Just Because


"Who called?"

He was laying face floor on the ground, with a bloody nose. His wrists bled painfully as he laid there, trying to overcome the massive head ache that was creeping upon himself. His usual auburn hair was coated in a thin layer of blood in a few places. A few moments before a shadowy figured emerged from the door. He extended a hand and grabbed Kratos by the collar. Wincing in pain, Kratos looked the man in the eye, trying to keep his eyes open through the pain.

"Who called?" He questioned again. Whisky was on his breath, and his eyes were blood-shot. Dark brown spiked hair swayed as the man held Kratos tightly in his grasps. Trying to break free, it only caused himself more pain, and the man more anger. "Answer me, boy! Was it your little gay friend?" He sneered, looking Kratos in the eye. "Zelos?"

"No, sir," Kratos murmured. Wrists bleed onto his black clothes. The man curled his lips and then pushed him back on the floor. Wincing once more, Kratos rolled over onto his back and looked up at the man. "It was no one of importance."

"You weren't this happy before the phone call. Now tell me who it was or you'll be absent far longer than a day," The man continued bearing that sinister sneer. Kratos gulped and shook his head violently and clenched his teeth painfully. "Now answer me!"

"Yuan," Kratos whimpered, gazing up at the man. No response came except a disappointed glare.

"You're after men again, aren't you?" Kratos turned away sharply. It wasn't really his objective to go after Yuan. But the thought did seem somewhat intriguing. He didn't quite sure know how intriguing but at the time it didn't matter. "I told you I will not stand having a fag in the family." Kratos twitched when he swore at him.

"I'm not," Kratos gasped, trying to stay strong. Scampering to his feet, he faced the man. "For a father, you're not that fatherly. I'm leaving, I'll be back by Sunday night," Was all Kratos said before leaving the room weakly, trying to run with all his might, and slammed the front door.

It wasn't safe home. It wasn't safe in his own home anymore. The man he called his father had far too many drinks, as he always did. He had gotten away before the real weapons were put into place. Kratos cringed at the thought as he glanced down at his bleeding wrists from where his father had stricken him with a weapon. Taking out a few wristbands, he placed them on his hands to cover the blood. Breathing heavily, Kratos made his way to Odachi Drive. Somewhere safe, somewhere where he could be with someone that seemed to connect with him.

When he arrived at Yuan's house, he knocked weakly on the door. Before this, he had whipped the blood of his face and cleaned himself up, to look presentable. A moment passed with no answer. Glaring, Kratos knocked once more. After another moment, the door was opened by Yuan. The moment he saw the red-head, a glitter of excitement filled his eyes before he turned the excitement away and starred at him.

"So you were faking it," Yuan joked, smiling weakly. All Kratos could do was shrug restlessly and stare vaguely at Yuan. Just seeing that gentle face was reason enough to stay strong and pretend nothing had happened. "Come on in, unless you want to stand there all night."

"Coming," Kratos answered softly, and followed Yuan upstairs into the room from the day before. They took their usual spots, sitting on the bed. Kratos sighed and was the one to lay tiredly on the bed, starring up at the ceiling. Yuan glanced down at him from his position with his legs hanging off the bed as he sat straight up.

"Something bothering you?" Yuan asked. "I know, you can't trust someone like me, but you can tell me. It's not like I'm going to hold it against you." Yuan replied softly, watching a look of pain crossed Yuan's lips. However, Kratos had rolled over on his side to face Yuan. "Seriously, you look like you're about to die." Yuan reached out and poked Kratos in the shoulder.

"What's the meaning of life?..." Kratos asked, starring straight out to the wall beyond Yuan. Yuan tilted his head and gaze that 'what the heck does that mean' face. Kratos sighed and repeated. "What's the point of life. We're all going to die anyhow. High school is nothing fun, or important, it's just preparing us to waste our lives. And don't even get me started about love," Kratos murmured. "So what's the point."

"Where's this coming from?" Yuan asked, tilting his head more so that his gaze was meeting Kratos'. Usually Kratos would make the comment that Yuan's face looked so cute in that position, or even think it, but right now all was silent, and he laid there weakly. "Fine, don't answer me. But you're getting off my bed then!" Yuan huffed, grabbing Kratos by his shoulder and trying to pull him off. Kratos pushed the arm off. "Someone's in a bad mood," Yuan spoke.

