Chris: Argh, too many reviews! It's only beena couple of days, people! Not that I don't want you to review…
Farina: Because you want them to stoke your ego.
Chris: Yes, exactly.
Nightmare3: I wouldn't call this soon…But it's still an update! And good luck with Karel….You'll need it. Oh, and while you're reading this, go update Fire Emblem High. Yeah.
Maxmagnus20019: Glad you like it. Nice SN, by the way.
kazekage26: GASP! You don't like Eliwood x Lyn! OMFG! Just kidding. I really couldn't care for Eliwood…Cause yeah, he's Eliwood.
Emblembabe: Hope you enjoy this stuff! Well, at least the stuff that's gonna be in this chapter.
Eladard Kikur: Why yes, yes it would. Eliwood as a Sain would be like…Hector as a…Erk. Yeah. Heh, glad you like it!
RLnaruhina: Actually, I already have a Sain/Florina one-shot. Go search through my huge fic pile. It's in there somewhere. In Do You Want My Help? actually. And I read Changes. Just was too lazy to review. I liked it.
Northernsword: Ah…Okay. Well, Eliwood is boring. Eh…Better than Roy's supports…At least Eliwood's has some variety.
Kobokson: Okay. I'm continuing.
Min the Noodle: Yep, pretty short compared my usual length. I couldn't think of anything to fit in the first chapter. And I might have things to add for some excitement…But it depends on the couple. Chances are exciting things will be happening more to Hector's and Sain's stories than Eliwood's. And I have Harvest Moon. It's fun. And Elli is totally the best girl in that game.
Lack Thereof: Heh, glad you like it all. I hope you like this chapter as well! And thanks for the compliments.
Mullenium Master: Why yes, actually I did know Ninian is a mamkute/dragon. Bet you're surprised, huh? Well, I beat the game with Eliwood and Ninian's A support. And you know what they do there? They get MARRIED. It's amazing, huh? You wouldn't think it…But they actually get married. Maybe if you got their supports you'd know this. I mean, seriously…Amazing, huh? And maybe, just maybe, if you thought about this thoroughly, you'd realize that this story occurs before they figure out Ninian is a mamkute. You know, since she's still in the army and all…
Disclaimer: I had my disclaimer in the last chapter. Bite me cause I'm not writing another one. It gets annoying.
Chapter 2: Lyn
"Well…I think I have feelings for…Lyn." Eliwood finished.
"Won't Lady Lyndis be excited once she hears this news! I will go tell her right away!" Marcus turned to depart, but Eliwood halted him.
"Marcus! I appreciate all of the effort you've put into this…Although it still makes me slightly nervous…But I would like to do this alone, please? As in, no involvement on your part?" Eliwood said frankly, his arms folded.
"As you wish, milord." Marcus bowed to the lord, while secretly vowing to himself to keep an eye on his young charge. "No one will bother you."
"I…am skeptical about that…" Eliwood muttered and he walked off to find Lyn. Marcus watched Eliwood depart, blinking back sudden tears. He shuddered slightly.
"Eliwood has truly grown up…It makes me so proud!" Marcus broke into tears and began sobbing, making everyone give him a wide berth…Cause you know, seeing an old, purple-haired man suddenly break down and cry is creepy.
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Eliwood searched through the camp for the woman he sought, when he ran into Hector. He raised his hand in greeting to his blue-haired friend, who returned the greeting by crushing Eliwood's hand in a death grip. Eliwood shouted in pain and wrenched his hand out of Hector's grip, moaning in pain.
"God dammit, Hector! Why'd you do that?" Eliwood cried.
"Sorry, man! But I'm so nervous! Oswin's been hounding me to find a wife lately!" Hector said, wringing his hands. "It's driving me up the wall! I can't stand it anymore!"
"I know how you feel…Marcus just finished bothering me about it." Eliwood shook his head sadly. "Sheesh, relatives. Always want you to get married. Craaazy."
"So, who'd you choose?" Hector said eagerly.
"Hey, why do I have to tell you?" Eliwood asked, surprised.
"Because I'm your friend! Come on, I'll tell you who I choose when I finally decide!" Hector said eagerly.
"Fine…It's…uh, Lyn." Eliwood muttered under his breath, flushing.
"Really? She's a firecracker, Eliwood! Think you can handle her? I would have assumed that Ninian would be more to your tastes." Hector mused, looking around.
"Well, I'm sorry if I disappointed you." Eliwood said blandly. "I just happen to like Lyn more."
"Tell me why, then!" Hector said. "Don't keep your best friend waiting!"
Eliwood cocked an eye at the blue-haired lord. "You seem way too excited about all this…Why?"
"Actually…Marcus told me to ask. I really wouldn't be bugging you about your own life like this if he didn't ask." Hector gave a shrug. "But hey, now I'm interested."
