Tales of a Journey
By: Rogue White Dragon (aka Dragoness)
Disclaimer: I don't own TOS
Chapter 15 - Manipulation
(Zelos's POV)
I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Lloyd was lying on the ground, in pool of his own blood. Raine was rushing to his side, her staff held above him. We stood there tensely for a moment, before Dirk slowly took his hand away from Lloyd's wound, showing that the blood had stopped. Now, either he was dead, or Raine had been able to heal him.
"The wound's too deep for me to heal properly."
Raine said, sounding a little panicked. I cursed, and said
"What if we got the doctor from Flanoir? Could you keep him alive till then?
"I don't think I could do it for that amount of time. I'm not strong enough."
Not strong enough? Genis approached Raine slowly
"But can you try? I mean, we have to save him!"
Duh, of course we did.
"Hey, did you guys find him?"
Sheena asked from behind us. Presea and I blocked the doorway. This wouldn't be a good thing for Sheena or Lan to see. Siena frowned at us, and curled her lip slightly
"I smell blood. What happened in there?"
Presea and I glanced at each other. Raine was trying to keep him alive, we had to leave now if were going to get the doctor. Siena shoved past Presea and I, strolling into Dirks house calmly. Sheena, Lan, and Regal followed behind her. Sheena stopped dead in her tracks when she saw Lloyd, the color drained from her face. Lan stiffened.
"Is he…?"
Sheena couldn't even ask the question. She looked about to fall over. She still loved him, didn't she? While the thought hurt a little, I opened my mouth to start shouting at the group that we had to get the doctor, when Siena, still a little calm, sat down beside Raine, and rested her hand on the half elf's shoulder. Raine gasped slightly. What was that elf trying to do? Lloyd could die here!
"Siena, what the hell are you doing?"
Genis demanded, looking about ready to drag her away from Raine. Siena shot him a withering look, before replying
"I'm giving her my mana. You want him to live, right?"
Giving her mana away? Wouldn't that kill her?
"A burst of yellow light covered Lloyd, as Raine's healing power increased. Lloyd let out a small moan, but his breathing didn't look so shallow anymore. Why wasn't Siena stopping? Lan ran over, and lunged at the elf, tackling her to the ground. She was motionless for a moment, before cursing slightly
(Siena's POV)
"You idiot, you nearly killed yourself!"
Lan yelled at me. Wasn't he aware that Elves had rather good hearing, and that his shouting was kind of killing my ear drums? Why was he on top of me? Stupid human.
"Get off of me, Lan."
I said coldly. Did he really think I'd give all my mana away? I'm not an idiot. It was just that I'd never done it before, and I couldn't stop. Not my fault. I glared at Lan, who was staring me dumbfounded. Argh, I felt like I was going to throw up. Note to self: don't do that again. Lan suddenly flushed, as if he just realized the position we were in. He scrambled to his feet, muttering quick apologies.
"Guess it's a good thing we brought you along, huh?"
Zelos asked with a big grin. I could tell he was relieved. I frowned at him. I didn't do that save Lloyd, I just figured it would a little harder to save the world, if their leader died, and everyone got all emotional. Ha, when are humans not emotional? Stupid humans. I stood up, and nearly fell right over. Lan grabbed my arm, supporting me so that I wouldn't fall. Maybe I'd be nice and not incinerate him for touching me. I glared at him though, then turned my attention back towards the unconscious form of Lloyd, who was now being carefully lifted by Regal and Zelos. That short man who had been crouched beside Lloyd was obviously a dwarf, and he directed to two upstairs, to what I assumed to be a bedroom.
"Siena, do you need to lay down? You look kind of, pale."
Lan said, sounding a little worried. I glared at him, and whispered coldly
"Your father almost died, don't you think you should be worrying about him?"
I didn't save Lloyd for Lan, I did it for…
"Siena!"
Sheena was close to killing me when she wrapped her arms around me, hugging me so tightly, I thought my eyes would pop out. Stupid human.
"Mom?"
Lan asked, trying to draw his mother's attention from me. Maybe I was turning blue, and he didn't want his mother to be hunted down for the murder of an elf. I began gasping for air when she released me.
"You ok?"
Lan asked, Sheena turned around to hug Raine. Strange, I'd been under the impression she was with Zelos, it looked like she was the most excited one here that Lloyd was still alive. I settled with giving her a weird look. Lan took my elbow, and led me outside. Until that dwarf came downstairs, I guess we won't know what happened.
