Second Chances
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Chapter 11
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Sheba walked along the path, pondering what Mia had said. What had she meant by destiny? Sheba rarely bought into destiny, believing that people had the ability to change and affect the courses of their lives. Did Mia believe in predestination? If so, was that the reason that she forgave Alex, knowing that he would always be good, no matter what happened?
She shook her head, unable to make sense of anything.
She passed by the fire pit, glancing around. She noticed Jenna sitting next to the big pot, mixing the stew for the day's meals. If Sheb didn't know better, she looked somewhat confused.
Furrowing her brow, she noticed that Garet was not around. Sheba knew that Garet and Jenna had rarely been sperated since they were united, and could understand that Jenna would be puzzled.
But another question was brought up: where was Garet?
Feeling that it would be best to stop to chat with her, Sheba moved towards Jenna, ignoring the slight glare that she recieved from the firey Martian.
"What do you want?"
Sheba ignored the sharp tone. "I noticed that you seemed worried about something, and since I didn't see Garet anywhere."
Jenna sighed as Sheba sat next to her, apparently reluctant to admit when she felt down. Of course, it was hard to hide feelings as deep as those she felt for Garet, that was for sure.
"Garet said he had to go ask Ivan for a favor, but I haven't seen him for twenty minutes."
Sheba smiled, chuckling dryly. "I take it that this is unusual?" *An understatement, but still...*
"It is unusual. First he wants to willingly talk to Ivan, and then he's gone for so long. It's not like him."
"You want me to go look for him?"
Jenna turned to face her, apparently stunned by the request. "Why would you do that?"
"To help a friend, of course. Why wouldn't I do something nice?"
"Because..." She turned away, her cheeks a light rosey shade.
"Because I love Alex?"
Silence was her answer, and Sheba did not pursue the issue. She knew that it was a sore issue for them, as Jenna and Garet both were opposed to Alex's presence.
"Sheba, are you sure you love him?"
She blinked, unsure what Jenna's goal was. "Yes, I do. Almost as much as you do for Garet."
"Almost?"
"We don't spend every single waking hour in each other's presence, everywhere we go."
Jenna blinked. "That's unusual for someone in love?"
It dawned on Sheba that Jenna thought that her relationship with Garet was normal. "It is, in a way, Jenna. But then, each couple expresses their feelings differiently."
Jenna smiled at her, her mind apparently absorbing something that Sheba had said. What it was, she could not tell.
"Sheba... This is not easy for me to say, but... I apoligize for accusing Alex of controlling you."
Sheba quickly shut her mouth, realizing that it was open in shock.
"I was so shocked and angry at seeing Alex, I didn't know what to think. But if Alex had been controlling you, he wouldn't have said that."
Sheba smiled, wondering if there was a slight hint of an insult at Alex in that comment. "I accept it, Jenna. I need to be off now."
"Bye. If you see Garet..."
"..I'll tell him that you're worried sick." Smiling, she turned to walk towards her tent.
It was then she noticed something odd about her tent in the distance. She didn't see any sign of movement, and didn't expect to see any, since it was mid-day. The tent flaps flapping in the breeze were the only sign of moveme-
Wait a second. Something was wrong. There was a box sitting near the entrance to the tent, with markings that she did not recognize. Was Alex in trouble? No, she was just being paranoid. That was all.
She made her way towards her tent, quickinging her pace. Despite her reasurring, she did not believe that everything was fine...
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As reality sank back into his mind, Alex came to realize two things:
One, he could feel the pain throughout his body, from his nose to his feet.
Two, there was a blue haired man standing over him.
*A blue haired...*
*The Lemurian...*
Trying to clear his vision, Alex quickly realized that his right eye was unable to open clearly, possibly swolen. He tried to feel all of his body, attempting to quell the sharp spikes of pain that swelled from his head to his arms, from his shoulders to his hips, from his waist to his feet. The pain was among the worst he had ever felt, worsened by the fact that he was unable to heal himself.
"You're awake."
Alex tried to move, to say something, but found that he was unable to move his body. Come to think of it, though he felt pain everywhere, he didn't feel the ground on which he layed.
"Picard, how bad is it?"
"The name's Piers, Alex."
Alex felt his face turn red, wishing that he had not spoken. "Sorry."
"I didn't expect you to remember it. Then again, I didn't expect to see you here."
"Why ARE you here?"
A sigh came from the Lemurian, "I saw Garet leave the tent, and I was curious as to what he would be doing in Sheba's tent without Jenna around his arm. I found you, and tried to heal your wounds."
"How bad are they?"
"Your eye is swolen, your nose bled, and your right arm was broken. Other than that, I'd say your fine."
Something there didn't sound right. "But I feel pain all down my...No..."
