The sun shone down on Kratos' and Colette's naked bodies, there arms wrapped around each other, smiles still on their sleeping faces. There clothes were scattered across the barren ground.
Genis wandered through the forest, leaves crunching rapidly beneath his feet. "Colette!" he called, looking around rapidly. "Kratos! Where are you?"
His head cocked vigorously as his determination to find two of the most important members of the team grew. He had no idea where they went or why they would leave the camp without them.
I knew I shouldn't have trusted Kratos, he thought to himself, He wanted to protect Colette on his own all along!
He suddenly came to a passing between the northeastern trail and the northwestern trail near a red boulder. He heard breathing, and slowly moved the bush over to see Kratos holding Colette close to him, sleeping. To make it worse they were naked!
"Oh my god!" he shouted out, covering his eyes. "Oh my god," said Kratos, getting up quickly and grabbing his pants. Colette ran over and slipped on her clothes, too. Genis covered his eyes, and then opened them again when he saw they were back in their clothes.
"Oh my god," he repeated, "Kratos! This is rape! Colette is only" "Yeah, I know," he said, "I can't explain anything. Just, whatever you do, don't tell anyone." Kratos put his hands on Genis' shoulders and stared deeply into his eyes. "Especially not Lloyd."
"Are you kidding me?" Genis screamed, grabbing his hair and pacing back and forth, "You could get arrested! Not to mention Lloyd- he'll be heartbroken! How could you do such a thing! God, you're so selfish..."
A knife flew right in front of Genis' throat. Kratos was pointing it directly at him. "Look," he said very sternly, "If you tell anyone about this, anyone at all, you'll find a sword through your belly and ten times worse. Are we clear?"
Colette ran over. "Kratos, please." "Colette!" he said, keeping the dagger to Genis' throat, "You don't know what they'll do with rapists in this country, do you?" He grabbed Genis by the neck so that he couldn't get away. "They'll kill them," he said, "Not only that, but they'll torture them. Since I had… since I… I've committed statutory rape to you, and that's still rape. We can't let anyone else know."
Colette understood. She nodded. "Then what will we do with Genis? He knows, and even if he doesn't tell anyone else, he'll tell Lloyd." Kratos turned to Genis. "Well, then, there's only one solution," he said, pressing the knife to Genis' throat so a small cut appeared, "I'm so sorry."
Kratos swiftly swung his dagger. In an instant, blood hit the leaves, and Genis' tongue was on the ground. He began screaming loudly, tears flooding his face.
Kratos grabbed Colette's hand. "This will give us far more time than needed, but it was the only way," he said, "I can still take you where you need to be, but we'll have to leave Lloyd and Genis. Forever."
Colette nodded. "I'd do anything for you, Kratos," she said. "Good," he said, running off, his hand still in hers, "Let's go."
The couple stopped at Meltokio, the imperial city. Kratos walked in with Colette, who was still holding her hand. They walked to the upstairs of a restaurant and sat down. Out of nowhere, a red haired man walked over to them and smiled at Colette. "Well, well, well," he said, "Who's presence do I have the honor of standing in today?"
Kratos stood up and glared at him. "Mine, and if you don't retreat back to your table soon, the manager's," he barked. The man smiled. "I'm Zelos," he said, ignoring Kratos' crude remarks. "If you don't mind, I was just going to ask the lady for her order."
Kratos sat back down and looked at Colette. "Hey," said Zelos, "Aren't you a bit old to be dating her, anyways?" Kratos' stomach flopped. He wasn't exactly the best at making up excuses on the dot, but he'd have to now. "I'm her uncle," he said quickly, "I'm her godfather, actually. I'm taking her out for her birthday."
Zelos beamed. "Great! Well, a happy birthday to you, dear," he said, "What kind of cake do you like? I'll bake it for you special." "I like angel food cake," she said. "One angel food cake coming up," Zelos replied, walking away.
Kratos looked at her. "So, where do you want to stay tonight? The hotels might be a bit suspicious of us, so we'll have to find a house to stay in. That, or sleep outside. It's all up to you."
Colette put a finger to her chin. "I'd like to stay in a house," she said, "You're strong. You may be able to… err… rid of its original owners, and then we could settle down there until I turn of age."
Kratos nodded. "You know, usually I don't do away with people for free," he said, hinting with a smile. Colette returned the smile. "Don't worry, I'll have a special treat for you tonight…"
