Tales Of Eternia Fan Fiction ❯ Tales of Symphonia: Zelos' Depression to the Worlds ❯ Leaving Iselia ( Chapter 3 )

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Tifa-Zelos: Damn Right I have.

Zelos' Depression to the Worlds


Chapter Three: Leaving Iselia

Zelos: Kratos, your son and his friends didn't really consider me as a friend. They treated me like crap. I really didn't fit in with them. I was always ignored, insulted, made fun of and humilated. They don't care about me.

Kratos: Zelos, you're wrong.

Zelos: No, I am right. Kratos you weren't there when it happened. So how the fuck would YOU know??

Kratos: look, I know they care about you.

Zelos: Kratos, you don't understand what I went through. I went through HELL with them. I thought they were my friends.

Kratos: but they are your friends Zelos.

Zelos: WRONG. Friends don't ignore friends, GET THAT IN YOUR HEAD.

Kratos: (looks away) Zelos, I know deep inside you consider them as your friends. I know you still care for them. You did help them out of those traps back in the Tower of Salvation, you even agreed with me to get the things for Lloyd to handle Eternal Sword.

Zelos: (glares at him) THAT'S BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO DIE.

Kratos: Zelos, you cared. What about you saving Sheena from sacrificing herself for you guys just to fight Kuchinawa?

Zelos: .....

Kratos: Zelos?

Zelos: (looks away) that was because...

Kratos: you cared about her

Zelos: (squeezes his eyes and grits his teeth) ...

Kratos: you saved Sheena because you didn't want her to die.

Zelos: .....(blushes a bit)

Kratos: Zelos?

Zelos: ...

Kratos: I see...Zelos, you have feelings for Sheena.

Zelos: S-SHUT UP

Kratos: Zelos, admit it.

Zelos: (looking awaying) ...Kratos, that's enough...

Kratos: Zelos, I know you care for your friends, especially Sheena.

Zelos: Kratos, I said that enough.

Kratos: Zelos, why don't you just talk with them, and about Sheena, talk to her alone.

Zelos: KRATOS NO MORE.

Kratos: Zelos, you're going through pain, you should talk with someone you know best. Sheena is the best person to talk to. Please, it's for your own good, she can help you.

Zelos: ENOUGH! THAT'S ENOUGH!

Kratos: (turns to face him and closes his eyes) Zelos...

Zelos: I made a deal with Mithos before, he said to me in exchange of me for being the chosen, he would give the title to my half sister, Seles by just spying on Lloyd's group. I agreed, because I hate being the chosen.

Kratos: Zelos, why? we could've helped you!

Zelos: HELP? HELP? Right, you could've tried, but it wouldn't make a difference.

Kratos: ZELOS YOU FOOL. You're wrong!

Zelos: Wrong you say?

Kratos: Everything you said and done was wrong.

Zelos: No...You're wrong. I made that decision and I think it was the right thing to do.

Kratos: Zelos, you're insane. How can you say that? I know for a fact that you care about Lloyd and the others. You still look at them as your friends. Your eyes can't hide it Zelos.

Zelos: NO KRATOS. I don't have friends, and I never did.

Kratos: but everyone likes you Zelos.

Zelos: that's what they WANT you to think.

Kratos: but Zelos....

Zelos: AND THAT'S BECAUSE I BECAME THE CHOSEN THAT EVERYONE LIKES ME. THEY THOUGHT I COULD REGENERATE THE WORLD. Those ingrates were wrong...

Kratos: (looking at him seriously)

Zelos: Back at Meltokio, when those guards were going to attack Lloyd and the crew, while I was there. I was the one that called them there. I wanted them to get killed.

Kratos: ...

Zelos: then at Garrochia Forest....those guards appeared again...THAT WAS ME CALLING THEM AGAIN. I wanted them DEAD.

Kratos: ....but...you helped them fight the guards, didnt you?

Zelos: (looks away) there was that other time back at the Mana Canon Base when I was missing for only a couple of minutes...that was me talking with Mithos and telling him where Lloyd's group was located. I brought them to so much danger. And i really didn't give a fuck about anyone or anything!

Kratos: but you got them out, didn't you?

Zelos: ....

Kratos: Zelos, they are your friends, you do care abou- (was cut off)

(Lloyd and the others are leaving Colette's house and head to the exit of Iselia, they have stopped and sees Zelos apparently "talking" or arguing with Kratos)

Lloyd: what the hell...dad?

Sheena: Zelos?

Genis: this doesn't look good.

Colette: Not too good at all.

(The group continue to watch)

Zelos: KRATOS YOU DON'T KNOW ANYTHING. YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE TO LIVE IN HELL. THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT ME, SO WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I SHOULD CARE?

