K- Good. It's boring here without you.
Q- Sorry, but this chappie lacks a lemon scene. I hope you enjoy anyway.
Chapter 3: Sister supreme
Just as the Chosen was about to fall into an everlasting slumber the image of his pink haired love all alone in the middle of nowhere popped into his hazy mind. A hidden source of energy suddenly began to flow through the young man's body. The very thought of Presea losing something important again gave Zelos a strong will to live. (There's no way I'm going to die here!) He raised his head high gritting his teeth from the life absorbing pain. He was determined to give back as much as he could to her to replace the empty spot in her heart. Slowly and steadily he stood on his feet focusing on an incantation. Both fists pounded heavily on the ground, emanating a volcanic eruption that swallowed the redhead whole. An orange radiance lit brightly around his form spreading heat that melted the snow before it could reach him.
"Aahh. That's more like it. Now, where was I?... Oh, yeah! Flanoir."
Zelos twisted his clothes to extract the water it had sopped up.
"Hello? Did anyone here order firewood?" he asked entering the inn.
"Ah, yes. Please deliver that upstairs to room six." the host instructed.
Each step towards the second floor sent cold warning chills throughout the Chosen's entire body. (Brrr. I thought I had warmed up already. Oh well.) Lightly he knocked on the door to finish the job.
"Who is it?" answered an elegantly arrogant voice that sound all too familiair.
The long haired man stood silent for a minute wondering if he should leave while he still could. (What is she doing here? Should I go and get the payment from the inn keeper instead?) The door had opened before he even had a chance to decide. Out came the Chosen lineage's next successor, although, not in the way he had expected. Dressed in black short shorts, tank top, and hat with blood red legwarmers, long gloves and headband.
"Seles?!"
"Big brother?!" she squealed jumping up to hug him. "What are you doing here?"
"I, uh... I came to deliver firewood."
"What? You're the Chosen One. You don't need to work."
"Who cares? I'm doing this because I want to. What's more important is why you're here."
"Oh. I am on a vacation, that's all. I need a break from being the leader every now and then."
"Leader? Of what exactly?" he laughed.
"Cruxis, of course." she stated with vanity.
"Very funny, Seles. Now tell me the real reason you're here." he demanded.
A moan from inside the room could be heard as Zelos waited for Seles' answer.
"What's all the ruckus about?" asked the unkempt blonde.
"Mithos?!!!" Zelos exclaimed his hair rising from disbelief.
"Zelos?!" his face blushing crimson.
"Hunnie, tell my big brother that I, too, am the leader of Cruxis." she commanded the former antagonist.
"Uh, um... Seles is the leader along side of me." he explained in a low voice.
"Tell him why." she smiled.
"Because we're..." Mithos hesitated.
"Because you're what?" Zelos interrogated.
"W-W-We're... engaged." the blonde managed to choke out.
Devastated, the red maned man stood, unable to digest what he just heard.
"Don't worry. We aren't getting married until we're sixteen." Seles said.
"Uh, Zelos, are you okay?" Mithos asked waving a hand to his future brother-in-law, who was now frozen stiff.
The couple dragged the Chosen to the bed in attempt to ease his confusion.
"... Does anyone else know about this?" he asked rubbing his forehead.
"No, not yet. We were about to tell Lloyd and Genis since they're here with us, but-" Mithos said before being cut off.
"Lloyd and Genis are with you?"
"Yes. They needed some assistance with their journey of collecting exspheres." Seles informed, "They should be downstairs in the living room."
Sitting at the fire place covered with many blankets were the two boys, just as the red haired girl said.
"How long do you two plan on staying up?" Seles asked placing her hands by her hips.
"I'm not going to bed until that firewood gets here." Genis said curling up into a ball.
"Hey, when'd Zelos get here?" Lloyd jumped to his feet to give his friend a welcoming hug with Genis following suit.
"Just now. The wood's up stairs, bud." Zelos said prying both boys off of his body.
"Aww. Zelos, I thought you liked giving hugs. Why won't you let us hug you?" Genis asked with a hint of whining.
"Why would you, of all people, want to hug me? You hate me, right?" he asked raising an eyebrow.
"No, I don't. Besides you're very soft and warm." the half-elf said wrapping his arms around the Chosen's waist and smothering his face into the firm chest that produced the desired heat.
"Wow. You really are hot." Lloyd and Genis whispered in unison.
(I wonder which they mean. Sexy or warm?) The Chosen allowed his friends to warm up against him before his teasing urges sprouted up.
"Well, well, well. Aren't you two gay?" he sang as the two had identical bulging eyes and matching red blushes.
The two younger boys turned away at the rude comment.
"Huh? What's wrong? I thought you guys were happy." the redhead snickered.
"Oh, that's what you meant." Lloyd said relieved.
"It could have meant the other definition, also." Mithos laughed.
"If you want to keep warm use the wood I brought." Zelos suggested, "Anyway, I have to get my pay and head back, so see ya late-"
"What? Leaving already? Come on, big brother, stay a while." Seles complained.
