Summary: Kratos thought he had finally molded himself into the perfect Cruxis Angel, emotionless and unfeeling. Against his will, one person stepped into his life and shattered all control he had. RaineKratos
Second Summary: It was going to be an ordinary day teaching, wasn't it? Life seems to take turns for the worst when Raine is mistaken for the 'chosen.'
Disclaimer: I don't own the characters, just the plot.
Author's Note: Okay, I'm not really sure how to continue this fic… -.-' Lol, I'll try to finish it though… I just need some INSPIRATION!! dramatically holds hands up DEAR SWEET MUSES, HELP ME!!!! Oh well, I hope you guys like this chapter because it's a kind of 'spur of the moment' chapter AND I have finals coming up so I'll be too busy to start on the second chapter!! I haven't been playing Tales of Symphonia lately so yeah… I haven't even finished the second disk yet… -.-' HAHAHA!!! ALSO I just got my third FLAME since I've been on this site!! HAHAHA!! Celebration Lol, this person flamed me because I flamed his girlfriend… too bad her fic really did suck… OH WELL!! I don't think he really read this fic, so I won't stop writing… not like the other flames on my other stories really affected me anyway. AND I really don't see how my gender affects anything.
Empty: Chapter One
Kratos' eyes narrowed as he surveyed the empty parking lot. Something was different, something didn't feel right. Trying to shrug the strange feeling away, Kratos made his way to his small, black car, but stopped when he noticed his car swaying from side to side. Again Kratos shrugged it away and continued his slow stride, picking up speed as he continued.
An amused and surprised look passed over Kratos' face when he saw that the hostage was the cause of the car's swaying. She had awoken sooner than he thought and, seeing as she was struggling unceasingly, she obviously didn't like the situation she was in. When Kratos entered the small classroom he had just assumed that the teacher was the one his superiors wanted because she was the only blonde in the room. Kratos had searched the room for any signs of another blonde, but there was no one in the room that had fit the description given to him.
Kratos pulled out a crisp, crumpled slip of paper from his pocket and scanned the through its contents. There was no room in his mission for mistakes.
Name: Collette
Stature: petite
Hair: blonde
Eyes: blue
Time: 2:45 pm
Place: Kaiba High, home room D
Muffled grunts interrupted his chain of thoughts as two eyes glared at him from within the car. Kratos scoffed as he opened the door.
"What do you want?" He questioned the woman before him. The silvery blonde responded with a series of muffled groans because of the long strip of duct tape conveniently taped onto her lips. 'Collette' turned to face him as she continued with her incoherent rant. Kratos leaned forwards and mentally smirked when a small blush spread over her cheeks. He gently pulled on the edge of the tape till it yielded and continued to pull it off of 'Collette's' lips. "Now, in complete sentences and comprehensible words, what do you want?"
"Who are you?! What do you want with me? Where are we? Who in their right mind would want to kidnap me?" Kratos slapped his hands back onto the woman's lips. She sure had a lot of questions.
"How 'bout this, one question and that's it. You better choose your question wisely because I'm not going to answer any more than one." Kratos let go of 'Collette' and awaited the question he allowed her. She leaned back and seemed to be deep in thought before her voice broke through their small moment of silence.
"Who are you?"
"My name is unimportant, I am obviously your captor, and the owner of this car." Kratos stood up and closed the door before 'Collette' could say anything else. The woman seemed to be peeved at the fact that she didn't get any important information and twisted her body to enable her to open the door. After a painful twist, the blonde's hand found the door handle and pulled it open.
"That's nothing! What you told me, I already know. I'm not stupid, you know." Kratos noticed that 'Collette's' cheeks puffed up in anger as she clambered out of his car. She approached him with a determined look on her face. She stood up straight as if to size him up, but this was useless seeing as Kratos was still a head taller than her.
"Tell me one thing important, and I'll stop bothering you and be a good prisoner." Kratos raised an eyebrow at her proposition and sighed.
"Okay, just one thing."
"Great! What's your name?" 'Collette' sat up with a sudden interest.
