A Morality Tale About the Evils of Sake
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+S through Z › Tales of Symphonia
Rating:
Adult +
Chapters:
14
Views:
9,754
Reviews:
10
Recommended:
1
Currently Reading:
0
Disclaimer:
I do not own Tales of Symphonia, nor any of the characters from it. I do not make any money from the writing of this story.
Setting Out
Chapter 4
Setting Out
(lime-ish)
Breaking camp was unusually long, but fun, that morning. The three young people kept finding excuses to “lend a hand” to each other, which quickly devolved into kissing and giggling. And enjoying Lloyd’s omelet, nicely flavored with lemon and onion.
Finally they were ready to go, and decided to follow the creek inland. The trio mounted the Rheiards and set off southeast, flying low. The coastal plain gave way to trees and rolling hills. In the early afternoon they set down in a clearing for lunch.
Sheena started at a barely-heard snap of twigs in the forest. She sighed. “Weapons ready, guys.”
One of those nasty green woods worms burst into the clearing, accompanied by several Marcroids. “Don’t worry, leave it to me!” Colette piped up, whipping out her chakrams.
In minutes, the monsters were slain and the heroes reaping the bounty of mushrooms and melon left behind. Sheena pocketed the tasty mushrooms, thinking of what she could do with them. She tossed the melon to Colette. “Why don’t you fix us some of that delicious shortcake, honey?”
A bit of prep time later, the three were enjoying Colette’s creation. Lloyd was sitting with his feet in the stream while the girls relaxed against a large tree, just taking pleasure in each other’s closeness. Sheena looked over at the blonde next to her, still amazed at the change a day makes. “Colette hun, you’re a pretty good cook, but you’re a mess! Cream all over your mouth!” Martel, she’s cute like that, though.
The former Chosen just grinned. “That’s how I know it’s good!”
Sheena just shook her head. “Here, let me clean you up.” She reached her hand to Colette’s mouth and ran her finger on the underside of the girl’s lip, scooping out a dollop of the clotted cream used to top the cakes. Seeing it on her fingertip gave her a rather wicked idea, though… Very deliberately she brought it back to her mouth and rubbed it first against her lips then licked it off, noting with delight how Colette’s eyes widened. “Mmmm, so good,” she moaned.
“Sh-Sh-Sheena!” stammered the blonde girl. Lloyd was also watching with rapt attention.
“Gotta get you all clean, hun,” Sheena said huskily, and leaned in for a slow soft kiss. It went on for a long time, until Sheena’s hand reached up to squeeze Colette’s right breast. With a squeak she pulled back and Sheena’s face fell. “Oh no, I’m sorry, Colette, I didn’t mean…”
Waving her hands in front of her, Colette rushed to apologize. “No, it’s me, I just don’t think I’m ready yet.”
Lloyd, doing a moderately bad job of hiding his disappointment, knelt down with them and squeezed both their hands. “It’s okay, Colette. Dwarven Vow #9: Nothing worth having is forged in a day.” Sheena looked at him skeptically, noting how in her experience teenage boys weren’t the most patient of species. He shrugged back. “What? It’s not like I can ever get bored with the two of you, after all.”
Sheena just sighed. “I guess so. I’m sorry if I rushed you, Colette. It’s just been a while since I had someone to care about.”
“Yeah, umm, Sheena, how long have you known you…like girls, too?” Lloyd asked, studying her fingertips instead of her eyes.
I knew this was coming, Sheena thought. She settled herself against the tree. “Sit down with us, Lloyd. Colette, put your head in my lap and I’ll do your hair again.” When they were situated, Sheena busied herself for a few minutes with Colette’s golden locks.
“I’ve told Colette this before, Lloyd. In my village, this is how we express affection: simple activities that rely on physical closeness. Parents and children, siblings, friends, lovers…
“Yumiko helped train me in the traditional Mizuho arts of stealth and battle. I looked up to her as a big sister at first, then as something more. Among my people, it is a lot more common then elsewhere; maybe it’s because as warriors, we always have to depend on each other. She taught me a lot more than just combat skills.
“When I was 15 and home from the Academy at Sybak, Yumiko first…showed me how to make love.” Sheena was blushing at saying it out loud, but still smiled fondly at the memory. “For us it’s nothing to be ashamed of, but it is a very private matter. It was an amazing experience, but I knew it couldn’t last. I had my duties at the Academy research center, and Yumiko had duties as well. She was getting married to a guy from another village. She really loved him, so I was okay with it, but still…” Sheena paused, caressing Colette’s cheek softly.
