A/N: This is my first work, so im feeling a little anxious... It was supposed to be a one-shot, but i decided to make it a 2-3 chapter series. You'll find out why later...
Also, thanks to Lloyd Irving Aurion, TrueGamer, Daniel the Dragonfly, Holyknightsteve, and, especially Draco Blade, for your constant inspiration through your fics which i have enjoyed so much. You guys are the best, even if you dont already know it (which you probably do) Thanks so much! Oh, and before I forget...
Disclaimer: I don't own ToS or any of its characters, but I wish I did...
Well here it is! I hope my most favoritest authors enjoy it!! R&R pls
Chapter 1: The Search Begins
It was a bright, sunny day as the 17-year-old sorcerer was sound asleep in a blissful dream…
Genis was dreaming of a lush hillside, somewhere outside Ozette, he and Presea walking side by side. Presea had suddenly tripped on a solitary rock, placed almost as if to destine the following event. Genis had acted quickly enough to catch her, and their eyes caught each other. At that moment, the rest of the world faded into nonexistence as they lost themselves in the other's (somewhat) soulful expressions. They had found a place to sit down and rest momentarily, while Genis cleverly activated a holy bottle to avoid any interruptive battles. They both blushed as they inched towards each other on the lush, grassy plain. "P-Presea?" he gathered the courage to speak.
"Yes?" she replied, somewhat hopefully.
"Um…uhh…" 'Just say it! Say it! SAY IT ALREADY!!!' he thought to himself "Presea, I…um,"
"Yes, Genis?" she replied again, now beginning to blush even more.
"I…uh, I…umm, I… Presea, I… I lo-" "BRRRRRRRRIIIIIIING!" His clock had, unfortunately awoken him from what was almost the perfect dream. Almost.
"Genis!" a voice called to him, "are you ready for breakfast?"
"Oh goddess, she didn't tell me that she would be cooking today," he said as he arose from his bed and quickly got dressed in his normal attire (except now he wears long pants). "I'll be right there, Raine! I've got to get the hell out of here!" he muttered to himself.
It had been four years since the fall of Mithos, and Genis, as young as he is, had become quite the celebrity among the many sorcerers of Symphonia during that time. Surprisingly enough, Genis and Raine's quest to end ongoing racism throughout the world had gone without a hitch, even if it did take the better part of three years. After returning to their home in Iselia, which had been rebuilt since, Genis had made it his goal to educate the world in the arts of sorcery and magic, as well as a few healing techniques he had learned from his sister. In doing so, Genis had become, quite frankly, the most powerful sorcerer on the planet! Looked up to as something of a god by some of his more attached apprentices around the world, he knew that there was still a lot he had to learn; not so much as a magician, but rather more as a person.
Getting back to Genis's breakfast dilemma, would he have to suffer through another one of Raine's cooking abominations? "What am I going to do!?"
Needless to say, Genis was panicking his ass off. "Hmm," he formulated an escape plan, all the while, Raine was growing impatient…
"Genis!" she yelled, "are you coming or not?"
"Be right there!" he lied. After a few moments of thinking, he decided to go with the old 'sneak out the window' approach. Moments later, it was as if he was never there.
"Genis, what is taking you so lo-" the window was left open as Raine noticed no sign of the now vanished Genis.
"GENIS!" she cried, her voice brimming with rage.
"Damn," he swore, "I didn't think she would check for me so quickly." He quickened his pace towards Colette's house, expecting a safe retreat from his sister's vile concoction.
Meanwhile, a furious Raine stormed out of their house, her head to the point of exploding with unimaginable rage. "GENIS!!" she exclaimed, "YOU WILL NOT ESCAPE MY COOKING THIS TIME!!!"
Frightened at his sister's earlier-than-usual appearance, he rushed to Colette's door. "Colette! Colette! Help me! Raine is cooking again!" he screamed as he slammed on the door continuously. "COOOLEEE- huh?" he inquired as he noticed a message pinned to the door.
Dear Lloyd/Genis/Anyone Else,
I'm sorry for leaving without notice, but Zelos took me out to Altamira on a whim. It's not like I could say no, though; after all, we Chosen have to stick together, right?
Be Back Soon,
Colette
P.S.- Sorry Genis, but you'll have to either cook, or deal with Professor Raine's cooking until I'm back; grandmother and father are still out to the temple researching the not-so-recent news of Verius's appearance with Lloyd and Sheena.
"Oh…my…goddess," he began to say as Raine came up and gave him a swift, yet powerful slap to the back of Genis's head.
