Wow! I'm amazed by the amount of nice people reviewing me! Thank you one and all!
Jenna: Yes, thank you. Oracle has been jumping up and down for about three hours because of all the nice reviews she's received…or it could have been because of the sugar she had…and the cola…and the coffee…
That's enough now Jenna.
Linkz117: Thanks. I look forward to writing more!
Black Demon567: I didn't really think Felix ended up a softie. He's just looking out for his sister. In his mind, Jenna is the most important thing to him. I've read your story about Ivan and it was really good. I hope you do update and thanks for taking an interest in my story.
Kodoku: Hiyas to you too! Thanks. That appears to be a popular opinion, I don't think I've had this many positive reviews for a first chapter before. Yeah, Mia dyed her hair brown. I thought it would be interesting to have a thing about changing her hair colour, but don't worry, it'll soon be blue as usual. Hey, if you don't want to sign in that fine with me. I'll just to have to take time out of my busy schedule to HUNT YOU DOWN!!!
Dracobolt: Thanks. I try my best. I hate seeing the characters acting differently so I usually try hard to make sure they aren't out of character. I hope this means I'll be getting more reviews from you. :)
Now, do the disclaimer like a good muse.
Jenna: Ok, ok. Oracle does not own Golden Sun or any other copyright item in her story because people would hurt us if she said she did. Hehehe.
A.N The song that appears later on in the story is 'Sunday Morning' by Maroon 5. If anyone has any requests for songs later on, I'd like hear them. Remember, the song must be by a boy band so I can write parts for all four boys and if I don't know the song, I may not use it.
CHAPTER TWO- Unknown Enemy
After knocking several times on a large white door, it finally opened and a very tired face peered round it to look at his visitors.
"Mia? Why are you here this early?" the man asked, rubbing his eyes while running a hand through his head of blue-streaked brown hair.
"Morning Alex," Mia replied with Sheba hovering behind her eying up Alex's bare chest. "I just thought I'd pop other for a visit with my friend Sheba. Can we come in?"
Alex started to nod, then stopped and stared at his younger cousin suspiciously.
"Why? What do you want?"
"A favour. Now, are you gonna let us in or not?"
Annoyed, but used to dealing with the bossy girl, he pulled the door open before retreating back into his apartment. Mia grinned and gave Sheba a thumbs up before leading the blonde into Alex's cramped living quarters.
"Just be quiet, ok? Satty and Aggy are still sleeping," Alex added, sitting down on his sofa with the two girls opposite him on a pair of furnished wooden chairs.
"Tell me again, why do you let those two live here?"
"Hey! I don't criticise your friends so leave mine alone."
Sheba slowly looked from Mia to Alex then waved at the two bickering family members to get their attention.
"Urm…hi. Anyone want to tell me who 'Satty' and 'Aggy' are?"
"Their proper names are Saturos and Agatio and they're Alex's roommates. They say they're from Russia and they're…well…slightly weird," Mia explained, receiving an angry glare from Alex.
"They're not weird. They just do things differently. Now, what is it you two want or do you take pleasure in waking people up this early in the morning?"
With a sigh, he folded his arms and waited for an answer. Mia and Sheba simply raised an eyebrow each at the older teen before them.
"It's eleven," said Sheba.
"Oh whatever. I've been doing extra shifts at work and I've only just got back. What do you want?"
"We want you to get us into halo next week," Mia answered bluntly.
"Fans of that new band I suppose."
Smirking, Alex got up and walked into his kitchen where he grabbed his jacket from the counter. He pulled two squares of card out of one of the pockets and threw them on to the sofa. Mia picked them up and grinned when she saw they were two backstage passes.
"How'd you get these?"
"I told you. I've been working extra shifts for them. I thought I could sell them on eBay or something for some extra money, but if you want them, I guess I can give them to you…"
"Really?!?" Mia asked, jumping up to hug her cousin.
"…for the right amount."
"Alex!"
The angry brunette shoved Alex hard in the chest before latching her arms around his neck.
"Alright, alright, now, get yourselves out of here," Alex said, struggling to pull Mia away from him. "I've got to work this afternoon and I need my beauty sleep."
"Thanks," cried Mia as she dragged Sheba back through the front door, the two passes clutched her hand.
Shaking his head, Alex closed the door after them and went back into his room for some well earned sleep.
"Who was that?" asked a feminine voice that came from under his bed sheets.
"No one baby," he answered, climbing into bed beside the woman. "Now, where were we?"
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"Here we are, Halo."
A small white bus with the initials C and H painted along the side in black pulled up in front of the church turned nightclub with four curious faces peering out of the windows.
