The Bet
By: Chibi-chan v2.0
Author Notes:
This pairing has been rapping at my mind too, too much.
Warnings:
-[Future] m/m relationship
-Maybe some OOC (forgive me)
-TWT (Timeline, What Timeline?) – meaning, this is occurring during no specific event in the game. It's just there.
-Slight to mild language
-Most likely a future m/m sex scene (will be linked offsite)?
Key:
"…" denotes dialogue
Italics denote thought
The Bet
prologue
–
Gleaming rays of the afternoon sun shone brightly down on the
flourishing earth under its warm caress, mothering the land tenderly. A
slight wind breezed through the refreshing atmosphere, slowly pushing
along light, thin clouds that lined the pale blue sky. Monsters roamed
freely in the area, some hidden in the forest and others near the sands
where the water flowed.
They had ventured out of Meltokio a couple hours earlier in hopes of a good session against some local monsters, or as Raine put it, investing valuable time in research to further brighten young minds. However, the afternoon didn't keep straight on its attended agenda, sadly enough.
The first few fights went rather smoothly, no one barely had gotten hurt, maybe a scratch or two, nothing extreme though. But after the fifth fight or so, Zelos had made a crude remark about Sheena's accommodating "assets" that she always brought to battle. Sheena angrily took the bait, retorting back with a vicious remark how Zelos was a pig and how girls fawned over him was way beyond normal comprehension and sanity. This soon sprung the makings of a long, overdue fight, both equally shooting back personal insults.
This definitely brought the
team's spirit down from its overflowing boil of "Let's go get 'em!"
energy to a depressing simmer of "Oh hell, not again."
–
Lloyd
sat on a large rock, one leg hiked up to his chest, while his arms
wrapped loosely around the limb, chin nestling on a comfortable place
on the top of his knee. Brown eyes went left and right in accommodating
directions, each time shifting on to either Zelos or Sheena, which ever
one was spouting a comment at the time.
Of course, he couldn't hear what they were saying, but he could see their mouths move despite the fact that he was a pretty good distance away from them. He switched between the two of them constantly, sometimes lingering more on one because their response had been long (he could tell by certain gestures they made, he was used to them by now and could probably make a handbook for them all; it could be informative to foreign speculators!). They seemed to have a million – well maybe not that much, but a lot of things to say about one another. Lloyd swore it had already passed the fifty-minute marker and was nearing close to an hour.
He didn't know who had the upper hand, but he figured it might be Zelos. No matter what Sheena said about him, he noticed that it was taken with a mock pouting face or a smug grin; yet, whenever Zelos flung back a handful of figurative mud, Sheena's fists clenched out of rage and her eyes narrowed to thin slits.
Whoever was winning though, he hoped they'd win faster. He didn't want to waste a nice afternoon watching two of his friends bicker incessantly. Then again, the afternoon is already wasted, a mean little voice in the back of his mind reminded him, telling him the depressing truth of the ordeal. And it was completely logical to say that the nearby monsters had probably gotten scared off by all the loud bantering; who or what would willingly stay close enough to actually listen to them argue back and forth?
What a bad day this was beginning to be and it had started out so...serenely, too.
"This is insane," Lloyd mumbled under his breath.
"You're telling me."
Shifting his head to look sideways, attention drifting over to the person who answered him, Lloyd caught the light coloring of Genis' hair. The boy was leaning against the same rock he was sitting on and from what Lloyd could tell, Genis had a bored expression planted on his face, bordering on annoyed the way a thin brow twitched.
Lloyd shrugged. "How long do you think it'll last?" Couldn't be too long, he knew Zelos could be long-winded, but he also knew Sheena had a short fuse. This meant that soon he would either be sporting a large wound or she would stomp away angrily, swearing chants up and down on the older male. He didn't care which came first, as long as she ended it because surely Zelos wouldn't finish it, considering he probably found the whole situation utterly amusing.
"I give it another ten minutes." Genis rubbed his forehead and Lloyd caught the action, wondering if he had gotten a headache from watching them (how long had Genis been speculating there, anyway?). "Sheena will end it soon, her figure is practically shaking."
