A/N: Hey, peeps, this is..kind of my first yaoi/shounen-ai fanfic, so flames would be greatly discouraged...^^; But constructive critisism is fine~ Zelos is a bit OOC, since I already tried oh-so-very hard to keep Lloydie in character. Whenever I browse the Zelloyd fanfics, yes, as we all know, Zelos is usually the dominating one of the pair. I was thinking what would happen if Lloyd was the one that was dominant. Not that he really is dominant in this fic. But I don't exactly like the idea of Lloyd being all "omg wut, -blushie blushie-" around Zelos. It goes against what Lloyd is. He's oblivious to signs of love, so much that you'd probably have to tell him straight out that you loved him, and he'd still be like "what?".

So...Lloyd is quite oblivious in this fic, and if you don't like yaoi or fluff, then...I suggest hitting the back button and get out of here. Of course, I'm not gunna make Lloyd oblivious forever....yes, they will love each other someday, but I wanted it to seem slightly realistic. Not that the Zelloyd concept really is that realistic, but yeah. As close as it can get.

Chapter one:

The leafy green trees swayed gently in the warm summer breeze. Birds chirped overhead, and there wasn't a cloud in the sky.

It's a beautiful day, thought Zelos lazily, sitting on the soft grass. The others were setting up camp for the day. He could hear the distant yells of Raine, who was quite upset when Genis made a sarcastic remark about her cooking. Presea was chopping wood for the campfire, with Regal helping her. Sheena was sitting down on the ground, stroking Corrine gently. The only person that Zelos did not recall seeing recently was Lloyd. Curious, Zelos stood up, and started walking toward camp, to see if the brown-haired boy was there.

As Zelos looked around, he saw no sign of the young brunette. Slowly, he walked up to Sheena, "Hello, hunny~ Have you seen Lloyd anywhere?"

Sheena scowled as Zelos called her by that nickname, and threatened to stab him with a kunai, but answered, "He's out in the forest, training."

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Lloyd sliced his swords through a tree without effort. One after another he cut, until he appeared to be breathless. (A/N: I couldn't think of anything else...hehe.) Hearing someone clap from behind, Lloyd turned around.

Zelos smiled and remarked, "That's some impressive wood-cutting."

"I'm just training," Lloyd said sheepishly, rubbing the back of his head.

The red-haired man walked up towards Lloyd, drawing out his dagger. "If you don't mind, how 'bout we have a sparring match?"

Grinning, Lloyd held his swords in a fighting stance. "Sure, Zelos. You think you can beat me?"

Zelos snorted arrogantly, "Bud, I KNOW I can."

Lloyd gave a 'we'll see about that' look, and instantly sprung at Zelos at full force. Zelos mannaged to block Lloyd's attack easily, leaving Lloyd's chest unguarded. Zelos quickly took the chance and landed a blow on him. The younger boy swerved in the air, attempting to dodge the attack, but he was too slow to react. Lloyd hit the ground with a dull thud, unmoving.

Suddenly worried, Zelos rushed over to Lloyd. "Hey, you alright? I didn't even hit you that hard...-"

Before he know what hit him, Zelos was pinned on the ground by the young brunette. "Psyche!" Lloyd grinned mischeviously.

Even though he didn't want to admit it, Zelos had been tricked by Lloyd. "Well, that's a first..." Zelos retorted, but his voice trailed off.

Lloyd blinked, confused. "Something wrong, Zelos?"

The redhead blushed slightly, due to their positon on top of each other. "Err-"

Zelos's reply was rudely interrupted by Genis's call, "Hey, dinner's ready...-" the young half-elf's voice cut off upon the sight of Zelos and Lloyd, both breathless and on top of each other.

Genis gaped at both of them, utterly astounded. "W-what are you two..?"

"Ahh, it's nothing..!" Zelos immediately pushed Lloyd off of him. "It's not what you think."

"I hope not..." Genis muttered something about perverted chosens. "...Anyway, dinner's ready, so hurry up and come over." And with that being said, he quickly ran back to camp.

Zelos let out a sigh, relieved that Genis didn't interrogate them. Lloyd tapped Zelos gently on the shoulder, "Why were you so embarassed?"

"I...uh.." Zelos couldn't find the words, and he was surprised that Lloyd hadn't noticed.

"Oooh, I get it," Lloyd laughed, earning a confused look from Zelos. "You were just embarassed that I beat you in a sparring match!"

Zelos almost staggered. He hadn't noticed that Lloyd was that thick-skulled. But maybe it was better that way. "Umm, yeah, right." ----

After dinner, Zelos sat under a large tree, staring at the starry sky. His brow furrowed in confusion as he replayed the moment in his head. Lloyd only landed on top of him....nothing more than that. Was that really so hard to comprehend? Zelos let out a groan of frustration.

Light footsteps were heard from behind, and Zelos immediately silenced himself.

"Hey, Zelos." It was Lloyd.

"Hey, bud." Zelos turned around, smiling; but it was only a half-hearted attempt.

Lloyd noticed this, and asked, "Is there something wrong?" His chocolate brown eyes gazed into Zelos's blue ones, looking concerned.

For a moment, the two held eye contact, and Zelos felt himself lean closer to Lloyd, his soft lips looking very tempting.

Zelos immediately broke free from Lloyd's gaze, cursing to himself for being so stupid. "It's...nothing." (A/N: whenever someone says that, we ALWAYS know that there is indeed something, and there is SOMETHING wrong. 8D Just wanted to say that.)

Lloyd hesitated for a moment, but then shrugged and sat down beside Zelos. His brown eyes were stormy. "Listen, Zelos..." Lloyd said softly, "you don't need to hide anything from me. No matter what happens, I'll be there for you, okay?" He smiled.

A little bit taken aback from Lloyd's little speech, Zelos regained his voice and said (a bit indignantly), "The Great Zelos never has any problems!" He laughed, a bit more whole-heartedly this time.

Lloyd seemed to be satisfied with this answer, and laughed along with him.

----END OF CHAPTER ONE ----

A/N: hehe, lame ending, I'm sorry. ;D; Anyway, YES THERE IS ANOTHER CHAPTER THAT I DON'T FEEL LIKE PUTTING UP AT THE MOMENT. Not that any of you care. -sobs-

Aaaanyway, review pls? -puppy dog eyes-