Love Comes in Small Packages
Genis lay on his four poster bed in the VIP room in Altimaira, looking out his window. He watched as his friends filed out of the fancy hotel door held by a small doorman. Regal was showing the party the hot spots of Altimarian nightlife, while Zelos made faces at his back. Sheena whacked him. Genis didn't feel like going out to some gaudy casino tonight, the only thing on his mind was the small girl who watched Regal silently on the dark street below. "Presea..." he whispered to himself.
"Even telling her how I feel wouldn't work anyway," he mumbled darkly to the room. "Even from the first day I saw her she never paid attention to me." he knew that the first time her met her, her distant nature was only because of her Cruxius Crystal. He could remember that day perfectly. They were talking to a priest, and then..."Presea! There you are!" that was the priest. They all turned around, and that's when Genis got his first glance at Presea. It was like his entire brain fell out. He stared, open mouthed, at this girl in black. Before he could think, he blurted out, "She's cute!" Genis blushed even now, alone in his room. "How could I have said that?! And in front of Zelos!"
That night, at Zelo's gleaming mansion, she went upstairs without a word to anyone. Genis, of course, followed her in a trance. When he finished climbing up the gilded staircase, he saw her sitting at the end of a hall in a wooden chair. When he sat down next to her, she didn't even glance at him. She continued to stare straight ahead, her eyes wide. "Presea," he started, "You're p-p-pretty." He blushed furiously. For the only time in his life, he wished he was like Zelos, suave, with no pride. She didn't seem to mind his pathetic come-on. "Is that a complement?" she asked in a toneless voice. "Of course!" he burst out. She spoke again. "Oh. Then you're p-p-pretty too." She was joking. He was heartbroken. He heard footsteps coming up the stairs. "Good-night," he said quickly. He didn't want anyone to see his failure at wooing a girl. Presea didn't answer, so he sped into his room.
After Presea was equipped with a key crest, he thought things would change. "I was sure she actually liked me, and the Crystal was holding her back," he said sadly to himself. To his devastation, nothing changed. He let her know how he felt, but were his hints too subtle? He engaged her in many conversations, but she always treated him like a little kid. She called him wise, and smart, but she never showed any sign of feeling the same way he did.
What could he do? He had tried everything he could come up with, but he wasn't creative when it came to girls. He glanced out the window again. Regal was staring out to sea, talking, but Genis only saw Presea, looking serous. She always looked serious. "Oh Presea, What's wrong with me?" said Genis, his breath fogging up the glass. "Why won't you like me?"
As if she could hear him, Presea looked up at him from the street. She smiled at Genis. Genis felt like his stomach has flown out of his nose. She didn't move a muscle, completely paralyzed by her smile. When Genis didn't react, Presea's smile faded and she looked away. "Argh!" yelled Genis as he flopped back onto his bed. "Why can't I do this right?! Why?! It's never gonna work, she's never gonna like me the same!" His eyes burned. "Presea..." He said shakily. "I-I love you..."
Note from g.m.- ok, pretty bad, but its practice for me, really. R&R pleez, byes!
