Disclaimer: As you all know I don't own Star Ocean or any of the characters. Wish I did, but I don't. So don't sue me okay? If you did I doubt you'll get any money.
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Chapter 1:
Port of Herlie
"Come on let's go tell the King of Cross the Sorcery Globe is destroyed. Then you can all go back home to Arlia with us." Rena said as they stepped off the ship.
Dias looked like he had other plans. Rena noticed this when she turned to look at him.
With a determined look on her face she tried to punch him in the arm but Dias caught her fist in one of his hands without looking at her.
"What." Dias said looking a little annoyed.
Rena narrowed her eyes. "You ARE coming home to Arlia with me Dias."
She tried to punch him with her free hand. He caught that one in his other hand.
"I didn't say anything."
"You didn't have to! You had that look on your face!" She lowered her head to where no one could see her eyes and added quietly "...again."
What she said through him off guard and his grip on her fist loosened.
Dias looked confused. "What are talking about?"
"It's the same look you had before. The same..."
He looked even more confused. "Before what? Rena, I don't know what your talking about."
Her head shot up and Dias along with everyone else could see that she was crying.
"THE DAY YOU LEFT ME IN ARLIA!" She yelled. When she said that Rena pushed Dias away from here and ran into town.
At first all anyone could do was stand there in shock at what they just heard.
'As long as I've seen those two together, they've never fought.' Bowman thought.
'Is there more to them then what they said?' Celine thought.
Chisato was thinking the same thing.
Everyone snapped out of it when they heard Dias.
"...I didn't know."
"I'm going after Rena." Claude said as he started running off in the direction she was going. Dias stopped him.
Claude looked up at him. "Move out of my way!"
"You stay here. This is doesn't concern you." Dias said without looking at him.
"What?! I... HEY put me down." Claude said as Dias grabbed him by his collar and lifted him up to his height.
Dias narrowed his eyes. "Stay out of our way." He then threw Claude into the ocean.
**SPLASH** As soon as Claude surfaced, Dias turned around and ran in the direction Rena had went off in.
Dias ran to the middle of town and looked around for her.
'I wonder where she went.' Dias thought as he looked around. He spotted a brown haired woman walking around.
'Maybe she saw where Rena went.'
"Excuse me, Miss?"
The women turned around to look up at one of the most handsome men she has ever seen.
'He's certainly is handsome and has a nice voice too. Wonder if he's available.'
"Yes?"
"Have you seen a girl running this way earlier?"
"Why yes, I did. She looked like she was crying."
"I'm afraid that was my fault. Do you have any idea where she went?"
"She ran into the hotel."
"Thank you."
The woman watched as he ran into the hotel.
'That girl must be his girlfriend. All the good ones are always taken. But... she could always be his sister or something. I got to find Sayoko. She's always able to tell.'
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While all that was happening...
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Rena walked into the hotel and asked for a room. The innkeeper noticed how sad she looked as she gave her the key.
"Last room on the right. Um...I don't mean to pry but, are you okay?"
"Yes. Thank you." Rena ran to her room and shut the door behind her.
As soon as she lay on the bed she started crying all over again when she started to think about what happened 2 years ago.
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////Flashback////
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"Mom, I'm going to Shingo Forest."
"Again? You went yesterday and the day before that." Westa said.
"And I want to go again today. I feel calm and peaceful there and..."
"Dias is going to be there." Westa said in a knowing tone.
Rena blushed slightly.
"I...I think of Dias as an older brother. I don't like him in that way."
Westa smiled. "I didn't say anything about that."
Rena turned a darker red.
"I'm going now."
"Be back before dark." Westa yelled at Rena's retreating back.
Rena ran toward the entrance of the forest. She hid behind a tree when she noticed two strange men in brown robes with hoods. They didn't even notice her. When they were out of sight she ran into the forest.
'Who are they? They're creepy looking. Something isn't right.' She thought.
She was so deep in thought that she almost tripped over her best friend's, Cecille, body, which was all bloody.
