And so comes the final chapter of Summer Fun.

- Disclaimer: Fire Emblem characters do not belong to me.

- Notice: May contain spoilers. Storyline may deviate from original video game. Contains fantasy violence, mild language, and suggested themes.

The trip back to Robin's was a pleasant one, he escorted Cordelia to her respective room before parting ways. After sharing their first kiss, he still didn't know what he felt towards her, or towards any of his female comrades for that matter. His mind was too preoccupied with the war against Grima and the tremendous responsibility he had over the Shepherd's lives.

If only things were different, then maybe, just maybe he could sort out what he felt towards the girls. As the darkness settled in, his buddies had left the bonfire, save for Vaike who was left alone by the dying fire wood. He was probably drunk from the booze he had consumed or the lively atmosphere and so the others decided to leave him be. The tactician simply grinned and continued on his way to his designated room when he suddenly caught sight of two people.

Concealing his presence, he hid into the shadows spying on Chrom and Sumia. They were walking side by side as he escorted her safely to her quarters for the night. He couldn't exactly make out what they were saying, but Robin could tell they clicked perfectly. Laughs were exchanged with jokes until they smiled at each other gently. The tactician could only deduce what would come next, since he had experienced it earlier himself.

Unable to continue watching, he took a step back, accidentally colliding against someone in the process. "I'm sorry." He turned and offered the stranger a hand, who he couldn't identify with the lack of light.

"It's fine." It was a woman's voice. She didn't bother taking his hand and was too proud even consider it.

Robin realized who he had stumbled upon and retracted his hand. There was no doubt it was Sully. "So how did the chase go with Nowi?" He attempted to change the conversation.

"What? Oh, uh. Let's just say I finally learned my lesson." She laughed heartily and rummaged her crimson hair and dusted off the sand on her clothes.

Robin smiled genuinely and looked behind to find the Manakete closing in.

"But seriously, I really was bent on not giving her the alcohol. She really doesn't look a day over nine."

"I can agree with you on that." Robin leaned to his side and watched Nowi pause from a distance. "So did she drink it?"

"Uh, yeah. About that..."

"Heyy guys!" Nowi jumped on Sully's back with a wide grin. Her eyes seemed to be brighter than usual. The crimson cavalier had no choice but to bend over as the smaller girl rallied her arm into the air.

"She's a lightweight." Sully choked as Nowi's grip on her throat tightened.

"Ah, I can see that." Robin smiled nervously. Of course she was, how could anyone possibly allow her to drink with such a young, fresh look.

"Watcha guys talkin' about?" Nowi's eyes dropped halfway, her cheeks were bright red. Yes, she was definitely drunk.

"When she caught me, she ended up drinking the whole bottle." Sully tried to shake her off, but was unsuccessful.

"Mhmmm" Nowi nodded and released her grip from Sully who bent over to catch her breath. "And it was goood!"

Robin looked around before noticing Nowi standing on her tiptoes in front of him. She tried to reach his face, but was still too short even with her in this position. "Hey, can I sleep with you tonight?"

"Whaaat?" Sully yelled aloud, unable to contain her surprise.

"I said I-"

"I know what you said!" Sully marched towards Nowi, her cheeks stained red from embarrassment.

"Uh..." Well this was an odd question. Their quarters weren't co-ed, but there was no specific rule saying that they couldn't sleep over at each others rooms.

"Can I?" Nowi pleaded with her best puppy pout.

"Hell no!" Sully smacked the girl with a powerful whack to her head. "Do you even hear yourself?"

"But I wannnt to be with Robin! It's not fair that everyone spent time with him except me!" She whined, then broke into tears, shifting into a sad drunk.

Sully shot Robin and uncomfortable, icy stare then looked away. "Fine, whatever. Just shut up already." She wasn't her keeper and to be honest, Robin was the one person she trusted between the boys. He had a kind heart and spirit. Surely, he wouldn't do anything to take advantage of her in this state.

"Yay!" Nowi rejoiced and ran around in circles.

