Disclaimer: This is the last time I'm saying this. XD I don't own Tales of Symphonia!

Shihna glared at Zelos over her ice cream sundae. "Why are you looking at me like that, hunny?" Zelos asked, cheerfully. "Why am I on a date with you?!" she demanded loudly. "Shh, hunny. People are staring," Zelos said, still smiling.

He was just so...irritating! "Do you think it's actually normal for you to randomly appear on my doorstep and drag me out on a so-called date without me even saying yes?" Shihna asked, quieter this time. "Sure, hunny," Zelos replied. Shihna wanted to smack that grin off of his face. "I guess I just felt like taking you out today," he said. "I didn't feeling like going out with you," Shihna retorted. "You're so harsh," Zelos whined. How she always got into these situations she didn't know. She had barely began to wake up that morning when Zelos showed up on her doorstep and dragged her out on this so-called "date" in Altamira. Did he even had any idea that not everybody had as much free time as he did? She had...wait. She didn't have anything to do either. Not today...but there was no way he knew, right? This was all a coincidence right? Him having nothing to do and she didn't have anything to do either...and then...

No way.

"Aren't you going to get anything?" she asked, taking her mind off of that morning's events. "Having you here is just fine," was the cheerful reply. Shihna found herself blushing. "W-what are you saying?" Zelos turned and looked out the window. "You heard me. Having you is just fine," he repeated. Shihna looked down at the table. "And I could just share with you." Shihna looked up to see Zelos picking up a spoon and scooping up some of her ice cream. "Hey! Get your own!"

Zelos stuck the spoon in his mouth with a sneaky smile on his face. Shihna growled at him. "Now we really look like a couple," Zelos said. "What?! There's no way that we could-" "Oh, Shihna. You're embarassed," Zelos said in that annoying tone of his. "Me?! Embarrased?! The only reason I would be embarrased is because I'm stuck with a moron like y-" Zelos chose this moment to scoop up more ice cream and stick his spoon into Shihna's mouth. "Mmph!" Zelos grinned.

Shihna's face reddened even more. An...indirect kiss! He had just given her...She looked up at him and quickly looked back down at the table. Zelos just continued grinning. "See, you're embarassed," he pointed out again. Shihna decided to ignore him continued eatting her ice cream. "Hmm...you don't have to ignore me like that, Shihna," Zelos whined. "Hmph." Shihna turned away from him. Zelos tilted his head. "Shiiiihhnnaaaa..."

Shihna continued ignoring him and eatting her ice cream. Zelos sighed. I guess I'll just leave her alone for now. He patiently waited for Shihna to finish her ice cream.

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"So what do you want to do next?" Zelos asked after paying. "Anything's fine," Shihna replied coldly. Weren't dates supposed to be fun?...This one was getting worse and worse. "Hmmm..." He took her hand in his. "Come on."

"Eh?..." Shihna let herself be pulled along by Zelos. He lead her into a shop. "What are you doing?..." Shihna asked, trying to make sense of exactly what Zelos was doing. Zelos looked around the store, humming a tune. "Found it!" Shihna looked over his shoulder to see what it was. He had something cupped in his hands. "What is it?..." Shihna asked, hesitantly. Zelos opened up his hands...to reveal nothing. "Absolutely nothing, my voluptuous hunny." All Shihna could do was stare and blink at his hands for a few seconds. "What?..." Zelos gently poked her in the forehead. "Ab-so-lute-ly no-thing," he said again, grinning evilly. It took a bit of time for this to register in Shihna's head. By the time she actually figured it out Zelos was already out of the store and running for his life. "COME BACK HERE!" Shihna chased after him. "Well, you were being all depressed and stuff so I thought-" "I don't care what you think, you-" "Ow! That hurts!"

Zelos rubbed his head where Shihna had smacked him. "You're so mean!" he whined, giving her his fake hurt expression. "You tricked me," Shihna pointed out. "I just wanted to cheer you up," Zelos said. "You can use more normal methods of cheering people up," Shihna grumbled. "But it worked. You're all cheerful now," Zelos replied, pinching her cheek. "See!" Shihna's face turned bright red. "What are you talking about?! You think a lame thing like that could cheer me up?!" Even though she denied it she knew it was true. He had managed to make her happier...again. What was with that anyways? How could he always cheer her up like that? Even when...

