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I don't own Tales of Symphonia. Actually I don't own this entire story, my best friend and I made it up, and I thought it would be a good story, with a few alterations. I'm keeping my friend's OC (original character) because without her it wouldn't be the same. So thanks for letting me write this! Love ya! (in a healthy way… you perverts…)
OoCness is definitely going to be in this story, but there is a reason behind it. It's not to make it funny… It's just the characters changing their ways.
Broken: A Tale Of Shattered Love
Chapter 1- My Life… In Their Hands
(Raine's POV)
As I have already told you, I don't quite understand how we got to the planet called Earth, or even why. It just kind of happened with no forewarning or explanation. Maybe the reason of it was to teach us all a lesson that we couldn't learn in Symphonia. At least, that's how I look at it.
I must explain this to you, and I hope I am able to word this properly. Before we arrived here, I met this girl, no… a half-elf. Her name is Jessica Faile. She has fairly long red hair, and I mean red as in the color, not the hair color. Her eyes are a deep emerald, and she has the appearance of an 18 year old girl.
She has a very long history which I learned very much of as our friendship grew and the days passed by. A very odd fact that surprised me was that Kratos knew her when she was a child, but neither of them can really remember it. They remember each other, and their burning hatred towards each other continues to this very day.
And as you may have guessed, if she knew Kratos she knew Mithos, Yuan and Martel as well. She fought with Mithos during the Great Kharlan war, but no records where kept of her. She did not die, but came very close. I believe that the only thing she might be remembered for is being the first chosen of the worlds. She failed, but did not loose her life in the process. The people of the world wanted to hang her, wanted her to loose her life for causing them pain and anguish.
And so they hung her. She was on the verge of death when she got free and fled. She didn't live in hiding, but more so avoiding. She was part of the Cruxis, and worked for them. She was a merciless, emotionless angel, killing anything and anyone until one day.
We came across her, our small group. Immediately Kratos recognized her as she approached our camp. He warned us quickly that we should not anger her, and be prepared to fight. For some reason she didn't fight us though. Instead she talked with us for a bit, and asked Zelos if he would spar with her. At this point in time we were unaware that Zelos was still part of Cruxis.
Of course the Chosen said yes, he wouldn't say no to any girl who asked him anything. Unless he was asked if he was married… As they sparred we learned that Kratos was very right about her being able to fight. In fact, she was better then most people.
Something quite unusual happened, and Zelos lost his footing. His sword slipped and cut threw her shoulder, leaving a scar. After he apologized for his carelessness the both sat around the campfire with the rest of us.
The pair both experienced great pain, from this one small cut, and magically they were bonded. By bonded I don't mean that they became friends. What I mean is that their minds became one in a sense. They could hear each other's thoughts and could communicate through their minds without anyone knowing.
It was not long after that that we arrived on Earth. It was very difficult at first to get used to everything around. It was amazing! Their technology was so far ahead of ours.
Somehow we ended up with two houses, as far as I know it was two houses. I lived in one house with my brother and the perverted Chosen. And my friend Jessica was living in a house with Kratos and his son, Lloyd.
Jessica, Kratos, Zelos, and I all enrolled in a small school near our houses. It was called Evergreen. Zelos and I were placed in a grade 8 class room, while Jessica and Kratos were in a grade 7 class.
Within the first three months of school Jessica and I began to wonder around the area near the school yard. Across the street was the Evergreen Community Club, an ice skating rink owned by the school. We would spend countless recesses and lunches there, away from all the bustle of the school yard and the classrooms.
We made a few friends, namely Brittany and Nichole. Some days at lunch Jessica and I would go with Brittany to her grandmother's home and eat lunch there. If you can't tell by now, Jessica and I were inseparable. We were the best of friends, closer then sisters.
I realized as the days passed, quite uneventfully that slowly other relationships were beginning to form within our group. Zelos, being himself wouldn't leave most of the girls alone. There were many a nights when I ended up threatening the pervert with a knife.
Classes got pretty boring after a while, and I ended up starting a few notes with Jessica and Kratos, passing them during the recesses. It was definitely a way to pass time, so long as a teacher doesn't take it away.
