A/N: hey guys! Sorry for the sort of late update, I was out of town and I meant to post this earlier, but yeah, here it is. I got to go to the beach though and it was a blast. Go Galveston. And my grandfather isn't doing the best. He's overweight by a lot, has lung problems and probably won't be around for the time of my wedding. It really hurts to think about. So if you guys could pray for him...

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Warnings: Language, hm... I think that's about it.

Disclaimer: Don't own shit. If I did, well, I would make the game filled with my genius ideas while living on my own island surrounded by enormous piles of money.

I liked the kiss. I really loved it. It was passionate and gentle. It… it can only be described as flawless. I don't any other words to describe it. It was just amazing.

His lips were so soft, but firm against my own tender ones. They were perfect. I wrapped my arms around his neck loosely, my fingers playing with the roots of his hair. One of his strong arms wrapped around my waist while the other caressed my cheek.

Then the thought hit us both at the same time. He's engaged. But part of my mind said, Ah, screw it. We both pulled away, flushed. "Um… Wow… that…"

Chrom shook his head, regret showing clearly in his eyes which stabbed me through the heart. "Is not going to happen again. Yeah?"

I nodded twice. "Yeah. Never again." Who cared anyway, right? But, something pulled at my heart and it reminded me. You do, stupid…

I stood up and grabbed my cup from the grass. "And Chrom…?"

He looked at me. "Hm?"

I love you. "I… Just be sure to get some sleep."

The next morning, I had purposely made sure to wear my hair up in a ponytail (except for that one stupid strand that refuses to let me do anything with it!) and joined the others for breakfast. Chrom and I sat across from each other because Sumia had already eaten and was getting tailored for her dress.

It was a very awkward silence until a thought came to mind. "Chrom?"

He looked up from his meal (which, apparently, was very fascinating) and our eyes locked. Memories of the kisses we shared came back to mind. I mentally slapped myself and I struggled to will them away. "Hm?"

"You're getting married in a week and you still haven't had an engagement ball." I pointed out.

"I suppose not…" he trailed off for me to continue where I was going with the statement.

"Well, I was thinking that we could postpone the wedding by a few weeks and have the engagement party the night the wedding would have been on." I gave a fake smile. I was nowhere near happy, but this is as close as I could get.

He nodded in thought, biting his lip. "I'll talk things over with Sumia and then we can start planning."

I smiled, once again, it was a fraud and stood. I grabbed my untouched plate and brought it back to the kitchens. After doing so, I went upstairs to get planning. But, halfway up the staircase, I had to pause to catch my breath. It was terrible. I could hardly do anything anymore. But, I guess that was part of being sick.

I finished going up the stairs and I entered my chambers. I sat at my desk with a sigh. The sooner I finish planning, the sooner I can leave. The sooner I can leave, the sooner I can get medical treatment.

Soon, there was a knock on my door and I looked over to it, from my desk. "Come in." I called, turning around so my chair faced the door.

When the door opened, there stood the bride and the groom of the upcoming wedding. "Good afternoon."

It was afternoon already? Goodness gracious, I had really lost track of time. "Good afternoon." I gestured for them to come over to the area I was working at. Sumia sat down on the bed while Chrom decided to remain standing. Which I found a little awkward, but didn't comment on it.

"You two talked it over?" my gaze shifted between the two. I smiled (another phony) when Sumia nodded.

"Yeah, we talked it over. Chrom said that you wanted too hold an engagement party and you wanted to postpone the wedding to hold it? Oh, he also mentioned having it on the night the wedding was supposed to be on?" She said it more in a question form instead of a statement.

I bobbed my head twice, one for each question. "Yes, indeed that is what I said. And I think it would be best to have it the night of the wedding because that's the only night that is guaranteed to be open for everyone."

"What do you mean?" Chrom spoke up, both of their heads quirking.

"I checked with the others for their open nights. I was making sure everyone could come."

"Damn, you are a great planner." Sumia looked astonished. I laughed slightly.

"The very best." Chrom smiled faintly, his eyes looking kind of dazed. Hm. That's slightly odd. Oh well, let's just… continue on.

"Thank you." I smiled. "And I actually have most of the party planned."

"Damn! She's amazing!" Sumia gaped in awe.

Chrom and I both laughed and I shrugged, making a disbelieving motion with my hand. "Oh, I'm not that good." I smirked before adding, "And that way, both of you have more time to learn to dance and get your outfits tailored. As well as I get more time for decorations. I'm terrible with them."

They laughed and I grabbed a journal I had nearby on my desk. "Here's some designs from the tailors. Take a look. Oh, and also, we haven't talked about colors yet."

Chrom groaned. "Planning our wedding is a pain in the ass."

I raised an eyebrow. "Excuse me? Who's the one planning it?"

We continued planning and decided on the colors green and silver (not my first choices, but it wasn't my wedding) for a couple hours. It was fun, we had some laughs and jokes, but it was also serious. I guess we all couldn't refrain from being silly.

I made a face at Chrom from a comment he had made. "Whatever."

Sumia had burst into a fit of giggles and I stuck out my tongue at her. I laughed at her giggles because they started to turn into breathless hiccups. I hummed loudly. "we should sing!"

"Sing?" Chrom looked puzzled. "why?"

I shrugged. Sumia nodded vigorously. "Yeah! Let's sing!"

"sing what though?"

I frowned when I remembered that singing wasn't exactly the best idea... especially with, you know.. "Never mind. Let's not sing."

