A/N: I'm going on vacation on Friday! I won't be back to the 27th, so I probably won't update again until a little bit after that. I'm going with my friend, Chava, and I'm bringing a whole lot of Fire Emblem pictures to show her. XD I would bring the game, but my brother won't let me. So I'm bringing her the official art (you don't want to know how much paper and ink I'm wasting printing these out) and I'm going to show her all the lovely couplings…Lalala…

Disclaimer: Look at the FE endings. See? Heath ends up in Ilia, and…Dammit, I forgot Legault's, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't say that he marries Heath, steals a giant castle and a whole lot of white gems, and they live happily ever after, fairy tale style.

…With a nice picture of Legault and Heath kissing, of course. XD

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The Troubles of Matchmaking

Chapter 5

By Amethyst Bubble

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"I…I can't do it…"

Matthew's head snapped up, "What do you mean you can't do it? Just jump!"

Guy glared down at him, "Don't you think I'm trying? My body won't listen to me!"

Amber eyes locked with dark green ones, "Try harder, then."

"I can't, okay? I'm really trying! Don't you think I want to get down?"

Matthew scratched the back of his head, "How'd you get up there anyway?" Guy glared daggers at him, and the memory dawned on the thief. "Oh yeah…guess I've ruined your life again, huh?"

A dark green braid bobbed up and down as its owner nodded his head.

Matthew sighed, rolling his eyes, reaching up and grabbing a low branch, preparing to pull himself up into the tree.

"W-what are you doing?" Guy asked.

"Since it's my fault you're up here in the first place, I guess it's my responsibility to get you down, huh?" Matthew smirked.

"Oh, no no no," Guy said, frowning. "I do not want to owe you any more favors, Matthew. If you think you can get another one out of me for rescuing me, you'd best go climb back down!" He squeezed his eyes shut, taking a few deep breaths. Being up this high was really getting to him, now. He wanted nothing more then to feel solid ground beneath his feet. But not even that was worth owing Matthew more then he already did.

"Be quiet, I'm doing this for free," Matthew appeared on the branch, inching over towards Guy, moving carefully so as not to break the thin tree limb. He kneeled next to Guy, "Wrap your arms around my neck, okay? And let's be civil about this; no strangling!"

Guy rolled his eyes, wrapping his arms around Matthew's neck loosely. "Strangling you would mean being stranded in this tree. I think the fear of heights outweighs the temptation to kill you." This statement was followed by a small 'eep' as the swordsman realized what he had just admitted, "N-not that I'm a-afraid of heights…"

Now it was Matthew's turn to roll his eyes, placing one arm around Guy's shoulders and another under his knees, "Don't worry, I figured out your little fear when you were too paralyzed to jump out of the tree." He hoisted Guy up and into his arms, balancing himself on the tree limb.

Guy shrieked, grabbing handfuls of Matthew's cloak. "What are you doing?"

"What you weren't able to," Matthew smirked. "Jumping out of this tree."

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Wil was busy looking for Rath when Nino found him.

"Hi, Nino! Wait 'til you find out what Raven told me! This is such a big breakthrough! You aren't going to believe this and…why are you looking at me like that?"

Nino glared up at Wil as fiercely as she could, "You…you …I'm so angry at you I don't even know what to say!"

Wil titled his head to one side, a confused look plastered all over his face, "What did I do?"

"What do you mean what did you do? You know what you did!"

"Err…no, actually, I really don't…" Wil laughed nervously. The little green haired girl was starting to scare him.

"You kissed Raven!" Nino hissed through clenched teeth.

Wil nearly fell over. "What? I didn't…What makes you think I kissed Raven?"

"I heard Lucius say so! He was crying and Serra asked why and he said that you kissed Raven! Lucius wouldn't lie about something that!"

"I…I…"

"Oh!" A thought dawned on Nino; an unlikely thought, but with her limited knowledge of Raven, it might just have happened. "He wouldn't…would he?" She whispered to herself, then she turned back to Wil and asked, "Did he force himself on you?"

