Warning: Spoilers and stuff...XD
Why did it have to be so cold in Flanoir anyways? Shihna shivered as she curled up on the couch, trying her best to keep warm next to the fireplace. "Are you cold, my hunny?" Shihna turned around to see Zelos leaning on the back of the couch. "Kind of..." she said, trying to make herself as small as possible. Zelos sat down next to her on the couch. "I can warm you up if you want," he said, cheerfully. "No thanks," Shihna hissed at him, moving farther away from him. "Suit yourself then." Zelos turned his eyes toward the fire.
They sat in silence. "Zelos, do you like the snow?" Shihna asked. "Well, that was random," Zelos said, turning to face Shihna. "Snow...is beautiful, but it's cruel." Shihna was surprised at his words. "Cruel?" she asked, trying not to sound overly curious. "My mom died, you know that?" Zelos said, his eyes on the fire. This was one of the last things Shihna expected him to say. She knew that Zelos' mother had died, but she never thought much about it. Zelos was always so cheerful and carefree she never really acknowledged it. She felt uncomfortable sitting with Zelos with a dark subject like this. "I...I'm..." She wanted and didn't want to say that she was sorry. Sorry just didn't seem to be the right words to say when someone dies. It couldn't fix anything and it didn't make anybody feel better. She fumbled for the right words. "I..." Zelos placed his hand on her head. "I know. You don't have to say anything."
This suited her just fine. "My mother died on a day just like this one," Zelos said, taking his hand off of Shihna's head. "It was the first day I saw snow and I was so excited my mother took me outside and we built a snowman. And..." he paused. "And..." Shihna tilted her head to look at Zelos' face better. "Zelos?..." He shook his head. "Red snow fell from the sky."
"Red...snow?" Shihna repeated what he said, wondering exactly how the snow could turn red. "It was my mother's blood...Seles' mother tried to kill me, but my mother was caught in the crossfire." So this was how Mylene Wilder really died. She had heard about it...but the reason was never given, but now she figured it out coming from the person who watched it happen. "Her last words to me...were 'You should have never been born'." Shihna's eyes widened. He should've...never been born? But everybody deserved to be born...and to live. "Why...did she say that?" she couldn't help asking. "Nobody wants me to be here," Zelos said, softly. "I'm a useless Chosen, I'm always annoying everybody. Nobody likes me for being me. They don't approach me because they're attracted to me...all they want to know is the Chosen."
"That's not true," Shihna protested. "There's no way everybody could-" "Name me one person that approached me because they truly wanted to know me," Zelos interrupted her. "Just one..." He looked down at the floor. He sounded like he really wanted to know if there was one person who cared about him, because he was Zelos and not just the Chosen, but Shihna could also sense that even though he hoped for this he knew it was useless. Nobody ever approached him because he was being himself except for...her. She remembered that when she first met Zelos...she had no idea who he was and she never ever treated him like the Chosen since then. He was always Zelos. Always...Zelos. Just him. Not the Chosen, but Zelos Wilder. "I...did," she managed to choke out.
Zelos raised his head. "You?" He couldn't believe what she was saying. "You...wanted to know the real me?" Shihna nodded. "There's one person...that wanted to really know you and the rest of us...Lloyd and everybody else. I'm sure they want to know the real you, too." Zelos studied her face. "It's the truth," Shihna added on, suspecting that Zelos didn't believe her. "Thank you...Shihna," Zelos said, taking her in his arms. "I-It's nothing, really," Shihna mumbled, her face turning red. Zelos managed to smile. "You're really cute, when you're quiet, you know that?"
"W-what?!" Shihna stuttered. "Me?! What are you talking about? I'm not-" "You're so cute, I wanna eat you," Zelos said, cheerily. He moved as if he was about to bite her neck. "Hey! Get away from me!" Shihna pushed him away. "Heh heh," Zelos snickered. Shihna was surprised at how Zelos suddenly changed his mood. "Are you okay...Zelos?" she asked, cautiously. "Of course I am, hunny," Zelos replied, playing with her long, pink sash. "How does this thing work, anyways?" he asked, tugging on it. "Stop that!" Shihna said, hitting him on the shoulder. Zelos whimpered. "Meanie. Are you going to tell me or what?" Shihna unwrapped Zelos' arms from around her. She stuck her tongue out at him. "No way." She started running towards the stairs. "Hey!" Zelos chased after her.
Lloyd and Collet opened the door to find nobody there. They had just returned from outside and they were brushing snow off of themselves. "Where'd Shihna and Zelos go?" Collet asked. They heard a lot of crashing and banging upstairs. "Maybe they went to bed already," Lloyd said. They heard a screech and something breaking. "I think..."
SakuMeiMei Says: I think I finally wrote a chapter that I like. XD Really, really like...finally. I'm happy. But it ended up being shorter than I thought it would be...which makes me a little bit sad. It's a Zelos and Shihna Love Love Flanoir Scene. XD Yay. Next chapter will be a special of what really happened in Flanoir...the true reason why the Flanoir scene happened.