With one swift move, Sully closed the gap between her and the blonde haired tactician. "You better take good care of her. And no funny business you got that?" She directed a finger at his chest. "If I find out that you did 'something' to her I will-"

"C'mon!" Nowi linked arms with Robin and dragged him away.

"Don't worry, I won't do anything to her." He attempted to reassure Sully before his voice was out of reach.

Much to his surprise, after bouncing up and down on the mattress, Nowi dropped into a deep slumber. She must've been tired chasing Sully around at night.

He tucked her into bed, pulling the covers over her body as she slept soundly. Robin considered himself lucky since his room was a single, no one had to pester him about having a girl sleep over. Perhaps Chrom had one too, but he didn't know for sure. Anna handed them their keys after dinner and showed them to the wooden cabins hidden along the forest.

He studied the interior carefully, from the polished dark brown wooden walls and elegant beach themed furniture. This really was a great resort. With Nowi fast asleep, Robin changed out of his dirty clothes, throwing them into a hamper and covering his bottom half with a white towel. He opened the door to his bathroom and froze in his tracks, his eyes widening when he realized he wasn't alone.

"Took you long enough!" Anna waved a hand lazily from the tub.

"W-What are you doing here?" He closed the door behind, making sure not to wake Nowi. There was a mild sense of panic in his voice when he realized the potential bad routes this would lead to.

"I wanted to take a bath and mine didn't seem to be working." She lied easily and pulled her crimson hair back. Her body was conveniently covered with an pile of bubbles. "Your room was the closest so I went ahead and used yours."

Robin stepped forward and massaged the bridge of his nose. "Of course..." What else could he expect from the mischievous merchant.

"Come join me." She offered out her hand with a grin plastered along her lips.

"No thanks." He shrugged her off and placed his hand on the doorknob.

"I'm afraid that won't do. You see, if you don't, I'll tell everyone here that you slept with Nowi." She ran a finger along her lips, watching his reaction closely.

'Blackmail. Of course.' Well, she certainly had a way of getting what she wanted. He slowly released his hand from the door and walked over to her direction. His cheeks were stained red, when he realized that the bubbles were the only things covering her nude figure. This was potentially problematic.

"Are you coming in?" Her voice started to grow impatient as he stood there contemplating about his unfortunate situation.

The tub was enough to fit three people, plenty of space for him to keep his distance from her. He watched the bubbles float on top of the water before hesitantly placing a foot in. The water was lukewarm and surprisingly refreshing, but with Anna's presence, it seemed to negate the effect.

"No towel." She eyed the material closely, waiting for it to drop on the ground.

"What?" He raised both eyebrows and took his foot back when she held it with her hand.

"You heard me, no towel."

"..." Robin managed to find one safe way. He quickly submerged himself into the tub with the towel still intact, he gathered enough bubbles and discarded it briefly onto the floor.

"Smart boy." Anna twirled a strand of her hair with her index finger. He certainly wasn't like the other boys, Robin was gifted and highly intelligent, as expected of their praised master tactician. It was an attractive quality, one that most girls, including Anna, would desire in a potential 'mate'.

Robin sat in the tub, doing his best to keep his cool around the girl. He had never done this before, bathe with a female, much less one who he wasn't romantically involved with. There was no way this would turn out to be good. "Are you drunk too?" He questioned her when she wore the same mask of pink that Nowi had.

"No, well...maybe a little. I'm not a lightweight like that Manakete in your room. Unlike her, I can tolerate my alcohol...to an extent."

He looked away, shying as her foot grazed his left leg. 'This is not good.' What if someone saw them? What would they think of him then? Being branded as a playboy tactician was not viable option.

"You know, Robin." Anna voice dropped to a dangerously low tone. "I didn't quite understand what all the fuss about you was about, but..." She moved closer as her feet contacted his thigh. "I think I'm starting too."

It was no use, he couldn't keep a straight face much longer, not with her making these advances. "Really?" His heart started to pound in his chest when she cupped his face with her right hand.

"Yes." Anna batted her eyelashes at him as he tried to move back. "And I think we should..."

"Should?..."

"You know..." Her voice was purely seductive now, hinting what most hormonal teenagers would do.

Robin knew where this conversation was headed, his heart raced faster from panic not excitement. Or at least that's what he thought.

