Lilikoifish: Sorry it took so long to update! These chapters take a long time to type! I have to edit them, etc. By the way, this is going to start Part3, which is supposed to be life with Lloyd.

Disclaimer: I shall count the years until I can finally own ToS…oh wait…I don't know how long I'll live…

Bonded – Part3: Chapter1

Lloyd was now officially a toddler. 2 years old. He could talk, walk, and eat by himself. Anna and Kratos were so proud of their son. He was growing up. Everything was perfect. Anna smiled at her son as she watched him run around on the carpet, crashing into dressers and walls.

"Mommy…? I want to go somewhere pwettyful!" Lloyd said.

"I'm sure you can, but not now. Maybe some other time," Anna said. Just then, Kratos came in the room. He held up 3 tickets with palm trees and beaches on them. Anna gasped.

"Yes, Anna. I bought tickets to the Altamira amusement park. I also reserved a room for us in the resort," Kratos said. Anna leaped up and threw her arms around Kratos's neck.

"Thank you so much, Kratos! You are such a kind man," she kissed him firmly on the lips. "You know I've always wanted to go there."

"Yes...I know. You should bring some money and some fancy clothes in case we go to the casino at night, or go to the theater to watch a show," Kratos explained. "Bring a swimsuit too." Anna was so happy. Unfortunately, she realized that Lloyd had nothing. There weren't any stores for kids. She had had to make his clothes herself.

"What about Lloyd?" she asked. Kratos stopped and hit his head on the wall.

"I had forgotten…" he murmured. "Get to the Rhearids." Lloyd sat on the ground and picked at the carpet. Anna picked him up. Lloyd began to cry all of a sudden.

"But I wanna go on Daddy's back! I wanna be with Daddy!" he bawled. Anna sighed and looked at Kratos.

"Fine…I guess it won't hurt…" he sighed, putting Lloyd onto his shoulders. Anna smiled.

"Do I have to take that dreaded Rhearid too?" she asked.

"No, Anna…you don't," Kratos said. "But there's no other way to transport you." Anna smirked.

"That's what you think," she pouted. She closed her eyes. A bright light surrounded her. All of a sudden, beautiful green wings sprouted from her back. Kratos's jaw dropped.

"You're an angel?" he gasped. Anna nodded and smiled.

"I am a human, but I have wings. I saw thing red crystal lying on the ground, and I picked it up. I was planning on giving it to you as a present, but it attached itself to me, and now I have wings," she explained. Kratos was still shocked. His wife was an angel! Lloyd stuck out his tongue at Kratos.

"How come I can't have wings?" he stuck his lip out. Kratos laughed.

"Lloyd…when you're older, you'll understand why," Kratos opened his blue wings and took Anna's arm. Together, they gently flapped their wings and flew into the blue sky.

"Damn! First you, Yuan, now Kratos!" Mithos slammed his fist on his desk. Yuan sighed.

"Mithos…it's not bad. Can't other people have their own lives outside of Cruxis?" Yuan asked. This was clearly a bad thing to say—especially to Mithos.

"WHAT DID YOU SAY?" Mithos demanded. "How dare defy me! I am Mithos Yggdrasil, leader of Cruxis! You are nothing but my subordinate!'" Mithos punched Yuan. Yuan felt the blood coming out of his nostril. He wiped it away with his sleeve.

"Mithos…lighten up. We are your friends, Kratos and me, and we would never betray you. Kratos is just simply…keeping her safe from Kvar's plan. I am sure that Kvar is doing something that you don't want him to do," Yuan tried to cover up for his friend.

"Then tell me: why did Kratos have a son and marry her? If he is just being loyal to me, then he would not have fallen in love with her!" he glared daggers at Yuan. Yuan felt a quick response come to his head.

"Kratos wants to gain her trust, so that she won't suspect anything suspicious," Yuan knew this would work.

"Yuan…I know that is probably not the reason, but I would like to believe that. I will let both you and Kratos go. Maybe you are right…maybe some people need new lives. In fact, I do too," Mithos sighed. "Thank you, Yuan. I am grateful to have friends like you and Kratos." Yuan smiled and left.

'Martel, why did you leave me? Why did you leave Yuan? And Kratos? We all miss you…' Mithos thought. 'My outside life would be with you, my sister. We would free this world of discrimination against half-elves…and even a human, Kratos, would help us. Why did you leave?'

"Hi, meow! Welcome to the Katz Grocery Store, meow!" a Katz said. Kratos sighed. 'Out of all places, why does this have to be the only place with kids' stuff?' Anna seemed to be enjoying the town. She thought everything (or Katz) was adorable. Great.

"Hi! Just a cotton suit for him, and a swimsuit," Anna said. The Katz brought out a tuxedo for Lloyd and a swimsuit for Lloyd too. Surprisingly, the tux wasn't Katz stuff, and the swimsuit was normal. Yay. Kratos twitched. He hated this town. It was so annoying. As soon as Anna paid, Kratos grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the town. Anna held Lloyd in her arms.

"Hey! I wanted to check the rest of the place out!" Anna whined. "It was so cute! The beaches looked so nice too!" She made "the face".

"NO!" Kratos yanked his own hair and looked at her with blood-shot eyes.

"Okay, okay…calm down…" Anna took a step back. "Chill, Kratos." Chill was not a familiar word to Kratos. He looked at Anna, puzzled. Anna sighed.

"You will never be modern, will you?" she opened her wings and held Kratos's hand. They flew into the air again. This time, Lloyd was in Anna's arms. They reached their small home by Lake Umacy and began to pack immediately. Just then, there was a knock at the door. Kratos looked at Anna. Then, he went to the door and opened it.

"Hello, Kratos," Mithos smiled at him.

"Mithos…how did you find us?" Kratos asked.