Kratos: HELL? I DO KNOW WHAT HELL IS, HELL IS WHEN YOU HAVE NOTHING LEFT. THE WOMAN I LOVED WAS EXPERIMENTED ON,WITH THE ANGELUS PROJECT PRESEA WAS IN, SHE HAD TURNED INTO A SAVAGE BEAST THAT TRIED TO KILL OUR ONLY SON THEN SHE BEGGED ME WITH THE ONLY MEMORY SHE HAD LEFT TO KILL HER. I FELT SO PARALYZED IN THE MIND THAT I COULDN'T DO IT. BUT I HAD NO CHOICE! THAT WAS THE LAST REQUEST MY LOVE HAD ASKED ME TO DO. EVEN NOW SPEAKING OF IT PAINS MY HEART!

Zelos: (punches him across the face) YOU SON OF A BITCH. WHY AM I EVEN TALKING TO A TRAITOR THAT BETRAYED HIS OWN SON AND HIS FRIENDS.

Lloyd: DAD! (runs over to Kratos)

Sheena: ZELOS YOU STUPID CHOSEN! (runs after Lloyd)

(Everyone else followed Lloyd and Sheena)

Lloyd: ZELOS, WHAT WAS THAT FOR?

Sheena: ZELOS I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU!

Zelos: (looks at Sheena and Lloyd) this is between me and him, STAY OUT

Kratos: (holding his cheek as he begins to bleed from his mouth) DAMN IT. WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU? I WAS ONLY TRYING TO HELP YOU!

Zelos: HELP ME? MY ASS. Man I outta here (walks out of Iselia and heading deep into the woods)

Lloyd: ZELOS COME BACK HERE.

Sheena: ZELOS!

Kratos: Sheena....

Sheena: what is it Kratos?

Kratos: follow him, you have to talk to him.

Sheena: why?

Kratos: He's going through depression, He isnt happy with himself. You need to go to him.

Sheena: Why should I talk to that stupid Chosen?

Kratos: Because you know him more than we do. Please, Sheena.

Sheena: (sighs) fine fine, I will go and talk to him. (leaves Iselia and goes deep into the woods to search for Zelos)

(Zelos is walking along the woods by himself, a little far from Dirk's house)

Zelos: (walking and kicking a bit of dirt along the way, his arms are crosses, he whispers to himself) Why me? Why? I'm not needed here in this world. My friends don't care. What Kratos was saying was all bullshit. He lies way too much. They don't care about me. How can he say that if all they had done was ignore me. Especially Sheena, all she does is insult me and never even bothered to apologize. (punches the bark of the tree hard, he keeps his fist on the bark of the tree and he closes his eyes and squeezes them tight as he does it he then grits his teeth in anger and fustration) They all cared about each other except for me. They always left me out of everything. (one tear is shed down his cheek) Why did they even let me go along the journey? there was no point...

Sheena: (had found him and is now hiding behind a tree. She had been listening to every word he whispered) ....

Zelos: (continues whispering to himself, sheds more tears down his cheeks) Just like...there was no point in me living...Why was I even born? Just remembering...the horrible snow day I had...My mother was killed by a half-elf. That death wasn't for her...it was meant for me. And what hurts me more...was the words she told me before she died. Those...horrible words that would never leave my head ..."You should've never been born".

Sheena: ......(in her mind) Zelos....I...never knew...but why didn't he tell me and the others? Especially me? I am his friend.

Zelos: (continues whispering to himself) This is why I hate half-elves and elves...because one murdered my mother. Seles never cared about me just because I became the chosen and not her. You think I wanted to become one? No, I just wanted to live a normal life, I wanted to be living a house as a normal civilian like everyone else. I'm not that type of person to regenerate the world, I dont wanna die. I hated my life for this...because I had a family that hated me and friends that hate me as well.

Sheena: (walks out from behind the tree) Zelos?

Zelos: (gasps a bit and wipes his tears away) What the hell do you want?

Sheena: ...

Zelos: (his back facing her, still facing the tree) not speaking? Then get the hell outta here.

Sheena: ... Zelos...Can't a friend come and talk?

Zelos: Friend? Don't make me laugh.

Sheena: Zelos, I'm serious.

Zelos: Do you think I care?

Sheena: Zelos, please hear me out.

Zelos: (not looking at her still) Fine.

Sheena: I heard everything...

Zelos: hmph.

Sheena: Zelos...why didn't tell us? Especially me? Why didn't care to even say a word? We could've helped you, Zelos. Especially me. I could've helped you the most.

Zelos: What makes you think I care?

Sheena: Zelos...

Zelos: I don't give a fuck, Sheena. You're only wasting your time talking to me. Why don't you go hang out with your boyfriend, Lloyd?!

Sheena: ZELOS, YOU'RE WRONG. I...

Zelos: (looks at her) Sorry, my voluptuous hunny, whatever you say to me, won't do any good. I don't have friends. Especially you, you were never my friend from the beginning.

Sheena: Zelos...that's not true. We are your friends, Zelos. Please believe me!

