Disclaimer thingy: Lalalala! I own Namco! And I will...write fanfiction about it? Doods, I'm just a rabid fangirl that thinks Colette is 13371y 4w50m3, Zelos has floofy hair, that the half-elf siblings' hair and eye color are so purdyful (me wants, dood! I have boring brown eyes/hair) Presea's hair color totally does not match her personality, that Kratos's wings should glow in the dark (do they? I don't know) that I stop writing this because I'm prolly annoying my readers, Sheena should really comb her hair sometime, I'm talking about hair way too much, that Lloyd really r0xx0r5 y0ur b0xx0r5 if he has the paper fans, and Regal...um...I dunno. I own nothing but these opinions, this poorly written fanfic, and my jug of milk which I love oh so much. (best inspiration for me out there currently.) So, um, I'm not making any money off of this. You can't sue me, so ha.

Lloyd sighed deeply. He thought this would hurt, but it really didn't. It was all very relaxing...
Presea, dressed in a simple lavender robe, took another needle and poked it into his back. She stopped, deep in thought.
In the real world, Presea was poking Lloyd, in random places, trying to wake him up. She sighed.
"This is not working...I will need something more effective."
"This is not working...I will need something more effective." the dream Presea said.
She reached out for her ax, and lifted it over her head.
Gah! Lloyd jumped a few feet. Just a dream, just a dream...
The real Presea was holding her ax, but not in a chopping position. Rather, she poked him with the butt end. "Will you be getting up soon?"
"Yes! Just after I get my heart started again," Lloyd gasped.
"You had a nightmare." it was not phrased as a question, but it was one.
"Yeah...it was the weirdest dream about acupuncture..."
"Lloyd! Colette's eating your breakfast!"
Lloyd dashed out of the tent. "Mine!"
Genis burst out laughing so hard he fell of the log he was sitting on and was rolling on the ground. "Hee hee...look...on your face...ha ha! I...can't believe...ha ha...you fell for it...!"
"Where is Colette, anyway?" Lloyd fumed, restraining himself from choking the half-elf.
"I'm right here," her voice called out from her tent.
Lloyd entered. She was sitting up, that was good news.
"Feeling better?" Lloyd asked.
"A little. Lately I've been waking up with a really bitter taste in my mouth..."
"I dunno, maybe it's medicine that Professor Sage is giving you."
Colette coughed into a cloth. "Good, I thought...it might be that Raine's trying out freaky recipes on me during my sleep to see if it's healthy or not..."
"She doesn't want to kill you, Colette!"
Colette giggled. "I know, but I've been coughing up-" (here she coughed into the cloth again) "really random things. Like fish bones, even if I haven't been eating any meat, and a twig once. It scares me sometimes..."
"A twig? When?"
Colette choked on something. Lloyd, nervous, clapped her on the back. She spat out a small bell.
"Hey! Has anyone seen Corrine's bell? I lost it!" Sheena called from outside.
Colette stared at it. "How...did I...eat this?"
"Have you two found my bell?" Sheena asked, poking her head in the tent.
"Yes...it's right here," Colette answered, wiping it clean and handing it to her.
"Thanks!" Sheena exclaimed, pocketing the bell. "I've been looking for this everywhere. Oh, and by the way, Presea and I were thinking about going to the Temple of Earth and killing the dragon a few times for some cash. You wanna come?"
Lloyd looked at Colette. She shook her head. "Well...I think I'll stay here too," he said.
"Okay," Sheena shrugged. "Don't get eaten by anything while we're gone."
Raine shooed Lloyd out of the tent so she could check if Colette was alright. Genis was juggling flaming sticks out of boredom (and burning himself out of lack of skill) Zelos was practicing pickup lines on a tree, and Regal was nowhere to be seen.
Lloyd decided to watch and criticize Genis. What else could he do, really?
"Toss them higher."
"I'm...trying...yeowch!"
"Here, let me try."
"Knock yourself out."
"Let's see...hey, I'm doing okay!"
Genis smiled evilly, lit another stick and tossed it at Lloyd.
"Hey! No fair! Juggling three sticks is bad enough!"
Zelos, getting the idea, lit a handful and threw them at Lloyd. "Catch!"
Lloyd, not noticing them, failed to get them and they ended up burning his clothes. Squealing, he ran around in a tight circle until Genis cast Icicle on him.
"That...was evil." Lloyd seethed.
"Aww, come on, it's not like you're hurt or anything," Zelos said cheerfully, juggling all the sticks with no difficulty. "you guys are a bunch of wusses."
Raine stumbled out of Colette's tent. Everyone present dropped what they were doing and ran over to her.
"Sis...are you okay?" Genis fretted.
"I'm fine...just drained. Colette suddenly had a violent fever and vomited. I tried my best to make her better, but nothing is working..."
"You have a fever yourself, Professor." Lloyd worried, putting a hand on her forehead. "you're burning up."
"Am I really? I..." Raine passed out.
"To her tent, on the double!"

