Disclaimer- I don't own Tales of Symphonia or the characters. I only own this plot bunny.

Warnings- Slash/Yaoi/MalexMale, AU for now... More will be added if needed.

Pairing- Emil/Tenebrae

This is just something I am doing for my friend. I have never played the game and I have only seen the first two hours of it. This is an AU though and I have been told every detail of the game up to the point that this story takes place at. So this should be accurate to a point, but the characterization might be a little off. The next chapter will come out depending on response to this one. I believe that is all and enjoy!

Chapter 1

Closing his green hues, a sigh escaped the Shadow warrior's throat. They had been walking for a few days trying to get to the next town on their quest to find Regal. Emil didn't know how much more he could take, the warrior personality that rested inside of him, thirsting for more battle. Everything was going okay on their quest, the warriors coming forth faster then they ever thought. The warrior of darkness was worried for another reason though.

Something had been eating away at his mind, gnawing slowly. He didn't know when this odd feeling had started to make his heart beat faster when he was near Tenebrae, but it had started. Maybe it had always been there, but he was too weak, too shy to consider it and then the excitement had come. He had been busy for days needing to keep his head focused on things other then some crazy crush he had on his friend. This was a male and animal friend nonetheless. The fact that his friend was a shape shifter and was compatible with him never crossed his mind. In fact, he didn't really think about that at all.

Now he had the chance to explore this feeling, there was nothing to do and the monsters were weak and barely worth batting an eye at. It scared him, but his other personality dealt with it well enough for him. As it was, even his friends were finding it hard to strike up conversations that would last, none of them really able to come up with something new. Thinking was never a problem, but each time he did, his thoughts delved into that unknown gray area.

A blush would almost appear and spread on his cheeks, causing him to hide his head. It didn't help that with all of this time Marta had decided to try and become even friendlier. Sometimes he couldn't stand her. She would always brush up against him or touch him for too long. It always came with a low giggle and a batting of her long lashes. If his heart wasn't taken by another, he would have seen her as more than the younger sister he had never been graced with.

At the moment though, he was free, and his mind was always using it as an excuse. He had things to figure out, ideas to go through, not sure where he really wanted to go with this idea. Falling silent into his thoughts, he just walked on, unaware that the object of his thoughts was observing him.

They reached the town at nightfall, all of them glad to see civilization after so many days of wilderness and monsters. Parting to go off and gather supplies, Emil just went into the local inn, paid for the rooms and went upstairs, walked into a room and collapsed on the bed, his mind and body too tired to go on. He just wanted to get some rest, but it seemed like even that would be taken away from him.

Tenebrae offered a smile on his muzzle to his partner, his black ears lowering down slightly, as the markings glowed faintly against his dark fur. "Emil you haven't been yourself lately." He jumped up on the bed, sitting down beside the warrior, his muzzle running along the clothing.

The blonde-haired warrior shuddered, keeping his hues closed and silent. He wasn't about to tell the object of his confusing thoughts what he was doing. "It's nothing, just this whole thing getting to me." He offered just to ease his partner's mind. Grabbing the blankets, he pulled them over his body to stop the wandering nose.

Nothing ever made anyone look this depressed. He stood up on all fours and moved closer to Emil's face. His yellow pools ghosted over the boy, before he closed them tightly, letting out a soft sigh. "There is something wrong Emil and your friends are worried about you, especially Marta." If it were up to him, he would be elsewhere. He didn't have time to sit here and baby sit, but Marta wanted this.

A warrior was never supposed to be so weak and he had no real patience for it. "You need to sort this out and whoever it is that you are lovesick for. Tell them." He sighed, jumping off the bed and leaving the room. He had no further business; he had put in his two cents. His paws padded silently against the ground, as he looked around at those moving about. He needed to gather that information.

Emil wasn't surprised by the sudden entrance and then exit. He just stayed there, letting his mind wander, the thoughts going back to Tenebrae in the end. He needed to tell the other, get this stupid crush over with and focus on what was at hand. He needed to help Marta and the rest of the group. Slipping out of bed, his hues flashed red for a moment, before settling back on the bright green of his normal self. Moving out of the inn, he just walked around, looking for the cat.

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The trip itself took him no time at all, Tenebrae didn't have much of a lead, but gathering the courage was taking him a while. He was not a strong person when it came to situations like this. If it was a battle of monsters, he could do this, but a battle of courage… Well he was failing. Every time he stepped forward some thought would hit him and push him back, causing him to stop. He even stepped back at some points; he just couldn't gather the courage. Or at least he thought he couldn't.

It wasn't until Tenebrae looked at him in annoyance did he realize that he was just delaying the inevitable. Shoving his hands into his pockets, he took a deep breath and closed the gap between himself and the creature. "You told me to tell the person I have feeling for…" He trailed off, closing his hues as a blush rose up on his face.

Clenching his hands, he leaned forward and pressed his lips gently against the top of the muzzle. "Well Tenebrae I just did." He turned and fled, feeling that it was finished. He didn't love anyway, so this would just blow over and become nothing.

The creature was shocked, unmoving and shocked. He had never expected that one. Getting up he just walked lost in his thoughts even though it didn't look that way. This was going to cause more problems then either of them realized. "Of all the emotions I had to have." He growled to himself, not sure, why he even cared that he was Emil's crush. It really shouldn't effect in the way it was. Nothing would happen of course and it would be stupid to think it could.

Moving through the emptying streets, he tried to accomplish the goal he had originally set out to do. There was a time and place to think about useless things and this was not the time. Not with what they had going on around them.

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