Author's Notes: I'm not sure how long the fic is going to be at this point… It's just a lot of disconnected ideas in my mind but I'm going to try and update this story at least once a week, job-wiling! Also, a reference of Reimi if you wanted to know what she looked like there are pictures on my deviantART :)

After that, Lloyd managed to pass his time more productively. Elsa took his swords to work with her as a bargaining chip to stop him running out and robbing them, much to the protest of Reimi and Amy although Lloyd understood their situation and agreed. Plus Reimi showed him how to set up the games console for when they were out and he was so engrossed in the different games that it helped keep his mind occupied as he waited.

However when Friday rolled around and it had been a week since he had come to stay, Lloyd's spirits were significantly lower. He didn't think he would be stuck on Earth for so long and became increasingly ill at ease and frightened for his future.

Neglecting the console he spent most of the day sat on the sofa facing the window, watching the road for hours on end, head in his hands, willing the portal to open again.

When Amy and Reimi returned they both tried to cheer him up.

"It's okay Lloyd, there's no rush, you can stay with us as long as you need to," Amy rubbed circles into his back, trying to offer some comfort.

"Yeah and I'm sure that if you found your way here, your friends will too…" Reimi pitched in.

"I don't know," Lloyd said quietly. "I did think that… But, now… I don't know…"

"I'll get you a drink," Amy patted his back in a decisive way. "Nothing like a cup of tea at times like this," she picked up the cup he had recently used from the floor and left.

Reimi sat down next to Lloyd.

"It'll be okay, Lloyd," she said, tilting her head sideways to catch a glimpse of his face hidden behind his hands.

"Yeah…," Reimi frowned, she'd never heard him so dejected.

Turning her attention to the scene outside the window, there was silence for a moment before she broke it with "I have an idea!"

"W-what? Lloyd jumped up, startled by her unexpected enthusiasm.

Without a word, she rushed into her room and returned a moment later with a small, cube-shaped case. Undoing the Velcro binding, she pulled out a shiny red device covered in buttons and screens and with one large eye on its dominant side.

Lloyd stared.

"What's that?"

"It's a camera; you use it to capture a moment in time so you can look back on it later," Reimi explained.

"It's like a time machine?" Lloyd queried.

"Haha, well kind of, but you can only look at that one moment through a picture. You don't actually go back in time. Here," she grinned and held the device up to her face, pointing the eye at Lloyd. He watched warily as it seemed to focus in on him, then blink with a satisfying click.

Reimi lowered the device and turned it round so that Lloyd had a clear view of the back. There, somehow recorded on the screen, was his own face looking back at him.

"Woah!"

"I was thinking… Have you seen those posters around for missing pets? We could make our own one for you and pin it on a telephone pole near the road so that if your friends arrive and we don't see them, they might see you,"

"So I'm a pet now?" he remarked, humour evident in his tone.

Reimi smirked. "Well, if it makes you feel any better, we can both be pets," she then took a photo of herself, tongue sticking out and eyes slightly crossed.

Lloyd laughed as he saw it. "What was that?! What animal are you supposed to be?"

Reimi frowned as she looked at the picture. "Um… A sick dog I guess," Then she caught Lloyd's eye and they both burst into laughter.

"No…," Lloyd gasped breathlessly, "I want to take another one! Your picture is too good! It will get all the attention and no one will even see mine!"

Amy came in. "What are you guys up to in here?" Then she saw the scene and her vain side kicked in "We're taking photos? ... I want to take some too!"

The three of them fought over, posed and took photos with the camera until the battery and, subsequently Lloyd's interest in the camera, died.

Reimi promised to print out one of the sensible pictures so they could put it on a poster.

"Are you sure that's a good idea though, Reimi?" Elsa asked later that evening when Reimi had filled her in. "If you put our address on there, we might get prank calls or unwanted attention,"

"It's okay. I'll put an advertisement for something really vague on it so no one will take any notice. Something like he's selling a vintage earplug or will mow front lawns for £50. I doubt anyone except those who know him will even give it a second glance. Besides, his friends and family must be worried about him. It's been a week. In fact…" a thought suddenly struck her, "I should go look up a missing person's list right now just in case he's on there! Why didn't I think of it before…" she retreated back into her bedroom and didn't come out until she had both printed off her recently created advertisement for Lloyd and scoured several missing person's lists online (to no success).