Even when Corrine died...

"Think of something you want to do now, hunny?" Zelos asked. Shihna snapped out of her little trance. "Uhh...isn't there anything you want to do?" Zelos smirked. "I don't think you'd want to do it though. It involves a hotel room and-" Shihna slapped him. "No way." "See, I knew you wouldn't like it!" Zelos whined, now rubbing his cheek. "Let's go to the amusement park," Shihna said, pulling Zelos along. "Whatever you say, hunny," Zelos said, trying to keep his footing.

Fine, she'll admit it. It was fun. Very fun...more fun than she had in a long time. Going out with Zelos like this...it was fun. Sure, he was idiotic and annoying, but in the end she enjoyed it, going to the amusement park and buying weird things. Really, she didn't need a lolipop. She wasn't a kid any more, but he insisted. Even walking around Altamira at night was fine. But why was Zelos checking his watch so much? It wasn't like he wanted to get away from her as soon as possible, right? Right?...She couldn't possibly be that boring to be with. And it was Zelos of all people that she was with. Wasn't going on a date with her his dream come true? Wait...his dream come true? What was she thinking?

"Oh, crap. We're gonna be late," Zelos suddenly said. "What? Late for what?..." Shihna asked. He suddenly grabbed her hand. "Something," Zelos replied as he started to run. "Where are we going?!" Shihna demanded. "To the beach." The beach?! But this was the middle of the night...what would they be doing at the beach? She struggled to keep up with Zelos as they ran. "W-we made it," Zelos said, gasping for air. For some reason there was people gathered on the beach, even though nobody was allowed to be there at this hour. Suddenly there was flashes of light in the air. "Fireworks?" Shihna asked. "Yep." So this was what Zelos was looking at his watch for. But since when did Altamira have fireworks? That was weird...Oh well. She continued watching the fireworks go off in brilliant colours. "They're beautiful aren't they?" Zelos asked, his voice softer and quieter than usual. "...Yeah."

At that moment even bigger fireworks popped up and...Was that her and Zelos' name in a heart? She had to be seeing things. There was no way that...

It was. So this was what Zelos was really planning. He knew all of this from the beginning. A million feelings surged through her at once. What should she do?...She didn't even know what to think. Was she happy or...what? She tried to make sense of her feelings. What was going on? Why did he...? Why were her eyes filling with tears? "Shihna?" Zelos turned to face her. "Are you okay?..." He was starting to regret what he did. Sticking their names in a heart like that and letting everybody see...the chances of his fangirls finding out was extremely high. That would make Shihna's life even harder than it already was. He also happened to realize that maybe Shihna didn't want to have that kind of relationship with him. Okay, fine. She obviously didn't. She never wanted to, always said that she wouldn't and still he decided to do this. This just made him feel so great about himself. He had even made her cry. Now, this was just great. He made Shihna cry. "Shihna?..." he said again, hesitantly. He started wiping the tears off of her cheeks. "I'm...sorry. I guess I shouldn't have-" Shihna shook her head. "I..." She stopped and started over. "Thank you, Zelos."

"Eh?" She...thanked him? "I thought you were mad at me or something," he mumbled. Shihna smiled through her tears. "Not right now," she said and then...she kissed him on the cheek.

Because I love you more than anything...I've been wanting to find the time...to actually thank you for everything.

SakuMeiMei Says: At first I wanted Shihna to hug Zelos at the end and then I wanted them to actually kiss instead of just Shihna kissing him on the cheek, but then it kinda ended like that. XD Yeah...The middle was a bit weird and stuff because I was writing it last night while I was tired and braindead. It kinda shows too. XD

My favourite part was when Shihna asked Zelos what he wanted to do. Zelos, you pervert! XD You take a hotel room and...yeah. But we still love you, Zelos. We still love you. I didn't go into much detail with the actual date on purpose. XD This one was written more for the ending than anything else...