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Bonded – Part3: Chapter2

Anna crammed a blouse and a skirt into her suitcase. She sat on top of the suitcase and managed to close the lock. She strapped some of Kratos's belts (that he no longer used) around it so that it would not suddenly burst. Kratos shot her a surprised look. He was neatly folding his clothes and fitting them perfectly into his suitcase. Anna sighed and glared at him.

"How come you're such a neat freak?" Anna slumped down on top of her suitcase and frowned. Kratos laughed.

"I'm not neat, Anna. You're just lazy, and you want packing to be over with. Packing takes organization and patience," Kratos smiled and closed his suitcase with ease. Anna stuck her tongue out at him. Lloyd was stuffing clothes into his tiny case. Kratos walked over to him and folded Lloyd's clothes so that they fit into the case. Lloyd obviously took after his mom when it came to packing.

Anna opened her suitcase. It sprang open, and clothes flew everywhere like a jack-in-the-box. Kratos and Lloyd picked up her clothes for her. Anna sighed and shoved them into the suitcase again. Kratos came over to her, shook his head, and helped her fold her clothes so that the suitcase closed perfectly.

"You won't be needing those belts, Anna," Kratos put the belts away. Anna laughed.

"Neat freak," she said. Kratos glared at her. Anna smirked.

"Uh-oh! Are Mommy and Daddy going to be mean to each other?" Lloyd's eyes filled with tears.

"No, Lloyd. Everything is okay. Your mom is not very good at packing, though," Kratos picked Lloyd up.

"Anna, hurry up!" Kratos said.

"Just a minute here! Uhh…hang on…" Anna concentrated. She opened her green wings.

"I wanna go with Mommy this time!" Lloyd said. Anna picked him up. When Kratos and she got into the air, she rested Lloyd on her back. They then flew to the desert near Triet. They hovered over a special spot. Kratos used his teleporting ability to get them to Tethe'alla. (The Renegade Base hasn't been built yet)

"Wow…Altamira is really a place, isn't it?" Mithos said to Yuan.

"Yeah. This place is like paradise," Yuan said. They went up the elevator to the room they had reserved. They dropped their luggage on the bed and started out the enormous window. The view was of the brilliant blue sea. It glittered in the sunlight. Large waves splashed in, and people were having a ton of fun.

"Well, Yuan…what are we waiting for? Let's go!" Mithos exclaimed.

"Where?" Yuan asked. Mithos looked at him with the "You're-Stupid" look.

"Where else? The beach!" Mithos pulled on his navy swim trunks and dragged Yuan out the door.

"Wow! Check out the hotel! It's huge!" Anna exclaimed. Kratos smiled.

"Wait until you see the interior," he said. The automatic, sliding, glass doors opened. It was beautiful inside. There was a fountain, and the front desk was like crystal.

"Mr. Aurion, I presume?" The woman asked. Kratos nodded. "Your room is #78. It's on the 5th floor." Kratos and Anna went up the elevator with Lloyd. Lloyd pressed his face against the glass walls of the elevator.

"Look, Daddy! It's prettyful!" Lloyd exclaimed.

"Yes, Lloyd. We're going to go there as soon as we get to the room," Anna put her hand on his head. Lloyd clapped his hands.

When they got to the room, Kratos, Anna, and Lloyd got on their swimsuits. Kratos wore the Speedos (that are like tight shorts), Anna wore a one-piece athletic one, and Lloyd wore the little-kid swim trunks. They dashed off to the beach. Mithos and Yuan were throwing wet sand at each other. Kratos picked up a handful and chucked it at Yuan. Yuan didn't notice Kratos, so he got his in the side with a slab of wet sand.

"Ow!" Yuan yelled. He clutched his side. "Oh! Kratos! You're here!' Mithos put down the wad-full of sand he had in his hand.

"Hello, Kratos!" Mithos smiled.

"Hello, Mithos," Kratos said.

