Our Love Story

Me: This is just a little pre-drabble before the wedding. It's about Sumia of course, so don't be surprised at the content of this chapter. She might seem a little OOC, but for the sake of the story, she has to be that way. I actually like the Gaius/Panne pairing and the Sumia/Frederick pairing, but then I'd have to go back and change another three pairings so that it would fit. I might go back and do that, but I might not. It's whatever. Because if I do, like I said, I'll have to change another, like, three to six pairings to make it work.

Chapter 6: It Should Have Been Me

Cordelia. "Congratulations Robin!"

Frederick. "I know you make Milord happy."

Cherche. "We're all so happy for you!"

Lissa. "Big Brother finally found someone!"

Henry. "Nya ha ha! Maybe this wedding will draw focus off my proposal to Lissa…I mean, yay! Weddings!"

Panne. "That means Chrom claimed you as his mate, did he not?"

Donnel. "I ain't never seen a fancy weddin' before on my farm. I wunder what one looks like?"

Sully. "It's about time Chrom grew a pair and popped the question."

Gaius. "Way to break out of that sheltered life Blue and go for a rugged woman…What? I'm happy for you."

Maribelle. "What does the ring look like? It must be a beauty right?"

Lon'Qu. "Hmph. I guess I should be joyous for you two."

Anna. "You'll buy wedding things from me right? No one has prices like I do!"

Vaike. "Teach knows a good match when he sees one."

Tharja. "I'm sad I have to let you go, but let's just hope that Chrom treats you right. If not, you always have me."

Olivia. "I'll practice my hardest to come up with a beautiful dance for your wedding!"

Libra. "I can see Naga smiling at you from above. She accepts this joining, and couldn't be happier."

"Y-You'll take good care of him, won't you Robin?" And finally, Sumia herself.

Robin was blushing, but accepting all the congrats and the well wishes. Chrom had his arm around her, and was just excluding happiness, every now and then giving Robin's hand a squeeze or gracing her with one of his special smiles. Robin was smiling herself; she and Chrom sharing a loving look every now and then, which didn't go unnoticed by anyone.

Sumia kind of wished it was her in that position.

She may have been also getting married, and she knew that she needed to let that part of her that was still hung up on Chrom go. Chrom had fallen in love with someone, and that someone wasn't her. Gaius had fallen in love with someone and that someone was her. Sumia needed to focus on her upcoming marriage and stop obsessing over Chrom still. She loved Gaius, she really did, but why was she still so jealous? Because she had known Chrom longer and knew him better? Because there were still things about Robin that they didn't know which could have made her a traitor? Because Robin wasn't clumsy or weak? Because Robin was basically a genius? Because she was just so everything that Sumia wasn't?

Sumia was in a tizzy.

She didn't want Chrom anymore, she was over him! He had Robin, and now Sumia had Gaius. She was in love, and she was happy. Chrom wasn't her priority anymore. Gaius was. And Sumia needed to accept that. It didn't hurt, not at all, but there was still that odd pang. Was it because she knew Chrom longer and knew him a bit better than the other Shepherds? Was it because Sumia knew a personal secret of Chrom's she doubted Robin knew? Was it because she had been at Chrom's side longer than Robin? But then again, even when she was trying to have personal time with Chrom, he was always going to Robin. Sumia knew that. Between his duties as captain and Robin's as tactician, she knew they would have to spend a lot of time together, but the amount was startling. Even when Sumia ordered Chrom to rest, he ran off to see Robin as soon as he woke up. And when Robin was reading some novels Sumia recommended to her, she had heard Robin reading them aloud to Chrom in their spare time. It was…it hurt. Because at that point, she had loved Chrom, and loathed Robin. It was petty, yes, but she couldn't help it. She really loved Chrom and Robin had just swooped in and stolen him from her. But then Gaius came along and…Sumia found herself realizing that maybe the love she had for Chrom was different.

The stupid petals told her she would have a romantic mystery on her hands. It was a fortune she received shortly after she noticed Chrom wanting to spend more time with Robin.

