Alrighty, thanks for the reviews, they help alot.
Also, so that nobody will be confused, i'v got alittle something inmind about the Devil's Arms.
And for all those that are with me on the SheenaxLloyd couple, this chapter will be about them.
Just as a reward for the reveiwers.
Also, iv enabled the anonymous reviews, just so you all know.
Next chapter, lets go.
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" After we pick up Presea, who next?" asked Genis.
Raine thought about that for a second. "Well, Altamira is the closest, so that would be Regal. Then well head to Meltokio to pick up Zelos and Colette. Besides, its getting dark, and we need a place to spend the night."
"I wonder how Colette's study's are going. I really hope she's keeping Zelos inline." said Genis.
Lloyd listen'd with only half an ear toward the conversation. He was still dealing with the shock of the eruption from two days before. They had stopped at acouple of new villages to find out where their group had gone off to. What happend back there? What if it happens again, and inside a city or village? How am I going to stop it. Dam, I hate when these things pop up. Man, I wish Kra...dad were here, he'd know what to do.
Lloyd was still in thought when Sheena flew to his side. "Hey, Lloyd, something wrong?" she asked, startling him.
"You mean besides me destroying a mile of forest in the spand of a few seconds without even knowing what was happining and with no control what-so-ever with two swords that where supposed to be just swords and an exphere that wont say what happend?" he said, giving her a smirk "Im fine." Then he looked back down at the forest below him.
"You know, what happend-" started Sheena
"Wasnt my fault. I know, I know. I keep telling myself that but...it just hasnt sunk in yet."finished Lloyd.
"You act like you destroyed Sybac or killed someone." said Sheena, with a bit of concern in her voice.
Lloyd thought about that for a second before he sighed, " I...I dont know how to explain it. I feel like...iv unlocked something. Like...something is just...growing...or seething inside me, just waiting to come out. I dont know what to do. I wish dad where here. Maybe he would beable to know something about this."
"Maybe, but...you know if you need help with it...I could...help you." blushed Sheena.
Lloyd looked at her with a quizzicly. "How?"
"Well, since iv made pacts with the Summon Spirits, iv had there power inside me all this time. I can feel what they feel in a ways. Maybe if I tell you how I handled it it might help you."
"Sure, I could use that. Lets talk about this later tonight. I dont want to get everybody else worried. And please dont tell anybody else about this. I...dont want them dragged into it." said Lloyd.
"Sure, it will be just me and you." said Sheena. She looked away, trying to hide the smile on her face, but Lloyd saw it, and gave her a smile of his own.
A few minuets later they saw Ozette in the distance. When they got closer they saw that alot of the homes and shops had been rebuilt. The people had done a good job at rebuilding. They found a spot near the inn too land, which didnt go unnoticed. All the villagers that had seen there landing gatherd around to see who had come in.
"Back away people coming threw." stated Raine as she drew her wingpack to bring back there Rhiards. Even though the people heard her, they didnt move. They where too exited that visitors had come to there "village out in the boun docks" as Zelos would have said.
For some reason, Lloyd got real angry for the villagers not listning. "She said, back away!" yelled Lloyd, who was starting to draw his blades. The villagers suddenly stopped, then started to back away.
"Lloyd!" yelled Raine, "What are you doing!"
Lloyd stopped, then resheathed his swords, and walked away in the direction of the tree-top canopy. Genis was dumbfounded while Sheena just stared.
"What...just happend?" asked Genis.
"Im not sure. I'v never seen Lloyd get so mad at such a trivial thing." answerd Raine.
Sheena just stared at where Lloyd had wanderd off to. Now what was that all about, she wonderd.
Sheena didnt get to think about it for long when she heard a voice behind her.
"Hello my friends, it has been awhile." said Presea.
"Hello Presea, your looking well." answerd the Professor.
"Thank you, you do as well."
"H..h...hi Pre...Presea." stammerd Genis. "How are...you?"
"I am well, thank you for asking." said Presea.
"You've done a nice job on Ozette, its looking more livily then it did a few months ago." commeted Sheena.
"Thank you, I have done my best under these conditions." said Presea. "It is alittle difficult with this people not knowing what they are doing, but regular visits from Regal make it managable. But enough of this discussion. Lets go to my place and continue there."
"Sure, ill be right there, just give me a minute." said Sheena. Presea nodded and walked off with Raine and Genis. Sheena turned around and headed up to the canopy to see what was wrong with Lloyd. When she reached the wooden canopy Lloyd wasnt there. Dam, now where could he have gone off too? thought Sheena.
"Up here." said Lloyd.
Sheena looked up to find that he was standing on a tree branch at the top of the tree, which was about thirty feet above her.
"Get your rear down here before you hurt yourself!" Yelled back Sheena. He only looked at her with bemusment, then continued looking at the sunset.
"You dont have to yell, I can hear you just fine, and im not ging to hurt myself." Lloyd pointed to his back. "Wings, remember?"
Sheena had forgotten that he had his angle hearing ability and wings. So if he wasnt going to come down, she'd just have to go up. She started to climb, but it was harder then it looked. She was about nearly there when she lost her grip and started to fall. She didnt fall more than a few inch's when a strong had grabbed ahold of her's and pulled her up. Dam, why do I always have to be so clumsy, she thought. When she open'd her eyes Lloyd was looking at her in concern.
