Ivan: oh crap
Sheba: um, stalling tactics?
Ivan: I dunno, card games
Sheba: hey I caught that thought, no strip poker and I look nothing like that
Ivan: I didn't mean to think that, and it was Mia and Jenna (shudders,)
Sheba: WHAT, but… (Looks crestfallen, tears forming) but… I thought, you… me…
Ivan: I couldn't help thinking that, look me and Noly walked in on all the others playing strip poker last week and, Mia and Jenna were loosing, turns out that garret had rigged the deck, Isaac and Felix nearly killed him,
Sheba: oh (looks much relived that Ivan wasn't imagining Mia over herself)
Duhallen: ahem, some of us are waiting here, and are getting VERY impatient listening to your pathetic love lives
(Jupiter adepts back up against wall say eep, as afterthought blush)
Duhallen: now about this whole Iris mess, WHERE IS MY SUMMON TABLET
Sheba: uh I don't know
Ivan: but if we talk to our friends then we could get it (hopes that Isaac has found Noly)
Duhallen: hmm ok, (time passes) ah here they are,
(others walk in see Duhallen try to leave, are pushed up against wall)
Duhallen: now I will only ask this nicely one more time, WHERE IS MY DAMM SUMMON TABLET, did I mention that I am now ten times more powerful as to when you beat me in the game?
Sheba: so did you find Noly
Felix: no.
Ivan: oh no.
Duhallen: my patience has worn out, now feel the wrath of Duhallen.
N?: wait
Duhallen: and who are you.
N?: before you dare to touch these people, you must come through me.
Duhallen: so Noly comes to save the mews
N?: yes and no, I am Neoanakin
Peirs: yes AND no?! What does that mean?
Neoanakin: Noly is but one avatar in this world of the author representing one side of him, I am another. Duhallen, you no longer hold any sway over the tablet of Iris your are here to replace Kraden as a mews, stand down.
Duhallen: to a shrimp like you, prepare to die (charges Neoanakin)
Neoanakin: fine so be it,
Neoanakin draws a sword, literally,
Neoanakin: FIRESTORM
His body is enveloped in flame, which jets out and slams Duhallen back
Neoankin: ATAMA CROSS
The sword is enveloped in a white light of pure energy, he charges Duhallen and makes one diagonal strike from the shoulder to the opposite hip. A black line appears on Duhales armour, back and front, as though the blade went right through him.
Duhallen: (is twitching) enough you win I submit, if you weren't the author right now this would go badly for you.
Neoanakin: if you wish to challenge me when I am wielding the powers of the author then do so, that was my own. Now silence, you have caused enough trouble, do not speak until the fic is over. Guess I can drop the hero act for now.
Noly: should be alright.
Isaac: Noly, when did you get back?
Noly: About atama cross, sorry bout the whole Duhallen thing, should have remembered he was coming
Ivan: ah its ok, would I be right in saying that you are the one who sent Neoanakin?
Neoanakin: actually I came myself, Noly would have ranted to me if he killed Duhallen after he killed you guys.
Noly: oh ha ha just cuse you do the sword drawing better than I do. Come on guys back to the fic this has gone on long enough, Neoanakin the honours please,
Neoanakin: certainly, funky Broadway theatre voice and now for your reading pleasure (with any luck), the second part to WINDS OF COMFORT, please read and review.
Noly: show-off
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Golden Sun The Lost Scenes: Winds Of Comfort part 2
"Who's there?" a voice came from the form of a blond girl with tear streaked green eyes. Sheba sat huddled in the far corner of the nest.
"Oh Sheba, it's me Ivan," the surprise faded to worry as he realised that she must have been the one sobbing, "are you ok?" no reply
"Is something wrong" a slow, hesitant nod "Do you want to talk about it?"
