Hello my Duckies! How's everyone?
Jenna: Good, I suppose.
Tiamet: ...
Well, it looks like someone's found my GBA.
Tiamet: HA! You thought you could beat me, but you didn't! I beat you and now you're dead!
Jenna: What are you playing?
Tiamet: Golden Sun, what else?
And what did you beat?
Tiamet: ...
Jenna: Tiamet, what did you beat?
Tiamet: ...A vermin.
Hehehehehehehe!
Jenna: HA! A vermin!
Tiamet: Shut up and thank the reviewers!
Kodoku: Hehe! I like fluff too and there's nothing wrong with being demented! Just look at me. Of course I'll keep up the good work. Thanks.
Lord Cynic: That's one of my favourite bits too. I wonder what they were doing? Hehe. I think Jenna's hair is classed as auburn which is redish-brown, but I thought it would more red in the sun.
SpasticDjinn: Yep, I'm going all out with the fluffiness in this fic and it's gonna have to stay Isaac/Mia since I'm a die hard Mudshipping supporter. Sorry. I hope it doesn't put you off the fic.
Black Demon567: I wasn't upset at all. Your comments were really helpful. Thanks. I'll try my best to keep up the no mistakes thing. Yeah, I'd love you to beta read more stuff.
Umi Kanshisha: Ah, a vale and steamshipper. I guess we'll have to agree to disagree about that. I am attempting a vacation fic, but hopefully it'll live up to the standards of similar fics by much more talented authors.
Jenna: Oracle doesn't own GS or anyhting else that may be copyright in this fic because she doesn't want to go back to jail.
WHAT! I've never been to jail!
Jenna: Then what was that place you had to go to everyday which made you so sad?
THAT'S SCHOOL!
Jenna: Oh...
Tiamet: Beware of fluff and rubbish attempts at humour.
We're All Going on a Summer Holiday
Chapter Two: Sun, Sand and Surf
The sun shone through the windows casting beams of warm light across the floor. Curtains fluttered softly in the breeze and a sense of calm spread through the cabin.
Isaac woke up slowly to the sound of the waves and the birds twittering pleasantly outside. He rolled over and reached out to pull the sleeping form next to him closer. His hand clutched at empty air and his eyes shot open. Mia wasn't there. He pulled himself up, looking around the room for any sign of the blue-haired maiden who'd slept with him last night.
When he'd fully woken up, he crawled out of the covers and walked over to the door. It creaked loudly, but Isaac gladly didn't hear any movements from the other rooms. He crept into the living room and towards the bay windows.
The sunlight warmed his skin and the floor under his feet. A soft wind from his left revealed that someone had left the door leading outside open which was banging slightly against the frame.
Quickly, Isaac headed through them and scanned the area for Mia. His gaze landed on a solitary figure standing in the sea.
Her hair fanned out around her and her silk night gown flapped by her knees. She was completely spellbound by the feeling of the sea that swept over her feet.
As Isaac approached her and prepared to surprise her, she spun around and grabbed Isaac's hands.
"You're not going to get me this time," Mia giggled, pulling Isaac towards her.
She turned around again and felt Isaac wrap his arms around her neck and stand behind her.
"Are you going to tell me why you're out here so early?"
"I like to get up early in a morning so that I can have some me time. Travelling with three boys make you long to be alone sometimes."
"Does this mean you don't want to spend time with me anymore?" Isaac asked with a quiver in his voice.
He sounded so absolutely devastated, Mia turned instantly to face him.
"Of course not! I love you!" she said sincerely.
"And I should think so too," he chuckled poking her playfully in her side.
She poked him back with a grin.
"Don't play with my emotions like that! You know I hate it when you do that!"
"I don't play with your emotions. I simply know how to push your buttons."
"Well, it's a good thing I know other things about you then, isn't it? For example, the places where you're ticklish."
Isaac barely had a chance to realize what Mia had said before she was on him, tickling his sides and stomach mercilessly.
"No…stop…please…!" he begged in between laughs.
Mia only smiled and continued her attack until Isaac couldn't stand it anymore and he collapsed into the salty water. Following him, Mia persisted with her tickling, moving further up his chest where he was most ticklish.
