Disclaimer: I don't own Golden Sun.
A/N: (Grins) Lots of peeps are reviewing even though I'm posting this really quickly (I'm kinda on a writers high - I have LOADS of inspiration at the moment!)
This chapter is kinda angsty, and not as long as the others, but tell me what you think. You find out more about David (I'll do chapters like this for the other characters too, i.e., Selena, Leo, Karalen, coz we don't know much about them.)
Erm, yeah, so on with the story! ^_^
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"Sheba?"
"Oh, hi Ivan..."
Ivan looked at her.
"She tried to steal Selena's purse!" said Karalen.
"Erm, can we continue this in private?" asked Sheba.
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On board the ship that Faran had let them borrow:
"First off, WHY?!?"
"Ivan, don't yell!"
"WHY NOT?!? I'VE HAD ENOUGH!"
Sheba looked at the others quizzically. Leo informed her of what had happened so far, including their run-ins with Garet and Isaac.
"And now he's found out you're a criminal." Leo finished.
"Oh, no, not her..." said a voice.
Sheba turned, and stood up sharply. "Saturos?!?"
"Oh, yeah, I forgot to say," said Leo bashfully. "He's on our side!"
Ivan sighed. This was all getting a bit much. "Ok, Sheba, why the thievery?" He asked with forced calm.
She shrugged. "I fancied the challenge. The adrenaline. It has been so DULL since our adventures together."
"So you steal?" That was Karalen.
"I don't remember asking for YOUR opinion, midget."
"MIDGET?!?" Karalen WAS shorter than the others, but not much shorter than Sheba herself.
"Ok, ok, calm down!" said Leo.
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"There's a lot of yelling going on!" stated David.
"Yeah, well, it doesn't involve you, so don't worry about it." Selena checked David's burns. "Your burns are healing nicely. How about your eyesight?"
David frowned. "I can tell the difference when it's light and dark... he said, "but that's it at the moment."
"Oh, that's great! It means your eyesight is returning!" Selena clapped her hands.
David gave a small smile. "But he'll be back, won't he?"
Selena's smile faded. "Why are they after you, David?"
David frowned. Should he just tell her? He may not get the chance otherwise - next time, maybe Garet would fulfil his mission. He closed his eyes.
"It's because of something from two years ago..."
**Flashback**
A young man ran into the room. It was the middle of the night.
"We have to leave. NOW!"
A smaller boy pulled on his arm. "But why, Seth?"
"They found out about David."
"What, that he kisses boys? Why is that so bad?"
"Don't be so stupid, Toby! You KNOW the punishment for being gay, and for those associated with you!"
"I'm sorry..." came a small voice. The two boys turned to see a third boy, the middle child, standing in the doorway.
Seth shook his head. "Its not your fault," he said. "But we have to leave!" There was a ferocious knocking at the door.
**End Flashback**
"I'm not so sure I should tell you..." murmured David.
"Go on," said Selena softly.
**Flashback**
The house was on fire. David managed to get out, coughing and spluttering, dragging Toby with him. There was no sign of Seth. David ran back towards the house.
"SETH!" He yelled, tears steaming down his face.
Then he turned. He saw a man, stood there, and the limp body of Toby, on the floor. The man was the mayor's son. A very powerful man.
"T-Toby?" stuttered David.
**End Flashback**
David was crying. Selena put a hand to her mouth. "Was he..."
David nodded. "Please, let me finish," he said, hiccupping slightly.
**Flashback**
David knelt by the body of his brother. "Why..." he sobbed.
"You know perfectly well, why!" The man snarled. "I saw you kiss my BROTHER! And now you will pay!"
"And Seth?"
"Good as dead."
David stood up slowly. He turned to face his burning home. The man stood in front of him, sword drawn.
"How can you be so inhumane?" asked David weakly.
"Because you're not human." Stated the man. People had started to crowd around.
"So, you kill innocent people, just to kill me for being gay?" David's voice broke. He glanced at his dead brother.
The man smiled, but in spite of the heat of the inferno that was his home, David felt chilled to the core.
"I won't let you..." he whispered.
"Why, what are you gonna do?"
David bowed his head. He felt the rage building up. The sadness, the injustice. His head snapped up, and he thrust both hands forwards, seemingly possessed.
