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"She's what?!" Zelos stood in the doorway of the tiny room, trying to control himself. "She ran away in this weather?!" The rain sounded more like rocks hitting the building. What the hell is she doing? He unclenched his fists. "I'll go out and look for her." He grabbed an umbrella and started walking towards the door that lead outside. "W-wait Zelos! I'll go too!" Lloyd exclaimed, jumping up. Zelos turned around and looked at Lloyd. What am I going to do if Lloyd finds Shihna first?... Should he be selfish and look for her all by himself or let Lloyd help search for her too? Shihna would probably be better off being comforted by Lloyd anyways. Zelos held back a sigh and walked outside. He could barely see a thing. She better be okay... He looked around. Where would she be?...
She was probably upset about Corrine's death and running off to be depressed all by herself. Or she was going to...Zelos shook that thought out of his head. Shihna wouldn't do that. He continued walking. He wouldn't think of that. He wouldn't. She was crazy...running away in this weather. Even with the umbrella Zelos was soaked to the skin. He brushed his hair out of his eyes. Up until now Zelos had never thought of Mizuho as anything close to being big. Now, it seemed like the biggest thing existing on earth. He continued walking, getting his white shoes and pants all muddy. He could hear the others, calling Shihna's name. He headed towards the entrance. What if she was outside of the village? Or if she flew away on her rheaird? He ran outside the village. Shihna wasn't stupid enough to fly in this weather, right? And why was he moving so slow? He felt like he was moving through jello. He struggled to take another step and then he paused. Was that what he thought it was?
She was sitting under a tree, with her head buried in her knees, her usually wild black hair flattened by the rain. "Shihna?..." Shihna raised her head and immediately put it down again. This was the last person she wanted to see. Always. "Go away," she mumbled. Zelos crouched down next to her. "You'll catch a cold if you stay out here any longer," he said softly. "I don't care. Leave me alone." Shihna inched away from Zelos. She just wanted him to leave. He was always saying stupid things that made her angry. "Leave...please." Zelos gently placed his hand on her head. "Do you want Lloyd to be here instead?" Shihna looked up at him. "Eh?..."
"Do you want Lloyd to be here instead of me?" Zelos asked again, preparing for an answer that he wouldn't like. "I don't want either of you right now. I want Corrine!" Tears were streaming down her face. She pushed Zelos' hand away. "I want Corrine!" Zelos searched through his mind for something to say, but nothing that would cheer Shihna up appeared. Shihna suddenly stood up and started walking away. If Zelos wouldn't leave she would.
"W-wait, Shihna!" Zelos stood up and ran after her and grabbed her hand. Shihna tried to pull her hand free, but failed. "Let go," Shihna said, trying to stay calm. "Let go!" Why wouldn't he let her go? Why did he just have to stand there, holding her hand? She couldn't stop her tears...Why are you still here, holding my hand? Why won't you leave me alone?...
The umbrella dropped to the ground. "Eh?..." Zelos turned Shihna around and hugged her. "You're not alone, you know that? You're not alone. Everybody's right here. We're all here for you," Zelos whispered in her ear. "We'll always be here." Shihna stood there, not knowing what to do. Her heart was racing as he said those words. "No one was there for me the last time I lost something," Shihna said, barely above a whisper. "This time it'll be different." He pulled away from her and picked up the umbrella. "Let's go back. Everybody's really worried about you." Shihna managed to nod. She tried to walk, but her knees buckled and she crashed into Zelos. "Can't walk anymore, eh? I guess the great Chosen will have to carry you." He handed Shihna the umbrella and crouched down. "Get on." Shihna hesitantly climbed onto Zelos' back. "Hold tight, okay? I don't want to drop you." Zelos slowly got up. "Have you gained weight lately, hunny?" Shihna whacked Zelos lightly on the head. "Idiot!" Zelos laughed and continued walking back towards Mizuho. "Is it just me or did the rain just stop?" Zelos asked, looking up at the sky. Shihna looked up too. "Yeah..."
Collet and Lloyd were waiting for them as they entered the village. "Shihna! Zelos! We were so worried about you!" Zelos crouched down a bit and let Shihna get off his back. "Well, enough of that. I'm hungry and I wanna take a bath." Collet grabbed both Shihna's and Zelos' wrists and started to pull them towards Shihna's house. "We left something for you." Lloyd had to run to catch up to them. "Wait for me!" Up above, in the sky that was returning to its usual light blue colour, a rainbow hung in the sky.
SakuMeiMei Says: The ending was...weird. I couldn't think of a good one so it kinda ended randomly and extremely messed up. Yush...it's messed. Very messed. So I apologize for that. I'll try to get the next chapter done for either tonight or tomorrow. I already have an idea for that one. XD It has something to do with...STRAWBERRIES. Yeah, that's right! STRAWBERRIES! BOW TO THEIR FRUITY GOODNESS! Uhh...yeah. I'll just...go...hide in a corner.