A/N: So welcome back guys and also welcome to the first flashback chapter! These are going to be far and few in between but there are a few things from the past (Or Before Robin dies as you could say) that I wanted to try out so here it is! Big thanks to nhaer042 whose story "Stumbling Into Love" was the inspiration for this as he gave me a few pointers and a ideal for a future chapter. Also thanks to JordanPhoenix for the proofreading, glad to have her back :)

Also these flashback chapters won't be as long as the main chapters (Usually) so expect chapter 3 sometime in the coming week.

Ylisse

Barracks

"If you come right this way, you can meet the other shepherds!" Lissa pulled Robin along as they traversed the hallways of what looked like an armory or something along the lines of one. Robin admired all the weapons and portraits plastered on on the wall, he got so lost in thought he didn't even notice Lissa introducing him until she nudged him.

"Hey Robin! Did you hear me?" Robin gave a questioning glance before looking up and seeing two individuals in front of them. One was a muscular male, raving on about something, while the other was a female, who looked like she was in high standing, berating Lissa about not being safe.

"So this is the new guy ol' Chrom was gushing about huh? Looks promising, but he has nothing on old Teach!"

Robin regarded the man who called himself Teach and looked him over. Indeed his muscular presence was impressive, but Robin could determine that he wouldn't last long with a magic user.

"So you're calling yourself Teach now, Vaike?"

Lissa looked at Robin and explained.

"This is Vaike, he's been part of the Shepherds since he began training here when he was young. He's constantly trying to one up my brother!"

Robin took note and nodded but before he could say anything, the high standing female in front of Lissa started walking around him and looking him over, poking and prodding at him with her parasol before huffing and returning to original position.

"Well, he certainly is better built than a commoner but honestly I can't see how Ch- I mean, our captain, could gush over someone like you."

Lissa nudged Robin and whispered into his ear.

"This is Maribelle, she may seem cold on the outside but she's really sweet on the inside, so don't let her turn you away."

Robin just nodded at Lissa before speaking "Well it certainly is nice to meet you two, I hope we can work well together."

"I for one pray so, you are our tactician are you not? If we don't work well on the battlefield then I'm afraid we won't live to see another day." Maribelle bluntly said this to Robin's face, though to her surprise, he just gave her a small smile.

"I agree with that, it would be bad if I were to put you in a bad situation haha." Robin gave a small laugh, which just caused Maribelle to glare at him before looking away with her nose held high.

"Well ole Teach ain't worried about him. I mean come on, if ol'Chrom is talking about how good he is, why should we fear? Besides it's nice to have another guy here since Chrom is always so busy and Frederick is a sour sport." Vaike went over and patted Robin on the back.

Robin just nodded and smiled at him.

"Well that should be everybody...Oh wait, I believe Sumia is here currently! I wonder where she is?" As soon as the words left Lissa's mouth, a crashing sound could be heard, which caused everyone to look forward and see a girl lying on the ground.

"Ow...Oh hey everyone." The girl looked up and gave a small smile as she proceeded to get herself off the ground…Only to promptly fall back down again. "Ow…."

Before the girl could try to push herself back off the ground again, a hand was extended out to her, the girl looked at it and saw that the person was wearing a glove and cloak. "Hey are you alright?"

The girl looked up and locked eyes with Robin, and went speechless. She stayed like this for a few seconds before slowly nodding and grabbing his hand. Robin helped her to her feet and didn't say anything as they again locked eyes. They stayed like this for a few seconds, hands still clasped, before...

"Aw hell yeah! Dude just got here and already going after the girls!"

Robin and the girl paid no attention as they continued to stare before Robin spoke up "Um...I'm Robin I'm new here, it's um...nice to meet you..."

The girl just nodded before replying back "I'm...Sumia a Pegasus knight...Well not really a knight as I don't have my own Pegasus yet ha...Embarrassing right? A Pegasus knight not having a Pegasus..."

"Oh no I don't think so, if anything I should be the one embarrassed, I mean at-least you still have your memory." Sumia gave a concern look to Robin and placed her hand on his shoulder.

"Oh you poor dear, do you not remember anything?" Robin didn't flinch although he gave a nervous glance at her hand.

"I'm afraid I don't...Well I always can make new memories right?"

It was at this time that Vaike pitched in again "Dude's already aiming for second base! We have a real player now!"

Robin and Sumia both snapped out of their miniature trance when Vaike spoke again and released hands, looking away as Vaike gave Robin the thumbs up while Maribelle scoffed at his 'Playboish" behavior, all the while Lissa was just giggling at the whole affair.

Chrom eventually walked in and questioned everyone's behavior, which resulted in Robin quickly changing the subject to their next battle plan, causing Lissa to burst out laughing, confusing Chrom and embarrassing Robin.

Author Responses- Again apologies for the short "Chapter" But the next official chapter will be up in a few days

Guest- while I certainly don't hate your suggestion, I'm afraid Severa has already been paired up with Subaki for this story...Although I'm certainly not opposed to doing a side story with her and Xander.

nhaer042- I do appreciate the compliment for the grammar although I must admit my amazing Beta Reader is also to thank for that, and indeed the dialogue I feared sounded forced at times something which I hope sounds more natural in the future. As for the Fates characters, I will eventually explain that though it will be more towards the end. Again thanks for your opinion in our chats!