Teacher's Pet

Chapter 5

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Amazon Bunny- Finally, 5th chapter! God it's 4 in teh morning, I'm sooooo tired.

Raine- Drink that coffee you were hight on last chapter, you inexplicably dumb dope.

Amazon Bunny- I CAN'T! THERE'S NO MORE!

Raine- Well isn't that sad. ::does Ray spell:: NOW MAYBE YOU CAN MAKE THAT BLARET FOOL SUFFER!

Amazon Bunny- XP ::sizzle::

Raine- SAY YES!

Amazon Bunny- Must...not...give...spoilers...::flop::

Kratos- ::walks in:: You shall pay for your incompetence! You sent me to hell too much, you stupid Chinese girl!

Amazon Bunny- ::manages to tap "send Kratos to hell" button:: I...Don't...own...TALES OF SYMPHONIA!

Kratos- AHhhhhhhhhhhhhhHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhHHHH!

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"Raine..." The purple outfitted man whispered her name soothingly into her silky silver hair while running his fingers gently through the tips.

His excellent hearing caught the steady humming of a lone Rheiard. Who could it be?...He gently turned so that his back would face the direction of the Rheiard. His right hand slowly reached for his sword, ready to lash out and strike whoever tried to take his Raine away.

The rheiard motor got louder and louder, but Raine didn't seem to notice it hovering in the sky. Kratos pulled away. "Raine, get away from here. Go to Flanoir and stay in the church until I come and get you," he said.

"Why?" she questioned him. She dropped her gaze to the grass. Her unfortunate fate was still lingering on her mind. It was very traumatizing indeed. Kratos knew, but despite that, he ordered her again to leave for Flanoir. Raine sensed an urgency in his voice and obiediently, she climbed aboard her rheiard and looked at the auburn haired man with sad eyes.

"I don't like leaving you here," she said softly. "I'm afraid something's going to happen soon." Her eyes lingered to the Cruxis Angel's dark ones.

"Just go!" Kratos said sternly. "Don't leave Flanoir until Lloyd and the others, or I come and get you." He reached up to touch her soft cheek. "I..."

The Rheiard landed smoothly on the island of rocks. A lone figure hopped gracefully off-

"Well well well...I seemed to have found my money honey...and my former boss," Blaret snarled, blood still dripping from his wound. He wasn't human after all. Well, that was pretty obvious since he seemed to survive a fatal wound and lived long enough to have know Mithos Ygdrasial well.

"Blaret," said Kratos, hatred oozing from every breath. "Raine, leave me here and go! Now!" He demanded. The mercenary's hands dropped to his sword.

Raine cowered on her Rheaird. Evidently the sight of her rapist still haunted her. Why wouldn't it? "Please," she whispered. "Don't do anything rash." Kratos nodded.

"I promise I'll come back for you," he said softly enough for her to hear. "I'll come back."

Tears slid down her cheeks as Raine descended from the Otherworldly Gate and soared in the direction of Flanior. She felt guilty, leaving behind the Seraphim whom she so deeply loved.

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"Raine!"

"Ra-aine!"

"Gorgeous Ultra Cool Beauty!?" Zelos called out, and moments after those words escaped his lips, he felt a very painful blow to his head. "Ow, Sheena..." He rubbed the sore spot. "I was just calling the name of my hunny!"

"Humph..." Sheena growled and looked away, a blush on her face. "Stupid Chosen..." There were times where she wondered why she loved that moron, that womanizer. But...

"Sheena, is it just me, or are you a tad bit red today?" Presea asked. It was amazing how fast she had caught on to their relationship. No one else but Colette had noticed it.

"Raine's not here in Meltokio. We can be sure of that," Regal assured them. "We would be better off if we split up and looked elsewhere." He scratched his blue head and looked around. "Who will go with who?" He asked.

Lloyd, too, surveyed the rag-tag group with much interest. At long last, he came up with a solution. "Let's split up into three groups," he concluded. "1st group consists of Zelos, Sheena, and Regal. 2nd group will be Presea, Colette, Genis, and me. Sound fair?"

"Yeah, ok!" Colette said enthusiastically. "Let's go look for Professor Sage!" She pumped her fist in the air. "Who knows what happened to her? The more time we spend arguing, the more she might spend scared and alone!"

"Colette's right! 2nd team, you go search Altamira, then, if you don't find her, Ymir Forest and Heimdall. Then, if she's still not there, Garroachia Forest. We'll go look in Sybak, Mizuho, Ozette, and Exire. Ok?" said Sheena.

"Alright!" The team agreed and departed to search for their friend.

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"It's been quite awhile, hasn't it, Lord Aurion?" Blaret sneered. "Have you forsaken Anna and now love that pathetic little slut?" He laughed racaously (forgive me if I spell that wrong).

