Dancing with Wings

(Disclaimer: I don't own LoD. *cries*)

Summary: Lloyd finds himself in quite the predicament when he falls in love with not only Wink, but Meru as well.

It never was easy for him. Being a Wingly, that is. The last of a surviving, yet rapidly dying out race. When he was a child, humans, the ones who were still fearful of their kind, had murdered his parents. He had run away and into hiding, cursing the humans and praying for a day when they could accept Winglies and the world would be whole.

Always alone, fending for himself. It was quite the harsh upbringing. He never met another of his kind until he met Lenus. Maybe that is what caused him to have slight feelings for her; the relief and joy of finding someone like him. But that didn't mean that he was ignorant of his surroundings. As he grew older he learned of the Wingly Forest hidden in the dark depths of Evergreen forest, blocked from the rest of the world by an invisible force that only the magic of a Wingly could break.

Yet he never chose to go inside. He was well aware of the sacrifice to be made of he decided to remain with his people and he would not allow himself to be controlled like that. If he took one step out of the Forest, he would be banished. It also disgusted him of how the Winglies in the Forest still held the ten thousand-year grudge against the humans. It was so long ago, why couldn't they just forget about it? One might have thought he felt the same way but he felt the complete opposite. Now things had changed, because of a young Wingly girl, the Winglies in the village had left their pain behind them and rejoiced with the rest of the world. And all because of one girl, the girl who was in front of him at this moment.

' Lloyd?' She asked, placing her hands on her hips. Quite the scantily dressed girl, annoying too, but Wingly nonetheless. She had the amber eyes and the platinum hair placed in a high ponytail. Wings were hidden by her shoulder blades, he knew. She also had Lenus' Dragoon spirit. Not that he cared; Lenus was just a pawn in his plan. An unfortunate end she had. Now this girl, if he knew this much about her, why couldn't he remember her name?

'LLOYD!' She finally screeched, giving a slight jump while at it.

' What?'

' Don't you want to see the Forest?'

Maybe he did, maybe he didn't. He had mixed emotions about it. The topic of the village had appeared suddenly in their conversation together, Soa knows why he was talking to her. For some reason it sparked an interest in him. Things had changed, hadn't it? Normally he would have scowled and grazed past but there was something about the forest, something that was calling him. Or was it something else. Another reason he had not wanted to go to the Forest, not as factual as the others, was a childhood fear. Everyone in the Forest were probably well acquainted and it would most likely resurface bad memories for him. About his mother and father and...himself.

It was clear that the girl was losing patience because she had pulled out her massive hammer-where did she keep it?- and was tapping it against her leg.

' I'm pretty sure everyone would like to meet you. Some people refer to you as a hero.' She said, smiling. When she did that, her eyes seemed to twinkle and shimmer like gold.

' Me? How do they know about me?'

' Everyone knows about what you did. Now c'mon!'

She grabbed his hand and began to run towards the nearest forest.

' What are you doing?' Lloyd asked, stumbling and attempting to catch his breath. This girl wasn't at all like the Winglies he had heard about and known to be. In fact, she was quite the opposite, bubbly and hyper from what he could see. The forest became a blur.

Why was he doing this? And how had this happened?

Suddenly he remembered. He was in Furni, although he couldn't remember how he had gotten there. He was looking for someone, the person who had brought him back to life. He didn't know who that person was, and he was trying to find out when that girl had appeared and began to talk to him. She was chattering endlessly about Dart, Melbu Frahma, Rose and many other things and then something caught his attention.

' Here we are!' She announced. ' Father is getting tired of me bringing strangers into the village but when he discovers that it is a Wingly, he won't mind.'

Lloyd remained silent, but inside he was feeling excited and worried. More or less anxious as the girl directed him to the transporter. Unexpectedly, he halted, staring at the entrance with narrowed eyes.

'What is it?' She asked. For once she seemed alert and worried, almost appearing her age, whatever that was. She couldn't have been as young as she was made out to be since Winglies had the tendency to age gracefully; more slowly then humans. He himself was along the roads of his late twenties, quite young but he would keep his physique and unblemished appearance for years to come.

'Lloyd?'

Once more she called out in her childish voice. He looked down at her and then at the barrier that shimmered black. It was a mistake, he could feel it. But then a friendly, yet powerful shove drove him into the darkness and an instant later he could hear the soothing sound of water passing over rocks. He groaned, rubbing his head and staggering up. Lloyd could hear the girl's soft giggles.

" I'm sorry!" She managed between her laughs. He growled, staggering up with little effort.

" It doesn't matter."

Squinting against the sunlight, Lloyd drank in his surrounding, almost gasping at the marvellous beauty he was in. The finely crafted ivory homes, the lush nature. The Forest was even more exquisite then he had ever imagined it to be.

" It's beautiful, isn't it?" The girl whispered from his side. He nodded in silence and together they stood amidst the small legacy of their ancestors.

" Meru!"

A normal man would have jumped at the voice calling out the name but Lloyd remained still and tranquil, not caring for whomever it was. He could feel the girl leaving his side and calling back excitedly to her finder.

So her name was Meru.

( A/N: Bored to death yet? J/k, lol. Please review! Please review! Okies, the next chapter will be more interesting then this one, but this was just the introduction...well...kind of. If you review, I might throw in another fic about Dart and Haschel...it will be called, 'Gramps Haschel'. Okay, Okay, I know, bribing=bad=PinkStarz is a horrible person. But that doesn't mean that...I don't love Lloyd! *Grabs her Lloyd stuffy that actually doesn't exist* . I'll put another chapter anyways. Why? Cause I love you! Okay, I had too much sugar...)