I Never Wanted to Be This Way

Damn, where did my two original reviewers go...oh well, thanks to everyone who is still supporting me in this…now, now to turn on the Auto Reviewer Response System (ARRS).

RLnaruhina: Well, I don't know what to say, except, thanks for all the support, and for letting me in the C2…wait a tick, I really don't need to say anything to you.

ThuhGamefreak: Uhh…sorry for the very long delay…and for it being shorter

Spingleburt: Thanks for the support, I really appreciate it. Though, I'm not much a character basher…maybe not for comedy effects.

Well, since FF.N has added to review response, I can't use the ARRS anymore, so this will be the last time.

For the owner of the Funny Fire Emblem community C2: Though I appreciate finally having my fic in a C2, yours was not on my list of possible ones, seriously, Humor is in the like 4th or 5th genre of this fic, Angst…clearly the opposite of humor, is #1 genre. I feel like maybe you chose this fic because you find that the angsty-ness of my story is funny, or sucks so much that it is funny, and if that is the case, I ask you to take it out of your C2, thank you.

Well, all ideas eventually die, I'll see what I can do to save this fic, but my last beliefs is that it will end right when Kent and Sain leave for their Journey to find Lyn.

Ch. 6 (I gave up writing titles)

I ran down the hallway in the direction I believe Kesa ran in, somehow not finding a trace of her. I continued down the hallway and spotted Blue, my fellow cavalier, in his trademark blue armor and called to him. He looked really confused.

"Sain, is there something wrong with Kesa? She just stormed right past me without even a passing glance."

"Kent will tell you, he's down the hall that way," I pointed back the way I came. "Which way did she go?"

"I believe I overheard her mutter something about the archery range," the cavalier said, as if recalling something from far in the past. What convenient information, lucky me, but as fate would have it, any luck turns to bad luck.

"Thanks Blue, I'll talk to you later," I said as I took the quickest way I knew of to get to the archery range, which involved climbing down some vines outside a window. Besides, I wasn't in the mood to talk to anyone at that moment so avoiding everyone else was a bonus.

Finally making it too the archery range, which was conveniently empty except for one lone archer, I decided to try and calm down the female archer who was firing arrows rapidly at a target. When I looked at the target, a dummy of a human being, I saw arrows in many places to either kill the person instantly, or make sure a man would never have children. Perhaps not taking caution while approaching a very irate woman was not the best choice I could have made, for when she heard a footstep behind her she turned around and aimed an arrow right at me.

"Go away, Sain," Kesa said to me, pulling back on the bow string. She was crying, which I had been expecting. Though, I could also see an angry expression on her face, deadly even. I really wasn't sure what I should do, run away, or get shot. I was scared of course, but running away didn't seem like a good option at the moment, and getting shot sounded painful, and deadly, especially with her aim. My only choice was to see if I could calm her down, something I was never good at, given how tactful I am.

"Kesa, please calm down," I told her, trying to be calm, though fear showed in my voice.

"Go away," she shouted this time, showing her anger and frustration, but I still didn't move.

"I can't do that." She fired her arrow, barely missing my head. The alarms of danger in my head were going off in fear that I was going to feel great agony in mere moments.

"Why are you here?" she asked, clearly not convinced as she notched another arrow onto her bow. "Is it because I'm the only woman who will willingly spend time with you? Is it because I'm easy?"

"Not at all," I replied, trying to think before screwing myself over. "It's because you were the only one who gave me a shot after the first meeting; though, I had been under the influence of being hit in the head with a frying pan at the time. Those remarks were not deserved, and you know that they aren't true, just by associating with me."

I thought I looked very dramatic, my hand clenched in front of me, trying to get the insecure woman to believe me. I soon found a very odd feeling in my foot, and looking down upon it, I saw a shaft of an arrow sticking out of it. I started to hop up and down, holding my foot in pain, as I tried to pull the arrow out. Not much luck there. Hopping around makes pulling an arrow out of a foot a hard task to accomplish. I ended up falling onto my back, groaning in pain until I was finally able to pull the arrow out.

It was then that I finally noticed the laughter coming from the person that had given me a fair amount of physical displeasure. Well, at least it got her to stop being angry. I staggered to my feet, or one foot, ever so slowly, trying to ignore the pain.

"You wouldn't have a vulnerary on you by chance?" I asked hopefully. She shook her head, frowning.

"Would you mind helping me to a cleric then?" I asked again, hopefully. The cause of my current pain and suffering smiled and nodded, walking over to help me stand. We then headed towards the cleric station so I could get my foot healed.

"I suppose you could say I have been shot by Cupid's arrow, but those aren't supposed to hurt and leave a gaping bleeding wound, right?" Yes, my foot was bleeding. Much. Of course, all I have covering my feet is a pair of boots. What use would I have for armored shoes when riding a horse? As soon as I mentioned the wound she had brought upon me, Kesa stopped smiling.