"Oh…I know lots of things…" Mithos twisted a strand of hair around his finger. "Don't get me wrong…I'm not here to end your relationship with Anna. I am here to apologize." Kratos looked at him with a baffled expression. Mithos…apologizing to him?

"Why?" Kratos asked.

"I want to apologize for Kvar. He has not been listening to me lately. As soon as I can meet with him, I will kill him. You deserve a life outside of Derris-Kharlan. Yuan has opened my eyes to that. I wanted to ask you if I could meet your son," Mithos looked at the ground. Kratos smiled.

"Just a moment. I have to go get Lloyd," Kratos went to get him. Mithos smiled. It really was easier to be kind. He did not like to get angry or stressed. He wanted to be this way forever. Of course, he knew that he could never stay like this. He knew that Kvar would get on his nerves more and more. Rodyle also seemed to be working with Kvar. He would have to confer that with Yuan.

"Oh?" he heard a tiny voice. He looked down to see a boy. Mithos smiled.

"Thank you, Kratos. At least I have not given up hope for good people. Might I inquire where you are going?" Mithos asked.

"Altamira," Kratos replied.

"Hey! Kratos! Why are you talking over there! Don't just stand there! Invite your guest in!" Kratos heard Anna's voice from the bedroom.

"Of course. I'm sorry, Mithos. I was so engrossed in our conversation that I did not invite you in," Kratos stepped to the side and closed the door behind them. Anna came out of the room.

"Hello. I am Anna. Pleased to meet you," Anna gasped, swallowing air. She had obviously rushed to make her appearance nice. Mithos smiled.

"Nice to meet you, Anna. I am a close friend of Kratos. My name is Mithos," Mithos shook her hand.

"Kratos…Yuan and I are talking about taking a trip to Altamira as well. We have never been there before…and we bought tickets…" Mithos said, holding up 2 tickets. "Fortunately, we only bought 2. We ran out of funds. May we join you on your trip? We won't bother you, I'm sure. Just go with you. We would also like to test our luck at gambling, but we have no money…" Mithos sighed. Kratos gave him a sack.

"Take it. I already have plenty of money," Kratos said. Just then, there was another knock at the door. Yuan.

"Hey, Kratos," Yuan said. "And of course you too, Anna." Yuan bowed his head to her. Anna turned a slight red.

"Well…now that we're all here…why don't we all have dinner here?" Anna asked. "I mean, I just caught some fish in the lake!" She said. They all agreed. Lloyd enjoyed playing with Yuan's cape. In fact, Lloyd enjoyed annoying Yuan so much, that he actually took Yuan's sword and cut off Yuan's ponytail! Of course, Lloyd had suffered the consequences from Kratos. Yuan laughed, though. It had been a while since Yuan had had his hair cut.

"Mithos, Yuan…did you know that everyone here is an angel? Well, that is, except Lloyd…" Kratos trailed off.

"You are an angel? How amusing!" Yuan said to Anna.

"Yes…I am!" Anna opened her dazzling, sparkling, green wings. Yuan and Mithos exchanged glances.

"Interesting…how did you become one?" Mithos asked.

"I found a…Cruxis Crystal, do you call it? Well, I found one on the ground. I was planning to give it to Kratos as a present, but it attached itself to me," Anna explained. Yuan and Mithos exchanged glances again.

"I see…well then. We must take our departure. We will see you in Altamira!" Mithos exclaimed. He and Yuan took off into the navy sky.

"Your friends are pretty nice!" Anna said.

"Yes, I have known them my whole life," Kratos said. "I am just surprised that Mithos is letting me go…usually, he would be very angry with me…" Kratos chewed on another piece of fish.

"Daddyyyy! Can I come out NOW?" a small voice was heard from the closet.

"No, Lloyd. This is the consequence for cutting Yuan's ponytail off," Kratos said.

"Aww! But I just peed in my pants, and I have to go again!" Lloyd complained. At this, Kratos ran to the closet, picked Lloyd up, held him out at arm's length, and put him in the bathroom. He looked over at the closet floor. It was wet, and the stench nearly made Kratos pass out. Reluctantly, he took a towel and cleaned up the mess. Anna giggled.

"Anna, please. This is not funny. Not this," Kratos said. He tossed the towel into the wash bucket. "You're washing it."

"Hey!" Anna put her hands on her hips. "Then you have to give him a bath!" Kratos groaned. The last time he had given Lloyd a bath, Lloyd had splashed water all over him. Kratos had to wear a towel as well.

"Fine…" Kratos walked into the bathroom. Anna heard a small commotion as she heard a large splash.

"AGH! LLOYD, YOU ARE DEAD! I TOLD YOU NOT TO SPLASH ME, AND YOU DID!" she heard a large lecture, which obviously came from Kratos. Apparently, Lloyd had splashed water all over Kratos again. Kratos walked out of the bathroom and got a towel. He draped it over his shoulders.

"Aww…poor you," Anna smiled and game him an affectionate kiss on his wet cheek. Kratos only gave a glare. When Lloyd's bath was over, Lloyd came out looking nice and clean, and Kratos came out looking like a dog that had just been thrown in a swimming pool. Anna laughed and dried Kratos off.

"Next time, you're giving Lloyd a bath." Kratos pointed at Anna.

Lilikoifish: So…how was it? I decided to make Anna an angel because I mean, you don't know what Anna looks like, and so I decided to shape her into my own character! Everyone always makes her stubborn and human, but I wanted to be different and make her a human that became an angel. Like Kratos! Also, everyone make Mithos unhappy about Kratos's relationship with Anna, so this time, I made Mithos supportive of Kratos's new life. So…that's why I gave this chapter the title of "A Friendly Reunion".

Hope you liked it! Please review!