The chosen woke up the next morning and gently pried himself from Sheena's grip. He smoothed her hair and she made a small yawning noise. Zelos smiled and stooped down to give her a small kiss on the cheek before he got up and picked out clothes. When he came out of the bathroom after getting changed he saw Sheena's barely awake eyes staring at him.
"Good Morning, Hunny." He said in a sing song voice.
"Don't call me that" Was her only response. Zelos started to comb his hair in the mirror and he could see Sheena's reflection rolling over in the bed attempting to fall back asleep.
"Looks like somebody's tired." Zelos said and then walked over to the bed and sat down. He put his hand on what he thought was probably sheena's shoulder but he couldn't tell because she was completely under the covers. "How about I'll bring the kids home and you can get some rest? Sound good?"
"Thank you Zelos." She grumbled from under the covers.
"See you in a while then." He said rubbing her shoulder through the covers before getting up and leaving.
"Good morning, Chosen!" He was greeted by the young boy when he reached the bottom of the stairs. "Where is Mrs. Chosen?"
"She's upstairs in bed." Zelos said simply.
"You're going to let her sleep late?" The girl asked, making her presence known.
"Yes. She's not a morning person… and she's cute when she sleeps." Zelos explained and started walking into the living room. "And she needs her rest. We're going to have a boy a little older than you two to take care of for a while."
"Chosen Junior?" the little boy asked.
Zelos chuckled "No, you know I don't have a son. Its friend's little brother. She's away on important business so Sheena agreed to take care of him for her."
"The half elf?" The girl asked sounding interested.
"Yes. But I don't see why that should matter or not." Zelos said a bit scolding. "Well, I guess we should get you two home."
"What about Mrs. Chosen? Won't she get frighten if he wakes up and no ones home?" The little boy asked sounding concerned.
"No, she'll be fine. And just to make sure…" Zelos humored the child "Sebastian!"
The butter came out of the kitchen "Yes, master Zelos."
"If the mistress if the house wakes up and I'm not home yet make sure she's alright." Zelos said winking at the boy who smiled and added.
"You should bring Mrs. Chosen breakfast." He suggested happily.
"I will make sure that Miss Sheena has everything she needs." He played along. He bowed and left the room.
"You see, He'll take good care of Sheena upon my absence." Zelos nodded and lead the way out of the house.
When they were on the street a women ran up to them "Chosen! I heard that you were married! Is that true?"
"Yes, my rosebud. I'm sorry but the rumors were true." Zelos said politely.
"Oh." The women didn't even try to hide her disappointment "Where is your wife now?" She asked suspiciously and peered around. It was as if she thought Zelos was playing some sort of prank.
"I do believe that she is still slumbering in my bed." Zelos said suavely.
"Oh." The girl said sounding even more disappointed. "Congratulations."
Zelos sensed the bitterness in her tone. "Don't worry Hunny. I think I heard that someone has a crush on you." He said sing-songily.
"Oh! Don't tell me who! I want to be surprised!" She said happily and began to rush off "Good bye Chosen!"
"Good bye and good Luck." Zelos called after her with a smile. He then felt a pull at his pant leg "Hmm?"
"Chosen, do you and Mrs. Chosen ever fight?" The little boy asked.
"Yes. We fight all the time." Zelos smiled then added "But that doesn't mean we don't love each other."
"You fight about girls right?" The girl said knowingly.
"Sometimes. Why?" Zelos was starting to feel concerned for his little friend.
"Well, you're always flirting." The girl said plainly.
"Yes. But Sheena's my favorite hunny." Zelos explained "None of the other girls really matter. They're just for fun and to annoy Sheena."
"Why do you like to annoy her?" The boy asked.
"I dunno, I guess because she pays more attention to me if I'm bothering her." Zelos said thoughtfully.
"Maybe she would pay attention to you if you were nice to her." The boy suggested unsurely.
"She said she liked you best." The girl added distractedly.
"Hmm? Likes me best?" Zelos asked suddenly very alert.
"Yeah, I asked her last night when she tucked us in. She said that she liked you best or else she wouldn't marry you." The girl said rather blandly.
"Oh." Zelos sounded kind of confused. By this time they had reached the door to the children's house. "Well, you know where to find me if you need me."
"Bye Chosen." The girl said.
"Bye Bye. Tell Mrs. Chosen and 'Bastian I said bye!" The little boy said and hugged Zelos.
"Alright." Zelos chuckled and gave the boy a small hug in return.
As Zelos walked home he stopped and picked some flowers. They were purple and reminded him of Sheena. He hummed happily as he walked.
