Chapter 17: Confessions
A couple weeks later, the two had practically forgotten about Yuan and Yggdrasill and Kratos' seal. They spent quite a bit of time just sitting around in Hima…that is, until Kratos got bored with the place. (A/N: not that I blame him)
"I've got an idea!" Kratos said one day while they were wandering aimlessly around the market.
"What?"
"Let's go somewhere we've never been."
"Like where?" Anna smiled. She wondered where he could be thinking of going. "We've been everywhere in Sylvarant!"
"No we haven't. There's still one place you haven't seen." He took her hand and led her out of the marketplace. "Noishe!" he called. The dog came running up to greet them. "We're leaving." The gray/green protozoa barked.
They got their things and left Hima.
"YUAN!" Yggdrasill screamed when Yuan reappeared on Derris Kharlan. "WHERE IS HE? I WANT ORIGIN'S SEAL!"
"Calm yourself, my lord. I believe I may have found him." 'All or nothing…' Yuan thought. "He is leaving a small mountain town called Hima. I do not know where he is headed, though. If you will follow me to Sylvarant, I may be able to get him to temporarily release his wings, and then you will be able to follow the mana signature."
"Interesting idea, Yuan. Take me there!" Yggdrasill ordered. Yuan bowed his head and complied. There seemed no other way. Kratos would surely kill him, but at least he wouldn't die like a coward at the Seraph lord's hand.
"This place is beautiful!" Anna cried as they arrived.
"Isn't it, though?" Kratos walked up behind her and slid his arms around her waist. "I came across Lake Umacy a while ago and thought you might like to see it," he whispered.
"Can we go swimming?" Anna turned in his arms to face him.
"I don't see why not…" he said, releasing her. She took the opportunity to grab Kratos and pulled him into the water with her. They fell under the surface, their lips locked in a deep kiss. When they broke surface for air and parted their lips, Kratos grinned.
"Cheap shot…" he pushed her head under the water playfully and she grabbed one of his legs and flipped him, then came up.
"No fair!" they started splashing each other in a mini-water war. This went on for a while, then Kratos held up his hands.
"I surrender! You win!" He swam over to her.
"Oh, goodie! What do I win?" she asked, smiling.
"This…" he whispered, kissing her.
"Oh…Martel…" Yggdrasill and Yuan had managed to find out where they were headed without provoking Kratos to unmask his mana signature.
"What?" Yuan asked, landing at his leader's shoulder. "Oh, no…" Yuan paled. "So much for your plan, my lord." He whispered.
"How could he do this?" the blonde angel asked, gesturing violently at the scene before them. "This is betrayal of the worst form. Now, I must have them both. I want Origin's Seal and the Angelus Project!"
Kratos broke the kiss and stared at Anna. She smiled at him and pushed his head under the water.
"That's payback for earlier!"
"I deserved it too…" he said from behind her. He had swum under her and come up unnoticed. Anna whirled to face him. "Anna?"
"Yes?"
"I…I…I love you." Kratos wrapped his arms tightly around her waist. "I'm never going to leave you. I don't ever want to let you go." He kissed her again, briefly.
"K-Kratos...I love you, too." Anna held onto Kratos' arms. "I miss you when you leave, and I want to stay with you forever!" Once more, they kissed, and from far away, (actually in one of the trees surrounding the lake) Yggdrasill swore his revenge against them.
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