelia said.

"I still have no idea why Storm–sama likes that girl anyways…" Kiva–la said with annoyance.

"Akane, aren't you supposed to be with Chrom?" Sumia asked.

"I did, just as a delivery girl to send Lissa up on the temple before I flew back outside so I can whip these guys really good! Yeesh, she sure hates climbing up those stairs…" Kiva–la said as the three of them heard another roar from Minerva.

"What's that, dear? You're still hungry?" Cherche asked, and Minerva roared.

"Gah! That screech!" Kiva–la said as the three girls covered their ears. "It's plain loud!"

"How can she even tell what her wyvern is saying!?" Sumia asked.

"I don't know!" Cordelia added.

"Cherche, can you please get your lizard to stop screeching?!" Kiva–la demanded.

After a while, Minerva stopped screeching on her own. "There. Is that better?"

"Gosh, my ears were about to pop!" Kiva–la cringed.

"I feel the same." Sumia agreed.

"One thing we do know for sure is that the bonding between Rider and Wyvern are really close." Cordelia said.

"Of course! She has been quite a darling since we met!" Cherche said while happily patting Minerva's head, to which it purred and licked her face. "See? She's quite harmless."

"Harmless?" Kiva–la asked as her left eye twitched.

"Harmless."

'I highly doubt that.' Kiva–la thought.

"In any case, let's wrap this up quickly. I want to check up on Kurogasa as soon we were done here." Cordelia said.

"Ooo, looks like someone's in a rush…" Kiva–la teased.

"They are married, after all, Akane; just as I with Chrom." Sumia reminded.

"Pfft. I'm sure Kuro would be fine! You're just worried too much about him!" Kiva–la waved off.

"Achoo!" I sneezed.

"You okay?" Kivat asked.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just having a bad sneeze…" I told Kivat.

"Probably someone's talking bad about you…" Ramon pondered.

"Or maybe said something in annoyance about you~." Tatsulot added.

"Mmm… doesn't feel like it." I said, thinking about it.

"I'm sure it's nothing bad anyways." Kivat said.

"Yeah… Still, it's kinda boring around here, even if we are just playing cards. Just wish Cordelia would come back soon."

"Worried about her already?" Riki asked.

"Who wouldn't? I mean, I don't want to see harm inflicted on her after all she's done for me and what we've been through together…" I explained.

"I can understand, Kurogasa–dono…" Jiro nodded, probably remembering his own past. "I know that feeling all too well…"

"Well until they get back, who's up for a game of mini–golf?" Kivat suggested.

"Here's your cut of the day!" Anna said slashing a fighter.

"Say hello to Gregor's little friend!" Gregor yelled slashing a dark mage.

"I'd like an order of bandits, medium–well!" Nowi exclaimed in her dragon form as she spewed out flames.

"Wragh!" The bandit screamed in pain as he ran out to find water to cool off from the flames.

"Wench! You are so dead!" A brigand taunted Miriel.

"Hey! Stop saying that to her!" Ricken growled angrily at him.

"Ooo, what's it to you, brat? You're her kid or somethin'?! Scram!" the brigand shouted angrily.

"Not today!" Ricken shouted casting a wind spell at him, cutting him with air.

"Arghhhh!"

"Infernal Flame!" Miriel shouted casting a fire spell and it engulfed the brigand in flames, burning him to death.

"Wow, someone's in business and its booming!" Anna said happily.

"Yep, you betcha!" Nowi chirped.

"A–Ah! Get away!" Olivia stuttered as she spun around in a pirouette equipped with her bladed fans, keeping her distance away from the brigands hitting her. It was then Kellam appeared from out of nowhere again, stabbing the off guarded brigand. "What the–?! Where did he came from?!"

"You need to be more careful Olivia." Kellam said.

"T–Thank you." Olivia stuttered.

"It's no problem." Kellam waved off.

"It's official then…" Miriel said as she tilted her glasses and approached Kellam.

"Miriel, what's wrong?" Ricken asked.

"Kellam, I would like to analyze you on how your mass physical appearance would be able to become invisible air instantly."

"Um…" Kellam got out.

WAKE UP!

