Whitelight

The third in the series of Yuan x Lloyd oneshots, Lovelight

A/N: First, there will be 8 chapters/stories in this series. They will all be AU stories and the characters' personalities will based according to my personal preference, so they will be a little OOC. In this series, Lloyd, Yuan, Mithos, Sheena, Raine, Seles, and Presea all live in one house near Lake Umacy and Zelos, Kratos, Kuchinawa, Genis, Regal, Martel, and Colette live in another house in Hima. Basically they were just seperated and they are living together until each person moves out and gets a life of their own. Mithos owns the Lake Umacy house and Kratos owns the house in Hima. They come to visit each other quite often, as you will see in this story. That's why only those certain people were in "Flashlight". :)


I didn't put a Disclaimer on either of those two, so I'll put them here, which will count for this story too. Age difference has no matter in these relationships, nor does gender. Of course, you shouldn't be reading this unless you support Yuan x Lloyd or are an open-minded reader who won't flame me. Beware of: Fluff, cliché, cheesiness, corniness, tackiness, poor writing, AU randomness and/or complicatedness (not a word), very OOC people who act totally retarded at time, love that can become obsession, overly sensitive crybabys (again with the OOCness), people who go out of their way to do silly things for people they love (this story in particular), bad grammar, spelling errors, usage mistakes, spaceyness and air-headed weird parts (on my part, forgive me), and things that don't make sense in this series. -.- Now I will have you know, as part of Yuan's OOCness, he's an awesome cook! Everyone loves his food! Just as he's a great dancer, and fighter, he's a good cook! He's especially good at baking cakes! Deal with it!

ShadowofUndine- In "Flashlight", they weren't in the same class. Lloyd still got assignments from Raine and he was just asking them for help because he thought they would understand. But they don't go to school or anything.

Disclaimer: I don't own Tales of Symphonia nor any of the characters.

Now on with the story already! R&R!

Yuan was in the kitchen, standing above the stove with a cake. He tasted it, and paused for a long time. "No." He dumped it in the trash can, on top of three other failed experiments. Sighing, the half-elf started a new one, using different ingredients. Several minutes later, the cake was finished and he took it out of the oven. Seles walked in at that moment, having smelled the cake.

"Whatcha doing?" She peered nosily over his shoulder at the cake. "Wow, what's that for?"

"None of your business." Yuan folded his arms and faced her, only making her frown.

"Why are there so many cakes in the trash can?"

"Still none of your business." Seles continued to stare at him. "Fine, I'm trying to make a cake that's perfect. That has no flaws and has just the right amount of everything." The girl didn't move. "Are you thinking or just being an idiot?"

"I'm thinking." Seles lowered her eyes and smiled evilly. "You're making it for someone, aren't you?" Yuan raised an eyebrow. "I bet you are! Who's it for? Whoever it is, you're going through a lot of trouble for them."

The angel tapped his foot. "I'm not making it for anyone!" he lied. "It's just...something to do."

"You sure have wasted a lot of ingredients," Seles observed, moving closer to the cake. "I'll taste it for you!"

"Ew, don't touch it!" Yuan objected, but she picked up a fork and took a piece. There was a profound silence as she tasted it, then she set the fork down and made a face. "What?"

"It needs more sugar."

"Whatever, get out."

"I'm trying to help you!" Seles whined, then sighed. "Still, that one's not very good."

"I know that, now get lost, brat!" Yuan proceeded to chase her out of the kitchen, where she ran to Zelos. "Keep your sister away from me!" Zelos nodded knowingly.

In the kitchen, Yuan started a new cake, and this time, took Seles advice, to his surprise. Once it was finished and Yuan was about to try it, Mithos walked it. "Hey, what's the cake for?" Yuan rolled his eyes. "Ooh, can I have some?"

"Mithos, go away." The blonde didn't listen and examined the cake. "Mithos!"

"I'm gonna try some." Yuan sighed and Mithos took a piece. There was another silence, and the cook ran his fingers through his hair nervously. Mithos nodded. "Well, it's good. But...it's too sweet."

"I figured as much while I was making it..." Yuan murmured. Damn you, Seles.

"Who's it for?" Mithos inquired.