"Hmm…" I peeked my head slowly out the classroom into the hall. I gazed down the long corridor. No teachers. Silently I made my way across the hall towards the shoe rack where many shoes where jumbled together. Seeing my shoes, I threw a few to the side and slipped them on. I silently walked down the hall to the next door down.
"Come on Jess." I said, smiling as I walked into their classroom. Jessica looked up at me from her seat. "Alright, coming." I watched as she stood and we walked out into the hall again. Jessica grabbed her own shoes and we headed outside.
A exasperated sigh escaped my lips as we waited impatiently for the traffic to stop so we could cross the street. "Screw the damn cars! Come on!" Jessica ran out into the street, and I was right on her heels. We both burst out into laughter as we reached the other side and sat down on the railing at the Rink.
"I swear to God there is not one moment of quiet in my house! Stupid Kratos and Lloyd are always arguing, or yelling at me to do something." Jess complained.
"But you yell right back at them…" I added, as I pulled a purple gel pen out of my coat pocket and bent over the rail. Slowly I wrote out my name on the board.
"That's beside the point." Jessica answered as she jumped down to see what I wrote. "Hey!"
I began to laugh as Jessica's face turned a dark crimson. Of course, my laughter stopped the moment a fist collided with my cheek. "Ow… you bitch." I spat out bitterly as Jess rubbed furiously at the ink. I suppose that my personality changed quite a bit. I wasn't rally writing my name on that board. What I had written was Jessica Faile + Zelos Wilder.
I guess I deserved the punch though, even if what I had written was as good as true. Over the months my friend, the fighter, had grown a slight crush on the pervert. And being the good friend I am I would constantly shove it in her face. She did it too me.
We had many sleepovers, and for some odd reason if Jessica slept at my house, Kratos would tag along to hang out with Zelos. And if I slept over at Jessica's, Zelos would tag along to hang out with Kratos.
Over the months we did many things together, but truthfully I don't remember much of it. They were just pointless conversations that a group of friends has. Just like many of you have had.
Towards the end of the year, in the month of May, Zelos stopped coming to school. I know why he did, and I think it's a pretty stupid reason. He stopped coming because everybody had to write a speech and the Great Chosen didn't want to. Our class also started a novel study on the book, The Giver by Lois Lowry. I admit that it was very boring, but I still disapprove of Zelos not coming.
At some point in time, before the end of the school year, we had another sleep over. For some reason, at the last few sleep overs I would end up sleeping on the same bed as Kratos, and Zelos the same as Jessica. I don't understand why this happened. I suppose one time we just feel asleep without realizing it, and how we slept that night became the norm.
The four of us were sitting in Jessica's bedroom, when suddenly Jessica vanished. From what I was told Zelos asked her, via the bond, where she was. She was back in Symphonia.
She had reappeared in the Sylvarant Renegade Base, and Yuan was mere feet away. "Jessica?" he asked, his eyes were wide. Using the bond Zelos told Jessica to grab onto Yuan. She did, reluctantly and with bribery, and mere seconds later the pair was whisked back onto Earth.
"Let go of me!" Yuan stated as they reappeared in the room, near the door. "Gladly." Jessica said coldly, letting go of the seraphim. "What… Where am I?" Yuan asked, looking around the room. Instead of answering, Jessica pushed him out the door and closed it.
Apparently Yuan found out what a television was, seeing as he turned it on. He also managed to turn it up full volume, which caused a lot of yelling and pain.
That same night some very… odd, to say the least, things occurred. Slowly we were all beginning to doze off, our eye lids becoming heavy and our chatting became half-hearted. I guess we must have falling asleep, only for a few minutes. I'm not sure who was the first awake, but Kratos awoke me, shaking me gently.
"Okay… Raine. Is that you?" I heard Zelos' voice come urgently. Slowly I sat up, eyes still closed. "Yeah…" My eyes shot open at the sound of my voice, or should I say, Kratos' voice. Before me I could see myself, sitting with my back against the wall, Jessica and Zelos were sitting up on Jessica's bed. Except everyone seemed to be acting strangely.
When I saw my own body sitting beside me I must say my mind went blank and I had no idea what was going on. Suddenly I noticed the soft auburn hair hanging in front of my eyes. "Holy shit!" I exclaimed loudly as I stood and looked down at myself.
Somehow, magically as we slept we switched bodies. A very disturbing thought, especially since Kratos and I had switched, and Jessica and Zelos had switched. It was a shock, definitely a shock to awake and be in someone else's body.
