Hey there, everyone! I apologize greatly for not uploading a new oneshot earlier. Work and school do make things pretty hectic, and I just haven't had time to write this out in full. But it's finished now, and I'm glad that it is. I must admit, I really enjoyed writing this oneshot in particular. :)

In order to make this oneshot work, I had to make both Robin & Shulk OOC- especially Shulk. You have to listen to the song that this songfic is inspired by in order to understand why I wrote the oneshot like this.

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Anyways, please read & enjoy! :D

"You're so stupid."

"You'll be nothing without me."

"You're a pathetic excuse for a woman."

To anyone else, those insults would be the perfect excuse to knock the insulter's head of their shoulders. But for Robin, they were simply a part of her life. Those insults- coming from her boyfriend, Shulk- were not unusual to hear. Sure, Robin didn't enjoy hearing them; no woman would want to hear such horrible things from the one that they're supposed to love. But after having to endure them for almost two years, they were the norm.

You know you can do better than him, Robin thought to herself like she had so many times before.

Yet, she stayed with him. Despite all the hell he threw at her in the form of words, he never got violent with her. His hands never touched her in a violent manner, and that was how Robin convinced herself to stay with Shulk through all his hurtful words.

She got out of bed, noticing that he was still fast asleep. She was supposed to go in the kitchen and make his breakfast before he woke up- otherwise, he'd insult her by calling her lazy and uncaring. But for reasons Robin couldn't grasp, she didn't. Instead, she walked out onto the balcony to watch the sun rise.

The orange sun slowly rose from behind blue-purple clouds. The deep purple sky hugged the sun, and made it glow even brighter because of the dark background. A few trees stood far away below the sky, making it look like a decorative border. The full moon was still poking around, not wanting to leave the sky until that night. The sun and moon seemed to almost be competing for the sky's- and Robin's- attention.

Looking at this sight stirred something inside Robin. She suddenly realized that by staying with Shulk, she was like a wild bird trapped inside a cage; restrained and unable to be herself. She knew deep down that staying with Shulk would do that to her, but she hadn't left him because she thought that he loved her even a little bit. As she kept staring at the horizon, however, the realization that he didn't really love her hit her hard. Anger rose in her chest, but she ignored it so she could quickly pack up her belongings while Shulk slept.

By the time Robin finished packing up her things, Shulk finally woke up. It took him a couple seconds to notice that his girlfriend was standing in their bedroom with a couple suitcases at her feet.

"What are you doing?" asked Shulk.

"Doing something that I should've done so long ago," was Robin's reply.

As she headed for the door, Shulk yelled at she'd come crawling back to him eventually, and that she'd never find someone as amazing as him.

"Fuck you," muttered Robin under her breath as she drove away. "I'm finally free, and that's all that matters."

For Robin, feeling free never felt so good.

There ya go! I hope you all enjoyed it. :)

Reader Reviews:

EchoMoonHuntress: Shame on you! lol, I'm totally kidding. :P And no, the oneshots are not, and will not be connected to each other. They're all going to be separate from each other. I'm glad you enjoyed the oneshot, though. If you wrote something with Shulk & Female Robin as a couple, I'd definitely read it! :)

Please review, and don't forget to stay tuned for chapter 4! :D

- Elizabeth