Title: I Pray That Something Picks You Up
Day/Theme: March 31th - even until tomorrow and the day after that
Series: Tales of Symphonia
Character/Pairing: Colette, Lloyd
Rating: PG
Note: Ahaha, didn't have to rush this one. :'| *hit* Pretty simple.


Colette knew that her Cruxis Crystal would lengthen her life. Even when she had first gained its power, she would feel like as if she had been frozen slightly. Time seemed to pass a little slower for her body, and some of the things she had felt so vividly would always be a little dulled to her.

Looking back on it, she felt rather silly for her sudden worry over Lloyd. If she was to be an angel and live forever, then what would happen with Lloyd? She couldn't hold onto him that long, no matter how hard she prayed. When she thought she was marching to her death, the thought didn't matter much to her. But, it was after she was saved by him and returned to her life that thoughts like that silently made part of her heart ache and worry. As much as she knew now that she had strength, she knew her heart would break into so many pieces whenever Lloyd eventually died.

So, seeing his wings in all that chaos with the Great Seed made her heart suddenly mend. He was like her too - different, but he was an angel, too. He could be just as eternal or as fleeting as she would be, and her heart knew it. Flying up into the sky beside him made her heart soar in ways she never thought possible.

When they landed, and after speaking with the new Tree, she turned to him, trying to put aside her glee towards everything that had just happened. "Lloyd?" she asked, her tone a little shy. "What do you think of being able to fly?"

The young man beside her turned to her and smiled that amazing smile that had gotten her through so much. "It's amazing! I feel like I can really touch heaven!" he said enthusiastically. "Or... whatever it really is."

Colette laughed happily, clinging onto his arm, ignoring the small blush that burst onto both of their faces. "I'm glad. I'm really glad."

In was in the coming years and the passing of many ages that Colette thanked Martel - or whatever god or goddess watched over them now - for answering her one wish:

To remain beside him forever.