Moonbeams Ch10, Party Time
Colette woke up in her own bed. She was glad to be home. It had been a week since she had come back, and today was her birthday. She smiled, then noticed that something, or rather someone, was missing. 'Where's Lloyd? It's not like him to disappear on a day like this.' She continued to ponder this for a while, but then heard the door open. She looked up and saw her boyfriend in the doorway. He was smiling, "Happy Birthday."
She smiled back, "Where did you run off to? I've woken up every morning, and you been asleep next to me, then today I find you've run off somewhere."
"I was just checking that everything was ready for tonight."
"We've checked a million times, its going to be fine."
"Yeah, but I want your party to be better than fine."
Colette was always pleased when Lloyd did these sorts of kind things, but that did not mean he was allowed to disappear without telling her. "Lloyd, next time wait until I'm awake before you rush off."
Lloyd walked up and sat on the bed next to her, "Sure." He kissed her passionately. After they both ran out of breath and their tongues were weary, they broke off the kiss and just sat looking at each other. Lloyd then stood up and walked to the door. "I'll go fix breakfast, you hurry up and get dressed and down here, I'm sure the baby's hungry." He left Colette, both of them still smiling.
Colette pulled on some clothes as quickly as she could, which was not very quickly, thanks to her stomach, which seemed about seven months along, although it had really only been three. 'I can't believe I'm going to be a mother, in only a month, then we can go and live in nice big house, and bring up our child happily.'
She headed downstairs, still smiling. She entered the kitchen, to find her mother cooking some breakfast while chatting to Lloyd, who was busy laying the table.
"Wow, a manor, the King promised you that much."
"Yeah," Lloyd replied. "He said that as heroes we should live like heroes, he also said he'd give the family a title with the land, Duke of somewhere I think."
"Well I never, oh and here's the future duchess, please take a seat ma'am."
Colette eyed her mother with clear disdain for the title. "I'm not a noble yet, and even if I were, you are still my mother."
"True, true, now sit down Colette, breakfast's ready."
While her mother busied herself with the serving, Colette sat herself next to Lloyd. Her father came into the house, having gone out for a quick pipe. He walked into the room and sat at the table. "Morning you two, and happy birthday Colette."
"Morning Daddy."
"Morning Mr. Brunel."
"So, is everything ready for that party then?"
"Yeah, I just went to check on it. Everything's in place," Lloyd replied.
"And who exactly is coming?"
"Everyone in the village is invited, and all our travelling companions have been invited. Regal's really busy though, so he can't come, but everyone else will," Colette answered.
"Sounds like one hell of a party."
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Colette checked herself in the mirror for the 20th time. She was wearing a long light blue dress, which Lloyd had bought her back in Meltokyo. It fit over her bump just about, though it was a little tight. She did not wear any make-up, she never did, especially as Lloyd had once said that he "Assumed that make-up was to attract men, so those in a relationship shouldn't wear it." It made sense, and Lloyd had also said it looked "Gaudy," so she did not want to upset him.
Lloyd himself was waiting for her downstairs, in a shirt and suit. He was wondering exactly how anyone had managed to persuade him to wear it, then he remembered Colette's 'flutter-eyelashes-and-look-like-a-cute-and-innocent-girl-and-make-me-feel-like-the-bad-guy' act. That always got him to do whatever she wanted, so it was good that she was not a little daemoness inside, otherwise various, unfortunate, occurenses may have happened to Sheena not so long ago.
'Damn Colette's extreme cuteness, but if it weren't for that I might not be quite so madly in love that I'd stay with her through the thick and thin. Now where is that extremely cute younge lady?'
As if on cue, Colette came to the top of the stairs. As she walked down, Lloyd smiled. "You look beautiful Colette."
"You don't seem as enraptured as you should be."
"Well I've become used to your beauty over the last however many years."
Their conversation descended into sentimental mush, until Colette's parents appeared. "Come on you two, you don't want to be late."
The two couples hurried off to the town hall, where everyone had gathered to celebrate the Chosen's birthday. They entered, and were greated by cheers. Colette was a little stunned, but Lloyd led her through the crowd to where the rest of their companions were sitting. From the table, Sheena was the first to notice them. She stood up and smiled at the couple, "Colette, Lloyd, how are you?"
"Sheena, you made it! We're good, how are you?" Colette answer, having recovered from her initial shock.
Sheena smiled, "I'm good too, it's annoying not having an exsphere anymore, but a certain redhead makes up for that."
Zelos imeadiately apeared next to her. "Well Colette, Lloyd, long time no see, how ya been?"
Lloyd answered, "Fine thanks, and when Sheena say you've been making up for everything, does that mean that what we overheard at your place was..."
"Me fucking the brains out of my fiancee? Probably."
"Fiancee? You mean?" Colette started.
"Yep, I proposed a few days after you left."
"Congratulations, now Sheena..." Colette and Sheena walked off to comune apart.
Lloyd watched his girlfriend go, then turned to Zelos. "Well, I guess congratulations are in order."
"Thanks, so what about the two of you?"
"Oh, I'm sure Colette will tell everyone later, if things go as planned."
Zelos did not question his friend, already having taken a good guess as to what he was going to do, "Well, good luck with that."
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It was 11 o'clock, the party was set to go on until 11:30, when Colette would say her thanks to everyone. 'It's about time,' thought Lloyd.
"Colette."
"Yes Lloyd."
"Could you come with me for a moment?"
"Sure."
Lloyd led her outside, and stopped a little way from the door.
"Lloyd, what is it?"
"Colette, you know, it's been a whole year since it all started, and you know, the whole way, there was only one person I wanted to protect. I almost gave up this entire world... for you." He took a step closer to her. "Colette, I have loved you for as long as I can remember, so..." he knelt, and pulled a box out of a pocket, "Colette, will you... marry me?"
Colette just stood there: everything she had ever hoped for was coming true before her, at last, she could be truely happy with Lloyd. "Yes," was all she managed to say.
Lloyd took her hand, and slipped on the ring that he had made himself, that first day when they returned. It was plain gold, with a single diamond, but to Colette, it meant more than any gems. He looked at her and she looked at him, and they kissed. They could now be together, forever, and soon they would have their child as well. Things were going very, very well for them.
"We shouldn't break the mood," Genis whispered to Presea. They had been sent home by Raine, who was angry that they had stayed up as late as they had, and on the way had noticed their friends.
"Yeah, let's leave them be," and so the younger couple left the older to their bliss.
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A/N: Awwwwwwwwwww. Hi guys, I know I was a little behind schedule, but please cut me some slack. I finally finished ToS2 today. I don't own a Wii, so I have to play it at my friend's house, but it is worth it. Anyways, I think I'll leave this until after Christmas. Reviews are always welcome. So for now.
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