*That sudden firm hold startles the boy, to say the least. He wasn't sure what he had expected, but that smile on Zelos' lips and that comforting hold? Not at all what he had expected.*
Zelos... *He blinks once, twice, a genuine look of shock appearing on his boyish face. Zelos... Zelos loved him?* I... I thought... You... You really love me, Zelos?
*The warmth bubbling up within him is almost overwhelming.*