Sagark played his alien tune and Saga's Jacorder went into Bute Mode.

"Praise the Light, what is happening?!" One of the priests inside the temple asked shock to see the phenomenon occur as Saga thrusts his Jacorder towards a few brigands that were trying to corner them before he passed through the insignia above him and once he landed on the ground, they felt the shock from it.

"What you see here is a miracle!" Saga said before he did his signature yank and pulled, destroying the brigands into pieces as the red stained glasses fluttered slowly on top of him.

"Oh, wonderful! Simply wonderful!" Xalbador said as he clapped his hands, seeing the view. "It would seem like there is more than meets the eye. How would you like to become a part of my pact and rule this world with an iron fist?" Saga offered.

"No thanks. I'm good." Saga declined.

"Your pillaging days are over!" Chrom shouted.

"And what you need is a good whack to the head!" Lissa huffed.

"A whack to the head? Hah! You would need to do much more than that!" Xalbador scoffed.

"At the very least, repent for your past sins and all shall be forgotten…" The head priest said.

"You people can keep your faith. I'll put my faith in gold and steel!" Xalbador got out as he roared before cracks were shown on his face can be seen, surprising them.

"What in the–!" Gaius got out.

"Oh, this ain't good!" Donnel cringed.

"A Fangire?!" Lucina gasped as Xalbador changed form. It had the head of a cheetah with long braided hair having various different shades of yellow, gold, and white stain glass with black spots over it. On its shoulders were statue heads of cheetahs. On its arms and legs was fur with retractable blades hidden inside.

This is the Cheetah Fangire or for its true name: Wildlife's Natural Speed before Mankind's Evolution.

"–and my strength!" the Cheetah growled and within a split second, his whole body went blurry, slashing at them with its claws, dodging it to the side, surprising them.

"That's one fast Fangire; faster than any of the Fangires we've faced before…" Chrom pondered.

"And I thought this battle would be hard enough as those brigands have already swarmed the area…" Inigo added.

"This is one kitty that hasn't been doing litter training…" Gaius got out.

"What do we do?" Brady got out.

"Isn't it obvious? We fight it!" Owain answered.

"And don't be standing there like oafs! Get moving or it will get you!" Maribelle urged.

I was next up to putt and this one was a hard course. Good thing the difficulty is a Par 4. The bad thing? The course is mostly zig zag here and there, and there are some traps that will literally make it hard to get to the hole. Due to the amount of space needed for the mini golf, Emmeryn was sitting quietly on a long couch with little Danny sleeping in her arms peacefully. The reason? He thought that Emmeryn was Nee-san, due to her kind nature the two share... and blonde long hair. I think I can see why little Danny pulls Maribelle's hair; all because of being ladylike and not like Nee-san...

"Putting a hole in one would be impossible…" Ramon said.

"Yeah. With those trap mines and bear traps around there, it'll be a hard one, aibou…" Kivat added.

Geez… way to put pressure on me…" I muttered.

"We're not pressuring you, just stating the obvious." Jiro said.

"Hai, hai…" I waved off, as I was about to putt, until… the Bloody Rose sang.

"The Bloody Rose…" Riki got out.

"It's humming!" Ramon exclaimed.

"Oi, aibou! We should help them out!" Kivat got out.

"Have you forgotten he requires time to heal?" Jiro asked.

"Even if he wants to help the Shepherds out, he's gotta go through the landmine~." Tatsulot said pointing out the obvious… literally.

"Dang it…" I slumped in defeat.

"Not to worry. Your friends can handle that Fangire." Jiro assured.

"And besides, who's going to look after Nee–chan and Danny–chan? We know you wanna try out the Zanvat Sword." Ramon pointed out, making me flinch.

"Um… well…" I got out.

"Yappari!" Ramon exclaimed.

"Kurogasa–dono…" Jiro said sternly, looking a bit disappointed in me.

"Gomen…" I mumbled. "But I can't just stay here and do nothing… I gotta do something to help out."

"You said the same thing to your wife and she would only rest during her time. And now, I suggest you should do the same…" Jiro said.

"But–"

"I suggest… you do the same for her sake. She doesn't complain and so should you." Jiro remarked.

