Just cut my overly long nails and now it feels weird to type with such short nails...O_o...whatever...i'll manage…but anyways...i've been so happy today, i just feel like writing and writing and writing and you get the point and eat and play videogames and write and draw and write and draw...XD...it's the happiest i've been for a long time...actually….this used to be my usual happiness mode before i went into major depression mode...so it feels great to be back to normal…^^...well...almost back to normal...XD...so...since i am in such a great mood, i will definitely include something cute in this chapter...hmm...what can i do…?

Therius: i just love cute hugging scenes...XD...i'm sure they'll be more hugging sometime later…;)...
Good you survived the heart attack...XD...now don't go having more heart attacks...it wouldn't be nice if you survived the first one but died from the second...XD

Mystical Authoress: yeah...though i think the fish idea is a bit too crazy...wait...you know what...i'll just do it...i'll add a fishie...XD
they won't drown otherwise the story will get nowhere unless i decide to make them ghosts...O_o...which i don't wanna do…^^;...

zgirl16: fishies are cute...XD...and...the main problem with the jirall story is i don't know who to pair him with or if i even want to write a story pairing jirall with anyone...maybe a quick one like the mirania one...or a long one with a long story pairing him with someone(i'm thinking of zoran…^^;...yes i know that sounds ridiculous)...i'll see...XD

Disclaimer: I do not own the Last Story.

Another wave crashed down on the breaking boat, soaking the already drenched figures once again. Everyone was holding on tightly to the wooden boat, not wanting to be washed off along with the waves. Even when the boat flipped over several times, they still held on tightly, refusing to let go, as they righted the boat.

A fish had been left behind on the boat by the wave. It flopped around, desperate to return to the water where its home resides , upon seeing the movement on the bottom of the boat, screams and leaps away from the fish, almost causing him to fall off the boat.

Yurick looks over to see why Therius had screamed. "A fish?...What the…"

Therius calms down after realizing the fish was no threat to him at all. His cheeks turn pink as soon as he realizes he was making a complete fool of himself from being scared by a fish. Him, a knight, scared by a little fishie.

Another wave washes over them, sweeping the fish away, back to its home. They were so focused on not being swept off the boat and not drowning that they didn't notice the dark island in which they were drifting closer and closer to. Obscured by the wind and rain, the five passengers didn't see the giant rock sticking out from the waves.

It wasn't until it was too late that they finally noticed. The boat slammed against the stone, splintering into smaller pieces of wood. The passengers were thrown off the boat, splashing into the waves below.

Yurick screams. His head hit the rock as he fell, knocking him unconscious. Therius manages to grab onto Yurick, holding him close as the waves send him tumbling through the dark water. His head broke through the waves for a moment, allowing a small gasp for air as he gots forced back under could hear the screams of the Gurak somewhere nearby.

Suddenly, a wave threw him out of the ocean and onto a pile of sharp rocks. Therius gasps in pain as he shelters Yurick's body from the pointy edges of the stones. Sitting up, he realizes that they were on an island. It was all rocks and dirt, no signs of life or anything living, completely barren except for the gray stones.

Therius scrambles around until he finds flat stone where he could set Yurick down. He finds another stone on the side where he could sit down on himself. Glancing around, he looks for the Guraks. It was still raining and the wind was tossing his hair everywhere, obscuring his view. Closing his eyes, he concentrates on his hearing.

From the distance, he heard the faint shouting of a Gurak calling for the rest of them.

"I'm here!" Therius shouts back as loud as he could. A coughing fit shakes his body as he shivers from the cold. "Damn...is there anything I can wear to stay warm…"

He waits impatiently for someone to come. Finally, the small figure of someone fighting through the rain and wind appears far away. Waving his arms, Therius starts calling to the figure, telling them that he was here.

The figure notices Therius's waving arms and speeds up. In a few moments, they finally arrive to Therius's location. It was the Gurak who had helped them previously on the boat.

"The others…" the Gurak says out of breath. "Have you seen them?"

Therius coughs and replies shakily. "No. Not at all...I suppose you haven't either…"

The Gurak shakes his head. "No. I fear they might have already drowned out there…I got lucky, considering the fact I held onto a floating piece of wood from the boat and ended up here. I don't know if the others were just as lucky…how's your friend?"