"Cecille!" Rena cried as she bent down next to her. She tried her healing spell a few times when she got no answer. She looked around and saw Cecille's mother, father, and her brother, Dias, a little ways from her. She went over to Cecille's mother and father and called their names and tried healing spells but she got no answer. She went over to Dias and tried the same thing.
"Dias...Please answer me."
"(groan) Re..na..."
"Hold on Dias. I'm going to go get some help." Rena said as she stood up after she did a few more healing spells on him.
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2 hours later
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Dias was lying on his bed, facing the wall, while Rena was there using a healing spell on him. When Rena came back with help, it was too late. Dias was the only one that survived. After a few moments he looked at Rena.
"...Rena. You can stop now my wounds are healed."
"..."
He sat up and grabbed her hands. "Rena."
"L...let me do just one m...more spell."
He noticed her voice catch a few times.
"Rena, I..." He trailed off when he felt something wet fall onto is hands. He then realized she was crying. Dias tilted her chin up to make her look at him.
"Please, just once more?"
"…Okay."
"Thank you."
She stood up after she was finished and started to leave. Dias grabbed her hand.
"Thank you for healing my wounds, Rena."
She gave him a sad smile and hugged him.
'I wish I could heal your heart as well.' She thought to herself.
Rena felt Dias' arms wrap around her and she looked up in time to see him bend down and kiss her on the lips.
After awhile he backed away from her.
She touched her mouth with her fingertips and she felt her cheeks flush a little.
"Dias?"
"Go home and get some sleep before your mother throws a fit."
Rena snapped out of her daze. "But what about you?"
Dias smiled. "I'll be fine."
She had a worried look on her face. "But…"
He started laughing. "You worry too much. Go home Rena it's getting late. You're going to get me in trouble with your mother."
Rena nodded reluctantly. "…All right. Good night Dias." She gave him a hug before she left and gave him a kiss on his cheek.
"Good Night, Rena."
Little did she know that was the last time she would see him smile or laugh for a long time. The morning after the funeral, Dias was gone from Arlia without telling anyone where he was going or when he was coming back.
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////End Flashback////
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Rena snapped out of her reverie when she heard a knock at the door.
"Rena, can I come in?"
It was Dias.
"NO! Go away." She shouted and turned her back toward the door.
She whirled back around when she heard the door open and shut.
"I told you not to come in." She said angrily as she tried to punch him in his stomach. Dias grabbed her wrist, pulled her toward him and hugged her tightly.
"I'm sorry, Rena." He whispered. "I wasn't thinking straight then. I didn't think anyone would miss me if I left."
Rena wrapped her arms around his waist. "You didn't even say goodbye. You didn't say where you were going or if you were coming back."
"…" He didn't know what to say. He just held her until she stopped crying. He bent down and kissed her tears of her cheeks.
"Please, stop crying." He gave her a light kiss on the lips.
Rena blushed a little and lightly touched her fingertips to her lips. She gave him a shy smile.
"Are you ready to go back?"
"Yes. But first…" She grabbed the two locks of hair that hung on either side of his face. She pulled him down closer to her until their faces were just mere inches from each other.
They heard a knock at the door as it creaked open a bit. Claude followed by a protesting Bowman walked in.
"Rena, are…" He stopped when he saw how close Rena and Dias were.
"I told you not to walk in without knocking first." Bowman said with a slight smile.
Claude was speechless.
"Are you better now Rena?"
Rena had let go of Dias' hair and backed up some. "Yes, Bowman. Well, let's go to Cross before it gets to late."
She grabbed Dias' hand, walked out the room with him and Bowman, while speaking to Claude.
"What are you standing there for? Come on."
**Author's notes**
I found my disk!! This was the Chapter 1 I wrote a long time ago. I had forgotten where I had stashed it and I just found it like today. I am thinking or rewriting the other chapters the way they are supposed to be. AFter that I will put them on my webpage along with the pictures that go with each chapter. That's going to take awhile so most likely I will post them here first. Questions? Comments? Please Review even if it's to tell me to hurry up because sometimes I forget.