"Come here for a minute," Kratos spoke. Yuan blinked.

"You mean, on the bed, with you?" Yuan asked restlessly.

"Just do it," Kratos spoke. If this was any other time he would have hissed or made a crude comment, but all he did was demand. Yuan watched him for a moment before taking the place next to Kratos. He turned to face him.

"Ok, now what?" Yuan asked, blinking. Kratos sighed and closed his eyes softly.

"You made me look like a complete fool just to close your eyes!" Yuan pouted, about to roll off the bed. However, Kratos grabbed a hold of Yuan's arm and glanced at him. "Ok.. this is odd," Yuan spoke aloud.

"Is it all right if I stay here during the weekend? My dad is going to be out of town and he doesn't want me staying alone," Kratos spoke. Yuan sighed, almost disappointed that was what on Kratos' mind. Yuan gave a sharp smile and then crossed his arms, still laying next to Kratos.

"I'll ask my mom. But if it's my decision, sure, why not. I mean, you're sleeping on the sofa far away from me," Yuan snickered. He had hoped it would lighten up Kratos' current bitter mood, but it didn't. Yuan tilted his head and pouted.

"You know, when I first met you I wondered how you managed to get those tight clothes on. How do you manage?"

"You're an idiot," Kratos spoke rolling his eyes. Yuan smiled and Kratos let out a light smile before closing his eyes and breathing heavily.

"Can I get up now? If my mom comes in she'll think we're dating," Yuan spoke, blinking a few times. Kratos said nothing but nodded. "Unless you don't want me to?" Yuan asked curiously as Kratos opened his tired eyes.

"I'm going to take a nap... wake me up for dinner," Kratos replied, rolling over and leaving his back to Yuan. He had fallen asleep within moments. Sighing, Yuan got up off the bed and starred at the sleeping form of Kratos. For someone he had just met, he really did seem like a great person. To think that the most popular guy in school would be friends with someone of the likes of him.


"You're eating all the pizza," Sheena sighed, glaring across the table at Zelos

They were sitting at a pizzeria. They sat at a circular table in the middle of the restaurant. Sheena had on the non pleased look as Zelos continued to pile the pizza in his mouth. Arching her eyebrows, she yawned and starred at him. She had only but one piece and Zelos? He had five. And that left four pieces. Which were rightfully hers, but Zelos was laying claim to yet another one.

"But I'm hungry, hunny," Zelos pouted with a slight smirk. Sheena starred blankly and then took another piece. "Where's Martel tonight?" Zelos asked, grabbing his Coca-Cola and taking a large sip.

"She's with her cousin, Undine, at the mall. She said she'd meet us at the theater later. But at the rate you're going with that pizza, I think we're going to be here awhile," Sheena sighed. Zelos looked awfully confused.

"Don't you mean we won't be here long at this rate?" Zelos questioned. Sheena shook her head in argument.

"No, I meant that if you eat this pizza that fast, we're going to here all night, ordering new pizza," Sheena sighed before giving a sly smirk. Zelos blinked a few times then took another sip of his coca.

"You know, you're much easier to talk to then Kratos was," Zelos noted and starred at Sheena anxiously. She didn't seem like her normal self tonight. "What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing concerning you," Sheena replied, crossing her arms on the table and putting her head down. With a few quick blinks, Zelos put down his pizza and poked Sheena in the arm. Still no reply. So he continued to poke her until she peered up at him. "Are you really that persistent?" She glared.

"Just tell me. Or the Great Zelos will take back your invitation to my grand bash," Zelos replied smugly. Sheena let out a sigh and turned her gaze down at her piece of neglected pizza. Just remembering today caused the loss of appetite. "Now out with it!"

"Efreet," Sheena murmured. Zelos cocked his head, in deep thought. "dumped me," Sheena finished.

"Say what now!" Zelos answered, astonishment filling his usually calm voice. Sheena gave a sharp nod before her raising head up and taking her arms off the table. All went silent for a few moments before Zelos laughed uneasily from across the table.

"And how does that make you feel?" Zelos asked, bearing that idiotic smirk he sometimes gave her.

