The Golden Sun One-Shot Panoply

By: Look here. I'm not saying it anymore!

P/N: This is a fic by Shiro Amayagi! (Pureauthor, you need to get the little html coding symbols out of yours before I can post it—if possible, save it as a word document and then send it.) Now…I'm not even going to tell you what it's about, so there! However, I gather that //…// denotes thought.

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By:  Shiro Amayagi

            It was quiet.  Felix was sitting up in a tall tree eating one of the large nuts that grew in its branches and reading his book.  She was on his mind again, and everyone around knew it.  Kay.  Garet's sister.  The smart child.  Hard to believe that she and Garet were actually related.  Felix didn't mind, however.  He thought she was the best woman in the entire world, and everyone around knew it.  He took another bite of the nut, and sighed.  What was it about her that drew him to her so easily?  Of course she was beautiful, of course she was smart, of course she was sweet, and kind, and compassionate, and...of course.  She was everything a man could ever dream of in a woman.  Actually, she was more.  Much more.  And what is he?  A turncoat, a thief, a guy who risked destroying the world...all for himself.  But what did it really matter?  He loved her, and everyone around knew it.  And then he realized it...he loved her.

            And what was Kay doing at this time?  Sitting up in another tree, eating a nut, and writing in her diary.

            "Dear diary,

I've been feeling strange recently.  Every time I'm around Felix, I get this weird feeling in my stomach.  I know it isn't distrust.  I know why he did what he did.  Recently, I've been noticing that Vale has been becoming grander and grander.  The rivers have been getting wider, the water seems clearer, and I've seen plenty of fish.  Isaac and Garet are gone fishing, and they promised a good haul.  But I'm getting off subject here.  I feel I can trust him with my life.  He's always so sweet, offering to carry in my groceries, planting flowers with me, not afraid to talk with me about anything...

...Do I...love him?  Is it really possible?  Wow, this is a lot to think about.  I think I'll stop here for today, diary."

            Felix shut his book and jumped from the tree, and broke into a run.  He was determined that she would know how he felt.  He had to tell her or he'd never live with himself.  So he ran faster.  Picking up speed, he nearly barreled over the weaponsmith and his pushcart of bronze for metalworking, but he somehow jumped over the cart and kept running, without even stopping to apologize.  //Run, stupid.  Don't let another minute pass of just sitting idly by and doing nothing.  You love her.//

            And so he ran.  He ran with all his heart.  He would find her, and he would tell her, and she would love him.  //She will love me, right?  I mean, no way she'd just not love me...no.  No way.//  Finally, he reached the tree.  One minute and twenty-three seconds worth of running, and it seemed like eternity to him.  //Hey, that's a good one.  Maybe I'll use it.  Oh, dear God, I'm such a loser...//

            "Kay, are you up there?" he asked.  //Well, no going back now.//

            "Yes, what is it, Felix?" she replied.  //Can it be?  Is he really...?//

            "Well...I need to talk to you, Kay.  It's important," he said.

            "I'm all ears.  Plenty of room on the branch," she said.  //Something important?  Maybe...//

            Felix climbed the tree in record time.  She was actually offering him a seat up in the tree with her!  //Surely that means something.  It always means something.//  "Kay, I...I love you.  All this time, I've thought that it was just some stupid crush that didn't mean a thing, but I finally understand...I love you," he said.

            Kay was taken aback.  //Oh my God, he loves me!  He really loves me!//  She was at a total loss for words.  She drew him into a kiss.  It was soft, short at first.  They broke away, and stared into each other's eyes, then began again.  This time, the kiss was long, drawn out, stopped only by the need for air.

            "Kay..."

            "Felix..."

            They gazed into each other's eyes for a long time, neither blinked.  The beautiful silence was broken by Garet's loud call of, "Kay, it's time for dinner!"

            Kay was none too pleased by the interruption, but she smiled and kissed Felix on the cheek.  "I'll see you later, then.  Tomorrow, here?" she asked.

            "Tomorrow?  That's perfect.  I love you, Kay," he said in reply.

            "I love you too, Felix," she said, as she jumped out of the tree and walked away.

            "Tomorrow...I can't wait," he said to himself, happily.

~***~

            Early morning the next day, Felix was making breakfast as Jenna walked into the kitchen.  "Jen, could you pass me the salt?" he asked.

            "Salt?  Got it.  So how are things between you and Kay?" she asked.

            Felix nearly didn't catch the salt for all his surprise.  //She knows?  Already?  Well, I suppose if Kay told Garet, then Garet told Jenna, so...//

            "Surprised that I know?" she asked, smiling wryly.

            "Not now that I think about it.  Just caught me off guard," he said.  He salted the eggs, set the table, and they ate breakfast without saying much.  After finishing his breakfast, he put on a light set of platemail underneath his clothes, grabbed his sword in case he and Isaac had a chance to spar, and walked out the door.  Passing row after row of newly rebuilt houses, he came across a few of his friends.

            "Hey, Felix, how's it going?" one asked.

            "I hear you're goin' with the mayor's daughter, eh?" asked another.

            "First, it's going alright.  Second, I certainly hope I'm going with Kay," Felix replied, emphasizing the word 'Kay'.

            "Look, Felix, I don't wanna burst your bubble, but that girl could have whomever she wanted.  Haven't you wondered at all why she chose you?" the first one asked.

            "And what exactly do you mean by that?" asked Felix.

            "Well, she's high society and you're...well...you took the Elemental Stars from Sol Sanctum and left Vale with thieves.  Even if she understood that you weren't part of them, isn't it possible that she just...wants something?" came a reply from the second.

            "I know she didn't pick me because she wanted something.  She really loves me.  Besides, what do I even have to give?  Isaac has Alchemy!" replied Felix.