Even still, she painfully smiled as Chrom caught a distracted Robin by surprise and planted a kiss on her lips, making some of the Shepherds whistle while the others cheered. Robin broke away, blushing brightly, and playfully swatting him. That's what she had been doing the whole time. When everyone was gathered together for the news, Sumia was slightly worried, thinking something was wrong. Chrom and Robin together usually meant that they were discussing strategy, and maybe something had come up. So Sumia had prepared for the worst. But Chrom had pulled Robin close, which made the tactician blush, and smiled widely.

"I know everyone has been waiting a long time for me to say this, but I finally did it." Chrom smiled gently at Robin. "I've asked Robin to be my partner in crime, my best friend, and most importantly, my wife. And she said yes."

And that's when Sumia's smile froze on her face, losing some of its warmth. Her chest throbbed painfully, her head pounding. This was the jealously from before rising to the surface.

"Yes," Robin had nodded, smiling. "And I promised to do my best to protect him, take care of him, and love him. And to be beside him throughout this whole war."

The cheers for them had begun, though Tharja was the only one who wasn't as happy as everyone else was. But the girl had an unhealthy obsession with Robin (Sumia couldn't really talk because she had almost become that with Chrom) that didn't dim, even though she was engaged to Libra (I actually like the Libra/Tharja pairing. I also like Muriel/Stahl, so those pairings are the true ones. Sorry about that). And Sumia had falsely told them about how happy she was that they were getting married. Falsely because there was a small part of her that didn't trust Robin, that still wanted Chrom for herself.

"When's the wedding?" Lissa asked excitedly.

"It'll have to wait until the war is over and after we rebuild Ylisstol," Chrom answered. "I'd love to marry quicker, but we still have a duty."

"One we'll share, so that we can rebuild a happier time for everyone," Robin added. She held onto the hand that was wrapped around her. "And when we're done, we'll do our best to maintain that peace."

"Together," Chrom agreed, sealing their mouths together again.

There was another loud cheer and low whistles in the group, Gaius one of the ones who was whistling for it. Sumia observed him from the corner of her eyes. She loved that man and his silly sweets obsession, but why was she holding onto the past?

"Alright you two," Sully called. "Save that for another time. We still have a war to fight."

Robin pulled away, blushing. "O-Of course," she agreed, which made the group chuckle.

Sumia didn't feel like laughing. She just wanted to be alone. She didn't feel like much, which didn't make sense. She was engaged to someone! Why was she so hung up on Chrom? Because he was there for her when no one else was? She wasn't sure anymore. She wasn't even sure she could consult her flower petals anymore. The last time she did regarding her relationship with Chrom, they told her that his future was filled with happiness, and that hers included joy and peace. But now, she realized that the petals didn't exactly mean it would be her making Chrom happy. And that hurt.

~Robin & Chrom~

"I told you everyone would be happy for us," Chrom said, wrapping his arm around Robin.

"I wasn't really worried about our friends," Robin pointed out. "I'm just nervous about being a Queen. I don't know anything about being a royal or anything of the sort. What if I disappoint the people?"

Chrom kissed her forehead. "Robin, all you have to do is be yourself. You're a natural born leader; it shows during marches and combat. I'm sure that the people will love you and that you'll be as good a leader as Emmeryn was."

"Emmeryn," Robin breathed. "I could never be like her. I don't know how she did it. I wish she could give me some guidance."

Chrom rested his head on her shoulder. "As do I Robin. As do I."

~Sumia~

Sumia sighed, placing her bowl down. She wasn't even feeling hungry anymore. Just watching those two together was making her lost her appetite. She shouldn't have let that get to her, not like this. Why? Why was she so upset? Chrom wasn't hers! Chrom was happy! Sumia was getting married! She needed to get over it! Things happened for a reason. But then…if that was true, why didn't Sumia saving Chrom from those arrows put her in Robin's place?

That day, Sumia was crushed. She was sure Chrom would want to stay with her, on the Pegasus, but as soon as Chrom dismounted and Robin opened her mouth to talk about pairing up, Chrom had immediately rushed to her side.