The man looked at him, shocked, then smiled. "What do you think..." then there was a roar. The flames from the house spiralled upwards, then down, towards the man.
The entire inferno plunged into him. David snapped out of his trance to hear his screams of pain and anguish. He felt very sick. Then, he ran.
**End Flashback**
"I killed him, and now his father is going to many lengths to have me hunted down." He said quietly. He stopped sobbing, mostly from the exhaustion of it all. He then nodded off.
Selena left him, and when she opened the door, came face to face with...everyone?
"You were listening?" she asked.
Karalen was shocked. "I had no idea!" she exclaimed.
Leo, too, looked mortified. And sad. "So at least now we know. And that's why he's afraid to use Psynergy, offensively anyway."
Ivan led them all away. "Let him rest. We set sail for Jupiter Lighthouse. Sheba, you can come if you wish, but no tricks!"
Sheba nodded. "I'll charge the ship first," she offered.
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Ivan went on deck. Karalen followed him. "Still think we can't trust him?" she asked. Ivan looked out to sea.
"No, I think we can." He said. "But now I wonder what skeletons the rest of my crew have in their cupboards."
"Yeah, I mean, who would have thought David was gay?"
"That's not what I meant!"
"I know, just trying to lighten the mood!" Karalen sighed. "There's gonna be a lot of pain on this trip. I can feel it. I think Selena and Leo are also hiding things. I just wish everyone would be more open about what had happened to them."
Ivan smiled at her. "Well, we'll be travelling a while. I think everything will come out in the end." He put an arm around her. "But for the moment, we could all do to be more like you and David, and stay optimistic. I just hope David STAYS optimistic!"
"Well, if he doesn't, I can be optimistic enough for all of us!"
"Karalen, don't you ever change, ok?"
Karalen was glad that the sun was setting, so Ivan couldn't see the huge blush that formed on her elven features, as the ship started its long voyage.
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A/N: No cliffhanger, but a few explanations about David. Like I said, its not favouritism, I AM gonna have chapters based on the other OCs too. Ahhh! Too much angst! And no fluff! Although, there WAS a hint of fluff at the end! ^_^
Read and Review!
A/N: (Grins) Lots of peeps are reviewing even though I'm posting this really quickly (I'm kinda on a writers high - I have LOADS of inspiration at the moment!)
This chapter is kinda angsty, and not as long as the others, but tell me what you think. You find out more about David (I'll do chapters like this for the other characters too, i.e., Selena, Leo, Karalen, coz we don't know much about them.)
Erm, yeah, so on with the story! ^_^
-
"Sheba?"
"Oh, hi Ivan..."
Ivan looked at her.
"She tried to steal Selena's purse!" said Karalen.
"Erm, can we continue this in private?" asked Sheba.
-
On board the ship that Faran had let them borrow:
"First off, WHY?!?"
"Ivan, don't yell!"
"WHY NOT?!? I'VE HAD ENOUGH!"
Sheba looked at the others quizzically. Leo informed her of what had happened so far, including their run-ins with Garet and Isaac.
"And now he's found out you're a criminal." Leo finished.
"Oh, no, not her..." said a voice.
Sheba turned, and stood up sharply. "Saturos?!?"
"Oh, yeah, I forgot to say," said Leo bashfully. "He's on our side!"
Ivan sighed. This was all getting a bit much. "Ok, Sheba, why the thievery?" He asked with forced calm.
She shrugged. "I fancied the challenge. The adrenaline. It has been so DULL since our adventures together."
"So you steal?" That was Karalen.
"I don't remember asking for YOUR opinion, midget."
"MIDGET?!?" Karalen WAS shorter than the others, but not much shorter than Sheba herself.
"Ok, ok, calm down!" said Leo.
-
"There's a lot of yelling going on!" stated David.
"Yeah, well, it doesn't involve you, so don't worry about it." Selena checked David's burns. "Your burns are healing nicely. How about your eyesight?"
David frowned. "I can tell the difference when it's light and dark... he said, "but that's it at the moment."
"Oh, that's great! It means your eyesight is returning!" Selena clapped her hands.
David gave a small smile. "But he'll be back, won't he?"
Selena's smile faded. "Why are they after you, David?"
