Hey! I'm back from the church retreat that most of you don't care about! Let me check up on my muses...Goes into basement and find Guy and Matthew playing cards while Lloyd is playing Tales of Symphonia Why are you all down here?

Guy: Your mom got ticked at us and locked us down here.

Matthew: Yeah, SOMEONE was stupid enough to try to kill your dogGlares at Lloyd.

LooksatLloyd How long has he been playing Tales?

Guy: grimacesWhen he found that he could play as himself, he instantly started playing. He's been at it for nearly TWO DAYS and has been quoting his lines. ALL of them! By the way, you've got a couple of reviews! Your dad was nice enough to let me use the computer once in a while, and I checked your stuff. You got a review from a girl named Rachel. She says that your fic is cool, and she's proud of you.

Hm, that sounds like Rachel. Hey, it's my first Review! Mecca! …Okay, happiness worn off.

Guy: Also, some crazy person named Badger Luver reviewed twice... scary.

Oh, that's just like her! well, I'm glad she liked it!

Disclaimer: I don't own Fire Emblem. That stinks. Period.

Guy and Matthew got their food; pancakes, sausage and syrup with orange juice, and sat near with their friends. Well, mostly friends. Erk sat with them because he enjoyed their company, but, sadly, Serra decided to sit with them, because, frankly, she liked pestering Erk and Matthew. Wil, the overly happy archer from Pherae, got along reasonably well with Guy, and liked cracking jokes now and then. None of them really knew why, but Raven usually sat near to them, and put in comments now and then, but mostly just called Wil an idiot for talking so much. Today was no exception.

"…And then, the duck got shot! HAHAHA!! GET IT?! GOT SHOT?!" Wil promptly burst out in laughter, making Canas, who was walking past; nearly spill his juice on Raven. Guy and Matthew, not really getting the joke, continued eating. Guy then spoke.

"Hey, do you guys know what day it is today?" Guy looked hopeful, and Matthew nearly sprayed his juice.

"Is there a sale at a store in town?!" Serra asked excitedly, practically choking Erk.

"Did Sain hit on Priscilla again?" asked Raven, clenching his fists.

"No!!" Guy sighed, giving up. "Never mind. Do you guys know if we're leaving soon?" Raven spoke up, momentarily stopping glaring at Sain.

"I'm not sure, but I don't think it'll be for a while."

"In that case, I'm gonna take a walk around town. Tell Lord Eliwood that I'll be back around 4:00." Guy stood up and put his dishes away. He quickly went up to his room and buckled on his sword, and then left, heading toward the local Armory. Raven watched him go, and then smiled, for once.

"Man, he's as clueless as you, Wil!"

"What was that?"

"Exactly." Matthew smiled.

"Did you guys get him presents?" Serra beamed childishly, fluttering her eyelashes.

"Guy's gonna LOVE my present! I would've gotten one for all of you, but I wanted to make Guy feel special!" Erk rolled his eyes.

"Right, Serra, whatever you say. I got him a present a while ago, but it's kinda old." Matthew sighed and sat back in his chair.

"Well, we should talk to Eliwood about the party. We should try to have it done by 3:30."

Guy paced through the town, jingling some coins idly in his pocket. He went into a small bookstore to see if they had any interesting books. He liked to read in his spare time, but he mostly read action stories. He quickly lost interest once he saw that there were few interesting stories. He left the bookstore and browsed through the local armory. They had some interesting swords, including the deadly Killing Edge, Guy's personal favorite type of sword. However, his Killing Edge was practically brand new, and he didn't need one yet. He glanced at the axes with amusement, wondering why some people chose to wield the crazy things! He considered buying Lyn one, on thanks for his new shirt. He blushed at the thought. His shirt was a gift, and Lyn probably didn't want a new sword, anyway. He left the Armory and started toward another store when his stomach growled; alerting him that it was lunch time.

He went to a small bakery and bought himself a loaf of bread and some tea, brewed Sacaen style. He sat in a small clearing, munching on his bread, musing on the day's happenings so far. He had a feeling that his friends knew more than they had let on- he knew for a fact that his friends were not that oblivious to the things around them. He smiled to himself. Well, WIL is that oblivious, but that's like saying that Guy is a swordsman-common knowledge. He decided to take a short rest in the clearing- he was still tired from getting up so early, and he reasoned that, since it WAS his birthday, the Lords and Mark probably wouldn't expect much of him. He settled down under a nearby tree, closing his eyes. He soon dozed off into a light slumber.

Matthew walked through the village, whistling to himself. After pilfering some drunken man's coin pouch, he went off to find Guy. The party preparations were almost done, and he was told to keep Guy away from the inn that the team had rented out for the party. He smiled- so what if it was Guy's birthday! He still owed Matthew some favors, and he planned to have some fun with them.

He soon found Guy sleeping under a tree, curled up on the ground. Matthew smiled evilly and pulled out a small horn he had "found" earlier. He crept right up to Guy's sleeping form and blew the hard right next to Guy's head. Guy screeched in a very unmanly way and leapt into the tree, clutching it like a monkey on caffeine. He suddenly realized what happened and glared angrily at Matthew, who was rolling on the ground, almost crying he was laughing so hard.

"Curse you, Matthew! I was resting!! That's NOT something you do on someone's birthday, darn it!!" Matthew got up slowly, still in hysterics. He quickly got control of his laughter smiled happily.

"Hoohoo, Guy, you should've SEEN your eyes! They were as big as DINNER PLATES!! HAHAHA!!" He went into another laughing fit, tears streaming out of his eyes. Guy jumped down from the tree, ready to tear Matthew apart.

"That's NOT funny, you cur!! Why did you come out here in the first place?!" Matthew stopped laughing and grinned evilly again.

"I came out here, my friend, because you still owe me something-my three favors!!"

So, how was the second chapter? I know, it could've been funnier, but I did my best!

Guy: MATTHEW MUST DIE, THE RETARD!!!

Matthew: In your dreams!! I'm too cool to die!

Guy: Oh, you die in my dreams all the time. It's cool!

Lloyd:STILL playing TalesRISING FALCON!!! OHH, YOU GOT OWNED!!!! Friggin' OWNED!!!

…Riiigghht. Anyway, please review! They are appreciated!