Therius looks at Yurick and brushes a strand of hair out of Yurick's face. "I think he hit his head. It didn't seem fatal though…" Therius starts coughing again, his body shaking from each cough.

The Gurak notices and frowns. He puts his hand on Therius's arm. "You're freezing cold. Here. Take my jacket. It'll keep you warm." He takes off his jacket and wraps it around Therius who nods gratefully, pulling the jacket tightly around himself.

"What...what about you…" Therius asks, looking up at the Gurak.

"Unlike you, I'm not completely shirtless." The Gurak grins gesturing at his shirt.

Therius mumbles a small thanks and stands up. "We need to find better shelter to wait out this storm."

The Gurak nods in response. "Here. I'll carry your friend for you."

"No!" Therius says abruptly, immediately regretting the harsh tone he used. "I mean...that's nice of you...and...I appreciate the offer...but I'll carry him myself."

The Gurak looks at the knight curiously but nods and doesn't request any more details. Gently, Therius picks up Yurick, carrying the young mercenary as they begin walking over the uneven rocks.

Suddenly, out of the blue, the wind dies down and the rain lightens until it stops. The dark clouds in the sky drift away so that the sun was shining down upon them.

"You've. Got. To. Be. Kidding. Me." Therius gapes at the sudden change of weather.

The Gurak was also staring in shock at the sky. "Why couldn't this happen earlier?"

Yurick stirs in Therius's arms. "What happened?" he mumbles groggily. Yurick opens his eyes to find himself looking at Therius. Screaming in surprise, Yurick kicks wildly resulting in him falling out of Therius's grip. "I told you not to carry me like that ever again!"

"Well...it's not like I could drag you across the sharp rocks...that was the easiest way to carry you." Therius sighs.

"You could have asked for permission!?"

"I don't think you can ask an unconscious person…"

Yurick lets out an annoyed sigh and glances around. "What happened?"

"The boat crashed and you hit your head. Then, we got washed up here…" Therius explains briefly. "And you missed the worse of it and woke up right when the storm ended…"

Yurick looks at the Gurak. "Where are the others?"

"Drowned maybe...we don't know…" the Gurak replies.

The three of them look at the waves which were now gentle unlike the roaring monsters they were earlier.

"We're stuck here...aren't we…" Yurick says hesitant.

Therius nods grimly. "Apparently…"

The sun shines its rays upon the three stranded people, slowly drying up their wet clothing. It was as if the storm never occurred. It was quiet except for the the constant splash of waves and the small zephyr sending small rocks tumbling across the larger ones. A sense of peacefulness filled each person, making it seem as there was no war between the Gurak and the humans.

Therius turns to the Gurak, who was standing there admiring the serene quietness. "What's your name? I didn't ask you that yet."

The Gurak looks at Therius with an amused look on his face. "My name? It's Daxryon. Why?"

"Thank you, Daxryon for all the help you have given us." Therius says. This was the first time he had ever thanked a Gurak for anything but it seemed necessary.

Daxryon stares in surprise for a little while, unsure of what to say. "...errr….you're welcome."

The three of them fall into an awkward silence, not knowing what they could say at this moment without it coming out awkward.

Eventually, Daxryon turns around and starts walking further into to the island. "I'll go see if there is anything on this barren place. Anything of use that is. Though from the looks of it, there's nothing at all. But it's still worth a try. You two rest here. You'll need it." Daxryon walks off, but turns around a short moment after. "And may I have the pleasure of knowing your names?"

Therius lets out a small smile. "Therius."

Yurick startled by this sudden question, stammers out, "Y...Yurick…"

Daxryon nods. "It is a pleasure to meet you two...Therius...Yurick." With that, he walks off.

Therius and Yurick sit down by each other, watching the waves dance in the breeze. Quietly, Therius starts braiding his hair which had come loose from all the chaos before. Yurick watches silently, observing Therius's hand as the fingers worked themselves masterfully through the hair.

Yurick sighs. "I wonder if the children are alright at the castle…I wonder if any were attacked by Guraks. I hope they're safe…"

Therius glances at Yurick. "You do seem quite fond of children…"

Yurick blushes. "I...they…" he stammers not wanting to reveal the soft spot he has towards little kids.