"Stop acting like you care. Besides, I didn't like him all that much anyhow. I'm failing because of him and his stupid attempts to keep me out all night," Sheena groaned uneasily. "I forget to study, I forget about my friends, I forget about my life. I'm glad he's gone," Sheena finished.

"Let me guess, you're pulling off a F in Trigonometry, right?" Zelos guessed, tilting his head with amusement.

"D-," Sheena corrected bitterly.

"And this went from a B- to a D-, and I thought my C in that class was bad. Ha!" Zelos spoke, trying to encourage Sheena. However, it failed horribly and the air was left with an awkward silence. "This is the part where you're supposed to laugh."

"Let's get off this topic, it's making me sick thinking about my failure," Sheena grumbled before glancing back up at the red-head. "What's with Kratos nowadays? Ever since he's gotten that kid to host around, he's changed. It's like two days have made a sudden impact on him," Sheena wondered aloud.

"We did tell him to try and the be the best of friends possible. Makes it better for us when New Year's rolls around," Zelos spoke, lacing his fingers together and watching Sheena sighed miserably, letting off some confusion.

"You want to get back together with him, I know you do," Sheena spoke, watching Zelos.

"Are you implying that I, Zelos Wilder, want to date another guy when I can have my choice of any girl? Don't make me laugh!" Zelos chuckled aloud. It was his fake laugh, for sure. "What? No laughs here either?"

"You deny it all you want, but that's the first sign. You're always so bitter to that new kid, when we have adapted to him. If you don't lighten up, our plan might be foiled, Zelos. He won't go to the party if he knows he is going to be humiliated by you," Sheena scolded.

"I don't like him, he's annoying," Zelos hissed.

"You just don't like him because Kratos is spending time with him. It's not like their dating, so cool off," Sheena spoke, rolling her eyes.

"Oh, that's what they want you to think," Zelos snarled.

"A relationship after two days? Come on Zelos, be serious," Sheena spoke. "And besides, Kratos doesn't date people. You were his last, so don't start accusing innocent boys of stealing your man," Sheena murmured.

"Do I sense some jealously in the room?" Zelos asked, arching an eyebrow and sending Sheena a 'You know you want me, in some way, even if it's just my ear' kind of look. The story behind the ear was a long story, too long to state.

"If you think I'm jealous that you like Kratos, you've got to be kidding me," Sheena laughed for once.

"I don't like him, I'd rather date you then that inconsiderate. whatever he is!" Zelos snapped, slamming the pepper shaker with vengeance. Sheena snickered and then took out her notebook and began to scribble down notes on what Zelos had just said.

"Can you repeat that? I want to keep this for references when you end up killing that Yuan kid for being friends with Kratos," Sheena smiled.

"Do you want me to prove to you that I don't want to go back out with Kratos?" Zelos asked, leaning his chin into the cup of his hand "Because I'd gladly go out with you, to prove my point."

"I'm not going to let you go out with me just to prove a point," Sheena growled, flaring her nostrils.

"Correction, it's not just to prove my point," Zelos finally answered. Sheena blinked and then shrugged. She hadn't really thought about the aspect of Zelos, for that matter. He was always the perverted king off the school. And then again, he did had some appeal. But how long would this relationship last? Knowing her, it'd be a one day stand.


"Hey mom."

Yuan sat across the table from his mother. It was a few minutes before dinner, and he had chosen to let his host rest. Biting down on his bottom lip, he watched nervously as Trienyda turned around and glanced at him curiously before pacing over and sitting down across from him, letting the noodles boil in the water behind her.

"What's up?" She asked. "Do you need another fill of your favorite actor?" She asked, referring to Tom Hanks once more.

"No, not that," Yuan spoke, as he swung his feet underneath him nervously. He'd best be out with this, or he'd have a harder time getting the words out. Taking a deep breath, he starred his mother in the eye. "Can Kratos stay over for the next two nights? His dad is out of town and needs some place for the weakened. He can take the sofa in the living room." Yuan spoke rapidly.

"So it seems you two are friends already," Trienyda smiled. Yuan gave a stiff nod and then let stars glimmer in his eyes.

"So.. can he?" Yuan asked, clasping his hands together gleefully. Sweat rolled off of Trienyda before she leaned her chin into her hand and thought for a moment. A light smile passed her face before she nodded.

