It seems Ren likes to point out my mistakes a lot doesn't it. Just to clear this up that was a mistake with Yuan. However since this is my story I could have intentionally made it like that. You really should think before you write down a complaint Ren. And don't try and say it was constructive criticism. That was more like a flame. Constructive criticism would be more like "You let Kratos see Yuan. In the game that doesn't happen cause it would mess up the whole story. I was just wondering if you meant to do it that way or not." Not the way you put it. Just wanted to say that so on to the story.
Disclaimer: I only own Seth, and his parents.
A Tale of Two Worlds
Ch. 6 Parents
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"Mom?" Seth asked as he saw the woman standing in the door. She stared at the group in slight shock. It was very rare to get a group of people this large at the door at once, let alone one that just called her Mom. Seth looked at her. She wasn't especially tall maybe a few inches taller then himself. She had light blue hair pulled up into a bun which revealed her elven ears. She had on a simple green dress.
The women took in the boy in front of her. The hair, the hopeful eyes, they looked just like Pyrgus's, her husband. "Seth?" she asked tentavily. He nodded. "Oh Seth it's really you! I missed you so much!" she said pulling her son into a hug.
"Um Mom could you let go I can't breathe," Seth said after trying to return the hug but not being able to move. She hurriedly let go.
"Please come in all of you. My name is Bethany," She said pulling Seth in who grabbed Genis's hand and pulled him inside with him.
"I think it would be best if we left him alone," Kratos said stopping Lloyd from entering.
"Yes. We will meet you at the Inn," Raine said. "Come on," she said to the others and turned around followed by them. Genis made to leave but Seth grabbed his hand.
"Stay with me?" Seth asked pleading slightly. Genis nodded and told the others he would stay. Bethany led them to room with several couches. Bookshelves lined the walls filled with books. They seemed to run along the walls of the entire house. Genis could tell Seth used all of his self-restraint to not dive at the bookcase and start reading.
"Make yourselves at home," Bethany said. She studied Genis for a second with an odd look and quickly left the room.
"I see where you get your love from books," Genis said lightly. Seth just nodded nervously. "Nervous?"
"Could you tell?" Seth asked looking at him
"Well its just that I can't feel my hand anymore," Genis said holding up the hand Seth was holding tightly. Seth blushed and let go. "Don't worry. They are your parents."
"Yeah but I'm just nervous to find out why they left me at Iselia. What if there is something wrong with me?" Genis opened his mouth to say something but closed it as Bethany and a man came into the room.
"Son!" the man bellowed happily. He was tall and had short brown hair and brown eyes. The man pulled Seth into a back breaking hug.
"Ack," Seth landed heavily on the couch rubbing his back.
"I can't believe it's you," Bethany said fussing about him. Seth gently tried to push her away. "You really should cut your hair!" she said noticing his ponytail. "You look like a girl with it like that."
"No way!" Seth replied holding onto his hair protectively. "I like it like this." They seemed to take no notice of Genis. Genis noticed this. She finally left him alone after Pyrgus pulled her away. "Why… why did you leave me at Iselia?" Seth asked tentatively.
"Well… this is kind of hard to say," Pyrgus said sitting down across from Seth.
"We were living here at the time, and we brought you to a Psychic," Bethany said sitting down.
"You see it's a tradition in our family. After six months of age we bring the child to a Psychic," Pyrgus said. Seth looked slightly confused. He didn't know how this could relate to leaving him at Iselia. "Well we went there with you and she saw that you would be ah… gay so we left you at Iselia hoping it would kind of stamp it out of you," Genis's jaw dropped as he heard this. Seth, who was fiddling with his bow dropped it loudly. That was the reason they left him all alone at Iselia!
"But it worked so you can stay here with us now!" Bethany said happily.
"That's the reason you left me at Iselia?" Seth said standing up angrily. "What kind of heartless person does that!"
"You must understand the situation we were in," Pyrgus said slightly desperately.
"No there should be no situation! It shouldn't matter what a stupid Psychic said," Seth said angrily. Genis stood up and tried to calm Seth down but he wasn't listening. "I would never move in with people who can't except what I am."
"Wh-what are you saying?" Bethany asked close to tears.
