Jenna: ORACLE!

What?

Jenna: You started a new story!

So?

Jenna: I hate you sometimes.

I feel so loved. By the way, I've got you a friend. Meet Tiamet.

(Large dragon enters the room)

Jenna: Wow! Hi there big guy!

Tiamet: Girl actually. Nice to meet you.

She's going to be my action muse.

Jenna: So, what am I?

My romance and Flameshipping muse.

Jenna: Flameshipping rocks!

Tiamet: I do believe I'm surrounded by fools.

HEY!

Jenna:...HEY!

What was that?

Jenna: Delayed reaction.

Ok. Disclaimer please.

Tiamet: Oracle doesn't own Golden Sun or anything else that is copyright in this story.

Jenna: There is also large quantities of fluff so watch out!

And BlackDemon, thank you very much for beta reading. Your review was very helpful!

We're All Going on a Summer Holiday

Chapter One: Picking Rooms and Picking Buddies

The bright summer sun reflected off of the crashing waves on the beach making the water look like a sea of beautiful crystals. A single boat was bobbing gently next to a small wooden dock and three girls stood up on the deck, staring at the islet before them. All of them were smiling happily. It was their first proper holiday in a while and they had already made a promise to make it the best one ever.

They looked down as two boys ran along the sand towards the only building on the islet where the group would be spending the next couple of weeks.

Garet was leading the race and he kept looking back at Ivan who was trying in vain to catch up. A glance towards the boat made the taller boy slow down slightly when he caught sight of one of the girls. He misjudged his next step, tripped over a small mound of sand and fell flat on his face which gave Ivan a chance to over take him and reach the cabin first.

Giggles could be heard coming from the direction of the girls as well as the other three boys who were currently making their way down the boat's ramp, but they were blocked out by Ivan's laughter.

"Shut up and help me," Garet called out, shaking sand out of his spiky red hair.

The blonde did what he was told while continuing to laugh.

"You had no chance Garet. Challenging a Jupiter Adept to a race only leads to defeat," he said between chuckles as he pulled Garet up.

"I would have won if I hadn't…"

"Hadn't what?" asked one of the approaching boys. "Been so clumsy?"

"Leave him alone Felix!"

Jenna ran towards them with Mia and Sheba close behind, their bags swinging wildly by their sides. The red-headed girl stopped by Garet's side and checked for any damage. Satisfied that he was fine, she let him scoop her up into a hug and giggled when she felt his hot breath tickle her neck.

"If you are quite finished," Piers interrupted with an inpatient sigh.

Both he and Felix had had to put up with the three couples being all lovey-dovey all the way to the islet and although they'd stated their annoyance, the pairs hadn't seemed to taken much notice.

Isaac grinned and discretely wrapped an arm around Mia, then guided her past the two bachelors towards the cabin.

Ivan and Sheba followed, hand in hand, shouting that they would get to choose their room first since Ivan had won the race.

'This is going to be one long holiday,' Felix thought wearily to himself as he followed Piers, Garet and Jenna, who was still in the taller boy's arms, up to the cabin as well.

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"Wow! It's beautiful!" Mia exclaimed when everyone was standing in the large living room.

As the exterior suggested, the walls were made of large logs and they had paintings of the beach during the different seasons scattered along them. There was a large table in the centre of the room which was surrounded by several matching chairs, two sofas lined the eastern wall in such a way that the sunset could be easily seen from them through the huge windows that were currently letting brilliant sunlight spill into the room, and a kitchen occupied most of the western side of the room.

"I call the biggest room!" Ivan shouted as he rushed through one of the doors leading further into the cabin.

Luckily for the others, he'd actually entered one of the smaller bedrooms and while he was staring blankly around the room, everyone else was picking their own living quarters. It was Isaac and Mia who actually chose the biggest room with Garet and Jenna sleeping in the room between them and the Jupiter Adepts.

Piers shrugged his shoulders and went into the last room leaving Felix all alone.

"How come I always have to bunk with Piers?" he asked himself.

The Lemurian poked his head back around the door wearing a large smile.

"Because you cannot say no to a girl and you like me really."

Sighing, the brunette headed towards Piers and his new room clearly displeased with the way his friend had phrased his answer.

He was rather surprised by how cosy the bedroom was. Two windows had been placed on either side of a double bed, a large wooden chest stood at the foot of that bed and a set of drawers leaned against the wall between another door which Piers had confirmed was a small bathroom and a furnished armchair.

Felix sat down on the bed, taking the weight off of his feet which ached slightly from standing at the boat's wheel for a good portion of the day while the other boys, apart from Piers, enjoyed the company of their partners. A thought suddenly drifted into his head making him jump back up and successfully scare Piers who'd been placing his clothes into one of the drawers.

"What is it?"

"There's only one bed," Felix said uneasily.

"I do not mind sharing," Piers answered as he continued to unpack. "But I do not want you to pull anything during the night if we do."

Felix glanced at the Lemurian and was glad to see a grin on his face to show that he was joking.

"That's ok. I'll sleep on the chair."

"Are you sure?"

"Yeah, we're friends, but not best friends."

"Meaning what exactly?"

