A/N: Er, I looked at my fic, and I noticed that last chapter's indentation and stuff was screwed up. Sorry about that...its better...like, on notepad (yeah I use notepad, not word or something ^_^) Anyways, enjoy the chapter~

CHAPTER 3

The day after Lloyd and Zelos had a small quarrel in the morning, Sheena seemed to grow wary of their actions. Every little thing they did together made her feel suspicious.

She had tried to make the ex-chosen admit his feelings, but to no avail. He was too good at dodging awkward questions, and Sheena couldn't him directly...

After many failed attempts, Sheena almost had decided to give up, until she finally started to notice the little details.

The way Zelos looked at Lloyd, it was soft and gentle. He never looked at anyone else that way. And the way he talked to Lloyd. Sure, they probably had their bad times together, but Zelos always seemed to be careful with his words, which is pretty rare to see. Most of all, Zelos always seemed so happy around Lloyd, not that he wasn't happy around everyone else, but he was... genuinely happy with Lloyd.

Sheena wasn't sure if anyone else noticed this, so she didn't bring it up with anyone, fearing that they would think that she had some kind of gay fetish or something.

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Everytime Zelos attempted to tell Lloyd his feelings, the young boy just didn't seem to comprehend. He was just so block-headed sometimes! Zelos remembered that day where he had thought that it must have been better if Lloyd was like that.

But what was this tugging feeling?

'No...I can't risk that...' Zelos thought. But a little voice countered in his head, 'But he said that he wouldn't hate you, no matter what.'

That was true, but still, Zelos couldn't bring himself to do it. Just the thought of losing Lloyd was horrible. He groaned irritabally. Inner turmoil is annoying...

Suddenly, Zelos felt a smack on the back, and heard a gleeful voice yelling, "You're it!"

Zelos got up quickly and noticed a certain red-clad swordsman running in the opposite direction. "Oh, so you think you can outrun the Great Zelos, eh?" The redhead chased Lloyd, until he felt that he couldn't breathe anymore. Zelos felt completely wiped out, beads of sweat dripping down his face. And it wasn't like the hot weather helped.

"Okay, okay, I give up!" Zelos gasped.

Lloyd took in large gulps of air, stopped in his tracks, and smirked, "Haha, I won."

Playfully letting out a growl, Zelos jumped on top of Lloyd, tickling him.

Choking for air, Lloyd's eyes soon filled with tears of laughter. "S-Stop it, Zelos...!" He begged for mercy.

Finally, feeling satisfied, Zelos got off of Lloyd, who was now breathless again. 'See,' Zelos retorted to the little voice in his head, 'I'm perfectly fine with Lloyd as a friend.'

The little voice didn't reply, not that Zelos expected it to. Besides, talking back to a voice inside your head is one of the first signs of insanity.

Lloyd took off his trademark red jacket, "Man, it's hot today."

Zelos stretched and said while fanning himself, "Yeah...Say, why don't we go to the stream and cool ourselves down?"

"Okay," Lloyd agreed, standing up again. The pair walked quietly together, and Zelos finally stopped in front of the crystal clear stream.

Zelos cupped a handful of water and splashed it on his face. 'Ah...it feels so refreshing...'

Lloyd put his hands behind his neck, and lay down on the grass. "...You know..."

"Hmm? What is it, Bud?" Zelos directed his attention to the brown-haired teen.

"I never really noticed how pretty the sky was until now."

Zelos stared up at the sky, light blue and filled with clouds that looked like little pieces of cotton. "Yeah..." he said, slightly mezmerized by the fact that the never noticed or appreciated the simple things in life.

"Makes me think that there are still things to appreciate." Lloyd said softly.

"Hmm." Zelos stared at the brunette for a moment. "Hey...Lloyd?"

Lloyd didn't respond. Zelos looked at Lloyd in the face, and then after a few seconds, he heard soft snoring. Amazed, he thought, 'Wow, I didn't know he could fall asleep that fast.'

But Zelos didn't stop staring at Lloyd's face. It just looked so... Zelos couldn't find the words to describe it.

'...beautiful?' the voice inside his head finished for him. 'That wasn't what I was going to say!' Zelos retorted against the voice. Great, now he's officially going insane. He's arguing with himself, for goddess's sake.

Not knowing what he was doing, Zelos's lips crashed against Lloyd's. 'Oh...crap...' Zelos cursed inwardly, but he couldn't make himself stop.

Lloyd, obviously, was startled, and woke up. He quickly jumped out of the way, leaving Zelos completely baffled at his own actions.

"L...Lloyd!" Zelos stammered, trying to figure out a reasonable explanation.

But the young teen just looked completely stunned. "...Z...Zelos...!" his brown eyes seemed to ask, "Why?"

Zelos clenched his fist. "..." How was he going to explain this? "Lloyd..I....Love...you."

"...You...love me...?" Lloyd echoed.

'God dammit, he's going to hate me, he's going to hate me, he's going to hate me...' Zelos thought frantically in his head.

But the teen did not show any sign of hatred, or any negative exspression whatsoever. "Why didn't you ever tell me?"

Zelos was slightly surprised at Lloyd's comment. "...What...?"

"Why didn't you tell me that you...loved me?" Lloyd's voice dropped lower as he said the two last words.

"...It's because I..." Zelos sighed, "I told you before; I couldn't bear to lose you..."

Lloyd was silent for a moment, but then hugged Zelos tightly, "You dork."

"...Lloyd..?" Zelos breathed.

The teen smiled, "Love you, too, Zelos." He buried his face into the crook of Zelos's neck.

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END OF CHAPTER 3

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A/N: I officially went insane doing this chapter. D: Yeah. I'm a sucker for sappy endings. Aaaanyway...I freaking ran out of ideas for this one, so I tried to just end it...haha. Oh, yeah, Lloyd calling Zelos a dork. I SO had to do that. It's like...tempting. Just making Lloydie go all "JIASFOEJ DORK!"

...Ah. Silence from the audience (if I ever had any in the first place)...don't kill me. R&R PLEASE??? If anyone wants more chapters...or any suggestions, I'll take them. D:

Colette: Please, do as she says! Help this poor and corrupted soul!
Me: ...that's going a bit overboard, there.