Requiem

The Angry Prince

Disclaimer: I do not own Tales of Symphonia… Poo! I'd like to own it though… Oh well…

Warnings: Just the usual, ZelxCol and LloydxCol… nothing new.

Dedications: Sheenachi!

Lloyd stood dumbstruck; staring at the scene that had been laid before him. He watched as Zelos took Colette's and gently kissed it. She did not dare look Zelos in the eye. She was afraid that Zelos would take it as if she liked him. Colette stared at the wall helplessly, ignoring Zelos' comments about her and the kingdom that they would soon rule. Lloyd could not understand why, or rather, would not accept why. After being disgusted with the scene, Lloyd marched up to the King's throne and stood beside Zelos, paying no attention to him.

"Your Majesty. Why are you forcing Colette to marry this inconsiderate idiot?" Lloyd protested. Zelos stood up and glared at Lloyd, then looked up at the King waiting for the King to defend him.

"Oh, Lloyd! This is how we can solve our loss of supplies. With Colette marrying Prince Zelos, we will have a trade agreement with Tethe'alla and we will share our supplies." The King replied, with a fake cheeriness. His face suddenly changed, and he looked resentfully down at Lloyd. "It is a sacrifice Colette and I will both have to make."

"Your Majesty! I have just been insulted by a commoner and you call all of this a sacrifice! You should stand up for your future son-in-law, and she should be glad to have me as a husband. Any other girl would give up everything to be with me!" Zelos stammered angrily. He glared up at the King, ignoring the disgusted look that Colette was giving him.

"Colette is not just 'Any other girl'!" Lloyd shouted at Zelos as the King opened his mouth to reply to Zelos. "I don't see why all the girls would supposedly like you! You're a stuck up jerk! I bet that even if you were married, you would still sleep around with all of the other women that came onto you."

Zelos turned and punched Lloyd in the face, knocking him down the steps and onto the floor below. The King snapped his fingers and two guards restrained Zelos and pulled him toward the door. "This won't be the last time you see me commoner! They can't do anything to me outside the city walls so you'd better watch your back!" Zelos threatened and the guards pulled him through the doors. After the doors closed behind Zelos, Colette jumped out of her chair and rushed to Lloyd. The King followed her, and held out his hand to help Lloyd up. Lloyd reached out, grasped the King's hand, and stood up.

"Lloyd! You're bleeding!" Colette said worriedly pulling out a cloth and placing it over Lloyd's bleeding nose. "Hold it there and I'll be back." Colette ordered. Lloyd obeyed and positioned his hand over the cloth on his nose. The white cloth was now stained with Lloyd's blood, and the stain continued to slowly grow larger.

"Lloyd, I'll have you know. If it was possible, I would have you marry Colette instead of Zelos." The King stated as soon as Colette was out of hearing distance.

Lloyd's heart dropped into the pit of his stomach. For some reason, he felt guilty for what was going to happen to Colette. She would be forced to marry Zelos, and when the King died, Lloyd would more than likely be forbidden to see her again. "Thas bery ashureng, vut eet vwil neber habben." (That's very assuring, but it will never happen.) Lloyd said, trying hardest to reply in English.

When the King was about to say something, Colette came rushing back into the room carrying a wet cloth, and some ice. She motioned Lloyd to move his hand, and then wiped the blood away from his face. After the blood was gone and his nose stopped bleeding, Colette forced Lloyd to put ice on it. It wasn't until later that afternoon until Lloyd could talk like a normal human being.

"I'm sorry you got hurt because of me Lloyd. That shouldn't have happened. It's all my fault, I'm sorry." Colette apologized.

"You don't have to apologize. You're not at fault, that Zelos guy is." Lloyd said, trying to assure her. Colette's expression did not change and she seemed as if she was angry with herself. Lloyd sighed, then decided to change the subject. "I better get back to Iselia before the sun starts to set. My dad is probably worried about me since I didn't come home last night."

"Lloyd, before you go." The King said.

"Yes, Your Majesty?" Lloyd replied, waiting for an answer so he could head back to Iselia.

"Call me Frank when it's just us." The King demanded. "I thought that you should know that we are going to war with Derris-Kharlan soon. I'm afraid you will have to participate in it." He said sadly.

"I know. Don't feel bad about it. I accept my fate, and I'll fight until my last breath escapes my body." Lloyd replied.

Frank looked surprised, then nodded slowly. Lloyd waited for a brief moment to see if anyone had anything left to say. When no one said anything, Lloyd turned and headed toward the doors. The guards pushed the doors open for him. Lloyd paused again, hoping that someone would stop him, but when nothing happened, he exited the castle.

Crestfallen, Lloyd walked silently through the town of Sylvarant. He watched as people ran around with their own business. Whenever he saw couples, he slipped further into depression. Finally he reached the drawbridge and as he started to cross it, someone called from behind him.

"Hey you… er… I mean… Lloyd! Wait up!" the voice demanded. Lloyd turned around thinking it was someone important. It was someone important, but when Lloyd laid his eyes upon him, he was filled with rage and drew his swords.

"Zelos! What the hell do you want now!"

Author's Note: I know, I know. Zelos is way out of character… in this chapter. Hehehe! I have a reason for all of the stuff that's happening now. When I was writing this, the electricity in my house went out and shut off my computer. I was really pissed off until I came back to Microsoft Word and it said "Document Recovered." Then I cooled off, because I wouldn't have to rewrite it. The first time I write things, the better they are. Is anyone else like that?

Anyway, I just got Maaya Sakamoto's CD Hotchpotch and I love it! I especially like her song Sea of Miracles. I first heard it on the second season of Record of Lodoss War. That's a Japanese anime for those of you who don't know. I gotta say that they song completely fits in with the series.

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