In the end, I could only slump my shoulders in defeat. "Hai…"

"Good boy." Jiro smirked.

"Keep your guard up. He'll attack you in any direction…" Lucina reminded.

"Bah, sight won't do any good in this situation…" Inigo noted.

"Have no fear, cousin! With a sword in hand and the thirst of my sword hand, the fiend shall crumble before me!" Owain said out loud.

"Owain, what did I say about the theatrics?!" Lissa snapped.

"Sorry, Mother…" Owain mumbled.

"Here it comes!" Chrom shouted.

"Gwargh!" the Cheetah Fangire growled dashing through them, slashing their armors along the path and making sparks on them while Lissa's dress had a few tears after the slash. "Hah! What's next now, pray for a miracle?!"

"Damn… no matter how many of us are against that thing, he countered back in a blink of an eye…" Saga muttered.

"And let us not forget that we have to protect the priests as well." Maribelle added.

"Somebody better put a leash on that kitty cat!" Donnel said while keeping his guard up.

"A leash? It's probably going to take a lot of catnip to bring this cat down." Saga said.

"Catnip?" The Shepherds asked.

"It's a plant used as a drug for cats." Saga explained.

"Never heard such a thing…" Inigo got out.

"Gaoh~!" the Cheetah Fangire growled angrily. "Is that the very best you can do?"

"Uncle, question. If this 'catnip' does exist, how much does it take to take this Fangire down?" Lucina asked.

"Well normally, for a regular cat it would take just one handful of the stuff. For a Fangire, it would probably take a lot."

"We better go look for them then." Maribelle said.

"Okay, if you're gonna do that, the catnip will have small white flowers, with purple or light pink spots on them."

"Oh? Is that so?" Maribelle got out.

"Yeah, but I don't think we'll be able to find one around here; considering the fact that this is a sacred ground…" Saga said, as the Shepherds were getting off-tracked with the current situation.

"Hello~! A Fangire over here; wreaking havoc!?" the Cheetah Fangire snapped, getting their attention. "Why do you treat me like a cat?!"

"Maybe because you are one!" Saga snapped.

"What?!" The Cheetah Fangire roared.

"Girls, find the catnip. We guys will hold him off." Saga said. "Even if there is a 99% chance of it not being there, I'm betting it all on that 1%."

"This is a great mockery of me!" the Cheetah Fangire snapped. "All of you humans will be turned into glass once I've sucked the lives out of you all!"

"Then you better try stop us…" Chrom challenged.

With a growl, it tried to make a dash for the kill, but when it tried to make the first move, it tripped down instead, due to his feet being tied. "What?!"

"How do you like that?" Owain said triumphantly. "While you were distracted, I was able to tie your feet to our advantage!"

"How dare you!?" The Cheetah Fangire roared. "Untie me this instant!"

"Sorry, no can do." Inigo grinned cheekily.

"And now to finish you off!" Saga said, as he placed the Fuestle in Sagark's mouth.

WAKE UP!

As he slid his Jacorder at the side of Sagark, his Jacorder emitted the red pulsing electricity and the Jacorder extended, stabbing its head, making the Fangire growling in pain. Moments later, he leaped up high into the insignia and once he landed onto the ground, the Fangire was already hoisted up, growling in pain.

"I can't believe you easily fell for it." Saga chuckled.

"This goes to show how my Uncle can overcome the situation with his quick thinking." Lucina said.

"Any last words before you met your end, fiend?" Owain asked.

"I'll see you… in the Underworld!" the Cheetah growled angrily.

"Heh… and they're cheap too." Owain scoffed.

"Saga, finish him." Chrom said.

"With pleasure." Saga said. "Kiero!" As he slid his two fingers down onto the Jacorder, they heard a snap sound, letting the Fangire shatter into pieces while its soul floated up high into the sky.

"That takes care of that. With the fiend gone, the rest of the battle should be swift." Maribelle said.

"Yeah, and the best of all, most of the priests are saved from harm and from what I can see outside, the rest of the gang done it too!" Lissa chirped.

"Then it looks like we're done over here. Right, Pepper?" Gaius asked Saga.