Isaac was squealing in laughter under her, trying to push her off while at the same time trying to prevent any water from getting into his mouth.
Finally, she stopped and knelt in the cool sea watching Isaac gasp for air.
"You're really mean when you do that!" he complained.
"Does this mean you don't want to spend time with me anymore?" Mia asked, faking a cute innocence.
"Ha ha. By the way, how come whenever I try to surprise you I end up getting wet?"
"Maybe it's just part of my charm," Mia answered, delicately running a slender finger up and down his bare chest.
"Maybe."
He grabbed Mia's hand and pulled her into the water next to him.
She nestled down next to him and pressed her lips lightly against his.
"What were we arguing about?" she asked, still letting her fingers travel over his chest sending shivers through his body.
"Who cares?"
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"Is that Isaac and Mia making out in the sea?" asked Ivan as he stopped eating his toast for a moment to look out at the beach.
Felix looked over the shorter boy's shoulder and nodded.
"Yep, I believe that's them."
"And is Mia wearing only a silk night gown?"
"Ye…Ivan, stop it! Think of Sheba! Remember Sheba?"
"Uh huh."
"Go find Sheba."
"Uh huh."
Ivan shuffled off quickly into his room to find Sheba, his mouth still hanging open while Felix sat down to finish his own toast and read some more of his book.
It wasn't long until he could hear the other waking up. With his characteristic thump as he accidentally fell off the bed, Garet swaggered to his door, opened it and walked into the living room. A bed sheet was wrapped carefully around his waist and his hair stood up at strange angles. He went straight over to the tap in the kitchen and filled one of the empty glasses from the night before, downing the water in one gulp. Filling the glass again, he repeated the action.
"Sleep well?" Felix asked.
Garet spun around quickly to face Jenna's older brother.
"Hi Felix. I…urm…didn't see you there."
"Obviously not."
"So, how was your night?"
"Good. Very peaceful."
"That's…good."
The two boys looked at each for a while after that, Felix glaring slightly while Garet squirmed under the intimidating glower.
Finally, Felix nodded and asked, "Are you just going to stand there all morning?"
"No."
Without another word, Garet disappeared back into his room.
Felix shook his head at the retreating boy and looked back down at book, only to look back up again as Isaac and Mia walked through the glass doors.
"Hi," they said together, a smile on both of their faces.
Felix nodded a greeting and took another bite of his breakfast.
"We're just going to get dressed then we can go down to the beach if everyone's ready," Isaac told his fellow Earth Adept.
"Fine by me," Felix answered.
The couple continued towards their room, chatting quietly and giggling every so often.
"Oh. By the way," Felix added causing the pair to stop. "There's a piece of seaweed in your hair Mia."
The Imilian brought a hand up to her blue hair and pulled the green plant out with a sheepish look while Isaac grinned at Felix who finally managed a smile back.
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Slowly, the door to Felix and Piers' room opened and the Lemurian himself walked out, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes, but otherwise awake with a towel slung over his shoulder and his blue swimming shorts already on.
"Alright, who's ready for a swim?" he asked, rubbing his heads together in anticipation.
Garet and Jenna looked up at him from the table and smiled.
"You're two seconds too late," said Jenna. "Everyone else just went down to the beach."
"Without me?"
"Looks that way," Garet mumbled, his mouth half full of cereal.
Jenna sighed and took Garet's head in her hands.
"Don't speak with your mouth full, dear."
He swallowed and opened his mouth to show Jenna that it was empty.
"Satisfied?"
"Urgh! Yes, now hurry up. I want to go sunbathe."
Piers placed his hand on Garet's shoulder and said to him, "As you said before my friend, whipped."
He laughed with Jenna at the scowl which appeared on Garet's face, then left the two alone. The sandals on his feet slapped loudly on the wooden steps as he quickly ran down them and towards the group on the beach.
Sheba and Ivan were already splashing each other in the swallow water, crying out and laughing happily. Mia was lying with her eyes closed next to Isaac on the beach while Felix was laying a towel on the sand for him to sit on.
"Morning, sleepy head," Mia greeted without opening her eyes.
The two Earth Adepts looked up as Piers approached them.
"Hi," Piers answered, throwing his towel down next to the bag of sandwiches which someone had brought from the cabin. "Sorry I'm late."
