Love At First Sight: A Fanfic by Gyppy

Timeline: Based 3 years after "For Your Lost Time"

Summary: Presea is in love with Genis, and admitted it three years before; however, the two had been separated for some time, and Presea's love for Genis is fading. Can she really continue to trust him after all she's been through these past few years?

A mysterious human suddenly attacks Symphonia one day, and Presea meets up with Genis to see if he and Raine can go and fight this foe with her. This fanfic is based in the time that their fight with this foe is occurring. The human's name? Nyfara.

Disclaimer: I do not own Tales of Symphonia or Namco. This fanfic is my idea, and Nyfara is my character.

Author's Note: FYI, Genis and Presea are both (physically) 15 in this fic, as it's based 3 years after the game, and Genis was 12 in the game.

Thank you very much for the reviews.

And yeah, I know I'm rushing this, but I get inspired very easily. Hence why I even started writing this fic.

Chapter 3: Hugs and Kisses

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Three hours after the group had set up camp, Presea decided to check on Genis, who had been asleep since they had finished setting up.

She quickly discovered he was still asleep; however, she decided to sit nearby and watch him, taking in that wonderful appearance she loved so much. He was like her shining beacon of light in the darkness of the night; she loved how he cared so much for her and looked after her even though she was so much older than him.

As she continued to watch him, he slowly awoke, sitting up and looking at her.

"Oh, hello, Presea," Genis said. "It's nice to see you're well."

"I could say the same of you," Presea said, smiling. "I see no need to fear with you around."

"Thanks, Presea," Genis said, smiling. "Say, you think we could spend a little time together?"

"Of course," Presea replied, wrapping her arms around Genis' neck and drawing him close. "I wouldn't mind spending an eternity with you."

"Yeah," Genis said, returning the gesture. "Let's stay together forever."

They shared this embrace for some time, simply enjoying each other's warmth. After a while, Presea turned her head off to the western sky.

"The sun is setting," she said softly. "Isn't it beautiful?"

Genis turned his head to watch the sunset, and said, "Yeah, it's really beautiful."

The two watched the sunset together for a while; after the last traces of orange and red had faded from the evening sky, they turned back to one another.

"Thank you for your generosity," Presea said.

"Don't worry about it," Genis said. "I'll do anything for you."

Presea smiled and pulled Genis into a kiss; like their first one, it was soft, but deeper than just a simple touching of lips. Genis blushed lightly at this display of kindness; however, as he always had in the past, he played along, just doing his part.

After a time, they broke apart, still gazing into each other's eyes.

"You know, you're really pretty," Genis said.

Presea mentally laughed, remembering a time from so long ago, and said, "Yes, I know... you have grown so handsome over these past few years."

"Aw, thank you," Genis said, his blush increasing.

Presea raised one hand to touch Genis' face; slowly, she let it drift back, and let it wander across the side of his head, finally stopping to rest at the back of his head. Then, she pulled his head close to her body, allowing his head to rest on her chest; he smiled softly, snuggling into her chest and closing his eyes.

Raine, of course, picked that time to wander off to where the two were; as her eyes fell upon the pair, she became absolutely furious.

"Hey, you two!" the half-elf shouted. "Now's not the time to be playing games!"

Presea looked up at Raine and shook her head, then calmly responded with, "We're not playing games. We're just enjoying one another."

"Oh, please..." Raine muttered, turning around. "I just cannot get those two to separate..."

After a short time, Genis slowly willed his head to rise.

"Thank you, Presea," he said softly. "You saved me from the wrath of my sister."

"You are welcome," Presea said, smiling.

Presea then proceeded to pull Genis into another kiss, this one deeper than their first; it quickly became passionate, and Genis was blushing madly. He was thinking of how good it felt to do this with her... then, his mind strayed into another realm entirely, and he turned purple.

Noticing this, Presea broke the kiss and asked him, "What's wrong?"

"Ah, nothing," he replied. "I was just... y'know, thinking about what we're going to do when we grow older..."

"I see what you mean," Presea said, grinning. "You're probably thinking about things us younger people shouldn't get involved with."

Genis nodded, unable to say anything.

Presea then pulled him back into a kiss, and they proceeded as they had before their little incident; however, after a while, they noticed how dark it was.

After breaking the kiss for a final time, Presea said, "We should be going to bed."

"Yeah, you're right," Genis said, looking up at the sky. "It's kinda late."

They then proceeded to part ways.

"Good night," Genis said, waving back at Presea.

"Same to you," Presea said, glancing back at him for a final time.

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The two awoke to the sound of an explosion and hysteric yelling.

Rising slowly out of bed, Genis muttered to himself, "Raine must've tried to cook again..."

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Author's Note: CUTE FLUFF WARNING! AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! We need way more of this type of stuff here on I'm telling you, GenisxPresea fluff is just not rampant enough for my tastes.

Oh, and in case you're wondering, Presea didn't have the funky dreams that night. One could assume it's because she spent so much time with Genis before bed and still had him on her mind as she was sleeping.