"Yep. Our work here is done." Saga said as Sagark detached from his waist and de-henshined back to civilian form.

"Well then, our work here is done." Chrom said sheathing Falchion. "Let's meet up with the others."

Outside of the temple, while the rest of the group went back to Castle Doran after a hard day's work, the Head Priest approached Chrom and Saigo; thanking them happily. "Thank you! Oh, thank you… You've kept this sacred place safe and spared the lives of those within."

"We did what was right." Chrom said.

"It's for the sake of the innocents, after all." Saigo added.

"Would that everyone be so brave! I prayed for the safe journey ahead of you…" the Head Priest said.

Meanwhile, as Maribelle was grooming her horse, Brady approached her and greeted her normally. "Hey, Ma."

Maribelle's eyes widened a bit at that, and looked at him incredulously saying, "What did you call me?"

"The name's Brady. I'm–"

"I'm sorry." Maribelle said, turning away from him. "But I only cure physical ailments. Broken bones and the like. You're clearly a deeply troubled individual whose diseased mind is beyond my healing." That made him face plant to the ground before he got back up.

"Stop talking for a minute and look at this!" Brady snapped, holding out a ring. Maribelle turned around and gasped at seeing… her ring?

"That's… my ring!" Maribelle gasped. "Then, that makes you…"

"Right. Like I was trying to say, I'm–" Brady bragged, but then was interrupted when Maribelle started hitting him on the head with her parasol.

"A thief! A rapscallion! A common lowborn cutpurse! How dare you sneak in here and steal my prized possessions!"

"Dang it! Stop interruptin' for one blessed second, and check yer ring!" Brady yelled.

She paused hitting him with her parasol and lowered it down. Once she did, she checked the ring on her finger and much to her surprise, "…Oh. It's still here."

"That clear things up any, Ma?" Brady bragged.

"Everything save how I gave birth to a common thug!" Maribelle exclaimed while eyeing on him, which only made Brady groan in annoyance.

"Aw, come on, Ma! That's harsh!" Brady got out. "Sure, I'm not the prettiest guy around, but I'm no thug, and I am your son!" he exclaims on that part, surprising her for a bit. After that, he shyly looks down and muttered, "…And it's good to see you."

"…How did I ever permit my child to grow up referring to me as "Ma"?" Maribelle groaned.

"You gave up tryin' after a decade or so." Brady deadpanned in annoyance.

"Well, can you at least ride? Have you read the classics? Do you play violin? Chess?!"

"Yeah, all of the above. You beat all'a that junk into me." Brady deadpanned.

"Glory be! My son is salvageable after all!" Maribelle exclaimed.

"Uh… thanks?" Brady sweat dropped.

"Don't look so forlorn, dear." Maribelle comforted while she held his hands. "You've come a long way, but Mother's here now. I'll take care of things from now on."

"*Sniff* I missed you so much, Ma…" Brady sobbed.

"Do not even think of crying! It does not befit one of your station!" Maribelle got out, as a tear ran down her eye. "*Sniff* Plus, you'll set me off as well…"

"S–Sorry, I just… I…" Brady said, before he hugged Maribelle. "Oh, Ma!"

"Oh, Brady!"

"Oh, brother…" Chrom groaned.

"Oh, wow…" Lissa blinked.

"Oh, man…" Saigo facepalmed. "C'mon, let's get out of here already… we got to rest up instead of watching this drama…"

"OOO!" Sagark blurted out loud.

Okay… this is it… the last and final hole… this golf course is really complicated… Good thing, it's Par 6.

"C'mon, c'mon, you can do it." Kivat cheered.

"Stop pressuring me…" I hissed.

As little Danny cheered happily after he woke up from his sleep, while still under Emmeryn's embrace without having him pull her hair around, I got into my putting position again. With all of these traps in here, at the very least, I should make an Eagle to overcome Jiro's top score… if he didn't get any higher than a Birdie.

"Here goes something…" I got out and as soon as I swung and about to hit the ball–

"Heya, little tyke!"

Vaike surprised me and as a result, it was a big swing instead, making it go all the way to Vaike's head. The ball hits dead center, making it fly back at the course while the other Shepherds were surprised from what happened to Vaike. What's more surprising is that… well… "It's a hole–in–one…" I blurted out. Moments later, the excitement got the best of me as I hopped happily. "IT'S A HOLE–IN–ONE! I win!"

