What's NILS Doing Here?

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And it's now answer the reviews time! * crickets sound is heard * I see then . . .

Jeanie: I didn't make it a Romance/Humor fic because I suck at romance. As you'll see in this chapter ^^;;. I'm open to suggestions on that subject for this fic . . .

Neomagician: When you mean 'not script', do you mean not in the support conversations? If that's what your meaning, then well, I haven't seen ANY support conversations in the game itself, so that's why it isn't scripted to any. But I DID get Eliwood and Hector to Support Convers. each other today ^_^.

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Nils looked at the dreary gray and blue building that seemed to drive fear into Ninian's heart. "What's so bad about your school? Doesn't seem that bad to me!" He piped up.

"It's what's on the inside that scares me." Ninian replied. Turning back to the school, she tugged at Nil's hand and entered the building, her little brother following her.

"Are you SURE no one else will look after me today?" Nils asked her before entering the building.

Ninian sighed. "If someone would've looked after you, then I wouldn't be bringing you to school in the first place Nils. I'm sure Principal Pent will help us again."

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"No one will look after Nils AGAIN?! Why don't' you hire a babysitter for him?!!" Pent yelled at Ninian.

Ninian was starting to stutter in her speech. "W-well . . . s-sir . . . when I tried that . . . she said he was a terror to human society! And it doesn't help when I can't pay anyone!" She replied to the Principal's yelling.

Nils looked at Pent with a pleading look. "Please sir! No one wants to help us, and I can't stay at home 'cause dad is working! I can't stay home alone!" He looked at him with his trademark puppy dog eyes. "Please? Just ONE more time?"

The vice-principal sighed. "Just let Nils stay today, Pent. He can't stay after today. How's that sound?" Louise entered the room, tired of this ritual pretty much everyday.

Nils and Ninian smiled. Nils took his celebrating to a higher level though. He was bowing at Louise's feet, making her blush.

"Alright. He can stay today. But he will NOT be staying after today!" Pent enforced. Ninian bowed a few times, and left the room.

Then the Principal sighed. * Now what am I going to do with you? * He thought, as he looked at Nils.

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"Oops! Sorry." Hector said, after accidentally hitting Wil in the face with a badminton racket.

Wil rubbed his face, and made a confirmation grunt. "Suuurrre . . . 'cause that's the THIRD time you've hit me in the face with the stupid racket!!"

"Hey! Look out!" Serra called out, as she was making her serve. She hit the birdie, and it had just whizzed past Hector's face after he looked up.

"Watch where you're AIMING that thing, Serra!!" Hector yelled back at her.

Erk looked a little more annoyed then usual. * I hate team sports . . . especially when I'm teamed with Serra. * "When's the class end anyway?!"

Wil looked at his watch. "In half an hour!"

* UGH!! * echoed through their minds for the rest of the period.

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Lyn looked into the office for a brief moment. She thought she saw a little kid! After blinking a few times, she took her head back into the hallway.

Then she saw it! A little kid in the office! Lyn looked at him for a few moments. He noticed her, and then quickly went back into the depths of the office. Lyn stood there for a few moments, and then was called away by Florina.

After walking a few steps, she decided to ask Florina about the question. "Who was that little kid in the office I just saw?"

Florina looked at her. "What did he look like?"

"Well," Lyn started, "he had short, bluey-green hair, and he looked like maybe a twelve-year-old."

"Oh." Florina relaxed a bit. "That's Nils. Ninians' younger brother. He doesn't have another place to go, so the principal looks after him. Personally I think he won't be staying much longer. But Ninian had her way with the last principal."

Lyn looked back at the office. "Maybe my mom and I can help them. Mom works at home, so I'm sure she'd be ok with looking after a twelve-year-old."

Florina stared at her. "Last time he had a babysitter, she said he was a terror to human society!!"

Lyn looked at her back. "Oh. Well, I'm sure we could figure out something." She then looked confused. "Who IS Ninian, anyway?"

The pegasi knight in training sighed. "She's the shy and quiet one in our English class. You know, light green-blue hair, red eyes . . . never talking, even when the teacher asked?"

"Oh, her." Lyn nodded. "I'll talk to her tomorrow then. I'll ask my mom about it."

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Nils was wandering around the hallways of the school. Things had gotten so boring in the office, so he decided to wander around during class time.