"Sorry," she apologized to me. I just grinned, despite the pain I seemed to be in.

"It's okay, but could you do me a favor to make up for this pain?" I asked, hoping she'd agree.

"Okay, what?" I smiled fiendishly, it seemed part of my old self was still alive somewhere.

"Can I have a kiss?" Her face immediately went blank, having heard the words, but had yet to fully register my request.

"Wait…What?" She blushed, clearly not expecting the request. I simply smiled and decided to see if I could guilt her.

"Well, you did shoot an arrow in my foot, for no apparent reason, and then you laughed at my misery and pain from said bloody arrow. I figure you do owe me at least that." She considered it for a moment and then sighed, admitting defeat.

"Fine, you can have a kiss." And before I knew what had happened, I found her lips meeting mine. It was possibly the happiest moment of my life up to that point. And of course, it was short. Real short. Maybe two seconds long. But it was still worth all the pain I went through to get it.

"So Sain," the brown-haired archer goddess asked, smiling at me. "You ready to get the foot healed?"

I could only nod my head, but I think I might have been drooling at the time.

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We had made it to the cleric station, and, unfortunately, none of the clerics were willing to heal me. So I got stuck being treated by a priest. I hate priests. Sure, they're servants of Elimine, but that's something I feel is reserved for the beautiful creatures of this world know as women. That, and the rumors about what some of them do to the young…

Anyway, as soon as I was able to escape that dreadful place I went into the dining hall to get some food. I got plenty of looks from the various people that didn't like me, which was pretty much everyone. I didn't care at all though, because I was happy, very happy. I really couldn't be happier. After eating my meal, during which I ignored all the hurtful glares, I walked off to find Kesa, high in spirits.

Eventually I reached the door to Kesa's room, and knocked. She told me to come in, to which I opened the door to find her packing away her things into a bag. She turned to face me, not looking happy at all.

"You going to visit your family?" I asked, worried that it probably wasn't.

"No, I wish I was though."

"What is it then?"

"I've been reassigned, Sain. I'm going being sent over to be a soldier at Lord Lundgren's manor." It couldn't be any worse, I figured. As soon as we seemed to be getting closer, we get split apart, like we were never supposed to be together.

"Fine, I'll ask to be transferred over there as well. It's not like they have anything for me here to do," I said. I hoped she would be fine with it, but the angry expression on her face told me otherwise.

"Sain, you have a new job assigned to you as well," Kesa told me, crossing her arms across her chest.

"I have? How come I haven't heard about it?"

"Your friend Kent has been searching around for you, and I ran into him. He asked me where you were, and told me you and he were setting off on a quest tomorrow for Lord Hausen." I sighed, and wondered why this all had to happen now.

"I'm sorry Sain. I really do like you, but orders are orders. Besides, the second rule about being a soldier is that there is no getting attached. It just wasn't meant to be Sain." And with that, she gave me a hug, which I returned. We held each other for a short while and then we broke apart. She closed the distance between us once more and gave me one last kiss.

"It's been real fun Sain, meeting that crazy lady, beating on morons. Too bad it had to end this way. Well Goodbye Sain, may the goddess watch over you." And with that I waved goodbye to the holder of my first and second kisses, and possibly the first person I ever loved.

Kesa would not be forgotten, at least, not by me.

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The next day, Kent and I bid farewell to our good friends Blue and Gray, the brothers that we would end up fighting against in the future, and not even realize we killed them. Well, not really us. Gray ended up being killed by our future companion Erk, a mage, while a ballista bolt took out Blue, fired by an archer prodigy by the name of Wil.

Our Quest was to find Lord Hausen's granddaughter, Lyndis, and bring her back to Caelin. It would be a long journey, since our destination was the plains of Sacea.

"So Kent, think I'll meet any pretty women who will fall for my charms on this trip."

"Unlikely, I doubt anyone would fall for your charms."

"Ow, that hurts your good friend right here."

"I'm only telling you what I, and everyone else we know, would say."

"You could at least play along."

"Fine, I'm sure you'll meet one of those Pegasus knights of 'legendary beauty' you used to think about a lot."

"Not just one, my boon companion, I'll meet three of those angelic Pegasus knights, and all three of them will fall for my charms."

"Sure Sain, sure, if you say so."

END…

A/N: Holy crap. I actually finished a story. ALL RIGHT! Thank you everyone who has followed this story, I'm sorry I ended it here, but going any farther just would have killed it. Sorry if the end seems rushed.

Thanks again.

And Thanks to RLnaruhina, who has been supporting me through this, and who beta read this chapter.