Author's Note: Whoah, a review…..to tell the truth, I didn't really expect a review for the first chapter, seeing as how Ross x Lute supporters are pretty rare. Thanks, MeowSap! As for the "not many mistakes" comment, what mistakes were they?
Disclaimer: I don't own Fire Emblem: Sacred Stones. I don't own the copyrights, and I don't own the characters. The only thing I own is a game cartridge, and this fanfic, which if you think about it, is kinda the property of and my friend, who helps me revise my chapters.
Uh, right….Chapter 2 coming up!
Warriors And Prodigies
As soon as Lute realized who she was diving at, she immediately tried to stop in midair. Unfortunately for her, the properties of motion were still in effect, so she ended up crashing into Ross anyways. "Oof!" she exclaimed, as her body crashed into Ross's, knocking him off the armchair and onto the floor. Garcia looked on with amusement as the two ended up on the floor, with Lute lying on top of Ross, putting the berserker in a rather awkward position. For a few seconds, the hall was dead silent, until Ross hesitantly said "Uh…could you please get off me?" Lute snapped out of the daze she was in from colliding with the young man, blushed, and rolled off his body quickly. Ross sat up, wincing. "Jeez, Lute, what was that for?" Lute quickly regained her normal, haughty attitude. "THAT was for running into me on the street and knocking me down!" "Well, I apologized and tried to help you up, but you just knocked my hand away and stormed off!". She frowned "You should have been paying attention to where you were walking, you lummox!" Garcia quickly got up from his armchair and clamped a hand down on both of their mouths. "Allright, a harmless accident like this shouldn't merit an argument this bad. And besides, don't you have a meeting with General Seth to get to, Lute?", he said, as he simultaneously pushed Ross down into his armchair again, and nudged Lute in the direction of the Silver Knight's office. Lute scoffed, spun around, and quickly strode off.
Once Lute was out of sight, Garcia turned back to his son, who was sitting in his chair, with an annoyed expression on his face. "Man," he exclaimed, "Lute's just as weird and eccentric as she was during the war!" Garcia smiled. "Oh? And how?". Ross frowned. "Well, this one time during the war, I was talking to her during a battle, and I thought I would be nice to her, and stick next to her to protect her from attacks, and she says that it would be more likely that she would protect me, and that she would be prepared for disappointment!" Garcia's smile grew wider. "So, why exactly did you decide to protect her?" he said, a gleam appearing in his eyes. "Well, um, I…well, she just kinda reminded me of mom, because she and Lute both used anima magic!" he stammered, his face turning red. His father nodded. "Yeah, she could. We made quite the unlikely couple, the fearless, strong fighter and his wife, the elegant, peaceful mage." Ross's eyes fell. "You know, I still miss her…I guess when I saw Lute, she reminded me so much of mom, that I felt an urge to protect her, to keep her from dying an untimely death, like she did…" The hall was quiet for a few minutes, both men caught up in the memories of a past long gone by. Ross finally decided to break the silence. "Hey, Dad, why don't you show me the new troops you're leading?" Garcia immediately brightened. "Ah, these troops aren't as disciplined as they were back in the old days. A lot rowdier now, but sure, I'll show you to them." Ross grinned "Maybe we can even put on a little fighting demonstration for them!" "Are you challenging me, you little upstart?" "You got it, old man!"
The Paladin general had acted just as Lute expected. First, he rambled on and on about how castle walls cost a large amount of money to fix, and then about how the recruits were so shocked that they were sent into a stampede, believing that the castle was under attack, and finally ended with the predictable sentence of "I trust you'll never do this again?" Lute had dully responded "Yes, sir.", and left the office. She was now wandering through the castle hallways, without a destination in mind. Ever since the War, Lute had been spending a greater amount of time in the "outside world" then in her own room with her magic books. She did admit that it was nice to get up and take in the fresh air and warm sunlight, though. She finally came to a stop in front of a large bay window overlooking the courtyard, where it looked as though two men were fighting in front of a large crowd. Interested, Lute got closer to the window, and watched as the two men rushed each other, their axes colliding together. Judging from the black hair and beard, the one wielding the double sided axe must be Sir Garcia, but the features of the other one with the large battle axe she couldn't make out at this distance. Whoever he was, she thought, he was pretty good, judging by how he was slowly forcing Garcia backwards towards the castle wall. But not good enough, as Garcia ducked under an axe swing, and came up, using the handle of his axe to trip the young man, and then stepping over his body to point the axe at his throat.
Ross winced. "Owww….you didn't have to go so hard on me, Dad…". "You were the one who was so eager to fight me though, Ross." Garcia said jokingly, helping Ross to his feet. "Yeah, I won't be so eager to make that mistake again." he said. The journeymen who were watching the father-son duel groaned in disappointment. "But you were great! Not that many people have lasted against our teacher for that long!" one journeyman shouted. "Yeah, that fight was great!" Ross smiled, "Well, it was a pretty good fight…" "Hey, is it true you're planning to stay at the castle? Can you give us some tips?" Garcia chuckled. "Well Ross, you wouldn't want to let down the trainees, would you?" Ross rolled his eyes mockingly. "All right, I'll stay for a while. After all, it's not as if I have that much to do right now." The journeymen cheered, and immediately swarmed Ross, asking him to show off his techniques. Garcia laughed as they dragged his son towards the barracks, Ross shouting at them to let him go all the way.
Author's Note: Well, that's the second chapter of Warriors and Prodigies. I know that this is a really short chapter, but schoolwork's keeping me bogged down. I swear I'll type more next time! ; Until then, see you!