Hello! Sorry this took so long to finish, I was originally going to wait until next Christmas, but I decided to finish it for Valentines Day, even though I loathe it. DISCLAIMER: I do not own Tales of Symphonia, but I may someday buy it. Also, there is some OoCness, mainly on Kratos' behalf.

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"Why don't you take it?" Colette asked.

"Yeah, you've made everyone else happy. It's only fair if we do the same for you." Lloyd said, grinning.

Sheena looked back at Lloyd with a half hearted smile. "Thanks, but no thanks. What I have in mind isn't something a wish could grant. They'd have to come around by themselves." Sheena said as her eyes clouded over slightly. Then she closed them as she walked out of the room.

"I wonder what she means by that." Lloyd wondered aloud.

"Is it really that hard for you to realize?" Raine asked.

"What? Is there something I'm missing?" Lloyd asked.

"Think about it for a while, Lloyd. Maybe then it will come to you." Raine said.

"Uh... okay." Lloyd replied.

Moments later, however, everyone was chatting happily except Kratos, who had gone outside after promising Lloyd he wasn't going anywhere, and Sheena, who was somewhere else in the inn. "So, Lloyd..." Genis said, sitting down by his best friend.

"Yeah?" Lloyd asked, looking at him.

"Do you like Sheena?" Genis asked.

"Of course, she's one of my best friends." Lloyd said, with a half grin on his face.

"No, I mean do you like like her?" Genis said.

"Huh? I don't get what you're saying." Lloyd said.

Genis slapped his forehead. How did he have such a stupid friend? He thought of another way to word his question, so Lloyd would understand and not know what he was asking at the same time. "What do you think of Sheena?" Genis asked.

"I think she's smart, kind, brave, courageous, and pretty. And I think I love her." Lloyd said. A moment later, he realized the last thing he said and blushed. "Hey Genis? Do you think she likes me too?"

"I dunno". Why don't you ask her?" Genis suggested.

"I don't know what I'm supposed to say. And what if she doesn't?" Lloyd said hurriedly.

"You'll never know if you don't try." Genis said.

Outside with Kratos, a few moments before.

Kratos looked around outside, not minding the cold, nor the snowflakes that were falling on his head and arms. The only thing he was focused on, was Verius, who apparently had followed them back. "Why are you here?" Kratos asked the fox-like creature.

"Surely you are aware of it, are you not?" Verius asked.

"It's Sheena, isn't it?" Kratos asked.

"Yes. As you know, I am the summon spirit of heart. And Sheena's heart is troubled. It is because she is in love, and not sure if her feelings will be returned." Verius said.

"I see." Kratos said.

Verius took a few steps closer to Kratos, and sat in the snow. "It is your son, Lloyd, that she loves. And he loves her, does he not?" Verius asked.

"He does," Kratos stated," he told me during the journey."

"This most likely is Corrine speaking, but I want her to be happy. Do either one of them know about the feelings they have for one another?" Verius asked.

"No, I don't believe they do." Kratos said.

Verius smiled deviously as he waved one of his tails. "Why don't we give them a small push? Don't you want Lloyd happy, as well as Sheena?" Verius asked.

"What did you have in mind, Corrine?" Kratos asked, crossing his arms.

Verius started waving another tail. "You are smart, Kratos. I was thinking mistletoe, though you'll have to set it up." Verius/Corrine said mischievously.

"I will not do something that crude." Kratos said.

"But you must do it, I cannot. I do not have thumbs." Verius/Corrine.

Kratos sighed as he closed his eyes, thinking. After a few seconds he reopened them. "Very well, but you're not leaving." Kratos said.

"Fair enough." Verius/Corrine said.

The two walked inside and silently made their way to an abandoned room with mistletoe, and took it down. Just as silently, they slipped onto the balcony in the room Sheena was in. Kratos leaned over the rail and hung the mistletoe, undetected by Sheena.

He left the inn and re-entered the way he originally left, Verius staying outside, but watching through a window. Kratos walked over to Lloyd, who looked a bit confused, sat down. "Lloyd, have you been to talk to Sheena yet?" he asked nonchantally.