'You and I should pair up,' Chrom had said to Robin. 'I want to at least try and negotiate before things boil down to more fighting, and I think you'd be better at my side.'

'Alright,' Robin had replied. 'Hopefully, we can get by without any more trouble. Let's go!'

And Sumia had been left at the bottom of the fort with Kellam. She was almost forced to stay there and fight off the troops that were going after the other groups that had split. That day was the day she had lost it all. She didn't think hope was lost, not at all, but she began to lose it as the days went by, as Chrom spent more time with Robin.

~Flashback~

Sumia bit her lip nervously. She had needed Chrom's advice for something, but now that she was outside of his tent, she wasn't sure she could go through with it anymore. She always seemed to make a bigger fool of herself when she was around him, even more so then when she was alone or with the other Shepherds. Chrom was probably only keeping her around for pity. She couldn't do much more than fly around on her Pegasus and pick flowers. How much of a warrior did that make her?

"That's what you wanted to ask him about," she grumbled to herself. "He'll give you his absolute honesty. You just have to ask." She set her shoulders and stepped up to the opening, but she paused at her Chrom's voice.

"Ngh!"

Sumia gasped quietly. Was Chrom in trouble? Or being attacked?

"A-Ah!"

Sumia would be a bad friend if she simply continued to stand there like an idiot! Chrom was in trouble and needed help!

"Chrom? Are you alright?" She stepped in, and her face heated up at seeing him in this…state.

Chrom was having a dream, a very good one by the looks of it. There was sweat on his brow and on his bare chest, his face was slightly flushed even in the coolness of the night, and he was writhing on his cot, groaning in his sleep. The thing that was making her blush was the fact that Chrom had a noticeable erection, one he was stroking in his sleep.

"Oh", Sumia breathed, feeling her face heating even more. Embarrassed she might have been to catch Chrom like this, she was also slightly happy. After all, Chrom and she had been talking a lot more often lately, reaching a new level of friendship. Friends sometimes had erotic dreams about each other. The fact that Chrom was spending time with her and not a certain dark-haired tactician and this was the result was quiet shocking, but it was a good kind of shocking. It meant that Chrom thought about her on that kind of level. Could her fortunes finally be coming to pass? Could-

"Robin," Chrom groaned out, shamelessly stroking himself through his sleep pants. "R-Robin…so good."

Sumia's face froze. Robin?! He was dreaming about Robin?! B-But why? What was so special about Robin? What was it about her that made everyone so concerned, or eager to be around her?! What was it about an amnesiac that made everyone quick to want to befriend her?! And that Robin! Why was she so perfect?! Why was she so coordinated, battle-oriented, pretty, helpful, and-and…everything Sumia wasn't?

Sumia slowly backed out of the tent and fled to her own, ignoring the fresh tears. It was funny. The one time she wasn't paying attention and she didn't trip once.

"Good morning Sumia," Robin greeted. "I didn't think anyone was up so early."

"Hello Robin," Sumia greeted curtly.

"I'm almost done with breakfast," Robin went back to the pot. "It was supposed to be Panne's duty, but she's in heat right now and it quite…aggravated lately, so I decided to take over."

"Hmm," Sumia took an apple and bit into it.

"By the way, do you know if Chrom is up? I need to speak with him about a battle tactic before our next fight, and I'd really like to perfect it."

"I see. Well, he already asked to pair up with me in the next battle," Sumia lied. "You'll have to try it at a later date."

"That's alright," Robin smiled. "Cordelia wanted to work out a type of aerial-magic tactic and I already informed Chrom that I'll need to practice with her for a while until we can do it right."

Sumia narrowed her eyes. Even when she tried to ruin it, Robin still had a back-up.

"Would you maybe like to work with me sometime? We haven't fought together lately."

"I think I'll have to decline," she sniffed. "Maybe another time?"

"Alright."

Sumia detected the hurt in Robin's voice, and was almost giddy about it.

