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We arrive at Gareeg Mach in the afternoon. Byleth told us he had to report to Seteth so we had to wait for him in our classroom. No one was gravely hurt but that doesn't mean we weren't tired. For some people it was their first ever real battle. Linhardt just layed on the floor while Caspar sat next to him. Petra was helping Dorothea walk towards a chair since she could barely stand on her own. I would have helped her but I have my own problem to handle.
"Stop moving so much Richard."
"I have to move so I can get you to a comfortable resting spot."
On my back was a very tired Bernadetta. I've been carrying her since the battle ended because in her words I "owed her". Since I was the one who tried to convince her to fight she thought this was sufficient payment for that.
I walked to the wall that was across from the door and I placed her sitting on the wall. I then joined her on the wall since the walk back to Gareeg Mach was draining. Bernadetta's head landed on my lap as I see her eyes closed. I chuckle at her actions.
"I thought you would have rather slept on the floor than on me?"
"Too...tired...to…"
Her voice got quieter after every word until I couldn't hear her anymore. She reminded me of child so I just let her lay there. I sometimes forget that she is almost the same age as me. I began to pet her head like if she was a kitten while I exam the room. I realize that Ferdinand isn't here either. Maybe he joined Edelgard and Hubert who are standing outside the classroom.
I was glad the mission was a success but for some reason I have this weird feeling in my chest. Like a pain in my heart. My head also feels strange but I'm just assuming that it's just my body coming off the adrenaline of battle.
After a few minutes I see someone walk into the classroom. I try to stand up but Bernadetta's head stops me for a second. Luckily that second was used to realize that Byleth wasn't the one who entered the classroom.
"Wow you guys look pretty beat. It was that bad, huh."
I roll my eyes at Claude's statement and everyone else don't even try to respond to him. Claude continues to speak to us.
"You guys don't actually look really hurt so count yourselves lucky. The Blue Lions came back looking worse for wear. Then again they faced an army of bandits so it's understandable. The Golden Deer finished their mission quickly and we came back to Garreg Mach completely fine."
"Don't lie Claude."
Leo came up from behind Claude and sighed after he spoke. He looked restless. He looked at me and waved me over to him. I quickly look at Bernadetta and then at Caspar.
"Hey Caspar come over here for a minute."
Caspar says something to Linhardt and then walks towards me.
"What's up Richard?"
"Can you let Bernadetta rest her head on you while I'm away. I feel bad for her since she really tried her best out there today so I let her rest on my lap. I'll be back in a few minutes so can you hold the fort for me while I'm gone?"
"Sure thing, anything for Bernadetta."
If anyone else had heard him they might assume something was wrong here but since I know how Caspar is I just nod at him while I lift Bernadetta's head off my legs. Caspar switches places with me and I drop her head on Caspar's legs. I give him a thumbs up and he flashes a big smile towards me. I walk towards Leo and Claude. Claude is still talking to everyone even though I don't think anyone is listening to him while Leo uses his head to point outside. I merely nod at him in understandment and we walk out of the classroom. I notice that Edelgard is sitting on a bench while Hubert and Ferdinand are standing around her. It seems like those two are arguing with each other while Edelgard shaking her and pinching her nose.
"Sorry for interrupting your resting time Richard."
"It's fine Leo, so what's up? You look worried about something."
"Well, I've been waiting for you to return because you're the only one I can talk to about this."
I raise my eyebrow at him in confusion but I don't say anything. Leo continues.
"You see. I might have done something last night."
"You mean at the party?"
"Yeah. I don't remember much about last night I but woke up in a rather bad situation."
"A bad situation?"
I take a second to digest his words. He was speaking nervously and very vaguely. I tryed to remember last night but I was to busy with Dorothea that I didn't see anything weird happening. If I think about it there is only one possible outcome.
A drunk teenager hanging out with other drunk teenagers.
He doesn't remember anything yet he woke up to something terrible.
I have heard many people start stories like that and they always end the same way.
"You had drunk s#x!?"
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I threw my hand over Richard's mouth and quickly looked around. His three housemates were the only ones around us and they were still arguing with each other. I doubt they heard Richard's very unnecessary loud question. I can tell he is trying to say something but my hand is still covering his mouth. I set his mouth free and I try to whisper while yelling at him.
"How did you know that and why did you scream it out loud!?"
"Sorry. I was just surprised by the fact that you did something like that. I would have never took you as step jumper. Then again people are very different when they are drunk. Plus this isn't the first time I heard someone tell me the exact same thing."
