This is my first fanfic! I hope you enjoy it. Disclaimer: I do not (but wish) own anything that is related to Tales of Symphonia.

"Oh yeah!" I was in the clouds, zooming across the sky. It was a wonderful feeling. I bet you're wondering what I'm doing in the sky or who am I. Well, my name is Lilly and I'm 14 years old. I'm an elf and never really liked to go according to those stupid elf customs. Mom never really liked that though.

Right now I'm testing out my broomstick. Ok, that sounded weird, but not too long ago I saw these flying machines called rheairds. They were parked just outside the Yimr Forest and I just needed to know how they worked. I scanned them as fast as I can before their owners came back. That's when I decided to make a vehicle just like the rheairds. An old broomstick was the best thing I could find around the house perfect to, at least, work like a rheaird. Using a lot of magic and a bit of technology I was able to make a "rheaird."

This is my first test of my broomstick and it was going quite well. I did some loops in the air, my green tied hair waving behind me. Suddenly my broomstick started falling! "AAAAAAHHHHHH" I screamed as I fell down towards the Ymir forest below.

SPLASH! I opened my eyes. I was hanging on a branch just by the neck of my shirt. I sighed in relief. "That was a close one."

I looked down. Luckily I was just over the wooden path, but when I looked in the water my broomstick was floating on top of it. I heard a crack just behind me and I fell on the pathway. "OW!"

I dusted off my blue pants, picked up the soaked broomstick, and ran back to Heimdall.

Back at my house my mom got mad at me for going out of the village, again. Mom sighed, "Why can't you be like any other girl. Soon you'll have to be a wife one day."

I jumped up from my chair. "Mom! I don't want to show that I'm a helpless girl and I don't exactly plan to get married."

"It doesn't matter!" My mom scolded, "You need to act more like a lady. Traditions say so..." I rolled my eyes. Those stupid traditions! "..and soon you will have to take care of the family business. So I suggest you get rid of your little toy."

"No way, I worked too hard on it" I gripped my wet broomstick and ran to my room, slamming the door behind. I went to my bed and took a book from under my pillow. "The Legend of Mithos, the Hero" was on the cover. Luckily, I got this from a human traveler, when he visited the shop. I started reading, but I heard a knock on the door. Hastily, I put the book under the bed, it was forbidden to do anything mentioning the hero, Mithos, in Heimdall. I said, "Come in."

"Hi, Lilly" It was my dad, he's much more understanding compared to my mom. "Your mom told me what happened today."

I hung my head. "I'm sorry dad; I just don't like these stupid elven traditions. Discrimination towards half-elves, not speaking about Mithos, and not being able to go out of the Yimr Forest, I just don't like it. I want to know what's out there in Tetheàlla. I hear stories about the different cities from the humans who come and visit. I'm old enough to go, but no. I have to stay here, just like what mom says"

My dad sat next to me on my bed. "I know how you feel, but the traditions are the rules."

"Why doesn't the storyteller follow the rules? I mean he knows the whole story of Mithos and lives outside of Heimdall."

My dad looked for a good answer. "Because he's ….um…different."

"Well, I'm different, so why can't I be the next storyteller and not take care of the shop"

"According to the traditions, only males can be storytellers."

'Stupidrule!', I thought with disgust.

My dad sighed, "I know that you really hate it, but that's the way it is."

Suddenly my door opened and my mom came in. "Lilly, I got great news!"

I looked up with excitement in my eyes. 'I hope its something good.'

"I got someone for you to marry!" My mom looked so happy, which was the totally opposite mood I had.

My hope went down the drain."Who is it?" I muttered.

My mom said, "The boy who you are arranged with is that one boy who's studying magic from Crowly, the Mana Master."

I didn't know that it could get even worse. 'Not that SOB, Ricardo. He thinks he's so good and acts like an idiot, thinking that he knows everything.' I thought.

"Oh that's…..great…" I said in a fake happy tone.

My mom smiled. "I'm glad you're happy about that."

She exited my room, humming a happy tune.

"Your mom seems very happy about this. I'll leave you here to think about this." My dad left my room.

I thought for a moment about the news. This was going way too far. I can't marry that Ricardo. "I'm going to run away." I told myself

That's the intro! Please review and tell me if anything is bad or wrong or if it's good..