Um . . .this is a Tales of Symphonia fic, my very first for that matter. Yay for me…I know I'm pathetic. I also know I haven't posted in such a long time…Gomen? Blinks nervously

Well um, I guess I'll kick her off. With warnings, and shit.

So ya, this fic has yaoi, yuri, swearing, and is AU, well sort of. You'll understand after you've read it. Um it holds some spoilers, so if you haven't finished the game, then what the hell are you doing reading fanfics? That's the number one way to spoil it, not to mention get totally confused.

Ahem, now that I've finished ranting I'll do the disclaimer.

I own nothing, maybe an art kit or two, but do really want that?

By the way, this a story even you non-yaoi/yuri fans can like as there is Het couplings as well.

On with the ficcy!

(By the way, sorry if anyone's out of character)

Boring

That's how what describes what I am currently doing. Boring. We're trying to find some ancient book so we can defeat some ancient evil. It's not like we don't have to do that already…

It's not that I'm complaining…okay, so maybe I am. Well this last month has not been easy! Between curing Colette, trying to stay out of the hands of Cruxis, and trying not to be killed somewhere along the way, I'd say we have our hands full.

I sigh loudly; Genis turns to me and gives me the 'what-bored-again' look. "Lloyd, you can't tell me you're bored again!" See, told you.

I sigh again, "No Genis, I'm not bored… It's just…we have so much to do already, do you think we really should be looking for this book?"

"I have to agree with you, but it can't be helped. We have to destroy this thing before it's evil does anything worse." He sighs too. I guess he can understand my frustration.

"Would you two stop complaining." Professor Raine yells at us.

"Yes Professor." Both Genis, and me say at the same time.

"Hmm…what do we have here?" I hear Tethe'alla's chosen mummer, just loud enough to catch my attention.

"Zelos, have you found something?" Our own chosen asks.

"I may have Colette." He answers.

I wander over to see what he was talking about, only to sigh. "Zelos, we're not trying to find the playboy magazines…"

"We're not?" He asks innocently. He receives a wrap on the head from our resident summoner, Sheena.

"You stupid chosen!" She yells at him, hitting him repeatedly.

"Oww, oww! Sheeeeeenaaaaaaaaa, don't be so mean!" Zelos complains, attempting to shield himself from her oncoming onslaught.

"So this is how the supposed saviours of the two worlds spend their time."

I'd know that voice anywhere. Arrogant, cunning, and (to me) utterly annoying. I looked over to where said voice came from, not to be disappointed. "Kratos." I growl.

"Hn." Was his only reply.

"And what are you doing here?" Zelos asked.

"I don't deem it necessary for me to tell you that." Yep, he's just as arrogant as ever.

"So why don't you leave?" I ask. Seriously, the guy just ticks me off. First he betrays us, and then repeatedly hurts Colette. Not to mention he keeps doing these weird things, such as now.

"Hn." He 'says'.

"Well whatever. We have things we need to do so if you're not here for any purpose, leave." I say bluntly. The others stare at me. They've never heard such venom in my voice before.

"I see." Kratos replies. Did I hear hurt in his voice?

I look down, and then I get upset. How dare he make me feel guilt when it is he who betrayed us! I glare, well glare as much as I can. I walk over to a bookshelf, and start looking through it. Everyone is staring at my back, and I can feel it, I start to blush, and try to turn all my attention to my current task.

Kratos turns attention from me to the others, "Are you searching for something?" He asks, his careful mask of indifference on his face. I can tell even from here.

"As if we'd tell you." It was Genis who spoke up. I smirk. At least I'm not the only one who hates him.

"I don't really care, just curious." He states.

Zelos looks at him observantly. "Kratos, what exactly do you hope to gain by being here, watching us?"

"I am not here to observe you, simply to do a…task." Kratos replied carefully.

"Ever Mithos's lackey." Raine says.

"Indeed." Kratos says glaring at her.

I smirk, that's what you get Kratos… Then I touch something on the shelf, and I suddenly fall forward. I give a small shout of surprise as I hit the floor.