Looking at the various classes that were in session, he looked at them with boredom. * What boring classes! Ninian has to learn this stuff? I could NEVER live through it! *

Eliwood turned his eyes to the window. Great. Nils was here again today. Nils always seemed to go around ELIWOOD'S classes for some reason. Like he was inspecting him or something.

The red-haired teens eyes went over to Ninian, who was sitting in the corner desk.

She was just staring at the white board. Her chin was in her cupped hand, and she was leaning on it. She looked bored, worried and then even more bored.

Nils' eyes scanned the classroom. * Hmmm . . . so that's Eliwood? * He thought, focusing on the teenage boy. * He looks like a prep. Why would Ninian like a prep? *

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"Alright. Lyn, for this project, you'll be working with Lucius, Ainda will work with Guy, Florina will be working with Sain . . ." Mr. Wallace went on to explain the further pairings for a project due in two weeks.

Lyn looked around the classroom for Lucius. * Who's Lucius? * She thought, before they were allowed to begin. When everyone went to their partners, Lucius walked up to Lyn's desk.

"So, your Lyn. I heard that you punched Sain." Lucius asked her, looking a bit puzzled.

Lyn sighed. "Yeah, that's me. How did you know I punched the pervert?"

Lucius grinned. "Word gets around quicker then you'd expect. I heard it from Erk, who had heard it from Mr. Legault, who had heard from Mr. Jaffar, who is your science teacher." She looked at him with a confused expression.

"I don't know a lot of these people. Whose Erk?"

"Erk is the purple haired kid working with Serra." He tilted his head in Erk's direction.

"Oh. I wondered who he was." Lyn replied. Then she looked at him. "Doesn't' your voice sound a little DEEP for a girl?"

Lucius then sighed. "That's 'cause I'm NOT a girl! I'm a GUY!" He put extra emphasis on the guy part, to get his point across.

Lyn's eyes were now the size of a dinner plate. "YOU'RE A GUY!?!!" She exclaimed in class, bringing all the attention to her.

Everyone was staring at her and Lucius. "Yeah, I'm a guy. People keep thinking I'm a girl. Sain even once tried hitting on ME!!!"

Then everyone had a grossed out look, while Sain had a look that made the 'I wish he didn't just say that' expression.

Lyn then looked at Sain, then back to Lucius. And repeated that a few times before the teacher told her to get to work. * I don't think a haircut would make Lucius look more like a guy . . . *

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Eliwood was walking with Lyn and Ainda to Lyn's house. He had quickly picked up his sword (he didn't want his parents to see Lyn or Ainda - they would investigate both girls about Eliwood's relationship with them) and left for Lyn's house.

Ainda's bluish green eyes looked at both people. She could tell both of them were nervous. She always seemed to feel negative feelings from people. It was weird.

Lyn was trying to strike up a conversation. "So, Ainda, what do you do for fun?"

Ainda blinked, and shoved some of her chest-long brown bangs out of her face. "I play games that require strategy. I also read."

Eliwood grinned. "Would that be why you skipped a grade?"

The younger girl turned and glared at him. "Eliwood!" She turned her nose to the air. "I got to skip a grade because I showed a hint of extra intelligence - not like some of the people at our school." Then she pulled some of her shoulder length brown hair back (her hair style looked like Erk's - but brown)

Lyn sweat dropped. "I don't think it's like that Ainda . . ."

"No, but it sure seems like it."

"My, aren't YOU stuck up?" Eliwood retorted to the younger female. "No wonder you don't have a boyfriend."

"Well then, why don't YOU have a girlfriend, if you are supposedly more socially capable then I am? Hmm?" She shot back at him.

Eliwood was starting to glare daggers at her. Lyn looked around. The situation wasn't going to get any better at this rate . . .

"There's my house!" Lyn exclaimed, pointing to a white and brown one-story building. There was a bit of a yard, but there wasn't much grass to it. The building looked relatively new, but also looked like it had lived through a few good rainstorms.

Eliwood looked at the buiding. "This is where you live?" Lyn nodded.

"Well, it's bigger then the apartment I live in. That's for sure." Ainda replied, pulling her arms back, resting them behind her head.

Lyn opened the door, and called to her mom. "Mom! I'm home! And I've got a couple friends with me!"

Lyn's mother poked her head from the kitchen. From what Ainda and Eliwood could tell, she looked a lot like Lyn. "You've got a couple friends? Then hurry and let them in! It's a lot warmer in here then outside!" She invited them in.

