Why Daddy Why
By Ar- Elenriel
I do not own Tales of Symphonia or any of its characters.
Chapter 5: Uncie Yuan, an Uncie Mifos
Kratos looked stunned as Mithos told him all about his new idea on how to bring Martel back. "Mithos are you serious? You no longer wish to harm my family." said Kratos as he tried to keep Lloyd from running amuck through the dwarf Dirks house.
"Teacher, I know all to well how painful it is to lose one's entire family. Besides Yuan (who never yells) told me off yesterday. He said that just because I was unhappy was no reason to make other peoples lives miserable. That kind of hit home. Besides I finally realized something. The humans that I am harming now are not the humans who hurt my sister and me. We killed the men who killed her a long time ago, and I am sick of fighting and everyone hating each other."
"Mithos" said Yuan "I hope that if Kratos and Anna agree to this plan that you will put your money where your mouth is. If not, my Renegades will make sure that you do." He moved quickly to Kratos side and reached his arms out for Lloyd who had begun to pull Anna's hair. "Lloyd come see Uncle Yuan. Your father needs a bit of a break."
"Uncie Yuan" shrieked the toddler at the top of his little lungs. "I goed to Katz Viwwage, I weared a Katz suit. Daddy weared a Katz suit, Mommy weared a Katz suit .Katz is funny. FLY me up in de aiw." Yuan looked at the toddler with and amused look in his eyes (Kratos in a Katz suit?) and lifted Lloyd up onto his shoulders. Yuan pulled his wings out and lifted himself a few feet off of the ground. "Weeee up high Uncie Yuan I wike dis." giggled little Lloyd.
"I cannot take you up to high Lloyd. Your Mommy and Daddy wouldn't like it at all." stated Yuan. Besides it is almost lunch time and it looks like your Mommy has made Miso Soup, and peanut butter and jelly sandwiches." said Yuan placing Lloyd in one of Dirks chairs.
Mithos moved towards the table and sat down as well. By this time he had become comfortable enough around Anna and Lloyd to disperse the illusion surrounding him and reveal his true form. This form was that of a fourteen year old boy. "Lloyd do you like your peanut butter sandwiches with the crusts cut off? "asked Mithos. Lloyd nodded yes as Mithos took a table knife and cut the crusts off of both his own sandwich and Lloyds.
"Uncie Mifos, Daddy say you used to pway pick up sticks when you was wittle." said Lloyd around a mouthful of peanut butter and jelly. "I wike pick up sticks. I is always beating Daddy an Mommy at pick up sticks."
"Yes Lloyd I used to play pick up sticks when I was your age. Or the elven/ half elven equivalent anyways. ( elves age differently human age three elven age ten which means if Mithos was the elven age of 14 when he became and angel it was equal to 140 human years) . I used to beat my parents and my sister Martel at pick up sticks all of the time." " Why Lloyd? Do you want to play a game of pick up sticks with me? "
"Pway wif me Uncie Mifos." "I has pick up sticks in mine wittle back pack dat Mommy packeded for mineself." "I is also having cookies, and a teddy beaw, and pajamas, an a pictuwe book, and socks." 'All mine cwothes is wed." As Lloyd chattered away all of the adults in the room began to look rather amused to see little Lloyd involving the leader of Cruxis in his play, so trustingly.
"Lloyd does not usually trust strangers.' stated Kratos to both Yuan and Anna. " Perhaps Anna my love we should do this for Mithos. The fact that our small son trusts him so may be proof that there is still good left in Mithos after all. If he is willing to put the worlds back and re-plant the tree if we parent Martel Re-born. Maybe we should."
"Kratos' said Yuan "I would make Mithos prove his trustworthiness before you do anything. He has betrayed our trust before, if you don't remember." "Maybe we should make sure he gives the other angels up in Derris Kharlan rune crests first. This way they regain their souls."
"I agree Yuan my friend. I will not endanger my wife and son further. Mithos will have to prove himself to us first. Besides it will be awhile until Anna can become pregnant again. Her body was badly damaged by becoming an exubelea, and she will need time as well for her body to adjust to her new Rune Crest. "I also think that for both Lloyd and Martel reincarnated sake that Mithos must agree to allow us to continue living on the surface. Although since things are likely to be hectic after we finish bringing the worlds back together I will allow them to stay on Derris Kharlan until things have settled down. "
Lloyd who had begun to grow sleepy walked up to Anna and put small arms around his mother's neck. "Marmar I is seepy and wants to go night night. " I pwayed to hawd today." "Uncie Yuan and Uncie Mifos is nice, I wanna pway wif dem again." stated a sleepy Lloyd as Anna helped her small son into his pajamas. Luckily none of them had to look for a place to stay that night since Dirk had asked them to stay with him in his nice cosy cave. After Anna finished putting Lloyd's pajamas (red of course.) Lloyd toddled over to Kratos, Yuan, and Mithos and gave everyone goodnight hugs while valiantly stifling yawns. "Night Daddy, Uncie Yuan, Uncie Mifos. See ya tomowwow."
"Good night Lloyd" said Anna as she tucked red blankets about her small son.
"Mithos I agree to you plan under certain conditions." "First I need awhile for my health to recover from receiving my Rune Crest. Second, I want you to follow through on your promises to close the Human Ranches, give key crests to all of the former prisoners. I also want the worlds brought back together, and the tree planted and all of the angels of Derris Kharlan to have Rune Crests. Soullessness is a very sad thing and I won't tolerate it." stated Anna emphatically. " She then walked over to Kratos and put her head on his shoulder. With all of the events of the previous few months Anna herself was quite weary.
" All right I agree to those conditions Anna." I was planning to do all of those things anyways. " Besides I realize that you and Kratos need to rest after spending so much time on the run." " Kratos why don't you and your family come home to Derris Kharlan until the re- unification is over with." Unfortunately it will cause some natural disasters, and the governments of Tethe'Alla and Sylvarant will be in chaos for some time." I do not wish to have Anna and Lloyd exposed to that." stated Mithos.
" All right then we travel to Derris Kharlan tomorrow. " stated Kratos as he covered his sleeping wife with a blanket. Kratos then noticed that Yuan had dozed off on Dirks couch and took a blanket and covered his oldest friend with a blanket as well. " Mithos you forgot you bed roll didn't you?" asked Kratos. Seeing that he was correct Kratos handed Mithos his own bed roll and sat down near the fire." Mithos go to sleep. I will keep watch tonight." stated Kratos as Mithos settled in amongst the blankets.