"Are you ok?" he asked worridly.
"Yah, im fine, just alittle clumsy, thanks for catching me." she said, trying to get her heart rate undercontrol.
It was then that they both noticed that Lloyd was still holding her hand. They both blushed crimson and let go fast. Lloyd leand back against the tree, trying to get his blush under control. It was then that he reliezed that he liked holding her hand. When he thought about it, he liked it whenever he was around her. Before he could think about it anymore, Sheena had changed the subject.
"So, what happend back there? Why did you get so mad?" she asked.
He thought about that for a second. "I..dont know. It just felt like I needed to get out some anger. Which I dont know where it came from. And I am frustrated." he replied.
"With what?" she asked, though she already knew that answer. She just felt that it was better that he get it off his chest while he could.
"Well, for starts, a knight shows up trying to wreak my life and give me more questions then I already need and ruin my trip with you to destroy the exphere's, Abyssion pops up again, my swords a crazy, my exphere wont give me any answers, and iv got this power inside me that's hard to keep under wraps. And to top things off, those damn people wont listen when we ask them to simply move!" said a very frustrated Lloyd. To get out some of his frustration he punched the tree. To Sheena's surprise, his hand actually smashed threw the tree, with his hand going about halfway through. Lloyd pulled his hand out and lean'd back against the tree, as if nothing had happend.
"Lloyd...have you been working out?" asked a flabergasted Sheena.
"I told you, iv got this power inside of me that wont keep under wraps, so it find's other ways of coming out." yelled Lloyd, who was getting angry again for no reason. He was getting angry more easly now then he had been, and he couldnt understand why.
Sheena had a hurt look on her face and thought that it would be best to leave him alone. She started to leave when Lloyd noticed.
"Where you going?" he asked, with a note of regret and...lonlyness? in his voice.
"Back down. You seem like you want some time alone." she said.
"No no! Please dont leave. Your the only one that I can rely on right now! Dont go..." he said in desperation. He had been feeling this anger all day and he wanted someone to talk to desperitly about it, too let it flow away from him. "Im sorry if I sounded angry, it wasnt directed to you."
Sheena looked back at Lloyd and saw, for the first time, that he was about to cry. That was when she got really concern'd for him. She'd never seen him like this. Genis had told her how mad he had gotten when Mithos had taken over her body, but she thought that was an exageration. Now she knew it was true.
"Lloyd..."
"Somethings happining...I dont know what...it just feels like..im becoming something else." said Lloyd.
Sheena walked back up to him and hugged him gently. "Lloyd...just so you know...you will always be the same Lloyd that I met back in Luin."
Lloyd paused for a moment, then hugged her back. "Thanks...Sheena...I...know this might sound a bit corny...but your the only one I can really count on right now. Thanks for being you."
Sheena smiled when he said this, feeling like she really belonged with him, but didnt know quite how to say it. Lloyd was feeling the same way, and he finally felt like he could rest easy, for atleast one night. What he didnt notice was the his esphere was glowing again, but this time the was a tinge of red in it.
"Lloyd! Sheena! Where are you?" said a voice from below them. They let go of eachother with regret and looked down to see that Genis was looking for them.
"Shall we?" asked Lloyd.
"Lets." smiled Sheena. And with that Lloyd sprouted his wings, grabbed Sheena by the waste, and glided down to Genis. They landed softly behind him, which startled him. Lloyd drew back his wings, not noticing that they had started to change theire color from gental blue to an even red. Lloyd let go of Sheena, but not before Genis raised an eyebrow.
Before he could say any smart-ass commit, Sheena said, "Shall we get back to Presea's?"
"Yah, thats why I came to get you two." said Genis, who was blushing at the mere name of Presea.
As the three of them reached that house, Lloyd put on a smile to hid the thoughts that were racing in his mind. Most of the were about Sheena, but a very small part was on something entirly different. Since most of his thoughts were on Sheena, he didnt notice the thoughts of power, hatred, and...death that were growing.
When the door closed, a figure appear'd from the bush's.
"So...it has already begune. Damn, this is too soon, she wont be ready to handle what's instore for her in the future. An I doubt that hewill beable to handle the transformation like Kratos thinks. That guy puts too much faith in those kids. I bet they wont even beable to handle the first parts of the transformation." the figure sighs deeply. "Well, it seems im going to have to speed up my own plans." And with that the blue hair'd figure fanished in a sparkle of light. Unbenoest to him, two other figures where watching the house, one of evil energy, the other of loving energy. Nither knew of the other's precence, so they thought they were alone.
The evil one smiled. "So...it has started. Good. I can use this. Now all I have to do is find where they hid my master's spirit and I will be free. I have too hurry thought, that kid's time of weakness wont be for long." With that announcment, the evil one walked away quitly.
The loving energy spoke as well. "So, the power has been activated. This can be either good news or bad. I hope those two have hearts powerfull enough to avoid the evil. But I turst and have faith in them. Kratos did a good job in helping those two get close. It seems I will have to make my presence known soon." And with that the Spirit disappeared in a small glow of light.
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Alright, there you guys go.
A SheLloyd chapter just for you.
It took me alittle while to figure out how to put my thoughts down in writing, so sorry about the wait.
Im aiming for a fight scene in the next chapter, so be ready.
Thank you all agian for reading.