Me: Dun, dun, dun, dun! Here's Chapter Nine of To Understand! I hope ya like it like the other eight!

To Understand: Part Nine

An Enemies Feelings

By Harmony283

Good Reviews: 3

Nady-Kun-Ah, don't worry about forgetting things…it happens sometimes! And you're finished on a storyboard for a Mithos/Genis doujin in Flanoir? That sounds interesting. And yes I'm apparently good at changing peoples' views on things…maybe it's the way I write them? Or is it something else? Hmm…well, anyways, thanks for the review and here's the next chapter!

Hiranieas-Yes they finally kissed. I wasn't so sure on how to go about it, but hey, it worked. And yes it would be funny if everyone woke up. But will they? Hmm you'll find out in this chapter so…yeah!

Viaroura Fox-Hmm, is anyone going to wake up? You'll have to find out in this chapter so here's it is I hope you like it!

Me: Um…wow…I never thought I'd make it all the way to Part Nine! I'm soooo happy!

Feral: Of course you'd have to make it to Part Nine eventually, I mean, from looking at the Chapter Plan you had for this fan-fic there are supposed to be close to/more than 20 Chapters—oh wait…I wasn't supposed to say that was I?

Me: —grinds teeth—yes, you're right. You weren't supposed to say that. Now if you would be so kind as to do the disclaimer.

Feral: Okay! Harmony283 does not own Tales of Symphonia! She just owns me and the Plot!

Me: …you sure are in a good mood today…

Feral: Yup! Because if what your Chapter Plan says is true then I should show up in this chapter!

Me: That is if I go by my Chapter Plan…you know how it is with me and those things…

Feral: Yup but you can still squeeze me in if you just skimp on detail over the stuff that you were supposed to have in the last chapter.

Authors Note: Yeah, yeah, whatever—coughs—. Um, anyway, like Feral said this Chapter contains more Genis/Mithos action! And no I will not rush any of it. It'll ruin the flow. Oh yes, this is where things really start to spiral off from the game…just thought you ought to know.

Feral: Now on with the Chapter!

Me: You…are really starting to freak me out now…

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Genis' POV

I stood there, trying to let the events that were happening sink in. I mean, it wasn't every day that someone gets kissed by the evilest --not to mention possibly strongest-- person in the universe.

And yet, it was happening to me…

And I liked it.

I liked it a lot.

But I wasn't doing anything about it.

But what could I do about it? This was my first kiss…

Woah, wait…did I just say that?

'I know what you can do.'

I honestly wished that Feral would have kept quiet for the rest of the night, but I was curious as to what she had to say. She seemed to understand that I couldn't really answer her so she continued.

'Kiss him back. Don't worry, just add pressure to your lips…it's easy.'

I nodded my head and pressed my lips back against him, which obviously startled him. He gasped lightly against my lips and broke the kiss softly before pulling away and looking at me.

I felt my face burn and knew that my face was turning a deep shade of red.

Mithos noticed as well and chuckled lightly, "You know…you look kinda cute like that."

This only made me blush more. But that was more because I knew what he was going to say next.

"…But you would look even cuter with your Katz costume…"

and I was right.

"W-what's the deal with…?"

I couldn't finish because, just then, I was pulled into an extremely tight embrace, along with Mithos burying his head in the nape of my neck.

"Wha—?"

"I was so worried." He murmured, his voice almost inaudible.

"W-worried? About what?"

"If you…were okay or not."

"You just saw me last night so…of course I'm fine!"

Mithos pulled away from me, glaring at me with cold eyes, "Oh really? How can you call yourself fine after you broke that mirror? How can you say you're fine when you're obviously in pain?"

I blinked, slightly taken back by his harsh tone. I glanced downwards, towards my wounded hand, which Mithos still had in his grip. Yeah sure I had hurt myself but…I was fine other wise.

"…You don't really need to worry about that, Mithos."

"Yes I do, Genis…yes I do…" he seemed to choke up, and for a second I actually thought he was going to cry.

…Which would wake up someone if they did.

Oh wait, no, probably. Because the sleep powder…

'You do realize that sleep powder only lasts about a couple of minutes unless it's properly made.'

I gulped, that had just confirmed my suspicions, "Um…"

"Y-Yes?" Yeesh, even he was stuttering. I wonder…was he really that worried?

"It's…not safe for you to be here…my sister or Lloyd or someone might wake up!"

