Alex: Again, gomen nasi! Computer problems. I do know what paragraphs are.
Anywho...br
*******br
Alrighty! I know I haven't written on this in a while, and I apologize.Br
Isaac: ::holds up sign that says "Liar"::Br
Be quiet! Anyway, hope you enjoy this! And remember, I don't own GS!br
Isaac: ::holds up sign that says "Liar"::Br
***************br
Chapter 2br
Sometimes you can find friends in strange places. Enemies become
allies, and pain becomes support. It's funny how life works, but nothing
is forever.Br
Isaac was contemplating this over the Sobe and Snickers Bar that
Jenna and Garet had bought him. In fact, once Garet was away from his
goons, he apparently had a complete change of personality. He was almost
a decent person almost.Br
"Hey, Isaac, since we're cutting class, we might as well go
somewhere," Jenna pointed out. Isaac glared at her. "Oh, c'mon! Can't
we go to D.D.Mudds or something? I want coffee!"Br
"You guys can go," Isaac took another swig of his Liz Blizz.
"I'm fine right here."Br
"C'mon, Nameless," Garet urged him. "We can go anywhere you
want, let's just GO somewhere."Br
"Garet!" Jenna hit him in the arm. Br
"Sorry, Isaac," Garet corrected himself. "What? It's a habit."Br
It's okay," Isaac suddenly became very interested with the table
top. "You get used to it."Br
"There's still no reason that Garet should call you that," Jenna
glared at her boyfriend. "So, where do you want to go, Isaac?"Br
"Home," he answered truthfully. Br
"Okay, we'll go to your house," Garet agreed. "My truck's over-"Br
"I never said you guys had to come along," Isaac cut him off. br
"And my legs work perfectly fine, so don't even push the whole truck
deal. It's only five blocks."br
"Defensive, aren't we," Garet grinned. "Your place must be a
real rat hole."br
Isaac didn't want to point out just how right he was.BR
****br
"You'll be fine, just a couple of scrapes and bruises," Nurse
Hama turned Ivan's face slightly, checking him over critically. "The
football team must be losing their touch. The last kid that came in here
was completely mauled. Had to call an ambulance. Garet Jones was there,
eh?"br
"No, ma'am," Ivan refrained from shaking his head. It still hurt
a bit.br
"Odd," Hama frowned. "Garet always keeps them in check. Stupid
testosterone filled apes. Garet's the only decent member of that foot
ball team Well, there's no problem here. You might want to escort him
back to class, Miss Owen."br
"Alright," Mia smiled. "Come on, Ivan. You'll be safe with me."br
Despite the fact that Mia seemed so frail, despite the fact that
the football team outnumbered the two of them completely, despite
everythin Ivan couldn't help but trust her. He got up and followed her
out of the door.br
"Thanks, Mia," he said after the door closed behind them. br
"It's no trouble," she smiled one of those gentle smiles, and
walked with him down the hall.br
"Are you sure?" Ivan asked, a worry line appearing between his
eyes. "I mean, you're a senior, and you-"br
"Ivan, it's not trouble at all," Mia protested. "Believe me,
you're a special kid, Ivan. You might not know it yet, but you're
destined for things much bigger than this, believe me."br
And, looking into her blue eyes that seemed to glow with hidden
power, he did.br
*********br
"Isaac, why weren't you at school today?" Dora glared over the
dinner she had prepared. They were sitting at the kitchen table, and
Isaac didn't seem to be too interested in food. "The Attendance Office
called, and-"br
"Just hanging with some friends, Mom," he replied truthfully,
stirring macaroni and cheese around with his fork. br
"And what happened to your face?"Br
"One of the football goons decided I'd make a great punching
bag," Isaac shrugged. "Then Garet crushed him into a pulp, and then we
went to the 7-11 and got a bite to eat."br
"Who's 'we'?" Dora's eyes narrowed suspiciously. Br
"Honestly, Mother, from the way you're acting you'd think I was
going off and getting wasted," Isaac rolled his eyes. "Garet, Jenna, and
I, that's who."br
"Oh, really," Dora looked as if she didn't fully believe her son,
but before she could question him further there was a knock on the door.Br
**********
"I wonder who that could be."br
She got up and moved to the door. It burst open before she had
gotten halfway across the living room. Without any invitation, Jim
Kraden stepped in. Kraden was a little old man, shorter than Dora. He
had wild white hair, blue eyes that twinkled behind the square spectacles
perched on his large, crooked nose, and always seemed to be wearing a
small smile.Br
"'Ello, Dora," he greeted her. Br
"Hello, Jim," she returned to her seat at the table.br
"Ah, Isaac, m'boy," Kraden greeted him. Isaac grinned. Kraden
was one of the few people that he could talk openly with. "I thought
we'd continue our study on ancient civilizations tonight. The Lemurians
are rather interesting, wouldn't you agree?"Br
"Very," Isaac nodded. "See ya, Mom."Br
"But but" she stuttered to the closing door. "Isaac! You
haven't even finished your dinner yet!"Br
********br
Kraden and Isaac always conducted their "studies" on top of the
apartment building. Ontario District Apartments had a small area devoted
to the inhabitants on their roof. Small café style tables surrounded by
chairs, all bolted to the ground, of course, composed the entire place,
four vending machines off to the side. It was pleasant enough, but often
at this time of night Kraden and Isaac found themselves alone. Such was
the case tonight.br
"Now, let's see," Kraden flipped open a book and drew one finger
down the page. "Ah ha! Here we are Lemuria. It was believed to be an
island, far off the coast of Gondowan, shrouded in mists. It is said
that the people that populated this island could live for centuries on a
draught they had created, which prolonged life. They also had a strange
power, known as Psynergy."br
"The ability to manipulate the four elements, Fire, Earth, Water,
and Wind," Isaac recited automatically. He had heard more about Psynergy
than some of the professors that had made it their life long goal to
discover the secrets of Alchemy and all of its wonders. Not that he knew
that.br
"Precisely, my boy," Kraden chuckled. "Not much else is known
about Lemuria, or it's inhabitants."Br
"So, is this island thing real?" Isaac asked.Br
"Of course it is, all legends are based on pure, solid fact,"
Kraden gave him a slightly severe look. "There is an island off of the
coast of Gondowan, and it IS shrouded in mist. Never doubt the legends,
my boy."Br
"Alright, so, say these Lemurians are real," Isaac said.
