1Okay, I'm glad that everyone enjoyed the last chapter. Now, I think I'll bring the drama down a bit and have a bit of humor. I'm not very good at humor so bear with me. Anyway, the church will wait till the next chapter. I think that they are all just going to relax in Meltokio for the day after all of the fighting which could result in some odd experiences. Anyway, please enjoy and Happy New Year!

Chapter 12: Meltokio

The group left Heimdall for Meltokio the next day on the Rheihards. When they got there, they all decided to head for Zelos' mansion to decide what to do next. As they walked the streets of Meltokio, the began to notice people stopping in the streets and staring at them.

"Why are they all staring at us?" Lloyd asked as he glanced around nervously.

"I really don't know, but I got this kind of reaction when I first arrived back and told the story about our journey," Zelos said.

"People actually know about everything that went on?" Storm asked.

"Yeah, didn't you know that? People all over Symphonia know about our group," Genis replied, shocked that both Storm and Kratos hadno idea that their quest was famous already.

"Great, another legend that I'm going to be in," Kratos muttered under his breath.

They continued to walk down the streets when they noticed that people were beginning to follow them in what was becoming a small mob. Suddenly, they heard someone yell out over the crowd.

"That IS them! It's the heroes of Symphonia!"

The large group, especially all the women in the group, began to scream as they ran like a stampede toward the terrified members of the team. Lloyd and the others began to run away from the mad group of people, but soon hit a dead end and they were surrounded by screaming fans.

"Lloyd! Oh my Martel, it's actually Lloyd Irving, and look I'm touching him!" were just a few of the cries women began to scream as they surrounded the swordsman.

Zelos was soon swamped with women who all wanted a piece of the red-head. Storm noticed this and made her way over towards him.

"Zelos, would you go on a date with me? I love you so much," one girl shouted as she tried to get her hands on the ex-Chosen.

Storm stepped in between the woman and Zelos and gave her best death glare. "Excuse me, but he's already spoken for. If I were you I'd leave now because if you touch him you, won't be able to stand on your legs for weeks. Oh, and that's not a bluff!" Storm said angrily.

"Who are you to threaten me!" the woman demanded.

"Back off hunny, don't push me," Storm replied.

"Try me," the woman threatened.

"Bring it on, but don't go crying for your mommy when I thrash you," Storm said as she prepared to knock the woman back with a blast of mana.

Zelos pulled her back quickly and tried his best to prevent anyone from getting injured by Storm. "Storm, relax. I wouldn't go out with any of them. I wouldn't even dream of doing that because I have you," Zelos said as he turned Storm away from the woman.

Storm looked over and saw that her father was being swarmed by a herd of fangirls. (I was probably in the mix somewhere) Kratos had no idea how to deal with all the women who were all fawning over him. Storm knew how to take care of the problem quickly as she walked through the large crowd and came over towards the women.

"Hey! That's just weird! You are not going out with my father! What! Do you actually think that you want to be me and Lloyd's stepmother? No, even if you did, I wouldn't allow it. So get lost, all of you!" Storm yelled to the group of women.

Suddenly, Storm was surrounded by a large group of men who only wanted a piece of her. She began to really get angry as she felt a couple of them touch her in places she was not comfortable with.

"Hey you jerk! Get off of me!" Storm yelled at whoever was touching her in the mob.

"Come on baby, you know you like it," one of the men replied.

That was the last straw for Storm as she decided to take care of the whole pesky group by using her Outburst attack to knock them all away. She walked away as she saw that all the men who lying on the ground in pain. She walked over to Zelos and grabbed his hand.

"You know, you're really scary when you're jealous," he said.

"When someone pisses me off I feel as if they need to learn their lesson," Storm replied.

After fighting their way through the rest of Meltokio they finally managed to make it to Zelos' mansion after the Papal Knights (now good guys) came to break up the mob. Once inside, the group decided that the rest of the day would be devoted to relaxation since none of them really wanted to venture out onto the streets again. Zelos and Storm; however, decided to take advantage of the opportunity to be alone and decided to venture back into downtown Meltokio. Zelos knew all of the secret ways around the town, and where a lot of the less congested areas were, so he decided to take Storm around the town.

They got out and went on what you could probably consider their first date. Zelos took Storm to a very exclusive and expensive restaurant where he knew that they could be alone. They enjoyed each other's company for a long time and for the first time in her life, Storm felt truly happy. She felt that whenever she was with Zelos she could be herself and that she was actually carefree.

