Sorry it took so long. I was having this huge debate of either to rewrite the prologue or not. Well, I finally decided not to, mainly because every time I looked at it I just didn't know how to change it. Oh well, here's the first chapter, which I hope everyone likes.

Disclaimer: Don't own

I did some major plot changes so I also changed the summary.

New Summary: Nadil has returned but Rath is now a modern college art student, who creates a masterpiece using Rune as a model, offering Nadil the perfect chance to get his revenge. Rath/Rune/Nadil

Couples: Alright, so far the only couples that is actually together in the story are Bierrez/Gil and Tetheus/Thatz (although that hasn't been mentioned yet.) There will defiantly be Rath/Rune and Nadil/Rune later on, but there are a few couples I want to try, but I want feedback before I put them in here. The first is Kharl/Nohiro. The second is a yuri couple which is actually a request from a friend, but if I do put it in there wont be much. This would be Kitchel/Tintlet.

So please let me know what you think about the couples!

Aphrodite's Innocence

Chapter 1

Introductions

Rath glared at the scene in front of him. Thatz, who stood beside him, just blinked, unable to find what was so funny. Cesia, however, had started laughing as soon as Rath said he wanted to meet Rune.

"Alright, what's so funny?" Rath finally snapped at his childhood friend.

"Sorry, sorry," Cesia said as she finally regained her composure. "It's just the irony of it all was pretty funny."

"Irony? What's ironic about this situation?"

"Rune is my roommate."

Rath and Thatz both blinked, staring at the dark haired girl. After a moment, Thatz burst out laughing.

Ignoring Thatz, Rath focused on Cesia. "But I thought Nohiro was very protective of her. Wouldn't he have made sure that she was rooming with Tintlet?"

"Tintlet's rooming with Kitchel already, and Nohiro's rooming with their oldest brother Saabel, not that she'd stay with either of them anyways. So, since I just moved into an apartment, she asked if she could room with me."

"How do you know her?"

"We went to grade school together, but different high schools. We still kept in contact, though, so we were both pretty excited when someone else we knew was coming to the same college."

"But you know us!" Thatz said with a trace of mock indignation.

"Yeah, but you're both guys. It's different because I can talk about things with Rune that I can't with you guys."

"So you could introduce us?"

Cesia shrugged. "Sure, why not. Come over tomorrow night." She stood up, picking her books off the restaurant table at the same time. "You know what's funny about this?" Without giving them a chance to reply she continued on, answering her own question. "You could have asked Bierrez to introduce you as well."

"Bierrez?"

"Yeah. She works as a waitress at the same restaurant that Bierrez is a chief at.(1)."

"Talk about a small world."

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"Uh, Bierrez, I don't think kicking it is going to make it start."

Rune let out a small 'eep' as Bierrez turned to glare at her, stopping his abuse of his non working car. Bierrez's gaze softened as he sighed and ran a hand through his hair. "You have a phone I can borrow, Rune?"

"Sure," Rune said as she slid the thin cell phone from a pocket and handed it over.

Bierrez tapped his foot impatiently against the blacktop, waiting for the voice mail to pick up. Gil wouldn't be off work yet, so he wouldn't pick up his phone. "Hey, my car broke down so I need you to pick me up when you get off work. Love you." Bierrez whispered the last part, embarrassed about saying it in front of Rune, but still determined to say it.

Bierrez hung up and handed the phone back to Rath. "If you need a ride I can give you one."

"Thanks, but Gil's coming to pick me up."

"Doesn't he work at Kinko's?" At Bierrez's nod she continued. "Well, it's only a few blocks from my apartment. You can stay there until Gil comes so he doesn't have to drive all the way out here." Bierrez, unable to argue, gave in with a mumbled 'whatever.'

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Rune opened the door to her apartment to be greeted with a shout of "What took you so long!" from Cesia.

Bierrez's car broke down, so I brought him here until Gil could come to pick him up," Rune said as she laid her keys on the kitchen counter and hung up her jacket.

"Hi, Bierrez," Cesia said, barely sparing a glance at the orange haired man. "Come on, Rune. There's someone I want you to meet."

Cesia dragged Rune over to the couch and shoved her down so she was sitting beside Rath. "Rune, this is Rath. I've known him since forever. He's a really amazing artist. You should model for him sometime."

"Cesia!"

"Huh?"

But Cesia had already walked off to talk to Bierrez.

"Sorry about that," Rath sighed, unable to look at Rune.

"It's alright. Cesia's always been very straight forward."

"Yeah." Rath glance up at Rune, only to suddenly have reality fade away. Rune was still there, smiling kindly at him, but she was dressed in an elegant gown and her smile was one she gave only to him. The dorm room had changed as well. The walls faded, replaced by a lavish garden, one Rath knew very well from somewhere long ago.

"Are you alright?" Rune asked, looking at him in concern. Cesia and Bierrez were both looking at him as well, although Bierrez didn't seem as concerned as the two girls.

"Yeah, just tired." Rath stood up and stretched. "See you later, Cesia. Nice meeting you Rune. Bierrez." He spat out the last name as if it was poison.

Right as Rath reached for the door there was a knock. "That must be Gil," Rune said as she brushed past Rath and opened the door. "Hi, Gil."

"Hi, Rune. Thanks for taking care of Bierrez."

"It wasn't a problem."

"Stop talking about me like I'm a child!"

"You are a child."

"Shut up, Illuser."

"Break any of my stuff and I'll kick your ass!"

"Stop fighting!"

Rune fell forward as she was accidentally shoved forward by Bierrez, slamming into Rath. Both went crashing to the floor, all commotion ceasing as everyone saw the position the two had fallen in.

Rath and Rune had landed in a lip lock, and when Rath had tried to brace himself against the fall he had accidentally grabbed Rune's chest.

Everyone froze, not really certain what to do. That was until they hear, "Rath Illuser, what the hell are you doing to my little sister!"

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"Shyrendora, what just happened?"

Shyrendora bowed before Nadil, unable to look her lord in the eye. "My spell is failing, Milord." She knew there was no point in lying to him. It would only be worse if she did.

Nadil was silent for a moment, contemplating the news. "Is there any way to reinforce it?"

Shyrendora shook her head. "If they had not all met up then it might be possible, but it is because they have all come together that the spell is breaking and they are regaining their memories of their past lives."

"We should prepare for them, Milord. The Dragon Lord and his Officers already have their memories back and Rath will most likely come after you when he remembers what you did to Rune."

Nadil turned to glance at Shydeman. He went over the information in his mind before turning back to Shyrendora. "How far gone is the spell on Rath?"

"His was the first to fail. As soon as he saw Rune I lost control of the spell on him."

"And what about Rune?"

"Nothing yet, Milord, but it wont be long before she remembers as well."

"Very well. Shyrendora, break your hold the spell for everyone except Rune. As long as she doesn't remember before I set my plan into action everything will still go according to plan."

"Yes, Milord." Shyrendora vanished, leaving to fulfill her lords orders.

"Are you still planning revenge on Rune?"

Nadil turned his focus to Shydeman. "Of course. She ruined my attempt to come back and destroy the Dragon Tribe for good. I took her soul then, now I will ruin her body. She will not escape from me."

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There you go. Chapter 2 is nearly finished so it should be up soon. Reviews make me type faster, so let me know what you think. Don't forget to tell me about the couples I mentioned before so I know if I should write them in or not.