Here I am with another chapter!
Nino: Shouldn't you be studying for finals next week?
I'm putting it off as long as possible. And it's more fun to update this story!
Nino: You all know what's next – review response stuff!
gentleness28: Thanks for the suggestion about Quick Edit. Unfortunately, I am too lazy to use it today, but maybe another time. Since the indents seem to work for now, I'll stick with them.
TheOneAndOnlyT: Sorry for making Serra too stupid last chapter. I'll try to make her better in future chapters. And I'm sorry you still don't understand orange bananas – it isn't THAT important, so don't worry.
Firelien: I'm glad you like my tactician! I know what you mean about tacticians in other stories – I almost didn't put my tactician in at first because I didn't want her to become like those tacticians. And you're right about why Louise wants bananas! That's what I figured the reason was too.
Zero84: It's ok. I'm glad you found the tigers. :-)
Kevin C: Serra can eat a LOT of bananas. In fact, she ate so many that I lost count.
potter29vo: Heheh, I'm so evil...I do such horrible things to Kent.
Rockie1: You'll just have to keep reading to find out!
Now Nino can do the disclaimer!
Nino: SweetMisery430 does not own Fire Emblem.
Chapter Eight
Kent was sulking as he walked down the hallway slowly. He couldn't believe he had to go on a date with Serra! The things he did for Sain...
All of the sudden, Sain came barreling down the hall at top speed and almost crashed into Kent. Luckily, Kent dodged him just in time. Sain slid to a stop.
"Guess what, guess what, guess what???" cried Sain excitedly.
"What, Sain?" asked the very annoyed Kent.
"Ally's here!!!!!" exclaimed Sain jubilantly. "And she's even more beautiful than before!!"
"Ally?" Kent asked, thinking of the tactician. "What's she doing here?"
"She's working for Pent as a detective!" said Sain. "And she wants to ask you a few questions!"
"What? Why??" asked Kent.
"Louise's bananas got stolen or something like that," Sain said with a shrug. "Anyways, it's great!! Can you believe she's back??"
Kent didn't hear the last sentence, though. His face had turned a pale white.
"Someone...stole...Louise's...bananas?" he asked slowly.
"What's wrong with you? You look like me after I get rejected by a girl," said Sain.
"Uh...well...you know how Serra wanted you to find her orange bananas?"
"Yeah..."
"I accidentally found the orange bananas, and Serra came in and saw me. Since I look like you, she assumed it was you giving her the bananas, so she took the bananas and now...I have to go on a date with her!"
"Wow, I never thought this day would come," Sain said happily, but also dramatically. "The day Kent goes on a date!!"
"I do not want to go!" cried Kent. "And besides that, Serra was the one who stole the bananas! She took them from me after I found them!"
"S-Serra??" cried Sain, the smile leaving his face. "Such a lovely maiden could not have committed such a horrible crime!"
"We must turn her in!" declared Kent. "Where is Ally?"
"No!! Don't turn Serra in!!" begged Sain. "Please!"
"Haven't I done enough for you?" cried Kent. "I comforted Serra, and now I have to go on a date with her to Roland's Bar and Grill!"
"Well then...I'll turn her in for you, Kent!" Sain announced.
"W-what?"
"I'll go back to Ally and tell her I know who stole the bananas. She'll think I'm Kent, the always do-gooder, performing a noble deed! And I won't tell her until you and Serra have left on your date, so your big night won't be ruined!"
"You would do that for me? I mean, I don't really want to go on the date, but if Serra gets what she deserves afterwards..."
"Of course I would do that! You're my best friend!"
Kent was shocked. Sain considered him to be his best friend, even after all of the scolding he had done? Now he felt guilty about all of the harsh words he had said to Sain in the past.
"But Sain," Kent said, making a realization, "won't it look suspicious if you return to Ally claiming you know who did it? She'll think you, or rather, I did it and that I'm just trying to cover it up!"
"Oh, you're right!" cried Sain. "Darn it. Well...I saw Ally's checklist of people to question, and there were five people that she hadn't questioned yet... Maybe we could tip one of them off as to who stole the bananas! Let's see if I can remember who they were...one of them was you, so that leaves four. Hmm, let's see..."
"You HAVE to remember, Sain," Kent said. "If you don't..."
"Fiora went in right after me, so that leaves three..." Sain was mumbling. "So that would leave..."
Kent was growing impatient, but he didn't say anything.
"Ah, I know! Lord Hector was on the list!" Sain cried. "But that's all I can remember. He's our only chance!"
"You must go speak with him right away!" Kent insisted. "But you will have to act as serious as possible! Hector trusts me, but only the real me, not the 'you' version of me."
