ME: Hey everybody. Welcome to Friday's chapter! But first, I have an announcement to make! (Those damn trumpets play again.) I have two new muses! Introducing, Chibi Garet and Chibi Jenna!

They appear in a puff of smoke.

CHIBI GARET: Wow, this place is cool!

CHIBI JENNA: I love you, Garet! (Hugs Chibi Garet.)

ME: Aw, dammit! Surely Chibi Jenna's not as obsessive as her adult counterpart! (Watches Chibi Jenna squeeze the life out of Chibi Garet.)

CHIBI CHAO: It certainly appears so.

ME: (Bangs head off of castle walls.) Argh! Why can't I get any normal muses?! (Bangs head again.) I wanted the original Garet and Jenna, but Triad Orion got them first! (Bangs head for a third time.) Waaaaaah!

CHIBI CHAO: (Sweatdrops.) Well, it looks like the authoress is having a mental breakdown, so I'll do the disclaimer. (Glares at Chibi Garet and Chibi Jenna.) Amateurs.

(WHISTLES SHARPLY.) LISTEN UP, BUB. DRAGON EMPRESS DOESN'T OWN GOLDEN SUN. GET WHAT I'M SAYNG? OR DO YOU NEED ME TO DRAW YOU A DIAGRAM?

CHIBI GARET: Alright, on with the chapter!

CHIBI CHAO: Hey, that's my line!

CHIBI JENNA: Leave Garet alone! (Roasts Chao to a crisp.)

CHIBI CHAO: (Sniffles.) Why does everyone always pick on me?

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Isaac sang a morbid little tune to himself as he walked along the hallway on the second level of his house.

"Oh, we killed that little bunny, boiled it up in oil. Used his paws for lucky charms, and brought it to the boil..."

"Isaac! What have I told you about singing that awful song in my house!" His mother yelled from downstairs. He winced. So maybe it wasn't really his house.

But still, it was Friday, and he didn't feel like being miserable. No wait, hold on, that didn't sound right.

He did feel like being miserable. Really, really miserable. And not only that, he felt like making everyone else around him miserable too. Starting with the Jupiter adept that triggered all his problems...

"Hello, Ivan." He said, his voice full of false-cheerfulness as he opened the door furthest to the left along the narrow hallway. "How do you plan to spend this fine Friday afternoon?"

Ivan spun around quickly and shut the book he was writing in with a 'snap'! Isaac raised an eyebrow.

"What'cha got there, Ivan?" He asked, trying to get a better look.

The Jupiter adept hid the book from view. "N-Nothing."

"Oh, really?" Isaac wasn't convinced. In fact, that little book looked suspiciously like diary...hello! A brilliant, albeit downright mean, idea began to form in the blonde Venus adept's usually mellow head. Garet would kill to see Ivan's diary! And it might even cheer him up about his Felix- induced depression.

Even since Garet had learned that Felix knew about his proposed, uhh, proposal to Jenna, he'd been in a severe state of comic depression, i.e. hiding under his kitchen table.

Safe to say, it would be an interesting weekend.

"Uhh, Isaac? Why are you still here?" Ivan's voice cut through Isaac's thoughts like a knife.

He refocused his attentions on Ivan and the diary. "Well, I was originally wondering if you wanted to go find the others with me, but now I want to have a look at that book you're oh-so-feebly trying to hide."

Ivan paled. "No, you can't look at it. Isaac, no!"

Isaac jumped forwards quickly and whipped the book from behind Ivan's back. He opened it, and began to read, despite Ivan angry shouts of protest. "Well, well, what do we have here, eh?

Dear diary:

Why won't Sheba notice me? It's not fair, even Garet can get a girlfriend, so why can't I? And speaking of Jenna, I swear that girl has some severe anger management problems. She really needs to get counselling to stop her from burning things and beating people up. Still, she's pretty hot, I'll give her that. But Sheba's much prettier.

Why won't Sheba notice me?"

