Alright, so this is my first Fire Emblem Awakening fic so if any of the characters mentioned are out of character, please let me know! It's also my first time back writing fanfiction since I never finished my Yuffentine one about 4 years ago now I believe. If any of the followers of that story see this, please know that I am very sorry but I don't know if I'll ever continue that one again! I just don't have much inspiration for something that I started before I was even in high school. Being in university now, hopefully my writing has improved a lot more ^^

Anyways so this fic will be inspired by a list of prompts that I found online. The chapters will be drabbles or one shots depending on how inspired I am for each prompt. They will all be in the same universe, and if any of them continue off of each other, I will let you guys know. I'll try to take requests for prompts if anyone has any but I can't guarantee they will always be done.

So yeah just writing this fic because I am so severely disappointed in the lack of GaiSumi on the internet because they are my absolute OTP right now in FE:A. Hopefully you'll like it too : )

Disclaimer: I don't own FE:A or any of the characters. But if I did, Gaius x Sumia would be canon and not Chrom x Sumia (just saying).

On to the story!

1. Introduction

The first time they met, they were enemies; he was just trying to put bread on the table, while she was fighting to protect the Exalt. Gaius had no idea of the specifics of the mission, other than breaking into the royal castle. He never expected to meet the Shepherds, let alone the love of his life.

Gaius was close to the top floor where the target was supposed to be, when he noticed the assassins creeping along in the shadows around him. Seeing them dragged a long forgotten memory to the forefront of his mind of the few friends he had growing up on the streets. He remembered the day that they had turned their backs on him because he refused to give up his morals and join them as hired assassins, no matter how sweet the pay was. It was also at that moment that he realized that the mission wasn't a simple heist. When he opened that door, he knew that the Exalt would be killed.

Biting down hard on the lollipop stick he had in his mouth, Gaius tried to think of a way out of the situation. He was never much of a fighter; thievery was his forte and it wouldn't be ideal to have scars on his handsome face. He reasoned that there was no way that he would be able to take out the two assassins he counted, at least not in a fair fight.

As they continued down the corridor, Gaius suddenly heard the sound of metal clashing against metal and knew that there was a battle going on just around the corner. As he was peeking around the wall, he noted the assassins doing so as well. Probably sizing up their chances of swooping in and getting some easy kills… he thought disdainfully. Now's my chance to give them the slip. With feline-like grace, the thief blended back into the shadows and silently made his way through the corridors. I've already come this far, might as well try to find something of value… Maybe I'll luck out and find the kitchen. They're bound to have something sweet to eat, he thought. Distracted by thoughts of cakes, pies and other sweet, sweet pastries, Gaius didn't see it coming. BAM! "Ngh..!" he grunted and clutched at his head as his vision began to blur and he felt blood trickle out of his nose.

Sumia was in the library when the attackers invaded the castle. Her duty was to protect the Exalt at all costs, but without her Pegasus or a weapon she was just about useless. She ran down the hall in hopes of finding a supply closet or anything she could use to defend herself with. Hearing the sounds of battle not far from her, she tried to be as quiet as possible so the enemies wouldn't find her, but her boots kept clunking hard on the floor. Panicked, she reached down and pulled one off of her foot, causing a moment of imbalance and the next thing she knew, she was flat on her face. "Owie…" she mumbled, but quickly clamped her hands over her mouth, hoping to Naga that no one had heard her. Peeling herself off of the floor, she carefully undid the straps of her other boot and slid it off as well. She briefly debated on leaving the blasted boots behind before deciding to take them with her. If I don't find a weapon, I can at least try to chuck these bricks at the enemy!

Running full speed down the hall, Sumia thought it was a miracle that she hadn't tripped yet and was about to come to the conclusion that it had been those damned boots all along, when her toe caught on a tile that was sticking up higher than the rest of the floor. I can't believe I just jinxed it! How stupid can I be! she thought as she squeezed her eyes shut and braced herself for the impact she knew was about to come. She felt her head collide with something hard, but it didn't feel like the familiar surface of the floor that she had become so acquainted with. "Ngh..!" Upon hearing the pained grunt, she looked up and saw an unfamiliar young man with fiery orange hair clutching his head before he tumbled to the ground unconscious.