"Robin? Are you in here?"

"Chrom?" Robin turned. "Yes. Is there something you need?"

Chrom walked in, giving Sumia a small nod before turning his attention to Robin. "I was looking for you. I checked your tent but you weren't there. I actually just wanted to take a walk with you and discuss matters regarding how we'll handle that Mad King. I thought it'd be better to take advantage of the nice weather instead of being stuffed inside all the time."

Robin smiled. "That actually sounds nice. I just finished breakfast anyways." She stood, brushing off her clothes and covering the pot. "It was a great help that Donnel grew those berries. They go well with-ah!" Robin tripped, flailing forward.

"Robin!" Chrom was in her path and caught her, but he ended up tumbling backwards as well, falling onto the floor with Robin on top of him.

"Oh! I'm so sorry Chrom. I'm normally not that clumsy," Robin apologized, blushing slightly.

"It's quite alright Robin," Chrom chuckled, slowly helping her up, and Sumia didn't miss the way his hands lingered on her waist, even after she was standing, nor did she miss the way both of them were blushing afterwards.

"L-Let's go then," Chrom stuttered, holding open the tent flap for her.

Once the two's footsteps disappeared, Sumia let the tears she was holding back fall.

~Flashback End~

Then as the days went by, Sumia noticed Chrom fall deeper and deeper in love with Robin. It was unavoidable. Robin was smart, had a sense of humor, had a grace about her, and was a fighter all around. She could use magic and was proficient in it, and she also had a diplomatic air around her that Sumia would just die for. But what really upset her was the awe about Robin's magic. That day, when the other Shepherds saw her attacks, it was like they flocked to her, wanting to know everything. But when Sumia tamed the Pegasus, no one said much about it, just let her be and told her to just fight. But Robin was a big deal around the camp ever since she could use magic and all.

~Flashback~

"I still don't understand how you do that," Chrom said to Robin after she defeated the last Risen.

"Do what?" Robin asked, packing away her Elfire tome.

"That. The magic."

"O-Oh," Robin blushed. "Well, I guess I've always known how to. I guess my parents could or…"she trailed off, looking away.

"How does one go about learning how to wield magic?" Chrom asked.

"I guess…you just have to have strong magic in their souls," Robin explained. "I…I just draw energy from the tomes, and then I add it to my energy and force it out of my body. It's like I draw the magic from the book, I just need a bit of my own energy."

Chrom nodded slowly. "Do…Do you think you could teach me?"

"I think I can. I don't know. Not everyone can handle it." She pulled out a tome though. "But give me your hand. I'll teach you."

Sumia saw how Chrom blushed when Robin had grabbed his hand, even if Robin didn't notice it herself. "What you want to do is focus on drawing energy from the book and pulling it towards you."

Chrom nodded, closing his eyes and breathing deeply.

"Once you've got it, concentrate on pushing it into your palm."

He grit his teeth. "My body feels strange," he whispered.

"That often happens. It's all part of the process."

"Okay," Chrom breathed. "Now what?"

"Now, push it out. Open your eyes and aim at that tree over there," she pointed to a dying oak.

Chrom nodded and flexed his hand. A nicely sized fireball shot out of his hand and ignited the tree. "I-I did it."

"Yes," Robin was smiling. "You did. But you might have done too much. You look exhausted after that one attack."

"I am," Chrom agreed. "I don't know how you can do it a whole battle."

"It comes naturally to me," Robin supported his one side. "You however, still have a lot to learn. You need to rest. And now before you collapse."

"But Robin-"

"No buts," Robin said sternly. "You're overworking yourself, and doing magic didn't help at all. You go take a nice nap, and I'll bring you something later."

"Fine," Chrom grumbled playfully. "Sometimes, I wonder just who the real commander of this group is: me or you."

"It'll be me if you keep tiring yourself out," Robin teased. "Go take a nap Chrom."

Chrom gave her a gentle smile and retreated to his tent. Robin smiled back and went back to her own tent. And when she was finally alone, Sumia snapped her silver lance in half.