All attention turns to me.

"Lloyd!" I hear Colette call out in fear that I might have actually hurt myself.

"I-I'm fine." I answer shakily as I stand and dust myself off. It was nothing more than a fall.

"Okay, hey, what's this?" She asks. I look to what she's talking about. Weird, there's a full-length mirror here.

"Whoa, that's weird." Zelos says as he enters, Sheena right behind him.

"It's a mirror, or at least it looks like it…" She said coming up to it and touching its glass surface.

"It appears to be some sort of ebony." Raine said, examining it.

"I agree." Says Regal behind her.

"Does your company manufacture rocks as well?" Presea asked.

"No, but we have to deal with them when we were mining exspheres" Regal replied.

"I do not suggest you get to close to that…thing." Kratos warns. Who the hell was he to tell us what to do.

"I hate to say it, but I agree with Kratos. I sense something…off with that mirror." Genis said. Genis you're supposed to be on my side…I pout.

"Oh?" Zelos asked. "What's that then brat?"

"I told you not to call me that!" Genis yells at him, "I think there's a odd mana flow from it."

"Indeed, it does seem strange, I have never seen ebony used this way…" Regal said as he examined the mirror.

I was quite curious about this ominous mirror by now, and went up to examine it personally. My father, a dwarf, trained me after all, so I should know (or at least make a semi-accurate guess) as to what it was made of. "Hmm, there's gold trimming, but if feels like stone…how odd."

Then I saw something that made me jump back in surprise.

Colette turned to me. "Is something the matter Lloyd?" she asks.

"M-My reflection!" I stutter, what the hell is going on? Why is my reflection…

"Whoa! You look like an entirely different person!" Zelos exclaims.

I blink in surprise at my reflection. I looked…colder… I don't really know how to describe it. I was wearing totally different clothing, blues instead of reds. Kind of like the clothes the people of Mizuho wear, but that wasn't the biggest difference. My eyes… they were so cold. I took an involuntary shudder as my eyes met that of my reflection.

Apparently I wasn't the only one to notice. "Whoa! Lloyd, you're reflection's creepy." Zelos oh-so-intelligently informed me.

"Um ya…" I reply.

Colette seems just as disturbed as Zelos and me. "His eyes are angry…" she looks down to avoid the gaze.

Kratos enters and hns. Not that I was expecting much of a reply from him. "Lloyd, I suggest you leave that mirror alone." He said putting the emphasis on the mirror part.

I want to disagree with him, but those eyes are frightening and I do find myself wanting to leave as soon as possible. The others have already left, far too creeped out already. It's only me a Kratos. I turn to leave as well when I suddenly feel something on my shoulder. My stomach sinks and I suddenly give a shout of terror.

Everyone turns around to see why I was screaming, only to gasp in horror as well.

There were hands reaching out of the mirror and pulling me in. I started screaming full tilt, trying to use my swords to get out of their reach.

Genis was the first to react as he brought out his kendama summoning fire as he flung it at the hands. Unfortunately they caught the attack (quite literarily) and flung it back at him. He barely dodged it and this time he went on for a full on attack. The hands seemed to predict this move and grabbed him before he could do anything against it.

I knew I needed help, but dragging my friend along side me was not an option, so I cut the arm before it could get any real hold of him. He fell back and stared up in horror as I was dragged deeper into the mirror.

Kratos had stood there in shocked silence in about the time that Genis had fought. He was knocked out of his stupor when he heard Genis shout in horror.

He came rushing at the mirror, intending to sever the hands that bound me. The hands were quicker than he thought and they managed to grab his sword and were about to grab him when I cut them off, literally.

I felt myself almost completely encased when he shouted out to me and I tried to reach him. I screamed out to him. "Kratos!"

He was the last thing I saw before I was dragged fully into the mirror.

So, that's the end of chapter one, hope you enjoyed and please review. Oh and sorry if it seemed like I was ignoring Presea and Regal. It's not that I am, they just don't say much.