Me: Howdy! Here's the second chapter~ I do not own anything but I do own my OC Mina~ Enjoy~

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Tales of Symphonia 3 Rebirth : Chapter 2

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It was any other day, sunny. I'm Alice, I am now a Ex-Vangaurd and now living peacefully with Decus in our house we bought close by to Palmacosta. I usually go there to get some food for me and Decus, some how after whatever happened me and Decus woke up close by to Palmacosta, I hope my dear cousin is doing okay...thankfully she didn't find out I had died and actually some how awoke alive! I'm not the same Sadistic girl I used to be but I do act like it now and then, when something annoys me to much.

Today was a beautiful day to go shopping in Palmacosta, I walked to the shopping area getting some fish, and other stuff I needed to make some Sushi and Udon Noodles tonight. I bought all the ingredients I could to make them putting all of them in the bag saying good bye to the shop guy walking away bag in hand until I saw blue from the corner of my eye turn my head slightly to see her, I walk closer.

"Mina?"

The girl turned around but when her pink/purpleish eyes looked at my yellow/gold eyes we both gasp hugging each other tightly, then we pulled away from each other arm length smiling at each other.

"I looked everywhere for you Alice! I thought something happened to you or something!" I can see she was getting teary eyed

"I'm sorry to worry you cousin, let's talk at our house. I think Decus is getting worried that I'm taking to long, come on I'll introduce you to him."

I grab her hand and dragged her all the way out of Palmacosta to mine and Decus's little house handing Mina the two bags to open the front door, when I step in I was hug by Decus who was talking to fast. I laughed push him away slightly.

"I'm fine Decus...just ran into my cousin. Decus this is Mina, Mina this is Decus the one I told you about in those letters."

"Oh! Thank you for taking care of my cousin Decus." she smiled brightly at him

"N-no problem, you didn't tell me you had a cousin my dear Alice."

I sighed pushing Decus and Mina into our house closing the door behind me telling both of them to sit down on the couch.

"The reason I didn't tell you about Mina, Decus is because to keep her out of being a Vangaurd."

"Alice, you know I can handle myself. I can fight too you know, I'm not good as you but I do kick butt." I sighed knowing my stubborn cousin is right but she's all I have left

"I know that, but you don't want to kill someone for no reason, we had to kill many people...I will always have to have there deaths on my hands..." I look at my hands palms up looking at them sadly

I saw two hands grab my hands into there's. Looking up to see Decus smiling lovingly at me I smiled back feeling him squeezing my hands gently. After that me, Decus and, my cousin had dinner, she even stayed the night with us.

Mina's POV

I was so ecstatic that I found my cousin! Especially with that guy Decus...when I watch them looking at each other so lovingly my stomach twist and turned inside me, I wish a guy looked at me like that... Anyways I was kinda hoping when I sleep I can see that guy again, something about him intrigued me maybe I can actually see his face this time.

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I sat up looking around to see I was in some weird area like I was before I woked up. I stood up looking for any signs of that Ratatosk guy.

"Hey!"

I felt like I jumped out of my skin when his voice yelled at me from behind, I turned around hand on my chest.

"Geeze! don't scare me like...that...?" my voice went down when I saw his face

He looked annoyed at me narrowing his red eyes

"Whats wrong with you?"

"Y-you look like Emil..."

"...You know Emil? Tch." he cross his arms on his chest "I used to share his body...I hated it but I guess it was fun at times."

I blinked tilt my head "You shared Emil's body? That's so wicked!"

Ratatosk step back kinda freaked out by my outburst "What the hell? whats your problem anyways?"

I frowned "What do you mean 'whats my problem'?"

"You just appeared here then disappeared and right now your back!? no one can be able to enter here at all sense I closed this place down."

"Like I would know?" I shrugged having know clue how I can enter here

"Of course you should know! your the one standing right in front of me you stupid girl!"

My eye twitched when he called me stupid girl yet again...

"Listen here buddy! I have no clue how I can appear here! so stop yelling at me it's my fault." I walked close to him poking his chest hard making him glare at me oh will he ticks me off when he's rude "Anyways, I'm only here when I sleep..."

"You idiot! that's the reason?!"

"Stop yelling at me! how should I know this is all real? I could be dreaming."

"If you really want to find out go ahead and fight the damn monsters that are out through there." points his thumb behind him showing the door that was big and round

"Fine! I'll show you this isn't some idiotic dream I'm having." I ran to the big circle door it opened so I ran around outside of the weird room finding a monster

I stop "Wait, I don't have a weapon! damn it!" I was about to head back to Ratatosk but a monster appeared out of know where it scratched my upper arm

I was so screwed...at less I took up some fist to fist when my weapon wasn't usable, thank Martal. I jumped in the sky then dived down hitting the monster with my knee then I spin kick it away, I had my fist up to my chin waiting for it to come back up but some reason it stayed there, okay that's weird...usually if the monster dies, it disappears. Stupid me I put my guard down walked over to it when I got close to it it got up and tried to bite my head off but I fell down on my butt to see it get stabbed by a sword then it disappeared leaving the sword into the ground some.

