Hey guys here comes chapter 7, I wasn't going to continue the story because I was really running out of ideas and I don't think you guys like this but I'm going to write chapter 7 anyways since I already have an idea what to do for it, but I don't know if you guys will like it. I also don't know if I should continue this story, give me a review and tell me if I should continue with the story, if you want to see the rest of it, I also have a sequel for this but if I can't continue the story, then maybe I should just leave this at chap 7, so tell me what you think ok? Ok here's chap 7...

GoldenDaydreamer: Wow, she didn't sound excited saying that...

Djinn: Well, let's just see if she's going to continue the story or not.

Disclaimer: I don't own Golden Sun or anything related to it...Camelot and Nintendo owns GS...not me...

Chapter 7: Away From Destiny

Sheba's POV

I'm finally here at the desert, trying to cross the Suhalla safely. I can finally go back to my family, away from that monster, Babi. Finally.

I'm just not that excited, I don't know why.

'I can see Faran, mom, and my little brother now. I can be away from those mean people in Babi's palace, I'm crossing this desert now. I'm supposed to be happy, aren't I? But why am I not?' I thought to myself silently. I had kept this frown on my face since this morning I woke up, why?

Ivan.

Why should I be so depressed? I don't even know him, I don't even care about him, he doesn't care about me... oh wait, he does care about me. Because?

He had confessed that he had fallen in love with me, and would do anything for me, just like the people of Lalivero told me, but couldn't manage to even keep me away from Babi.

Because of Ivan and his feelings for me, I now have a new burden on my shoulder which I have to live with for the rest of my life. I know it's rude to turn down people's love for you, but I don't love him, not the way that he loves me... he doesn't even know me that long to fall for me.

But Ivan did.

'What was I supposed to do? Ivan's sad because I turned him down, and now I'm sad because of his passion for me that I do not even want to own.' I tell myself in my mind. 'I'm sorry Ivan, please forgive me, I don't want you to be mad at me.'

Why did I not accept him? I finally have someone to love me and care for me, I should've loved him back, yet I didn't... didn't I at least have something for him? Maybe he just wasn't who my heart desired for...

We cross the desert halfway, unaware of anything else except the monsters we had to fight in the sandstorms... well not me, the guards are fighting. I detested violence and would've ordered the guards to stop, but if it was going to get me back home, then so be it.

I didn't really realize that I was reminiscing about me and Ivan and last night...

flashback

"Alright tell me, come with me to my room." he led me to his room's direction. I followed.

When we finally entered his room, he suddenly questioned, "So what did you want to tell me, Sheba?" I could hear a tone of joy in his voice as he asked me this.

I sat on his bed, he didn't seem to mind while he was standing and looking at me attentively.

"Well... first, I want to thank you. For saving Babi... even though-" I broke off.

"Even though you hate him for capturing you." he continued for me. He knows. That's not all.

He also knew that I was going back home after this night, and from looking at the frown on his expression, I could tell he was sad that I could not stay longer... with him.

He came closer to me, just like before. Signs of concern grew deeper from his beautiful face. He looked like something was distracting him.

"Sheba, I-I...I'm worried about you..." he bowed his head slowly. The statement surprised me.

"Why?"

"Because... if you can know about the future, then you should also know what's going to happen..."

I got confused. I grasped his hand gently, sending my message to him in our minds. 'Is something bad going to happen to me? My family? Please tell me if you know.'

He was taken aback sligthly by my gesture, but after a moment, he calmed down and answered me. 'Sheba, I'm sorry to bring down your hopes for seeing your family soon, but... I fear something horrible may happen to you - soon.' he grasped my hands tighter and protectively. He cares so much.

'I'm going to die aren't I?...' I ask him, his face growing more depressed.

'I'm not sure, I don't think you will, and I won't let you, Sheba!'

'No, I am going to die... I saw it from my dreams,' Recently, I've been having dreams of me falling and the cold deadly ocean water overtaking my life in darkness, but... I wasn't dying alone. Someone was with me, I felt so calm and comfortable with them... I felt as if I could trust them... could it be Ivan? I don't know.

'Sheba, before tomorrow-' he couldn't hold back his emotions any longer, he came closer and embraced me protectively and lovingly. 'If I don't see you anymore after this, I want to say I-I... I love you...' his confession stunned me. I love you? No, he couldn't have said it. He doesn't know me well enough...

"I may not know you, but I know what I feel for you, and it's real...' he tells me, not with his mind but with the tone of sadness in his voice.

A hot and stinging pain came over my whole body and I see myself and the guards falling on the sandy ground. One of the monsters from the sandstorm was attacking us! And from its appearance, it looked like it wasn't going to give in anytime soon.

The guards gain their posture and stand in a defensive stance. Their ready to fight anything that crosses their way. It's not enough.

There will be more after this, I don't think they have the strength to fight all the way. No! I must think positively, I have to get home as quickly as I can, I need to run away from destiny, from despair, from death...

Just as the monstrous looking lizard came to us, a huge blast of fire came from behind it and incinerated the monster fully to its death. Someone just saved us, it's a miracle!

I go in front of the guards trying to look for our saving grace, and what I saw made my skin crawl...