~Reesechan
callistoyouko@hotmail.com
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Port of Herlie
"Come on let's go tell the King of Cross the Sorcery Globe is destroyed. Then you can all go back home to Arlia with us." Rena said as they stepped off the ship.
Dias looked like he had other plans. Rena noticed this when she turned to look at him.
With a determined look on her face she tried to punch him in the arm but Dias caught her fist in one of his hands without looking at her.
"What." Dias said looking a little annoyed.
Rena narrowed her eyes. "You ARE coming home to Arlia with me Dias."
She tried to punch him with her free hand. He caught that one in his other hand.
"I didn't say anything."
"You didn't have to! You had that look on your face!" She lowered her head to where no one could see her eyes and added quietly "...again."
What she said through him off guard and his grip on her fist loosened.
Dias looked confused. "What are talking about?"
"It's the same look you had before. The same..."
He looked even more confused. "Before what? Rena, I don't know what your talking about."
Her head shot up and Dias along with everyone else could see that she was crying.
"THE DAY YOU LEFT ME IN ARLIA!" She yelled. When she said that Rena pushed Dias away from here and ran into town.
At first all anyone could do was stand there in shock at what they just heard.
'As long as I've seen those two together, they've never fought.' Bowman thought.
'Is there more to them then what they said?' Celine thought.
Chisato was thinking the same thing.
Everyone snapped out of it when they heard Dias.
"...I didn't know."
"I'm going after Rena." Claude said as he started running off in the direction she was going. Dias stopped him.
Claude looked up at him. "Move out of my way!"
"You stay here. This is doesn't concern you." Dias said without looking at him.
"What?! I... HEY put me down." Claude said as Dias grabbed him by his collar and lifted him up to his height.
Dias narrowed his eyes. "Stay out of our way." He then threw Claude into the ocean.
**SPLASH** As soon as Claude surfaced, Dias turned around and ran in the direction Rena had went off in.
Dias ran to the middle of town and looked around for her.
'I wonder where she went.' Dias thought as he looked around. He spotted a brown haired woman walking around.
'Maybe she saw where Rena went.'
"Excuse me, Miss?"
The women turned around to look up at one of the most handsome men she has ever seen.
'He's certainly is handsome and has a nice voice too. Wonder if he's available.'
"Yes?"
"Have you seen a girl running this way earlier?"
"Why yes, I did. She looked like she was crying."
"I'm afraid that was my fault. Do you have any idea where she went?"
"She ran into the hotel."
"Thank you."
The woman watched as he ran into the hotel.
'That girl must be his girlfriend. All the good ones are always taken. But... she could always be his sister or something. I got to find Sayoko. She's always able to tell.'
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While all that was happening...
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Rena walked into the hotel and asked for a room. The innkeeper noticed how sad she looked as she gave her the key.
"Last room on the right. Um...I don't mean to pry but, are you okay?"
"Yes. Thank you." Rena ran to her room and shut the door behind her.
As soon as she lay on the bed she started crying all over again when she started to think about what happened 2 years ago.
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////Flashback////
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"Mom, I'm going to Shingo Forest."
"Again? You went yesterday and the day before that." Westa said.
"And I want to go again today. I feel calm and peaceful there and..."
"Dias is going to be there." Westa said in a knowing tone.
Rena blushed slightly.
"I...I think of Dias as an older brother. I don't like him in that way."
Westa smiled. "I didn't say anything about that."
Rena turned a darker red.
"I'm going now."
"Be back before dark." Westa yelled at Rena's retreating back.
Rena ran toward the entrance of the forest. She hid behind a tree when she noticed two strange men in brown robes with hoods. They didn't even notice her. When they were out of sight she ran into the forest.
'Who are they? They're creepy looking. Something isn't right.' She thought.
She was so deep in thought that she almost tripped over her best friend's, Cecille, body, which was all bloody.