"Wow!" Ivan exclaimed. "We're performing here?"
"Yep, so get you're things and follow me," Steve answered, pushing his sunglasses further up his nose while he got off of the bus.
Isaac followed with Ivan, Garet and Jenna behind him. The outside of the club truly was amazing. It still retained the appearance of a church, but the large sign at the front clearly said this was the newest nightclub 'Halo'. When a black car stopped next to the bus, Garet suddenly frowned and turned to the band's manager.
"Hey! How come Felix gets to drive here himself?!"
"There are several reasons Garet. I can trust Felix with a car, I know he won't wreck it and you have yet to successfully pass a driving test."
Isaac and Ivan laughed at the angry red-head before heading towards Felix who was just getting his keyboard out of the back of his car.
"Don't worry," Jenna said, her eyes sparkling mischievously as she walked past Garet and kissed him on the cheek. "Next time, take me to your test. I'll be your good luck charm."
She grinned and followed the others up the steps to the main entrance with Garet walking slowly behind her, much happier than he had been moments before.
Just inside the large door stood a man waiting for them patiently. The suit he was wearing portrayed the image of importance, but his long silvery blonde hair which was held back in a low ponytail and blue bandana that he was wearing around his neck gave him a cool, trendy appearance.
"Welcome," he said with his arms open wide in greeting. "I'm Eric Newman, the owner of Halo or DJ Ice when I'm performing on my decks. I'm so glad you could come."
"The pleasure is all ours," answered Steve as everyone shook hands with the manager. "I believe you know all the band members. This is Jenna, Felix's sister and I'm Steve Thomas, the band's manager. On behalf of everyone, thank you very much for allowing Critical Hit to perform here."
"Oh yes, Steve, we talked on the phone. Well, where's the use standing around here all day? Let me show you to your dressing room, and then I can take you to the stage where you'll be performing."
With Steve next to him, Eric led them through several corridors and towards a door that had a sign attached to it saying, 'Private Dressing Room'.
"This is it," Eric said, already opening the door.
The dressing room was truly huge. Ahead of them was a circle of chairs and a sofa which faced a wide screen television and to the left was a kitchen-like area with its own fridge, sink and microwave. Four large dressing tables with mirrors surrounded by small light bulbs stood against the far wall next to a line of door, presumably leading into changing rooms or bathrooms.
Garet was the first to react to this amazing amount of space that they were allowed to prepare in. Making his own type of war cry, he rushed into the kitchen and nearly dove into the fridge.
"You sure know how to look after your guests," said Isaac, still taking in his surroundings.
Look at this!" Ivan exclaimed from next to the TV where he'd opened a cupboard beneath it and had found a game console with several controllers. "There's a Game Cube and everything!"
"I'm glad everyone's happy," said Eric. "I always make sure my guests are treated right. I'll leave you all to get sorted out here then and in a few minutes my assistant, Menardi, will come and show you around."
There was a collective shiver around the room. The boys and Jenna looked at each other uncertainly. They all recognised that name and felt a great deal of danger associated with that name, but couldn't quite place where they'd heard it before.
Luckily, neither Steve nor Eric had noticed their strange reaction as they both left the room to talk about various things to do with the performance later that week.
Trying to mask her worry, Jenna grinned from her place of the five seat sofa and said, "I can't believe this! I really need to travel with you more often Felix."
Though he still wasn't on very good terms with his sister yet, Felix nodded in agreement and the excited mood returned to the room.
Isaac, Garet and Ivan were already yelling at each other as they played Super Smash Bros Melee, but all of them were listening closely in case the siblings started another argument. It was Jenna who made the first move. She patted the space next to her, signalling that she wanted him to sit with her. Although he hesitated, Felix walked over to the sofa and sat down, his eyes looking at anything except his sister.
"I'm sorry," Jenna whispered, resting her head on his shoulder. "I never meant to hurt you."
"Well, you did."
Even Felix thought he'd answered a bit too harshly. Jenna lifted her head and looked up at the brunette with teary eyes.
"Despite that, I forgive you," he continued, pulling her into a hug. "I don't trust dad and I probably never will, but I trust you and believe you know what you're doing."
His spirit lifted when Jenna wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him on the cheek.
"Thank you," she replied.
Isaac and Ivan shared a smile, glad to know that their friends were once again happy. There was a sudden shout and Garet shoved Ivan playfully.
"Ha! I finally beat you! Take that!"
Several glares were shot at Garet who simply shrugged before there was a polite knock on the door and a woman peered into the room. Her long blonde hair flowed like water over her shoulders and down the back of her stylish white blouse. She blushed slightly and self-consciously smoothed out her short black skirt, then regained her confidence and smiled at the boys and Jenna.
