A/N: I must admit I was surprised to see people actually review XD. So thanks to all of you! It's always like that when you're new huh? No one ever looks usually lol :o
So here is chapter 2. Sorry this has taken quite a while but my French-speaking exam was important and I had to learn for it-
Random person: Get on with it!
Oh, sorry. I do not own Tales of Symphonia, Kratos or any other ToS related characters.
(edit: now that I am awake I have tried to correct all the spelling errors that were made)
"He's been asleep like this for hours professor. Will he be ok?"
"I don't know Collette dear, we will have to see - Lloyd are you ok? Lloyd!"
"Professor… I'm not sleeping in class… Really"
"Lloyd!" Raines voice became sharper in his head and he forced open his eyes to see what was going on.
"Professor? What are you doing here?"
"I heard off of Collette that you were sick. She found us quickly after you passed out this morning."
"I'm ok Professor Sage." Lloyd felt his pride slightly damaged. It was not often that he got hurt, especially enough to cause him to pass out. His hands shook a little and he hung his head
What is going on with me?
The door creaked open and another face entered the room. It was non other then his best friend Genis.
"I should have imagined you'd get into trouble as soon as we left Iselia Lloyd."
His friend was such a smart ass. Yet, his little comments strangely felt more like compliments these days. He would never forget what Genis said back in the passage to the Great Seed during their past adventures 'I wanted to be like you.'
So if Genis wanted to be like me, he'd want to be stupid too right?
This thought made Lloyd grin happily at Genis, who looked amused to see that his casual insult had no effect, but what was new with that anyway? Lloyd wasn't the brightest person in town. Not by a long shot.
"It's good to see you guys." Lloyd said sitting up in his bed. "I'm alright, I was training a lot. I think I have slept it off."
Raine put a hand on his forehead and she frowned "Lloyd Irving! You have a fever! Of course you are not ok! Dirk can you tell me what's been going on? What are his symptoms?"
Shocked at the barrage of questions Dirk scratched his head "Aye, well it all started when he kept tryin' to learn them Angel skills."
Raine cast Lloyd a strange look "Lloyd? You fight with twin swords so why…" She paused "Never mind." She took Lloyds hand and rest her fingers on his wrist "His pulse is too fast also. He needs rest."
"Professor Sage! I need to keep training!"
"If you want your body to break down from fatigue, then go ahead." She replied coolly
"Fat…Tigue? What?"
"It means tired. You're stupid, Lloyd." Genis said with a smirk.
"Shut up Genis - Alright I'll get some rest."
I give up. The Professor will never let me leave this room and dad will probably stop me also.
He rest back down and closed his eyes
I wonder if I'll see my mom again if I fall asleep?
Lloyd opened his eyes to see he was on a grassy green field.
Whoa, where am I?
He walked forward cautiously. The place looked familiar to him but new at the same time.
"Look dear, he's walking!"
That was mom's voice!
He spun around to see Anna yet again. She took his hands and held them loosely over his head
"Come on Lloyd, keep walking."
What?
He took a step forward to humour her so that she would speak again
"See Kratos, look!" Her eyes shone proudly at Lloyd as she pulled him into a warm embrace. "You're so talented Lloyd!"
"Uh, really?"
Not hearing him, she turned to look at Kratos who had just appeared nearby with Noishe.
Whoa, Kratos is not in that funky purple outfit! Lloyd thought as he took a good look at his father. Kratos was wearing black semi baggy pants and a plain brown shirt, which had the first button undone, showing a locket around his neck. His double edge steel sword he remembered him having when they first met was still by his side as always.
"Whine, whine." Noishe went over to Lloyd and started to lick his cheek.
Anna laughed "See Lloyd? Noishe is proud of you too."
Kratos put an arm around Anna and watched Noishe also "We'll have to get moving soon Anna. We cannot stay in one place for too long."
Of course. Kratos had to kill the special moment with the painful truth.
"I guess you're right." Anna admitted with a slight pout as she took Lloyd's hand "Come on Lloyd it is time to go now."
