AN: Alright get pumped because we got here my favorite male second generation child, Inigo! (Besides Owain and male Morgan, those two are just in their own league!)

Well this here settles on who's Inigo's father and Olivia's husband.

No regrets!


Chapter 27: A Man of Flowers

The village we decided to rest and restock was supposed to be absolutely a boring one but no it can't be normal!

"He's so dreamy!"

"Such a charming young man!"

"He's got my heart!"

Yeah, most of the young women here seemed so lovestruck they ignore their men. It was an interesting sight for this place.

"If I recall from Say'ri's map this place has a large bandit hideout harassing this place," Robin approached me, with Morgan and Noire behind him,

Morgan looked uncomfortable for once and it looked like she wants to say something.

"I-Is there s-some sort of spell on these people?" Olivia wondered,

"Now that you mentioned it Olivia the women seem awestruck," I answered,

"More like lovestruck," pouted Morgan,

"L-L-Lovestruck?!" our only dancer blushed,

It seems Olivia's not comfortable with the topic: love.

The rest of the future daughters appeared for some reason and they have a strong realization as well.

"Only one fool does this to a village," growled Severa,

"Yup no surprise coming from him," Nah shook her head,

The one that shocked me the most has to be-

"That idiot!"

Lucina herself.

"To think he would be chasing skirts and toying with girls' hearts instead of attempting to assist us!" she ranted on,

Oh sheesh such a rare sight of Lucina being really angry. Looking at the others I expected an answer.

"Well Aunt Grim, let's just say Inigo really provoked Lucina to her limit," Morgan answered,

I nodded at my niece's answer and glanced at Robin's solemn look.

"Heh can't wait for mother and son to see each other,"

It's because they're both shy, right?

"Obviously,"

I'm still bothered by the fact Olivia seemed like she didn't hook up with anyone.

"I wonder how this affects Inigo's performance in battle,"

We got two candidates here bro!

"Either more physical defense or a very balanced set,"

Kellam or Libra? Maybe we should ask Olivia herself?

'If I recall you told yourself to let themselves be? We're not forcing people to be together,"

Then what do you propse we do?

"Ask the two men themselves, you're closer to Kellam than me so you ask him while I ask Libra ok?"

Fine!

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I could hear metal chinking towards me.

"You called Grim?" asked Kellam,

To be honest I have seen Kellam plenty of times throughout the castle. He was acting as one of our royal guards. It's just unfortunate I was busy ruling a country while he was busy defending one of those rulers.

"How's it been?" I asked,

"Well nothing really," the general shrugged his armored shoulders, "Besides having a girl waiting for me back at home,"

What?!

"Well I don't really tell people my personal life but the village I'm from is pretty bland," Kellam explained to me, "I married her a year ago,"

How in Naga's name did I miss this? Like seriously!

"Why didn't you invite us to the wedding?" I pouted,

"Well I didn't want the exalt and his wife to be there," he bluntly told me, "Besides you guys were pretty busy, Chrom is dealing with politics and you're so busy taking care of your kid,"

Wow I really feel guilty not paying enough attention to Kellam. I paid attention to him at the earlier days but now...

"Don't be sorry," he insisted, "Still I'm glad I got to know you and the Shepherds,"

He gave out such a genuine smile, the guilt instantly faded away.

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It was dinner at the inn we're staying and I was one of the few who volunteered on cooking duty. Well Stahl's the main chef but he always has assistance around. Like for this instance, I'm the one measuring all the required ingredients while Olivia is the one delivering it to him.

"So Olivia," I called,

She looked at me with a confused expression.

"So how's your new dance?" I asked as I gave her a bowl of herbs,

"Still on it's way," she replied,

Since Olivia and I were pretty close she doesn't stutter as much. She'll only stutter whenever she's at a public place and around a lot of people. Her pool of friends isn't as huge as mine but she does have a few close friends.

"Any twirls or spins?" I wondered,

"Of course," she smiled,

"Any taps?" I continued,

"Mmm," she nodded,

"A partner?" I teased,

Then her cheerful demeanor instantly became a nervous one. Her face quickly became red and her entire body started to shake. It looked like she wanted to scream at me.

"Hey Grim, Olivia where are the sliced potatoes?" Stahl's voice broke the silence.

Apologizing to Olivia we continued on with our work.

After that, dinner was very rowdy, as usual. Well it got too rowdy for me and it was kinda a long day for me, so I went off to bed pretty early.

"Goodnight mother!" my two children smiled,

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Dammit I was having such a nice sleep too! Who's shaking me awake?!

"Mother?" a voice whispered,

This better be serious or I swear I will-

"We need you," Lucina whispered loudly,

Alright a part of me wants to get up, but I feel so lazy! Maybe Lucina could pick me up or drag me out of my comfort zone.

