AN: Just an updated story. Pretty much I changed around a few things so it didn't seem as random, and hopefully to draw new readers in. It's always a good thing to get new readers.

So if you're one of my old readers, please just read over the story again quickly… nothing plot shattering, I should hope. And for all those reading the story from the start, I hope you will enjoy reading this. It's a rollercoaster since I started it, but that's life.

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It doesn't feel right to be separated sometimes.

Here he was, by himself, on the far side of the continent. The grief of the loss of his companions hit him hard, but he knew that they would be alright. They'd come too far to be destroyed by this disaster.

Matthew slowly picked himself off the ground, and tried to recognise where he was. No success. There were no landmarks, no anything to check where he was. All he could was drag himself and his belongings with him. As he started moving, he was wondering why he felt so light, then he looked down, felt his head and groaned. He had lost his helmet, greaves and Planet Armour! At least his hair was still sticking up in an unruly way, fighting and winning against gravity. You'd think gravity would win, him being an Earth Adept…

At least he was still alive, even only if it meant he had his Sol Blade. He quickly checked, but found that his sword was still attached on his back. He sighed in relief. It was a small victory in the face of large defeats.

He still remembered that final fight against the Chaos Chimera… and how they had unleashed their powers. He hoped Tyrell, Karis, Rief, Sveta, Amiti, Himi and Eoleo were safe… he didn't want to believe any were dead.

His feet carried him deeper into the island, where the forests grew thicker and it became increasingly difficult for him to move through. He became more tired and tired, and eventually decided to take a rest. He sat down and enjoyed the shadow of the trees that gave slight reprieve against the heat of the day.

He was tempted to go to sleep, but he heard the ground slightly tremble, and he instantly jumped up.

"Matthew!" A girl with green hair stood in shock for a moment, then ran with the speed of wind and glomped him. Matthew nearly fell over, and had to use Grip on a tree to ensure he didn't fall over. Karis and her wind magic amplified her speed to the point where getting glomped would be very, very painful.

As soon as he stabilised, Karis let him go and took a step back.

"Matthew… thank goodness, I was starting to think that there was no-one else on this deserted island. Where do you think everyone is?" As Karis said this, a monster appeared behind her. Get up Matthew! You need to protect Karis!

Matthew launched himself off the ground and unsheathed his sword at the same time. He gently pushed Karis to the side while keeping his sword up, deflecting the blow meant for Karis. Matthew immediately counterattacked, managing to defeat it in one blow.

As he sheathed his sword, he ran over to Karis, who was clutching her chest. "Karis, are you alright? Sorry about that," Matthew apologised.

He saw Karis's blushing face and the hands clutching around her own chest, wondering why she was doing it… oh.

Matthew realised that when he gently tipped Karis out of the way, he accidentally pushed her… in the chest area.

Karis stood up and walked over to Matthew. Sorry dad. I'm dead before I even showed you my girlfriend. Sigh.

Instead of receiving death, Matthew received a hug and a proper kiss.

Matthew couldn't think for a few moments, all he could think about was Karis's soft lips upon his. After Karis broke away, Matthew starting blushing, as did Karis. "W-w-what are you doing Karis?" He stumbled shyly. He had a slight crush on Karis for quite a while. Well, if slight was used in the following context: "Golden Sun was just a "slightly" awesome game. Damn. Matthew was a normal teenage guy… with perfectly normal teenage hormones.

Karis breathed onto his neck and he shuddered slightly. God, the tingly feeling spread down his spine and made his legs feel like jelly. "Well, we've been fighting against so many monsters for so long… and surrounded by our friends for so long… I can't fight my feelings anymore. I need you…"

Karis pushed Matthew to the ground, and jumped on him, kissing him passionately. Although Matthew's brain screamed at him that this was wrong and illogical, his heart was telling him otherwise and told him to kiss back, which is what he did.

(Un)fortunately, a person walked and saw the two passionately making out on the floor, and their jaw dropped.

"Oh wow…"

Karis turned, saw who it was, and blushed hard. She quickly got off Matthew and fixed her dress.

Matthew slowly picked himself up, and stared at the other Earth Adept. Matthew's gaze dropped.

"Oh… hi Dad…"

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Matthew had never felt so embarrassed in his life. Isaac walked into their… was it all a dream? He could still remember the soft feel of her lips, the exchange of saliva, and the…

He was so absorbed in his thoughts, he ran into a tree. Isaac looked back at the noise, and started laughing. Karis looked back as well after Isaac started laughing, and she turned a bright shade of red (again).

Matthew picked himself up, grumbling through the pain and embarrassment. It couldn't get any worse of a day, could it? Firstly, you're in a passionate moment with your… girlfriend? He didn't know Karis's true feelings for him, so he didn't know if the word could apply to their situation. Then, you get caught by your dad. Then, your dad proceeds to send a messenger to Ivan, much to the protest of both of them. THEN, he's caught up in his fantasies (which is a perfectly normal thing) and runs into a tree.

Then again, the first part was awesome… he would have tuned out and started drooling as he thought back to the moment, but he had to concentrate on the road ahead.

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They finally reached an inn before night and Isaac paid for two rooms. He winked at the two and said, "I recommend the floor, because the beds would creak too much. Oh, and try not to make too much noise." (Seriously, what kind of dad would give this advice?)

The two responded by blushing furiously and turning away from each other, and trying to enlarge the gap between them inconspicuously. Isaac laughed and said they'd talk at dinner in an hour's time.

As soon as Isaac was gone, Matthew was planning to go out the door and just run around and scream his head off, but Karis pulled him up the stairs and (guess where) into the room. As soon as the door was closed, she pushed him onto the ground and jumped on him again.

Karis was always headstrong, but Matthew didn't mind. Hey, he led the party of eight for quite a while… why not let Karis lead on for now?

They hugged each other, and their lips met again, fighting each other for dominance. Matthew couldn't help but laugh as they prolonged their kisses. He didn't get it. How do you kiss to the point where you need to breathe in really badly?

They broke away from each other, and saliva dangled from the lips, but neither of them cared.

"Hey Karis… I have a suggestion…" Matthew said.

"Mmm?"

"You wanna try French kissing?"

Karis grinned. "Sounds like a plan to me."

Their mouths moved closer and closer again…

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AN: Hope you enjoyed reading this chapter. If you haven't read the pre-revision author notes, pretty much this story actually started after I decided to semi-what model this on a certain person's love life.

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