Lessons Chapter 10: Final Lesson, a tales of symphonia fanfic

Disclaimer:How many times do I have to say it, I don't own Tales of Symphonia!

I'm sorry the recent two chapters, (chap 8 and 9) needed a lot to be worked on, especially chapter 9, for I already realized that it is very boring and rather pointless.

The thing is, sometimes I think too much and when that happens I write needless things, this is the second to last chapter, so I won't mess it up! I promise!

Okay let's get this fic started shall we!

Lessons

Chapter 10: Final Lesson

As the metal staircase made its mechanical noise slowly extended from the Limo-Rheaird, hitting the dry sands of the Altimira entrance, two figures began to walk downwards on it.

"Ugh!" grunted a small white haired half-elf rubbing his eyes as he lifted his head up to see the morning rays of the rising Sun, "Where are you taking me Zelos?"

"Relax my under aged friend, I'm taking you to a place where I got everything I needed to impress my first ever date." said Zelos with his usual humorous pride.

"You mean how she was impressed to dumping you?" jeered Genis with his usual small eyes shaped like an upside-down-half-circle while landing his foot on the sand.

BAM!

Suddenly Genis was even shorter than Zelos as Zelos's palm placed all around Genis's now ruffled hair, "What's that punk?" asked a pissed, yet with his usual kidding-around attitude.

"Nothing…" whimpered Genis.

"Just remember!" Zelos's palm left Genis's red stained palm print on his hair and turning around facing his back towards him, "I'm still your sensei, and a sensei does not like getting pissed off." Genis was surprised.

"Huh?" Wait, I'm on a date with Presea…" asked Genis turning around.

"…" sighed Zelos, "You still got one last and final lesson my friend…" Genis was intrigued, "And that is, something that Lloyd always told Colette…your you…" again Genis was surprised, "Got that?"

Genis was mesmerized, and he didn't want to think he was gay or anything, but it was the words of Zelos that got him thinking of what he meant. How he knew of Lloyd's words if he was never even there? And his sudden seriousness.

"I told your sister, when she asked if I was gonna continue teaching ya, and I told her that I intended for 10 lessons…however then the real Presea showed up, it was inevitable for you, I thought you were going to die out there, but when I saw your courage out there, I began to regain my lost faith…You shocked me with how you got Presea on a date with just 2 lessons, and the second one was even interrupted as well. You were younger than me when I got my first date…though..." Zelos sounded like he was flashbacking a situation, "I didn't even have to say anything, when my first date asked me out. But that's not what matters," said Zelos cutting off Genis, "You may have gotten your date, but there's one last thing you need to learn, and I was saving it for you when you got your date…I can see you ever time, you're always nervous around her, don't! If you truly feel for her, just be yourself, but don't be a fool, you got to learn how to be yourself, and this is how. Being yourself requires what you feel, or in other words, what is your goal? What you truly want?" Zelos realized that the Sun was beginning to get to the stage where it could wake up Presea and Raine any moment now, so he began to pick up the pace, "All I'm gonna say is, you got to know that Presea isn't someone mysterious, and you don't got to fear her, your love is all you got to show, and that's all you got to be. I'm gonna leave it here, remember Genis…"

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"Mm…" mumbled another white haired half-elf, "AH!" she screamed in her mind and letting out a breath, "What's-What? Where's…" She took a glance downwards and seeing the blanket on her and taking another at Zelos's seat and seeing no blanket or anything, she even had a pillow, "Zelo-s?"

Raine gazed sleepily into the distance as she slowly drifted away into a sleep once more…

"Raine?" but not before a slightly sweeter monotone voice had interrupted her, "Could I speak to you…?"

LOVE'S DESIRES where you dreams will be with you forever…

"Huh?" Genis asked reading the title of the banner atop of a shop that he had never seen before when he last came to Altimira.

"This is the pla-ace…" said Zelos smiling as he walked in.

"No wait! It says "dreams"?" Zelos came back a slightly bit puzzled for he never paid attention at the small print, and reading the whole thing.