Meanwhile Sheena was waking up. "Zelos!" She called tiredly "Zelos! Come in here!"
"Master Zelos is out at the moment, Miss Sheena. Or should I say Mrs. Chosen?" Sebastian from outside the door. There was a bit of dry sarcasm to his voice.
"No, not you too, Sebastian…" Sheena whined. "Zel, is out? Oh yeah... the kids."
"Is there anything I can help you with?" Sebastian asked.
"No. I'm fine. Its just a bit cold in here and I was going to ask Zelos to go get me a change of clothes." Sheena said still in bed.
"I could fetch them for you, Miss Sheena." Sebastain offered.
"Thank you." Sheena said getting out of bed. She quickly found one of Zelos's robes and put it on. She then lay on the bed and to wait until Sebastian got back with some clothes.
"Sebastian!" the red-headed man of the house called as he entered "Is Sheena up yet?"
"Yes, she just woke up. I'm fetching some clothes for her now." The butler said his hand on the doorknob to Sheena's room.
"Oh, I can do that." Zelos said running up the stairs and beating Sebastian to the door. "Leave it to me."
"As you wish." Sebastian said and headed down stairs to the kitchen.
Zelos quickly picked out some clothes from Sheena's drawer and then went down the hall. Without knocking he opened the door and walked in.
Sheena was laying on the bed wearing his robe, her eyes were closed and she looked half asleep.
"I see you've made yourself at home, Sheena, my love." Zelos said smiling "And that robe looks better on you than it ever did on me."
Sheena opened her eyes. "You should knock."
"It's my room, Hunny." Zelos informed her "I brought you some clothes. You should go change; we don't know when Genis will show up."
"Uh huh." Sheena said and got up pulling Zelos's robe tighter around her and grabbing the clothes he picked out. Zelos sat on the edge of the bed and waited for her to come out. She did a moment late carrying his robe in her hand. With out saying anything she hung it back up in his closet.
"Are you sleeping in here again tonight?" Zelos asked as Sheena moved tiredly arounf the room to the mirror.
"Why would I do that?" She asked as she combed her hair.
"That way the twerp could sleep in the guest room." Zelos reminded her.
"Why don't you let Genis sleep in your room?" She asked raising an eyebrow.
"Why don't you let him sleep in your's?" He asked laying down on the bed with his feet hanging over.
Sheena plopped down next to him "Well, I guess I can trust you… You didn't do anything last night… But Martel help me if you do, you'll be sleeping on the couch with a broken leg."
"Gotcha." He said and then rolled over onto his side a little so he could look at her. "What do you want to do until the twerp gets here?"
"I don't know… what ever you don't want to do." She said bitterly.
Zelos remembered what she had said last night and laughed. How could she say one thing and then another so quickly. And she used to call him moody. "I got picked these for you." He said handing her the flowers.
"Why?" She asked looking at them. She wouldn't say it but they were pretty.
"Because I love you and I can't get you out of my mind." He said plainly with a smirk on his face.
Sheena didn't say anything but she sniffed the flowers and gave a small smile which she quickly hid. That was thanks enough for Zelos. He got up and looked down at Sheena who was still lazing on the bed playing with the flowers. "do you hate me for last night?" He asked.
"Yes. It was a stupid thing to do. Now, every one will think I'm your wife unless we have a fake divorce." She said sounding zoned out.
"I don't want to fake divorce you. I want to stay together and fake be in love and fake grow old with you." Zelos joked with his back turned to Sheena.
"Someone will figure out you were lying eventually." Sheena stated as she stood up.
"Maybe if you fake loved me back…" He suggested with a seductive smirk on his face.
"I'm no good at pretending…" Sheena said as she walked a bit closer to him. Her face was hard to read.
"Then we don't have to pretend." Zelos said and pulled Sheena up to him and kissed her on the mouth. She was too shocked to punch him.
"Woah." Said a young half elf as he appeared in the door way. "You should really try shutting the door if you're going to do then when you're expecting house guest."
"Genis. You're here." Sheena said still in shock as she pushed Zelos off of her.
"Glad to see you got here alright." Zelos added, smiling at the fact he wasn't a bloody pulp on the floor.
"Dinner is served." Sebastian called from down stairs.
"Good. I haven't eaten all day." Sheena said and started walking downstairs. The boys followed.
They ate dinner pretty much in silence. Awkward silence. Genis mentioned a few things about how his sister was doing but that was all.
When they had finished eating they went out into the living room. Genis let out a little yawn. "You'll be sleeping in the guest room, Genis." Sheena told him and ruffled his hair.
