"Ugh, where is it?" Shihna walked around her hotel room in Flanoir, searching for Corrine's bell. She growled in frustration. How could she drop such an important thing? She considered going to one of the others and asking them if they could help her find it, but they all went outside to play outside except for the proffesor and Regal, who were already really tired from earlier activies that day. Oh, wait. She was missing one. Zelos also happened to be inside. There was no way she was going to ask him for help. He'd only make her feel pathetic.

She sighed. Where could it be? Hopefully she didn't drop it outside, on the way to Flanoir. It'd be impossible to find, then. Shihna sat down on the bed and thought about where she could have dropped the bell. "Hmmm..." Her eyes widened as she remembered. "That stupid Chosen." He had come to her room earlier, to ask her if she would like coffee or something. At the moment...he could've stolen it. Anger filled her as she ran out of her room and headed down the hallway.

Shihna barged into Zelos' room without warning. "Shihna? Is something wrong?" he asked, staring innocently at her angry face. "Where'd you put it?!" Shihna demanded. "Put what?" Was he playing dumb?! "Corrine's bell, you idiot!" She rushed forward and pinned Zelos to the ground. "Where'd you put it, you thief?!" she yelled in his face. "Hunny, I didn-" "Tell me!" Zelos studied Shihna's face. "Hunny, you don't have to make up an excuse if you wanna spend some time with me," he said cheerfully, wrapping his arms around Shihna's waist. "Wha-you! I'm serious! Where'd you put it?!" Shihna's face turned the colour of Zelos' hair. "I don't have it," he said, a smile still pasted on his face. "I'll help you find it, okay?" He gently placed his hand on Shihna's cheek. She nodded, tears forming in her eyes. "But you'll have to get off of me first," Zelos said with a smirk. "S-sorry." Shihna got up and brushed herself off. "C'mon, hunny. Smile a little. The great Zelos will find it for you." Shihna forced a small smile on her face. "That's better. Now let's go!"

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"Hmm...where could that thing be?" Zelos studied the floor of Shihna's room. "Could it be in the closet?" he asked. "I already checked there," Shihna replied. "Maybe we could check if it's there later," he said seductively. "I'm not going to play your stupid games, stupid Chosen." Zelos sighed. "You should have a little more fun, Shihna. You're always acting like a bad-tempered, old woman." He crouched down to look under the bed. "I don't care," Shihna muttered. "Hey! I found it!" Zelos reached under the bed and pulled out a shiny, gold object. It jingled as he shook it. "Told ya the great Zelos would find it."

Shihna stared at the bell in his hand. "Could you at least act a little happy?" Zelos asked, walking up to her and dropping the bell in her hands. "Ne?" He gently poked her in the forehead. Shihna sniffled. The tears that she was trying to hold back, started to overflow. "Shihna?"

"Zelos!" Shihna sobbed as she rushed forward and hugged him tightly. "Huh?" He stood there, too surprised to do anything. What was Shihna doing? Hugging him and sobbing? Was he dreaming? He awkwardly patted her on the head. "Everything's okay now, Shihna. Don't cry," he murmured nervously. "I'm such an idiot!" Shihna sobbed. "I lost Corrine's bell and then I blamed you for it!"

"It's okay," Zelos said. "You were scared, weren't you? You almost lost something precious to you..." He fixed the tangles in Shihna's hair. Shihna nodded, burying her head in his chest. "I hate how you always say the right things," she mumbled into his shirt. Zelos chuckled. "How else would I be able to charm the girls?" He leaned down slightly so he could whisper in Shihna's ear. "It never seems to work on you, though." Shihna's face reddened. "That's because I know you use those lines on everybody else," she said, trying her best not to look into Zelos' eyes. "Well, there's a line that I can only use on you," Zelos answered cheerfully. "You probably don't want to hear it though."

Great...now he made me want to listen to what he says, Shihna thought. "I'll tell you another time," Zelos said, pulling away from her. "If you need anything, you can just call me. I'll help you as much as I can." He started walking towards the door. "Zelos..." Shihna called after him. "Hmm?" Shihna looked down at the floor. "Thank you," she mumbled. "No problem," he said cheerfully, walking out the door and shutting it quietly behind him. Shihna looked down at the bell in her hands. "Something...precious..."

SakuMeiMei Says: My brain...has totally shut down. And I'm sick. DX This was supposed to be up last week, but I ran out of time. I'm very sorry. DX Getting really sick on Friday didn't help either. I'm so behind on everything. Ack.

This one was weird. XD I wanted the party to be in Altamira at first, but I decided to put them in Flanoir instead. Big difference. XD Oh well. Basically Shihna thinks Zelos stole Corrine's bell and tries to blow up the wor-Wait. Wrong story. XD I would really love to hug Zelos. Gotta find a cosplayer. XD Even though I'm going to be cosplaying as him too. XD I'll hug myself?

By the way, I've started working on my Christmas special. (Already? XD) It'll be in manga form. Yay! I'll also have Christmas chapters for the fanfiction too. :D Look forward to it!