"Just where are we going?"
I asked, allowing myself to be pulled along.
"I just want to talk to you."
He replied, staring straight a head as he led me into the forest that surrounded the house. Hmm, this could be interesting. Lan stopped, let go of me, and sat down abruptly. I shrugged, before sitting down across from him. I waited for him to speak, but he was staring at his lap. After a few minutes of silence, he looked up, sighed, and said
"I'm sorry."
I raised an eyebrow, waiting for him to continue
"You were right, I was being childish. I just, didn't expect it."
Still, I waited. Let him talk. Humans always wanted to talk.
"I'm sorry for what I said about your father, too. I had no right to say that."
Damn straight he didn't. I paused, he didn't really say much about my father, just stated the fact that I had a crappy relationship with the guy, that wasn't so bad.
"Lan."
I said, making myself look serious. If he thought I'd forgive him so easily, he was wrong. He had to work for it. Grinning inwardly, I said
"You were acting stupid, but since your only a human, I'll that slide. Now, what you said really hurt."
Haha, riiiight. Lan, thinking I was actually being serious, winced, and replied
"That's why I'm apologizing. I don't like you being angry at me."
"Then how do I know you're really sorry in the first place? How do I know you mean it?"
Ooooh, the most evilest of plans just popped into my head. If I could force Lloyd to tell Lan he was his father, what was stopping me from…
"I do mean it!"
Lan said, sounding a little annoyed. I sniffled, pretending like I was going to cry. Lan cringed slightly, said
"I'm really sorry, ok?"
Oooh, the evilness of me.
"And you think saying sorry is going to fix it? I'm not the one you should be apologizing too! Lloyd is."
He stiffened.
"Talk to him, and maybe I'll forgive you."
Good thing he was stupid enough not to realize I was manipulating him. Stupid human.
"But…"
I could see the gears moving around in his head, trying desperately to come up with a reason not to.
"He almost died, Lan. Could you imagine dying, right after your own son rejects you?"
Lan's eyes widened
"I did nothing of the sort! I was surprised, and angry, but I don't-"
I was beginning to think I should slap him again.
"We all saw the whole thing. He told you, and without a word, you stepped into your room, and started freaking out. What's he supposed to think?"
Lan looked down again, and gave a small nod
"Fine, I'll talk to him."
What would these humans do without me? Now, after Lloyd was awake and walking, and after Lan talked to him, all we had to do was somehow get to Arkus's son, stop the crazy new king of Tethe'alla, and save the world. Aw crap.
(Lloyd's POV)
I was dead, I knew it. Everything was blurry, and really dark. I could voices talking around me, and wondered briefly who they were. Dirk, Zelos and Regal were talking above me. I wanted to tell them to hurry up, bury me, and get on with our journey. Saving Symphonia was more important that any of them grieving right now.
"Hey, I think he's waking up!."
Zelos's voice sounded really loud. I wanted to hit him with something. Did he have to annoy me even when I was dead?
"Lloyd?"
Dad said as he shook my shoulder. I groaned slightly. I was sore, did he have to do that? Wait, if I was dead, then how could I…?
"Did I die?"
I asked, trying to focus in on the three who now loomed above me. Asking seemed like a good idea, just to make sure.
"No, you're alive, Lloyd."
Regal said. The three were grinning, and Zelos said with one of his annoyingly stupid grins
"I'll tell the others he's awake. You two still have to tell us what happened."
Oi, wouldn't that be nice? I almost wish I had died. Colette and Mattrim were taken, how was I supposed to get them back?
"Don't worry, Lloyd, I'm sure everything will be fine."
Dad was saying to me, he must've seen my worried facial expression. If anything happened to either of them, death wouldn't be good enough for Arkus.
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sorry, another shorter than usual chapter O.o hope you liked it. I won't be able to post this weekend again, cause I'm gone for the weekend, camping and such. The next chapter will be much longer than this one . please leave a review!
thanks reviewers
LJ3: well, I was trying for a complex plot. With all the twists in the video game, I thought it would be a good idea to put that sort of thing in my fic. Thanks for the review .
Hemi-Rose: haha, yes, Lloyd's alive. What would TOS be without him? Thanks for always reviewing! .
DarkZeroX: up to chapter 11, eh? Glad u like it! Thanks for the review .