Me: Woo Hoo! I finally made Tia and Kratos kiss in the last chapter, but now I want to add another twist that I never originally added into the story.
Lloyd: huh?
Me: you remember what the real Tiamatt said don't you?
Lloyd: Not really.
Me: (sigh) Sis, plz don't kill me!
Lloyd: Sis? You have a sister?
Me: No, not really but we're such close friends that we consider the other a sister.
Lloyd: oh. But why would she kill you?
Me: Grr! Lloyd just say the disclaimer!
Lloyd: Alright alright! Jen Rem doesn't own ToS or FF, only Tiamatt and the Oblivion Blade.
I smiled as I held Kratos' hand as we walked south. Noishe walked next to me to ensure I didn't lose my balance but after scolding Cloud for unbalancing me earlier, I remained upright with steady steps. Cloud now sat on Noishe's head, making kissy noises, as he was the one that initiated the kiss just a few hours ago.
"Shut it Cloud!" I told the bird but Cloud, being Cloud, just bobbed his head happily.
"Kisses!" The paragriff chirped loudly. I looked at Noishe and I swear, if he could smile then he was laughing his head off. I heard Kratos laugh beside me and knew my face was turning red in frustration and embarrassment.
You know you liked it! The bird smirked mentally.
"Shut up Cloud!" I couldn't believe it. The new Cloud was as maniacal as the only true friend I had on Gaia. Kayla would give me so much hell for that moment. Thank god she wasn't here.
"Tia, what is that?" Kratos asked, bringing my attention towards a large building right in the middle of the plains. "That wasn't there when we first went through here on the Fenrir."
"No it wasn't. It must be from that dimensional rift the real Tiamatt told me about." I replied, looking the building over and recognizing it sure enough as a school. "It's a school from Gaia but I don't recognize it. Come on lets go check it out!"
I tried to run, which I did manage to do though clumsily. Each time I was about to lose my balance, I flapped my good right wing, lifting my off the ground just enough to give me a second to regain balance. I imagine the sight was comical as I ran towards the building but I stopped suddenly when I noticed something odd. I looked at ground and noticed a clear difference in the grass that directly surrounded the school and the grass I was standing on.
"Tiamatt, you shouldn't run off like that." Kratos scolded, catching up with me. "You need to take it easy so you can heal."
"What are you, my father?" I smirked. Kratos sighed and then smiled. We both heard a bell ring from within the school and noticed a crowd of students move through the hallways as we looked through the windows.
"It looks like everyone in the building was also brought here." Kratos observed as I crossed the line that separated the grass of Slyvarant and Gaia. He looked at me in shock as I turned around, looking for my now nonexistent wings. "Tiamatt!"
"Kratos, I don't know what's going on but when I crossed the line I ceased looking like Tiamatt and returned to my form from Gaia but I still feel Tiamatt's memories." I said as I examined my outfit, which was my normal outfit that I wore in school.
My eyes where now hazel and my ash blonde hair was in a ponytail. I wore a navy blue sweatshirt that read Northside Otters in green and silver writing, boot cut blue jeans, black Vans tennis shoes, and my Naruto headband hung loosely around my neck. Everything remotely Tiamatt was gone except for her memories.
"Tiamatt what happened?" I looked up at Kratos to see he too, had cross the line and his appearance had changed. His auburn hair now hung in a messy hair cut, hanging over his now brown eyes. He now wore a dark purple T-shirt that showed his well-toned muscles, blue jeans, and black tennis shoes. Even his voice had changed just slightly, enough to make him sound like a teenager. "Tiamatt, why did we change?"
"I don't know but I feel like there is someone familiar here." I smiled at Kratos. He looked incredibly hot still and I just hoped that we wouldn't get any unwanted attention in the school. "One thing though, this is a school from Gaia. Calling you Kratos will get the attention of Tales fans so when they ask about your name just say your from Greece."
"Greece? Where is that?" Kratos asked.
"It's a country in my world where your name originated from. Now come on, lets go see if we can find that person!" I grabbed his hand and pulled him towards the schools main entrance where a few shocked students where looking at the new landscape.
"Good morning Russell students!" A voice rang over the intercom, "There's a football game to tonight…" I lost interest in the rest of the announcement after hearing the woman in the intercom say Russell.
"Russell, this school is from Russell? But this couldn't be the one that Kayla goes to can it?" I asked myself. Shaking the thought out of my head, I pulled Kratos trough the hallways, not knowing exactly where I was going as I followed the feeling of familiarity.
"Come on Kay! Cheer up!" A man voice said nearby.
"Leave her along, she just lost her sister!" A female voice scolded.
"I…it's ok. He's just trying to help." Another female said sadly. "Let's just get to class." I watched the girl walk away from her friends and by not paying attention to what was in front of her, ran into a tall kid who glared at a the girl whose books fell on his feet.
"Hey watch it twerp!" the boy sneered.
Kayla ignored the jerk and bent down to pick up her books. The jerk took the silence badly and kicked her, sending her sprawling on the ground. Kayla glared at the boy and got to her feet to knock his lights out when a foot from no where landed directly in his crouch. The boy squeaked as he doubled over in pain, hands over his jewels.
