A/N: Hmmm…someone mentioned that the last chapter wasn't quite as good as the first. Well, sorry about that, it was written in quite a rush. This one will be much better, I promise! Wow, a lot of people like RathWil, eh? Heehee…
Oh yes, anyway, fanfiction.net definitely is deleting asterisks when you upload fics. Unless, of course, it's just doing it to me…o.o
Disclaimer: If I owned Fire Emblem, Matthew and Guy would get married at the end. It's safe to say I don't own Fire Emblem.
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The Troubles of Matchmaking
Chapter 3
By Amethyst Bubble
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"Legault?"
"Yes?"
"What are we doing?"
"Hiding, Heath. I thought it was quite obvious…"
The green-haired wyvern rider rolled his eyes, "I know that. But why are we hiding? What exactly are we hiding from?"
"…Bern's soldiers." Legault replied, peering out from behind the trunk of one of the trees he and Heath were situated behind.
"Ha ha. Seriously, what are we hiding from?" Heath asked, crossing his arms across his chest.
"You look adorable when you're annoyed."
"Legault…"
"Fine, fine," The thief said, "We're hiding from a certain mage."
"Nino?"
"Ssh! There's a legend that says if you speak a person's name, you'll see them soon!"
"Okay, you really are paranoid. She's just a little girl!" Heath exclaimed.
"Do you want her asking you all kind of weird questions? Because that's what's going to happen if you talk to her!"
"What…kind of weird questions?" Heath asked, curious. Weird questions came by the dozens, and Nino asking him what kind of shampoo he used was much preferable to some others he could think of.
"She wanted to know how long we'd been a ... 'couple'." Legault said slowly, raking a hand through his violet hair.
"A couple?" Heath repeated, surprised.
Legault nodded, looking out from behind the tree trunk again. So far, so good, Nino was no where to be seen. Hopefully, she'd found something else to occupy herself with.
Two softly spoken words broke through Legault's chain of thought.
"…Are we?"
"What?" Legault blinked, turning his gaze to Heath.
"A couple, I mean…um, are we?" Heath asked, keeping his eyes fixed on the ground. "I mean, we…we've kissed and all, but…" He trailed off, blushing a deep crimson.
Legault smiled, "Would you like to be?"
Heath looked up, surprised, "…Huh?" Was all he could say.
Legault chuckled, brushing a few of Heath's dark-green bangs out of his eyes. "I wouldn't have a problem with being a couple. I'd rather like it, actually. I like you Heath." Legault paused and shook his head, "No, it's more then that. I think I might just love you. So, if you'd like to be a couple, I'd have no problem with it."
"I…I'd like it a lot," Heath murmured, his eyes locked with Legault's.
"Good," Legault said, placing a light kiss on Heath's cheek before going back to the 'Nino Watch'.
"Legault?" Heath asked quietly.
"Yes?" Legault said, not taking his eyes away from the patch of grass beyond the tree. You never know when Nino will appear.
"I…I love you too!" Heath blurted out, blushing furiously.
Legault blinked a few times, studying Heath. Finally, he smiled seductively, "I know."
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Nino skipped along happily, Wil and Rath following a little whiles behind.
"Now, where do you suppose Raven and Lucius are?" Nino questioned, frowning slightly, "hopefully, they aren't together. For this plan to work, they can't be in the same place. And it'll be awfully hard to separate them if they are together."
Rath sighed, wondering how he got involved in this silly quest. Oh right, the reason was right next to him, chatting excitedly with Nino. Rath sighed again.
"Rath, what do you think? Rath?" Wil waved a hand in front of Rath's face, "Are you listening to me?"
Rath blinked, "Sorry. What were you saying, again?"
"Nino's going to talk to Lucius, and I'm going to talk to Raven. We're going to try and get them to admit their feelings!" Wil exclaimed.
"…Sounds like a…interesting plan." Rath said slowly. He did not get this matchmaking business.
"Yep!" Wil said, grinning from ear to ear. "So, we were wondering if you can be the lookout. Like if Nino's talking to Lucius, and Raven comes along, you could warn her," Wil explained. "That is…if you want to…"
Rath shrugged.
Wil grinned again, "Thanks Rath! You're the best!"
Nino giggled quietly all the while, watching the two.
