'Sui: I've been wanting to write a Christmas fic forever! So here it is. Heheh. xD I just hope I don't lose interest and I'm not able to finish it before Christmas...because that would suck. D: Oh well. I'll do my best. xD And this time...I shall use Genis as my muse! Bwahahah!
Genis: ...Noooo! Lemme outta here: is tied to a chair :
'Sui: Nope! Not until this fic is finished. Mweheheh. Disclaimer tiiime!
Genis: I hate you...Heisui does not Tales of Symphonia. However, she does own Presea's outfit.
'Sui: Yes indeed! I drew it a while back at school. x3 If you want to see what it looks like, PM me or review, and I'll be glad to send you the URL. :D
Chapter one: The Reunion
The snow fell silently on the roofs of every building or house in the snowy city of Flanoir, as everyone seemed to celebrate this holiday cheerfully. And in one particular inn, a group of people were celebrating a reunion. You guessed it, those people were indeed Lloyd Irving, Colette Brunel, Genis Sage, Raine Sage, Kratos Aurion, Sheena Fujibayashi, Zelos Wilder, Presea Combatir and Regal Bryant.
Two years had gone by since the true Regeneration of both worlds – which were now reunited and called Symphonia. Everyone had gone their separate ways, until the Eternal swordsman, Lloyd, had called a reunion to celebrate the holidays. He and his wife, Colette, had gone on a journey to collect all the exspheres left in the world, then they had gotten married when they had returned to Iselia.
The Sage siblings, Raine and Genis, had journeyed around the world, giving speeches to try and end the discrimination against half-elves. They knew it would take a while, and even with whatever they could do, discrimination would not disappear easily. After giving a speech in Palmacosta, Genis had decided to stay there and study at the Palmacosta Academy.
Kratos had left with Derris-Kharlan after the worlds were reunited, mainly because he wanted to atone for his sins by exiling himself. As much as his son, Lloyd, did not agree to this, he still went on, promising to bring a communicator with him. However, after a long period of time, Derris-Kharlan had stopped moving away from Symphonia. Instead, it began moving around it, thus becoming a second moon. Because of this, Kratos was able to teleport himself back to Symphonia.
Sheena had been named as Mizuho's new chief and she had helped the hidden village in many ways. She had been busy with many issues, but as much as her schedule appeared incredibly hectic, she still made time to pay a visit to the Martel Temple every now and then, where Corrine, now called Verius, resided.
The red-haired philanderer, Zelos, hadn't really changed. Even though he had helped Sheena with the Mizuhoan affairs, he still flirted with every female he came across.
Presea had helped rebuild Ozette, and little by little, she had begun to regain more of her emotions. She hadn't completely returned to her normal self, the person she was before the exsphere was attached to her, but it was quite an improvement.
Regal had also helped in rebuilding Ozette, throwing a lot of the Lezareno Company's gald into it. He had also requested that the Toize Valley Mine be destroyed, after Lloyd and Colette had collected the exspheres, of course. Other than that, he had been busy with the company's affairs.
And now, after all of those events had taken place, the group had decided to celebrate Christmas together, in Flanoir's most luxurious (and only) inn
"Why are they taking so much time to get here?" Lloyd paced impatiently around the inn's lobby, taking a look outside every time he paced near a window.
"I'm sure they'll be here soon..." Colette reassured him, from her spot on one of the couches. Almost immediately after she had spoken those words, the inn's door opened suddenly, revealing Raine and Genis, both covered in snow.
"Professor! Genis!" Lloyd said happily, giving his best friend a hug so tight that the young mage gasped for air.
"Too tight…Lloyd!" He gasped, and the swordsman let him go quickly, apologizing. Genis dusted himself, and the two friends began talking excitedly about everything that had happened since they'd last seen each other.
"Professor, how've you been?" Colette asked, walking over to the healer, as she dusted the snow off her clothes.
"Quite well." Raine replied, putting the large bag she was carrying on a nearby table. Colette looked at it curiously.
"What's in there?" She asked, attempting to get a closer look.
"Those are presents for everyone." The half-elf replied. "Would you help me put them under the Christmas tree?"
"Okay!" Colette said cheerfully, leading the way to the large tree placed in a corner of the lobby. There were already a few presents under it, some which were poorly wrapped and others which weren't. Surprisingly, the poorly wrapped ones were from Colette and the others were from Lloyd.
As the two women did that, the door burst open once more, revealing Sheena and Zelos, both also covered in snow.
"Merry Christmas!" Sheena cried out cheerfully, as Lloyd rushed over to greet them.
"Guys! How've you been?" He asked, helping them in.
"Heh, I've been great. I learned that my hunnies didn't only like me because of my Chosen status!" Zelos said happily, grinning like an idiot. Sheena anime-sweat dropped.
"I've been pretty busy. But good, I guess." Sheena also replied, dusting the snow off her clothes. "Where do I put these?" She held up a bag, also filled with presents.
"Over there." Lloyd replied, pointing in Colette and Raine's direction, who were both still placing the Sage siblings' presents under the tree. Sheena nodded and joined them.
Lloyd glanced over in Zelos direction, who didn't seem to be carrying any presents with him.
"Didn't you get anything?" He asked.
"That's a secret." He said mysteriously, then walking over to the Christmas tree also.
"What a weirdo…" Genis said, anime-sweat dropping.
Then, the door burst open once more, this time revealing Presea and Regal. Genis' face turned a deep-crimson as he laid eyes on the pink-haired girl. She wasn't wearing her usual attire. Instead, she wore a cute Christmas outfit, with a red coat, a matching hat and a green skirt. Attached on the neck area of the coat were two golden jingle bells.
"P-presea!" He managed out, but was interrupted as Lloyd loudly greeted both of them. Cursing under his breath, he tried to hide the even deeper blush than he already had (if that's even possible) that was now beginning to crawl upon his face. Thankfully, as Lloyd and Regal conversed, they walked away from the door, where Presea stayed. Genis took a deep breath.
"P-presea…y-you look g-great!" He stuttered. The pink-haired girl tilted her head slightly, wondering why the mage was having such trouble speaking.
"…Thank you, Genis. You're looking rather nice as well." She replied, using more emotion in her voice than she would have during their former journey. This caused Genis to blush even more.
"Th-" He began, but was interrupted when Colette skipped cheerfully over to Presea, commenting on her costume and such. Eventually, they walked away from the door, leaving a heavily blushing Genis standing there. He was so concentrated on thinking about what had just happened that he didn't notice the door opening once more.
"DAD!" Lloyd cried out loudly, rushing over to glomp his father. Unfortunately for Genis, he was standing in the swordsman path, and was knocked over.
"…I'm glad to see you too, Lloyd." The auburn-haired angel replied uneasily, in pain from being hugged so tightly. Realizing this, Lloyd let him go, and once again started apologizing.
"Sorry…I'm just so happy to see you again!" He said, grinning. His innocent smile caused a smile to tug at Kratos' lips as well, and the two began talking about many things, as they went over to the Christmas tree, leaving a dizzy Genis laying by the door.
And so, the celebrations began…
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