"Where will you be?" He asked her suspiciously.
"Zelos's room." She told him a bit hesitantly.
"And where is Zelos going to sleep?" Genis questioned raising an eyebrow.
"… Zelos's room" Sheena said with a pause.
"…no way." Genis said in shock "Are you feeling ok Sheena? Do you have a fever?"
"I'm fine, Its just" Sheena started to explain but was stopped by Zelos who covered her mouth and hugged her with his free hand.
"We got married!" He said using his sing song tone, again.
Sheena bit his hand "We did not!" She then kicked him.
"Well, not technically but…" Zelos said and didn't finish.
"But nothing you stupid chosen." Sheena said angrily.
Before they started really fighting Genis rolled his eyes "I'm too tired for this. See you guys in the morning."
"Good night." Zelos said as Genis headed up the stairs.
"I think I'm going to bed too." Sheena said and followed the half elf.
"I'll come too, then." Zelos said and followed suit.
Genis went into the guest room and Sheena and Zelos went into Zelos's room. "You can get changed first." He told her and he sat down and took off his shoes while Sheena got changed in the bathroom.
When she was in her pajamas he went into the bathroom and got changed. When he came back Sheena was sprawled across the bed face down. "I'm not tired…" she admitted.
"I know what we could do to pass the time." He said suggestively.
"Pervert!" Sheena yelled and threw a pillow at him.
"Sheeeeeeeena!" He said catching the pillow and then plopping on the bed next to her. "I was going to say I could braid your hair." He lied.
"You know how to braid hair?" She laughed and looked up at him.
"I used to braid Seles's hair when we were kids. It's not hard." He shrugged and reached over to his bedside table and got a brush. "Here, sit up."
Sheena obeyed and Zelos turned her so she had her back facing him and started brushing her hair.
"Wow, it doesn't hurt at all. I didn't think you'd be so gentle…" Sheena said surprised that Zelos could work the comb through her tangled hair.
"What can I say, I have the gentle hands of a healer." He smiled and brushed her hair softly, little by little. He was purposely taking more time than he needed to. Once he had all of the knots out he made two equal braids, one on each side of her head.
"You're good at that…" Sheena admitted as she looked into the hand mirror from the nightstand. He undid the braids and combed her hair through again. After he had combed it again he put the brush down and started rubbing Sheena's shoulders.
She pulled away "Zelos!"
"Sheeeeeeeeeeena" He said pulling her into his reach again "You're very tense. You'll never be able to sleep."
"Alright…" Sheena said reluctantly and let him start to rub her shoulders again. She leaned her head back. She could feel him loosening her muscles. She unintentionally let out a little gasp.
"Does that feel good, Sheena hunny?" Zelos asked with a laugh. She blushed. "Lay down."
"What! No." Sheena said but didn't pull away.
"Come on." He said and pushed her onto her stomach. "I'll give you a full massage."
"I dunno…" She said and tried to move.
"Sheeeeeeeeeena." He whined and held onto her arm.
"Alright, just watch your hands." Sheena warned.
Zelos then straddled her. She immediately tried to get out from under him. "Just relax. I'll watch my hands." She held still after that. Zelos rubbed her shoulders a bit more before moving to her back. She had closed her eyes and started to relax.
"I'm not even going to ask how you got so good at this…" Sheena said dreamily "I don't think I want to know."
Zelos laughed and moved down her back a little more. He found a spot where she had some tension and started working it out. This caused Sheena to jump a little which was difficult due to the fact Zelos was sitting on her. Zelos gave a small laugh. He moved his hands down a little bit more. She was starting to shift with his movements and make small incomprehensible noises to signal what felt good and what didn't. Zelos started to move his hands down to her lower back. Sheena then snapped herself out of it.
"Off." She demanded as if he was a dog who had climbed onto the sofa.
"But I didn't even do anything bad, yet!" Zelos protested.
"Exactly. Let's quit while we're ahead." She said and pushed him off of her. She then climbed under the covers.
Zelos did the same on the other side of the bed. "You said 'quit while we're ahead'. Does that mean you like the massage?" Zelos asked confidently.
"Don't flatter yourself." Sheena said drolly and yawned "But it did make me sleepy…" She admitted and closed her eyes.
"The faster you get to sleep the faster you can have fond dreams of me." Zelos jested.
"I said quit while you're ahead…" Sheena said and then drifted off the sleep.
Zelos laughed and then looked at Sheena for a moment before wrapping his arms around her sleeping form. Chances were they would have woken up like this anyway.