Hello, I am The Amazing Chris. This will be my third fanfic, and I'm eager to get started. First things first. I am planning on taking requests for oneshot chapters. There are a few rules in regards to these chapters, however. (I'm going to have a little list!)

1. Please try to PM me with suggestions. I would prefer it to getting a suggestion in a review. This way it is a secret, and everyone can enjoy the surprise. However, I understand if you are an anonymous reviewer. (Oh, and members, don't just stay offline and suggest in a review. XP)

2. For now, I will only take fic ideas rated TEEN or LOWER! If demand is high, I may branch off into mature territories, but I am not planning on it.

3. Remember the title. This fic is an ode to the UNKNOWN pairings.Therefore, the following pairings will not be accepted. LloydxColette, GenisxPresea, ZelosxSheena, and SheenaxLloyd. These four, in my opinion, are the main fanfic pairings, the bread and butter. I'm thinking I'll only accept them if they are part of a love triangle! I'm sorry, I like them too, but c'mon, there must be at least one non-canon pairing that you enjoy.

Well, with that out of the way, we can begin!

A little GenisxSheena...


Analyzing

Genis was studying. It was five years after the re-unification, and enrollment was suffering at the Palmacosta Academy. Genis was the perfect solution. Smart, already accepted, and a world regenerator to boot. So, they sent out a heartfelt plea, and now Genis was there to stay. To his ever increasing dismay.

Mana fragmentation technology has experienced a rapid growth in the last half-decade, with the now limitless amounts of mana given from the Giant Tree.

It wasn't that he disliked it there. The professors were awesome, the lessons were engaging, and the other students were nice enough.

Many authors reserve the term equation for an equality which is not an identity. The distinction between the two concepts can be subtle; for example, (x+1)2 x2 + 2x + 1 is an identity, while (x+1)2 2x2 + x + 1 is an equation.

But, he missed everyone else… He missed the little things, the laughter, and the companionship. Here, his only companions were his books.

From which shape can a locus of points be accurately obtained? Is this affected by…

Genis slammed his book shut. Enough was enough, he was tired of studying. This surprised him. Normally he was voracious with knowledge. But, here there was nobody to impress with it. The Profs knew everything; the students were almost as smart as him. He walked out the door of his dorm. He could feel how this new environment was affecting him. He was now analyzing everything, becoming cynical and skeptical. He knew he was changing, and his conscience fought against it. But, he couldn't abandon the academy…

He pulled out his com-phone, a new magi-technology apparatus. May as well call up someone, he needed an injection of sanity. He scrolled through his numbers. Lloyd and Presea… No, he wouldn't bother them, they had a newborn child. Same with Zelos and Colette… He sighed audibly. Forget Regal and Raine… They were almost as analytical as he was. That left Sheena… His finger hovered over the number, and then stabbed down.

Sheena didn't carry a com-phone… She relied on the home-phones. They were more reliable. But not really, Genis puzzled, as he listened to it ring. Com-phone technology had been greatly refined, and dropped calls were decreasing by a rate of… Genis hit his head against a nearby tree. There he was, analyzing things again. Meanwhile, the answering machine handled the call.

"Hi, you've reached Sheena's line! Leave a message and your phone number, and I'll get back to you as soon as I can!"

Genis cleared his throat, and began. "Greetings… It's me, Genis. I would really like it if you could come see me…" He let the line fall empty. Eventually, the message cut off. Placing his com-phone away, he slipped back towards his room. He had an exam tomorrow…

Two days later…

Genis slept in late. Two exams in as many days would tire out anyone, but these kinds especially. They took an average of four hours to write, and your average high school graduate couldn't read one sentence without the use of a dictionary. Several times. He was awakened by a loud knock on the door. "Go way…" He mumbled in a daze.

"Oh c'mon, you called me!"

Genis leapt out of bed, dressing in record time. He opened the door, smiling apologetically. "Sorry, just had an exam."

Sheena smiled, walking into the room. "That's ok. Hey, nice room!"

Genis was still feeling tired. "Yeah… It… It's ok…"

"Ok? I don't even have a closet this big!" She walked into said closet, making approving noises.

Genis couldn't help but smile. "Alright, alright. My room is fantastic."

Sheena poked her head out, a little more serious. "Your room, maybe. But what about your life?"

Genis looked down at himself. "Yeah, I'm still moving, I must be OK."

Sheena groaned. "I'm not being sarcastic. You sounded like a robot. You still do."

Genis's smile faded. "That's why I called you… I feel like I'm losing myself…" He glanced at his watch absentmindedly. "My roommate will be here soon; do you want to go outside?"

"Okay." Sheena agreed.

The weather had taken a turn for the worse, with the temperature dropping rapidly. Genis pulled on a coat, walking out to find Sheena, who had already left. He walked out of the dorm building, feeling the chilling wind bite into his skin. Seeing Sheena over by the school park, he wandered over.

"Hi." He said slowly.

"That's better." She smiled at him.

"What?"

"Hi." Sheena elaborated. "What was with your 'greetings' earlier? That stuff belongs on business letters, not in conversation."

"I dunno…" Genis didn't really elaborate. "Here, have a jacket," he continued. "The wind-chill is extremely fierce today."

Sheena took the coat, but didn't put it on, glaring at Genis. "Don't dodge the question. What's up? Things aren't right with you, I can tell."

Genis made one last desperate attempt to stave off the confrontation. "Can you at least put the jacket on? In this weather, extremities can freeze in minutes."

She raised an eyebrow. "Extremities?"

Genis caught her implication. "No, that's not what I meant, I mean, I… I…"

Sheena took Genis's hand, arranging it into a pointed finger. She used said finger to point to her eyes. "Yes, these are eyes. Now look into them and tell me why you called me."

Genis followed the instruction, words softening as he progressed through what he'd wanted to say for months. "Sheena… I've always felt different about you. When we were in a group together, I always looked up to you. From the very beginning, I knew I cared about you. Even when I went through my relationship with Presea, that feeling was still there. But… It's taken me until now to know what that feeling is." He paused, gazing into her eyes, tears glistening in his own. "Sheena… I love you." He closed his eyes, unable to take the suspense of seeing her reaction.

Which he felt instead. Her lips met his as her arms drew him into a passionate embrace. It was so amazing, so enthralling, that he felt a need to describe it, so he could remember it later. He was thinking about it, trying to find an adjective that could describe it, and then it was gone. "Shoot," he muttered.

"What is it?" Sheena sounded amused.

"I was trying to analyze that… Can you do it again?"

Sheena giggled, and then pulled him into another kiss, more passionate and deep than the one before. And the word occurred to Genis, like a bolt slung from heaven.

Perfect.


Thank you for reading! Please tell me what you thought, and send me reviews! They're my sustenance! XD Also, one final note... I will be putting up the pairing in the chapter title, so if you don't like the pairing, you can just skip over it.

The Amazing Chris