Hello everyone! Sorry for the really long delay for this... I didn't mean for it to take so long. Regardless, I hope you all enjoy!

Robin lived in a small room located in a quiet corner of the castle. It was close to the main area of the castle, so Robin could reach work quickly, but secluded enough to be relatively peaceful. When Robin and Frederick reached the room, Frederick immediately ushered Robin to his bedroom, and wouldn't leave until Robin had removed his coat and laid in the bed. Not long after the knight had left, Robin heard the front door open and slam shut. Then, Lissa suddenly barged into the bedroom with a healing staff in her hand and an angry frown on her face. Belatedly, Robin remembered that he had to lock his door.

"Hello, Lissa." Robin deadpanned. "Ever heard of knocking?"

"Hello, Robin." Lissa snapped back. "Ever heard of not overworking yourself to near death?"

"So, I'm guessing Chrom sent you?" Robin sighed.

"You bet he did! I'm disappointed in you, Robin! You should know better!" Lissa lectured while approaching the bed. Robin opened his mouth to reply, but couldn't get a word in between Lissa's speech.

"Listen, Robin. I know you enjoy working hard, and it's very admirable, but you have to remember that you have limits, just like the rest of us! If you don't look after your body, you'll end up dead, and you definitely won't be able to do any work after that! So starting today, I want you to take better care of yourself. And that starts with you staying in bed all week. Got it?"

Robin rolled his eyes at that. "Fine Lissa, you win. Now let me get some food."

However, as Robin began to rise out of bed, Lissa pushed him back down with her staff. "Nope. You're not getting up. When told you to stay in bed all week, I meant it. The only time you can get up is to use the bathroom. Got it?"

Robin stared back, shocked. "Come on, Lissa. If I stay in bed all week, how am I supposed to eat and drink? And how am I supposed to pass the time? I'll just die of boredom instead of exhaustion."

Lissa giggled, which immediately set Robin on edge. Nothing good ever happened when Lissa did that.

"Don't worry", The princess assured. "I'll take care of that. You just… be lazy, okay?"

"Okay." Robin sighed.

"You still seem worried." Lissa said. "Seriously, relax! I've arranged for someone to keep you company for the next week. In fact, it's about time for..."

Right on cue, someone knocked on the door.

"Ah, Perfect!" Lissa grinned. She yelled, "Come in! The door's unlocked!"

Robin heard the person walk in, close the front door, and move closer to his room. There was a pause, and a hesitant knock on his the door of his room.

"Come in!" Lissa said. And in walked Lucina, holding a bag over her shoulder.

It had taken quite a bit of time for Lissa to convince Lucina that she should be the one to stay with Robin. Lucina was adamant that there were other people better suited for the task. She was also quite certain that her feelings for Robin would cause her to make a fool of herself, although she kept this fear a secret. It had taken hours of talking for Lissa, with Sumia's help, to convince Lucina to do the job despite her misgivings. Even as she entered Robin's house, Lucina still felt nervous that she was going to blunder and become embarrassed.

As Lucina walked in the room, Robin's eyes shot open and he jumped out of bed, only to be smacked back down by Lissa. Lucina was not thrilled by his reaction. Clearly, he was not reacting well to her presence.

"L...L...Lucina. Hi." Robin said, still clearly shaken.

"Hello, Robin." Lucina replied.

"Tada! Lucina will be staying over at your house to keep you company, and to bring you food!" Lissa announced, beaming.

"I see." Robin replied, as comprehension finally dawned on his features. "I thought you might do something like this. Listen, Lucina, you don't have to do this. I don't want to waste your time."

"No, it's fine." Lucina hastily assured.

"No, really you don't have to…"

"Robin, it's fine." Lucina interjected. "I want to do this."

"...Alright. If you say so." Robin said.

"Well, with that settled, I guess my work here is done! Goodbye, you two!" Lissa exclaimed. She then quickly gathered her things, and scurried out of the room. Robin and Lucina heard her walk out of the house, followed by the slam of the door as she closed it behind her.

After Lissa's departure, Lucina began examining the room. She was surprised to find it incredibly neat and organized. Nothing was out of place, and the floor, table, and shelf were all spotless. This was in sharp contrast to his office, in which books and papers seemed to cover every inch of available space.

"Something wrong?" Robin asked, seeing her look around.

"No, I was just surprised to see your quarters so neat."

"Oh? So you assumed I was a slob?"

Lucina immediately panicked. "N… No, of course not! I didn't mean to imply such a thing! I was just…" Lucina trailed off when she noticed the grin on Robin's face.

