Sage: Okay.. xx; : sigh : I guess I'm a little rust.. : cough : Ahem. I'll get back into this. : curses school :
Kaya: Right. Hey, guess what? She's sorry for you people who dislike us OC's, but --
Sage: SHUT UP. Spoiler .
Presea: ...
Genis: You're mean! Making my Presea look bit--
Kaya: Bleeeppp! Professor Sage doesn't own Tales of Symphonia, she owns Cecilia. Who is quite insane.
Sage: Mm hmm.. So.. I'll be sharpening up my skills PDQ. Okai? Bare with me!
Raine sighed, crossing her arms. Just this morning, Kratos, Lloyd, Colette, and her brother arrived, the twin swordsmen begging on his knees for her to come, and of course, for Kratos' sanity, she said yes.
But she didn't want to come, she only wanted to see Kratos.
Why? Because, she had a dirty little secret. Yes, that's why..
Mizuho.. The Mystical Village..
Sheena growled, her brown eyes looking over Presea once more before sighing.
" Yeah... I guess, I'll tell Yuan to re-group us or something.." She mumbled, the pink haired girl let out a sigh, looking at the floor.
" I hope the others don't mind.." Presea said quietly, the ninja almost didn't hear her, but non the less she shook her head and put a hand on the other girl's shoulder.
" Don't worry, I think someone's going to use this as an excuse to see you." Sheena said, amusement dancing in her voice and eyes as she smiled. The ax-wielder looked up at her and smiled, blushing a little.
" Genis?".
" Yeah, I think he likes you..."
Heimdall, Village of the Elves..
" Elder! Flame was seen prowling in the outskirts of Ozette." A guard cried, shaken up as he ran towards the current elder of the village. Many other elves looked up, watching him as their eyes grew wide.
" What...? My grandfather warned me about this before he was killed.. Curse Lavila for being so damned content for releasing her mother's seal.." She spat, a strand of her brownish dark red hair falling beside her face from it's tied back stance. The guard looked up at her with such admiration, she turned away disgusted and walked off, narrowing her stunning icy light, almost white, blue eyes as she turned her head to another guard. " Send a message to those ..heroes.. Request that they come see me.".
" But Miss. Kairaiyei.." He mumbled, stepping back when she glared at him, stopping while clenching her fist incased in navy and yellow outlined fingerless gloves.
" I don't want any objectives. Do you understand?" She hissed, putting her hands on her hips, making the long excess from her gloves blow wildly in the heavy wind. " Don't make me do it myself.".
And with that, she walked off, leaving everyone to curiously stare at her departing figure.
Outskirts of Altamira..
With the wind blowing against the small group's faces as they continued on trying to reach Mizuho by rhearids, Colette, Lloyd, and Kratos flying with they're glimmering wings, Genis' heart beat a bit faster; Sheena had said to come to her village for a re-group meeting.
Which meant, he'd get to see Presea.
And, he liked Presea, but he couldn't really tell her because when he did, he'd get all flushed, and nervous, and then–
BANG!
" Whoa!" The mage cried, Colette gasped before dodging his backtracking rhearid, and looking back to make sure he was okay.
Raine let out a sigh as she heard her engine die down, grumbling to herself from her brother's stupidity as it drifted on the wind. Kratos frowned slightly, looking back to see Lloyd and Colette busy with Genis, leaving him with they're teacher, who was surprisingly calm.
Maybe she was used to this?
" Erm.. Kratos? Could you help me? I .. don't think I can make it with this machine lagging.." Raine mumbled, bowing her head to hide her blush. The seraphim, half listening, put his arms around her waist and slightly lifted her from the machine, letting her use her wing pack before beating his sparkly wings a bit faster, parting away from the children.
" Are you alright?" Finally broke the silence, the half-elf blinked, before finally taking in what he was asking.
" Ah, yes. Th-thank you." Stuttering? She didn't just do that. It was her imagination playing tricks on her again.. Right? Yes.. that'd be right.. She couldn't possibly like him, could she?
" Pft.. Lloyd, Colette, and your brother should catch up soon." Kratos mumbled, finding this slightly awkward.
Well, actually it was awkward. Very, awkward. He noted the slight hesitation in Raine's voice. And he knew what it was, it was like how Anna used to talk like until she told him...
Heimdall..
" Miss. Kairaiyei. We just received news from a messenger that Lloyd Irving, Colette Bruneil, Raine Sage, as well as her brother, Genis, and Kratos Aurion, are headed towards Mizuho, to meet up with Presea Combatir, and Sheena Fujibayashi." A guard said solemnly, saluting his leader.
" Perfect.." The leader whispered, smirking with a slight glimmer in her eyes. " What a fool you people are to believe I, Cecilia Midori Kairaiyei, was to be but the next leader of the unfortunate ending of the other.. idiot of this sacred shrine..".
" Lady Cecilia? Have you honestly fully recovered from before?" The guard asked, somewhat suspicious of the leader's acts. Cecilia closed her eyes, bowing her head before speaking quietly.
" What would you think, young one? I wish to seek love, but it failed once again.. And now, I shall seek a conversation with those heroes.. I will make up for what I caused.".
" ...Yes, m'lady." the guard mumbled, watching as the leader walked past him before writing something down on a paper and shoving it in his pocket.
Mizuho..
