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Chapter 7: Join the Fun, Ivan
It had been around an hour since we left Vault, and I already began to miss the young adept that we had recently met. He seemed caring, gentle and kind. But, it seemed like something else was bothering me as well. No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't place my finger on it.
Sighing, I plopped down on the ground where I stood, causing everyone to stop and look back.
"Isaac, what's wrong? Is something bothering you?" Kanata asked.
I looked up at her and shook my head. "No, it's nothing. No need to worry."
Amiko walked over and sat down beside one of the trees, sighing in relief. It was obvious that we should stop here for the night before we had worn someone out.
"Why are we stopping, anyways?" Garet asked, "We should hurry to Goma cave before Saturos and the others beat us to Mercury Lighthouse or which ever!"
"Hate to disappoint you, Garet, but we should stop for the night. It is getting late, and we've already worn Amiko out." I said, looking up at my friend. Garet pouted, looking up at the setting sun.
Kanata smiled and sat herself across from me. "If we're going to stay here for the night, then we're going to need some firewood." I nodded and looked over at Garet.
"You don't mind looking for the fire wood, do you, Garet? It's still light so you should be able to cut some up." I said, smiling slightly. Garet was silent for a few minutes.
"Please, Garet?" Kanata pleads, putting her hands together.
"Oh, all right. It isn't like I have anything better to do anyways." Garet looked back at us and waved as he ran off into the woods.
"You think that he'll get lost?" I asked, looking at the same spot that Garet had disappeared.
"It's a possibility, but I wouldn't jump to conclusions." I got up and gathered what I could find for seats on the hard ground.
Whenever Garet came back, Kanata helped him stack up the firewood and light it. By this time it had gotten dark, and the only meaning of light was the fire that was emitted from Garet's own Psynergy.
"Well, so far so good." Garet commented as he watched the fire he himself had made.
"You should stop staring at it like it's going to explode, Garet." I said, smiling.
"I know. Guess I should, though. Nothing to worry about." He laughed at himself a bit just as I heard something rustle in the bushes behind me. Garet quieted quickly and didn't move, as the rustling grew louder.
"Someone's here." He said, "Think it could be Saturos or one of the others?" He asked, hand on the hilt of his sword.
I shook my head and stood up. "They'd be too far ahead by now." I walked over to the bushes and spotted a bit of blonde hair. "Ivan?"
The young Jupiter Adept poked his head out of the bushes. "They kicked me out of Lunpa so I followed the path to Goma Cave, in hops of finding you and your friends, Isaac."
I grinned and helped him out of the bushes.
Now settled around the fire, Ivan was still picking leaves and twigs out of his hair and clothes. "Who knew that bushes attacked you while you were trying to go over them?" He asked jokingly. Garet held up a hand to cover up his muffled yawn and poked at the fire with a twig with his other hand.
Amiko had fallen asleep some time ago, and Kanata walked over and placed her cloak around the child to keep her warm.
"Are you sure that you won't get any colder, Kanata?" Ivan asked, watching her as she sat herself back down next to Garet.
"I'll be fine, Ivan. Growing up in Imli will prove to be useful as we get there." She replied, smiling over at the Jupiter Adept.
I had almost forgotten that Kanata grew up in Imli before she came to Vale. She spoke well of the small, snowy village. All I can do is hope that it is in the same condition as it was whenever she had left. I smiled at the thought.
"We should get to bed if we want to catch an early start tomorrow." Everyone nodded in agreement. ".And we'll have to have someone stand guard over the night. A couple good hours should prove about the monsters in the area." Garet crossed his arms over his chest and grinned.
"Isaac, you know that you can count on me!"
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Night turned to morning as the sun's rays shined down upon us. I raised my hand over my eyes to block out the sun as I woke up. Sitting up, I could hear Garet's snores not too far off. I grinned and rubbed the sleep from my eyes.
"Guess we should go on and get going." I yawned, blushing slightly afterwards. I walked over towards Garet, knowing he would be the hardest to wake.
Standing above him, a nudged him with my foot. "Garet, wake up."
"I don't want to go to school. Five more minutes." Garet turned over and continued to snore.
I sighed, trying to conceal my laughter. Waking Garet would be much harder then I first thought. Always made me wonder how his mom got him up in the morning. Looking around, I took a stray twig from the firewood and started to poke Garet.
"Stop, Kay." He said in his sleep, waving the stick away.
"I'm not you're sister, sleepy head. Wake up."
Garet let out a yawn as he sat up. "What time is it?" He asked, rubbing his eyes.
"Around seven or so. C'mon, we need to pack up and wake everyone else up." I said, tossing the twig aside.
"Kanata, Ivan, Amiko, guys, wake up." I whispered, poking each one slightly.
As soon as we were packed, ready, and awake, we set out once more of the dirt path towards Goma Cave.