"Whatever," Sain shrugged. "Go do something productive while I'm gone. Like...maybe find a way for us to get our normal bodies back!"
"I know! I'll find Canas!" Kent said suddenly. "He has lots of books, maybe he will allow me to look through them."
"Good idea! I always knew you were smart, Kent," Sain said, smiling. "Well, I'll go find Lord Hector, and then I'll come find you in Canas's room, so don't leave until I come back!"
They both nodded in agreement and went their separate ways.
Kent knocked on Canas's door, and waited until the shaman called, "Come in!" until he entered the room. He knew he would have to act like Sain so Canas wouldn't get confused, but it was worth it.
"Hello, Canas!" Kent greeted him, trying to sound cheery. "I was just wondering if you could lend me a book regarding a certain subject!"
Canas looked absolutely delighted. "Of course, Sain! Reading is a wonderful thing! What type of book are you looking for?"
"One about different types of spells," Kent told him. "Do you have one?"
"I have many! They're in the pile of books by the closet," Canas explained, pointing him towards the books. "May I ask why you are interested in this subject so suddenly, Sain?"
"Well..." Kent began, thinking up a Sain-like thing to say, "You know how Serra is a bishop? She practices light magic, and I wanted to know as much about magic as possible before tonight so we will have something to talk about at dinner!"
"You're going on a date with Serra? How wonderful!" cried Canas. "Ah, I remember the days when my wife and I first started going out..."
Kent began to feel very uncomfortable all of the sudden.
"Um, I'll go look at the books now. Thanks for allowing me to do this."
"Of course!" cried Canas, and went back to reading his book.
Kent headed toward the big pile of books. This was going to take a while. He settled down in a chair and picked up the first book.
Sain's first mission was to distract Ally.
He went back to the kitchen and peered through a crack in the door. He realized that the room was completely empty.
He ducked inside and found a note written in the tactician's own handwriting, which was rather messy, but readable. The note read :
I've gone to lunch in town with Fiora and Lyn, since none of the people I needed to question were around. We plan to go shopping afterwards, and then go back to the detective's office to go over my evidence. I won't return until around dinner time. I will finish up interviews then. – Ally.
This was perfect! Sain couldn't believe his and Kent's luck! Now he could go ahead and tip Hector off about Serra.
Sain found Hector's room and knocked on the door.
"Oh, hello there, Kent. Do you need something? Or are you looking for Lyn?" asked Hector upon answering.
Sain told himself to act as serious as possible. "No, milord, I merely came to speak with you, regarding the matter of Lady Louise's bananas being stolen."
It wasn't that hard to act serious. Sain had watched Kent do this since they were young. Besides, there were no girls around.
"I was about to head down there to be questioned by Ally about this matter myself," Hector said. "So what is it you want to ask about?"
"I...I cannot be sure but...I thought I saw someone with some orange bananas earlier today," Sain continued, trying to choose the right words.
"Really? Who?"
"It was...Serra, milord, who I believe comes from Ostia, like you...?"
"Serra???" Hector seemed surprised, but then said, "You know, she did like those bananas an awful lot when we were back in Etruria...Man, I'm gonna kill her! How can she go around stealing from powerful Etrurian lords' wives??"
"As I said, I cannot be sure of this, milord, but you might want to look into it," Sain said. "Well, I'll be off, then..."
"Wait, Kent. Why don't you go tell Ally this?"
"I already spoke with her," Sain admitted. "And that was before I saw Serra with the bananas. I'm afraid I will incriminate myself if I return, so..."
"Oh, I see. Well, I'll tell Ally for you then," Hector said, shrugging. "Where is she, anyways?"
"Um, I believe she went on break!" Sain quickly told the Ostian lord, recalling the noted. "In fact, she won't return to Castle Pherae until around six o'clock. You should speak to her then."
"Alright, I will," Hector agreed. "Thanks for the info."
Sain nodded and went back down the hall towards Canas's room, smiling to himself.
Pent rushed to the kitchen only to find that it was empty. He discovered a note left by Ally, saying she had gone into town with several of the others.
He couldn't believe this! He was paying lots of money to a detective who slacked off! Young people these days...
His only choice was to head into town and find Ally before it was too late.
End of Chapter Eight
And it gets more complicated...
Nino: I think you are seriously trying to confuse the readers.
No I'm not! I'm planning to resolve everything by the end of the story! Speaking of the end, I already have it all planned out! Only 2 to 4 chapters left! Or maybe more. I might get more ideas, so that's only an estimate. But we are more than halfway!
Nino: That's good! Then you can focus on Finding Nino!
That's right. :-)
Nino: Please review!!
