Forever Friends
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Isaac sighed as he walked through the halls of Babi Palace. Having found that his body didn't want to sleep, he left the room that Babi had provided for him and his friends to take a stroll. He noted the decorations along the hall, noticing that they lacked a certain touch that most such symbols had in Vale. But then, he didn't know the history of these items, either.
Walking up the stairs, he wondered about Jenna. He was nearly certain that the lack of her presence was keeping him awake at night. But he had no way of knowing unless he saw her, to see that she was fine. He wished that Kraden had never come to Vale, never took them within the mountain, never taught them alchemy. To just live in each other's company, growing old together...
A strange noise drew his attention to a room protected by two of the palace's guards. As he closed the distance from the stairwell to the door, he realized what the noises - sobs. And he hadn't heard any this bad since the first year after the storm and Jenna went into a frenzy...
Walking up, he noticed that the two guards were doing anything but paying attention - one was dozing, while the other was mumbling something about needing food. Stepping past them, he entered the room, intent on finding the source of the sobs. And to his shock, it was none other than the girl they had met earlier: Sheba.
Stepping forward, he noticed that the two aids that had been here earlier were not present, and the blond girl was sitting on her bed, her face in her hands. Stepping forward, he sat next to her, placing his hand on her shoulders. A few seconds later, she turned to look at him, her eyes still producing tears.
"Y..y.you're ...I..Isaac, right?"
Simply nodding, he looked into her eyes, curious as to how to calm her troubles. "What's wrong?"
She continued to maintain eye-to-eye contact with him, and finally let a sigh out. "I miss my home, Lalivero," she answered, letting out a dry chuckle. "I was miserable there 'cause the people always praised me. But now..."
As she continued to sob, Isaac recalled the solution that he told Jenna when she had her problem two years ago. "Sheba, I have an idea. Lay back on the bed."
She shot him a very quesionable look, but she did as he said. Her breathing increased as she waited for his idea, apparently impatient for his cure...
Laying on the bed beside her, Isaac stared at the ceiling. "Look at the ceiling. Imagine that there is a big blue sky, filled with white clouds. Pretend a light breeze is blowing the clouds around. Imagine that you are one of the clouds, free from worry, sadness, and misery."
He still heard her sniffles, but her breathing suddenly became regular. Turning to look at her, he saw that she was asleep, her eyes closed and water-free.
Sighing, he made his way back to his bed, wondering about Sheba. The trick had taken Jenna hours to accept, and yet Sheba had made it work within seconds. He chuckled at the thought; there was more to that girl than met the eye. He made a mental note to visit her before he fought at Collosio.
Slipping into bed, he imagined the sky, drifting off into a deep sleep...
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Walking down the main road in Vale, Sheba reflected on her life. After their victory in Prox, the group had long since settled down in Vale. Isaac and Jenna settled down together, and Felix proposed to Mia. Sheba had accepted a trip with Ivan, Garet, and Piers to visit Lemuria and research the past. Even though they came close to finding her origins, she turned them down, deciding to go back to Vale. That had been thirty years ago. Had it not been for the Lemurian waters, she would've been thirty. As it was, she appeared to be in her twenties, still with her bowl cut blonde, and her Vale clothes that had been a birthday gift from Isaac and Jenna.
Garret and Ivan had stayed in Lemuria, intent on learning the past. Mia and Felix had raised two daughters and a son, while Isaac and Jenna had a son.
Or rather, Isaac had a son.
She knew of Jenna's passing, knew that it was tearing the two people that had been close to her. As she walked down the path, she could sense the pain emminating from Felix's house. She could easily feel his sorrow, his pains; she felt Mia's sadness, of her worry that Jenna's death would nearly kill her husband's will to live.
Further down the path, she sensed the strongest pain of all - Isaac's. She saw Robert, Isaac's son, running through the fields beyond the house that housed Isaac. Just five years old, he had no idea of the pains that flowed through his father. Walking up to the house, she opened the door, sensing that Isaac would not answer the door due to his brooding. Stepping inside, she noticed that with the exception of some of Robin's toys, the house was bare. Cabinets were empty, shelves sat unused, even most of the furnature had vanished. But... why?