"Don't you dare!" The sudden yelling snapped me from my thoughts as I gazed towards the pair on the bed. It seemed as if Zelos was attempting to do something with Jessica's body. And I don't feel like saying… exactly what it was.
A loud smack resonated through the small room followed by a, "Ow! I'm sorry! I'm sorry!" Jessica's eye was twitching as she looked down at the Chosen, her hand still outstretched and ready to attack.
Over the few months before this switch Kratos had begun to hang out with Zelos more often and… Well… he changed… quite a bit.
Taking this as a good opportunity Kratos stood up, grabbing my small teddy bear which I treasured with all my heart. Jessica bought it for me, so of course it was special to me. Either way, he stood up and held it close to him… or should I say me? You know what I mean. And he started to mock me.
Quite the gentleman isn't he? I was expecting him to stop after a while… but he just kept going. Very aggravating. But eventually he stopped. We all talked, trying to get used to our new bodies and eventually we fell asleep again. Thankfully we woke up in our own bodies, but something felt different.
'What a night…' I thought to myself as I rubbed my tired eyes. 'It was wasn't it?' I jerked slightly, hearing another voice inside my own head. I turned my head to see the dark chocolate eyes of Kratos Aurion looking back at me. His face as impassive as ever, showing little to no emotion.
"What's wrong Raine?" Jessica asked me, seeing me flinch. I looked up to her, shaking my head. "Nothing." 'Good. They do not need to know about this.' Kratos' voice sounded in my mind. 'Yeah…' I thought, still shocked.
My story is seeming pretty boring so far isn't it? Please continue to listen. There is a point to this, and I want you to learn something. It will become more interesting, I promise. But to fully understand, you must hear it all.
It was about a week later. I was sitting quietly in the basement of my house, chatting with Jessica over MSN Messenger on the computer. It's a very neat device, allowing people to talk, without speaking to one another or even being near another.
It was a rainy day, but nothing major. Just a small drizzle and a slight cool breeze. I sat in the comfortable grey chair, one leg folded underneath the other which hung over the edge of the seat. My bare foot was resting gently on the printer beneath the desk.
Pop. Zelos entered the rec. room as I snapped my gum and began chewing again. He didn't say a word to me, something unusual for a flirtatious man like himself. But his hand was resting on the hilt of his sword, my eyes had caught the sly movement of his fingers gripping it.
Not often did anybody from Symphonia carry their weapons around, we wanted to fit in here, and not bring any attention to ourselves. But if we did decide to carry our weapons they would be hidden stealthily with our clothing or other accessories, in quick access.
I'm not completely sure why he did what he did next… Actually, now that I think of it, I do know why. It was only about 10 minutes before Zelos came down the second time, with his sword. He wouldn't leave me alone, so I took out my gum and put it in his hair. Childish, I know, but anything to take his attention away from me.
He had been running around the room, yelling that he was going to kill me. I thought nothing of it, even if we were on opposing forces. We had been living together for quite some time without even injuring the other seriously. 'Haha… he's running around the room,' I remember thinking to Kratos as I watched the Chosen, 'saying he's going to kill me because I put gum in his hair.'
Kratos laughed inwardly at my observation and account of what the red-head was doing.
I remember now, as I saw Zelos draw his sword my mind went frantic. 'Holy shit! He was serious!' I thought quickly as I stood out of the chair, ducking just barely in time to not get struck.
'That… I'm coming over…' Kratos thought to me as I carefully watched Zelos attack me. I could only move so much, hardly able to defend myself without my staff. My eyes swept across the room, I had to find my staff.
"Looking for something?" I heard Zelos taunt as he watched my eyes search frantically. I saw his blade coming towards me once again, and was about to jump out of the way when a sudden sound surprised me. "Stop."
I felt the cold blade just slice through my side lightly, not very deep, but still blood spilled from my side. The strong voice that had shocked me stood at the doorway, his dark eyes staring coldly at the Chosen.
"You're going to tell me what to do?" Zelos retorted, watching the mercenary. Kratos rose his brow, watching the chosen as he rose his swords tip. "Yes I am. Do you have a problem with that?" In my head I could hear the angel's voice, 'I won't let him hurt you anymore…'
'Heh… it's just a small cut…' I said gently, not allowing my eyes to leave the tip of Zelos' sword. I heard the red-heads voice and watched as his lips moved. "As a matter of fact, I do." His own sword raised to meet Kratos'.