"Do you think that there's always a trail leading to where we need to go?" Ivan asked, looking down at the path.
"Not always. I'd think that we'd have to go through a few forests to get where we need to be."
"Look! I can see the entrance to Goma Cave!" Amiko said, pointing ahead.
"You're right, we're almost there." Kanata said, smiling.
"Last one there's a rotten Adept!" Garet called, running ahead. "Cheater!" Amiko and Kanata followed after him, and Ivan just laughed.
"Shall we, Isaac?" He asked, looking up at me. I looked down at him and nodded.
Both of us took off running at the same time, and yet Ivan seemed to be the better runner. I could tell Garet and the others were already there, but Ivan and myself were in a race of our own.
Ivan was clearly the better runner, but that didn't stop me. I sped up as fast as I could, and Ivan only looked back, sticking his tongue out at me.
"Oh, very mature!" I called, smiling.
"I know!" Ivan called back, running past Garet and the others.
"Isaac's the rotten Adept!" Garet called, laughing. I ran up to Garet and missed up his spiky hair, grinning. "Hey!"
"C'mon, we should get going," Kanata, commented, trying not to laugh.
I nodded and stopped messing with Garet's hair, looking up at the entrance to the cave. It seemed blocked, but that would stop us. A simple bush in a doorway couldn't be hard to move.
"Hey! Someone come help me move this pillar!" Amiko called, trying to push the tall pillar out of the ladder's way.
"Don't strain yourself!" Ivan said as he rushed over. He laid his staff on the ground and helped Amiko move the pillar.
"Ivan, you're a Wind Adept, right? Could you possibly move the vines out of the doorway?" I asked as I walked up to the two. Ivan looked back at me, and then the vines blocking the doorway.
"I can try. But don't expect anything special." I nodded. Kanata and Garet came up behind me as Ivan went up the ladder.
"You think he can, Isaac?" Garet asked, looking down at me.
"Have faith in him, Garet. He's more powerful then he looks." Kanata nodded in agreement.
"Looks can be deceiving." She said, walking over to help Amiko. I smiled and walked over, climbing onto the ladder as Kanata and Amiko got off.
Storm flew out of Amiko's pouch and flew over towards Ivan. "Just use Whirlwind. It should blow the vines away."
Ivan blinked at the purple Djinni. "You sure?" He asked, holding out his right hand. Storm nodded in response.
"Okay. Whirlwind." Ivan said. The winds began to pick up slightly and his hand glowed a light purple.
Chapter 7: Join the Fun, Ivan
It had been around an hour since we left Vault, and I already began to miss the young adept that we had recently met. He seemed caring, gentle and kind. But, it seemed like something else was bothering me as well. No matter how much I thought about it, I couldn't place my finger on it.
Sighing, I plopped down on the ground where I stood, causing everyone to stop and look back.
"Isaac, what's wrong? Is something bothering you?" Kanata asked.
I looked up at her and shook my head. "No, it's nothing. No need to worry."
Amiko walked over and sat down beside one of the trees, sighing in relief. It was obvious that we should stop here for the night before we had worn someone out.
"Why are we stopping, anyways?" Garet asked, "We should hurry to Goma cave before Saturos and the others beat us to Mercury Lighthouse or which ever!"
"Hate to disappoint you, Garet, but we should stop for the night. It is getting late, and we've already worn Amiko out." I said, looking up at my friend. Garet pouted, looking up at the setting sun.
Kanata smiled and sat herself across from me. "If we're going to stay here for the night, then we're going to need some firewood." I nodded and looked over at Garet.
"You don't mind looking for the fire wood, do you, Garet? It's still light so you should be able to cut some up." I said, smiling slightly. Garet was silent for a few minutes.
"Please, Garet?" Kanata pleads, putting her hands together.
"Oh, all right. It isn't like I have anything better to do anyways." Garet looked back at us and waved as he ran off into the woods.
"You think that he'll get lost?" I asked, looking at the same spot that Garet had disappeared.
"It's a possibility, but I wouldn't jump to conclusions." I got up and gathered what I could find for seats on the hard ground.
Whenever Garet came back, Kanata helped him stack up the firewood and light it. By this time it had gotten dark, and the only meaning of light was the fire that was emitted from Garet's own Psynergy.
"Well, so far so good." Garet commented as he watched the fire he himself had made.
"You should stop staring at it like it's going to explode, Garet." I said, smiling.
"I know. Guess I should, though. Nothing to worry about." He laughed at himself a bit just as I heard something rustle in the bushes behind me. Garet quieted quickly and didn't move, as the rustling grew louder.
"Someone's here." He said, "Think it could be Saturos or one of the others?" He asked, hand on the hilt of his sword.
I shook my head and stood up. "They'd be too far ahead by now." I walked over to the bushes and spotted a bit of blonde hair. "Ivan?"
