Just after they find out Colette was ill. Zelos spoke to Lloyd on the Terrace cos that's the way i play the game haha! Hope you like!
Okay…so maybe something was wrong with him. Maybe Zelos wasn't feeling well. He'd actually given Lloyd some information. Admittedly some information that he blew over as a big joke but. Lloyd had been so understanding.
Zelos was lying on Lloyds bedroom floor tossing and turning, he was a little nervous about what to do next. Kratos hadn't really given him anything to go with at all. And as for his confusion it was completely and utterly still there.
Zelos sat up and looked around him, his eyes scanned for heads, Sheena lay sleeping soundly next to Colette who was lying staring at the ceiling with a distant look in her eyes. Genis was snoring and Raine also snored gently.
Presea lay in a corner and Regal lay beside Lloyd's bed. Zelos looked at Colette for a little bit before he spoke out, "Are you alright Colette?"
His voice seemed to break her out of her trance and she sat up and smiled at Zelos, "Of course. Just can't get to sleep."
"Maybe some fresh air might help?" Zelos suggested, "Do you want to go a short walk?"
Colette nodded gratefully and stood up shaking her long blonde bangs out of her face. Zelos placed an arm around her shoulders and guided her out of the small house of Dirk.
Once outside they sat on the bridge their feet dangling above the water. For a small while they sat in silence neither sure of what they wanted to say.
It was Colette who broke the awkward silence, "How are you coping Zelos?"
"Me?" Zelos looked at her with an amused expression, "I should be asking you that question…"
"You just…it's strange really." Colette whispered, "It was when we were in Flanoir I noticed it."
"Noticed what my sweet angel?" Zelos could guess what was coming next. The snow really didn't bring out the best in Zelos.
"You seemed really different. One minute you were all happy and Zelosy…but the next you'd look as though you were on another planet." Colette frowned, "And ever since then I notice that you look sad a lot more now."
"I'm not sad my darling Colette…" Zelos trailed off, "Just can't help getting a little worried. You know?"
"We're going to win."
"You sound pretty sure of that." Zelos said gently.
"Of course I am. I trust my friends and believe we can do anything." If it had been anyone else speaking Zelos would have burst out laughing but with Colette he held back and merely smiled.
"I wish everyone could have that enthusiasm." Zelos said darkly.
"Why? Who doesn't?!" Colette looked at him so desperately Zelos couldn't help but frown. To admit to Colette that he wasn't sure they were going to succeed was pretty much like admitting he was going to betray them eventually.
"A lot of people have doubts Colette." Zelos said carefully, "Not everyone can have such a positive attitude."
"Do you have a positive attitude?"
Zelos averted his eyes and took a deep breath, "I try to."
"I'm going to help you try harder Zelos." Colette said earnestly, "I promise!"
"You amaze me Colette." Zelos said with a small nudge, "So much has happened to you and yet you still manage to look towards the future as much as possible with a smile and as much hope as you can muster."
"Do you not hope Zelos?"
"I'd…I like to believe that one day it'll come easier to me."
"I promise you it will." Colette whispered, "No matter what happens you have friends." Colette smiled at him so truthfully he felt himself get lost in it.
"Lloyd will do anything to make sure you are alright Colette." Zelos whispered, "He cares about you a lot."
"I know." She gave him a half smile and stood up, "I think I might head in now…I'm feeling a lot better."
Zelos stood up also and smiled down at her, "I might stay here a little longer. Need to get a few things straight in me noggin'"
"Sure thing." Colette said with a smile before she stopped, "I won't talk to anyone about this Zelos."
"Neither will I darling. Neither will I." With that Colette headed back into the house. Zelos let out a resolute sigh and kicked a small stone and wandered to where Noishe sat staring into space.
"You've been around him a long time haven't you?" He stroked his snout sadly, "I wish I knew what to-"
A sound stopped Zelos' whispers and he peered round the side of the house. Standing in the far corner of the garden gazing at Lloyd's mother's grave was Kratos. Zelos took a deep breath and stepped forward making sure he made noise as he did so.
Kratos spun round and groaned, "Chosen." He mumbled. Zelos smiled and strode towards him his smile getting bigger.
"What are we doing here bumpkin?" Zelos asked slyly, "I didn't think you'd risk coming here!"
"A lot of things can take you by surprise Chosen…"
Zelos glanced at the gravestone then back at Kratos, "did you know Lloyd's mother?"
"Chosen, it's none of your business." Kratos said stiffly making to move past him.
"Really?" Zelos said with a frown, "It's just I've been meaning to ask…why are you so attached to Lloyd?"
"None of your business."
"Funny. What's your business and what's not has never seemed to bother you." Zelos said a little snidely, "Do you remember my fath-"
"I did what I thought was right." Kratos sneered, "He was going to kill you and your mother."
"I know."
"Listen my business here is not something that I...that you need to know." Kratos said resolutely.
"Alright." Zelos said with a sigh, "So what's the hapz upstairs?"
"Pardon?"
"Yggdrasil. He's not sent Pronyma after me in some time."
"He's been sending me." Kratos said raising an eyebrow, "I thought you might have caught on."
"Right." Zelos said a little quietly, "I still follow Cruxis."
"I know." Kratos said serenely, "So do I."
"Will Colette get better?" Zelos whispered shoving his hands in his pockets grumpily as doubt ate away at him. His conversation with Lloyd had not eased his pain any.
"Yeah...you're here, doing "hot-headed" things with us."
Zelos had bared a small part of his soul to Lloyd. He only wished he had not been ashamed to do so.
"Things will get easier chosen." Kratos said with a sigh, "It will."
"Yeah I hope so." Zelos stepped forward and gazed at the headstone, "I don't regret you coming into my life Kratos. I just wish…"
"Things had been different?"
"Are you Lloyd's father?" Zelos turned on him suddenly. He could remember Kratos talking about the fact he had had a son. He'd never gone into details but it couldn't be coincedence, "You told me a long time ago you used to have a son. You thought he was dead…was it Lloyd? The way you look at him…I just get a vibe you know?"
"You're smarter than you give yourself credit for Zelos." Kratos said joining him at his side.
"I won't tell him, yah know?" Zelos laughed a little awkwardly, "It's not my place."
"No it's not." Kratos said smoothly, "But no matter…I'll be seeing you."
"Right." Zelos said with a curt nod. Kratos made to leave before he turned and gazed at Zelos for a moment, "I'm going to…a lot happened to me when I left Lloyd. I thought he was dead -"
Zelos frowned, "It's not my place to judge."
"Yes." Kratos laughed awkwardly also, "Of course not…" With that he left Zelos standing in front of the headstone. Feeling just a little bit annoyed. How could a father betray his own son so many times?!
"Zelos?" Zelos looked up and saw Sheena standing watching him her hair dishevelled and her eyes closed and sleepy.
"Yes my lovely banshee?"
"You…why are you out here?" Zelos joined her at her side.
"Just needed to clear my head hunny…why did you miss me?!" Zelos said with a wink and nudge. Sheena glared at him and turned on heel.
"Just coming to make sure you hadn't got lost." Sheena hissed striding into the house with Zelos just behind her.
"Sheeeeena! Stop hurting me like that!!"