Miss: I have returned!

Kratos: As have we!

Raine: Yeah!

Miss: Uh…

Kratos: Come on Miss, get on with it!

Miss: Where'd you two go last time! I don't want to be left alone again…

Raine: -nervous laugh-

Kratos: It does not matter where we went, nor what we did.

Miss: ACK! Bad images… -twitches-

Kratos: Hahaha…

Raine: I don't think she's okay…

Kratos: Hm…

Miss: -twitches more violently-

Raine: -sigh- Fine. Miss doesn't own ToS or the song So Far Away by Staind.

Love Lift Me

Chapter 2

After spending the sunny day at the lake, the group decided they'd camp out tonight under the stars, for old times sake. Besides, it wasn't cold out, and there were no clouds in site. A playful fire danced in the darkness, crackling cheerfully as it illuminated the figures sitting around it.

Sitting on one log was Colette and Lloyd. The swordsman had his arm over her shoulder, and the pair was laughing quietly at a joke he had told. On another log were Zelos and Sheena. Quietly Zelos was trying to inch his way closer to the summoner, only to be met by a fist and a few angry words. And sitting on the ground, closer to the fire was Genis and Presea. They sat quietly, playing a game of cards, using the fire for light. Kratos stood silently, leaning against a nearby tree. He watched over them quietly, lost in his own thoughts. Raine sat quietly on the opposite side of the fire from her brother, allowing the warmth to engulf her.

Quietly she got to her feet, and turned away from the fire. "I'll be back shortly. I'm going for a walk." She explained before anyone had a chance to ask. Her throat felt choked as she spoke, but she managed to get the words out. She walked away from the dancing fire, and began towards the lake, the moon lighting her way.

Watching Raine leave, Kratos made his way around the fire and followed her through the trees. He kept quiet, staying quite a bit behind her as the cool night air blew through his hair. His dark eyes watched as her silver hair swayed, shimmering in the moonlight. She was wearing a pair of loose black pants and a black t-shirt, making her pale skin seem to glow in the darkness.

This is my life
Its not what it was before
All these feelings I've shared
And these are my dreams
That I'd never lived before
Somebody shake me
Cause I, I must be sleeping

Raine stopped walking, just inches from the water's edge. She looked down into the shining darkness, feeling her emotions being tied in her chest. Her eyes met with those of her reflections, and she saw the tears running down her cheeks.

Slowly the angel made his way towards the maiden. He watched silently as she lifted her hand and wiped away tears he could not see. He had a feeling, deep in his chest, that something wasn't right… That the thoughts he had questioned her about earlier were in fact not unimportant, but very important to her… but there was no way that he could be sure of this.

Now that we're here,
It's so far away
All the struggle we thought was in vain
All the mistakes,
One life contained
They all finally start to go away
Now that we're here its so far away
And I feel like I can face the day
I can forgive and I'm not ashamed to be the person that I am today

"Raine…" He called out quietly, only feet from her now.

With a silent yelp, the healer spun around, loosing her balance in the process. "Raine!" Without a second thought the angel reached out for her, and…

With a splash they both fell deep into the cold, dark water. First Kratos broke the surface, gasping for air. His wet hair matted onto his forehead, and was getting into his eyes.

A few seconds later the half-elf came up, breathing in a large amount of air as she reached around for something solid to grab onto. Finally she felt her hand on something… Huh? This isn't grass… it's… She opened her eyes to see what it was that she was using for support.

"Kratos?" Immediately she pulled back her hand, feeling the heat rise through her cold, wet body as her cheeks turned a bright red.

These are my words
That I've never said before
I think I'm doing ok
And this is the smile
That I've never shown before
Somebody shake me
Cause I, I must be sleeping

A playful smile danced on the seraphim's face as Raine realized that she had been using his shoulder as a support. "Heh… Here." He grabbed her hand carefully, and pulled slightly to get her to come towards him. Within a few moments, he had brought them to the shore. After being sure that Raine was holding onto the ground, he hoisted himself onto the grass.

"Kratos! Why… Why did you follow me?" Raine asked, completely forgetting about the tears she had been crying. She reached out her arms to grab his outstretched hands and felt herself being lifted out of the water and back onto solid ground. At first when she felt the water rush by her as she fell in her mind was frantic and fear was rushing into her veins like poison, but the second she realized that Kratos was also there the fear seemed to vanish.

"I was making sure you were safe." He shrugged, pulling his wet bangs back out of his eyes. "I'm sorry for frightening you." He offered, feeling sincerely sorry for making her fall into the water, her greatest fear. He watched her intently as she combed through her hair with her fingers to straighten it out.

She gave up with her hair, and looked at the man before her. His features where lit up by the moon, his eyes shining. Wonderful… She thought sarcastically. "It's… fine." A hint of color tinted her cheeks as her gaze met with his.

A soft smile sat upon his lips as he gazed into the half-elf's glimmering aqua eyes, feeling himself being pulled into them. What do I do…? I still love Anna… But somehow… His eyes grew soft, and he turned back towards the camp. "We should head back and perhaps get into some dry clothing."

Nodding, Raine followed Kratos' lead, quickly catching up and matching her stride to his. The cold air hitting her wet clothing and body sent shivers up her spine as they walked towards the small flickering light in the distance.

She wondered how long they had been gone, and if the others were alright. You could never be too careful when Lloyd and Colette were near a fire… And then adding Zelos into that group couldn't be helpful.

Finally they made it back near the fire, immediately feeling the warmth of the flames as they entered its light. They were met with odd looks, the group wondering why in the world they were wet and Zelos wondering what they must have done to have those smiles on their faces…

I'm so afraid of waking
Please don't shake me
Afraid of waking
Please don't shake me

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Miss: Yes! 2 Chapters in 1 day!

Zelos: What did they do? I wanna know!

Miss: Read if you want to know so badly.

Zelos: I'm not reading anything that has nothing to do with me.

Miss: -rolls eyes- Your loss. Guess you'll just never know what happened between them.

Zelos: -pouts- Aw…

Miss: Anyways, review please! Chapter 3 is coming soon hopefully!