"I'm saying I'm in love… with Genis… a boy," he said holding Genis to him, "and I wouldn't trade that for anything."
"You really wouldn't trade it?" Genis asked.
"Never,"
"I can't believe you would fall in love with this… thing," Pyrgus said outraged.
"Don't you dare say anything bad about him," Seth growled menacingly.
"I will say what I want about him," he spat out as if it were a swear word. And with that Seth's self-control snapped. He lunged at his father fire dancing in his eyes.
"Seth stop!" Genis cried out and wrapped his arms around Seth's stomach, holding him back.
"Lemme go Genis,"
"Please, let's just go," Genis pleaded. Seth calmed down and nodded his head. He picked up his bow, grabbed Genis's hand and led him out of the house. They made there way silently to the inn. The others were sitting in the lounging area.
"Hey how was it?" Lloyd asked.
"I don't want to talk about it," Seth said heading towards his room. Genis held back and sat down next to the others.
"What happened?" Colette asked.
"Well," Genis explained what had happened at Seth's parent's house.
"That's horrible!" Raine exclaimed.
"I'm going to go talk to him," Genis said standing up and heading to the room Seth had gone into. Seth was sitting on a bed reading one of the books he had taken out from the library. That wasn't good. If Seth was angry and reading then nothing could disturb him. There could be a tornado hitting the room and he would continue reading. Even Genis couldn't snap him out of it. "Seth?" Genis asked knowing he wouldn't get an answer, which he didn't.
The younger elf walked over to Seth's bed and climbed on sitting in front of him. Seth was oblivious to him. Slowly Genis snaked his way underneath Seth's arms so he was lying against Seth's body. Still Seth didn't notice his. Genis pouted and raised himself up a bit and placed a kiss on Seth's lips. This awoke Seth from his trance and he put his book down.
"About time. Do you know how hard it is to get you out of one of your book spells?" Genis asked turning around and leaning his back onto Seth, who wrapped his arms around Genis.
"Apparently not that hard," Seth said resting his head on top of Genis's. Genis didn't reply. A few minute's past as they just lied there.
"You know I've been thinking," Genis said suddenly, "If your parents never left you at Iselia… then I probably would have never met you."
"Yeah your prolly right but still…," Seth said, pouting slightly, trying to find some way to argue back. Eventually he let it go and held onto Genis more. Both boys soon closed there eyes and fell asleep.
Morning came quickly and the group was soon traveling to Hakonesia Peak. It took them several hours to reach the peak. There were mountains around them and only one small pass through it. Several people were talking around it and there were guards at each side of the pass. A small shack sat to the right of the trail.
"I guess we should check in here," Lloyd said opening the door to the shack and walking in. They followed and Genis shut the door after him.
"Oh hello. How can I help you? My name is Koton," a rather old man said as they entered. He was balding and his eyes had a greedy look to them.
"We were wondering would you happen to know anything about the Book of Regeneration?" Colette asked politely.
"Why yes I do. In face I just got it from a group of ah… friends," Koton said. "Why?"
"We need it," Kratos said simply.
"Well…," he said thoughtfully, "I really do not wish to loose this. But I will let you read it for 10,000 gald."
"What! 10,000 gald! That's outrageous!" Seth exclaimed.
"How do you expect people to pay that price?" Raine asked indignantly.
"I don't know and I don't care," Koton replied holding the book close to him. "However I'm feeling generous. If you can get me the Spiritua Statue then I will let you come look at this whenever you want."
"But sir, that's a holy artifact," Colette protested.
"I don't care," he said roughly, "If you aren't going to get it then get out all of you!" Koton practically through them out.
"That cheep bastard!" Genis muttered angrily.
"Genis!" Raine said, shocked at him for swearing, she smacked him on the head. Genis yelped in pain and Seth pulled him into an embrace from behind.
"Well I guess we'll have to get the Spiritua Statue. Damn that'll be hard if it's a holy artifact," Lloyd said kicking the ground angrily.
"Well we might be able to being as I'm the Chosen Lloyd," Colette reminded him.
Kratos opened his mouth to say something but a women nearby had suddenly yelled.
"NO!" she asked shocked.
"It's true the Desians are on their way to Palmacosta. I heard it from my friend," her friend replied, "They are even bringing Magnius! He's a Grand Cardinal you know."
