[Once again Zelos falls into silence, although this time it is out of shock rather than hesitation. Not once in his life had Zelos been given unconditional love, and now... now Lloyd was claiming that his friendship was unwavering. He really didn't know how to react to that. He wanted it, needed it, but he didn't feel as if he deserved it.
... but he didn't really have a choice in the matter, did he? Lloyd cared about him. He could either accept it or ignore it, and he chose to try and accept it.
Now onto the secondary part of what Lloyd had said. This was much easier to respond to.] Do you even have to ask? I'm always going to be with you, Lloyd. We're partners, right? Partners stick together through thick and thin.