Rain of Love

Naomi: YEAH! Piers! You finally get to be in a story.

Piers: About time! looks around So, where is all the other people in this story?

Naomi: You're right…SAKURA! SHEBA! JENNA! MIA! FELIX! ISAAC! IVAN! GARET!

Piers: Er, who's Sakura?

Naomi: The girl you are going to like, or, smoothly love.

Piers: Er, I don't like the sound of this…

Sakura: You called, Naomi?

Naomi: Yes, I did. Sakura this is Piers, Piers, Sakura.

Piers: blush

Sakura: blush H-hi…

Naomi: I think this is going to turn out well… Sakura…or Sheba!

Sheba: Yeah?

Naomi: Disclaimer.
Sheba: OK. Naomi does not own Golden Sun: The Lost Age, Piers, me, or Lemuria, no matter how much she wants to…but she does own Sakura…I think

Our story takes place in Lemuria. King Hydros has recently sent Piers' father and Sakura's mother and father to find out more about the outside world. We find Piers sitting by the ledge and looking out at his father's voyage. He is only about 10 (Lemurian Years).

"I wonder if daddy will ever come back." Piers thinks aloud to himself.

"I'm sure that they'll come back," Answers a voice behind him. A young girl about Piers' age approaches. She has wisteria eyes and aquamarine hair with wine highlights. Her clothes are of the Lemurian's clothes, only there were tints of purple.

Piers smiled, " Hi, Sakura,"

"Hey, Piers," Sakura sat down beside him with her knees crossed. Her face darkened, "I hope mommy and daddy find their way back…"

Piers turns to Sakura, and smiles.

"I'm sure they'll make it back someday,"

"But…what if they die of old age!" Sakura cried desperately.

Piers laughed, "That's why they brought over 100 barrels of the spring water!"

Sakura sighed with relief, "Thank you, Piers." Her face brightened, "you're a lot more encouraging then that stupid Loki!"

"I heard that!" boomed a voice from behind the two adolescents. A boy about 10 LY (Lemurian Years) with golden eyes loomed over Sakura and Piers.

"I thought that you weren't going to make fun of me anymore!" He turned to Piers, "I doubt that stupid father of yours will be able to even read a map!" snickered Loki, "Besides," Loki revolved towards Sakura, "you aren't worthy of a cherry blossom like Sakura!" Loki then began to laugh malevolently. Sakura stared at Loki with innocent eyes. Then, her eyes grew as wide as the plates on the Royal Hall.

"EWWW! Are you saying that I love Piers!" Sakura stuck her tongue out in disgust.

Piers then stared at Loki, "What made you come to that conclusion?"

Loki just smirked at the other two children.

"I've been reading the books of the Royal Hall. They always have stories of old. A lot of the time, a hero appears and saves a princess,"

Piers, once again, stared at him in disbelief. He then shook his head and answered, with concern, "Those books are giving you too many ideas,"

Loki then fled, throwing malevolent laughs over his back. As Loki ran off, Sakura caught the sight of the Lemurian king, Hydros. His blue robes shimmered in many hues of blue. The elderly king's aquamarine hair flailed about in the many directions of the wind.

"Piers, Sakura," bowed King Hydros, "there is something that I must tell you,"

The two youths stared at the wise male.

Hydros sighed and continued, "Your mother, Sakura, has just sent me a message saying that they will not return."

Sakura clasped her hand over her mouth and ran towards the house, not looking back. When she got to the safety of her room, she sat in the middle of her bed and closed her eyes.

Come on, I can do this, thought Sakura. In Sakura's mind, her mother came into view. Her mother's wine hair was dancing in the calm sea breeze.

Mother! Mother! Sakura's mind called out.

What is it? What happened in Lemuria? I knew it was a bad idea to let Ares have his ways…Sakura's mother's thoughts floated back.

What did you mean by, 'we will not be returning'? questioned Sakura.

In the picture of Sakura's mind, her mother smiled.

Why are you smiling Mother? This is not a laughing situation!

We all decided that it would be best if none of us returned. It's because we will be seen by too many people. And then if we disappear for a few years, they will be supicous of how we look the same as when we were here previously. Sakura's mother explained.

Mother! MOTHER! Don't leave me! Sakura's mind called out to the disappearing depiction of her mother.

Sakura then opened her eyes and just started to bawl in her hiding