The New Kid
Chapter 2: The Somewhat Dead Tree
Disclaimer: I don't own Golden Sun.
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Well, here's chapter 2, and it's majorly long. It took up about five pages in Microsoft Word in size 12 font (times new roman). Isaac's only been to Vale High for 3 days, and already he's getting into fights.
Isaac: No I'm not!
Well, you're pretty close to it. I actually got a review saying that I could turn this into a romance. Not a bad idea. I won't get into the whole mushy mess, but I might have something later. I used to like Garet/Jenna and Isaac/Mia relationships, but I've read enough other fanfics to start liking Garet/Mia and Isaac/Jenna, so even I'm not sure who likes who yet!
And for anyone who's already played some TLA, then you probably remember that pirate Briggs' wife, Chaucha. Well, she's Mrs. Maris, the math teacher. Maris in Latin means "sea" or "ocean" (I forget which), so I thought it a fitting name.
Isaac: That's bad. You just got out of Latin 2, and already you can't remember the vocabulary.
Vidis, Isaac, or I'll have to.uh.*to myself* what was the word for "hurt" again? Oh well, he won't know the diff.*to Isaac* pugbiam you!
Isaac: ^_^;
**Note: Since I can't seem to get underlined or italicized words to stay underlined, I've capitalized them instead.
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Garet waited until Alex was out of sight before turning back to his new friend. "Are you okay, Isaac?" Isaac nodded, but Garet could see that he was shaken up a bit. The crowd had already thinned as people hurried to the buses. "Do you ride the bus, or drive, or."
"I walk. I don't have a car."
"Then let me give you a ride home. Where do you live?" Garet gave him a reassuring smile.
Isaac shook his head. "That's okay. Mom won't be home till later, so I have plenty of time." Isaac turned to go. "Thanks for helping me."
Garet watched as Isaac moved through the crowd. "Hey, Isaac! Wait up!" Isaac had already made it outside before Garet caught up with him. "Wait, Isaac!" Isaac finally heard him and slowed his pace and Garet came up beside him. "Seriously, let me give you a ride. I have to make a few stops along the way, though."
Isaac sighed. "Alright. But don't think you have to do this because of Alex or anything."
"Don't worry. I wanted to ask you something anyways."
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Isaac stared out the passenger window of Garet's truck. They hadn't said anything to each other since getting in when Garet had asked what radio station Isaac listened to. Garet slowed the red vehicle as he came to a stop light. He hesitated at first, but then decided that he just had to get SOME conversation going.
"So, do you still think this place is okay?"
"Mm.yeah. Mom likes it here 'cause Vale's such a small town. Far less people here than in Tolbi. Less traffic too."
The light turned green again, and Garet gently pressed down on the accelerator. Isaac made no sign of speaking again. *That's it! I can't hold it in anymore!*
"What were you thinking about in math today?" he asked, not taking his eyes off the road. "You looked pretty shaken after Mrs. Maris smacked that ruler on the desk."
"Wouldn't you jump too if that happened to you?"
"Yeah, I guess, but I wouldn't sit there shivering for the rest of class."
At those last words, Isaac, who was still looking out the window, lowered his eyes. "It was nothing."
"Ha! Nice try, but I know it wasn't nothing. You were completely out of it, Isaac! She must've said your name five times, and it wasn't until she hit the desk that you snapped back." Garet glanced over at his friend, whose head was down. He looked like he had earlier in class. "C'mon, Isaac," he continued is a calmer tone, "I won't tell anyone. You're worrying us, Isaac. Jenna, Mia, and Felix; we're all friends, and we all want to be friends with you. I told them at lunch about that thing in math, and they ordered me to keep an eye on you. So, please, just tell me already. I promise I won't tell, I won't laugh, and I won't think you're an idiot. We're all just worried about you!"
Isaac raised his head a bit. "You guys.worry.about me?"
That last part had obviously gotten to him, and it almost shocked Garet to hear Isaac say something like that. "Well.yeah. Why wouldn't we? You may be the new kid, but already half of the girls think you're the best lookin' guy around!" Garet grinned at his own words. Isaac didn't say anything. Garet sighed again. "Forget it. If you really don't want to tell me, then you don't have to."