"Sorry everyone, but I seriously have to go."
"I said stay!" Seles commanded. "You are still a Cruxis member, are you not?"
"Well, I, uh-"
"You must do as I say. I'm the leader, too, after all." she bragged.
"Err. I-Fine." he conceded, cursing his loyalty, "Let me at least call Presea and Sheena to warn them of my location."
-Tethe'alla Base-
"Presea, are you sure you don't want to go look for Zelos?" Sheena asked.
"I am positive."
A sudden ring emitted from Presea's rucksack, which caused the girls to shriek.
"Oh. It's Zelos' cell phone." Presea said pulling out the mobile.
"Who is it?" Sheena asked.
The caller ID displayed the redhead's name and a small photo of him with just a towel around his waist after his shower. The axegirl chuckled and blushed before answering.
"Hello, you've reached Zelos Wilder's phone. Who, may I ask, is calling." she said formally.
"Yo, love. It's me." the Chosen said.
"Zelos? W-Where are you?" she said beginning to quiver, slightly.
"Stay calm, I'm alright. I'm at Flanoir with Sel-"
"FLANOIR??!!!" she bellowed making Sheena fall off her bed.
"P-Presea, I said I was oka-"
"Why didn't you tell me before you left?" Presea said trying to keep herself together.
"I'll explain everything, but not over the phone, so can you wait until I come back later?" Zelos pleaded.
"No. Either you tell me now or I'll come there."
"Baby-"
"That won't work on me this time, Zelos." Presea said with a stern voice.
"Uh, hold on a second, okay?" Zelos covered the mouth piece of the phone. (Oh, man. She's pissed. She's really pissed. What do I do now?)
Seles and Mithos entered the room as her crimson haired brother contemplated over the problem.
"Something wrong, Zelos?" Mithos asked seeing the troubled look on his face.
"Seles, you gotta let me return. I'll be in a heap of trouble if I don't."
"Who's making you go back? Is it Yuan? If he thinks he can boss you aroun-"
"No, no. It's... Presea." he said in a rarely heard serious tone.
The Chosen's entire being changed drastically. His ocean blue orbs became solid and lifeless with the rest of his body. His visage held a grave look that froze her from the inside out, despite how warm the room temperature was. All her life, she had always felt like a child compared to her older brother. Every time she had done something wrong she felt severely punished even though Zelos only chastised her lightly. She pondered over the situation trying to find a solution that everyone would agree to.
"Uh, hmm. What if I send some carriers over to pick them up?" Seles suggested hesitantly.
"If they're safe from the storm that's fine with me." Zelos said a smile creeping onto his face, "Let me see if Presea's okay with it. Love? Are you still there?"
"Yes." she said with a deadpan voice.
"What do you think about coming over here in a carrier?" the redhead asked nervously.
"That sounds like a good idea. It'll keep all of us safe from the blizzard." she chirped.
"Okay. Seles is arranging everything. The transportation should be there shortly. I'll see you later, then."
"Sheena, we are going to Flanoir." Presea clapped her tiny hands.
"But there's a storm out there!" Sheena exclaimed.
"Don't worry. Someone will pick us up."
Ten minutes later an aircraft arrived at the front of the base. Yuan was informed of the disturbance so no misunderstanding would occur.
"He left already? I see. That's fine, no problems. Oh, here they are." Yuan said turning to the girls.
"Oops. Sorry, Yuan. We forgot to tell you. We're going to Flanoir now." Sheena said with an apologetic look.
"No worries. I was informed ahead of time. Have a safe trip ladies."
"Thank you for letting us stay. Goodbye." Presea said before jumping into the aircraft.
-Flanoir-
Inside the inn everyone seemed to be fully awake. Relaxed from the warmth and company.
"Uh, Zelos, don't you think you had enough to drink for the night?" Mithos warned.
The redhead stopped drinking to look at the blonde. He observed him head to toe then smiled sloppily.
"I can hold my own pretty well. Nothing to worry about." he ensured.
"Zelos, talks more honestly and clear when he's drunk." Seles whispered to Mithos.
"I heard that." he said with a chiding tone making his little sister flinch.
"Presea and Sheena are coming? That's great. The more the merrier." Lloyd said excited.
"Yaay! We haven't seen them in a long time." Genis yipped, "I can't wait to see them."
A little while later the aircraft landed in front of the snowy city.
"That's as far as I can go." the pilot said.
"Thank you. We can handle it from here." Sheena said.
"They should be at the inn." Presea said heading into the town.
They had only been walking for five minutes and already the girls were powdered by snow. Relieved, the two reached the inn. Outside, the redhead stood patiently waiting for the pink haired girl's arrival.
"Zelos!" Presea called out.
Immediately, the Chosen rushed over to his beloved. His body radiated heat as a bright red glow surrounded him. He picked up the axegirl and carried her towards the inn.
"Stay close, Sheena. My heat can't reach out too far." he warned, "We'll talk once we're inside, okay, love?"
Presea nodded as she snuggled into his firm chest.
