Disclaimer: Since the last time I posted, I still have not gained the rights to Fire Emblem or the direct quotes I use in this piece of fiction.

This is a squeal to A Swordsman and a Klutz that features Cynthia and is not a rewriting of the supports as it is a re-imagining of what could have happened had a specific series of events taken place-such as Lon'qu and Sumia having their daughter in the two years of peace between Emm's death and Walhart's rise. As a result, it diverts from the plot a little and focuses more on outside of battle than in.

I hope that anyone who enjoyed S&K enjoys this as well and I hope you tell me what you think of it through reviews as I am still trying to figure out the finer points of writing and would appreciate advise.

Also, S&K was all written before I started posting while this is most definitely not, so bare with me if there are long periods of no updates-I'm a lot busier than I was before-though I hope to update at least once a week if I can.

Daisy

1. Two Years

The Shepards woke late the day after Gangrel's death, many suffering with the after effects of having consumed too much alcohol. As a result of this late rising, no one saw the newly engaged Sumia and Lon'qu returning as the sun rose, bathing them in a golden glow that highlighted their blushes and their new found happiness. And, since everyone was eager to get back to the capital and announce the news of the new Exalt's engagement, no one bothered to ask the couple where they went and what happened, meaning their engagement was kept secret until they finally arrived in Ylisstol.

Though, it was pretty obvious that Sully and Stahl suspected as much the whole journey home-constantly winking at them over their shoulders from their position in front-and Robin was definitely not impressed to see the two walking together the whole way, Sumia's pegasus happily trotting along beside them.

However, when all the important things were said and done-and Chrom was crowned-the couple were surprised to find that they weren't the only ones keeping secrets.

"Sumia!" The new Exalt called after the knight as she and Lon'qu turned to leave after everyone had been dismissed from the Shepards to do their own things while the realm was at peace.

"Captain." She inclined her head at him as he walked over to her.

"I've been meaning to ask you something," said he, inclining his head at the swordsman by her side. "Well, actually, I've been meaning to ask you both something. What happened to the two of you the night of my engagement?"

"Um..." Sumia hesitated as she looked up at her partner. With an almost imperceptible nod from the raven-haired man, she smiled and continued with a bright blush on her cheeks. "We were kind of getting engaged ourselves..."

"Bam! I told ya, Stahl!" Sully shouted at the other cavalier across the room. With a sigh, Stahl relinquished a handful of gold to the laughing red-head. "Seriously though, congrats you two." Said she earnestly as the two walked over to them.

"Thank you, Sully." Said the pegasus knight as her groom glared at Sully, clearly not impressed at her placing a bet on them.

"I hope no one else is keeping secrets of that magnitude..." Robin said somewhat ominously from behind Chrom. The tactician was obviously not happy that his plan to set Chrom and Maribelle up had lead to another relationship being formed.

"Well... Actually..." Stahl said, scratching the back of his neck and ruffling up his hair nervously.

"What?" Snapped the tactician as he looked at the two cavaliers who stood far too close together for his liking.

"Libra married us shortly after he arrived at our request..." The green knight smiled goofily as he held Sully's hand in his.

"And... I'm pregnant..." Said Sully embarrassedly, her cheeks matching her armour.

"Oh!" Sumia flung herself at the knights with a smile, enveloping them in a hug. "Congratulations, you two!" Said she excitedly as she caught them in her embrace. The force with which she caught them set them all off balance and the three all began to fall backwards as they smiled and laughed, not realising they were falling until it was too late to regain balance. Just as they were beginning to worry and flail, Lon'qu was there, pushing them all back onto their feet with a familiar deadpan expression.

"Congratulation..." He intoned as he moved to stand back again, only to be pulled in closer by his bride.

Not even Robin could hide his smile as he saw the four in a close huddle, glowing with the inner light one has when they are truly happy and in love.

Having fought in a war for as long as they could remember, two years at peace came as a welcome surprise to all of the Shepards, even if they did have trouble figuring out how to fill their free-time.