"You really are dumb, you went into a fight with out a weapon just your fist and you stupidly put your guard down to a monster?"

I saw Ratatosk pull his sword out of the ground put it in his sheath behind his lower back which was sideways, he was glaring at me intensely with his red eyes...so handsome, whoa! rewind handsome? I'm going insane. I stood up annoyed at his attitude.

"Will, sorry! I didn't have a weapon on me when I dream you jerk!" I calmed down knowing he did save my life even if this is a dream or not "Thanks for saving me though..." I looked away not seeing his reaction when I apologize

"...I-I didn't save you, I just felt like I had to even if I didn't want too."

I looked at him with a raised eyebrow giving him the 'are you serious' look then shacking my head sighing softly

"Anyways, I think we should head back to that huge room we were in when I woke up in." I about to walk back but he stop me by grabbing my wrist, I look at him frowning confused "What is it?"

"...Your hurt...stupid..."

He didn't even give me time to look were I was hurt and he was already wrap my upper arm were I saw claw marks. He was actually being gentle with it making me red in the face same with him too when we both looked at each other but we look away embarrassed. We were back in the same area resting a little bet until I decided to wake up.

"...Thanks for bandaging my arm Ratatosk..." I put my right hand over the bandage smiling softly at him seeing his red just get brighter looking away

I couldn't help but laugh at how cute he looks when he's embarrassed 'Whoa! it sounded like I like him...I hate my life damn these feelings!' I thought to myself not noticing someone walked over with a raised eyebrow at us

"Whats wrong...more importantly, who are you?"

I blinked snapping out of my thoughts to see a guy with long red hair with his arms cross on his chest

"Oh...um, name's Mina sir...who are you?"

From the corner of my eye I saw Ratatosk give a scowl look arms cross on his chest looking away from the guy, I wonder what got him mad?

"Richter...now another question how are you here?"

I sighed standing up sense I was sitting on the floor facing him which I stop at his chest...damn I'm still to short!

"I don't know for sure...but some how when I sleep I wake up here...that's all me and Ratatosk came up with." I shrugged like it wasn't bothering me one bet

Richter sighed put one hand on his face shacking his head, he look at Ratatosk

"And why didn't you tell me before Ratatosk..."

"Tch! Why should I tell you anything?"

I watch them giving each other intense looks making me shrink even smaller in the background, I couldn't take it anymore so I jumped in front of them both waving my arms up and down fast.

"Stop it! I can't take this intense air! I'm going crazy here you know! so how I can come in here and I want to find out why...okay? now can you two help me figure it out with out glaring at each other for at least five minutes so I can make sure I'm not going insane?!" I had my hands up in the air annoyed

It was silent between three of us for a while until Richter started to smirk making both me and Ratatosk confused

"It seems you found your match Ratatosk..." he chuckled

"What?!" both me and Ratatosk yelled at the same time angry at what he just said

"I have nothing to do with him! he's nothing but a jerk!"

"Hey! I saved your sorry ass back there you stupid girl!"

"Who said I needed you to save my ass!"

We were glaring at each other pissed off, then I turn away from him facing Richter who was looking at us very amused

"...So what am I going to do for now Richter?" I completely forgetting Ratatosk was there, like I care he's such a jerk, he was actually nice to me for a little bet and now he turns into a jerk with a attitude.

"Hmm...first let me heal that wound for you."

I look at my upper arm to see blood seeping through the white bandages, I blinked in surprised. I let Richter unwrap my bandages the wrap from my arm then he healed it, it wasn't even bleeding anymore but it sure left a scar but not that noticeable for anyone to see until they look really close.

"Thanks Richter!" I smiled happily at him hearing a scowl behind me, rolling my eyes knowing Ratatosk was annoyed

"No problem Mina...now for what you should do is-"

I didn't get to hear what he said cause everything was getting blurry for me and I can see his lips moving but I couldn't hear him, I swayed falling backwards but I felt arms catch me in there arms seeing a blonde blob in my blurry vision smiling like I was high on something. I felt Ratatosk shacking me which felt like he was in a panic? why was he in a panic? then just like before I was out. I jolted awake in the rented room on the bed trying to catch my breath, groaning put my hand on my forehead like I had a hangover which is impossible cause I don't drink! I some something from the corner of my eye so I turn my head slightly on my upper arm to see the scar was right were I was wounded and Richter healed it. Okay this is starting to freak me out and I'm going to get to the bottom of this and I will need to find Emil, he shared his body with Ratatosk maybe he knows were he's at, I got up hearing the birds singing outside happily. I just hope this doesn't happen all the time I sleep...I probably jinxed myself, great my life really does suck after all.

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Me: Mina finally found her cousin~ Will she find out if Ratatosk was some dream? just keep on reading folks! Ciao~