Thursday, July 27, 2006

July 27, 2006

Hey everyone! How's are y'all doing? I am doing better today than I was yesterday; Spaz Queen was back...hehe. I had an uneventful day for the most part, but for the life of me I could hardly write anything, and I've still got a chapter left. I'm going to take a break soon from writing on ff.net. I don't want to let people down, even though I've literally been keeping up fairly well since I started last August/September(month?). I can't even remember when I started. I'll have to go back and look. But I know it's been almost a year. And you see, Raining Silver was my first reviewer ever, and remained my only reviewer for quite some time. I'm still not going to get rid of my first story there, even though it's some unwritten rule that people delete it. I didn't think it was bad. And my readers thought the same. So it stays. ^^

I was trying to remember what I was going to tell you on Tuesday, but I've managed to forget, again. Hehe... Told ya, SQ is in town. Anyways, I did remember, however, that I didn't get to thank everyone for their reviews so far for Looks Can Be Deceiving. So thank you all!!! Seriously, I love feedback! It makes me happy. And yes, Mrs. Elric, I am back... sorta. I just have to get on top of posting. And if anyone falls behind and wants to catch up, you can see everything in my archives by clicking here. Any link you click opens in a new window. :D Well, I'm off to work. I'll check with y'all this evening! Later!

~Acorn~

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Author’s Note
I own nothing here (this includes Tales of Symphonia and Sailor Moon) except the plotline. (this does not include the real game plotline events, which by the way, my accuracy on what they say is not perfect, so please forgive me) Also, I’m going to just say there is a spoiler warning, and that’s that, because if you’re still here, it means you don’t really care…right?

Raye: This is so stupid. Every time we try to let the audience know that—
Rini: HI RAYE! (Runs off)
Raye: See? See? What do you have against me ImperialGuardian09? What?
ImperialGuardian: Let’s ask an unbiased party what they think so far? (Lita arrives)
Lita: You are a GODDESS for this amazing story! (Walks away in a daze)
Raye: But she’s deluded by the hot guy! That’s not fair!
ImperialGuardian: Get over it. Your time will come. (Raye is preparing fireballs) Oh no! Not the fires again! Protect me someone! AAHHH!

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LOOKS CAN BE DECEIVING
Chapter 5: Traveling Around Town

“I have never seen such a quaint little city!” Serena said, looking around in awe.

“Little?” Genis asked.

“This is one of the largest cities in Sylvarant,” Raine explained, as the group walked back from the shopping district.

“That was also the coolest shopping district I’ve ever seen,” Serena said.

“This is not a field trip. Are you sure you want to come along?” Kratos asked.

“I definitely want to come!” Serena said. “I’m just new here! It takes time to adjust you know!”

“You have to admit, as old as you are I would have never guessed it with the way you act,” Lloyd said, as Raine struck him upside his head. “Ouch! Professor, what was that for?”

“For being rude.”

“It’s all right,” Serena said. “I guess it is a little shocking.”

“So are you really from the Moon?” Genis asked. Serena smiled.

“Yes.”

“That is SO cool!” Genis cried.

“Yeah, it must be really pretty up there,” Colette added, walking backwards.

“It was,” Serena replied again. Then, she saw the person coming. “Colette!”

“Oops!”

CRASH!

“Oh brother.”

“Colette, maybe you shouldn’t walk backwards anymore,” Raine said thoughtfully.

“Hey you! You just ruined that Palma Potion we got as a gift!” one man shouted. He was with a group of four: two men and two women. The man who had shouted was burly, and carried a large sword. Next to Colette was a woman with raven hair and a goofy apologetic grin on her face. There was a woman in a pale blue dress and a witch’s hat, and another man with a dazed expression.

“Why you? It was an accident!” Genis exclaimed. Serena sighed. This one apparently had a short temper, fitting for his height.

“You better make up for this blondie before I get angry,” the man with the sword shouted again.

“Hey, don’t you dare talk to Colette like that,” Lloyd said angrily.

“Oh dear,” Kratos whispered under his breath. Serena looked at him now, as he watched on in stony silence to the developing scene. However, his eyes seemed to be on Lloyd, watching his every move.

“Creepy,” Serena thought. She looked to the ever silent Raine, who seemed to look at the quartet they had run into with some suspicion. “Even creepier.”

