Okay…so I know that there are alot of self-insert stories out there but I couldn't help it! After playing TOS I instantly got hooked and wanted to make a fanfic about it, or in this case a self-insert story! I'm not much of a writer and this is my very first fanfic but I will try my best to make this at least a decent self-insert story. The first part is kind of boring but bear with me.

Heh! Not much of an introduction but it'll have to do! (^u^)

DISCLAIMER: I do not own Tales of Symphonia!

It was raining.

The thunder clapped loudly followed by a flash of lightning that illuminated from the clouds.

"B-b…"

I stood in the rain looking up at the gloomy gray clouds.

Alone.

I shivered and wrapped my arms around myself, my eyes still fixated on the clouds that hung on the sky ominously.

"B-back…"

A voice?

"B-back…go…ba…ck..."

Back? Where?

The lightning flashed again but this time the bright light stayed. I squinted my eyes at the bright light but shut them immediately as my eyes couldn't handle it.

The coldness was gone and was replaced by….Warmth?

"Go… Back…!"

"I think she's waking up!"

I groaned and turned to my side. "Ugh! I don't feel so good!"

My head was throbbing and my stomach was churning. I felt sweaty and my clothes were soaked by it. I rolled over to my other side clutching my churning stomach. "Feeling….the…urge…to…vomit!" A high-pitched voice spoke up, "Daddy…why is she rolling like Spike?"

"Honey! Don't hover too close to her!" I then heard feet shuffling.

I slowly opened my eyes but winced as bright sunlight shone down harshly on my poor eyes. When my eyes adjusted to the light, the first thing I saw wasa clear sky, as I groggily sat up I was greeted by the sight of…Sand.

"WHAT THE HELL!"

My jaw dropped and my eyes widened at the sight of the never ending vast of sand. "B-b-but how...?" the hand that was clutching my stomach fell to the ground. I scooped up the hot sand and let it run through my fingers. "This can't be real!" I thought. "This is just a dream right? A totally realistic dream…yeah that's it…This isn't…

"U-Um…Excuse…me, Miss?"

I turned to see a group of people huddled together, staring at me intently. They were wearing some old-fashioned clothes that wasn't very suited forthe heat. They had makeshift hats on their heads and were wearing baggy thick pants. Behind them was a carriage with a matching horse that was contentedly asleep.

A woman from the group wrapped an arm protectively on a little girl as she stared at me curiously. "Uh…" trying to find the right words to say in this kind of situation, which I might add doesn't usually happen often so…lucky me!

"A-Are you alright?" I shifted my gaze to the man who was the only one talking to me. He was a little plump and had a thick brown beard. His large black eyes expressed a mix of confusion and fear. I could tell that he was trying to keep his voice calm but failing miserably.

"Oh! I'm just peachy! I woke up feeling nauseous and sticky with sweat…and now I'm in a freakishly hot desert place with people staring at me like I'm insane! Everything's just DANDY!"

Okay….not gonna worsen the situation with that answer. I let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding. One question came into my mind above the rest.

"Where am I?"

The same man replied to my question. "We're in the Triet Desert, Miss."

"…"

...Crap...

I stared at them disbelievingly."Triet? As in….Tales of Symphonia Triet?" I furrowed my eyebrows. "We were just passing through when we found you lying on the sand unconscious." The bearded man explained. "That's a little cliché…"I stood up from the sandy ground and examined my surroundings. Nothing much but glorious sand could be seen from where I stood.

Alright, deep breath…calm down. There are two logical explanations that I can think of right now.

(a) This is just a dream and I'm going to wake up soon in my nice and warm bed with the smell of pancakes in the air. Besides I had a lot of crazy dreams in the past…but this has to be one of the most the craziest!

But…I don't usually feel anything in my dreams…so I guess this means that…

(b)…I'm a self-insert.

Okay, I take it back! I liked the first explanation better! I'm not too keen on being a self-insert. I mean sure…I read a lot of fanfics about them and I have to admit, some of them were pretty epic…but being tortured by desians and getting mauled up by monsters is sooo not my thing. I didn't even finish the game…it got lost before I can even finish disc 2.

There wasn't even anything strange that happened last night. Don't most self-inserts get sucked in a GameCube or something? If I did then damn you to hell GameCube! I should've returned it to my friend sooner!

The only thing to do now is to wing it because this obviously isn't a dream and I can get hurt. Seriously hurt.

"Alrighty then, Smile and be calm as possible!"

After mentally arguing with myself I turned to face the people still huddled up. They were still staring at me like I came from another planet which ironically is true. "I guess I should thank you for saving me!" I said

They replied with silence and more staring. Tough crowd.

"Sorry I freaked out awhile ago…I got lost in trying to find the village of Triet and I guess I passed out from the heat!" I explained. I gave them an apologetic smile. Hah! Who says you need acting lessons!They became less tense after I explained but was still looking at me suspiciously. "Atleast they don't think I'm insane anymore!" I turned to face Mr. Brown beard man, since he was the only one that talked to me. He cringed from my gaze but stood his ground. "Were you planning on going there too?" I asked.