Nino: Shouldn't you be studying for finals next week?
I'm putting it off as long as possible. And it's more fun to update this story!
Nino: You all know what's next – review response stuff!
gentleness28: Thanks for the suggestion about Quick Edit. Unfortunately, I am too lazy to use it today, but maybe another time. Since the indents seem to work for now, I'll stick with them.
TheOneAndOnlyT: Sorry for making Serra too stupid last chapter. I'll try to make her better in future chapters. And I'm sorry you still don't understand orange bananas – it isn't THAT important, so don't worry.
Firelien: I'm glad you like my tactician! I know what you mean about tacticians in other stories – I almost didn't put my tactician in at first because I didn't want her to become like those tacticians. And you're right about why Louise wants bananas! That's what I figured the reason was too.
Zero84: It's ok. I'm glad you found the tigers. :-)
Kevin C: Serra can eat a LOT of bananas. In fact, she ate so many that I lost count.
potter29vo: Heheh, I'm so evil...I do such horrible things to Kent.
Rockie1: You'll just have to keep reading to find out!
Now Nino can do the disclaimer!
Nino: SweetMisery430 does not own Fire Emblem.
Chapter Eight
Kent was sulking as he walked down the hallway slowly. He couldn't believe he had to go on a date with Serra! The things he did for Sain...
All of the sudden, Sain came barreling down the hall at top speed and almost crashed into Kent. Luckily, Kent dodged him just in time. Sain slid to a stop.
"Guess what, guess what, guess what???" cried Sain excitedly.
"What, Sain?" asked the very annoyed Kent.
"Ally's here!!!!!" exclaimed Sain jubilantly. "And she's even more beautiful than before!!"
"Ally?" Kent asked, thinking of the tactician. "What's she doing here?"
"She's working for Pent as a detective!" said Sain. "And she wants to ask you a few questions!"
"What? Why??" asked Kent.
"Louise's bananas got stolen or something like that," Sain said with a shrug. "Anyways, it's great!! Can you believe she's back??"
Kent didn't hear the last sentence, though. His face had turned a pale white.
"Someone...stole...Louise's...bananas?" he asked slowly.
"What's wrong with you? You look like me after I get rejected by a girl," said Sain.
"Uh...well...you know how Serra wanted you to find her orange bananas?"
"Yeah..."
"I accidentally found the orange bananas, and Serra came in and saw me. Since I look like you, she assumed it was you giving her the bananas, so she took the bananas and now...I have to go on a date with her!"
"Wow, I never thought this day would come," Sain said happily, but also dramatically. "The day Kent goes on a date!!"
"I do not want to go!" cried Kent. "And besides that, Serra was the one who stole the bananas! She took them from me after I found them!"
"S-Serra??" cried Sain, the smile leaving his face. "Such a lovely maiden could not have committed such a horrible crime!"
"We must turn her in!" declared Kent. "Where is Ally?"
"No!! Don't turn Serra in!!" begged Sain. "Please!"
"Haven't I done enough for you?" cried Kent. "I comforted Serra, and now I have to go on a date with her to Roland's Bar and Grill!"
"Well then...I'll turn her in for you, Kent!" Sain announced.
"W-what?"
"I'll go back to Ally and tell her I know who stole the bananas. She'll think I'm Kent, the always do-gooder, performing a noble deed! And I won't tell her until you and Serra have left on your date, so your big night won't be ruined!"
"You would do that for me? I mean, I don't really want to go on the date, but if Serra gets what she deserves afterwards..."
"Of course I would do that! You're my best friend!"
Kent was shocked. Sain considered him to be his best friend, even after all of the scolding he had done? Now he felt guilty about all of the harsh words he had said to Sain in the past.
"But Sain," Kent said, making a realization, "won't it look suspicious if you return to Ally claiming you know who did it? She'll think you, or rather, I did it and that I'm just trying to cover it up!"
"Oh, you're right!" cried Sain. "Darn it. Well...I saw Ally's checklist of people to question, and there were five people that she hadn't questioned yet... Maybe we could tip one of them off as to who stole the bananas! Let's see if I can remember who they were...one of them was you, so that leaves four. Hmm, let's see..."
"You HAVE to remember, Sain," Kent said. "If you don't..."
"Fiora went in right after me, so that leaves three..." Sain was mumbling. "So that would leave..."
Kent was growing impatient, but he didn't say anything.
"Ah, I know! Lord Hector was on the list!" Sain cried. "But that's all I can remember. He's our only chance!"
"You must go speak with him right away!" Kent insisted. "But you will have to act as serious as possible! Hector trusts me, but only the real me, not the 'you' version of me."
