HoujunRi: Sorry for not updating in a long time. Sorry!

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Disclaimer: I don't own Tales of Symphonia only Namco or the Tales studio does. But I do own my OC's.

Chapter 5

Anna suddenly woke up from the nightmare she was having. She then looked up at her hand, seeing an Exspheres there shining brightly. She sat up and looked around. Anna was still in the Inn in Palmacosta. She stood up from her bed and opened the curtains, it was about to be daylight soon in a couple of hours. Anna put her clothes on and walked downstairs, quietly not to wake anybody up.

"Miss?" asked a young woman who has now come out of a room. Anna squealed and fell. Making a loud noise to wake some people up. And, to her nightmare, it did.

"Waz all ze racket!" ask a chubby man, who was still in his pajamas.

"What's going on?" asked an old woman coming out of her door, in her nightgown. Then there was Kratos opening his door, looking rather annoyed, he was fully dressed unlike the other people in the Inn. Anna's face turned crimson.

"I am really sorry," whispered Anna standing up. The woman who startled Anna nodded and went back to her room, so did the others, but not Kratos. Anna dusted herself and looked at him, still crimson.

"I d-didn't mean to wake people up..."

Kratos shrugged and walked past her, making Anna fallow him. He opened the door and left outside.

'I wonder where he is going,' she thought. Once she got her courage to walk she began to fallow him. He didn't go very far away, just in the bridge, staring at the water. Anna walked up to him and stood next to him. Setting her arms on the wood of the bridge.

"Hey..."

"Hmph..."

"Yup..."

Kratos looked at her with a puzzled face. Then looked back at the water.

"Exactly how long are we staying?" asked Anna looking at him.

"Just for three days."

"Ah... So we're going to stay in the Inn? Do you have enough glad? I can work you know. After all I don't think all mercenaries get paid well, do you?"

"I have enough glad to support us."

"I can still work you know."

"No, that's all right."

"Really! I can! I mean, I haven't when I was a kid, all I did was chores, but still!"

Kratos sighed and shook his head, "That's enough, I have enough glad."

"Hmph! Fine."

They both stood quiet, both listening to the water. Anna once again looked at Kratos.

"I have a feeling you are more than just a mercenary."

One of Kratos eyebrow stood up, "Is that so?"

"Yup."

"I see..."

Anna looked at her hand and stared at it. Kratos was curious on what she was looking at so he did the same, suddenly his eyes went wide. That was no ordinary Exsphere. She was the Angeles Project that he wanted! Anna looked at him confused.

"Hey, what's wrong?"

Kratos took his eyes away from the Exsphere and looked at the water, "Nothing, it seems we will leave tomorrow morning, understood?"

Anna nodded a bit startled, "Why the change?"

"It's none of your concern," snapped Kratos. Anna frowned and stood quiet, not wanting to get into Kratos bad mood.

"These... These things are humans..." she whispered. Kratos looked at her.

"I saw them, once I was in the ranch near Luin, I saw them turn into... into these things."

Kratos stood quiet, he knew what she meant. "How old where you when you were taken?"

Anna stood in silence, for what seemed like hours to Kratos, "When I was just about eighteen. I think I told you that I was rescuing people in the ranch, and I got caught. Silly mistake of mine."

Again silence.

"You know, now that were talking about my life, why don't we talk about yo--"

"The Desians are attacking!" someone screamed, making both Anna and Kratos look up. It was true, there was a gang of Desians coming towards their way. Kratos looked at Anna and then at her hand. This may be the stupidest thing that Kratos had done, but he did worse when he was young. He too her hand and ran. Anna, startled by this, almost fell, but caught her balance. They were going back to the Inn, hiding probably. Once she knew that she was in her room, since it was on the second floor to the left, Kratos had told her to hide under the bed, which she did.

Kratos was looking thru the window the whole time. He saw that some Desians took some people to their ranch. Kratos looked down at the bed, Anna was safe there, probably confused. Kratos looked once thru the window again, when everything looked clear to him he walked to the door and took a peak. Everything was fine now.

"You can come out now."

Anna did just so. She got up and dusted herself.

"Man... Whoever cleans this place should really look under the bed!"

Kratos ignored her comment and again looked outside the window, then a Desian passed. Anna without knowing this she looked out the window, and peaked her head out of the window. Kratos looked at her then at the Desian that would be looking up any second. Kratos grabbed Anna's waist and pulled her to a corner. Anna looked at him, he just put one finger to her mouth. She nodded and stood quiet. Kratos took a quick view outside the street, now it seemed safe.

"It's safe now," he said it with a sigh at the end.

Anna nodded and looked down. She then felt her face turn a bit pink. Kratos let go not looking at Anna and more interested on what was going on outside. If he wanted to keep Anna safe, he had to make sure nobody knew she was in a ranch. He turn to her and saw her face a bit pink.

"Are you okay?"

Anna looked at Kratos and nodded, "Fine."

Kratos raised an eyebrow and shook his head, "We need to leave quickly."

"Alright, but can I get new clothing?"

"...I don't ha-"

"I said I would work, just for today, then we'll leave okay?"

Kratos thought about it for a moment and nodded. Clothes from Triet was to reviling, and people might get their suspicions. Anna smiled and walked towards the door.

"Job here I come!" she whispered to herself. She then got out of the door leaving a Kratos standing there. He sighed and fallowed Anna, "What have I gotten myself into?"

HoujunRi: Short, seems real short. Well I'll update soon. Ha. Poor Kratos... He fallows now. I am so ganna love Anna's job! Nah, kidding, not sure. I think Chapter 6 and 7 will be up soon too. Well until next time!