" H-Hi P-P-P-P-P--" Genis stuttered, blushing madly as he tried to keep eye contact with Presea's. She seemed as if she was in a bit of a daze, but he didn't notice, yet.
" Hello, Genis." Presea said softly, before looking back up at the sky. The small mage squeaked before looking up too.
" It-it's n-nice r–really." But of course, that made no sense at all.
" ..Do you mean the sky?" The pink haired girl asked, looking back to the mage curiously.
" Y-yeah!" He spat out, a little to fast.
" Hello Presea." Raine gasped, her face pale as she stepped out from Kratos' grasp. She staggered slightly before completely falling back into the ex-seraphim's arms. He sighed, having expected this.
" Hello Professor Raine, and ..Kratos." The girl greeted, smiling a bit. The Professor groaned, holding her slightly bowed head with one hand as Lloyd and Colette finally landed as well. The Chosen glimpsed at her teacher before giggling and waving at Presea. Lloyd just stared at the older two with the dumbest face, one would like to slap him. And someone did, that someone was Sheena.
" Lloyd! You idiot!" She hissed as Presea looked back to the sky, narrowing her eyes slightly. Genis frowned slightly, maybe something was bugging her?
" Ugh.. Sheena, was did you say you wanted us here for..?" Raine mumbled, wearily looking to the guardian user.
" Oh, yeah, Presea had something she wanted to say.".
" Fire elements.. Flame.." She just said dazedly, not paying any attention.
" Er.. do you mean Flame, as in, the banished element that attaches it's greed to others and turns everything into a lust for blood?" Genis asked, the ax-wielder just simply nodded, 'causing Raine to frown and whisper something to Kratos before actually saying something.
" Presea. They said something to you I assume. Is that correct?".
You are... very talented, little one.. Perhaps you could join us.. yes.. you fit just perfectly..
Those exact words ran through her head as she shook it, looking at the Professor with confusion.
" ..I see.. Would you be able to escort me now?" And with that, the two adults excused themselves and left.
" Heh, heh, so Sheena, what did Presea really want to tell us? She must've told you at least." Colette smiled, turning to the ninja. She nodded firmly before thinking back.
" She said, F–".
" Oh, what a coincidence meeting you all here.." Someone else cut her off, 'causing them all to look at a levitating elf. " Cecilia. Leader of Heimdall.. Is there, more of you?".
"...Yeah, but why do we have to tell you." Lloyd snapped, gritting his teeth, he didn't fancy her. She seemed, snobby. REALLY snobby.
" ..Hm. I just would like to inform you.. Flame has come. It has come to devour your souls completely. All you denies it, will fall with it's curse." She explained before toying with a loose strand of hair and smirking. " Miss. Sage and Mr. Aurion. Yes. That's it. Where. Are. They.".
" We're not telling you.." Genis growled clenching his fists. Presea sighed before taking out her ax and holding it in a defensive-attack position.
" Leave." She hissed. " We do not wish to be disturbed by the likes of you.".
" Ah, yes.. you've been summoned by Flame, and denied it.. thus, you are slowly going to die." Cecilia whispered, grinning darkly before vanishing.
" Presea? Did she, did sh– Whoa!" The younger half-elf started before crying out in surprise, the pink haired female was pointing her ax at him with fury.
" ..That is, not matters you need to know. Now I must return to Ozette. My duty calls." Presea hissed before vanishing, leaving the rest dumbfounded or shocked. This wasn't they're Presea.
Ozette..
" Ugh..".
" It seems you need to get used to flying once again, Raine." Kratos mumbled as he watched her stagger over to a burned like blood stained tree. She glared daggers at him before examining the tree curiously.
" I was right." She mumbled, looking around to see more blood and burning marks. " Flame has indeed come..".
" Flame.. You mean the creature that was banished, like your brother mentioned.".
" Yes.. the legend itself is quite interesting, but very confusing.. it took me months to un-scramble..".
"..."
" I would imagine.. the sky should soon turn red. 'Causing an uproar.".
" And Derris-Kharlan?".
" Will be covered with a red mist, and tiny pawns will lurk they're. We need to hurry before it gets victims of the curse. Once it starts, it's very.." She stopped to think of a word. " Deadly, I suppose.. But, I don't want to.." She trailed off, as a cloud of silence drifted over them for a bit, "..Suppose we go to Derris-Kharlan. We'll fight off the center and then go on from there.".
" Correct me if I'm wrong, but.. you mean just.. us two..?" Kratos mumbled rather hesitantly. Raine smirked, turning back to him as she put her hands on her hips.
" What, you don't trust that?".
Silence.
"..I.. Do.. however, it's not promising that I will be able to protect you the whole time." The mercenary mumbled, looking around.
" Good." Raine smiled, a little nervous about this, but sighed none the less as she prepared for another flight..
Sage: No, I'm not trying to sublinimal message you, it's just, Kratos and Raine make a good team. :3 Besides. Something shall happen soon. Yup..
Illusion Maiden: YUS! Go Presea! Thanks! And I will, is this better? Or would you want it longer still:0
YinYangTigress: IT'S HER TIME OF THE MONTH! LAWL! Nah joking. xD Apparently she's cursed. And it's okay. :3
Sage: Cookies for all!
Genis: I made them:: hands them out in pretty little baskets :
Everyone: . . .
Sage: Ahem. So. Yeah. I.. don't think I should say anymore. Any questions can be asked, and I will answer them.