In the summary, I accidentally typed Ganon instead of Garon LOL
Many years has passed since Princess Corrin was captured by King Garon.
The heir of Hoshido was walking around the streets of the Hoshidan capital by himself. Being inside the castle drained his energy from him, so he decided to walk around for some fresh air. He was wearing his casual wear: a navy blue kimono and brown sandals. As usual, his Raijinto was on his side. Most people would not recognize him without his armor since many people were used to seeing him in his armor.
As he was walking, he saw a little girl running away from her father. She was giggling happily as his father was cursing at her. This reminded him of a moment of his sister before she was captured by the king of Nohr. He was reminiscing a moment of his sister. It made him chuckle, just like how the innocent girl was running away.
The mother of the Hoshidan princess, Mikoto, wanted to spend more time with her daughter, so she decided to give her daughter a bubble bath. Her mother was about to wash the soap off her little body, but the girl heard her brother's voice and tempted to run after him. She loved her elder brother very much, so she wanted to hug him no matter what state she was in, even if she wasn't finished taking a bath.
Her elder brother had finished training with his father, King Sumeragi. The two would always train in a place distant from Hoshido in order to be focused on fighting. Ryoma was walking along the outdoor corridors of the palace. Along his steps, he heard a mother calling a name and a little girl giggling. He decided to follow the noise.
"Ah, Corrin! Come back!" yelled a worried voice.
He saw his little sister, unclothed but dressed with bubbles, running towards him. His cheeks turned red as he looked away from the little girl. He wanted to respect his sister's body. Despite her young age, her lively and high-spirited personality was the reason for the high levels of energy in the Hoshidan castle.
Before the girl could jump on her brother, Mikoto picked her up. The mother bowed and apologized to Ryoma. The two walked away, and Mikoto was scolding her daughter. She did not cry or feel pity, all she did was giggle innocently.
Ryoma finally came back to his senses. The father finally caught his daughter, but ended up scolding at her. She was giggling, just like how Corrin giggled at her mother.
I wish you could run after me again, Corrin.
The heir of Nohr was walking along the corridors of the Northern Fortress. It was another quiet day at the palace. His heels were clicking on the floor, making his steps louder at each step. He was playing hide and go seek with his siblings, even with the stubborn Leo.
As he was walking, the corner of his eye saw a shadow. He quickly turned his head, but he saw no one. He heard faint giggling. He grinned and pretended to walk away. He faked his steps, only staying in the same place. He was smiling because he knew he would find the person who tried hiding from him.
After a minute, he saw a head pop out behind a statue. He saw long white hair flowing down from the head. It was his sister, Corrin. Her vibrant ruby eyes widened when she saw him standing in the same place. She took a few steps back, and ran away from him.
The prince chuckled. He refused to let her run away, so he was running after her. Corrin turned her head, and in her surprise, she was shocked that he was running after her. Even with his heavy armor, he was running fast. She fastened the speed of her running, making her bare feet run faster. She swore that she never ran this fast in her entire life.
"I'm going to get you, little princess!" He shouted, quickly closing the gap between the two. He tried grabbing her with his arm, but he was not close enough to catch her. She looked backed at him and stuck her tongue out at him.
"You obviously can't, big brother!" She said. When she looked in front of her, she saw her four companions: Jakob, Gunther, Flora, and Felicia. They were all confused, so they stood still and tried questioning Corrin's actions. An idea popped inside of her head. She had an evil smirk, but it was not as scary as villains.
She stepped to the side and stopped running. Xander was surprised to see her four servants in front of him. He tried to stop, but he couldn't. Due to his heavy weight, Xander fell on all four of them with a loud oof.
Corrin was on the side, giggling at his fall. Before he could get back up, Corrin had already disappeared. Xander looked around the corridor, but he couldn't find a single trace of her. He was upset that he didn't get the chance to touch her. As he was upset at his fall, all four were apologizing to him.
Next time, I'll definitely catch you.
Corrin had learned the truth of her true family. Her stableg girl is an astral dragon. She was related to the Hoshidan royal family. She met all of her siblings who longed of her existence. She lost her mother. She had turned into a dragon and nearly killed Azura. But now, she would have to pick a side: to defend Hoshido or fight back with Nohr.
She told her brothers that she did not want to betray any of them. They misunderstood her words, so the two brothers decided to cut each other heads. However, due to the fear of losing both of her brothers, she was able to stop them from killing each other. She was hurt and sore everywhere: on her face, legs, arms, and stomach.
