Hello all of you people out there! Welcome to Chapter 7! I am pleased to say this is where things are getting interesting! New, better spoilers, longer chapters, everyone's love lives getting all messed up and the main event right around the corner!

I am very excited! Since I'm making these chapters longer (and because no one's been pointing out where the mistakes have been made), I've decided to edit this whole thing for any mistakes. Plus, as an extra treet, I'll have chapter one edited and re typed (so you'll have to read it again...I'm so cruel)

So, as said above, welcome to Chapter 7!

Lloyd jerked awake in his bed, panting. He reached a hand to his forehead and found it covered in sweat. He took deep breaths to calm himself down.

Dang Leonel! he thought in frustration. It was all Leonel's fault that I woke up covered in sweat! He's taking Colette!

Lloyd went over the past few days in his head. On the day he arrived in Altimira, Sheena and Zelos had a big argument and neither of them will talk. Lainal, who seemed pretty nice, introduced her brother and Leonel spent an hour or so flirting with Colette. The day after that, they had brunch on the roof and Leonel interuppted them just so he could ask Colette if she was enjoying her time at the hotel. Lloyd and Genis got dragged into shopping with Raine and Lainal. Colette and Sheena were there too, but Sheena spent the whole time in silence and Colette was too distracted by Leonel to pay attetion too much.

That same night, once Regal, Raine, Presea, Zelos and Sheena had gone to bed, Lloyd and Genis went downstairs to the secret garden. There, they found Colette admiring the scenery. They talked about a long time ago, when the three of them used to play together in Iselia. But, unfortunatly, Leonel interupted and they retuned to their rooms.

Then, yesterday, Lloyd made sure that Leonel did not get a chance to speak with Colette. Unfortunatly, Colette was making that pretty difficult, because she walked nearly EVERYWHERE that Leonel could talk to her easily. And here he was now, in the bed, all of his frustration coming out as sweat.

Lloyd looked over at the clock. 4:45 am. After deciding that there was no way to go back to sleep, he got up and walked downstairs to the secret garden. He found a parkbench and sat down. He let out a sigh and just sat for about 15 minutes. He heard a rusteling in the nearby bushes and stood up. A blonde-haired figure emerged from the bushes.

"Colette!" Lloyd said in suprise.

"Good morning Lloyd. What're you doing up so early?" Colette asked.

"Couldn't sleep." Lloyd replied. "What about you?"

"I saw you leave your room, so I decided to follow you. You've been really on-edge lately. Is something wrong?" she asked. Lloyd sighed.

"It's just Leonel. He's been stalking you! He won't leave you alone for five minutes! All he does is talk with you! It's like he has no other life!" Lloyd cried.

"He just got rejected by his fiance, Lloyd. And it's not even because she fell in love with someone else, or because he did something to her! It's because she wanted more money than what he had to offer. The one person that he loved dumped him because of something he couldn't help," Colette said.

"I-I know. I know that he's had a really hard time lately, but that dosen't mean he should go complaining to the nearest person who's compassionate and sweet!"

"Lloyd, just tell me how you really feel. I'm always open to listening to you talk. You know that. You don't have to make up excuses or anything. I'm your friend; just tell me the truth."

"The truth?" Lloyd asked, hesitantly. I'm in love with you and I feel like he's taking you away from me. Why do you ask?

"Yes. Just tell me, ok?"

"I feel jealous. You spend more time with him then you do with us! Does he deserve more attention then your friends because he got dumped by his fiance? Or do your friends deserve less because he's more interesting than we are? I just wish I would see more of you and less of him." Lloyd said, angrily. Colette smiled and hugged Lloyd.

"Why didn't you say so sooner? I won't talk with Leonel at all today. It'll just be me and you. Ok? We can go to the beach or somewhere else. No Leonel. Does that sound alright?" Colette asked.

"I'd love that. Thanks, Colette."

Meanwhile, Sheena lied awake in bed. She hadn't spoken in such a long time that she felt like no one ever acknowledged that she was there. That she was just some moping shell that walked around the place without a heart or soul. She wanted to get up, put a smile on her face and show the world that she didn't care what that idiot did. The only problem was that she did care. But she didn't know why.

