KrAtOs LuVeR: Hey, I'm so sorry I haven't been updating! I've been going out a lot now, and then other stuff…
Kratos: (rolls eyes)
KrAtOs LuVeR: I'm gonna try and make this chapter much longer than all the others…so hope you like it!
Kratos: Yea…
KrAtOs LuVeR: Oh, wait…disclaimer…. (Sighs)
Kratos: I hate those things…okay; KrAtOs LuVeR does not own ToS or any of the character…
KrAtOs LuVeR: I also don't own the song 'Mad World' by Gary Jules that I will be using in my fiction…I didn't change the lyrics, so this isn't a song fic…that was dumb to say! Now…the story…ENJOY!
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Kratos: Oh god…
KrAtOs LuVeR: O.o
Presea: Yippee!
Tales of Symphonia, The Love of One:
It was morning, about 7:00 to be exact and with this vacation Kratos really was planning on continuing to sleep to like 10:00…but a loud bell rung, making him scream and fall to the floor. He quickly got up and checked what the heck it was. He saw a building that had a whole bunch of kids running to it.
"A school…?" he wondered, aloud. He quickly got dressed and went out of the inn….regretting it. He nearly got stampeded by kids, that all seemed to want to run by the inn.
Then, suddenly a little boy, with silvery medium lengthed hair and a blue outfit ran by him, and tripped, beginning to cry.
"WAAAH!" He became nervous as the crowd of kids were all gone into the school and only a few were left; only walking.
"Um…a-are you okay…kid?" The kid only continued to cry even more and he gulped. Oh, great…what a vacation. Then, another kid came by that looked a bit older than. He had auburn, ruffled hair, like him and was wearing a red tank top and blue pants.
"Hey, Genis," The boy said in a kid sort of voice, "Are you okay…did this mister hurt you?" The boy that was crying named Genis sniffled…and then nodded! The other boy looked up at him.
"Excuse me, mister, but just because he's an Elf, doesn't mean you have to go being mean!" He gawked at the little boy.
"I-I…" he knew it was not use. He then smiled, remembering Lloyd, and how stubborn he was. He bent down, beside the boy named Genis.
"Hey, I'm really sorry. Would you like for me to carry me to school for you and explain to your teacher why you were late?" Genis looked at him, with watery eyes. The other boy also bent down.
"Hey, mister, I'm here too! I'm gonna be late too! You gotta tell her why I'm late too! Or she'll get all angry again like last time!" He smiled at the other boy.
"What your name?" he asked gently.
"Lloyd! Lloyd Irving, and if you want my dwarf daddy, he lives in the woods with those creepy monster…things!" His heart skipped a beat as he heard what the boy's name was
"Ll-Lloyd?" he stuttered. He then shook his head. There were tons of kids named Lloyd! Lloyd then cocked his head.
"Hey, why are you shaking your head! My name's Lloyd! You can even ask my dwarf daddy! He said Mommy and Daddy named me that…and…yea!" His heart skipped another beat, as he gulped.
"Where's your mother and father?" he asked. Genis then got up and grabbed Lloyd's arm.
"Sister is gonna get angry, Lloyd! C'mon!"
Hey, mister, you gotta come and tell Ms. Sage why we're late!" He sighed and stood, following the two kids absent minded into the building.
Could that kid, possibly be his son! He sighed again, and ran his hand down the scar on his neck…where he had stupidly cut himself four years ago. To his surprise, he really didn't want to believe that kid was actually his son. He had gone through so much pain, it hurt… and just realizing the solution to all his pain was right there, practically in front of his own face…it would hurt even more knowing that he had let his son suffer for four years by himself.
"Yes…what is it?" He came back to attention and what was going on, and what the situation was.
"Umm…I…you see…I was sleeping at an inn…visiting the town, you see…" He could tell the teacher was either a Half-Elf. "And, um…as I walked out of the inn, a whole bunch of kids ran right past me, and…um…Genis her tripped. And…John came to help them. So…I just came to…tell you why they're late…"
"Yea, so you can't yell at us, Ms. Sage!" shouted Lloyd. The teacher sighed and ushered the two boys to their seats. She then took his to the back of the class.
"Thanks for doing that. Believe it or not, it probably meant a lot for Lloyd and Genis, as I always do yell at Lloyd and Genis is my younger brother." He smiled and nodded.
"A-actually, it was nothing…"
"My name's Raine. Raine Sage…how long are you staying here?" she then suddenly asked.
"Huh? Well…I'm not exactly sure…" He shifted uncomfortably.
"Hey. Mister! Can you come back after school, I gotta ask you something!" Lloyd then shouted, turning to look at him.
"Uh…okay…" he replied, and then turned back to Raine and asked, "How old is he?" Raine sighed.
"Well, Lloyd is 7 years old and Genis, my brother is 5 years younger than Lloyd, he's 2 years old." He then gawked at Raine
"A…2 year old…is in your class!" Raine nodded, sighing.
"Genis is very smart. Other than me, he's the smartest child in out village…" He continued to gawk at her, but then shook his head.
