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PROLOGUE
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Lord Cynic: "Galileo, Galileo, Galileo, Galileo…"

Mini Mia/Mini Isaac: "???"

Mini Sheba: "Too much Queen."

Other Mini's: oO;

Lord Cynic: "I'm just a poor boy, nobody loves me."

Mini Isaac/Garet/Felix: "He's just a poor boy from a poor family."

Mini Jenna/Mia/Sheba: - -;

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Mini Ivan: "Lord Cynic doesn't own Golden Sun. It belongs to Nintendo and Camelot Soft. "Bohemian Rhapsody" belongs to Queen. {"Not Prince… thanks, Black Demon567."}. Oh, and Cynic can't sing."

Lord Cynic: "I'm willing to accept that."

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Chapter 3 – "One wish"

Draping her day robe over her shoulders, Mia crept towards the room of her room. However, before she could open it a petite, squeaky yawn was heard from the top of her cupboard. She spun around to find two beady eyes of one of her Mercury Djinni looking at her curiously.
"Why are you up so late?" the Djinn asked, blinking in confusion.
"Oh, hello, Tonic," Mia said, relieved that it wasn't anyone else. "I just couldn't sleep, so I'm going out for a walk."
"Does Isaac have anything to do with this?"
Through the small light, Tonic could see pink tinges appear on Mia's cheeks.
"No, of-of course not," the Mercury Adept stammered. "Why would you think that?"
"I heard you talking in your sleep," Tonic said, jumping from the top of the cupboard to Mia's dressing table. "All through your sleep you kept moaning and calling his name. Then I heard your song and put two and two together."
"Oh," Mia said softly. "So now you know?"
"I've known for a long time," Tonic replied. "Throughout our Golden Sun adventure, I noticed your love struck behaviour towards Isaac."
"What do you mean?" Mia asked, face flushing.
"There was no way I could miss it," Tonic continued. "Everytime Isaac spoke to you, your face turned redder than Garet's hair. Like right now."
Mia's face was indeed scarlet with embarrassment, but Tonic pretended not to notice this.
"Even during long battles, you'd just stare at Isaac and become sidetracked in your own fantasy world. Only when you were being attacked did you awake from your daydreaming."
"Well," Mia started, "I guess love can take over you when you least expect it." Realising what she just said she blushed again, but quietly opened the door. "Oh, and Tonic," she added, turning back to the surprised Mercury Djinn, "I think it's time you told Granite how you feel about him as well." She departed, leaving a flushed Tonic behind.
"Granite?" she squeaked, turning turquoise with embarrassment. "He's always been nice to me, but I don't know if he actually likes me or not." She noticed that the bedroom door was still open, and her eyes lit up. "Well, if Mia's gone to confess her love to Isaac, then it's about time I told Granite how I feel."
Eyes now shining, Tonic bounced off Mia's dressing table and scampered out of the room to catch up to her.

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"A tranquil, starry sky… It reminds me of Mia's beautiful face."
Isaac still hadn't moved an inch since half an hour ago. He stood stationary with hands behind his back as he continued to stare up at the night sky. The stars were still shining down on him, although some had started to fade as time passed and early morning approached.
"I'm probably wasting my time," Isaac said finally, yawning and stretching sleepily. "Mia's too beautiful to love a loser like me."
"If that's the case," a small tired voice said below him, "then why is she all worth the trouble?"
Isaac tore his eyes off the sky and spun around to find where that voice came from. He didn't have to look very far when a tiny brown head of one of his Venus Djinni popped up out of the grass. The Djinn yawned and rubbed his eyes as Isaac stared at him.
"Granite? What are you doing here?"
"Well, I was sleeping," Granite said, stifling another yawn.
"Out here?" Isaac asked, raising an eyebrow.
'Touché,' Granite thought to himself, then said aloud to Isaac, "Well, okay, that was a half truth."
"A half truth?"
"Yeah, I came out to do some thinking… and fell asleep in the process."
Isaac became intrigued despite his own problems. "What would you have to think about to come all the way out here?"
"Well," Granite started, lowering his head to look at the ground, and Isaac noticed that his face had become a shade of maroon (If there's another reddish-brown colour I haven't discovered let me know). "We both seem to be hopelessly in love with people who may never return it."
"Oh…" Isaac's eyes widened as something clicked. "Ohhhhh. But, who's your forbidden love?"
Granite looked down at the ground again and mumbled. "Innonic."
"I beg your pardon?"
Granite gave a sigh. "She's one of Mia's Djinni… Tonic."
"Ah," Isaac said, finally understanding. "I should've guessed."
"What do you mean?" Granite asked, suddenly sharp like Jenna's tongue (Rather scary in itself, I know). "I would've thought you were too high on love for Mia to notice anything else."
"Hey, relax," Isaac said, waving his hands in alarm at Granite's sudden outburst. "I noticed some changes in your behaviour when you were around Tonic, that's all."
"Huh? What changes?"
"Like your need to impress her in battle," Isaac explained. "Whenever I'd summon you, you'd shield her instead of us."
"Oh, er…" Granite turned a deeper shade of maroon, and for the first time that night Isaac laughed softly.
"Don't worry about it, we're both just hopeless romantics."
"Why, because we're hopelessly in love with people we can't have?"
"No," Isaac said, grinning slightly, "because we're just hopeless when it comes to romance."
They both chuckled despite themselves. Inside the house, Mia and Tonic were walking down the stairs towards the front door.