"Genis?"
"What?"
"Standing watch over your sister isn't going to make her well again. If anything, you'll catch it."
Genis sighed. Lloyd was right...but he didn't want to leave her alone. What if the monster attacked her or something! Or this, or that, or...
I still have sticks in my brain, I see.
"You should be getting some sleep. It's late."
"Fine..." Genis got up to go to his tent, but collapsed halfway.
Is he sick? Wait, no, he's asleep. I can hear him snoring. Good lord, he's a sound sleeper. Lloyd plunked him into his bed before retreating to his own.

Is everyone asleep now? Zelos looked outside cautiously. It seems so...
He tiptoed his way to Colette's tent. I'm just going to go and see if my fellow Chosen is alright...
Colette was sleeping fitfully, her breathing shallow. Zelos carefully put a hand on her forehead.
Ouch! Damn, you could boil water at that temperature!
Colette shivered, coughing. Let's see...bad fever, shivering...where have I seen that before...? Maybe at school...? If only I paid more attention! He sighed and left. I sure hope I don't catch it.

Hey, I'm awake! And no one had to wake me up...that's odd. I wonder what time it is...? Maybe I should check on Colette, Lloyd thought.
He poked his head in. "Col-"
"OUT!" she screamed, throwing Pow Pow hammers at him.
"Ouch! What's wrong with her...Professor! What are you doing up?"
"I'm fine now," Raine answered. "the monster attacked Colette again during the night and...her clothes were damaged beyond repair..."
"...Oh," Lloyd managed.
"Raine!" Colette pleaded. "please get me some new clothes!" she stuck her hand out of her tent flap. Raine sighed gave her a robe. There were some sounds of quick changing, then silence.
"Lloyd, what are you doing still out here?" Raine said.
"What? He's still out there?" Colette freaked, sticking her head out. "you...!"
"Huh?"
"You peeping tom, you!" Colette tried to run up to him and teach him a lesson, but she tripped and fell, being the klutzy Chosen she is. Lloyd ran as fast as his legs could carry him.
"So...what did you see?" Zelos smirked.
"Absolutely nothing. Get away from me."
"Touchy."
"Zelos, leave him alone," Sheena scolded, hitting him with a card.
"Ah, you're back! I missed you, hunnie!" Zelos grinned, trying to give Sheena a hug.
"Get away from me!" Sheena cringed, dodging swiftly away from his grasp. Zelos, heartbroken, sulked in a corner.
"Re-ject-ed!" Genis jeered.
"Shut up. Fire ball!"
Genis squawked and rolled on the ground, unable to concentrate long enough to cast Icicle.
"Hey, can you teach me how to do that?" Lloyd asked.
"Get some elven blood in you and I'll consider it."
Lloyd smiled evilly at Genis, who squawked again and fled.
"I'm just kidding! Come back!"
Genis, who was intent on running away as far as he could from Lloyd, didn't look where he was going and ran smackdab into Presea.
"I'm sorry...Pre...sea..."
"I'm fine, Genis. But are you alright?"
"Me? Oh, I'mfine, neverbeenbetter..."
"Genis, you're babbling. What are you saying?"
"Igottago, niceseeingyoubye!"
Genis dashed off in another direction.
"Odd. I will ask Raine if he is sick or something...it is not like him to run like that."
Colette ran up to her, panting.
"Presea? Have you seen Lloyd?"
"No, I haven't. Why?"
"Because...um...I need to find him!"
"Why do you have your chakrams with you?"
"Oh...these? I...uh...where's Lloyd?"
Presea sighed and shook her head. "My guess is that he is over there," pointing to where Zelos and Sheena where. "don't hurt yourself too much. You've been attacked a lot lately, and you've been losing a lot of blood."
"Don't worry about me," Colette fumed, flying in the direction indicated. "Worry more for Lloyd!"
Presea sighed again and rubbed her temples. I'm not going to ask, I'm not going to ask...
"Ow! Stop, Colette!" Lloyd's voice.
"Come back here!" Colette.
"Colette, stop!" Sheena.
"Let...me...go!" Colette.
"Run, Lloyd! Use your scrawny little legs!" Zelos.
"It's all a giant misunderstanding...!" Lloyd.
Presea sighed again, again. I think I will go look for Genis and pretend this never happened...