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Kratos: Mr.Who2123 owns nothing…how sad.

Mr.Who2123: HEY!

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Anna gasped at the small run down village. There were only about ten buildings in all, and vines grew all over the houses, twisted from the limited space. The people of Ozette were solemn, and barely even spared a glance at their new guests.

"It's so…dead," Anna whispered. Kratos gave her a reassuring glance, and then strode to the inn as if he had been here numerous times. Yuan followed, but Anna lingered her horrified gaze on the sad village. The comparison to the beautiful Meltokio was paled by a great amount.

"Anna, what are you doing?" Yuan called from the inn entrance. Kratos was already inside, but Yuan had stayed to see if she was alright. Anna looked at the seraphim and ran towards the small rundown inn.

"Humph," Kratos muttered to Yuan and Anna who just walked in. His arms were folded across his chest, and he looked annoyed. "They only have one room available." He wanted Anna in her own room, but the small shack that served as an inn only had so many rooms available.

Kratos handed the Gald to the inn keeper and grabbed the key that dangled from the man's fingers. The room barely served its purpose as a place to sleep. Three small straw beds were smashed together in one side, and there was a bench on the other side with a weak wooden table.

"This is our room?" Yuan mumbled. Anna didn't quite care and Kratos just "humphed." Anna walked over to one of the beds and jumped on it. The inevitable happened…

The bed gave away under the sudden weight, and Anna screamed and then crashed with the bed. Yuan held his mouth open and Kratos raised one eyebrow. Anna was rubbing her head and picked herself up.

"Oops," she said.

"Anna…," Kratos muttered. Anna turned around with an apologetic smile.

"Sorry," she said. Yuan smiled.

"C'mon, let's get the wood," he called and left the room. Kratos and Anna looked at each other for awhile, lingering their gazes.

"Sorry about the-," she began. Kratos took a step towards her and placed a hand on her red cheek.

"It's fine," he whispered back, and softened his gaze. Anna looked up into his eyes, the swirling pools of never ending brown. Kratos moved his head closer to hers until their lips were merely inches away. Anna felt herself burn in realization of what was happening. She closed her eyes and pressed her lips against his, and sensation swept over the two. Kratos, with his cold demeanor gone, let himself be carried away as he held her close for a few more seconds.

Slowly, Anna finally pulled away despite the wonderful feeling.

"We have to go or Yuan will suspect something," she whispered. Kratos made a small smile and followed her out, while mulling over what just happened.

Yuan saw the whole thing, the kiss, the smiling, all of it. He was right next to the door until he heard Anna start to leave the room. Yuan instantly teleported himself out into the outside, and snickered as he placed himself right next to the door of the inn.

Shortly after, Anna came through the wooden door with a giant grin on her face. Looks like she can't hide her feelings. Still, Kratos…of all people, KRATOS! He's pretty lucky, he thought as Kratos walked out after her. His face was stony, and there was no evidence that anyone kissed him.

"What took you so long?" Yuan teased despite the knowledge he already had of it. Anna turned red, but Kratos just glanced at Yuan.

"I was helping her out with the bed," Kratos lied. Yuan smirked inwardly. Nice try.

"Alright, the grove of sacred trees is down this vine," Yuan explained. A giant vine, so large that one could walk on it, twisted down into a clearing with a single shack. Kratos hopped onto the vine and tested the strength of the bridge. He jumped, but it didn't even rumble or move. Kratos took a step forward, and when he felt the hard surface unyielding to his weight, he beckoned Yuan and Anna to come on it as well.

Silently, the three made their way down the vine, watching all the sights come and go. Anna even saw the root of all the vines. It was a giant flower that stuck to the bottom of the village. Its dull yellow color blended somehow with the mossy green, and vines came out of the sides of it.

Kratos stepped down from the vine, and Yuan followed his action while Kratos helped Anna down. Yuan shook his head, watching the kindness seep out of the usual cold mercenary.

They both can't hide it, he thought. Kratos looked around at all the trees, and then at the shack.

"It will be easier if we get the wood from an lumberjack," Kratos explained, and knocked on the lonely shack. There was no sound from inside the house and Kratos knocked again. Still no sound, Kratos slammed his fist into the weak door and nearly broke it off the hinges.

The door creaked open and a young girl with pink hair in large pigtails stared at them with curious eyes.

"My daddy is sick," she said and left into another room, leaving the door open.

"Okay…," Anna muttered, leaning into the house. It wasn't large at all, and the two rooms were both clustered with broken axes and clay pots. Two simple beds were in the other room, and a man lay in one of the two. The girl was standing next to her father, giving him some sort of medicine.

"Excuse us," Anna called. The girl started, and the man shifted to sit up in his bed. "Do you have any sacred wood?" she asked. The man smiled, and beckoned for them to come in.

"This is Presea, my daughter, and Alicia, my four year old, is asleep in the other bed," the man explained. Kratos turned to a small girl under the sheets, sound asleep.

"I am Soren. I am sorry, I am sick, but we have plenty of wood," he said. "Presea, fetch some sacred wood, please."

"Alright, daddy!" she ran off into the other room and came back with a bundle of wood tied together by a thick string.

"Is this enough?" Soren asked as Kratos took the wood. It was twice as large as his head, more than enough.

"Yes, thank you," Yuan replied for Kratos. Soren smiled and pat Presea on the head.

The three waved their good byes to Soren and his daughter as they left the cabin.

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Mr.Who2123: Question answered, Fehize. You saw Presea! YAY!

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