Hey everyone another exciting chapter in Joy, Sorrow, and Something Else
Fan Fan Girl- Sorry about that I'll keep that in mind for other fan fic's, but you're right it was a bit rushed.
DISCLAIMER: ToS doesn't belong to me yet, Namco has finally caved on at least considering me.
Chapter 6 Kratos' Tale
"Sheena why don't we head over to my place to stay?" Lloyd asked looking towards Sheena in her rheaird.
"Okay." She said smiling.
They landed their rheairds' on the pathway close to Dirks' house. The trail was scarce, but hardly anybody ever went to go see the dwarf that had raised Lloyd.
Lloyd jumped off his rheaird and rushed to help Sheena off hers, but was a little late and saw her jump off herself.
He smiled as he thought, "I should have known, she does tend to be quite stubborn and want to have things her own way."
He then held out his hand while she grasped it and they started down the path, laughing and talking along the way.
When they reached the little wooden bridge they stopped suddenly and just looked at one another.
"What am I going to tell dad when we go in there?" He asked her.
"The truth." She plainly answered.
"Yeah, but I mean about Colette, what will he say?" He asked looking down.
She put his arm on his shoulder and said smiling, "He'll understand, he may not be to happy, but who knows. All we can do is hope for the best."
He brought his hand up and entwined his with hers and stared into her eyes for a few seconds before pulling her into another kiss.
"Thanks Sheena." He said turning to the door and walking with her hand still in his.
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"Well Zelos would you mind staying here, to keep Colette comforted?" Frank asked with a desperate sound in his voice. He as most parents hated to see his daughter hurt or sad.
"Well, I guess so. If you don't mind I'll take the couch down here then." Zelos said.
"Sure." Frank replied retiring to his room.
"Why can't I stop thinking about this frustration I have for Lloyd?" Zelos thought lying down on the couch. "I thought I wouldn't feel this way ever, but why now?"
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"Presea, you can stay with me in my room. Genis, you and Regal can share your room, and Kratos can have the living room. Understand?" Raine asked each of her guests.
"Sure thing Raine." Genis said with a smile.
"Understood." Presea replied.
"Yes that seems logical." Regal said moving with Genis into the next room.
"I'll see you all in the morning then." Kratos said turning in the opposite direction and leaving.
"Thanks again Professor Sage for having all of us in your house." Presea said.
"It's the least I can do knowing what we'll need." Raine replied.
After unpacking her pajamas Presea turned to Raine and asked, "Um, Raine. May I ask you something?"
"Sure." Raine said turning to her.
"I was wondering, about Genis. What is this confusion I'm getting when I'm around him all the time, and why doesn't it go away?" Presea nearly blurted out.
"That's right you haven't been around emotions for 16 years. This confusion is the start of love and it will only go away when it is replaced with an acknowledgment of the others feelings." Raine replied.
"I see then please don't tell Genis about this." Presea pleaded.
"I promise, but you mustn't be so shy about it." Raine said smiling as she climbed into bed and fell asleep.
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"I'd like to thank you all for coming here this morning. As you have asked and probably wondered why I'm here." Kratos started. His companions were yawning, as the school was cool and damp from the fog.
"Well it all started a few days ago when Lloyd sent Derris-Kharlan away from Symphonia." Kratos continued.
Flashback"Why is it I keep felling that something isn't right?" Kratos thought walking deeper into Mithos' castle. When he got there, there was Yuan standing looking at the throne.
"What are you doing here Yuan?" Kratos asked impassively.
"I know what you've been feeling, and you need to go and do this instead of me." Yuan said turning to Kratos.
"Well what's the problem Yuan?" Kratos asked folding his arms.
"I don't know myself, but you are actually more suited for the job." Yuan said closing his eyes.
End Flashback"So you see I'm here to find out what the problem is and help fix it." Kratos said.
"Well that doesn't explain why we're all here." Genis said.
"That's where I come in." Raine stepped in. "I went to Mizuho and discovered that all the Desian Grand Cardinals have returned, except Forcystus, he was killed by Lloyd and Sheena. No other Desians have been reported and no knowledge of Mithos."
"So we need to stop them before anything bad happens." Colette said turning to Zelos.
"Yes, but other things must be known as well, like why I wasn't able to summon Gnome, and how they came back." Sheena interjected.
"And we must also know that they are about 20 times stronger than they used to be. So get some rest in the same places, we leave tomorrow morning." Raine said dismissing the group.
Next chapter we find out why Sheena can't summon.
See Ya Later Space Cowboy.