"Fine, but I don't want any funny business. Go ahead and call him and tell him it's all right," She told her son. Yuan jumped to his feet and ran to the stairs.

"There's a phone right here." Trienyda pointed out. Yuan shook his head violently.

"He's upstairs," Yuan sang before running upstairs. Trienyda blinked a few times before shaking her head in dis-belief. Quite possibly had her son found a new best friend within the first days of school? Or was this 'friend' more than that. At this current moment, the only thing a mother could do was sit, watch, and wonder. The wonderful S and two W's of relationships.

"Hey Kratos," Yuan spoke, walking over to his bed and poking Kratos slightly in the arm. A few moments passed without answer. Pausing, the blunette glanced at the exposed part of Kratos' arm. It was covered in scraps and scars. Gulping, he poked Kratos once more. The boy rolled over, eyes tightly shut, and let out a yawn in his sleep.

"Dinner's ready," Yuan said, standing there. Still no reply. Shaking his head stubbornly, he poked Kratos once more. Still no response came the stubborn teen. "Come on! Get up!" Yuan urged, grabbing Kratos by the arm and trying to drag him off the bed.

"...huh?"

Yuan blinked and let go quickly when Kratos had opened his eyes slightly. When he wasn't awake, and in this state, he seemed so innocent. Just like Yuan. Someone who was real. But that wasn't really the case. Yuan didn't know what to think of Kratos at this point in time. So far he had been kinder, an opened up, but was that all temporally?

"Dinner's ready," Yuan sighed.

Kratos yawned and rolled off the bed. He stretched his arms lazily before walking over to where Yuan stood. Kratos' eyes hung open sleepily and it took him much effort to stand. It looked like he hadn't gotten much sleep the night before.

"You don't look well..." Yuan spoke.

"Don't need you to tell me that," Kratos murmured, passing out of the room and sending Yuan a stubborn glance, that melted into a sneer. Yuan shook his head, from laughter and confusion.

"Yuan!" Trienyda called through the halls. Yuan and Kratos paused at the bottom of the stairs. There his mother stood at the base of the stairs, holding a rather extravagant arrangement of flowers. Yuan blinked a few times before walking straight up to her and taking the flowers in his hands. "It's for you," Trienyda declared cheerfully.

"Look's like Yuan got a secret admirer," Kratos laughed from behind him, peering over at the card inside the flowers Yuan had begun to open. Yuan glanced over his shoulder irritably before opening it and reading aloud.

"From Your Secret Admirer." Was all it said. Yuan almost squealed before hugging the roses tightly. Kratos arched an eyebrow uneasily. Had Yuan just hugged... flowers? "You know what this means!"

"That someone likes you?" Kratos guessed restlessly.

"It means that if I can figure out who this person is, I'll have a date to Zelos' New Year Bash!" Yuan cheered, dancing around the room with the flowers. Yuan's mom had already left to the kitchen, to get the food placed out on their plates. Kratos starred at him wearily for a few moments, waiting for him to be done. "I'll finally get a girlfriend."

"Are you done yet?" Kratos interrupted. Yuan paused and shook his head in a violent no.

"Come on! You don't have to ruin my fun, I'm sure you get these all the time, but this is a first for me," Yuan grinned and placed the flowers in a convientley empty vase on the bureau. How convenient. Holding the card tightly, he turned to Kratos. "This is so the best day ever," Yuan grinned.

"Whatever you say.." Kratos mumbled, trying to make sense of Yuan. The littlest things made this guy happy. So, in the end, it'd be easy to seduce him and be close friends. And even easier to do in a full month's time. Kratos' plan was working far too smoothly.

"Who do you think sent them?" Yuan rang out again. Kratos shook his head, now getting annoyed by Yuan's cheering and squealing.

"Does this look like a caring face?" Kratos asked, putting on that oh so famous ÔI could care less, because I'm Kratos Aurion, and you're so not cool enough.' face.

"You're just jealous!" Yuan continued, dancing in spot with the card. Kratos let out a snort of laughter, now finally awake after his short nap.

