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Tales of Symphonia

Final Part

So, it took me weeks to write this fic and YEARS to post it. I was really proud of this when I originally wrote it years ago. I hope those who read it enjoy it as much as I did. This part is the final part and shows several signs of SheenaXZelos. Enjoy guys.

Review if you'd like.

"Aww, why did you have to go and do something so foolish?" Zelos mocked as he looked at the heroic Sheena who took the flame for Genis. She collapsed from the fatigue of the shot.

"Sheena!" Raine reached her brother and the fallen Ninja. She looked at the laughing Zelos as tears welded in her eyes. "Zelos! Stop this!"

"Why?" He retorted like a little kid.

"Because your hurting the people who care about you!"

"Like hell you care! No one does! Therefore, I am going to take this picture into my own hands!" He started charging up for an ice attack.

Raine jumped to her feet and darted towards the caster. She swung her staff at him but he simply deflected it with a simple hand movement. Her staff flew from her hands and collided roughly with the ice wall, splintering into thousand of pieces. She was successful in distracting him from casting his spell, which made him angrier.

"No! My healing staff!" Raine watched it before turning back to Zelos. When she did, she was welcomed with a punched in the face which caused her to fall back with the two other hurting members.

"Man, Martel was right. I am stronger than everyone else!"

"Martel…?" Genis looked up at the encroaching Chosen.

"Yes, the one who is lending me her power right now!"

Genis stood weakly. "You're being tricked! That's not Martel! Martel would give a helping hand to save the world! Not destroy it!"

Anger flared in the chosen's face.

"You always were an annoying brat!"

"Were?" He noted the past tense again.

"Yes, as in your over, done, finished, destroyed!" He started to cast another spell.

"Zelos…" A weak and tired voice called to him. This made him stop his spell.

Zelos watched Sheena's weak attempt to stand.

"Zelos, please. Stop this! I want the old, perverted, Idiot-Chosen back! Cast out the demon within you!"

"Why should someone as strong as I listen to someone like you?"

"Because your stronger without that thing inside you."

"What?" He blinked, looking at her confusingly.

She staggered up to him as if she were drunk. Burn particles of flesh covered her arms and chest.

"No, Sheena. Don't try fighting him when he is like this. You'll surely die…" Muttered Raine. She ignored the Professor.

"The only reason this demon is tagging along inside of you is because it's feeding off of your power! It wants your glory! You have to get rid of it right away!"

"No! Martel makes me stronger, makes me feel as though I am loved!"

"What?" She watched confusingly.

"No one cares that I am the Chosen. They want me to die to regenerate the world! I'm scared as hell and I would rather live than die. If I become famous I will gain a better title and I will become important; too important to die!"

Sheena looked at him with strong eyes. Her body felt as though it would fold beneath her at any moment, but she cared not. She wanted the old stupid Chosen back.

"No one cares about me, so I will make them care!" A thought appeared in her mind. One that made her cringe to think about. Then, the faces of the whole party popped into her head and what they would do for her safety.

"You think no one cares? That no one loves you?" Her voice seemed choked as she yelled at him.

He glared at her and rose his dagger. "Exactly. Maybe if I save this town, maybe someone will love me!" Before he could start another though, the Ninja stepped forward and wrapped her arms around his neck and embraced him with a kiss. The Chosen's eyes grew wide as he dropped his dagger. His hands winced in a loss of power as they fell to her hips, to hold her as well. Genis and Raine gasped as they watched the phenomenon unfold.

Then, the silver shine of his eyes vanished, revealing the ice-blue color of the true Zelos they all knew too well. Before he had a time to enjoy the kiss, he fainted onto Sheena. She pulled away from him and lowered him down to the cold ground so his head was on her lap. She stroked his red hair as the dark figure pealed itself away from the unconscious body of the Idiot-Chosen and sank into the iced wall beside them.

"Wow, Sheena. That was amazing thinking!" Genis said, weakly standing up again.

Sheena looked back at them and glared. "Hopefully he won't remember anything, so no one will hear of this! Alright?" She threatened with a blush.

Raine smiled brightly, "Sure. Your intelligent secret is safe with us," she stood and walked to Sheena and the fallen Zelos. She helped Sheena pick him off the ice ground.

"Come on guys, let's get out of here." Genis stood, facing the exit they entered the cave.

"Well, it looks as though we are the first ones out." Lloyd mentioned as he knelt in the snow with Presea in his arms.

"Indeed. It feels so nice to breathe fresh air again." Regal noted as the sun bathed his face along with Colette's. .

"Look! I think I see them!" Lloyd pointed out. Genis popped out of the cave, looking at Lloyd and Regal. He smiled brightly as his sister and Sheena carried Zelos out of the darkness and into the fading sunlight.

Genis ran to Lloyd and Presea, "What happened to her?" He blinked, in shock.

"She was being controlled by that demon thing." Lloyd smiled at Genis. "But we took care of everything. She is only sleeping now."

"The same thing happened with Zelos. He was provoked into hating everyone by that stupid thing. He claimed it was Martel."

The girls sat Zelos down beside Regal and fell to the cold ground.

"Man, you guys look beat!" Lloyd commented.

"Zelos can actually be amazingly strong sometimes…when he isn't distracted." Sheena laughed.

"How were you able to get Zelos back to his normal self?" Regal asked, holding the sleeping Colette. This caused everyone in Genis's group to look at each other and laugh.

"Well, we can't tell you-" Sheena started.

"Sheena kissed him!"

Sheena's eyes grew big as she glared at the little leader. "Why you little brat!" She stood in anger. This caused everyone to laugh. In the midst of the laughter, both Presea and Zelos opened their eyes slowly.

"What is so funny?" Presea said, sitting up from Lloyd.

"No one wrote on my face while I was sleeping, did they?" Zelos blinked, sitting up from below the angry Sheena, seeing her made him smile. "Hi there Sheena!"

"What do you remember?" She leaned down to him.

"Excuse me?" He blinked. "Is there something I should remember?" She turned away.

"Nope, nothing."

"That's not fair! Tell me! Something happened!" He gasped. "Did you get me drunk and have your way with me?"

Everyone laughed.

"Sort of." Genis poked.

"Are you serious? What happened! Someone tell me in full detail!"

Presea rubbed her head and looked at Lloyd, not quite sure what happened. "Did I lose control?"

"Kinda." Lloyd replied.

"What? Did I hurt anyone?"

"You harmed Colette, but she will be fine once we get to the Inn." He looked at the large cavern. "Use your magic and destroy it, Genis. No one should ever have to go through pain like that."

Genis smiled and began casting his spell for Eruption as Presea watched Lloyd. "How did you change me back?"

He smiled before speaking. "Dwarven Vow #7: Goodness and Love with always win!" This made Presea smile as the huge cavern began to fall into itself. They all watched with a relief. In this moment, Colette woke up.

"Thank you, Lloyd…" She smiled to him. He returned the smile and blushed.

"Alright everyone. Let's get back to the Inn. Let's leave this adventure where it stands." They all gathered themselves up and began walking away from the memory filled ice palace.

"No guys, seriously. What happened in there?" Zelos begged the walking group. He pouted and walked along too. Lloyd took one last look at the large pile of ice cubes and smiled, leaving behind their worries for the future.

~Fin~