"Hypothetically speaking, wouldn't we have seen one by now?"br
"Maybe, maybe not," Kraden said wisely. "If we have seen them,
we did not know it."br
"Right," Isaac decided it was just better to agree. He really
didn't believe any of the things that Kraden was telling him, hadn't for
years, but it was good to amuse the old man. His mom thought it was
"sweet".br
It was only later that night that Isaac realized that Kraden
hadn't admitted that his theory was purely hypothetical. That the old
man might actually believe that Lemurian's co-existed with all of them.Br
*******br
Dun dun dun! Obviously, this is setting up for future chapters. Sorrybr
it's so short.Br
Isaac: ::holds up sign that says "Liar"::Br
What is with you?Br
Isaac: ::holds up sign that says "Liar"::Br
Garet: His other signs broke.Br
Isaac: ::holds up sign that says "Liar"::br
Oh...so that's why he's been holding up World Domination signs...I get
it.Br
Garet: That'd be it.Br
Isaac: ::finds another sign and holds it up: "World domination is
evident"::br
Okay, well, for all of you that asked, that's what's up with Isaac and
dominating the world.Br
Isaac: ::holds up another sign that says "I'll eat your small
children"::
Anywho...br
*******br
Alrighty! I know I haven't written on this in a while, and I apologize.Br
Isaac: ::holds up sign that says "Liar"::Br
Be quiet! Anyway, hope you enjoy this! And remember, I don't own GS!br
Isaac: ::holds up sign that says "Liar"::Br
***************br
Chapter 2br
Sometimes you can find friends in strange places. Enemies become
allies, and pain becomes support. It's funny how life works, but nothing
is forever.Br
Isaac was contemplating this over the Sobe and Snickers Bar that
Jenna and Garet had bought him. In fact, once Garet was away from his
goons, he apparently had a complete change of personality. He was almost
a decent person almost.Br
"Hey, Isaac, since we're cutting class, we might as well go
somewhere," Jenna pointed out. Isaac glared at her. "Oh, c'mon! Can't
we go to D.D.Mudds or something? I want coffee!"Br
"You guys can go," Isaac took another swig of his Liz Blizz.
"I'm fine right here."Br
"C'mon, Nameless," Garet urged him. "We can go anywhere you
want, let's just GO somewhere."Br
"Garet!" Jenna hit him in the arm. Br
"Sorry, Isaac," Garet corrected himself. "What? It's a habit."Br
It's okay," Isaac suddenly became very interested with the table
top. "You get used to it."Br
"There's still no reason that Garet should call you that," Jenna
glared at her boyfriend. "So, where do you want to go, Isaac?"Br
"Home," he answered truthfully. Br
"Okay, we'll go to your house," Garet agreed. "My truck's over-"Br
"I never said you guys had to come along," Isaac cut him off. br
"And my legs work perfectly fine, so don't even push the whole truck
deal. It's only five blocks."br
"Defensive, aren't we," Garet grinned. "Your place must be a
real rat hole."br
Isaac didn't want to point out just how right he was.BR
****br
"You'll be fine, just a couple of scrapes and bruises," Nurse
Hama turned Ivan's face slightly, checking him over critically. "The
football team must be losing their touch. The last kid that came in here
was completely mauled. Had to call an ambulance. Garet Jones was there,
eh?"br
"No, ma'am," Ivan refrained from shaking his head. It still hurt
a bit.br
"Odd," Hama frowned. "Garet always keeps them in check. Stupid
testosterone filled apes. Garet's the only decent member of that foot
ball team Well, there's no problem here. You might want to escort him
back to class, Miss Owen."br
"Alright," Mia smiled. "Come on, Ivan. You'll be safe with me."br
Despite the fact that Mia seemed so frail, despite the fact that
the football team outnumbered the two of them completely, despite
everythin Ivan couldn't help but trust her. He got up and followed her
out of the door.br
"Thanks, Mia," he said after the door closed behind them. br
"It's no trouble," she smiled one of those gentle smiles, and
walked with him down the hall.br
"Are you sure?" Ivan asked, a worry line appearing between his
eyes. "I mean, you're a senior, and you-"br
"Ivan, it's not trouble at all," Mia protested. "Believe me,
you're a special kid, Ivan. You might not know it yet, but you're
destined for things much bigger than this, believe me."br
And, looking into her blue eyes that seemed to glow with hidden
power, he did.br
*********br
"Isaac, why weren't you at school today?" Dora glared over the