"Well, you better continue to teach your class…" Raine nodded.
"Um…I didn't catch your name…?"
"Oh, um, Kratos…Kratos Aurion…" Raine nodded.
"Well, goodbye Kratos. Say, 'goodbye Kratos', class!"
"Goodbye Kratos!" The class chanted, and then Lloyd shouted,
"After school, remember…mister!" He smiled and nodded, leaving the class.
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'All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places…worn out places…
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere…going nowhere...'
He traveled around the small town, looking at every store, and admiring some of the scenery. He heard they had a Church of Martel, so he had decided to go to the Church. It didn't take long at all to get there, but it was…odd traveling. Even when he was traveling to Iselia from the Tower of Salvation. And…seven years ago…when he met Anna. Anna was…all he had…and he couldn't protect her…why couldn't he protect her! He then sighed, took a deep breath and let it out. Yuan proposed the vacation for a reason. He had better take advantage of it.
'The tears are filling up their glasses
No expression…no expression…
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow…no tomorrow…'
How was Yuan even handling the loss of Martel! He had loved her, and even asked her to marry her…not like he didn't love Anna and hadn't asked Anna to marry him…but, Yuan was…different. Yuan barely showed his feelings, and when he did, he was very nervous about it. He barely ever talked about Martel and him and how happy they were…he wondered if Yuan regretted not talking about it. He looked down at the Cruxis Crystal on his hand. Anna once had one…and it had turned her into a monster.
'And I find it kinda funny…
I find it kinda sad…
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take…'
His thoughts then roamed to Lloyd…his son. Was that boy he met in Iselia be him? He was the same age, almost acted like him… his stomach got that queasy feeling that you get when you become nervous. And he then got a lump in his throat, like when you're about to cry and you're trying to hide it. How much he had cried when he lost Anna and Lloyd. They were more precious than his own life!
'When people run in circles
It's a very, very…
Mad world…mad world…'
Mithos had…taught him…the idea of a perfect world. Where no one would have to change, just so everyone else liked them. Where anyone could walk down a road and be friendly greeted by others. It was so perfect…other than the catch that…everyone was exactly the same. Anna had showed him how horrid it was, and he agreed with her…because he had someone to stand beside and fight with. But without her…he was like a lone soldier. There was no way Mithos would stand by the idea…and without her…there was barely any hope left anyway. Even when he was with her, he had wondered how the heck they could change the discrimination. Without her, it was even worse.
'Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy birthday…happy birthday…
Made to feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen…sit and listen…'
He then finally arrived at the Church. After speaking to the priest of the Church he entered it. He felt bad now…people actually taking care of the Church, and making sure there were no intruders…and at that topic, some even got killed protecting it…all for the Chosen. And it was all a lie. The ritual for the Chosen was a ritual practically for her death! When you thought of it that way…Mithos really seemed like an evil monster. But, in reality; and only him and Yuan knew it…Mithos just wanted his sister back and to stop the discrimination of Half-elves.
'Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me…no one knew me…
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson
Look right through me…look right through me…'
He sighed. When would this mad cycle stop? Now that it was about noon, he decided to head back to Iselia. He went back, and when he arrived…he went through the entrance of the village…this time, taking the path to the Desian ranch. He wasn't going to go in it, but just stand and look at it. The high-tech building was very sturdy and very durable. No wonder the Desians were such a tough enemy in which ever village you went to.
'And I find it kinda funny…
I find it kinda sad…
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take…'
But what was even more horrible was every town or city he went to, that was terrified of the Desians; which was every single one of them, didn't even know just how strong exactly the Desians actually were. And…they were strong. With the Cruxis also with them…anyone who opposed them…was doomed. And, then, there was the new group. The Renegades. They were the only ones so far that had as good technology as Cruxis and could actually stand up to them and the Desians.
'When people run in circles
It's a very, very…
Mad world…mad world…'
When he heard a faint bell coming form the path to Iselia he decided to head back. But there was another path…one leading somewhere else. He then shrugged his shoulder and went back to Iselia anyway. As, Lloyd seemed like a very stubborn boy.
'Enlarging your world…
Mad world…'
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KrAtOs LuVeR: OoOoOo...cliff-hanger! What'cha gonna do!
Kratos: Oo…I…don't think they can do anything….and anyway…it's not that much of a cliff-hanger…
KrAtOs LuVeR: Hey, be quiet, person that I think is very sexy!
Kratos: XX
KrAtOs LuVeR: I mean… (Looks at all the fangirls nervously) uh…Hehehe…I mean…remember Kratos rule #4 You have to agree with me! (Suddenly gets beaten by fangirls) Ow…
Kratos: (Sighs)
KrAtOs LuVeR: (Puts a few bandages on) Aaaanwaaay…how did you like that song? Depressing….of course…it's from the movie "Donnie Darko" Never saw that movie though…it's 'bout a guy named Donnie Darko and…stuff happens! I saw trailers…so you should watch them…in your free time cause right now your gonna be reviewing! Okay, but, really! I need the reviews! Please! (Points to purple button beside review) Click that!