"...Wait a second. Were you joking?"

Robin smiled and nodded.

Lucina turned away, pouting. "I see."

"Alright, alright, I'm sorry." Robin said, still grinning. Lucina continued to look away in order to seem displeased. However, she was secretly starting to find Robin's teasing endearing, even if it did fluster her.

"Very well." Lucina said in a mock-disapproving tone. "I forgive you."

"Excellent. I thank you, fair princess." Robin replied slyly.

Lucina blushed. She decided that she definitely enjoyed Robin's teasing.

"So, what do you want to do?" Robin asked.

"Well, what would you like to do?" Lucina replied.

"I thought you might have some ideas. Lissa did send you here after all."

"Yes...well…" Lucina mumbled incoherently, looking away.

"What do you in your free time?"

"I practice my swordplay."

"If we did that, I doubt Lissa would be very pleased." Robin laughed. "She did just tell me to be lazy, after all. Do you have any hobbies?"

"No, I usually train when I am alone."

"Alright, what about when you spend time with friends? What do you do then?"

"I don't know, I... I tend to just be by myself most of the time, so I…" Lucina's self-doubt began to rise. When she thought about it, she was a very boring person. Why would Robin ever want to be with her? All she ever did was eat, train, and sleep. She was more like a machine than a human. The more she thought about it, the more certain she was that her aunt and mother were wrong, and that she shouldn't be here.

Abruptly, Lucina rose from her seat. "I'm sorry, Robin. It appears that aunt Lissa was wrong to pick me for this job. I can't be engaging for one minute, let alone one week. I'm sorry to be such an uninteresting person."

Lucina turned around and took a few steps, but suddenly stopped as she felt something grab her hand. She nearly jolted in shock. Had Robin grabbed her hand? Her face reddened as she turned her head to confirm that Robin's hand was indeed holding onto her own. Lucina's heart began racing in her chest. She couldn't move, and she couldn't bring herself to speak.

"Lucina", Robin said in an impassioned voice. "You aren't an uninteresting person. In fact, you're the most interesting person I know. I mean, you time traveled from the future! How could that be uninteresting? So please, don't think so lowly about yourself. It really pains me to hear you say such things."

Lucina's face flushed even darker after Robin spoke. It felt like Robin's hand was emanating an intense fire that had enveloped her entire body. Lucina's heart was pumping even faster now, and she began to feel light headed. The intense warmth coming from Robin was almost enough to make her faint. Almost a minute passed before she managed to stammer, "V...V…Very well. If you insist."

"I do insist." Robin replied. "Now then, do you want to sit down and figure out what to do?"

"Y...Yes. I believe that would be the best thing to do." Lucina said. To Lucina's disappointment, Robin withdrew his hand, and the warmth which had been flowing through her faded away. She wished that he would have kept holding on to her for just a bit longer. Gods, what was she thinking? She couldn't have thoughts like this! Robin was off-limits for her, so having romantic thoughts would just torture her more. As Robin began to speak, she resolved to just focus on keeping him company as a friend, and nothing else.

"Well, If you don't know what to do, we could do something I like." Robin said. "My favorite thing to do is read books, but I guess that might be a bit boring."

"No, I wouldn't mind reading." Lucina interjected. "I remember, my mother would often read books to me as a child."

"Oh really? What kind of books did you read." Robin asked, intrigued. Lucina almost never spoke about her past, so hearing this was incredibly interesting.

"We would always read stories about the great heroes of the past." Lucina said. A small smile appeared on her face as she reminisced about her childhood. "My favorite person to read about was always Marth. I remember the tales about him would enthrall me as my mother read them. I would always be bitterly disappointed when each chapter ended, and I had to go to sleep."

"Oh? I actually have a little collection of heroic stories in my Library." Robin responded. "I have a few books about Marth in there. My favorite one's called Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light. Have you heard of it?"

As soon as Robin said the title, Lucina jumped up in delight. "Yes! That was my favorite too! I would always ask mother to read it to me again, even though we'd already read it so many times!"

"Well, I guess I know what we're gonna do." Robin laughed.

"Indeed", Lucina smiled. "Shall I go get the book?"

"There's no need." Robin replied, reaching into a drawer next to his bed. "I've actually been planning to re-read it for a while, so I've kept it right here."

Robin removed the book from the drawer, and held it up. When Lucina saw it, her excitement grew and grew. Yes, the cover was exactly as she had remembered it, with the title of the story written at the bottom, and an illustration of Math holding Falchion in a heroic pose occupying the space above it. Happy memories of reading the book began filling her head.

