Etrian Odyssey Untold: Of Love
Summary: A story about Frederica and the Highlander and them showing their affection for each other.

Authors Note:Due to the way the game works, there will be quite a bit of OOCness. Hell, at some points Simon even reminds me of Jade from Tales of the Abyss. Oh, and in this the Highlander is named Kain, and the guild Lysenthia.

Chapter 1
Feelings of Worry
"Is it safe?" Simon queried, looking in the opposite direction for signs of any backstabbing monsters.
"Yup. The boulder is a boulder." Arthur and Raquna popped out from around the corner, signalling for the others to come. The party advanced down the path, taking note of the passage that might be traversable if it was cleared on the other side.
"Man, why won't anything interesting happen. If it's clear all the way through it's boring."
"Arthur, stop being so battle mad. It's a good thing if we can get some rest from constantly being attacked by monsters."
"Raquna's right. If a fight does get too difficult though, we can just leave Arthur there to hold off the enemies while we escape."
"Hey, why do I have to stay behind?! Kain, are you trying to get me killed off?"
"I wouldn't mind if he was."
"Thanks for the great encouragement, Simon." Arthur retorted. Frederica, who had calmly watching the display started giggling.
"You guys get along well."
Kain looked at the girl for a few seconds and smiled.
It's nice to see her smiling. He thought. The group stepped out into a clearing, taking in the sights around them. They were about to step back onto a path again when Kain noticed something wrong. A boulder covered in vines that had been lying in the bushes lifted up, and two great white eyes opened up, staring down at what had entered its territory. Frederica turned slightly as the boar prepared to charge.
"Move!"
Kain threw himself at Frederica, knocking the girl out of the beast's path. With blinding speed, the stone boar charged at Kain, leaving little time for reaction. Just as it reached him, Kain pulled his spear up at the beasts head. ≪Head Pierce≫ Driven by its own momentum, the boar ran straight onto the spear, which blasted through the beasts head and ripped apart its brain, killing it instantly. Unable to stop, the body slammed into Kain, sending him tumbling through the air to smash through a tree, then impact the ground with a hearty thud and then keep rolling for a bit. The first to react was Frederica, rushing to his side and cradling his head and shoulders in her arms.
"Kain!"
She shook him.
"Kain!"
She shook him a bit harder.
"Kain, wake up!"
Tears began to form in her eyes, and Frederica pulled Kain up and hugged him tightly.
"Please Kain, wake up" She whispered gently.
"I don't think any could get to sleep with you doing that to them"
"K-Kain, I thought-"
Kain brought his arm up around Frederica's neck and head, pulling her gently towards him until their foreheads were touching.
"Sorry," He whispered "did I scare you?"
"Yes, you did, idiot."
"Hoho~ how sickeningly sweet."
The duo spun their heads at Raquna comment to see her, Simon and Arthur standing there with hands mockingly covering their mouths. Instantly Frederica and Kain's faces flushed red, and she was so flustered that Frederica could swear she felt steam coming off her face. The girl gently rested Kain down on the ground and cleared her throat.
"Simon, if you would, please heal Kain's injuries and help move him back to the inn."
"Right." The man sat down by the Highlander's side and began his inspection of the wounds.
"A broken right arm, leg, and dislocated shoulder. Heavy grazing, skin damage and lacerations. No sign of concussion or head trauma. I should be able to heal most of it. We will begin immediately."
"Right." Kain responded, and proceeded to replace his dislocated shoulder with a hearty smash. Which he regretted immediately. Pain coursed through his body, forcing him to try and cower instinctively to protect himself.
"...You idiot." Simon's thoughts on Kain's actions were simple, and, in this case, highly accurate. Raquna set about building a makeshift stretcher with her shield, and after a bit of treatment the injured patient was hoisted back to Etria.

End note: Yay! My first fanfic chapter, complete! Reviews and constructive criticism welcomed, but no needless flaming please.