Chapter 10: Lust for another

Looking into those blue green eyes, those eyes that resembled the ocean, a smile appeared on the young Venus adept's face. He looked into the beautiful eyes of the one he loved, Mia. She exchanged a smile in return, giving a passionate look into the male's eyes. "We've been through so much, Mia. It's good to have you now." Isaac began to speak, but then suddenly everything began to change.

The two seemed to have been in a forest, the lush green grass swaying back and forth through the gentle breeze. The flowers blossomed, giving off a scent that lightened up the moods of the two adepts. Birds chirped as they lay on many branches, singing a song for them. Not a cloud in the sky, the sun beaming upon the two like they were under a spot light. That had all changed. The environment had suddenly become the exact opposite. Glowing a dark red, flames being shot through the sky like they were comets, the sky had changed from its dazzling blue. All around Isaac and Mia was cliffs, dark brown rocky cliffs, like they were in the middle of Gaia rock. The tall dark brown spires towered over the two. The ground was made out of complete rock too like they were somewhere on a mountain. The birds had disappeared; there was no sound except for the fireballs passing by when flying through the sky. Rough winds tore between the mountains, tearing away at the clothes Isaac and Mia were wearing to protect themselves against the weather.

Once having the look of burning desire for the one that she loved, her look had completely changed like Isaac had preformed an act that made her hate him on the spot. Her eyes still possessed the kind and gentleness she always gives off, like one would feel safe and protected when around her. But the look she was giving was completely contradicting that. They gave off a harsh icy gold glare towards Isaac, like a "Get out of my face" kind of look. The Mercury adept did not do, nor say anything to the male adept.

"Mia?" Isaac managed to conjure up, as he seemed to be completely surprised by the complete change of environment, but most importantly the attitude of the one he loved. She did not respond nor did she show signs of movement. Just the same glare that seemed to go through Isaac's frame and right to his heart where it froze him stood. The look had pierced through his heart, not hurting him physically, but emotionally.

Without Mia turning away, or even showing any signs of movement she began to float away from Isaac. Isaac extended out his arm to reach for her hand, which he expected to be held out so he can save her, but she just shook her head and continued to float away from him. Isaac walked, following her. He then stopped, being surprised of what he just saw.

It was all who was against Isaac. Grins were plastered among all of their faces, a sign of relief that Mia had finally joined them. The grins had soon turned into smiles, as they saw Isaac in distress. The two adepts from Prox stood in the front of the crowd consisting of five. Saturos stared into Isaac's eyes, showing fury and rage just at the sight of seeing him. His sword was unsheathed and being held in one hand. His other hand was holding two mythril bags, which contained the two Elemental Stars they possessed, Venus and Jupiter. Menardi just sneered, and gripped upon her scythe standing beside Saturos. The image that struck him most, that basically made him catch on fire in fury, piercing through his heart like he was stabbed thousands of times in a row, was seeing where Mia was going. Mia had landed into the arms of Garet; his large mascular arms wrapped around her shoulders, as she was held up to his chest. A sign of movement came from the female adept, her head turned up to see Garet looking down on her. She smiled seeing his chestnut brown eyes stare right into her eyes. Lowering his head, the lips of the Mars Adept, and those of the Mercury Adept, made contact. They entered into a passionate kiss. Mia's arms wrapped around Garet's thick neck, one of Garets arms stood in place wrapped around her thin shoulders, as the other stroked the silky strands of flowing blue hair. They both had closed their eyes, wanting the moment to last forever. After the kiss, their lips were only a few centimeters apart as they began to speak.

"I love you Mia." Garet spoke softly.

"I love you too. More than anything else." She responded, still focused looking at Garet. The two had embraced into another kiss.

Isaac could not stand this he could not look. He had threw out all of his emotions towards Mia, said all that he had felt since the day they had met. Now it was being thrown his face. He felt like trash, being thrown out then being stepped on. He resisted the temptation to cry. His best friend, the one he has known the longest and stood by his side, kissing the one who made him feel soaked in love. At one time, Isaac having both of these two people on his side, both to comfort him and to accompany him. Now against him, and only felt happy when seeing Isaac in sorrow and despair. He was too tangled in emotion to respond to all that was being presented in front of him. He did not have the strength, or the courage to oppose them from kissing. He couldn't even cry out in pain. Staying frozen like a block of ice, resembling an ice Popsicle, he did nothing. Ivan was in the corner, holding his staff, which he had dug into the ground. His purple eyes, which once showed his innocence and youth, gave off the look of vengeance that Saturos always had in his eyes.

"Don't you see Isaac," Saturos began to speak in a sadistic tone, articulating every precise word, "All you do is hurt them. They love each other," Shoving the bags containing the two miraculous jewels of power, he pointed at Garet and Mia, "all you wanted to it was break it up. With Ivan, you don't even listen to what he needs. You're a bad person Isaac, not I or Menardi. We are helping everyone, you seek to destroy." Every word Saturos spoke seemed to hit Isaac harder and harder. He began to back away not wanting to stay there any longer, feeling all this pain, feeling all these emotions running through head, he wanted to escape from all this torture he was being put through.

Beginning to step back, Isaac was hoping to flee. For every time he took a step back, the group of five had taken a step closer, so they continued to be the same distance apart. "Isaac." Mia began to speak in her nice and soothing tone, Isaac turned his attention towards her angelic voice then listen to Saturos. Trying to clear his head of all thoughts, he believed that something good would come out of this, "I never loved you. I was lost when you kissed me. I always loved Garet. Always will love Garet." Her eyes, which resembled the ocean, began to shed her own element, water. She began to cry, "All you did was hurt me. and confuse me anymore. Garet is the one I love. He is my pillar of strength." Looking up, seeing those comforting chestnut brown eyes she pressed her face against his shoulder, no longer showing her face. He stroked her hair as he shot a glare.

Isaac couldn't hide all the emotions he had felt at the time. The one who everyone believed to be strong, the one who seemed to be hard as a rock when it came to fighting opponents, but caring when it came to his friends, was doing what no one would ever expect him to do, to cry. Tears lightly flowed his cheeks, as he tried to restrain it but a few droplets had gotten through. He couldn't see Mia being in the arms of Garet's and not in his own. Right there he wanted to summon a spire to go through him and to end him of all this misery he had to go through. He felt like he was going through a life full of misery. First his father, the pain his mothers eyes every time he looked at her, now losing his best friend and lover, he couldn't survive no more.

(Authors Note: CLIFFHANGER!!! Sorry, chapter ends now. Will Isaac continue to fight on, or give up and die!? Please review with what you think; I hope the chapter was good. Well the next chapter will be posted soon and you'll see what happens. I hope I just don't get murdered. :: Puts up bomb shelter. Lives in it. :: Be sure to REVIEW! )