"No not really," Ivan was disappointed, he enjoyed talking to a fellow Jupiter adept, "thanks any way Ivan. I just want to be alone for a while. Please leave me alone"
"Uh ok, I'll just go inside or something" Ivan smiled and turned back to the ladder. He stopped at the top, the ocean spread out in front of him, the coast of Contigo beyond it. Just before he began to descend the ladder he looked back over at Sheba and caught a glance of her face. Her cheeks were streaked with stains of tears, eyes bloodshot and dry from crying the expression on her face conveying a level of sorrow that Ivan had only felt on rare occasions. She realised he was looking and drooped her head into her arms, seemingly obsessed with hugging her knees to her chest.
"On second thoughts I don't want to leave you alone right now" Ivan walked over and sat down beside her, "if you don't want to talk about it that's fine, is there anything that you do want to"
"GO AWAY YOUR MAKING IT WORSE" she shrieked at him
"Shh. Isaacs still down thee if he hears you then everyone will come up here" he chukeled in vain, "and if you don't want me then I doubt you want the others, right."
"Fine, just go"
"I can't, I would be worried about you. Isaac will pick up on that and get the news out of me" Sheba went silent. "Even if I wanted to go and leave you, which I don't, I couldn't. I promise not to read your mind if that's what you're worried about but I have to stay now." Ivan paused before continuing to move into a cross-legged position. "Sorry, but I needed somewhere to think and Isaac said up here would be good for a Jupiter adept"
They sat there for a while without saying anything, Ivan looked up at the stars and tried to feel as much of the wind as he could while sitting. He never noticed the glances that Sheba threw in his direction, nor did she see his.
What's wrong Sheba? Ivan brought his head down, it was impossible to ignore the state Sheba was in, no mater how much Sheba wanted him to stay out of what ever this was he couldn't. Sorry Sheba but I can't just sit here or anywhere on this boat knowing that something is upsetting you this much.
"You know those tears don't suit you"
"What?" Sheba swung round to look at Ivan
"You were crying, the tears, they don't suit you" Ivan smiled at her, "it makes me feel bad seeing you cry and not being able to do anything because I don't know what's wrong"
"Ivan, I'm sorry but I really don't want to talk about it"
"That's ok, but can we pleas talk about something"
"What?"
"Anything" Ivan was beginning to plead, "as long as it gets you mind off what ever this is and cheers you up."
"Nothing could do that"
"There has to be something"
"Nothing"
"Well..." Ivan grinned mischievously, "I could zap Isaac with shine plasma and when he comes round tell him that he fell asleep on his watch" Sheba gave him a horrified look her misery forgotten for a moment. "Hey stop looking at me like that, I was joking. Really I was"
"Ok" Sheba away again.
"I'll wait for garret" this time Sheba snickered at his remark. "Just imagine what Isaac or Felix would say, they'd nearly kill him."
"Or us when they find out"
"Ah so then we give them, puppy-dog eyes." Ivan demonstrated, "who could persecute that stare?"
"They would turn you over to Kraden" Ivan flinched
"Your turn how do we get out of that one?" Sheba smiled and blinked slowly before dealing the killer blow.
"What do you mean 'we' lecture boy?" Ivan's eyes widened, "you did say that you would be zapping Garret didn't you."
"I em, I eh" Ivan drooped his head and chuckled. He brought his head back up, "Well I win."
"What how"
"I cheered you up right"
"Dirty fighter" Sheba looked into his eyes for a moment and narrowed her own, two can play at that game, "so what was bothering you?"
"Who said something was bothering me"
"So the fact that I was sitting up here all alone crying in misery didn't bother you? You just stayed up here to kill time."
"No that's not true, it does bother me to find you like that." Got you Ivan.
"So you came up and found me in distress, and this bothered you more that whatever caused you to come up here in the first place"
"Yes. I mean no it. Well it did, but what would I be bothered about in the fist place." Ivan realised that Sheba had just caught him out, "Fine you win, I was thinking about what happened today. Finding out that I was born in Contigo, that master Hama is my older sister. And now I have had to leave before I can even spend a single night there. I find where I come from my family and have to leave both without even a single moment absorbing this together."
