Disclaimer: Alas, I own this not. I do, however, own my obsession with all things Zelloyd.

Hello, and welcome to a one-shot Zelloyd fanfic. Have any of you guys done the coliseum with Zelos as the person with the highest affection for Lloyd? Aren't they adorable?

Anywho, on to the fanfic.

By Obliquefireangel

Zelos sat down on the only bed in the hotel room and smirked at Lloyd, who was only just walking through the door. "I get the bed. You may take the couch."

"Uh-uh." Lloyd shook his head emphatically. "That is what happened at the last Inn. It's my turn for the bed."

"You're always welcome to share," Zelos gave Lloyd an extremely searching look, completely unsurprised when the brunette blushed. "I don't bite… hard, anyway."

"I… uh… I'll…" Lloyd sat down on the couch quickly and turned to look out the window. He immediately stood again and walked out onto the balcony.

"He never finished his sentence," Zelos muttered and then got to his feet, moving to join the red-clad teen outside. "Altamira's really lovely, isn't it?"

"Yeah, but I miss the view from my own room. I had the entire upstairs to myself, back at Iselia." Lloyd grinned, remembering. "The balcony was all mine, too. I added in a little ramp to connect it to the top of Noishe's corral to give it more room."

"I remember seeing that when we stopped by," Zelos acknowledged. "I admit, your place was pretty awesome. You must have loved all the freedom you had."

"Yeah…" Silence reigned for a long moment before Lloyd asked, "what was that stuff you convinced Raine to let everyone have?"

"Huh? Oh, it was an old wine. Actually, it was an old Wilder wine. The Chosen's Vineyard was shut down several generations ago, so they're pretty rare these days. We may have finished off the very last of that brand, considering our group finished the hotel's entire stock."

"When this journey's over, maybe you could start it back up."

"The winery?" Zelos shrugged. "I dunno. That might be fun. I don't know, though. I may be to 'flighty' for it." He knew that he sounded a bit bitter, but he couldn't help it. Sheena had been calling him such things all night, as loudly as she could, and it hurt to hear one of his friends voice such a low opinion of him. Of course, she'd probably be voicing far lower opinions if she knew what a traitor I am, Zelos thought caustically.

"Nah," Lloyd disagreed. "You talk that way, but you act serious enough. I kinda like that about you. It keeps me from getting depressed about everything."

Zelos felt himself flush a little at the compliment and he wondered, not for the first time that night, if he really should have had as many drinks as he had. He'd spaced them out enough that he wasn't drunk, but the redhead didn't know if he was entirely sober, either. "Uh, no problem. We're buds, after all."

"Yep," Lloyd said with a bright grin.

I'm starting to wonder if Lloyd's entirely sober… though I admit he didn't have enough to get too tipsy. Zelos shook his head to clear his thoughts and watched quietly as the sun set beyond the horizon.

"Zelos?"

"Yep?"

"You've been traveling with me and the others for a while now, but I still don't know that much about you. I wish you'd talk to me…"

"My life would bore you, Lloyd. I'm the spoiled brat of Meltokio, after all." I really need to stop quoting Sheena. I'm lowering my own ego.

"Stop quoting Sheena."

Whoa. He read my mind. Zelos turned away and walked inside, collapsing back onto the bed.

That was when Lloyd walked in and sat down on the edge of the bed.

"Uh, Lloyd… what are you doing?"

"You mentioned sharing, earlier."

"I think you've had too much to drink tonight."

"Nope. I only had two glasses… I think. It might have been three."

"Might have been three?" Zelos parroted the words back and Lloyd blushed. The redhead sighed and sat up; realizing too late that it might not be a good idea to do so. It put his face mere inches from Lloyd's and the brunette was acting increasingly erratic.

Zelos decided that 'erratic' might not be the word for it when Lloyd leaned forward and kissed him. He also decided that he definitely wasn't entirely sober, for he found himself kissing back.

It wasn't until warm hands found their way under his vest and shirt in order to run up and down his back that he recovered his senses. Forcing himself to pull away from the brunette was another matter entirely and Zelos didn't exactly want the kiss to stop.

It was their mutual need for oxygen, in fact, and not Zelos' will power that put an end to Lloyd's exploration of the Chosen's mouth.

"Wh… where the…" Zelos blushed uncharacteristically as he found himself stammering like Genis was prone to around Presea. "Where did th…that come from?"

"I like you, Zelos. I know it isn't blatantly obvious most of the time, but I am gay. Colette's like a sister to me, so we let people think we're in love with each other. I'm pretty certain she has a thing for Sheena, anyway."

Zelos blinked, trying to absorb the information. "I guess it's rather obvious that I'm bi," Zelos finally said softly.

"Rather."

"I… I've never actually… uh… k… kissed a guy before." Damn it all! Stupid stuttering. I never stutter. NEVER!

"Well, I've never kissed anyone before, so you're one gender up on me," Lloyd teased.

Zelos took a deep breath and attempted to steady his pounding heart, unable to calm himself. "I'm not a good person for you to get into a relationship with, Lloyd. I've broken to many hearts; I'll end up hurting you." He paused, letting the words sink in. "I'm going to take a shower and then sleep. I'll take the couch."

Zelos stood and walked away. When the door shut and he started up the water, he let himself reflect on what had happened. It tore his heart, but, with his inevitable betrayal coming closer and closer, there was nothing he could do about it.

His mind was still centered on that kiss, however, and he made sure that the shower started off very, very cold.

A/N Okay… that was short, for me anyway. It's about four pages long, but it didn't feel like it needed anything else in it. I hope that you guys liked it. If anyone wants me to do a sequel, I probably will. If no one does, I'll probably write one anyway.

Please review and tell me what you think.