Yuan stepped back in surprise. "How do you know it's for someone?"

"Because you're putting so much effort into making it! You wouldn't do that for yourself." The boy tilted his head questioningly. "So tell me."

"I'm not telling you!"

"So it is for someone." Mithos smiled slyly.

"I never said that! Ugh, just leave!"

"Answer one more question. What kind of cake is it?"

"White," Yuan replied flatly.

The boy skipped off, apparently satisfied.

The clock read 5:30, and Yuan continued to make cakes. The afternoon sun began to sink below the horizon and the sky turned a reddish orange. Inside, trial & error seemed to be the only method the chef could use, and he hoped he had enough ingredients to reach his goal. He had to make a whole cake every time because the ingredients might be different in large portions than in smaller ones. It was a waste, but Yuan was determined.

He finished another masterpiece and of course, someone walked in at that moment. "Oh, hey Raine."

The professor sat down at the table. "I heard you were making a cake for someone, so would you tell me who?"

"You heard from Mithos, didn't you?"

"Yep."

"I'm not going to tell anyone. I might not even be making it for anyone." Yuan struggled to keep his temper in check and kept his back to the woman who was sitting patiently at the kitchen table. "Look, I know you're going to ask, so go ahead and try some."

Raine complied and gasped. "This...this is amazing! It's wonderful! Absolutely breath-taking! I love it!"

"That's just because you've never had anything better..." Yuan mumbled under his breath.

"It's just a tad bitter though," she pointed out, and the creator snapped.

"It's bitter. Bitter!" He took the cake and flung it in the trash, to Raine's dismay. "I should've known!"

Raine's face paled at the sight of such a beautiful cake being thrown out. "I would've eaten that!"

"Oh, sorry." Yuan turned to her. "Thanks for being honest. It's important that I get this right." He shifted his weight and they both looked at the clock. 5:40 p.m. The woman stood and patted Yuan on the shoulder.

"Don't overexert yourself, please. I'd hate for you to lose sleep over this." She gave him a small smile and left, hoping Yuan would consider her words.

Much later, Zelos came in being his usual carefree self. "Baking cakes huh?"

Yuan nodded lightly, waiting for his latest that was still in the oven.

The redhead shrugged. "If you ask me, baking seems like a pretty girly thing to do. I wouldn't expect it from you, Yuan. It must be pretty important to you." He flipped his cherry red hair while saying this, looking out at the twilight sky.

The blue-haired half-elf scoffed and rolled his eyes. "If anyone knows girly, it's you, Zelos."

Zelos narrowed his eyes. "I'm gonna let that one slide..."

The oven went off and Yuan removed the cake. "Well taste this." He cut them both pieces and sat next to Zelos. "And you have to tell me the truth, don't lie just so I'll stop." They both tried it, and Zelos's eyes widened. Yuan's face was unreadable.

"This is really good! It's perfect!" Yuan shook his head and the ex-Chosen stood up. "No! Really, it's great! I mean, I've had good cake before and this...uh, this takes the cake." Zelos paused and processed what he'd just said. "Er, forget that. It's really good." Yuan still wasn't convinced.

"No, I'll just try again." He dumped the cake into the trash and rubbed his temples wearily. "I don't care how long it takes."

"Yuan, that was freaking perfect! Why'd you throw it out?" Zelos scoffed and started out the door. "Well if you're that desperate for perfection, you're a lost cause." He left hastily and Yuan ignored him.

Another hour passed, and as Genis was about to leave, he stopped in the kitchen. "I didn't know you could cook!" he exclaimed with excitement.

"It's just a cake."

"Still."

"...Genis? Do you want something?"

The boy shook his head. "No, but I did hear that you were baking this for someone, so who is it? I won't tell anybody!"

Yuan sighed audibly and gave up. "Okay! It's for someone very special to me, and someone that I care deeply for." He hoped Genis would get up and leave, but instead he heard laughter. "Well, you asked!"

"No, it's not that. I'm just surprised at how sensitive you are. I never knew you had that kind of side to you!"

The man raised an eyebrow. "And you laugh when you're surprised?"

Genis cleared his throat. "What's important is that you finish this and get it to that person. I'm sure they'll love it, you're doing a good job!" He headed for the door, looking back at Yuan again. "So I'll leave you to your work. Good luck!"

