: A/N: Every time I play the game I always think "Raine has ISSUES." She always seemed depressed to me. Of course, she had a shitty life... there goes my kid rating. Should this be rated T or M? I guess it all depends how far I go, mwah, hah, hah, hah.:

Chapter Two: Journey to Mizuho

Raine and Sheena rested on the grassy plains, almost at Mizuho, but it was already dark and neither wanted to trip in the blind night. Raine at first considered asking Sheena if maybe one of the Sylphs could carry them over, but shut out the idea. She didn't approve when others used Mana for petty reasons, and didn't want to become a hypocrite the moment she became too impatient to do things the average way.

"Ahhh," Sheena sighed. She lay on her back, her arms cushioning her head. Raine sat, her legs tucked under her. They looked at the clouds after eating dinner (Sheena cooked), Sheena trying to find shapes and Raine searching to perhaps find migratory birds, moving with the seasons. It was fall already. Sheena took a nap while Raine took sentry, and then they switched places about maybe three hours later.

"So Genis is gone," Sheena said, wanting to clear things out for herself, eating a very early breakfast (again, her own cooking). "And you came here to see if our information network could find him? I'm surprised to didn't run off after him yourself."

Raine sniffed. "I'm not a fool. He had Noishe with him and could have been anywhere by the time I realized he was gone. Instead of going on a wild goose chase I came to the people who would know where he was."

"Oh... right."

Raine shrugged. "In any case, I'd need a Rheiard to get anywhere. I'd be no use if we found he was in Altamira and we had no way to get there."

Sheena frowned. "Well, I have mine. We could share it in the meantime." Then she smiled, getting to her feet. She helped Raine up and they picked up their camp before continuing to walk. "And uh.. if could...I mean well I...If you don't mind..." Sheena laughed sheepishly, "I was out monster hunting when I got this." She held out her arm, which was smothered in bandages. "The doctor in Mizuho really can't do it like you can."

"Of course, of course," Raine said, unwrapping the bandages. She let out a hiss of sympathy when she saw the long gashes, laying a glowing hand on Sheena's arm. "First Aid!" Her hair was blown back from her face in a gust of warm wind and Sheena let out a long sigh, closing her eyes in apparant bliss. Raine looked up with a raised eyebrow and Sheena blushed.

"Well can you blame me if I missed good old fashioned healing from someone with an Ex-Sphere?" Sheena muttered. Quickly changing the subject, she said, "So what exactly happened? Do you think he was kidnapped or something? Cause I have a hard time thinking Genis would let anyone do that to him."

"Yes, me too." Raine shook her head. "I don't think anyone could take Genis anywhere if he didn't want to." Despite herself, Raine grinned, trying to hide it by ducking her head and looking at the ground again. She had imagined someone running from Luin trying desperately to put out the flames in their clothing. "The truth is we... argued. Over something so trivial, really, but it just exploded out of no where."

"Whoa..." Sheena looked at Raine. "It must've been pretty bad if he actually ran away."

"Yes," Raine said. "It was." She quickened her pace. "Let's keep on going..." she said, distantly, and Sheena had to move to a brisk jog to keep up with the half-elf. They ran into a few monsters, but together nothing really posed a threat. Also, Sheena was a bit more reckless now that Raine was around, confidant that the older woman would heal whatever wounds she might get. Sheena would go against a whole pack of wolves or a group of bandits by herself while Raine hung back with her staff at the ready.

"Wah hah hah!" Sheena said, one foot on the carcass of a preying mantis-like creature, her card-bearing right hand raised above her head triumphantly. "This thing escaped me just the other day when it killed one of my people's goats!" She turned to Raine, one finger held up. "Wait a second, Professor. Um. You might not want to look, you know, cause of the blood. And I know Genis is just getting father away but I really have to do this."

Raine raised an eyebrow. "Go on. The sooner you do whatever it is the sooner we can find Genis."

"Um. Right." Sheena took a knife out of her belt and carefully sawed inbetween the plates of armor on the beats neck, slicing the head right off. With the grisly trophy in hand, they reached Mizuho within the hour.

A/N: So it's short. So sue me. Maybe if I get god reviews I'll put up more. Actually that's a lie. I'll post more even if I get nothing but flames. And still to come: Zelos's Bikini Party! That man is too sexy to be a video game character. TT not fair.

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Bannana. Hammock.