The young Jupiter Adept poked his head out of the bushes. "They kicked me out of Lunpa so I followed the path to Goma Cave, in hops of finding you and your friends, Isaac."
I grinned and helped him out of the bushes.
Now settled around the fire, Ivan was still picking leaves and twigs out of his hair and clothes. "Who knew that bushes attacked you while you were trying to go over them?" He asked jokingly. Garet held up a hand to cover up his muffled yawn and poked at the fire with a twig with his other hand.
Amiko had fallen asleep some time ago, and Kanata walked over and placed her cloak around the child to keep her warm.
"Are you sure that you won't get any colder, Kanata?" Ivan asked, watching her as she sat herself back down next to Garet.
"I'll be fine, Ivan. Growing up in Imli will prove to be useful as we get there." She replied, smiling over at the Jupiter Adept.
I had almost forgotten that Kanata grew up in Imli before she came to Vale. She spoke well of the small, snowy village. All I can do is hope that it is in the same condition as it was whenever she had left. I smiled at the thought.
"We should get to bed if we want to catch an early start tomorrow." Everyone nodded in agreement. ".And we'll have to have someone stand guard over the night. A couple good hours should prove about the monsters in the area." Garet crossed his arms over his chest and grinned.
"Isaac, you know that you can count on me!"
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Night turned to morning as the sun's rays shined down upon us. I raised my hand over my eyes to block out the sun as I woke up. Sitting up, I could hear Garet's snores not too far off. I grinned and rubbed the sleep from my eyes.
"Guess we should go on and get going." I yawned, blushing slightly afterwards. I walked over towards Garet, knowing he would be the hardest to wake.
Standing above him, a nudged him with my foot. "Garet, wake up."
"I don't want to go to school. Five more minutes." Garet turned over and continued to snore.
I sighed, trying to conceal my laughter. Waking Garet would be much harder then I first thought. Always made me wonder how his mom got him up in the morning. Looking around, I took a stray twig from the firewood and started to poke Garet.
"Stop, Kay." He said in his sleep, waving the stick away.
"I'm not you're sister, sleepy head. Wake up."
Garet let out a yawn as he sat up. "What time is it?" He asked, rubbing his eyes.
"Around seven or so. C'mon, we need to pack up and wake everyone else up." I said, tossing the twig aside.
"Kanata, Ivan, Amiko, guys, wake up." I whispered, poking each one slightly.
As soon as we were packed, ready, and awake, we set out once more of the dirt path towards Goma Cave.
"Do you think that there's always a trail leading to where we need to go?" Ivan asked, looking down at the path.
"Not always. I'd think that we'd have to go through a few forests to get where we need to be."
"Look! I can see the entrance to Goma Cave!" Amiko said, pointing ahead.
"You're right, we're almost there." Kanata said, smiling.
"Last one there's a rotten Adept!" Garet called, running ahead. "Cheater!" Amiko and Kanata followed after him, and Ivan just laughed.
"Shall we, Isaac?" He asked, looking up at me. I looked down at him and nodded.
Both of us took off running at the same time, and yet Ivan seemed to be the better runner. I could tell Garet and the others were already there, but Ivan and myself were in a race of our own.
Ivan was clearly the better runner, but that didn't stop me. I sped up as fast as I could, and Ivan only looked back, sticking his tongue out at me.
"Oh, very mature!" I called, smiling.
"I know!" Ivan called back, running past Garet and the others.
"Isaac's the rotten Adept!" Garet called, laughing. I ran up to Garet and missed up his spiky hair, grinning. "Hey!"
"C'mon, we should get going," Kanata, commented, trying not to laugh.
I nodded and stopped messing with Garet's hair, looking up at the entrance to the cave. It seemed blocked, but that would stop us. A simple bush in a doorway couldn't be hard to move.
"Hey! Someone come help me move this pillar!" Amiko called, trying to push the tall pillar out of the ladder's way.
"Don't strain yourself!" Ivan said as he rushed over. He laid his staff on the ground and helped Amiko move the pillar.
"Ivan, you're a Wind Adept, right? Could you possibly move the vines out of the doorway?" I asked as I walked up to the two. Ivan looked back at me, and then the vines blocking the doorway.
"I can try. But don't expect anything special." I nodded. Kanata and Garet came up behind me as Ivan went up the ladder.
"You think he can, Isaac?" Garet asked, looking down at me.
"Have faith in him, Garet. He's more powerful then he looks." Kanata nodded in agreement.
"Looks can be deceiving." She said, walking over to help Amiko. I smiled and walked over, climbing onto the ladder as Kanata and Amiko got off.
Storm flew out of Amiko's pouch and flew over towards Ivan. "Just use Whirlwind. It should blow the vines away."
Ivan blinked at the purple Djinni. "You sure?" He asked, holding out his right hand. Storm nodded in response.
"Okay. Whirlwind." Ivan said. The winds began to pick up slightly and his hand glowed a light purple.