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Author's Note: Wow! Reviews on the first day! I can't believe it! Well I know I promised a chapter twice as long as the first but I've decided to split the story into 3 or 4 chapters. It'll leave a little suspense I guess and give you fine people something to read until I get up enough self esteem and courage to finish.
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------------------------ Chapter 2 - Hope ------------------------
"Mia? Are you there?" A tender voice spoke from the stairs of the Inn's basement.
Mia covered her head with her pillow and shouted as she tried to stop her flowing tears, "Go away, Garet!!"
"Yeesh.. Women." Garet joked but his voice was completely void of emotion. He was merely trying to be brave and hopeful even though the event had affected him just as strongly. Sighing, he set a letter on the nightstand next to her bed and left for his other friends.
Mia stared at the envelope for a while. A minute or two and curiosity finally kicked in. She reached for it through her sobs and skimmed its surface.
To Mia
From Isaac
Don't Open Till It's Lit!
Her heart skipped a beat. She carefully opened it, not knowing what to expect.
Dear Mia,
I'm not exactly sure how to say this.. You know I'm not good with words. Anyway.. Ever since I met you I knew you were special. Your determination.. Your loving, nurturing manner.. Everything about you from your aqua hair to your hips.. Er, lips.. Er.. Yes, Garet! I know she'll think I'm a pervert if I say stuff like that! Umm.. Well.. I just wanted to know if you felt the same way about me.. I mean.. Except for the part about.. Oh, shit..
Love,
Isaac
P.S: Give me your answer after this is all over.. If you want.. I mean.. Oh, I'll just go!
"Good, old Isaac.." Mia giggled lightly to herself as her tears drenched the parchment, "He always knew what to say even if he didn't."
Before she could think much further she heard Garet and Ivan call for her in excitement and glee. Curiosity striking again, she tucked the letter into her robes and headed upstairs. She was shocked to see her entire party beaming with happiness.
"You won't believe it! They're going to be ok!!" Jenna cheered, looking as if she would burst with energy, "My parents are going to be ok!!"
"Then.." Mia began silently.
"Then Isaac'll probably pull through too!" Piers wrapped up her sentence.
Tears of joy cascaded from Mia's green eyes as she raced out the door and towards Puelle's home, showing little regard for the people in the way. The posse followed her to the Proxian man's home to find Mia kneeling before Isaac and the adults including Puelle looking slightly startled by the girl's urgency.
"Isaac! Isaac, you're alright!" Mia cried but after a few shakes he wouldn't open his eyes. Worry swirled in her heart and stomach as she turned towards Isaac's Father, Kyle, "He'll.. He'll be alright. Won't he?"
Kyle looked to her with a frown as he tried to come up with a comforting speech, "We.. Don't know.. The Pysnergy of Mars Lighthouse healed us but he doesn't seem to be responding to the energy."
Puelle elaborated, "It's what the healers call "The Crossroad". His body is overflowing with energy but if a person's heart is filled with uncertainty, worry, or regret they may not know the point of living."
"So then.." Mia turned to Isaac as her tears journeyed from her face to his, "Is he.. Is he miserable because he didn't live long enough to get an answer?"
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Author's Note: Yay! He isn't going to die!.. Is he? Stay tuned to find out! What awaits young Isaac at the "Crossroad"? And what will Mia's answer be? Only I know so neh!
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Author's Note: Wow! Reviews on the first day! I can't believe it! Well I know I promised a chapter twice as long as the first but I've decided to split the story into 3 or 4 chapters. It'll leave a little suspense I guess and give you fine people something to read until I get up enough self esteem and courage to finish.
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------------------------ Chapter 2 - Hope ------------------------
"Mia? Are you there?" A tender voice spoke from the stairs of the Inn's basement.
Mia covered her head with her pillow and shouted as she tried to stop her flowing tears, "Go away, Garet!!"
"Yeesh.. Women." Garet joked but his voice was completely void of emotion. He was merely trying to be brave and hopeful even though the event had affected him just as strongly. Sighing, he set a letter on the nightstand next to her bed and left for his other friends.
Mia stared at the envelope for a while. A minute or two and curiosity finally kicked in. She reached for it through her sobs and skimmed its surface.
To Mia
From Isaac
Don't Open Till It's Lit!
Her heart skipped a beat. She carefully opened it, not knowing what to expect.
Dear Mia,
I'm not exactly sure how to say this.. You know I'm not good with words. Anyway.. Ever since I met you I knew you were special. Your determination.. Your loving, nurturing manner.. Everything about you from your aqua hair to your hips.. Er, lips.. Er.. Yes, Garet! I know she'll think I'm a pervert if I say stuff like that! Umm.. Well.. I just wanted to know if you felt the same way about me.. I mean.. Except for the part about.. Oh, shit..
Love,
Isaac
P.S: Give me your answer after this is all over.. If you want.. I mean.. Oh, I'll just go!
"Good, old Isaac.." Mia giggled lightly to herself as her tears drenched the parchment, "He always knew what to say even if he didn't."
Before she could think much further she heard Garet and Ivan call for her in excitement and glee. Curiosity striking again, she tucked the letter into her robes and headed upstairs. She was shocked to see her entire party beaming with happiness.
"You won't believe it! They're going to be ok!!" Jenna cheered, looking as if she would burst with energy, "My parents are going to be ok!!"
"Then.." Mia began silently.
"Then Isaac'll probably pull through too!" Piers wrapped up her sentence.
Tears of joy cascaded from Mia's green eyes as she raced out the door and towards Puelle's home, showing little regard for the people in the way. The posse followed her to the Proxian man's home to find Mia kneeling before Isaac and the adults including Puelle looking slightly startled by the girl's urgency.
"Isaac! Isaac, you're alright!" Mia cried but after a few shakes he wouldn't open his eyes. Worry swirled in her heart and stomach as she turned towards Isaac's Father, Kyle, "He'll.. He'll be alright. Won't he?"
Kyle looked to her with a frown as he tried to come up with a comforting speech, "We.. Don't know.. The Pysnergy of Mars Lighthouse healed us but he doesn't seem to be responding to the energy."
Puelle elaborated, "It's what the healers call "The Crossroad". His body is overflowing with energy but if a person's heart is filled with uncertainty, worry, or regret they may not know the point of living."
"So then.." Mia turned to Isaac as her tears journeyed from her face to his, "Is he.. Is he miserable because he didn't live long enough to get an answer?"
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Author's Note: Yay! He isn't going to die!.. Is he? Stay tuned to find out! What awaits young Isaac at the "Crossroad"? And what will Mia's answer be? Only I know so neh!
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