Ok, more than anything this is a romance/comedy/drama with a bit of a parody going with it, I guess ^^; Anywayz, yes, I like Tales of Phantasia. I preferred Symphonia, but this was still good. Ive played the GBA version of ToP and have seen several scenes translated by DeJap (Did Arche really say "Shut up and kiss me" to Chester??? O.o). Anyway, yes, so...this'll just be a bunch of random one-shots, focused on Arche and Chester, and sometimes the others. Really it should just be a whole fanfic, but I see them as one-shots simply 'cuz they dont really follow events as such, and only have the same setting and basic situation in common. I really just wanted to write about their feelings, considering the situation (Arche is a half-elf, which means very long life...and Chester is human...) As well as that, there are a lot of different versions of Phantasia...I kinda see them as different universes ('cept the SNES and GBA ver. ^^; ) So I s'pose it'll take place after certain events that happened in different versions. The GBA/SNES ver, the PSX ver (I believe it was all re-scripted...), Tales of Fandom: Arche, the apple gumi (Youtube: Apple Gumi, its Zelos-sama and Jade interviewing the ToP cast.), and of course the anime. So, yeah, enjoy! ^_^
This takes place after the GBA/SNES ver. and after the mini-game "Lets go Arche!"
"We're finally back together~" Arche said happily, swinging on her broom. After her odd event with the fortune teller, the time machine had worked, so Arche and Suzu had gone back to see Cless, Mint and Chester. They'd found them sitting round a campfire in the ruins of Toltus - just like in Arche's dream. She and Suzu had sat down with them, 'Now if only the rest of that dream would happen...' she thought gleefully, glancing quickly at Chester, and then away,
"Yes, well, except for Kl..." Mint began. Cless looked over at her,
"Yeah...but, I know he's doing ok..." Arche nodded,
"I agree...And at least we can see each other again!" Mint looked thoughtful,
"But...what would happen if we ran into your future self, here, Arche?" Arche stopped swinging,
"Um..."
"I doubt anything would happen." Suzu said quietly,
"How do you know?" Arche asked her, surprised. Suzu must've known the least out of the heroes about time travelling!
"Well, think about it. We dont know what the future entails. I never thought I'd see you again, yet here I am. How do we know Arche will be here in the future? She might somehow manage to stay in this time, so that'd be that future self. Or she might even die-." Arche had flown down and put a hand over Suzu's mouth,
"Hey! We get the picture! Stop being confusing.." Everyone else had a sweat drop above their head. Arche let go and sighed, getting off her broom and sitting besides Suzu,
"I s'pose all ninja are s'pose to be this insightful too, huh?" Everyone laughed, except for Arche, who sighed, and Suzu, who seemed a little confused,
"I think so, why? Whats so funny?" She then smiled a little, "Oh, Arche, you feel emba-.." Arche sighed even louder. When the laughter subsided, Arche's stomach growled, loudly. Mint smiled,
"I suppose we'd better eat..." Arche looked around,
"Yeah! I'm starving! And I'm not surprised! After what me and poor Suzu-chan had to go through to get here-!" Cless, Mint and Chester looked completely confused. Her stomach grumbled again,
"Aww...not now! I'm starving! Can't I eat first?" Mint sighed, and Cless laughed, "So, so, whats to eat, whats to eat?!" She asked eagerly,
"Uh..." Cless began,
"It doesn't look like they have any food, Arche-san." Suzu's perceptive skills at work yet again. Cless and Mint braced themselves for Arche's inevitable rant. Chester spoke before Arche could start,
"Well, I suppose I'll go catch a boar, considering this little pink thing is too hungry to do anything for herself..." He stood up, and Arche did as well,
"Oi!! You!! We havent seen each other in so long, and you're still acting like that?!"
"We saw you a month ago! 'sides, the peace and quiet was nice!" Arche folded her arms,
"Hmph, and to think I'd thought you would miss me!"
"You wish." They glared at each other, and as normal, Cless stood up,
"You two...Stop, we've just met up, why're we arguing?" Chester looked away, as Arche's eyes wobbled,
"You're right Cless! Hee hee! At least you know how to act, unlike certain sarcastic fox-look-a-likes!" Chester began walking toward the forest,
"Im not gonna waste my breath..."
"I'll catch a boar before you!" Arche shouted, bringing her broom into existence quickly, and hopping on. Cless and Mint sweat-dropped. Suzu smiled a little,
"Well I suppose I shall tell you how me and Arche-san got here..."
