The POV's change a bit from first person to normal, so I hope no one gets too confused. -

lugiamania: oh yes he is.

Midnight Eclipse713: No! Don't hate Seles! She becomes a lot nicer! But I can see why you'd think so, don't worry though; I'll make her nicer…eventually.

Sunnigen: Tempting thought…but Seles may just attack Sheena again.

Suzu Fujibayashi: Yes…life doesn't always go as planned. The letter has no important significance. I got stories mixed up and thought it would hold importance but then realized I was thinking about the wrong fic. -

E.S. Simeon: Changed your name huh? Plot begins next chap I think…what's this I hear about you leaving the TOS section? You're mooncannon right?

Taishoku Yuri: I was thinking of a way to end it, and then it hit me! This was perfect…or so I thought.

Tiny black box

Sheena's POV

I can't believe that after all my hard work this wasn't even the stupid letter, "So then what is this anyways?"

Zelos peered over my shoulder, "Just something from one of my many admirers."

I scrunched up my nose, "What do you want me to do with it?"

"Doesn't matter." Zelos shrugged and walked towards the bedroom door, "I have to talk to Seles for a bit so you can get some rest, it's really late."

I walked up to him and pecked him on the cheek, "Yeah, I'm pretty tired."

Zelos grinned and quietly shut the door behind him

I yawned and stretched across the bed, finally able to get some sleep.

Normal POV

Zelos walked out into the garden with Seles in tow.

"So…" Seles began, kicking the grass with her foot, "What did you want to talk about?"

"…hmmm…" Zelos thought out his words carefully, "What do you think of Sheena?"

Seles snorted and plopped herself down on one of the patio chairs, "Isn't it obvious?"

Zelos turned around and sat on the edge of her chair, "Seriously, is Sheena that bad?"

"She's always bugging me…" Seles whined, "And…"

Zelos sighed but waited for her to continue, when she didn't he got up and started pacing about nervously, creating deep impressions in the soft grass.

"What's up with you?" Seles questioned sitting up on the chair, "You seem so fidgety."

"Uh…nothing."

Seles eyed him for a bit, willing him to go on.

Zelos cleared his throat and started again, "Sheena's not bad at all once you get to know her…she's really sweet…and sensitive."

Seles remained defiant, "Doesn't seem like it."

Zelos leaned down on the stretched out chair, settling on eye level with his sister, "You know, she wouldn't yell so much if you quit bugging her all the time."

"But…you're just…she's-never mind…" Seles looked down at the flower print below her, slightly embarrassed.

"What?"

"I said it's nothing."

Zelos got back up on his feet and started pacing about again, picking up random vases and setting them down again.

"Stop doing that." Seles demanded in a softer tone, "…You're making me dizzy Zelos."

"Okay…" He chewed on his bottom lip for a while, "So, are you willing to give Sheena a chance to prove she's not so mean?"

Seles fidgeted with the hem of her skirt, "I guess…but only if she will too!"

Zelos chuckled and ruffled up her hair, "I'm sure she will…that's gets me to my next question…"

Seles looked up at him and tilted her head to one side, but remained silent.

"Seles…how would-no…what-no…uh-okay…what would you think of Sheena…as an older sister?"

Her eyes widened but at the pleading look her brother was giving her, Seles lowered her head and thought for a moment, "This…is a bit sudden."

Zelos sighed and dropped down on a near by chair, then got up again, "I know it may seemed rushed to you but to me-"

Seles interrupted by waving her hands in front of his face, "Whoa…I thought it was just a question but you're actually getting somewhere with this aren't you?"

Zelos was quiet for a bit, unsure of what to say for quite a while, "Yes, but I need your answer first Seles."

The little girl jumped off the chair and went to sit beside Zelos, "I think…do sisters fight a lot?"

Zelos grinned and lightly pulled at her hair, "Do we fight?"

"…Yes." She answered uncertainly, "But you're not my sister…"

"Then there's your answer. You'll like Sheena as an older sister, I bet you two will have a completely different relationship." Zelos said ignoring her last words.

"If you say so." Seles smiled softly, "So where were you going with this again?"

Not completely satisfied with his position, Zelos got up and walked around so he was facing Seles, "...I'm going to ask her to…to…well…marry me."

Seles was stricken with shock, "W-wh-wh-wh-at?...What?"

"Yeah, you heard me." Gaining a little more confidence he stood up straighter, "Sheena's going to be my bride…if she accepts."

Seles opened and closed her mouth a couple times but settled for tightly hugging her brother, "I'm…I'm sure she'll say yes…"

Zelos was slightly taken aback by her sudden act of affection, patting her slowly on the back he smiled adoringly at her, "I hope so Seles…I really do."