Her actions made them shocked. Both of them asked themselves, is she now against us?
Xander could not believe her sister. From their joyful moments together, he thought they would always be together. Even though he knew the truth all along, he was happy of her existence. He did not dislike her since she was not related to them, but he liked her for who she was: a happy, goofy, and little girl. She was the one who showed him true happiness.
He could have sworn that tears were trying to escape his cold eyes, but held them back in. He murmured to himself, "I...always thought of you as a sister...Damn it all."
He and his horse then faced to his troops and to his siblings who all fought with him. In a loud voice, he stated, "Spread word among the troops. Corrin has turned into traitor!" He looked back down to glare at her. He looked back at his troops. A sword impaled her heart. "From this moment forth, she is our enemy and should be captured on sight!
"Why won't you listen to me?!" Despite being brave, tears began dwelling in her ruby eyes. She tried not to cry, but tears had already fallen.
Ryoma was also in shock. He did not expect that she would fight him. All he wanted in his life was to be back with his captured sister. They were finally back together, but she didn't want to side with Hoshido because she didn't want to be against Nohr, the kingdom that killed his father. He just wanted to get the long and lost years he was supposed to spend with her.
"Corrin..." His voice trembled. Yes, he was a man who was valiant and prideful, but his siblings saw tears in his eyes. "Even now, I still remember the agony I felt the day you were kidnapped. I know we can't get back the time we lost..."
"But...I still hoped that someday we would be reunited as a family. I see now that I was living a fantasy...Tell everyone. " Corrin looked at his eyes, and she was frightened. His eyes were alarming and dreadful. He turned around to face his troops, and he announced, "Corrin is truly lost to us! If she insists on becoming our enemy, then all we can do is fight her!"
Azura and Jakob commanded for her to flee the scene. Neither of her elder siblings would listen to her reasoning. The princess did not want to listen to them, but she knew they were right. She could not do anything in her injured state. She and the other two fled from the scene. As she was running away, more and more tears ran through her eyes. The two families she loved thought of her as a traitor. What was she supposed to do?
The three returned to the Astral Plane with the help of Lilith. Despite his injured body, Jakob carried Corrin in his sore arms. She was the one who took the most blows. Jakob and Azura were both hurt by the battle, but not as hurt as Corrin. Jakob was running towards the treehouse with Azura running behind him. Corrin passed out, but she was still breathing.
Looking down at her made him hurt, as if a sword impaled his big heart he had for his master.
Jakob placed her on the bed, and began curing and tending her wounds and bruises before he could heal his own. Minutes passed, and he was still looking after her. Azura was sitting on a chair besides the bed. She was finished tending her own wounds, so she watched Jakob take care of the Corrin.
"Jakob, you can tend your wounds now. I'll watch Corrin for you," Azura said with a smile.
Even though Jakob barely knew her, he knew he could trust her. He nodded. Before leaving her in Azura's care, he stroked her face before leaving.
Azura sighed and looked at her hurt cousin. It pained her heart that she was both physically and mentally hurt. Her family labeled her as a traitor. Azura knew that Corrin wanted the best for both of her families, but both did not understand her words.
The blue haired songstress saw her cousin's ear twitch. Her breathing became heavier. Instead of calling Jakob, Azura held her hand. She was still alive and breathing. However, Azura knew that the wounds on her heart would take longer than expected to disappear.
"She is our enemy and should be captured on sight!"
"If she insists on becoming our enemy, then all we can do is fight her!"
Those words echoed inside Corrin's mind. It hurt so badly. The princess wanted a happy ending, but both brothers wanted to involve fighting. Would she ever obtain her happy ending with her families? She considered of giving up, but she wasn't the type of person who would give up after a first try. She promised herself that she will keep on trying until both understood the truth.
Ryoma and Sakura were fighting Nohrian mages on their own. Ever since the barrier was broken, Nohrian troops have been sent to Hoshido to begin their assault. Even though it was extremely tiring, the surviving mages retreated.
The two siblings retreated as well. Before they could reach him, Ryoma collapsed on the grassy land. He was tired from fighting, and Sakura's staff was not able to heal him completely. She gasped. She helped him stand up by placing his left arm around her shoulders and her right arm around his waist. The two were slowly walking to a safe destination.
Sakura apologized for her weakness, but Ryoma chuckled and said it was his fault for fighting with too much. Sakura sighed, and the two found an area where the two could rest. Sakura healed him with her staff. The stiffness in his shoulders, the pain in his legs, and the throbbing headache in his head disappeared due to her staff.