Step jumper? I ignored that line and tryed to explain to him what had happened.
"Look, like I said I don't remember much from last night but when I woke up last night, there was a girl sleeping next to me."
The life drained out of Richard's eyes before he spoke with no energy in his voice.
"Hold on, do you really think that's what s#x is Leo?"
I can feel my face heat up.
"Of course not! We both didn't have any clothes on and she was asleep on top of me."
Richard's face returned back to normal and asked the question I thought he was going to originally ask first.
"So who was the lucky lady?"
He had a giant smile on his face that would make Claude nervous. My face gets even redder.
"I...can't say."
"Wait, like, you don't who it was or you just won't tell me?"
"The latter."
I didn't want to sell her out to Richard even though I trusted him the most, next to Claude. I didn't want to confront Claude about this because he would either not believe me or make fun of me for it. Then again I feel like Richard is doing the same thing. Richard eyes widen to my response.
"Wow look at you. What a gentleman. Then again I shouldn't have expected anything less from you."
He nods to himself after he spoke and before I could say anything he started to speak again.
"So you still haven't said what the problem is here. Did you not want to do it? Was it not your first choice? Was it weird when you woke up? Does she even know? Tell me Leo because I'm dying to know now."
I feel like he was making fun of me but I could tell he was genuinely interested in this. I sigh as I try to cool down my face.
"Well when I woke up…"
After I heard her voice I wanted to jump out of bed. Sadly she was stopping that from happening. Once I stopped squirming from her grasp she spoke again in a very tired but care-free voice.
"Thanks."
I turned my head to face her and I froze.
I can't believe this happened.
How am I going to be able to look her in the eyes now without getting embarrassed?
Does everyone know?
Does Claude know?
"I can't sleep when you worry about everything."
"Wait you heard me?"
"Well, yeah. You're mumbling to yourself and I'm right next to you."
Her pink eyes were staring right at me which made it difficult to ask my first question.
"Did...we...you know...it?"
Her eyes widen before she started to laugh at me
"Wow she laughed, that's a first. Then again, I have never asked a girl if we've 'done it' so there is that. I would be pretty devastated if a girl said that to...oh sorry. Continue with your story."
Anyways.
"Sorry, it's just that I've never seen you so flustered before. It's cute."
This is the first time a girl that isn't my mother said that to me. I turn my head so I'm staring at the ceiling. She used her hand to force me to look at her again. This time she had a serious expression on her face which is rare for her.
"You know I don't regret this. I'm glad my first was with you."
"Holy Seiros, this is getting exciting!"
"Are you going to keep interrupting me?!"
"Sorry, but can you just cut the fluff and tell me what the actual problem is?"
Fluff?
"Fine basically, we agreed to not mention it to anyone and to pretend it never happened."
"That went from cake level sweet to ice cream level cold."
Why did he use two different desert based comparisons? I try to prevent my voice from yelling at him.
"Can you be serious for a minute, please?"
I saw Richard's grin disappear from his face and he gave me an apologetic look.
"Sorry, I'm just hungry. So is that the problem or…?"
I sigh again and finally said what's the real issue is.
"I don't know what I should do. I never really did anything with the opposite gender before so this is all new to me. I'm really confused."
Richard gave me a half smirk which I could tell was sincere. He placed his hand on my shoulder which made me jump before he spoke to me in a serious voice.
"I get it now. To be honest I assumed that was somehow the root of the problem. You're inexperienced in the wild world of women, so it's understandable. The first real question you have to ask is how do you feel about this and what you really think of this mystery girl. Once you answered that, then you can work from there."
My eyes widen at his advice. I always thought about what others would think or what she is thinking about. I never really thought about my own feelings.
How do I feel about this?
Before I could answer that question Richard continued to talk.
"Actually you and me are on the same boat. On about how we feel, not the whole drunk s#x thing. Someone told me how they feel about me and I-"
"Richard, Lady Edelgard wishes to speak to you, so make haste at once."
I never saw Hubert until he actually spoke. He was standing behind Richard which was very terrifying to see. Richard closed his eyes and spoke with a very upset voice.
"Hubert I'm in the middle of a conversation right now so can you-"
"If this is about what you were talking to Leonardo about then that's fine. You two were having a pointless conversation about feelings which have no place here in Garreg Mach."
I then heard Edelgard yell at Hubert from a distance.
"Hubert leave them alone! It wasn't anything important so just get back here!"
Then Ferdinand spoke as well.