Within the first month, Chrom and Maribelle were married in a public spectacle that showed just how at peace the country truly was-and how much money a royal and a noble woman had to spare on something so trivial. The same day, Sumia and Lon'qu were wed by Libra with only their closest friends-Cordelia and Virion, Gregor and Panne, Sully and Stahl-and Sumia's mother present. In an act of beautiful simplicity, Sumia wore only a white summer dress for her gown and a garland of daisies for a veil; while Lon'qu borrowed an all black suit from Virion for the special occasion. Both had bright blushes on their cheeks as they said their respective I do's and shared a chaste kiss in front of their cheering friends and weeping mother. Sumia's mother embraced them both after the ceremony, telling them she had never been happier and that she couldn't think of a man more worthy of her daughter than her new son. The swordsman stuttered his thanks to the kind elderly woman awkwardly as the klutz held back a chuckle.

And while the couple would always look back on that event fondly, they would always remember the goodbyes afterwards clearer.

The first to say goodbye was Cordelia and Virion-they did so at the ball for Chrom and Maribelle later that evening. Apparently the 'archest of archers' was needed back in Rosanne and the last of Emmeryn's pegasus knight wanted to go back with him to visit the country that had been described so beautifully to her. While the goodbye had been painful for the best friends, Sumia was sure she'd be kept updated constantly. The unlikely pair were married by the end of the first year, and Sumia had never seen her old friend happier.

Donnel left a little before midnight the night of the ball, wanting to go back to his Ma to check on her and the other villagers, promising to keep in contact with everyone should they need him to fight again. Amusingly, Anna went with him on the pretext of setting up a shop out there, though anyone looking at them could see it was simply because she wanted to be with him. They never did marry, but one look at them would show they would never be separated, no matter what got in the way.

The day after the ball, Basilio and Flavia started their journey back to Feroxi with Olivia in tow. The two Khans achieved complete unity in their kingdom a year after the second half of the war by marrying and ruling it jointly, but, for the time being, they simply exchanged glances and pretended feelings didn't exist while watching their dancer fall deeper and deeper in love with Kellam (whom was only noticed to be missing after he and Olivia announced their engagement).

A week after the ball, Gregor left in search of money and adventure with Panne by his side. With a heartfelt goodbye, Lon'qu-who'd become fast friends with the mercenary-watched the pair depart; they went on many adventures together throughout the two years. Their wedding took place just before the two years ended, a short while after they got engaged on the day of an eclipse. Lon'qu grinned brightly the day the letter came, knowing there was no one better for his friend than the adventurous taguel.

About a month after peace was established, Ricken started his short journey home with Nowi by his side. Due to his age and her mental age, the two got on surprisingly well, and they were wed many years after the second half of the war, though they had been dating since their return to his family then.

Since Plegia wasn't the safest place for people who had swapped sides during the war, Gaius and Tharja took up residence in Ylisstol and were given positions at the castle with Robin. The thief and dark mage were a natural couple and no one was surprised when they were wed, though many were surprised that it took them until the very end of the peaceful years to actually marry.

Miriel took up residence in the castle's library, only seen out of it to eat or experiment. The subject of most of her new research was theology, simply because she wanted to know as much about it as possible for when she got into debates with Libra over it. The pair were rarely seen apart by the end of the two years and were married but a short while before everything kicked off again, much to everyone's surprise.

Vaike remained in the castle too, as Chrom's rival and almost butler, though he remained a bachelor for the remainder of his days. That ability of his to lose items from his hands became almost legendary throughout those peaceful years.

Continuing with his training as Chrom's knight, Frederick was always around, performing every task known to man with his wife by his side. The two lived very happily during the peace time, together whenever they could be and always happiest when they were within sight of one another.

Since Sully was with child, the two cavaliers also stayed in the castle so Lissa and Maribelle would be nearby should she go into labour or need medical assistance. Before their daughter was born, Stahl started to get a little portly as there was no need to train and no training Sully pushing him to keep fit. Surprisingly, Sully was one of the women who could be content when her waistline was expanding and a baby was kicking her insides for nine months, and she swore surprisingly little during labour.

The cavaliers' daughter-Kjelle-was born with a streak of olive coloured hair and was as hungry as her father, even when she was newborn. A few weeks after her birth, Sumia and Lon'qu were asked to be godparents-a job which they happily accepted and took on with open arms.