"Hi everyone. I'm Menardi, Mr Newman's assistant. Are you all ready to check out the stage?"
They all nodded, reluctantly following the woman down the corridor. An awkward silence filled the air. Isaac kept glancing at this 'Menardi' woman with a look of extreme distrust, as did Ivan and Garet. Felix walked next to her, but looked straight ahead while Jenna tried to keep a smile on her face even though she was failing miserably. None of them knew why they were acting like this. They only knew that they couldn't trust this woman.
"Jenna," Garet said finally, elbowing Felix out of the way so that he could link arms with Jenna. "How about we get together this evening? I know this town inside and out since I went to high school here and there's a beautiful restaurant not far from our hotel. What do you say?"
"I say leave my sister alone and go find someone else to annoy!" Felix muttered menacingly in Garet's ear.
Jenna grinned though and behind Felix's back she whispered, "If we can get away from the overprotective brother, then yeah, alright."
Trying to hide his excitement so he wouldn't attract Felix's attention, Garet silently punched the air behind the brunette's back, his face a picture of happiness.
"It's good to see Felix is back to his old protective self," said Ivan, making Isaac laugh.
They all went through the door at the end of the corridor, past the entrance and into a gigantic hall. The roof reached up high over their heads where various coloured lights hung from the rafters, most of them focused on the dance floor or the huge stage at the opposite end of the room. A drum kit had already been set up next to a set of DJ decks. Everything was covered in streams of lights coming from the stained glass windows that lined the walls giving them an idea of how it would look like on a night. Two men were placing microphones and speakers on the stage with Eric and Steve supervising.
"Ah! You're here," Eric said when they reached the stage. "I've just spoken to Steve here and was hoping you'd be able to perform something to test out how you'd sound. Is that ok?"
Glancing at the other band members who all nodded, Isaac smiled and said, "Of course."
He led the way up the steps and onto the stage. Ivan and he started unpacking their guitars as Felix plugged his keyboard into the nearest speaker. Garet stalked over to the drum set, complaining that his was much better. After checking the different drums, he sat down on the metal stool and hit the largest cymbal with one of his drum sticks, rather satisfied with the noise it made.
In a few minutes, everyone was ready. Isaac counted down on his fingers from three to one and Garet started the song off on the drums with Felix eventually accompanying him.
"Sunday morning rain is falling," he sung, his words filling the room and ensnaring all those listening.
"Steal some covers, share some skin.
Clouds are shrouding us in moments unforgettable,
You twist to fit the mould that I am in."
"But things just get so crazy living life gets hard to do," Ivan continued, taking over the vocals while strumming the strings on his bass guitar.
"And I would gladly hit the road, get up and go if I knew,
That someday it would lead me back to you,
That someday it would lead me back to you."
As the song went into the chorus, the music pick up speed. Garet was hitting the drums with such a force, but with a great of precision and Felix was playing his heart out as his fingers ran so quickly over the keys they could barely be seen, while Isaac and Ivan continued to sing and play together.
"That may be all I need,
In darkness she is all I see,
Come and rest your bones with me,
Driving slow on Sunday morning and I never want to leave."
"Fingers trace your every outline," Isaac continued alone with Ivan in the background singing, "Oh yeah, yeah."
"Paint a picture with my hands."
"Ohh, oh, oh."
"Back and forth we sway like branches in a storm,
Change the weather, still together when it ends."
For a brief moment, both blonds grinned at each other and returned to the chorus.
"That may be all I need,
In darkness she is all I see,
Come and rest your bones with me,
Driving slow on Sunday morning and I never want to leave."
They stopped singing to let the attention shift the Felix as he played his solo with enough talent to show he'd practised hard for this moment.
As soon as he'd finished, Ivan pressed his lips up against his microphone and sang,
"But things just get so crazy living life gets hard to do,
Sunday morning rain is falling and I'm calling out to you,
Singing someday, it'll bring me back to you,
Find a way to bring myself back home to you."
"And you may not know that may be all I need,
In darkness she is all I see,
Come and rest your bones with me,
Driving slow on Sunday morning." they sung together before Ivan jumped into the end of the song.
"Driving slow?
Oh yeah, yeah,
Oh yeah, yeah,
Oh yeah, yeah,
Oh yeah, yeah,
Oh yeah, yeah,
Oh yeah, yeah!
I'm a flower in your hair,
I'm a flower in your hair,
Oh-oh yeah, yeah,
Yeah, yeah,
Wooaah,
Yeeaah,
Yeah, yeah,
Yeeeaaah!"
