Some Zelos/Lloyd I wrote on request. Nothing really special, I didn't know what to do with them at the time.

Disclaimer: I do not own Tales of Symphonia and the characters who appear in the game, and I do not earn any money from this story.

The red-headed Chosen curled his lip, appalled. There they were his dear jubblies and little angel basically plastering themselves against Lloydie, and the bumpkin country just wasn't understanding anything.

"So Lloyd, what do you think we should do next?" Sheena leaned in closer to Lloyd –maybe closer than she realized-, and casually shuffling her cards in her hands. Instead, the red-claded idiot was staring at the black chest which contained the Gates of Hell. If he had been in his place, he would have been looking at a completely different view.

…At least, a more pleasant one than a creepy, bone-y chest which could be opened only by a cursed key.

"We can't stop now!" little Colettie was immediately at Lloyd's side, battling her huge blue eyes. Not that it looked sexy –but compared to Sheena, who was the epitomeness of the pure glory of the squishies, she was just damn adorable. And some people prefer adorable cuties over hot temptresses. "We have to gather all the Devil's Arms! We promised that to Abyssion!"

Lloydie McLloyd Lloyd, however, was eyeing rosebud quite worried "Presea, is… Is this all right for you? I mean, those headaches, and…"

Of course it wasn't alright, Bud. But again, Colettie was already pestering him "Lloyd! We promised! We can't leave him against such cruel fate! We… We have to save him!" Zelos shook his head at such sight. The little angel's voice was just murdering his eardrums, but no one of them was supposed to know about it. After witnessing Colettie turn into an angel little by little, the mere knowledge of him possessing senses more developed than a normal human would immediately give him away.

Presea's eyes twitched a little. That was the only sign she would give when there was something wrong going with her. However, it was impossible for his companions to even see that, and Colette was too busy clinging on Bud to notice.

"We never talked about giving up on collecting the Devil's Arms!" Zelos wondered why Sheena didn't just thrust herself against Lloyd's still free arm; Lloydie wouldn't have understood how they were both unconsciously flirting with him anyway. Someone else, however, the gorgeous Professor and the dandy President were staring speechless at the show. The Professor was even face palming and muttering how dense Bud was.

Seriously, there was a picture of Lloyd next to that word when someone looked up that word in the dictionary.

"Ok everyone, time out now!" the red-headed Chosen took the advantage Sheena decided to ignore –he grasped Lloydie's free arm and pulled him toward him. Colettie at last lost her grasp on the swordsman's limb; her lost and hurt expression nearly made Zelos laugh. He settled for a cruel smirk "If our cuties here wants to wrestle themselves against a manly body, I'm always available "

Now that got both jubblies and little angel madly red, both in barely conceited rage –although that one only in Sheena's case- and shame –mostly for Colette-. He got Lloyd nestled under his arm and winked at the two girls. Jubblies had already got her new cards out, but she eyes him with rage since he still had Lloyden at his side.

Zelos couldn't suppress his laughter anymore; the whole "Devil's arms" and "creepy evil chest" thingies were already forgotten. All was good and fun again.

Gorgeous beauty Raine clapped her hands over her pupils' heads "It's getting late, it's better if we get out of the Temple of Earth and camp outside" defeated, both the girls hanged their heads lower. Presea merely walked away behind Regal and Raine, the hopeless midget brat running after her and asking almost every second if she was alright and if there was anything he could have done for her.

"Ah, thank you Zelos" the young swordsman whispered once Colette and Sheena were gone too, leaving them alone. Lloyd's soft voice startled the red-headed Chosen. He hadn't spoken at all since he wrangled him away from jubblies and little angel, and he wasn't expecting him to thank him. He thought he was going to ask him to let him go annoyed.

Zelos smiled instinctively, his chest constricting painfully with no apparent reason "Ehi, no problem there. You're my Bud!"