“I got back to the Academy and made some mistakes. I met a student from Altamira; I thought he was a nice guy, but he was worse than Zelos. That idiot Chosen at least is honest about chasing every woman he meets. Gunter played at being shy and considerate, but he was only after one thing, and after he got it I never really saw him again.” She grimaced, and then smoothed a few of the girl’s stray bangs.
Colette squeezed her knee and looked up into her eyes. “I’m sorry, Sheena.”
“It’s not your fault, you dork,” Sheena said, playfully shaking Colette’s head.
“She’s right, Sheena,” Lloyd said as he leaned against her. “Everything’s different now. We’ll show you.”
She smiled back at both of them. “I know.”
Lloyd looked up at the sky, noting the clouds that were rolling in fast. “Maybe we’d better camp here tonight,” he said. No sooner had the words left his mouth than the wind began to pick up, blowing in from the sea, cold and heavy with the threat of rain.
They scrambled up and barely managed to get the tent set up and the fire steady when the downpour came. The trees provided some shelter, and Sheena’s Summoning ability kept the fire going, but it was still quite a storm. They watched it march across the sky, cuddling together. It blew itself out late in the evening as the three fell asleep in each other’s arms.
A/N: Thanks to both commenters (and whoever voted). It’s good to know someone actually reads this, and enjoys it, as well!
Watcher – Glad I could help. To me this just seems natural. As for Lloyd…Well, he’s a nice guy, but he’s also a 17-year-old boy. While we get to see a little bit of that in the game, I’m trying to develop it more. Basically, he’s not quite as naïve as he puts on. He’s neither a genius, nor a Casanova, just a good person who probably thinks about sex every thirty seconds. I hope you’ll keep reading because this is really just getting started.
On the characters - Sheena is my favorite from the game, but she's so hard to capture right! So I've kind of included some of my other faves into her as well. I don't think she speaks Kansai, but I'm incorporating elements of Ukyou (from Ranma) into her, especially dialogue. The whole girl-sleeps-with-supposed-nice-guy-at-college-but-he's-really-a-pig thing has probably been done a lot, but I'm mainly thinking of Buffy.
Setting Out
(lime-ish)
Breaking camp was unusually long, but fun, that morning. The three young people kept finding excuses to “lend a hand” to each other, which quickly devolved into kissing and giggling. And enjoying Lloyd’s omelet, nicely flavored with lemon and onion.
Finally they were ready to go, and decided to follow the creek inland. The trio mounted the Rheiards and set off southeast, flying low. The coastal plain gave way to trees and rolling hills. In the early afternoon they set down in a clearing for lunch.
Sheena started at a barely-heard snap of twigs in the forest. She sighed. “Weapons ready, guys.”
One of those nasty green woods worms burst into the clearing, accompanied by several Marcroids. “Don’t worry, leave it to me!” Colette piped up, whipping out her chakrams.
In minutes, the monsters were slain and the heroes reaping the bounty of mushrooms and melon left behind. Sheena pocketed the tasty mushrooms, thinking of what she could do with them. She tossed the melon to Colette. “Why don’t you fix us some of that delicious shortcake, honey?”
A bit of prep time later, the three were enjoying Colette’s creation. Lloyd was sitting with his feet in the stream while the girls relaxed against a large tree, just taking pleasure in each other’s closeness. Sheena looked over at the blonde next to her, still amazed at the change a day makes. “Colette hun, you’re a pretty good cook, but you’re a mess! Cream all over your mouth!” Martel, she’s cute like that, though.
The former Chosen just grinned. “That’s how I know it’s good!”
Sheena just shook her head. “Here, let me clean you up.” She reached her hand to Colette’s mouth and ran her finger on the underside of the girl’s lip, scooping out a dollop of the clotted cream used to top the cakes. Seeing it on her fingertip gave her a rather wicked idea, though… Very deliberately she brought it back to her mouth and rubbed it first against her lips then licked it off, noting with delight how Colette’s eyes widened. “Mmmm, so good,” she moaned.
“Sh-Sh-Sheena!” stammered the blonde girl. Lloyd was also watching with rapt attention.