"Well…I'm not going to stand around and spend hours just saying 'hello' to you like in Winnie the Pooh. I'm going to continue the fight!" Mithos threw sand at Kratos. The three Seraphim continued to throw dank sand at each other relentlessly. Lloyd on the other hand, rushed into the water. Anna followed him.

"Lloyd! Don't go too far out!" Anna warned. She watched Lloyd jump over waves. She did not notice the huge wave that was headed straight for her. It crashed over her and knocked her down. She fell under the waves, but she was able to stand up quickly. She looked around for Lloyd. He was not anywhere.

"LLOYD!" Anna screamed. Everyone at the beach knew that wasn't good. Everyone that was at the beach jumped into the water and began searching madly for Kratos and Anna's lost son. Just then, Yuan spotted a figure floating around. It was a pretty far off distance, but it was small, and it had brown hair. It was Lloyd. Yuan swam as fast as he could to reach Lloyd. He dove under waves and swam over. When he was about 1 meter from Lloyd was he noticed that Lloyd was no longer there. Yuan looked around furiously. Lloyd was no where to be seen.

"LLOYD!" Yuan called.

"Someone!" he heard faintly. Lloyd was floating off in the distance. Yuan saw him. There was no way he could get to Lloyd in time if he swam. He would have to activate his angelic abilities. Man…this whole trip was supposed to be relaxing—not a rescue mission for Lloyd. The whole point in this vacation was NOT to use his angelic powers. Oh well…Kratos was his friend, and Yuan did not want Kratos to go into a depression. He opened his wings and flew over to Lloyd. Lloyd was flailing around, trying to stay afloat. Of course, he was getting tired, and was sinking a bit. Thank goodness for the salt water. Yuan grabbed Lloyd and swam back.

"Yuan!" Anna cried. She clutched her son close to her chest. "How could I ever thank you enough, Yuan" Yuan smirked.

"Thank you, Yuan. You don't know how much this means to me," Kratos said. Mithos smiled at Yuan.

"Yuan to the rescue!" Mithos teased. Yuan bonked him on the head with his fist softly.

As a payment, Kratos and Anna treated Yuan and Mithos to dinner. Yuan picked all the dishes, regardless of the prices. They got a 2000 gald fish. It was worth the price, though. For dessert, they got a 500 gald cake. They brought the leftovers back to their room.

"So…what are we going to do tomorrow?" Mithos asked Lloyd. Lloyd looked at Mithos, then at Yuan (who was also taking part in this conversation).

"Uh...the amusement park!" Lloyd exclaimed. "I wanna go on the Ferris wheel! Ooh! And the teacups!" Yuan laughed. 'I wonder if Martel and I would have had a son like this...' he thought.

Everyone retired to their respective room after dinner. As soon as they pulled the covers up, they fell asleep—except a certain sorrel colored man. He sat on the window sill and thought, 'I'm so glad Yuan was there to help. If not, my son would not be here with me now. What if he hadn't? I don't think I would be able to live…' Kratos stared at the full moon. He was restless. He wasn't like Mithos or Yuan. Those two still slept even though they were angels. He was still unable to control his angelic disabilities after four-thousand years.

Kratos drew his sword and walked outside and onto the pale sand. He swung his sword a few times. Then, he walked along the shoreline. He felt someone behind him. He jerked around and put his sword to the person's neck.

"Kratos…easy there," the man said.

"Never," Kratos growled.

"Oh, Kratos. I'm not here to disrupt your little vacation. I just need to talk to Lord Mithos and Lord Yuan," the man said.

"None of us, Mithos, Yuan, Anna, Lloyd, or I need your presence Kvar."

Lilikoifish: How was that for a cliffie! Heheheheheh…a cliff-hanger. I love those things. I hope this wasn't too boring. I just needed some disaster to go on. I also needed another appearance of Kvar.

I hope this wasn't too boring! Please review!