DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN TALES OF SYMPHONIA

ONE MONTH AFTER MITHOS DEFEAT

Lloyd put the flowers down on his mother's grave. He had just picked them from the forest. He went inside, and laid down on his bed, and covered his face. His room was now FILLED with merchidince, Sheena posters, Raine dolls, Colette tee-shirts, everything with his groups face plastered onto it. Along his balcony, he put all of his swords that he collected during his journey. From the wooden sword, all the way up to the his paper fans. "Lloyd, there's someone here to see you!" dirk's voice rang through out the house. Lloyd groaned. "Probably another fan, wanting a picture, or and autograph" he mumbled as he slowly walked down the stairs. He looked up, and saw Sheena!

"Hey!" Lloyd looked up. His heart jumped at the site of her. He jumped the last five stairs, and gave her a big hug

"I haven't seen you in forever!"

"It's been a month" she replied softly. She secreatly thought that it was a month too long.

"Ok you two, time to eat." dirk pushed past them with a steaming pot of stew. Lloyd jumped from where he was standing, and sat in his seat. He snatched up the ladle as Dirk put the bowls around the table. "Come and have some lassie, I'm sure Lloyd would enjoy your company"

"Thank you very much." she quickly sat next to Lloyd. "We have to go in the morning." she wispered into his ear. "Yeah, about our adventure that I promised. It would be too late to leave now." Lloyd replied with a mouthful of stew.

After Lloyd finished licking his fourth bowl of stew, he stretched and yawned. "Come on, we got a big day tomorrow"

"Really, more photographers?" Dirk asked.

"No, dad we're going on a journey."

"Again, do you need to be even more famous or somethin?"

"Im going to go upstairs and change, if nobody minds." Sheena left the room quickly.

Lloyd continued to talk to his father. "No, I wanna spend some more time with Sheena, some time alone."

"I see, well, bring me back some grandchildren."

The two men, thought that they heard a small squeal from above, but didn't say anything in case the other person had not heard it. (They don't wanna sound crazy) "good night dad" Lloyd said as Dirk turned around to go to his room. Lloyd slowly went up stairs should I tell her tonight? No, she doesn't like you enough yet, if at all. but what if she did? But what if she didn't? Lloyd's brain and heart were arguing. He yelled "is it safe to come up?" Sheena was on the balcony, in a deep red kimono. "You're sleeping up here?" she asked quickly, her face turning red, but she faced away from Lloyd.

"Well, if you don't want me to, then I can sleep on the table downstairs. see, she doen't even wanna be in the same room with you! Sheena tuned around "NO, I mean, um, I just thought that there was only one bed, so that we'd have to, you know?" "Ha, she did want me to sleep up here" Lloyd looked up, his heart felt heavy, Sheena obviously didn't like him enough, for Lloyd to tell her how much he liked her."No, I'll sleep on the floor."

THE NEXT MORNING

Sheena awoke with a start, a flash had just gone off from above her, but it was only a birds shadow. She had awoken every night in the past month from guys taken her picture while she was asleep. She sat up in Lloyd's bed, and looked over at him. He was curled up in a ball, covered in a Zelos blanket, with a Presea pillow, and clutching a Sheena doll. She tilted her head to the side and giggled to herself. He also had Lloyd pajamas. She shook her head, and went downstairs to have a shower.

By the time she finished, Lloyd was already dressed in his normal red outfit made by Dirk. Only it was new, this one was bigger, for he had grown stronger, and taller. She carefully snuck up behind him, she was wearing her successor costume. Once she was close enough, she gently clutched his back, while screaming "AHHHH" Lloyd jumped, he fell over the banister, while unsheathing his fire part of his material blades. He landed flat on his back. "Oh my Martel!" Sheena screamed as she ran down the steps. She threw herself down onto her knees, and put his head in her lap. He was gasping for air, but couldn't get any. After a few more gasps, he slowly got his breath back. "Have I ever told you, that I hate you?" he said sarcastically.

"Im so sorry" Sheena said passionately, but couldn't keep her smile back. They both laughed, as Lloyd stood up, and sheathed his sword. They walked inside, to eat some warm oatmeal, made by Dirk.(who else?)

Once they were done, Lloyd stood up, along with the other two. "Thanks Dad, I promise to come back soon." and he gave Dirk a big hug. "Come on, Sheena, let's hurry." Sheena frowned a little, but Lloyd didn't noticethey walked outside. "Sheena, would you like to take noise? Or would you rather walk?"

Umm... I would kinda like to walk. She wanted this journey to last as long as possible "ok, we'll walk. NOISHE!" Noishe came running. Lloyd put their extra gear on him. "Come on Sheena. Let's go." Lloyd sounded disappointed. "What's wrong?"

"I just don't wanna leave my Dad."

"Well, we could stay another night here" she suggested. Anything to make the journey last longer.

"No, let's go to Tiret."

They walked off, with Noishe close behind.