Evelyn Dark: Hey this is Evelyn Dark giving you To War. This happen to come to me during Algebra 1 notes. Pretty much 7th hour, the last class of the day. Well Muse Disclaimer.

Yuan: Evelyn Dark does not own Tales of Symphonia and these equations that she use are true and come from her Algebra book.

Evelyn Dark: Yeah I'm just to darn lazy to come up with some equation of my own so I'll use the ones from my homework. So….. On to the fic.

Author Note-

To War

"Can anyone tell me what a Polynomial is," Said Raine. The party had set camp near a rushing river. It was getting late and Kratos thought it better to stop and rest then risk having one them falling asleep during a battle. Considering the fact that since they had three minors who were still in school, Raine thought that it would be best to keep teaching the three during the Regeneration journey.

So here they were camped out near a bunch of trees that could provide some shade for the four. Raine was just in the middle of teaching the class Algebra 1, until the Regeneration journey occurred. Now since they were resting Raine thought it be best to start were they left off.

Lloyd was sitting cross legged head propped up with his elbow on his leg, staring intently at something else then Raine's hawk like eyes. Genis was seated cross legged as well waving his hands franticly clearly stating that he knew the answer. While Colette just starred dumbly oblivious to what the word meant.

"Yes Genis, what is the answer, since nobody knows it," said Raine said with venom towards the two ignorant teens. Genis smiled and took a large breath ready to state the answer.

"A Polynomial is monomial or a sum of monomials," stated Genis. Raine smiled then frowned giving the two, Lloyd and Colette mainly Lloyd, looks that told that they better remember this or death shall visit soon.

"That's correct Genis but that really doesn't help since we don't know what a monomial is," said Raine eyeing the two again, " a monomial is a number, a variable, or the product of a number and one or more variables with whole number exponents. Now there are many types of polynomial a monomial mono meaning 1, a binomial bi meaning 2, a trinomial tri meaning 3, quadranomial quadra meaning 4, or 5 and higher polynomials. Today I'll just show you how to add and subtract polynomials."

Raine got out her small portable chalk board, made for traveling teachers. She then got out a white chalk and a chalk board eraser.

"Okay with adding polynomials it's the same thing as adding exponents so this shouldn't be any difficulty to you if you paid attention during class when I explained it." said Raine as she put the equation (2x3 - 5x2 + x) + (2x2 + x3 - 1) on the board. "All right since we're adding the parentheses are not important. Now then we look for a common variable first."

Colette finally finding her brain, knew the answer so she had her hand up.

"Yes, Colette,"

"2x to the third and x to the third,"

"Correct Colette, now then when we add these two together what do we get, Genis,"

"2x to the Noishe," said Genis. Raine deepened her gaze and looked at Genis. His eyes were wide as saucers, looking right behind her. Just when the Professor was about say something, Noishe came leaping up and over her and landing in middle of the group, trying desperately to hide behind Lloyd.

The greenish white dog was wet and soapy, he was glancing behind him seeing if he had lost his pursuer. Then out of no were Kratos came leaping out form behind the trees and grabbed the startled dog from behind. Noishe was so startled that he started jumping up down trying to throw off it's ornament.

"You taking a bath whether you like it or not, Noishe," yelled Kratos as he had a firm grip of the dog's fur. Noishe reacted even more panicky he started to run towards a tree and made it were Kratos would hit the tree and not him. This left a purple mercenary lying on his side near a tree with a certain dog running for its life.

"Kratos are you okay," asked the flabbergasted red teen.

"Damn it, that dog will get a bath if it kills me," cried Kratos as he picked himself up and leaned on the tree.

"What are you doing trying to give Noishe a bath," asked Genis. He was a little bewildered by Kratos's behavior it wasn't like him to chase Noishe and give him a bath. Not that Genis has ever seen him do that, but well that's why he's confused.

"He smells, and I don't see you trying to give that beast a bath," said Kratos in his monotony voice after he had finally caught his breath.

"Well than it's time to put get Noishe a bath plan," exclaimed Lloyd. Colette and Genis just grinned, Raine sighed in exasperation, while Kratos just raised an eyebrow. How bad could the plan be Kratos thought.

"Okay this is what were going to do," said Lloyd.

'oOo'

Noishe was just pawing around, man was he hungry. Who knew that trying to escape from Kratos during a 10 mile run and getting out of his grasp was such hard work. Hmmm… there just had to be…. STEAK. He could smell the lovely smell of the juicy, tender steak. Noishe's mouth was just watering from the thought and smell of the delicious steak.

Noishe just let his nose lead him to the steak, walking slowly in a trance. Not even noticing the red blazing eyes that fallowed the dog. Then right out in the opening of clearing there it was, his love, Steak. Glancing around to make sure no one was there to take his steak he walked over to the steak and right when he stepped on the ground near the meat. He was immediately trapped in a net, Noishe started to chew on the net trying to escape. He new only one person who could make this kind of net that he couldn't chew out of. Lloyd the traitor, and his partner in crime Kratos; Noishe started to growl in distaste.

That's when everyone except the Professor was there, Genis with his kendama out, Lloyd and Colette with a brush, and then Kratos with his most hated thing in the worlds, the soap.

"Now Genis," cried Lloyd, there Noishe knew why the half-elf had his kendema out. Noishe bared out his teeth that startled the boy, but shook his head and readied the spell.

"Aqua edge," but instead of sharp disk of water to come out a splash of water soaked Noishe down, that's when Kratos pounced and put the shampoo all over him. Then Lloyd and Colette brushed him down rubbing the soap all over him. Then Genis hosed him down, getting rid of every soap suds. Then the next thing he knew he was getting covered with a towel. Noishe had lost this battle, but the war wasn't over just yet. Noishe would graciously repay them back soon, very soon.

Author's Note-

Evelyn Dark: Well here you go people, on the part to get Noishe's attention I so wanted to have Kratos in a costume of a steak. But I thought I would save him the humiliation, much to Muse's amusement. Right.

Yuan: Why didn't you do that it would have been hilarious.

Evelyn Dark: don't worry Muse you will have your time.

The End is just the Beginning

The beginning always has an end, but yet the end is just the beginning.

Evelyn Dark: This chapter has been edited on June 30, 2008. I hope you enjoyed the chapter. ; )