Afternoon Walk
Post game drabble featuring Sheena, Zelos, Lloyd and Colette. Mainly concentrating on Sheena. Colloyd and Sheelos.
Sheena wore a contented expression as she watched Lloyd and Colette walking a little way in front of her. It was the day after winter festival and they, along with Zelos and herself and their children, had decided to go for a walk together.
The weather was perfect for it, a little cold but crisp, with some sunshine and no rain clouds in sight.
Years ago, when they had been on the quest to reunite the two worlds, it seemed so unlikely to imagine themselves living anything remotely like a normal life. Yet here they were, enjoying a peaceful walk and able, for the time being at least, to relax and not worry about saving the world or anything like that.
She smiled proudly as she watched Colette and Lloyd's daughter swinging between her parents, one of each of their hands clasped firmly but gently around hers. Sheena's gaze drifted to their younger child who was gazing out at the world with a fascinated expression from where he was warmly wrapped up and strapped to his mother's back.
She had always thought that her friends would make good parents and they had proved her right.
She turned her attention to her son who asked if he could race Colette and Lloyd's daughter to the lake. She gave him her permission, calling out to him to tell him to make sure that neither of them fell in.
As the two children sped off Lloyd and Colette paused with Noishe at their side to let Sheena and Zelos catch up with them. Once their friends stopped next to them Colette happily looped her arms around Lloyd and Sheena's and, following her example, Zelos twined his arm around Sheena's free one.
They walked on contentedly, sharing a light-hearted conversation and Sheena found herself thinking that this was what they had been fighting for all of those years ago, this was what made all of that hard work worth it.