Tacticians
Wow! It's been a long time since I've updated. Oh well, It's done now.
Disclaimer: I still don't own Fire Emblem.
Chapter 4: End of Day 1
"Well, here we are," Rane said as she and Dew stepped through the door and into a big room. They found almost every person in the entire army gathered there.
"Wow! It's big in here!" Dew exclaimed. Her eyes sparkled as she looked around the room. She barely even noticed when Rane left to get some food… barely. She tagged after her sister and picked out the food that she wanted. They sat at a table with the lords. After quickly finishing their meal, Rane dragged her sister around the room trying to introduce her to as many people as she could before lunch was over and they scattered all over the place once again. The two sisters went from table to table and Rane tried to make the introductions as short as possible.
Within seven minutes, Dew had met Wil, Rebecca, Raven, Heath, Rath, Canas, Legault, Guy, Florina, Fiora, and Lucius. After this, Rane scanned the cafeteria. "Oh no," She said to herself.
"What?" Dew asked her curiosity rising.
Rane looked around again. Her fears were confirmed. Only three people whom they had not yet met remained in the cafeteria. Three people that all sat at one table. "Oh no," She mumbled again.
"What?" Dew whined jabbing her sister with her elbow.
Rane looked down at the girl and sighed. "Oh well, it had to happen eventually," she thought as she began to walk towards the table where Erk, Priscilla and Serra sat. Erk and Priscilla of course didn't worry her, but Serra... Serra was a different story. The two girls were so similar. This was either going to be very bad or... no this was just going to be really bad. As the girls approached the table, the three looked up. "Hello Erk, Priscilla, Serra," Rane said nodding to them each in turn.
"Good evening Lady Tactician," Erk said politely. Priscilla smiled happily at her, but Serra was too preoccupied in glaring at the unknown girl to care about returning Rane's greeting.
"Thank you Erk, but I'm not your tactician anymore. Dew is," she said gesturing to Dew who was glaring back at Serra.
Before she could say anything else, Serra jumped out of her seat. "OH! You're our new tactician?" She was now smiling warmly and shaking Dew's hand. Dew nodded also smiling. "In that case, if you ever need a favor or anything, I'll always be there." Rane rolled her eyes knowing that if she did a favor, she would expect one in return. "Come on, I'll show you around.," she said and immediately, the two were gone.
The three remaining stared after them blankly for a few moments, then turned back to each other.
"Lady Ta- Lady Rane," Erk corrected himself, "What will you do now that you are no longer tactician?"
Rane opened her mouth then closed it. Her brow furrowed in thought. "I guess I hadn't really thought about it." Then she brightened and turned back to Erk. "I'll be a mage!"
Erk choked on the water he had been drinking and started coughing. "A MAGE!" he asked after he had recovered. "Lady Rane, it takes a lot of focus and hard work to be a mage!"
"Erk... Nino is a mage."
"Good point. Well how do you plan on being a mage?"
"Easy, I've watched you, Pent and Nino do magic plenty of times. Now I just need to buy a tome."
"With all do respect Lady Rane, it takes more than that."
"Oh, Alright. I guess I'll just have to think about it for a little while. But in the mean time, I'll go see how Serra and Dew are getting along. She stood up and walked calmly out of the room leaving Erk and Priscilla to finish their meal and clean up after themselves and Serra.
After walking for a short amount of time, Rane found the two girls with their heads together, whispering to each other. As soon as they noticed Rane coming, they immediately stopped whispering and went to greet her. Both looked mischievous and guilty.
"Hello, Rane," they both said and then started giggling.
Rane stared blankly at them. "...I don't know why I came out here." She then turned and walked away, the girls' giggles following after her. Soon, Rane arrived at her newly repaired tent. As she was about to enter, she heard something. Going to investigate, Rane found Eliwood practicing with his sword. Suddenly, something clicked in her head. "I'll be a swordsman!" she thought excitedly. "HEY ELIWOOD!" She yelled running to meet him. He paused his practice and waved with a smile.
"Hey Rane! How are you doing? You know... not being tactician anymore. It must be really boring, having nothing to do."
"Actually, that's what I wanted to talk to you about. I've decided that I want to be a swordsman. I've used a sword before and I was pretty good at it. With some training, I think I would make a great swordsman. I'm a really fast learner, and i won't be too much trouble, and"
"Rane!" he said putting a hand to her mouth to stop her rambling. "It's ok. I'll teach you." He took her hand off her mouth.
Rane stared at him. "...Are you serious?" she asked suspiciously. He nodded in assurance. Her eyes brightened and sparkled. "Thank you," she squealed jumping up and giving him a huge hug around the neck.
"Your welcome. Uh... Rane you're gonna need to let me go," he said after a few seconds.
"Oh right." He walked to a rack and grabbed a wooden training sword.
"You said you've used a sword before. So show me what you know," he said throwing the sword to her. She caught it expertly.
"Now?"
"Yes."
"O-ok" she stuttered nervously. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Slowly she released it and got into position. Then she turned to him and put her arms back down at her sides. "I- I can't do it, I can't just swing at air with someone watching me." Eliwood just looked at her for a moment and then began to laugh. "What?" She said crossing her arms insulted, but blushing at the same time.
"I never thought of you as the type to be embarrassed in front of people!" Rane turned her head a little, trying to hide her deepening blush with her hair. "Here, We can spar." He said grabbing another training sword for his own use. He smiled reassuringly at her, and she returned it with a weak smile of her own.
"Ok, hold on," She quickly took off her cloak. She was wearing a green dress. It was cut in the middle of the skirt and she was wearing riding pants under it. She threw the cloak off to the side and stepped up to Eliwood. The two crossed their swords.
"Ready?" Eliwood asked. Rane nodded. Eliwood started by swinging the sword to her side. She blocked it just in time. He spun around and swung at her other side. She blocked again. He swung the sword to the top of her head. Her blade caught it and she pushed it back. Not expected the force, Eliwood stumbled back. He caught his balance and pointed the sword straight and went in for a charge. She hit the sword to the side and blocked two more hits after that. Her confidence grew more and more with each second. She blocked another hit and went on offense. She swung at his side, but Eliwood quickly blocked it. Their fight went on for a long time. Eliwood went to swing for her head again but Rane once again caught his blade and pushed him back. The two stood for a moment staring at their opponent and breathing heavily. Rane suddenly charged at Eliwood with a yell. Eliwood jumped over her, dodging her attack. As Rane was turning, Eliwood put his foot out and Rane fell onto her back. Eliwood put the practice blade to her throat. "Game," he said out of breath. Rane nodded, still lying on the ground. Eliwood took her sword and returned both to the shelf he had got them from. He then returned and offered her a hand. Rane shook her head.
"I'm too tired to get up."
"Heh. You were great," Eliwood said sitting beside her.
"Really? or are you just saying that."
"I mean it. I think you should ask your sister about joining the army. And if you'd like, we can spar once in a while."
"Eliwood?"
"Yeah?"
"Thanks."
Eliwood didn't say. "Rane" he asked after a few minutes. No reply came. He looked over to find the girl asleep. He smiled and gently picked her up, being careful not to wake her. He carried her inside her tent and set her down on her bed. He stroked her silver hair out of her eyes. "Good night, Rane." He said as he left.
"Good night," Rane whispered half asleep.
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So, what do you think? It was stupid I know. Please comment anyway.