dinner she had prepared. They were sitting at the kitchen table, and
Isaac didn't seem to be too interested in food. "The Attendance Office
called, and-"br
"Just hanging with some friends, Mom," he replied truthfully,
stirring macaroni and cheese around with his fork. br
"And what happened to your face?"Br
"One of the football goons decided I'd make a great punching
bag," Isaac shrugged. "Then Garet crushed him into a pulp, and then we
went to the 7-11 and got a bite to eat."br
"Who's 'we'?" Dora's eyes narrowed suspiciously. Br
"Honestly, Mother, from the way you're acting you'd think I was
going off and getting wasted," Isaac rolled his eyes. "Garet, Jenna, and
I, that's who."br
"Oh, really," Dora looked as if she didn't fully believe her son,
but before she could question him further there was a knock on the door.Br
**********
"I wonder who that could be."br
She got up and moved to the door. It burst open before she had
gotten halfway across the living room. Without any invitation, Jim
Kraden stepped in. Kraden was a little old man, shorter than Dora. He
had wild white hair, blue eyes that twinkled behind the square spectacles
perched on his large, crooked nose, and always seemed to be wearing a
small smile.Br
"'Ello, Dora," he greeted her. Br
"Hello, Jim," she returned to her seat at the table.br
"Ah, Isaac, m'boy," Kraden greeted him. Isaac grinned. Kraden
was one of the few people that he could talk openly with. "I thought
we'd continue our study on ancient civilizations tonight. The Lemurians
are rather interesting, wouldn't you agree?"Br
"Very," Isaac nodded. "See ya, Mom."Br
"But but" she stuttered to the closing door. "Isaac! You
haven't even finished your dinner yet!"Br
********br
Kraden and Isaac always conducted their "studies" on top of the
apartment building. Ontario District Apartments had a small area devoted
to the inhabitants on their roof. Small café style tables surrounded by
chairs, all bolted to the ground, of course, composed the entire place,
four vending machines off to the side. It was pleasant enough, but often
at this time of night Kraden and Isaac found themselves alone. Such was
the case tonight.br
"Now, let's see," Kraden flipped open a book and drew one finger
down the page. "Ah ha! Here we are Lemuria. It was believed to be an
island, far off the coast of Gondowan, shrouded in mists. It is said
that the people that populated this island could live for centuries on a
draught they had created, which prolonged life. They also had a strange
power, known as Psynergy."br
"The ability to manipulate the four elements, Fire, Earth, Water,
and Wind," Isaac recited automatically. He had heard more about Psynergy
than some of the professors that had made it their life long goal to
discover the secrets of Alchemy and all of its wonders. Not that he knew
that.br
"Precisely, my boy," Kraden chuckled. "Not much else is known
about Lemuria, or it's inhabitants."Br
"So, is this island thing real?" Isaac asked.Br
"Of course it is, all legends are based on pure, solid fact,"
Kraden gave him a slightly severe look. "There is an island off of the
coast of Gondowan, and it IS shrouded in mist. Never doubt the legends,
my boy."Br
"Alright, so, say these Lemurians are real," Isaac said.
"Hypothetically speaking, wouldn't we have seen one by now?"br
"Maybe, maybe not," Kraden said wisely. "If we have seen them,
we did not know it."br
"Right," Isaac decided it was just better to agree. He really
didn't believe any of the things that Kraden was telling him, hadn't for
years, but it was good to amuse the old man. His mom thought it was
"sweet".br
It was only later that night that Isaac realized that Kraden
hadn't admitted that his theory was purely hypothetical. That the old
man might actually believe that Lemurian's co-existed with all of them.Br
*******br
Dun dun dun! Obviously, this is setting up for future chapters. Sorrybr
it's so short.Br
Isaac: ::holds up sign that says "Liar"::Br
What is with you?Br
Isaac: ::holds up sign that says "Liar"::Br
Garet: His other signs broke.Br
Isaac: ::holds up sign that says "Liar"::br
Oh...so that's why he's been holding up World Domination signs...I get
it.Br
Garet: That'd be it.Br
Isaac: ::finds another sign and holds it up: "World domination is
evident"::br
Okay, well, for all of you that asked, that's what's up with Isaac and
dominating the world.Br
Isaac: ::holds up another sign that says "I'll eat your small
children"::