Anna brushed up against him, the bubbles dissipating as she tried to get closer. His blonde hair was still dry, and he smelled like the sun which scorched down on them earlier in the day. A bead of sweat trickled down the side of his face, his expression remaining flustered and embarrassed. He was cute this way, innocent enough to look like her prey for the night.

Robin swallowed hard when her breath became audible. He thought about pushing her away, but she would only retaliate in protest. If anything, her advances would be heightened and he couldn't have that, could he?

She examined his eyebrows, crossed together as his eyes glistened from fear of what she might do next. But what caught her attention were his soft, unflinching lips. Anna rested her hands on his shoulders as she tilted her head closer to his.

Robin closed his eyes, a third time in one day would prove to be too much. He prayed for a savior of sorts, or even an opportunity for him to leave his predicament.

As by some miracle, there was knock on his door and a call with his name. Anna froze, her head hung low as she knew he had to get that. Slowly and reluctantly, she pulled away, allowing Robin sufficient room to leave the tub.

"I'm sorry, I need to get that." He reached for a dry towel, conveniently placed by his right side and stood with his rear facing Anna. His hands worked quickly to drape himself, but he didn't turn around to catch the crimson merchant agape, having received a full view of his derriére briefly. Excusing himself, he rushed out of the bathroom leaving her alone with a dark red blush along her face.

He opened the door about a quarter to find Sumia standing at the front of his steps. "Uh...hello Sumia." Robin knew he didn't look quite presentable at the moment, which the Pegasus knight quickly took note of.

"I-I'm sorry." Sumia turned around to cover her cheeks with her right hand. "I-Is now a bad time?" Hesitantly, she turned around to find the boy stepping out of his room to check up on her.

"Umm..." Robin looked back at the door, then his occupied bed. Surely, out of all the Shepherds, Sumia would understand. "Not really..."

"I-I see." Summing up her courage, he turned around with her head hung low to avoid his half naked self. "T-Then may I have a word with you?"

"Sure..." Robin was caught off guard by her sudden request. "But I have to warn you, there's someone in my room." He brushed away the thought mentioning Anna for the time being.

"Someone?" Sumia tilted her head to the side, curious to know who could possibly be in the room with their tactician. He opened the door and gestured her in only to find a surprised look on Sumia's face. She immediately covered her mouth with her hand, possibly assuming what Nowi could be doing in his bed.

"It's not what it looks like!" He tried to keep his voice calm while Sumia looked between Nowi fast asleep, then to Robin. "Allow me to explain. She was drunk after catching the bottle with Sully. And she wished to sleep in my room for the night."

"Did you..."

"I didn't. I swear, all she did was jump around on the mattress before knocking out." His voice was sincere, unusually calm as he reasoned out to her.

She narrowed her eyes suspiciously at him, unable to imagine that Robin would ever do such a thing. "You're right. What was I thinking?"

Robin sighed in relief as Sumia sat by the bed, watching Nowi fast asleep. "So what did you want to talk about?"

She patted down the bedding for him to take his seat, no longer fazed by his current presentation. It was going to be a long story.

"I'm sorry to have bothered you about this Robin." Sumia shied away from the tactician, who leaned forward with his hands resting on his lap.

He and Sumia had been great friends since his recruitment, in short, they had grown to confide their deepest thoughts with each other freely. They shared a strong bond, as if they were best friends.

Sumia had told Robin about the night she spent with Chrom today with great detail. He took this opportunity to listen closely, wondering why she had sought him out late at night.

"I like Lord Chrom." She confessed as his expression remained unfazed. "But I'm not sure if I love him...yet."

Robin sat in deep thought. "Well, there's no rush." He smiled gently. "It's not like he's getting married anytime soon."

"You're right." Sumia regretted her words, wishing to take them back. "There's no rush."

Robin studied her face closely, she seemed to be hiding something else, but he didn't know what it was.

"But..." She clenched her hands into fists at her lap. "Is it wrong for me to like someone else, other than Chrom?"

"Uh..." He replied unintelligently and watched Nowi in back of them, still fast asleep. "I don't think so."

