A/N: Lovely Week is a collection of little snippets of the gang's ventures through the game, focusing on Robin and Ivan's relationship at certain points in the game. As with all my stories, I use the Japanese names for the characters (I seem to have forgotten the Japanese names for the towns/villages - except for Haidia Village - so I'll stay with the Americanized names). If you haven't figured out by the name, the snippets will be released once a week (hopefully), finishing upon the end of the first game.

Disclaimer: I do not own Golden Sun or its characters. They belong to Camelot and Nintendo.

Warning: Boy/boy loving. Don't like, don't read.

Golden Sun: Lovely Week

Chance

"Wonder what that was all about. Those people sure left in a hurry." Gerald mumbles as we enter the town. I look around the village. At first glance, it seems peaceful like Vale but there seems to some worry among the villagers. Wayward glances and hushed whispers.

I speak softly, "It looks like everyone's on edge. We probably shouldn't overstay our welcome. Let's meet with the mayor and ask the villagers if Jasmine and the others came through here." After asking for directions to the Mayor's house, we walk through town and knock on the door lightly. A woman with graying hair appears at the door, her wrinkled face spreading into a motherly smile.

"A-ah, we were just wondering—" I nudge Gerald to quiet him, smiling softly at the woman.

"We're travelers; we thought it would be rude to not seek an audience with the Mayor." She smiles more, opening the door a little wider and stepping back.

"Such well-mannered young men, and to be traveling on your own at such a young age, please come in, my husband will be more than happy to welcome you to Vault properly." She sighs suddenly, shaking her head, "Forgive me; I'm worried for another young boy currently staying with us. You see, he came here on a caravan with his Master—but during that eruption, items were stolen around our village.

"One of the items belongs to his Master, so he volunteered to stay behind to recover it. He's such a sweet boy, I don't know if he can get the item back on his own. They say he has strange powers but, still…I wish someone would help him." Gerald shifts uncomfortably next to me and she blinks, laughing softly and waving her hand, "My husband is right over there." She points over to a door on the other side of the room. Inside, an old man sits with his back to us, pouring over a large tome, stacks of papers scattered about his desk and on the floor.

I knock on the open door and Gerald clears his throat when the man doesn't look up. He turns around and smiles brightly, "Ah, young travelers? I'm glad to see the old ways aren't lost on the new generation. Tell me, what might your names be?"

"My name's Robin, this is Gerald. We come from a village to the north. We're just passing through."

Gerald grins sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head, "My grandfather's the mayor of our village. He'd kick me around town if he knew we hadn't presented ourselves to the mayors of the towns we visit."

The man laughs softy, "I see. Well, thank you for coming to our village. You're welcome to stay for as long as you'd like, of course, you may wish to be on your way as soon as possible. During the eruption, things disappeared from around the town. We're a peaceful, trusting people. No one locks their doors here…we've never had trouble before this."

"That's what I would like to ask about, Mayor. Is there anyone you suspect?" He blinks, and Gerald frowns, tugging on my arm, muttering under his breath.

"What are you doing, Robin? We don't have time for this…" I brush his hand away as the mayor smiles softly, standing up and walking over. He puts his hand on my back, leading me down the hall to another room. In the far corner of the room, a young boy sits looking out the window.

"If you want to know more about it, you should talk to him. His name's Ivan, he's servant to Master Hammet; founder of Kalay. He's a little shy but that's to be expected, this is the first time he's left Kalay." He pats my shoulder, heading back down the hall.

Gerald groans, "Robin, we really don't have time for this. What about Jasmine and Kraden? We have to stop those people."

"Quiet." I start towards the boy and he turns away from the window slowly, blinking. Wide violet eyes lock with mine and he stands, walking over. "U-um…I'm…" He holds out his hand, closing his eyes. A gentle breeze blows back my hair, a strange feeling washing over me. It's not uncomfortable—just strange.

"Y-yes, my name's Ivan…you're Robin…and Gerald?" How did he know? That feeling…was it Psynergy? He closes his eyes again, the same breeze flowing from him and he slowly opens his eyes, "Yes, I do have strange powers…it's called Psynergy? You have them too…" He tilts his head, "I feel like I can trust you."

"Robin, what's going on? How'd he know all that stuff?"

"He has to be an Energist, just like us." I smile, extending my hand to him, "The Mayor and his wife told us what happened to you, we'd like to help. If we work together, we'll be able to get back what was stolen from you."

He smiles suddenly, clasping my hand, "Thank you, Robin…"

-TBC-

Yay, the first snippet is finished.