"How ungrateful, we save your lives and you look with eyes of fear when you look at me." a deep suave voice that came from a blue skinned man with pointy ears approaching us, sword in hand, and a collected position. I feel fear inching through my whole body, I tried to move away but I was frozen in fear. This was the same feeling I also had from my dreams, could this be what my dreams and Ivan told me?

This man never meant to save us at all.

"What? We never asked for your help. Who are you anyways, and what do you want with us?" the arrogant but stupid soldier remarks. You shouldn't have said that!

"You? What in the world would we ever want with pathetic soldiers who can't even fight want with you?" a slightly wicked voice of a woman came next, but this time, she had blood colored skin, with also pointy ears, but with light blonde hair. And also just as scary looking as the first.

All of the soldiers guiding me were offended, they must think that no one could ever insult Tolbi's name and gets away with it. Stupid!

The soldiers were first to make an attack, they all came for the blue skinned man, his expression turned from calm to amused. The blonde woman joined the battle as well.

While I was still standing frozen in fear, watch the battle was all I could do, someone from behind grabbed me, their deep and soothing voice whispering to my ears.

"Tsk tsk tsk, the poor helpless soldiers, poor you, my dear Sheba. You can't escape from Alex, so might as well just try to calm down and relax..." my heart was beating like mad. What's going to happen to me?

"What are you going to do?" I ask them nervously. Trying not to think of dying.

They kiss me gently in the cheek, "Just... try and go to sleep..." suddenly, I could feel all my energy being drained, and I had the greatest urge to sleep. I wanted to keep myself awake, to see the battle, but soon my eyes would give way. The last thing I saw was a man with brown hair and blue eyes joining in the battle.

Everyhing is so blurry now, maybe I should go take a rest. I finally give in, darkness surrounding my vision. I fall into a deep sleep.

Felix's POV

Saturos and Menardi left the battle to go to the girl while I was here, enjoying my slaughter of these pathetic soldiers... but, at the same time I also felt guilty. No, this is the only way! I have to save mom, dad, Prox, the world. I must take control over my feelings.

I let my thoughts distract me for a while and didn't see one of the soldiers coming from behind and stabbing me in the back.

Grr, they're not going to get away with that! "Ragnarok!" I yell at the sky, and a huge sword came down and killed my attacker quickly, his carcass lying cold there, soon a group of Harridans came towards the dead body and started pecking off it's skin. Eating it completely.

The sight of it made me cringe.

The rest of the soldiers were petrified by the sight and I infuriated them even more. Now the whole group is running towards me, ready to avenge their fellow soldier's death.

I stood there, ready to fight them off, but my injury drained and distracted me, it's getting worse. No, I have to fight!

Saturos and Menardi jump out from nowhere and send a massive flame towards all the soldiers. They all tried to esape, but it was too late. The fire reaches them and burns them to death. I can see them, screaming for water, others begging for mercy, and the few rest just lay there unconscious, or otherwise, dead.

I don't think the group of Harridans would want to eat them.

Saturos and Menardi were quite amused with the results.

"Felix, you should go to Alex now to tend those injuries, we've captured the girl. There's not much more left to do now." Menardi ordered me.

Oh yeah, the girl...

I knew there was no dodging the fact that we still had to capture that girl. I can't think of it now, I need Alex to heal me.

I reach our camp, Jenna sees my injury and gets worried, she rushes to me and says, "Felix, you're hurt! Don't worry, I'll call Alex to heal you, he's just attending Sheba, or that's what I heard Alex told me her name was..."

"Sheba..." I repeat to myself silently. I've never heard anyone with a name of "Sheba".

Alex warps in front of me, "Alright Felix, let's heal your wounds. Let's go back to your camp first." he grabs my left arm, making my injury sting a little bit. "Oww, careful would you?"

My wounds were now almost healed, the last step is to take a big rest by getting some sleep. Alex took my left arm, more gently this time, put it over his neck and started walking me to my tent.

My heavy eyelids wouldn't let me see a thing, I finally gave way to my sleep and started resting. I didn't notice anyone inside and outside my tent, unaware of the fact that a girl was sleeping beside me, resting as well... my mind totally went blank before I could think of a name.

Jenna's POV

I went beside Alex, he was watching my sleeping brother. I came over to look and see if my brother was going to be fine. As I came to look, the sight I saw almost made me laugh! But I resisted, I can't wake Felix up!

"Uh, Alex?"

"What is it?"

"Before you brought Felix to his tent, you really should've told him Sheba would be there. You know how he is with girls...and how he doesn't really like them..."

Alex looked, an evil smile comes on his face.

"Oh well, he's quite lucky. Don't you think?" he shrugged and amused, a wide grin on his face. "Don't worry Jenna, when he wakes up, then he'll know, for now he needs to rest..." his wicked grin staying on his face.

I kind of became upset because there's this girl, sleeping beside my brother! On the other hand, my brother is totally oblivious! When he wakes up, he won't know what hit him...

Hahaha, Sheba sleeping beside Felix, and they both don't know that. Hah! What a joke...

Anyways, as you probably have heard, I am slightly running out of ideas, but if you guys want me to continue, just ask and I'll try my best.

GoldenDaydreamer: eww, the death portrayal was gross!

Djinn: Reviews please! Or else the Harridans will come and take away your sanity!!!!!!!!!