I apologize that this took longer than usual, I was busy with schoolwork, life, and just plain laziness. Not to mention this is a decently long chapter as well. But back to the story, I hope you guys respect my decision on who I paired up Kou'li with. You can tell me your opinions but please be understanding and respectful as I will be to you. Believe me it was a hard process and I thought about it for a long time but I thought this was the best choice. I will be doing the other S supports so no need to fret. I believe I'm doing a female support next, so I hope you guys are happy. Thank you once again and I hope you enjoy!

Oranges: You bet I'm doing all of them! Oh my indeed...

ShadowRogue: Morgan is definitely one of my favorite characters. He's so adorable and kind and just...well he's great. I think I might be doing Severa next, we'll see!

She was restless tonight.

What usually consisted of a good night's rest was replaced by a dream she had not had in some time. A dream that was inevitably her reality. To avoid her thoughts, she thought a midnight stroll wouldn't be such a bad idea. She remembered that her mother went out on walks like these, even her father as well, she could even name some more people out of the top of her head. It seems like everyone was battling their inner demons nowadays.

But of all the faces and persons she could have run into, she never expected him of all people.

It was none other than that infamous philanderer, Inigo. The usual radiant smile on his face was occupied by solemn, silent expression. Strange, indeed…

"Inigo…is that you I see?" she whispered, careful as to not awake the others.

Hearing his name being called out in the middle of the night, she could see his dark silhouette jump a bit. He squinted in the darkness of the night and responded back in a hushed tone, "Kou'li?"

"Yes it is I," she answered. "What are you doing so late at night? It's not particularly safe you know."

Inigo was thankful for the darkness of the night because she could not see his nervous expression. But the dark couldn't mask his shuddering voice, "O-Oh, no reason! Just wanted to get some fresh air. I just came back from the nearby town, trying to score some dates with the ladies, the usual. Not even time can stop me from romance!" he lied through his teeth.

He could see her bob her head up and down. "Ah, I see…"

"What about you? I've never seen you awake at this time, usually that would be your mother or Morgan," he asks.

She sighs. "Bad dream…that's all. I haven't had one since I joined the Shepherds, but today was different. I only meant to walk around for a bit, I didn't mean to disturb you."

He quickly shoots down the notion. "Oh, come now, why would you think of such a thing? How could I ever turn down a lady's company? Now why don't you turn that frown upside down will you?" he shows an example of a smile as it shines through the night.

She chuckles softly into the back of her hand and shakes her head. "Always ready with a smile, aren't you Inigo? Sorry, but I'm not up for it now. But…I will take your offer on that walk though."

The two remain quiet most of the time, occasionally speaking up when they wished. When Kou'li felt her eyes droop and her body become tired, she returned back to her tent where she slept soundly the rest of the night. She was certainly thankful for that.

Kou'li and Inigo attained support level C

The next couple of days she rests easily. The nightmare from before never returned and she was ever grateful for it, but she was even more thankful of Inigo. Unfortunately for her, she was much too busy to try to find him in the large camp. But in the end, it turned out she didn't have to look far.

"My, aren't we looking stunning today," a husky voice from behind said.

She looked back while she was in the middle of a swing, only to find her intentional suspicion on who it was to be confirmed.

It was the same Inigo with the same smile plastered on his face. He certainly knew how to keep appearances.

"Oh, Inigo it is you."

"Surprised are we? Have you been looking for me?" he asked slyly, sitting on the small resting bench in the tent.

Ignoring the tease, she nodded. "Actually I have."

She slides her sword back into its sheath and wipes away some sweat from her face and neck. "I actually wished to thank you from before. I haven't been able to visit you nor find you. I would have expressed my gratitude sooner."

"No worries. Helping ladies is my one goal in life. Anything you need help on, I'll be there," he says in a kind-hearted tone.

She smiles at his warm words. "Thank you, I will take that into consideration."

He grins even more when he sees her happy expression. "Glad to see that lovely smile once more! I hope you keep it that way."

"I try to whenever I can."

