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A new chapter for this fic, this time concentrating on how the events of the previous chapter affected some of the other characters. Contains hints of Colloyd and was written by Lil Samuu.
"A true friend is one, who sits next to you without talking, who makes you feel comfortable."
-Sundeep Reddy
The soft sound of Corrine's bell rang out across the campsite as the small creature padded after Sheena. He settled by the summoner's side where she'd sat down with her back against a tree trunk and let her pat his fur. He tried to stay in a good mood so that he could cheer his friend up but his own heart felt heavy.
Were the words that Zelos had spoken true? Was he really so insignificant that no one would miss him if he went missing? Well, that couldn't be completely true, Sheena would miss him, but the others?
He shook his head slightly, causing his bell to give out a gentle note. Sheena's eyes remained focused on nothing, she didn't even glance down at him. He sighed, maybe he really was useless if he couldn't even begin to cheer Sheena up…
He gently licked the tip of her fingers to try to get her attention but she continued to stare off into the distance. Corrine whimpered. He could feel her unhappiness and it, combined with his own, made him feel so heavy.
He rested his head on his forepaws and flicked one of his ears in a gesture of discontent. He didn't want to be useless, he wanted to help Sheena and her friends who he had started to become close to.
While he might not be useful like Noishe who was able to carry both packs and people on his back the little summon spirit still did try to contribute whenever he could. He was always happy and proud to help out in battle when Sheena asked for his assistance, that was something positive that he could do. He always did his best to listen and be a good companion for Sheena, ever since she'd offered him her friendship.
He felt her fingers running through his fur on his back and decided that maybe, for now, the best thing he could do right now was to be a comforting presence by her side, that was useful and helpful and, even though she might not be showing it right now, she knew that he was there.
Lloyd's expression of concern deepened when he looked away from Zelos and Sheena to Colette. He could tell from her body language that the fight had upset her. He quietly shuffled around the campfire and sat down beside her.
Wordlessly he took one of her hands in his and held it tightly. He let his gaze wander around the campfire, noticing that Genis had moved closer to his sister for reassurance while Regal and Presea were working on the problem of not having enough firewood, their eyes avoiding Sheena and Zelos who had settled on opposite sides of the campsite.
"I, I've not seen them fight like that before, they're really upset," Colette's voice was barely louder than a whisper.
Lloyd returned his attention to the little angel and noticed that she was fiddling with her sewing in a way that, he had learned to recognise over the years that he had known her, meant that she was distressed and upset.
"We can't leave them like this," he replied, shaking his head slightly. "What they said to each other must have been really nasty, they normally would have made up by now."
"You didn't hear what they said either?" Colette asked him. He shook his head in reply.
"Whatever it was, I doubt Zelos' secret whisper would work this time, even if they were speaking to each other," Lloyd frowned.
"That's the problem, they've not followed their usual pattern of 'oh Sheena you're so sexy.' 'Get your hands off me you stupid Chosen,'" the blonde thought out loud, making speaking motions with her hands while imitating Zelos and Sheena. She tipped her head to one side, puzzled, as Lloyd began to chuckle softly.
"Sorry, that just reminded me of when we used to make sock puppets, that always made me laugh," he explained, pointing at Colette's left hand which still had the sock she'd been mending stretched over it.
"That's it! Lloyd, you're a genius!" she squeaked happily, placing a light kiss on his forehead before rummaging around in her backpack. "Sock puppets!"
"Sock puppets?" Lloyd repeated, puzzled.
"Well, if they always made you laugh maybe they'll make Sheena laugh too," Colette smiled, clearly pleased that she was able to do something to help her friends.
As he helped Colette by sewing some buttons onto a sock Lloyd smiled softly and affectionately at the little angel. He recognised something about her that had been missing recently, a spark of happiness and peacefulness he'd seen many times before when they'd played together.
The journey had been difficult on the group, dragging everyone's sprits down and draining their energy, it was good to see Colette's mood improve while she enjoyed working on her plan.
Credits:
Chapter Writer-Lil Samuu
Uploader and editor-Lilikoifish
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