"PIERS!"
Two excited blondes rushed out of the sea, grabbed Piers by his wrists and dragged him after them. Soon, he could be heard struggling against Ivan and Sheba as they tried to drench him.
Mia sat up to watch them, giggling softly.
"I'm guessing they like the sea then," she said.
"Yep," Isaac agreed, folding his arms behind his head in a relaxed position.
"Hi everyone," Jenna called out as she ran across the sand with Garet.
Felix raised an eyebrow at his sister's choice of swim wear as he sat down and was about to comment when she gave him a dark glare.
Her red bikini showed off a lot of her skin and fitted perfectly in all the right places.
Garet nearly had to stop himself from fainting when he first saw her.
"GARET!"
Once again, Ivan and Sheba raced along the beach towards the red-head, grabbed him and dragged him into the sea where Piers stood, dazed and wet.
"Looks like I must go save my big brave man," Jenna sighed, but with a grin on her face.
She took off after them to help Garet and Piers catch the two Jupiter Adepts so that they could get their own back.
Mia stood up and stretched. Her own blue bikini which she'd been wearing the day before revealed her perfect curves and pale skin.
"Coming?" she asked the two boys.
Isaac nodded and stood up too.
"You two go ahead," Felix answered, his brown hair loose and fanned out behind his head. "I'm just gonna lay here for a while."
"Suit yourself."
Hand in hand, the couple ran off into the sea and were instantly attack with a barrage of water from the other five.
Felix chuckled, then settled down with his eyes fixed on the sky above him. He had to admit, it was very peaceful here and it had been a good idea to come even if he hadn't wanted to at first. Slowly, sleep threatened to take over him again and his eyes began to close.
There was a splash and he suddenly felt very wet. His eyes snapped open and he caught a certain two Water Adepts laughing at him a short distance away. Behind them, Jenna was leaning on Garet to prevent her from falling as she too laughed along with Garet and Isaac.
He humoured them by reaching up and squeezing the water out of his hair before standing up.
The other Adepts stiffened and looked as if they were trying to hold back another wave of laughter.
Felix turned around a second too late as he felt a second flood of water hit his back.
Ivan and Sheba ran from behind him wearing identical grins and carrying a large bucket between them.
"That's it!" Felix cried, his voice angry, but his eyes sparkling with amusement. "You're all in for it now!"
Everyone screamed in mock fear and tried to get away from the advancing Felix.
There was a rumble and the sand beneath their feet rose up to engulf their bodies leaving only their heads above the ground.
Felix grabbed the bucket which had been dropped and took the sea. He took his time to fill it, then walked back and tipped some of the water on to everyone's head.
"Stop it!"
"ARGH!"
"Felix!"
Cries filled the air which only added to Felix's enjoyment.
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Later that day, after everyone had eaten their fair share of lunch, Piers, Felix and Garet were all relaxing on their towels. They had long since dried and were now basking in the warm sun in their swim shorts with their chests' bare.
The others were once again in the water and were trying to jump over the high waves that rushed towards them.
Mia was out the furthest and was coaxing Isaac into following her who seemed to prefer it in the shallows. Jenna was swimming peacefully, interrupted only by Ivan and Sheba's game that seemed to mainly involve seeing who could splash Jenna with getting caught.
"It's really wonderful here, isn't it?" Garet asked, leaning on his side to talk to the other boys beside him.
"Mmhmm," Piers and Felix both answered.
"And look how happy everyone is. Something about this island just seems to say peace and quiet."
"Not while Ivan and Sheba are tormenting Jenna," said Piers, cracking his eyelids open slightly, the gold in his eyes reflecting the brilliant sun.
Garet shifted his weight slightly and looked out at where Jenna had once more been caught in a watery attack and had grabbed Ivan. She was trying to duck him under the water while Sheba continued to splash them both.
A few minutes later, Isaac walked over and settled down on the towel next to Garet. His body shone in the light and the droplets of water glittered in his hair.
"I'm done for the day," he said.
Garet smiled at his best friend and lay down again.
"Had fun?" he asked the blonde.
"Yeah, Mia absolutely loves the water and knows how to have fun in it."
"I'm sure she does," said Piers, grinning wickedly.
"Oh, ha ha."
