Evelyn Dark:Hey this Evelyn Dark giving you the sequel to No More Pep. Through the years since I've been part of I think my writing abilities have improved greatly. Don't you think so Yondaime?

Yondaime: It's bad enough you blackmailed me into being in another one story of yours. Why do I have to be in this one!

Evelyn Dark:-glares- Because the Authoress has a very good blackmail on you…-smiles- wouldn't want Kushina to hear about…you know what…

Yondaim: -pales- Damn you…… Evelyn Dark does not own Naruto or Tales of Symphonia, if she did….poor poor Uchiha Sasuke… hate to be the kid…

Evelyn Dark: -huggles nonexistent Sasuke plushy- ….x3… ON TO THE FIC!

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§Arata Bouken§

Written by: Evelyn Dark
Beta edited by: ????

«Prologue»

The Sky is Green!?!?!?

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Once upon a time, there existed a giant tree that was the source of Mana. A war, however, caused this tree to wither away, and a hero's life was sacrificed in order to take its place. The goddess left the angels with this edict.

"You must wake me, for if I should sleep, the world shall be destroyed."

The angels bore the chosen one, who headed towards the tower that reached up unto the heavens and that marked the beginning of the regeneration of the world.

~Excerpt from the book of Martel~

1857 Kharlan War

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Green…I never would have thought that in some other world, the sky is green. Not to mention the trees growing from the sky…perhaps I hit my head a little too hard on my way down...or....up.

I groan, holding my head as I swing precariously. I shift my leg to only scrape it against some rough brown stuff. Blinking for a few seconds, I moan as my head starts swimming with the colors of green, brown, and …. Red. Squinting my eyes, I attempt to comprehend what I see, only to make the headache worse.

Shifting a little on my tiny perch, I wince at the pain shooting up my back. Determined to be on the …blue ground…I wiggle to the left and feel the air around me. When I open my eyes, I see a flash of the green sky and plant my face right into the grass.

Okay perhaps my 'observation' before wasn't exactly correct; the sky is not green with trees growing downward and the ground is not blue…with fluffy white clouds. Although it would have been nice to land on those fluffy clouds; instead of this hard, dirty, green, stupid ground.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, I do a backwards somersault and get up to my feet, so fast my head spins. I growl at the person that approaches me. Remembering my 'kitty' mask—which is a freakin panther thank you very much—is still on, I make sure to keep the person in my frontal view and not to my side or back. Gripping the kunai in my left hand I get a good look at the person -teen to be exact. He has spiky brown hair and wine colored eyes. He wears a strange red coat with a lot of buttons on them, as well as the same design for his gloves and boots. He has blue jeans with brown suspenders, as well as dual swords around his waist.

Stepping back I look at him wearily, unsure of where exactly I've seen him. For some reason in the back of my mind, I have the notion that I've seen him somewhere. Contracting my muscles, I edge back as he steps forward. When he sees me flinch and step back, he puts his hands in front of him as if telling me that he wishes no harm.

"Hey, it's okay. I'm not going to hurt you." He says, as if he is talking to an animal. Guess it doesn't help that I have an animal mask really. Knowing he can't really see my face, I cock my head to the side in a questioning manner. Not really putting my kunai down, I shift in my spot.

"Hey you're a ninja right?" he asks with a curious glance. I merely nod my head at the question. "I have a friend, and she's a ninja too!"

I roll my eyes under my mask at his exclamation before looking at his guilty face after the statement. Not really caring about the matter I sweep my eyes around the area, searching for any of the red dude's pals—more so of his ninja pal.

"So you're from Mizuho, right?" The idiot asks. I shake my head, as his eye brows furrow in confusion. For a second we just stand there, the sense of awkwardness creeping in like when Annette creeped in Ino's house and put hair dye in her shampoo. Not really liking the awkward silence very much, I shift my weight from my left leg to my right leg. I never know what to say to people when I just meet them, that's why I prefer to keep to myself when possible. I prefer watching and listening to people rather than to converse. You can say that I'm kind of shy, but when I'm with people I know, let's just say they really want to get rid of me.

"So what's your name?" He asks; obviously trying to make a conversation with me. Not that I mind at all; I just fail at them really.

I don't answer him, just standing there; my left hand on my hip. Attempting to show that I'm a girl; since I don't have much of a chest and this vest soo does not do me justice.

Seeing the uneasiness in his face I sigh lightly, feeling a little guilty. Not really wanting to give away my name, I just point to my mask, going with my ANBU name, which is Panther not KITTY-CHAN! Everyone calls me that, just out of spite.