It dawned on him what might have happened to him, and apparently Piers realized it too.
"Paralysis? I don't think so."
"Alex, I'm trying to sit up as it is."
Silence fell on the occupants of the tent, both of them unable to think of something to say.
"Maybe it's temporary. You can always use your psynergy, Alex."
"Piers, I haven't told anyone, but... I think I've lost most of my psynergetic abilities."
Alex saw Pier's visage hover over him, probably trying to see if Alex was telling the truth. "You jest. Noone just looses their psynergetic abilities like that."
"I know, it sounds crazy. But I can't summon a drop of water to quench my thirst. I can't heal a simple nose bleed. I can't lift myself off of the bed. What other option is there?"
"Alex? Are you ok?"
Though he felt little throughout his body, he felt the blood drain from his face as he recognized the owner of that voice: Sheba.
"Sheba? Is that you?"
Alex wanted to silence Piers, wanted to keep Sheba out until he could heal up or figure out what to do. The sudden sound of feet rushing towards the bed told him that his "friend" had caused Sheba to enter, to see him laying on the ground.
He saw Sheba lean over him, her eyes watered up as she looked at him. He tried to smile, but something odd occored to him - if he was on the ground, shouldn't she be a little bit taller? Unless...
...he had been moved to the cot, and being numb, had not noticed. Terrific.
"Sheba, I'm fine. I'm just fine."
"If you need me, I'll go and announce my return to the rest of the village. Excuse me."
"Piers," Alex called, unsure what to say. "Thanks."
"You're welcome." The sound of a flapping flap announced Pier's departure, and he composed himself for Sheba.
"Alex, who did this to you?"
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Sheba - o_o ALEX-CHAN!!!
*falls down from chair* Will you stop that? *_*
Anyway, to the reviews!
wildcats1310 - KILL? Maybe not... All in due time will things be explained... ^_^ Thanks for the review!
Pyro1588 - Well, now we go from sad to happy to sad... T_T Yes, she did, and yes, he is. That depends... ^_^; Thanks for the review!
TemplarofNi - GS3! ^_^; Maybe that would work... *dreams.* Thanks for the review!
Forgotten Souls - Not for long... lol A sequel? Doubtful, but another four chapters or so... I dunno...^_^;;;
And now to the disclaimer!
Sheba - MIKAA OWNS NOT NINTENDO OR GOLDEN SUN!
REVIEW!!!
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Chapter 11
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Sheba walked along the path, pondering what Mia had said. What had she meant by destiny? Sheba rarely bought into destiny, believing that people had the ability to change and affect the courses of their lives. Did Mia believe in predestination? If so, was that the reason that she forgave Alex, knowing that he would always be good, no matter what happened?
She shook her head, unable to make sense of anything.
She passed by the fire pit, glancing around. She noticed Jenna sitting next to the big pot, mixing the stew for the day's meals. If Sheb didn't know better, she looked somewhat confused.
Furrowing her brow, she noticed that Garet was not around. Sheba knew that Garet and Jenna had rarely been sperated since they were united, and could understand that Jenna would be puzzled.
But another question was brought up: where was Garet?
Feeling that it would be best to stop to chat with her, Sheba moved towards Jenna, ignoring the slight glare that she recieved from the firey Martian.
"What do you want?"
Sheba ignored the sharp tone. "I noticed that you seemed worried about something, and since I didn't see Garet anywhere."
Jenna sighed as Sheba sat next to her, apparently reluctant to admit when she felt down. Of course, it was hard to hide feelings as deep as those she felt for Garet, that was for sure.
"Garet said he had to go ask Ivan for a favor, but I haven't seen him for twenty minutes."
Sheba smiled, chuckling dryly. "I take it that this is unusual?" *An understatement, but still...*
"It is unusual. First he wants to willingly talk to Ivan, and then he's gone for so long. It's not like him."
"You want me to go look for him?"
Jenna turned to face her, apparently stunned by the request. "Why would you do that?"
"To help a friend, of course. Why wouldn't I do something nice?"
"Because..." She turned away, her cheeks a light rosey shade.
"Because I love Alex?"
Silence was her answer, and Sheba did not pursue the issue. She knew that it was a sore issue for them, as Jenna and Garet both were opposed to Alex's presence.
"Sheba, are you sure you love him?"
She blinked, unsure what Jenna's goal was. "Yes, I do. Almost as much as you do for Garet."
"Almost?"
"We don't spend every single waking hour in each other's presence, everywhere we go."
Jenna blinked. "That's unusual for someone in love?"
It dawned on Sheba that Jenna thought that her relationship with Garet was normal. "It is, in a way, Jenna. But then, each couple expresses their feelings differiently."
Jenna smiled at her, her mind apparently absorbing something that Sheba had said. What it was, she could not tell.