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"How about this one?"
Isaac looked up. Garet was pointing to a healthy young tree beside him. They had stopped at the local store where there was currently a sale on tree saplings. Garet was hoping to find a nice dogwood for his mom's garden. From the moment Garet had explained to Isaac why they were there and Isaac saw the trees, Garet had noticed a definite lift in Isaac's mood. *He must like plants.*
"That's a nice one," said Isaac, looking at the sapling up and down, "but, I think this one would be the best."
Garet walked over to the one Isaac had been looking at. "How can you say that's a good one? I mean, it's just a bunch of twigs! It looks dead." He flipped over the price tag hanging from one of the bare limbs. "No wonder the price is so low."
"This place has already given up on it. They haven't watered it since yesterday." Isaac pulled his house key from his pocket and scrapped some of the thin bark off one of the branches. "It's still alive, though. See the green?"
"I don't know Isaac," said Garet, scratching his head. How could Isaac know when it was last watered? "It looks beyond help now."
"As long as it's still alive, it's not."
Garet shrugged. *I might as well humor him* "Alright. Since it's so cheap, I'll buy it."
Garet carried the price tag into the store before returning to help Isaac load the tree into the back of the truck. When it had been securely tied down, the two got back in their seats and Garet started the engine. In about 10 minutes they had pulled up infront of Isaac's small house.
"Garet, I need you to help me carry the tree inside."
Garet looked at Isaac as though he had gone crazy. "Inside? But this is an outdoor plant. And it's going to my house. Why do you want it here?"
"You want that tree to look nice for your mom?" Garet nodded. "Then help me get it inside. It'll only take a minute."
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Isaac held the front door open as Garet carried in the two foot plant.
"Where do you want it?"
"In the middle of the room should be fine," said Isaac, closing and locking the door. Garet did as he was told, the backed away.
"I still don't get why we just brought it inside."
"Just watch." Isaac stepped up to the plant and kneeled beside it, his back to Garet. "And Garet?"
"Yeah?"
"Don't tell ANYONE about this, okay?"
"Um.okay."
Isaac lifted his right hand so that the palm faced the seemingly dead dogwood and closed his eyes. Garet gasped as a soft golden glow seemed to surround Isaac before "flowing" to the plant, encompassing them both. Garet could only watch in awe as the gray limbs slowly turned to a light brown and small leaves began to sprout from every tip. Tiny white and pink flowers started to blossom between leaves.
After what seemed like hours, but was really only a couple of minutes, the golden glow faded away. Isaac slowly opened his eyes and, standing up, stepped aside so Garet could see the final result. What had been a two foot tall pile of dead twigs was now a healthy three foot tall sapling covered with green leaves and small flowers.
"What do you think?" asked Isaac as though it was as normal as going to school.
Garet was speechless. "H-How did you.do that?" was all he could say, still staring at the tree.
"I'm not sure, really." Garet looked to Isaac, still in shock. "I first noticed it when I was a kid. I could revive plants. I think I could even sometimes feel what they felt. But.I couldn't control it so well." Isaac sighed. "My dad finally caught me. At first, he didn't know what to think. He didn't tell mom though. He didn't want her to worry. And he never told any of his friends. It became our secrete." Garet walked up and kneeled before the tree.
"Dad forbid me to tell anyone. He said that, if anyone found out, then I might be taken away, maybe become someone's science experiment." Isaac's voice trailed off.
Garet looked back to his friend, who was now staring at the tree himself with sad eyes. "What happened? Where's your dad now?"
Isaac sighed again and a grave expression came over his young face. "He tried to help me. And for that, he's gone."
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Isaac: That was long.
You're telling me. I just spent an ENTIRE day writing this chapter!
Felix: It's amazing how just three reviews made you write this so quickly.
Garet: And thanks to Sarah, we now know what a flame is.
So now we can rightfully say "Please, no flames" when we say to review. :-)
Kyle: Why am I always dead in every story of Golden Sun?
All: BECAUSE YOU ARE!!
Kyle: Oh. ^_^;
Well, maybe you are left alive in SOME fics, but you died in this one.
Kyle: *pouting* Figures.
