Tales of Symphonia: The Secret of the Angels

Disclaimer: I do not own Tales of Symphonia and probably never will.

A/N: Thank you everyone for the reviews! Wow, it's been a LONG time since I updated. I've been very busy lately, but hopefully I'll have lots of time to update over Winter Break ::smiles::. Anyways, thank you again for those who are still reading this!

Chapter 10: Forever Shadows

There was a little child in a closet. Everything was black except for the little streak of light coming from the door. The child was crying and was blindfolded. A rough voice called from outside. It was muffled, but anyone with ears could tell the voice was shouting in anger. The child cried harder and whimpered, but looked up. The door was wrenched open and a large man stood at the doorway. He stared at the child like a vicious wolf to an innocent rabbit. The child could not see for the child was wearing a blindfold. It was not a blindfold that the child wished to wear. It was a blindfold that was forced upon her face. "I am blind… And I shall be blind forever…"

-Ozette (In the rebuilt inn)-

"Aren't you happy Presea? Ozette is rebuilt!" Genis cried cheerfully. Presea turned around and smiled at him.

"Yes, I know, it's great! I'm so happy!" the girl shouted with glee. Seeing her smile made everyone relax.

"You know, seeing you smile like that makes me feel nothing ever went wrong!" Colette stated. Then, they all started laughing. That is everyone, except for Tsumaru. She sat in a corner with her eyes set on the half-elf boy. How could he be so happy? , she thought. Their laughter angered her. She couldn't stand it; the laughter, the happiness, the unfairness. How can they be so happy? It's not fair! More thoughts angered her. She clenched her teeth. The laughter of Lloyd and his friends continued. Without knowing it, she spat out,

"Shut up all of you!" Everyone stared at her. Realizing what she had just did, she quickly got up and headed for the stairs. Kratos grabbed her arm. Tsumaru tried to set her arm free, but Kratos managed a tight grasp. She turned back at him and gave him a vicious glance.

"Apologize now!" Kratos shouted. The stubborn girl continued her glance of hatred.

"I'm sorry! Sheesh!" She cried and ran violently up the stairs. Kratos took another look at her and turned to the rest. Colette lowered her head. Was it all her fault?

"I'm so sorry. Did I make her go away?" she said timidly. Kratos did a firm shake of his head.

"No. You did nothing. Don't let her bother you. She just has some problems. That's all; don't worry about her," the swordsman told her. Now, it was Genis' turn to ask a question.

"Does she hate me? She always looks at me like she wants to kill me or something. It makes me nervous," the half-elf confessed.

"Don't worry. It's nothing," the man answered again. The half-elf sighed.

"Urgh! I hate it when she does this! She just gets angry so we'll pay more attention to her! See! Look, she's made all of us this grim! She just wants attention that's all! Why did we even bring her along?" Lloyd protested.

"Heh. Lloyd's right. The girl's annoying. Bet she just wants pure attention," Zelos agreed.

"Oh yeah? Then why doesn't the all great and mighty Zelos go and accompany her?" Sheena joked. She smirked at Zelos. He grunted back.

-In Tsumaru's room-

"Everyone's so stupid. No one cares about me. Humans are all the same; even Kratos. In the end, only the strongest survive in this world. Not those stupid humans. The real superiors are the ones that survive," Tsumaru murmured to herself. The night was fresh and the cool breeze blew in from her window. Her curtains swayed in the soft drift. Humans are so stupid… Her thoughts echoed inside her mind. They wouldn't stop. She jumped off her bed and walked to her window. She cupped her head in her hands and looked out into the stars.

The stars were like holes in the universe. That's right, holes. There was a myth that the sun was behind the midnight sky and only its light could shine through the holes of the sky. She was a hole as well. In the world, she is the only one that is incomplete. She is empty. She is the outcast. Except, in Tsumaru's world, she is a lone star. There is no one else to guide her. She was alone.

Her eyes have lost the ability to see happy things and beautiful nature. Her ears have lost the ability to hear laughter and cheer. Her face has lost the ability to form a smile. She was lost. She was lost in her own world. She was gone and never to return. She fell and no one was kind enough to stretch out an arm to help her back up.

As Tsumaru thought of this, she continued to stare at the stars. She saw the luminous moon in its beautiful glow. Mother… Mommy… The moon was the mother of the stars. Now, however, Tsumaru has no mother and will never have another one. She watched the sky become darker and darker, just like she had. Darker and darker, until it couldn't be seen anymore. Tsumaru felt the same. She was not only becoming darker and darker; she was also fading. And she will continue to grow darker and darker, fader and fader and disappear into the shadows, unless one reaches out for her…

A/N: Well, that's the end of this chapter! It's not so good, but I just wanted to add a few more things to my character. However, I thought that reading this would be boring. I hope I'll think of something more exciting to put in the next chapter!