"Going to Triet would be my best bet…atleast I won't get attacked by monsters when I'm there!""Y-yes, the town is just ahead." He stuttered. "Did I really freak them out that much?"

"Uh…..Would you mind if I tag along?" I asked.

He stared at me for a moment and then glanced at the group of people, which I assumed was his family. The woman, who was obviously the little girl's mother, clearly didn't want me to join them as she narrowed her eyes at me. "Don't worry! Once were there, I'll be out of your hair for good! I just don't want to get lost again!" I reassured them. There were a few minutes of wonderful silence; a tumbleweed would have been a great effect when finally Mr. Brown beard man said: "Alright."

"Huzzah!"

"Man...It's so dusty here!"

I was now riding in Mr. Beard's carriage with the whole family sitting on the opposite side of me. "I am so loved!"There were barrels and crates that took up the most room in the carriage. There was scattered hay that was frustratingly making my legs itchy. "I guess its better than being mauled up by monsters or melting in the desert heat!"I thought.

With nothing to do, I started to examine the family on the opposite side of the carriage. The woman that doesn't like me was still holding the child protectively. She was actually very pretty. She had brown eyes, ebony hair and her skin was perfectly tanned."Kudos to you, Mr. Beard Man!"

The other two people were boys. They looked right about 18-20 years old. They were actually twins. They both had black hair with matching black eyes like their Daddy.

I noticed the little girl before managed to get free from her mother's grasp. She moved to my side and sat next to me. "Sasha!" her mother called out but the girl paid no heed to her mother's call and smiled happily at me.

"Hi!" she chirped. "Hi." I replied flatly. She was the spitting image of her mother and looked about 8-10 years of age.

"My name's Sasha! What's yours?" She said staring at me curiously with her large eyes. "Its Haruko." I answered leaning back on the carriage.

"That sounds like a boy's name!" she giggled.

"It's a unisex name."

"Unises? What's that?"

"Never mind…"

"You have really strange clothes Ms. Haruko!" she commented. That's when I finally noticed my clothes, I was wearing dirtied jeans, a simple blue shirt and my sneakers which were worn out. "Okay…unfashionable but definitely not strange…I guess it's a good thing that I was too lazy to change into my pajamas!" "There are a lot of strange clothes in the world, kid." I said. "So are you a traveller?" she asked again. "Well, sort of." I replied. She was about to say or ask something else when Mr. Beard man's voice cut her off.

"We're here."

I stepped out from the carriage to see the village of Triet. It was a fairly accurate replica of the game. Not much but stalls and palm trees. The inn was the only decent structure in the village.

"Thanks for your help!" I said gratefully to the family. They simply nodded and went on their way. Sasha turned and waved goodbye at me, I waved back. "Nice kid." But come to think of it I never got their names except Sasha's, even Mr. Beard man…oh well. Now time to thi-

"Listen up! Inferior beings!"

"Dammit!"

I stared as two desian soldiers in there oh-so-tacky uniforms standing cockily, holding up a poster. "A criminal is said to have been sighted in this area. Anyone who sees this criminal must report immediately to any soldier in standby. However, if you help this criminal in escaping, you will be dealt with severely." The desian pointed to the crudely drawn poster of Lloyd. I snickered. "I have got to get one of those posters!"

"The criminal's name is Lloyd Irving. We will set these posters up for all of you to be able to recognize him." They put up a poster near the inn and went to the north side of the town.

So I'm in the beginning of the game where they haven't released the seals yet. I still don't know how I got here but doing nothing won't be any good. "But first…" I took the poster from its place. In the game, the poster was really small and seeing it in close-up is hilarious! I then noticed two heads popping out from a shed.

"Right on cue!"

There was Lloyd with his gravity defying hair and Genis, the silver-haired munchkin. They look more mature here than in the game. Lloyd got the whole confident look down while Genis is as adorable as a button. They were looking back and forth cautiously and then landed their gaze on me. I looked from the poster to them and smirked.

"Heh! This could be fun!"

I hid the poster behind my back and walked casually towards them. "Nice hiding place!" I remarked. They stared at me for a second before Lloyd spoke up: "Uh…Thanks!" Genis rolled his eyes. "Lloyd!" he scolded. "What?"

I came closer. "You look awfully familiar…" I started. Genis widened his eyes while Lloyd as oblivious as ever said: "I do?" I showed the poster to them. "Yeah…you look exactly like the guy in this poster!" I said trying hard not to laugh. Both of their faces paled as I waved the poster in front of them. "Hmm… a wanted criminal huh? I wonder is there's some sort of reward for the capture?" I said mischievously. Their eyes were now as wide as saucers and they were glancing nervously to where the desians went.

I went "LOLZ!"

"Are you going to turn us in?" Genis asked glaring at me with his kendama at hand.

"And what if I do?" I said nonchalantly.

