Watou Wielder: It's finally here! Chapter 2!
Serra: Your still doing this?... I SO do pity Fir...
Nino: Serra, you're mean!
Priscilla: ...
Watou Wielder: ...With this being a FE6 fanfic... You three are useless... I guess I'll start the story now...
Serra: DISCLAIMER!
Disclaimer: Watou Wielder doesn't own Fire Emblem.
Serra: ...See? I'M not COMPLETELY uselesss!
Watou Wielder: ...
Following Your Path
Chapter 2: Meeting Rura
Fatigue struck me not long after I had left home. I was still in Sacae, but I couldn't go on any longer for the night. Luckily, there was a small house in the distance. I knew I needed to rest, so I decided to ask the owner of the house if there was an inn or any area fit for sleeping the during night. I walked to to the building and knocked on the door. It was slowly opened by a woman with long green hair and green eyes. A small smile spread on her face as she looked at me.
"Oh, a traveler? Do come in."
"Thank you." I nodded as I walked into the house.
She quietly closed the door, then turned around and looked at me.
"So, what do you want?" she asked, still smiling.
"Oh! Um... I was wondering if you knew of any place nearby that I could stay the night?" I answered.
"Of course!" she exclaimed as her smile grew. "You can stay here! I don't mind one bit!"
"Really? I can?" I felt myself smile brightly. "Thank you very much!"
"It's no problem! Oh, by the way, my name is Rura."
"Rura? It's nice to meet you. I'm Fir."
"Fir? Okay then! Are you hungry? I can fix you something if you want!"
"Not really. I'm just tired..."
"Tired? Well..." she walked to the side of a small bed. "...I hope you will find this a good bed. It hasn't been used for a few years, but..."
"Oh, it should be okay." I reassured her and fell over on the bed.
"Dang... You must be tired!" she laughed as she sat down on a nearby bed and looked at me.
I nodded tiredly and closed my eyes.
"...Fir?" Rura spoke up.
I looked at her, still not speaking.
"Why were you out so late? Are you running away from home? What's your reason?"
I thought about this question for a moment, trying to think of a way to answer it.
"I... I left home because... I want to master the way of the sword... Like my mother did..."
"Your mother?"
"...Yes... She... Died of illness just this morning, but... Before she fell ill... She was a great swordmaster..."
"She was?"
"Yes... She was..." I felt tears form in my eyes as I recalled my mother's greatness. "...Not only was she a great swordmaster, but she was also a beautiful women... And she was very caring... I'll... Probably never be anything great like her, but... But I want to at least... At least try..."
"Hm... Sounds like myself... With my son..." Rura broke in.
"Your son?"
"Yes... He left home many years ago... To master the sword... I tried to master it too but... It just wasn't my path..."
"Oh?"
"...I guess you'll never know things until you try them out yourself, right?"
"... I guess..."
"Oh! I'm sorry!" she cried. "You wanted to sleep, didn't you! I... I'll shut up now!"
I smiled with my eyes still closed. I knew I was lucky to come upon Rura's house. I lay my head on a pillow and sighed as many thoughts filled my head once again.
'...So... I've really left home... Father's going to die whenever he notices me gone... Which probably won't be long, knowing him... With me gone and Mother dead... That's... Still hard to believe... It's so hard to grasp the fact that... she's gone... But... Her greatness hasn't left with her... I'm going to try to carry on her legacy...'
With this, everything grew black. That is the last thing I remembered happening that night...
Watou Wielder: There is Chapter 2. Still Sort of short, but longer then the first one!
Serra: I thought it was longer then this!
Watou Wielder: Normally it was going to be, but the events in the beginning and end are were different, so I just decided to turn it into two chapters.
Nino: Oh... Okay!
Priscilla: ... Please review, anyway... For Lady Watou Wielder's sake...
Watou Wielder: ...Did you just talk? Wow...
Priscilla: ...