            "Isaac also has Mia.  You should know full well how dangerous it is to cross her.  I do, and I didn't go halfway around the world putting up with her." said the first one.

            "So you think someone as sweet and generous as her would take up a relationship with someone who has nothing so that she could get something," he replied.

            "Well, yeah," came a reply from both of them.

            "Then basically, you're saying she's just a lowlife con-artist?" he asked.

            "Felix...I don't know how to tell you this, but...pretty much," the first one replied.

            Felix was overcome with rage.  Nobody would talk like that about the woman he loved.  Nobody.  His fists clenched, and he punched the other man with all the strength he had in him.  "You want a piece of this, too?!" he yelled at the second one.  Said second 'friend' took off running as fast as he could.  At the same time, Kay was getting the bad treatment to her face.

            "So Kay, I hear you're going out with Felix now.  Have you always fallen for traitors, or is this something new?" one girl asked her.

            "Seriously, no girl with any self respect would want a loser like him.  So what is it that you want from him?" asked another.

            "What do you mean by that?!  I don't want anything from him!  I really do love him!" she said, defensively.

            "Like we buy that for a second.  If you loved him, you would have defended him when we called him a traitor and a loser.  But you didn't, did you?" a third girl asked, with scathing sarcasm on the last sentence.

            "Shut up!  I love him and he loves me!" she replied, on the verge of tears.

            "Don't lie, Kay.  You don't love him.  You love what he has.  Don't deny it, you know it's true," said the second one.

            Tears streamed down her face.  What they were saying wasn't funny.  They were telling her that she was playing the man she loved for a fool, and she knew beyond the shadow of a doubt that she wasn't.  And what was a thousand times worse, they were insulting him!  She took off running.  She had to get away from them before things got worse.

            Her vision was blurred horribly from tears, and she bumped into Felix on her way towards home.  Instantly, she noticed that she was crying into Felix's chest.  "Felix..." she said, crying harder.

            "Kay?  What is it?  What's wrong?" he asked.

            "Felix, they called you a traitor, and then told me I was playing you for a fool!  I'm not doing that, am I?" she asked, crying so hard that she could barely speak.

            "No, Kay.  I know you aren't.  But on the subject of me being a traitor...I have something to tell you," he replied.

            "What is it?  What could them calling you a traitor mean to anything?" she asked, worriedly.

            Felix shifted nervously where he stood.  He knew he had to tell her, but he couldn't.  An awkward silence stood for about ten seconds before his eyes finally flamed with resolution.  "Kay, I've done some thinking, and I'm a disgrace to my family.  I know people talk about me behind my back.  I've heard some of them talk about my parents, and Jenna, as well.  What I did goes beyond shaming my family.  I'm going to relinquish my family, leave Vale, and never come back." he said, belabouredly.  Kay could barely see his face through her crying eyes.

            "Felix...you can't.  I can't let you do that.  I can't let you go..." the words were choked out, barely recognizable for the heavy sobs escaping her lips.

            "Kay, I can't stay here.  It isn't fair to my family - or you.  I love you, but...I can't stay with you.  I can see that all I've been good for is causing you pain, and I can't do that to you.  Goodbye..." he said, as tears began to form in his deep, green eyes.

            Kay could feel her heart breaking.  Then a thought came to her mind.  "No.  This isn't goodbye.  You're not going alone.  I'm gonna go with you.  We can start our own life together.  No families, no 'friends' telling us we shouldn't be together, just you and me...together," she said, her tears finally slowing down to a stop.

            "No, Kay...I can't let you do that.  You have a great life, an understanding family, and...I know for a fact that you've never entered Sol Sanctum, taken the Elemental Stars, and tried to go light the lighthouses.  You have no reason to leave," he replied.

            "I have love, and that's enough for me.  If you insist on going, I'm going with you.  I'll write my parents a note, and I'll be ready to go," she said.

            "Kay, I...well, I can't stop you, obviously.  I guess...pack.  Bring a few changes of clothes, at least.  Please, just tell your parents tonight.  I wouldn't be able to live with myself if they didn't know you were gone," he said.  //What have I done?// he thought, worriedly, but knew he was smiling on the inside, because Kay loved him enough to be willing to go with him, and he didn't do anything to try and make her go.

            The next morning, both of them were packed.  Felix elected to tell only Jenna, and leave a note for his parents, asking Jenna not to say a word of his leaving until they discovered it themselves.  Kay had of course told everyone in her household, but asked them to keep it quiet, and understand her position.  To her great relief, they did, and let her leave with their blessings.  They met at the giant psynergy stone that Isaac rebuilt with the power of Alchemy.

            "No turning back after we leave, Kay.  Are you entirely sure you want to do this?" asked Felix.

            "I've never been more sure of anything else, Felix.  Just tell me this, where are we going?" Kay asked.

            "Do you remember the stories I told you about Izumo, the oriental village?" Felix asked.

            "The ones about Gaia Rock and the dragon?  Yeah," she said.

            "I thought that would be best.  Aqua Rock in nearby Apojii would hurt you, and Contigo isn't an option, since Ivan could find us and tell the others," replied Felix.

            "So then we're going somewhere that we won't find the others again?" she asked.

            "Kay, it's all I know to tell you.  Besides, it's not like we'll be lower class there.  For once, that stupid trip across the world will actually be useful," he replied.  He held out his hand, and she took it.  They walked out of the village, hand in hand.  Once they were a safe distance away, Felix pulled out the Teleport Lapis, unleashed the Teleport Psynergy, and as they were engulfed in the light of the Psynergy, they took a last look at Vale.  They knew they'd never return.  But they didn't care.  They were in love, and everyone around knew it.

(End)