Isaac walked home alone as the sky clouded over. Tomorrow there would be
rain. He was confused. Should he just jump right into a relationship with
Jenna like he was doing? This was all too fast. He had only meant to
apologize to her, but the hurt in her eyes made him begin to have other
feelings.
Deep down, the fire for Mia still burned and he often was unable to sleep at night while thinking of her with that..with that.creep! He wouldn't be able to contain his feelings much longer. He loved Mia. How could she just turn her back on him? She hadn't said anything to him since Alex had arrived and to make matters worse, it looked like she really did forgive him.
Had she forgotten all the fun times that they had shared on the journey? Had she truly not meant any of the things that she had said about Alex? True, she had seemed distant and out of place whenever she talked about him and on more than one occasion she had mentioned them being past lovers. Isaac thought that this was childish and stupid on Mia's part. He was so close to reveling his feelings for her when that scum, Alex, appeared. Isaac had hardly meant any of the things that he had said to Alex previously. Why would he want to be his friend? All he wanted was the old Mia back.
He looked up at the moon as it began to fade behind the clouds. Little drops of rain feel down upon his face as he looked up. He decided that he better be getting home soon. His mother was probably up and most likely worried sick about him. Isaac really needed his own house and as soon as Vale was rebuilt, he'd buy one. He walked down the street in his house's direction as the rain completely released itself upon the dry earth beneath Isaac's feet. He was home after some time and found that his mother was asleep in her bedroom with his father.
Isaac walked up the stairs toward his room and resolved a plan to write a letter for Mia. He wanted her love, but he didn't want to further break Jenna. He loved them both, but he thought of Jenna more as a friend.a really close friend. He loved Mia, but he loved her to the point where he only wanted her to be happy. He would give his life if only for her happiness.he would even give her up to Alex if her heart so desired. He, however, despised Alex.
~@~@~@~
Mia woke up the next morning to find Alex asleep next to her. He was so cute when he slept. He was on his side with his hair falling into his face. Mia couldn't help but smile. Then again, something would have to be done about Alex sleeping with her. It wasn't that she didn't want him to sleep with her, she wanted that, but she felt as though they should be with each other longer before anything physically happened.
She slowly slipped out of bed and took advantage of the time that he was sleeping to get dressed. She wasn't able to wear her dresses in the humid and hot summer weather of Vault, so she had bought some casual pants and shirts while on the journey. They were quite comfortable. Mia loved how they felt in comparison to the rough wool of Imil.
She looked out the window and estimated that it was still early in the morning. She decided to let Alex sleep; after all, he was still weak from the incident on Mt. Aleph.
As Mia walked out of the room, she walked down the hall to the lobby to see Isaac handing the man that was behind the counter a letter. She walked up to him in a cheerful bounce and was soon behind him. She noticed that he didn't notice her, so she blindfolded him with her hands over his eyes.
"Guess who."
Isaac would recognize her voice anywhere. "Hello, Mia." He said while prying her hands off his face and turning to face her.
"What are you doing here?" she asked as she looked up at him with a smile on her face. Mia was normally happy in the morning and sometimes hyper. This, according to Isaac and judging by the grin on her face, would be considered hyper.
"I had a letter for you." Replied Isaac. "I didn't know if you were awake so I gave it to the manager."
"Arigato," said Mia with delight in her eyes. "I never get mail anymore unless it's from Justin and Megan. So tell me, what's in that letter of yours?"
"Nothing much," answered Isaac. "Just my feelings."
"Your feelings aren't nothing to me." Said Mia. "You're a very special person to me." With that she kissed him on the cheek as a friend would and practically skipped back to her room.
'Oh yeah,' though Isaac. 'She's hyped up.' There was no other explanation for why she would have kissed him on the cheek, not that Isaac minded, but still. If Alex could've seen that.wait, maybe Alex could see it. It would enrage him.then again, it would shatter Mia. He didn't want to hurt such an innocent angel as herself, but that was why Isaac loved her, it was for her innocence.