As the music stopped playing, Steve, Eric and Menardi clapped and cheered as Jenna rushed onto the stage to hug Felix.
"Truly excellent!" complimented Eric. "I'm only upset that I didn't know about you before. I'm very glad you decided to play here."
The four boys smiled back at the club owner, three of them placing their instruments back in their cases as Jenna let go of Felix and moved towards Garet. He pulled her into a tight embrace and was about to kiss her when an angry growl came from behind them. Felix tapped the red-head on the shoulder and as Garet turned he said in a voice so low only Garet could hear, "Move away from my sister before I make you."
"That's it Felix!" Garet cried, roughly shoving him. "I've gad enough of you. What gives you the right to tell me what I can and can't do?!? In case you haven't noticed, I'm in love with your sister and she's in love with me. If you can't see that, then you can't be a very good brother."
Before he could even react, Garet was on the floor clutching his stomach where Felix had just punched him. Felix was standing over him with his fist still clenched.
"Garet!" Jenna gasped, dropping to the floor beside him.
"Stop that now!" Steve shouted, walking between the two boys.
Garet was shaking in anger as he struggled to his feet.
"No. I've put up with pretty boy here for too long."
He rushed forward, pushing the manager out of the way to get to Felix.
"Garet!" Jenna cried again. "Leave him alone!"
Luckily, three men had entered the hall and were rushing towards the group to help Isaac, Steve and Eric keep the two boys apart while Ivan tried to calm down Jenna. In moments, Garet was being shouted at by Steve and Isaac, and Felix was hugging Jenna while continuously glancing at his hot-headed band mate.
Once everyone had completely calmed down and the two boys had grudgingly apologised, Eric pulled the three men to the side of the stage to talk to them.
"You're late."
"Yeah, yeah. We know," Alex answered in a bored tone. "But at least we arrived when we did."
"That doesn't excuse you, any of you," Eric retorted, looking at the two men standing behind Alex.
"We are very sorry sir," Agatio said, his blue t-shirt slightly ripped from trying to keep the two musicians apart.
"Just don't let it happen again."
Eric looked towards the still recovering group of younger boys, Jenna, Steve and Menardi, and then turned away from them so that only Alex, Agatio and the third man, Saturos, could hear him.
"Did you give your cousin and the blond those free passes?"
"Who? Mia and Sheba? Yeah. You never told me why I had to though," Alex said. "Want to tell us your big secret?"
The club owner shook his head and pushed them even further away from the others.
"Listen to me Alex," he whispered, forcing his employee up against the wall. "It doesn't matter why. All that matters is making sure that the band and those three girls are together on the night of the performance."
"But why?" Saturos asked quickly before Eric could stop him.
"It doesn't matter why!" Eric practically shouted.
By now, Garet and Felix's fight seemed like a millennia ago and everyone's attention was drawn to Eric who still had Alex pressed up against the wall.
Slowly, Eric let the younger man down and muttered an apology. He crossed the room with a fake smile on his face though he didn't look anyone directly in the eye.
"I'm afraid I must leave now," he said quietly, his voice straining to remain as normal as possible. "I wanted to speak to you more, but it can wait until tomorrow. Menardi, see them to the door."
With nothing left to say and without a goodbye, he hurried out of the hall.
The blond assistant smiled weakly at the group.
"I guess you've got to go."
She led them back to the dressing room to pick up anything they'd left and then walked with them towards the entrance.
They saw Alex, Saturos and Agatio again, smoking by the stage and talking in hushed voices.
"You three!" Menardi cried out. "Put those cigarettes out! What have I told you about smoking in the building?!"
"Oh, come on Di. It's the only thing that gets us through the day with the psycho boss around," Saturos complained, sidling up to the blond.
He took his cigarette out of his mouth and gently kissed her on the lips while running his hand up her back. Though she didn't seem to mind at first, Menardi pushed the large man away and straightened her creased skirt.
"I'll deal with you later. Come on," she added, turning back to the band, Steve and Jenna, before continuing towards the door. "See you again tomorrow."
She closed the large door leaving the group outside, confused and unnerved.
"Well, I guess you guys have got the afternoon off," said Steve.
There was a cheer and the teenagers piled into Felix's car, Jenna in the front, Isaac, Ivan and Garet in the back with Felix at the wheel. They'd driven off before Steve could say another word, let alone change his mind.
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Well, that took a lot longer than expected.
Jenna: Pretty good I'd say, but I didn't like the fact that you had my two favourite guys fight it out for me.
Just a bit of drama for the readers.
Jenna: But what if one of them got hurt?
I would never do that to ickle Garet or Felix. I love them too much! Read and review everyone. Asta la bye bye!