"Yes Hubert, get back here at once, for we are not done talking yet. I need you to understand that I obviously was more productive in today's battle than Edelgard was."
Hubert quickly snapped his neck at Ferdinand before walking towards him.
"And like I've been saying that is impossible because a walking rug like yourself will never be as great as Lady Edelgard was, is, and ever will be. I would even say that Linhardt contributed more than you did today."
"Hubert! That's enough. You too Ferdinand."
I then heard Richard sigh before whispering to me.
"What's wrong with these nobles? Do you think it's too late to join your house Leo?"
I cover my mouth before I started to laugh. Today had been a very interesting day. Sadly the day hasn't ended for us yet.
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I had been yawning all day which did not go unnoticed by my housemate.
"Hey Rosaline, are you okay? You've been yawning more than Linhardt today."
"Yeah, I'm just a little tired today, Annette."
"Did you not sleep last night because of that party? I passed out on the bed once I closed my door. I did hear that they called a group of students to the main hall just a few minutes ago. I think I saw Merice and Sylvain with them."
I'm glad she changed the subject because I didn't want to lie to her about my restless night.
"Now that I think about, I saw those two and other students leave the party and went off to who knows where. I wonder what Merice and them did last night."
As if on cue, we saw the group of students that were called into the main hall leave. I say leave but they were running out of the main hall with Richard and Leonardo leading them. They were running in rows with five people, which happened to be all Golden Dear members, behind Leonardo and four behind Richard. They turned right and towards the classrooms which is where we were at. As they ran past I heard Richard yell.
"How many idiots broke the rules?"
Dorothea who was behind Richard yelled.
"1!"
And then each person yelled the next number until it looped back to Richard who yelled
"9!"
They were almost out of hearing range when I decided to run closer to hear them more. After the first count Leo was the next one to start yelling.
"And how many laps do we have to run around Officer's Academy which is located at Garreg Mach Monastery!?"
Hilda who was behind Leonardo was the one who started the count but to my surprise they didn't stop the count at 9.
They stopped at 18.
I thought that they were going to stop chanting but Richard just repeated the same chant and everyone counted their number again. After they passed the main hall again, when Leonardo chanted about their laps they stopped at 17 this time.
I started to feel bad for them after lap 4 since I could tell that some of them were having trouble chanting their number.
At lap 7, Raphel found out what they were doing and joined them in their laps except he didn't join in on their chanting.
At lap 8, Caspar joined in as well.
At lap 10, Hilda, Lorenz, Mercedes, and Dorothea were having a really difficult time keeping up with the others. Richard decided to move himself to the back of the group so he could make sure nobody got left behind.
At lap 13, they stopped chanting since most of them couldn't even speak a single word.
At lap 15, the only ones left from the original group that were still running were Richard, Leonardo, Leonie, and Sylvain. Professor Byleth let the rest of them stop at lap 15. The only condition was that the 4 runners left had to run an extra lap for every student who dropped out.
At lap 23, the 4 of them were lying on the floor. Even Raphel and Caspar were really tired.
"I'm never drinking again!"
Leonardo shouted towards the sky as the rest of them merely nodded to his statement. I don't remember at what lap but Felix joined me in watching them run. He finally spoke since standing with me.
"What just happened?"
He asked the question that I've been thinking the entire time. Annette joined Mercedes once she dropped out at lap 15. I didn't have time to ponder on that question since I heard Dimitri voice behind me.
"Rosaline do you have a minute?"
Before I could answer he had a confused face as he looked at the students that were laying on the floor.
"Why is Sylvain and the other house members on the ground?"
"It's punishment."
Dedue showed up behind us to answer Dimitri's question. I quickly replied to him.
"For what?"
"Apparently these students snuck alcohol into the party last night and they were caught."
I looked at the students who were punished at it made sense age wise. All of them were over 18 expect Claude but I actually don't know his age. I just can't believe they would do something so stupid. I also find it hard to believe that Mercedes would join them. I don't take her as a drinker since she is a firm believer in the church.
I quickly remember that Dimitri wanted to speak to me.
"So what is it that you needed me for Dimitri?"
Dimitri was scanning the area before he answered my question.
"I actually need to speak to everyone in the Blue Lions and you were the first person I saw. Luckily most of the house is here. Felix and Rosaline can you two wait in the classroom while I get the rest of the house?"
I was slightly disappointed by what he said as I walked into the classroom. Felix followed suit as he mumbled to himself. After a minute, Mercedes and Annette walked in. Mercedes didn't have her sweater tied around her. Annette had it in her hand folded. Mercedes' cheeks were still red from running and to my surprise Felix gave her some water.