"Hmm"
"Hama even said not to think of her as my sister until the four beacons are lit and our quest complete" Ivan looked over to Sheba. She had turned away and curled up again. Quietly holding back sobs. "Sheba, what's wrong? Did I say something wrong? What was it, please? Don't go off like this again, its horrible seeing you like that"
"I was so close" Ivan paused sitting up onto his knees, there are times when questions should be asked and times when you should just be silent and let someone speak at their own pace, he saw that this was one of those times and remained silent.
"I was so close Ivan, I could practically feel it." A single sob escaped her, "it was all right infront of me and then it left." Another sob, "I thought that when, I was sure. So close to finding…" she trailed off allowing silence to return to the crows nest. The time for a question had arrived.
"So close to what?" Sheba suddenly looked right at him. The gaze of her green eyes boring into his soul, tears flowing freely.
"To finding out who I am like you did, to finding my family and where I come from that's what I was so close to" she collapsed her head into her hands and gave up on holding in her sorrow.
"Sheba I, I'm so sorry. I just ranted on about all the things that I stumbled on that you didn't find at the Jupiter lighthouse without even thinking about your feelings. I am so sorry"
"I'll never find them now, there's nowhere else to look"
"I wish that you had found your origins in Contigo instead of me"
"What?!"
"You came along with Felix in hope that you would find this stuff out at the Jupiter lighthouse. You fought hard and endured so much to get there, it's not right that it should be spat back at you like that."
"Its ok. I guess I can just go back to Laviero, it doesn't mater anymore" Ivan didn't need to be a mind reader to tell that Sheba had never told a bigger lie.
"Yes it does." Ivan put his arm around her shoulders and took her hand, "I promise you that if we don't find where you are from before this quest is over, I will help you find your home afterwards."
"Ivan you don't need to say things like that, I"
"Sheba, I swear I will help you to find out where your are from and not to rest until we do."
"Really, you'll help me do that?"
"Yes, of course. Why wouldn't I? You are my friend Sheba, I bet if we asked that we could get everyone to come along"
"Thank you Ivan" she said and shifted to lean against him. Ivan blushed and grinned at her now softly smiling face,
"Its nothing really, just do me one thing."
"What?"
"No more crying, it's nicer when you smile"
"Gladly Ivan, gladly" she muttered and leaned her head on Ivans shoulder
They sat there with each other for a while enjoying the moment, the calm and peacefulness of the night sky.
"So much for the wind up here" Ivan feeling awkward finally broke the silence,
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Noly: ah hell writers block, have to stop for a while.
Duhallen: bullshit, I like this. Keep going until you drop from the effort or else
Noly: Neo A, back me up please.
Neoanakin: I'm with Duhallen on this one.
Noly: what?
Neoanakin: this is good, you've done the part that was getting you nervous, now get on with it.
Duhallen: Or Else
Noly: ore else I drop an elephant on myself?
Duhallen: no I will hurt you
Garret: did he say elephant,
Neoanakin: yes, Duhallen think before you do anything stupid here.
Duhallen: elephants are nothing, whales, a feather weight.
Noly: that much
Duhallen: what you mean 'that much', hey whers everyone gone
Neoanakin: were hiding behind the furniture before you piss of Noly
Duhallen: whats so bad about him
Neoanakin: he taught me
Duhallen: and
Neoankin: he can do to me what I did to you but easier
Duhallen: ah, fine then take a break
Noly: thank you, you know I think you're a big softy inside a suit of armor
Duhallen: a moment ago I mentiond bullshit, I say it again
Noly: bla bla bla bla bla
Duhallen: what, com here you little..
Neoanakin: sigh ok while thes two guys chase each other aroung the house do be so kind to read and review.
Duhallen: you cant write for shit
Noly: that's it, ELEPHANTS
Garret: oh crap