Rubbing her forehead, her eyes widened when she realized what had happened. I think I headbutted him! she gasped. Sumia quickly scanned her surroundings and saw a supply closet right across the hall. Crawling towards it, she pulled out a spear and made her way back to the unconscious man. She studied his facial features and blushed a deep shade of red as she realized how attractive this man was. His eyelashes are so long, his skin is so smooth, his nose is… bleeding? She absentmindedly reached a hand down and was about to brush the hair off of his forehead when he started groaning. She quickly jumped back and readied her weapon. What was I thinking? We're in the middle of battle! This man is the enemy!

As he came to, his eyes focused on the prettiest girl he had ever laid his eyes on. He was about to get up when he noticed that she was blushing as she held up a spear to his chest with trembling fingers. He wiped at the warmth he felt above his lip and cursed as he discovered the blood. Pinching his nose, he glanced at the girl again. Her clothes were in a severely disheveled state, not to mention the fact that she was missing her shoes and was shaking like a leaf. With a deep sigh, he decided that now was as good a time as any to start on a more righteous career path. It's either that, or I could be skewered like a marshmallow by this lovely lady. She looks like a noble… maybe she'll put in good word for me with the head honcho around here if I help her to safety. he thought as he realized she had his life in her hands either way.

"Hey there. I know what this looks like, but I'm not here to hurt anyone alright?" he drawled, holding his free hand up in surrender. "I'm only here to open some doors, I had no idea this was an assassination."

He saw the look of uncertainty that crossed her face before they both heard light footsteps nearby. She tore her eyes away from him just for a moment to look down the hall and he took the opportunity to push the spear away and grab her. Covering her mouth, he pulled her down the hall and picked the lock to an empty room. He hid with her behind the door and spying a closet in the corner of the room, he moved towards it and shoved her inside. "Stay in there and don't come out until I say it's safe." He shut the closet door before she could nod her head.

Moving quietly, he put his ear to the door and listened for the footsteps again. He soon heard them and they were closing in on their position. Gaius backed away from the door quickly and hid in the shadows, hoping that even if their hiding spot was discovered, he would at least have the advantage of surprise. In a matter of seconds, the door was pushed open and two figures slinked in. Gaius immediately recognized them as the two assassins that had been tailing him through the castle. This is bad, he thought as he mulled over his options. One, I could join back up with them and just continue with the mission. I'll just say I got lost or somethin'. At least that way, I won't be sliced and diced and the girl hopefully won't be discovered. Two, I could—, His train of thought was interrupted as the girl tumbled out of the closet.

"Well, well, well, what do we have here," said one of the assassins as they closed in on Sumia, who had face planted into the ground yet again with her behind in the air. "A perfectly shaped backside presented to us as a reward for having to deal with the disappearing thief."

Sumia picked herself up and backed into the corner of the room, her spear at the ready. "Stay away from me, brigands!" she shouted in a voice that sounded way more confident than she felt at the moment.

Even with the sharp spear in her hands, the assassins continued to advance on her with devious grins on their faces. One got too close and Sumia stabbed at him with her weapon. The man moved out of the way and grabbed the spear, tossing it aside. "What are you going to do now, girlie? Cry? Scream? Go ahead, no one is going to hear you," they laughed sinisterly as she flattened herself against the wall.

Squeezing her eyes shut, she prayed for a miracle to save her when she heard a sharp intake of breath and a thud to her right. Opening her eyes, she glanced into the unseeing eyes of one of the men and looked up. The mysterious man who dragged her into this room was standing protectively over her as he glared at the other man.

The assassin laughed cruelly as he observed the scene before him. "You think you can beat me, thief? Sure you may have been able to off that idiot," he said, motioning at the dead man with his chin. "But there is no way in hell you'll be able to kill me that easily." With that, the assassin lunged at Gaius, who met him head on with his own sword, effectively blocking him.

They fought for what felt like hours to Gaius, and he knew he was losing by the amount of injuries he had sustained, although he noted that none of them were quite lethal enough to kill him. The bastard's toying with me. He's going to make it a slow death, he thought as he gritted his teeth and parried another blow that was aimed at his ribs. Just as he was about to be overpowered, a spear whizzed past Gaius's head and was imbedded into the assassin's shoulder. He felt a gust of air blow past him as the girl he was protecting ran up and yanked the spear out of the assassin and slashed him across the back. They had both been too preoccupied with their fight that neither of them had noticed her picking up the spear. Gaius took the momentary stall in combat as an opportunity to finish the assassin off, knocking him unconscious with the butt of his blade.