"Dad, what do I do? I think I love Sheena, but I don't know if she loves me." Lloyd said.

"Just talk to her. That's how I met Anna." Kratos said.

"But what do I say?" Lloyd asked, a bit nervous.

"Just be yourself. That's all a woman would ever want." Kratos said.

"O... Okay, I'll give it a shot." Lloyd said, getting up and heading through the door Sheena had gone through.

He found her sitting underneath the balcony with her face hidden in her hands. Lloyd walked over to Sheena without saying anything, since he wasn't sure wheither or not to disturb her. He sat down beside Sheena, causing her to look over at him. "What's wrong?" Lloyd asked.

"It's... it's nothing." Sheena said.

"Come on, I know you better than that. You can tell me." Lloyd said.

Sheena looked him in the eye, before deciding he was serious and began talking. " It's just this time of year. It's usually spent with friends and family. I mean, I've got great friends, like you Lloyd, but I don't really have a family. It... it just kind of hurts to see a lot of people with their family. It's also confusing, because I've come to think of everyone from the journey as family.' Sheena said.

"Yeah, I know what you mean. Before Kratos left us at the tower, I had thought of him as a brother. I'd always thought of Colette as a little sister, and Genis a little brother. Raine... I'm not gonna say what I thought about her. And you... well I-" Lloyd said, stopping when they heard a loud thump from above.

Sheena and Lloyd looked up, then they saw it. The green leaved, red barried mistletoe. Both of them blushed deeply as they looked at each other. "When did that get there? I didn't see it when I first came in here." Sheena said quickly.

"I don't know if it was in here when I came in or not. I wasn't really paying attention." Lloyd said, rubbing the back of his neck.

"This is kinda... akward." Sheena said, blushing deeper if possible.

"Well, we gotta... kiss... don't we? I heard it was really bad luck if you didn't." Lloyd said.

"Yeah. There's a tradition in Mizuho too." Sheena said.

They stared into each other eyes for a moment, watching the reflection of the fire from the candles in each other's eyes. Lloyd made the first move as he slowly leaned in, starting to close his eyes. Sheena followed suit, meeting him half way.

What was meant to be a quick, friendly kiss lasted longer than that. Acting on their own accord, Sheena's arms found themselves around Lloyd's neck, making the kiss a bit deeper. Lloyd snaked his arms around Sheena, pulling her closer and tighter until their bodies were pressed tightly together.

Neither of them wanted it to end, both of them knew then and there what the other felt about them. Unfortunately, the need for oxygen became to great and they broke apart. "Sheena, I love you. I have every since we first meet, and I always will." Lloyd said.

"Same here, I love you with all my heart." Sheena said.

They looked at each other again before meeting in another passion filled kiss. This went on for quite some time, the only time Sheena and Lloyd stopped would be to catch their breath. Finally, Lloyd stood up. "We should get back with the others. They're probably wondering what's taking so long." Lloyd said, offering his hand to Sheena, who took it.

They walked through the door to the other room, hand in hand, waiting to be yelled at or something like that. Instead, everyone just stared at them, silently. Then, Zelos walked in through the other door. "Sorry I'm late everybody," he looked over at Sheena and Lloyd, then continued. "Finally! I was begining to wonder if you were ever going make your move!"

Sheena and Lloyd started blushing again as they got a 'congradulations' from everyone in the room. Verius smiled from his spot at the window. He then left, content because his job had been done and Sheena was as happy as he had ever seen her.Kratos smiled inwardly, praying they wouldn't end up like he and Anna had.

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Fin.

So what did you think? As for the Kratos and Sheena pairing guess, I'm sorry if I confused anyone to thinking that. I got to caught up in trying to get the point across that Sheena reminded Kratos of Anna I forgot to foreshadow anything. That was my bad, and I'm sorry. Also, if any of my Journey with Your Sibling readers are reading this, that will be updated tonight or tommorow. Reveiw please and tell me if this was good or bad.