Chapter 1- The Usual Wake-Up Call

My first story! It will have Shonen-ai (MalexMale romance) So if that makes you squeamish, then… click the pretty green arrow pointing left at the top of your screen. There you go, good job.

Disclaimer: Fire Emblem equals not mine. If it was, there would be a lot more romance, a lot less fighting, no plot whatsoever… and a lot of the male characters would marry. XD So… whoever owns Fire Emblem, don't give it to me, 'kay? Thanksies.

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"MATTHEW!"

The loud cry rang through the dense trees, and woke up everyone and everything within a 50-mile radius. Audible groans were heard throughout the camp soon after, and the source of the disturbance was quickly discovered.

Yes, with Matthew and Guy around, there really was no need for alarm clocks.

This is how most of Lyndis's Legions wake up in the morning. The same was true for our favorite green-clad, brown-haired paladin.

Sain grumbled, slowly waking up. What on earth…?

He realized what happened as he heard Guy cry again, "MATTHEW! Matthew, GET BACK HERE!"

Sain would've found this amusing, if it hadn't been the cause of his brutal awakening.

He closed his eyes again. Oh, what he would give for some peace and quiet…. Why, oh why did he have to stay up so late flirting with Lady Priscilla? He was definitely beginning to regret it.

A brown head appeared inside his tent. He moved silently over to Sain's bedroll, going unnoticed by the green clad paladin. Wil, the archer, snickered silently. He creeped closer to Sain, put two fingers to his lips…

…And whistled loudly into Sain's ear.

"AAARGH!" Sain cried, sitting strait up in his bedroll.

"Good morning, Sain!" Wil chirped, happily.

Sain threw his pillow at him.

Wil sighed. He'd have to go find Kent.

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15 minutes later, after Kent had successfully woken up Sain, a meeting was called in the Tactician's tent to plan out the strategy for the day.

"There are a few Anima Magic-users toward the southeast… Kent, Sain, you two have a strong defense, and you can move relatively fast… I want you two to go take care of them." The Tactician, Ana, gave them a steady glare, daring them to contradict her.

"Yes, Lady Tactician." Kent nodded, and elbowed Sain in the stomach.

"Ouch! Kent, that HURT… Er… Yeh… Yes, Lady Ana." He still wasn't fully awake yet; he hadn't resumed his daily routine of flirting.

Kent sighed. This would be a long day.

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As the pair saddled-up their horses and gathered supplies, Kent noticed the usual activity going on around camp. Guy had succeeded in tracking down Matthew and getting back whatever he had stolen, and was stomping back to his tent. Matthew was sitting in the highest branches of a tree, grinning. Wil and Rath were supposedly chatting with Legualt and Heath. In reality, I suppose, Wil, Legualt and Heath were chatting. Rath was, as usual, silent, his only contributions to the conversation being the occasional "…" and a glare toward Legualt, as he made his normal routine of perverted jokes.

Serra was, as usual, annoying Erk. Lucius, as usual, was trying to find Raven, who, as usual, was trying to find Lucius. Canas was silently reading his Flux tome, and Lyn was in another heated argument with Hector. Florina was trying her very best to stop the argument, which, knowing her, was only the occasional squeak, stutter, and "Uh, Lyn…"

Eliwood was behind Hector, also trying to break up the fight, but with just about as much luck as Florina.

Nino was off with Rebecca, doing Elimine-knows-what, and Marcus and Lowen were off in the kitchen tent. (1)

The rest of the camp were in their tents, wondering around camp, sparring, or doing whatever else there was to do at the time.

As Kent turned his attention back to the task at hand, he noticed Sain staring oddly at him. He felt himself flush, and noticed a small warm feeling in the pit of his stomach. He suddenly felt breathless and nervous. What in Caelin was going on! He snapped at Sain, with more sharpness in his voice than he had originally intended, "What is it? It's time to get to work!" And marched off.

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Sain sighed. His partner had been acting odd like this all too often lately.

He didn't want Kent to feel uncomfortable around him, but he couldn't help but stare… he…

Sain blinked. He what? He couldn't love Kent. No, of course not! He thought, with a small laugh. I'm simply… worried for him. Yes, that's it. Now, to finish preparations…

Then, he paused. Kent had always been better at that. He remembered everything, from the smallest detail to the biggest necessity… I wonder if that's something I admire about him, or hate about him? Sain thought. He decided that it was better left the way it was.

He looked over at Kent's horse, and sighed once again. Kent was an excellent rider, and an excellent fighter as well, but he had never been good at saddling his horse.

Re-adjusting the strap under the horse's belly, he patted her neck. Never had his partner been good at this, not even at the knight's training school, under the strict nose of Lord Wallace. And there was most definitely something to say for that.

Sain mounted his horse and rode slowly across camp. Kent would catch up… Eventually. Riding through camp across the rocky ground, not paying attention to where he was headed, he nearly ran into Canas, or Canas nearly ran into him. He was reading and walking again.

After a brief apology, he continued across camp. He heard Guy's shrieks, presumably aimed at Matthew, and Nino and Wil's giggling as they chatted enthusiastically about Rath. Erk had managed to escape Serra, and was trailing after Canas, asking one question after the other. Canas seemed happy to answer his constant questioning.

Sain sighed. If only his mind could be thinking the same routine thoughts, about women and who he would charm next. But lately, he hadn't been flirting near as much, finding it a little useless, preferring to direct his energy into pestering Kent. Aaah, Kent… his boon companion, as he had called him many a time. What am I to do with you, Kent? He thought. You have no experience with women; you seem almost reluctant to gain that experience…

A thought flitted across the back of his mind: I'm glad… Then, he paused to register the thought. "What?" He suddenly exclaimed, wondering what his subconscious self meant. He shook his head, as if to clear the thought, and focused on the road ahead of him. I am going to spend the next few hours with Kent… alone…

He sat up, stalk-strait, in the saddle. Okay, now I've gone WAY too far!

He scolded himself, and continued riding. He would have to be careful what he thought about in the near future.

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(1) Hey, IS there a kitchen tent? Ahhhh… don't mind me… --scuttles off into a corner--

Heheh, like it? –twitch-- A poor attempt at a chapter ending thingy, but… Heheh… bite me. I'll bite back. Grrrrr.

Please review; it will make me get the next chapter up faster!Please? I want to know what you have to say about my lame stab at a story… I will post the second chapter very, very, VERY soon, because I have it halfway done already. And once again, I really appreciate reviews and such! I would love you forever! And if you have ideas for plot twists, or ideas for other stories, just let me know!

Pyro: --pokes Sain--Tell them.

Sain: No.

Kent: Do it, Sain.

Sain: Fine. The next chapter will have more shonen-ai than this one --cough cough OBVIUOSLY-- and well, if you were squirmy at this chapter, then uhh…. Either get over it, or stop reading? I mean, after all, it IS a romance story…

Kent: --grins--

Sain: Victory! –huggles Kent-

Kent: Uhhh… Sain?

Pyro: You know you like it. Anywhoo, I will update this in like a week, probably less, maybe even tomorrow, if I feel motivated.

Sain: Suuuure you will…

Pyro: --smacks Sain--Anyways, please review, I will love you forever!

Kent: --sigh--Just review, it'll shut her up.