Zelos: FRIENDS DON'T INSULT OR IGNORE FRIENDS. What do you take me for? You're just going to think that by saying "We are your friends" is going to change my mind and make me come skipping back to your arms? GET THE FUCK OUTTA HERE. That's not going to happen, Sheena.

Sheena: .......

Zelos: Look at yourself. Your the only here that insults me. What kind of a person are you? To give you the right to hurt my feelings? All you are is full of insults coming out of your damn mouth. What? won't apologize after that?

Sheena: Zelos...I'm sorry...

Zelos: OH NOW SHE APOLOGIZES. Look, hunny, you're a little too late for that.

Sheena: (tears begin to fall down her cheeks) ZELOS LOOK WHAT YOU'RE SAYING.

Zelos: (looking at her) I already told you. I don't care. I'm not coming back to you guys.

Sheena: (crying) Zelos, please you can't mean it that way!

Zelos: Sheena, move on. You, Lloyd and the others don't need me. Why are you crying for me? It's pathetic.

Sheena: I'm crying because, I don't like the Zelos that is suffering. The one that is changing in front of me.

Zelos: (nodds no) Get real Sheena. You're lying.

Sheena: (crying) ZELOS I AM NOT

Zelos: Yes you are, stop crying.

Sheena: I can't Zelos. It hurts.

Zelos: Sheena, I told you, I don't care what you say. It's not going to change anything. You guys don't care about me. Leave it at that. It's better this way.

Sheena: Zelos...no...We do care. Especially me, Zelos! I care about you deeply.

Zelos: I've heard just about enough of you're damn lies. Now get outta here.

Sheena: No Zelos, I really do care about you deeply. Alot! I want to help you, Zelos!

Zelos: Didn't I tell you to get the hell out???

Sheena: (crying) Zelos please!!!

Zelos: (glaring angrily at her) I want you and everyone else out of my fucking life.

Sheena: ....(has so much tears on her cheeks) .....Zelos...you don't mean it....

Zelos: I do

Sheena: Zelos...no....you can't...

Zelos: if you won't leave then I will.

Sheena: Zelos don't!!!

Zelos: (turns around and walks off)

Sheena: (goes after him and puts her arms around his waist, hugs him from behind and cries) Zelos, you can't mean it, please! We do care about you! Especially me!

Zelos: (standing there, was stopped by Sheena) ...Sheena

Sheena: (hugging him tightly) Please Zelos, you can't leave us. Please, don't. We are your friends.

Zelos: Sheena, let me go.

Sheena: (digging her face on his back as she continues to hug him) No...Zelos. I won't let go.

Zelos: you're going to make this worse. Let go.

Sheena: (cries more, hugging him tightly)

Zelos: (closes his eyes) Sheena, let go. I've had enough.

Sheena: (continues to cry holding him)

Zelos: Why are you wasting your time crying for me?

Sheena: (crying uncontrollably) because I care for you deeply, more than anyone!

Zelos: ....

Sheena: I love you Zelos!

Zelos: ....(closes his eyes) let go Sheena.

Sheena: .....

Zelos: (forces her to let go) I'm sorry Sheena, but that's not going to happen.

Sheena: Zelos...no...

Zelos: (nodds no)

Sheena: Zelos I love you! I really do!!

Zelos: that's enough.

Sheena: (turns him around and plants a kiss on his lips passionately)

Zelos: .....(doesnt respond to the kiss, doesn't kiss her back, pushes her away a bit)

Sheena: (tears in her eyes, she looks at him) .....

Zelos: let it go. Let's pretend we never met, Let's pretend I never went on that journey with you and Lloyd and the others. Let's pretend I don't exist just how my mother and Seles intended it to be. It's better this way. (walks off)

Sheena: ZELOS NO, PLEASE COME BACK! YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE ME LLOYD AND THE OTHERS CARE ABOUT YOU, WE ARE YOUR FRIENDS!!

Zelos: (continues walking off until he can longer be seen in the forest again)

Sheena: (drops her knees and cries loudly) ZELOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Sheena: .....I...love you....(cries more)

(Zelos is miles away from where he was with Sheena, he is now leaving the woods to head back to Tethe'alla, Meltokio)

Zelos: .....(whispers to himself as tears shed down his cheeks) I wish I could believe you Sheena...but I can't. All I can say is....I love you too...

(Zelos gets on a Rhieard and heads back to Tethe'alla to get to his home in Meltokio)

To Be Continued...

Tifa-Zelos: (sighs) poor Sheena...if only Zelos wasn't so stubborn. I wished he would've listened...

Zelos: hey Hun, I did listen. I BELIEVE YOU SHEENA! I LOVE YOU TOOO!!!!!

Tifa-Zelos: Zelos, cool it. Wait until the next chapter comes. Then we'll talk

Zelos: ...fine.....(sniffs)

Tifa-Zelos: ok ppl. I know you're a little upset with Zelos and his poor attitude. Don't worry. This story will get better (smiles). Promise (winks)

R/R
~Con Mucho Amor~
~Adios~



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