~Flashback End~

Her jealousy rose and rose and rose every day, especially when she saw Chrom together with Robin. It began to reach its peak somewhere around the time that she noticed Chrom's hands lingering anywhere on Robin longer than normal. She began to hate it. But then…then, Gaius came into her life. And that's when things began to change. Her feelings for Chrom changed, most of her affections focused on Gaius. And she realized what true love was. At least, she knew what it was like to be on the receiving end of such love. Giving it…that was another story. It took her some time to finally give back, but it happened none the less. And she was happy. She had pushed Chrom into the back of her mind even though he would still pop up every now and then. It would take some time, but she would eventually get over this wedding mess, this romance thing, and her anger at Robin.

~The Next Day~

"Sumia, watch out!"

Sumia steered her Pegasus out of the way just in time. The arrow heading towards her sailed harmlessly past her. It was a lucky call. Sumia was so focused on the Revenant that she didn't even see that archer. Damn, she really needed to be more careful in these battles. With the Mad King still running around and these Risen popping up everywhere, everyone was hard-pressed to battle at the oddest of times. Maybe she should-

"Agh! No…"

"ROBIN!"

Sumia couldn't believe it. That stray arrow that Robin warned her about…Robin had taken it. Robin had tried to save her. "Robin!"

Robin coughed, hand hovering near the wound in her stomach from the arrow. She was gasping for breath, trying to steady herself and not completely fall over.

"Robin," Sumia gasped, wasting no time in steering her Pegasus over to Robin and shielding her from further attacks. "I've got you!" She quickly slid off her Pegasus and helped Robin stand on shaky legs, the other woman now choking. Sumia did her best to load Robin onto her Pegasus, making she was alright. Robin spat up blood over herself, but Sumia paid no mind to it a she steered her Pegasus over to Lissa.

"What happened?!" Lissa rushed over, her staff already glowing.

"Robin!" Chrom kneeled beside her, gently placing her head on his lap. "Robin you can't die! Not now!"

Sumia felt out of place. Exactly what was her purpose for being here? All she really had to do was bring Robin over, but why did she still stay? It wasn't like she was needed, nor that anyone even noticed she was there…

"Sumia, are you alright?" Chrom asked softly.

Sumia jumped. "Huh?"

"I asked if you were alright. You have blood on your clothes."

Sumia looked down. Her shirt was entirely red. "It's not mine," she said. "I was helping get her over here and I guess she bled out on me."

"I'm glad you're okay. We don't need any more casualties around camp." He looked down at Robin, stroking her hair. "And I owe you Sumia. You saved Robin's life. I don't know what I would have done without her."

Sumia smiled. She saw the love in Chrom's eyes for Robin. Maybe she had seen it before and ignored it, but now that she saw it, it was the same expression that Gaius held in his eyes for her. Maybe she should stop focusing on the past and focus on her future. Her future with Gaius. "You're welcome. You need her as much as she needs you."

Chrom nodded, looking back down to Robin. Sumia stared for a moment longer as well. She was wrong to hate Robin for so long, and wrong to have once before hoped that something bad might happen to Robin. If she really cared about Chrom's happiness and Robin was one of the main factors to it, then she needed to do her best to make sure Robin was safe.

Besides, behind every man was a strong woman. If Ylisstol was going to be strong, Chrom needed to be strong, and he needed Robin behind him. Sumia would do everything in her power to keep their new queen safe, if only to keep Chrom going.

Me: So, pretty weird chapter, but I figured that we all know how much the game pushed for ChromxSumia, but I decided to at least show a bit of Sumia's feelings on Chrom loving someone else. I don't really like SumiaxGaius (I like FrederickxSumia more) but that was the only pairing I could do without going back and revising all the pairing I've already done. But yes. There's how I thought Sumia would react to Chrom marrying Robin. It might not have been entirely accurate, but it's how I felt about it. This chapter really came out of nowhere, so next chapter shall be the wedding. You can feel free to ignore this chapter or read it. I don't care either way. Read, review, and love FE:A!