"Mother!" she hissed,

"Here Lucina let me handle it," Chrom's voice appeared,

Wha-

Woooaaahhhhhh! My body feels like it's flying! Now it feels like I'm being cuddled!

"Grim wake up dear!" I could sense his grin,

Reacting with my instincts, my fist found it's mark.

"Worth it," he breathed out,

Giving out the angriest glare I could make, I stared at a nervous Lucina.

"Umm," she started,

"Don't worry dear, she's like that only to me!" Chrom wheezed out,

"I found another of my companions but he was dashing off towards a direction off the village," she told me,

Wait my mind is still processing.

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"Gods!" I screamed, "The fortress!"

I was already wearing my grandmaster robes and had my weapons on hand. I saw a small entourage of Shepherds and realized who it was.

"Ah good to know you're awake sis," Robin greeted,

Lucina and Chrom approached from behind and nodded towards our group.

Well the group only consisted of the future kids, Robin, Chrom and Olivia. Wait Olivia?

"Aunt Olivia couldn't sleep so we brought her over," Severa pointed put,

Oh.

"Y-You guys aren't gonna use me as a mount r-right?" Yarne asked nervously,

We all chuckled at the taguel's question.

"Don't worry Yarne I heard the place we're going ain't really far, right father?" Morgan asked with eyes full of excitement,

Sheesh that girl never runs out of energy does she?

"Well not marching distance, which we're all used to," was Robin's reply, "Hopefully,"

"F-Father?" Noire raised her hand,

Aww that's cute Noire doing that! Robin simply smiled at his eldest daughter, waiting for her question.

"Uhh are you sure it should just be us?" she asked, "W-What if I get in the way?"

Self-esteem issues are still a problem for Noire. It seems like having a legendary tactician and powerful dark mage as parents would put a lot of pressure and could hurt self-esteem. Then again having an exalt and a queen as parents is way more pressure. Ah people expecting much from children of great people.

"Nonsense Noire just keep doing what you usually do," he patted her head,

Noire glomped him with the biggest smile on her face, while Robin gladly returned the hug. Awww such a nice family.

"Hey father I wanna hug too!" Morgan joined the two,

"Alright you too Mor-Mor," Robin chuckled,

Mor-Mor? Seriously taking nicknames from my kid bro?!

"Well it's catchy,"

"I wish daddy was like that," Severa grumbled, "He always freezes up,"

"My father would surprise me and it is truly embarrassing," Laurent blushed,

"Hugs, must be some sort of mental training," Kjelle grumbled to herself,

What?

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Well it wasn't hard to find a giant fortress at the middle of the night. It's pretty obvious and I could see the torches lighted up by the entrance.

"Inigo you can't!"

"A smile suits you better milady!"

Nearby I could see two shadowed figures. One looked like one of the lovestruck girls back at the village while the other was much more important. He's wearing the mercenary outfit. I noticed some earrings shining from the moonlight. Then there's his face, it's feminine, too feminine. That gives away who the father is. However to make it more obvious on who the father is, his blonde hair was glowing. Not as bright as Laurent's and Vaike's but it's a little more on the darker blonde.

"Aunt Olivia come with me," Lucina insisted to the shy dancer,

"O-Ok," she agreed,

Oh man I gotta see this!

"Inigo been a while since I've seen him," Marc approached me, "Kinda ironic,"

"You kidding me?!" Brady scoffed, "Man's got a priest as his dad and hie's chasing skirts for most of his life,"

"Womanizing piece of..." Nah glared,

Woah, woah, woah! Ok now I really wanna see what Lucina does!

"Ow! Lucina?!" I heard Inigo's surprised voice,

It seemed like Lucina whacked Inigo pretty hard with her hand. She really was glaring at the man and I never seen her get this mad! Olivia just looked shocked. Meanwhile the peasant girl ran away back to her town.

"I-I'll expect a reward once I return!" Inigo shouted,

I heard another slap and Inigo's cries of pain.

"To think you would actually be helping us save the world but instead you're chasing girls!" Lucina growled, "And A reward?!"

Ok, Lucina you're getting too violent! Next time you're about to smack him I'm stopping you!

"Just some tea Lucy," Inigo replied nervously,

"Tea my Naga!"

Ok Lucina that's taking it too far.

"M-Mother?" she gasped,

"Aunt Grim?!" gasped Inigo,

"Lucina one slap is enough, two maybe but three is a big no," I scolded her, "That's pretty much abuse and I don't want you to do that anymore,"

Hey, being a fair parent here!

"But mother Inigo-"

"Inigo probably was helping in his own special way, right?" I asked the supposed philander,

"Of course making sure the smiles are there and their prayer are guaranteed to be heard," he explained,

"What?" Lucina looked baffled,

"You know prayer for the dead and hopeful," he added,

Looks like Lucina took it the wrong way. Her violent reaction seemed to make it look like she's really jealous.