"As far as I can tell, an arrow is faster than magic. You have to sit around and conjor magic..."
"Shut up! A small quick fire ball will take them out!"
"How's a fireball gonna help us rebuild the village?"
"Whats that got to do with anything?!" The two carried on arguing, Arche on her broom a little above Chester, easily scaring off any prey in the vicinity. Chester was the first to notice,
"Look, shut up, we're scaring off the prey."
""Shut up"?! Dont tell me to shut up!"
"I still dunno why Im bothering to even waste breath on you." Arche went quiet, then smiled evily,
"Maybe 'cuz you secretly like me?"
"In your dreams." Arche blinked, 'He has no idea...' She giggled despite herself,
"W-What?!" His utterly confused face made her laugh all the more,
"Y-You..! Be q-!"
"Shhh!" She stopped suddenly, whipping round, and aiming a swift fireball into the bushes. There was a squeal, then silence,
"Ha!" She said triumphantly, swooping down to see what she'd killed. It was a baby boar. Chester raised an eyebrow,
"That would probaly only fill 1/100000 of your stomach."
"Huh?!" She turned on him,
"You heard me, a fully grown boar wouldnt even be enough for you!"
"I...Chester! Why're you being so mean?! I hate you!" "Oh well..." He went quiet, then shot an arrow quickly into the bushes. A very loud squeal was heard, and he dragged out a full grown boar,
"Hehe..." Arche felt annoyed with the small boar she was carrying, and through it onto the large dead boar's back,
"I really hate you!"
"Heh. The feeling is mutual, I assure you."
"Ah, they're back." Mint exclaimed, when Chester and Arche managed to get back, dragging dinner behind them. They prepared the boar,
"So, iz oly bin a manf?" Arche asked with her mouth full. Suzu smiled a little,
"I believe she is asking if it has only been a month." Cless nodded,
"It felt like it would be longer." Arche nodded, and swallowed,
"Yep! But here we are!" Everyone nodded, except for Chester, who had his side to them, eating, not seeming to be listening. Arche ignored him,
"So, Blue-boy tells me you guys are rebuilding Toltus!"
"It'll be called Miguel, wont it?" Suzu confirmed. Cless nodded,
"We'll make it a great town again!" Arche nodded eagerly,
"And me and Suzu are gonna help!" Cless smiled,
"Thats great! Thanks!"
"Well, its not as if we werent gonna help! So, when do we start?" Mint and Cless sweat-dropped,
"Um, Arche-san..." Mint began, "Haven't you looked around?"
"Huh?" Arche looked curious, then glanced round. She knew what a village in ruins looked like, but here...the roofs seemed to be fixed,
"Oh! You've already started!" Cless laughed,
"Yes! But your help would still be great!" Arche stood up,
"You think that would put me off? Oh no, the great magic master Arche is here to stay and help!" Mint laughed,
"I suppose sleep would be the ideal option?" Arche nodded, and was just about to lie down, when Suzu asked,
"Um...what will we be doing tomorrow?"
"Eh? Well..." Cless looked thoughtful,
"Would I be allowed to suggest something?" Suzu continued. Mint nodded,
"If we first made sure the houses are still sturdy, and repair what isnt, making sure to take out whatever can be salvaged in the houses, of course. Then we can patch the outside, and make it looks good. After, we should work on the inside of the houses, yes?" Cless blinked,
"Amazing, Suzu-chan..."
"Oh, not really, but thankyou." She looked around, still seeming unsure, "But can we really do it all by ourselves, is the question?" It was Chester's turn to speak now. He was grinning a little,
"Wow, you show all that perception, then show an Arche-type perception."
"You...!" Arche hissed. Obviously not wanting yet another fight, Cless began speaking hurriedly,
"We've gotten people from several cities and towns to help, of course..."
"Elwin and Nancy's decendants are one of them." Mint said, smiling, her title "Cupid" lingering in her mind,
"Cute!" Arche said, grinning
"Although, we did manage to change quite a few things by ourselves, apart from the roofs, the first week." Chester said,
"Hmph, I bet all you did was hunt for food, and said you were helping, whilst Cless and Mint-chan did all the work." Arche shot at him,
"You...! I am determined to rebuild this place...!" Once again, poor Cless had to step up,
"C-C'mon you guys, shouldn't we go to sleep?"
"Gladly!" Arche replied, turning her back to Chester,
"No complaints here!" He shot back, turning his back to her. Cless sat down, and sighed to himself,
"Poor you." Mint whispered to him, and they both laughed to themselves.