With a sigh of relief, Gaius quickly took inventory of himself and his candy. He had been on the receiving end of quite a few slashes from the assassin, but he was pleased to discover that only a handful of them were a cause for concern. He did however discover a gash on his eyebrow and grumbled in dismay. This better not scar. Quickly applying a vulnary to the wounds, he popped a colourful piece of candy into his mouth and observed the beauty in front of him.

"Crivens girl, if I knew you could fight like that, then maybe I wouldn't have shoved you into that closet—sorry about that by the way. Anyways, thanks… uh…"

"Sumia," she replied with a shy smile. "Thank you for not leaving and saving me from them," she motioned to the two men sprawled out on the floor.

"No problem. I told ya I wasn't here to hurt anyone," he smirked and put his hands behind his head "Now that I saved you and all, do you think you could get me in with your boss? I think my days of thieving for the bad guys are officially over. I've had one too many bad experiences with bastards like these," he emphasized by kicking the unconscious man in the leg.

"Of course! We just have to get to—oh no! We have to protect the Exalt!" Sumia was about to dash out of the room when Gaius caught her by the arm.

"Hey, hey, hang on there. I'm supposed to be the one to open the door to the Exalt's chambers. They ain't getting in there without me, so you can calm down for now. Besides, these two were the only assassins I know of. If it makes you feel better, we'll make our way over there as soon as I tie this one up, alright?"

"O-okay, I guess," she stuttered as she felt his grip on her arm loosen. "H-hang on, I still don't know your name!"

"Who me? I'm Gaius, but you can call me stud," he winked at her.

She felt the heat creep up her cheeks and before she knew it, she was blushing three shades of red. She wouldn't have been surprised if he saw steam coming out of her ears at that point. "I-I-I… I think I'll stick with calling you G-Gaius for now… Did I pronounce that right?"

"Sure did, sugar. Sounds like music to my ears," he smirked as he watched her turn an even deeper shade of red and avert her gaze. As he began to tie up the assassin, he remembered something. "Oh, by the way. What happened when I passed out earlier? It all happened so fast, but I didn't have any wounds from before except a throbbing head. What exactly did you do to me?"

"Well, um, you see, about that… haha… you probably won't believe it but… I TRIPPED AND FELL INTO YOU!" she burst out. "Well not really fell, more like headbutted, but I'M SO SORRY! It's just that I fall a lot, and I guess that it's given me an iron-clad skull since I'm so used to falling on my face. My stupid head must have been like a cannonball to your head! Oh Naga, I hope you don't have a concussion!" she grabbed his head and checked for any bruises or wounds that she might have caused with her Iron Skull. "Oh Gaius, your eyebrow…" She brushed her fingers over the fresh wound. She had noticed before when she had been studying him up close that his face was void of any imperfections, including scars.

"It's nothing," he shrugged her off and continued with his work. "If it does scar, then all I can say is that you're the only girl that I'll ever scar my handsome face for," he turned to her and offered her a lopsided grin, at which she felt her cheeks darken once again. "So you headbutted me, eh? I never thought that I could be brought down like that," at this he chuckled. "How did you fall?"

"Um… usually I trip over my own feet or over nothing at all. I guess this time, I stumbled over the only tile in the whole castle that isn't level with the rest of the floor."

"Stumbled, eh? I think I like that…" he mumbled to himself. "I hereby dub thee, Stumbles!" he grinned at her just as he finished tying the assassin up. "Now how about we get to protecting the Exalt?"

"S-S-Stumbles?!"

"Would you rather I call you Stutters? Nah, Stumbles sounds way better. Now let's go!" he grabbed her hand and began the trek to the Exalt's chambers. The whole way, Sumia could only blush as she observed how he unconsciously twined their fingers together.

Well... How was it? *aggressively hides from the hate*

Please R&R to let me know if this little project is worth continuing! Again, sorry if they seem out of character lol