Straightening his tunic nervously, Isaac looked back at Garet, resplendent but uncomfortable in his tighter and more elaborately decorated tunic. Felix and Ivan stood off at the side in their own splendid attire, both smiling slightly at the sight of the other two of them in something different besides worn tunics and breeches.
"I never thought this day would come," Isaac murmured, staring into the mirror one last time. The hand straightening his tunic shook noticeably.
"You think too much, Isaac. Come on. The girls are waiting." When Isaac didn't move, Garet looked back to see his solemn face getting paler as he continued to look at his reflection in the mirror and gulping frequently. Garet sighed in exasperation and grabbed his best friend's elbow to tow him out of the room.
Leading the way, Felix pulled out his miniature sundial as they stepped outside. He was there to make sure Isaac and Garet didn't take too long with their preparations. Also to make sure that Isaac didn't run off with taut nerves. Ivan, looking odd in such formal wear, walked a little self-consciously but held his head high in pride. Still on time... the singing will start any moment now.
Sure enough, as soon as they walked into the village square, the choir consisting of the village young and old teens began to sing. Walking behind the temporarily constructed leafy wall, the four Adepts finally emerged a distance away from the Psynergy Stone in the middle of the village square. There, they could see everyone watching them, smiles on their joyful faces. Taking his mother's hand, Isaac tried to look for Mia, wondering where she was. Trying not to fidget, Isaac glanced up, and almost stumbled in shock.
"Mia," Isaac whispered in awe. She was wearing, not the traditional white gown, but a beautiful blue one, that shimmered and almost appeared as if it were the glorious ocean they had sailed on to find Lemuria. She was singing beautifully, Picard by her side. Within a month of their engagement, Picard had appeared in Vale, carrying several packages in his hands (though how he'd gotten there so fast, no one would ever know. But Mia suspected that it was Alex's doing). They were for Mia, Picard explained cheerfully, things from Lemuria that a lady of the Mercury Clans should have for special occasions. Then he had hustled her off, being the older brother Mia had never had.
Song finished, the blue-haired Lemurian, dressed in his own formal Lemurian robes of blue and white, led Mia down from the earth-constructed platform in front of the Stone. He glanced off to the side as the others filed to their seats and still others stood in their respective places by Mia and Isaac's sides.
"You will take care of her, won't you? She's a special girl," Picard murmured somberly, so Mia could not hear them. Isaac nodded gravely, sky-blue eyes lighting up when Mia stepped from behind Picard. Golden eyes never strayed from the Venus Adept's face, but finally gave his own satisfied nod and placed Mia's left hand in Isaac's right.
The two stared blissfully at each other before turning to the priest, ready to begin their new lives.
Together.
Okay... so maybe I lied. I just wanted to write that tiny part. Short, ne? ^____^ Anyway. To the thank-you's.
Elena: Yes. I will do that prestory. But... I think after the one I'm working on now, partly because I think I'll do more than just a one-shot for it, and partly because I have a one-track mind. ^___^ I'll be back soon, don't you worry bout that!
Akiko: Like I said; I have tons more ideas in mind. I will definitely be sticking around this section this time.
Triad: Thank you thank you thank you!! *hugs Triad* Alright, there's my hug. I'm already eating a whole bunch of Lifesavers and Cremesavers, so that's taken care of... and a bow! *bows* Thanks for reading!
Midnight: Thank you! Yes, I am writing another fic right now – you'll learn more about it below. I will try to keep this up and update more consistently this time. A week per chapter? Maybe two. But soon, it will be SUMMER!! *cheering* Yay!
GS Masta: Strangeness is good! But anyway... there will be a couple in the next story I'm writing. In fact, When this gets up, I'm putting the other one up as well! So, two new stories. Again, you'll learn about it below.
Village Idiot: Awww. So sweet of you to say that. So you chose wedding, and rightly so. I didn't go too much into it... wanted to leave the ending the ENDING, or else I'd be tempted to keep going into all this describing and stuff and then you'd never hear the end of it. I think between pineapples and coconuts, coconuts would win.
Viktor Mayrin: Ooh! Thanks!
Snoopy: Thanks... *big smile* What does Kadevi mean? Well, it kind of ties into my original fanfiction, but without going into it, it means 'starlight.' I'm a big fan of mystical stuff.
Jupiter Girl: Yes, I did write that poem. I'm thinking of isolating it and putting it up. No title yet though, so that will be a problem. Yes, I think there was a little Ivan/Sheba at the end. I mean, I wanted to put them in there somehow, but couldn't find a way to until the very end. But it fit in, ne? See you in the next fic!
PhishyKiss: ^______________^
Isaac Says Booga: Thank you! *bows again*
Windgoddess: I am in the process of another fanfiction at this very moment...