Lloyd let himself get dragged along by Anna not knowing what else he could do. This was starting to become too strange for comfort. None of this made any sense to him. Why did these dreams feel so real?
Noishe walked protectively by Kratos and would occasionally sniff the air and howl. Every time he did, Kratos watched with a look of concentration on his face. What where they doing exactly?
"There are Desians in every direction." Kratos said with a hint of aggravation showing through. Odd to see him lose his cool. "Either that or they are monsters. Anna, Lloyd, be on the lookout."
Lloyd nodded obediently and kept his eyes fixed on as much of the horizon as he could. His eyes started to hurt but he strained them and continued to keep a close watch to help out his parents.
They all stopped walking to see a group of thieves on the pathway.
"Give us your money!" One of them demanded
"Give it or the woman and the kid get it!"
Kratos smirked "Humph. Foolish."
He un-sheathed his sword but didn't move, the thieves ran over to him instead. He stepped forward and swung his sword slowly through the air. The first thief yelled in pain as a deep gash had been made in his arm. The other two thieves looked at each other and appeared to be puzzled.
"How did he do that he barely moved his sword!"
The other thief didn't answer back looking just as confused. Kratos stepped forward slowly and they both ran, tugging along their injured comrade.
"Dear, why didn't you use any of your angel powers?"
Kratos smiled slightly, "I would of Anna, but Cruxis may of spotted me and found out where we were."
"Ah, yes of course." Anna agreed as she went over and hugged him "Come on Lloyd, hug mommy and daddy."
Lloyd went red Mommy and Daddy? He looked at them both and wrapped his arms around them – all together for the first time in such a long while. It was a strange feeling; he had never had this, the feeling of being with your mother and father.
"Let's set up camp for the night. Lloyd looks tired." Kratos suggested
Anna sat down looking grateful for some rest "Lloyd, you wanna sit with mom?"
He nodded and sat down next to her. She gently moved his head onto her shoulder and stroked his hair. That same feeling of weakness slowly took over Lloyd's body as it had back in his room the other night. He closed his eyes and simply enjoyed being in a family, even if it was one that was in his own dream world. He listened as Kratos paced about occasionally. The soft crackling of a fire made him open his eyes again. Noise was laying on his side, trying to soak up some of the warmth made by the flames. Kratos eventually sat next to him and Anna and smiled.
"If you two wish to rest. I will be the night watch."
"You sure you don't need any sleep dear?"
"I will be fine watching over you and Lloyd."
Anna kissed his cheek and then held Lloyd protectively in her arms "Good night." She smiled at her husband and closed her eyes. "Good night my little Lloyd."
"… Goodnight mom." He closed his eyes and drifted off.
"Lloyd!"
"Huh?"
He opened his eyes to see a blurred figure shaking his shoulders.
"Mom?"
A hand lightly slapped him across the face and the figure went into focus.
"Professor Raine?"
"Lloyd, are you ok? Are you hurt?" Collette suddenly asked from the chair by his bed "Your exsphere was glowing so brightly!"
Lloyd looked to his hand; his exsphere seemed normal to him. It had never lit up before - Only that one time when he used it's power to reach the Great Seed, and that was almost half a year ago. Since then he had not seen it act out of the ordinary.
"My exsphere was glowing?"
"Yes, for now I am going to call the phenomenon Exsphere-oddness."
Raine slapped Genis hard across the head "Now is not the time to joke!" She scorned. After Genis apologised to avoid another smack, her attention fixed back on Lloyd. Genis however, continued to rub a hand over the red mark Raine had just created on his head.
"Lloyd. I want you to come back with me to the Elemental Research Laboratory. I contacted Zelos and we have permission to study the exsphere in there."
Oh no, she's gone into ruin mode on my exsphere…
A/N: And that's all folks XD. I am sorry this is not very long but my brain is still fried from the French exam today. Same goes for if there are spelling errors I am sorry Comment are appreciated - pleases and thank you's