"Thank you," Ryoma smiled.
The two sat against a large tree for an hour. There was complete silence. Neither of them talked or said a word to each other. The two could only hear the heavy breathing from Ryoma. Sakura's head was on his left shoulder, and his head was on top of her head. It has been a long time since a moment like this happened.
Sakura decided to break the silence. "R-Ryoma, you can get m-mad at me for mentioning this, but...do you remember mother's death?" His eyes widened. He removed his head on top of hers and looked at her with a confused face. "Sh-She sacrificed herself...sh-she saved big sister...even though she didn't remember mother..."
"What are you trying to say, Sakura?" Ryoma asked. He was giving her a confused look. The shrine maiden took a deep breath before asking the question.
"W-Would you do the same for big sister? Even if you're...upset at her..." Sakura looked back at him for a second, but he decided to look away. She thought she asked the wrong question, but that question has been floating inside her head for a while. If she was in Ryoma's big body, she would sacrifice herself, just like how her mother did.
Another hour passed, and the two decided to head back to the capital. Ryoma was able to walk without the aid of Sakura. She thought he was upset at her because of his question, but in reality, he was thinking about the question. Would he actually save his sister, one he barely knew but loved dearly, in exchange for his life?
For the next few days, he was only thinking about the question. Ryoma nearly lost his arms and legs in battle due to the lack of focus. Takumi was upset at him due to his mistakes, but Ryoma didn't care. He only thought about Sakura's question. He thought about saying yes or no. Even though it was a simple question, he still didn't have an answer.
In the next day, he was kneeling in front of an alter of his mother. His other siblings joined him to pray, but they left for their goodnight sleep. The swordsmaster was still there, still kneeling for about two hours, not moving. He was still thinking about the question.
"Even if she's my enemy, I would fulfill a samurai's final duty and die for her."
"Damn it all," the words came out of the paladin's mouth. He was alone in his room. No one saw him, but his eyes were puffy from holding back his tears. In the corner of his eye, he saw a drawing of him and his family. It was a picture drawn by Corrin; they all held their hands together with happy smiles on their face. This made him emotional once again, but someone was knocking on the door.
He crumbled the drawing and threw it across the room. He did not answer the knock, but the person decided to come inside the room. Xander was upset by this. He did not give permission for the person to enter the room. He turned his head to see who opened the door, and it was his butler. The same one who told him about his father calling his and Camilla's presences to the throne room.
His butler bowed in front of him. Without looking at him in the eye, he calmly told Xander, "Excuse me milord, but Princess Elise ordered me to bring tea-"
Instead of thanking him for his service, Xander was walking towards him. The butler saw Xander's fist running towards his jaw; he knew that the prince was about to slap him. He was frightened. Xander's large palm contains the strength of one man alone, perhaps two.
But before that could happen, Xander punched a soft face. The butler and Xander heard a shriek, and to their surprise, they saw Princess Elise, lying on the floor. Xander's fist sent her to the wall, which made her hit her back. Her nose was bleeding blood and her mouth was bleeding blood. Princess Elise has sacrificed herself to save someone she barely knew.
"Elise!" Xander shouted. He didn't care about the butler, so he told him to leave, as he was holding Elise in his arms. The butler bowed and took tray of the tea away from the room. He murmured an apology " before leaving the room. Xander was shaking as he saw his sister's swollen face. "Elise! Please! Forgive me-"
The youngest princess of Nohr was gasping for air. She smiled at her brother. Her energy was the second reason, the first being Corrin, why her siblings were smiling. Now that Corrin is gone, she would try her best to make her brothers and sister laugh again, just like how it used to be. "I-I understand why you're upset at big sister Corrin, b-but please understand her..."
Elise began groaning in pain. She wasn't going to die, but she was very hurt. Xander intended to put all his pain and anger onto the butler, not because he was upset at him, but because he was upset by Corrin. Loud steps were heard outside of the room. Leo and Camilla ran towards the room and saw the depressing scene.
"She...no, we, need caring, a warm hand, and tears..." As she was weakly saying this, she grabbed his hand and placed it on her swollen cheek. His eyes began watering, after Elise told him that it is okay to cry. "Yes, just like that." She smiled once more, just before fainting in his arms.
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Yes, the last two scenes were inspired by...uh...specific chapters in Birthright and Conquest! I know this chapter barely has any lovey-dovey stuff, but the next chapter will. Hope you enjoyed this chapter! I promise, the next chapter will be fluffy. (with a touch of Leo/Takumi of course)