"Sheba... This is not easy for me to say, but... I apoligize for accusing Alex of controlling you."
Sheba quickly shut her mouth, realizing that it was open in shock.
"I was so shocked and angry at seeing Alex, I didn't know what to think. But if Alex had been controlling you, he wouldn't have said that."
Sheba smiled, wondering if there was a slight hint of an insult at Alex in that comment. "I accept it, Jenna. I need to be off now."
"Bye. If you see Garet..."
"..I'll tell him that you're worried sick." Smiling, she turned to walk towards her tent.
It was then she noticed something odd about her tent in the distance. She didn't see any sign of movement, and didn't expect to see any, since it was mid-day. The tent flaps flapping in the breeze were the only sign of moveme-
Wait a second. Something was wrong. There was a box sitting near the entrance to the tent, with markings that she did not recognize. Was Alex in trouble? No, she was just being paranoid. That was all.
She made her way towards her tent, quickinging her pace. Despite her reasurring, she did not believe that everything was fine...
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As reality sank back into his mind, Alex came to realize two things:
One, he could feel the pain throughout his body, from his nose to his feet.
Two, there was a blue haired man standing over him.
*A blue haired...*
*The Lemurian...*
Trying to clear his vision, Alex quickly realized that his right eye was unable to open clearly, possibly swolen. He tried to feel all of his body, attempting to quell the sharp spikes of pain that swelled from his head to his arms, from his shoulders to his hips, from his waist to his feet. The pain was among the worst he had ever felt, worsened by the fact that he was unable to heal himself.
"You're awake."
Alex tried to move, to say something, but found that he was unable to move his body. Come to think of it, though he felt pain everywhere, he didn't feel the ground on which he layed.
"Picard, how bad is it?"
"The name's Piers, Alex."
Alex felt his face turn red, wishing that he had not spoken. "Sorry."
"I didn't expect you to remember it. Then again, I didn't expect to see you here."
"Why ARE you here?"
A sigh came from the Lemurian, "I saw Garet leave the tent, and I was curious as to what he would be doing in Sheba's tent without Jenna around his arm. I found you, and tried to heal your wounds."
"How bad are they?"
"Your eye is swolen, your nose bled, and your right arm was broken. Other than that, I'd say your fine."
Something there didn't sound right. "But I feel pain all down my...No..."
It dawned on him what might have happened to him, and apparently Piers realized it too.
"Paralysis? I don't think so."
"Alex, I'm trying to sit up as it is."
Silence fell on the occupants of the tent, both of them unable to think of something to say.
"Maybe it's temporary. You can always use your psynergy, Alex."
"Piers, I haven't told anyone, but... I think I've lost most of my psynergetic abilities."
Alex saw Pier's visage hover over him, probably trying to see if Alex was telling the truth. "You jest. Noone just looses their psynergetic abilities like that."
"I know, it sounds crazy. But I can't summon a drop of water to quench my thirst. I can't heal a simple nose bleed. I can't lift myself off of the bed. What other option is there?"
"Alex? Are you ok?"
Though he felt little throughout his body, he felt the blood drain from his face as he recognized the owner of that voice: Sheba.
"Sheba? Is that you?"
Alex wanted to silence Piers, wanted to keep Sheba out until he could heal up or figure out what to do. The sudden sound of feet rushing towards the bed told him that his "friend" had caused Sheba to enter, to see him laying on the ground.
He saw Sheba lean over him, her eyes watered up as she looked at him. He tried to smile, but something odd occored to him - if he was on the ground, shouldn't she be a little bit taller? Unless...
...he had been moved to the cot, and being numb, had not noticed. Terrific.
"Sheba, I'm fine. I'm just fine."
"If you need me, I'll go and announce my return to the rest of the village. Excuse me."
"Piers," Alex called, unsure what to say. "Thanks."
"You're welcome." The sound of a flapping flap announced Pier's departure, and he composed himself for Sheba.
"Alex, who did this to you?"
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Sheba - o_o ALEX-CHAN!!!
*falls down from chair* Will you stop that? *_*
Anyway, to the reviews!
wildcats1310 - KILL? Maybe not... All in due time will things be explained... ^_^ Thanks for the review!
Pyro1588 - Well, now we go from sad to happy to sad... T_T Yes, she did, and yes, he is. That depends... ^_^; Thanks for the review!
TemplarofNi - GS3! ^_^; Maybe that would work... *dreams.* Thanks for the review!
Forgotten Souls - Not for long... lol A sequel? Doubtful, but another four chapters or so... I dunno...^_^;;;
And now to the disclaimer!
Sheba - MIKAA OWNS NOT NINTENDO OR GOLDEN SUN!
REVIEW!!!