Lloyd was now glancing back and forth from me to Genis unsure if he should intervene. Genis was now gripping his kendama tightly and was still glaring at me like there was no tomorrow. "Wow! He even glares better than me!"I thought. I dropped the poster in front of them. "The desians went to the north of town. I think it would be best for you to leave now!" I said. They simultaneously dropped their jaws. "Ah…messing with people has its perks!"

"W-What?" Genis exclaimed looking at me incredulously. "No sense in getting the storyline screwed!"

"You should hurry!" I said quickly.

"Your letting us go?" Lloyd asked with the same expression as Genis. "No Lloyd, I'm letting you get captured right now! Can't you see that?"

"Wait…How can we be sure that this isn't a trap?" Genis said looking at me suspiciously. I rolled my eyes. "How could this possibly be a trap?"

"For all we know, some desians might be guarding the outskirts of Triet so that they can ambush us and we'll be outnumbered if their reinforcements here come to their aid!" he explained smugly. "I did not think this through! Darn you Genis! For being so dang smart!"

"Then…what do you want me to do? Should I tie myself to a post?" I said sarcastically. Genis furrowed his eyebrows, probably thinking.

"Lets take her with us!"

Both Genis and I stared at Lloyd, neither of us not knowing what to say. "Only until we get enough supplies, she can't inform the desians if she's with us!" Lloyd explained with a grin. "Wow! I applaud you Lloyd!"

"I guess you right…" he said hesitantly. Lloyd then turned to me "Is that okay with you?"

I guess it's my fault for fooling around. Sigh…was it really worth it?

…Heck yeah, it was!

"Fine…" I grumbled.

"I'm Lloyd by the way!" he said with a friendly grin.

"Genis." he said flatly

"Haruko."

"That sounds like a boy's na-"

"Don't even start!"

"Say Haruko?"

"Yes Lloyd?"

"Why were you joking about turning us in?"

"Oh...no special reason..."

"Then...why did you do it?"

"To mess with you..."

"...?"

"Well isn't that nice of you..."

"Yes it is, Genis!"

"..."

This is so not fair!

I just noticed how tall Lloyd is! Since when did I become a munchkin? I was the tallest one in my class. I was a little taller than a Genis…a little! Did I shrink when I came here? Did I-

"Haruko?"

I snapped out of my thoughts as Lloyd waved his hand in front of my face. "You were spacing out!"

"Oh sorry! Did you get everything that you needed?" I asked. "Yeah! I think it's just about enough!" he replied.

"So can I go now?" I said glancing at Genis. He stared at me for a second. "I guess you can…"

"Thanks for not turning us in!" Lloyd said happily.

I nodded at them.

"Finally! Now I don't have to get involved and get the plot screwed! Maybe now I could thi-"

"There he is!"

"Why does everybody keep interrupting my thoughts?"

Two desians with swords at hand were running towards us. "Awesome. Just awesome."

"Surrender yourself now!"

"Don't you guys ever let up?" Lloyd said angrily. Genis was at his side with his kendama ready to beat the crap out of them. As for me…I'll just step back as faraway as possible.

Lloyd was fending off the two desians while expertly dodging their blows. Genis on the other hand was concentrating on casting a spell. It was kind of cool watching them fight. In the game, it would take a lot of blows to make a desian disappear but now, this isn't a game…every blow is lethal and people just don't disappear…they actually die.

Okay stop it Haruko. Thinking about it will just make you feel worse.

"FIRE BALL!"

Balls of fire shoot out towards the soldiers. It was a direct hit and the two desians were knocked off their feet and fell to the ground. I noticed Lloyd didn't even have a scratch."Wow! He is good!"

Both of them stood for a moment catching their breaths. I walked closer towards them. "Are they…dead?" I asked, worried about the answer. "No…just… knocked out…" Lloyd panted out. Oh good…Sure there were evil but their still people right?

"Thanks for the help!" Genis said sardonically. I glared at him. Why does he have to be right all the time? I can't just grab a weapon and be an expert at it immediately. Hello...I'm not Mary sue and never dreamed to be! As much as I hate to admit it, I have the weakest body in the family. Most of them are into sports and stuff. I tried sports but…it didn't go well.

"Alright, starting now…I won't get involved in this Symphonia thing!"

"We better go now Genis!" he then turned to me. "Be seeing you Haruko!" he said with small smile. "Nothing would make me happier!"

"Yeah, Lets hurry!" Genis said turning his back from me "Jerk."

Hmmm...

"Why do I get the feeling that I'm forgetting something?"

"FFZZZZTTT"

"AGH!" I cried out in pain as I felt electricity coursing through my body. I fell to my knees feeling my energy fading away. "Okay...How could i possibly forget THAT part!"

I felt my consciousness slipping and fell to the sand with a thud. I heard a second thud after me.

"Lloyd! Haruko!"

"Oh…now he's worried?"

Didn't I just say that I won't get involved anymore? This is just more involvement isn't it?

"Just my luck!"

Darkness.

Whew! Finally finished!

So what do you think? I hope Haruko isn't sueish to you!

Reviews are very much appreciated…so review away! If you have any comments in improving my writing please tell me…I really want to improve!

~YAYZ~