Chapter 2: The Somewhat Dead Tree
Disclaimer: I don't own Golden Sun.
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Well, here's chapter 2, and it's majorly long. It took up about five pages in Microsoft Word in size 12 font (times new roman). Isaac's only been to Vale High for 3 days, and already he's getting into fights.
Isaac: No I'm not!
Well, you're pretty close to it. I actually got a review saying that I could turn this into a romance. Not a bad idea. I won't get into the whole mushy mess, but I might have something later. I used to like Garet/Jenna and Isaac/Mia relationships, but I've read enough other fanfics to start liking Garet/Mia and Isaac/Jenna, so even I'm not sure who likes who yet!
And for anyone who's already played some TLA, then you probably remember that pirate Briggs' wife, Chaucha. Well, she's Mrs. Maris, the math teacher. Maris in Latin means "sea" or "ocean" (I forget which), so I thought it a fitting name.
Isaac: That's bad. You just got out of Latin 2, and already you can't remember the vocabulary.
Vidis, Isaac, or I'll have to.uh.*to myself* what was the word for "hurt" again? Oh well, he won't know the diff.*to Isaac* pugbiam you!
Isaac: ^_^;
**Note: Since I can't seem to get underlined or italicized words to stay underlined, I've capitalized them instead.
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Garet waited until Alex was out of sight before turning back to his new friend. "Are you okay, Isaac?" Isaac nodded, but Garet could see that he was shaken up a bit. The crowd had already thinned as people hurried to the buses. "Do you ride the bus, or drive, or."
"I walk. I don't have a car."
"Then let me give you a ride home. Where do you live?" Garet gave him a reassuring smile.
Isaac shook his head. "That's okay. Mom won't be home till later, so I have plenty of time." Isaac turned to go. "Thanks for helping me."
Garet watched as Isaac moved through the crowd. "Hey, Isaac! Wait up!" Isaac had already made it outside before Garet caught up with him. "Wait, Isaac!" Isaac finally heard him and slowed his pace and Garet came up beside him. "Seriously, let me give you a ride. I have to make a few stops along the way, though."
Isaac sighed. "Alright. But don't think you have to do this because of Alex or anything."
"Don't worry. I wanted to ask you something anyways."
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Isaac stared out the passenger window of Garet's truck. They hadn't said anything to each other since getting in when Garet had asked what radio station Isaac listened to. Garet slowed the red vehicle as he came to a stop light. He hesitated at first, but then decided that he just had to get SOME conversation going.
"So, do you still think this place is okay?"
"Mm.yeah. Mom likes it here 'cause Vale's such a small town. Far less people here than in Tolbi. Less traffic too."
The light turned green again, and Garet gently pressed down on the accelerator. Isaac made no sign of speaking again. *That's it! I can't hold it in anymore!*
"What were you thinking about in math today?" he asked, not taking his eyes off the road. "You looked pretty shaken after Mrs. Maris smacked that ruler on the desk."
"Wouldn't you jump too if that happened to you?"
"Yeah, I guess, but I wouldn't sit there shivering for the rest of class."
At those last words, Isaac, who was still looking out the window, lowered his eyes. "It was nothing."
"Ha! Nice try, but I know it wasn't nothing. You were completely out of it, Isaac! She must've said your name five times, and it wasn't until she hit the desk that you snapped back." Garet glanced over at his friend, whose head was down. He looked like he had earlier in class. "C'mon, Isaac," he continued is a calmer tone, "I won't tell anyone. You're worrying us, Isaac. Jenna, Mia, and Felix; we're all friends, and we all want to be friends with you. I told them at lunch about that thing in math, and they ordered me to keep an eye on you. So, please, just tell me already. I promise I won't tell, I won't laugh, and I won't think you're an idiot. We're all just worried about you!"
Isaac raised his head a bit. "You guys.worry.about me?"
That last part had obviously gotten to him, and it almost shocked Garet to hear Isaac say something like that. "Well.yeah. Why wouldn't we? You may be the new kid, but already half of the girls think you're the best lookin' guy around!" Garet grinned at his own words. Isaac didn't say anything. Garet sighed again. "Forget it. If you really don't want to tell me, then you don't have to."