David frowned. Should he just tell her? He may not get the chance otherwise - next time, maybe Garet would fulfil his mission. He closed his eyes.
"It's because of something from two years ago..."
**Flashback**
A young man ran into the room. It was the middle of the night.
"We have to leave. NOW!"
A smaller boy pulled on his arm. "But why, Seth?"
"They found out about David."
"What, that he kisses boys? Why is that so bad?"
"Don't be so stupid, Toby! You KNOW the punishment for being gay, and for those associated with you!"
"I'm sorry..." came a small voice. The two boys turned to see a third boy, the middle child, standing in the doorway.
Seth shook his head. "Its not your fault," he said. "But we have to leave!" There was a ferocious knocking at the door.
**End Flashback**
"I'm not so sure I should tell you..." murmured David.
"Go on," said Selena softly.
**Flashback**
The house was on fire. David managed to get out, coughing and spluttering, dragging Toby with him. There was no sign of Seth. David ran back towards the house.
"SETH!" He yelled, tears steaming down his face.
Then he turned. He saw a man, stood there, and the limp body of Toby, on the floor. The man was the mayor's son. A very powerful man.
"T-Toby?" stuttered David.
**End Flashback**
David was crying. Selena put a hand to her mouth. "Was he..."
David nodded. "Please, let me finish," he said, hiccupping slightly.
**Flashback**
David knelt by the body of his brother. "Why..." he sobbed.
"You know perfectly well, why!" The man snarled. "I saw you kiss my BROTHER! And now you will pay!"
"And Seth?"
"Good as dead."
David stood up slowly. He turned to face his burning home. The man stood in front of him, sword drawn.
"How can you be so inhumane?" asked David weakly.
"Because you're not human." Stated the man. People had started to crowd around.
"So, you kill innocent people, just to kill me for being gay?" David's voice broke. He glanced at his dead brother.
The man smiled, but in spite of the heat of the inferno that was his home, David felt chilled to the core.
"I won't let you..." he whispered.
"Why, what are you gonna do?"
David bowed his head. He felt the rage building up. The sadness, the injustice. His head snapped up, and he thrust both hands forwards, seemingly possessed.
The man looked at him, shocked, then smiled. "What do you think..." then there was a roar. The flames from the house spiralled upwards, then down, towards the man.
The entire inferno plunged into him. David snapped out of his trance to hear his screams of pain and anguish. He felt very sick. Then, he ran.
**End Flashback**
"I killed him, and now his father is going to many lengths to have me hunted down." He said quietly. He stopped sobbing, mostly from the exhaustion of it all. He then nodded off.
Selena left him, and when she opened the door, came face to face with...everyone?
"You were listening?" she asked.
Karalen was shocked. "I had no idea!" she exclaimed.
Leo, too, looked mortified. And sad. "So at least now we know. And that's why he's afraid to use Psynergy, offensively anyway."
Ivan led them all away. "Let him rest. We set sail for Jupiter Lighthouse. Sheba, you can come if you wish, but no tricks!"
Sheba nodded. "I'll charge the ship first," she offered.
-
Ivan went on deck. Karalen followed him. "Still think we can't trust him?" she asked. Ivan looked out to sea.
"No, I think we can." He said. "But now I wonder what skeletons the rest of my crew have in their cupboards."
"Yeah, I mean, who would have thought David was gay?"
"That's not what I meant!"
"I know, just trying to lighten the mood!" Karalen sighed. "There's gonna be a lot of pain on this trip. I can feel it. I think Selena and Leo are also hiding things. I just wish everyone would be more open about what had happened to them."
Ivan smiled at her. "Well, we'll be travelling a while. I think everything will come out in the end." He put an arm around her. "But for the moment, we could all do to be more like you and David, and stay optimistic. I just hope David STAYS optimistic!"
"Well, if he doesn't, I can be optimistic enough for all of us!"
"Karalen, don't you ever change, ok?"
Karalen was glad that the sun was setting, so Ivan couldn't see the huge blush that formed on her elven features, as the ship started its long voyage.
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A/N: No cliffhanger, but a few explanations about David. Like I said, its not favouritism, I AM gonna have chapters based on the other OCs too. Ahhh! Too much angst! And no fluff! Although, there WAS a hint of fluff at the end! ^_^
Read and Review!