Robin

My eyes opened only to be overloaded with white lights. I squeezed them shut as I tried to remember what happened. Opening my eyes slowly this time I found myself staring at the familiar ceiling of the infirmary. I groaned internally as I recalled the head splitting pain right before I had passed out. It was gone for now, thankfully, but I knew what was behind it.

"Good you're awake." Dr. Mario said and I had to turn my head to see him. He scowled as he did a quick check up. "This is becoming ridiculous." He sighed as he put his tools away.

"Yes it is." I agreed as I tried to sit up. Dr. Mario glared at me, so I returned to laying down.

"Do you know why this happened?" Dr. Mario leaned back dangerously in his wheeled chair.

"Yes," I was surprised by my answer but then I remembered the truth potion, "it's because of Grima or a voice that claims it's Grima." Dr. Mario seemed surprised by my answer and leaned forward.

"You guys were talking about Grima last time you were in here." Dr. Mario pointed out. "I'm guessing this person isn't friendly if he was behind most of those accidents."

"Dragon." I stated. Dr. Mario lifted a bushy eyebrow in confusion. "Grima is a dragon that is sort of treated as a deity in the world I'm from."

"So you have an evil god in your head?" Dr. Mario summarized.

"Yes, but I think he wants control of my body." I didn't want to say that, but with the truth potion all the words just slipped out.

"Well doesn't that sound fun?" Dr. Mario asked sarcastically.

"No, it's quite frightening." I answered again, apparently if anyone even jokes I can't stop myself from answering. Dr. Mario's bushy eyebrows furrowed.

"You're pretty talkative today, did you hit your head or something?"

"No, someone slipped a truth potion into the food and now I can't help but speak the truth." I groaned and I saw Dr. Mario trying not to smirk.

"You can only tell the truth?" Dr. Mario asked and I had a bad feeling about this, but there was no way to stop myself.

"Yes, so what do you want to ask?"

"Nothing." Dr. Mario stated and leaned back with his arms crossed behind his head. I stared at him in bewilderment.

"I don't believe you." I told him flatly as I regained my composure.

"Well it's the truth." The doctor replied. "You're in trouble and I wasn't sure if you knew that, but clearly you do. I just want you to know that I will help you in any way I can." I was still skeptical about him passing up this chance to ask me a thousand questions that I would have no choice but to answer.

"Thank you." I said and it was reassuring to have him on my side.

"Actually I have one question for you," Dr. Mario was staring right at me and I unconsciously gripped the bedsheets, "have you told Master Hand about Grima?" I once again stared at him; that was not the question I was expecting.

"No," I answer quickly, "should I?" Dr. Mario grimaced and he wiggled his mustache back and forth.

"I don't think you should." He stated and he got up from his chair. I took that as the end of our conversation, but I still had questions to ask him. Dr. Mario went over to the door and opened it. Suddenly Chrom tumbled into the room with Lissa, Frederick and Sumia behind him, though Sumia landed face down on the floor.

"Good, you're alright." Chrom grinned and I blinked at him in confusion. I had just told him that I had no memories of him, or anyone for that matter, and he here was acting like nothing happened. Actually all of them were. I wasn't sure if I should be bothered that Lucina wasn't with them or not, but she had been avoiding me since lunch.

"What are you doing here?" I asked. A small part of me was wishing that they wouldn't have come and would just avoid me, but I couldn't help feeling overly happy to see them.

"We were worried about you." Lissa said and rolled her eyes. "Why else would we be here?"

"I don't know that's why I asked." I said once again due to the truth potion.

"It's so strange to see you telling the truth." Chrom chuckled as he took a seat. I wasn't sure if I liked that comment.

"Did I lie a lot?" Chrom stopped laughing when I asked my question. My eyes widened when he smiled warmly.

"No, you just kept things to yourself," Chrom answered, "which was almost as annoying as lying."

"I see," apparently I wasn't that different from when I had memories, "I'm sorry for lying about my memories." Chrom grimaced and crossed his arms.

"Well I'm still pretty mad about that, but I understand your reasoning." He said. "You're just trying to keep everyone safe, like you always do. Just because you're an amazing tactician doesn't mean you don't do stupid things every once and a while." Everything felt a little clearer now and I couldn't stop myself from smiling.

"The 'stupid' part was unnecessary." I told him with a small laugh and Chrom began to laugh too. Our laughter was stopped by Frederick clearing his throat.

"Milord," he began stiffly, "I think it is important to ask about what happened to Robin earlier." I tensed up. There was no way I could tell them about Grima, but with the truth potion I wouldn't be able to stop myself.

"I believe it has something to do with his memories." Dr. Mario suddenly stated and everyone, including myself, turned to him. "I'm not absolutely sure yet, but I think something is sealing his memories and whenever he is about to remember something well you saw what happened." I knew that wasn't right, but for anyone else it would sound quite believable.