Sheena searched her mind for reasons she could possibly have for liking him. He did look attractive, and his hair smelled nice. She thought harder. He was tall and could be charming. Sheena tried extremely hard. The only things she came up with: He had a serious side to him, and he saved her from falling into an endless pit. It that the real reason she liked him? Because he saved her life? Lloyd saved her life, but she didn't like him. So why Zelos?

Sheena finally gave up. She decided she would talk today, and forget about that jerk. She was better than him, so she didn't need him at all. Sheena stood up and walked carefully, so as to not disturb Raine and Presea.

When Sheena reached the third floor, the elefator stopped and Lainal came bounding in.

"Oh! Hello, um, Sheena, right?" she said, strangley cheerful for 5 am.

"Yes. Hi, Lainal." Sheena said, although her voice sounded course from not speaking in three days.

"You sound sick. You okay?" Lainal asked. Sheena nodded.

"I'm fine, but what about you? It's five in the morning and you're acting as if you won the lottery!"

"Oh, I'm just so happy because Leonel bought a wedding ring for Colette! He's going to ask her to the party, and then ask her to marry him!" Lainal cried. Sheena gasped and her eyes doubled in disbelief.

"What did you say?" she asked, hesitantly.

"I said that Leonel and Colette are going to get married! Isn't that fantastic!" Lainal chimed. Anger ran throughout Sheena's veins. She didn't know Leonel very well, but he had some nerve just to waltz right up and ask a 16-year-old girl to marry him! Not only that, but Lloyd and Colette were so close to being a couple and now this major block in the road!

Sheena nodded and made a plan to go and warn Lloyd and Colette. There's no way Leonel's going to ask her to the party. Not if I can help it.

"Anyways, I'm off to prepare for the wedding. I know a great cake shop that opens at 5 am, and they're too busy to order a cake anytime later than that," explained Lainal.

"You should probably keep all the reciepts. You don't want a repeat of last time." Sheena muttered.

"I don't think that's neccisary, but I suppose you're right. Thanks, Sheena! You're a real pal!" Lainal skipped out of the elevator.

Sheena jammed the 5th floor button and impaitently waited for the doors to close and for the elevator to rise. She ran down the hallway, not hesitating until she was right outside his door. She was about to knock, but her pride stopped her. She hadn't spoken to Zelos in three days. But she swallowed it, knowing that Lloyd and Colette came before her reputation. She took a deep breath and pounded on the door.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Huh! What's all that racket?

BANG! BANG! BANG!

It's coming from the door! But, the sun's not even out. Who wants me to be awake at, what? 5 am?

BANG! BANG! BANG!

This is getting really annoying. If they don't stop soon, they're about to get pounded in the face!

BANG! BANG! BANG!

"Would you stop that? You're gonna give me a migrain!"

"Zelos Wilder! Get your butt out her right now!" Sheena commanded.

"Sheena! What're you doing? It's, like, 5 in the morning!" Zelos cried.

"I don't care! This is an emergancy! You're coming out here or you'll ruin two people's lives!" she yelled. Zelos moaned, but did as the ninja ordered.

"This better be important. I need my beauty sleep!" he said, closing the door behind him.

"This is way more important than your sleep." Sheena hissed.

"Says you." Zelos muttered, rolling his eyes.

"Leonel's going to ask Colette to marry him!" Sheena yelled.

"WHAT! But she's only 16! This totally ruins Lloyd and Colette's relationship! We have to stop them!"

"See? This is more important than you're sleep. Come on! We can't let him talk to her!" She cried. They raced through the hotel to search for Leonel.

Well, Zelos thought that's probably the real reason he was turned down. He probably asked the girl before she even really knew who he was.

Cliffhanger ending! Will they stop Leonel? Will Sheena and Zelos ever become a couple? What about Raine and Regal? Do they ever get a bigger part in this story? Only I know!

The other day, I got Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World. I started playing and realized that my version is totally different from theirs! I didn't even know there was a sequal until last week! Jeez, do I need to get with the century or what?

Spoiler: Sheena and Zelos manage to find a way to keep Leonel from Colette. But, as fate would have it, the two of them end up being alone one night . . .