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New Discoveries
"It's not here... Sango's weapon isn't here."
Sheena carefully looked at the weapons placed on top of each grave. She was knelt before them, paying her respects to the fallen slayers. Lloyd, Zelos and Colette did the same. The lumps protruding from the surface of the ground along with the stench of demon carcasses still gave them the chills, but they still figured that they should at least examine the village before they went off.
"Sango? You mean your friend?"
Said Colette. She was quite shaken up, but with her friends' help, she was able to calm down relatively quickly.
"Yeah,"
Sheena replied, scanning the graves again.
"She didn't use common weapons like these, it was much different. The weapon itself was bigger than her."
"Wow..."
Lloyd said, he stood up, brushing the dirt off his pants.
"I don't think there's anything like that here. Swords, bows, knives, chains..."
Sheena just shook her head, standing up as well. Zelos and Colette did the same soon after. After another look around the ruins, the group silently made their way out of the village silently. They stopped at the gates, each of them looking somewhere different. A few minutes of silence passed, and Sheena finally broke it.
"Guys, I... I know this is selfish..."
She said, looking around at the faces of her friends.
"But I think I'll have to part ways with you here."
She finally said after the long pause.
"W-what? Why?"
Lloyd asked,
"No Sheena, it's dangerous to go off on your own..."
Colette said, taking Sheena's arm.
"No, I have to do this. There's still a chance that she's alive, and I can't go back knowing that..."
She couldn't meet the eyes of any of them.
"I-I have to find her. Find out what happened to the village."
"Sheena, you don't have to go alone, you know... We'll go with-"
"No."
Sheena cut Lloyd off.
"No Lloyd. You have your own thing to do right? You were going to destroy all the remaining expheres. I want you to go on with that."
Another silence fell upon them, the wind was getting chillier now; the sun slowly sinking under the line of the tall trees.
"Lloyd can go with Colette for the exspheres, and I'll stay with my hunnie."
Zelos finally said. Sheena quickly shook her head,
"N-no! Zelos, no. I-I have to do this alone, you can't come with me, I can't-"
"Alright, alright!"
Zelos interrupted Sheena's stammering.
"I can take a hint..."
He said, sighing.
"This is all so sudden... But if it's what you want..."
Lloyd said, stepping closer to Sheena.
"Well... um... I guess this is goodbye for now..."
He awkwardly held out his hand for a handshake, but Sheena shook her head, brushing it away as she threw her arms around him.
"Idiot..."
She whispered tearfully as Lloyd also put his arms around her as well. They split after a few moments; Sheena briskly brushed the tears away.
"Traveling with you has been fun. I don't know which will happen first, but please find me after all the exspheres are gone; I'll be looking for you as soon as I find Sango."
"Sheena..."
Colette said, sniffing. She hugged Sheena warmly.
"Promise me you'll be careful..."
"You too..."
Sheena replied with a sad smile.
"Promise..."
They both said simultaneously. They giggled softly.
"Hey, Lloyd, Colette. Can I have a word in private with Sheena? You two go on ahead, I'll catch up."
Zelos said. The two nodded, and they gave a final wave to Sheena before they brought out their wings and took flight. Sheena was still waving even though they were out of view. She turned then her attention to Zelos.
"Hey, what is that you want to say to... mph!"
Sheena made a surprised sound. In a split second, Zelos had pulled her into a tight embrace, his lips against hers. Before she could react, he broke away, but still held onto her. His clear, blue eyes gazed at her brown ones. Feeling the blood rushing to her face, she stammered,
"Z-zelos!"
She saw that his face was entirely serious now; his perverted, playful personality was hidden completely.
"Hey, I don't know why I can't go with you, but you have to live to see me another day, alright?"
He said, a grin on his face.
"My voluptuous hunnie..."
He added, Sheena smiled as well and blushed, hitting him playfully on the shoulder.
"Stupid chosen..."
She leaned up and returned his kiss; this one lasted longer than the last. When they finally broke, Sheena rested her head on his shoulder.
"You be careful too, okay? And listen to Lloyd!"
She said, releasing him. Zelos backed away step by step; his wings appearing.
"Relax, I will. You be careful, okay?"
He said as he lifted off the ground. He and Sheena waved to each other one final time before Zelos flew quickly to catch up with Colette and Lloyd. Sheena only stayed in her spot for a brief moment to brush away her tears. She now had to find her childhood friend. She performed a few hand motions, and took out a card, raising it above her head. The blank card suddenly started filling up with letters. When the last letter was on the card, the seal broke, and there was a bright flash of light; light from which Sheena emerged, unfazed. She began walking, gradually gaining speed. Within moments, she was sprinting, taking giant leaps into the tops of the trees, and tore through the forest at a speed so great, that she was only a pinkish purple blur to the eye.
Yes, short, I know. Review!