Title: Starry Heavens
Day/Theme: July 20 - to give birth to a dancing star
Series: Tales of Symphonia
Character/Pairing: Lloyd, Zelos
Rating: PG
Note: There's a bit lot of me trying to put a bit of a weird tribute to the moon landing in this, sorry. XD S'kinda weird, I apologize.


The weightlessness was very very weird. Lloyd wasn't quite sure what to do in it, and floating around aimlessly was not proving to be very useful. Most of the party had been crashing into walls and flying objects around the weightless rooms, and near everyone was grumpy. Colette seemed to be the only one still in high spirits, and Presea was in her usual calm detached demeanor. Everyone else was either moody and sore, or a combination of things. Raine had been rattling off possible references of experiences like this from her books, and Genis was looking at everything with wide half excited, half terrified eyes.

A certain loudmouth Chosen had been vocalizing his discomfort practically the entire time, however. Almost as soon as he had decided to crash into something when they first discovered the weightless rooms, it was him whining about something the entire time. Either that, or making lewd jokes and certain "things" to do in their current situation, and causing Sheena to rather unsuccessfully try to pummel him in the lack of gravity.

During the breaks they took from trying in vain to figure out the strange puzzles and mazes in the zero gravity, Lloyd took to staring out the few windows in amazement of the stars and the moon. He found himself staring at the moon that circled their halved planet. He found himself thinking of what it must be like on the surface, what kind of place that far off moon must be like. He here was, high above everything he had ever known, and so close to something he once thought was completely untouchable. It was fascinating and terrifying at the same time. (Raine mumbling references of the moon behind him did not help stir his interest away.)

So, when Zelos floated up beside him, probably to escape Sheena's current flailing attempt to hit him, Lloyd almost wanted to push him away. He did not want Zelos whining in his ear and ruining one of his passing glances at the moon, just seemingly out of reach. Zelos surprised him, however, and remained just as quiet as Lloyd was, staring at the moon with him.

After a few minutes passed, Zelos said, "Kinda puts heaven in perspective, doesn't it?"

Lloyd blinked, shaking himself out of his daydreaming of walking around the moon, fighting off some strange moon monsters. "Huh?"

"Well," Zelos shrugged. "We're up above where heaven should be, correct? And it seems to be anything but that."

Lloyd frowned. Sometimes, Zelos could really be a downer. "Maybe, but it's still amazing in it's own right. You can see all the stars."

Zelos snorted a little in laughter, looking back at the window. "Yeah, I guess you're right."

It was quiet again for a little while. Zelos stared out the window, a curious sort of serious look on his face. Lloyd had always felt a little off put when he made that face - everyone seemed so confused when he was like that, and Lloyd felt like people always walked on eggshells around him because of it. Either that, or no one noticed at all. Personally, Lloyd didn't see the harm in being how he always was.

So, Lloyd clenched his fist, staring at the moon beyond them. "Hey, if we ever can do it, I want to walk on that moon!"

Zelos looked absolutely bewildered. "You're kidding, right?"

"No! Maybe after we put the worlds back together, we can figure out a technology that can take us up there, right? Or we can just use the Tower or something. Shouldn't be much different from Derris Kharlan, right?" Lloyd said, smiling excitedly.

Zelos seemed to gape at him and then stifled a laugh, shaking his head. "...Bud, you'll never cease to amaze me with the things that come out of your mouth."

"What! I'm serious!"

Zelos laughed at that. "That's what makes it amazing."

Lloyd just shrugged, feeling a little miffed. "Well, even if it's impossible, I'd want to try. We're doing something that's supposed to be impossible anyway. So, why not try! We'll aim for the moon like a shooting star!"

Zelos smiled. "Maybe you're right," he said, chuckling a little.

Suddenly, there was a light clunk and a yelp of pain from Zelos. Sheena had finally made her way over and landed that blow she'd been aching for. "Stupid Chosen! We're supposed to be trying to find a way out of here, not lazing around by looking out the window! And you're distracting Lloyd, too!"

Zelos whined in protest, but followed after her as she moved to rejoin the waiting party. "But, it was Lloyd that was looking out the window! I was just joining him, since you were chasing after me, you violent banshee!"

"What did you just call me?!" Whack!

"Ow ow ow ow ow ow ow-"

Lloyd snorted at their antics, turning back towards the far off moon in the window. Maybe he would reach it someday. After all, the stars were close here - as scary as that felt - so what's to say the moon was out of their grasp? Even if he didn't, he could always look back at the moon with a fonder eye now. Zelos was right, it did put heaven into perspective - it made it that much closer for them to touch. With one final look at the heavens that laid beyond, Lloyd pushed himself over to the rest of the group, feeling a little more hopeful about the future before them.