Hello Everyone. This is the HunterInTheNight. I welcome you all to my first big project on this account. I hope you all enjoy and I will be posting more chapters to this and other one shots when I get the chance to write them. I mean college can be a jerk ya know?

AN: This takes place after the death of Grima. Also I will have Robin in this story not be married at this point in order to have some plot development with a character chasing after him. You'll know what I mean sooner or later. This is pretty much a preface to the rest of the story.

The war had been over for a while now. Two years in fact. Robin was out in the town with Vaike, Stahl, Chrom, and Ricken. Sitting at a bar they were talking about the new competitions that were held in Ferox. The competitions invited people from anywhere in the world to participate. It was a test of strength, vitality, wit, and skill. The winner would take home a large sum of gold that was provided by the 5 nations. When the waiter came to bring them another round of drinks, Vaike decided to bring up the subject of Robin's love life which Robin always hated to talk about.

"So Robin, the Vaike is wondering whether you're going to get yourself a girl." he said, sipping his beer.

Robin sighed. "We've been over this Vaike. I'm not looking for anything dealing with the dating life right now."

"Oh come on Robin!" Stahl butted in. "Don't be like that."

"Yeah Robin. The war's over now. You have the time to relax." Chrom added.

"Plus I'm sure many girls would chase after you." Ricken joined in.

"Great," Robin thought. "Now even Ricken is roped up in their peer pressure."

"Well?" Vaike prompted.

"I said I'm not looking into dating and that's final alright?" Robin said, starting to become annoyed.

"Come on Robin…" Vaike tried to coax him.

Robin instantly stood up. "I'm leaving."

Robin turned and walked out of the bar. He stood outside in the street breathing in the fresh air, trying to clear his mind of the talk that just occurred. He didn't want to be stuck to one person and preferred being alone most of the time. Only on occasions would he join others for some sort of activity.

"Hello Robin." a voice sounded behind him.

Robin turned around to see Nah, the young manakete girl who was only 2 years younger than him thanks to him being dead for a time.

"Hello Nah." he responded. "What brings you out here?"

"Just on a walk. I needed a break from the others. Lucina and Cynthia wouldn't stop dragging me, Noire, and Kjelle through shop after shop."

"Well then mind if I join you? I need a break from the guys in there." he said, jutting a thumb towards the bar.

"You sure you're not drunk and are just going to lead me into some alley way?" Nah teased.

Robin chuckled. "Are you implying something here? Might I remind you I only drink tea."

"I know, just joking, well you're welcome to join me."

The pair walked around town talking about various things. Robin somehow got Nah to talk about the times in her timeline without her breaking down or even showing a sign of feeling uncomfortable. He was shocked about some of the things he heard from her, but when he thought about it, it wasn't so surprising.

What they didn't know is that they were being followed, by two groups in fact. Lucina, Cynthia, Noire, and Kjelle were one group while Chrom, Ricken, Vaike, and Stahl had come out of the bar. They all thought in their mind that the two looked adorable together. Vaike was grinning as he thought he would have some blackmail to use against Robin. The only person not surprised by this was Chrom. Being the closest one to Robin he knew that Robin was always one to be secretive. Time passed and soon it was nightfall. The two groups found the pair end up back at the castle. Robin had walked Nah to her room and bade her goodnight before turning in for the day.

Upon arriving to his room Robin saw the back of a familiar blue-haired head.

"Did you need something?" he asked.

Chrom jumped at Robin's words. "Sweet Naga Robin! Don't scare me like that."

"Oh? Has our fearless Exalt gone soft now that the war is over?"

"Shut up. Anyways I wanted to ask about a certain individual."

"Oh? And who might that be?"

"Nah."

"And what about her is there to talk about?"

"You told us that you weren't looking into the dating life, yet we see you hitting it up with Nah."

"Both of us needed a break from our groups and we decided to have a chat. There's nothing else to it Chrom."

"Are you sure about that? I seem to remember her mourning over your death after the fight with Grima."

"Yes. Now if you'll excuse me I believe I'll be turning in for the night."

Robin walked past Chrom and closed the door to his room. Chrom sighed and walked down the hall towards his own room. Behind his closed door Robin sighed and took off his coat, throwing it on the chair by his desk. On his bed he saw a pink fragment of a stone. It was the same piece of stone that had broken off from Nah's dragonstone. He stood there reminiscing the battle in his head.