"No one messes with my sis!" I yelled, glaring at jerk as he lumbered off to the nurse. Kayla looked at me, eyes wide in shock.
"Imoto!" She cried happily, hugging me tightly before releasing me as if I had the Ebola virus. "You're… suppose to be dead."
"Yeah, well I am but I'm not." I shrugged, grinning from ear to ear.
"Tia, please, never do that again." Kratos begged me, obviously flinching from witnessing the attack. Kayla's eyes brightened as she saw Kratos but then filled with confusion once more.
"Did he just call you Tia, as in Tiamatt?" Kayla asked, turning to face me once more.
"Um, yeah. You see, it was her that saved me and I basically became her so he calls me Tiamatt." I explained. Kayla nodded but confusion still clouded her eyes. "Oh, and I don't care if you are my sister, he's mine. You touch and I kill you!" I growled.
"Ok imoto. I get it. He's off limits." Kayla laughed. "You know he looks kinda familiar. Kinda of like that guy from that game you showed me. What was his name? Chris, Kray, Kron,…"
"Me name is Kratos." Kratos told the girl. He looked annoyed at having his name guessed wrong.
"Kratos! Yeah that was it! Wait, are telling me he's…" Kayla went wide-eyed once more.
"Yeah sis, he's the real deal but we can't talk about it here. We better get back to Slyvarantian ground first." I nodded as I sent glare to a couple of girls who were goggling over Kratos.
"Fine, just lead the way!" Kayla's voice seemed sarcastic as she followed us out of the school. She froze once she saw the new landscape. "Imoto, I don't think we're in Iowa anymore."
"Kayla, we're not even on Gaia anymore. We're on Slyvarant." I explained walking towards the grass line. Kratos crossed first and returned to his normal appearance. I turned back to Kayla. "See! Now you need to think of how you see yourself and who you consider the other you. Lily, Owl, Ash, someone. Once you have that in your mind then cross the line."
"What? Why?" Kayla asked. Sighing, I walked across the line and returned to being Tiamatt. "Tiamatt? Then I guess you're not lying." She gasped. "Well you already know I've always seen Ash as my other self so I guess I'll be her." Kayla took a step towards the line.
"Wait! Make sure you see her with a human form too!" I cried, making her pause.
"I know! Just let me cross already!" Kayla cried impatiently. Sighing, Kayla crossed the line and reappeared as a woman about Tiamatt's height with short black hair that was just long enough to be in a ponytail, which it was, silver strands of hair framed her face. She wore a black strapless top with blue jeans and black shoes. Her eyes shone a bright yellow. "So how do you like it, Imoto?"
"You going for a Goth look?" I joked, knowing full well that Ash was a black dragon so she would probably wear black clothes. Kayla reached over and smacked the side of my head. "Ow! You know I was joking!" I cried.
"I know! I just felt like hitting you!" she grinned. "Dammit! I forgot to give her a weapon!" I sighed and pulled the Rotator out of my bag. Pressing several buttons, a variety of weapons appeared. I noticed, however, that Squall's Gunblade, Riona's crossbow, Aeris' staff, and the original Buster Sword were all missing. I saw Kayla eye all the weapons but her eyes widened as she saw one in particular. "Oh! A gun! My likey!"
"Kayla, that is Punishment. It belonged to Vincent Valentine." I explained as she picked the gun up.
"What you mean that emo guy in the red cape from AC?" Kayla asked as she aimed the weapon towards the open plain.
"I never knew you carried so many weapons." Kratos gasped as he examined each one individually.
"Yes and now that you have a weapon, I must return all these back into the Rotator." I sighed, handing Kayla the holster for Punishment. Kratos looked disappointed in having to let Seifer's Gunblade return to the protection of the Rotator but didn't complain.
"Whine!" Noishe ran up to us and cocked his head as he examined Kayla. "Whine?"
Who is that? Cloud asked as he flew over and landed on Kratos' shoulder.
"Oh my! Is that Cloud?" Kayla cried and plucked the bird from Kratos' shoulder. Holding the bird in her arms, she pet him lovingly.
"Yes that is Cloud. As you can see, he went through some changes too." I laughed as the griff clucked happily. "And that is Noishe." Noishe barked happily, wagging his tail as Kayla pat his head.
"Tia, it's starting to get late. We should make camp." Kratos suggested.
"Ok. Hey Kay! Why don't you cook tonight?" I nodded happily.
"What? But I just got here!" She complained.
"Oh come on! You're such a good cook and you can make something out of nothing!" I encouraged her.
"Fine Imoto!" Kayla sighed, finally giving in.
"I'll get some fire wood while you girls catch up." Kratos laughed and went on search of firewood. Once Kratos was out of sight, Kayla turned to me, her normal maniacal look in her eyes.
"So have you kissed him yet?" She smirked. I blushed, looking down at Cloud who decided to curl up in my lap. "You liked it didn't you?" I turned another shade of red. "I knew it. So have you two…"
"Kayla! Get your mind out of the gutter!" I screamed at her. Kayla grinned evilly as she planned more ways to torture me. This was gonna be a long journey with her around.
Me: (sigh) I can't believe I put Sis in there but I thought it would add another twist so…yeah.
Lloyd: You don't make any sense.
Me: I know. That's my purpose in life, to confuse people. Read and review!