“Don’t worry about it Lloyd,” Colette said with her goofy apologetic grin. “I’ll go get another Palma Potion. I did run into her after all.”

“Well then what are you waiting for, hurry up and get it!” the angry man shouted.

“Don’t be so harsh,” Serena said finally. “We’ll just go get some and you can be on your way.”

“Serena!” Raine said, shocked. The group looked to the other blonde, as she too, had a goofy smile on her face.

“So what are we waiting for? Let’s go find some Palma Potion!” Serena said, smug.

“Okay,” Genis said, questioning the change in demeanor. “But weren’t the shops on the harbor all OUT of Palma Potion?”

“Then we’ll just have to find another store,” Serena said cheerfully.

“You mean like that one that winery over there?” Lloyd asked.

“Great eyes Lloyd!” Serena said, as Kratos leaned towards Raine.

“Are you sure we should let her travel with us?” he asked.

“The test will be in a fight. I’m sure if anything, she’s just acting,” Raine replied softly.

“To have such faith in a girl we hardly know,” Kratos said distantly.

“Remember, she is older than all of us.”

“Of course,” Kratos replied, watching as Lloyd, Colette, and Serena ran into the winery together to search for Palma potion.

“Wait for me!” Genis cried.

“I wonder what stories she has to share,” Kratos thought, his eyes focused on Serena’s shining form…

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“Wow, this place is so awesome!” Lita thought, walking around Welgaia with a smile on her face. She had yet to run into Yuan, and that made the city all the more amazing. Left and right there were angels flying in their daily bustle. She got used to no responses. They were all too busy to care about a new face. In fact, it was because they were so busy that she could freely walk in and out of everywhere. When she caught sight of a passage over a hole, however, she stopped traveling. She stared at it, curious to where it led. At the next step, came a glowing light that told her it was a trap, but nonetheless she admired the cleverness of the man or woman who had devised this path. She sat on the ledge, admiring its beauty, until someone tapped her shoulder.

“Miss Jupiter,” an angel said. “Lord Yggdrasill would like for you to get a change of attire at the shop. Please follow me.”

“Okay,” Lita said, getting up and following the angel away…

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“Where did you learn to fly?” the red-haired man demanded of Darien. Darien was atop a mountain, and clearly dirty and covered in ash. Somehow, he had managed to nearly kill himself with the rheaird, the flames still coming from the decimated machine.

“From some dude five minutes before takeoff!” Darien replied stubbornly. “Did he really expect me to be perfect with it?”

“Wait, you’re Darien?” the red-haired man asked. “Dude! You’re lucky I saw the flames from the wreckage!”

“You must be Zelos then,” Darien replied. The red-haired man laughed.

“I should have known Botta was being serious when he said he found an other-wordly man that I needed to keep an eye one. Well then Darien, let’s get you back to Meltokio. I doubt that my hunnies would like my disappearance for long.”

“Where am I?” Darien thought…

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“Raye!” Rini exclaimed. “You haven’t eaten your soup. Why?”

“It’s a little hot. I’m just letting it cool down,” Raye lied.

“You said that two hours ago. It’s cold Raye!” Amara pointed out.

“Oh really? Well, I guess I’ll go heat it up!” Raye said quickly, jumping up and running out of the room.

“Something is really wrong with Raye,” Michelle noted.

“Seems something else happened with that Yuan guy,” Rini thought quietly.

Raye was upset. She couldn’t eat. Her will to eat was long gone. In fact, she was so full that even thinking of eating that soup made her sick. She didn’t want the others to worry! She had to find a way to make them think she ate the soup even though she’ll probably never touch it. Then the idea came. She sat down for ten minutes. Then she heated the soup up, and then tipped half of it into the sink. As she returned to the room, she took one bite, and set the bowl down before them. She knew at least Michelle wasn’t buying, but anything to get them to think she had attempted to eat. Michelle smiled at her.

“You just aren’t all that hungry, are you?” she asked. “It’s all right. I’ll take care of the bowl for you.”

And with that she left the room with the remaining soup to dump it into the sink. Raye sighed. How she wished to tell them…to tell…

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Look at me! I can twirl a cane! WHEE!
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