She begins her training once more and he decides to stay a little longer to watch her form. She's as quick and strong as ever. Returning back to the past certainly made her stronger. As the minutes fly by, he thinks he's out welcomed his stay and gets up from where he's sitting. He stretches his arms upward and then let's them fall at his side. "Well, I think I've been here long enough. If you need me for anything I'll be-"

Before he can open the flap of the tent, a hand shoots out from behind and prevents him from leaving. "Hold a moment, Inigo!"

He turns around and sees it's Kou'li who has stopped him. "Hmm?" he looks at her curiously. "What is it?"

And for the first time ever, he sees her usual serious and strong-willed expression falter to shyness. Her cheeks are slightly tinted pink and she stares at the corner instead of him.

"I…would actually like to take that offer right about now," she says in a low voice.

His eyes brighten and he gives her an amused expression. "Ohoho~ Is that so?"

She releases her grip on his arm as she crosses her arms tightly against her chest. "I hate to bother others with favors but…you were the first one to offer, so…"

He sees that she's struggling and apprehensive, a look that he doesn't like on her. "No need to be shy! I said I'd help anytime didn't I? And I don't break promises," he tries to coax her into revealing what she's trying to say.

She squirms some more until she's finally ready to say what she needs to say, "Inigo will you…" she trails off. "Will you…will you teach me how to dance?!" she finally blurts out.

It instantly becomes dead silent in the tent. The tension lingers in the air as each second ticks by. She can see his discomfort in his eyes. She knew this was a bad idea…

"W-Why would you want that?" he stutters.

"I just…"she begins, "After the war is done, everyone will enjoy a peaceful life. They will be free to do what they wish and finally put down their weapons. But I…" she deflates. "I have nothing to do after this. No true hobby, no ambitions, not a single thing…And I certainly don't wish to be a burden to my parent's. You have something special. I do not. I have no one else to turn to…so will you?"

His immediate response is, "I'm sorry Kou'li, but…I can't. T-That's just simply to embarrassing."

"Oh, please, Inigo! Y-You promised!" she begs.

He sighs when he remembers his words. He did promise to help her… But he quickly shakes his head when he thinks of her seeing him dance. "I-I can't. Isn't there something else I can help you with? Something that won't leave me mortified?" he tries to change her mind.

"But I hear you're an amazing dancer! People stumble on you while you're practicing and they only say the most wonderful things. How can you be so ashamed of that?"

He can only feel himself grow even more red-faced. "Not this again…Mother already told me that," he groans and hides his face.

"I will do whatever you ask of! Anything!" she shouts.

He peeks from behind his hands and repeats, "Anything?"

She nods. "Yes! Anything you desire, it will be yours. I swear it!"

Normally he would agree to such a proposition, and it was tempting…but he still couldn't live with himself if she saw him dance. Now he needed to think. What could he ask for that would immediately make her disagree? Something that no woman has ever agreed to on…aha!

"Fine! I'll only teach you how to dance if," he leans in closely, "you join me for tea." He stays close to her form but he if he could have, he would have crossed his arms in victory and said hook, line, and sink-

"I accept!"

Her words seem to echo in his mind for all eternity, for he cannot believe the words he just said. For years he's wanted to hear them, but now, he dreads he ever heard them.

"W-What?" he sputters.

She nods. "I agree to your terms. Now, I think our first lesson should be-"

He's left speechless as she keeps planning their lessons ahead of time. Did a girl just say yes to him? Pinch him he must be dreaming.

"Kou'li…you do realize what I meant by drinking tea together…don't you?" he asks, still not believing what just happened.

She blinks back and smiles warmly. "Of course, it's one of those dates you always want to go on, right?"

"Well yes, but…how can you agree to it when no one else has? You don't have any feeling for me…do you?"

That awkward silence from before returns once again. He shouldn't have opened his big mouth…

He expects her to deny all claims before he got the wrong idea, but she does something very strange. She laughs. She laughs and laughs until she turns a bright red. He can only stand there, slightly uncomfortable by the situation. She finally ceases when she wipes away a stray tear and speaks. "A-Apologies, Inigo, but," she giggles, "believe me when I say I only think of you as a close friend. Those emotions you claim that I have for you have never occurred for me. And I doubt it will happen any time soon."