"What's going on around here?" Chrom asked. Before he could take another step further, he had to pause after seeing so many traps lying around the floor. "What's the meaning of this? And why is Emm sitting on that long chair while being surrounded with these traps?!"

I stopped cheering and then looked seeing the Shepherds and Riders arriving. "Oh… hi Chrom…" I blinked.

"What's going on?" Storm asked.

"Oh uh… Hehehe… we were just… playing golf to kill time." I laughed sheepishly while rubbing the back of my head.

"To kill time or to kill someone?" Henry questioned. He then suddenly got interested. "Ooo, can I step on it so I can trigger an explosion?"

"NO!" Most of the Shepherds shouted in unison while Emmeryn and little Danny looked at them blankly. Meanwhile, Ramon was patting Jiro's back, trying to comfort him.

"Ne, ne… are you alright?" Ramon asked.

"I lost… I never lost in Suicidal mini golf before…" Jiro said as he was on all fours, feeling gloomy.

"Daijobu…" Ramon comforted.

"So uh… everything's taken care of?" I asked.

"Yep!" Akane–chan chirped. "And we got Maribelle's kid to add to that."

"Really? Her kid?" I blinked in surprise.

"Of course! Though, his appearance may not look like a true gentleman. But at the very least, he is still salvageable!" Maribelle said triumphantly.

"Hey, gramps." the priest dubbed Brady waved normally at Jiro, and looked around the room. "Suicidal mini golf, huh? Still as crazy as you three Arms always be."

"Really?" I asked.

"Oh yeah. You wouldn't believe how many explosions Jiro triggered while he played."

"Oh?" I smirked looking to the defeated Jiro.

"I can still remember he nearly blew up a wall during our time…" Brady said trying to recall his past, er… future… whichever comes first…

"Brady, this isn't a good time to remember about it." Danny said.

"Ah, loosen up, will ya', Mr. Stiff? You're always strong–headed as always, aren't ya?" Brady asked.

"And I'm proud of it, thank you very much." Danny scoffed.

"Ooooooh, what does this trap do?" Henry pondered, as he went to touch it.

"HENRY, NO!" All but Emmeryn and little Danny shouted, until…

*BOOM!*

A small explosion occurred covering the entire room with smoke, making all of us cough. Thankfully it only destroyed the entire mini golf course and no one was hurt. "Aw damn it, Henry!" I yelled.

"WAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!" Little Danny cried. Oh no… Little Danny's crying now…

"Danny!" Nee–san cried out as her motherly nature took over and immediately approached her son, while we are all covered in soot. She panicked for a moment, trying her best to calm him down in her arms. "Shh… there, there, calm down, sweetie. Mommy's here."

"Great, look what you've done…" Aqua–chan groaned in annoyance.

"What~? I'm just curious!" Henry pointed out.

"Ever heard that 'curiosity killed the cat'? That's what you're trying to do just now…" Saigo growled.

"Can curiosity truly kill a cat?" Miriel asked intrigued.

"Tee hee, is there blood splattering all over the place after it got itself killed?" Henry asked.

"Look! The point is, you made little Danny cry!" I shouted, as I pointed at Nee-san who was trying to calm the baby down.

"Oh…" Henry got out.

"How dare you…" Future Danny growled angrily, making Henry flinch.

"Come now, Danny! Don't be such a spoiled bean! At least nobody's injured, right?"

"It's not that I'm worried about, you idiot!" Danny scolded at. "When it comes to calm my infant–self down, it takes a long time to do that!"

"Calm down, Daniel. I'm sure your mother and I will make sure he's fine." Frederick said. "Remember, a fellow knight must know how to control his emotions… and you are starting to lose your composure…"

"…Of course Father…" Danny said, regaining his composure. "I'm sorry…"

"Do not worry. Your anger is warranted." Frederick sympathized. "I will deal with Henry… personally." He said darkly.

