Here's a little birthday gift from me! (Today's my birthday! Whoo Hoo! Go St. Patrick's Day!) " Hope you enjoy!
Thanks to the people who reviewed: )It really makes my day when you people review. So keep it up! Also, if you have any suggested pairings, feel free to suggest in your reviews!
Disclaimer: If I owned Fire Emblem or any of its characters, I probably wouldn't be here writing this fan fiction, now would I? (Well, Danni is just some random person I made up, but she's not a very important part of the story, so read on!)
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Chapter 1
And the wait begins!
Hector yawned and lazily waved away a fly. "Hey Lyn, are you sure that was your best messenger?" He asked, and helped himself to a couple of grapes from a bowl. (Eliwood's messengers were busy with other projects, so Lyn had sent her own.) The person in question sighed and looked up from the book in her lap.
"Yes, Hector. Danni is the fastest messenger that Caelin can offer. You're just sulking because she beat you in that race last week." After saying that, she promptly returned her gaze to her book while ignoring Hector's loud proclamation of:
"I am not sulking!" Eliwood soon intervened, and they began a rather…err… lively game of chess.
"Hector! You stole my rook!"
"Did not!"
Lyndis sighed. It didn't seem like she was going to be able to get much reading done. She put down her book and went to find Ninian.
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Ninian was sitting in the garden, doing some perfectly girly things (braiding flower crowns to be exact) when she heard the sound of wings overhead. Looking up, she shaded her eyes against the bright summer glare to see two figures, slowly making their way towards her. To her surprise, she realized it was Florina and Fiora, who were evidently coming for the camping trip. Slung on both Pegasi were large saddlebags, no doubt full of supplies. She waved at them, not really expecting an answer, but Florina waved to her at such a rapid pace, she fell right out of her saddle.
"Ouch!" Thought Ninian and she winced as Florina crashed down into a tree
"I'm OK!" Florina called cheerfully. "The branches broke my fall!" Ninian sighed and went to help as Fiora navigated the two Pegasisafely to the ground.
When Lyn arrived shortly after, she found Florina looking sheepish as Fiora scolded her. "How many times have I told you to be careful when riding?" The older sister demanded worriedly, plucking a twig from Florina's hair. Florina thought carefully for a moment and then consulted a piece of paper from her pocket. She carefully added a tally mark onto a chart and replied brightly:
"Just today, 325 times!" Ninian and Lyn exchanged a look and sighed. It seemed that Florina was excited about something.
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In the study, where the guys were still engaged in their game of chess, Eliwood and Hector heard a loud THUMP coming from the garden.
"What was that?" Eliwood got up and headed for the garden. When Hector was sure that Eliwood was gone, he carefully re-arranged the pieces on the board.
"Checkmate" He thought, grinning evilly before he too, headed for the gardens.
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Florina and co. though, had relocated to Castle Pherae's great hall so that her wounds could be looked at. As Fiora and Lyn carefully lowered her down on some cushions that Ninian had gathered, Eliwood looked for a first-aid kit. There was usually a doctor who could have tended to Florina, but it just so happened that she had gone to visit her sick sister. Everyone, (even Hector, who had just found the main group) jumped in surprise as a shrill voice screamed loudly, "WE'RE HERE!" As Eliwood turned around to see who his visitors were, he grinned.
Serra and Matthew were at the door, Serra waving like a nutso and Matthew struggling under several packs. It was obvious who had been forced to be the pack mule.
"Hello Sir Hector! I hope your days were not too dull without me!" She said brightly, and she gripped his arm in her hand until he gave a girlish scream.
"Not at all!" Hector replied, forcing a smile onto his face. "What made you think that?" As the bishop continued to mug Hector in the background, Lyn greeted their other visitor while Eliwood relieved him of his packs.
"Hey Matthew! What's up with those two?" asked Florina as Matthew dropped onto her cushions with a sigh.
"Don't ask."
"Tell me!"
"No."
"Please?"
"No!"
"Don't be a meanie!"
And so, it went on like that for a while, with Fiora, Ninian, and eventually Lyndis joining in. Eliwood sighed and went to go see how Hector was faring after he had run off in search of his axe. Serra was still after him, holding her staff over her head with an evil grin pasted on her face.
Meanwhile, Matthew gave in to the girls' annoying chants.
"All right! I'll talk!" Matthew sighed and took in a deep breath. "Serra's gone berserk 'cuz Lord Hector said that her hair looked funny. That's all."
"WHAT!" The girls all exclaimed. Matthew expected them to think that it was a trivial matter, but oh, was he wrong! The girls made a huddle, and Florina ignored her assortment of scratches as they began to whisper things like, "He DARES make fun of a girl's hair!" or "I bet his hair colour's fake!"
Matthew quickly made a mental note. You should not bad mouth a girl's hair. It could spell doom for you. "
In fact, if not another arrival of a groupparticipants for the camping trip, Hector could have had a hoard of girls running after him. And not in a good way.
THUMP THUMP THUMP
Serra stopped whacking Hector with her staff and tilted her head to one side, as if she was concentrating on a certain sound.
"…Could it be?" Serra nearly squealed in excitement.
"What are you talking about, Serra?" Hector rubbed the enormous bump on his head.
Eliwood decided then that it was time to open the large wooden door to see who it was.
"The moment of truth." He thought, and swung it open. Beyond the door were Pricilla, Raven, Lucius, and Erk. Eliwood had opened the door rather unexpectedly, and Raven had raised his hand up, expecting it to land on the wooden door, but instead, he knocked on the top of Eliwood's head. He crumpled onto the floor and Raven let out a sheepish,
"Oops."
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Oh dear! What will happen next? And… Whose invites got lost? You decide! If I get enough feedback from people, I might work it into the story. o
Also, thanks to my GREAT big sis who helped me edit this! Without you, it wouldn't actually make that much of a difference, but it's still great to know that the grammer is almost perfect. : )
Please read and review! 3 (And wish me Happy Birthday!) >o