I don't own Tales of Symphonia or the characters, yada yada.
So... how'd you guys like the first chapter? Sorry if there was some spelling errors, I type rather fast and make typos alot.
I try to proofread my own work and make sure it doesn't look like crap, but if theres spelling errors, please tell me, and I'll fix 'em. Oh and uhm, Abyssion, did Sheena really come off that unlikable? Well, It wasn't intended, but she wasn't exactly cheery. I mean, would you be happy if the guy/girl you liked paid no special attention to you even when you are practically begging for it? Then Mr. Obnoxious comes and tries to undermine it all? I don't think Sheena would be too happy.
Especially since she really dislikes Zelos. If theres any OOC please tell me, I'll try and do better and keep them in character. But, guys you need to realize this is a fanfic. Since the characters didn't ACTUALLY do this, you can't really have them in character. Still, if they do something ridiculously out of character (which I hope not to do) notify me. Like if I made Regal a drug dealing pimp and Colette a trashy woman from the depths of Alabama :rolleyes: Onto the story.
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Chapter 2 - Flanoir Night
White. White was all that could be seen from outside the frosty window. Everything was white. The ground, the trees, the sky,
the air.. you just look out and it's all white. White, and cold. The snow was coming down hard, quite violently actually. The intense howling kept her awake. Howling, just like that night.
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That night. That awful night. The howling was unbearable. She had never been so terrified in her life. Well, at least not until later that night. She was being guided by the cheif, and several high ranking Mizuho guards. The tower was quite dark, except for the ocassional bolt of lighting, which were startling. The guards quickly solved all of the tower's puzzles so that she could get through with as little stress as possible. A summoner must be focused after all, or else terrible things could happen. Unspeakable things. But all the comfort and relaxation in the world could not have eased the young summoner at this dire time. She failed. She failed miserably.
She looked over the cheif and the guards. "Get up, on, get up....." she paused, took a step back and gathered her thoughts. It finally hit her. Grandpa was dead. She couldn't move and simply stared at his cold body. A cold breeze came through and a strong howl could be heard.
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Sheena bolted up out of her bed, dripping in sweat. The same dream.. she hated it. No matter how hard she tried she couldn't erase that horrid memory. Even in her sleep it haunted her.
"I can't take this.." She mumbled to herself as a cold tear slid down her nose and made a faint dripping sound on her blanket. She paused for a moment and realized the howling had stopped. Immediatly she felt a small comfort from such a seemingly insignificant detail. Sheena slid out of her bed and looked out the window. No longer was it the raging white fury she had seen earlier. It was now a docile white ocean. She quickly found her jacket and winter pants she recently bought at the marketplace and walked outside to take a look. Sheena didn't like the cold much, but she ironically loved the snow.
She had few found memories, and one was with her grandfather playing in the Mizuho snow. She smiled to herself as she heard the faint crunching beneath her toes as she walked out to the balcony. Her grin quickly faded away as she reminded herself of his fate. She sighed, and quickly decided she needed some company.
"Hmm... i think I'll go get Lloyd.." She said quietly to herself. Sheena walked to his door and knocked quietly. No answer.
She knocked a bit louder and heard a distant voice say "Come in".
"What do you wa-- Sheena..?"
"I'm s-sorry, were you sleeping?? I didn't mean to wake you.. I-I just was--" Sheena was clearly embarassed and didn't realize how late it was.
"Nah, I can't sleep. What are you doing up anyway? It's half past three."
"Mm... well, couldn't sleep either.. bad dream. But uh.. I was wondering if you...want to go outside?"
There was an uneasy silence. Sheena face filled with shame. "Alright, I guess I'll go the--"
"--Sure." Lloyd got up, stretched quickly and put his scarf on. "Let's go."
Sheena's face lit up quickly and got her hopes up once again. "R-really? Ok!" She grabbed his hand and lead him to the balcony. "Wow.. it's beautiful.." Lloyd with an almost insincere tone.
Sheena was already suspecting that Lloyd wasn't in a good mood. She got a little angry but her flame quickly burned out since she realized he just figured out his father was Kratos. "Lloyd.. are you ok?"
"Not really."
"Mm... uh.. Well, don't worry. It's just like you said, it doesn't matter who your parent's are. You are you."