Uh–oh…

As punishment, Henry had to disable all the traps and clean up the entire castle without using his magic. Including the outside, meaning Doran herself and Shoo–chan. Plus, as an added bonus, Frederick gave him a thorough, slow, and painful beating before doing that. I've never seen Frederick that mad before. I mean, sure his father instincts were kicked in and all, but… wow, I never seen him this mad.

Right now, I was in one of the many bathrooms, soaking in a bathtub of hot water, after cleaning myself up, feeling relaxed and content. "Man, I hope little Danny's alright…"

"I'm sure he's fine." Kivat said as he floated in a hollow violin used as a mini boat for him to float on.

"Pyun, pyun, that's right. Frederick–sama and Melissa–sama are with him." Tatsulot said.

"Yeah, I guess… still… I've never seen Frederick that mad." I cringed.

"What would you do if someone tried to harm your child like that mage did just now?" Kivat asked.

"I'd go Shao Kahn on him, for sure." I answered.

"See? It's a normal thing, after all!" Kivat said as he fluttered on top of my head while Tatsulot squished the bottle of shampoo to let a few drops of it go on my head. Kivat then scrubbed my hair to make it bubbly with his wings. "Parents tend to care for their children, though it may not be the same thing like how you care for your sis. But a family is a family, and that's all that matters the most!"

"Yeah, I guess you're right." I said as I used the hollow violin to scoop up some water. Kivat got out of the way before I poured the water over my head to get all the shampoo out of my hair.

"Kurogasa? Are you in there?" A voice asked from the other side of the door.

"H–Huh? Cordelia?" I got out startled.

"Can I come in?"

"Yabai! Your wife's gonna enter the fray! Quick, Taa–chan! Hide!" Kivat panicked, pulling the little mechanical dragon with him.

"A–re~? Where are we going~?" Tatsulot asked.

"Somewhere other than here!" Kivat said before the two fluttered away to a nearby window, leaving me all alone.

"Kurogasa? Is there someone else inside? I don't want to bother you if there are a few men in there…" Cordelia said.

"N–No, no! It's just me!" I got out. "You can come in."

"Are you sure?" She asked.

"Yeah, I'm sure." I said. The door slowly opened to reveal Cordelia… in nothing but a towel wrapped around her body to hide her modesty and I blushed at that. Wait a minute, why am I blushing? We're husband and wife! I've seen her… without her clothes when we… did it. But still, why am I blushing?

"Your face is red. Is the water too hot?" Cordelia asked concerned.

"N–No, it's fine, really!" I stuttered for no reason as she dipped her foot first into the tub and moments later, her whole body submerged and joined next to me.

"The water seems fine to me…" Cordelia said while sitting properly next to me. "Could it be the situation is a little awkward for you? You weren't complaining when we're in bed together…"

"Well… yeah, but…" I got out.

"What?" Cordelia asked.

"I guess even now, I still got the weakness…" I chuckled. "Seriously, I keep falling for your beautiful looks every time I see you."

"Only my beautiful looks, huh…?" Cordelia said a bit depressed, while I blinked in confusion.

"What's wrong?" I asked, before Cordelia sighed.

"If only my… assets are the same as your sister and other girls that we know of, maybe I can be proud about it. To be honest, I think Akane might have a better figure than mine, despite her childish attitude…" She complained while looking down on her, um… assets.

"Oh c'mon, we've been through this already…" I sighed.

"Kurogasa…"

"Look I told you before. I love you the way you are now." I said holding her cheek. "And that's never going to change. I want you to stay true to yourself."

Cordelia stayed silent for a moment and before I knew it, I felt her hand grab my other free hand in the water and a small smile was on her face while she leaned onto my hand on her cheek. "Thank you…"

"No problem. I am your husband after all, and that shall remain for the rest of our days together." I assured with a smile.

"Right. Is there something you want me to do for you?" Cordelia asked. "A wife must take care of her husband properly, you know?"

"Well, I guess we can get all lovey–dovey here." I chuckled.

"Oh really." Cordelia said seductively.

"Yes, really." I said before we passionately kissed. And from there well… let's just say we had a really good night.

And there you have it guys! Now Brady joins the bunch! Ha–ha, I just realized that! Ahem… anyways, get to reviewing.