"Me? Jealous of cards and flowers? Hell no," Kratos laughed. "Now if it was like some of those M rated notes Zelos tends to receive, then I'd might have to lift a nose to that. But this? This is pointless fluff," Kratos laughed gently, trying not to sound too cruel. Being cruel went against the plan, he had to keep telling himself.

"Well, I don't see you getting any cards or flowers, so that makes me more romantic and appealing than you," Yuan replied, sticking his tongue out and hugging the card again. Once more, Kratos had to laugh loudly and roll his eyes. If only he knew.

"Care to place a bet on that," Kratos smirked then faltered. "'Cause I'd be betting on you."

"Ok, now you're purposely trying to act like some gay person to break my moment," Yuan pouted, still hugging the card tightly. Kratos paused for a moment, passing over to his dancing friend.

"Are you sure it's from a girl?" Kratos dared.

"Come on! This is so a girl's handwriting," Yuan responded, shoving the card in Kratos' face. All Kratos could do was sigh. Before another moment had gone by, Kratos marched his way into their dining room. He took a place at the seat across from Yuan's place. Trienyda had taken a seat at the front of the table, and began to jab the noodles and sauce on her plate.

"Kratos, it's nice to see you again," She spoke, raising her head and smiling at the teenager. Kratos gave an affirmative nod and picked up his fork and looked down at the plate of spaghetti. It looked good, but sushi would be much better. At that moment Yuan had walked into the room. He cheerfully slumped into his chair, bearing that 'I'm too excited to eat' look.

"Do you boys have any plans for tonight?" Trienyda asked, taking a spoonful of noodles. Yuan began to eat rapidly, whilst Kratos only jabbed at his food. A lot was on his mind, and even the food looked appetizing, he wasn't in much of an eating mood.

"Well, I was planning on going to a movie tonight," Yuan spoke, in between bites. Trienyda smiled widely and then laughed to herself, shaking her head.

"If only you knew who your Secret Admirer was, then you could bring her along as a date," She smiled widely and then Yuan nodded quickly. His loose blue bangs swished in his swift movement. Still, Kratos jabbed at the saucy noodles, taking a bit here and there.

"What movie do you plan on going to see?"

"Mission Impossible Three."

"But Yuan, that has Tom Cruise!" Trienyda gasped. Kratos glanced back from Yuan to his mom.

"It does!" Yuan gasped in dis-belief, stopping his constant chewing for a few moments.

"You should go see the Devinchi code. It's got a delicious serving of Tom Hanks," Trienyda grinned.

"Ok!" Yuan chirped perkily, still in effects from the card and flowers.

"And you should bring Kratos with you." Trienyda added in. Kratos paused for a moment.

"I'll decline. I wouldn't want to interrupt Yuan from his Tom Hanks indulgence," Kratos hesitated, many thoughts passing through his mind. "After all, I'm awfully tired and need rest," Kratos murmured. Yuan finished his plate of spaghetti in record time and sprung to his feet. He galloped around the table to where Kratos sat and poked him in the arm.

"Come on. You're supposed to be my host, you've got to show me the wonders of this movie theater," Yuan pleaded, trying to drag Kratos out of the chair.

"Yuan, you need to calm down," Kratos spoke, watching the weaker teen attempt to de-chair him.

"He's rarely like this," Trienyda spoke, a proud smile passing her lips. Kratos wasn't quite sure if Tom Hanks, him, or the letter caused him to be like this. Or maybe it was a combination of all three.

"Come on Kratos! Pretty please?" Yuan pouted.

"You're too hyper to be caught in public," Kratos retorted, placing down his fork.

"Please Kra-tos," Yuan sang, clasping his hands together and putting on a puppy pout. Kratos sighed miserably and got up off his chair to stare Yuan directly in the eye.

"Fine. But I'm going to sleep through the whole thing. And don't you dare try to get me up before all the credits are over," Kratos continued, "And please don't scream when Tom Hanks comes on," Kratos added on uneasily.

"Yes, yes! Let's go!" Yuan cheered, running towards the front door, swinging it open, and then running out and slamming it. Sweat rolled off Kratos' face as he turned to Trienyda restlessly.

"This is the happiest I've seen him in a long time," She noted, casting her glance over to the restless Kratos. "Thanks for going with him, even though you're tired. Is there anything I can do in return?"