Isaac sighed. He figured that he should go on home.
~@~@~@~
Mia swung open the door of her room as she entered. Alex was still sleeping. The sunlight poured down onto his face through the clouds that were outside her window. It had rained last night, leaving the ground glossy with the shimmering dew and rain. The sunlight was breaking through them so that the grass shined with the light of the sun. As Mia looked outside, she really began to notice how beautiful everything really was. She sighed.
Then she turned to Alex with a smirk on her face. She walked over casually and tried to shake him. It didn't work. He threw a pillow in her general direction but missed by a long-shot being that he had only been awake for a few seconds. Next Mia pulled all the covers off him and waltzed over to the window where she pulled up the blind. Alex groaned. Mia rolled her eyes.
"Don't make me use douse on you." She taunted.
Alex rolled over and after several more attempts from the hyper Mia to wake him, he was finally up. His head hurt. He had had only a few hours of sleep the previous night and when he tried to explain this to Mia, she would only say that it was his own fault and to stop complaining.
Mia passed by the lobby on her way out with Alex to get the letter that Isaac had promised. Once it was in her possession, she looked around to see if Alex was watching. He was, so she decided to save it for later. Only Heaven knew what was in that letter and if it was what she thought it was, only Heaven knew the rage that Alex would take out on Isaac. She didn't want the two to fight, but it seemed inevitable. Mia sighed.
Alex walked up to her just as she slipped the letter into her pocket. "What do you have there?" he asked softly.
"I don't know." Said Mia. She had calmed down since breakfast (Alex was thankful for this).
"Well," began Alex. "Let's go."
They were going to train today. Alex was always in the best mood when training. Mia was going to take advantage of this time to ask him some important questions and to discuss the hotel room dilemma. Hopefully, he would understand. Alex never really blew up at her, but he could be even more stubborn than Garet at times. As Mia came to think of it, she wondered where Garet was. She hadn't seen him lately, but knowing the guy, he was probably training in the mountains somewhere. Ever since their journey to light the lighthouses, he'd been obsessed with being the most powerful fighter in their team of four. After Felix and Picard had come along, he gave up being the best in the entire group. Mia smiled as she thought of her old friend.
This, Alex noticed. "What are you smiling about?"
"Garet." Answered Mia. "I haven't seen him around lately."
Alex grunted as they continued to walk farther north to his favorite training ground. It was miles away from anywhere. He used to camp and train out there when he was younger. He could only hope that it hadn't changed. He looked over to Mia to see that she was smiling. Mia had always loved the outdoors, despite her looks and was very keen in sensing the slightest movement around her. She took a taunting look at her past lover and flicked a leaf in his direction. Alex looked at her and rolled his eyes. Mia smiled.
Mia's smile was beautiful, she was beautiful. But her beauty was only one aspect of an entire personality that Alex simply adored.
~@~
At last they reached the small clearing in the woods. Mia had never been here before, but she already loved the way that every tree and every blade of grass seemed to fit perfectly in its earthen place. She often thought about Isaac when she saw the fields now, but it was probably only because of his adept type. She looked up at Alex as she handed him his sword. "You're not going to cut down a tree, are you?" she asked.
"No." he answered. "But you need to sharpen your swordsman skills."
Mia rolled her eyes. "I'm happy being a healer, thank you."
"I was a healer once." Countered Alex.
"whatever." Sighed Mia as she picked up a newly crafted sword that Alex had given to her. It was heavy, but she could manage. Alex would've said that she needed to learn how to manage. She slowly walked forward and swung at Alex. He blocked and pushed her back. In a fit of energy, she burst forward and caught Alex at his throat.
"Fine." He admitted. "You're getting.better."
"Better?" asked Mia. "I've been getting better since you left. I'm elite."
"There's one important rule that you're forgetting, my dear." He countered.
"And what would that be?" she asked playfully, a grin on her face.
"Never let down your guard." And with that he swung his sword at her, but Mia was already a mile ahead of him. She blocked.