She looked up at him with bright eyes, "When are you going to ask her?"

"I was planning for tomorrow actually…" Zelos said fingering a tiny back ring box.

"So you're really serious about Sheena huh?"

"Yeah…Seles…I really love her…"

Seles looked down and played with her hair, "Does Sheena…love you?"

Zelos peered down at her in thought, "I think she does. Well, my suspicions will all be cleared tomorrow."

"Oh…ummm…well- good luck." Seles let him go and jumped towards the glass door, "But-but…this doesn't mean I like her any better."

Zelos sighed, "Yeah, yeah. Just don't give Sheena too hard a time."

"Hmmp."

Sheena's POV

"Wakey, wakey…"

I groaned and rolled over in my sheets, "No…"

I knew that voice belonged to Zelos, he seemed strangely happy this morning…but I still refused to get up. I felt the bed move and I knew he had climbed in next to me.

I opened my eyes slowly and he kissed me softly, "Morning."

"Mmmm..." I moaned and laid my head on his chest, "Morning Zelos."

"You plan on getting up any time soon?" Zelos teased and gently pulled the blankets off me.

"No…but I don't think I can." I looked up at him and pleaded.

"Oh no you don't. It's nearly eleven…besides Seles said she has a surpise for us." Zelos picked me up and lightly placed me in the linked bathroom, "Now I don't suppose you need any help in there?"

I smiled awkwardly and kissed him, "Nope…pretty sure I can handle myself."

Zelos pouted but left me alone, "Alright, but if you change your mind I'll be down stairs."

I hurried in the bathroom and quickly changed into my day clothes, joining Zelos and Seles in the kitchen for breakfast.

"Something smells good." I commented as I sat down beside Zelos.

He put an arm around me and waved in the direction of his younger sister, "Seles decided to make us eggs."

"What for?" I asked and watched as she flipped them in the pan, all the while standing on a stool.

"No idea…when I got here she had already started."

I was going to reply but Seles arrived with plates of eggs and bacon, "It's done."

"I didn't know you could cook Seles." I admired the crisp bacon and sunny-side-up eggs that sat in my plate.

"Neither did I till this morning." Seles jumped into place and jabbed her fork straight in the center of the egg, "I just threw in random ingredients and-bam!-I got bacon and eggs."

"Interesting…" I looked at my plate with a hint of fright.

"Actually…they're pretty good." Zelos swallowed and stuck a piece of bacon in his mouth, "I really didn't think you had any cooking skills."

Seles glared at him for a bit but then softened her look, "At the abbey I had to fend for myself sometimes. So I kind of picked things up."

I chewed on a piece of egg, "Thanks Seles."

She looked tentatively at me, almost unsure of why I wasn't yelling for once, "…It's no big deal."

The rest of half the day passed by quietly with the starry twilight sky the only source of natural light.

"Hey Sheena." Zelos came in from behind me, "You want to take a walk or something?"

I turned to face him; he looked a bit nervous, "Sure."

Zelos led me to an area of Meltokio I wasn't familiar with, but none the less beautiful.

"Where are we?" I asked looking around the open area.

Green grass spread as far as the eye could see with tiny pink flowers decorating the sides of footpaths. In ceramic pots sat pink and white roses, some not fully bloomed. In the middle lay large bushes clipped into the figures of horses and great birds.

"Just a little place I used to come to as a kid." he answered leading me to a neat balcony east of the garden, "Surprisingly not many people know about it so I used to come here a lot to think."

I smiled up at him, "It so nice here…really quiet, I can see why you'd come here."

"Yeah." Zelos leaned against the railing in thought, "This was the only place I could actually hear myself think."

"I still can't believe the people born and raised here wouldn't know about this by now." I mused, "It does a good job of hiding itself way behind the castle."

Zelos turned to face me, "I guess that's part of the reason people don't come here. Hardly any of them ever go past the castle."

Minutes passed and Zelos grew more and more anxious.

"Zelos?" I asked lightly touching his arm, "Is something wrong?"

He cupped my cheek and smiled, "No, no. It's nothing."

I rested my head on his shoulder and he wrapped his arms around my waist.

"I love you." he murmured softly, tensing up a bit as he waited for me to answer.

"I love you too Zelos. But really, is something the matter? You seem so tense."

Still he shook his head and fingered his pocket, "Sheena, you have such kind eyes."

I blushed and looked down, "Thank you…"

He titled up my chin so I was looking at him directly. I felt myself grow even redder under his steady gaze. With my heart beating rapidly in it's spot I watched as he slowly dropped down to one knee and pulled out a tiny black box.

"Sheena, will you marry me?"

I think this one was a bit longer than my original chapters wow! My plot can finally begin…with the rest of the crazy crew!

Be a dear and don't forget to review! -