Celsius: Damn you
CT: What?
Celsius: Your having ME narrate now?
CT: is there a problem with this?
Celsius: your portraying me as if im obsessed with Efreet
CT: aren't you?"
Celsius: well, umm -break's Efreet's legs-
Efreet: what was that for!
Celsius: anger management.
CT: Do the disclaimer!
Celsius: blah, blah, blah! Fine, CT doesn't own ToS, and he shouldn't own me.

Before the wedding

Such a pain, I was at odds at the dinner party, not that I didn't mind it and all, but it was a pain in the ass trying to find a ride to get there. Well, at least I got to go with Efreet, it's still amazing I forgave him after all these years, and I fell in love with him again…What the hell am I saying? It can't be helped. Well, I suppose everyone wants to know about my stagnate history, well, I'll tell you, but only after I finish packing and all. The wedding is in a few days, and from what I hear, it's going to big. But I hope that, unlike the dinner-dance, we'll have a little more space to move around in. It was ridiculously crowded as well as hot, or was that the effect of Efreet? Anyways, I live a ways south of Iselia now, towards the Triet desert, not because I want to, but those damn penguin wanna-be's are always invading my home.

These last few days have been utter chaos, every time I've gone to Iselia, it's been 'wait, I forgot something' or 'wait you need this' the old ladies of Iselia treat me well. Well, I visit Efreet now and then, and I pay visits to the house of salvation and Lloyd's house every now and then when I don't mind the walk. It's been fun traveling with Lloyd and the others, I must admit. Although I was the only one there who had the worst reason to travel with them, at least I got to see Efreet again.

My history with Efreet started long ago, obviously not ancient, but about the year before I went to serve as the guardian for Fenrir. I met this impeccably handsome man at Sybek, his name just happened to be the same as the summon spirit and he was apt at fire magic. He was taller then I was, by about five inches, which made him 5'8, he had short red hair with black streaks and fiery red eyes. We met several times within the year at the student café and talking about this and that and the local gossip. We were both scholars, he excelled at natural science, and I at history. As things progressed, I fell more and more deeply in love with him. Apparently he was feeling the same way about me, since he was the one who asked me out on a date.

We went to Altamira on our first date, during the day we went to the theme pack, where we had the most fun, our first ride was the roller coaster. Oddly enough, it was then I found out Efreet was afraid of heights and proceeded to loose his lunch and breakfast after riding it. So instead of torturing him more, we decided to do something slower, the tea kettle ride. No idea why he wanted to go on that, but it was pleasant enough. We silently talked as he had his arm around me. Then we decided to go fill our stomachs up, and hopefully not loose it again. We went to the local restaurant. The restaurant at Altamira was my favorite, a fish place. Despite our obvious differences in what we liked, one thing we both enjoyed was fish. Salmon, haddock, trout, you named it, we probably liked it. Well, that set up the evening for us pretty much, we stopped just after sunset and head to the shopping floor of the Altamira hotel, we didn't really buy much of anything, except for the nice small, meaning skimpy, dress I bought, but he didn't need to know that I had that. We slept in different rooms that night and returned to Sybek the following day, both of us positively glowing.

Time seemed to pass by quicky, within five months, Efreet and I had a relatively hostile break up. I caught him drinking late one night with his friends, not that I didn't mind it. But when Efreet was drunk, it was not fun to be around him. This wasn't the first time though, before we started to dating, I actually had a few friendly drinks with him, but he was one to get drunk easily. After the time he got himself in trouble with the law, I forbade him to drink as much. But, I manage to forgive him this time, since he was with his friends, it was the next time that broke the thin wire. I met him in the street one day, completely smashed, apparently he was angry about something and took that anger out on me by attacking, fully knowing im a martial arts master. I nearly killed him after he attacked me, which then I would of been accused of murder if I stayed any longer. So I ran, ran all the way to Flanoir, my old dream of becoming a professor dying right then and there.

Flanoir welcomed me with open arms, the people there calm and quiet. Unlike Sybek, Flanoir wasn't full of the latest gossip about what-Amy-did-with-Paul and so fourth, as much as I loved the cold weather, I didn't have a job, so to escape debt, I wondered around the frozen desert south of Flanoir, where eventually I collapsed out of dehydration and pure exhaustion. I started to hear voices, almost ethereal voices, it told me to stay alive and that I will server a new purpose in life. It was Fenrir, the large blue wolf took me to my new home in a cave south of Flanoir, to become another guardian of Fenrir. One who translates for those who seek a pact with him. Not like my job was any great, I slept literally for four years, until Sheena came.

Sheena walked into my humble abode, waking me from my four year long beauty sleep, from which I woke up restless. They wanted to from a pact with me, or rather Fenrir, so I tested their power. I sealed off the enterance where the rest of their group was, and fought with only Lloyd and Sheena. I lost. Well, nevertheless, Fenrir allowed them to make a pact with him, and so, from then forwards, I followed Lloyd and the others much to their dismay. The only one of the group who got on my nerves was Zelos, but after a few broken bones, he started to treat me like he would Lloyd or any of the other males in our group. Time passed quickly once again, which ends my little history lesson by bringing us back to the present.