"I guess." Said Lloyd, still with the indifferent tone.
Sheena was trying to think of how to cheer him up. "Lloyd.. whether Kratos is your father or not doesn't make you any less of a good person. Maybe Kratos is a traitor, and blind by his loyalties to that maniac Mithos--"
"Mithos..." Lloyd had an obvious contempt for him in his voice.
"...Yes.. Mithos misguided us all.. but thats besides the point. Your father may not be what kind of man you imagined him to be, but you are STILL you."
"I know.."
Sheena wasn't getting through to him. "Look, Lloyd, I can't stand to see you act like this. You.. you're acting like me."
Lloyd looked over at Sheena with a perplexed face. "You? Nah.. you're strong."
Sheena replied quickly. "No. I'm not. At least not until you came along. If it wasn't for you... I... don't know if I could go on.."
"What are you trying to say....?"
"What I'm saying is" Sheena paused and gathered her thoughts. "You've changed my life, the way I think, the way I live.
just about everything. You gave me the courage to face my fears and not just keep running away. I don't know where I would be without that guidance."
"Sheena..."
"My point is, you've made me a better person. You've made all of us a better person. Kratos can't change that."
"You're right Sheena... thanks. Seriously."
Sheena face turned scarlet. She looked away and said "I-It's nothing."
Lloyd put his hand on her shoulder. "We could be great friends someday..."
Sheena looked back with a dissapointed look. "J-just....friends...?"
Lloyd jumped back. "You..don't want to?!"
"....Idiot." Sheena promptly walked back into her room.
Llyod thought to himself. "Did I say something wrong?" He looked back over the balcony. "It really is pretty.. hm... I'm lucky to know Sheena." Lloyd walked back to his room, oblivious of Sheena's obvious affection towards him.
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So? Better? I kind of like this one better than the last. By the way, if you are going to review and say "OMG LIEK SHENAS GRNAPA IZ NUT DED" I know, but at that time, I bet Sheena was under the impression that he was right? Please give feedback.
Next chapter will be the Hot Springs :). It'll be shorter of course since it really is a small scene, so expect it soon.
So... how'd you guys like the first chapter? Sorry if there was some spelling errors, I type rather fast and make typos alot.
I try to proofread my own work and make sure it doesn't look like crap, but if theres spelling errors, please tell me, and I'll fix 'em. Oh and uhm, Abyssion, did Sheena really come off that unlikable? Well, It wasn't intended, but she wasn't exactly cheery. I mean, would you be happy if the guy/girl you liked paid no special attention to you even when you are practically begging for it? Then Mr. Obnoxious comes and tries to undermine it all? I don't think Sheena would be too happy.
Especially since she really dislikes Zelos. If theres any OOC please tell me, I'll try and do better and keep them in character. But, guys you need to realize this is a fanfic. Since the characters didn't ACTUALLY do this, you can't really have them in character. Still, if they do something ridiculously out of character (which I hope not to do) notify me. Like if I made Regal a drug dealing pimp and Colette a trashy woman from the depths of Alabama :rolleyes: Onto the story.
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Chapter 2 - Flanoir Night
White. White was all that could be seen from outside the frosty window. Everything was white. The ground, the trees, the sky,
the air.. you just look out and it's all white. White, and cold. The snow was coming down hard, quite violently actually. The intense howling kept her awake. Howling, just like that night.
-
That night. That awful night. The howling was unbearable. She had never been so terrified in her life. Well, at least not until later that night. She was being guided by the cheif, and several high ranking Mizuho guards. The tower was quite dark, except for the ocassional bolt of lighting, which were startling. The guards quickly solved all of the tower's puzzles so that she could get through with as little stress as possible. A summoner must be focused after all, or else terrible things could happen. Unspeakable things. But all the comfort and relaxation in the world could not have eased the young summoner at this dire time. She failed. She failed miserably.
She looked over the cheif and the guards. "Get up, on, get up....." she paused, took a step back and gathered her thoughts. It finally hit her. Grandpa was dead. She couldn't move and simply stared at his cold body. A cold breeze came through and a strong howl could be heard.
