Second Chances
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Chapter 6
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Sheba stared at her feet while Felix paced back and forth. Had she not yelled like that after sensing Alex fainting, he might not have been discovered. Unfortunately, she had sensed his fainting, and between her yelp and the fact that she dropped her ward against Ivan, it was only a matter of minutes before he was found.
After virtually everyone arrived, she had been taken to Felix's tent to be questioned. Alex had been left in the care of Isaac, largely since Mia was still sleepin in her tent, and the fact that their Lemurian friend was presumably returning from Vault with supplies. Ivan was standing guard over the tent, to prevent anything from happening before they learned what was going on.
Oddly enough, Garet and Jenna were missing when the alarm went out, but then, they ALWAYS vanished at this time of the evening...
She did not look up at Felix, fearing his wrath. She knew that he did not care for Alex, and worried that whatever feelings that Mia might have would rub off on him. Thus far, he had just paced back and forth, staring at her. She had stared at her feet ever since she sat down, unable to face him.
"Where did you find him?"
She mentally corrected her earlier assesment of the situation - it was not a questioning, but an interrogation. She should have noticed...
"I was walking out around the Aleph ruins, and found him." She would be damned if she told him more than he asked.
"Why did you bring him into the village without telling us?"
"I didn't like the notion of leaving him for dead, and I felt that if I told anyone, they would try to kill him."
She didn't look up, but for some reason, she visualized an image of a hurt look on his face. Odd, that.
"Why did you bring Isaac in on your little...adventure?"
"He thought that I was feeling bad, and I decided that he cared enough and brought him in on what I was doing."
A pause. She still did not look up, but she could still Felix with a hurt look...
"Did Alex say anything about Aleph or why he was going after the power of the Stone of Sages?"
"No."
The pacing of feet stopped, and Sheba glanced up, seeing Felix's stare. She gazed into his eyes, trying to read his reaction to her response. His eyes were not as innocent as Alex's, and they were not as warm as Isaacs. They DID have some hint of caring, but the gaze was more inquisitive than normal. It was almost as if...he thought she was lying?
"Sheba, you ARE telling me everything, right?"
"Yes. Why wouldn't I?"
"Because you love him."
She stared at Felix, her face full of horror. How could he say that?! She didn't LOVE Alex! She liked him, she cared about him, but she didn't LOVE him. Did she?
"T...t.t..h.at's..no...not...tr....r..t...r....t.rue..." She turned away, her face hot enough to burn lead.
"Sheba, if you do love him, now's the time to tell us. If anyone gets the idea that you are hiding anything..."
She still did not look at him, even as he knelt down next to her, her mind abuzz with a way to circumvent the answer. Sadly, she could not think of something to say.
"Felix... I don't love him...I LIKE him, but..."
"I understand, Sheba. Why don't you try to get some sleep?"
"Where? My tent's being used..."
"Shh... Isaac said you could take his bed. I'll get Kay to take you there."
She heard Felix walk out, and as soon as he did, she tried to compose herself. It was silly, fretting over whether or not she loved Alex.
Yet for some reason, her heart didn't sound so sure of her decidsion...
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Alex stared at the cieling, pondering his fate. Isaac had pulled him out of whatever had taken over him, and Ivan had checked in every-so often. The fact that Ivan was in on this meant that their ploy had not worked, and that everyone knew of what was going on.
Fortunatley, from what he knew, Sheba and the others did not know of why he had sought the powers of Alchemy. Of course, it was only a matter of time before they learned of his secret. And elements help him if Mia finds him.
A ruffling of cloth sounded from a distance, and both Ivan and Isaac made their way to the door. Apparently, he was being left alone. He had a hunch as to the meeting - they were going to discuss whatever they had gotten from Sheba.
Despite his feelings for the entire village and its residants, he worried for her. It was unfair for her to suffer for his crimes, and he silently prayed that she wouldn't be associated with his past...
A ruffling of wind blew the tent flap aside, and the sound of a person walking in came from the entrance. He tried to sit up, and glanced at the person who had entered. Immediately, he wished he hadn't.
"Hello, Alex."
"Hello, Mia."
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Cliffhangers are always evil... =D
Sheba - 0_0 MIA IS ALONE WITH ALEX!? POOR ALEX-CHAN!
._.
Sheba - What?
O_o
Sheba - Wha'd I s...oh... *runs*
o_o That aside, on to the reviews!
SSJ-KybokSilverfang - Tis Ok! Thanks! Do you still like it? ^_^
Forgotten Souls - Wierd, eh? This is EXTREMELY close to how I really view psynergy. Ah, who does she love... This chapter might make you think a bit...XD True, it is a descriptive use of psynergy, but in terms of sheer ammount, Icy Blaze wins (the battle against Nani...). Alex's heart broken even further? Almost... Alex not using his psynergy will come to light...soon...maybe...hopefully... More bad will happen to the poor Imilian rouge. Just read above. XD He won't die. Yet.
I DO NOT OWN GOLDEN SUN OR NINTENDO! AND SINCE SHEBA IS NOT AROUND AT THE MOMENT, PLEASE REVIEW!!!