He smiled shakily at me, "And since when did that stop me? I…wanted to see you so I'm here and no person waking up is going to make me want to leave."

I thought he'd say something like that. He's so bold.

"W-what…made you want to come here in the first place? I mean, you said you were worried but you never said why you were worried or what caused you to be worried. I'm surprised you could find us in the dead of night. Or wait, that's probably another power of yours isn't it?"

Mithos nodded his head, "Yes, I guess you could say it's one of my powers…as for why I was worried…" he trailed off and his eyes widened.

I blinked, why had he stopped?

"Genis? Are you still up? Aren't you…?"

It was Raine.

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Raines' POV

I blinked, sitting up groggily in my makeshift bed. I look around, expecting to see Genis over by the fire…but he isn't there.

A moment of panic strikes me before I see, over behind a nearby tree, his familiar, slightly spiky, white hair. I sighed in relief getting up from my bed slowly.

But wait, is he talking to someone?

He's been doing that a lot lately.

But honestly, he must be tired now. And besides, what's he doing all the way over there anyway?

I walked forward; he seems to tense up.

"Genis? Are you still up? Aren't you…?"

I trail off, eyes widening at the scene in front of me.

Genis was pinned to the tree, well, no, not really, but he couldn't really go anywhere, and Mithos…Mithos was holding his wrist, staring at me wide eyed.

I opened my mouth, wanting to ask exactly why he was here…or rather, what he was doing but the words wouldn't form. I just stared at the two boys dumbstruck.

Which is probably why I nearly jumped out of my skin when I heard Lloyds voice.

"Huhn? Hey Professor what's goin' on?" He asked sleepily.

"Uh-oh…" Genis whispered, more to himself and Mithos than to me or…well…me.

That's when I found my voice.

"And what may I ask is going on here?"

"Professor?"

Now Colette was up.

"Um…uh…" Genis shifted his gaze down to the ground, obviously he didn't have a good explanation for me.

"Oh hey Genis--what's—MITHOS?"

I, along with Genis, flinched.

"…Ugh, how on earth am I, the Great Zelos, supposed to be getting my beauty sleep when you people are so loud?" Zelos whined, sitting up and glaring at us.

"Well I do have to say that less noise would be good." Regal said, standing up awkwardly and turning his gaze towards us.

"Yes, I agree."

"Nngg…yeesh, what's goin' on? Is there a monster?"

"Not a monster…our enemy." Lloyd said through gritted teeth, reaching to unsheathe both his swords.

"Huh?" both Sheena and Zelos asked at the same time.

"He—Mithos—is here." Now his swords were out and he was running at Mithos.

"Why are you here?" Presea asked, grabbing her ax.

"Why do you think I'm here?" Mithos asked, letting go of Genis' wrist and yet, not letting him go anywhere.

This worried me.

"Genis, what did Mithos do? Did he hurt you at all—your arm!" I gasped as I saw the wound on his shoulder.

Did Mithos do that?

Genis immediately moved so that his shoulder couldn't be seen, "I-It's okay. Mithos didn't do this…a-a monster did."

"Genis…you don't have to lie."

"B-But I'm not…!"

"Genis…"

"If he says he's telling the truth then he is. He's your brother; you should trust him, Raine." Mithos said, a small smirk playing across his lips.

It was at times like this that I wondered how on earth the two boys ever became friends. How could Genis stand to be a friend to someone whose voice practically dripped with horrible sarcasm and whose eyes shone with incredible blood lust?

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Lloyds POV

Genis shook, as if afraid, and why wouldn't he be? Mithos was a madman. Anyone in their right mind would be afraid of him!

Mithos seemed to notice this and moved slightly; grabbing his wrist again…that was it. I would not allow him to touch my best friend!

"Hey hands off!" I charged at him, which didn't seem to surprise him. He just moved closer to Genis…

Oh crap.

If I hit him chances are I'd hit Genis too…

…Or maybe not…

"HEAVY TIGER BLADE!" I cried out, swinging my sword at him.

And he dodged it…

Taking Genis with him.

"Ack!" Genis lost his footing and tripped, making Mithos trip as well.

"Um…oww…"

"Genis! Get away from him now!" I called out, but he didn't seem to be listening. He was focused on trying to get up.

The a dark sphere of energy came hurling by me, hitting Genis, who was staggering to get up, dead on, sending him flying backwards.

"Genis!" Mithos seemed…shocked, startled, and…worried.

But why?

They weren't friends anymore, right?