"Well, you'd expect Isaac and Garet to share a bed if they had to since they've known each other since they were little. You and I have only known each other for a short while. I do consider you a friend, but I'm not willing to sleep with you."

Piers' eyebrows rose so high that they'd almost disappeared underneath his headscarf.

"Sleep with you?" he repeated.

'Damn! Did I say that?' Felix mentally cursed.

"I...urm…I meant…oh! You know what I meant!"

"Yes, I do. If you would prefer to sleep in the chair, I will not stop you," Piers said before he finished his unpacking.

Felix watched Piers for a while longer just to make sure he hadn't taken what he'd said the wrong way. The Lemurian didn't say anything else and Felix assumed he'd dismissed the conversation. He put his head in hands and stared at the floor.

'Why'd we have to go a beach?' he asked himself. 'Jenna knows salt air messes with my mind.'

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The evening came quickly accompanied by a chill in the air from the ocean. The group decided it was too late to do much so everyone did their own thing after they'd eaten some of the food they'd brought with them as well as some fruit from the forest by the cabin.

Mia was standing underneath the waterfall that carried water from the other side of the islet to their side. She hummed to herself as she felt the cool water run over her slim figure and her light blue bikini, then pool around her feet. Everything was so relaxing. She closed her eyes and let the liquid completely cover her. Water always allowed her to unwind and calm down after a long day. It was one of the only things that could.

Gradually, she let her guard down making her oblivious to everything around her. Her eyes shot back open though when she felt arms snake around her waist and a body press up against hers. She turned around sharply, prepared to strike the person and came face to face with the only other thing that could let her completely unwind.

"Hi," Isaac whispered softly into her ear.

All of Mia's fear dissolved instantly as if they were carried away by the water and she snuggled into Isaac's arms.

"Hi," she replied.

A quick glance told her that he was wearing the black swimming shorts she'd seen him buy before they'd set off on the boat.

"I like your shorts."

"And I like you."

In an instant, Isaac had crushed his lips against Mia's. His strong arms wrapped themselves around her allowing her to rest against his bare chest.

Both of them were soaking wet, but neither seemed to care. All they wanted was to be closer to each other.

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The sunset was spectacular that evening. It was mirrored in the sea creating the illusion of there being two skies, merged at the horizon.

The waves were more peaceful now and were closer to the cabin. The water flooded forward and back carrying pebbles, pieces of shell and any other debris with it.

Everything was quiet except for the gentle patter of feet moving through water at the edge of the shore.

Only two people occupied the beach, both in deep conversation with each other and their hands were entwined. Occasionally, they would stop for a moment or two to watch the fabulous colours of the sunset before moving on, following their footprints around the islet.

"And what about you?" Sheba asked Ivan curiously.

"Probably, yeah. I mean, they were my parents after all; I would have wanted to go and look for them if I'd known where they were. But as you said, what could I have done?"

Sheba nodded. As they continued to walk, she laid her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes, letting him guide her.

"You love me, don't you?" she asked suddenly.

Startled by the sudden question, Ivan stopped.

"Of course. Why would you even ask that?"

"Prove it. Kiss me right now."

Sheba lifted her head and her sparkling green eyes met Ivan's deep violet ones.

After Ivan had shakily confessed his feeling for Sheba, they'd shared a wonderful kiss, but since then they hadn't kissed again. Sheba had to make sure his feelings were still there.

Reading her thoughts, Ivan realised why she'd made such a strange demand. He smiled and kissed her softly.

When they parted, Sheba looked at Ivan curiously.

"If you can kiss me here, how come you haven't kissed me since our first?" she asked him.

"Because I've never gotten the chance," he explained. "Someone or something always ruined the moment."

"Well, nothing can ruin it now."

They both smiled and kissed again, their silhouettes combining into one.

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"Look at them," said Jenna sweetly, swinging her legs as she sat on the edge of the wooden veranda which joined onto the kitchen via a set of large glass doors. "Ivan and Sheba make such a cute couple."

"True," Garet answered as he walked towards her with two orange flavoured drinks in his hands.

He passed one to Jenna and then sat down next to her. Taking a sip of the cool drink, he stared silently out at the sea. A tingling shiver shot through him when he felt Jenna rest against him, her lips on the rim of her drink gently sipping the liquid. His arm moved out of instinct and wrapped itself around her shoulders allowing her to rest in the crock of his arm.

"It's hard to believe we were battling to save the world not long ago," Garet murmured thoughtfully.

Jenna stopped drinking and pulled away from his grip to look at him.

"Naughty, Garet. I thought we weren't supposed to mention that. This is a holiday after all and we're supposed to be relaxing."

"You're right. I have been bad. Maybe you should do something to stop me from saying things like that again."

A sexy smile appeared on Jenna's lips and she leaned forward to kiss Garet.

There was a loud cough from inside the cabin making them both stop.

Felix was looking down at a book, but a scowl had appeared on his face and Piers was trying hard not to laugh.

The two Mars Adepts let out a joint sigh knowing that they would never be able to be romantic with Felix around. They simply rested in each others arms, content to just be together for the moment.

