Yet another short Fire Emblem story by me; this time, from Farina's point of view... *** Fire Emblem fanfic: "Can't Buy Everything" by Avi Oh, no. It's him again... That overly-serious cavalier, with the red hair. Maybe I'll just glare at him, and he'll leave me alone. Oh, blast... He saw me looking at him. Now he's going to think I like him, or something...! Oh, wait. I think he took the hint... Now he's gone away. Good. Not that I care where he's going... Why does the tactician keep putting us together on the battlefield? It's plain to see that our personalities would clash... Sure, he's dependable and all, but that would just hold me back in combat, you know? It's the same thing with my sisters all over again... You know, it's true what they say about being the middle child... You can never be as cute as the youngest sister, and never be as responsible as the oldest. Plus, I had to work twice as hard to become the mercenary I am now... Well, that's not exactly true... Florina's come a long way as a pegasus knight, but she was always given a bit of a break, being the youngest and most timid out of all of us... And you could always depend on Fiora to do her best in battle. It just seems, sometimes... That I had to work the hardest; that I had to be better than my sisters at something... Perhaps that's why I've come to rely on money, so much... Nobody else in the family would, if I didn't. I'm not being shallow, I'm being sensible! ...Aren't I? Anyways... I don't know what my sisters see in that red-headed knight, over there... Then again... I know exactly what my sisters see in him. For Fiora, he's basically a reflection of herself; her sense of duty, everything. For Florina, however, he's the kind of man she could come to respect, being so afraid of men... Poor dear. I don't think he's right for Fiora, though; they're too much alike, in my opinion... You need a little contrast in your life, you know? And Florina regards him simply as a friend... He does seem to like that lady he's sworn to serve... Lady Lyndis, I believe? But... I don't think someone should ever fall in love with their employer... They're there to pay you your salary, and nothing more. Hey, don't look at me like that, Murphy! It's true! But... Why am I thinking about that guy so much, anyways? It's not that I like him or anything... Do I? Good grief, listen to myself. Could I actually be... Attracted to him? Well... I suppose... He's not bad to look at, you know... And... I guess... It is kind of nice to have someone trustworthy enough to guard your back, sometimes... Besides... It might actually be kind of fun to try and get him to smile... Or at least, loosen up a bit. I know, I know... He doesn't have lot of money, Murphy, but... Money can't buy you everything, you know...? END *** I think I'm the only one out there whose favourite Kent pairing is with Farina... Not that I don't like any of his other pairings... (As I've mentioned before, I like all of them, even the non-canon one... You know which one I mean!) However, Kent/Farina is my personal favourite, and Farina pretty much sums up the reasons why in this story... BTW, I don't think it's ever explicitly stated in Fire Emblem that Farina is the middle sibling of the pegasus sisters; I just sort of came to that conclusion, because of their personalities... ***** Copyright, Aviatrix8, 2004. Fire Emblem and all related characters are property of Nintendo et al., and are used without permission.