"Why not?"

"There's nothing good to sing." Sumia stuck out her tongue. There was a long silence following that. I looked out the window and then at Chrom, before hiding it by scanning the room over with my eyes. Damn… I really need to clean it up.

"We should probably head to dinner." Chrom said, interrupting the silence and Sumia and I both nodded.

Sumia stood and I really didn't want to because I was feeling dizzy after just sitting up, but… I stood and my legs were quaking as I walked across the room. I made it halfway across the room before I collapsed and my head hit the hard wood on the floor. Shit… Was my only thought before everything went black.

"Will she be all right?" I heard a voice asking, but the words sound kind of blurred together. I pondered over the voice for a moment, trying to place it. But, I couldn't seem to focus, so the voice remained anonymous.

"Hm… Well…" this voice was slightly higher, showing youth, but it was also hesitant. I can't place this voice either and the words sound blurred too. It was probably my hearing. My brain can't make out the words clearly… "She should be fine. She just seems exhausted."

"Is that really all?" A female voice inquired, confused. "how could she get so exhausted so quickly?"

"Well, it wouldn't be from just work. Has she been sleeping at night?" this time is was voice number two. I tried to peel my eyes open to see who it was, but I couldn't muster the strength.

"No." the first voice answered immediately.

I heard footsteps to my left and a hand took my own. "How do you know that, Chrom?"

Chrom! That's who it was. That made perfect sense now. The words still ran together though. So it sounded kind jumbled. The warm hand squeezed my hand gently. "I've ran into her more than once in the middle of the night."

"What? What do you mean?" the female voice was start to get edgy.

"Sumia, calm down a moment. And Chrom, do explain."

I heard Chrom take a deep breath and began to talk. "I couldn't sleep one night and I went for a walk in the courtyard. I saw Robin sitting outside. She looked rather pale. So, I sat next to her and we talked for a bit. She said she couldn't sleep and told me to get some when she went back inside. She was more worried about me than herself is what it seemed."

His voice sounded like he wasn't really paying attention to what he was saying, but was speaking his thoughts aloud. Let's hope he doesn't say something he'll regret. "I haven't been getting much sleep this past month and every night, I see her out in the courtyard. It's strange. She doesn't know I'm there and she doesn't ever see me. But I always see her. She been acting strange ever since that night…"

"What night?" The only unplaced voice asked. I could hear the curiosity in his voice and my hearing slowly became clearer. I wanted to hear what Chrom was talking about.

There was a silence. And Sumia spoke up. "What night, Chrom?"

Chrom cleared his throat. "It was the I was keeping an eye on her when she was sick from the rain. Remember? You actually took the shift before me."

Sumia came to check on me? I smiled faintly. That's sweet of her. She's so kind. I'm glad that she'll be the one with Chrom, no matter how much I want him for myself.

There was a short silence before he continued, so, I supposed they nodded. "Well, she woke up and told me to go to bed and that she cold be on her own for the rest of the night. I refused and she stood up. She's stubborn." I could hear the laugh in his voice. "And then, I picked her up and put her back on her bed, but she pulled me down with her and we had a little 'war,' but something happened after that…"

"what happened Chrom? Wait- You're not telling me, you-?" She cut herself off.

"Listen Sumia, it was an accident. We didn't do anything just kissed. It was a simple mistake that I'm sure we both regret."

I mentally knitted my eyebrows together. No way. I loved both of our kisses.

There was a sigh from the other side of the room and a new voice piped up. "I'm sure that's true. It was probably an accident."

"Mira, when did you get in here?" Unnamed spoke and I finally placed the voice. Ricken! It was Ricken.

Her voice sounded bored. "I've been in here."

"Oh… Right. Anyways, she probably has insomnia."

"Insomnia?" two voices questioned at the same time.

"Insomnia is the inability to obtain an adequate amount or quality of sleep. The difficulty can be in falling asleep, remaining asleep, or both. People with insomnia do not feel refreshed when they wake up." That sounded like something out of a book, Ricken. Yeesh.

"Oh." Sumia and Chrom spoke in sync.

I was finally able to open my eyes and released a groan as I did so. I saw four sets of eyes turn to me, but mine only locked with one. Chrom. "Wh-Where am I?" My voice was raw and hoarse.

"The infirmary." I felt a reassuring squeeze to my hand. Chrom was holding my hand… I smiled faintly.

"Why?" I croaked, moving to prop myself up somewhat, but Chrom stopped me and did it instead. I felt a faint blush rise to my cheeks and our eyes met again.

"You collapsed right before we were about to leave for dinner."

"How long have I been out?"

"About an hour and half." his hand slipped away from mine casually and I immediately missed its warmth.

"Oh.." I coughed weakly and looked around the dull room. My eyes landed on the window. It was sunset. It was actually beautiful.

"You two can go have your dinner while Mira and I take care of Robin." My eyes turned to Ricken. He's going to ask me questions…

"So, she'll be okay?" Ricken nodded and Sumia half-dragged her fiancé to get supper. Ricken and Mira both turned to look at me.

"I'm in trouble aren't I?" I frowned.

"Yeah, you are." his voice was filled with worry, anger, and concern. "Why didn't you tell me you were still sick?"

A/N: Okay, I only made Chrom, Robin, and Sumia act like they were children because I had to get from point A to point C but I didn't have a point B. So I made one.

And a cliffy? *Shrugs* The next chapter is from Sumia's POV just giving you a fair warning now.

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