"There's another rule that you always forget, Alex." Said Mia with a smirk.
"It would be?"
"Never let your emotions show."
Their training went on for nearly an hour before Mia finally suggested a break. The day was becoming hot as Mia wiped the sweat from her brow. She could feel that she was getting stronger. She had never had a thing for swordsmanship like Isaac or Garet. She enjoyed being a pacifist whenever possible. She loved healing more than anything. It had always been her passion to help others and now was no different. She would help Alex.and Isaac.
"Alex?" she asked after cooling down and catching her breath.
"Yes?"
"You're getting stronger now and you don't really need me to watch over you at all hours of the night anymore.I was thinking." she trailed off. There was still a part of her that was afraid to let Alex be alone, as if his heart would give out in the night and she wouldn't be there to aid him.
"What are you getting at?" asked Alex, suddenly curious.
"Maybe you could get your own room.in the hotel I mean." She said it quickly. Alex just looked at her before objecting.
"My dear, you know that I will never hurt you. You also know that I respect your boundaries." He protested.
"Yes, Alex, I know that." Said Mia. "I'm not afraid of you.it's just that.I don't know what the others think about us. I love you and I trust you.but this is not about you and me, it is about you, me and the others."
"Very well." He admitted defeat as he saw the pleading look in Mia's eyes. "I'll get another room. On a side note, I don't think you should care what others think about you as long as you know who you are. If they believe you then I think that that takes great trust and courage on their part, but if the put you down because of what others say, it only shows their weakness and tendency to backstab."
Alex had a point, but Mia still valued the others' thoughts about her. She cared for their feelings. That was what set her apart and made her different from Alex.
~@~
They walked home late in the day and soon were at the end. Alex kissed Mia on the cheek before going to his own room. Mia walked into her room and suddenly realized the note that Isaac had sent her. Mia wondered what it said. She slowly pulled it out of her pocket and began to read. She was shocked at what was written on the paper below.
~@~@~
Whohoo! Chapter 13 finished!
Malik: we actually got reviews!
Alex: yeah! If we keep this up, Smurf Cat might just finish the fic!
Hey! I'm not that lazy!
Malik: 5 more reviews!
Deep down, the fire for Mia still burned and he often was unable to sleep at night while thinking of her with that..with that.creep! He wouldn't be able to contain his feelings much longer. He loved Mia. How could she just turn her back on him? She hadn't said anything to him since Alex had arrived and to make matters worse, it looked like she really did forgive him.
Had she forgotten all the fun times that they had shared on the journey? Had she truly not meant any of the things that she had said about Alex? True, she had seemed distant and out of place whenever she talked about him and on more than one occasion she had mentioned them being past lovers. Isaac thought that this was childish and stupid on Mia's part. He was so close to reveling his feelings for her when that scum, Alex, appeared. Isaac had hardly meant any of the things that he had said to Alex previously. Why would he want to be his friend? All he wanted was the old Mia back.
He looked up at the moon as it began to fade behind the clouds. Little drops of rain feel down upon his face as he looked up. He decided that he better be getting home soon. His mother was probably up and most likely worried sick about him. Isaac really needed his own house and as soon as Vale was rebuilt, he'd buy one. He walked down the street in his house's direction as the rain completely released itself upon the dry earth beneath Isaac's feet. He was home after some time and found that his mother was asleep in her bedroom with his father.
Isaac walked up the stairs toward his room and resolved a plan to write a letter for Mia. He wanted her love, but he didn't want to further break Jenna. He loved them both, but he thought of Jenna more as a friend.a really close friend. He loved Mia, but he loved her to the point where he only wanted her to be happy. He would give his life if only for her happiness.he would even give her up to Alex if her heart so desired. He, however, despised Alex.
~@~@~@~
Mia woke up the next morning to find Alex asleep next to her. He was so cute when he slept. He was on his side with his hair falling into his face. Mia couldn't help but smile. Then again, something would have to be done about Alex sleeping with her. It wasn't that she didn't want him to sleep with her, she wanted that, but she felt as though they should be with each other longer before anything physically happened.
