Me: And here's the next chapter of TU!
April: yes…and they're officially leaving the hotsprings in this chapter right?
Me: Right.
To Understand: Part Fifty-five
Breakfast Together
By Harmony283
Reviews:
Viaroura Fox: Yes Raine did somehow jump to conclusions on what Genis and Mithos were talking about (then again, if we overheard that conversation, what would we have thought?) as for what Genis and Mithos are doing…remember all the loud crashes? Well, let's just say some people really shouldn't learn how to cook….-cough- and you'll find out more in this chapter. So yeah, enjoy!
Moonshine's Guide: Ah-ha-ha yeah, never eavesdrop (or eavesdrop on purpose) because it can lead to misinterpretations of certain things…-cough- and yes, that's part of the reason why Genis and Kloitz act the same. But in general their personalities are similar. As for what Genis and Mithos are up to, you'll find out in this chapter. But let's just say it's Lloyd's fault…so, yeah, enjoy the newest chapter of TU!
Lyurii: I'm glad you liked the whole conversation in the last chapter, I really wasn't sure how it'd go over…and I think I did really well with it. And thanks for the cookie, I really don't wanna get writers block now. And here's the next chapter—enjoy!
LittleLinor: Ah, don't worry about that spelling mistake, I added that little bit on after you beta'd it—to make the Hotsprings scene go at least a little slower. Again, I thought it was April's POV (and I was sleepy…I guess). And yes I know you loved the 'food' conversation. And I'm sure you'll like this chapter too! Enjoy!
DraNKa: Yeah Raine's 'it's nothing' statement did bother me. I mean, she's smart so of course it has to mean something. She wouldn't say it if it didn't mean something. And yes, naughty Raine. And Mithos…will actually kind of get in trouble when she finds out about the Hotsprings scene. But of course it's April to the rescue (again). As for the kitchen mystery that will be solved in this chapter—enjoy!
Branchman: -nods head- that's true, you can definitely read a lot when you're sick. And I can see how this fanfic would keep some people up (some till 5 AM in the morning). And I'm also glad that you haven't lost interest yet, and here's the next chapter—enjoy!
April:…so…how many more chapters until the end of TU?
Me: Well, I'm not sure. They have to go to Dirks house to get the Mana crest made and then they're off to Derris Kharlan to fight with Pronyma and Mitosu one last time.
April: So not exactly a long ways away right?
Me: -nods head- right.
April: Then I guess I should be doing the disclaimer: Harmony283 doesn't own ToS, she just owns any OC that pops up randomly. That includes Feral, Mitosu, Jiniasu, Seiji, Zerasu, me and a few others. Oh yes, and she owns the plot--so no stealing!
Authors Note: Hmm, well then, remember in the last chapter how when Raine and the others came in the kitchen to eat there was a lot of loud noises coming from the kitchen? Well you get to find out what happened. And you get to see everyone's reaction to Mithos and Genis being together (along with Mithos' accidental slip of the tongue on their little Hotsprings…uh…thing)! And then there's the whole mana signature thing about trying to find out why Feral chose Genis…and that's about it.
April: …um…but Genis already knows why Feral chose him.
Me: Yes but really no one besides him and Mithos know anything about Feral, and Genis can't exactly tell without Raine thinking he's crazy…
April: Ah, well, that's true…
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Zelos' POV
I could tell something bad was just going to happen when Kratos knocked on our door that morning and told us that Genis wanted all the guys to help him cook breakfast. It wasn't a bad feeling like in something that I would do that was bad…but the brunette--Lloyd--obviously didn't know how to cook. He liked to eat more than that…well he liked to eat more than anyone else in probably the two worlds.
Though of course, one thing stuck out in my mind more than anything else did. It was probably one of the only things I ever cared about overhearing from the brat and his attempts to help Raine cook. It was that if a person didn't know how to cook, keep them out of the kitchen.
Of course Lloyd wasn't one to listen and he didn't stay out of the kitchen.
And now, here we were, staring at the mess in front of us while the girls of the group were obviously sitting down to a wonderful meal.