*flashback start*

Robin was down on one knee. He fought as hard as he could, but to no avail. Chrom had already been taken out by Grima and the rest of the shepherds were busy with the continuous summoning of enemy Risen. Grima cackled as he raised his hand in the air, gathering dark clouds of black lightning. He started to bring down his hand and Robin closed his eyes waiting for death to consume him.

"NO!" a voice screamed.

A large flash of Pink came from the right as a ball of energy flew and hit Grima square in the face. Robin looked over to see Nah morph back almost instantly because of the sheer force of the attack causing her dragonstone to shatter. He was shocked and was about to rush over when she stopped him and pointed at Grima.

"GO! NOW'S YOUR CHANCE!"

Robin wanted to make sure Nah was alright, but he knew she was right. He steeled his nerves and rushed at Grima. Robin knew he had to end this once and for all, and he knew just how to do it. Bringing his arm back he surrounded it in black lightning, creating a sword from the electricity.

"I'm happy we're one and the same. Now I can end this permanently." Robin said.

Robin swung his arm in a wide arc, making a gash in Grima's body. He spun and made a follow up slash. Grima howled in pain as the electricity coursed through his veins to his heart. Robin brought back his arm and thrust straight forward. The blade sank straight through Grima's forehead. Giving one last push, Robin plunged the blade and cut Grima's body in half. Grima started to fade and Robin pulled his arm back.

"You! Don't think this is over!" Grima growled.

"We are one and the same. I have ended you along with myself. This, is over." Robin stated as Grima finally disappeared.

Robin stepped back from Grima. He looked over to the shepherds. Everyone was being tended to by the healers or helping carry people over.

"ROBIN!" Nah's voice rang out.

Robin turned to see Nah running at him and crash into him.

"Robin are you alright?"

Robin, taken aback by the move, nodded. "Yeah. I'm fine. It's over now. Grima has finally been ended."

"You did it." Nah sighed.

At those words Robin noticed that he had started to become transparent. Nah's head shot up and she looked at him in alarm.

"Robin what's happening?"

Robin gave Nah a sad smile. "I believe my time is up. Everything is over, including me. That's the cost of this war."

Nah frowned and looked at Robin's fading body.

"You can't go. The shepherds need you." she said.

In her head she thought 'I need you.'

"No, the war is over, my work here is done. Perhaps I'll be able to return one day if life allows it, until then, farewell Nah. You and the shepherds take care now."

Robin faded into nothing, leaving a young Nah lying on the ground on the verge of tears.

*Flashback end*

Robin remembered when he came back everyone was ecstatic. They threw a celebration in honor of his return. He sighed as he looked at the fragment. It was wrapped in a wire and put onto a necklace. One that he wore on occasions. Next to it sat a blue Dragonstone. One that he found during his travels back towards Ylisse. He planned on giving it to Nah to replace the one that she had broken, but he didn't find a good time. He decided that he'd just turn in for the day and think about it tomorrow. Changing into a simple white tunic with beige pants, he hopped into bed and fell asleep.

-a few hours later-

"You….you cannot escape…you cannot escape the grasp…OF GRIMA!"

Robin shot up. His entire body was covered in sweat. 'Another nightmare' he thought. He got up out of bed and walked over to his bathroom. He filled up the tub with water and lit a fire underneath with a tome. Sinking down into the water he sighed and thought about the dream. He always saw Grima's face chasing after him constantly as he tried to run away. He could never escape it and he would wake up drenched in sweat. Robin sighed and got out of the tub. He dried off and threw on fresh clothes, deciding that he would go for a walk he grabbed his cloak and threw it over himself.

Along the way he heard a room with voices of people in it. He was going to just move past as it probably wasn't his business, but he stopped when he heard his name be mentioned.

"Lord Chrom, please try to understand. We are done with the war and we have no need for Robin to be here. He is Plegian and that still makes the citizens uneasy." one voice sounded.

"And you want me to just abandon my friend? He saved the world. He sacrificed his life to end the reign of Grima, and you want me to turn my back on him?" another voice spat back.

"We do not wish for him to remain here. He must leave." another voice joined in. "And don't think we don't have the means of getting him out."

"I am still the Exalt. What I say goes, and I say that Robin stays."

