It was nightfall in the village of the elves, Kratos released the seal on Origin. Allowing Lloyd and Sheena to make a pact with him. It completely drained Kratos of energy, because of that Raine was allowed into the inn to keep him company... Everyone else were out and about thinking. Lost in their own worlds, even the great Lloyd Irving the son of Kratos. He thought about what it was his father had said earlier that day...

Flashback standing in front of the seal...

Kratos, "You've grown so much, Lloyd... I still remember when I saw you for the first time 16 years. You were little more than a love-sick boy who showed some swordsmanship potential. Now I can safely call you a man... Your mother would be proud of you, son..."

Kratos turned to the seal and broke it he started to fall, weakened from giving up so much mana. Raine caught him and started to use healing arts on him. He came to while Lloyd, Sheena, Colette, and Zelos fought Origin.

End flashback...

Lloyd looked around the small elvin town, not much to see. He saw a figure standing by a river, even in the moonlight he could make out a glint of red hair. He approached the figure, which turned out to be Zelos.

Zelos, "Hey, kid..."

Lloyd, "Hey, Zelos..."

Zelos, "How's your pops doin'?"

Lloyd, "I just checked on him three hours ago, he's alright..."

Zelos, "That's good..."

Lloyd, "Why did you come back to help?"

Zelos, "I dunno' probably because I couldn't forget that you've saved my ass more times than I can count... I owe ya' a million times over..."

Lloyd, "Is there something wrong?"

Zelos, "Yeah, I was just thinkin'... Na, never mind. You wouldn't understand, you never do..."

Lloyd, "No, tell me, I wanna' know..."

Zelos, "Alright, it's Sheena. When I left the group, I could almost feel her pain..."

Lloyd, "What do you mean?"

Zelos, "I've been scared to say it, but I feel differently towards Sheena then anyone else..."

Lloyd, "Oh, actually despite what you think, I can understand. Sometimes I feel like a total failure, but then Colette keeps me going... Whenever she just smiles at me I feel like I have the strength to keep going! I think I understand what my dad meant when he called me a love-sick boy... You should try talking to Sheena about how you feel..."

Zelos, "Nah, she'd just take it the wrong way..."

Lloyd, "You never know until you try..."

Lloyd pats Zelos on the shoulder and walks away, as he does he notices a tall mysterious figure in front of the river, he walks up to it. It's Regal...

Lloyd, "Hey, Regal..."

Regal, "Oh, it's you, Lloyd. Shouldn't you be in bed or watching over your father?"

Lloyd, "I can't sleep or stay cooped up, I need to think..."

Regal, "About what he said?"

Lloyd, "That's right..."

Regal, "I wish I had the chance to meet my father..."

Lloyd, "What happened?"

Regal, "My father died when I was very young..."

Lloyd, "I'm sorry to hear that..."

Regal, "No, it's fine. I'm not the one you should be talking to, though, Colette seems distressed. She seems to be really comfortable with you, why don't you go talk to her?"

Lloyd, "Ok, I'll do that..."

Lloyd sees Genis sitting under a tree, he decides to talk to his best-friend...

Lloyd, "Hey, Genis..."

Genis, "Oh, hi Lloyd..."

Lloyd, "What's wrong?"

Genis, "I want to tell Presea how I feel, but I just don't have any idea where to start!"

Lloyd, "Just come right out and say it! And if you don't I will!"

Genis, "Sure, and then just for revenge I'll tell Colette how you've felt about her since the 3rd grade!"

Lloyd, "Alright I'll leave it alone, but you should have the courage to tell her yourself... Look she's sitting across the river, go talk to her..."

Genis, "Speaking of talking to people we love, shouldn't you be talking to Colette?"

Lloyd, "Oh yeah! I almost forgot! Thanks for reminding me buddy..."

Genis, "No problem, that's what friends are for? Right?"

Lloyd, "Right!"

Lloyd goes up to Sheena sitting on a roof...

Sheena, "Lloyd, saving the best conversation for last?"

Lloyd, "Yup. So what are you doing up so late?"

Sheena, "Oh, just thinking..."

Lloyd, "Anything you'd like to share?"

Sheena, "Just my opinion of your father, but I don't think you want to hear it..."

Lloyd, "No please, I won't get mad..."

Sheena, "Alright, Kratos is a real ass! First he betrays us then he comes back and saves everyone and expects all to be forgiven!"

Lloyd, "I admit it will take awhile for even me to come to trust dad again, but hopefully, he's changed enough to where he is trustworthy."

Sheena, "Go talk to the one you love, she needs you right now..."

Lloyd, "I will..."

Lloyd goes up to Presea next...

Presea, "The night is pleasant isn't it?"

Lloyd, "Yeah..."

Presea, "I've been doing an awful lot of thinking..."

Lloyd, "About what?"