"Cecille!" Rena cried as she bent down next to her. She tried her healing spell a few times when she got no answer. She looked around and saw Cecille's mother, father, and her brother, Dias, a little ways from her. She went over to Cecille's mother and father and called their names and tried healing spells but she got no answer. She went over to Dias and tried the same thing.
"Dias...Please answer me."
"(groan) Re..na..."
"Hold on Dias. I'm going to go get some help." Rena said as she stood up after she did a few more healing spells on him.
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2 hours later
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Dias was lying on his bed, facing the wall, while Rena was there using a healing spell on him. When Rena came back with help, it was too late. Dias was the only one that survived. After a few moments he looked at Rena.
"...Rena. You can stop now my wounds are healed."
"..."
He sat up and grabbed her hands. "Rena."
"L...let me do just one m...more spell."
He noticed her voice catch a few times.
"Rena, I..." He trailed off when he felt something wet fall onto is hands. He then realized she was crying. Dias tilted her chin up to make her look at him.
"Please, just once more?"
"…Okay."
"Thank you."
She stood up after she was finished and started to leave. Dias grabbed her hand.
"Thank you for healing my wounds, Rena."
She gave him a sad smile and hugged him.
'I wish I could heal your heart as well.' She thought to herself.
Rena felt Dias' arms wrap around her and she looked up in time to see him bend down and kiss her on the lips.
After awhile he backed away from her.
She touched her mouth with her fingertips and she felt her cheeks flush a little.
"Dias?"
"Go home and get some sleep before your mother throws a fit."
Rena snapped out of her daze. "But what about you?"
Dias smiled. "I'll be fine."
She had a worried look on her face. "But…"
He started laughing. "You worry too much. Go home Rena it's getting late. You're going to get me in trouble with your mother."
Rena nodded reluctantly. "…All right. Good night Dias." She gave him a hug before she left and gave him a kiss on his cheek.
"Good Night, Rena."
Little did she know that was the last time she would see him smile or laugh for a long time. The morning after the funeral, Dias was gone from Arlia without telling anyone where he was going or when he was coming back.
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////End Flashback////
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Rena snapped out of her reverie when she heard a knock at the door.
"Rena, can I come in?"
It was Dias.
"NO! Go away." She shouted and turned her back toward the door.
She whirled back around when she heard the door open and shut.
"I told you not to come in." She said angrily as she tried to punch him in his stomach. Dias grabbed her wrist, pulled her toward him and hugged her tightly.
"I'm sorry, Rena." He whispered. "I wasn't thinking straight then. I didn't think anyone would miss me if I left."
Rena wrapped her arms around his waist. "You didn't even say goodbye. You didn't say where you were going or if you were coming back."
"…" He didn't know what to say. He just held her until she stopped crying. He bent down and kissed her tears of her cheeks.
"Please, stop crying." He gave her a light kiss on the lips.
Rena blushed a little and lightly touched her fingertips to her lips. She gave him a shy smile.
"Are you ready to go back?"
"Yes. But first…" She grabbed the two locks of hair that hung on either side of his face. She pulled him down closer to her until their faces were just mere inches from each other.
They heard a knock at the door as it creaked open a bit. Claude followed by a protesting Bowman walked in.
"Rena, are…" He stopped when he saw how close Rena and Dias were.
"I told you not to walk in without knocking first." Bowman said with a slight smile.
Claude was speechless.
"Are you better now Rena?"
Rena had let go of Dias' hair and backed up some. "Yes, Bowman. Well, let's go to Cross before it gets to late."
She grabbed Dias' hand, walked out the room with him and Bowman, while speaking to Claude.
"What are you standing there for? Come on."
**Author's notes**
I found my disk!! This was the Chapter 1 I wrote a long time ago. I had forgotten where I had stashed it and I just found it like today. I am thinking or rewriting the other chapters the way they are supposed to be. AFter that I will put them on my webpage along with the pictures that go with each chapter. That's going to take awhile so most likely I will post them here first. Questions? Comments? Please Review even if it's to tell me to hurry up because sometimes I forget.
~Reesechan
callistoyouko@hotmail.com