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Sorry I have less to say today just the usual. I don't own any Fire Emblem characters

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Chapter 6 Tomorrow we are Mercenaries

Reyson's POV

"Goodbye Father." The white wing heron nearly whispered as he left the silent room. He let out a heavy sigh as he closed the door behind him. Seeing his father in the helpless position weighed like iron on his heart. His emotions were always fluctuating. One moment he was livid at humans and the next, depressed to the point of tears. The constant change in his moods left him irritated and emotionally spent.

Reyson groaned softly to himself as he tiredly rubbed his hands over his face. Although he was perfectly willing to look after his father, it was becoming very exhausting.

"White Prince are you alright?"

Reyson nodded behind his hands without bothering to look and see who was speaking.

"Because you don't look alright."

Reyson slid his hands down his face slowly in exasperation. "I appreciate that you noticed. Why are you here Janaff?"

The younger tan hawk hovered in front of the heron. His strong wings flapped slowly as they held him a few feet in the air. "Well," he began nervously while scratching his chin with his finger. "I was just in the area you know." Janaff crossed his arms and tried to smile innocently.

Reyson tilted his and looked blankly at the hawk, "Is that so?"

"Of course." The winged laguz said through an uneasy chuckle.

The heron gave a weak grin knowing full well why Janaff had suddenly appeared before him. "So you're not here because Tibarn told you to watch me right?"

Janaff became noticeably agitated and aimlessly began to pull at the ends of the green tie wrapped around his neck. He tried to avert his eyes from Reyson's focused stare. Those emerald heron eyes could pierce through skin it seemed.

The hawk sighed audibly and put his hand behind his head, "I know that you can certainly take care of yourself prince, but."

Reyson cut the other laguz off by raising his hand up, "I'm honestly fine. Tibarn shouldn't worry so much. He has plenty of other things that merit his concern."

Janaff began to protest but Reyson silenced him with another pointed glare. The conversation was abruptly ended and the hawk just shook his head. Silence settled in between the two of them. Both birds looked down at the ground and rested in the stillness.

It was a few moments before Janaff mustered up the courage to speak. "My king is not someone who wouldn't put the health of his friends as a top priority. You and; your father are very important. The hawks and the Herons are brothers and as long as you're under our care, your health and safety are of utmost importance."

Reyson clinched his fists as he felt a twinge of anger coming up. Was he really so helpless and frail? Most likely the hawk laguz pitied him, the sad defenseless heron. "Am I really so weak?" he muttered through clenched teeth. He felt his face heating up and his body shook slightly. "Am I such a frail.."

"It's not like that Prince." Janaff flew over to the Prince and placed a comforting hand over the heron's shoulder. "It's just that." The hawk began in a soothing voice but stopped as he noticed the ivory birds suddenly labored breathing.

"Your Highness?" he bent down to look at Reyson's face. Red blotches had formed on his blanched face. "Are you alright?" Janaff asked feeling suddenly panicked.

"Of course." The heron wheezed out. Reyson blinked repeatedly as the room before him began to blur. He tried to focus on the brown winged bird that was calling out to him. His ears started ringing and his head felt as if it was filling with air. As he felt his feet giving out beneath him he grabbed the edge of Janaff's shirt in a desperate attempt to stay standing.

His strength had already weighned however. The ground before him spun as he faded into unconsciousness.

"Prince Reyson!? Prince Reyson?!"

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Ikyna's POV

It was well into the night and the Greil home was silent save for the sound of the crickets chirping outside Ikyna's window. As much as she tried to sleep there was just no convincing her mind to shut down.

That day had been one of the most exciting she experienced. So many things had changed up to this point. "That's it." She said with a grunt as she threw her covers off and leapt out of bed. The stone floor was cold on her bare feet as she quietly made her way down the hallway.

Ikyna snuck past her sister's room and tiptoed up to her brothers closed-door. She pushed the wooden door and released a long squeaking noise. Ikyna found herself silently shushing the noisy door. Her brother moaned through his sleep and turned over towards the door. "Ikyna?" he questioned in a raspy tired voice.