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"I'm surprised to see you joining me, Tonic," Mia said as Tonic trailed beside her.
"Well, you were right," Tonic said. "Love can make you do some crazy things."
Mia smiled. "So you'll tell Granite how you feel?"
"Perhaps," Tonic said as they reached the bottom of the stairs. They noticed that the front door was swinging open, permitting chilly gales of air to surround the Mercury Adept and her Djinn, making both shiver slightly.
"I wonder who left the door open," Tonic said, trying to get used to the cold.
"I think I know who," Mia said, smiling again as she stepped towards the front door. Tonic squeaked and scurried after her.

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"Y'know what," Isaac said enthusiastically, a big smile on his face, "I don't care what happens. I'm going to tell Mia I love her."
"Are you sure about that?" Granite asked, shocked at Isaac's sudden announcement. "What if she doesn't return your love?"
"Well," Isaac began, "if you were me, and had to admit your love to Tonic, what would be going through your head?"
"Well," Granite said, thinking, "anxiety, worry, regret, what were to happen if she said no…"
"Anything else?"
"Yes," Granite said slowly, "the possibility that she might say yes."
"Understand how I feel now?" Isaac asked, even though he already knew the answer.
"I do," Granite said. "But how will you be able yo tell Mia how you feel?"
"I know exactly how to tell her," Isaac said, his eyes shining with excitement. "I'll sing her a song!"
"Oh," Granite said. "What song will you sing her?"
This caused Isaac to think for a bit. Almost immediately his face broke into a huge smile that surprised Granite yet again.
"I'll sing her a song that I've kept in my heart since we returned here to Vale."
"What song is that?"
Isaac looked up at the sky, concentrating on the crescent moon that stood out from the display of stars like a black sheep among white. Granite waited, but Isaac remained silent as from inside the house Mia and Tonic arrived at the front door to find the Venus Adept and Djinn standing in the garden.
"Isaac," Mia whispered softly.
"Granite," Tonic whispered in the same way as Isaac's eyed finally opened again.
"Mia, my love," he said gently, unaware of her presence, "this song is for you."

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I stare into this starry sky,

With a yearning for love from deep inside.

The stars draw me a picture that I cannot explain,

But there's an image in my head that is pure and plain.

To long for whom I love is all that ask,

But who knows how long this burning love will last?



Tonight I'd like to ask for just one wish,

For my true love to give me one long kiss.

There's nothing in this world that I would want more,

Because your love is the only thing I'm living for.

I'll always love you with all of my heart,

And nothing in this world could ever tear it apart.



When there's times I can't do anything right,

You're always there to be my light.

Warmth fills my every vein,

When you're here to ease my pain.

I wish you knew how much I care,

Because my love for you I yearn to share.

Starlight give me courage to be strong,

To let my true love know how much I've loved them all along.



Tonight I'd like to ask for just one wish,

For my true love to give me one long kiss.

There's nothing in this world that I would want more,

Because your love is the only thing I'm living for.

I'll always love you with all of my heart,

And nothing in this world could ever tear it apart.



If my wish could be granted tonight,

True love will be proven right.

That's all I could ever ask for,

To be granted real love and nothing more.



Tonight I'd like to ask for just one wish,

For my true love to give me one long kiss.

There's nothing in this world that I would want more,

Because your love is the only thing I'm living for.

I'll always love you with all of my heart,

And nothing in this world could ever tear it apart.