"Whatever," Sain shrugged. "Go do something productive while I'm gone. Like...maybe find a way for us to get our normal bodies back!"
"I know! I'll find Canas!" Kent said suddenly. "He has lots of books, maybe he will allow me to look through them."
"Good idea! I always knew you were smart, Kent," Sain said, smiling. "Well, I'll go find Lord Hector, and then I'll come find you in Canas's room, so don't leave until I come back!"
They both nodded in agreement and went their separate ways.
Kent knocked on Canas's door, and waited until the shaman called, "Come in!" until he entered the room. He knew he would have to act like Sain so Canas wouldn't get confused, but it was worth it.
"Hello, Canas!" Kent greeted him, trying to sound cheery. "I was just wondering if you could lend me a book regarding a certain subject!"
Canas looked absolutely delighted. "Of course, Sain! Reading is a wonderful thing! What type of book are you looking for?"
"One about different types of spells," Kent told him. "Do you have one?"
"I have many! They're in the pile of books by the closet," Canas explained, pointing him towards the books. "May I ask why you are interested in this subject so suddenly, Sain?"
"Well..." Kent began, thinking up a Sain-like thing to say, "You know how Serra is a bishop? She practices light magic, and I wanted to know as much about magic as possible before tonight so we will have something to talk about at dinner!"
"You're going on a date with Serra? How wonderful!" cried Canas. "Ah, I remember the days when my wife and I first started going out..."
Kent began to feel very uncomfortable all of the sudden.
"Um, I'll go look at the books now. Thanks for allowing me to do this."
"Of course!" cried Canas, and went back to reading his book.
Kent headed toward the big pile of books. This was going to take a while. He settled down in a chair and picked up the first book.
Sain's first mission was to distract Ally.
He went back to the kitchen and peered through a crack in the door. He realized that the room was completely empty.
He ducked inside and found a note written in the tactician's own handwriting, which was rather messy, but readable. The note read :
I've gone to lunch in town with Fiora and Lyn, since none of the people I needed to question were around. We plan to go shopping afterwards, and then go back to the detective's office to go over my evidence. I won't return until around dinner time. I will finish up interviews then. – Ally.
This was perfect! Sain couldn't believe his and Kent's luck! Now he could go ahead and tip Hector off about Serra.
Sain found Hector's room and knocked on the door.
"Oh, hello there, Kent. Do you need something? Or are you looking for Lyn?" asked Hector upon answering.
Sain told himself to act as serious as possible. "No, milord, I merely came to speak with you, regarding the matter of Lady Louise's bananas being stolen."
It wasn't that hard to act serious. Sain had watched Kent do this since they were young. Besides, there were no girls around.
"I was about to head down there to be questioned by Ally about this matter myself," Hector said. "So what is it you want to ask about?"
"I...I cannot be sure but...I thought I saw someone with some orange bananas earlier today," Sain continued, trying to choose the right words.
"Really? Who?"
"It was...Serra, milord, who I believe comes from Ostia, like you...?"
"Serra???" Hector seemed surprised, but then said, "You know, she did like those bananas an awful lot when we were back in Etruria...Man, I'm gonna kill her! How can she go around stealing from powerful Etrurian lords' wives??"
"As I said, I cannot be sure of this, milord, but you might want to look into it," Sain said. "Well, I'll be off, then..."
"Wait, Kent. Why don't you go tell Ally this?"
"I already spoke with her," Sain admitted. "And that was before I saw Serra with the bananas. I'm afraid I will incriminate myself if I return, so..."
"Oh, I see. Well, I'll tell Ally for you then," Hector said, shrugging. "Where is she, anyways?"
"Um, I believe she went on break!" Sain quickly told the Ostian lord, recalling the noted. "In fact, she won't return to Castle Pherae until around six o'clock. You should speak to her then."
"Alright, I will," Hector agreed. "Thanks for the info."
Sain nodded and went back down the hall towards Canas's room, smiling to himself.
Pent rushed to the kitchen only to find that it was empty. He discovered a note left by Ally, saying she had gone into town with several of the others.
He couldn't believe this! He was paying lots of money to a detective who slacked off! Young people these days...
His only choice was to head into town and find Ally before it was too late.
End of Chapter Eight
And it gets more complicated...
Nino: I think you are seriously trying to confuse the readers.
No I'm not! I'm planning to resolve everything by the end of the story! Speaking of the end, I already have it all planned out! Only 2 to 4 chapters left! Or maybe more. I might get more ideas, so that's only an estimate. But we are more than halfway!
Nino: That's good! Then you can focus on Finding Nino!
That's right. :-)
Nino: Please review!!