Forever Friends

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Chapter 3 - Mia's Misery

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Mia walked down the streets of Vale, her mind in torment. Her children had left several years ago, seeking to explore the world. Her husband was taking the death of his sister extremely hard, largely due to the fact that he was the only one left in his family. Or rather, the last one outside of his wife and kids...

Mia felt her throat become dry. She wished that Felix would be happy and cheerful again, but sadly, it did not seem likely that he would be so in the near future. He had been so full of life, so gentle, so humerous. It ached her to see him in such pain, and it hurt even more to know that there was not a thing she could do to help.

Feeling her emotions coming up, she ducked into the inn, intent on getting a stiff drink. Though she never consumed booze prior to the death, it seemed that she drank it quite often. Course, it DID help her calm down. Odd that.

Walking to the counter, Mia stopped to clear her eyes. If she wasn't mistaken, Sheba was behind the counter. She had heard that she was back, but seeing her had shocked her. Like Isaac and, to some extent at least, Felix, Sheba seemed to have aged rather slowly. Probably Pier's work...

"Mia, are you alright?"

Nodding her head, Mia moved to one of the stools. She hadn't confirmed it, but she had heard that Sheba had "moved in" with Isaac. Fortunately, Felix hadn't heard these rumors, as he would probably kill Isaac for being unfaithful to Jenna...

"Mia?"

Realizing that her mind had drifted, Mia gently blushed, turning her attention to her friend. "I would like a Kraden Special."

Sheba's eyebrows raised up. Not suprising, Mia thought. The Kraden Special had been concocted by none other than the old teacher himself, and was a potent drink.

"Mia, do you need to talk?"

"Oh, it's nothing. Just the fact that my husband is depressed, my children are gone, and my life is..." Beginning to break up, Mia pressed her head down onto her arms, letting loose. She barely noticed when Sheba sat next to her, gently rubbing her back, cooing. Almost like a mother...

...which made Mia seem like a child. Even more embarrassed, Mia tried to stand, but nearly toppled over, causing Sheba to catch her and help her to the stool.

"Let it out, Mia. Belive me, letting your emotions build up is the last thing you want to do."

After a few minutes, Mia regained her composure. Turning to Sheba, she decided to check on the truth of the rumor, silently praying that her fears would not come true...

"Sheba, are you staying with Isaac?"

Her blonde friend blinked, apparently shocked at the question. "Yes, I am."

*Oh Hell... If Felix finds out...*

"Why do you ask? I'm helping him until he can recover over Jenna's loss."

Mia shot her a look, and she noted that Sheba had just realized how THAT sounded...

"It's nothing sexual or anything," she stated, her cheeks a light rosey color. "I'm helping him until he can stand on his own. And I'm helping him with Robert too..."

"Sheba, you DO know that Felix would probably kill Isaac and you if he knew this, right?"

Her red cheeks suddenly were replaced with gastly white skin. Obviously, that hadn't occurred to her.

"You won't tell him, will you?"

"No, but it is only a matter of time... I need to go now. Felix will probably want to know where his supper is..."

"He's that bad, is he?"

Mia nodded. "I don't know if he would be glad to see you or not, Sheba... I need to go."

Sheba helped her to the door, and as Mia walked towards Kay's house, she could almost feel Sheba watching her go...

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Wow, this took a long time to come out, no?

Weeeell, I was trying to get my ideas for Return of Anemos onto this PC, and as I tried, I ended up going back over the print-offs of the text, and found myself reading the first two chapters of this story. Having thought a variant of this chapter over one night, I figured it wouldn't hurt to resurect it for a bit...

How does it rate?

Sorry for the absurd delay, but Icy Blaze, Curse of the Sages, and Return of Anemos had taken precidence. And don't expect this story to get cherry and fluffy for a time. Suffice it to say that an upcoming chapter is currently titled "Felix's Fury." Guess why...XD

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