“Gotta get you all clean, hun,” Sheena said huskily, and leaned in for a slow soft kiss. It went on for a long time, until Sheena’s hand reached up to squeeze Colette’s right breast. With a squeak she pulled back and Sheena’s face fell. “Oh no, I’m sorry, Colette, I didn’t mean…”
Waving her hands in front of her, Colette rushed to apologize. “No, it’s me, I just don’t think I’m ready yet.”
Lloyd, doing a moderately bad job of hiding his disappointment, knelt down with them and squeezed both their hands. “It’s okay, Colette. Dwarven Vow #9: Nothing worth having is forged in a day.” Sheena looked at him skeptically, noting how in her experience teenage boys weren’t the most patient of species. He shrugged back. “What? It’s not like I can ever get bored with the two of you, after all.”
Sheena just sighed. “I guess so. I’m sorry if I rushed you, Colette. It’s just been a while since I had someone to care about.”
“Yeah, umm, Sheena, how long have you known you…like girls, too?” Lloyd asked, studying her fingertips instead of her eyes.
I knew this was coming, Sheena thought. She settled herself against the tree. “Sit down with us, Lloyd. Colette, put your head in my lap and I’ll do your hair again.” When they were situated, Sheena busied herself for a few minutes with Colette’s golden locks.
“I’ve told Colette this before, Lloyd. In my village, this is how we express affection: simple activities that rely on physical closeness. Parents and children, siblings, friends, lovers…
“Yumiko helped train me in the traditional Mizuho arts of stealth and battle. I looked up to her as a big sister at first, then as something more. Among my people, it is a lot more common then elsewhere; maybe it’s because as warriors, we always have to depend on each other. She taught me a lot more than just combat skills.
“When I was 15 and home from the Academy at Sybak, Yumiko first…showed me how to make love.” Sheena was blushing at saying it out loud, but still smiled fondly at the memory. “For us it’s nothing to be ashamed of, but it is a very private matter. It was an amazing experience, but I knew it couldn’t last. I had my duties at the Academy research center, and Yumiko had duties as well. She was getting married to a guy from another village. She really loved him, so I was okay with it, but still…” Sheena paused, caressing Colette’s cheek softly.
“I got back to the Academy and made some mistakes. I met a student from Altamira; I thought he was a nice guy, but he was worse than Zelos. That idiot Chosen at least is honest about chasing every woman he meets. Gunter played at being shy and considerate, but he was only after one thing, and after he got it I never really saw him again.” She grimaced, and then smoothed a few of the girl’s stray bangs.
Colette squeezed her knee and looked up into her eyes. “I’m sorry, Sheena.”
“It’s not your fault, you dork,” Sheena said, playfully shaking Colette’s head.
“She’s right, Sheena,” Lloyd said as he leaned against her. “Everything’s different now. We’ll show you.”
She smiled back at both of them. “I know.”
Lloyd looked up at the sky, noting the clouds that were rolling in fast. “Maybe we’d better camp here tonight,” he said. No sooner had the words left his mouth than the wind began to pick up, blowing in from the sea, cold and heavy with the threat of rain.
They scrambled up and barely managed to get the tent set up and the fire steady when the downpour came. The trees provided some shelter, and Sheena’s Summoning ability kept the fire going, but it was still quite a storm. They watched it march across the sky, cuddling together. It blew itself out late in the evening as the three fell asleep in each other’s arms.
A/N: Thanks to both commenters (and whoever voted). It’s good to know someone actually reads this, and enjoys it, as well!
Watcher – Glad I could help. To me this just seems natural. As for Lloyd…Well, he’s a nice guy, but he’s also a 17-year-old boy. While we get to see a little bit of that in the game, I’m trying to develop it more. Basically, he’s not quite as naïve as he puts on. He’s neither a genius, nor a Casanova, just a good person who probably thinks about sex every thirty seconds. I hope you’ll keep reading because this is really just getting started.
On the characters - Sheena is my favorite from the game, but she's so hard to capture right! So I've kind of included some of my other faves into her as well. I don't think she speaks Kansai, but I'm incorporating elements of Ukyou (from Ranma) into her, especially dialogue. The whole girl-sleeps-with-supposed-nice-guy-at-college-but-he's-really-a-pig thing has probably been done a lot, but I'm mainly thinking of Buffy.