To Anyone and Everyone who has reviewed this: THANK YOU!! I LOVE ALL OF YOU COOL PEOPLE!! *big group hug*
What else did I say I would do here? Long thank you note? Well, alright. Here goes.
Writing this has been so much fun for me. Truth to tell, I didn't think at the beginning that I would do all that well on this fanfiction because in the past I've always gotten to the 10th or 11th chapter and then suddenly I lose interest and it gets sooo hard to finish the rest off (usually with bad endings too). I personally can't believe how easily the words came to my fingers and onto the screen. I think part of it came from the game itself – you guys have all played Golden Sun, right? Right? You better have! Anyway, excluding how you have to battle everyone and it took so long to battle those little punk monsters, the game was great. You could almost visualize the characters, they seemed so real, and there are many websites on the internet that can help. Not to mention an enormous amount of fanfictions in this section with cool fanfics to read.
So, I've decided I will stay in this section for a while. So this is not the last of me. You will definitely see me again. ^______^
Now, plugging. I would mention a lot of fanfictions, but I'll do a mix of authors and fanfictions just the same. Here are some stories I found very cool, well-written, emotion-wracking, etc... ^________^ In the Golden Sun section:
1) Queen's Fate – Tiger Dauthi
2) Golden Sun: The Trials of Destiny – Triad Orion
3) Defective Detectives – Alex
4) The Light of Mercury – Mei Aurora Darkling
5) Breeze – Midnight C
6) My Continuation – Jupiter Girl
Unfortunately, I just got back from volunteering at our local Easter Egg Hunt thing, and I'm so tired, and my brain is muddled up and I feel woozy from too much sun. Just look around Golden Sun – You'll find a lot of good stuff, especially by the authors who wrote the above fanfictions and the authors in my Favorites section if you're not too lazy to look (like I am). Here are some fanfics taken directly from my favorites list (and others that aren't there) that are NOT Golden Sun:
1) Tamora Pierce – Chain Reaction – SoHo Chic
2) Tamora Pierce – Apple, Cherry, or Blueberry? – Valencia22
3) Tamora Pierce – Nobles' Bane - Krizsta
4) Tamora Pierce – I Hate That I Don't Hate You – Miss Chips
5) Digimon – Of Rivets and Angels – Gemini Star
6) Digimon – Fairy Tales – Ibora
7) Lord of the Rings – From One Trouble Into Another – Lutris
8) Fushigi Yuugi – The Last Wish – Ryuen
9) Mercedes Lackey – Grass Is Greener – etcetera-cat
Yeah... my head still hurts, and I'm WAY too lazy to go search for those that I've reviewed before. Please forgive me.
So now I'm done with the plugging. Uh... what else did I say I would do?
Oh yes. Introduce you to my new fanfiction.
Well, to begin with, it's a Golden Sun fanfiction (obviously) and an Alternate Universe fic. So basically I take all the characters from Golden Sun, alter the settings and screw up some things, then put them back. It will have new characters, new extra things, other stuff. So yeah. Here, I'll give you the summary I made when I thought of it.
An icy-mannered convent girl without a past... a funny & friendly, but protective and fiercely loyal guard... a wise, young advisor who is also the youngest living Master Adept... and the handsome prince dissatisfied with his life. Fate brings them together, but why?
Interested yet? I won't tell you what the couple is, but I've made up my mind. I will NOT tell you, no matter what you threaten me with and how often! I will stay resolute on this, at least. Here's a brief excerpt:
It would be just like me to find something wrong in a perfect world, he thought sourly. A knock came to his door.
"Yes?"
His young advisor ignored the prince's irritated tone of voice and stood there, poised as if nothing had happened.
"I hear there's a new girl coming from the convent tomorrow."
"So? You know I don't really care about courting and leading women on in general... Besides, you of all people should know that ladies from the convent come quite often, especially during the winter."
"I hear there's a guard coming with her."
The prince snorted. "What of it, Ivan?"
The mage stood amiably in the open doorway, staring someplace off to the prince's right. "Oh, I thought you'd be interested in that bit of information. From what I hear, the guardsman's name is Garet."
Okay... There you have it. I've written that thank you note, given you some suggestions as to other great stories I've seen (or what I can get without looking too much), some other sections on FF.Net to look into, and given you a nice summary and brief excerpt of my next story. ^____^
Once again, I enjoyed writing "Embrace the Stars," and equally glad you guys all loved reading it! Thanks again!
Wait... *smacks self on head* I almost forgot! The title of the new Golden Sun fanfiction is Beyond the Lake's Reflection (can you believe it? I'm so stupid, I almost forgot to include the title. Must be spending too much time in the company of village idiots... no, I was not talking about you, VI...)
Kadevi-chan