"T-That's nice," Olivia snapped out of her shock,

Then it's another hilarious reunion.

"M-Mother?!" Inigo gasped,

"M-Mother?!" Olivia wondered,

Here we go!

It was absolute silence for the two and I looked at Lucina in total wonder.

"Well I recall Inigo being terribly shy but ever since his mother died Uncle Virion raised him and he kinda ended up like that," Lucina explained,

Oh that makes a lot of sense, if Virion wasn't his father.

"He loves to collect flowers and he would either keep it to himself or give it to maidens," she went on,

Ok and he got from Libra his prayers?!

"I-I uhhh..." Inigo was lost with words,

"Y-You look very handsome Inigo," Olivia smiled shyly,

"Well I did get it from the best mother," he blushed,

"I'm your only mother silly," our dancer replied with a giggle,

"Now you're just embarrassing me," Inigo became redder,

Well it's more heartwarming than I expected. I thought Inigo would mistaken her for a random woman and hit on her. Then it would get so awkward Lucina would point out that's Olivia he's flirting with. Then awkward silence. If only that happen!

"Grim while it's nighttime we should strike," Chrom approached us,

"We should give everything back to the village with interest," Robin's eyes gleamed,

I only smirked at our upcoming battle. Hehe stealing from these goons should be the best irony for those guys!

"Remember there might be battle plans," my brother added on, "We would be able to make counter tactics again the Valmese forces,"

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Well these guys sorta a challenge. Key word is sorta. Fighting them wasn't the problem it was the damn fortress was practically a maze!

"Mother we're lost again are we?" Marc asked me,

"We're not lost we're just somewhere we don't know," I retorted,

"Otherwise lost," was my son's reply,

My eye twitch from his comment.

"Mother?" Marc chuckled, "You have no sense of direction do you?"

He so got that from his father! If he's not fawning or loving, Chrom can be snarky! Oh wait I could be one too! dammit we got from both of us!

"Yes," I nodded,

"Inigo I used to look up to him," he told me suddenly,

Well that was a sudden change of the topic!

"What part of him did you look up to him?" I asked,

"Well it is optimism, he keeps on smiling despite the troubles," he described, "Of course he's not the best healer but he's good with both a staff and sword,"

It's because Libra is his father, Inigo is a healer. Hey not bad, we always need a secondary healer for the Shepherds, just like Anna.

"So what made you stop looking up to him?" I dared ask,

"Years ago Lucina was madly in love with him," he glared at the wall, "She kept talking to him and spending time with him while she ignored me,"

What that's it?!

"He keeps dragging my sister away from her own little brother," he calmly seethed,

Marc is jealous. Wow I did not see that coming. When I thought Lucina had a brother complexity, Marc isn't so different. I just giggled at him.

"What's so funny?" asked Marc,

"You're jealous he took some time from your sister," I explained, "You're pretty greedy, just like your father,"

Well Chrom did glare at any non male Shepherds whenever they talk to me.

Marc just pouted while I giggled.

"So mother I guess I should lead," he told me,

I shrugged not caring, as long as we can get out of here. He decided to keep going to the same direction until we hit another hallway splitting into two. Marc looked hesitant and looked back and forth.

"Like mother like son, right?" I giggled,

"M-Mom!"

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We can hear the many screams of unfortunate souls getting killed by the future children. Yet I'm able to easily drown it out, like background music. Marc and I ended up at some sort of treasure room.

"More like their loot room mom," he corrected me,

We all gasped at the many contents stolen. It was mostly silver or golden statues but also seeds? They must want to start their own farm or something.

"Aww man I wanted to get here first!"

The two of us turned around to see Ann and Inigo. Gaius's kid looked like she just found out her biggest idol is a hoax while Inigo looked like he ran a marathon nonstop.

"Ann you're still fast on your feet as always," Inigo breathed out,

"And you'd still hit on anything that has boobs," she retorted with a smirk, "If you didn't know Olivia was your mother I bet you'd hit on her too!"

Ouch.

"I-I'm standing right here," Olivia popped her head behind her future son,

Well this just got awkward. It was a good few minutes of silence until was broken.

"Mother I'll start to get these supplies back to the village," Marc told me,

I nodded nonchalantly and I realized what I wanted to say.

"Take everything from them!" I grinned,

"And give nothing back!" smirked Marc,

Oh yes he is my kid!

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So we cleared the place, mostly thanks to Lucina and Chrom breaking though walls, and rest of the Shepherds realized we were here. Most of the couples seemed really worried about their kids and decided to check on them. Well it's mostly the fathers.

"Honestly I don't know what I'll do if something happened," sighed Lon'qu,

"Don't worry daddy I can take care of myself," Severa replied,

Then she glomped the man, and Lon'qu froze on that spot.

