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Leggy: Please don't. I have a massive headache.

Oh, sorry Leggy. How's your head?

Leggy: Alright I suppose.

Isaac: I'm really sorry, Legolas. I didn't mean that fight to go so far.

Leggy: That's alright, as long as Yami is now where he belongs. A mental institution!

I told you! He isn't at a mental institution! He's in therapy.

Isaac/Leggy: Same thing.

Alright readers. I will now be commenting on your lovely reviews just to show I care.

Mercury Gold: Don't' worry, the little jokes are here to stay and I promise you, Mia won't die. I don't kill of the main characters. It's the other characters you've got to worry about!

Sorian: Thanks for your positive reviews and I'm glad you're a happy little reader. I know I'm mean to Mia and Isaac, but they're the main couple in the story so they're the easiest ones to be mean to. Don't get me wrong, I'm a big fan of them both and mudshipping totally rules, but I've got to be mean to someone and Garet is just too easy.

Alright, on to the story folks!

Isaac: Oracle don't own Golden Sun so stop your worrying and enjoy the story.

Feelings are Revealed

"God Isaac, we'd better watch it or Garet will eat us too," exclaimed Ivan the next morning during breakfast.

Isaac had let Mia continue sleeping since she was obviously very tired so he filled the guys in on the details of last night himself.

Ivan had found the story rather strange and was as confused as Isaac, whereas Garet, delighted that the breakfast table they'd been led to was loaded down with his favourite thing in the whole world (food), had simply sat down and ate all the way through the conversation.

"Ha ha," he replied sarcastically with his mouth full of food. Swallowing, he gave his mates a sheepish grin. "Sailing out at sea for over a month made me really hungry."

"Garet," said Isaac in utter disbelief, "We had plenty of food supplies on the ship. Enough in fact to feed a small army!"

"Then again, we are talking about Garet here!" Garet glared at Jupiter adept who did nothing but grin back. Tucking in again, Garet nearly choked when the door to the dinning hall burst open as Mia entered. Ivan rushed to Garet's side to try and help while Isaac got up and pulled out a chair for Mia to sit on.

"Hey, are you ok?" He placed his hand gently on hers and looked into her amazingly blue eyes.

"Yeah, just tired I guess. I didn't sleep much. I kept having really weird dreams."

"What about?"

"I can't really remember, but I think they had something to do with you."

Isaac's gaze dropped to the floor as he too remembered the dreams he'd had the previous night. Both of their thoughts were interrupted when Ivan gave Garet one final slap across the back, dislodging the sausage that had been caught in his throat. It shot out of his mouth, bounced off the opposite wall and landed back on Garet's plate.

"Cool!" He picked the sausage up again with his fork and popped it back into his mouth.

"Garet! That's disgusting!" Ivan gave him his dirtiest look as he returned to his seat. With one look at his half finished breakfast, Ivan slumped back in his chair and pushed the plate away. "I've suddenly lost my appetite," he grumbled.

"Can I have it then?" Garet asked.

"Yeah, knock yourself out."

But before he could pass Garet the plate, the door opened again and Lord Drake entered.

"Ah, I was hoping that you'd all be awake," he said cheerfully before setting his sights on Mia. "Miss Mia, how are you feeling today?"

"Fine..." she answered, slightly confused.

"Sorry Mia, we never introduced you. This is Lord Drake," said Isaac, "His men are the ones that found us after that incident with the Kraken."

"Oh, well it's good to meet you Lord Drake. I don't know how to thank you."

"No thanks needed. Just doing what any decent person would have done. Now, I must ask you about your quest. Is it true that you are trying to stop the Elemental Lighthouses from being lit?"

There was a profound silence as Lord Drake's words sank in.

"How do you know about that?" Isaac asked suspiciously.

"I have sources all over Weyard. Friends that keep me informed about the latest news, one of which happens to be Lord Babi."

"You know Lord Babi?"

"But of course. He told me of your quest and I took a personal interest in it. I mean, it's not every day that you meet warriors on such a dangerous yet noble mission. I want to help in any way I can."

Isaac, Mia and Ivan glanced at each other briefly, not sure what to make of this sudden information. Garet on the other hand nodded thankfully.

"That would be great Lord Drake; we need all the help we can get!"

"I will prepare fresh food for you as well as new weapons, anything you need, and I will do my best to get it for you. Now, if you'll forgive me, I have other business I must attend to."

He smiled and left the four adepts alone once more.

"I don't trust him," said Ivan as soon as the door closed.

"What?! He trying to be nice and you're suddenly all suspicious!" Garet cried, covering Ivan in a thin layer of spit and chewed up food. "Oh, sorry."

