The peace of the gardens has made Ike snooze off to a peaceful slumber. As he notices a voice that sounds familiar, that was you waking him up.
"Ike! Hey!! Wake up you sleepyhead!"
Ike murmred something as he refused to wake up from a wonderful sleep.
Since weeks it was the first day he could spend in peace.
No fights scheduled, no meetings to go, just him, the non-fighting smash hours, and peace in the afternoon. It could be perfect, except for one thing...
"Ike! Didn't you hear me?"
He finally opened an eye and glared at his friend right next to him.
"I think the whole smash mansion must have heard you when you yelled like that, Y/N," he grumbled before he closed his eye and trying to go back to sleep.
And without notice, Ike just stiffled a few laughs before you playfuly nudged his shoulder.
"Yeah, yeah, whatever. I just want to spend a peaceful day here. I don't want to start a fight, you know?"
"And neither did I. I just want to explore with you and the others since they also had the week off."
"But not today Y/N, please. I need at least one single hour where I can relax a bit. Please understand this..."
"But it's so boring here..." You said and he pouted.
Ike smiled at him and he leaned back against the soft grass, crossing his arms behind his head.
"Don't tell me you can't stand a single day without any hesitation?"
"Of course not! Laying on a tree all day is not my style..."
Ike couldn't help but laugh at him.
"Hey! Why are you laughing? I am serious!"
"I am sorry, Y/N, but I couldn't resist."
You blushed and pouted as you glared at him, but Ike knew you weren't serious... at least he hoped ypu weren't...
He leaned his head back against the pillows and a soft sigh came out of his mouth as his body started to relax.
But his peace was disturbed again when you started to pull on the fabric of his shirt.
"Come on you lazybones. Get up!"
"Y/N~," Ike said warningly but his friend didn't listen to him.
He shoved you away gently and wrapped his arms around his chest to stop you from pulling on his shirt again.
"Your behavior is worse than that of a child," Ike chuckled as he looked at you with an amused sparkle in his eyes.
You grumbled something to yourself and finally you settled down next to him.
"I just wanted to remind you that we still have some activities y'know."
"I know, I know, but look Y/N: We already finished all fights. Just...give me at least the week where I can relax before we go to join the others, will you?"
"But it's soooooo boooooring here, Y/N!"
"Then do something. You can go out for a walk and maybe you'll find some people you can fight," the Beorc said with a smirk on his face.
"Haha! very funny, Ike. Do you think a good golden week can have smash hours?"
"Before this, I was kicked by Terry y'know."
"Yeah and look what happened. You got beaten up!"
Ike grumbled when he could feel your grin on his body and he turned away from him.
"Awww now you're the one who's acting like a kid."
You got no response from him.
"Ike?"
Still no response and he started to worry about him.
"Hey, are you alright?" you asked him and poked a hand his shoulder.
In a matter of seconds Ike turned around and grabbed you around his waist and pressed you against his body. His free hand dashed forward and started to tickle you.
A shrill yell, followed by shouts of laughter escaped your face as you squirmed in his strong grip and tried to break free from him.
"How do you like that, you mischievous brat! That's what you get for annoying me so much today!" the Beorc laughed and he continued his playful assault on you.
"AHAAAHAHAHA Y-YOU'LL HAHA! REGREHAAAHAHAAT THAHAHAHAAAAT!" You yelled laughing and you tried to push the tickling hand away, but you knew his capability of strength was too much.
Ike smirked evilly at you.
"aaaaaah! I am shaking with fear," Ike sarcastically said with a laugh of his own.
You wanted to say something to him, but another yell stopped you.
He managed to turn around after a few more moments and you started to hit his arm playfully to make him stop, but the beorc just laughed at you and continued, let his fingers dance up and down your sides which made you squeak in delight.
After some time, Ike stopped tickling you, but kept his arm around you and hold you against his chest, just in case. A smirk was on his face as he looked at his still giggling friend. You had buried your face in his shoulders to hide your face from him.
"Are you alright?" he asked you with an amused laugh.
You said nothing and Ike hit his fist against his chest as a response.
The Mercenary laughed again at this.
