YSE: Hello, everybody! I'm sorry it took so long to get this one up, but I've been really REALLY busy lately, and had no time to work on my one-shots, OR to post them. And doing the disclaimer for me today is the lovely Farina!
Farina: I'm getting paid to do this, right?
YSE: Of course you are! 5,000 gold!
Farina: Talking to a group IS easier than killing people, so I guess that's a decent amount... Okay, Erisonii doesn't own anything from Fire Emblem, be it this one or any other.
YSE: Thank you, Farina!
Farina: You're welcome, now gimme my gold.
YSE: Ummmmm.
Farina: What's wrong?
YSE: I only have 5 gold with me right now.
Farina: WHAT!
YSE: Eep! Help me!

Dart sighed in frustration; it had been two months since the group's victory over Nergal and the dragon, and everyone had, for the most part, gone their separate ways. That included him. After his pirate ship had dropped off Eliwood and his group, Dart, his crew, and his captain set sail once again. In doing so, Dart had been forced to part with someone who would've made a valuable addition to him while he was in search of the treasure he'd been seeking. Sure, she'd laughed at him, thinking that he would never be able to find it, and also for what he planned to do when he found it, but… she would've been good to have around. Though he didn't know what his crew might do to her…

"Hey, Dart!" another pirate called to him.

"What?" Dart called back.

"Get back ta swabbin' the deck!"

With a growl, Dart nodded, and resumed his cleaning duties. Things seemed dull lately, and he found himself wishing she was there to liven it up for him.

Later that evening, Dart was up on deck again, once more looking out to sea. He was looking to the north to be precise. It was as if he was still hoping she would come along again. Even if it was only at him, he still wanted to hear her laugh. Her sapphire blue eyes twinkling with glee as she thought of another money-making job she could do as a Pegasus knight of Ilia. Her smile appearing as she spoke of all the gold she was being paid.

Suddenly, Dart snapped back to attention. Was that a whinny he heard? Or was he just thinking of Farina so much that he was beginning to imagine things?

After a few moments, he heard the sound again. It wasn't his imagination! Dart's head turned every direction, looking desperately for a Pegasus; it had to be one, because they were out of sight of all land.

After a while, the sound came once more before the sound of hooves clopping on wood reached his ears. Dart looked to the other end of the ship and saw a Pegasus standing there, its armor reflecting the moonlight. Its rider hopped off almost immediately and approached Dart, grinning.

"Hey, Dart! It's me!"

Dart just stared down at the girl in front of him. Her hair was blue and flipped out at the shoulders, and her eyes were just as blue, but gleamed with mischief, and a little greed.

"Farina…?" he asked, his mouth hanging open in shock.

A laugh answered him. "Of course! Who else could locate a single ship as quick as me?" Farina looked around the deck, noticing that they were the only ones up there besides the man at the helm. She beckoned him to lean down, which he did obediently. "You wanna go for a ride on my Pegasus with me? He'll trust anyone that I trust, even if it's a guy. Besides, you look really bored. C'mon! It'll be fun!"

Dart thought for a while, then nodded. "I'm for it!"

Farina grinned again, then ran back to her Pegasus and jumped on. "You'll have to ride behind me, though."

"I'll live." Dart approached the Pegasus cautiously, wondering if it would let him come near. When no aggression was shown, Dart shrugged off his nervousness, strode up, and eased himself up on the saddle behind Farina.

"Hold on!" she called over her shoulder, then off they flew over the ocean.

Dart held onto Farina tightly, gazing down at the water beneath them. Flying was amazing! Sailing was nothing like it, but he didn't know which he preferred. After flying awhile, Dart asked, "Where are we flying to?"

"To the mainland."
"Why?"
"'Cause we need to discuss the location of our treasure, duh!"

Their treasure… The one they were both looking for. Dart thought Farina had already forgotten about it. It seemed he was wrong. For some reason, that made him happy. They landed at a portside town that evening and rented one room at the inn. When Dart questioned her, Farina just grinned and said, "It'll make our discussions easier, won't it?"

Her logic was good, but it felt strange, sharing a room with her. Before, when they'd been part of the Eliwood's group, they kept having to share a room with each other. They had both suspected the tactician, Erisonii, of this arrangement, but after a while, they shrugged it off and dealt with it. Now, though, the large group wasn't with them. They were by themselves and could have their own rooms, but they didn't.

'I like Farina, I admit it, but… why would she wanna share a room with me when she could have her own?' Dart wondered, untying his bandana and letting his golden hair loose. It was short, yes, and messy, which, in itself, made him look like a pirate, but he had insisted on the bandana. Now, though, he felt free to let it loose.

Farina entered the room a short while later, having taken a bath, but paused when she saw the pirate sitting on the bed, his tousled hair uncovered. She'd never seen him without his bandana before, and seeing him like this made her blush.

"What're you blushin' for?" Dart asked, seeing her pink cheeks.

"Nothing," Farina remarked, regaining her composure as she walked over and laid down on the other side of the bed. 'Okay, Farina, breathe… You asked him to come with you so you could tell him, so tell him!' Taking in a deep breath, the Pegasus knight sat up quickly and turned to her roommate. "Da---"

She was cut off by a warm mouth clamping over hers in a must-make-this-quick fashion. The lips of her kisser parted from her own almost as quick as they'd met.

Farina touched her mouth. "D… Dart...?"

The pirate was now sitting with his back to her again, but his ears were bright red. "I- I'm sorry, Farina. It's just… I've really been missin' you. It's so borin' now without you there."

Silence lingered between the two, then Farina's usual smile appeared on her face as she scooted over to him and rested her chin on his muscular shoulder. "Things are boring in Ilia without you to laugh at."

"What the hell's that---" Dart stopped mid-sentence when he turned to Farina and her lips met his. Everything made sense to Dart in that instance, so with a laugh in his mind, he kissed Farina back and placed an arm firmly around her.

When they separated again, Farina inched closer and whispered in his ear, "Let's go flying again tomorrow, okay?"

A smile lit up Dart's face as he answered, "You bet! That treasure's ours!"

"Now you're talking!" Farina said, laughing as Dart got out the clues that would lead them to the goal that brought them together in the first place.

YSE: Okay, before anyone starts saying anything, I would like to point out that I have NO clue as to what Dart actually looks like without his bandana, so I just came up with the messy golden hair bit, okay?
Dart: Obviously ya did!
YSE: Oh, shut up, Dart! I think messily-styled golden hair makes you hot!
Dart: I don't wanna look hot! I wanna look like a pirate!
YSE: Would you gimme a break and shut up!
YSE hits Dart in the head and accidentally knocks him out.
YSE: Oops... Dart fangirls are gonna kill me for hitting him now... Please R&R! Bye!
YSE runs off as a horde of Dart fangirls chase after her, screaming in rage.