At the start of the second year of peace, Lucina was birthed into the world with the brand in her eye and her father's hair colour even at a week old. Robin was asked to be godparent to this child, much to everyone's surprise. Even more surprisingly, he took that position and made it his mission to make sure this child would never fall ill or into any form of harm.

While the tactician changed little over the two years, he did become more accepting of the fact that there were events taking place in this world that he would never been able to change and shouldn't want to. He finally began to accept that sometimes a butterfly could flap it's wings and everything could change; that chaos theory was the most interesting theory Miriel could come up with.

And on Sumia and Lon'qu's first anniversary, a butterfly flying off into the distance did help change their life:

"And off she goes..." The swordsman said quietly as the bug flew off Sumia's finger where it had been resting for a few moments. It was a bright day and the couple had decided to take the opportunity to celebrate their anniversary out in a nearby meadow. They lay together, her head in his lap, out on a picnic rug with their lunch packed back away into a wicker basket by their side. The sky was beginning to cloud and the sun's light was diminishing little by little as the clouds took over, but even that couldn't ruin such a brilliant day or the mood that came with it.

"Yeah..." The knight said lazily as she watched the black winged creature flap off slowly to the flowers near the bottom of the field. She'd been lulled into an almost doze as her husband traced his fingers through her hair, braiding wildflowers into her mousey locks. But as the butterfly left them, he stopped and reached into the basket, removing a bottle of elderflower champagne and two glasses. As Sumia watched him, her hand fell to her stomach and touched it lightly, knowing something he didn't.

"Care for a glass? It would be a fitting way to celebrate this occasion." Lon'qu asked his wife as she started to sit, suddenly very worried about what she was going to have to tell him and how he would react.

"Um, about that," started the knight, refusing to meet his eye with a blush forming delicately on her cheeks. "I would love to but... I can't."

"Why?" Asked the myrmidon worriedly, turning her face to him with his thumb on her chin. "Sumia. What's wrong?"

"Nothing's 'wrong'..." sighed she as she looked up to meet his eyes, her hands crossed on her stomach. "It's simply that... Well... I'm pregnant."

Lon'qu's eyes widened in shock and surprise but quickly fell into a comfortable look of tenderness as he reached out to take her ringed hand in his and rest his other on her ever so slightly rounded abdomen. "Thank you." Said he simply as he leant in to catch her lips in his, happy and disbelieving all at once, but more than anything, in love in a way he never would have thought possible a year ago.

They were going to have a family; and the swordsman vowed to love his wife and future child more than a stoic like he had ever thought possible.

In much the same way that everyone had been surprised by Sully's contentment during pregnancy, many were shocked at how uncomfortable and angry Sumia often was during hers. Days would go by where she wouldn't talk to anyone, not even Lon'qu, and when she did speak to people, it was often to yell at them or tell them they were doing something wrong. The calm but clumsy knight many loved was lost for nine months as her bad temper grew with her abdomen.

Even Basilio would have been impressed with some of the curses she shouted during her labour.

But after it all, she calmed down to a caring and content mother of a daughter with hair as fair as her own and eyes as dark as her father's.

As for the knight's husband… The swordsman did not handle the idea of being a father very well. All his fears about protecting women that he'd put behind him came back with more force than ever, making him question whether he was ready to be a father to daughter-the thought of having a son never even entered his paranoid mind. It didn't help that whenever he tried to bring up these fears with Sumia, she'd yell at him for being stupid.

However, the moment Lon'qu was handed his daughter by Lissa, all his fears-about protecting women and the idea of fatherhood-seemed to melt away into nothing and all that was left was him, his newborn child, and their future as a family.

And when the couple held her together later that evening, they knew with all their heart that this life needed to be protected-no matter what the cost. They knew their daughter would grow up to be free and happy-even in a world surrounded by war.

The young babe was named Daisy, after the flower that had let the pair know their true emotions even when they couldn't see them themselves.

