((A/N: Wow, my first Kraine… I am amazed with myself. I think this might make me lose all credibility as a Kruan writer, but oh well. It's pretty dumb and this chapter SUCKS just to warn you. But there will be fluff and implied lemons after a while, don't worry. The title is a bit confusing, but anyone who did the devils arms side quest might get what I'm basing this on. If not I'll explain it later. The first chapter is pretty short because I'm lazy and you wouldn't believe how much it hurts my wrists to type. Sentences written like this mean its Raine or Kratos' thoughts.The plot switches from in game to five years before, but there are lines and such to point this out.

And before I forget, let me introduce Rom, my disclaimer reading person

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Wow, she's all happy today…

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The room reeked of infection. The smell alone made her want to gag, and the visual didn't help. She was in a hospital, not a very good one at that. It was here people who were deemed incurable where kept, and it was here she hoped to find the answer to her life's question.

She moved through the sea of beds filled of motionless bodies, to a door at the back. She reached to pull it open…

Raine awoke from her dream very suddenly, sunlight streaming through the open curtains on the window.

It was five years ago Raine. Get over it.

She lifted her self out of bed, getting dressed for school.

How do I get over something like that? How do I ever forget it?

She opened the door and there he stood, leaning over the bed of a now dead old man.

"What are you doing?" She yelled at him, pushing him away from the bedside, and reaching to see if the old man still had a pulse, "This was my only chance!"

The man looked slightly confused, "I'm sorry, I too came to see him. But it appears I was too late as well." He offered her his hand and pulled her up, "May I ask why you wished to speak to him?"

Raine walked into the schoolhouse, glancing at her students. Today was the day of Prophecy. Strange that she'd come to teach in the town of the Chosen.

Lloyd Irving threw a pencil at Genis, and she sent him to stand at the back of the classroom.

"He knew where I was born…" Raine replied softly, "He knew the place I'm searching for."

Concentrate Raine, it was five years ago.

She began to teach about the war.

Five years ago today.

A blinding flash filled the classroom, distracting her from her thoughts.

"It's the oracle. I'll go check on the chapel." She said quickly, moving quickly to the door.

"We're all searching for something," The stranger said, pulling her into a comforting hug, " Don't worry, you'll find out someday. I know you will."

"I just want to give up."

He smiled, "We all do," his face went grim, as if remembering a sad memory, "But we can't."

"Raine!" She turned to see Frank running towards her. The Chosen's grandmother had given her permission to examine the Temple after the Chosen had received her oracle, so she now sat reading tiles.

"Yes Frank?" She sighed.

He stopped in front of her and frowned, "We need you to help guide Colette, could you come to our house?"

"I'm Raine, by the way." She said, wiping her tears away.

She reached the door of the Chosen's house, pulling it open.

"Raine. What a nice name."

"Raine!" The mayor met her at door, blocking her sight of the room, "I want you to meet the mercenary that will be guiding the Chosen."

"So what do you do Raine?" The stranger asked as they broke apart.

"I'm a teacher. And your self?"

"I'm a mercenary."

"A nameless mercenary?" Raine said, with a small smile.

"How foolish of me. My name is-"

"Kratos Aurion." The mayor said happily, moving out of the doorway.

"Kratos," The auburn finished, holding out his hand, "Pleasure to met you."

((And that was my crappy first chapter. So in short, Kratos and Raine had met before, -giggles madly- I know, the flashbacks are annoying, but they'll be longer in the next chapters, not short like these ones. Anyway now that I've got that out of the way I'll probably update by next week, but I do have a zillion Fanfics on the go right now, so don't rush me! Thanks for reading. Please no flames. I don't mind be corrected on grammar and spelling though!

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