Whilst Reimi was busy making flyers, Amy rejoined Lloyd on the sofa.

"Feeling better?"

"Yeah, thanks to you two," he scratched the back of his head sheepishly. "I'm sorry to worry you both and I'm also sorry if I'm outstaying my welcome,"

"Nah, it's all good. We need a bit more excitement round here anyway,"

He gave a little nod in response. Amy decided to change the subject to something lighter.

"So, these friends of yours. What are they like?"

"Well…" Lloyd struggled with how to begin, thrown by the question. "They're the people most special to me. They worked with me to re-unite the worlds and stood beside me in battle. They're very strong and when we work as a group we're unbeatable," the pride in his voice shone through and made Amy smile.

"I see. And… is there… anyone particularly special to you among them?" she asked as casually as she could.

"Particularly special?" he echoed, unsure.

"Yeah you know… like a girlfriend… Or a boyfriend," she said, hands held up guardedly.

Lloyd blushed red, "O-oh. No, nothing like that, but I don't want to label any of them as being more special than anyone else. They're all important to me,"

"I see," Amy said, hiding a little smile behind her hand. "Well, I'm sure they're all really missing you, although I'm really glad we met too,"

"Y-yeah, same, you've all been so nice," Lloyd said, feeling somewhat awkward.

Amy just grinned.

"Want to… want to play a game?" he eventually said, wanting to break the tension he felt in the air.

"Sure," Amy replied and fired up the console, still grinning like an idiot.

"Guys, I think I like Lloyd," Amy squealed excitedly later that night when Lloyd had gone to bed and the others were in the living room.

"…What?" Elsa asked. Reimi's mouth opened slightly in shock.

"But… You've only just met him, Amy," she said slowly, trying to process the thought.

"Yeah I know but… I've known guys for a shorter amounts of time and liked them and Lloyd is a really sweet guy,"

"Need I remind you that all the guys you liked for shorter amounts of time were jerks," Elsa remarked.

Reimi frowned. "Lloyd's not like those guys Elsa,"

"Right," Amy agreed. "You just need to spent more time with him to see that. How about tomorrow we take him out to London and go clothes shopping!"

"I'm not sure that's such a good idea. He's never been to London before; it's so crowded there and what would we do if he got lost? He doesn't have a phone we can contact him on," Reimi wasn't sure why but the attraction worried her. Wasn't it just too soon for that?

"Oh, it's fine! We'll all be with him! And we can get him some new clothes and show him a little more of England. He might even want to keep staying with us, you never know! Ohhh you guys have to help me!"

Elsa crossed her arms wearily and sighed. Reimi felt a lump form in her throat and tried to swallow it down.

"Look, Amy do we really even know this guy? He clearly has some mental trauma and thinks he lives in another world with elves and dwarves. Heck, he thinks he's the savior of that world. Alarm bells ringing here for anyone else?"

"Whatever. I'm sure we can help him get over that," Amy shrugged.

"And also, this isn't a permanent arrangement. You're both treating him like some long-lost cousin come to stay when in reality he's a complete stranger! And now you want to buy him clothes too? Come on… He could be taking us for a ride and a half here!"

Reimi bit her lip but couldn't think of a response. She didn't know why she felt she could trust Lloyd, she just did. But she couldn't very well say that out loud, even to her it didn't make sense.

"I hear you Elsie but I'm not a little girl. I can make my own decisions," Amy pouted. "I'm not saying you have to pay or anything, just spend some more time with him and you'll see. He's not a bad guy,"

Elsa shook her head. "I'm not going to be responsible for what happens. I won't kick him out on the street or anything but I'm really not happy with this situation,"

"The posters should help," Reimi said quietly, holding one of her flyers up. "Someone might come forward with information about him, for better or worse. Then we'll know for sure,"

Amy added "Pleasseee," with puppy dog eyes and Elsa growled in response.

"On your head this be," she waltzed out, hitting the hay for the night.

"Yay!" Amy giggled. "Okay, tomorrow it is. See you in the morning, Reimi, let's work hard!"

Reimi just nodded feebly and watched Amy dance around the kitchen before meandering happily into her room.

"Yeah," she slumped down onto the couch, feeling as though all the air had been knocked out of her. "Okay then…"