Hey! This is a fanfic that I've been trying to write for a while, but just couldn't get the words right. This is written in present tense, and in first person. Now here's Zelos with the disclaimer.

Zelos: Scaff doesn't own Tales of Symphonia. If she did, you would be able to have both Kratos and myself in the party for the whole game.

She stares at the ruin with great interest. I stare into her eyes. Her soft blue eyes. As beautiful as the dawning sky. I can't focus on anything else.

"Linar?"

I shake my head. "Sorry Raine, I can't seem to keep my mind on anything," I say. Raine nods.

"Linar, maybe we should go to bed. We have deciphered the Map of Balcruf," Raine says.

"I, guess. But, how about I get us some soothing tea before we call it a night," I say. Raine smiles at me. I love her smile. It's so heart warming. But I turn around and I walk to the kitchen. It's a bit small. I boil the water. It takes a few moments, but then it boils. I take out the mugs and make the tea. The soft aroma starts to flow through the light green kitchen first, and then floats through the rest of the house. I take a deep breath and poke my head through the door. "Raine, do you want any sugar or milk?" I call.

"A teaspoon of sugar, and a bit of milk, please!" Her voice calls back. I love her flowing voice. So timeless. I turn back and fumble around the drawers. The drawer knobs are rusted. They should be cleaned. I'll do that later, I guess. The teaspoons… were are they? Forks, sporks, potato peelers… ouch. I withdraw my hand, tainted in blood. I found the sharp knifes. Sigh. I use my left hand that isn't bleeding and find a teaspoon. I grab the sugar and put it into Raine's tea. And then I take the milk and pour a small bit into the plain brown mug. I pick up it and carry it to Raine. She smiles and takes her mug.

"Linar, you're such a good host to me," she says.

"You're a good guest," I answer stupidly. I take a sip of my tea with my right hand.

"Linar, you're bleeding! How did you do that? Here, let me heal it for you," she says. I put my mug down and she touches my hand gently. Her hands are soft, but not fake soft. I can feel some rough marks. Marks from a rough past, but then over time they started to soften up. I stop looking at my hand and look at her face. She's in concentration. I can feel the wound on my hand healing. Now she looks up at my face. She looks at me kindly.

"Thank you Raine."

"No problem! The tea is excellent. Thank you Linar." She sips her tea some more. I have some of my tea. We sit in silence. Then we finish out tea. I set my mug down on the table and take Raine's to the kitchen. I start to wash the dishes in soapy water. The water feels kind to me. I remember that my mug is in the other room. I walk into it and freeze. Raine is in her pajama bottoms and a bra. I cannot go back into the kitchen. I cannot move forward. I cannot make a sound. What's wrong with me?

"O-oh! Linar. I didn't, see you there…" she says. Raine fumbles with her pajama shirt and puts it on. I can feel my face turning a shade of pink.

"Raine, I'm sorry," I manage to spit out.

"It's, it's okay Linar. Could you, come over here?" Raine askes. I walk over to her. I walk close to her. I can feel her breathing. She looks into my eyes, and my eyes are in hers.

"Thanks for the tea Linar. And letting me stay here for the night. Letting me get away from it all," she says. I love you, Raine. I love you. Please Raine. Please…

And I think…

And now…

We kiss.

And there we have it! I haven't seen or heard of any RaineXLinar (I call the pairing Rainar) fanfics, but I think that they make such a cute couple! This is my first time writting some fluff. What do you think? Please R&R!

Scaff