Rain Child: Okay, before we start, I want to do my fun little job of thanking everyone for reviewing (even…err…flamers)! Oh joy!
Ambie Chan: My faithful reviewer!!!! Have a lollipop!!! Thank you so much!!!
High King Isaac: O.o right…well, I'm glad you didn't flame me this time. And I'm also glad I wasn't the only one not blind enough to figure out Isaac/Jenna was the TLA pairing. Sorry, I think (I did want Isaac/Jenna, but I feel for all the I/M fans too, I guess). Don't worry though, I'm sure Triad Orion and Midnight C will keep on pumping stories for you to enjoy!
Cheese: That means a WHOLE lot, a WHOLE LOT. When someone who objects to the pairings say they like it anyway, that makes it worthwhile to write!
Kyarorain: My other consistent reviewer!!! Thank you so much! I love your stories! Isaac/Jenna will NOT die in the Golden Sun fanfic realm! Not with us there, and the other people who support us and the others who write it!!!
Artic Darkheart: Thanks!
SilverSkye27: *blushes* that's not the everyday comment…wow…thank you so much!
Josh: Hey! My friend! Thanks for reviewing!!!! ^_^ Isaac/Jenna forever!!! ^_^
Tiger Dauthi: Yeah, that was a confusing chapter, it's all confusing, I think I was in a daze when I wrote it, but pift. ^_^ I hope my format didn't do that, because it's not like that on my computer. Eep!
Naomi the Fire Adept (and Orchid): ^_^ Don't worry, it was a memory, and therefore distorted to be such, which probably wasn't my best idea, but everything clears up, and if you're still confused, e-mail me!
Golden-Red Phoenixia: I'm glad you liked it, but I waited a long time to put this up, and you'll have to understand, there's a lot more to this than that little angst bit, angst though this is put as.
Blitz Blazer: *sweatdrops* More like it was VERY off, but oh well. ^_^ I'm glad you liked it.
Okay, I'm assuming that's everyone for now, so on with the story!!!!
Hammet: And she doesn't own Golden Sun, that's that other guy that I can't say his name.
Rain Child: *sweatdrops* err…yeah, and we hope he makes a third game, don't we??? *Looks at audience, who cheers* YAY!!!
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Unrequited
Part II, Ch. III
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(Two days have passed, just so you know…^_~)
Like Ivan had thought, Isaac and Jenna both arrived as planned. The nineteen-year-old happily greeted his two friends. Though he'd never be as tall as Garet, Ivan had now grown to be almost as tall as Isaac. All had noticed, of course, but it was Jenna, who teasingly remarked to Isaac,
"I do believe you're shrinking in your old age. Either that, or that little kid who tagged along with you and Garet has gotten taller, and we all know that's not possible."
Isaac raised his eyebrows. How had she known they'd thought of him as a little kid for a while? Probably Sheba. But Ivan just laughed, and half-dragged, half-escorted them to Hammet's palace. Sighing inwardly, Isaac too, laughed with his old friend. The past week had been far too odd.
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'They're worried, even I can tell that. Isaac's mom, Felix, Jenna's parents, Mia, Garet, all of them. I suppose Sheba is too, but she's blocking me out of her mind, and doing very well, even though she's a year younger than I. She knows why we have to make sure everything works out right between the right couples. Thank…whatever's out there…that we're succeeding so far! I wish my sister would let me tell them why. But I suppose she's got a point, how are you supposed to tell your best friends that? 'Guess what, if the right kids aren't born from you guys, the world's going to be destroyed?' Ha! Better to let them do this themselves, with a nudge or two from Sheba and I along the way. How funny that our prodding during our adventures changed so much now.
(End POV)
Ivan rolled over again in his bed. He felt the familiar exhaustion of insomnia* wash over him. Frustrated, the Jupiter Adept clambered out of bed, and threw on a tunic. Maybe a little nighttime walk would help him sleep.
He wasn't the only one in the courtyard. The silhouette of a familiar person sat upon a stone bench; head down, obviously upset. It was Isaac. Cautiously, Ivan made his way over towards Isaac, trying not to disturb his thoughts. But to no avail…
"Hey, Ivan," Isaac's voice was oddly quiet, and the tone was somehow different from how he used to be.
"H-hi, Isaac. N-nice night for a stroll, eh?"
"You're able to see the future now, aren't you?"
"…yes, of course. Why?"
"You saw our destruction, didn't you? And you told Sheba, who told Picard, who confided to me."
"Why'd she tell—oh, nevermind, you know what I'm getting at."
"She worries a lot more than you do."
Ivan sighed, and sat down next to Isaac. Isaac looked towards Ivan, his eyes slightly rimmed in red.
"Why can't I tell her? She really ought to know," the Venus Adept asked, almost pleading, as if his inability to speak such things wasn't under his control.
Ivan felt guilt creeping up, as his amethyst eyes pierced into Isaac's soul. Isaac had come to terms with his torn soul, surrounded by thorns, with a lock only Jenna could open. Finally, Ivan answered, sounding wary.
"It might-well, I'm not sure, it's only theory, but a shock to either of you right now, could have dire circumstances."
"How long, Ivan? I don't want you to sugar-coat it, I just want to know how long do I have to wait," Isaac stated, his voice hollow.
"I'll tell you when, I promise. I know how you feel."
"I hate it when you take advantage of your mind-reading powers," Isaac complained, as Ivan smirked. Both grinned.
"…Isaac? Ivan? *yawn* What's going on?" A sleepy and confused Jenna asked, shivering in her robe and nightdress. Isaac got up, bidding goodnight to Ivan.
"We were just talking, Jenna. Don't worry, you didn't miss a thing," Isaac reassured her quietly. Nodding sleepily, they left, Ivan going back to his own room as well. He almost wanted to be traveling again, where so much insomnia meant going to the kitchen and talking until they fell asleep, and someone found them the next morning as they came in to have breakfast.
"You know," Jenna commented, right before they parted ways, "Before we go back to Vale, we should get Picard to come with us."
"Yes," agreed Isaac, "It's hard to believe it's been a month."
'Five of us,' tallied a happy Ivan, 'not that they know the number is five. Sheba and I are going to succeed after all. Maybe our worries will be for naught after all.' It was definitely time to have a talk with Sheba.
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~Sheba!~
~Ivan…not now!~
~Huh?~
~I'm…busy…~
~Ohh…you're with Felix. Isn't it a little late?~
~Wh-what!?! I was asleep, and having a premonition, thank you.~
~Sure~
~What do you want anyways?~
~We'll be back in a month or so, okay? We're going to go grab Picard. That makes five.~
~Five…? Oh. Wonderful!~
~We'll all be home…home, funny, I live in Kalay, but Vale is more like home~
~Same with Lalivero.~
~Well, night.~
~Night…~
~Wait!~
~Yeah, Sheba?~
~How are things…~
~Like I said before, five.~
~Oh, yes…I'm glad.~
~Don't say anything though…~
~Okay…~
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Yeah, yeah, I know that was short, but come on! This is only the rest of chapter II. I'm not even done with the original chapter III yet! Geez, now I'm going to have to work really hard to update more often!!! You're not supposed to catch up with me this fast!!! Dang…oh well. SEE!!! I CAN DO IVAN WITHOUT SCREWING HIM UP!!!! MIA, TOO!!! YAY FOR ME!!! You know the drill, you read, you review, then you read, and you review, than you read and review some more. Any questions? Need to know how? Just push that lovely button that let's you review!
Rain Child