Nodding, he turned his focus back towards the argument. Lloyd noted Sheena did look quite livid. But she has a reason, I would be mad too.
Lloyd let out a sigh, eyes drifting down at the grass. When the fight was over, Sheena probably wouldn't want to go back to training. The day was spoiled and the only thing that would be left over to do was going to be to wait for them to level their heads and be patient until the animosity lowered back down under a safe marker.
The group was in for a rough night.
Oh, the group. Lloyd blinked, he had forgotten about everyone else. When Zelos and Sheena had started up, he distantly recalled that everyone had disbanded afterwards. I guess we were all aware of how this was going to turn out.
Lifting his head up from his knee, Lloyd brought his leg back down and he relaxed backwards, his palms steadying themselves on the rough surface of the rock. He swiveled his head left and right, trying to glimpse around for his friends. When he couldn't find them, Lloyd glanced to Genis for an answer. "Hey, where's everyone else? I don't see them."
Genis stared up at Lloyd and shook his head. Lloyd's obliviousness to his surroundings was sometimes annoying, but it was normal. "They went back to the hotel almost twenty minutes ago," he informed Lloyd. He was quiet for a couple of seconds then asked one of his own questions. "Is their fight that entertaining to keep your attention?" Genis inquired, genuinely curious. Usually it was a hellion's task to hold Lloyd's interest.
"Ah," Lloyd shrugged sheepishly, "I don't know." He wouldn't call the fight entertaining, more like something to pass the time with by watching. Kind of like a watching a play – it was boring, but it had its "good" parts, with the end always being the best thing (for he could finally move on to something else).
Genis rolled his eyes. That Lloyd. The small boy stole a tiny look at Sheena, the summoner had her arms raised high in the air, the limbs waving about carelessly in anger, mouth moving rapidly. It was a sign. Genis turned to Lloyd, "I guess I was right," he tapped his wrist as if to mimick he had a watch, "the ten minutes is almost done." Sheena had a wild stance about her, Lloyd amusingly thought it looked like she was about to rip Zelos a new one.
Giving a short nod, eyes returning to stare at his two friends, one word resonating in Lloyd's mind.
Finally.
–
"Ohh, I'm going to kick your ass if you don't take that back!" Sheena
shouted angrily, her arms whipping wildly in the space above her. If
she could, she would have shoved Zelos off a cliff and into the ocean a long time ago.
Zelos shot her a cocky smile and leaned in. He winked and in smooth tones said, "You like it kinky, huh? I suppose we could meet up tonight in a private hotel ro—" He was cut off when he dodged a fast-coming fist, which was, he guessed, aiming for his chin. It would have been a wicked blow if it actually had connected. He knew he was treading on a thin wire, but it was so fun to see his purple-haired teammate get riled up.
Sheena retracted her fist, angry that she hadn't met his skin. She figured with his mouth flapping, he wouldn't have noticed it coming. Hmph. Asshole. "Stop trying to act suave, thinking you can get any gir—"
"Anybody."
Her lip curled up a bit at the "correction." Oh, that was right, Zelos was damn sure of himself that he could get girls and guys. Arrogant jerk thought he was high and mighty when it came to smooth talking, she would put him in his place…
Sheena's eyes widened. That was it. Put him in his place. If this had been a cartoon, a light bulb would have comicly popped over her head and shone off its one hundred watt glow at her sheer brilliance.
A confident smile spread over her face, body relaxing, all signs of agitation gliding off her as if they were never there to begin with..
Zelos quirked an eyebrow at the sudden change and rocked back on his heels – oh ho, did Sheena have some kind of plan brewing? If she was thinking of putting herself up on the stakes to see if he was true to his word on "woo-ing", he could totally bed her within a week, maximum; no one – man or woman – could resist his charms and he prided himself fully in them, perfecting each and every one of them to a tee.
Sheena lifted her chin up in defiance. "So you say you can get anybody, eh?"
Giving her a confident leer, he responded coolly, "Of course." This was it; he was going to finally get Sheena. Her fiery attitude was probably a great addition under the sheets, such roaring passion it could be!
