Owww!
Tiamet: What's wrong?
I ache all over from the fight me and Charlotte had with Jenna.
Tiamet: Well, did you win?
…I'm not gonna answer. I'm going to bed.
Tiamet: What about the new chapter?
It's on the computer. Just get Jenna to upload it. 'Night. (Leaves room)
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Tiamet: Tell me, how'd the fight go?
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Tiamet: Urm…no?
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Dark McCloud: That's why I chose to write a story like this. Felix and Piers are really the main unknown characters of the group since Piers entered halfway through Lost Age and Felix is pretty much silent for most of the journey. I would never write something scripted and incomprehensible since I probably wouldn't be able to read it either. Thanks for your kind words!
Tiamet: Alright! Onwards to the next chapter!
Jenna: You sound freakishly like Oracle. None of us own Golden Sun. Nope, not even me.
Tiamet: Beware of some romantic scenes throughout the story as well as the usual fluff.
We're All Going on a Summer Holiday
Chapter Four: Rainy Days
Waking up to wet feeling on her face, Jenna yawned and opened her eyes slowly. Looking around, she silently wondered how she got to her bed. She was sure that the last place she'd been was on the beach. Then she saw it. Instead of the usually brightness coming from the window, the clouds outside were a murky grey-blue and rain was hurtled down. Someone had left the window open the previous night to let cool air into the room and now the floor underneath as well as Jenna's side of the bed was damp from the rain.
Jenna groaned. She'd been looking forward to another day on the beach with the others, but those thoughts were destroyed the moment she gazed out of the window. Yawning again, she was about to get up and go fix herself some breakfast when an arm snaked around her waist. A smile flew to her lips and she turned expecting to be greeted by Garet's sparkling eyes only to find him still asleep. He muttered something that made little sense and pulled Jenna closer to him, making her yelp quietly. Without warning, he began to gently stroke her back through her thin ruby red nightgown.
Trying not to giggle, Jenna carefully grabbed Garet's arm and tried to pull it away from her, which just made him hug her even more. She was wondering what he could possibly be dreaming about when his hand moved away from her back, returning by her head so he could run his fingers through her hair.
The whole thing was rather funny and Jenna was finding it harder and harder not to laugh until Garet pressed his lips against her neck and began to kiss it.
It was all Jenna could do not to moan as she attempted to remain perfectly still. However, a short gasp found its way from her throat when she felt the other's knee against the inside of her right thigh. Jenna's eyes had widened at this action, but immediately narrowed. She was starting to have a sneaking suspicion about the "sleeping" boy next to her.
"I swear," she breathed in a whisper, just in case Garet actually wasasleep. "If you're not asleep, I'm going to kick your ass, Garet."
The lips against her neck and knee against her thigh quickly retreated, and an amused pair of brown eyes were soon gazing down at Jenna.
"Is that so?"
Jenna's previously narrowed eyes became sharp slits.
"You cheeky…!" And with that, she promptly shoved Garet off of her, and the other fell to the floor with a dull thud. Garet merely watched her blankly, rubbing his sore posterior, until the red-haired girl crossed her arms and stuck her tongue out at him. At this, Garet couldn't help but grin.
"Do you know you look really beautiful when you're angry?"
"Oh, no! You're not getting off that easily," she said pulling him back onto the bed. "If you thought you could pretend to be asleep and kiss me like that without my permission, then you're wrong!"
Still grinning, Garet snaked a hand around Jenna's waist again and leaned forward slightly.
"Well, what about if I have your permission?"
Pausing to think for a moment, Jenna nodded and answered, "Works for me."
They both moved forward, but were interrupted by a loud knock on their door.
"Breakfast's nearly ready!" what sounded like Isaac's voice called out.
For a moment, they both paused to see if their blonde leader would come into the room, but the sound of his retreating footsteps assured them that he'd left. They smiled and in an second their lips were together.
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"How'd we get into our bed?" Jenna asked as she entered the living room a few minutes later where Isaac and Sheba were sitting on one of the sofas. To their right, Mia and Ivan were cooking eggs and sausages for breakfast.
Piers could be seen sprawled across the other sofa, still asleep with a blanket half covering his bare chest. He continuously made small noises in his sleep and shifted slightly.
