Luna wished for some fairytale happy ending once they woke up. Amber wouldn't be so deep in denial and they wouldn't have to yell at each other so much.

. It wasn't difficult for Luna to understand what was going on between them. And she was almost certain Amber knew what it was too. But she refused to acknowledge it.

"Listen, about last night…"

And there it was. The dreaded words.

Amber wasted no time bringing up the moment they had, and Luna should have figured that her happily ever after wasn't happening in the near future. A fairytale romance was too much to hope for if your Prince Charming was as stubborn as a mule.

"I know what you're going to say Amber…"

But that didn't mean it hurt any less.

"…I'm sorry Luna. That wasn't supposed to happen. In a moment of weakness…I-"

"Just stop." Luna didn't want to hear anymore of her flimsy excuses. The tears were beginning to prickle her eyes. Luna cursed under her breath. She had to work on being so sensitive all the time. "It's…alright."

No. It really wasn't.

"Please, just don't bring it up again."

"…are you really okay Luna?" Something wasn't right…Amber could feel it. She was getting off a lot easier than expected.

Luna sighed tiredly in response. Of course she wasn't okay. To think that Amber had the nerve to ask her that…it was a little ridiculous.

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Several minutes of awkward silence followed as the two of them prepared to leave their camp behind.

Amber got to her feet, her sword arm still limp beside her. They seriously needed to find professional help. Plus, her head still stung like crazy. At least now it was nothing compared to before. She had Luna to thank for that.

"…we should, uh, try and see where we are. Can you stand?"

"I'm fine."

Luna's response was curt, and she swatted away Amber's extended hand as if the mere sight of it offended her.

It probably did.

"L-Luna! Hey, wait up. Don't go by yourself!" Amber hurriedly tried to catch up to her shorter companion. The young woman had some surprisingly quick strides.

"I said I'm FINE."

The soldier visibly winced at the other girl's tone of voice. She knew she was getting off too easy earlier.

Amber had been mistaken several times already. This was one situation where she actually hoped that she was wrong. Perhaps Lady Luck grew bored and moved on to someone else. This entire thing was a mess. Their tempers and mindsets had already been in a frizz ever since they got stuck on this island. But with all these…personal developments going on, things were getting worse. It was just something more to add to their growing list of problems.

Seriously, Amber wasn't used to…whatever THIS was between her and Luna. She'd never had to confront a scenario quite like it, and if she was being perfectly honest with herself…she was at a complete loss. This wasn't some enemy that you could just chop in half and be done with it all. And that's what Amber hated the most about it.

So…she approached the subject in the only way her social abilities knew how.

"You don't seem fine at all…"

Silence.

She tried again.

"It was one kiss…Luna…I don't see what the big deal is…"

Luna whirled around, fury in her eyes, even as they glistened with unshed tears.

That got her attention…

"It may not have meant much to you, but it meant a lot to me! And for you to just callously toss away this connection we have means that you aren't ready to face the truth anyway! So DROP IT!!"

Normally, Amber would have retorted with something rude and condescending. But…the tables seemed to have turned overnight. She couldn't bring herself to even squeak.

All she could do was wait for Luna to finish.

"So, you're right, I'm not fine. I feel used…and it hurts. Happy now? That's what you wanted…"

"….." No, this wasn't what Amber wanted at all.

"I remember where the beach is…." Luna said. "We should just head there." She didn't look up to see Amber's face. It would've been to much for her.

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The walk to the beach was silent and uncomfortable, even more so than before. Luna lead the way, not even bothering to glance back to make sure the soldier was keeping pace with her.

Amber trailed behind her by a few feet, not wanting to be in close proximity should she decide to blow up on her again.

It shocked her momentarily…realizing that Luna intimidated her. She initially thought that it was her head injury making her soft….but…

"We're here…"

Amber looked up at the sound of Luna's voice. She was right. They were back at the beach already.

"…now what?"