She slowly slipped out of bed and took advantage of the time that he was sleeping to get dressed. She wasn't able to wear her dresses in the humid and hot summer weather of Vault, so she had bought some casual pants and shirts while on the journey. They were quite comfortable. Mia loved how they felt in comparison to the rough wool of Imil.
She looked out the window and estimated that it was still early in the morning. She decided to let Alex sleep; after all, he was still weak from the incident on Mt. Aleph.
As Mia walked out of the room, she walked down the hall to the lobby to see Isaac handing the man that was behind the counter a letter. She walked up to him in a cheerful bounce and was soon behind him. She noticed that he didn't notice her, so she blindfolded him with her hands over his eyes.
"Guess who."
Isaac would recognize her voice anywhere. "Hello, Mia." He said while prying her hands off his face and turning to face her.
"What are you doing here?" she asked as she looked up at him with a smile on her face. Mia was normally happy in the morning and sometimes hyper. This, according to Isaac and judging by the grin on her face, would be considered hyper.
"I had a letter for you." Replied Isaac. "I didn't know if you were awake so I gave it to the manager."
"Arigato," said Mia with delight in her eyes. "I never get mail anymore unless it's from Justin and Megan. So tell me, what's in that letter of yours?"
"Nothing much," answered Isaac. "Just my feelings."
"Your feelings aren't nothing to me." Said Mia. "You're a very special person to me." With that she kissed him on the cheek as a friend would and practically skipped back to her room.
'Oh yeah,' though Isaac. 'She's hyped up.' There was no other explanation for why she would have kissed him on the cheek, not that Isaac minded, but still. If Alex could've seen that.wait, maybe Alex could see it. It would enrage him.then again, it would shatter Mia. He didn't want to hurt such an innocent angel as herself, but that was why Isaac loved her, it was for her innocence.
Isaac sighed. He figured that he should go on home.
~@~@~@~
Mia swung open the door of her room as she entered. Alex was still sleeping. The sunlight poured down onto his face through the clouds that were outside her window. It had rained last night, leaving the ground glossy with the shimmering dew and rain. The sunlight was breaking through them so that the grass shined with the light of the sun. As Mia looked outside, she really began to notice how beautiful everything really was. She sighed.
Then she turned to Alex with a smirk on her face. She walked over casually and tried to shake him. It didn't work. He threw a pillow in her general direction but missed by a long-shot being that he had only been awake for a few seconds. Next Mia pulled all the covers off him and waltzed over to the window where she pulled up the blind. Alex groaned. Mia rolled her eyes.
"Don't make me use douse on you." She taunted.
Alex rolled over and after several more attempts from the hyper Mia to wake him, he was finally up. His head hurt. He had had only a few hours of sleep the previous night and when he tried to explain this to Mia, she would only say that it was his own fault and to stop complaining.
Mia passed by the lobby on her way out with Alex to get the letter that Isaac had promised. Once it was in her possession, she looked around to see if Alex was watching. He was, so she decided to save it for later. Only Heaven knew what was in that letter and if it was what she thought it was, only Heaven knew the rage that Alex would take out on Isaac. She didn't want the two to fight, but it seemed inevitable. Mia sighed.
Alex walked up to her just as she slipped the letter into her pocket. "What do you have there?" he asked softly.
"I don't know." Said Mia. She had calmed down since breakfast (Alex was thankful for this).
"Well," began Alex. "Let's go."
They were going to train today. Alex was always in the best mood when training. Mia was going to take advantage of this time to ask him some important questions and to discuss the hotel room dilemma. Hopefully, he would understand. Alex never really blew up at her, but he could be even more stubborn than Garet at times. As Mia came to think of it, she wondered where Garet was. She hadn't seen him lately, but knowing the guy, he was probably training in the mountains somewhere. Ever since their journey to light the lighthouses, he'd been obsessed with being the most powerful fighter in their team of four. After Felix and Picard had come along, he gave up being the best in the entire group. Mia smiled as she thought of her old friend.