"What are you talking about-"

A rustling from the bushes nearby interrupted the conversation. Nino spun around, gripping her Elfire book tightly. Wil drew an arrow from his quiver, fitting it to his bow. Nothing happened. Wil and Nino slowly lowered their weapons.

"What was that?"

Wil shrugged, "Maybe some sort of woodland animal?"

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As it so happened, while Wil was looking for Rath, the Sacaean was looking for him. He stopped as he heard Wil's voice, emerald green eyes landing on Wil and Nino, who were apparently in a heated argument, and Rath moved behind a tree, not wanting to interrupt. (A/N: …People seem to be hiding behind trees a lot in this fic, don't they? Hmm…maybe I just like the image.)

"You kissed Raven!"

Rath's eyes widened.

"What? I didn't…What makes you think I kissed Raven?"

The Sacaean sighed in relief; maybe Nino had seen or heard wrong.

"I heard Lucius say so! He was crying and Serra asked why and he said that you kissed Raven! Lucius wouldn't lie about something that!"

As much as he didn't want to, Rath had to admit Nino had a point.

"I…I…"

"Oh!" A pause and a few whispered words, "Did he force himself on you?"

Rath didn't wait to hear the rest of the conversation. He didn't question whether Nino actually knew what she was talking about or not. He saw red; Raven would pay.

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Guy clutched at Matthew's cloaked, breathing heavily.

"Never…do that…again. Ever."

Matthew laughed, "I thought it was fun! Your screaming was really amusing." He smirked at Guy, who glared at him in return.

"I hate you."

"The fact that your clinging to me really states that," Matthew smiled wryly.

A blush spread across Guy's cheeks, "Shut up."

"No," The thief grabbed Guy by the shoulders, forcing him to lie down on the grass. Now Guy had a clear view of the tree in which he had previously been stuck in. This day was getting to be too much for him.

Matthew grinned down at Guy, his amber eyes sparkling with mischief.

"W-what are you doing?" Guy stuttered for what must have been the third time that hour.

Matthew's smirk widened. He leaned down, nuzzling Guy's neck.

Guy turned crimson. Why oh why did Matthew insist on torturing him? Although…he had to admit, having Matthew this close to him didn't feel all that bad at all.

Matthew pulled back, staring into Guy's eyes. Guy stared back. Centimeter by centimeter, Matthew closed the distance between them, until their lips were almost touching…

"MATTHEW!" A shrill voice rang out. Matthew jerked away from Guy just as Serra appeared.

The pink haired cleric bounded over to Matthew, latching onto his arm. "Oh, Matthew! It's terrible! Rath and Raven are fighting! With each other!"

Matthew raised an eyebrow. Damn Serra, interrupting his chance to…well, yeah, damn Serra. "And what am I supposed to do about that?" He asked, removing her from his arm.

The cleric pouted, "Well, you're supposed to stop them, of course!" She peaked at Guy, still lying on the grass blushing like no tomorrow, "Mind if I borrow Matthew for a moment?" She chirped. Before Guy could even blink, Serra had dragged Matthew away, presumably to stop the fight between Rath and Raven.

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Chapter 5-End

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…I originally intended to write more, but I felt Writer's Block setting in so I decided to end it there. Hope everyone liked it. I know it's probably not as good as the previous chapters, but I was rushed. I'm going to update a bit after I get back, okay? Well, once again, I hope you all like this!

I know, I know...I promised KentxSain in the last chapter and didn't deliver. I'm sorry! I meant to, but then I had to cut the chapter short because it was getting long, the room I was typing in didn't have air conditioning, and a whole bunch of other lame excuses! Believe me, I will have it in the next chapter, I swear! I have it all worked out already! It's fluffy...

You may all beat me with sticks now, if you wish.

Remember my lovely reviewers, nice reviews and fanfiction will help me update! And Scarabsi, PLEASE update soon! I need to read more!

See you all soon! (Skips off to pack)