So the results for the poll are in and a lot of people want this collection to continue to chapter 100. Thats gonna be hard, maybe even impossible for me as I've may only have like 5 ideas left before I run dry. Whether or not I come up with more remains to be seen. My mind is always thinking of something new.
Thats why I'd like your help. If you've got a good idea with a detailed prompt PM me and I'll reply when I can so we can talk about it. I'll give you credit of course, but its more helpful then asking you guys to request a girl in the reviews as giving me a prompt will give me a lot more to go off of.
Thank you, and lets shoot for 100!
On the off chance I had made an actual story on FE three house I had a bunch of ideas planned for some chapters. Some of them full of fluff. This was one of those chapters.
I don't think I'm going to be making a story but I didn't want this idea to go to waste. So I typed it up to put in this collection.
Enjoy.
It was dark. Cold.
He didn't remember much. He only remembered running to Rhea's aid, and then the ground beneath him fell.
After that everything went dark.
He came to several times. Slipping in and out of consciousness. He opened his eyes, seeing the gray sky. He was being dragged slowly, his vision darkened
He came to again. Leaning against a rock, he shook his head. Looking around slowly. He was on the outskirts of the town surrounding the Monastery. He became aware of another presence nearby. Shifting his head to stare at whoever was near him.
To his surprise, it was Kronya. She was clutching her legs to her chest, leaning against a rock opposite of him. Resting her cheek against her knees and staring at him.
"Long time no see, Professor..." She spoke in a solemn tone. The Professor nodded in agreement. He hadn't seen her since he saved her in the forest, the last thing he remembered was a brief smile before she took of into the woods.
Now, here she was. Looking the same as he last saw her. Albeit a little more disheveled. Her eyes hinted at a tone of sadness, she was staring at him longingly.
The Professor shakily stood up, his knees buckling and he fell back to the ground, Kronya stood up and ran to his side. "Professor, you shouldn't be pushing yourself so hard. You've been out for a while..."
Byleth stood back up with the help of Kronya. He turned to her. "Its quiet...The battle, did we lose?"
Kronya raised an eyebrow. "Battle...?"
Byleth nodded, turning to walk towards the Monastery, but Kronya held onto his arm and pulled him back. He turned his around towards her again and glared at her. She glared back.
"What year do you think it is?"
He raised an eyebrow at her question. It was obviously still the first year of school. Well it should've been, before Edelgard decided to end it.
Kronya became noticeably more depressed when he told her what year he believed it was.
"So...You really don't know..." Kronya let go of his arm, holding her hands together. "It's been five years, Professor..."
Byleth's eyes widened. Five years? How was that possible? Kronya continued.
"After you fell off the cliff, Rhea was captured. The Monastery quickly fell, and everyone left. Even your students."
Byleth clutched his hands into fist. His students...He failed them...
"Where are they, my students?"
Kronya shrugged. "I don't know..."
Byleth looked down. His student's probably thought he was dead...They had no doubt given up hope. He was gone for five years...
Five years...
Byleth's thoughts begin to churn. Five years, they had made a promise five years ago...To meet up on a holiday. If what Kronya said about the date was true, then today was that holiday.
Byleth turned away from Kronya and begin to walk towards the ruin Monastery. Kronya chased after him.
"H-Hey! Where do you think you're going!?"
"My students need me. Their waiting for me."
She jumped in front of him, stopping him. "Are you ignoring me?! Your students aren't there anymore! Only bandits reside there now!"
Byleth shook his head. "Me and my students made a promise five years ago. We'd all meet up on this day. Regardless of the circumstance."
"What makes you think they'd honor such a silly promise like that?!"
Byleth narrowed his eyes at her. His sharp gaze picering her, a shiver running down her spine.
"Because their my students, and I am their teacher."
He pushed past her. Continuing his trek towards the Monastery, Kronya staring at him from behind.
"What about me!?"
Byleth stopped in his tracks. Turning around once again and looking at Kronya. Her gaze was intense, angry. He fully turned his body towards her. Waiting for her to elaborate. She took a few steps closer to him.
"Five years, I searched for you...For five years..."
Byleth raised an eyebrow. "Why?"
"That's just the thing...I don't know...Ever since you rescued me from the forest...My mind's been filled with nothing but thoughts of you. When I think of you, my chest tightens, my heart beats against me chest, my face gets all hot..." Tears had begun to well in Kronya's widened eyes. She looked almost deranged, slowly going crazy the more she explained herself.
"I had to find you. So when I came here during the battle, and saw you fall off that cliff...I think something inside me broke..." She looked to the ground. "But I couldn't give up...I refused to believe you died..."
She took a few more steps closer to him, Byleth continuing to stare at her. "I didn't eat, or rest, or anything...I searched frantically for you...And now that I've finally found you, you want to leave..." She looked up at him, tears streaming down her face, her eyeshadow beginning to run. "What have you done to me? Do I mean nothing to you?"
Byleth frowned, glancing away from her and off to the side. Kronya killed his father, she did so with childlike glee. Yet, something stirred within him when he saw the betrayal that almost lead to her death. He didn't know why, but he had to step in. Give her a chance to escape. He didn't plan on seeing her again, but she had practically saved his life. Who knows how much longer he would've been out for. Five years was too long.
"I believe...You're in love with me..." He stated flatly. Kronya widened her eyes, before giggling.
"Don't be ridiculous...There is no such thing as love..."
"How else do you explain what's happening to you?"
Kronya didn't answer, simply staring at him. "Love...I didn't know I was capable of something like that..."
She stepped even closer to him. Now inches away from each other. "Fine then..." She looked up and into his flat, gaze. "I love you..." As she muttered those words, her chest tightened, and suddenly she couldn't stop herself from talking.
"I love you so much it hurts, I love you so much it drives me crazy." What was she doing? She had to stop herself! Tears began to run down her eyes again, she clutched the sides of her head with both hands. Yet she didn't stop spilling everything.
"I can't stop loving you, the thought of you loving someone else is horrific...I only want you to love me..." She threw herself against him. Wrapping her arms around him, maybe being close to him would stop this.
"I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you, I love you!" She began to sob, unable to hold back the tears. She was falling apart, her mind was a mess, her heart was confused. The only thing holding her together was the Professor's presence.
Byleth watched her, concerned for her, but he understanding. To someone like her, this feeling was something so strange. So foreign. Her mind and body, which had only been trained to kill, was experiencing something entirely new.
Her patted her head, which elicited more sobs from her. Eventually she calmed down, shyly pulling away from him, holding her arms behind her back, blushing heavily.
"What should I do, Professor?"
"Come with me." Byleth answered immediately, causing Kronya to suddenly look up in shock.
"B-But...I tried to kill you, and you're students...I even killed you're father..."
Byleth frowned, she was right. Forgiving her for something like that was not easy.
But this was a good start.
He held out his hand, offering it to her. She glanced at it, before looking at him and smiling. Placing her hand in his and he gripped it tight. Ensuring her that he would be there for her.
This was a new start for them. Byleth hoped he would be able to properly answer her sudden, and violent confession.
But for now, this would do.
Hope you guys enjoyed that. It felt a lot weaker then I had planned. It sounded better in my head, as most things do.
Kronya is fun to right, its interesting writing her as such a docile character. Its fun to imagine that would be what she's like after she joins the Professor. I hope you guys enjoy these Kronya chapters too.
Until next time.