The door to the kitchen bangs open and I, along with everyone else in the room, turn to face it, seeing who had come through. I half expected it to be Raine, or even maybe Sheena, asking what happened.
'After all I'm pretty sure they heard the crashes from the hotsprings.' I let out a silent sigh of relief, though, when I saw it was just the brat and Mithos.
"Hey, is everything at least a little--" Genis' eyes widened at the even BIGGER mess that stood before him, as did Mithos. He looked over at Lloyd, and then at me, as if silently asking what had happened in the few seconds they had been gone.
Lloyd looked away, a sheepish look on his face, as I just shrugged, "Hey, it's Lloyd--anything's possible."
The brat seemed to agree with me as he just shook his head, "I get it, I get it." He looked distastefully at the pile of dirty dishes, and some kind of burnt concoction in a pan, and groaned, "Okay, everyone just go out and tell everyone I'll--"
"We'll--" Mithos butted in.
"We'll be there in a second."
I could have sworn I heard Kratos choke from somewhere behind me. And I definitely saw the smirk, or beginnings of a smirk, on Mithos' lips.
'Okay yeah, is it really safe leavin' those two alone together?' I thought about it for a second, seeing how close the two were already standing, 'Well…it's obvious that something's going on.' I looked over at Lloyd, 'Heck something has to be going on if Lloyd's got that expression on his face.'
Lloyd, of course, was dense and naïve. He was cute that way. But even so, he knew his best friend, and his preferences. And apparently he knew something was up between Genis and the former ruler of Cruxis. Why else would he half that knowing--yet relieved--look on his face?
So I just nodded my head, "Fine, fine, I wanna see what the girls are up to anyway." I started walking towards the door, but when I passed Genis I noticed something.
Something gold and shiny around his neck. And then there was some type of sparkly…jewel--I think--on the front.
Was it a choker?
'Since when did the brat wear jewelry? '
I turned to face him, grabbing his arm and turning him to face me.
"Eh? Zelos…?!" he gasped out, looking up at me in shock.
I just had to smirk at this. The thing around Genis' neck was indeed a choker. But there wasn't a jewel in the front…
It was a feather from one of Mithos' wings.
My smirk widened as I let the boy go and turned away. Before I exited out of the room--with everyone trailing behind me, I turned back around and grinned, "Nice collar by the way, Genis." My smirk widened even more as my eyes fell on Mithos, "I didn't know you liked that kind of thing."
And I promptly headed through the door before anything could be thrown at me.
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Mithos' POV
I watched as the red-headed Chosen made his way through the kitchen door and out into the breakfast area. I clenched my fist and growled lightly under my breath.
'I can't believe he said that.' I looked over at Genis, who was fumbling with the collar--'Choker! It's a choker!'--I had given him. His cheeks had turned a bright shade of red from the blush. He noticed me staring and looked up at me, smiling nervously.
"Do you think he'll tell Raine?"
I shook my head, "Probably not. He'll only call it that if we walk out there right now." I looked over at the dishes piled up in the sink, "So let's at least try to clean this mess up a bit."
Genis nodded his head, but with the blush still on his cheeks, "Um…"
I moved closer to him, "What is it?"
"Are you really into that sort of thing?" he asked, touching the feather imbedded into the gold choker.
"Into…? You have to be more specific than that."
He flinched and his blush deepened, "You know, are you…into what Zelos said? You…you aren't as bad as him are you?"
I quickly shook my head at this, "Of course I'm not as bad as him! He's the worst, most perverted Chosen in all of history. If I was still into resurrecting Martel the way I used to, then I'd definitely say that he's the worst candidate for Martel's new body." We both grimaced at the thought of this.
My sister…being stuck in that perverted man's body…eww…
"Eww, that's gross Mithos!" Genis said with a laugh, though his cheeks were still tinted a light pink color.
I sighed at this, "I know." I looked over at the dishes piled in the sink, "But can you tell me why we decided to help clean the dishes? Aren't you hungry?"
Genis followed my gaze and flinched, "Well…I'm not really that hungry. And I agreed to clean some of the dishes because don't you think Zelos and Lloyd have been through enough?"
This caught me off guard. But I knew that, in a way, he was right.
