Time for another chapter. Sorry about all the waits, I've been with my aunt this past week.
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Disclaimer: I want to own Tales of Symphonia sooo bad!
Colette walked down the streets of Meltokio. It was a beautiful morning and everything was wonderful. Colette looked forward as she walked, although she wasn't really paying much attention. What was it about her friends that didn't seem right last night…'Presea was quiet…even for her! Zelos didn't seem so interested in flirting with all the ladies, and even Regal wasn't interested in talking too much…I guess it made him think of Alicia…' About that time, Colette fell over. "AH! OOF!" She landed with a face plant. "Ohh…I did it again!"
"Would you like some help Miss Angel?"
Colette looked up and saw Zelos. "Oh, hi Zelos!"
"So, where ya goin' today?"
"Oh, um, just walking I guess…"
"Oh, well, that's cool. Want me to come along?"
Colette got up and dusted herself off. "Um, sure."
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"Raine! C'mon! We have to go soon!" Genis tapped his foot impatiently.
"Oh…but I was just going to inspect Asgard's ruins a little longer…"
"SIS!"
"JUST A MINUTE!"
Genis was about to run over and drag his sister back to their rhearids. 'Well, if she wouldn't kick my ass I would…' "C'mon! We need to get back to Meltokio!"
Raine ignored her little brother. How could he not see the genius of these ruins?
Genis, on the other hand, was wondering how his sister couldn't see the dullness of ruins. "That's it!" Genis began to stomp over to his sister when he ran into someone. "OOF! Oh, sorry, mister."
"Oh, that's okay Genis," replied Linar as he turned around.
Genis looked up. "Woah! Hey, Linar!"
Raine turned around. "Oh! Hello Linar!"
Linar rubbed the back of his head. "Raine! I was wondering if-"
"Uh, Linar!" Genis said frantically as he tried to push him away. "D-don't you have someplace to go? I mean, we have to go to Meltokio!"
"Oh…but I had some difficult hieroglyphics to decipher…"
Raine immediately turned around. "Really? Well we're in no hurry!"
Genis was pretty frustrated by now. "Raine! We don't have time to look at stupid archeology!"
Genis should've known better. I mean, seriously. WHAP! Genis received a nice smack across his face. He stumbled out of the ruins back to their Rhearids in hopes Raine would be ready to go soon, and that his now red face would soon stop burning.
Raine sniffed at her brother's arrogance and then turned back to Linar. "So, where are they?"
Linar brightened. "Um, back at Aisha's house! Come on! I'll show you!"
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"So, how's Lloyd?"
Colette looked up. "Huh? Oh, he's good."
Colette and Zelos walked along the cobblestone path. "So, he's happy about the engagement?"
Colette looked up from the path shocked. "Of course he is! I don't know why he wouldn't be…"
"Hm, so you haven't caught on either?"
"What?"
"Eh…nothin'."
Colette looked down again. Why was Zelos asking her all these questions? They were making her uneasy.
They walked in silence for the rest of the walk. When they reached the Inn Zelos broke the silence. "Hey, Colette."
Colette turned around as she was about to enter. "Hm?"
"You might wanna do some research on our buddies before the wedding."
Colette looked confused. Heck, she was confused. "I don't know what you're talking about…"
"See how Sheena, Presea, Genis, Ultra Cool Beauty, and Regal feel about your marriage to Lloyd." Zelos turned around and began his walk home.
Before he took five steps even, Colette called out to him, "Zelos! How do you feel about the wedding?"
He was silent for a moment, and then turned his head. "It worries me," he replied. He did a hair flip and walked off, leaving Colette to her thoughts.
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Raine had sparkles in her eyes. The kind that were in Zelos' eyes when he met new women, and the kind that were in Genis' eyes when he read a new book. Yep, that's right; she had gone ruin-happy.
"Linar! I think this passage is talking about a servant of some noble! Oooh! This is so exciting, I can barely take it!"
Linar chuckled. 'She's like a kid in a candy store.' This made him laugh.
Raine noticed him laughing. Poor Linar. WHAP! Linar's face looked nearly identical to Genis' face earlier. "WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING ABOUT? THIS COULD BE A HUGE BREAK IN ARCHEOLOGY! ARE YOU MOCKING SERVANTS? THEY WERE IMPORTANT TOO!"
Linar was somewhat dazed by concussion caused by Raine's ironclad "slapping hand". "Ooh…ow, I can't see straight…"
Raine suddenly realized how hard she hit Linar. "Oh, Linar! I'm so sorry! Are you all right? I'll get some cloth." She ran out of his house to go get some cloth from Aisha's house.
Linar took a minute to sit up, as multiple, swirling images combined into actual sight. He sat up and looked around. "Raine?" 'Oh, getting wet cloth for me…hey! She was worried! I might be one step closer!' He blushed. He had to admit, even for a half-elf, she was pretty. Even if she did occasionally give him concussions.
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Colette sat in the Inn for a while lying upside down on her bed. 'I care about Lloyd…so why would Zelos be worried? I know Lloyd cares about me, too…doesn't he? Of course he does!' She sat up. 'But he thought I should ask my friends…maybe I should…maybe they have a problem with the wedding…' She grabbed her shoes and slipped them on. "Well, to Altimaria!"
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Genis opened his eyes and found himself lying on back with grass tickling his neck and ears. He sat up and looked around. "Hmmm, I wonder how long I was out for that time…Raine needs to stop being so violent…"
Was this chapter good? I hope it was! I know these chapters are short, but for some reason, the story is better described in smaller chapters I think…but I'll try to make them longer. Please Review!