"Mia, Felix and me carried you in from the beach after you'd both fallen asleep," answered Isaac with a sly grin. "It's a shame though. I would have liked to see you and Garet wake up when the tide came in."
Sheba threw a cushion at Isaac's head in annoyance, although, she too was laughing.
"Hey!"
Grabbing a cushion, Isaac set off after Sheba and chased her around the cabin, trying to hit her. Unfortunately, whenever he got close, Sheba would use a small whirlwind to push him away. It wasn't long before Jenna joined in and sided with Sheba to chase Isaac.
"No! Get away!" Isaac cried, making everyone, except the still sleeping Piers, laugh.
He ducked around the sofas and hid behind Mia who was luckily holding a frying pan at the time.
Jenna and Sheba skidded to a halt in front of the blue-haired girl with scared expressions. Their eyes darted from the frying pan to Mia's azure eyes which gleamed with mischief in the morning light.
"Who's ready for breakfast?" she asked with a sweet smile before she walked away to help Ivan set the table, leaving Isaac unprotected.
"Meep!" was all Isaac could say.
Sheba and Jenna were on him in an instant, pummelling him mercilessly with cushions while Mia and Ivan laughed at their once undefeated leader.
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A tapping on his shoulder finally woke Felix from his deep sleep. He flipped over and opened his eyes.
"Wakey, wakey!"
Groaning, Felix swatted away the hand that continued to disturb him.
"Piers, if that's you, I swear I'm gonna kill you," he growled.
"Do I look like Piers?"
Felix sat up and looked at Jenna who was sitting at the end of his bed. She smiled as her gaze moved teasingly up and down his chest making him blush a deep red and pull the covers around himself.
"Why are you in here? Don't you have an idiot to annoy?"
"Hey! Don't talk that way about your future brother-in-law!"
After a short pause where Felix processed what Jenna had just said, he sat up straight with wide eyes and his mouth open. He stared at Jenna in wonder, trying hard to make an understandable sentence, which was hard when his mind seemed to have shut down.
"Wha…wha…WHAT!"
Jenna grinned, and then burst out laughing. Tears fell from her eyes as she fell backwards onto the bed clutching her sides.
"Oh…oh…Felix…your face…is so…funny!"
But his face had now changed from one of shock to one of extreme anger.
"You little…!"
He jumped up and hit Jenna in the middle of her head with his pillow, and then repeatedly attacked her sides and back.
Jenna was still laughing hysterically and didn't seem to notice until Felix dropped back onto the bed, exhausted. She crawled over and stroked his hair out his eyes lovingly before patting him gently on his head.
"Ah, Felix. You are so gullible. I don't know what I'd do without you. Now, come on. Breakfast is ready and we have to decide what to do today."
"I thought we were going to hang out on the beach again," said Felix as he sat up straight and placed his pillow back at the top of the bed.
"Have you seen the weather today?"
One look behind the white curtains was all Felix needed to tell him what Jenna meant. There wasn't as much rain as there was earlier, but the clouds were still a dark grey and a light drizzle fell from the sky.
"Hurry up and get dressed will you! There might not even be any breakfast left if you're not quick!"
Felix turned just in time to see Jenna leave his room and close the door tightly. With a sigh, he grabbed one of his favourite white short-sleeved shirts out of his bag and pulled it over his head before starting his search for his pair of black trousers, which, oddly enough, happened to be under the bed. Wondering how they ended up under there, Felix opened the door and walked over to the table where a plate of sausages and eggs sat waiting for him.
Everyone else, including the now awake Piers, were sitting around the table waiting for him.
Garet pulled his hand back suddenly, which was slowly making its way towards Felix's breakfast.
"Morning everyone," Felix said with a small smile as he sat down between Jenna and Ivan, and picked up his knife and fork.
"Morning!" was the enthusiastic response from Mia and Piers who were sitting across the table while the others simply nodded or, in Garet's case, grunted.
"You two certainly seem in good moods this morning," observed Felix, looking over at the two Mercury Adepts as he placed a piece of food into his mouth.
"It's raining," Isaac explained. "What would you expect? Mia is always really happy whenever it's raining. It's something to do with it being her natural element."