"But they're still going to get an earful from Raine since she obviously isn't too happy with them in the first place." I said with a shake of my head.
Genis sighed at this and walked over to the sink, turning the faucet on and looking around for a sponge, "I know that. But…I think if she does…she's being really mean and--" he cut himself off as he found the sponge and squirted some soap onto it, picking up one of the dishes and busying himself with cleaning it.
But I could see the look on his face. This must really be bugging him.
"Genis…" I walked up behind him, and slipped my arms around his waist. I heard him gasp, but ignored it as my grip tightened, "Why does that bother you so much?"
He shook his head, "Because," he looked down at the spatula he decided on cleaning, "If…if she doesn't accept them for loving each other then…then…" he inhaled deeply before lowering his voice, "Then she might not accept o-our…our…relationship."
He seemed to have a lot of difficulty saying that, and my grip tightened. Somehow I knew he was right. If his sister overreacted to Zelos and Lloyd merely being together, then how would she react when she finds out about us?
'Hopefully it won't be as bad, though. Genis is her little brother after all.'
Then again, that would only mean more pain for me. She wasn't even used to me being friends again with him…
"Mithos…um…"
I looked at the young mage in front of me, "Yes Genis?"
"No…n-nothing you were just, um, being quiet…and I was wondering what you were thinking about." He stuttered, and I could tell he was blushing, and that he already knew what I was thinking about.
But, just to make him know he was right, I grabbed his hands, making him drop the sponge and the dish he had been cleaning--the one that had been used to cut up something or another--to fall into the sink. Of course that made a lot of noise, but I didn't really care.
"Genis, I'm sure Raine wouldn't be mad at you. I don't think she could stay mad at you for long anyway. I think I might be the one in trouble."
Genis turned to face me, even if there was hardly any room to maneuver in our current position--him right next to the sink and me hugging him tightly to my chest--but he somehow managed it.
"Well--"
He was cut off with the door to the kitchen opening and someone walking in.
"Hey Genis, Raine wants to talk--oh…"
I recognized that voice and sure enough, when I had turned to look at the person who had walked in, I was right.
Sheena stood there, one hand holding the door to the kitchen open, with a shocked look on her face. She quickly whirled around muttering something that sounded distinctly like 'not them too' under her breath.
"What is it Sheena?"
"What's wrong? Genis?"
I flinched as I heard Raine and April walk up to Sheena. Well, I wasn't too worried about April, but Raine…after that incident with the kiss, I think my level of trust with her had just been permanently handicapped, never to stand tall again. Not that my trust with her had been that high to begin with, especially when they had found out who I really was.
Sheena quickly moved to the side and I heard Raine gasp. I flinched as I felt her gaze on me, it felt like needles poking into my side, and it was as cold as ice.
"What's going on here." Her voice was just as cold as she eyed us, a look of disgust on her face.
"Um, R-Raine…um…" Genis tried to speak, but his voice wasn't as loud and he didn't sound at all confident.
"What.is.going.on.here" her voice grated like nails on a chalk board, sending a disgusting shiver down my spine.
I felt her move forward, but then suddenly she stopped. I opened my eyes, which I hadn't noticed I closed, and saw that April had a hand on her shoulder, her face void of emotion.
"Let go of me, April."
"You need to calm down."
"I am calm." She turned to look back at me, "Okay, maybe I'm not but…how can I stay calm when--you weren't trying to--"
April sighed, "Raine…"
"What?!" she snapped back, glaring at April, who merely shrugged it off.
"Why are you angry?"
It was a simple question, but for some reason, at least to me, it held a deeper meaning. Why was she asking her that? Didn't she already know?
I looked down at Genis when I felt him shift around in my arms. For a second I thought he was going to pull away, but then he didn't, he just laid his head on my chest, hiding his face in the red fabric of my shirt.
