Title: No One
Genre/Rating: Romance/Angst/T
Summary: At the dinner party, Zelos takes Sheena out to talk with him. One-sided Sheelos and one-sided Sheelloyd. Twoshot. Rated just to be safe. Please review!
Disclaimer: Guess what? I don't own ToS!
Wow…I do lots of romance fics these days…well, it's my strong suit, so I guess you'll be finding lots of romance stuff by me. I hope you aren't too annoyed with romance…or my romance fics…I need something else for a change, don't I? Well, I'm not very good at anything except humor and romance, so ha! I hope you are not too upset…
Well, we will start out or story in Meltokio at the dinner party (when the ToS group rescues Princess Hilda). Everyone is in their noble costume.
No One
Lloyd's group was at a dinner party. The only reason they were there is because they had rescued Princess Hilda from the Pope. The Pope was not very well liked by the ToS group. They had rescued Hilda, and now they were in fancy clothes, and they were eating gourmet food. It was a pure bliss to everyone—except a certain Asian-looking woman. Her name? Sheena Fujibayashi. Native of Mizuho and currently the chief. She was standing alone in one corner thinking about her friends back in Mizuho. Orochi and Kuchinawa. Well, not Kuchinawa. He had become enemies with her recently. She hated that. She wanted to be friends with him again. She wished everything could go back to normal. She sighed and chewed on a piece of steak.
"Yo, Sheena. Why the long face?" she heard a somewhat lazy and laid-back voice right in her ear. She turned her head while drinking some water. It was a red-headed man who Sheena was not too fond of. His name was Zelos Wilder. He was the Chosen of Tethe'alla, but he hated his occupation. He was extremely perverted and enjoyed attracting women. He seemed to be attracted to her, but she didn't have that feeling towards him.
"Nothing, Zelos. I just think these clothes are really annoying sometimes," Sheena scratched her neck. Of course, she knew that she was lying.
"Really, now?" Zelos grinned broadly.
"Cut that out, Zelos. That grin makes me feel sick," Sheena snapped. Zelos's hair was in a long, braided ponytail. He liked to call himself a "narcissist".
"How about I relieve you of that pain and make those clothes a little more comfortable, hm?" Zelos smiled. Sheena slapped him.
"No way, you perverted kappa!" Sheena turned away from him and began to talk to Presea, a quiet girl from Ozette whose age process had been slowed. Zelos tugged on Sheena's arm.
"Sheena! I have to show you something!" Zelos didn't wait for a reply. He simply pulled Sheena up and ran out onto the balcony.
"Hey, Sheena. I have a little surprise for you," Zelos pulled something pink out of his pocket. It was a small flower. He put it behind one of Sheena's ears.
"What the heck are you doing, Zelos?" Sheena hissed.
"Relax, my hunny. You need to look even more dazzling if I'm going to do this," Zelos smiled. "Sheena Fujibayshi…would you…take my hand?" Sheena grabbed Zelos's hand, confused.
"No…I mean…as in…marry me…?" Zelos pleaded. Sheena gasped.
"Y-You love me?" Sheena stammered. Zelos nodded. He was on one knee, and he looked beautiful against the starry night sky. Sheena gulped.
"You are too proud, Zelos Wilder…" Sheena shook her head. "I don't know why you want to marry me. Do you honestly think I would want to marry you?" Sheena turned her back to him. Zelos's heart seemed to drown in his stomach.
"Fine. You don't need to marry me. All I want to know is that why do you hate me?" Zelos asked.
"I don't hate you, Zelos, but what do you expect? After what you've done to me? No! Never! You have not shown one bit that you love me, Zelos. Not one bit," Sheena said firmly. "You think that flirting with me is going to make me love you? You don't take love seriously, do you?" Sheena's eyes filled with tears. Zelos shoved his hands in his pockets.
"Well, then…that was pleasant…" Zelos muttered.
"Why? Why can you not take this seriously? Love is not a game, Zelos! Love is not about fooling around with women! If I were to marry someone, the last person I would ever marry, I you! Further more, if you really loved me, Zelos, you would act like you loved me more and you would not…not…" Sheena broke into tears.
"If that's really the way you feel, then I won't ask any further. Maybe you can find another man who you love more, like Lloyd. I know you love him a lot. Or, maybe you can find another man who loves you more, but I doubt that anyone really loves you more than I do, Sheena," Zelos stroked the tears off her smooth cheek and left. Sheena realized what Zelos had just said. That was a lie. Total lie. Maybe she would ask Lloyd…that's who she'd rather be with than that idiot Chosen.
When Sheena came back into the dining hall, she didn't see Zelos. No surprise there. She saw Lloyd talking to Colette. Just then, just as she got to her seat, Lloyd stood up and Colette followed him. She ate a bit, and quietly climbed up the stairs. She leaned against a wall and listened to their conversation. She felt guilty of eavesdropping, and she knew that she was jealous of Colette.
"Hey, Colette. I have to ask you something," Sheena heard Lloyd say. 'Please don't say this, Lloyd. Please don't…' Sheena shut her eyes closed. She heard her heart beating. It had never beaten so loudly and quickly.
