The voice of Tethe'alla's Chosen broke Lloyd free from his reverie.

"Hey Lloyd. C'mere a sec." Lloyd paused a moment before walking over to where Zelos was relaxing.

"What's up, Zelos?" Lloyd asked, curiosity apparent in his voice. The red-headed Chosen didn't talk to him much, but Lloyd liked him.

"I noticed you were looking at Sheena." Lloyd turned crimson. He shook his head feverently, trying to come up with an excuse.

"It's OK, Lloyd. In all honesty I knew you liked her ever since Volt."

"Has it been that obvious?" Lloyd asked; still a bit embarrassed.

"Well, to me it was. But I kinda pick up on these kind of things more than others. I don't know if anyone else picked up on it or not."

"You're not mad? I thought you liked Sheena."

"I think she's beautiful, yes. Do I think I actually have a chance with her? No way. She's enamored with you, bud."

"Enamored?" Lloyd's confusion shone through. Zelos sighed a little before chuckling.

"Sheena is pretty much head over heels for you, Lloyd. Take advantage of it and tell her how you feel. Even if she doesn't return the feelings, at least it will be off your chest." Zelos grabbed Lloyd's shoulders and spun him around and gave him a push back towards Sheena.

"And they call me an idiot," he said, chuckling lightly to himself.

Back at the fire, Sheena watched Zelos and Lloyd talk.

"I wonder what they're talking about," she thought to herself. "If that stupid Chosen messes up the chance I have with Lloyd. I'll kill him." Lloyd was coming back at this point, so Sheena busied herself to look like she hadn't been watching. The temptation was too much though. She couldn't help but ask.

"What'd Zelos want?"

"Huh? Oh, um, he was just pointing out, um, the, uh, sunset." Lloyd blushed furiously. He had been thinking about how to tell her about his feelings, but being this close to her made him nervous.

"It took that long to tell you about the sunset?" she asked, detecting the lie in his voice. Lloyd avoided her eyes..

"Well, um, there were some other things too. Just random stuff. That's all." Determined to get the truth out, Sheena tried to call his bluff.

"I don't believe you for a second. Tell me what he…"

"Hey, Genis! What's up? How's it going? Oh, you're doing homework? Um, can I join?" Knowing he wouldn't be able to lie to her anymore, and trying to avoid an awkward conversation, Lloyd found a way out of the conversation. In the middle of his mathematics though, he decided he had to tell her that night.