Disclaimer: I do not own Golden Sun, and if you have not figure that out yet, I pity you.

This is a Felix/Hama one-shot requested by BTFreek in my other story, Alchemy's Elements. I may or may not be able to integrate this pairing in my other story.

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Saying Farewell

Sol descended over the mountains of Altin, bathing the valleys in a golden glow. A crystal clear pond glowed with the crimson rays, bathing a singular figure in its reflection.

A young boy lay beside the pond; the ripples of the moving water mesmerized his brown eyes. He fingered his long brown hair nervously, as he pondered his position. He did not feel like being yelled at by either Saturos or Mendari for delaying their departure from Lama Temple.

"Felix," he could hear his fiery younger sister calling his name.

"I wouldn't want to face her either." Felix stood from the rolling jade grass, shifting his black tunic as he ascended. With one last look at the sunset, he turned and hiked to the temple.

The door to Felix and Jenna's room slid open as Felix stepped through the door. He looked over to see his sister already asleep with the blankets ruffled around her. Her chocolate eyes were close and her auburn hair was out of its usual tie.

Felix reached down and tucked the blankets around Jenna, before sitting on his soft bed. He lay back on the bed and stared at the ceiling, pondering about the master of the temple.

She was a kind person to let them stay at the temple overnight, that Master Hama. He smiled at the though of her lilac locks of hair that flowed down her pale skin. He could lose himself in her violet eyes that portrayed an infinite knowledge.

Felix stopped his thinking abruptly, though, before it could get out of hand.

'I have no time for that,' he berated himself inwardly. Sighing to himself, Felix raised his body from the comfort of the bed and headed out the door.

The outside halls of the temple were shrouded in fog while Felix walked the corridors. The empty hallways lead windingly to the same pond he was at earlier. The pale reflection of Luna bathed the area in a soft light that revealed something Felix did not expect. Master Hama sat before the pond, sitting cross-legged and meditating. Felix started to turn around, but was stopped by her silky voice.

"Felix, what are you doing up," she had not moved from her position nor opened her eyes but Hama had spotted him.

"I could not sleep, that is all," was his meek reply.

"Then please come and meditate with me," she moved over so that he could sit beside her, which he complied willingly.

Felix mimicked her stance and closed his eyes. He focused on the still pond before him, and could almost hear the silent ripples of the water.

"You carry a burden, that many could not bear," Hama said suddenly when she broke form her trance.

"Huh?" Felix voiced confusedly. Hama smiled sympathetically before taking Felix's palm in hers.

"You bear the burden of a hero. Many will depend on you in the future, and you will have to rise to the challenge. You will have to bear this burden for eternity, but some can help you."

Felix was lost in her lilac orbs as he drowned in their eternal depths. He did not respond to her words or notice her hand in his. He did not even see her bring her face closer to his.

A slight pressure on Felix's lips brought him out of his trance. Instinctively, Felix deepened the kiss, and many minutes passed before the two parted, gasping for breath. For the first time in three years, Felix cries.

Hama held him against her chest and let him cry all of his worries and ears away.

Felix's wet eyes soon fell, heavy with sleep, but not before he uttered four sweet words, "I love you Hama."

Hama held his limp body against her for a few moments more, before declaring aloud, "I love you, too."

The buildings of Lama Temple faded into the distance as Felix, Jenna, Saturos, and Mendari entered the Lamakran Desert. Felix stood behind the others though, taking one last look at Lama Temple.

He could hear Jenna arguing with Mendari ahead of him, before they both yelled for him to hurry up.

"Goodbye Hama."

For some strange reason, Felix could hear Hama's silky voice in the hot winds, "Farewell, Felix, may we meet again soon."

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A Felix/Hama for BTFreek, just in case it does not win in my pairings vote. I might just use it as a flashback later, but I am not sure. Please R & R.