Eliwood sighed sadly. "Yes, yes…Well, I can't really explain, okay?"
"Sure, sure. Tell me when you find out!" Hector clapped his friend on the back and waved him farewell. As Hector left, he was yanked to the side by Oswin and he received a very stern tongue lashing, which resulted in him being blown across the camp.
Eliwood snickered at his friend's plight and continued on his search for Lyn. He spotted the green-haired lord nearby, but just as he was about to talk to her, Eliwood was once again accosted, this time by Matthew. When Eliwood turned back to find Lyn, he saw that she had left.
Suppressing a cry of rage, Eliwood glared at Matthew. "What do you want?"
"Whoa, whoa!" Matthew held up his hands, smiling. "I'm not trying to attack you here, Lord Eliwood!"
"Yes, I know that, Matthew." Eliwood sighed. "What do you want?"
"I need to know how you figured out my seal was a fake! I thought I duplicated it completely!" Matthew asked eagerly. "I need to know these things if I'm gonna keep being a spy."
"Why would you need to know how to duplicate my family seal?" Eliwood asked, looking suspiciously at the thief.
"Uh…That's not really important right now." Matthew stammered off quickly. "What I need to know is what defect I had."
"Fine, fine….You made the family name too big. I remember the exact width and length of it. Yours was just a little too big." Eliwood said.
"Damn! I knew it was something like that!" Matthew smacked his palm with a fist. "Thanks man! I bet you next time I'll make something better!" He dashed off with his findings.
"Yeah…And I bet it still will be off…" Eliwood muttered under his breath as he walked off. "Sheesh, I can't believe for something as stupid as the name width." Eliwood quickly returned to matters at hand, however, and once again searched for the lady he loved.
And he was successful! Up to a point. He found again…Except that she was busy trying to comfort Florina from a very annoying pest. Namely Sain.
"But Lady Lyn! I did nothing more than compliment her on this fine and lovely day!" Sain protested. "Is it a crime that beauty such as hers be noticed? I think not! It is the sweat and blood right of every man to compliment whoever he feels looks marvelous at any day!"
"Think about it, Sain! We're talking about Florina here!" Lyn retorted, holding the shivering Florina in her arms. "She's scared of you!"
"Well…" Sain smiled. "I can certainly sympathize with that. I mean, what can a woman feel besides fright at the depths of my manly charm?"
"I don't think that's what she's frightened about, Sain." Lyn said, trying not to laugh at the cavalier. "She's afraid of you because you're a man."
"What?" Sain placed a hand over his heart, acting the role of the spurned lover. "Oh, dastardly gods that dare to take away my beauteous Florina from me!" He blinked his eyes and tears started to creep into them. "I would go to the ends of the world for you, Florina, and you spurn me because I am a man! If only to gain your affections, I would willingly pray to the gods to make me a woman so I can get close to you!"
Everyone stared at Sain, dumbfounded. Sain himself stopped, scratched his head, and flushed.
"Wait…That didn't come out right." The brown-haired cavalier flushed a little more. "Forget what I just said. But, o beautiful one of the orchid hair, I will never stop on my lonely quest to win your heart! I will walk through the freezing snow, the pelting rain, the harsh winds, the searing heat, and I would swim across the treacherous oceans for you!"
"Want to test that theory?" Lyn asked, a mischievous gleam in her eyes.
"Uh…" Sain stalled. "Not really. But I will dash through a hail of arrows to save you! You can't doubt that!"
"Fine, fine…You win on that point." Lyn sighed. "You did charge into a horde of archers to save her."
"See? That only proves a fraction of my love!" Sain said dramatically and he suddenly wrenched Florina out of Lyn's grasp and kissed her fiercely on her lips.
Once again, everyone stared, dumbfounded. Except for Sain, who was having the time of his life, and Florina, who was a) too stunned, b) too surprised, c) enjoying it, or d) unconscious.
Sain released Florina from his kiss and shouted to the sky, "Victory! I, Sir Sain of Caelin, the Green Lance, have succeeded in my quest to kiss the lovely lady Florina! Now, I will begin my second quest to capture her heart! Away!" He dashed off, whooping for joy.
Lyn recovered from the whole shock of the experience and rushed to Florina's side. The orchid-haired pegasus knight stumbled dazedly around for a couple of seconds, her eyes unfocused. Lyn caught Florina before she could fall and steadied her.
"I can't believe that idiot just kissed you!" Lyn exploded. "Are you okay?" She looked concernedly at Florina.
"Uh…" Florina licked her lips. "Yeah…Yeah…I think so…"
"Boy, I can't believe that Sain! Running around and just kissing you out of the blue!" Lyn continued her tirade.