This, Alex noticed. "What are you smiling about?"
"Garet." Answered Mia. "I haven't seen him around lately."
Alex grunted as they continued to walk farther north to his favorite training ground. It was miles away from anywhere. He used to camp and train out there when he was younger. He could only hope that it hadn't changed. He looked over to Mia to see that she was smiling. Mia had always loved the outdoors, despite her looks and was very keen in sensing the slightest movement around her. She took a taunting look at her past lover and flicked a leaf in his direction. Alex looked at her and rolled his eyes. Mia smiled.
Mia's smile was beautiful, she was beautiful. But her beauty was only one aspect of an entire personality that Alex simply adored.
~@~
At last they reached the small clearing in the woods. Mia had never been here before, but she already loved the way that every tree and every blade of grass seemed to fit perfectly in its earthen place. She often thought about Isaac when she saw the fields now, but it was probably only because of his adept type. She looked up at Alex as she handed him his sword. "You're not going to cut down a tree, are you?" she asked.
"No." he answered. "But you need to sharpen your swordsman skills."
Mia rolled her eyes. "I'm happy being a healer, thank you."
"I was a healer once." Countered Alex.
"whatever." Sighed Mia as she picked up a newly crafted sword that Alex had given to her. It was heavy, but she could manage. Alex would've said that she needed to learn how to manage. She slowly walked forward and swung at Alex. He blocked and pushed her back. In a fit of energy, she burst forward and caught Alex at his throat.
"Fine." He admitted. "You're getting.better."
"Better?" asked Mia. "I've been getting better since you left. I'm elite."
"There's one important rule that you're forgetting, my dear." He countered.
"And what would that be?" she asked playfully, a grin on her face.
"Never let down your guard." And with that he swung his sword at her, but Mia was already a mile ahead of him. She blocked.
"There's another rule that you always forget, Alex." Said Mia with a smirk.
"It would be?"
"Never let your emotions show."
Their training went on for nearly an hour before Mia finally suggested a break. The day was becoming hot as Mia wiped the sweat from her brow. She could feel that she was getting stronger. She had never had a thing for swordsmanship like Isaac or Garet. She enjoyed being a pacifist whenever possible. She loved healing more than anything. It had always been her passion to help others and now was no different. She would help Alex.and Isaac.
"Alex?" she asked after cooling down and catching her breath.
"Yes?"
"You're getting stronger now and you don't really need me to watch over you at all hours of the night anymore.I was thinking." she trailed off. There was still a part of her that was afraid to let Alex be alone, as if his heart would give out in the night and she wouldn't be there to aid him.
"What are you getting at?" asked Alex, suddenly curious.
"Maybe you could get your own room.in the hotel I mean." She said it quickly. Alex just looked at her before objecting.
"My dear, you know that I will never hurt you. You also know that I respect your boundaries." He protested.
"Yes, Alex, I know that." Said Mia. "I'm not afraid of you.it's just that.I don't know what the others think about us. I love you and I trust you.but this is not about you and me, it is about you, me and the others."
"Very well." He admitted defeat as he saw the pleading look in Mia's eyes. "I'll get another room. On a side note, I don't think you should care what others think about you as long as you know who you are. If they believe you then I think that that takes great trust and courage on their part, but if the put you down because of what others say, it only shows their weakness and tendency to backstab."
Alex had a point, but Mia still valued the others' thoughts about her. She cared for their feelings. That was what set her apart and made her different from Alex.
~@~
They walked home late in the day and soon were at the end. Alex kissed Mia on the cheek before going to his own room. Mia walked into her room and suddenly realized the note that Isaac had sent her. Mia wondered what it said. She slowly pulled it out of her pocket and began to read. She was shocked at what was written on the paper below.
~@~@~
Whohoo! Chapter 13 finished!
Malik: we actually got reviews!
Alex: yeah! If we keep this up, Smurf Cat might just finish the fic!
Hey! I'm not that lazy!
Malik: 5 more reviews!