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"How about this one?"
Isaac looked up. Garet was pointing to a healthy young tree beside him. They had stopped at the local store where there was currently a sale on tree saplings. Garet was hoping to find a nice dogwood for his mom's garden. From the moment Garet had explained to Isaac why they were there and Isaac saw the trees, Garet had noticed a definite lift in Isaac's mood. *He must like plants.*
"That's a nice one," said Isaac, looking at the sapling up and down, "but, I think this one would be the best."
Garet walked over to the one Isaac had been looking at. "How can you say that's a good one? I mean, it's just a bunch of twigs! It looks dead." He flipped over the price tag hanging from one of the bare limbs. "No wonder the price is so low."
"This place has already given up on it. They haven't watered it since yesterday." Isaac pulled his house key from his pocket and scrapped some of the thin bark off one of the branches. "It's still alive, though. See the green?"
"I don't know Isaac," said Garet, scratching his head. How could Isaac know when it was last watered? "It looks beyond help now."
"As long as it's still alive, it's not."
Garet shrugged. *I might as well humor him* "Alright. Since it's so cheap, I'll buy it."
Garet carried the price tag into the store before returning to help Isaac load the tree into the back of the truck. When it had been securely tied down, the two got back in their seats and Garet started the engine. In about 10 minutes they had pulled up infront of Isaac's small house.
"Garet, I need you to help me carry the tree inside."
Garet looked at Isaac as though he had gone crazy. "Inside? But this is an outdoor plant. And it's going to my house. Why do you want it here?"
"You want that tree to look nice for your mom?" Garet nodded. "Then help me get it inside. It'll only take a minute."
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Isaac held the front door open as Garet carried in the two foot plant.
"Where do you want it?"
"In the middle of the room should be fine," said Isaac, closing and locking the door. Garet did as he was told, the backed away.
"I still don't get why we just brought it inside."
"Just watch." Isaac stepped up to the plant and kneeled beside it, his back to Garet. "And Garet?"
"Yeah?"
"Don't tell ANYONE about this, okay?"
"Um.okay."
Isaac lifted his right hand so that the palm faced the seemingly dead dogwood and closed his eyes. Garet gasped as a soft golden glow seemed to surround Isaac before "flowing" to the plant, encompassing them both. Garet could only watch in awe as the gray limbs slowly turned to a light brown and small leaves began to sprout from every tip. Tiny white and pink flowers started to blossom between leaves.
After what seemed like hours, but was really only a couple of minutes, the golden glow faded away. Isaac slowly opened his eyes and, standing up, stepped aside so Garet could see the final result. What had been a two foot tall pile of dead twigs was now a healthy three foot tall sapling covered with green leaves and small flowers.
"What do you think?" asked Isaac as though it was as normal as going to school.
Garet was speechless. "H-How did you.do that?" was all he could say, still staring at the tree.
"I'm not sure, really." Garet looked to Isaac, still in shock. "I first noticed it when I was a kid. I could revive plants. I think I could even sometimes feel what they felt. But.I couldn't control it so well." Isaac sighed. "My dad finally caught me. At first, he didn't know what to think. He didn't tell mom though. He didn't want her to worry. And he never told any of his friends. It became our secrete." Garet walked up and kneeled before the tree.
"Dad forbid me to tell anyone. He said that, if anyone found out, then I might be taken away, maybe become someone's science experiment." Isaac's voice trailed off.
Garet looked back to his friend, who was now staring at the tree himself with sad eyes. "What happened? Where's your dad now?"
Isaac sighed again and a grave expression came over his young face. "He tried to help me. And for that, he's gone."
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Isaac: That was long.
You're telling me. I just spent an ENTIRE day writing this chapter!
Felix: It's amazing how just three reviews made you write this so quickly.
Garet: And thanks to Sarah, we now know what a flame is.
So now we can rightfully say "Please, no flames" when we say to review. :-)
Kyle: Why am I always dead in every story of Golden Sun?
All: BECAUSE YOU ARE!!
Kyle: Oh. ^_^;
Well, maybe you are left alive in SOME fics, but you died in this one.
Kyle: *pouting* Figures.