A/N: Sorry for the stiff writing - I'll break into it soon.
Ageless
Prologue
Kratos and Raine's relationship was, suffice it to say, tough love.
Raine's first love was indeed hard to forget. The first man to show her kindness without ulterior moves easily gained the half elf's affection. That love, however, was one that lasted merely a year - if not less due to the inevitable trait of a young man's fickle heart and the nature of a young woman's idealistic perception of love. Clashing became frequent between the two, with arguments involving sensitive topics, such as racism. A human with an elf was bad enough, but a human with a half-elf? Preposterous. The evident disapproval of their relationship was frustrating because of its obvious consequences, and at the same time exhilarating because young love always got a thrill from rebelling against society. Despite the passionate moments between them, too many negatives stood out, forcing their relationship to end. For the young the man, the infatuation ended and picked up again with a new girl. For Raine, love ended and she never wanted it to resurface again.
Kratos, despite his old, old, old, old age, lived a life with the mind of any young man when it involved women - completely, and utterly blank. He had no idea how he somehow swooned his first and only wife. All he knew was that he had to protect a precious one - and that was how their relationship began. He often thought that his stiff nature and almost apathetic countenance was fitting to turn others away, however it took the opposite effect on Anna. Her personality was much like their son's - innocently inquisitive. Her curiosity of his attitude led to their growing relationship and their eventual taboo affair. However, such happiness did not last. Anna's murder led Kratos to lead of life of despair, one that he thought was fitting for atonement. And just like Raine, Kratos cherished his first love and never wanted something else to replace it.
Life had always answered to these "wants" accordingly - i.e, it didn't. Raine and Kratos were going to be paired by fate's amusing hand, much to their oblivious, but soon to come natural dismay. Thus starts the beginning segment of this "tough love" kind of story.