"Gregor so proud of child," our favorite mercenary welled up,

"F-Father I-I just stood back and distracted," Yarne sighed,

"Gregor will always be proud of you!" the man bellowed out,

Gregor then decided to left Yarne up in his arms and hugged him.

"Hey Kjelle how about some potato stew after we get back?" Stahl offered,

"Can I watch you?" Kjelle requested nervously, "I wish to become a better cook,"

Well at least it's still better than Sully's cooking.

"You hurt anywhere Nah? You gotta tell your pops!" Donny examined his tiny daughter,

"Nah," Nah...answered,

Wow she's easier going than I thought.

"So Brady everything alright?" wondered Ricken,

"Sheesh pa no worries everyone's alright after a good healing," he puffed his chest with pride,

No kidding Brady is up there as one of our best healers.

"So you took any of those fools in style Laurent?" Vaike smirked,

"Father practical attacks are safer and I do not kill in style," sighed the mage,

Well typical of Vaike to do that.

"Alright kiddo any tasty sweets at the place?" Gaius pointed at the fortress,

"Father it's not the candy thieves we took out," Ann joked,

Dammit now I want some sweets.

Everyone seemed relived about their kids being alright and I couldn't help but smile.

"Even if you three are powerful I couldn't help but..." Tharja blushed at her kids and husband, "Worry,"

Morgan and Robin beamed up at the comment.

"Sheesh mom even if Noire and I got hurt, but we didn't, dad wouldn't let those idiots live!" Morgan smiled,

Well then there's the new family.

"L-Libra?" Olivia and Inigo approached the war cleric nervously.

I knew it took one second for Libra to realize Inigo is his kid. Well if the very feminine face didn't give the hint, then the hair is the bigger giveaway.

"Hello father," Inigo smiled nervously,

"A son between Olivia and I?" Libra muttered in shock,

"U-Umm I would love it if I get to know you more Libra, a-and wonder how f-future me f-fell in love with you," Olivia blushed,

"L-Love?!" Libra's face matched the dancer's,

"Oh c'mon guys now you're making me blush!" Inigo too had a very red face,

Aww that's so sweet.

"Mother!" Lucina and Marc ran up to me,

"Hey kids what's up?" I wondered,

The two had the biggest grins on their faces.

"We just got a message our cousin in on the path towards the fortress," Lucina explained,

Oh is this what I think it is?

"Well to be more specific Aunt Lissa's kid," Marc added,

I nodded at the two until I felt an entire body jumping unto my back.

"Grim!' Lissa giggled, "Can you believe I get to meet my kid!"

Then more people approached us.

"Lady Lucina when will I meet my daughter?" Frederick asked,

"Frederick patient dear," Sumia calmed the great knight,

"Don't fret Sir Frederick, your daughter is on the way towards our destination," she reassured him, "I think,"

"Luce, Cynthia's at an island!" Marc pointed out, "It's even more south than our destination!"

Looks like I got a plan already for this.

"Ok a few of you guys should meet up with Cynthia but after the next village we resupply at," were my instructions, "I'll have to start listing off on who's going on this small expedition, Frederick, Sumia you guys are going obviously,"

The couple nodded with excited smiles.

"Grim we ready to meet our nephew on my side?" Chrom approached us,

Then I realized something.

"Oh Chrom you better start paying up!" I grinned,

"Wait you mean," his eyes widened,

"Yup swordhand man is your nephew and I bet even more money he actaully has names for his attacks!" my grin got bigger,

Oh man I'm gonna be filthy rich, royal treasury not included.


END AN: I think you guys are wondering what's been going on with me. Right? Well life. I'll just tell you guys to not take anything for granted and cherish your memories with people you love and care about. My aunt (technically my great aunt, my dad's aunt) passed away a few weeks ago and I've known her for so long in my life. (A surrogate grandmother) So yeah, funeral, reception, etc. Those kinda of stuff.

Sorry for bringing the mood down.

Hey at least I'm back!

Speaking of back, one of my favorite animes has FINALLY made it's return! I'm updated with the manga but when I saw the anime, EVERYONE looks so much like their manga counterparts, thanks to the new artist. Plus I just love the new opening! No seriously I lost count how many times I've pressed the reply.

Oh if you're wondering what anime it is: Fairy Tail!

Hooray moods back up! (I hope)

I'm back! (That's a lot of 'back' at this section here, now that I think BACK!) (Pfft)

Anyways Libra and Olivia represent the unexpected couple. I mean they did not expect themselves to raise a child together unexpected.

And of course the next chapter is the most obvious thing! We're gonna meet Owain! Are you guys ready for his epicness?!

Enjoy your day/night! (It's pretty much my catchphrase here right?)