He grunted suddenly though and glared at Mia.
Felix glanced over at Mia who was staring at the table with a look of concentration on her pretty face. He had a feeling she was doing something to Isaac under the table to shut him up.
"So, any ideas about what we can do today?" asked Ivan.
Everyone shrugged. The weather didn't seem to be getting any better so the beach wasn't an option and neither was going outside unless the aim was to get wet and cold.
"Looks like a boring day inside," answered Sheba, pouting in sadness.
"No way! We're gonna have fun today!" Mia cried as she got up from the table and pulled Sheba up too.
Isaac pushed back his chair and was about to follow her when the giddy Mercury Adept grabbed his hand and pulled both him and Sheba towards the door. In a second, they were outside and Mia was trying to get her two friends to dance with her.
"I really think Mia needs to lay off the sugar or something," Garet suggested, his hand sneaking towards Felix's breakfast again who hit Garet's hand with his fork when he saw what the Mars Adept was doing.
"Well, at least Sheba's not complaining about being bored anymore," Piers said with a smile before he rushed out to join them along with Ivan.
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"Well, it is kinda your own fault," Jenna scolded, bringing another towel into the living room for her wet friends. "I mean, what would you expect when you go outside in this type of weather?"
As the day progressed, the rain and slowly gotten worse and by the time Isaac, Sheba and Ivan had dragged Mia and Piers back inside all five of them were soaked and chilled to the bone. They had all caught colds and were sneezed quite violently where they sat on the sofas.
Felix had lit the oven which had filled the room with warm air making the sick adepts feel a little better.
"It's Mia's fault! She pulled me out side in the first place!" Sheba complained before she dissolved into a coughing fit.
Mia stuck her tongue out and snuggled into Isaac's side who was shivering.
"Sit still, Piers," said Jenna as she tried to use what little healing psynergy she knew to rid the Water Adept of his cold, but Piers insisted on moving around under the towels he was covered in.
Piers groaned and continued to shift around. He closed his eyes suddenly and stopped moving altogether, much to Jenna's happiness.
She finally had a proper chance to use her psynergy, but Felix stopped her before she could.
"Piers?" he asked, kneeling down next to his friend and shaking his shoulders slightly.
When Piers didn't respond, everyone knew something was wrong.
Mia got up slowly and sat down next to him, then placed her hands on his forehead and checked his pulse.
"He's got a fever and his pulse has quickened. We need to get him to a bed now so that he can properly sleep once I've healed him," she instructed before letting another sneeze shock through her body.
"Are you sure that's wise?" asked Felix. "You are sick as well. That might affect your psynergy and make it unpredictable."
After a pause to allow her to think, Mia nodded and let Garet lead herself, Isaac and Jenna into their bedroom while Felix carried Piers into his room with Ivan and Sheba coughing behind him.
Felix carefully laid Piers down on the bed, told Ivan and Sheba to wait for him in their own room, and then began to heal Piers with his Venus Psynergy.
The golden light swallowed Piers' pale form until it vanished and gave the Lemurian's skin a bright glow.
Soon, Felix could hear Piers' breathing return to normal and felt the fever leave him. He placed two fingers on Piers' throat to feel his pulse which had also slowed down to a normal rate. Felix sighed in relief and smiled at his friend's sleeping form. He would have stayed longer had Sheba not called out his name followed by and earth quaking sneeze. He sighed again, this time in dismay, pushed Piers' hair out of his eyes and left the room to help his other friends.
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"I think I'm losing my voice," Ivan whispered to Sheba in their room as they waited for Felix.
"Well, that's not necessarily a bad thing," Sheba answered cheekily. "At least we get a rest from your voice."
Ivan frowned, but then grinned and let his Jupiter Psynergy flow through him.
'Haha! Loophole!' he thought to Sheba who fell back onto the bed in mock misery.
"Come on you two, into bed," said Felix as he entered to room. "I don't want you to get any worse like Piers did."
They both nodded and did as they were told having already changed into their night-clothes.
Felix smiled and started to use his healing Psynergy on Ivan and Sheba while the two Jupiter Adepts had a silent argument.
'Those two. Will they ever stop fighting?' he asked himself as Ivan shot Sheba an angry look.