"What is it, Lloyd?" Colette asked sweetly. Sheena clamped her hand over her mouth. She squeezed her eyes shut, causing the tears to come out.
"Will you marry me, Colette?" Sheena heard the question. All had failed. Lloyd had popped the question. Her love for Lloyd might be everlasting, but Lloyd loved Colette, not her.
"Oh, Lloyd…I don't know what to say…I mean…Sheena really likes you too, and I don't know what to say if we were to have a wedding…" Colette said. Sheena opened her eyes. 'Please Colette, don't feel bad for me…I'm no one. Every hope for me is lost. I have no one…'
"Yeah, I know. Zelos told me. Sheena's a great person. But…I thought that she loved Zelos…" Lloyd had said. Sheena almost screamed.
"Lloyd…I accept…" Sheena heard Colette say. Sheena's hand slipped from her mouth.
"Agh!" Sheena yelled. She clamped her hand over her mouth. She heard footsteps. Sheena collapsed on the floor in hopes that Lloyd would think that she tripped.
"Sheena!" Lloyd exclaimed. Just the sight of him got her heart beating. "Are you okay? What's wrong? Why are you crying?" Lloyd pulled her up.
"I…just tripped…see? Agh…" Sheena pulled up a pant leg to reveal a bleeding wound that she had given herself before Lloyd came. Hopefully, this trick would work. She didn't want to let Lloyd know her true feelings for him. Seriously, he had just proposed to Colette.
"Ouch! That looks horrible…" Colette chirped. She quickly pulled a small cloth from her pocket and tied it around Sheena's wound. "There! It should be fine now." Colette smiled at Sheena.
"Thanks, Colette…" Sheena managed to form a weak smile. She quickly ran off. Thump…thump… her heart was racing.
"Lloyd…I think there's something wrong…maybe you should talk to her…" Colette seemed worried for her ninja friend. Lloyd nodded. "I think that the most effective one is going to be you, Lloyd." Colette nudged him in the direction Sheena had run off in.
"Sheena! Where are you?" Lloyd called. Sheena clamped her hand over her mouth. She was leaning against a pillar…hiding—from Lloyd. Just then, Lloyd spotted her. She tried to run, but he grabbed her arm.
"Let go of me, Lloyd!" Sheena tried to pry his hand off, but his grip was firm.
"Sheena, I want to know what's going on," Lloyd demanded.
"Nothing! Honestly!" Sheena exclaimed.
"No…I know something's wrong. Spill it," Lloyd said. He actually seemed serious. Sheena felt the tears come to her eyes.
"Forget it…you wouldn't understand," Sheena summoned Sylph and ran off.
'What is wrong with her?' Lloyd thought.
Sheena ran into the bathroom and locked the door tightly. No one would find her here. She wept. She could not stop. When she calmed down, she opened to door and poked her head out. There was Zelos, talking to Lloyd. He seemed cheerful…
"Hey, Lloyd! Congrats! You popped the question! And she accepted! Heh…Sheena turned me down…but I won't let that get to me. I'll find someone else…" Zelos trailed off.
"Sheena seemed kinda down when I saw her…" Lloyd said.
"Oh really…?" Zelos's lips formed a grin. He laughed. 'Don't tell him, please Zelos…' Sheena thought. "Well, Lloyd, she l—" Zelos never finished. Sheena tackled him to the ground.
"Zelos…keep your mouth shut! Or I will literally slit your sorry throat!" Sheena pulled out a card. Zelos pushed Sheena off of him.
"Gee…okay! I won't tell him…gosh, Sheena," Zelos brushed himself off. Sheena glared at him and walked away.
"Tell me, Zelos," Lloyd pleaded.
"Sorry, Lloyd. My lips are sealed…for my pathetic sake," Zelos said. He left. Lloyd walked guiltily back to Colette.
"I'm sorry, Lloyd…I'm sorry things had to turn out like this," Colette said, ashamed. "If it weren't for me, Sheena wouldn't be like this." Colette rested her head on Lloyd's shoulder and cried.
"Don't worry, Colette. I'll speak to Sheena when she's ready," Lloyd said. Colette smiled and began to talk to Raine. Sheena had been listening. She stepped out of her hiding place.
"I'm ready to tell you, then, Lloyd," Sheena mumbled.
"Huh? Sheena?" Lloyd turned around.
"You see…Zelos proposed to me, as you probably know. I rejected him, and now I feel guilty. But…the main reason I turned him down Lloyd…Is because of you. You see, Lloyd…I-I love you…" Sheena stammered. Too scared of Lloyd's reaction, she ran out of the building. She ran as far away as she could. All the way back to Mizuho. She climbed into her bed, and cried. Things would never be the same for her. She was not anybody…not Sheena Fujibayashi…not chief of Mizuho…she was no one…
Lilikoifish: This fic will have a few more chappies. Probably one more. So…was that sad? Hahaha! This fic was mostly a one-sided Sheelloyd, so yeah…you'll find a surprise at the end of the next chapter!
I hope you enjoyed it. Please review!