She knew the reason: after the battle, he and Jenna had been robbed while on a return trip from Vault, loosing much of thier gold. And to pay for her funeral, Isaac had sold off many of thier personal affects. Stepping onto the first step, Sheba proceded to continue into the house, pausing as she heard sniffles from a nearby room. Peaking in, she noticed Isaac, sitting on a bed. His clothes were worn nearly beyond mending. His hair was slightly dirty from lack of care, while his face had large dark streaks down his cheeks from constant crying.
Stepping into the room, she sat next to him, staring at the object he held in his hands: a painting of him and Jenna years ago. While the cause was not known, he still retained his youthful appearance, although the crying had made him look older.
She placed a hand on his shoulder, rubbing it as she looked at him. "I know it hurts, Isaac. I have felt that kind of pain before. But you can't let it consume you."
He turned to look at her, obvious misery on his face.
"Isaac, a wise sould once taught me a valuable lesson: 'Lay back on the bed, look at the ceiling. Imagine that there is a big blue sky, filled with white clouds. Pretend a light breeze is blowing the clouds around. Imagine that you are one of the clouds, free from worry, sadness, and misery.'
He stared at her, smiling slightly. "Thanks, Sheba."
Just like they did years ago, Sheba and Isaac laid on a bed, staring into the blue void filled with clouds...
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This was the result of a random idea that hit me while I was thinking up a Sheba/Isaac story. Just a gushy story, really... But for once, I actually got to type a story while it was fresh in my head!! YAY!
On a side note - I have little or no plans on updating this with more chapters. If ya'll want this to continue, I'll need a wopping 10 reviews. The reason I ask for that many is so that I'll have time to finish Curse of the Sages and push Icy Blaze along before I begin another project. I mean, look what happened to Battle Arena, End of an Era, etc...
Sheba - MIKAA DOES NOT OWN GOLDEN SUN!! PLEASE REVIEW THIS!!
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Isaac sighed as he walked through the halls of Babi Palace. Having found that his body didn't want to sleep, he left the room that Babi had provided for him and his friends to take a stroll. He noted the decorations along the hall, noticing that they lacked a certain touch that most such symbols had in Vale. But then, he didn't know the history of these items, either.
Walking up the stairs, he wondered about Jenna. He was nearly certain that the lack of her presence was keeping him awake at night. But he had no way of knowing unless he saw her, to see that she was fine. He wished that Kraden had never come to Vale, never took them within the mountain, never taught them alchemy. To just live in each other's company, growing old together...
A strange noise drew his attention to a room protected by two of the palace's guards. As he closed the distance from the stairwell to the door, he realized what the noises - sobs. And he hadn't heard any this bad since the first year after the storm and Jenna went into a frenzy...
Walking up, he noticed that the two guards were doing anything but paying attention - one was dozing, while the other was mumbling something about needing food. Stepping past them, he entered the room, intent on finding the source of the sobs. And to his shock, it was none other than the girl they had met earlier: Sheba.
Stepping forward, he noticed that the two aids that had been here earlier were not present, and the blond girl was sitting on her bed, her face in her hands. Stepping forward, he sat next to her, placing his hand on her shoulders. A few seconds later, she turned to look at him, her eyes still producing tears.
"Y..y.you're ...I..Isaac, right?"
Simply nodding, he looked into her eyes, curious as to how to calm her troubles. "What's wrong?"
She continued to maintain eye-to-eye contact with him, and finally let a sigh out. "I miss my home, Lalivero," she answered, letting out a dry chuckle. "I was miserable there 'cause the people always praised me. But now..."
As she continued to sob, Isaac recalled the solution that he told Jenna when she had her problem two years ago. "Sheba, I have an idea. Lay back on the bed."
She shot him a very quesionable look, but she did as he said. Her breathing increased as she waited for his idea, apparently impatient for his cure...