"Now then," she began, "Get your magical little butt back in that house before I REALLY get mad…"
"sigh Yes Raine," he complied.
XXXXXXXXXX One hour, two omelets, and many savage beatings later… XXXXXXXXXX
"I still don't see why you had to beat me after I ate your nasty food," he shuddered in pain as he finished cleaning the last of the dishes, "that just made it worse…"
"Hush," scolded Raine in a harsh tone, "You brought that upon yourself by trying to escape…"
Genis was deep in thought…
"Hm? What's wrong with you all of a sudden?" she asked, showing sisterly concern.
"Huh? Oh, I was just wondering how everyone else is doing."
"What do you mean?" she seemed puzzled, "We see enough of them almost every day."
"I meant the Tethe'alla half of our group. Well, except for Zelos and Sheena."
Zelos had grown to be quite attached to Colette since about three months after we defeated Mithos, and lately they had been absolutely inseparable! As for Lloyd and Sheena, they had been together since that last night in Heimdall before the final battle with Mithos, and had gotten married only two years ago. Regal and Raine had kept in touch, but, at the moment, it didn't seem like there was anything going on between them. As for Presea, Genis had lost touch with her and hadn't heard from her in the last few months…
"…You're worried about Presea, aren't you?"
"Wh-what? N-no! I'm just, uhh…" he blushed as he tried to think of an excuse to escape the conversation. Unable to deny it, he began to say, "…Yes, I'm worried about her," he continued, trying to keep his cool, "I just don't know what to do," he said, the emotional pain eating away at him.
"It's okay," Raine attempted to console her brother, "nobody really knows where she went all of a sudden," she added, now wishing she could take back what she had said.
"That's exactly why I'm so worried, Raine!" Genis said, anger rising in his voice, "…I'm sorry, Raine. I didn't mean to snap at you, I just-" he stopped, hearing a knocking on the door.
Opening the door, Lloyd, Sheena and Colette all burst through the door, screaming in glee.
"Genis! Professor!" Lloyd shouted as he entered, "How've you guys been?"
"Well, this morning, Raine was cooking, and she made me eat her disgu-" POW! Genis was interrupted by a swift blow to the cranium.
"You damn well know it wasn't that bad," Raine retorted violently.
"Well, I wouldn't say that your cooking is good either, Professor," Lloyd added.
Awkward silence
"Aaaaanyway," Sheena started, "Frank and Phaidra couldn't find out why Verius had appeared in the temple four years ago, but for some reason, ever since Lloyd and I got married, I felt like I could always feel his presence surrounding us when we were together…" she finished as she lovingly leaned over into Lloyd's arms as they shared a tender kiss.
Unknown to the others, Raine had silently moved into the corner, still fuming at the lingering thoughts of her "awful" cooking, as inputted by the others.
"I'm glad that you two are happy together," complimented Genis solemnly.
Silence…
"You're still thinking about her, aren't you?" Lloyd inquired.
Genis simply nodded, "I haven't heard from her as of three months ago, and I'm worried about her, Lloyd."
"Hmm," said Sheena in contemplation, "I've got an idea!"
"Hm?" Genis grew curious at Sheena's outburst, "about what?"
"Here Genis, take this," she said, handing him a wing pack.
"…Thanks, Sheena," he said, beaming, "Raine," he called to his still angry sister, "I have to leave tomorrow…"
"I see," she said, calming down, "then you had better prepare for your journey."
XXXXXXXXXX Later that night… XXXXXXXXXX
"I really hope she's okay," he muttered as he got ready to go to sleep, "Please, Martel, let her be okay…"
XXXXXXXXXX The next day… XXXXXXXXXX
"yawn Today's the day…" he said.
He greeted Raine with a cheerful, "Good morning, Raine!" as she simply replied with a smile. Lucky for him, he got to cook his own food today.
"Now this is food!" He exclaimed quickly scarfing down the delicious quiche he had made.
After breakfast, Genis finished packing up for his excursion to search for Presea. As he did so, his dear sister began to weep.
"…Please…Genis…be careful…" she cried softly, speaking between sobs while approached the door with the wing pack Sheena had given him in hand.
He quickly ran over to comfort his sister, assuring her that he would be fine. "O-okay," she said, drying her eyes, "just don't disappear and make me come after you!"
He chuckled softly, "Okay sis, I promise that I'll come back safely."
Without further ado, he mounted the Rheiard that had popped out of the wing pack and flew away, in search of Presea…
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