Genki: Wow, I got reviewers. o.o; This story was actually a way to dump all my feelings on Lloyd!
Lloyd: Oh, gee, thanks. . .
Genki: My pleasure!
Zelos: Aw, Lloyd, you know I wouldn't ever yell at you like that! ::glomp::
Lloyd: ::blush::
Genki: To answer a reviewer's question, Zelos was raped when he was five by another guy. That's why he's straight. (I thought I made that clear! Gah! ::grabs nearest book and smacks self:: Much better!!) Ah, and for the people (especially my Xanga page people) who are concerned for me, please, I'm okay. n.n (At least for now anyway. . . ::shifty eyes::)

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This Piece of Fabric

What's this?
I can't find the thread
From before.

Lloyd kicked a stone, deep in thoughts as the group continued on their journey. The Chosen of Tethe'alla and the summoner of Mizuho were too busy with themselves to notice his "not-so-happy" face.

I guess the only thing I can do is be happy for them. But. . . I can't help the way I feel! Well, I could always tease them. . . (something I've been waiting to do to Zelos for a while now. . . ) And Sheena's happy! That's enough, isn't it?

Might as well try.

"Lloyd?"

He stopped and jumped, only to discover it had been Genis who had called his name. "Ah, Genis! You scared me!" He chuckled in relief. "What's up?"

"You okay?"

He sighed with a laugh. "Yeah, yeah, I'm fine."

"Are you sure? You still seem down."

Zelos attention was attracted by this.

"Yeah, yeah Genis!!" He wrapped his arm around the half-elf's neck, trying to choke his questions.

"A-ack, Lloyd! Choking. . . I can't breathe!!"

With this, Zelos went back to Sheena, and he breathed a sigh of relief.

"It's Zelos."

"Huh?!" Lloyd blushed and looked at Genis. "Wh-why would you think that?!"

"We all know. We heard you guys fighting the other night."

"Um, we weren't fighting--"

"Well, Zelos yelling. You know what I mean." His voice went hushed, and the two got further and further left behind. "I don't it's right that he's blaming you."

"But it is my fault!" He buried his face in his palms, now walking without any sense of direction. "I. . . started feeling about him this way!"

"He started it! I bet if he hadn't done any of that stuff in the first place--"

His statement was cut off short when the swordsman bumped into something soft.

"Lloyd, watch where you're going!"

"Uh, sorry Professor."

"It's all right. But you know, your problem with Zelos is psychological problem. You really should work it out."

"Raine, you're not helping!"

"But Genis, it's only the truth. . ." She stopped to put a hand on Lloyd's shoulder. "Look, we're all here for you. Well, almost all of us. Zelos is a jerk, anyway, so there's no point in obsessing about how he feels about you. Let him go."

"But, you're wrong! I know that inside, there's a caring, loving Zelos!"

"Maybe inside, but that's not good enough," Raine sighed. The conversation was stopped short when monsters approached.

"Ah! We lost the others!" Genis yelled. "We'll just have to fight these. . . things off ourselves!"

A giant beetle, a worm thing, and an egg bear approached. Genis casted spells with his Kendama as Raine hit the worm with her staff. Lloyd was trying to fight off the egg bear himself. He tried to impale it, but the bear dug it's claws into Lloyd's side, causing him to collapse on the spot. With a yell, the Sage siblings turned to see what happened. The giant beetle was quickly burned to a crisp as Genis ran over to protect Lloyd.

"Get away, you stupid bear!" The half-elf started pounding the ball of his Kendama into the bear's face. The bear moved on to Raine, who put an end to him with a spell (ooh, I can't remember the name now!!) and ran over to wounded swordsman's side.

"Lloyd! Oh my goddess. . . " She saw the deep wound in his side, as he bled horribly. Right away, she started using her healing arts, but it just didn't seem enough. "Genis, go get the others. And hurry!"

Without a response, Genis ran to find the others.

The fabric's tearing more now.
I've lost my needle.
If I don't find the needle or thread soon,
I won't be able to repair this fabric.

Within a minute or two, Genis came to find the others, panting. "Guys. . . you. . . gotta help. . ."

"Genis? What's wrong?" Colette asked.

"We. . . were attacked. . . by monsters. . . Lloyd's hurt!" He bent over in exhaustion. "They're over. . . that way. . ." He pointed in the direction where he came from. "Go ahead. . . I'll catch up. . . once I. . . catch my breath. . ." Most of the others ran in the direction, except Zelos.

"What are you standing around for? . . . You can help Raine more. . . than the others!" He was able to say more at a time as he gained his breath again.