"Giving me board for the weekend is more than enough," Kratos answered, letting a yawn escape his lips. Trienyda shrugged then took out her wallet and passed him a twenty.

"Take it for popcorn and snacks. And make sure Yuan doesn't hurt himself, you never know what he can do when he's this hyper," Trienyda smiled vaguely before Kratos nodded, took the money, and left out the front door to go track down his lunatic.


At the Cinema

"Sheena, why did you agree to make us go on a triple date?..."

Zelos was standing next to Sheena and four other people. Two freshmen which he had figured out were Colette and Lloyd. The other two were Efreet and Martel. However, the two weren't actually dating. They had decided to venture out with the rest of the gang to the movies, whether they be single or not.

"It's not a triple date," Martel corrected.

"Don't complain," Efreet glared over at Zelos. The other red hair was clothed in a brown shirt that had a catchy saying on it, with baggy jeans. Martel glanced over at Efreet and shook her head miserably.

"Can you and Zelos go one night without biting each other head's off," Martel asked, tilting her head and letting her long green hair fall down loosely.

"So, you two are freshmen right. You do know that if you hang out with us, you'll be the most popular people in your grade," Sheena spoke to the brunette and blonde who were rather quiet. Colette blushed lightly and then turned to Lloyd.

"We're not really dating, but I guess popular is a good thing," Colette smiled widely. Sheena shot a suspicious glance from Lloyd to Colette for a moment. Lloyd was bearing the 'That's Right' grin and stood there numbly.

"So me and Zelos are the only ones here actually on a date?" Sheena pouted.

"Don't feel bad Sheena, it doesn't matter," Lloyd attempted.

"That's sad, you have to have a freshmen tell you that," Efreet interrupted by Martel's side. He sent Sheena an icy glance with his dark royal blue eyes. Sheena growled and spun around on her feet, bearing a demonic grin. However, she was cut short by Zelos smacking Efreet across the face angrily.

"Don't speak to her like that," Zelos hissed restlessly, crossing his arms in victory.

"Son of a --" Efreet hissed before Martel grabbed him by his arm aggressively.

"Like I said, can we have a non violent night?" She whispered into Efreet's ear. He looked at his friend curiously for a moment before sighing disdainfully. The last thing they needed was to be kicked out of their favorite hangout. That wouldn't be that good.

"Hey, it's that kid," Colette noticed, glancing outward to the parking lot.

"What kid?" Lloyd answered before noticing him also. "Oh! That kid that sat with us yesterday," He smiled lightly. Sheena, Zelos, Efreet and Martel had stopped their bantering and followed the younger's gaze. Sure enough, Yuan was walking alongside Kratos, right up here.

"He's with," Sheena began but Zelos had already cut in.

"Kratos." Zelos snarled.

"Zelos, calm down," Martel warned. Zelos turned away sharply to Sheena, grabbed her by her hand, and led her to the ticket stand. He wasn't in the mood to be confronted by a certain blue-haired Kratos stealer by the name of Yuan. For that face, he'd never be in the mood for that.

"We'll meet you and Efreet inside," Colette told Martel before ushering herself and her best friend into the theater after Zelos and Sheena. Martel blinked a few times as Yuan and Kratos walked up the stairs. Efreet paused before walking up to them. Both stopped in their tracks when they had noticed the red head.

"Can I help you?" Yuan asked, still emitting his proud glow of receiving the flowers and cards. Martel bit down on her bottom lip before running up behind Efreet and tugging on his ear angrily.

"Excuse him, he's uptight tonight," Martel glared at him restlessly. "So, what are you two doing here?" Martel asked curiously.

"He made me come see Tom Hanks..." Kratos answered before Yuan could banter off. Martel giggled lightly, glancing over at Yuan who was literally dancing in spot. Sweat rolled down her face for a moment before she had noticed Efreet was already buying his ticket, and walking into the main part of the theater.

"He's a Tom Hanks fan?" Martel laughed, glancing over at Kratos. By now, Yuan was a few yards away so they could talk without the fear of the younger teen hearing.

"Same with his mom," Kratos replied, letting out a sigh.