He's slightly taken aback by her answer. "You…you've never experienced love?" he questions her, interested by what she says.

She shrugs. "Not even the slightest crush. I never really was interested in romance, there was never time for it. As for those…urges, people seem to have. I don't have those as well," she admits.

He stands there with his jaw agape, in all his years, he's never heard of anything like this. It was foreign to him. To think, the two of them, polar opposites…

"I'll-I'll…do it." He finally gives up, dropping the subject. "I'll teach you how to dance."

Her eyes widen and she does a little victory jump. "Yes! Oh, thank you Inigo, thank you! You will not regret it, I swear it!"

He chuckles weakly at her enthusiasm. "I…hope not."

Kou'li and Inigo attained support level B

To his surprise, there secret dancing sessions have actually been…fun for him. What he expected to be a total disaster and embarrassing wreck was met with amusing and comfortable experiences. Of course, in their first lessons he had to teach her the basics. Simple stances, positions, terms, all that she needed to succeed. Once she got the hang of it, they began to do their first dance routine. It was an easy one, obviously. It was one he had learned when he was a small child and when his mother was still alive. Even though that was years ago, the steps were still fresh in his mind.

Day after day they would sneak after dark and practice somewhere hidden, sometimes they were even daring enough to do it during the day in one of the more less used tents. And after a successful day, they would relax with a cup of tea and slice of cake in the nearby town's bakery. They would talk for hours of the most sincere things. Of the good times, of the bad, of their likes and dislikes, it was like they were actually on a date. But, Inigo knew better than call it that. He thought it had more meaning.

"So I say to her, I'm sorry, I don't think we've met, because I wouldn't forget a pretty face like that."

She can't help but laugh at Inigo's cheesy attempt at picking up a girl. She heard from several other people on just how bad his flirting was, but she didn't think it would be that bad. Either way she found it amusing.

"And how did she respond back?"

He sighs and shakes his head. "As they always do, with a sharp slap across the face."

She once again bursts into laughter when he pretends to rub his face like he had been slapped. "S-Sorry, but I can't stop myself from enjoying this. Just the mere thought of it sends me into this laughing frenzy!"

He frowns and gives her a disapproving look. "Yup. Just keep laughing at poor old Inigo. Dear Inigo, who dedicated to teaching you his dancing ways. Dear Inigo who-"

"Alright, alright, I apologize. But to be fair, once you hear it for the first time, it's quite amusing."

He takes a long sip from his tea and stares deeply at her expression. From what he can tell she's…happy. Throughout their entire "date" she hasn't stopped smiling and laughing. Could he actually be making people…smile?!

"You haven't stop smiling since we got here," he thinks out loud.

She looks down at her tea cup and nods. "Yes, you're right about that. I said I try to when I can, didn't I?"

He does remember that, looks like she didn't break her promise. To be honest, at this point she could give him a run for his money.

"Seems like you're the only one who understands how important smiling is," he confesses. "Some of the others…don't understand that."

She plays with her food and one hand on her cheek. "I agree. I remember for some time I thought that as well. But Morgan taught me better. He…he's always with a smile. Always ready to help others and listen to one's problems. I…aspire to be like him."

Inigo looks at her quizzically. "And you're not like him?"

She stabs her cake harshly with her fork. "I…do not think so."

She continues to poke and prod at her food while Inigo merely stares at her, still confused by her sudden change in demeanor and thinking. Two seconds ago she was laughing and chatting away. Now, she doesn't even look at him. What did he say?

"Do you…do you think lowly of yourself, Kou'li? Do you think you're…not as good as Morgan?" he finally says.

He can see from the corner of his eye that she grips her utensil tightly, and her eyes waver.

"So it's true then?" he whispers.

She gives a tiny nod and says nothing in return.

He lets out a sigh of relief. "Good. Now I'm not the only one who feels like this."

She looks up and she seems puzzled. "You…feel the same way?"