Only a few months after Daisy's birth, the Shepards were called to war again, this time to face off against Walhart of Valm. No one at the time quite expected the war to end as it did, and no one expected to meet future versions of their children. But the biggest surprise of the second leg of the war came when Sumia and Lon'qu discovered their future daughter and heard her story…

The couple left their young daughter with a nurse and her grandmother at the castle along with Lucina and Kjelle as they geared up to fight for Ylisse once more. In the two years, Sumia had learnt how to use staves from Lissa and now entered battles as a falcon knight while Lon'qu had spent any free time mastering the sword so he could now enter battle as a fully-fledged swordmaster; these stronger abilities did not make them feel any better about leaving their daughter behind-or the possibility of never seeing her again.

Alas, they went to war again anyway, and were as surprised as everyone else was to find out a month or so later that the woman going by the name Marth was actually Lucina from a hellish future.

Then came a short period of eager anticipation as everyone else met their future children. The first to be found was Brady-Maribelle's son-who had a gentleness to him that only his sister and parents could hope to understand. Next was Kjelle, a tomboyish knight who was so much like her mother and toddler self that it made many smile just to see her train. Severa was found shortly after, it took many months for her mother to figure out the source of the spoilt teen's hate. Then came Owain-the mere sight of his brand made Lissa run crying into her brother's arms as she realised once and for all that she was, in fact, a princess of Ylisse.

Laurent's discovery kept Miriel researching and theorising for weeks on end until she finally accepted him as her future son. Despite the fact that they weren't actually married, Nah still came back to visit and judge her parents Nowi and Ricken, much to their, and everyone else's, surprise. Many were also shocked to find that a pair as shy as Olivia and Kellam produced a son as outgoing and flirty as Inigo-that was, until they actually got to know him. Yarne provided no end of amusement for Lon'qu as he watched his best friend and wife try to deal with their scared little bunny of a son. And Noire's split personality and red-headed temper helped keep everyone on their toes as soon as she joined.

It wasn't long after they all joined that Henry joyously announced his engagement to Virion's servant, Cherche. They were to be wed in a deep forest on an island outside of Valm since it was one of the nicer locations in a nation torn apart by war. Even with the appearance of all the other children, no one expected to find Sumia and Lon'qu's daughter mixed up in a rebellion out there:

During the battle, Sumia approached a young pegasus knight with raven-black bunches to check on her unsteady mount, who kept snorting in her direction.

"Pardon me," the elder knight said apprehensively as she lowered her pegasus to the floor, reaching out a hand to the other animal's neck to steady it. The rider turned to face Sumia and shot her a glare that spoke louder than a clash of any weapons. "I think you may have been misinformed. Can we speak a moment?"

"Don't waste your breath! Your lies ring hallow!" The energetic knight shouted at her, causing the other to blink in confusion. With a swish, the younger knight levelled her lance at Sumia and stared down at the hand on her mount's neck. Within a heartbeat, the girl's expression changed from anger to disbelief and her lance shook in her hand. "Your… Ring? …Ring? Y-Your RING! MOTHER!"

"...What?" Asked Sumia breathlessly as she handed the dropped lance back to the young knight who was staring at her wedding band in awe.

"It is you!" Shouted the girl as she pulled Sumia in for a close hug-which was easier said than done when ridding on pegasi. "Oh, Mother, you're alive! I never thought I'd see you again! I…I…"

"Um…" The elder knight awkwardly hugged her back, trying to console the now crying girl. "Are you all right?"

The black-haired girl pulled back quickly again as her forehead creased in thought. "WAIT! But if you're on that side, that means... Ohmigosh. My Chrom is a FAKE! Oh, I am going to KILL him for this! I'm going to plant a flying hoof right in his stupid liar face!" And with that, she was off, flying into the battlefield again, killing those she had called allies but a few minutes before and leaving a disbelieving Sumia staring after her.

"Wait! We really should…" She shouted pointlessly after her. After watching for a few moments as the young girl showed more prowess with her lance than anyone her age should have, she smiled and settled back into her saddle. "Well, at least she's not confused anymore. If only I could say the same for me…"

"Sumia!" Lon'qu shouted at her from behind. The brunette turned just in time to see him dispose of an archer who'd been aiming his arrow right at her mount's wing. With a sharp twang, the arrow ended up in Lon'qu's side instead, narrowly missing his ribs. Still, the swordsman killed the threat and slumped against the pegasus he'd just saved, panting heavily.

