Prologue: Saying good bye


After the final battle at the Ginungugap with Richter the eight heroes of world regeneration and Marta said there good byes. Colette, Raine, and Genis left first to go to Sybak, Regal and Presea went to the Toize Valley Mine to make sure to get rid of any remaining ex-spheresthe deeper parts of the mines and Zelos went back to Meltokio to take care of his ill sister Seles. Leaving Lloyd and Sheena in front of Mizuho to say their good-byes.

"So this it Sheena....it may be awhile until we see each other again...." Lloyd said with his arms crossed staring down at the ground. He didn't want to see her cry.

"Y-you are going back to Iselia.....aren't you...?" Her cheeks were turning red, her eyes were beginning to water, she didn't want to say good bye. Not to Lloyd, not to her best friend, not to....the only man she loved. Wiping the tears off of her face while she looked down she stammered and said quietly. "W-when will I.....sssee.....y-you again....?"

"Sooner then you think....we will finish our ex-sphere journey together...I promise." Lloyd removed the red torn up gloves he had been wearing from his hands and walked up to her. Grabbing her hand from her face with one hand hand and wiped the tears from her face with the other. "It's going to be okay Sheena don't cry...."

"(Sniff)I....I know Lloyd.....I know (Sniff) if you say it then it must be true......" She fell into his arms sobbing while Lloyd rested her head in his chest. "There there now, everything will be alright..... The Sheena I know doesn't cry....."

She lifted up and stepped back slowly. ".....L-L-Loyd.....I'm going to miss you....you know that.....?"

She continued to wipe the tears off of her face. "D-don't do anything stupid OKAY?! I don't want to have to go looking for you again......." Saying this she started walking back towards the village of Mizuho.

"Heh I know Sheena. You be safe as well." They both turned around and started walking in opposite directions when...."Oh!!! Lloyd I almost forgot." Sheena ran towards Lloyd, bumping into him and nearly knocking him off his balance. After recovering their composure Sheena reached in to her shirt and pulled out one of her cards. Though this one had different shapes and charms carved into it, the colors on the card were bright and transparent and even the feel of it was different.

".....Um......here...(Sniff)....." Sheena said giving the charm card to Lloyd while still trying to hold back the majority of her tears.

"Hmm? Whats this Sheena?"

"It's a protection charm that I made f-f-for yo.........you. To keep you safe even w-w-when-" She stopped speaking noticing herself stammering and stuttering and she started to blush. "To keep me safe even when you aren't around?" Lloyd finished her sentence for her. "Thank you Sheena I will hold on to it always okay?"

She nodded and smiled, that was all she could do. She was to embarrassed to say or do anything else.

With that Lloyd smiled back then turned and walked towards his Repaired. He got on it slowly and started up the engine. With in the very next moment he took off soaring high into the sky looking back for a brief moment until he couldn't see her in sight.

"Good...........bye........Lloyd.......Please....Corrine..........bring......him......back....to.....me.....safely......"

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