"Why am I angry?" Raine also seemed to think this was a pointless question, "He's trying to…he's trying to…"
"I'm trying to what? What does it look like I'm trying to do?" I asked, gaining back Raines attention, whose eyes widened when she saw how much closer Genis had gotten. I felt honestly bad now, "Can you tell me that? Can you honestly tell me what you think I'm trying to do? Because if you tell me, I can tell you something else that'd probably--"
"Mithos stop it…"
I shut up at Genis' small plea. He pulled away from me and I stepped back, letting him go. I watched as he turned to face Raine, "I'd like to know what you thought too. But…I was afraid you'd react this way." He paused, sighing, "No I knew you were going to act this way."
"Like what way?" she asked, her voice edgy.
"I knew you were going to get angry."
"And I'm definitely missing something, aren't I?" Yuan muttered. And that's when I noticed that we had gained an audience.
Kratos, who was apparently just behind him, coughed and nodded his head, "Well I assume everyone here who doesn't know what's going on is missing something."
"That or you could just be dense." I said with a shrug of my shoulders.
Raine let out an annoyed sigh and muttered, "Well then what exactly is going on? And exactly who already knows what's going on?"
"I think we should go with who knows first, since it's the easiest thing to answer." Genis murmured, "Because, um, I know I know, and of course Mithos does, duh."
"I know." Kratos stated, looking extremely bored.
"I…I do too." April whispered, trying not to look Raine in the eyes.
"And I think both Lloyd and I have already figured that out." Zelos shouted from in the back, making everyone flinch.
Raine nodded her head, "Okay then, now what exactly is going on here? Since apparently I don't know."
"W-well…" Genis started, suddenly looking nervous, as well as embarrassed, "I-it depends…um…what happened now, Mithos was hugging me."
"And what does that mean?"
"Um—"
I'm sorry, I'm very sorry but I just had to laugh, well more like snicker, at this, "Are smart people usually dense when it comes to this? Or what?"
Both Raine and Yuan looked offended by this and that just made me want to laugh even more.
"Mithos, that wasn't very nice." Kratos stated, still looking bored by this whole situation. Then again I'm sure he's used to it by now…
I shook my head, "Sorry Kratos, I know, I know. But it just…seems that way doesn't it?"
Kratos looked from Yuans confused face to Raines not-so-amused one, and sighed, "Well I suppose it does have an amount of truth in it. Considering the amount of time it took Yuan to realize Martel ever liked him. But this isn't the same."
Yuan was now practically glaring at me, "Kratos is right, this isn't the same. Now what the…what's going on."
I turned to look at Genis, who still seemed embarrassed, when I suddenly had an idea. An oh-so-wonderful idea.
"Fine, I'll show you."
I grabbed Genis' wrists, making him gasp, and pulled him to me. I gently pressed my lips to his, and instead of hearing him gasp, this time everyone else did.
When I pulled away Genis immediately blushed and turned to look back to see everyone's reactions.
Most of the girl's, except for April, seemed slightly surprised. Regal, of course, looked sick, but the other men in the room didn't seem to mind at all.
Of course, two of them were gay, one was bi, and the other had been around me my entire life, so it wasn't like he cared.
The one thing I hadn't been expecting though, was when a large surge of mana gathered somewhere in front of us.
A bit too suddenly for my liking, a very familiar Summon Spirit appeared before us. This made me scowl. When did Sheena summon him?
"Ah-ha-ha-ha! It's nice to see you finally have a significant other!"
My eye twitched and I let out an annoyed sigh, "What are you doing her Maxwell?"
"Well, well, well, a little annoyed now aren't we? Hmm, did I ruin the perfect moment? Ah, well, timing doesn't matter!" he said with a laugh, stroking his white beard as he lifted his staff, "I just came to see if this little one," He pointed to Genis, "Was feeling any better."
"W-well I am but why? Are you going to try that…mana signature…thing again?" Genis looked nervous and I couldn't really blame him. If something hurt the first time, more likely than not, you wouldn't want to go through with it again.
"Well yes, that's exactly what I came here for." Maxwell's eyes narrowed as the focused on me, "But it seems you don't want that to happen."
"It's a little soon, don't you think? And Genis is just now feeling better."
"Then it won't hurt."
I opened my mouth to reply to this—I really was going to say something unpleasant, but before I could Genis had stepped forward.
"It won't hurt?"
Maxwell nodded his head, "It won't. But if for some reason it does, I'll stop."