"Lon'qu!" Pulling a staff out from one of the pouches on her saddle, Sumia worked a little magic to heal his other, minor wounds as he climbed up behind her. As soon as he was securely on, she flew the two of them to the back lines so that she could heal him properly, keeping an eye open for the younger pegasus knight as she went.

Once they were out of the firing line, the klutz got to work removing the arrow from his body and healing his deep cut with the materials she had at her disposal. He chuckled low in his throat as she bandaged him up tenderly, a look of worry in her eyes. "What?"

"I guess this makes us even…" Said he weakly, looking up at her and her raised eyebrow. "We've both taken an arrow for-*cough*-each other now…"

"Yes, I guess so." Said she in reply, not really hearing him as she continued to dress his wound and pray that it wouldn't be as fatal as it looked. "You need to rest, it's a lot deeper than mine was. I'll stay here to help you, should you need it."

"Sumia?" Lon'qu asked a few moments later as he settled down to rest against her pegasus' wing.

"Hm?" Hummed she in response as she pulled out her lance to protect them from anything that may try to attack them in their weakened state.

"What distracted you? It's not like you to be so unfocussed in battle…"

"Oh," she thought back to the dark haired girl who'd called her mother and then looked down at her husband who would be desperate to get back into battle if he knew his future daughter was out there. Who could very well kill himself by over exerting now. "Nothing… I was just… Thinking about Daisy. It got me a little distracted."

"Hmph." Slowly, the swordsmaster reached out to take his wife's hand in his, which was slightly sticky with his blood. "Don't worry about her. She's as safe as can be. I promise we'll make it back to see her alive."

Sumia looked down at her husband-slumped heavily against her mount, covered in blood, sweat and bandages-and then out to the battle, straining her eyes to try and make out the future Daisy in all the carnage. With a sad smile, she lowered herself to the floor too, bumping shoulders with Lon'qu as she settled. "Then rest." She said, kissing his cheek gently as he closed his eyes.

"Do you have a moment, Sumia?"

Almost an hour later, the falcon knight opened her eyes to find the dark-haired girl from before in front of her and her husband lying still but breathing by her side. Expelling a sigh of relief that Lon'qu was still alive, Sumia turned her head up to look the girl standing in front of her in her grey eyes. She doesn't look much like Daisy… She thought but said, "Hello. You're the girl from… Before?"

"Yep!" She grinned with a small chuckle. "I got worried when I didn't see you on the march back, but now I see you were just resting back here with Father!"

"Hum…" Lon'qu stirred against Sumia as their future daughter giggled again, causing the pegasus to wake and snort too. "What…?"

"Lon'qu," the fairer-haired knight woke her husband slowly and turned him gently to face the girl stood before them. "This is our future daughter. She's who I was distracted by earlier, sorry for not telling you before."

But he hadn't heard her after she said the girl before them was their future daughter. Slowly, he worked his way to stand on his shaking feet, leaning on the now standing Sumia as he reached out to touch his daughter. "Daisy…" Murmured he as he held her hand.

"Who's Daisy?" The girl before them questioned, still smiling. "I'm Cynthia! You know-like great-grandmother!"

"Cynthia…" Lon'qu said slowly, turning to face his equally confused wife.

"Oh. Sorry for the confusion, it's just… Well, our daughter in this time is named Daisy, so we assumed…" The klutz said tiredly, confused along with her husband.

"I'm already born in this time? Why would I be named… Oh. OH!" Cynthia exclaimed as she realised what was going on, her hand covering her mouth. Suddenly, she turned on her heel and ran in the opposite direction, tears streaming down her face almost before she'd left.

"Cynthia!" Sumia called after her, getting ready to run after her. The girl turned slightly at her name and then fell-face first-onto the ground, her legs flying comically in the air.

"She's definitely a relative of yours." Lon'qu provided dryly and unhelpfully from next to her as he bent down to pick up something she'd dropped. Dismissing the idea of chasing after her daughter as she was already up again and on her way to the camp, the knight turned to look at the thing her daughter had dropped. It was a small spear head without a shaft, a little worn and not quite polished to perfection. Without a word, Sumia pocketed it and started loading things back onto her mount.

The conversations the couple were going to have with Cynthia back at the camp was going to be interesting, to say the least.