Shooting back her own positive grin, Sheena stood up straight, back rigid. "Man or woman, huh. I bet you won't be able to get this person."
Oh, a defensive stance, this was an excellent indication of what was coming up in a few moments. This was what he had been waiting for. Zelos tilted his head, "Care to try me out?"
Sheena ignored the blatant double-edged comment and nodded. That idiot probably thought she was putting herself up for this bet – ha, as if, she would sink that low. Even though she was aware Zelos had some skill (and she said that sparingly), she knew he would never be able to ensnare this person with his tricks. Besides, she was sure most of Zelos' experience was with only young teenaged girls and women; this was a good advantage she was going to use against him.I'm sorry I have to include him in this though. I hope he doesn't hate me. Despite her own belief that she would win, Sheena was taking a large risk by putting her "small" crush on the line for the sake of the bet. If Zelos got him, it really would mean he's the best (at least, in her mind) because the person she was talking about was blissfully ignorant to romantic feelings and even out-right come-ons. She was truly surprised at his density when it came towards things such as this.
Sheena eyeballed Lloyd swiftly out of her peripheral vision, knowing Zelos wouldn't catch the quick gesture. She noticed he was staring at them. Genis, too. They probably had a great time watching them both make fools out of themselves. Thankfully though, she and Zelos were out of reach from their prying ears, this was going to between only the two of them.
Turning back to Zelos, who was still looking like he had already caught the mouse before the game had begun, she said, "Okay, I'll try you, all right. If I win, promise me you won't make any crude comments about me and spare us all of your indulging details of your late-night trysts with people."
Zelos looked at her, hiding anxiousness easily, his grin never wavering. This was it. "Done. Care to specify on what you mean by "get"?" He needed specifics, he didn't want to mess up this once-in-a-lifetime deal. "And is there a time limit to this little match…also what if I win?" His voice was dripping with self-assurance.
She took in a breath and closed her eyes. "By get, I mean, get – have sex. You always seem to be able to brag constantly about doing the act so I figure it must be almost too easy for you to go that far. No matter who it is." She swatted away the nagging voice in her mind. Yes, she knows she just complimented him and it was going to haunt her the rest of her life. But the thing was, she doubted Zelos could bed Lloyd – though the brunet seemed outgoing and headstrong, she doubted that he would willingly have sex with Zelos unless he actually felt something rather strong for him and never mind the fact, Lloyd could possibly be straight and not even give a damn towards Zelos advances if he noticed them. These comforting thoughts soothed her a little bit more.
She answered the rest of his questions, a new lift in her voice, "No time limit. And if you win, I'll admit that you can rightfully make anyone fall in love you, want you, have sex with you, whatever with you – despite their gender," she mentally gave her eyes a good roll at what she was saying and dissuaded herself from kicking Zelos in the temple when he smirked.
In a serious voice, she continued, "And you may have the," faltering a moment, her disposition cracking slightly before she composed herself, "privilege of declaring it "loud and proud" and I won't get on your case about it anymore."
Zelos raised an eyebrow. He was kind of getting gypped if he won. But when he thought about having a sweet, voluptuous body like Sheena's pressed up against his, he supposed the losing deal balanced with the winning deal accordingly after all. "It's a bet then." He smiled, one that melted many girls' hearts at first glance. "Now, who's this "person" going to be?" His query was an obvious jest in his mind, he figured it was going to be Sheena.
Taking the moment to turn her head, Sheena stared at Lloyd. He blinked at her when her gaze rested fully on him, their eyes making distant contact, and even far away from her, he lifted a hand and waved, a lopsided smile adorning his young face.
Waving back weakly, barely able to conjure up a smile for the teenager, Sheena tightened her jaw – she couldn't turn back now – and cast a collected, knowing glance at the Chosen. "Zelos Wilder, I bet you can't get Lloyd Irving."–
to be continued…
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Author Notes:
I'm not sure how fast I'll be able to get out chapters…but hopefully; I can keep this updated regularly. As for how long this might turn out to be, not sure, just have to go with the flow.