"But still…" Lloyd scratched the back of his neck sheepishly "What was all that about? I was just concerned about Presea, and suddenly they were all-"

The red-headed Chosen wasn't in the best position to bash his face against a wall –besides, it would have ruined his handsome features!-, so he decided to narrow his eyes; his smile curled too much, ending up in an irritated sneer "Lloyd, you're so innocent! Are you sure you're seventeen years old?" he raised the other hand at Lloydie McLloyd Lloyd before he could speak "My dear Bud, when the girlies grow up they get interested in other aspects of a man… And jubblies and little angel are targeting you"

"Uh? Are you saying they want me to show them how to carve charms with wood?"

…And people would find Lloyd-ster's picture next to the word "naïve" in the dictionary as well.

"No-no-no-no-no" the red-headed Chosen waved his hand anxiously in front of Lloyd's puzzled face "Do you know how the other hunnies speak to me when we're in the city, my dear Bud?" the young swordsman pouted in disgust. Did the boy still think girls had cooties or what? "They're so flirty and they want me to give them attention and… Something else"

The boy nodded "What of it?"

Zelos gasped dramatically; he lightly touched his forehead, shaking his head and talking as if he was going to faint from one moment to another "Dear Martel! Grant your light to this little lost kid!" he turned around to face Lloyd, leering again "Sheena and Colette are doing the same thing with you, Lloyd. They're flirting and want you to pay them attention"

"But Presea is the one suffering from the Devil's Arms"

The Chosen twitched. New tics formed on his forehead; he was so going to get some wrinkles on his beautiful features if he kept on frowning this much. Don't get mad, don't get mad, he's just a country bumpkin who hasn't been taught the tales of the Bird and the Bees…

"And I'm not interested in this flirting thing, whatever it is" Lloyd shrugged his shoulders; that was when Zelos noticed the swordsman had made no move to get out from under the weight of his arm. Instead, he was looking straight at him "I don't know what you find in those squawking women around you, but if Sheena and Colette end up like that, I'll blame you!"

"Oooh, so my Bud prefers the shy, quiet type!" the Chosen took the boy in a crushing bear-hug out of happiness for making some steps forward "I'm so proud of you, Bud! I'm going to teach you anything you need to become the perfect gentleman for your future hunnies!"

Even though he was gasping for air, Lloyd grinned back at him "I don't understand what you're talking about, but… Thank you?"

"You'll come to appreciate the efforts the Great Zelos Wilder is doing for you, my Bud!" he let go of Lloyd and turned around toward the exit "C'mon now, or the Gorgeous Highness will have our scalps"

"Zelos…"

Why was Lloyd's voice so low now? He probably wasn't meant to hear it, but he was already answering before he could pull himself together "Yes, Lloyd?"

The young swordsman shuddered at that. Zelos was definitely not supposed to be able to hear that, but it was too late "Well" the boy stumbled on his words, suddenly licking his lips as if they were dry out of the blue "You're a good guy, Zelos. I like you"

Thanks Martel the red-headed Chosen was giving him his back and that Lloyd had no angelic ears, he didn't need him to hear how much his heart was beating now.

"Of course Lloyd, there's no person who could not like me!" Zelos's voice was way too high; but alas, Lloyd's picture could be found next to the word "Stupid" as well. He wouldn't be able to catch the difference in his demeanour, would he?

Next thing he knew, Lloyd had rushed to the exit in front of him, nearly stomping for all his way and grinning "…I meant it Zelos! Now race you to the camp, the loser will have to sit through the Professor's whole lesson about ruins and old history!"

"Ehi- ehi, not fair Bud! You don't say that after running past me!"

Too bad there wasn't a line for "Full of surprises" inside dictionaries with Bud's photo as well. But that could have been his personal, private picture.

[OLD AUTHOR'S NOTES]

The second one is just a try –it's the first time I wrote anything Zelos/Lloyd (with implied ZelosxLloyd). It was also a request of my brother's girlfriend –although she thought Zelos was actually a girl, oops. (Edit: I've removed the last line from the second one-shot, since it wasn't just me who thought it clashed a little...)

I'm still open for requests: if you want me to write any one-shot you want down, just ask for it.