"What do you think of having kids in the future?" Therius asks randomly.

Yurick looks at Therius is shock, having not expected such question. "Well...that would be nice but I doubt I would anyways."

"Why?"

"Everyone just thinks of me as a creep. It be a miracle if any women even like me." Yurick replies bitterly. "I'm just not social and usually hidden as well. Nobody notices me."

"General Asthar often said I was too serious for my own good." Therius says with a small smile. "He said no ladies would fall for me if I was like that all the time." His smile falters. "I wonder if I'll ever see him again…"

Yurick sighs. "I wonder if I'll see everyone else as well, from our group of mercenaries...they were all so kind to me. Even though I was just a huge burden to them in the beginning. I was completely useless and just couldn't get the hang of anything. My fire magic was very strong, but I couldn't control it very well. There were some moments where I accidentally set our food on fire…" Yurick smiles a bit at the memory. "Though I got better, I was still a burden to them. And I still am."

"No. You're not a burden." Therius frowns. "Why would you think that?"

Yurick laughs cruelly. "Look where we are now. If I hadn't set the ship on fire, then maybe we could have waited for the General's ship to catch up and we could have gotten away safely…but...no...we're all stuck on this...this...stupid island...and we're all going to die. And if I hadn't destroyed that cave, we could have escaped safely after the Gurak left. But no. I did destroy the cave and then I got captured. And it's all my fault!" Yurick kicks a rock angrily, sending it tumbling over other rocks and into the water with a small splash.

Therius looks at Yurick, uncertain in what to say. He was not the type to comfort other people, much less chat with them.

"You know, I'm pretty much useless. I'm sure everyone else is fed up with me and everything. I can go die and nobody would care!"

"Stop!" Therius stands up eyes blazing. "You are not worthless to anyone. Now stop thinking like that."

"Why? Nobody cares."

"Well I care! You are not worthless to me. I find you interesting and I like being by you. And...I've actually enjoyed some moments of these terrible moments. Just because I find being near you...enjoyable at moments. And...and I...I...uhh...I..." Therius stammers unable to get the final words out.

Yurick was staring up at Therius, surprised to hear all this.

Therius sighs and looks away from Yurick. "Give me a moment." he mumbles softly, walking away from Yurick.

Once Therius was far enough so that Yurick could not hear him, he sits down and buries his face into his hands.

"Coward." he hisses at himself. Therius felt weak for being so afraid to just tell Yurick his feelings towards him. This was just too new to him. Never had he felt like this. Never had he felt such feelings and connections to another person. He just felt so vulnerable.

Yurick had stood up and began limping over to Therius. Therius didn't notice Yurick until he wraps his arms around the knight. Startled, Therius doesn't do anything but allow Yurick to hug him in comfort.

Eventually, Therius draws Yurick closer to him, and places a small kiss on Yurick's forehead. Yurick blushes but does not attempt to pull away. They sit in silence, enjoying this moment.

A soft cough from behind them makes the two of them jump and turn around in surprise.

"Oh. Ummm…I'm not interrupting anything...am I?" Daxryon mumbles feeling really awkward.

"Err...n...no…" Therius stammers obviously flustered.

"Right…" Daxryon sighs. "Well...anyways. There doesn't seem to be anything on this island at all. Nothing of use unless you want to somehow make a boat out of rocks…"

"So we're doomed?" Yurick asks nervously.

"From the looks of it….yes….unless you want to swim off the island."

"No! There is no way I am going swimming again for a long time!" Yurick says rapidly.

Therius frowns. "No trees? No nothing?"

Daxryon shakes his head. "No."

Yurick sighs, pulling at his hair in frustration. "We're doomed…"

A/N: No, I have no clue how they are getting off this island…^^;...but I am thinking Gurak warship finds them, General Asthar's ship finds them, a dolphin finds them, or some other random crazy idea…but I'll think of something...XD...I always do….even if it is an absolutely crazy idea with magic rainbows...XD….lolz… ~(^o^)~...and wow...this chapter got quite long...O_o...and I was planning to make this one short...^^;...well...long or short...either way works

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