"Oh..."

"Someone else is on your mind?" Robin grinned playfully, he never thought Sumia would have an interest with another boy other than Chrom.

"A little..." She admitted shyly.

"Is it Virion?" Robin faced her, waiting for her to respond.

"No"

"Stahl?"

"Nope"

"I know, it must be Fredrick." Robin pointed upwards happily.

"No, it's not him." She closed her eyes, her heart growing anxious with him guessing.

"Then Gaius?"

Sumia shook her head, growing impatient with every passing second. "Gods Robin, it's you!" It came out a little too loud as she stood up, her heart aching and cheeks flustered when he blinked, bewildered by her words.

"What?"

"It's you. I-I think I like you Robin."

He looked away. How was he supposed to respond to that? Chrom was his best friend, who obviously had an interest in Sumia.

"I know, I'm sure Chrom and I like each other, but sometimes, when I'm alone, you're all I can think about." Sumia's voice cracked midway, this was certainly tougher than she had imagined.

"Umm..." Robin didn't know what to say. He was surprised, shocked that Sumia had grown to have romantic feelings towards him.

"I'm so sorry Robin, now I've put you in an awkward position. But I just wanted to tell you the truth." Sumia stood from her seat, prepared to leave Robin after her confession. "I...I should leave now."

"Wait" Robin held her hand, which was warm and soft to touch. "Sumia, I'm sorry too. Chrom is my best friend and I would never do anything to hurt him. So-"

"I understand." Sumia noticed his hand in hers and blushed. She only had a crush on him, Sumia was sure she would get over him in time.

A knock on the door broke their moment as both eyes turned to check who it was. Robin released his hold on Sumia and excused himself to answer the door. He turned the knob to find Lissa and Maribelle standing by his porch. "Hello." He stood outside, unaware that his towel was the only source of fabric that draped his body.

Both girls turned bright red at the sight of their tactician half naked. With shoulders tensed, they turned away, unable to meet such a sight.

"Lissa, Maribelle, did you need something?" He looked down, then noticed why they couldn't meet him this way, Robin really needed to put on some clothes.

"Y-Yes we wanted to check up on your wound from earlier." Lissa replied, her hands covering her eyes as Robin watched their backs.

"So would you be so kind as to put some clothes on, Robin." Maribelle added.

"Oh, of course." He turned around but realized Nowi and Sumia were still in his room along with Anna in the bathroom. "On second thought, my clothes are drenched, I'm afraid this is all I have at the moment." Robin scratched the back of his head nervously.

"Oh..." Lissa felt Maribelle's hand on her shoulder causing her to jump.

The troubadour sighed. "It's fine, we just came here to check up on your wounds quickly." She turned around, noticed his bare chest and tried to cover her blush with a serious look. "It can't be helped if your clothes are...drenched. Come, Lissa." She took her treasure's hand and entered Robin's room.

"Wait-" the blonde tactician held out his hand to stop them, but it was too late. They both shot an icy glare at him when they noticed Nowi and Sumia in the room. He face palmed himself before having to explain the whole situation to them.

Minutes passed as Maribelle traced the small of Robin's back, inspecting the wound from earlier. With Lissa and Sumia at her sides, she tensed as they stared at her, then to the tactician who sat at the edge of the bed. Nowi remained fast asleep, mumbling several words to herself before shifting to her side.

Robin glanced at the bathroom wondering if Anna was still in there, threatening to barge in her birthday suit. He hoped she wouldn't do that because doing so would mean social suicide.

Maribelle retracted her hand and sat by the bed. "You seem to be doing okay. There's no pain, is there?" She narrowed her eyes, waiting for his answer.

"There's no pain." His hand traced the back of his scar. "Thank you Maribelle." Robin smiled brightly, delighted to have such worrisome comrades.

"Well, then..." Maribelle stood, taking Lissa's hand with her own. "We should get going. It has become quite late."

He nodded and walked them out the door only to find Sully and Cherche by his porch. "Hey, I just came to check up on No..." She looked past him to find Maribelle, Lissa, Sumia and Nowi. "What in the-" She found him wrapped in only a single towel, chest bare, exposing a lot of skin.

