Copyright, Aviatrix8, 2004. Fire Emblem and all related characters are property of Nintendo et al., and are used without permission.

It's back again... (Winks) I highly suggest you read the original "Sain's Guide to Dating", before reading this; it might make more sense. (Not much more, but... Oh, well.)

&&&

Fire Emblem fanfic:

"A Guy, Some Girls and a Piece of Parchment"

(aka "Sain's Guide to Dating, Part II")

by Avi

&&&

(A quick recap for our faithful viewers:)

When we last left our heroes, Sain had given Kent a scroll with his advice on love, which Kent hoped to use to win Lady Lyndis's heart. After many mishaps, where Kent tried to read the scroll in private, the cavelier ended up with with an injured foot... This culminated in Kent furiously chasing Sain across the army encampment... And Sain's scroll being passed on to a new bearer.

Now, back to our story...

&&&&&

Chapter 1: Manual Labour

As Kent walked away, Guy held in his hands the precious parchment that the cavelier had given him.

"Now... Where in the world can I read this without anyone watching...?" he murmured to himself.

The swordsman started to walk around, searching for a secluded spot in the army encampment... However, it seemed like his search was in vain; there were just far too many people about.

That's when Guy began to think to himself... Perhaps Kent was being too secretive about the piece of parchment; hadn't he heard the cavelier's friend complain that he was too serious, once? Besides, everyone in the encampment was usually caught up in their own affairs, to notice what anybody else was up to...

Checking carefully to make sure no one was watching first, Guy slowly unrolled the scroll, then began reading it. Soon, he was so absorbed, that he had forgotten he was still moving forward...

After several moments of not bothering to look up to see where he was going, Guy ran into something very solid and metallic, with a loud thump.

As the stars faded from the swordsman's eyes, he felt someone help him get to his feet. "Careful there, little man!" said a booming voice.

Guy looked up, and was nearly blinded by the glare... He then realized the glare was coming off highly-polished silver armour, and an equally shiny bald head.

"Sorry about that," the swordsman mumbled to the knight, sheepishly. "Um... Sir... Sir..."

"Sir Wallace, young man," finished the armoured knight proudly. "You're one of those Sacaean swordsmen, aren't you?" he asked.

When Guy nodded mutely, the knight chuckled. "You remind me of the Lady Lyndis, you do... Though it looks like you could benefit a bit from my 'Manual of Knightly Prowess'," he added, scrutinizing the myrmidon's slim physique. Wallace indicated the red, leather-bound tome he carried under his arm. "What say you, boy?"

"Er..." Guy began slowly. Wallace's so-called 'Manual of Knightly Prowess' had gained notoriety among most of the soldiers among Lord Eliwood's army.

"That's a very kind offer, Sir Knight, but... I'm afraid I have to decline..." the swordsman replied, diplomatically.

The knight shrugged. "Suit yourself... Just remember, the offer still stands, if you're ever interested." Wallace then marched away, rather stiffly.

Guy heaved a sigh of relief... Until he realized he no longer he was no longer carrying the scroll. Frantically rummaging the grass upon he had fallen on, he finally caught a glimpse of it... The trouble was, he had seen the parchment wedged within the book Wallace carried, as the knight had walked away.

"Oh, no!" gasped Guy, to himself. "He must've picked it up by accident, after I crashed into him..."

The swordsman got up to chase the armoured knight, but Wallace was too far ahead... Guy could only watch his gleaming back fade into the mass of tents of the army's encampment.

However, Guy was not about to give up... With a determined look on his face, he began searching the camp for any sign of the bald knight or his book.

&&&

TO BE CONTINUED...

&&&&&

Notes: After the whole debacle over the first story (first the plagerism of it, then its removal off this website), you'd think I'd be fed up with the story... But no, it just encouraged me to finally write the sequel. I doubt this one will be as good as the original, though...