Princess Viv: Well, hi again. Thanks for the reviews. Now where did those stupid djinn go?

Sparx: Ahem. Stupid? Did I hear you right? I am supposed to be the cleverest djinn in the who---

Princess Viv: Right, right, you were hiding under the desk rolls eyes I got it. Anyway, the disclaimer: I do not own Golden Sun, blah blah blah…and on with the story. And I'm sorry about that stupid mistake where I put Chapter 4 instead of Chapter 5 at the bottom in the last chapter…how stupid can I get???

Golden Sun: The Fight for the Stars

Chapter 5: Flames out of control

Jenna ran and ran and ran on blindly, her hazel eyes tightly closed, her hands remained over her ears, but she could still hear Isaac's voice echoing loudly in her head: "I love you".

"No! No! Why?" she cried, her tears flying behind her. Suddenly, she bumped into someone or something big; she yelped, and was flung back from the force. Someone grabbed her hand before she fell. Jenna looked up and found herself staring at the blurry image of her older brother.

"Jenna?" Felix looked concerned (ooooh, he speaks at last!). "Where have you been? And why are you crying?" he drew her into a tight and protective embrace. Jenna sniffled and remained silent. "Okay, let's go home, and you tell me all about it." So Felix led her home slowly.

The next day…

Garet awoke at dawn (OO SHOCK HORROR! SO EARLY!). He hadn't had much sleep, since he had lay awake all of the night before worrying about Jenna. "I wonder where she is now…" he thought.

Garet ran out of the house to look for Jenna, not noticing how his parents and siblings looked at him as he ran passed them out of the house.

"Waking at dawn?" His father blinked.

"No complaining?" His mother looked faint.

"And no breakfast?!?" Kay exclaimed.

"I must be dreaming." Aaron shook his head.

Somewhere else…

Jenna stirred at her porridge half heartedly, and sighed. "I'll never get over him." She thought. "And Mia's one of my best friends…I should be happy…why am I so selfish?"

"You're not selfish." Felix spoke up, surprising her, and as if reading her mind. "It's a normal reaction. You feel betrayed and upset that he didn't choose you, but everyone has their own "true love" and maybe you just weren't destined to be with him. Maybe someone else is meant for you, and not him. Jenna, don't dwell on the past. You have a bright future. Get over him. Not immediately, I'm saying, but soon."

Jenna nodded. "Yeah, I know. But you promise you won't tell Isaac, Mia, or anyone else?"

Felix nodded, and gave her one of his rare smiles. "I'm gonna go and take a shower. I think I'll wash my hair too…" he walked upstairs, and since he was too busy worrying about Jenna, he never noticed that his shampoo was a shade darker.

Later…

Jenna wondered around Vale sorrowfully, remembering what she, Isaac and Garet had done in the old days as she passed each house or shop; each place had its own special memory in her heart.

"Jenna!" someone's voice interrupted her trip along memory lane, and she looked up, seeing Garet run towards her. She waved, and tried to smile.

"Hi." She said quietly. Garet frowned as he reached her. Jenna was usually the fiery, strong and loud person. Now, she was…different. He wondered why.

"Jenna, is something wrong?" Garet asked.

Jenna shook her head, and avoided his gaze. "Course not."

"Jenna, I want to help. You know you can tell me." Garet persisted.

Jenna stood there for a few minutes, staring at her feet, when she burst into tears. Garet smiled sadly at her and walked forward, embracing her tenderly. "Hey, it's alright. I'm here." She sobbed continuously.

"Oh Garet! Isaac…Mia…they're…in…I can't take it!" Jenna cried. Garet frowned again, trying to work out what she was saying.

After a few minutes of maniacal sobbing and jumbled words, Garet finally understood what she was trying to say. "Isaac and Mia are in love!" he thought, a little surprised. "But why is she so…oh…she likes Isaac too…" he was a little sad. But seeing her cry made him even sadder.

She thrashed around, fire starting to flare up from her toes, frightening him. "Oh no! She's getting out of control!" Garet thought. At least the fire didn't hurt him, since he was also a fire adept.

"Jenna, don't cry, please." Garet tried helplessly. But she continued to weep, needing to shed all her tears.

She hadn't acted like this in front of Felix, so he wouldn't think her weak and he wouldn't worry about her, but Garet, she could tell anything. He was one of her best friends, and had known him for a long time. He may be a big, annoying, food-loving guy, but he had a very kind heart.

Garet's head throbbed from trying to think about what to do. "Maybe I should tell her now." He thought.

"Jenna? Jenna, I've got some thing to tell you." Garet shook her a little.

She looked up. "Yeah?" her eyes were red and puffy from crying; she sniffled a little, and the fire calmed down.

"Well…" Garet forced himself to say, "Well…Jenna…all these years we've been friends, right? Good friends. What I wanna say is that…I've always thought of you more than a friend…"

"Garet, what do you mean? What are you talking about?" Jenna asked, wiping away some tears, so upset that she couldn't think straight.

"What I mean is, Jenna, I love you." Garet said, flinching at his own words that he had kept secret for ten years.

Jenna looked at him, clearly shocked, and lost for words. "Y-y-you do?" she managed to stutter, the fire had disappeared, along with her anger and pain.

Garet nodded silently, dreading her response. Hopefully, she wouldn't explode. But instead, Jenna threw her arms around him and hugged him, laughing and crying at the same time. "Oh Garet! I love you too. And I've only just realised!" she sobbed again.

"R-r-really?" it was Garet's turn to stammer.

"Yes! But why didn't tell me?" Jenna asked, looking at him with shining eyes.

"I was afraid of rejection…" Garet answered quietly.

"Oh Garet, don't be silly!" Jenna laughed, tears evaporated from the heat in her cheeks. "Felix was right. Maybe he wasn't made for me. You were. Garet, thank you so much for helping me find that out. I love you." Before Garet could answer, Jenna leaned forward till their lips touched slightly.

"I love you too." Garet thought.

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