There was a sleight knock at my door early this morning, my house was small, so it sounded pretty loud. At my door was the Sylvarant team minus Lloyd, who had already gone to Luin two days in advance. Colette, Raine, Efreet, Genis and a few other folk where there as well to pick me up for the wedding. I got my pack, which was just full of the necessities and left promptly. We walked north of Iselia and walked to the large boat that was awaiting us. It was obviously Regal's from the words; Lazerano Company on the side. The boat was large enough for all of us to be comfortable, while having everything we needed for a good ride. Soon enough, we arrived at Luin quickly enough, the bustling city was in an uproar due to two of their heros getting married. It was to be expected, hopefully Lloyd and Sheena had something figured out.

The city hasn't changed much in my view, according to some of the people who talked to while I was there; the Governor of Palmacosta had all the surviving citizens move to Luin, and since then, Luin has become the hub of everything commercial in Sylvarant and began to rival Meltokio and Altamira. Luin is a large city with connecting canals and brick, adobe and cement houses abound. I was astounded by Luin once again, the pure grandeur and luxury of Luin made my jaw drop. The outskirts of the city was all houses, good sized houses too, not the small hovels like in Meltokio, here in Luin, everyone prospered. As we made our way further in, the houses became shops, outdoor malls and food stands, and even further in were the government buildings with a large fountain in the dead center of the city. The fountain was the most ornate piece of artistry in the city, dedicated to two people. One was a female geisha and the other was a duel welding warrior. They were depicted as heros and the memorial tablet below it offered nothing but praises. Around the fountain was a large open area with grass and brick, lined in carefully made rows were white wooden chairs with a large open isle down the middle of it, off to one side was the pavilion. The statue was the perfect background for this wedding, it was of Lloyd and Sheena. Flowers adorned each statue, as if they were offerings to gods.

"Celsius!" a voice chirped up behind me, it was none other then the bride herself, she was wearing rather conservative clothing, despite what she normally wears, a long white skirt, followed by a white blouse and her hair was tied back in a pony tail.

I turned to see her softly running towards me, she was probably very excited about the wedding. When I had guard duty, I always heard her talking in her sleep about 'getting married to the perfect guy' and in my opinion, Lloyd was the perfect guy for her. "Hey! How's the wedding so far?"

"Yeah, nerve-wreaking. Come over here, get out the hot sun" Sheena directed me inside one of the buildings, a small care located near the government buildings. The waiter recognized Sheena and sat us in a reserved table and asked for our orders. My gaze shifted from the waiter, who was formally dressed, to the red and white seats. I ordered tea while Sheena did the same.

"So, how's everything going with Lloyd and such?" I asked, trying to start conversation with the summoner.

"Lloyd's been perfect, he's handling all the chaos normally associated with weddings very calmly." replied Sheena, her words drifting off.

"So, tell me. How did you and Lloyd meet, and how did you fall in love with him?" I asked, trying to pry a bit into Sheena's personal life.

The waiter came back and gave us our tea and promptly left, Sheena took a sip and placed the cup down, "I knew you'd ask this. Lloyd and I first met under…strained circumstances. As you might of heard, I was the 'emissary of death' sent by the king and the pope to kill Colette."

I nodded in understanding.

"I first met him at the Ossa Trail, southeast of your house in the Triet desert, where we fought. It was a fairly unfair fight, four on one."

I giggled, the unfairness was all too familiar, "I know how that feels."

Sheena leaned back in her chair and took another sip of her tea, "We then met again at this very city, Luin. It was destroyed by the Desians in a surprise attack, I was severely wounded, but thanks to Lloyd, I was saved. From there on, I joined them."

"So how did you fall in love with Lloyd?"

"I fell in love with Lloyd almost by accident. We shared our opinions several times when we were alone, I found that we were quite alike, well, a lot alike. I know Lloyd is immature and all, but he makes up for that with his maturity in thinking. Lloyd was everything Zelos was not, and you know about my history with him, right?" Sheena looked at me.

"Afraid I do. Go on." I urged.

"Well, Lloyd had that sincerity, devotion and honesty that Zelos never had to begin with. I could freely talk to Lloyd without fear of a negative response, and he always had this way of being able to console me. I guess I fell truly in love with him after he came to talk to me before making the pact with volt." Sheena said, her eyes closed, remembering Lloyd. In a way, I was jealous of Sheena, having found her love so easily. We continued to talk like this until Colette, Raine and Presea found us, and decided to have a 'girls night out'.

I woke up the following morning with a bad hangover, Sheena and I…had a little drinking contest, luckily the wedding wasn't for another two days so we could afford a bit of a rest. The next days pass by quickly, although it felt like eternity for Sheena.

Luin looked like a madhouse though, the mayor, Pietro was doing a great job keeping everything in order. He wanted to this to be the landmark historical event that marked the beginning of the golden days of Luin, he was right though. This marriage would start a golden age of peace and prosperity.

Next Chapter-The actual wedding

Celsius: Why do I sound differently at the end from the beginning?
CT: Well, you sound cuter and better towards the end!
Celsius: Stop trying to flatter me!
CT: you know you like it!
Celsius: Well, er… -breaks Efreet's arms-
Efreet: ……
CT: Maybe I should stop hitting on her…might kill Efreet...
Celsius: So that's it! Your trying to hit on me!
CT: er, -looks around- -runs-
Celsius: funny, I was going to give him a kiss…more fun for me! -chases after CT-