"Don't you ever speak ill of the dead!" Kratos said, his teeth bared. Pain and hurt shone vibrantly in his tone of voice. No words could express his grief over the loss of Anna. "And don't ever speak like that about Raine!" He unsheathed his sword.

"Ooh, very intimidating!" Blaret laughed. "Haven't you caught on the the fact that I CAN'T DIE?! I can get my hands on anything this way! Money, Exspheres, women! Anything!" Flipping open his shinobi pack, he pulled out his weapon-

A set of solid Cruxis Crystal kunais.

He scoffed at the pathetic weapons Kratos wore. Material Blade? Come on. That was so 4000 years ago. With a mighty "HYAH!" He launched several of the sharp blades at his opponent. Kratos easily dodged them, as he had much expirence with reading body movement. What he didn't see was a Cruxis Crystal wakizashi thrust at him. He managed to dodge that also, but at the cost of tripping over Blaret's swift kick. Kratos scrambled to his feet and jabbed his sword at Blaret-

"Judgement!"

Blaret easily evaded the falling beams of light, and ran his hand through his spiky raven hair. Icy blue eyes stared at Kratos wonderingly. "Really is this all the great Seraphim has to offer? I thought he'd be more of a challenge." He lunged at Kratos with another thrust of his sword, this time piercing his armor and cutting deep into his flesh. Blood spilled out onto the green grass.

"Ugh," Kratos groaned. "Dammit! Indignation!" A great light swallowed Blaret and there was a huge explosion. His body siezed up, twitching madly, and then he collapsed to the ground. He regained composure, wiping a small smudge of dirt off his face.

"That one actually stung a bit, I'll give you credit for that..." He seethed. His pale face flushed with excitement. "I'm going to have some fun killing you..."

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Raine hopped off her Rheiard and scrambled toward Flanoir's church. She was weak and weary, but nevertheless, the made it to the church quickly. Bursting in through the church doors, she stumbled towards the altar and fell to her knees.

"Martel!" She begged, weeping bitter tears. "What have I done? I've gone and left him with that crazed murderer! All because I'm too weak to fight my own battles!" She created a fist with her hand so hard it bled. "Dammit, screw myself! What am I? Helpless?!"

It...isn't your fault Raine. If there's anything to blame, it's fate.

The half-elf gasped. "Who's...there?" Raine asked cautiously.

Do you really love him, Raine? How pathetic. If you really love him, you'd go out and fight alongside him, but yet, you stay here while he fights his heart out just for you. You really are shallow, aren't you?

Raine was suddenly overcome by anger. "What are you, to question me about my love for him? Who do you think you are?!"

I...I am a sprite called Love. I am the sister of Mana. But tell me Raine, do you wish for Kratos to die? He's dying as we speak. You...you ran away and prayed to a false goddess who only exists by the means of an Exsphere.

Raine flinched. "He's...dying?"

Then go out and fight alongside him. Fight with pride. Fight for your love. I will restore your health and return your strength. I wish you luck, Raine Sage...

An ethereal light consumed the elvish-being and she was left with a new sense of power as she walked out the church doors with honor. She was going to fight for him...

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To my beautiful reviewers...

ToSfangirls 1 and 2- Thanks a lot for your review! Now I know my story is eccentric and beautiful!

Kazaana the Furyou Houshi- Yep, I updated. Thanks for your review! I appreciate it!

Kitten Kisses- Wow, that was one long review! I loved it, very nicely written!

Kratos- I'm sorry, I wasn't thinking.:holds close: FORGIVE ME!

I loved it! . Everything else was funny too! Please update your fic once you get your A drive to work!

Hamano Ayumi- lol Larygnitis? (I dunno, I can't spell it either) that was awesome! Please update your stories too!

Willow-189- Yay! You just stay tuned to the next chapter and you'll see who wins! The outcome will be a little wierd, I think...(zips mouth shut) ain't saying no more!

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Amazon Bunny- Yet another chapter done!

Raine- ::dreamy smile:: I'm coming for you...did you hear?

Kratos- Oh yeah, I heard...::smirks::

Amazon Bunny- Or are you, Raine?

Raine- Of course...::strokes minature model of a ruin:: Aren't I coming for you, my lovely ruin?

Kratos- ...Forsaken for a RUIN? ::sulking in corner::

Lloyd- Gee, Kratos seems really sad that Raine likes ruins.

Genis- He's going hysterical now...

Kratos- WAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!

Amazon Bunny- Can't hear myself think! ::sends kratos to hell::

Zelos- Oh wherfore art thou, my lovely hunny? ::searching for Sheena::

Sheena- ::hiding behind rocks:: shh!

Presea- Chances of being found; 100 percent.

Regal- Heh...

Zelos- MY HUNNY! ::squeezes Sheena to death:: I'VE MISSED YOU, DARLING!

Amazon Bunny- Well, please review!!