Unmei: Sigh. I've been starting to question my abilities as a writer. It seems like the same people seem to be reviewing. I don't know if it's that people are too lazy to review, or that my story just isn't very good. But, anyways, time for the disclaimer:

Garet: Unmei no Hana doesn't own me, myself, and I. Oh yeah, she also doesn't own Isaac and Mia and Ivan and Sheba and Jenna and Felix and. …what's his name? Oh yeah, she doesn't own Piers.

Unmei: Well, seeing how the results are pretty set in stone, on to the story. Oh yeah, for all you Sheba Felix people, I'll put some in this chapter just for you!

Stargazing

Chapter 9: Love's in the Air

Unmei no Hana

Last time:

Looking out the window, the quartet saw that they had arrived on a shore. Lying right in plain view was a sleeping Jenna.

For about five minutes, all they could do was stare in utter disbelief. When they could finally move again, they raced down to the shore leaving a lot of dirt and dust and a very angry Piers yelling about his precious ship behind them. When he saw Jenna, he was flabbergasted, but he too ran down to shore.

It was still early in the morning and the sun was just starting to break through the thick layers of clouds that were left behind from last night's storm. A single ray of light shined onto Jenna, engulfing her. She stirred slightly before groggily opening her eyes. Yawning and rubbing her eyes to rid the sleepiness, she blinked a couple of times and took in her surroundings. It was awhile before she noticed that someone was calling her name. Spotting a few dots in the horizon, she uncertainly got up and started to walk towards them.

"Jenna! JENNA!!!" Finally she realized who it was, and started to pick up the pace eagerly. Panting and out of breath, Garet, Mia, Sheba, Ivan, and Piers finally reached Jenna. They all collapsed onto the shore exhausted as if they had just run a marathon. Laughing and crying, Jenna hugged them all tightly. They bombarded her with questions, but it was Mia who was the first to realize that Jenna's cheeks were wet.

"Jenna…are you crying? Why? Aren't you happy to see us?" As the others heard this question, they glanced at Jenna and saw that she indeed was crying. Jenna wiped the tears from her eyes before she replied.

"No, it's not that. I'm so happy to see you all again. I-I thought that I would never see any of you ever again!" After saying that, she stood up and stretched some, relieving her body from its cramped position. Suddenly, her stomach protested…loudly. Jenna laughed embarrassedly and rubbed her head. Everyone shook with mirth before Sheba suggested that they go back to the ship to have some breakfast.

All of them voted that Piers should cook, seeing how he made the most edible food out of all of them. Grumbling slightly, Piers went to make breakfast. Soon a delicious aroma filled the air. A loud thud was heard, and everyone turned their attention to the sound. Stretching, Isaac walked through the door.

"Yawn. What's that delicious smell?" When he noticed Mia, his face light up. "Mia, my darling!" Frantically, Mia tried to ignore him as he tried to kiss her. Jenna was heart-broken. A look of betrayal crossed her face as she looked at Mia. Standing up abruptly, she ran out the door before anyone could notice her tears. Garet sat stiff, looking at the scene before him. Shaking her head slightly, Sheba stood up.

"I guess you should have warned Jenna first. Garet too. I'd like to help you Mia, but the spell says that only the person who got into it can get out." With that, Sheba dragged Ivan behind to go find Jenna.

'Why? Why does this always happen to me? I always feel that someone loves me or cares for me, but they end up leaving me! I should have known I couldn't have trust Mia!' Jenna ran as fast she could. Not noticing where she was going, she bumped into Felix, but she kept on going.

"Hey watch where you're going! Wha-What! That was Jenna!" Stunned, Felix rubbed his eyes for a moment to make sure he wasn't dreaming. He was about to follow after Jenna when he heard voices.

"Come on, Sheba. She went this way. I think she's going back to her room."

Soon, Ivan and Sheba came into view. They were running in the same direction as Jenna. After figuring out that "she" was Jenna, Felix decided eh was going to find out what was happening. Both Sheba and Ivan were so caught up in catching up with Jenna that they didn't see Felix until he grabbed onto Sheba's arm as she was passing by him.

"Felix! Let go of me!" In vain, Sheba tried to escape from Felix.

"I'll let you go, if you tell me what's wrong with Jenna."

