Teacher's Pet
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Amazon Bunny- Yay, thank you peeps for your reviews! I feel so loved!
Genis- Yep, sure do! I especially feel loved in my Katz katz katz costume...
Lloyd- She wasn't talking about you, she was talking about me! I'm so awesome with my two swords lookee me Im swingin my two swords and allova sudden Im popular like Im a drunkard who chugged 16 beers at a bar....
Kratos- ............
Amazon Bunny- WHERED YOU COME FROM?!
Kratos- .............
Raine- Hahaha! ::mimicks silence:: .................
Amazon Bunny- ::rolls eyes:: I don't own Tales of Symphonia...
Genis & Lloyd- ::starts fighting over whose more popular::
Amazon Bunny- Argh...Disgusting...
Kratos- ............
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"You'll die where you stand, you murderer!" Konoir screamed. "I'll never let you live after you killed Corona!" He pulled out several kunais.
"I didn't kill anyone, I swear it!" Raine protested. "She went into Ymir Forest and was killed by monsters!"
"Liar! You took her into the forest at night and killed her! I know it!" Konoir was hysterical now. "There were no monsters in Ymir Forest then!" He leaped into the air gracefully and hurled several of the sharp knives at the silver-haired healer.
Raine held up her staff defensively. The kunais whizzed by her hair, she could hear the 'whoosh' as it zoomed by.
"Ray!" She said, as a magical circle started eminating around Konoir. Almost immediately, blasts of light fell from the sky, hitting the assasin.
He threw several more kunais and several shurikens, all of which were deflected. The assasin drew out his magical Kendama, the same kind Genis used, and began to chant a spell. "Meteor Storm!"
The half-elf barely had enough time to shield herself with a greenish barrier. She growled, knowing that if she didn't have a pineapple gel or orange gel fast, she would be out of magic, and her close combat was no match for an elf trained in both magic and ninjutsu. But of course, she didn't have any gels on her. They were back at camp, in her bag.
Things were looking pretty bleak.
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The auburn haired mercenary arrived the battle scene minutes after Konoir's Meteor Storm. Raine was down on her knees, being pelted by fairly large pebbles and taunted by Konoir. Konoir was, to put it tastelessly, being an arrogant bastard. He shouted something unaudible to Raine and threw more stones at Raine. If this dragged on, she would die, and the mercenary would never be able to forgive himself for that. He only wanted her out of the way on his final battle.
As Raine's magical ring slowly restored her TP, Konoir decided to cast one last spell at her. In between his magical chant, he shouted haughtily, "Are you going to admit your guilt now??"
Raine shook her head. "I have no guilt!" She shouted back.
Guilt??? Kratos cocked his eyebrows. It was hard to believe an innocent professor being a sinner.
"Fine, keep your dirty secret to yourself!" The Hiemdall elf scoffed. "When you die, I'll tell the whole world! All of Tethe'alla will know of your wicked deeds and you will be the laughing stock of the world while I am rewarded for the murder of Corona!"
"Martel, please let this work..." Raine whispered into her staff. "Ray!"
Again, Konoir was struck by the multiple light beams. "Argh, that was a cheap trick, you..." He thrust his kendama into the air. "Meteor Storm!"
Raine was siezed up by the spell and---
She was shoved out of the way.
Her eyes widened in surprise as her intellectual mind took in who that person was.
Kratos Aurion, the Seraphim.
"Lord Kratos!" Konoir yelled and waved his arms in frustration. "What the hell are you doing?! Why are you saving that girl after-"
He spoke no more as a firey blade pierced his heart. Before the elf died, he choked out, "Lord Kratos...You traitor..." And his body went limp. Kratos looked disgustedly at the body. "Pitiful..." He turned around, just about to ask how Raine was at the moment and offer her a gel, but the impact with the ground and the aftershock of the Indignation had rendered her unconscious, sprawled across the blood-covered grass.
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There was the sound of water being sloshed around in a bucket. But what?...
Raine Sage felt a cool towel being placed over her forehead. She felt unbearably hot yet very clammy. She managed to open one eye and said softly, "Where am I?"
Someone was taking her pulse. "You're at Meltokio. You're running a high fever, so I'm going to look after you until you're better." The voice was deep and soft, that voice belonged to---
"Is that you...Kratos?..." Raine asked wearily. She pried open her eyes to get a better look at the person in front of her. "It is you..."
'heh, surprised?" he asked. He stood up from the stool and stretched out, running a hand quickly through his messy auburn hair. "I thought you'd come 'round soon."