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In the kitchen, a pair of golden eyes spied on the couples. Piers shook his head in defeat and returned to his place next to Felix on one of the sofas.

"This is not a holiday," he complained to the Earth Adept. "This is more like a romantic getaway for those six. What are we supposed to do while they are all together?"

"Uh huh," Felix answered, his head still buried in the book he was reading.

The Lemurian decided he couldn't contain his curiousness any longer so he looked over to take a peak at the book.

"Love on the Battle Field…" he read giving Felix a questioning stare. "I did not know you liked romance novels."

This made Felix look up. He turned the book over to look at the cover, and then grinned.

"Actually, I'm not really reading it. Jenna gave it to me as a way to keep me occupied and I didn't have the heart to tell her I didn't like it. So…"

He opened the book and pulled a second one out of the middle. This book was named, 'Into the Depths of the Earth' and appeared to be a rather violent action story. Felix grinned again and replaced the book.

Piers nodded wisely.

"A very good idea, my friend, but it does prove what I said before. You can not say no to a girl."

Both boys stayed silent for a while as Felix continued reading and Piers continued to gaze out of the windows.

There was suddenly the splatter of water on wood and Isaac walked into the kitchen with Mia in his arms and a towel wrapped around them to dry them and keep away the chilly air. They were both giggling at a private joke, but they stopped when they saw the older boys.

"Hi," Mia said sweetly before running into her room.

Isaac walked over and sat down on the second sofa, water still dripping from his gold-blond hair.

"Hey! You'll get the sofa all wet!" Piers cried with an angry glare.

"Mmhmm," Felix agreed, his eyes never leaving his book.

Isaac shrugged his shoulders in a carefree manner.

"It'll dry. So, anyone thought about what we're gonna do tomorrow?"

"We have," said Jenna as she came through the door with Garet who was holding their empty glasses. "Since it's our first day, we shouldn't do anything too tiring. We thought a day on the beach would be fun."

"Doing what?" Felix asked, finally putting the book down to look at his little sister.

"Relaxing and hanging out."

"Oh, so you want our company now," Piers said, a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth.

He laughed when he felt Jenna shove him playfully.

"Of course we want your company."

Isaac run a hand through his damp hair and nodded at his friends.

"Sounds perfect. I'll go tell Mia."

Just as he got up, a soft voice called out to him from his room and he blushed red. Wasting no time, he practically ran through the door and closed it after him.

Jenna giggled and perched on the arm of the sofa next to Felix.

"They don't waste any time do they?" she chuckled.

Felix rolled his eyes and crossed his arms.

"Cheer up Felix," his sister said, patting him gently on his head. "One day, hopefully soon, you'll be just like him. Love struck and completely happy."

"And whipped," Garet added.

"I heard that!" Isaac called out from behind the door making the others laugh.

Yawning, Jenna stood up again and stretched.

"I'm so tired. I think I'll just go to bed. Care to join me?" she asked, the question directed at Garet.

The red-head nodded, placed the glasses on the table and took his girlfriend's hand letting her lead him to their room.

"What was that about being whipped, Garet?" Piers enquired.

He was answered with an annoyed growl and the bang of a door closing.

Alone again, the two boys sat in silence watching the first few stars appear in the dark blue sky.

"I do believe I'm tired too," said Piers at last.

He too got up and walked away from the sofas.

"Will you be out here long?" he asked suddenly as he stopped and turned around to look back at Felix.

"No. I'll just tell Ivan and Sheba to lock the door when they get back."

The Lemurian nodded and disappeared behind their door.

Felix picked up his book and sauntered out of the doors onto the veranda. He could just see Ivan and Sheba walking along the beach in each other's arms.

"Ivan! Sheba!" he called repeatedly until they looked over at him. "We're all going to bed. Will you lock the door when you come in?"

He caught the words, 'Sure in a few minutes," then there was a lot of giggling making the brunette roll his eyes again and head back inside.

Pushing open his bedroom door, he entered and looked around. A blush found its way across his cheeks when he saw Piers standing by the drawers again, but without his usual robes on. Only his shorts.

"Urm…sorry…I should've knocked…I'll come back…"

"Don't worry," said Piers as he pulled back the bed covers and got in. "I'm covered up now."

Felix nodded, but the red on his face was still reluctant to disappear.

"Why are you so embarrassed about seeing me undressed anyway?" Piers asked, looking curiously at his roommate.

"I guess it's because I've never actually seen you not wearing all of your robes before. It came as a surprise."

"What? You actually thought I slept wearing all those robes?"

"No, I just…never mind."

'Yep. Salt air is definitely messing with my mind,' Felix thought as he crossed the room and sat on his makeshift bed to remove his shoes and socks.

In a few minutes, there was a pile of his clothes on the floor and Felix was trying to get comfortable on the chair.

"Are you sure you do not want to share the bed," a voice asked from under the bed sheets.

"No. I'm fine," was the answer.

A breeze flowed through the open window above Felix's head which washed gently across his face making going to sleep all that easier. The last things he heard were Ivan and Sheba entering the room next to theirs and Piers' soft breathing before sleep took him.

That night, everyone was sleeping soundly for the first time in a while.

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