"That's me." She said through a chuckle.

Ike rolled on his back and placed both hands over his face, "What are you doing in here?"

Ikyna sheepishly shuffled to her brother's bed. She pulled the covers up, gaining a frustrated grunt, and climbed under the sheets with him. "Ikyna." He said with irritation creeping into his voice.

"What are you being so grumpy? We used to share a bed all the time when we were younger."

Ike shifted as his sister invaded his resting area. "Well you didn't take up quite as much space when we were kids."

Ikyna elbowed her brothers ribs, "It's not like you've gotten any smaller either." She smiled as she imagined her brothers face through the dark room. He was probably wearing his classic scowl.

"So then what's wrong?" he asked as a yawn slipped through his mouth.

"I'm just too excited. I can't sleep at all!" She hit the mattress enthusiastically. "Aren't you feeling the same way?" Ikyna turned quickly to face her brother. She searched for her brother's face and tried to find any form of a reaction. He was silently staring up at the ceiling as Ikyna wiggled closer to him. "Well? Are you excited?"

After a few moments Ike began, "About finally being a mercenary you mean?"

Ikyna nodded even though she was sure her brother couldn't see her. "Of course I am." He trailed off for a moment, "This is what we've waited our whole lives for. At least I have."

The sheets rustled as he turned towards his sister. He could see his sister's blue eyes reflecting slightly through the blanket of night. Ike waited for her response, "I've wanted this as well." Both twins faced each other in the soundless room. They reflected on how they grew up. Each day they practiced sparring from the time they were four years old.

Both twins would follow the other mercenaries around and watch in awe as Titania or Oscar went off to finish jobs. Someday, Ike and Ikyna had envisioned walking besides the Greil mercenaries. Tomorrow, their dream would come true.

"You know you were pretty impressive today. I'm still surprised you beat pops." She said referring to his last battle with their dad. After she had beaten Boyd, Ike fought once more with Greil.

"He was holding back; that's the only reason I won."

"Yeah but he said that the fact that you knew means you're improving."

Ike sighed, "And what about you? You're fight with Boyd went well."

"Ha!" Ikyna snorted, "Just wait until you see what I can do tomorrow."

"Oh yeah? What do you have planned?"

"You'll just have to wait and see." Ike could hear the smirk in her voice. No doubt she had some crazy idea bouncing around in her mind.

As hush moved in Ikyna began to hum a melody. Ike found himself smiling at the nostalgic tune. "Hey Ikyna."

"Hmm." she said through her humming. "Isn't that the song mom used to sing us when we were little."

"Yep, brings back some memories doesn't it?"

"Mist was singing it today when I woke after my fight with dad." Ike said while nodding.

The twins fell silent, lost in thought about their mother. It had been a long time since they heard her voice. Whenever they would quarrel or get upset, their mother's song would soothe them.

"We've come a long way from back then." Ike commented knowing that he and his sister were thinking of the same sweet memory.

Ikyna simply made a "hmm," sound in response as she felt herself growing sleepy. She yawned and curled into a ball.

"Are you falling asleep?" silence answered Ike back. "Couldn't you at least go back to your own bed now that you've calmed down?" still no response came other than his sister's even breathing.

Ike sighed in defeat but then began smiling to himself. Even if time had passed, much was still the same he thought as he watched his sister peacefully snoozing next to him. It was just like when they were younger. Ikyna always snuck into his room, talked and talked when she couldn't rest, drove him nearly insane because he couldn't sleep with her yammering, and then she ended up falling asleep in his bed and took up way more space than necessary.

He didn't have the heart to kick her out though. "Just for tonight." he murmured as his own fatigue set in again. "Because tomorrow we aren't the same kids anymore. We are mercenaries."

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Okay in case you are wondering I'm not going to do any forbidden love brother sister thing in this. It's not really my thing but hat's off to you if it's yours. Ike and Ikyna are just really close. Maybe you weren't thinking that but I'm just putting to rest any possible speculations. Also, if I don't write a chapter from the game in, like how I skipped the Greil Ike fight, I'll try to make a reference in the story so that you can keep up with the timeline.

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