Eventually, everyone was asleep. Except Arche. Which was odd. But she just couldnt sleep, 'Its probaly all the excitement...' She sat up. A fly on her broom stick would probaly help. Quietly as she could, she got up, and called up her broom. She hopped onto it, and flew off quickly. She reached the forest in a few minutes and winded through the trees skillfully. She never got tired of this feeling, and doubted she would ever get tired of it. Eventually, she spotted a nice little tree, that had a branch stuck out, which was just right for a person to rest on. She did so. She found herself dozing off a few minutes later, until a familiar voice just had to interrupt,
"A pink monkey? Now Ive seen everything." Her eyes flew open, and she glared down at Chester,
"How'd you find me?"
"You were pretty loud when you left."
"Uh-huh, go away, I trying to sleep."
"Yeah?" He grabbed onto the branch and swung himself up, "This is my tree y'know." Arche narrowed her eyes,
"No tree belongs to anyone!" Chester scratched the back of his head,
"Well, fine, but this is still my place." he crouched on the branch in front of her, looking out over the forest.
"No point in reminiscing in front of me." She said, bored,
"Huh."
"Yeah..." There was silence. Chester was still staring at the forest,
"..."
"..."
"..."
"...This is annoying."
"...Yeah, it is." They looked at each other and smiled a little,
"So...how come this is your spot?"
"I used to come and sit up here whenever I felt really down, when I was a kid."
"Heh...I thought your training conforted you?"
"Not always, I guess." There was silence again. Chester dropped to the ground, and leant against the trunk,
"Look..." He began, clearly unsure of how to finish his sentence,
"What?"
"Im...I...Im sor..." Arche had to really think before she realised what he was trying to say. She immmediately got onto her broom and flew down to him,
"Did you just try to apologise?!"
"W-Whats wrong with that?!" He demanded. Arche smiled evily,
"Its. Cute. (L)" Chester looked shocked,
"Shut up..."
"But why would you apologise?" It was odd, she added to herself,
"Well...when you got here...I was so shocked. I hadn't expected to see you this soon."
"But you were so mean..."
"Well its not like you've never been like that."
"Hmph. But still, you apologising..." Once again, there was silence.
"I...I thought about you. A lot. I know I told you that we'd meet again for sure, but even when I said that, apart of me..." Arche blinked,
"Ha...and to think those words reassured me..."
"Hey, it did seem pretty unlikely!"
"Chester, Chester...Unsure...Thats new..." She said to herself innocently,
"You..!!" She giggled, then said,
"I...I missed you a lot too...y'know..." They both went red and silence fell over them, yet again.
Eventually, Arche smiled,
"Y-Y'know, I had no one to be mean to!"
"You..." He grinned a little,
"But still...I dont see why you had to be so mean..."
"Well, its not like I was gonna show you openly that I was affected!"
"Ohh...then what are you doing now...?"
"Hmph. Whatever. I wasn't even that badly affected." He turned, and began walking back to the others, "Well, better be heading back."
"Who says Im heading back?" Arche asked stubbornly. He looked back at her,
"Are you sleeping here all night then?"
"So what if I am?"
"Ugh...fine..." He walked back toward the tree trunk, and sat down. She looked down at him surprised,
"What're you doing?"
"Im not leaving you here by yourself, y'know." She went red. He blinked, then narrowed his eyes, blushing, "I dont mean anything by that, but monsters do still roam about here, and..!" She sighed,
"Well what about you down there? Baaaaaka, you're even more open to an attack." She pouted, not looking at him, as he tried to find a comeback. Eventually she sighed,
"Fine, we'll go back..." He stood up, and they began walking back toward the future Miguel together,
"You owe me." She declared to him,
"W-What?! Why do I owe you?! You've done nothing for me!"
"Im heading back, so you dont get attacked!"
"Well you're the one who came here in the first place!"
"Who said you had to follow me?! Stalker!"
"Whose a stalker..!?"
And so, the argument continued, but the short yet tender moment they'd shared would remain the biggest impact on them.
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Um...Yeah, first attempt? xD; So, I wanna know if y'all would consider that in-character. I love this pairing~ I'll defnitely be writing more, but still, I wanna make sure this is in-character, and any other pointers you can give me (Creative criticism here~ ). I realise I'm not that great a writer, so don't lecture me on that ^^; I just hope I'll improve~