"Drink this. You look like you need it."
His tone was very aggressive and it sounded more like a threat than him being kind. Mercedes simply flashed him a smile and drank the water.
"Thank you Felix."
Even more surprising was that Felix looked a little red after she thanked him. Annette was about to speak when a loud voice interrupted their moment.
"I feel like I'm dying!"
"Shut up Sylvain! At Least try to walk a little!"
Ingrid was helping Sylvain walk since he must have been exhausted from running. Sylvain took his jacket off as well and Ingrid had it draped over her arm. After they walked in Dimitri and Dedue walked in. Dedue stayed by the door while Dimitri stood in front of us. He quickly looked at all of us and nodded to Dedue. Dedue closed the door to the classroom and walked towards Dimitri. I was confused and I voiced it.
"Wait what about Ashe?"
Dimitri wanted to have a meeting with the Blue Lions yet Ashe was not here yet. Dimitri had a very serious expression on his face when he answered me.
"Ashe is not here because this meeting pertains to him. Hanneman told me that they already assigned our next mission. They want the Blue Lions to accompany the Knights of Serios as they deal with the aftermath of a rebellion against the church. We will also be accompanied by Catherine during the mission."
Sylvain, who was now standing on his own, spoke up.
"You still haven't answered why Ashe isn't here. This info seems pretty important for Ashe to know."
"You're right Sylvain, I haven't answered the question yet. The reason I didn't want Ashe here is because who is leading the rebellion. It's Lord Lonato."
Everyone was silent after that. I covered my mouth with my right hand in disbelief. It makes sense now. Ashe's adopted father started a rebellion against the church. How could we tell Ashe this?
"I hope you understand now why I didn't want Ashe here. I was hoping we could find a way of telling him without causing him too much trouble."
"How foolish are you boar?"
Felix's sudden question caught all of us by surprise. Dimitri stared at Felix dumbfounded by his question. Felix didn't wait for him to respond.
"You want us to sugar coat it for Ashe? No matter how you say it, the truth is we are going to take down Lord Lonato. Rebelling against the church is punishment by execution. There's no point in running in circles about it with him."
"Just calm down a little Felix. Let's listen to what Dimitri has to say."
Sylvain was trying to calm Felix down but he failed.
"Why should we? I say just bring him here and we just tell him what you told us. There is no reason why he shouldn't be here. It's a waste of time to wait and figure out what to say to him."
This time Ingrid spoke against Felix.
"Felix we can't be blunt with something like this. We are talking about Ashe's father here."
"Adopted father."
Felix's correction struck a nerve with me as I yelled at him.
"Enough Felix! You are going too far with this! Just listen to what Dimitri has to say!"
"Of course you would side with your lovely boar prince Rosaline. Both you and the dog blindly follow whatever the boar prince has to say."
My eyes saw red after what Felix said. I ran towards him but Ingrid and Sylvain stopped me from moving any closer. In the corner of my eye I saw Dedue move towards Felix but Dimitri stopped him as well. Dimitri spoke with an angry tone towards Felix.
"Enough Felix. You took it too far."
"I merely spoke the truth. Now if you're done wasting my time here I have better things to do."
Annette and Mercedes tried to stop Felix but he walked towards the door. I refrained from going after him as I merely looked at Ingrid and Sylvain who were still holding me from moving. When Felix opened the door I didn't see who he spoke to.
"And what are you three doing here?"
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"I'm never drinking again."
This is what I get for letting Claude convince me to go with him. Sylvain, Richard and Leonie are joining me on the ground as we try to gasp for air. I know lying on the ground doesn't help air flow but my legs can't support my body anymore. I'm actually surprised by Richard since he just came back from his mission. He must be beyond tired.
"There're better places to take a nap than on the ground, you know?"
"Where did you steal that one Claude?"
"Why do you always assume I steal everything Leo?!"
"Am I ever wrong?"
Claude extended his arm for me so I could get up. After I stood up I was going to help up Richard but someone already beat me to it. My eyes widen when I saw her. I was close enough to hear their conversation.
"Thanks Marianne. I doubt I could get up by myself."
"No...problem."
Claude's back was toward them so he didn't see his own housemate help Richard. Another voice prevented me from hearing more of their conversation.
"Leo are you okay?"
I say voice but it was two different voices calling me. Both Hilda and Lysithea came towards me. Lorenz and Raphael were also behind them. I answered both of the girls concern.