Isaac stopped reading and quirked an eyebrow at Ivan. "Well, Ivan, this is very interesting stuff. And I'm sure Garet and Jenna would love to see what you've written about them. Sheba might be quite interested too."

"Y-You wouldn't, Isaac, you're a nice guy!"

"Yeah, and I thought the same of you this time last week. But you've shown your true colours now. I think I'll be keeping this." He shut the diary and left Ivan's room, leaving the younger blonde adept to sink to the floor in despair.

Never again would he try to get one over on Isaac, he'd definitely learned his lesson. Yeah, from now on, there would be a new, less weasel-ish version of Ivan.

He thought about this for a moment as he lay on the dusty wooden floor. Only good can come from change, right? Right?

Nah!

Meanwhile, along the corridor:

Isaac slammed his bedroom door behind him and jumped onto his bed, Ivan's diary in hand. Now, the only thing he had to think about was what to do with it.

"Show it to the others, go on. You know you want to!" Suddenly, a voice appeared at his left ear. He turned his head and came face-to-face with one of his Venus Djinn, complete with little horns and a miniature pitchfork.

"Flint! What're you doing here?"

"I came here to help you out Isaac, old man." The Djinn said, with a wicked grin on his face that could only look weird on a tiny little creature like himself. "And I know what's best for you, so show the diary to Garet. Show it to Jenna and Mia too. Hell, show it to everyone!"

"No, Isaac, Ivan's your friend." Another little voice appeared on his right shoulder, and Isaac turned his head again to see another little Djinn, this one kitted out with a tiny little halo and a harp.

"Granite?"

"Yup, it's me!" It squeaked happily, doing a little spin in mid-air and then landing back on his shoulder. "And I'm here to make sure you don't listen to Flint."

"Yah boo to you, Granite! You're such a killjoy!" Flint sneered from the left.

"I'm not! I just don't want Isaac to do something he might regret."

"Why would he regret showing everyone Ivan's diary? The little bugger's been nothing but a pain all week!"

"Don't swear, Flint!"

"What are you, my mother?"

"I resent that!"

Isaac stood up abruptly, causing the two Djinn to topple off his shoulders. "Guys, please. With all respect, I can deal with my own problems." He sighed. "But as much as I hate to admit it, Granite has a point."

Flint stared at him in disbelief. "You have got to be kidding me!"

"I knew you'd see reason, Isaac!" Granite chirped happily.

Isaac nodded in agreement. "I know he's been a pain in the arse all week, but he's still my friend."

"Unbelievable. Isaac, I thought you were smarter than that!"

"Go away, Flint."

"Fine!" It huffed angrily and disappeared with a 'pop'.

"Yay! Way to go, Isaac!"

"You go away too."

"Tch, there's gratitude for you." And with another little 'pop', Granite was gone too.

Isaac shook his head. Now he was sure he was going crazy. Since when did Djinn carry harps and pitchforks?! Call in the healers, because he was all set to start bouncing off walls...

But anyway, back the diary. It was still held tightly in his right hand, and he sat back down ion his bed and opened it.

He was going to hand it back.

Eventually.

Later, in Garet's house:

"My life is over, I should just go kill myself now! Why, am I so stupid? Why?!" Garet wailed from underneath the table.

"Shut up, Garet." His sister snapped, whilst going into the cupboards to get some milk. "Can't you give it a rest with all the 'I'm so stupid' stuff? We all know you're stupid."

"He is not!" Jenna said, from where she was sitting. She'd been trying all day to get him out from under there, but it just wasn't happening for her. Hell, she didn't even know why he was under the table in the first place! "Garet, please come out!"

"No!"

"Why not?"

"Because if I do, he'll get me!"

"Who'll get you, Garet?"

For a moment there was silence. Then in a small voice, Garet muttered, "Felix."

His sister burst out laughing, but Jenna was far from amused. She looked all set to go teach her 'darling' brother a lesson he wouldn't soon forget.

