Hiya! Chappie 3 is here. Didn't take me long to write that one, I didn't have my usual writer's block...XD

Disclaimer: I don't own Tales of Symphonia (yet...)

The couple walked outside, in the chilly night. The sky was cloudless, leaving all of the stars in the sky for everyone to see. Raine watched the stars, amazed. Suddenly, she noticed Kratos wasn't by her side -- he was next to Anna's grave. She approached him and cuddled to his side.

"I'm sorry." Raine said. She couldn't even begin to imagine losing Genis, or even Kratos.

"I..I could've saved her" He replied, his voice shaking a bit. Raine knew he was probably holding back tears at that moment. Who would blame him? Instinctively, Raine dried the tear rolling on his cheek. He straightened, blushed and looked away. No one had ever seen him cry before. Except her and...Anna. Anna, the woman he was forced to kill with his own hands.

"So...how was this Anna?" Raine asked.

"She was always energetic. She was a bit like Colette, always tripping and knocking things over"

Raine laughed for a bit. But her expression saddened. "I won't ever be as great as Anna." She thought. Kratos noticed her expression and pushed her bangs out of her face.

"What's the matter?"

"It's nothing" Raine answered coldly turning away.

"Raine...I think that Anna wouldn't want me to spend my life alone. I...think I'm in love with you..."

With that said, the couple kissed once more then returned to the house. The inside of the house was out of control; Zelos was chasing Sheena around the house and somehow Lloyd had gotten Genis drunk.

"Oh my g--" Raine started. Kratos, who was standing beside her was as shocked as she was. When Genis saw his sister, his face went from happy to frightened. He knew what was coming; and it wasn't going to be pretty. Raine grabbed her brother by the collar and slapped him upside the head.

"What is going on in here!" She nearly yelled.

"Oh -hic- Raine...thank god you -hic- got here...-hic-...Lloyd was going to -hic- make us play -hic- spin the -hic- bottle..."

"Genis!" She slapped him again, nearly rendering him unconscient. "Don't you ever get drunk again!"

She stormed out of the room and made her way to the girls' room, dragging Kratos with her. It was the only place in the house left at peace. Presea was previously sleeping on the only bed there was, but she was gone to see Regal as the noise was annoying her. Colette was Martel-knows-where. She took note to lock the door behind her.

"Finally. Peace and quiet" She said, letting herself fall on the bed.

"Indeed." Kratos said, warpping his arms around her and closing the gap between them.

The next morning, when Colette tried returning to the girls' room, she realized the door was locked. She pulled on it as hard as she could, no luck. She knocked softly on the door and said "Hello, anyone in there?" The only thing she could hear were the sound of bedsheets and two voices. Curious, she placed her head against the door and listened. She heard Raine yawning.

"Good morning, Kratos." She said.

"Good morning."

Then Colette heard something that sounded like two people kissing. Her eyes widened and her mind told her to leave them alone, but her conscious wanted to hear more.

"We should go get some aspirin for the people downstairs..." Raine said, giggling.

Colette could hear Kratos chuckling. It was the first time she had heard him express some emotion.

"Indeed." He replied between chuckles. Footsteps were heard and Colette jumped from beside the door and ran downstairs as fast as she could. She carefully hid herself behind a couch so that she could see more. Raine and Kratos came down, Kratos' arm wrapped around Raine. What they saw shocked them: the house was a mess!

"Holy Martel..." Raine managed to say.

"..." Was Kratos' response.

"I think I should get Regal and Presea" Raine said, moving away and going upstairs, leaving Kratos alone.

Colette jumped out from her hiding spot. "Good morning Kratos!" she said cheerfully. Startled, Kratos backed away. "How long has she been there? Did she see us..." He thought, blushing out of embarrasment. Colette, not knowing how to lie, blurted her eavesdropping.

"KratoswhatwereyoudoingsleepinginthesamebedwithRaine?" She asked quickly. When she realized what she had done, she placed her hands over her mouth and muttered an "Oops"

Kratos' head lowered and it was very obvious he was blushing. "Y-You saw that?" He asked with a low voice.

"I didn't see...but I heard. I was going to get something...then I realized the door was locked. And well...I'm so sorry!"

"Just...please...don't tell anyone."

"I promise I won't!" Colette agreed.

Raine came down once again, but with Regal and Presea. "Oh, hello Colette." She said. The blonde Chosen grinned. There was the sound of someone knocking softly on the door. "I'll get it!" Colette said, walking to the door. As soon as she opened it, a woman with brown hair collapsed on the floor. Colette shrieked, catching Kratos, Raine, Regal and Presea's attention.

"What's the matter!" Raine asked. But as soon as Kratos saw the woman laying on the floor his eyes widened in shock. His mouth opened but he wasn't able to make a sound, except for the name "Anna" which he almost yelled.

The five of them quickly brought Anna to a bed and Raine did the best she could with First Aid. Anna's green eyes opened slightly. At the sight of everyone around her, she let out a small squeak.

