A/N: I love unicorns, actually. But the unicorn in ToS looks really freaky from what I've seen. Anyway, unicorn this chapter. Not much else going on. Mainly filler.

Genis was sitting on a chair next to Colette's bed, Noishe lying beside him, when the door opened. He glanced up then smiled as he saw the others.

"Glad you finally caught up," he said with a grin, and they rolled their eyes. Raine decided not to hit him in favour of checking Colette over.

"How is she?" she asked.

"Her fever broke earlier this morning, and she's been sleeping peacefully most of the time."

Anna looked at Kratos. "I thought you said she couldn't sleep?"

Kratos nodded. "Angels cannot normally sleep unless in deep meditation; however, pure mental or physical exhaustion is not the same as 'sleeping'."

Anna bit her lip, looking back over at the young girl, then sighed. "Right.." she murmured.

Lloyd hung back from the group a bit, eyeing Colette hesitantly. He understood what she was going through...Kratos probably did too, but he was still as stoic as ever.

Sheena stepped forward, frowning. "I don't understand something," she said, and the others looked at her. "Why does Colette keep collapsing? When I was watching you guys, you always had to stop for a day to help her..."

They glanced at each other, then Raine straightened. "Whenever Colette releases a seal...she loses part of her humanity to come closer to being an angel."

Sheena gave her an incredilous look. "She..gives up part of her humanity...? Just to be an angel?"

"Sis! Why...I didn't know that! Isn't that too cruel?" Genis cried.

Raine sighed. "It is the sacrifice of the Chosen," she murmured.

"But...something like that...!"

"It's fine, Genis."

The boy jumped, turning to face Colette. She smiled at him, sitting herself up.

"Colette! Are you okay now?" he asked.

Colette nodded, smiling gently. "I'm sorry...Things are a little difficult at the moment, but it'll all be better when I become an angel, so just hang on for a while longer. Okay?"

"But...won't you be lonely?" asked Sheena.

Colette looked at her in confusion. "Why would I be lonely?" she asked.

"Well..you'll be the only angel in the world, right?"

Colette hesitated, and Lloyd and Kratos shared a glance. There'd probably come a time when they told the girl about the fact they were angels too...but not right now.

"...I don't think I will be. I mean, there's Lord Remiel, and there are probably other angels up with Martel, and I reckon there are probably angels hiding down here too, helping me out," Colette said with a smile.

Lloyd blinked, then smiled. Colette had such a positive view on everything... maybe he could learn from her about that.

The group set off a little while after that. It turned out the way to get to Palmacosta cost a fortune, so they would have to take a boat after all. That was when Raine remembered Boltzman's book.

"If I can get some sort of magic-enhancing object, I'll be able to heal Pietro," she explained as they walked along.

"So what would you need?" asked Anna.

"A unicorn horn or Medical Herb," Genis replied.

"I'm not sure where you would find a Medical Herb; however, I do know of the location of a unicorn," Kratos said.

"Yeah, it's that lake we visited ages ago, right?" Anna said, looking at him, and he nodded.

"It is known as Lake Ulmacy, and many women go there attempting to coax the unicorn from under the water so that it may grant them their wishes; however, as far as I know, none have worked."

"Well...that's reassuring," Sheena said flatly as they continued walking.

"Ooh! It's the lake!" Colette said happily, skipping forward while calling, "Horsey! Horsey!"

"I will never understand her..." sighed Genis as he hurried after her.

As they reached the edge, they looked down before blinking.

"Hey, um...is it just me, or does the unicorn look like it's stuck?" asked Genis.

"It does appear to be trapped," agreed Kratos, frowning.

"How are we going to help it? It's not like we can just dive in there; no one could hold their breath that long," Raine pointed out.

"...If we could summon Undine, we'd be able to reach it," Sheena said.

"Well yes, that would be a solution, except summoning is an art that's been lost for years," Raine sighed.

Sheena shook her head. "If we can find out Undine's location...I can form a pact."

The group was silent for a moment, then most of them stared.

"You're a summoner?" Anna asked in surprise.

"No, I'm a guardian user!...I can just summon too," Sheena replied, blushing.

"Well, we'd first need to find out where Undine is," pointed out Genis.

"The other Summon Spirits have been at each of the seals, so it is likely that we would be able to find Undine at the Water Seal," Kratos said.

"So, we definately have to get to Palmacosta then, huh?" Raine sighed.

"So we'll be going on a boat? That'll be fun!" Colette said with a giggle, turning to Lloyd. "Right?"

He nodded, smiling as well, but Colette gave the briefest frown when he didn't actually speak before pushing it aside for the moment, her smile returning.

There was a brief commotion as they were trying to get a boat; the person owning the boat didn't want to do, and was having an argument with a pretty woman who wanted to deliver a letter to a lover in Palmacosta. Eventually Colette offered to take the letter for her, and they managed to convince the boat owner - Max - to take them to Palmacosta.

As they stepped onto the boat, Raine gave a shiver.

"I knew this journey would make me get on a boat eventually..." she sighed, rubbing her arms.

"A boat! I haven't been on a boat in years!" Anna laughed happily, leaping onto the boat and causing it to rock. Raine shrieked and tried to clutch the wall, making the others look at her in confusion.

"Have you ever been on a boat, Lloyd?" asked Colette as they also got on.

Lloyd nodded after a moment.

"How old were you?"

He raised three fingers, and Colette nodded.

"That's so nice...Where did you get it from?"

"We were living in Luin at that time," Kratos replied for him, and Colette looked surprised.

"You lived in Luin? Wow...I never knew that," she said.

Lloyd shrugged, going to the prow of the boat to gaze out over the water.

Colette hesitated, seeming to want to go to him but unsure how to approach him. She jumped as a hand was laid on her shoulder.

"Just go join him. He needs someone who cares for him a lot at the moment, and so do you," Anna murmured.

Colette went a little red, then nodded, smiling. She went over to Lloyd, sitting down next to him and beginning to chat.

A/N: Is the prow the front? I wasn't completely sure, but I thought it was...

Anyway, I dunno, I think Colette's pretty much figured out he's an angel. I mean;

1) Cruxis crystal

2) Thought she saw wings

3) Loss of voice

Coincidence? I think not!

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