"T-Thank you, Lyn…B-But I better get to my t-tent…" Florina got out of Lyn's grip and headed for her tent, stumbling slightly. The orchid-haired pegasus knight let out a tiny little shriek of happiness and she ran off in the same direction as Sain had.
"Sigh…I definitely think Florina is getting over her head in this one." Lyn muttered.
"I agree…But Sain does have his charms." Eliwood replied, still slightly stunned about the whole scene.
"Huh?" Lyn turned around. "Oh! Eliwood! I didn't notice you! I'm sorry!" She stammered her apologies.
"That's okay, Lyn." Eliwood waved the apologies off. "Um…I actually came to you to talk about something."
"What is it?" Lyn cocked her head to the side, curious.
"Lyn…" Eliwood summoned up his courage. "I think I'm in love with you."
"Wha-?" Lyn's eyes were wide, and a subtle pink crept into her cheeks.
"Wait, wait!" Eliwood said frantically. "Please…Let me talk first. I still remember the first time we met…When you were a young girl trying to reclaim her right as Princess of Caelin."
"I…I remember that too…"
"At first…I didn't feel that much about you. But I admired your drive and courage. After all, it's hard to overcome the obstacles that were placed in your path. But you had loyal friends and allies. I would have helped if I could…But I had my own problems to worry about."
"I know."
"And then…When I heard you had been received as the rightful heir to Caelin, I was overjoyed. It was your right, after all. You deserved it." Eliwood continued speaking. "I wanted to go to Caelin then, to talk to you. But once again…Issues kept me in Pherae, unable to congratulate you or anything."
Eliwood took a deep breath, willing himself to keep talking. He needed to keep talking or else he would never be able to empty this load from his shoulders. "But…Afterwards, when I heard about the attack of Caelin…I saw that as a chance to be able to spend some…time with you. Yes, I was concerned about the well-being of your soldiers and friends, but you were foremost in my mind."
"Eliwood…"
"And…As we continued to journey…It came to me. I mean, you were not only beautiful, you were skilled in the art of warfare and could fight with the best of them. You…You were fiercely loyal to your friends, dedicated to the cause of good…And it grew from there. You were in my thoughts and dreams…I couldn't stop thinking about you. I just didn't want to say anything…Well, I always thought that there would be time after this whole thing was over." He shrugged and smiled weakly. "I guess Marcus and my mother thought differently."
Lyn stared at Eliwood for a couple of seconds, saying nothing.
"Sigh…" Eliwood's shoulders slumped. "Well, thanks for listening…I guess I'll be going then." He turned to leave.
Lyn grabbed Eliwood by the shoulder and spun him around. "I…I am not going to let you go." She kissed him softly on the lips, her arms wrapped around his back. She kissed him again and again before finally letting him go. "Stupid Eliwood." She lightly smacked the back of his head. "You're too considerate of other people's privacy for your own good. Once you've got someone hooked on you, you don't let them get away."
"I-I'm sorry?" Eliwood said, confused.
"Heh, if you must know…" Lyn flushed slightly. "I liked you a lot too. I don't know how I did…But maybe it's that little storybook hero in you." She poked his chest and smiled. "You better be prepared. I'm not going to be some housewife who cleans the curtains. I expect to do something."
"Don't worry…You will…" Eliwood said as he kissed Lyn.
From behind him, Matthew burst onto the scene with Hector and Marcus in tow. "Hey Eliwood! I couldn't have been the name! I made it perfectly, dammit!" He finally registered the scene and his eyes widened. "Whoa! Do I have bad timing or what?"
"Yes! My Lord Eliwood has finally chosen a wife! I'm so happy!" Marcus sniffed and tears leaked out of his eyes. "I cannot wait to write Lady Eleanora about this! She will be so pleased about this! If only Lord Elbert were here…Well, I'm sure he can sense his son's joy as well!"
"Hey Eliwood! You said you'd tell me how it felt! Come on! Don't keep me in the dark, man! I deserve to know too! I'm your friend!" Hector shouted.
Eliwood suppressed a sigh. "Well…Back to business?"
"Yes…" Lyn sighed as well and let go of Eliwood.
Eliwood turned and motioned at the three onlookers. They all rushed up quickly.
"Well…You see…It went kind of like this…" Eliwood took a deep breath.
"YAAAAAHHHHOOOOO!" He jumped for joy and dashed off, dragging Lyn along with him. And hovering in the sky above them a giant sign floated above, with the words, "LEVEL CLEARED!" on it.
Chris: Well, there you go. The Eliwood x Lyn ending. Hope you enjoyed it, and another ending will be coming up next.
And as for the Sain one, for all who want to know…Part of me wants to write an ending for all the eligible females in the camp. That'd be awesome.