"GARET! FELIX! HELP US!"
The boys looked in the direction of the cries and saw Jenna and Mia having a water fight with Ivan and Sheba. The waves were growing bigger making it very difficult for any of them to avoid the water.
Felix sighed and closed his eyes again only to feel a lump of sand hit his chest.
"Garet!"
"Oh, come on Felix! They need us!" Garet said, striking a hero pose.
He gained several strange stares before he grabbed Felix's arm and pulled him towards the girls and Ivan.
Isaac and Piers exchanged a knowing look then said, "Whipped," as they began to laugh.
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As darkness filled the sky once more, the group of eight were all seated around the table on the veranda playing various different card games.
Ivan grinned as he won another game of Black Jack and took the small pile of money from the middle of the table.
"Ok, you've got to be cheating," Garet said, throwing down his cards in anger.
"Fine then, you pick the next game," Ivan replied.
Garet closed his eyes for a moment to think of an appropriate game. He looked up and his gaze moved around the circle.
"Isaac?"
The Earth Adept in question turned away from the conversation he was having with Mia and Piers to stare at Garet curiously.
"What was your favourite moment during the journey to light the lighthouses?"
For a moment, Isaac looked out at the sea, deep in thought. He turned back to the others, pulling Mia off of her chair and onto his knee.
"I think it would have to be when we went to Imil," he said before stealing a quick kiss from Mia.
"Wow! I never would have guessed that!" said Ivan sarcastically.
Sheba giggled as she continued to shuffle the deck of cards.
"What about you two then? What were your favourite moments?" Isaac asked giving the pair an annoyed glare.
"That's easy. It was definitely when we were in the Lamakin Desert and Garet fell into that oasis."
Ivan grinned at the red-head who was currently blushing every shade of red while everyone else laughed.
"I didn't fall," Garet tried to explain. "It was really hot and I collapsed. Ivan just happened to use reveal and there was an oasis right in front of me so I ended up landing in the water."
Everyone continued to laugh.
Pouted, Garet slouched back in his chair, his eyes filled with anger.
Jenna rushed over to him, but not before whacking Ivan in the back of his head.
"Don't be mad," she whispered into his ear as she turned his chair away from the table so they could talk in private. "They're only teasing."
"This is what annoys me!"
"How about this, whenever someone teases you again I'll give you a special kiss."
She leaned forward and kissed him lightly on his lips.
Garet smiled happily and let her share his chair so that they were practically in each others arms.
"Sounds good to me."
From his place across the table, Felix straightened up and looked over to where Jenna and Garet were still talking privately, positioned in such a way that he couldn't see what they were doing.
"My brother senses are tingling."
"Oh, ha ha, Felix," Mia said, still on Isaac's knee. "Leave them alone for a while."
Reluctantly, the brunette nodded.
"My favourite moment was when we visited the Taopo Swamp," said Sheba as she tried to steer the conversation back to the original topic.
Both Felix and Piers grinned sheepishly at this, knowing exactly what Sheba was talking about.
"A swamp?" Isaac asked. "Why would you enjoy going to a place like that?"
"Well…Felix was fighting with Piers because he didn't want to travel though a swamp. He charged forward at him to try to push him into the mud, but Piers moved at the last moment and Felix fell, head first, into the swamp. Unfortunately, Felix managed to grab Piers' robe and dragged him along. They were both covered from head to foot in smelly mud."
Having overheard the story, Garet was clutching Jenna and laughing hysterically into her shoulder while Isaac and Mia were wiping tears of laughter away from their eyes.
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As soon as he reached his bedroom later that night, Felix flung himself wearily onto the bed.
"Today has certainly been fun," Piers said, changing into his night wear.
"Mmhmm," was the muffled reply since Felix had his head buried in a pillow.
"Tomorrow, I thought it would be fun to sail a short distance out into the sea and go swimming where it is deeper. What do you think?"
He looked over at Felix and smiled when he saw the brunette sleeping soundly. Since he looked so peaceful and piers didn't have the heart to disturb him, he carefully laid a blanket over the sleeping teen to keep him warm.
"Goodnight Felix."
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Well, what do ya think?
Jenna: Meh.
Tiamet: ...
Damn you both. Read and review!