Ok, no reviews for my last chapter, not sure why, but I do have one request... REVIEW DAMN YOU! Right, with that burst out the way enjoy!
Lloyd and Sheena were right outside Raine and Genis' rebuilt house. Genis had already joined the others at Colette's, but Sheena wanted to be with Lloyd as long as possible, though she knew he had to talk with Kratos on his own.
She grasped Lloyd's hand affectionately in encouragement, "Well. Good luck." And she kissed him on the cheek. He nodded, raised his hand to knock, but froze in fear. Sheena embraced him lovingly in her arms. "Oh, Lloyd, you've come this far. Don't quit now."
Lloyd nodded and slowly knocked the door. "Thanks, Sheena." He whispered, whilst he had the chance, "I really appreciate your support. I promise, I'll pay you back someway."
"You've done so much for me on this journey already, you don't have to do anything." She kissed him, and at that point, the door opened and they broke apart.
It was Kratos, but he only seemed slightly surprised by the sight that awaited him. "Good morning." He said.
"Morning, Kratos." Sheena said cheerfully, blushing slightly. "I'm going to visit Colette then. Bye you guys." She added, as she quickly squeezed Lloyd's hand loving before leaving the two to talk.
"Well, Lloyd." Started Kratos after a few seconds of silence, "Will you come in?" Lloyd just nodded and entered the house. He sat down on a chair and offered the one opposite to Lloyd, who sat silently.
After what seemed like hours of silence, Kratos spoke. "The first thing I'd like to say to you Lloyd, is how sorry I am." This completely took Lloyd by surprise, shouldn't he be apologising, not Kratos. "I should've consulted you before I proposed to Raine, after all, it will affect you as much as me."
"No, dad," Lloyd said before he could continue, "I'm the one who should be apologising. I shouldn't have reacted the way I did."
Kratos chuckled, "You know Lloyd, I won't marry..."
"NO!" he interrupted, "I want you to marry Raine. I want you to be happy. It's just...that..." he didn't know how to put it
"It's quite sudden? Or is it because you were hoping to find out more about Anna?"
Lloyd laughed softly, "I was wondering how Sheena got you to not follow me."
"Yes, that definitely stopped me from pursuing you. It was...a very large surprise to hear that."
There was a long pause before either of them talked again, "So..." Lloyd started, "What was she..." he trailed off, not knowing exactly how to put it.
"Your mother," Kratos said knowing what he was attempting to say, "was a very beautiful woman. I'll never forget anything about her, nor will I forget how much I love her. Her smile, her laugh, even the way she walked, I loved everything about her. When you were born, I thought my life was perfect, that nothing could ruin our life...But then Kvar...Kvar kidnapped you both, and when I tried to rescue her..." and something happened that Lloyd had never seen before, something that surprised him so much, Kratos was crying. Tears were flowing down his cheeks, and he seemed to be unable to continue.
Lloyd walked over to him, and placed his hand on his shoulder in comfort, "It's ok." He said soothingly, this definitely felt weird, trying to comfort Kratos. "We got him back, we've avenged her." He raised his hand, "And soon, she'll be free."
Kratos seemed to stop crying, he even chuckled, "You know, Lloyd? You really remind me of your mother, she was kind, innocent and completely pure of heart, just like you. Thank you Lloyd, and Anna will always, always be your mother."
"I know" he replied. And then, the most wonderful thing for Kratos happened, Lloyd, had embraced him in a hug. A hug that was full of the love a son should and can have for his father.
"There is...something, I wanted to give you," Kratos began after Lloyd released him, "back when you were in Flanoir, just after you discovered I was your father. However, I didn't want to spoil the really romantic scene I witnessed between you and Sheena. I thought that you should enjoy all the time you could have with her, before you fought the final battle." And out of his pocket, he pulled out a small golden locket, and placed it in Lloyd's hands.
Lloyd stared at the locket in awe, and when he opened it, he smiled warmly. There, was a photo of Kratos, and a beautiful woman carrying a small child, with a speck of brown, spiky hair; himself and his mother. "Th-thank you, dad. I really mean it...Thank you."
"I am very proud of you, my son. You have grown to be a man that both of us can be proud of. And she would be very pleased with you and Sheena, though if she were here, I guess you wouldn't have been as oblivious to Sheena's obvious hints."
Lloyd blushed furiously, "When you said you witnessed it, I guess you meant eavesdropping too." And they both laughed heartily.
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Sheena was smiling as she was helping Dirk with the washing up after dinner; everything went great. Lloyd had returned from Kratos' as happy as ever, perhaps even more so. In fact, she was so happy she wasn't paying any attention to what Lloyd was about to do.
Lloyd had quietly sneaked up behind her, with his arms out and ready, a very large grin on his face. As quick as a flash, he wrapped his arms around her waist, lifting her up in the air, and span round, kissing the side of her neck and laughing as he did so.
Sheena yelled out of shock, but then laughed along with him, she was really enjoying the attention he was giving her since they got back. "You're certainly in a good mood now." She laughed, when Lloyd had put her down, though still holding her the same way.
"Well, because everything's going perfect." He replied happily. He released her, but soon had her arms wrapped round his neck as she kissed him passionately. Both seemed to have forgotten that Dirk was still in the room. "You seem to be in a good mood yourself."
She smiled devilishly, "Everything's perfect. You're perfect." And she kissed him again.
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It was a perfect day, and the bells were ringing, the sun was shining brightly, and a newly red couple were running through a pathway of people, confetti thrown all over them, as they headed to a carriage, drawn by a couple of horses. As the couple reached the carriage, the bride through her bouquet high in the air. Girls were screaming with delight, hoping they would catch it, but it landed...in the hands of Colette, who was standing close to Zelos, and they both blushed.
Lloyd and Sheena, were near the back of the crowd, kissing in celebration the marriage, and when the carriage started to leave, they joined in with the waving and the cheering.
"You know I should've tried to catch that." Sheena whispered lovingly.
But Lloyd just smiled, "There was no need, I know we'll be married." And he kissed her again. 'And our lives will be perfect.' He thought.
And there you go. Bet you all thought that was gonna be a real obvious ending with Sheena catching the bouquet, if not, then I congratulate you on your guess work, or idiocy of how stories with wedding endings go.
I hope you all enjoyed reading this, and that it wasn't too much of an abrupt ending. I would also be very pleased with some reviews too. Until my next story, farewell.