"It's not what it looks like!" Robin panicked, holding out his hands in surrender.

"Oh? Then why are you dressed like that, with a horde of women?" She pointed accusingly at him. Cherche took a peek into his room only to find Anna stepping out with a towel across her chest. Her eyes widened as she tapped Sully's shoulder.

"Why you little-" Sully shoved Robin who stepped back, unaware of Anna's lewd presence which caused sparks to fly.

"What's with all this ruckus?" Panne stepped out of her room, her ears point upwards as he heard shouting and yelling. Her room mate, Cordelia stepped out to find the red haired cavalier shouting curse words at Robin. When she focused her eyesight, she realized he was half dressed sporting only a towel to hide his lower region. "Robin?"

Sully managed to push Robin back, the girls trailing behind the raging cavalier who nearly hit him with a fist full of her rage. Anna stepped back, hand gripping her towel with the other covering her mouth. This was turning out to be quite an entertaining night.

Panne and Cordelia rushed to his room since his door remained open. They watched the crowd of girls and asked for a briefing of what happened.

"Give me a chance to explain!" Robin pleaded until he was backed against a wall. He looked at the girls noticing Cordelia and Panne. Why were they all in his room and at such a late hour?

"Shut up!" Sully aimed at his face, missing as her fist collided with te wall. She didn't seem to be hurt as he narrowly dodged and ducked, climbing up the bed, making sure not to step on Nowi's sleeping figure.

Olivia stood from a distance, hesitantly stepping in the room as Tharja followed. It seemed that they had heard the noises as well. When the dark mage found Robin, half naked, hands in the air as Sully charged with a strike, she muttered some words before holding her right hand atop her. "Sleep"

The girls felt their eyes drop, a sleepy sensation overwhelming them as they dropped to the floor, one after the other. Aside from Tharja, Robin was the only one who stayed up, eyes clenched shut before Sully dropped onto his bed with a loud thud.

Slowly, Tharja made his way to him, stepping over the girls who had fallen prey to her hex. "It seems you've gotten yourself into quite the dilemma Robin." She stood below the bed, eying him carefully to take in his presence.

Robin opened on eye, followed by the other. It only took a second for him to realize that the room had grown quiet with the group of girls fast asleep on the ground. "What happened?"

"It's nothing to worry about." She pushed Sully's body to the side, who fell to the ground with her back on the floor. "I placed a temporary hex on them, lulling them to sleep."

"Oh..." Robin felt the bed adjust as Tharja stood beside him.

She snaked his arm into his, eyes trained on his broad shoulders, Adam's apple, then to his surprised face. "It's getting late, why don't we retire for the day?" Her voice was dangerously low hinting something as she waved her hand and the door slammed shut.

Robin opened his mouth to protest, but stopped himself when he found her lips moving, chanting words he couldn't make out. Before he knew it, his knees buckled and he steadied himself, palms grounded on the mattress as Tharja bent down by his side. Robin's eyes focused on her eyes, which gleamed with a hint of mischievous intent before his arms gave out, his head collapsing on her lap.

With the stroke of her hand, she pulled back his blonde hair revealing his sleepy eyes as he fell into a deep slumber. She waved the lights off as the room transitioned into a dark blue hue, with nothing by the moonlight tracing his sleeping figure.

The next morning

With the sun rising from the forest, the skies remained clear as a flock of birds flew down on the ocean, waves crashing against the golden sand.

Ricken did his rounds, knocking on each of the Shepherds rooms to wake them up for the day. His last destination was Robin's, whose door was left slightly open as his hand pushed the door. With a single creak, he nearly stepped on Cordelia's hand as he noticed that all of his female comrades were scattered on the floor. He noticed Robin's attire as his cheeks reddened hurrying back to close the door pressed against his back with only one question in his mind. "What exactly happened in there last night?"

A/N: So that concludes Summer Fun. It's taken much longer than I had expected but now I'm more than ready to start the next story after this one. It will revolve around Robin's marriage candidates once more, so it might take a while as well. Thanks for all your support and hope to wrote its sequel soon.

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