Disclaimer: I do not own Golden Sun. It is property of Nintendo and Camelot.
Special thanks to my pal Enro for his help on this project.
"Isaac, come check this out!" Jenna called to Isaac from the ruins of her grandparents' home. She and the others had been excavating the ruins of Vale for anything salvageable.
Isaac jogged carefully across the uneven, rocky plain. "What is it, Jen?"
"My mother's sketchbook!" she cried, holding it out. "I found it!"
"That's great, Jenna," Isaac said, putting a hand on her shoulder. She smiled up at him and opened the book. The two of them began looking through it, occasionally pointing at one sketch or another.
"It hurts, doesn't it?" Garet whirled around to see Mia.
"What're you talking about?" Garet asked, rubbing the back of his neck. "I'm not hurt."
"She's oblivious to you," Mia sighed. "Ever since our groups joined up, she's been at his side the whole time."
"Jealous?" Garet teased.
Mia flushed red, but shot back, "As much as you are."
"I wasn't aware that I had a crush on Isaac," Garet said with a smirk.
"I should have known it would be useless to talk to you," Mia muttered, crossing her arms.
Garet sighed. "There's no way of changing things, so why should I make myself miserable thinking about it?"
Mia opened her mouth to respond, then closed it with a small sigh. Then she said, "I... I just don't know what to do."
"Best thing would be to just get out of here," Garet said. "I can't stand it either. Wanna take a walk?"
"But what about the excavation?" Mia asked.
"It'll be here when we get back. 'Sides, we can't have you bursting out into tears right here."
"I'm not crying!" Mia said.
"No, but you probably will be if you keep on like this," Garet said with a small smile. "C'mon."
Mia returned the smile as best she could. "I suppose so. A walk will help me get my composure back." Garet put his arm around her shoulders, and she leaned into him, letting him support her. They began walking at a leisurely pace.
Jenna closed the sketchbook. "That was fun, Isaac," she said, smiling. "It brought back so many memories."
"Yeah," Isaac said, brushing a piece of hair out of her face. Then he glanced past her. "Hey, look."
"Huh?" Jenna followed his gaze. "Mia and Garet...? Well, who would have thought? They look so cute together."
Isaac laughed. "Yeah. It's an interesting combo, but I'm glad that they're as happy as we are."
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