Genis looked down at his feet but nodded his head, "I-I see…but, um, c-can we at least eat first?"
Oh yeah, we did make breakfast…
I turned to look at the sink and the dirty dishes still piled there.
'Yup, we definitely made breakfast.'
I let out a sigh and placed a hand on Genis shoulder, "He's right. We need to eat—or at least you need to eat. So after we're done eating then you can check his mana signature."
Needless to say, Maxwell didn't seem to pleased with this. This again made me wonder how serious this was in the first place. But I could already tell Genis was hungry, in fact, right as Maxwell disappeared his stomach growled.
And a few minutes later we found ourselves seated around the long dining room table. I was sitting next to Genis, Lloyd and Zelos, who were directly across from us, were talking happily to themselves while Presea, Sheena, and Colette all huddled at one end of the table, whispering to themselves. Regal, Kratos, and a still confused looking Yuan were talking next to us, about strategy's in fighting and different skills. Raine and April were on the far end of the table, talking about something--I couldn't quite hear what--but from the looks Raine kept giving me, I knew I was in trouble later. Even if I technically didn't do anything wrong.
'Why are smart people always dense when it comes to love?' I once again asked myself, turning to look at Genis, who was actually eating the porridge I had made--along with the strawberry filled pastry that he had made himself. He sprinkled some cinnamon on top, along with various dried fruits, before digging in. He noticed me staring after a while and smiled sweetly.
'Heh, he looks cute even when he's eating.' I thought amusedly to myself, picking up a nearby napkin and handing it to him before he took too big of a mouthful of porridge, and inevitably causing some of it to leak out and down his chin.
Why did that sound so wrong?
I shook my head desperately and smiled back at the younger half-elf, though now I was seriously wondering if going into the hotsprings alone with him this morning was such a good idea.
"Mithos…you haven't eaten anything yet."
I looked down at the small bowl of fruit in front of me, next to a plate with a similar pastry to Genis'--except for it was filled with grape filling--and two pieces of toast with grape jam spread on top. I don't even remember why I chose grape, but I might as well try it.
I bit into the toast first…and…well…it was very crunchy. It didn't taste like much at first, just like everything else I had tried to eat before, but then a sudden…sweetness filled my mouth. It was the jam and…I liked it. I couldn't pinpoint the flavor, but it definitely tasted familiar.
"So you like grape? I'm glad they had some grape jelly then." Genis stated, his smile widening when I looked over at him.
"Why don't you try the actual fruit next? To see if you like that?"
I nodded my head and placed the toast back on my plate, turning my gaze to the fruit bundled together by a single stem. I picked up one grape and placed it in my mouth, and bit down. Of course that sent juice spraying everywhere inside my mouth, which nearly made me gag.
But it just made Genis giggle.
I finished eating that one grape, and picked up another one. As I yanked it off the stem another followed, rolling over the tabletop towards Genis. He picked it up and handed it back to me.
"Thanks." I murmured as I placed it back in the bowl.
That's when I got an idea. Didn't Genis say he liked strawberries? Wells I had some here so why shouldn't I just give them to him?
A glance down the table changed my mind in an instant.
Raine was watching us like a hawk. I couldn't try anything here, and in all honestly…with her glaring at me like that, I don't think I could take much more of eating in her company.
And of course, about a fifteen minutes later I had proven myself to be correct. She kept…staring at me…like I was still the villain she had to kill. And I wasn't so she had no right to look at me like that.
Well…okay yeah maybe I kinda sorta stole her brother's heart…and she just found out about it…of course she'd be a little mad…
I let out a sigh and pushed away from the table, picking up my bowl of fruit--which was now just stems--and walked through the kitchen door, placing the dish carefully next to the sink.
I heard someone's footsteps behind me and I turned around, half-expecting it to be--
And I was right again.
It was Raine.
"Hmm? You're done eating too?"
Raine just nodded her head, placing her empty dish next to mine. She then turned back to me, "Yes I'm done eating, but now…I want to talk to you."
I shrugged my shoulders, crossing my arms over my chest, "tell me something I don't know."
She scowled, "Tell me something you don't know? How about telling me something I don't know? Like, say, how long has this relationship been going on?"