"Why would his memories be sealed?" Frederick pointed out, because nothing got passed him. Dr. Mario didn't even waver and he kept his calm demeanor.

"I'm only a doctor, but my guess is he saw something while he disappeared and he couldn't continue living normally with that information."

"So he'll never get his memories back?" Lissa asked sadly. I felt a chill run down my spine as I considered the question. Dr. Mario shrugged.

"It's alright we have Robin back now, even if he doesn't get his memories back he can make new ones!" Chrom said brightly and I stared at him in disbelief.

"Has anyone told you that you trust people too easily?" I asked, slightly embarrassed because I didn't want to say that out loud. Chrom smiled at me and if I wasn't in a bed I would've taken a step back.

"Actually yes, you did." He continued smiling. "Frederick also mentions it a lot, so sometimes the two of you would team up to lecture me." I looked up at Frederick, something about him was intimidating and he seemed wary of me.

"I don't think you should trust me this much." I said softly. Chrom frowned and was about to say something, but was interrupted by Frederick.

"I agree," he came closer, eyeing me the entire time, "there is a high possibility that Grima has possessed him and pretending to have no memories." I had an idea someone was going to mention this possibility, because Reflet had though the same thing at one point.

"Frederick, there is no way-" Chrom started.

"It's only a possibility." Frederick mentioned. "I don't want to believe it either, especially because he sacrificed himself to destroy Grima." I was surprised to see how conflicted he looked.

"I know this isn't much help, but I'm not Grima." I managed to stop myself from mentioning that his voice was in my head though.

"Ignore him, Frederick is always such a worrywart." Lissa pouted.

"I am just being cautious." He defended himself.

"It's alright," I told them and tried to sit up a bit, "he has every right to be suspicious of me."

"Thank you." Frederick said, though he didn't sound very thankful. Luckily Shulk and his group came into the infirmary.

"Hey," he walked in cautiously, "how are you feeling?"

"It feels like Ganondorf just elbowed me in the head." I answered. It was depressing that I was telling the truth and I had to lay my head on my pillow. Everyone else didn't understand what I meant, but Shulk and Dr. Mario nodded their heads. Dr. Mario slid across the floor in his chair and handed me colourful pills and a glass of water.

"You should've mentioned that earlier." He hissed a bit.

"You didn't ask." I retorted and Dr. Mario glared at me as he went back to his desk. I sat up so that I could drink the water, but found that the room was spinning. I endured the awful sensation long enough that I could take the pills that Dr. Mario had given to me.

"What were those?" Sharla asked Dr. Mario. She was the one who said she was a medic, so I guess she would be quite excited to meet Dr. Mario.

"Painkillers." He said flatly and took a swig of his coffee.

"They kill pain then, I see…" Sharla continued to mumble something, most likely some sort of medical jargon. I should probably look up some of this stuff myself. I'm sure Dr. Mario would enjoy it if I stopped asking him questions all the time. Lissa was also near Dr. Mario and Sharla and soon the three were having a discussion about healing.

"I don't think you'll be able to follow the conversation." Dunban said. At first I thought he was speaking to me, but he was looking at Shulk.

"It's not like that," Shulk said looking a little embarrassed, "I just wanted to see if Sharla is learning new stuff…and all."

"I understand," Chrom suddenly said and I looked at him confused, "well not Sharla, but my sister Lissa. With the war over, all of our roles have suddenly changed so Lissa has been studying hard on healing techniques."

"Yes, it is difficult to find a role after fighting." Dunban said, and I presumed had personal experience with the subject.

"You were a hero though and I was taking care of you." Fiora pouted a bit. "Everyone was thankful for your service and the sacrifice you made, so I'm sure someone would have given you a job." Dunban smiled, but it didn't seem very reassuring.

"Anyway, there is something I need to discuss with Robin." Shulk cut in. "I know this is rude, but can I ask you guys to step out?" Nobody argued with him and I wasn't sure what it was he wanted. He took a seat in one of the empty chairs by my bed.

"Is something wrong?" I asked, worried that something had happened when I blacked out. "Is Lucina alright?" My face flushed as the words slipped out.

"Nothing happened to Lucina," Shulk laughed a little and I held back remarks about him around Fiora, "actually this is about Kamui."

"What's wrong with Kamui?" I furrowed my brows. "Well other than her family problems?"

"It doesn't have to do with her family," Shulk said and I could tell that he was hesitating, "it has to do with Corrin." I grimaced when he was mentioned. He just got under my skin and I hadn't forgiven him for spying on Lucina. "He has been pretty suspicious and all…and lately he has been discussing things in secret with Kamui."

"Have you been spying on them?" I blurted out and Shulk's face went red. I managed to hide my disgust, but Shulk wasn't being any better than Corrin.