"I'll be fine in a bit. I just need to catch my breath."
Claude quickly commented on what I said.
"You sure talk a lot for someone who is catching their breath."
Before I could retort another voice spoke up.
"Yeah I'm okay too guys, thanks for asking. Thanks Ignatz."
We all turned to see Leonie being helped up by Ignatz. Claude had a face of realization after Leoine spoke.
"Actually aren't we missing someone?"
Claude was going to turn his head but I quickly grabbed his head with a weak grip.
"Nope. We're all good."
Claude gave me a look of confusion which was my plan. Behind Claude, Marianne was still talking with Richard and I didn't want Claude to interrupt them. I let go of his head after I saw both of them walk away together. I also saw another girl giving them a death stare but I quickly averted my attention back to my house.
"Anyways how about some dinner because I'm starving."
All of us who ran agreed to my proposal as we all made our way to the dining hall. Hilda asked a question that I wanted to ask.
"So Raphael, why did you join us with our punishment?"
"I thought you guys were training so I wanted to join too."
"Of course that was your reason."
We all laughed at his answer. I then quickly made eye contact with those same pink eyes that I saw this morning and I quickly turned my head. Doing that made me realize that Claude wasn't next to me anymore. I looked around and saw that he wasn't around.
"It's seems like we lost Claude. I'm going to go get him before he causes more trouble."
I ignored everyone telling me to leave him be. I ran back to the classroom area and I saw him standing outside the Blue Lion's classroom door. I quietly ran towards him even though my legs were screaming at me to stop moving. Claude saw me and placed his finger on his lips. Once I got close to him, I noticed that he had his ear at the door. I whispered to him.
"Are you serious right now?"
I already knew the answer to that question but it was my knee jerk reaction to him.
"I thought it would be obvious that finger on lips meant to be quiet."
"You know I can't condone this right? This is going a little too far Claude."
"I saw the Blue Lions go in and they closed the door after they all went in."
"And?"
"All but one member of their house was present. Ashe Ubert. So why would they have a meeting with all of the Blue Lions but not him?"
"Claude, I think we should just-"
"This has to be about what I heard earlier today. That Lord Lonato is rebelling against the church."
My eyes widen at Claude's statement. I have no idea if I should even believe him but then again he wouldn't be doing what he is doing without any reason.
"That's crazy."
The voice behind us almost made me jump as I quickly turned around. The same pink eyes stared right at me. Before any words could be spoken the door to the Blue Lions' classroom opened. Felix stood in front of us.
"And what are you three doing here?"
Claude was the first to react.
"Good question Felix. An even better question is where are you going?"
Felix only glared at Claude as the rest of the Blue Lions looked at the three of us with confusion. Claude walked into the classroom like if he just didn't eavesdrop on their conversation.
"I think a house should be united as a strong team. They are the representatives of their respective nation. They are the best of the best. I mean that's why we are here right?"
He was talking like he was giving a sermon to his followers. He was constantly looking at everyone while never sounding nervous. It was natural to him. No one stopped him. No one spoke. Only Claude.
"I actually respect the Blue Lions quite a lot. During your mission, you guys took an impossible task and succeed. Sure the Knights of Serios came in to save you guys but the fact that you all survived with no casualties. That's impressive. I thought 'wow those guys are the real deal while our house is only being held up by a thin thread."
My eyes widen by his last comment. I never thought he would actually say that out loud. He told me in private that he felt upset with how our house was acting compared to the other houses.
"It's true. I mean what do you expect with a group of teenagers who are almost all strangers. It's going to be a tough road for me but that's how it is. However, after today, I can say that I would rather be the leader of the Golden Deer than the Blue Lions. Since you guys are so close with your fellow house members, you let everyone walk over each other. I would have never let it reach to the point that one of my house members walk out of a meeting. I also wouldn't withhold such important info from my fellow housemates. I expected better from you Dimitri."
Everyone was in stunned silence. No one tried to retort to Claude's statements. Since no one stopped him, Claude continued to speak.
"If I were in your situation, I would have told everyone about the mission together. Who knows how Ashe would react but he's old enough to handle the news. He's not a baby. He knows how harsh this world really is. As I'm sure all of you know that fact as well. Plus he has his housemates to comfort him. That's if this house was as united as I thought they were."
"That's enough Claude."
Dimitri finally spoke up. Everyone's eyes were on Dimitri after he spoke. He opened his mouth to speak again.
"Claude, Hilda, Leonardo, can I ask you three to leave now."
Claude was going to speak but Dimitri cut him off.