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"Lord Raven? Lord Raven?" Lucius called. "Hmmf! I find him, and then he just up and disappears again!"
"As long as he didn't disappear to look for me, all is well."
"Matthew, I thought it was agreed that you'd stay out of those trees. You're going to give someone a heart attack," Lucius said, looking up at the sandy-haired thief. "What are you doing up there anyway?"
"I've got someone else to hide from besides your lord, Lucius." Matthew grinned.
"Guy?"
"Bingo," Matthew replied, stretching lazily. "If you see him, don't tell him where I am. I'm not in the mood to put up with another one of those cute little speeches he always seems to prepare for our meetings."
Lucius didn't reply, as he heard footsteps growing nearer.
"Gack!" Matthew scrambled a few branches higher into the tree, so he was completely hidden by the leaves.
"Matthew, I know you're here somewhere! Matthew!" Guy called, "Come out and fight me like a man! I won't loose to you this time!"
Lucius sighed. All he had wanted was to find his Lord, but things were never that simple, nooooo…
"Lucius, have you seen Matthew?" Guy rounded on the blonde bishop.
Lucius blinked. The faster he got out of this, the faster he could get back to finding Lord Raymond. He pointed at the tree.
"Thanks!" Guy smiled happily, running up to the tree, long braid bouncing behind him. "Matthew! I know you're up there! Lucius told me!"
A couple of colorful curses were heard from the said tree. Guy grinned, grabbing on to a low branch and swinging himself into the tree, climbing after Matthew.
Lucius raised an eyebrow. He'd never understand those two. Hearing a soft thump, Lucius spun around. Matthew had jumped down from the tree, and landed, cat-like, on his feet.
More curses sounded from the tree, but this time it was Guy who had spoken them.
Matthew winked at Lucius, before taking off in the other direction.
The bishop eyes went from the tree (and the Sacaean stuck in it) to the spot where Matthew had been, and back to the tree. Deciding this situation was best left as it was, Lucius scampered away to look for his Lord.
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"What do you want?" Raven asked, looking up at the grinning archer.
"Hiya, Sir Raven!" Wil said, "I haven't talked to you in a while! How have things been?"
"Why don't you go bother someone else?"
Wil pouted, "All I want to know is how one of my friend's is doing! Is that too much to ask?"
Raven sighed, "If I tell you, will you go away?"
"If you answer three questions, I'll leave you alone for the whole day!" Wil smiled, holding up three fingers.
Raven considered the offer carefully. Three questions in exchange for a whole Wil-free day. "I'll do it, if you'll leave me alone for three days."
"Three days?" Wil exclaimed, eyes widening.
"Three questions for three days, it seems fair to me."
"But-"
"Or," Raven said, locking his crimson eyes with Wil's warm brown ones. "I could just not answer your questions."
Wil sighed, crossing his arms across his chest, "Fine."
"Alright, then. Start asking."
"How have you been lately?"
"Fine," Raven answered. If he could keep the answers as short as possible, he could be Wil-free in no time.
"Have you talked to Lucius, lately?"
Raven raised an eyebrow. "I don't see what it is to you, but I spoke to him this morning. One question left." If Wil didn't know better, he could have sworn Raven had smiled when the subject of Lucius came up. Or maybe he was smiling because there was one question left.
"How," Wil began, choosing his words carefully. He wanted to walk out of this in one piece. "Do you feel about Lucius?"
"He's too nice for his own good."
"No," Wil said, "How do you feel about him! Not your opinion!"
"I gave you your answers," Raven said, "And now, you have to hold up your end of the deal."
"But, Raven-"
Crimson eyes flashed, as Raven walked over to Wil, until they were almost nose to nose. "You want to know what I think about him? I think he's God damn beautiful. Now if I hear so much as one word from you within the next three days, I will decapitate you." And with that, Raven turned around and went to find somewhere else to relax.
Wil stood there, blinking, slowly absorbing the information he'd just received. Then, he let out a squeal, jumping up and down before running off to find Nino and Rath and tell them everything.
From behind a tree, Lucius stepped out, his blue eyes wide. He hadn't been able to hear anything from his position, but he'd seen everything. And taken it completely the wrong way.
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Heh, I thought that was a good place to leave off. I hope everyone liked this chapter! And yet again, I surprise myself by managing to write this in one day. o.o Heh… I can write faster then I thought.
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