That's What Friends Are For
A ToS one-shot by Mylinda Antoinette

Summary: After Lloyd comes to a strange realization, Kratos only helps to prove it… Drabble. Warning: TOTAL RANDOMNESS!

Author's Note: Urm… please forgive this story, I was on a complete sugar high when I wrote it. But I would like to dedicate this story to Cataclysmic Eclipse, my friend for life, and the inspiration for this story…

Disclaimer: I do not own anything in this story, not even the idea; the idea belongs to Cataclysmic Eclipse.

Story:

Lloyd sat at his home computer one afternoon surfing the web. He was randomly googling stuff when he saw a picture of a man in an all white bodysuit. A pair of star-shaped sunglasses were on the man's face, the neck of the bodysuit had been torn to reveal a hairy chest, and a white top hat rested on his head. The description below the picture read, "Elton John, 1979." The picture intrigued Lloyd's memory, and he was staring at it when Kratos came up behind him.

"Lloyd? What is it?" he asked, staring over his son's shoulder. Lloyd didn't speak; instead, he simply pointed at the picture. "And what is it about that picture that attracts your attention? Do you like gay men?" he inquired, his tone of voice no different than if he were simply asking Lloyd what he'd like to have for dinner.

"Ewwwwwww, no!" Lloyd screamed. "It… It just reminds me of something… That outfit he's wearing… it looks like… Mithos's clothes! He reminds me of Mithos!"

"Heh…" Kratos murmured. Lloyd turned around to see an evil smirk on his dad's face. Kratos randomly produced a CD out of nowhere and slipped the disc into the CD drive. After the computer loaded the CD, a video popped up on the screen, a video that made Lloyd's jaw not only drop, but actually crash through the floor.

The video showed Mithos, in his white bodysuit, holding a fake microphone, dancing and lip-syncing to an Elton John classic.

As the song Honky Cat played in the background, the look on Lloyd's face changed from shock to complete and utter amusement. It ended all too soon, however, and Lloyd just sat there for a solid five minutes laughing hysterically while Kratos removed the CD from the computer and waited patiently for his son to regain his voice. At long last he did and he looked up at his dad, wide-eyed and with tear stains on his cheeks from laughing so hard.

"Where in the world did you get that?" he demanded of his father.

"I've had this for quite some time, Lloyd… I do believe I filmed this shortly before meeting your mother." He paused for a moment, tucking the CD away in the same place he'd pulled it from. "You know, if Mithos Yggdrasill had ever found out I was in possession of this, I'd have been a dead man."

Lloyd just stared at his dad. "Well, if it was so dangerous, why'd you keep it?"

Kratos just grinned. "Lloyd… You of all people should know that's what friends are for!"

Author's Note: All right, the story behind the story… Cataclysmic Eclipse and I were chatting and she remarked on how much Mithos looked like Elton John, hence this story came into being… Please don't be too harsh with your reviews!