"There you are Lord Yggdrasill!"

I blinked, wait, Pronyma's here too?

"Pronyma…what are you doing here?"

"Why, looking for you my Lord. Lord Kratos told me that you were not in your room, so I came looking for you."

Mithos cursed under his breath, then out loud he said, "You do know that I would have come back."

Pronymas eyes narrowed, "Yes I'm sure you would have. And to assure that you do…" she teleported over near the motionless form of Genis.

"What are you…doing Pronyma?"

Now Mithos seemed scared.

And yet again I wondered why.

"What do you think? You came all the way out here to see this boy…and since he's so important to you I think I'll just take him back, as a hostage."

"What in your right mind makes you think that you can get away with that?"

"Because I can. That, and I know something that you don't know."

Mithos scoffed, "And what could that be?"

"Unfortunately I cannot say…with our current audience. If you really must know then come back to Venheim." With that, Pronyma picked up the limp form of my best friend—of Genis—and teleported away.

"Wha—?"

Wait, did I just let that happen?

"Genis!" Raine whispered, her eyes widening as she too realized what had happened.

"Dammit Pronyma…ugh…well then, I bid you, my enemies, farewell."

"Wait! Where's Venheim anyway?" I cried out, still trying to sort things out in my head. Over the course of a few minutes I had found out so many things…and now I was confused.

"At this rate you'll find out in no time." Mithos spat before…he extend his wings…

Woah, he had rainbow wings! Cool!

No…that wasn't supposed to be cool.

…he teleported away…

"He's…gone…"

"Yes. He is."

"But where'd that Pronyma lady take Genis?"

Zelos shook his head, "You mean you weren't paying attention at all my volumptious hunny? She said Venheim."

"But where is Venheim?"

Zelos coughed and sweatdropped, "beats me if I know!"

"Ugh, that's not helpful at all!"

"No, it is not. But more importantly…what exactly is going on?"

"Good question, Presea. Let's think about it for a second."

everyone gathered around the campfire.

"Let's go over the events of the day."

"Yeah, I dunno but I got a feelin that that brat—I mean Genis—knows more about what's going on than any of us do."

"That may be true Zelos. But it won't do us any good if we can't pick out exactly what he knows or doesn't know."

"Okay then, let's start with this morning and that…accident with the mirror."

"Yeah, we weren't exactly there for most of that time…what happened?" Sheena asked, tilting her head to the side in confusion.

"I…think he got angry because we weren't telling him everything."

"Yeah…I guess he thought we were making fun of him." I muttered, crossing my legs and averting my gaze. Man I felt so guilty now. If I hadn't reacted so harshly then maybe—

"Soon after that I tried to get him to talk to me, I did so about an hour ago as well, and he refused to tell me the exact origins of his anger."

"So, wait, we weren't the ones that made him angry?"

"I think that was…part of it. But not the…exact cause. I thought it had something to do with Mithos. But then he looked at me like I was crazy." Raine sighed sadly.

"Did he say anything else about Mithos?"

"No…but I asked him about if he was still friends with him. And even then he evaded the question."

"Woah, wait, so he could still be friends with him? Even after he betrayed us an' all?" Zelos asked, seeming shocked at this.

Raine just nodded her head.

"…And then just a few moments ago…Raine, you woke up before we did…."

"Yes. For some reason Mithos was here tonight talking to Genis. Genis was—is—wounded in his right left shoulder and he claims a monster did it."

"Well Mithos is a monster!"

"True his intentions are…that of a madmans…but he is still human."

"But that just brings up why we didn't wake up if monsters attacked?"

Raine nodded her head once more, "Yes…it's unusual. Unless if one of the monsters had some type of sleep toxin with them it's highly unlikely that we would have heard anything."

"So if Genis really was hurt by a monster, and since he can't fight very well because his right arm is bandaged, then does that mean that Mithos really did save him?" Sheena asked.

We waited in silence while Raine mulled over the question in her mind.

"Well yes, I suppose he did save him then."

"But why?"

Raine sighed, shaking her head again, "I-I don't know…I honestly don't know."

"But I do know that we need to save Genis."

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Me: And that's the end of Part Nine!

Feral: …

Me: Um…heh…you…are made at me aren't you?

Feral: I didn't show up in this chapter…

Me: Don't worry! You'll show up in the next chapter…maybe…

Feral: Well, if you say so.

Me: Um, yeah! Anyways R&R please! I absolutely love hearing from people!