"It was by accident," he said quickly, "and I don't want to believe that my friend is doing something bad."

"So you spied on Kamui to make sure she wasn't plotting anything?" I asked and watched Shulk nervously scratch the back of his head.

"I know it sounds bad, but Corrin is being threatened by somebody." Shulk announced, but I already knew that.

"Yeah and you think the same thing could happen to Kamui." Shulk nodded his head and I smiled a bit. "Don't worry, Kamui chewed Corrin out when she found out what he was being offered." Shulk's eyes open wide and he lifted his head.

"Wait, you already knew?" He asked in surprise. I stopped myself from nodding my head, knowing the pain it would cause.

"Yes, Lucina and I caught him spying on us." Shulk slumped in his chair.

"I was worried for nothing." Shulk pouted.

"Sorry, I guess with everything going on I forgot about it." I explained, though it was more like Lucina fainting at the time was more important.

"It's good to know that Kamui can be trusted…" Shulk trailed off and seemed a little conflicted.

"What's wrong?" I asked curious to know what he was thinking.

"W-well I happened to spy on Corrin this one time," he said nervously, "and he was having a conversation in a classroom with a woman. I hid so that I could see who he was talking to when she left, but only Corrin left the classroom at first." Shulk grimaced as he explained. "I got impatient and went into the classroom, but nobody was there…"

"I don't understand how this is important?" I asked, as I assumed the woman left through the window or some other planned exit.

"I checked the windows and found one was unlocked," I rolled my eyes regrettably making the room spin a bit, "but there was no foot prints on the wet grass." I frowned when this seemed to be going somewhere. "Kamui was suddenly in the room asking what I was doing…"

"I see," I said as I pieced together what he was saying, "then it is very possible that the Kamui that caught Corrin that time was actually the woman threatening him and the real Kamui could still be used the same way Corrin was." Shulk nodded, but I found it was too much. "I think that is wrong though."

"I hope it is too." He said as he got up. "It's good to know we are on the same page now, so I'll see you later."

"Wait," I said, before he could turn to leave, "why didn't you tell me this earlier?" Shulk went pink.

"Dunban noticed that I was acting strange around Kamui and lectured me about trusting my friends…" Shulk said, clearly embarrassed. "He said that I should talk to you and the others about it, before I confront Kamui about it."

"Are you going to talk to her about it?" I looked him in the eye and wondered if he knew what was being offered. "Do you know what that woman was offering to Corrin?" Shulk shook his head.

"Do you?" He asked. "I thought she was threatening him."

"A wish." Shulk paled a bit and he stood there considering what I had told him.

"I'll keep that in mind." He waved goodbye, but stopped when the infirmary door opened with a bang. Lucina's sister stood in the door way panting and she glared at me as she entered the room.

"There you are." She hissed and I could see her family trying to pull her back.

"Cynthia, please stop." Sumia was reaching forward to grab her arm, but tripped over nothing. Chrom caught her before she hit the ground, leaving Lissa and Frederick to hold onto Cynthia.

"I just want to talk to him." She shouted at her family, and I had a feeling that was a lie. Her eyes, they looked ready to kill. Luckily her shouting made Dr. Mario angry.

"Oi, shut up this is an infirmary!" He shouted at her. "If you're going to yell go somewhere else." Nobody bothered to argue that he was yelling too. Cynthia looked like she was sizing him up and I really hoped she didn't try to pick a fight with him.

"What are you going to do about it old man?" She sneered, apparently she came to the conclusion that she could beat him. Dr. Mario got up from his chair, furious and ready for a fight. Everyone in the academy was always prepared for a fight and it was how they solved most disputes, which I always found weird.

"You asking for a fight little girl?" Dr. Mario returned.

"Stop it." Shulk interrupted. "Seriously, Dr. Mario you can't solve everything through fighting." Shulk said in an attempt to bring some sense to him. Dr. Mario glared at him.

"Okay Shulk, so how did you save your world?" Dr. Mario grinned. "I bet it wasn't through talking things out." Shulk glared at him and he tensed.

"Fine, you want to fight Dr. Mario?" Shulk challenged him and I was disappointed that Shulk fell right into Dr. Mario's trap.

"That's right, we'll settle it like any Smasher would." Dr. Mario said and the two stormed out of the room. Dunban sighed and looked disappointed as he and the rest of Shulk's friend followed him. Chrom and the others seemed a little bit confused at what happened, but Frederick maintained his hold on Cynthia. It was unnecessary though as she seemed just as confused as the others.

"Ummm, I thought he was going to fight me?" She looked around at everyone.

"I guess with peace in their respective worlds they are always itching to test their strength and skills?" Chrom proposed and I had to agree with him.