Ainda looked around. The place seemed pretty nice. The colours on the walls didn't clash with each other, being a pale red and a darker green. Everything seemed to be put in each room with a certain place, and wasn't moved. "Nice place you have here. Your mother had good taste, Lyn."

Lyn's mother handed them a plate with some snacks: cheese and crackers. Two of them, Lyn and Ainda, had a small fight to get to the snacks, while Eliwood just decided to stand back and wait to see if any would be left for him.

"Save some for your red-haired friend Lyn!" Her mother interrupted.

"Fnfe." Lyn commented, with some food in her mouth.

"How many times have I told you to NOT talk with your mouth full?!" Her mother glared at her.

Ainda looked at Lyn with a sweat drop going down the side of her head. * Her manners at home are horrible! Good thing she doesn't behave that way in public! *

"So, who are your friends?"

After swallowing a cracker, Lyn pointed to Ainda. "This is Ainda. She skipped a grade when she was younger, and she's really smart."

Ainda gave a low bow. "Nice to meet you. Thanks for the snack."

Then Lyn pointed to Eliwood. "This is Eliwood. He also practices with swords!"

Eliwood shook the woman's hand. "It's an honor to meet you . . . . " He searched for a word to go after 'you'.

"Just call me Madelyn. Nice to meet you two. It's so nice that Lyn has a few friends, after coming here." The woman smiled.

Lyn pulled Eliwood's arm. "C'mon! Let's go practice with our swords!!" She dragged him along to the backyard.

Ainda looked at Madelyn. "Does she NORMALLY do that with other people?" She raised her eyebrow while asking the question.

Madelyn shook her head. "No, not normally. She must be excited by the fact he uses a sword. She gets excited by stuff like that very easily."

The young teenager started to follow Eliwood and Lyn. "I see then . . ."

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For nearly the whole afternoon, there was the loud sound a metal clashing over at Lyn's house. Both fighters were growing tired, and it showed.

"Well, you're stronger then you look, Lyn!" Eliwood commented to her, grinning.

Lyn smirked. "You're not half-bad yourself, Ely!" She panted.

The anger vein was popping out of Eliwood's temples. "DON'T CALL ME ELY!!!" * It makes me sound like a GIRL!! *

Ainda, on the other hand, was just laying in a lawn chair, looking bored. * I should've brought some homework . . . * She thought, as she placed her chin in her hands.

"Eliwood!" Madelyn called into the yard. The boy heard his name, and turned to where the voice came from. That gave Lyn her chance. She went up, and smacked him in the side with the flat side of her sword.

"LYN! THAT WASN'T FAIR!!" Eliwood yelled at her, while Lyn was starting to laugh. He turned back to Madelyn and asked her why he called his name out in the first place.

"Someone is on the phone for you! I don't know who it is though!"

Eliwood gulped. * I hope it isnt' my parents. But how would they find me here? *

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"Yes mom. No Dad. Of course I'll be home soon. What? I was at a friends house. Where did you think I would GO? . . . . I WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING LIKE THAT!!!" Eliwood was talking to his parents. And as you could see, they were . . . interrogating him.

Lyn and Ainda sniggered. "I'm glad MY parents do interrogate me on the phone!" Ainda exclaimed, suddenly bursting out in laughter. Lyn followed suit. Eliwood was now starting to blush.

"How'd you find out where I was anyway?" Eliwood asked his mother.

"We asked one of your friends. They knew where this girl lived, and we looked in the phone book."

Eliwood sighed. "I'll be home soon." Then he hung up.

"I'm gonna have to go home. I'll see you tomorrow in school." He said, picking up his sword, and thanking Madelyn for her hospitality.

"See you tomorrow!" Lyn gave a small wave.

After a few moments, Ainda leapt out of her chair. "Well, I'd better get going. Moms gonna worry 'bout me. See you tomorrow Lyn." Then she took off.

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I TOLD you I suck at romance! T_T

Eliwood: Oh well. At least after about 6 tries you beat that chapter.

Yeah, that's true ^_^.

Lyn: Why didn't you just let someone die?

I don't' want Erky to die!

Erk: . . . . don't' call me Erky.

And then I did chapter 15 ^_^ Go me! I can't wait to get Raven . . . ^_^.

Eliwood: -_-;