I was pressed against one of the walls in my basement when I saw Jessica, stumbling down the stairs into the rec. room. She glared at Zelos, "Dammit! You don't fucking listen!" I could hear the anger in her voice.
"And what are you going to do? Help him kill her?" I heard Kratos' voice ask, directed towards my friend. I felt my stomach knot up at that thought. I knew that Jess and I were on opposing sides, but we were friends… best friends. Then something else came to mind, Kratos and I were also on opposing sides. Yet he would betray his own leader, to save me? It was all so confusing.
Jessica's eyes flashed as she turned her gaze towards the mercenary. "Why the hell would I do that? Stop acting like you fucking know everything! You don't!" She was trembling and her fists were clenched. Her right hand was going white around her sword hilt. "You just don't know when to fucking shut up! Don't know when you've pushed it too damn far! Shut your fucking trap, and get the fucking hell out of my damned life!"
This is when, in my opinion, everything came to a bit of a standstill. Kratos looked at Jessica, and I could tell he was forcing himself not to yell back at her. They argued a lot of the time. "Do not speak of what you do not know."
I took this chance to look down at my wound. "You've got to be kidding me…" It was fairly deep. Not urgent, but life threatening if it wasn't healed eventually. I leaned back against the wall, holding the cut as the blood very slowly dripped onto the ground.
Zelos looked back and forth between Jessica and Kratos. It was plain on his face that he knew there was no way he could fight them both off. "You know what… I don't care right now. Both of you stop fighting, and between the two of you give me at least 5 good reasons I shouldn't kill her."
Worry was building in my stomach, even more so then before. My life was depending on them.
Jessica looked back at Zelos and I could tell by the silence she was speaking to him in her mind. Then her voice said calmly, "For one, she doesn't deserve to die." Afterwards her mouth shut, and her eyes were looking into Zelos'.
I watched as Kratos kept his averted, of both me and Zelos. 'I can't say anything yet… but I still won't let him kill you.' I watched as he made his way towards me, placing himself in front of me. 'That's fine… and thank you.'
"Why would you take one's life just for the sake of it?" He asked calmly, I wasn't sure where he was looking, but I think he was watching Zelos. Quickly I muttered the simple spell of First Aid and watched as my wound closed itself.
Zelos stared at Jessica for a moment, as he listened to Kratos. "I'm pretty sure you can answer that question on your own, but still, I'd kill her because she's going to have to die eventually. Why not make it sooner? Make it faster? Make it less painful for others?" His eyes seemed to by pass Kratos' and I noticed him looking straight into my eyes.
My heart was being tied now, I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I had lived with this man, Zelos, for nearly a year now, and nothing ever happened. We hardly even spoke. And now he was set on my death.
I could tell by the sudden silence in the room that Jessica was speaking, or maybe yelling at him through their bond. I saw her eyes closed, her face averted from Zelos, as if she couldn't bare to look at him anymore. She stepped back into the wall and slid down onto the floor.
It felt like hours, but only seconds had passed with those few events I had just recounted for you. And still it continued…
"Why kill her though? Why make her life end sooner? If you kill her now, she will miss so many things, so much that life has to offer. Why betray someone's trust? True, we'll all die eventually, but the later we die, the more we've experienced, the more life had to offer, and the easier it will be. If she dies later, hopefully it will be with those left behind knowing she lived life well, not that she was betrayed at the last hour of her life, but that she died when it was her time, not when someone else decided it was her time." His voice was smooth, and the words flowed fluently, but in his mind he was franticly trying to find reasons. 'Don't thank me yet…' He thought to me.
Zelos' eyes closed for a moment as he replied to Kratos' argument. "Kratos… there have been thousands… millions of people who have died because someone said so, probably way before they would have died. And there's no doubt that quite a few had died of your hand… What is it to add one more to those numbers?" His eyes reopened and he looked at Kratos.
I could feel myself beginning to have tears in my eyes. I couldn't believe… how he could speak so freely and calmly about how simple it was to take away just one more life…
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Miss: So yeah. That's the first chapter.
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