Author's Note:

Hello everyone and welcome to this AU fic. It basically is a series of one-shots looking at what would things be like if Hinata was far younger than the rest of the characters and sort of adopted by the Hoshiden Royal Family. The chapters will dot around the timeline and different paths so not all of them will be canonical with each other. Suggestions for future chapters are welcome and I hope you all enjoy the fic.

I do not own any aspect of Fire Emblem: Fates.

Survivor

Mikoto gazed sorrowfully at the destruction around her.

It had been yet another Faceless attack, a rampage through a tiny village near the border. As always, the monsters had destroyed everything in their path, taking with them countless innocent lives and homes, tearing apart families and reducing the peaceful village to rubble. The military patrols in the area had responded to the sudden attack swiftly and the Faceless had been wiped out, but not swiftly enough it seemed.

Orochi and Reina flanked her, watching the soldiers pick through the ruins in an attempt to find survivors. Yukimura was overseeing the operation, refusing to allow the Queen to come to such a place without him, but with each section searched, chances of finding even one person alive grew slim.

Suddenly, a shout resounded from one of the ruins and a young spear fighter scrambled hastily down the debris, clutching something in his arms. Immediately, a healer swooped in, a powerful festal already glowing in her hands, and Mikoto strode in their direction, wanting to see for herself.

As she approached, the healer called out, "I need another healer here!"

"I'm here."

The woman barely even blinked as the Queen herself offered her services, Mikoto was a renowned Priestess and would often use her healing skills if required, "Thank you, your Majesty."

Anyone gathered moved aside for their Queen and she inadvertently gave a gasp when she saw exactly who it was that needed treatment.

Hinata.

Though a mere boy, she had met him many times since his father was a skilled samurai in service to the Hoshidan Royal Family and something of a close, personal friend. What was he doing here?

Pushing those thoughts aside, the Queen focused on saving his life, the boy had countless injuries and even as she set to work with her festal, she questioned the man who'd found him, "Where was he?"

"Buried underneath a veritable mountain of rubble your Majesty." The spear fighter swiftly answered, "I assume he was taking cover in the building when one of those monsters brought it down. He was only saved from being crushed by a particularly strong beam."

Examining Hinata's wounds, even as she healed them, Mikoto agreed with the man's theory. All the injuries on the boy indicated them being received from the collapse, none matched up with him attempting to fight the Faceless and while the wounds were many, none were particularly bad on their own. Glancing at the pile the boy had likely been pulled from, she decided it was something of a near miracle he'd survived.

As she and her fellow healer slowly tended to the boy, she found her thoughts returning to the initial question of why Hinata was here.

Last, she knew, his father and mother had requested permission to leave on something of a trip through Hoshido, they'd wanted their son to know more of the kingdom he was born into and she'd readily granted their request. Had they just happened to be present in this village when the Faceless attacked?

Wordlessly, she glanced at Orochi and the diviner, long since attuned to her Queen's way of thinking, simply bowed and headed into the rest of the ruined village. As she disappeared, they finally finished healing the last of Hinata's injuries, he wasn't fully healed (even the most powerful healing items had their limits) but he would certainly recover in time. Without prompting, Reina carefully lifted the still unconscious boy and carried him away to where they'd left the convoy, Mikoto was certain the woman would keep careful watch over him until she returned, and she focused her attention on Yukimura.

Her tactician and advisor nodded in response to a man's report before speaking to his Queen, "Your Majesty, we have just finished our search of the entire village." He closed his eyes sadly, "It appears that there are no other survivors."

Like her tactician, she also closed her eyes in sadness, grief filling her heart at the news that so many of her people were now lost. Yukimura spoke softly, "We will ensure to properly dig through all the rubble, but I fear that all we'll find are bodies."

The Queen merely nodded silently, and the man bowed before continuing his work, she spotted Orochi approaching and at her questioning look the diviner simply lowered her head and Mikoto had her answer.

Hinata was orphaned.

PS-A short, opening chapter to explain how Hinata was orphaned. Please feel free to give suggestions for this fic in reviews or PMs and I'll hopefully update soon.