He chuckles. "Of course. Do you know what's it like to be the son of the King and Queen of Ylisse? To have a sister who's so dedicated and intelligent and responsible with the power to wield a sword only certain people can, and you can't? To constantly smile and pretend everything's okay? Well…do you?"

She flinches and her expression changes to one of sadness and understanding. "Inigo…I had no idea you felt this way. I-I thought you were fine being the way you are. You always seemed so-"

"Happy?" he finishes for her.

She nods. "Yes…happy."

"Then I must take up acting alongside my dancing if that's the case," he japes.

"But please…don't think of yourself that way."

"Huh?"

She reaches out to grab one of his hands and grasps it tightly with her own. "You…you are much more than you think, Inigo. You are indispensable, valuable, and such a…kind person. Look at what you have done for me and for others. Yes, Lucina is a very special person, but you are as well. At least…" she squeezes, "at least for me."

At this point, Inigo can't stop the flushing from his cheeks to go away, and his heart won't stop from pounding madly in his chest. Gods, he hasn't felt this shy since he was a small child.

She quickly lets go of his hand and coughs into her hand. "O-Oh, well I believe we should get going, shouldn't we?" she stutters, pink spots now showing on her cheeks as well.

He can't do anything but nod as he drops down a few gold coins onto the table and the two leave the bakery.

The walk back to camp is a long and quiet one.

Kou'li and Inigo attained support level A

After their strange conversation back at the bakery, their relationship seemed to be…different. They still did indeed talk with one another and their dancing sessions were still a thing but, there was still something strange. Something neither could put their fingers on.

Inigo certainly did feel strange whenever he was around Kou'li. He no longer felt calm nor comfortable around her. Whenever he was near her he felt this excitement bubble inside him and this insatiable urge to run away from her. It confounded him beyond belief. Surely it would go away soon enough….wouldn't it?

She was not so different from him either. She had never felt this foreign feeling before. She's felt anger, sadness, happiness, excitement, yet this…this felt like it was a combination of all of them mixed together. But it only occurred when she was near him or her thoughts diverted to him. What was this?

But Inigo being Inigo, refused to let this little emotion run wild. He knew that whatever he had with Kou'li was strictly restrained to just being friends. For some time he was fine with that, embraced it even, yet his heart ached when he thought they could only be just that. Friends.

"Oh, Kou'li I've been looking everywhere for you!" Inigo appeared before her in the mess hall tent.

As soon as she turned around to face him, she could feel her blood pressure rise. He stood before her wearing that lopsided smile and talking in that sweet voice of his.

"O-Oh, Inigo. It's you!" she said nervously.

"I've come here so we can go for our daily tea time! I heard that this town's bakery has special tea brews that no other place has, we've got to try them!" he says excitedly.

In Kou'li's mind she doesn't pay attention to anything he says. To her, everything seems like just a big blur as this point, muffled and smeared beyond comprehension.

"I-I…sorry I can't," she finally manages to mutter out.

"Huh? Wait, why not? Oh no…" he steps back. "Are you…are you finally getting tired from me?" He lets out a breath of disappointment. "I knew it would happen sooner or later…"

She shakes her head back and forth, quickly denying his claim. "No, Inigo, it is not like that! It's just…I do not feel well," she lies.

"You don't?" he puts his hand on her forehead and feels her temperature and pulls it back when he realizes just how hot she feels. "Gods, you're burning up! Do you have a fever? Do you want me to get a healer?" he asks concerned.

Kou'li can feel the spot where he touched with his hand grow hotter than the rest of her face. "No, I-I'm fine. Truly I am, I just-" just as she's about to walk away from him, she stumbles on her feet and falls straight into two strong arms before her. The last place she wanted to be at in the moment.

"You can barely walk straight! Come with me, we're going to my tent so you can rest," he tells her while he drags her along. She can hardly protest at this point because she feels like all her strength dissipated in an instant.