Presea, "Mostly about Genis and Regal... While I do appreciate Regal, I can't seem to keep a conversation with him... In the meantime, Genis seems to be able to keep up with me in a dialogue. I have considered greatly on whether or not what I feel for Genis might be just a passing crush or something much deeper..."

Lloyd, "Well, I can't step into your business, but I would recommend talking to Genis. Chances are you two have more in common with each other then you realize..."

Presea, "Thank you, Lloyd. You always know just what to say..."

Lloyd jokingly, "Not really, I just open my mouth and the right things come out... I guess I was born with it. But hey, not like I'm complaining. I mean I could've ended up like Mr. Foot-in-his-mouth (indicating Zelos)."

Presea, "You should go talk with Colette, she seems distressed..."

Lloyd, "Yeah, I'll do that. I just haven't been able to find her..."

Lloyd walks away, eventually he finds the blonde-haired girl that has been his crush for as far back as he could remember... He approaches her...

Lloyd, "Hey, Colette..."

Colette, "Oh, hi Lloyd..."

Lloyd, "What's wrong?"

Colette, "N-nothing..."

Lloyd, "Liar, everyone says something's up..."

Colette, "I've just been thinking about what Kratos said to you today..."

Lloyd, "Oh, really?"

Colette, "He said you were a love-sick boy... I've been wondering for a while..."

Lloyd, "What?"

Colette, "How do you really feel about me?"

Lloyd, "Uh, well, that is..."

Colette starting to cry, "I knew it, you hate me don't you? You can't stand to be around me can you?"

Lloyd tightened every muscle in his body, this time he was determined to let her know how he felt about her. In one way or another... He tilted he chin up so that her eyes met hers, her face was drenched in tears. He then kissed he lightly at first, but the more time went on the less he held himself back. Tears still streaked down her face, but they were no longer out of sorrow, they were tears of joy... After the long kiss broke the two stood there is silence just watching each other's eyes. Then Colette leaned on him and fell asleep. Suddenly Lloyd forgot what it was that he was thinking so hard about...

Lloyd thinking, "Oh, well it probably wasn't important anyway..."

He carried Colette into the inn and let her rest on the nearest bed he could find, he was about to go off to bed too, when he heard Kratos and Raine talking.

Kratos, "Thank you for helping me back there... And thank you for helping me now... I'm feeling much better..."

Apparently Kratos tries to get up...

Raine scolding, "Don't you even think about trying to get up out of that bed, you're still injured, mister!"

Kratos, "I'm feeling much better now, though..."

Raine shouting, "I said lay down!"

Kratos half-scared, "Yes, ma'am..."

Raine, "Do you think no one would care if you died?"

Kratos, "No one seems to concern themselves with me..."

Raine, "Because everyone knows you can take care of yourself, but when you do bonehead things like this it scares us all to death!"

Kratos, "By 'us all' you mean you and Lloyd, right?"

Raine, "No, I mean everyone; Genis, Presea, Zelos, Regal, maybe Sheena, Colette, Lloyd, and yes even myself..."

Kratos, "Lie to me and yourself all you want, but I think I know what's been bothering you lately..."

Raine, "Yeah, you've lost your mind..."

Kratos, "Sometimes, I feel like I don't even miss Anna... I curse myself for thinking that way!"

Raine, "Why would you feel that way?"

Kratos, "Um, there's another woman in my life..."

Raine, "Oh, really? Do I know her?"

Kratos, "Quite well, actually..."

Raine, "Tell me about her..."

Kratos, "Well upon first looks she's not overly impressive. She's bossy, arrogant, and kind of snobby. But she's the kind of woman underneath all that, that every man dreams of. She's kind and smart and funny and absolutely gorgeous..."

Raine, "Oh, I see..."

Kratos, "I don't even know why I'm talking about this..."

Raine, "Perhaps because you trust me..."

Kratos, "Maybe..."

Lloyd decided to walk away there, he wasn't interested, he went back to check and see if Raine's yelling woke up Colette. She was still out like a light... Lloyd went to the room him and Genis were to share, Genis was already there and already out like a light... Lloyd went to bed too, but not before leaning in closer to hear what Genis was mumbling in his sleep...

Genis mumbling, "Pr-es-ea... Presea, I love you... I need to be with you!"

Lloyd couldn't help but laugh... It seems as though the entire team was comprised of love-crazed fools. With the exception of Regal... Lloyd laid down to go to sleep, he must have been tired he was out in a matter of moments. Things would get even more complicated in the morning. The next day the team was surprisingly refreshed and ready to go. Kratos had even recovered from his injuries, or so he claimed. Raine scolded him constantly not to over-exert himself, but Kratos never takes the advise of others to heart. They set out for the Renegades base up near Flanoir using the gate to go back to Sylveraunt, then headed to Dirk's house.