"You're asking me?"

Amber winced again. Luna clearly wasn't in the mood, though she couldn't really blame her.

The soldier surveyed their current surroundings, trying to pinpoint where they were. There was nothing but ocean for miles. No land in sight.

"…middle of ing nowhere." Amber kicked up the sand in anger. And after a few more pointless attempts at venting, she plopped down onto the sand.

That was when she finally realized something.

"What the…?" She stood back up, not moving for at least a solid minute…and felt it.

"Luna…the island…is moving."

"What?!" Luna finally emoted. Her arms waved around in a panicked fashion. "That can't be possible Amber. We didn't notice anything before!"

"Probably because we were focusing on the physical state of our bodies. You don't exactly notice much when you're looking out for your well-being…"

"I-I suppose so, but this is still so insane...you must be kidding. Y-Yeah, that's it!" However, the grave look that was on Amber's face told her otherwise. Of course, Luna should have noticed that something was off sooner. The mountain range in the distance that she saw when she first awoke…it was gone. And she was certain that this was the same beach. She could still see her old footprints from yesterday.

"This island must have been drifting for sometime," Amber said. "We were just lucky enough to stumble upon it…"

"You mean when you decided to go daredevil and hurl us off a cliff?" Luna angrily retorted. Her shock at a moving island was wearing away a tad bit too quickly, and her bitterness towards Amber was coming back. "In that case, yeah…we're super lucky we washed up on some island headed to who knows where?"

"Look, I'm sorry alright?! I don't know what else to tell you!" Amber shouted. "I know I ed up-"

"Big time."

"Dammit Luna!"

"Hey! You don't get to be angry right now! It should be me! All the hell you've put me through…you're impossible Amber!"

"Luna…" Amber was starting  to get the feeling that this was about more than just the cliff falling incident. "I thought…you didn't want to bring it up again…?"

At that, Luna stopped her own impending tirade against the tomboy. "I know what I said!"

Amber reached out a hand in an attempt to comfort her, but…once again, she found said hand getting harshly rejected.

"Come on Luna, what the hell is it that you want from me?"

What she WANTED was a certain dark haired soldier with constant mood swings who had a penchant for getting on her last nerves. And she didn't know why she was falling, because said soldier was a dense nearly half the time.

And yet…Luna wanted her anyway. But she couldn't tell Amber that…at least not directly.

"You should know by now!" Her cheeks were now tinged with red as she waited for Amber's response. Hopefully the soldier wasn't THAT bad at realizing things…

Amber glared at the other woman, trying to decipher her meaning. "That wasn't exactly specific Luna…I mean you can't just-"

"AMBER."

The soldier straightened up. Luna was getting upset again. Okay, she really needed to focus this time. Amber looked her over once more. She took in the flushed cheeks, her parted red lips…and the eyes…those eyes….and then it dawned on her.

"I…t-that's…uh…" Now Amber couldn't formulate a proper response as the implications set in. She found herself blushing slightly too. "That's pretty damn…I mean I can't say it's forward, but…"

Luna said nothing. She just continued to gaze at the taller woman. At least she gets it now.

But before the situation could get anymore awkward, a pounding deep underground caught their attention. It was slow at first, but it was steadily getting stronger.

"The hell? Now what?!"

"Amber, look!"

The ocean waves crashed violently against one another. Soon, trees on the island were toppling over, victims to the sudden tremors.

Amber and Luna began to panic. There was nothing to hide under, and it was too late to try and make it back inland.

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That's when it came.

Mother Nature's wrath in physical form.

It broke through the surface of the water, its long serpentine-like body looked as if it could stretch up all the way to the heavens.

"…Leviathan." Luna whispered. Her face held a look of pure terror. "Amber…Amber we have to take cover now!"

"Wha-oomph!"

Before Amber could finish, Luna had tackled her to the ground.

"Keep moving! But make sure to lay low!"