"The Desians are going to Palmacosta?" Seth asked worriedly.
"They must be up to something," Lloyd said.
"We should go there and try and head them off," Colette suggested.
"Yes let's," Raine said and they rushed off back to Palmacosta. They didn't see any Desians on the way but still they rushed on. For not seeing them was just as bad, if not worse, then seeing them. There weren't many people around when the got to the town but they did see several children playing.
"Hey where is everyone?" Genis asked one of them.
"Mommy and Daddy went to the Town Square. They wouldn't tell me why," the little boy pouted. The group glanced at each other and then rushed to the square. There were many people there in a circle around something. They all looked rather frightened. Not bothering to say excuse me the four younger heroes pushed their way through the crowd. In the center of the circle was Cacao with a rope slung around her neck. She was on a wooden platform and Desians surrounded her. They were going to hang her.
"We have to save her!" Seth said. He was about to run out but Raine who had managed her way through the crowd held him back.
"Don't they'll just kill all of us," Kratos said. Seth was about to protest when Colette threw one of her chakram at the guard holding he string. It flew through the man's hand and came back to Colette.
"Aaah my arm!" he yelled angrily.
"You dare to interfere while I, Lord Magnius, one of the Five Grand Cardinals, am here? Kill them!" A man with red hair and a scar over his eye yelled. He seemed to be in charge. Several Desians ran at them and the crowd screamed and ran away.
"Well that worked well…," Kratos said angrily drawing his sword. Lloyd ran out at the Desian charging his and used Beast which knocked the Desian back with the force of a pouncing lion. While the others took out the Desians Seth aimed carefully at the string at Cacao's neck. He let the arrow fly and it cut through the part of the rope that hung above her head. She slumped to the ground relieved even though her hands were binded.
Kratos quickly ran through the Desians to Magnius and slashed at his chest.
"Augh," he said angrily and clutched at his chest. "Damn you Kratos."
"Lord Magnius are you alright?" A Desian asked and the rest ran over to him.
"I'm fine. Let us leave now we still have the other one," Magnius said leaving. "But be warned this will not be the last time we meet." With that he left followed by the Desians. With the Desians gone the crowd dispersed and went back to their daily routines. The group ran over to where Cacao was and Kratos untied her.
"Thank you but you must save my daughter, Chocolat!" Cacao said distressed. "The Desians took her to the Palmacosta Human Ranch."
"Oh Lloyd we have to help her!" Colette said worriedly.
"Yeah we can do it," Lloyd replied.
"Lloyd are you crazy?" Genis asked waving his arms. "This is a human ranch! It'll be crawling with Desians."
"But we have to save her!" Colette argued.
"I will follow the Chosen where she goes," Kratos said.
"I don't think it's a very good idea…," Raine said thoughtfully.
"What about you Seth?" Lloyd asked.
"I'll… I'll follow Genis where he goes. If he stays then I will stay but if he goes then I'm gonna go with him," Seth said.
"That means we win!" Lloyd said. "Three to two!"
"Augh fiiiine I'll go," Genis said pouting.
"I couldn't help but over hear you," Neil said walking over to them. "I can help you get to the Ranch. I know a hidden entrance to the Ranch."
"Thank you very much," Raine said gratefully.
"Please follow me," Neil said and he left the town heading for the Palmacosta Human Ranch. "I feel I must tell you this before we arrive at the ranch," Neil said as the ranch came into view. "Governor-General Dorr does not fight against the Desians."
"What do you mean? The people kept talking about him doing just that?" Seth asked.
"They don't know the truth. Dorr gives the Desians humans from the town so they don't attack. The people thinks he has been fighting them."
"That's horrible!" Raine said aghast.
"Stupid human," Genis muttered darkly.
"We have to put a stop to Dorr as soon as we save Chocolat," Lloyd said.
"Yeah we will," Colette said as they reached the ranch.
"The doorway is over here," Neil said leading them to the side and pushed aside a branch revealing a doorway. "Good luck."
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Short chapter I know I was planning on doing the ranch but I mean it took me this long to do this much… I'm so sorry about that! I have writer's block! I've like never had this before… Its annoying… Ok well… Until next time.