"Let's hurry up." Sheena said not wanting to watch the happy couple.
"Ah, you're finally here." Lloyd greeted.
"Nice to know that you made it here safely." Mithos said handing them blankets.
"Please excuse me and Presea. We need to talk in private." Zelos said walking upstairs to the balcony.
"Shouldn't we stay inside?" Presea asked.
"If you don't like the cold, don't worry. I'll keep you warm." the redhead increased the glow around him.
"No, it's not that. Actually, I'm a bit tired." she said rubbing her eyes to stay awake.
"Oh. (Duh, you moron! It's midnight. Of course she's tired.) Uh, let's go to my room, then. Mithos payed for it."
Both were wiping their hair dry after their showers. Settling comfortable into bed, the two faced each other with loving gazes. Zelos pulled Presea in for a kiss and a protecting embrace.
"So... are you going to tell me why you left?" she asked with innocent eyes.
"Promise me you won't get mad?" he asked holding her tighter.
"I won't. If I do I won't show it." she guaranteed.
"Okay, the reason why I didn't join you and Sheena for breakfast was because I went to the hangar and the equipment room to see if they had any new gadgets, which they did. I took a few of their transportation vehicles and I found a new weapon. Yuan caught me in the act of taking it. Luckily he said it was for me. He allowed me to try it out. During this process he hid himself in a renegade armor and I ended up knocking him out. I stayed at his room until he woke up, but fell asleep."
"What happened next? Did he yell at you?" she asked curiously.
"Haha, I wish. He, um... uh. Do you really want to know?" he asked hoping she would say no.
"Oh, yes." she yipped smiling at her boyfriend's frown.
"All I can say is... I found him between my legs when I woke up." he said shamefully.
"Can't you give more description than that, pleeeaase." she pleaded.
"(Why do I always let her have her way?) Ergh. Fine." he sighed in defeat, "I woke up feeling a tingle down below. I thought it was you under the blanket, but it wasn't... It was Yuan. He had his freakin' mouth around my balls! The worst part was he actually gave me an erection!" he stated angrily.
"Well, it's not like it was the first time you got one." she said as a matter of factly, "As long as you're okay, I'm fine with it. Let's just pretend it never happened in the first place."
"Thanks, hun." he whispered cuddling with her.
The couple eventually fell asleep content.
-living room-
The group happily told stories about what they did after they had separated from their journey of regeneration. Sheena completed training ninjas to protect the village while she was away. Lloyd and Genis had just finished their journey of collecting exspheres.
"We can finally rest at ease." the swordsman sighed with satisfaction.
"Now that our journey is over we don't really have anything to do." Genis admitted. "So, Sheena, you just tagged along with Presea?"
"Uh, yeah. I didn't want to leave her alone with that pervert."
"Do you think we could come with you, too?" Lloyd asked optimistically.
"You'll have to ask Presea not me."
"Hm. Should we follow them to, Mithos?" Seles asked after eavesdropping.
"I, I don't really know about this. Shouldn't we head back to Derris-Kharlan to watch over things."
"None sense. Forcystus and Pronyma will be in charge while we're gone."
"Uh, well..." Mithos hesitated.
"Alright. It's settled. We are coming along." Seles answered before Mithos could decide.
Early in the morning the sun peeked over the horizon of the city. A small but concentrated light pierced through the curtain and onto the bed of the axegirl and Chosen One. Sitting upright, the redhead rubbed his eyes and stretched. Looking passed his shoulder, he saw an unbloomed bud. Carefully he leaned closer and pecked her cheek gently. This caused her to react with a yawn.
"Good morning, sunshine." he grinned.
"Morning, handsome." she pulled his head in for a deep kiss.
The two took their ususal morning routine: bathing together then picking each other's outfits to wear for the day. Zelos wore a tight sweater that revealed his slim and well-built physique covered by a green vest with dark yellow khakis. Presea wore a red under armor covered with a black loose t-shirt and orange camo pants. Expecting a peaceful breakfast, both walked downstairs quietly.
"Morning, Chosen One. Pancakes?" Mithos asked laying them out on the table.
"Everyone's awake already?" Zelos asked looking around.
"We didn't want you sneaking off without us." Lloyd yawned.
"Sneaking off?" Presea questioned.
"Presea, would it be okay if we came along with you and Zelos?" Genis asked earnestly.
"Um, well... I shall leave that choice up to Zelos." she said converting everyone's attention to her boyfriend.
"What? W-Why me? I have no right to decide." he said looking away from the pressure pressed against him.
"Then, I'll make it." Seles blurted out, "Anyone here who wants to come, may follow."
All eyes gazed upon her in blankness, but no one argued. (Ugh, great. More company. I was enjoying the simple isolated life, too.) The Chosen shrugged and smiled in defeat. Nothing else was said as the group ate breakfast.
K- Nothing too big for this chapter; just additional characters.
Q- We were going to add more, but the story got a bit lengthy, so we had to cut off there.
K- We're having a little problem right now... Writer's block. If you have any idea's we are open for suggestions.
Q- Read and review. Thanks.