"It depends."
"And what do you mean by that?"
I shrugged my shoulders again, and would've answered if someone else hadn't walked through the door.
Genis' POV
I watched silently as Mithos stood and walked through the kitchen doors, obviously putting away his dishes. But…but then I saw Raine, only a few seconds--maybe a minute--later walking in after him.
That wasn't good. That wasn't good at all.
I quickly stood up, forgetting entirely about the half-eaten bowl of porridge that was still there on the table, and walked towards the door, slowly pushing it open.
The first thing I noticed was the incredible aura of hate surrounding the room. It made me want to choke.
Did Raine hate that we were together that much?
I pushed the door open all the way and walked in, leaning against the door so that no one could come in after me. But of course, both Mithos and Raine had heard me and they both looked over at me--or in Raine's case she turned to face me--with mixed looks on their faces.
Mithos looked like he was ready to say something, but he also seemed a bit sad. Raine, on the other hand, seemed angry, annoyed, and curious at the same time.
"Genis? Why are you here?"
I sighed, "Because it feels like you're about to literally kill each other. Or at least that's the feeling I get? What's wrong?"
Raine shook her head, "I just wanted to ask Mithos something."
Mithos' eyes narrowed and that's when I knew--not that I didn't already know--what this was about.
"You want to know how long we've been…together…"
She stiffened at this and nodded her head, "Yes that would be appreciated. Then I could ask you what I wanted to know before…before this started." She sounded even more irritated than she had a few minutes ago, so I looked over at Mithos. He nodded his head mutely and stepped forward.
"I guess I'll be the one to tell you that, since this was initiated by me in the first place."
Raine turned back to him and nodded her head, "Well?"
"I started to…like him back when I first met him."
I watched as Raine stiffened. That was obviously something she hadn't wanted to hear.
"And I told him that I loved him when I saved him that time you went to make the pact with the Summon Spirit's Luna and Aska."
She tensed even more at this, but Mithos just continued, not even looking at her.
"And then, in Flanoir, I visited him--just to apologize. I was worried that he would hate me. But instead it was the opposite." He smiled lightly at this, and I saw Raine's shoulders relax, "he loves me too. And that's when we started this relationship."
A moment of highly awkward silence passed between us before finally Raine spoke. She turned so that she was facing me, "Now that I know," she stated bitterly, "I want to know how your back is doing. Maxwell said you seemed better, and you look better. But did you use that ointment that Belle gave you?"
I knew she only meant to ask that out of concern, but that led yet again to something awkward and I couldn't help but blush.
"Um…"
"Hmm? What's wrong…?"
"W-well yes I did use the ointment. This morning--before you woke up--"
Raine nodded her head, "I'm glad to see you can take care of yourself on your own…without any help." Then she glared over at Mithos.
That's when I knew that this was going to get twice as awkward. And Mithos didn't look too happy about the…almost accusing…stare Raine was giving him.
"I'll have you know that I DO take care of him, I even helped him put the ointment this morning after the Hotsprings!"(1) he looked almost confident after he had said this…only to immediately realize exactly what he had said.
And Raine looked even angrier now.
"You two…went into the Hotsprings…alone?" she looked at me and then at Mithos and then back at me. I couldn't help but blush. Of course I knew that it would make the situation even worse—how can you hold back a blush?
"What…" Raine's voice was high pitched, "did you…" she was glaring at Mithos again, "do to my little brother?"
Mithos flinched at this but managed to look her in the eye, "I didn't do anything he didn't want me to do."
Raine just stared at him for a few minutes and I'm pretty sure from the look on Mithos' face he wanted to take back what he just said.
"You…Genis…did he…what did he…"
I gulped and backed away slowly from my older sister. Her shoulders were shaking and I could tell that, any minute now, she would burst.
"And what exactly do you mean by that." She asked coldly, not even turning to face me.
Mithos just shrugged, "I mean what I say and I say what I mean."
That just made her even angrier, now her entire body was shaking in anger. I backed up a bit more, planning on running to the door if she got any worse. But I didn't exactly want to leave Mithos there.
