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Oh… for those who cannot speak fluent English, let me change this into simpler words.

"Me…don't own TOS… Namco owns it"

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The Eternal Vow

On the Bridge

"Hey Zelos, wake up you dimwit," Sheena yelled into his ear as Zelos jumped to his feet.

"Congratulations, you just won a lottery WAT? Oh… hello Sheena," Zelos said as he stared up at Sheena

"Oh my god Zelos, have you seriously forgotten what day today is?" Sheena shouted, as she looked really surprised.

"Hmm… let's see," Zelos said as he stared up at the calendar on the wall. "It is… hmmmm… MY BIRTHDAY?"

"Good, I'm glad you noticed," Sheena said as she helped Zelos out of the bed and reached for the door.

"Is Zelos ready yet?" Lloyd shouted as he slammed opened the door.

"Lloyd, move this door out of my face," Sheena shouted as she knocked on the door to show Lloyd that she was behind the door.

"Oops, uhhh… sorry?" Lloyd said as Sheena detached herself from the wall.

"Uugh Lloyd, watch it… if you were Zelos, I would have already punched you," Sheena said as she fixed her hair.

"We better go down. Everyone's waiting," Lloyd said as he walked down the staircase followed by Sheena and Zelos.

"Happy birthday Zelos," Colette shouted with great enthusiasm.

"Hello my sweet little angel," Zelos winked at Colette as he took his seat.

"Congratulations Zelos," said Raine as she came into the livingroom. When everyone was sitting around the table, Raine stood up and started making an announcement.

"As you all know, today is Zelos' birthday. I scheduled today especially for Zelos," Raine said as she looked at Zelos.

"Today, we are going to spend the day on the beach and at the casino in Altamira. Is that okay Zelos?" Raine asked.

"Sure. Let's get dressed and get ready to go," Zelos shouted as he rushed upstairs.

"Sure!" Colette agreed as she stood up from the chair.

"Okay, then let's go!" Lloyd shouted with as he jumped out the door.

When they arrived at the beach, Raine sat on the sandy shore as usual and everyone else jumped in except for Kratos.

"Hey Sheena, wanna go scuba diving?" Zelos suggested as he leered toward the Banshee who was wearing a very tight-fitting swimming suit because her old swimming suit did not fit her and she entrusted Zelos to chose her a new one.

"uh… sure," Sheena said as she started to walk out of the water.

"Man… professor is really boring when it comes to beaches," Lloyd sighed as Genis made an evil grin on his face.

"Hey Lloyd. Watch this," Genis shouted as he lifted up his kendama and shouted toward defenseless Raine.

"SPREAD"

With that, Raine flew into the air and landed in the middle of the ocean.

"GENIS SAGE! YOU HAVE JUST GOT MY FAVORITE BOOK WET! YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS," Raine shouted as she jumped out of the water as if it was infested with sharks.

After couple dodges of Ray and Holy Lance, Genis managed to escape Raine. After he found out that he was safe, he found Presea sitting on the sandy shore staring out to the ocean.

"Hey Presea," Genis shouted as she jumped on her.

"Genis, why don't you go play with the others?" Presea asked Genis.

"Uhh, I wanna stay with you AHH… I mean I… I am very tired right now," Genis said as his face slowly deepened in color.

"Oh, okay," Presea said in her usual monotone voice, too naïve to know Genis' true feeling toward her.

"Lloyd, look at Genis. I think he is having a hard time with Presea, why don't you go and help him?" Colette suggested as she looked over to the shore.

Later that afternoon, Lloyd found Genis sitting at the bar on the beach.

"Hey Genis! How is it going with Presea?" Lloyd asked.

"Nothing!" Genis shouted but it was obvious that he was lying because he started to blush like mad.

"Go tell her," Lloyd told him as he poked him on the shoulder.

"umm… no… I can't… I… I can't… I'm too scared that I'll get rejected," Genis said as he grabbed his drink and emptied it.

"Hey what are you guys doing?" Zelos shouted as he surprised them from the back.

"Oh perfect. Hey Zelos, can you explain to Genis how to confess love to a girl?" Lloyd Stated as he watched Zelos sit between Lloyd and Genis.

"It just comes naturally I guess. You know… when the time is right and the place is right?" Zelos chuckled as he looked at Genis who was blushing like mad.

"Hey, let's go. We promised to meet at the hotel by 7:00pm" Lloyd shouted as the trio jumped out of their seats and walked back to hotel.

'When the time and place is right…." That was the only thing that was going through Genis' mind. "Time… and Place…"

After that, they took their Rehierds and arrived to Meltokio and entered Zelos' house.

"Hello master Zelos and master bud," came a familiar voice.

"Oh, hey! We are going to go to the casino for my birthday party," Zelos said enthusiastically to his loyal servant.

"Hey, you guys are late. Hurry up and get dressed" Raine Shouted, who was already dressed up to go to the casino.

"Well, let's get going," Zelos announced as he walked down the staircase.

After taking the elemental railway to the casino, everybody slowly jumped out.

"Ooh… Sheena… you look very sexy!" Zelos said in an exaggerative voice, which would normally earn him a smack.

"Whatever…" Sheena said as she tried to calm down because afterall, it was Zelos' birthday.

Colette and Lloyd walked into the casino together followed by Raine, Kratos, Zelos, Sheena and Regal.

"I'm not going," said Presea in her mono-toned voice.

"Then what are you planning to do my flower," Zelos said as he looked toward her.

"I'll go and watch the Katz show. I don't think that gambling suits me," Presea replied.

"Do as you wish," Zelos said as he entered the casino leaving Presea.

"I…I'll go with you. After all, I like Katz too you know," Genis startled as his face started to glow like a light bulb.

"Sure… I would love some company," Presea muttered as she walked toward the Katz theatre along with Genis.

"After the show was finished, Genis walked out of the stadium and walked over the bridge.

"Look Presea, the stars seem bright tonight," Genis said as he pointed toward a bright star in the sky.

"Yes… they look very pretty." Presea said as the both stood on the middle of the bridge and looked out.

'Right time and place… Right time and place… Right time and place…' Genis repeated in his mind.

'If now isn't the right time or place, I will never get the chance' Genis thought as he looked at Presea who was looking at the sky.

"Presea… What are you thinking?" Genis asked.

"I am thinking about my lost time. I really despised those people who researched on me. But when I come to think of it, if I didn't get experimented, I would have never met you and the others…" Presea sighed as she looked up into the sky again not noticing that Genis was holding her hand.

"Umm… Presea?" Genis startled.

"Yes Genis?" Presea answered as she looked back at Genis.

'If now isn't the right time, the time will never come' Genis thought as he started to blush.

"Presea… I… I will be with you no matter what problems you get into. And I promise you that I will always be there for you," Genis said as his face slowly turned red.

"Really? Will you do it for me?" Presea asked.

"I Promise. I shall make an eternal vow that I shall be with you no matter what. I will always be there for you," Genis said in a Lloyd-like way.

"Thank you Genis. I shall entrust you with my safety," Presea said as she stared into Genis' eyes and slowly began to blush.

With that, Genis slowly hugged Presea and held her hand. The day was slowly coming to a finish as they stared up at the stars.

SOOOO… How was the story? I'm not very experienced with romance stories so yeah…. Anyway, please R&R! (First chapter might not be too exciting…)

I'll update the next chapter as soon as I get enough Reviews!