Laying on the bed beside her, Isaac stared at the ceiling. "Look at the ceiling. Imagine that there is a big blue sky, filled with white clouds. Pretend a light breeze is blowing the clouds around. Imagine that you are one of the clouds, free from worry, sadness, and misery."
He still heard her sniffles, but her breathing suddenly became regular. Turning to look at her, he saw that she was asleep, her eyes closed and water-free.
Sighing, he made his way back to his bed, wondering about Sheba. The trick had taken Jenna hours to accept, and yet Sheba had made it work within seconds. He chuckled at the thought; there was more to that girl than met the eye. He made a mental note to visit her before he fought at Collosio.
Slipping into bed, he imagined the sky, drifting off into a deep sleep...
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Walking down the main road in Vale, Sheba reflected on her life. After their victory in Prox, the group had long since settled down in Vale. Isaac and Jenna settled down together, and Felix proposed to Mia. Sheba had accepted a trip with Ivan, Garet, and Piers to visit Lemuria and research the past. Even though they came close to finding her origins, she turned them down, deciding to go back to Vale. That had been thirty years ago. Had it not been for the Lemurian waters, she would've been thirty. As it was, she appeared to be in her twenties, still with her bowl cut blonde, and her Vale clothes that had been a birthday gift from Isaac and Jenna.
Garret and Ivan had stayed in Lemuria, intent on learning the past. Mia and Felix had raised two daughters and a son, while Isaac and Jenna had a son.
Or rather, Isaac had a son.
She knew of Jenna's passing, knew that it was tearing the two people that had been close to her. As she walked down the path, she could sense the pain emminating from Felix's house. She could easily feel his sorrow, his pains; she felt Mia's sadness, of her worry that Jenna's death would nearly kill her husband's will to live.
Further down the path, she sensed the strongest pain of all - Isaac's. She saw Robert, Isaac's son, running through the fields beyond the house that housed Isaac. Just five years old, he had no idea of the pains that flowed through his father. Walking up to the house, she opened the door, sensing that Isaac would not answer the door due to his brooding. Stepping inside, she noticed that with the exception of some of Robin's toys, the house was bare. Cabinets were empty, shelves sat unused, even most of the furnature had vanished. But... why?
She knew the reason: after the battle, he and Jenna had been robbed while on a return trip from Vault, loosing much of thier gold. And to pay for her funeral, Isaac had sold off many of thier personal affects. Stepping onto the first step, Sheba proceded to continue into the house, pausing as she heard sniffles from a nearby room. Peaking in, she noticed Isaac, sitting on a bed. His clothes were worn nearly beyond mending. His hair was slightly dirty from lack of care, while his face had large dark streaks down his cheeks from constant crying.
Stepping into the room, she sat next to him, staring at the object he held in his hands: a painting of him and Jenna years ago. While the cause was not known, he still retained his youthful appearance, although the crying had made him look older.
She placed a hand on his shoulder, rubbing it as she looked at him. "I know it hurts, Isaac. I have felt that kind of pain before. But you can't let it consume you."
He turned to look at her, obvious misery on his face.
"Isaac, a wise sould once taught me a valuable lesson: 'Lay back on the bed, look at the ceiling. Imagine that there is a big blue sky, filled with white clouds. Pretend a light breeze is blowing the clouds around. Imagine that you are one of the clouds, free from worry, sadness, and misery.'
He stared at her, smiling slightly. "Thanks, Sheba."
Just like they did years ago, Sheba and Isaac laid on a bed, staring into the blue void filled with clouds...
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This was the result of a random idea that hit me while I was thinking up a Sheba/Isaac story. Just a gushy story, really... But for once, I actually got to type a story while it was fresh in my head!! YAY!
On a side note - I have little or no plans on updating this with more chapters. If ya'll want this to continue, I'll need a wopping 10 reviews. The reason I ask for that many is so that I'll have time to finish Curse of the Sages and push Icy Blaze along before I begin another project. I mean, look what happened to Battle Arena, End of an Era, etc...
Sheba - MIKAA DOES NOT OWN GOLDEN SUN!! PLEASE REVIEW THIS!!