"And when you leave, can you look for Ashe and bring him here to me?I believe he is in his room."
"Sure thing Prince Dimitri."
Claude bowed his head as he spoke. Leave it to him to act like a dumbass after such a speech. The three of us leave the classroom and to my surprise Felix just stands at the door. He never left.
"That was pretty ballsy Claude."
"I have to agree. Claude don't you think you went too far?"
"Nah."
That's all he said. I sighed and shook my head at his actions. One wrong word and that could have ended badly for all of us. Only Claude.
"Actually Claude can you get Ashe by yourself? I have something to talk to Leo about."
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"Sure thing Prince Dimitri."
Those were the last words Claude said to us as the other Golden Deer members left us alone again. I had no words for what Claude said to us and I wasn't alone. Everyone had conflicted looks on their faces. We couldn't disagree with him. We let the fact that most of us are childhood friends become so casual with each other. Dimitri is our leader and we have to listen to him. He is our prince. Even Dimitri is guilty of being too casual with us. We were the first house eliminated when we had our mock battle. I'm also confident that if any of the other two houses were in the same situation as we were during our mission, they would have done a better job than us. We had the worst team work than any other house yet we were the most familiar with each other.
"I apologize-"
"Silence boar. I don't want another word from you until everyone is here."
Everyone stared at Felix after he interrupted Dimitri, but his back was facing us. He still stood at the door but it didn't seem like he was going to leave. After a few minutes of silence Ashe arrived.
"I was told by Claude that we were having a meeting."
Felix made way for Ashe to come in the classroom and Felix shut the door for us. Ashe looked at everyone's face with confusion but he still had a smile on. I noticed that his smile was a little off but I blamed the fact that everyone looked conflicted.
"What's wrong it looks like you guys were just scolded or something?"
He was right in more ways than one. Dimitri stared at Ashe with the same serious expression when he told us about the mission.
"Ashe, we just received news about our next mission."
"I see."
Ashe's eyes looked sad after he spoke. What happened to him? Dimitri continued.
"You see our next mission is to accompany the Knights of Serios to handle a rebellion against the church."
Before Dimitri could finish Ashe spoke.
"Led by Lord Lonato, right?"
Everyone's eyes widen by Ashe's words. Dimitri voiced our thoughts.
"How did you know?"
"I received a letter earlier today about it. I've been in my room trying to understand it. I thought it was a joke but I know better to think like that. Even now it's hard to believe it but there's no point in looking away from it. I think I understand what's happening here now. Claude told me that my house cared about me out of the blue and now I know why he said that. You guys already knew this too right? That's why you guys had such sad expressions on your faces. You were trying to find a way to tell me this right?"
No one answered his question. He smiled again.
"I guess what Claude said was right. I do have a house that cares about me."
As he spoke he still had a smile on his face but his eyes spoke a different story. Tears were rolling down his face. I was too shocked by everything that happened to react but Sylvain was the first to react. He hugged Ashe. At this point Ashe was crying. Everyone except Felix and Dedue embraced Ashe while he was crying. All the girls including me were crying with him. I don't know how long we were there but we didn't want to leave Ashe alone. He was our housemate. He was a member of the Blue Lions and we were not going to leave him.
AN:
Yahello! I got it out right before the month ended so that's a victory for me. I apologize for not finishing this before the year ended. The night shift at a warehouse killed any free time I had. I had to reread the entire story again to remind me of everything that I wrote and wow. It feels so weird reading my own story. I also edited every chapter so they all have character labels for every time I change perspective. I also realize how I bring things up and I forget to mention them again later on and now I'm trying to remember some of the ideas I had before. I had a notebook with my ideas but my cat destroyed some of the pages so lucky me. Another point I wanted to bring up is the DLC for the game. I noticed that 2 characters use last names that I used for my OCs. After thinking about it for a while I decided to just continue like normal and not include them in my story unless some crazy thing happens in it. Thank you for reading and I'm honestly really happy that anyone reads this story with a shitty name that I'm surprised that I haven't changed it yet. Funny story, when I was trying to figure out the name of the story I was watching wrestling and the nWo was on and I said screw it I'm using it. That's how New World Order came to be. Maybe I'll change it. Doubt it. Anyways once again thank you for reading and see you for the next chapter that will come out at an unknown date.-Omas125
P.S- watch 1917 and Gentleman if it's in your theater. They are like 10/10 movies in my opinion. Also nice that Byleth is in Smash. Nice one Masahiro Binary Sakurai. Much love