-
Sheena bolted up out of her bed, dripping in sweat. The same dream.. she hated it. No matter how hard she tried she couldn't erase that horrid memory. Even in her sleep it haunted her.
"I can't take this.." She mumbled to herself as a cold tear slid down her nose and made a faint dripping sound on her blanket. She paused for a moment and realized the howling had stopped. Immediatly she felt a small comfort from such a seemingly insignificant detail. Sheena slid out of her bed and looked out the window. No longer was it the raging white fury she had seen earlier. It was now a docile white ocean. She quickly found her jacket and winter pants she recently bought at the marketplace and walked outside to take a look. Sheena didn't like the cold much, but she ironically loved the snow.
She had few found memories, and one was with her grandfather playing in the Mizuho snow. She smiled to herself as she heard the faint crunching beneath her toes as she walked out to the balcony. Her grin quickly faded away as she reminded herself of his fate. She sighed, and quickly decided she needed some company.
"Hmm... i think I'll go get Lloyd.." She said quietly to herself. Sheena walked to his door and knocked quietly. No answer.
She knocked a bit louder and heard a distant voice say "Come in".
"What do you wa-- Sheena..?"
"I'm s-sorry, were you sleeping?? I didn't mean to wake you.. I-I just was--" Sheena was clearly embarassed and didn't realize how late it was.
"Nah, I can't sleep. What are you doing up anyway? It's half past three."
"Mm... well, couldn't sleep either.. bad dream. But uh.. I was wondering if you...want to go outside?"
There was an uneasy silence. Sheena face filled with shame. "Alright, I guess I'll go the--"
"--Sure." Lloyd got up, stretched quickly and put his scarf on. "Let's go."
Sheena's face lit up quickly and got her hopes up once again. "R-really? Ok!" She grabbed his hand and lead him to the balcony. "Wow.. it's beautiful.." Lloyd with an almost insincere tone.
Sheena was already suspecting that Lloyd wasn't in a good mood. She got a little angry but her flame quickly burned out since she realized he just figured out his father was Kratos. "Lloyd.. are you ok?"
"Not really."
"Mm... uh.. Well, don't worry. It's just like you said, it doesn't matter who your parent's are. You are you."
"I guess." Said Lloyd, still with the indifferent tone.
Sheena was trying to think of how to cheer him up. "Lloyd.. whether Kratos is your father or not doesn't make you any less of a good person. Maybe Kratos is a traitor, and blind by his loyalties to that maniac Mithos--"
"Mithos..." Lloyd had an obvious contempt for him in his voice.
"...Yes.. Mithos misguided us all.. but thats besides the point. Your father may not be what kind of man you imagined him to be, but you are STILL you."
"I know.."
Sheena wasn't getting through to him. "Look, Lloyd, I can't stand to see you act like this. You.. you're acting like me."
Lloyd looked over at Sheena with a perplexed face. "You? Nah.. you're strong."
Sheena replied quickly. "No. I'm not. At least not until you came along. If it wasn't for you... I... don't know if I could go on.."
"What are you trying to say....?"
"What I'm saying is" Sheena paused and gathered her thoughts. "You've changed my life, the way I think, the way I live.
just about everything. You gave me the courage to face my fears and not just keep running away. I don't know where I would be without that guidance."
"Sheena..."
"My point is, you've made me a better person. You've made all of us a better person. Kratos can't change that."
"You're right Sheena... thanks. Seriously."
Sheena face turned scarlet. She looked away and said "I-It's nothing."
Lloyd put his hand on her shoulder. "We could be great friends someday..."
Sheena looked back with a dissapointed look. "J-just....friends...?"
Lloyd jumped back. "You..don't want to?!"
"....Idiot." Sheena promptly walked back into her room.
Llyod thought to himself. "Did I say something wrong?" He looked back over the balcony. "It really is pretty.. hm... I'm lucky to know Sheena." Lloyd walked back to his room, oblivious of Sheena's obvious affection towards him.
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So? Better? I kind of like this one better than the last. By the way, if you are going to review and say "OMG LIEK SHENAS GRNAPA IZ NUT DED" I know, but at that time, I bet Sheena was under the impression that he was right? Please give feedback.
Next chapter will be the Hot Springs :). It'll be shorter of course since it really is a small scene, so expect it soon.