"The kid's suffering already. Might as well let his pain be washed away."

"You're kidding." Now standing up fully, he kicked his shin. "You ass!" And he ran towards his friend in need. Zelos shrugged and followed along in a walk.

No one helping me can find them.
The stitches are unthreading themselves.
Soon, this fabric will be nothing but threads in knots.

Lloyd was still lying on the grass, Raine trying her best to heal him with her arts and gels. Nothing seemed to help him though, the wound was really deep, and he was losing more blood by the second. No one else could help either, and Zelos and Genis weren't back yet. He started feeling dizzy from blood loss. Was this the end?

"Professor. . ."

"Lloyd, don't strain yourself."

"But I--"

"Lloyd, don't talk!"

". . . need to ask. . . one thing. . ."

Genis soon rushed to Lloyd's side, beside Colette. "Lloyd! Professor, is he gonna be okay?"

"He. . ." She wasn't sure what to say.

"Well?" Lloyd strained.

"I. . . don't know."

"If only Zelos were here, he could help the Professor!" Colette commented. "Where is he?"

"Probably strolling somewhere, being the jerk he is!" Genis growled.

The world was leaving. What a horrible fate, to die right here. . .

Zelos finally came along. "Lloyd. . ." He took a look at the damage, but then looked away.

"Zelos! What are you doing?! He needs your help!" Genis shouted.

"It's too late. There's nothing we can do now. And I won't watch him die like this."

"Zelos!"

"Genis, he's right." He looked at Raine, who had tears sparkling in her eyes. "It's too late. He's lost too much blood. He's not going to make it."

"But, he has to!" Colette shook her fists. "He can't die like this! Not before we save the world! Zelos, please, just try!"

He turned to see Colette and Raine, already crying. Genis seemed to be holding back tears, both angry and upset.

"Okay, I'll try." He kneeled by the other one's side, casting whatever Healing Spells he could.

"Thank you. . . Zelos. . ." Lloyd strained before falling unconscious.

Here's my needle,
And here's my thread as well.
I'll try to start where my fabric ripped.

A new, brighter light shone in Lloyd's eyes, practically burning them. A sudden fear came over him. "Oh, no! I'm dead!"

"That's right! I'm Peter, your tourguide in Heaven!" A younger boy's voice called. "We'll start over here--"

"Genis, what the hell are you doing?!" The light dimmed suddenly, and Lloyd blinked a few times before he saw Raine and Genis standing in front of a bed. "Lloyd needs to rest! Are you trying to make him blind too?!"

"I was only kiddin'!" She threatened him with a hand in the air before he ran out.

She approached the bed. "Feeling okay?"

". . . so I'm not dead?"

"No, you're not dead."

"Oh, thank go--" He had tried to sit up and a terrible shock of pain came to his side. "Ow--dammit!"

"Don't try to get up!" She held him down back against the bed.

"So, I'll be okay?"

"You should be." They were interrupted by a knock on the door and Zelos peeking his head in.

"May I talk to Lloyd alone?" he asked.

"Yes, fine. But don't go too hard on him, he's still recovering." Shutting the door behind her, the two were left alone.

"Zelos--"

"Aw, Lloyd, I'm sorry." He walked over and sat by Lloyd's (good) side. "I guess this is my fault."

"No, it's not. It's all mine. But if it makes you feel better, I'm supporting you and Sheena!"

He gave a smirk. "Oh, really now?"

"Yeah." Lloyd tried to nod his head before moving on. "Can we just go back to being friends again?"

"Of course." Zelos teased his hair before getting up and leaving.

"Wait, Zelos?"

He stopped in the doorway. "Yeah?"

"Um, thanks for saving me."

"It was no problem." And he really left at that time.

Thanks Zelos, for giving me another chance. . . In satisfaction, Lloyd closed his eyes and fell into a relaxed sleep.

This seems perfect.
It looks just the way it used to be.
I was so afraid I lost it,
And the fabric was going to be nothing.
But now it's together again,
And I can rest happy.

A/N: The end! n.n; There was nothing really left for me to do except end this, because my problems are basically solved. Which is good, because I was really getting sick of feeling so low. . . e.e;

So as of right now, nothing's left in the "In Process" category. o.o; I've just finished up the sequel to Lloyd's Sick!, I finished both QFTUH!! and LIS this morning, and now this is done. o.o; All that's left to do is to write the next part of LIS and Beautiful Soul (the sequel), and to start Banana Mana Mania. I'm only ranting because it's 1:15AM and I don't feel like going to bed. � But I'll go now because my butt's already on the line. o.o;