The Princess and the Mercenary

Lyndsay: Another chapter every- hey, wait a minute! I thought this was supposed to be a one-shot?

Me: ^^; On with the next chapter!

Chapter 2

** "Lyndsay, your so reckless." Soren scolded me, as I crossed my arms.

"It's not my fault, Soren. I didn't know I was going to be jumped by Daein solders." I defended. He sighed and rubbed his temples.

"If you want to be here, you need to be more cautious. Understood?"

"Understood." I muttered. Once he left the tent, I quickly changed into my battle outfit. I was just putting on my ballet flats when Mist came in.

"Hey, Emily! Ike would like to see you." She told me. I slipped on my flats and left the tent. I was know sharing a tent with Mist and Rolf. I haven't even met him yet. I looked around for Ike, but I couldn't see him.

"He's at the field, sparring with Boyd." Mist giggled. I wonder why she giggled.

"Where's the field at?" I asked.

"I'll show you the way." She grabbed me hand and pulled me out of camp. We took a left and I could already hear metal clashing. When we got a little farther in, I could see two figures, sparring.

"Why does Ike need?" I asked Mist.

"I don't know. All he said was for me to come get you and bring you here." She told me. We emerged from the thick trees and stood on the field. The field was covered in so many beautiful flowers. The wind blowing across the land was so calming and relaxing. We stood there for a few minutes, before Boyd happened to spot us. He pushed Ike away and jogged toward us.

"Hey, Emily. Hey, Mist." He greeted.

"Hey, Boyd." I greeted back.

"Did you get your ass kicked again, Boyd?" Mist giggled. Boyd blushed and glared at Mist.

"Shut up, Mist!" He yelled at her. While they were both going at it, I walked over to Ike, who was smiling at me.

"Mist said you needed me." I told him, as I smiled slightly.

"For 2 reasons. One of the reasons is I wanted to tell you that you wont be going with us tonight to the Daein capital." He told me. My heart sunk down to hell.

"What do you mean? Why do I have to stay back?" I asked him. He sighed and shook his head.

"It wasn't really my decision. Soren came up to me and requested for you to stay here and keep an eye on Mist and Rolf. Trust me, I would have let you go if I made the decision. But, Soren seemed really worried about you, so I gave him what he wanted." He explained to me.

"I hate Soren." I muttered. He chuckled deeply.

"So what was the other reason you wanted me out here, commander?" I asked him.

"To spar with you." He told me as he gave me one of those signature smiles. My mouth dropped a little bit.

"But.. Wait.. Huh?" I babbled.

"I want to see what kind of skills you have." He told me. He got directly across from me and drew out his blade. I shook my head and drew mine. Hopefully, I am able to beat him. I am going to kill Soren.

"Are you ready, Lyndsay?" He asked me.

"Ready when you are." I smirked. He then started charging after me and I front flipped over him. I landed on one knee and got back to my feet. I quickly turned around and was able to block his next blow. I tried to push him back, but I failed. He was able to knock me back, but I didn't lose my balance. I charged after him, but he blocked. I tried and tried again, but he kept blocking my attack. I got knocked back again. I put my hand up and chanted a spell. I heard some strong footsteps coming toward us. Out of the forest came an ice Wyvern. He roared and charged after Ike. Ike had a look of fear and jumped away from him.

"Wyvern! Enough." I yelled. He backed away and disappeared in a pile of snow. I smiled and crossed my arms in victory.

"So, what does this tell you about me?" I ask him. He chuckles and shakes his head.

"It tells me that I should never piss you off." I nodded and smiled.

"Damn straight." He smiled at me and we started walking back to camp.

"So, who won?" Boyd asked, as we made it back to camp.

"No one really won, Boyd." Ike told him.

"I won." I told him, with a smirk.

"Wow, Ike. Got your ass handed my a girl, huh?" Boyd joked. Ike glared at him through the corner of his eye.

"You know, Boyd. You can stay here instead of going into enemy territory tonight." Ike smirked at him.

"Don't play like that, Greil." Boyd muttered and walked away.

"Hey, Emily?" He asked, just as I was about to go search for Soren.

"Yes, commander?" I asked.

"Why did you want to become a mercenary?" Uh-oh. I wasn't planned on this question. I thought of something.

"My family wouldn't let me help in the war against Simbodia and Daein and the only way I could help was by becoming a mercenary." I told him, quickly. He nodded slightly.

"You know, there is something…. Odd about you." He told me. I hitched my breath.

"Oh, yeah?" I chuckled nervously.

"Yeah. I just don't know what." He told me. Before I could say anything else, he disappeared into one of the tents. I turned on my heels and went off to search for Soren. Wasn't hard. I found him lounging in his tent, with a book in his lap.

"Soren!" I exclaimed. His head snapped up and looked at me.

"What?" He asked.

"Why would you tell Ike that I can't help out tonight?" I asked him, a little irritated.

"It's your first day, Lyndsay. You can risk getting hurt." He told me.

"I know how to fight, Soren. I am not THAT worthless." I told him. He closed his book and stood up.

"You need to train." He told me. He left the tent with me trailing behind.

"Quit treating me like I'm 5 years old!" I yelled after him. He soon disappeared into the dining tent.

"Argh!" I cried out in frustration. Just then, Titania galloped her horse over to me.

"Emily, can you please go to the flower field and get Mist and Rolf for me? Ike would like to have a meeting with everyone." She asked me.

"Sure, Titania." I turned around and went on the trail that led to the flower field.