Robin smiled. At least Chrom stuck up for him, or so he thought.

A third voice spoke. "Lord Chrom, might I remind you that in the rules, if the entire elder council agrees on one thing, we are allowed to override the Exalt. If you do not cooperate, we will force you out of the exalt position. You don't want the people to lose their leader, am I correct?"

Robin expected Chrom to still stick by him, but he knew that Chrom was always loyal to Ylisse and would sacrifice a lot to keep the halidom safe. What he heard next hit him hard.

"If you are so persistent, very well then. You are correct that the elder council can override me if in unison. I will inform Robin of this tomorrow."

Robin heard the sound of a chair moving across the floor and Chrom walked outside and closed the door behind him. Chrom sighed and turned around to head towards his room when he saw who had appeared in front of him. His blood froze as he saw Robin standing there with a depressed look on his face.

"Why the long face Robin?" Chrom asked, trying to feign ignorance.

Robin started to become angry. "Are you really going to bullshit me like that?"

Chrom sighed. "Robin please, it's not what it seems to be."

"Yeah sure," Robin scoffed. "Keep telling yourself that. I'm leaving. Perhaps that'll let you keep your Exalt position. Seems like you care more for a title than a friend."

Robin turned and stormed off back to his room. Chrom wanted to go after him, but he knew that he should back off. Back in Robin's room, he grabbed his travel pack and threw some extra clothes in it along with some tomes. He took the necklace off his desk and put it around his neck. Once it was in place he grabbed a smaller travel pack which he stuffed full with rations that would last him for a couple of months. He figured that it would last him a couple of months, giving him adequate time to find a place to settle down. He slung the two packs over his shoulder and looked around the room making sure he didn't forget anything. Eventually his eyes fell on the blue dragonstone he wanted to give to Nah. "Better late than never." he thought. Robin quickly wrote a note to Nah and took both with him. On his way out he stopped by the women's living quarters and left it in front of Nah's door. He smiled sadly as he walked away and out of the castle. Using a wind tome he propelled himself over the castle wall, careful to go unnoticed by the guards, and wandered into the wilderness. He planned on going somewhere far off. Perhaps Ferox to hone his skills, or Chon'sin to learn different sword styles, but for now he decided to just wander his way over to the port.

Morning came and most people woke up to their usual activities. It was midday by the time Nah woke up. She opened her room and walked outside, only to step on a small box with a letter under it. Curious, she looked at the letter and saw that it was from Robin. Her heart was racing as she wondered what could be so important that he write a letter and leave it for her to find. She opened it and expected one thing, but got another.

The letter read…

Nah,

If you are reading this, it means I'm already gone. Something happened last night that unfortunately made me unable to remain here. I don't know where I will go, perhaps somewhere across the ocean. Maybe I'll end up in Valm, Chon'sin, or Ferox. Wherever I go I want you to know you were important to me. Ever since the battle with Grima where you saved my life and helped me save the world I have felt that way. I want to give something to you. In the box you'll find something which I think you'll find quite useful. I want you to take it. I found it on my journey back to Ylisse when I had come back from death. I guess this is goodbye for now. Take care of yourself.

Sincerely,

Robin

Nah took the box and opened it. She gasped as she saw the fabled Dragonstone+. It was a sky blue in color and gave off a soft glow. She could feel the power emanating from it. Nah picked up the stone and closed her eyes, concentrating on its energies. The pulses of energy flowed through her body and seemed to acknowledge that she was worthy of using the dragonstone+. Something that piqued her interest was that she could feel a connection to another dragonstone. It was faint, as if it was a fragment. Nah thought she saw Robin, and she broke down into tears as realization hit her hard. She shut herself in her room for a long while. No one was able to get her out of her room, and the only people allowed in were her parents. Nowi and Gregor tried their best to calm Nah down, but Nah never really recovered from this. All they could do was hope for a miracle to happen.

Well that was a long preface. I wanted to make this story kind of a betrayal style story. Feelings of guilt, remorse, and perhaps in the end things will patch themselves up. The competitions I mentioned in the beginning, remember those :P…they'll appear again later in the story. Hopefully you'll like that part, but that's when we get to it. Anyways I hope you guys enjoyed this first chapter and I'll get the next one up sometime sooner or later. Depends on college classes. Those can be a bit weird with the schedules.