Her thoughts were interrupted when Robin cleared his throat. When she looked at him, he looked away, and went red in the face.

"Robin? Is there some problem? Do you need anything?" Lucina asked.

"No, not really, it's just… do you… want to sit on the bed with me? I think it might be more comfortable."

Now it was Lucina's turn to look away and blush. She couldn't believe what she had just heard. Had he really just asked that? The logical part of her brain was telling her to refuse him. She couldn't get too close. She couldn't encourage her feelings. But…

"Alright." Lucina replied. Still red in the face, she removed her boots and awkwardly sat on the bed, next to Robin. Lucina had intentionally left a bit of distance between them, but Robin scooted closer.

And closer.

And closer.

Until suddenly, their shoulders were touching! Lucina's face somehow turned darker than it already was, and she began experiencing the same kind warmth that she had felt when Robin had held her hand.

"Sorry, is this too close?" Robin asked, equally red in the face. "I wanted to be close enough for us both to read the book, but…"

"This is fine." Lucina said, feeling a little dizzy. "Now, then... would you like to read it?"

"Sure," Robin said, grinning. "I've always wanted to do something like this." Robin cleared his throat, and began to read. Lucina was absolutely spellbound from the start. It appeared that when he needed to, Robin could summon a dramatic voice that could match the likes of Owain. On top of that, the warmth from Robin's body was making Lucina incredibly comfortable, and she had to resist the urge to lean into him more. Lucina felt more peaceful and relaxed than she had ever felt before.

Many hours later, Robin finally read the last words of the book. "Well, that was it! How was it?"

"I enjoyed it greatly." Lucina replied, smiling. "Your reading was truly wonderful."

"Aww, thanks!" Robin said bashfully. He blushed and looked away, which Lucina found incredibly cute. "Sorry that it took so long. I wasn't intending to read the whole thing, but I was having so much fun that I lost track of time."

Lucina noticed the sunlight fading from the room, and realized that it was quite late. How had she not noticed? Had she been that enthralled by Robin's storytelling? Or rather, by Robin himself? Regardless, she replied, "I don't mind. I truly had a wonderful time. I suppose we should eat?"

"Oh, right! Dinner! Hold on, I'll get something." Robin began to rise, but Lucina stopped him.

"Don't worry, I brought some food with me." Remorsefully, Lucina climbed out of the bed, leaving behind it's warmth and comfort. She knelt down, reached into her bag, and pulled out two sandwiches, wrapped with paper.

"Sorry it's so little." She apologized while handing a sandwich to Robin. "I didn't have much time, so…"

"No, it's fine!" Robin reassured her. "Thanks for the food."

As they ate, Robin told Lucina other interesting facts and additional details about Marth's adventures that weren't mentioned in the book. After they both had finished eating, Lucina went into the bathroom to brush her teeth. She found herself wanting to stay up later and spend more time with Robin. She knew shouldn't be having those kinds of thoughts, but it was growing harder and harder to control them, especially after the way Robin had acted so... close to her. Was he just being friendly? Or could it mean…

No. Robin is not in love with me. Even if I want him to be.

She tried to clear her head, and found that she couldn't. Her feelings had grown out of control. However, she couldn't show them. Who knew what kind of awful thing could happen if Robin discovered her them?

As soon as Lucina left, Robin jumped out of his bed with a giddy smile on his face. He knew that he wasn't supposed to be standing, but he was too excited to care. He was overjoyed that his attempts to get close to Lucina had all succeed, and that she hadn't rejected any of his advances. He honestly couldn't believe that everything had gone so well. Robin began to pace around the room in order to let some of his energy out. A part of him was still terrified that she was only being polite and didn't have any feelings for him. However, that small part was drowned out by the intense emotions that were flowing through him. Gods, the way she had looked when he was reading the story! Her eyes had nearly been sparkling with joy! Robin had never seen her look so excited and passionate. He hadn't thought it was possible, but his feelings for her were actually growing even stronger that they already were! Robin vowed that as soon as Lucina soon as returned to his room, he would confess his love to her. He loved her too much to do anything else.

"Alright Frederick, that's all for today." Chrom said. "You can leave now."

"Very well, milord." Frederick replied. The pair had been forced to stay up late to finish all of the paperwork that Robin normally did himself. It had taken quite a while, but they were finally done, and were ready to get some much needed rest. Frederick rose from his desk and began to leave Chrom's office. Just as he reached the door however, he turned around. "My apologies, there was something I forgot to mention. I spoke with Robin, and it seems that he is in love with Princess Lucina."

"Oh, alright." Chrom replied.

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