Mr.Who2123: Hello! This chapter is the mushy stuff! You've all been waiting for this, huh?

Kratos: Yes, some of us

Mr.Who2123: I'll skip straight to the Disclaimers! Let's have Magnius!

Magnius: Vermin! Stupid vermin! VERMIN!

Kratos: Is that the only thing he can say?

Magnius: I hate vermin!

Kratos & Mr.Who2123: (sweat drop)

Magnius: Mr.Who2123 does not own the vermin Tales of Symphonia, vermin, but if she did own the vermin, she'd make me a vermin crab. VERMIN!

Kratos and Mr.Who2123: (sweat drop)

Kratos: We're starting…

Magnius: VERMIN!

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Kratos moved closer to the small clearing ahead of him which was the only spot where he could see the stars. He sat down on the mossy floor and looked up at the twinkling lights. The stars always calmed him on Symphonia, but scared him in Welgaia. They would be all around Kratos, making him feel he didn't belong. They always reminded him he didn't belong; his mind set on a peaceful world with no sacrifices, unlike his former student.

"Kratos?" Anna whispered. Kratos turned towards the camp to see Anna standing next to a tree that was nearby the small clearing where Kratos sat. "Are you okay?" Kratos nodded and returned to his gazing.

"You sure like stars," Anna remarked, making herself comfortable next to him.

"Yes, they calm me," he said softly back, sounding strange to the usual cold tone. Anna looked up at the stars along with Kratos and recognized some of the ones while they were in Izoold.

"It's your head," she giggled, pointing to the array of stars.

"It is not," Kratos replied, glaring.

"We talked about this before, Kratos," Anna giggled again. Kratos sighed and felt the bandage on his hand. For a normal person, it would sting, but with his cruxis crystal, he could barely feel it. Anna smiled and leaned onto Kratos' shoulder, snuggling into him. Kratos turned a shade of pink and tried to ignore it. She is just tired…she's jus tired. Ignore it.

"Kratos?" Anna asked, looking up into his eyes.

"What?" he answered. It sounded harsher than he meant, but Anna didn't seem to notice.

"I wanted to tell you that…," she gulped silently. Kratos' attention was now on the red faced woman, putting more pressure on her. "I like you, Kratos…a lot," she tried to say quickly, but ended up stuttering a lot. She looked down at her shorts, not daring to see Kratos' reaction.

Kratos was absolutely stunned. He knew she liked him, but he didn't dare think that she'd tell him herself. Well, she had grown on him too, but maybe too much. He enjoyed her company, perhaps the reason he felt again was because he liked her back?

Like her back? ME? I am an angel of Cruxis, bound to the evil it holds. I can't love...or...

"Anna," he began, searching for the correct words to handle the situation. "I'm…shocked." Anna looked up at him, her face somehow a darker crimson color than before. Kratos sighed. She deserves the truth…no going around it. His mind raced, as he opened his mouth to continue. "But, I have to say…I think I like you back. I really do." Now both of them were flushing, not even making eye contact.

"Really!" Anna exclaimed and hugged Kratos who nearly fell over from the sudden action. He gained his composure quickly again, and returned the gesture as best as he could without feeling too awkward. His body and mind felt a new sensation, and he wanted to feel it forever.

"Anna, we should get back," Kratos whispered into Anna's ears. She beamed at him and stood up. Kratos stood up as well and smiled, nodding his head to the direction of camp.

As they made their way back to camp, Kratos bent slightly lower to whisper in her ear.

"Don't tell Yuan." Anna only giggled in response.

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Mr.Who2123: I wanted to make this extra short and cute, so it's just this. Anyways I'm not good with emotional scenes except for death. (I like to write death scenes! They make the story so great and emotional!)

Kratos: So review on that, please

Magnius: REVIEW VERMIN!