They arrive at his tent and he sets her down gently on his bed as he scrambles and looks for things in his drawers and desk. Kou'li can feel her head spin at this point, she was actually glad she was sitting down or else she would have surely fall over. She just wished it wasn't in Inigo's room…

Inigo approached her with a vulnerary in hand and cloth in the other. He hands both things to her. "Here. The vulnerary should help bring the fever down and calm your stomach, and the cloth is just in case you get all sweaty from the heat. I could get a wet one if you'd like," he offers.

She shakes her head weakly. "Inigo…don't," she protests.

"Nonsense, you're burning up right before me! It's my duty to keep you safe and healthy at all times. There's no way I could ever have someone special to me be in this condition," he tells her before he realizes what he just said. He lets out a tiny gasp when he catches his mistake.

"S-Special?" she wonders. "I'm…special to you?" she repeats back to him.

He chuckles nervously when he feels something akin to that fever overcome him. "Heh. Well, of course you are. You've…always have been," he admits.

Kou'li thought her previous state was bad, but it only grew worse when she heard him say those words. She opens her mouth and then quickly snaps it shut. She had no words.

He could feel that butterfly sensation in the pit of his stomach, and could practically hear his heart pounding in his ears. Could he really be doing this? He wasn't entirely sure he could say what he needed to before bursting into flame right in front of her.

"You should have noticed long time ago just how special you were to me. Y-You're different…in a good way. In a way that made me lo-" he stops abruptly. He can't say it. The words can't escape his mouth no matter how hard he tries. It's like every time he even attempts to say the word, his voice cuts off. This…this was a disaster!

"You're very special to me as well Inigo. I care for you…very much."

The words are out in the open just like that. They're genuine and heartfelt, and that's all he needed.

"Y-You do?" he mumbles in disbelief.

She wrings her hands shyly and bows her head. "There's not a doubt in my mind that I adore you."

"Oh." That's he can say. You would think that a womanizer would have all the right words to say at a moment like this, but it's like his mental dictionary just seem to shut off. Great.

"I thought you said you didn't care for people in that way," he gushes. He feels like face palming himself at this moment. Nice way to ruin the moment.

He sees a spark of amusement play on her lips that makes his heart flutter and a twinkle of laughter bubbles from her. "Looks like there's a first time for everything."

He can feel a sense of courage come back to him. It was now or never. If he was going to admit his feelings to her, he might as well do it now! "You say there's a first time for everything, right? Then would…would you stay at my side forever?"

"I-Inigo…"

"I care for you, Kou'li! More than I ever have for a woman. Y-You complete me. You make me a better person and until now have I realized my self-worth. So now I want to return the favor. I want to make you feel special and appreciated and…loved! So will you stay at my side?

It takes her not even a second to answer. "I would be mad if I said no. Of course, Inigo…I would be more than happy to stay at your side."

She stands up from the bed as the two embrace each other for a long time. They're both equally as warm as they are happy. Completely embarrassed, but it was worth it.

He gets a little too excited and pecks her on the cheek. "I can't wait to tell the others about us! Just imagine their faces!" Inigo says to her.

He can feel her shoulders shudder from laughter. "I'm sure they'll be surprised beyond belief. We'll be the talk of the camp for weeks," she mutters into his shoulder.

"That's fine. I rather them talk about us than not talking about it at all."

"I agree. Just…one little thing."

"What is it, my love?" he says slightly curious.

She looked at him with concerned eyes. "Try to avoid my Father at all costs…will you? I would rather not lose my first love to a sword."

All the blood rushes away from his cheeks as he grows pale at the thought of an angry father. He knew how his father grew upset when Lucina got together with Morgan, but he couldn't even imagine Kou'li father.

"I think I'll lay low for the first couple of days," his voice trembles.

"I think that's a good idea."

Kou'li and Inigo attained support level S

I think these two just seem to work out together. Both are shadowed by their families yet they manage to be happy individuals, it's interesting to see a philanderer and a reserved, demi-sexual be together and respect each other's wishes, and Kou'li just might be the only one who doesn't insult or reject Inigo because of his past actions. I'm pretty satisfied with these two. I hope you are as well. As always, reviews are always appreciated. Thank you!