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As Isaac trailed off with, "Just one wish… just one wish…" Mia gave a small sob from the front door. Isaac and Granite spun around in shock to find the Mercury Adept and her Djinn standing there, smiling. Isaac became frozen like an English guard as he wondered how long they had been standing there, and Granite tried to hide himself in the grass.

"Mia… I… I just… how long were you… I mean," Isaac spluttered as Mia walked towards him, still smiling like the sunshine. Isaac turned a new shade of tomato red and continued his incoherent rambling until Mia was standing right in front of him.
"Isaac," she whispered, beckoning him forward with a finger, "come closer."
With a big gulp, Isaac reluctantly bent forward until they were nose-to-nose with each other. 'This is it,' he thought. 'This is the best chance to tell Mia how I feel.' He could smell her scent as their faces grew closer to each other, and he closed his eyes until –

*WHACK*

Mia whacked Isaac across the back of the head, causing him to collapse onto the ground.
"Oww!" he yelped, rubbing his head in pain. He looked up. "Mia?"
Isaac shrank in fear at the glare Mia was now shooting at him. He shrank even further when Mia stood over him like… a… blue-haired… female overlord. {"Sorry…"}
"Isaac," she said slowly, and Isaac waited for an explosion. Waited more. And more.
"Um… yes?"
"Why didn't you tell me sooner?!" Mia shrieked, causing Isaac to fall sideways awkwardly. She then pulled him towards her and locked him in a long, heartfelt kiss.
"So, do you -" Isaac started, after the kiss lasted 27 seconds, but Mia shushed him with another, shorter kiss.
"Yes," she said, smiling the sunshine again. "I love you too."
Isaac smiled in relief and leaned forward to kiss Mia again when he noticed that Tonic was smothering Granite with kisses in the grass. Granite was dark maroon with embarrassment when he realised that Isaac was watching him, but then he disappeared when Tonic smothered him with kisses again.
"I guess they -" Isaac started again, but Mia shushed him again with another kiss. Adepts and Djinni relished their newfound love as a shooting star zipped across the sky. Wishes were granted that night, and so much more.

But in a certain someone's house, a particular redhead was thrashing around in his sleep.
"No, not that… anything but that… get it away… get it AWAY!!!"
Garet sat up in bed, ridden with shock and sweating. He glanced around at his room and sighed in relief.
"Phew… it was just a dream…"
He glanced at his wall filled with several photos, but two stood out from the others. Their edges were burnt and they showed the same picture: Garet in a tutu singing "Barbie Girl". He growled with spite as his eyes laid upon these two photos.
"I'll get them for this," he said. "Eventually…"

THE END


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Lord Cynic: "I'd forgotten the proper ending when I wrote the draft… whoops. Oh well, the fanfic is hereby complete. And in case you were wondering, yes, Mercury Matchmaker is still in its drafting stage. I've been sidetracked with a lot of things… evil school… but I'm getting there, really!"

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Reader's Spotlight

"Joker's Specter" Yes, I can understand that gripe. I guess I was in a hurry when I drafted it so it looks rushed. No worries, it's been edited and should be slightly better. As for the similarities, it's Mia's side of the love story, so to speak. Subconsciously I intended for them to be identical in a way... meh.

"TheOneAndOnlyT"

We know the mystery now! Muwahahahahaha!!!... oh, and I don't think I've included a lot of poetic images in this chapter... hopefully. Glad you enjoyed the story.

"Net Strife"

Someone else envying me?... that's impossible!!! Seriously. We're all lazy, all of us. Just in varying degrees...

"LilTyphoon"

Ah... I'm studying Psychology in school, so maybe I can understand more about what you said. As for the kangaroo incident... Kangaroos: 28 Humans: 2.

"Anime-Master7"

I wondered that too... still am. Sorry.

"Cruel Ruin"

I'm from the state down under, so to speak... Victoria. At least I can get lots of rain, muwahahahahahaa!... er, sorry. Yeah, sorry about the song thing. I can never find a tune from a real song to use into these songs, so I guess you'll have to use your imagination. Glad to be the milestone in your Fanfiction career... wheeeee! *Smashes into the fridge.*

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Lord Cynic: "And that ends One Wish. Hope everyone who's read it enjoyed it. Oh, and for more… organised versions of my songs check out my songs out at FictionPress. Of course, I'm the one and only Lord Cynic! *Laughs maniacally… coughs… splutters… develops Isaac/Felix laryngitis.* ?…. !!!