Never Love Again?

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Amazon Bunny- O.o I just kicked Yggdrasial's ass again! What is with that?

Mithos- ::rubs ass:: Dammit maybe you should come fight me when you're level 45 like that first time!

Amazon Bunny- ::blushes:: Perhaps I got a little carried away when I was training...

Mithos- Damn right, all your friends are level 180 some!

Genis- I'm sorry, friend.

Zelos- And they took me out of the ending cuz I DIED!

Sheena- Did you see the ending "fin" with Kratos in it? He looked...

Zelos- Retarded?

Amazon Bunny- XP Yes, he did, as a matter of fact...

Genis- I'm not doing the disclaimer this time. ::points to Zelos:: HE can do it.

Zelos- All right, you stupid little brat...Amazon Bunny doesn't own Tales of Symphonia.

Amazon Bunny- Enjoy! XD

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Raine turned her head slightly to face the auburn haired angel.

"Kratos, you came back..." She said wonderingly. The comforter slid off as the Seraphim hugged her. She felt her face light up, bright red. Bright enough to light up the Darkness Temple. The angelic man felt something wet on his shoulder.

She was crying...

"Raine..." He said softly. "God I missed you Raine. I'm sorry.." He tightened his grip on her back. "I don't want to let you go...ever."

She whimpered. "You aren't a ghost or an illusion, are you?" She whipsered. "God, I'll hate you more if you are."

I'll hate you more.

Kratos released her from his hug. She hated him...He couldn't blame her, either. She had every right to do so. After all...He left her. He focused his eyes on the bedsheet and concentrated hard on not to cry. God, he felt so much like it.

Hate was such a strong, evil word.

He hated it. Nevertheless-

"Why'd you do it?" He asked her. Raine sunk back into the bed and looked out the window.

"I don't know what you're talking about," she said, her tone frosty and cold.

Kratos seethed at himself. God, he was just so stupid! "You know what I'm talking about. Why'd you try to kill yourself?" He tried again. "That's not the answer...You know it, I know it, Martel, you were there at the Origin Seal when it happened! Were you just going to give up, were you going to throw everything away? Cheating your way out..." He never finished that sentence, as Raine slapped him as hard as she could across the face.

"Shut the hell up!" She screamed. "Why would you think...You wouldn't know!..." She couldn't get the words out. She grabbed the bottle of painkillers on her nightstand and swallowed several before Kratos could stop her. Tears streamed down her cheeks.

"No!" Kratos made a grab at her in an attempt to make her cough up the pills. "Dammit, Raine!" He cursed. "What was that for?" The plastic bottle fell from her hands.

"I'm going to find the real Kratos..." She said, a small, dreamy smile playing across her face. "The real one that never left me...I'm going to wake up soon, and he'll be right there...next to me..."

"Dammit! I'm right here, Raine!" he growled, shaking her shoulders slightly. "Cough them up!"

"You're not who you say you are. You're not here," came the response. Enraged, he slapped her across the face. A bright red mark appeared on the side of her face.

"Don't kill yourself, Raine..." Kratos said, letting his auburn bangs cover his eyes. A tear glittered on his cheek.

Raine gasped. "You're...you're..." She breathed. "Kratos...this isn't an illusion..." She let out an agonized groan and pulled at her hair. "I'm sorry..." She stumbled toward the bathroom and closed the door. She coughed for quite a bit of time, and then she staggered back out.

"I got them all..." She said softly. Kratos remained in the position he was after he smacked her. "Kratos..." She sighed. "I'm sorry. I'm sorry for everything I put you through. I didn't mean the things I said."

He still sat like a man of stone.

Kratos Aurion didn't hear anything that Raine said. Only one thing was on his mind.

I can never love another woman again.

Everyone I love gets hurt. Anna...I killed her. Raine...She tried to kill herself. Both during when I loved them. I can't love again. Ever...

"Kratos..." Raine protested. "Please, answer me!" Sighing softly after his silence, she wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his shoulder. He flinched once, then it was like as nothing had happened. Silence.

She had such a nice scent. Like fresh rain...

A war waged inside the angel's heart and soul. A part of him wanted to love, love Raine with all he could, and the other part of him...wanted to shut love out of his life...forever. It was a war which would prove to tear him apart.

"How much times do you want me to say I'm sorry?..." Raine whispered. "I'm sorry..." The soft whir of the ceiling fan was only to be heard.

Raine stood up. "Fine!" She said angrily. "Fine, if you won't..." She yanked open the door and looked back at the stony Seraphim with sad, blue eyes. "I...love you. I really do." And the door slammed shut.

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Kazaana the Furyou Houshi- lol, nice review! Very funny. I like! Yes, this time, he better answer her! lol ::gets hit by Hell Pyre:: XD ::sizzle::

None- Uh...I totally agree! Yes. It was short, brief, and yeah. This is a bit of a wierd chapter, if I do say so myself.

Willow-189- Updates make me happy too! XP I hoped you really liked this chapter, because I put a bunches of effort into the construction of this chapter, unlike the last one...

Hamano Ayumi- EEK EXACTO BLADES! ::faints from the excitement:: What are they exactly? Yes, I've seen Witch Hunter Robin, I don't think its on Cartoon Network anymore, so I haven't seen it since. But yes, it is an AWESOME anime series. Very dark and angsty-ish. Me likes. I think you should update your story pretty soon too, I'm dying to know what happens next! ::drools:: lol you have an awesome writing style! Keep it up! Email me soon!

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Amazon Bunny- Thanks for reading! ::hugs her Himalayan kitty::

Panda- Meow. x.x

Genis- You hug it too tightly.

Zelos- No wonder your old cat died...

Amazon Bunny- ::smacks Zelos:: Shut up, she died from cancer, you fool!

Sheena- Aww...poor baby...

Tiger- Meow???

Dusty- Meow???

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