"Kratos."
"Huh? Just 'Kratos?' What's your last name?"
"You said one thing only. I answered your question, now I want silence, Collette."
The blonde tilted her head to the side, "What did you call me?"
"Collette. It's your name, isn't it?"
"No…" she replied, shaking her head. "My name is Raine, actually. It's a pleasure to meet you." Raine did a small curtsy, but stood up abruptly when she noticed that her companion was no longer paying attention to her.
Kratos turned his back on Raine and replayed the kidnapping over and over again in his mind. She was the only blonde in the room, she was the only one who fit the description they had given her, but yet she was NOT Collette. Kratos ran a hand through his long red hair as he scanned through his memory. Maybe he missed a blonde head, maybe he should have checked the other rooms. This was Japan, so it wouldn't be so hard to find a blonde in a mass of black.
"Did you say your name was 'Raine?" Kratos seemed unable to accept the truth; he had made a dire mistake on the job. Who knew what the consequences could be? Raine slowly nodded, but decided to voice out her response since Kratos wasn't facing her.
Raine then noticed that this was her chance, maybe the only chance she'd ever get, to run. He wasn't paying attention to her, there was a clear area to run, and they were in a public building. Raine slowly crept away from the car and when she was a good foot away from Kratos and the car, she sprinted for her dear life. Raine ran as fast as she could towards the stairs; she couldn't take the elevators because it would take longer to wait for them. Suddenly she bumped into something warm.
Raine slowly looked up and was faced with two amber eyes glaring down at her. "I didn't give you permission to leave." Raine shivered as she noticed that his voice had dropped into a low, menacing growl. Kratos threw Raine over his shoulder as he carried her back to the car. Raine struggled against Kratos, but his grip was firm. Kratos dumped Raine into the car and buckled her seat belt so as to constrain her to the chair. He quickly climbed into the driver's seat, started the car, and drove out of the parking lot.
When they reached the main road, Kratos pulled out his mobile phone and dialed a series of numbers.
'Yes?'
"Hey, there was a mistake in the mission. Collette was not there."
'I know, I just found out a before you called.'
"We have more problems. I kidnapped a teacher from the school."
'Why in the hell would you do that?'
"Sir, she fit the description given to me."
'Okay, give me her name.'
"Raine."
'Full name, Kratos.'
Kratos turned and faced Raine with a penetrating stare. "What's your last name?"
Raine seemed unfazed by Kratos' deadly stare and resumed her small struggle against her bonds. "If you answer my question, I'll cut those ropes."
"You'll let me go?"
"No, I'll just untie you."
Raine seemed to weigh out her choices as her eyes searched his face. "Sage."
Kratos turned away from Raine and stared at the street ahead. "Sir, her name is Raine Sage."
'Okay, I'll have the computer experts do a background search and I'll notify you once everything's finished.'
With that, Kratos shut his phone and tucked it into his coat pocket. Kratos looked around and when he saw that there were no cars behind him, stopped. Kratos turned in his seat and faced Raine. He pulled out a knife from his coat and watch with mild amusement as Raine's eyes seemed to widen at the sight of the blade. "Turn around."
Raine obediently obeyed as she turned and closed her eyes, unsure of what to expect next. There was a slight cutting sound and soon her hands were released from the ropes that had bound them. Raine looked down at her hands and saw that there were burn marks where the rope used to be. Raine gently touched one of her wounds and winced at the slight pressure.
"That's what you get for trying to escape." Raine glanced up at Kratos. Even if he was an assassin, he really didn't act like one. His sarcasm, his overall demeanor; he seemed to be just an ordinary person. Still there was something about him, something in his aura that screamed 'mystery.'
Raine couldn't help but get curious.
TBC
Short chapter -.-' I didn't really know what to write, and it feels like Kratos' character is beginning to change from what it was in the first chapter. Oh well, Raine… I feel like she's a bit out of character, but I'm not entirely sure why. I'll be introducing other characters soon; the next chapter will probably introduce Collette. Hm… that's about it!
Review please.