Fate's Romance
Chapter One
Vale
Garet + Jenna
Author's Note:
This "story" is actually going to be a series of short stories in one…the many ways a few of the Golden Sun cast can fall in love. I hope you all enjoy! ^_^---------------------------------------
Before the Kidnapping
The eastern horizon glowed with the faint coming of dawn, the skies a crimson beyond description. It was early spring, and the grass blew with an early-morning breeze. Shimmering dew was resting over the tip of the blades of grass, and the healthy plants were nearly untouched; nearly.
Footsteps pressed the grass down to the soft earth as Garet walked along the pathway to Jenna's house. With a knock of his knuckles onto the wooden door, he awaited someone to answer. Hopefully, Jenna herself would answer...he wouldn't want to embarrass himself in front of everyone! And, in fact, she did answer. Just my luck, yes! was his mental exclamation when her beautiful body opened the door.
"Oh…hi, Garet. Is there something you wanted?" Jenna asked politely, a smile touching her lips, making her face seem to be that much more admirable. She stepped out of the house, lightly closing the door behind her, to cross her arms over her chest. Garet sometimes found he had trouble keeping his eyes from that certain…area.
"Umm…well, uh…I was, um, wondering…" he stuttered, as he always did when he was so close to her. His brown eyes found it hard to stay on one certain point on her body, and it was not always a place he would want to be caught looking at; he finally looked directly into her eyes, but that did nothing but make him melt before her even more.
"Wondering…? What?" Jenna asked, looking right back at him. A faint smirk was dancing over her lips.
"I, uh, need…to show you something, Jenna," Garet responded, embarrassed. He still looked her in the eyes, his ears flushing slightly.
Jenna tapped her lips with her pointed finger for a moment, then shrugged. "Okay, Garet…you win. You got me curious. Let me just tell everyone that I'm going out for a bit and get my walking staff, okay?" He nodded, his cheeks now turning crimson. She giggled, and walked into her home.
The boy's heart was pounding like an earthquake when she finally emerged, her tunic on over her shirt and her staff in her hand. "Ready, Garet?" she asked, looking at him.
"I want it to be a surprise…here." He handed her a blindfold. Jenna looked at him strangely for a second, then shrugged. She handed her staff to him and tied the fold over her eyes…she reached out for her staff and he returned it to her, accidently brushing her hand with his fingers, sending a shiver into her body, but a smile was sprouting over her perfectly formed lips.
"I'll lead you, okay, Jenna?" Garet asked her, putting a hand onto her arm. She nodded, and he began to walk, steering her. Soon they came to a small, open field just as dawn came fully, brightening the sky, making the eastern horizon shimmer with crimson gold light.
"Okay, Jenna…remove the blindfold," he whispered into her ear, causing her to tingle. She moved her hands up to the fold, her fingers nimbly untying it. When it dropped from her eyes, she gasped.
"Garet…that view! It's beautiful!" Jenna exclaimed, smiling broadly. Not as beautiful as you, Jenna, he thought. "Thank you for showing me!" She threw herself into him, giving him a big bearhug.
"That's not all, Jenna…look," he said, and pointed to a blue cloth spread over the light grass. There were several crystal plates laid over it, and another item. It was a sapphire orb with silver vines entangling it. Garet lead her over to the cloth, and sat down.
"Garet…you didn't…" Jenna began, clearly surprised.
"I did. I invited you to a picnic, but that's not the full reason…here, take this." He handed the orb to her, the sun causing blue rays of light to reflect. When she took it, and looked at the engraved name in the silver, she gasped, and silver tears reflected from her eyes.
"This…is, is…Felix's…Garet?" She looked at him, close to tears, and he nodded.
"It was…he gave it to me a long time ago. I think he'd want you to have it, just like I do." Her eyes swelled again with unshed tears, and she threw herself into his arms.
"Oh, Garet! Thank you!" she cried, the crystal tears sliding down her cheeks like cascading raindrops. She hugged him tightly, and he returned it, wide smiles on both faces.
"It was the least I could do…after all, it was Felix's, and he'd want you to hav--" Garet was cut off as a warm sensation touched his lips. He looked and saw that Jenna had leaned over and was now pressing her lips to his, kissing him passionately. At first he was surprised, but he soon melted into it, his eyes closing as hers already had. After several minutes of just doing that, Jenna reluctantly broke away from their kiss.
"Wh-what…was that…for?" Garet stuttered. She smiled and put two fingers onto his lips.
"It's something I've wanted to do for a long time, Garet…a very long time." She leaned it again and resumed their previous actions, wrapping her arms around his neck as he did so with her waist. Gently pushing him backward into the grass, she laid a single hand onto his chest, not breaking their kiss. Continuing for over double the amount of time for the last one, Jenna finally broke their kiss, both of them panting.
"So…what did…you have for the picnic?" she panted in between words.
"You're…favorite. My…mom's apple…pie…and then…some blueberry…muffins," Garet responded.
"Oh! You're so…great, Garet!" She fell into him again, not kissing him this time but smiling. "There is something…I want to tell you, Garet."
"What's that?" He looked down into her beautiful eyes.
"That…that I…love you," she said, unsure of herself. But, instead of what she was expecting, he smiled wide.
"I love you, too…Jenna." He smiled as they melted back into their kiss. Finally! he thought happily. The day he had always dreamt of had finally come into reality.