"Ah!" He smiled, but this time bigger, "When you grow up you'll learn…" and with that Zelos walked in the shop again.

Genis angry and puzzled still at Zelos's words, because he hated it when the adults won't tell him stuff but he couldn't do anything about it so he followed.

Inside the shop Genis was amazed, it wasn't just that no one was there, and it was such a weird, cool, interesting, and awesome place, but as he walked in he saw to his right and left there were stalls with people behind them all smiling. But no one was saying anything; in his mind if this was a shop wouldn't the people want them to buy their stuff.

"Okay Zelos, tell me where the heck are we? And how do mean by me being here?" asked Genis a bit frustrated.

"This!" exclaimed Zelos moving his body like a door revealing a magnificent sight.

It was like a dream for any girl, except this wardrobe wasn't for girls, from the right to left, tuxedos, magician hats, black, white, wedding suits, it was like a place made for a gentlemen.

"The Gentlemen's Avenue…ah, those were good times…" said Zelos drifting off, "where we kis- I mean, never mind…okay Genis-"

"Wait! Why would I need this when I have my Easter Sunday costume?" Zelos was stupefied.

"Um? Man he has a lot to learn after all…Just trust me on this…mkay?" and before Genis could say yes, it was as if Zelos had became a shop-a-holic, and the

Genis's POV:

I can't believe it! I don't need to wear fancy clothing, and all this so I could impress Presea, I-She… He bought me…okay a tuxedo, new pants, and new shoes…and "sniff sniff" What's this smell, is it…It's his damn cologne he made me wear, it smells li-ke-…okay never mind, it actually smells…good! And…WHOA! I look, man he was right, even though he never explained it to me, but I do look like a dork in that Easter Sunday clothing, this-THIS, looks WAY better! Man…This…I…Thanks!

He spent? 1 056 739 gald? Just for all of this, oh wait…and…this…it's a present for Presea. I remember, I was trying out my clothes, and he came and bought this for her, I told him I didn't need to buy some stupid old thing for her, I wanted to get something for her, but…I guess this is alright, it is what I was actually thinking of getting her. I'd better put this in my pocket so as to not wreck it.

Gosh! I just hope I'm not turning gay! Or he's not gay…He's just a friend! And a good one at that. Man, doing all of this for a friend, heh! Lloyd, I may have another best friend after all of this…Yeah right!

Presea's POV:

This is a bit too! I didn't think when Raine meant, "okay, sure if that's what you want." Meant me turning out to look like…THIS! I almost feel like I'm Sheena. Maybe, I'm just over exaggerating, I mean…I wish he'd like this…it's not like he wore anything special too…relax, you wore something nice, and that's all that matters. Besides this looks better than the Little Madam costume and I…

Then again, where are they? Well, I guess it doesn't matter…"You're still 12 you know?" I wonder what she meant by that, I told her I was 28, I would know how to take care of myself…Do I act childish? "Genis isn't the only person who needs love lessons…but you know, you're more mature than him…" If she still thinks I'm 12, why does she think I am more mature than him?

Genis was relieved as a shadow on the ground of a long staircase was visible, the Sun was almost fully up, and before his high spirit could cause to want to go back to the ship and relax a few minutes before seeing the person that was the whole reason why he was here.

As he took his strides closer and closer to the ship, his strides became smaller and more timid as he saw something that caused his heart to skip and do hop-skotch (whatever it's called). It was many things, the shadow that stood with a bit of an outline from the Sun, was standing there, the shadow was Presea, the shadow was radiant, even though it was dark, Genis could see small features.

And as the view of Genis's figure came into the view of Presea's she was speechless as ever, she actually felt her heart without even having her hands over it, to her she felt like it was her first time feeling her heart move, after such a long time.

Both were standing not knowing, not feeling, just standing and looking at the nothingness that was between them for both felt the same feelings, and both just wanted to wait for someone to say something.

And well let's leave it at there.

And the maybe OOCness of Presea will be explained later on, you'll all know why she's acting like that.

Plus, and of course, please review! Thanks!