"He's quite cute, if you look at him long enough. I mean, maybe if we weren't in this plan, maybe he'd really be in our group." Martel paused for a moment. "Then again... why are we doing this prank anyhow?.." Martel paused once more.

"Are you telling me you want to quit the plan? I've spent too much work on this so far," Kratos retorted angrily. "And besides! I've already made a promise to his mom to make sure he doesn't end up hurting himself in any way shape or form," Kratos finished.

"Sounds like you're baby-sitting. Well, until the New Year's Bash, we should make him feel at home in the group. And maybe.." Martel trailed off, watching Yuan begin to dance in the rain that had lightly began to fall. Kratos glanced back over at her.

"You want to date him?" Kratos asked in dis-belief.

"I don't know, he does have that cute boy appearance. Unlike you and Zelos' bad boy aurora. He's sweet too, I mean, after talking to him today, he seemed really cool," Martel smiled lightly. Kratos wasn't believing what he was hearing!

"You've known him barely a day and you want to date him!"

"Is there a problem with that?" Martel asked, glaring at Kratos.

"I never said there was a problem, I was just wondering what came over you. But either way, do what you want. If you want to date him, go ahead. Just remember, don't leak any information on our plan. I'm doing too good of a job for it to be ruined now," Kratos reminded her.

"I think you just like spending time with him. Admit it Kratos, he's like your new best friend," Martel snickered, watching the rain fall on the blunette.

"Why is everyone crushing on that kid lately? He just got flowers today, and now you want to do date him." Kratos murmured restlessly. "But that doesn't bother me. I just don't want this plan to fail," Kratos sighed.

"It won't. And maybe by me going out with him, it might make it stronger," Martel smiled vaguely. "I mean, you're turned from shallow and cold towards him to open and kind within two days. There's got to be something there that makes him so likeable," And with that said, she walked out to where Yuan was and began to converse as they walked to the ticket booth under the building's roof. Kratos could only let an annoyed sigh escape his lips.


AN:

I am going to end it there. Next chapter is the magic of the cinema! And trust me, its going to take a long time to get to the anticipated New Year's Party. And like I said before, I told you the pairings were going to keep switching. And as for some more summon spirits, they'll come in later. (and don't think I forgot about Luna, she'll be back... sadly)

You'll see soon, so hang tight. And now for your review answers from the bishes themselves.

Sheena

Yuan: My mom thought we were dating ;.; He's just a stalker, waaah!
Kratos: You're crying over a stalker?
Yuan: Yes, I am (slinks away into darkness)
Kratos:...whatever

Eden Raid

Yuan: Oh god, one two th-
Trienyda: I am just a mother! and a mother has to watch her kids and make their life horrible and and (goes on motherly rant and pulls out pictures of Yuan in a bathtub)
Yuan: Excuse me!
Kratos: Heh.. Yuie was so cute little (taunting voice)
Zelos: Fools..

Meowzy

Yuan: But I tackled him because he was being mean!
Kratos: Pfft
Zelos: But Kratos! You used to tackle me bec-
Kratos: Zelos! (drags him offstage by ear)
Yuan: Huh?.. (innocent look)

Shija

Trienyda: Thanks! Some respect!
Yuan: Mom.. get off the stage
Kratos: Hehe..

Brandy

Yuan: I should have my own show! Everybody loves Yuan (blush)
Kratos: More like everyone loves yuan, especially guys
Yuan: What does that mean! (puppy pout)
Zelos: (walks in) Who wanted tacos?..

Twisted

Yuan: Why does everyone love my mom!
Kratos: She's nice? And my cellphone number! (hides it from fans)
Yuan: I have it! Goes to highest bidder!
Zelos: and you'll also recieve a free taco!
Kratos: Idiots..

Lady Rina

Zelos: Yes! I'll give everyone my address if you can convince the author to pair me with Kratos!
Kratos: Ahem?
Yuan: (blush and walks away)
Zelos: Any takers?

Neeako

Zelos: Awww, don't feel bad! I've got enough loving for all you ladies :)
Kratos: Thanks for the fav by the way (grabs zelos' ear and drags him off again)
Yuan: (envious)

Dark Chalice

Kratos: (makes sure Yuan is far away) You never know
Zelos: Of course he's going to go through with our plan! He'd be a traitor if he didn't
Kratos: ...