"Felix!" She burst out angrily, standing up so suddenly that the chair toppled to the floor behind her. "Oh, I should've known! I'll kill him! I'll bloody murder him!" Picking up her staff, she kicked open the back door and stormed out, swearing loudly.

Garet stuck his head out from underneath the tablecloth. "Where did she go?" He asked his sister, who was still laughing.

"I think she's going to go beat up Felix." She answered.

All the colour drained from his face, and he scrambled to his feet, whacking his head off of the table in the process. "Oh, no, she can't! He'll tell her everything!" He ran out of the kitchen.

His sister just shook her head and turned her attention back to getting some milk. "Nutters. Absolute loonies."

Felix and Jenna's house (Wow, we're really getting around today!):

"Felix!" Jenna furious voice shattered the silence that had previously occupied the little house by the river she currently shared with her brother. "Felix!"

"Jenna? What's wrong?" He appeared at the top of the stairs.

"Get down here, now!"

Felix raised his eyebrows. He hadn't seen his sister this angry since that last time Garet had forgotten to get her a Valentine's Day present and she was suffering from a severe case of PMS. Oh, the horror...

As soon as he reached the bottom step, Jenna grabbed him roughly by the collar and shoved him up against the wall.

"What did you do to my Garet?!" She barked.

"Nothing!"

Her grip tightened. "Don't lie to me, Felix. I can read you like a book. Now, what did you do to my Garet that was so terrible he felt like he had to hide under a table all day?!"

"He was hiding under a table? Wow, result!"

"Felix..."

"Oh, alright. I'll tell you. But first you have to let me go!"

She did. He straightened himself up and frowned at her.

"So?"

"Okay, it all started off when..."

"Get to the point, Felix! I don't have all day."

"He wants marry you. I heard him talking about it with Isaac."

"What?!"

"You heard."

"But...but why was he under the table?" Jenna stuttered, trying to take it all in. Garet wanted to marry her!

"Well, he found out I knew, and I kinda, erm... scared him off." Felix rubbed the back of his head and tried to look innocent. "Of course, I didn't mean to..." But he never got to finish the sentence, seeing as Jenna had her hand at his throat again.

"You did what?!" Damn, she was angrier than he'd ever seen. "Garet wants to marry me, and you scared him off?! I can't believe you, Felix. Every chance for happiness I get, you manage to ruin. It's just, just..."

"No, Jenna, don't kill him!" Garet burst through the door. Then he tripped over the doormat and skidded along the varnished wooden floor. "Ouch."

Jenna immediately let her brother out of her death grip and went to help him up. He brushed himself off and turned to face her.

"How much has he told you?"

"Everything."

Garet sighed and reached into his pocket. "Well, I might as well make a go of it then." He got down on one knee and opened a little black box, which contained a diamond ring with a fiery-red stone in the centre. "Jenna, I love you. I've loved you for years, even before...before all the trouble with Saturos and Menardi. So, will you marry me?"

Her face split into a wide smile and she hugged him tightly. "Oh, Garet. Of course I will!"

"Really?!"

"Yes."

They broke apart hastily and Garet put the ring on her finger. It was a perfect fit. "Well that's good, 'cos this ring wasn't cheap y'know."

"Hey! Have you guys just forgotten me in the middle of your little love- fest?" Felix snapped irritably. "You don't even have my permission!"

"Shut up, Felix." Jenna said, still smiling as she helped Garet up again. "I don't need your permission, I'm an adult. Come on Garet, let's go tell everyone else."

He grinned and took her hand. Then together they departed, leaving Felix standing alone at the foot of the stairs.

"Damn."

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ME: Awwwwww. Everybody say awwwwww! (Everyone says "awwwwww".) Wasn't that nice? And I'll bet you thought I'd keep that 'till the last chapter or something. You did, didn't you?

CHIBI GARET: Stop harassing them, or they might now review!

ME: Quiet you. They'll review, 'cos if they don't I'll, erm...kill one of them at random! (Laughs evilly, and receives worried stares.) What?