Disclaimer: Nintendo and Camelot Software Planning own all the characters Isaac, Felix, Jenna, Sheba, Ivan, Mia, Piers, Alex, and Dora. They also own all storyline events before the start of this story, with the exception of the emergence of my four main characters, Detherion, Ledria, Carthrandour, and Yonka. I own those characters mentioned in the previous sentence as well as some more to come. I used the Metallica song Trapped Under Ice in this chapter, so credit will obviously go to them.

Author: I get the feeling this is gonna get long so plz bear with me. As with all my stories, I would like to know what you think.

Flashback!

"Carthrandour, could you take out the trash?" his mom called from the kitchen.

"Alright mom! I'll bring it right to the dump so we won't have to smell it." He answered, grabbing his skateboard. When he got out the door, he dropped the trash bag onto his skateboard and tied a rope from it to his bike. He had already sent his pet raven to Yonka's house with a message to meet him at the dump so they could go out.

It took but 10 minutes to get to the dump and ditch the bag. He climbed up their favorite tree and awaited the arrival of his Love, Yonka. He pulled out the book he stole on Psynergy, Alchemy: the Advanced Topics.

A couple pages later, Yonka arrived, climbing up the tree in complete silence. The only reason Carthrandour know she was there was because he felt the vibrations through the tree.

"Hello my Love." He said suddenly, looking down at Yonka's face. Startled, she fell off of the branch with a shout. Carthrandour used Psynergy to slow time down and rushed down the branches, hopping on occasions, sometime falling six or seven feet at a time. He reached the ground a second before she would have, and caught her, holding her like you would a damsel in distress.

"Are you alright Yonka?" he said, putting her on her feet.

"Yeah, I'm fine, thanks to you. I would have died there. How did you get down so fast?" she queried curiously.

"I learned how Psynergy can affect even the flow of time, and I learned how to do it in this book I stole about a month ago. It's a very difficult read and I find myself flipping to the glossary quite often." He replied, putting the book back in his bag. He got on his bike and waved for her to follow. "Before we go, let me fix your brakes, we'll be needing them for this ride!" he said, getting back off.

"If you think you can. The cable is out of the handbrake, and I have no clue how it works and I don't have the money to bring it to a pro." She said.

"You should have just brought it to me, I'm done already." Carthrandour said, looking up. He then showed her how to fix it, should it ever happen again. They got back on their bikes, and Carthrandour turned his radio on with a small bolt of electricity to the power source. There was a heavy and angry song playing at the time, one they both knew well.

I don't know how to live through this hell

Woken up, I'm still locked in this shell

Frozen soul, frozen down to the core

Break the ice, I can't take anymore!

Freezing

Can't move at all

Screaming

Can't hear my call

I'm dying to live

Cry out

I'm trapped under ice!

It took several minutes for them to get to the trail's mouth. "Hold on, I need a drink. After all, it is 15 miles from my place to here. Want a sip?" Yonka said, panting heavily. She took her water bottle out from its place on her bike's frame.

"Maybe, watchya got?" he replied softly.

"Just plain water. It's the best thing for riding cuz it cools you down really quickly. Want some?" Yonka said, brining the bottle's tip up to her mouth.

"No thanks, I have sodas at the spot I'm bringing you to. Come on, it's only five minutes away now. You should save that for the ride back because it's all uphill. You might want to keep your brakes on unless you feel like fishing your bike out from the bottom of a large lake!" he said, laughing.

"Go on, I'm done." Came Yonka's reply. They rode down a trail with many jumps, although it was mostly downhill. Carthrandour's estimated time was quite accurate, they arrived in a little less then five minutes.

"Stop Yonka, this is where we lock up our bikes," Carthrandour bellowed. "as you can see, there's no way we can get the bikes down here."

"Alright, but we're gonna hafta use your lock, I forgot mine at school, remember?" she said, dismounting her bike. She took Carthrandour's outstretched hand as he led her down a series of steps made from tree roots that grew out of the ground.

After a minute or so, they reached the bottom, the sandy shore of the lake. "Here we are Yonka, do you like it?" Carthrandour said as he plopped down on the cool sand. Yonka sat down next to him.

"Oh yes, it's beautiful. And we arrived right at sunrise too! You planned this, didn't you?" she said, gazing out over the sparkling waters.

"Maybe, maybe not. Maybe I just wanted to show you this place, or maybe I had a better reason, maybe, maybe not." He teased, looking at her seriously. They both cracked up.

"Are you trying to tease me Carthrandour? I hope not! I'd have to call you mean if you were!" she said, teasing him back. They looked at each other again, then began their laughter yet again.

"The sky is about to light up, look." Carthrandour said, his gaze going across the water, towards Sol. Yonka's gaze joined his, and the two sat there, watching the sunset. They were mesmerized by the sight, and didn't look away for several minutes.

"Carthrandour, I, I wanted to tell you something, but I, I just, never got up the nerve to tell you. I, I Love you Carthrandour." Yonka said nervously, putting her hand gently on Carthrandour's.

"Yonka, I, I Love you too. With all my heart." He replied in a soft, nervous voice. She sat closer to him, making him become even more nervous. She put her hand on his lap, her eyes sparkling like the sky behind the Lovers. Carthrandour's chest filled up with a soft, soothing warmth like he'd never felt before in his life. "Yonka?" he said quietly, confused. He looked into her eyes, and was drawn in by them, his arms creeping behind her back, meeting at her spine. Yonka's arms wrapped around him, touching at his spine as well, sending warm shivers throughout his body.

"Carthrandour…" Yonka whispered softly. She gazed into his eyes, finding the real him battling demons so quickly that she could have swore a million fell in that second. She emerged, finding that her gaze had been met, and that her head was slowly closing in on his.

She knew what was happening, of course. Carthrandour however, was surprised, and a little scared, when he realized what was happening. He couldn't stop however, her gaze was so warm and inviting…

Their eyes closed, and their lips met in a soft embrace, brushing together so gently, it was as if it were a small breeze of liquid warmth. The couple withdrew, smiling softly. Carthrandour was the first to react, looking away quickly, blushing a bright red. He had never experienced anything like it before, and he didn't want those few seconds to end, ever. He looked up at her, and saw that she was blushing more then he was! He put his hand gently on hers, feeling the warmth emanating from her lithe yet muscular body. She leaned on him, resting her head on his as they watched the remainder of the sunset together.

They got up slowly as the moon rose into the sky. "Come on, our parents are probably worried as all Hell. We'd better get home now." Carthrandour said as he led Yonka to their bikes. The ride home was a great deal harder then the ride there, it was all uphill.