"I need to speak with Robin." Cynthia said again, but clearly more calm now. Chrom and Sumia exchanged looks and nodded.

"Alright, but don't hurt him." Chrom warned and Cynthia nodded. Frederick released her and she walked into the infirmary. Cynthia shut the door and the atmosphere of the room became tense. She slowly walked towards me and I was attempting to read her facial expression. Annoyed? Angry? I couldn't place it.

"Robin," she said sharply, "how do you feel about my sister."

"This question again?" I blurted out. She placed her hands on her hips and glared.

"Yeah, so answer it." I could feel my face heat up as I considered her question.

"I-I'm not sure…" I answered. Which was the truth…probably? Cynthia's eyes narrowed and she stepped closer.

"What do you mean?" She hissed.

"I don't know how I feel about Lucina." I repeated, unsure of why her anger was growing.

"You've forgotten everything?" She asked, and I noticed a hint of sadness in her features.

"Yes, I have no memory from before I came to the academy."

"Do you feel anything for Lucina?" She suddenly asked and leaned forward.

"W-why do you keep asking me this?" I responded. She grabbed the collar of my shirt and pulled me closer to her. The sudden movement intensified the pain I still felt in my head and the room was spinning a bit.

"I'm worried about her!" She screeched, but quickly caught herself. Cynthia glanced at the door, but unfortunately nobody entered. "Everyone else has somebody, but Lucina…" My brows furrowed as I watched the tears form in Cynthia's eyes. "Why are you such an idiot?"

"I don't know…" I accidentally answered. 'Seriously when was this truth potion going to wear off?' Cynthia released my shirt and I flopped back down on the bed. There was still a little pain, but the room was no longer moving.

"You better-"

"Cynthia!" Lucina announced as she entered the room. She looked flustered and angry as she stormed towards her sister. "What do you think you're doing?" Her sister flinched at her loud voice.

"N-nothing." Cynthia smiled and Lucina's glare deepened.

"Why are you speaking with Robin in private then?" Lucina asked, she gave a quick glance my way before returning her gaze to her sister.

"I was just asking him some questions about his memory, right?" She looked at me pleadingly, clearly forgetting the fact that I could only tell the truth.

"Not really." I replied and Cynthia frowned at me.

"Oh come on." She said angrily. "You can't just lie?"

"Truth potion, remember?" I pointed out to her. She turned back to Lucina grinning nervously.

"It wasn't anything important really." Cynthia said unconvincingly. Lucina finally turned to me and I couldn't help but feel happy. She had been avoiding making eye contact with me since lunch now and it was terrible.

"W-what did she talk to you about?" Lucina's anger dissipated as she asked nervously.

"How I felt about-" Cynthia put her hands over my mouth before I could finish.

"Hahaha, probably should just let the patient rest?" She laughed and Lucina did a quick survey of the room.

"Where is Dr. Mario?" Lucina asked. I felt slightly relieved that she had become distracted so easily, and that the conversation wasn't going to be continued.

"Shulk challenged him to a fight and they left." I told her.

"Shulk did?" Lucina repeated, knowing that Shulk was more passive. I managed to stop myself from looking at Cynthia who was mostly at fault for the fight, but I couldn't stop myself from saying it.

"Cynthia was picking a fight with Dr. Mario, and when Shulk tried to stop it he sort of got dragged in." I grimaced after I said it and Cynthia glared at me.

"Cynthia, if I said Frederick couldn't beat him why would you think you could?" Lucina turned to her sister, who just hung her head.

"I'm sorry Lucina….I just want you to be happy." Cynthia murmured. I wasn't sure why starting fights with Dr. Mario would make Lucina happy, unless this was some sort of revenge scheme for that fight with Mario? I shook my head. There was no way Lucina would do such a thing, and Dr. Mario doesn't seem to like Mario.

"Cynthia, thank you for your generosity," Lucina's voice was cold, "but I am the only one who can decide what makes me happy." I stared at Lucina, curious to what they were discussing. Lucina noticed my gaze and turned to me embarrassed. "I apologize for my sister's action, please get some rest." Lucina grabbed her sister's wrist and dragged her from the room before I could say anything. Nobody entered the room after she left, so I assumed that she had told Chrom and the others to let me rest. I sighed as I relaxed into the soft bed. The lights were still much too bright, but suddenly my eye lids felt so heavy I couldn't help but close my eyes. I wasn't surprised to hear the voice echo across the room.

"Robin~"

Author's Notes

Another chapter yay! I have no excuse for this being so late, but I'll blame it on Pokémon Go because it makes me tired and go to sleep at a sort of decent hour.

Well it's vacation time for me, because who doesn't take a vacation right before summer break is over? Since my laptop isn't coming with me, there probably won't be a chapter till schools starts. (EEEK! I said it!)

Leave a comment or review! Until next time~