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Chapter 6
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Sheba stared at her feet while Felix paced back and forth. Had she not yelled like that after sensing Alex fainting, he might not have been discovered. Unfortunately, she had sensed his fainting, and between her yelp and the fact that she dropped her ward against Ivan, it was only a matter of minutes before he was found.
After virtually everyone arrived, she had been taken to Felix's tent to be questioned. Alex had been left in the care of Isaac, largely since Mia was still sleepin in her tent, and the fact that their Lemurian friend was presumably returning from Vault with supplies. Ivan was standing guard over the tent, to prevent anything from happening before they learned what was going on.
Oddly enough, Garet and Jenna were missing when the alarm went out, but then, they ALWAYS vanished at this time of the evening...
She did not look up at Felix, fearing his wrath. She knew that he did not care for Alex, and worried that whatever feelings that Mia might have would rub off on him. Thus far, he had just paced back and forth, staring at her. She had stared at her feet ever since she sat down, unable to face him.
"Where did you find him?"
She mentally corrected her earlier assesment of the situation - it was not a questioning, but an interrogation. She should have noticed...
"I was walking out around the Aleph ruins, and found him." She would be damned if she told him more than he asked.
"Why did you bring him into the village without telling us?"
"I didn't like the notion of leaving him for dead, and I felt that if I told anyone, they would try to kill him."
She didn't look up, but for some reason, she visualized an image of a hurt look on his face. Odd, that.
"Why did you bring Isaac in on your little...adventure?"
"He thought that I was feeling bad, and I decided that he cared enough and brought him in on what I was doing."
A pause. She still did not look up, but she could still Felix with a hurt look...
"Did Alex say anything about Aleph or why he was going after the power of the Stone of Sages?"
"No."
The pacing of feet stopped, and Sheba glanced up, seeing Felix's stare. She gazed into his eyes, trying to read his reaction to her response. His eyes were not as innocent as Alex's, and they were not as warm as Isaacs. They DID have some hint of caring, but the gaze was more inquisitive than normal. It was almost as if...he thought she was lying?
"Sheba, you ARE telling me everything, right?"
"Yes. Why wouldn't I?"
"Because you love him."
She stared at Felix, her face full of horror. How could he say that?! She didn't LOVE Alex! She liked him, she cared about him, but she didn't LOVE him. Did she?
"T...t.t..h.at's..no...not...tr....r..t...r....t.rue..." She turned away, her face hot enough to burn lead.
"Sheba, if you do love him, now's the time to tell us. If anyone gets the idea that you are hiding anything..."
She still did not look at him, even as he knelt down next to her, her mind abuzz with a way to circumvent the answer. Sadly, she could not think of something to say.
"Felix... I don't love him...I LIKE him, but..."
"I understand, Sheba. Why don't you try to get some sleep?"
"Where? My tent's being used..."
"Shh... Isaac said you could take his bed. I'll get Kay to take you there."
She heard Felix walk out, and as soon as he did, she tried to compose herself. It was silly, fretting over whether or not she loved Alex.
Yet for some reason, her heart didn't sound so sure of her decidsion...
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Alex stared at the cieling, pondering his fate. Isaac had pulled him out of whatever had taken over him, and Ivan had checked in every-so often. The fact that Ivan was in on this meant that their ploy had not worked, and that everyone knew of what was going on.
Fortunatley, from what he knew, Sheba and the others did not know of why he had sought the powers of Alchemy. Of course, it was only a matter of time before they learned of his secret. And elements help him if Mia finds him.
A ruffling of cloth sounded from a distance, and both Ivan and Isaac made their way to the door. Apparently, he was being left alone. He had a hunch as to the meeting - they were going to discuss whatever they had gotten from Sheba.
Despite his feelings for the entire village and its residants, he worried for her. It was unfair for her to suffer for his crimes, and he silently prayed that she wouldn't be associated with his past...
A ruffling of wind blew the tent flap aside, and the sound of a person walking in came from the entrance. He tried to sit up, and glanced at the person who had entered. Immediately, he wished he hadn't.
"Hello, Alex."
"Hello, Mia."
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Cliffhangers are always evil... =D
Sheba - 0_0 MIA IS ALONE WITH ALEX!? POOR ALEX-CHAN!
._.
Sheba - What?
O_o
Sheba - Wha'd I s...oh... *runs*
o_o That aside, on to the reviews!
SSJ-KybokSilverfang - Tis Ok! Thanks! Do you still like it? ^_^
Forgotten Souls - Wierd, eh? This is EXTREMELY close to how I really view psynergy. Ah, who does she love... This chapter might make you think a bit...XD True, it is a descriptive use of psynergy, but in terms of sheer ammount, Icy Blaze wins (the battle against Nani...). Alex's heart broken even further? Almost... Alex not using his psynergy will come to light...soon...maybe...hopefully... More bad will happen to the poor Imilian rouge. Just read above. XD He won't die. Yet.
I DO NOT OWN GOLDEN SUN OR NINTENDO! AND SINCE SHEBA IS NOT AROUND AT THE MOMENT, PLEASE REVIEW!!!