Title: Just You and Me
Day/Theme: July 5 - I ran up the door, closed the stairs
Series: Tales of Symphonia
Character/Pairing: Colette, Lloyd
Rating: PG
Note: This is just some goofy fluff, aha.


Colette let out a squeal of laughter, rushing down the hall as fast as her feet could carry her. Lloyd was not far behind, laughing just as much as she was. Their little chase had been going on for a few minutes, with no real point to it so far, other than the thrill of the chase. They so rarely had free time like this now, after all. It was almost fun to act like innocent like children again.

Colette giggled madly as she dashed up a flight of stairs, quickly closing the door at the top behind her. She could hear Lloyd almost crash into it, groaning a little before letting out a huff of laughter. "I'm still gonna get you Colette!" he said, still laughing.

She just laughed more in response, leaning her weight against the door so he couldn't come in just yet. When was the last time she had laughed like this with him? It had been far too long. Not since before the journey...

Colette heard a loud clatter, as Lloyd knocked against the door, pushing her from its frame just enough so he could poke through. She couldn't help but laugh as he grinned at her, a cheesy grin spreading over his face. "Gotcha!"

She squealed as he tackled her, tickling her like crazy. "Say uncle!"

She laughed, but shook her head. "N-no!"

She could hear him laugh more as he continued to tickle her, finally stopping when she caved. They both laid still, coming off the high of the laughing and their antics together on the floor. Lloyd stared at her, his eyes focusing on her face gently.

Colette smiled at him, butterflies starting to form in her stomach. "What?" she said, giggling a little. "Do I have something on my face?"

"No," he said calmly, suddenly blowing the silly feeling the air had before away. Colette stilled, even though her stomach fluttered all the more. "What's wrong then?"

Lloyd didn't say anything, but leaned in, brushing his lips against hers gently before capturing them in a gentle kiss. She felt her face flare up with a blush, suddenly feeling very small and shy. "L-lloyd-"

He pulled away, his face suddenly going as red as hers. "S-sorry! I... I just-" he sputtered, flailing around for something to say.

Colette just smiled though, shaking her head before leaning in shyly and returning the gentle kiss. "I love you, too."

Lloyd was still red as his shirt, but he grinned wider than she had seen in a while.