After they left the restaurant, they walked down the streets of Meltokio as the crowds began to go back for the night. Unfortunately, there was someone else following the couple who would break the peace they were enjoying.

"Storm..." a voice behind the couple said as they turned around.

Behind them was Forcystus and he looked different than before. He didn't look as if he came to fight, in fact it didn't even seem as if he was sent by someone else.

"Forcystus? What are you doing here?" Storm asked.

"Now, is that anyway to greet me after all the years we've been together? You know, I don't recall you ever acting like that with me," he said as he pointed to Zelos.

"That's because I hated your guts, and I never wanted to be with you," Storm replied.

"What is he talking about?" Zelos asked.

"You didn't even tell him about us?" Forcystus asked, with a hint of sarcasm in his voice.

"That's because there never was any, 'us,' Forcystus. We were just a couple that Mithos forced together," she replied.

"You can say that, but I think that there was more to it than that," Forcystus replied.

"Well, you were dreaming about that then, because I sure as hell don't remember there being anything else there," Storm replied.

"You two used to go out together?" Zelos asked.

"Not just go out, we were engaged," Forcystus replied.

"What! Does your father know about this? Zelos asked.

"No, and I don't think it's really important that he finds out about things that never happened anyway. Mithos wanted to pair me up with someone. Me, because I was unique and I was powerful. He put me with this loser because he was a Desian hero. I guess he thought he could have more little fighters that he could raise. It's kind of disgusting if you think about it," Storm replied.

"Oh come on, I think that it's a great idea," Forcystus replied as he came over and placed a hand on Storm's shoulder causing Storm to reel back in disgust as if she would get a rare disease from him.

"Don't touch her!" Zelos threatened Forcystus as hebacked away from Storm.

"Why didn't you ever tell me about this," Zelos asked.

"Well, because I was embarrassed about something I forced into doing. Besides, you haven't told me about all the relationships you've had, and quite frankly I don't care to hear about them all. Don't worry about it, nothing happened between us and nothing ever will," Storm replied.

"Fine, but don't come crawling back to me when you are getting beaten by Pronyma, I could have saved you," Forcystus said as he walked away from the couple.

Storm, looked down at the ground at the ground and began to tear up. She tried to hide her emotions from Zelos but he lifted her chin up and gazed into her eyes.

"Hey, what did I tell you about your emotions? If you feel like crying, then go ahead and cry all you want," Zelos said as he wiped the tears from her face. "I'm not too worried about what happened between you guys, it's all right."

Storm buried her face in his chest and she began to cry as she remembered the horrible times she had had with Forcystus back in Cruxis. Zelos gently rubbed her back and let her release all of her emotion.

The couple arrived back at Zelos' mansion very late that night and walked in after everyone else had gone to bed. Zelos had Storm sit down on the couch in the parlor as he went to get her some hot chocolate so the two could talk a little before going to bed themselves. Zelos came back and sat next to her on the couch. The two sat in silence for a while before Zelos finally broke the tension.

"Storm, I have to tell you something," Storm looked up at him as he looked at the wall ahead of him, not daring to look her in the eyes, "Since I've met you, I've changed so much. My life once held no worth, no purpose. You made me realize that no matter how horrible life seems that there are also so many good things as well. Without you, I wouldn't be here today. You've allowed me to become the kind of person that I've always hidden under my mask. And for all of that, I thank you. Storm, what I'm trying to say is that you mean so much to me that I really want to be with you forever. I love you so much," Zelos said.

"Zelos...," Storm whispered, "You have no idea what you've done for me. When I was away from you, I felt as if I was missing a part of myself. Thanks to you I've learned that it is okay to let out my emotions, instead of always hiding them behind my own mask. Zelos, I love you too and I want to be with you, and only you," Storm replied.

Zelos looked into her eyes which were filling up with tears. They weren't the tears of sadness that he had seen so many times. These were tears of happiness and a smile spread over her face as she wrapped her arms around his neck pulling him on top of her as she laid on the couch. Storm pulled Zelos even closer as she kissed him passionately on the lips. Soon, though Storm broke the kiss as she decided to finally get up to bed before her father came looking for her. The two still weren't ready to tell Kratos about their relationship.

Zelos walked Storm up to her room and they began to kiss again at the door, but Storm finally pulled herself away from him as she walked into her room. That night, Storm actually slept straight through the night, free of any nightmares.

Well, that's the Storm/Zelos a lot of people have been begging me for. I hope it was okay, and I know that my humor kind of sucks but everyone will get over that eventually right? Okay, please read and review.