Love is a Meteor Smash

Author's Note: This chapter is kind of different. I don't know how to explain it. It's deeper that the other ones. No action, not as much humor, but more backstory and character development. I hope you guys enjoy this bit!

-SekretAgentMans

Chapter 3: "You still find the strength."

Lucina had just thought about what Pit had said. "Lovebirds?" she wondered? "No, never." Pit had it all wrong. We're just friends, good friends, that's all. Walking to the dining hall, where everyone was eating the lovey dinner Robin had cooked, Lucina stopped to admire the flower growing along the sidewalk. "Even amidst all of the trouble, weeds, storms, pollutants, you still find the strength to grow. I wish I could be more like you."

From behind her a familiar voice sounded, "So you're talking to flowers now Luci?"

Lucina turned around to see Shulk, hanging over her back, still bruised from their accident earlier.

"Oh, hi Shulk, you kind of startled me there."

Somehow, Shulk came up with a swooning line, enough to start conversation. He replied, "No, but that flower sure was startled." Bending down to caress the slightly tilted flower, Shulk looked up into Lucina.

"So, what do you think?" asked a slightly embarrassed Lucina. "Am I going crazy yet?"

"As a matter of fact, I think not, Lucina. After all, I'm the one who talks to a sword..."

Seeing the humor in the remark, Lucina timidly replied, "Hah, that's not all you talk to Shulk."

"What do you mean?" he asked, slightly raising his left eyebrow, showing he was interested.

"The other day, after our team match, where we were badly beaten, I noticed you out in the field behind the houses. You had some sort of picture in your hand. And you said something to it, what you said, I'm not sure of. But, you seemed mellow."

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Shulk remembered that moment. He had gone out into the field after the loss to admire the photo he and Lucina took together when they first met. The two first saw each other when they registered for the upcoming smash tourney. It was a blind registration, meaning that no one knew who their partner would be, until that day. As it turns out, Shulk and Lucina were put together. The tournament would be a double elimination, meaning that in each bracket, two losses would mean your team would be knocked out. In that photo, the both of them stood close, smiling proudly with the hope of victory. "We'll be the best there is, we'll win for sure!," Lucina had said on that first meeting.

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Lucina looked at Shulk. She looked at the flower in his hands. Silent. Shulk was silent. It was strange seeing him like this, staring off nowhere. She asked, "Shulk, is everything alright?"

Hearing Lucina talk to him, Shulk was startled out of his flashback, and nervously shaking his head, he exclaimed, "O-O-Oh yeah. Everything's great. Maybe we should get inside and eat now? I don't know about you, but I'm starving."

Surprised at the snappy response, Lucina said "S-Sure, lets get inside now." However, Lucina still thought something was wrong with Shulk. Seeing him loose his focus like this was strange, worrying even. After all the time she had spent with him, she never saw him like this. She knew though, not to press too hard on this issue. Lucina let it slip from her mind reminding herself not to be too pushy. She didn't want to lose another friend to her strange investigative characteristic.

"That flower, it reminds me of something."

"What do you mean, Shulk?" wondered Lucina.

"Do you remember when we first were training? When I was weaker than everyone else? It was you who told me that we could find the strength to grow. Hearing you say that again just brought up those memories, though not long ago, it feels like years have passed since then." Shulk didn't want to drag on too much. He didn't want Lucina to know he had feelings for her, yet.

"Shulk, I remember. You were weak, I was too. I admit it. But together, we've gotten stronger than ever before. Look at how far we've gone. I don't want our run to end now. We have to win our next match."

"Yeah, we have to. I'm counting on you. After all, I couldn't have made it here without you, Luci. It's just after all this time, I feel like we've gotten invisible ties between us. (Awakening reference!)"

Shulk thought to himself, "Should I just tell her now?"

About to finally do what he was longing to do, Shulk said, "Luci, there's something I've been meaning to tell you. I'm..."

*Kaboom!* Shulk was rudely cut off again by Pit, who dashed by pulling Lucina away.

"Lucina, Shulk, come on! You have to try this! Your mom is amazing Lucina!" Pit said as he dragged Lucina behind him, who was slightly confused but totally astonished.

*Sigh* Shulk thought to himself, "Maybe later? Huh little flower? I'll do it another time. I promise."

Author's Note: Hey, I hope you enjoyed this chapter of the fic. If not, don't worry, it'll get back to fighting and blunt humor. However, you found this to be a good change of pace, I could write some chapters like this later. Just shoot me a message, here or on my tumblr page. (SekretAgentMans) I'll update more on the story there. Thanks!

-SekretAgentMans