"Kitty?"

I resist the urge to plant my face into my palm, so I roll my eyes instead. Shrugging to show some gesture I also absently wave my hand; looking at him I see him grinning at me. As if he got my name right, psshhh please not even close.

"Alright Kitty! My name is Lloyd Irving."

Easily concluding that he is not dangerous; I put my kunai away but make sure my ANBU regulated katana is easy to take out. I'm not quite sure if I should hang out here any longer and converse—which I don't plan on doing anyway. Looking up at the sun, I silently curse at myself for not bringing a compass with me; Tenten has it. Sighing to myself, I give a wave to Lloyd and make my way to…somewhere. Somewhere, where there is food.

I try my best not to put my arms around my stomach and fall to the floor to writhe in pain. After a few seconds of walking I hear the footsteps of someone else joining my little trek. Turning my face around, I'm met with the bright light of pink. Stopping for a second, I place my hand to my head; blinking away the bright color of pink from my mind. Guess I have my ability back again; now I wish I didn't have it now. Which I'll tell you is being able to see people's auras, meaning what emotion they feel as well as the added affect of pictures to guide my guess to their reason why.

"Are you okay?" I hear him ask, feeling his hand being placed on my shoulder. Cringing at the touch; I remind myself not to push his hand away. I didn't want to be rude, but I didn't exactly want his company either.

Looking up at him I see the pink aura still there but with the sparks of light blue around the edges as well as a dark maroon in the middle. Pink signifying friendliness or affection—my guess the first—, light blue for concern, and dark maroon for guilt. I don't even bother looking at the pictures, knowing my face (or mask) is there, as well as care for why he has the color of dark maroon. I nod my head at his question, and start walking towards where ever I'm going at the moment. He eventually catches up to me and keeps up to my pace.

"So where are you going?" Lloyd asks. He obviously does not get that I'm not going to talk to him, or he must be really lonely to actually attempt at talking with me. Turning my face towards Lloyd for a second I shrug as I turn my attention back to the grassy plains.

Did you know that I just happened to fall into a tree? Have I mentioned that the tree that I fell in was the only tree for miles? I think that's pretty lucky for me. Considering that I'm a seriously cursed with falling a lot.

I look at the open area of grass, tensing. I don't like being out in the open; blame my ninja paranoia. Chewing on the inside of my cheek, I get the aching feeling that this place is going to leave me with some serious surprises. I also got the feeling that I should know what this place is, and I'm totally mad at Maya for not telling me at all. Walking for a few minutes, my mind wanders a few times as I look over towards Lloyd and see him turn his head back at me. Our eyes look straight at each other, and that's when the realization comes crashing down on me like Choji jumping up and landing on me during a training session.

Oh my fucking KAMI! …I'm in Sylvarant… Tales of Symphonia… no fucking way!

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Evelyn Dark: I wish I had a Sasuke plushy. –sobs- I really want a plushy to huggle with and sleep with.

Yondaime:-face palm- You're supposed to be one of the mean ones at school. You've made a girl cry three times!

Evelyn Dark: no, I'm the nerdy, punk, gothic, loner, band geek…-sobs even more- I'm just very sensitive of myself!! And besides, those times were unintentional! And I do believe I've only made her cry twice! Thank you very much.

Yondaime:-sweat drop- Very nice way to describe yourself.

Evelyn Dark: Hey, one of my own classmates called me a loner okay. –sobs- I'm just socially awkward! My own friends call me a nerd! AND I'M VERY PROUD TO BE A BAND GEEK…..and my shop teacher even asked me if I'd ever get a Harley Davidson with my leather jacket and army boots. He also said I should get a free bowl of soup with my boots! –has a mental break down-

Yondaime:Well, while the authoress has a mental break down. For Evelyn Dark's sake, we hope to see you for the next chapter of Arata Bouken. Ciao!

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With Sasuke plushies and blackmail,

Evelyn Dark, lazy ass writer of the century!~

With being blackmailed and very afraid of wife,

Yondaime, Hokage of the Hidden Leaf Village

Yuan: Hello!.....HEEELLLOOOO!!...Those asses ditched me!

Fin~

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Stealing, Chasing, and other Extreme Sports~

"Please kitty, help me!" he says, his voice a whisper of anxiety. "I can't let them see me, not like this!"

I look at him intently, only knowing him for a good 24 hours. Knowing that Maya wanted me to keep tabs on him, I sigh and frown. Pointing my finger at him, I jab it into his shoulder.

"You owe me one, Irving!" I say in quick whisper.