"Where am I? Don't tell me you're Desians, because if you are I'll--" She began.

"Anna." Kratos interupted her. For a moment after that, it seemed as if the world around them was frozen. Raine knew it, she was no match for Anna. Kratos loved her, they were married and had a son. She was left out. After realizing there were tears forming in her eyes, she ran away. She ran upstairs and there was the sound of a door being slammed.

"Raine, wait!" Kratos said, but it was too late. Raine was gone and definetely heartbroken.

Regal and Presea knew it was best for the couple to be left alone for a while, so they left to go talk to Raine. There were only Anna and Kratos left (A/N: of course, there were also the drunk people, they're not really there...XD).

"Anna. How did you...?"

"I...don't know. One minute I was resting peacefully, the next I awoke in a forest after a big light..."

"Anna...I missed you so much" Kratos said, hugging his wife.

"Where's Lloyd?" She asked curiously.

Kratos turned around to a boy with brown hair dressed in red laying on the floor, sleeping.

"That's Lloyd. He...got himself drunk last night." Kratos said looking down.

"And you let him? What exactly happened while I was dead!"

"I tried stopping him, but Zelos..." He paused, glared at the sleeping Zelos, then continued. "Actually...I'm not the one who raised our son. You see...after you died...he somehow fell off the cliff. Thankfully, he was caught and raised by Dirk. I recently found out that he's our son."

Anna gave him a glare, then started laughing. "You can be so irresponsible sometimes..." She said, joking. Then she pulled him into a kiss. He backed off. "I..I...don't know if this is appropriate..." He began.

"Kratos! We're married!"

Swallowing his guilt, he agreed and the couple kissed passionatly for a few minutes.

Presea knocked on the locked door. "Raine! It's Presea..." She didn't have time to finish her sentence, for she was cut off by Raine yelling "Go away! Leave me alone..."She sighed.

"Look, Raine. I know this is hard. But could you atleast open the door..." Finally, she heard footseps come towards the door and unlock it. The door opened slowly. Raine's face was red from all the crying and her hair was a mess.

"I'm sorry..." Presea didn't quite know what to tell her. After all, she was probably no match for Anna.

Raine started sobbing once again. "Raine...Anna is dead. She doesn't belong here. Hopefully, Kratos will realize that." Raine lifted her head and looked at Presea.

"Y-You really think so?"

"Yes"

A mumble in the background caused Kratos and Anna to break apart. Lloyd opened his eyes.

"Aw man, my head is killing me." He mumbled, sitting up and rubbing his head. The woman next to Kratos caught his attention. "Hey...who are you?"

Anna giggled. "You really don't remember me?" Lloyd looked confused. He shook his head. "Nope."

"Lloyd, I'm your mother!" She giggled some more to Lloyd's shocked expression.

"You can't be my mother! She died a long time ago."

"You're right, I was dead. Until a few days ago."

Anna quickly explained her situation to Lloyd. He was still skeptical. "Prove that you're my mother then."

"Alright. Ask me anything. Anything that only your mother would know."

"Fine. I have a birthmark. Where is it and what does it look like?"

"Lower back. It looks like a strawberry..." Anna giggled.

"Holy Martel...you are my mother!" Lloyd said, as he jumped into his mother's arms.

"Yay! The family is reunited!" Anna said cheerfully.

After being convinced by Presea, Raine cautiously walked downstairs. Lloyd was hugging his mother and Kratos was just sitting beside them. Raine motioned for him to follow her. She saw him say something that sounded like "I'll be back in a minute" . He joined her in the hall upstairs.

"Look, Raine...I don't know what to do anymore." He paused. "I love you...but then she comes back and...I just don't know..."

"I'll...I'll understand if you decide to go with her." Raine said, trying to hold back her tears. Kratos seemed to have noticed that and took her into his arms.

"Raine...Just give me time to think. I won't let you down."

She continued to sob in his chest, until they realized everyone was awake downstairs. They all seemed preoccupied with Anna.

"How 'bout we have another party tonight to celebrate?" Zelos asked. Everyone seemed to agree, except Genis, who had the biggest headache. Anna was as cheerful as ever, jumping around and bragging that she's Lloyd's mom to everyone.

Kratos was in perhaps the worst situation possible. He loved Anna, but he also loved Raine. Anna didn't belong here, she was one of the dead. If he told Anna, he would break her heart. But if Anna stayed, it would be breaking Raine's heart.

If I were in Kratos' situation, I would've killed myself or something...XD

MellyMooMoo : Heh, cute name ;D Yeah, I've been wanting to write something like this for a while :D I'm glad you like it! .

LloydIrvingisMine : -eats the pretzels and hands you a cake- There, Anna and Raine met . I couldn't wait to write that part ;D

Miss Raine Sage : Yay! Thanks! Don' t worry, I have no intention of stopping the story anytime soon .