The whole island felt like it was going to be ripped apart. The almighty Sea Goddess had been awoken, and she was not happy in the slightest.

Amber and Luna looked like ants compared to the massive sea serpent. There was no use in standing up to her power, so the only thing they could do was scramble for any type of shelter, all while making sure the tides didn't sweep them away, or get smacked by flying trees.

The tides kept coming in, each one more powerful than the last. It was as if Leviathan was merely toying with them until the grand finale.

"Luna! Over there!" Amber pointed to a small crevice tucked away on the mountain side. "It can probably fit the both of us!"

"Then let's go!" Luna slung the injured soldier's good arm around her shoulders, supporting her weight as they made their way over to the crevice.

Neither of them had any intention of looking back at the damage. They just kept pushing forward.

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They still had an ounce of luck with them it seemed, as they were able to make it in one piece.

Amber shoved Luna in first, much to the smaller girl's surprise.

"Amber!"

"Don't worry about me. I'll cover the opening!"

"With your backside?! Are you crazy?!"

"Do you even need to ask that?"

"Stop smiling! This isn't even close to funny!"

Ignoring the rest of Luna's comments, Amber turned her back to the opening of the crevice. She tried to push down her own fears as she listened to the force of the tides and the howling of the winds. Leviathan continued to wreak havoc upon the small island, and it wasn't clear when she was ever going to let up…

Why the was the Sea Goddess even awake? It was a frightening thought. Leviathan was one of the old gods charged with keeping mortals in line…its' been that way since the dawn of time. But, for some strange reason, all the gods went to sleep about 1,000 years ago. Ever since then, humanity had been charged with reigning themselves in. But, considering the state of the world now…they didn't seem to be doing a good job. Is that why the Sea Goddess has returned? Punishment? And if she had woken up…then did that mean the rest of the gods will rise from their slumber as well?

Amber shook her head violently. The very idea of it sent shivers down her spine.

Instead, she enveloped Luna in a tight embrace. She didn't want to think about anything else. Right now, she desperately needed human contact.

"Amber?"

"Just pipe down alright? This crevice is kind of a tight squeeze…"

"And just how exactly is THIS helping?" Despite her questioning tone, Luna couldn't help the smile that was creeping up her face.

If they managed to live through this, Amber was probably going to deny anything ever happened again. Even if she DID start it this time….it was like a never-ending cycle in regards to the state of their relationship.

Luna was well aware that this wasn't the time to be thinking of such things, but…she wanted to savor the moment while it lasted. She buried her face into the warm crook of Amber's neck, her arms slowly wrapping themselves around the soldier.

A small whimper escaped her lips.

"Luna, what's wrong?" Amber asked. She was about to pull away to get a better look at Luna's face, but the shorter woman refused to let go.

"I'm sorry Amber. It's just…"

"We're not going to die Luna."

"You don't know that…" Luna's grip on Amber tightened.

"…..well, do you have any regrets?"

"A few…what about you?"

"Er, a few too. Who doesn't?" The soldier sighed. Okay…she had a lot more regrets than she let on. "That doesn't really matter though. We'll make it through this in one piece."

Luna sniffled. "There's worse ways to go right?"

Another sigh passed through the soldier's lips. "Cut it out Luna. It's going to be alright. You'll see."

"Yeah...as long as you're here with me, I'm not alone."

Luna only managed to get a gruff snort as a response. But she could feel the taller woman's hand soothingly run down her back. The Amber way of comfort without having to say anything.

But Luna smiled. She understood.

"Jerk…"

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Notes: Huh...this is probably my most Lunber-centric chapter so far. Unfortunately, it's relatively short compared to my other chapters...but, I didn't want to get too heavy. New characters will be coming in near the end of the next chapter. Well, I say new but they had a brief appaearance already.

I'll probably alternate between writing for this story and my new one, so updates will be...confusing.

Anywho, hope you liked it. Feedback is always appreciated.

Happy holidays to everyone!