"I think that's a yes," he said smirking and his hand stroked your back gently to calm you down.
"And now...relax a bit, Y/N. Everybody needs some rest here and there...even you."
The Beorc leaned back against the bed and closed his eyes, smiling brightly as he listened to your joyful giggles. A grin appeared on his face when you started to playfully hit his arm again.
"Jerk!" you giggled.
"What was that?"
You squeaked when he could feel Ike's hands again on his sides.
But this time he fought back by digging your own hands onto his ribs, but to his astonishment he didn't react to your tickling. Ike just twitched a bit from time to time and he continued to tickle you.
"HehEHAHAHAHAHA WHY ARE YOUHUHUU NOT LAHAHAHAHAUGHING?!"
Ike just grinned at you and when your hands digging harder into his ribs, You knew why he wasn't laughing. He could feel his strong chain mail which he wore underneath his undergarments to protect his body from any kind of attack.
"Ohhh such a shame. Can't you tickle me back~?" he teased you and during his words he dug his fingers into your belly which made you squeak and laugh harder than before.
You struggled, tried to break free from the Ike's strong grip, but nothing could make him stop.
Meaning: Tougher measures had to be taken!
Ike couldn't look as fast as his hands were suddenly pinned against the tree right above his head. When he looked back, he could see what happened to him. You, with all that frustration and playfulness was used to pin his hands above his head.
You were panting heavily and trying to recover from the merciless tickle attack. When you clamed down, you glared at him, but Ike could see the amused sparkle in your eyes.
"Okay, okay you got me, Y/N," he said with a soft smile on his lips as he looked at you nervously.
"What are you going to do to me now hm? You know you can't tickle me!" he said with a smug grin on his face.
You smirked back at him and used a cattail, brushing it into his armpits which he knew weren't protected by neither his armor or his shirt. In an instant Ike's body cringed and he bit his lower lip to prevent himself from laughing. You smirked deviously at him and you dug your fingers harder under his arms. You could feel how he tried to free his trapped arms and he started to squirm a bit, but no sound left his lips.
"Come on Ike, don't hold it in. Just let it out. I know how ticklish you are under your arms. I won't stop until I get a laugh out of you so make this easier for yourself."
You smirked when Ikensqueezed his eyes shut. A huge grin was now on your face as you found a weak spot under his arms and remained there.
"Hehehe, what's wrong? Did I found a weak spot~?" You teased him with a chuckled.
Ike wanted to answer but when he opened his mouth there was only laughter.
"NGAHAHAHAAHAHHAA!!!!"
"That's right Ikey. Let it out. Laugh!"
You giggled when Ike threw his head back and squirmed under your skillful fingers.
You could hear the delight in his laughter and you smiled.
You have to admit, mercenaries do have a cute laugh...
You were pulled out of your thoughts when Ike started to kick his legs out and slowly but surely he slid to the side. In a matter of seconds he was laying on his back in the soft grass of the fields, laughing and squirming because you still had pinned his arms above his head and was tickling him. But Ike wasn't begging for mercy or anything like that. He just laughed and squealed in delight when you found one of his weak spots.
"You getting up or not?" You scoffed as you scooted near the sprawled mercenary and began to continue and speed up the tickling.
"NEHEHEHEHEHEHEVAHAHAHAHAHAHAR! GAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!! Howled Ike.
"Okay, then face more of your punishment." You stated as you moved to the Beorc's sides and neck.
Those spots made Ike go insane, even to the point that he would come out breathless after a ticklish assult.
"BLEEEHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
The Merc continued for a few minuites umtil he stopped, letting the relax.
"See, told you it aint bad!" You scoffed in a happy tone as he placed his hand on Ike's broad shoulder.
"Yeah, right!" Ike grumbled as he gently nudged your side with his elbow.
Ike regained his breath as he smiles and lets you snuggle him with his burly arms around you for warmth. You could not do anything but blush and smirk very lightly as you two pulled off to slumber.
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Sorry for taking long to post. Stuff happened in school lately and finals is soon approaching. I might make more chapters on my previous book but I gotta finish my priorities on this one.