'But how am I going to get over to him and pull him out of the kitchen? There's no way Raine would even let him touch me now.'
Raine let out a shaky sigh, "I will ask you this again, Mithos. What did you do to my little brother?" she stepped closer to Mithos, who just blinked.
"And are we interrupting something?" April asked from the doorway, making me jump. I whirled around to face her and she smiled, "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to scare you, but Maxwell is asking to see you again. He said that this is the last time he'll show up without telling Sheena first…but…"
I nodded my head, "O-okay let's go see what he wants."
"But—"
"Yeah we might as well. After all he seems very persistent about this whole mana signature thing." Mithos said, nodding his head in agreement. He walked past Raine and placed a hand on my shoulder as we walked out of the kitchen and into the dining area.
And, just like April had said, there was Maxwell, floating off to the side looking annoyed. He saw us and nodded his head. Everyone turned to face me, and they just stared.
Finally Lloyd spoke up, "What…why were you guy's gone so long?"
"Raine wanted to ask me something." Mithos said with a wave of his hand. He turned to face Maxwell, "Now do whatever it is you came here to do. Because I'm sure we have to leave soon."
Yuan nodded his head in agreement to this, "Yes…the sooner the better."
"At least so we don't have to hear you pace back and forth all night." Kratos added in as he picked at his omelet, picking out bits of the tomato we had used. It still amused me how he hated tomatos even though he couldn't really taste them. (2) Or at least I assumed he couldn't, since he was wearing a Cruxis Crystal.
Maxwell merely nodded his head and raised his staff. I moved forward and stood right beneath Maxwell's staff as I had done before. This time, though, when he chanted and the light engulfed my vision it didn't hurt. Okay, yeah, it stung a little—or at least the wound on my back did—but it didn't hurt as much.
What felt like only a few seconds later and I was on my knees on the ground, an odd…circle of light…or rather half of a circle of light, with a pattern similar to a magic circle, appeared beneath me. I watched in shock as it turned from bright white to a pale green, and then…and then…it turned black before completely disappearing.
I looked up at Maxwell, who looked curiously at me for a few seconds before looking away, "I see…"
"You see what?" Mithos asked from next to me. He sounded worried and I wondered why.
"I see now, why he must have been chosen. And," he turned back to look at me, "I can see why you two," He pointed his staff at Mithos and then at me, "Are so close."
And then, just like that, he disappeared.
I looked down at my hands then, noticing that they were shaking, and then I looked at Mithos, "Um…"
He looked down at me and then held out his hand, "Here," he pulled me up gently, "Are you okay? It didn't hurt at all, did it?"
I shook my head, "It didn't hurt at all."
But when I looked into his turquoise eyes I could tell he was worried.
'Worried about what…?'
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(1)-this sentence was brought to you by an idea that LittleLinor was talking about. I had trouble wording this whole argument-conversation and I wanted to bring in the Hotsprings scene between Mithos and Genis, and this was a good way to do it. So thanks again for the idea.
(2)-Okay yeah, we all know Kratos hates Tomato's, and that he's not very good at cooking anything with tomato's in them (neither is Lloyd but that's not the point) but I'm curious, how exactly did everyone come to think he hates tomato's? Or is it just with the whole cooking thing that everyone found out? Why am I asking? Because it's been bugging me for a while now…
April: -blinks and looks shocked- you actually kept to your chapter plan…
Me: -nods head- I try, I try. Okay yes, I did make a chapter plan, and—including the epilog—TU will be 61 chapters long unless some fighting scenes that are coming up take too long to do. But I will try and stick to the chapter plan this time.
April: If you say so…and don't you have to tell them something?
Me: Oh yeah, right, right. I have exams coming up not next week (which is the study week) but the week after. So I might not be able to write as much. But guess what? After that it's SUMMER BREAK! I get out on the 25th! Yay!
April: -nods head- it's very exciting isn't it? And it will almost be a year since you updated TU! And that's something celebrate, especially since now you have over 10,000 hits!
Me: -nods head- I feel like drawing something for TU now. But I won't have enough time to since my dad is going to be watching/helping me study. But anyway R&R! Reviews make me update faster!