"What's wrong?" Felix asked after completing the healing spell.
"Ivan is just being a pain!" Sheba complained. "He won't shut up!"
"But he's…" Felix stopped when he understood what Sheba meant. "Why can't he just talk normally like everyone else? It would be a lot less hassle."
"It would if he could speak. He's apparently lost his voice because of his cold."
Ivan nodded sadly. He pointed at his throat, and then shook his head to signal that what Sheba had said was true.
'I don't know what happened. At first, I was fine. You know, coughing, sneezing, like everyone else, but then my voice just disappeared,' Ivan explained, projecting his voice into Felix's mind.
"Let me see."
Felix put his hands on either side of Ivan's head, surprising the younger boy, then opened his mouth and looked down his throat.
"Yep. It's rather red and swollen. The best medicine would be bed rest and not speaking for a while, so this means shutting up for a while, Ivan."
'I can do that,' said Ivan with a huge grin.
Both Sheba and Felix looked like they were trying their hardest not to burst out laughing, much to Ivan's displeasure.
There was a knock on the door and Jenna suddenly burst in balancing two hot bowls of soup on a tray.
"Hi. You two feeling better? I brought you some soup to help you warm up," Jenna exclaimed happily with a bright smile. "Come on, eat up! I made it all myself. Well, Garet helped a bit, but it was mainly me."
Ivan and Sheba glanced nervously at each other, but they did what Jenna had said and took a few sips of the steaming soup.
In less than five seconds, both Jupiter Adepts had fallen back against their pillow in a deep sleep with the soups balanced precariously on their laps.
"Jenna," said Felix slowly. "What exactly did you put in that soup?"
"Well, first I put in the tomatoes, carrots and onions, and then I added the herbs and spices in that bag on the counter…"
"Wait, wait, wait! What in the bag on the counter?" Felix asked suddenly.
"The herbs and spices. Why? Is there something wrong with him?"
Felix sighed and put his head in his hands.
"Yes, there is something wrong with them. They weren't herbs and spices. They were the ingredients for the sleep bombs which Mia had brought for protection. You just fed Ivan and Sheba a powerful sleeping formula."
"Hehe. Oops," said Jenna, grinning sheepishly.
A startled yell from another room made Felix and Jenna rush to find the source, the leftover bowls of soup in their hands. They dropped the food off in the kitchen, and then ran into Isaac and Mia's bedroom to find Garet standing over two unconscious figures with a puddle of soup spreading across the floor by his feet.
"I swear! I didn't do anything!" he insisted when he saw the siblings by the door.
"What happened?" Jenna asked as she walked over to comfort a still upset Garet.
"I don't know! One minute, they were fine, still ill, but fine. All I did was give them some of that soup, and then they just…collapsed," he answered, poking Isaac in the arm.
Felix smirked, and then rolled his eyes when Jenna gave him one of her meanest looks.
"Don't worry. It wasn't something that you did," said Felix. "It was Jenna and her sleep inducing soup."
"Sleep inducing…Jenna! What did you do now!"
Folding her arms and turning her back on the two boys in anger, Jenna answered, "All I did was make a lovely soup to help make those who were ill feel better. Before they passed out, did Isaac, Mia, Ivan or Sheba complain about the soup? No. That was because I make delicious soup. I did nothing wrong!"
"Yeah, except put four of our friends into a deep sleep!" replied Felix.
Jenna stuck her tongue out at Felix and stormed out of the room with Garet following her.
Felix smiled, and then also left Isaac and Mia alone to sleep of the effects of the soup. He found Jenna and Garet already settling down together on one of the couches. Grabbing his book, he joined them and started to read quietly while the other two talked. Unfortunately, this didn't last for a while.
"I love you so much," Garet whispered to Jenna, making Felix pause a moment from his reading to try to control his growing anger.
When the couple began to kiss, he knew not even reading could take his mind off of his sister and her boyfriend's antics. As he got up and headed towards his room, he was sure that he'd heard Garet snicker, but he ignored it and continued into the bedroom.
"Hi stranger," said a familiar voice as Felix entered.
"Piers, good to see you awake," Felix answered with a smile when he saw his blue-haired friend sitting up in the bed. "How are you feeling?"
"Better. What happened?"