Yuan turned to the oven once more and took a deep breath. "That's right, I'm going to finish this cake..." He looked at the clock again and then at the ingredients. "No matter how long this takes, I'm going to get it right!"

1:47 a.m.

"I'm...almost finished...this has got to be the last one..." Yuan rubbed his eyes sleepily and opened the oven, revealing the last cake. "Augh, it's almost two. I'm out of ingredients. This had better work." He placed it drowsily on the counter and tasted it with his finger.

There was just enough sweetness without being too sweet and it wasn't too rich or too thick. To him, it tasted perfect. He sighed in relief. Then something hit him. "Wait, how am I going to give it to him? He's asleep, and I don't want to wake him up. I could wait until tomorrow, but what if it goes bad overnight, or someone eats it in the morning before I wake up? Oh, I don't want my efforts to go to waste? But maybe if I hid it somewhere...no, I would forget where and that would be useless..." He continued to fret over what to do.

Then he stopped and sighed. "What am I doing? Just put it in the fridge and get it tomorrow." Yuan placed the creation into the refridgerator and took a seat at the table. "I'd better get some sleep." He lied his head down and tried to fall asleep. I still wish I could give that cake to him now...

As if his prayers were answered, a voice came from the doorway. "Yuan?" He sat up to see Lloyd, who was tired, but seemed to be awake enough to notice him. "Why are you still up?"

Yuan shrugged. "Couldn't sleep," he fibbed, fighting to keep his eyes open. He stifiled a yawn.

"Me neither." Lloyd took a seat. "I thought if I ate something I would feel better since no one had dinner." Yuan's shoulders slumped at remembering having occupied the kitchen from late afternoon until now, leaving the room unusable.

Then the brick of oppurtunity hit Yuan and got up, moving to the fridge. "Yeah, I was kinda hungry too. There's this cake I made-"

"That sounds great." Anything sounded good to Lloyd at that moment. They both had a piece and Lloyd froze when he tasted it. "Wow, this is perfect! And you made this?" Yuan nodded slowly. "It's really good. Must've taken a long time."

"It's for you," Yuan said softly, almost whispering.

"You made it...for me?" Lloyd gave him a hard look, watching Yuan nod again. It didn't take the boy long to realize Yuan had stayed up all night making the cake for him, and he felt a little guilty. But that was soon replaced with happiness and a growing love for Yuan. "Thank you!"

"No problem." Yuan yawned and faced Lloyd, looking at him with sleepy emerald eyes. "I'm going to bed soon. Glad you liked it." Yuan stood up and headed for the doorway.

"Wait!" Lloyd stood also and grabbed Yuan's arm. "I want to thank you properly." He turned Yuan to face him and placed his lips gingerly on the other man's. Closing his eyes, he deepened the kiss slightly, feeling Yuan return the gesture. The sensation ended as Lloyd pulled away slowly, looking deep into the green eyes he would get to know much better as their relationship progressed.

"I appreciate anything you do for me, Yuan." Lloyd embraced him tightly, then smiled. "So get some sleep. You deserve it."

Yuan smiled back. "Okay, good night." He kissed Lloyd on the forehead, then walked off to his room.

Lloyd looked at the cake again. "He really went out of his way to make this. I can tell." He put it back in the refridgerator, then gazed out the window. "I'll have to return the favor sometime."

Fin by: Nakoya

A/N: I know I usually put some kind of catchy ending part that's related to the title, but you can see Whitelight is a little hard to place. So I'll just tell you here why I picked that title. We all know that all the colors of the visible spectrum combined make something called whitelight. Well, when Yuan combined all the proper ingredients to make a cake (the colors), he made the perfect cake result! (the whitelight!) Not to mention the cake was "white". So yeah, it had a purpose. There really aren't that many words that end with "light". And the thing that Lloyd said at the end just kinda leads to the stories/chapters that follow. Which I will have up sometime next week I hope. - Please review, and if you have any questions, just ask. I always do review replies! 3 And sorry for any typos. Let me know about those too and I'll try to fix them. I'm sorry if this chapter kinda sucked, I have better ideas further in.