"Fine, fine. Go on ahead Ivan, I'll follow." Reluctantly, Ivan left, not wanting his lover to be near his rival for her affection. He cast a warning stare at Felix, as if telling him not to put any moves onto the girl he loved. Defiantly, Felix stared back into Ivan's eyes as if to challenge him. Electricity crackled in the air. It was Sheba's soft cough that brought them back to reality. Casting one last glance at Sheba and Felix, Ivan broke into a run after Jenna. Making sure that Ivan was out of hearing range, Felix began to bombard Sheba with questions.

"Okay, now tell me what's going on? That was Jenna right? What's wrong with her? Did anything happen?"

"Okay, okay, one question at a time. Yes, that was Jenna. We don't know what happened to her, we just found her on the beach. As to why she's crying, you see…you know how Isaac suddenly is affectionate towards Isaac? Well, you as her brother should know that she loves Isaac, and seeing Isaac kissing Mia broke her heart. Wait! Felix where are you going?" Felix started to walk off in the direction of the dining hall with a look of murder across his face.

"NO! Felix you can't hurt Isaac! It's not his fault." Desperately, Sheba clung onto Felix's arm, trying to convince him not murder the love of Jenna's life. Heartlessly, he flung Sheba into a wall. Sheba could tell that the instinct to kill the man who broke his little sister's life overwhelmed all other emotions. Struggling to get back up after the crash, Sheba felt tears prickle her eyes. She took one last try at trying to convince Felix no to harm Isaac.

"Felix, please don't do this. I…I care about you too much to have the burden of knowing you killed someone! Listen to me, Felix. I care for you! More than you ever would guess. So please, please, forgive him. Forgive him…for me." Slowly, Felix turned around and looked at her.

"You…you care about me?" It took him awhile before he could comprehend those words, but when he did, he scooped Sheba up from the ground and crushed her into a warm embrace. Before she knew what was happening, Felix had turned Sheba's face to meet his. Taking in her beauty for a moment, Felix brought his lips to hers, and kissed her with all the passion he had kept secret for so long.

Alone at the table with just Garet and Isaac, Mia could feel the intense stares of both the boys on her. Twisting her napkin, she fought to get the courage to tell them the truth. Hearing Garet clear his throat, Mia turned to look at her.

"Ahem…. I see that you were lying after all. You never did care for me did you? You only said that so you could get closer to Isaac, didn't you? I should leave." Getting up, Garet, headed for the door. It seemed like forever before Mia could get her brain working, but when she did, she flung herself at Garet. She softly grasped the back of his shirt as he she sobbed.

"No, no, no! It wasn't supposed to turn out like this. Please, Garet. Don't leave me again. I can't stand to have my heart broken again. Not after you rejected me for Luna. I didn't know what to do, so I turned to Isaac. But, Garet, I've realized something. I never have loved Isaac and I never will. I-I love you. I always have. Please, just give me a chance. I know I'm not pretty like Luna, or smart like Sheba, or perky like Jenna, but I have my good qualities. Just please. Give me a chance because…I love you."

After hearing her confession, Garet was shocked. He suddenly found interest at looking at the dust particles on his shoes, trying to think up what to say. His mind raced with questions. Then, a thud was heard and Mia fell to the floor, crying her heart out, taking Garet's silence as rejection. Garet cast a warning glance at Isaac, as if telling him to stay where he was before he knelt down before Mia. Putting his hand under her chin, Garet made Mia look at him. Tenderly he looked into her eyes.

"Mia. Like I said before, I have always loved you. And I always will." With that being said, he slowly brought his mouth down upon hers. Mia's eyes opened wide, before she melted into the kiss. She put her arms around Garet's neck as he snaked his around her waist. In their passionate kiss, they forgot that Isaac was still there, watching them in silence. His brain raced with different emotions as he watched the scene before him. Suddenly, the spell cracked.

Unmei: Sorry it took so long for me to upload this chapter. I've been so busy with schoolwork and then I got sick. Well, this chapter was a little sappy, but that's why the genre's romance. Hope you liked it. I don't know how people in love act ('cause I've never been in love thankfully. I'm still too young.) so I probably made it over the top romantic.... Well, review and e-mail me with suggestions!