"How long have I been out?" Raine asked, now propped up by her elbows.
"Erm... A couple of hours, my guess." The mercenary tugged on the edges of the bedsheet halfheartedly. "But I suppose to me a couple of days would seem like a couple of hours."
"Perhaps..." Raine agreed. She dropped her gaze to the blanket. Kratos could tell she had something painful on her mind. Any idiot could tell, even Zelos (sorry Zelos fans).
"Hey...What's wrong?" Kratos asked, much unlike his usual self. "Is there something the matter?" Raine looked up, looking quite flustered.
"W-why would you think that? I'm perfectly normal!" She said quickly. A little too quickly. In her haste, she knocked over her staff which was propped neatly by her bed; it clattered loudly on the ground.
"...It's Konoir, isn't it?" The Cruxis Angel asked softly. "It's ok if you don't want to talk about it..."
"No, no...I think I'd feel better if I told someone..." Raine looked straight forward, her eyes slipping out of focus, grief clouding its beauty. "It happened twelve years ago, back when I was eleven. I lived in Heimdall and had lots of friends. Konoir and Corona amongst them. One day, Corona and I went to go look for some Ymir Fruit for her mother, and I remember that it was supposedly really dark at night in Ymir Forest. We went along the passageway and we ran into a giant creature...I couldn't see what it was, but still..."
She shruddered as the memories flooded back. The angel nodded understandingly.
"It grabbed both of us and it suffocated Corona and threw me into the lake. I thought I was going to be eaten by the sharks but I managed to get back onto the path and grab Corona by the arm and drag her back to the village. By the time we'd reached the village, Corona's blood loss killed her. Konoir was my only friend that knew I was a half-elf and thought I had done it...I had her blood all over me, and when the elders went into the forest, the monster wasn't there. They thought I did it also and banished Genis and me. I can't deny that I did kill Corona. I was the one who talked her into going into the forest at night to find the fruit...She wasn't going to...We weren't allowed in..." Raine stopped abruptly. "I'm going for a walk."
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The slums in Meltokio smelled horribly of spoiled food, filth, and smoke. Raine paced along the outskirts, determined to find something. Indeed, she was correct, there was a man with a liquor bottle standing in a corner, chugging his life away. She hurried to him and noted that he didn't seem to belong there. He was dressed too fine.
"Excuse me, sir? Can I ask you something?" Raine asked.
The drunkard nodded, unable to take the bottle away from his mouth. "Ask...anything you want, girl," he said between mouthfuls.
"Um, I need to know if you've seen a bunch of people, amongst them the Chosen of Tethe'alla," she said timidly. "I've checked the castle and the collesium area, but..."
"Are you farmiliar with the term, 'you pay me, I tell you'?" The drunkard asked, draining the bottle of beer and picking up some rum. "And yes, they were just here, asking if a mage had passed by."
"Where are they now?" Raine continued, losing her patience. "If you want money, I'll gladly give you what I have on me."
"How much you have?"
"If I give it to you, will you tell me?"
"Yes. I'm a man of my word." The drunk said, chugging his rum. Some of the liquor was spilling down his front. Truly disgusting.
"Alright, I have 50,000 gald. Here you are," Raine handed the money to him. "Now tell me where they went."
"Heh, you're a little rich for a young girl aren't you?" The drunkard dropped the empty bottle and tossed the money bag up and down. "Sorry, girl, but I'm not going to let you leave this area now that I know I can get plenty of cash off you..."
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Kitten Kisses- Thank you for your review! I hope this chapter was more descriptive! And note the fact that I changed the rating to PG-13 and that it will become darker (heh heh) later on...
ToS Fangirl12- Thanks lots for your review! Now you know what happened to Kratos! lol
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Amazon Bunny- Wh00t! the second chapter is done! ::cheers maniacally::
Kratos- .............Pathetic.
Amazon Bunny- ::falls over:: whoa you talked! ::cheers::
Raine- . Marvelous!!
Mithos- YOU ALL ARE GETTING IN THE WAY OF MY DREAM WORLD FOR MY SISTER AND ME!
Lloyd- Yay a fight! I was getting bored!
Colette- Assemble our team for us Lloyd! .
Lloyd- Ok...Me, obviously...Genis, Raine and Kratos.
Amazon Bunny- He doesn't fight in the last fight...
Kratos- ::points at everyone:: You'll just get in the way...and you...and you...and you!
Amazon Bunny- ::pushes reset button::