"Yeah, thanks Garet. But seriously. He knows way too much about the lighthouse business. I'm not so sure about this."

Garet simply shook his head.

"Ivan, you're just too suspicious full stop. I mean, in Vault, when we were trying to find your Shaman Rod, you were sure that every single person we met had done it."

"It's good to be suspicious."

"It's stupid to be so suspicious."

"Oh yeah?!"

"Yeah!"

Unknown to them, Isaac and Mia had already left the hall and were making their way back to their shared room.

"Those two will never change," said Isaac cheerfully, trying not to meet Mia's all-powerful gaze.

"Yeah, but I'd never trade them of anyone or anything else."

"What? Not even for a new set of robes?"

"Don't tempt me!"

Laughing, they felt at ease once more, the memories of the past few days disappearing in their minds.

"You know, when this is all over, I hope that we'll still be around to be friends," Isaac muttered knowing that at some point on this quest, the others would be thinking exactly the same thing.

"Yeah," Mia answered, distractedly as they stopped outside the door to their room. "You know, when we enter this room, we'll have to get ready to set out again. Our journey will continue and we'll have to continue fighting. But what will fighting truly achieve? Death. Death and suffering. Though, I suppose we're doing the right thing. I just wish there was another way."

Isaac was amazed. He'd never heard Mia talk like this before. She suddenly seemed so angry yet upset, it almost made him want to pull her into his arms and relieve her pain. Unfortunately, the sensible side of him took over and he simply nodded then said, "I know. I only wish you, Ivan and Garet hadn't been caught up in all of this. It should have been my task and my task alone."

She was about to reply when a sudden chill traveled up both of their spines. Something was watching them, something unnatural yet the corridor they were in was empty. Shrugging it off as a draught, they entered the room and silently closed the door behind them.

Isaac turned back to Mia, thinking about what he could say to comfort her after the strange outburst while at the same time, Mia had turned to say something else. Suddenly, their lips met and they shared a passionate kiss, one both of them had been longing for, for a while. It lasted for less than ten seconds, but to them, ten years could have pasted by and they wouldn't have noticed.

Breaking apart, they both kept their eyes closed, sharing a secret smile for a moment longer until they came back to reality.

Not sure of what Mia's reaction would be, Isaac twisted around to leave the room while muttering, "Sorry Mia. I'll see you later."

"No Isaac! Wait!" She called after him, still slightly in a daze. He looked back at the beautiful girl who was beckoning to him. As he approached her once more, thoughts flew through his thoroughly confused mind.

Did she enjoy the kiss? Did it mean as much to her as it did to me? Was this the start of something new?

Mia sat down on her bed and he followed suit, feeling extremely self-conscience while he waited for her to say something. The tension in the room began to build as the silence continued.

"Isaac," Mia finally said in a very timid voice, her eyes darting from him to the ground and back again, "We've been on this journey for a while now and as you've probably guessed, something between us has changed."

"I've felt it too," he happily replied, feeling a bit more comfortable.

"Well, it's sort of...gosh, how can I say this?...Isaac, I think I'm falling in love with you."

Leaving this to settle in, she got up and went to look out of the window at the sea view.

"Ever since we first met, I felt a connection between us that has grown along with our feelings. You always looked out for me and protected me. Your shoulder was always there for me to cry on. Please say you feel the same way."

Isaac got up and joined Mia by the window. He held her head in his hands and they stared deeply into each other's eyes, all previous fears gone with the moment.

"Mia, I do. I love you so much."

Again, they merged in a kiss, so powerful and full of love, they never wanted to leave each other's arms again. Not even if the world crumbled around them. But when a knock came at the door, they were forced to separate. Savouring the last magical moments of the kiss, the couple smiled at each other, absorbed in each other's features, as if memorizing them. The knock came again and in entered Ivan and Garet, their faces pale and strained.

"Isaac, Mia," Garet said weakly, "They've found Jenna, Sheba and Felix coming out of a collapsed cave not far from town. They're fine, but Isaac, Kraden's dead!"

It took a mere second for Isaac to realize what Garet had said before he rushed out of the room with Garet, Ivan and Mia closely following him.

Ah, young love. There's nothing like it!

Isaac: I'll take back all the nasty things I ever said and did if you put more of those scenes in your story.

Leggy: Yes! I love romance! It's so beautiful!

I know. I'm truly a master of the mushy love scenes. I hope you lot all enjoyed it too. Well, that's it for now. Don't pick up your knives and demand a new chapter, click the review button and it'll happen faster. Asta la bye bye!