"Well, you had a bad fever and collapsed before Jenna had a chance to heal you properly so we brought you to bed and I healed you instead. Although, I think it was the sleep you got that helped the most."
"Thanks, Felix. I'm glad I had you here to look after me. I guess this is what I deserve after…well…dancing in the rain."
The two boys laughed together.
Slowly, Felix came over and sat down next to Piers on the bed.
"Just be glad you had me to help you out," said Felix as he placed a hand on Piers shoulder.
"Oh yeah because next time I may not have you as my knight in shinning armour," Piers replied slightly sarcastically.
"Don't push your luck or I may not be. Now, come on. I don't want to be alone in the living room with Jenna and Garet again. All they seem to want to do is kiss and whisper sweet nothings into each other's ear. It's quite sickening."
Piers nodded and let Felix help him out of bed and onto his feet.
"It really is a pain being the only two single men in our group, but I guess we have to put up with the others in order to allow us some peace," said Piers as they walked out of the door.
"Piers! You're ok!"
"Looks like Jenna's happy to see you," Felix whispered to Piers while they watched Jenna jump away from Garet and rush towards them. "But whatever you do, don't try any of the new soup she made. Trust me on this."
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At long last, the rain finally stopped and the sun emerged from the disappearing clouds to be seen setting on the horizon.
The sound of soft breathing could be heard coming from within two of the four bedrooms and laughter filled the living room as Felix, Piers, Jenna and Garet shared past stories and tales over drinks and a light dinner of fried fish and vegetables.
"And then she said, 'If you set foot on my flowers again I'll rip off your hand so you can use that in your training instead of your Psynergetic hand.' She never let me forget that. Even when I got home after our journey, she still continued to go on about it as if I had never even left."
The laughter started up again as Jenna got up to get more of the fruity drinks and poured some into everyone's cups.
"Kay was always the bossy one," Felix admitted.
"Ah, but did you know that she has a crush on you, Felix?" asked Garet while Jenna slid back onto his lap.
Felix nearly dropped his drink at this and he glared at Piers who was laughing uncontrollably.
"She does?"
"Oh yeah. Ever since she was about twelve when she was cornered by that vermin and you saved her. You're like…well…I guess you could say you're her hero."
Garet couldn't stop grinning and even when Jenna told him off for embarrassing Felix, which didn't really help; he continued to grin happily at Felix's reddening face.
"Guys, I am going to bed," Piers said a little while later. "I do not know if it was because I was ill, but I am really tired now."
"Ah, but then again, it was Jenna who made the drinks. She probably slipped some of that soup into your drink," replied Felix.
He smiled when Jenna threw a cushion at his head.
"Wow. Felix actually cracked a smile. Will wonders never cease?" Garet joked.
"Night guys," said Felix, pulling Piers up and pushing him into their room.
Both Jenna and Garet waved a goodnight before launching themselves at each other on the sofa.
"Are you sure you should be leaving those two in there on their own?" Piers asked as Felix closed the bedroom door.
"I don't mind. I only pretend to. It really gets on Garet's nerves and that's entertainment enough for me," Felix admitted with a shrug of his shoulders.
Piers smiled in understanding and began to pull off his shirt. He turned suddenly and caught sight of Felix blushing slightly as he undressed with his back to Piers.
"Is something wrong?" he asked.
"No," replied Felix, finally managing to turn around with blushing any further. "Everything's fine. You ready to go to sleep?"
Nodding, Piers slipped under the covers and laid his head down on the soft pillow. When Felix got in next to him, he sat straight up and stared blankly at him.
"Hey! I thought you did not like sharing a bed with me," he said, quirking an eyebrow.
"Tonight I don't really care. I'm too tired after chasing around after Jenna to care so just go to sleep and pretend I'm not here."
Felix turned over so that his back was facing Piers and closed his eyes. Although he didn't want to and probably would never admit it, having another person lying next to him was a lot warmer than sleeping alone, but when Piers had finally fallen asleep and unconsciously placed an arm around Felix, the Earth Adept couldn't help but curse himself mentally.
'It's going to be a long night,' he thought sadly with a soft sigh.
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Jenna: So, she finally finished the next chapter. Man, she took her time!
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