Current mood:	tired
Entry tags:	crazy!lloyd, horror, omg_symphonia, pg-13

Open Window (omg_symphonia)
Title: Open Window
Author: Queenie Z
Fandom: omg_symphonia
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: One-sided Crazy!Lloyd/Colette, Lloyd/Colette, abusive violence, mild language
Spoilers: None

Summary: Colette is greeted in her bedroom by a visitor she never wanted to welcome.

Colette's room was one of the more unique rooms in the Iselia human ranch. While the rest of the rooms, formerly used as Desian lodging areas, had no windows, the particular room she chose to be her own had one window on the wall opposite of the door. The faint glow of the moon which crept through her window helped make her feel safe and comfortable, cutting through the darkness which would otherwise make her feel anxious and alone.

However, on this particular night, while Colette slept soundly, she didn't notice the shadow blocking the light from entering the room. Only when she heard the rattle of the window did she stir from her slumber.

Opening her eyes, she groggily sat up and looked at the window. She thought she saw a familiar figure trying to open the window. After squinting her eyes, she saw it was Lloyd. But what was he doing outside, at this time of night...? She got out of her bed and opened the window.

"Lloyd?" she asked sleepily, "What are you doing out there?"

"I'm sorry to wake you," he replied, "but I have to talk to you."

"O-okay," she stepped back from the window. "Come in... but, why were you -"

She was interrupted by Lloyd's sudden embrace. He held her tightly, almost desperately... but something seemed wrong.

"I love you, Colette," he said in a hushed voice, "I love you so much... more than you'll ever know..."

"L-Lloyd?" Colette's heart began to beat faster as her instincts kicked in. There was something odd about the way he held her; the way he told her that he loved her. Either something had gone seriously wrong, or...

That was when she noticed that he wasn't wearing his necklace; the one he had made to keep him separate from his clone.

She shrieked and pushed him away. "Lloyd" recoiled in surprise and simply stared at her.

"You're not Lloyd!" she yelled, "Get away from me!!"

The other simply smiled in dejected amusement. "You're right," he said, "I'm not. But..." he stepped closer to her. "I'm not here to hurt you. I would never hurt you. I'd rather die than hurt you."

"W-what do you want!? Don't come any closer...!"

"Colette," he said, ignoring her pleas and taking her by the hand, "you know they want to capture me. They want to keep me locked up, away from the woman I love." He laughed a little, shaking his head. "Isn't that cruel? Leaving you in the hands of that ungrateful idiot... leaving you to suffer..."

Colette narrowed her eyes. "Don't talk about Lloyd that way." She attempted to yank her hand away from him. However, his grip proved to be too strong for her.

"But Colette," said the clone, his disturbingly gentle face unchanging, "he let you die. He couldn't do a single thing to stop you from suffering. He isn't willing to do whatever it takes to keep you safe." He placed a hand on her face, gently caressing it. "Not like me... I came here to tell you just how much I'm willing to sacrifice to keep you safe. I'd move mountains - I'd travel through hell and back - I'd destroy everyone and everything!"

Her eyes widened as he spoke. How could he say such things? Every fiber of her being told her to run - to push him away and to get help - but she was overtaken by his strength, powerless to do anything but listen to his insanity.

"I would die if I had to," the other Lloyd said, his expression slowly hardening into something wild and angry. "Don't you see, Colette? I'm willing to die for you - I'd cut out my own heart before I'd ever let anything bad happen to you!" His grip tightened even harder, causing Colette to wince in pain. "I'd do anything for you. That's why I'm going to make this world into a place just for us; where no one can harm you, and no one can force you to suffer!"

"W-why..." she swallowed hard. "Why are you doing this? why are you hurting the people I love!?"

The clone's face softened once again as he gently took her chin into his hand. "Colette... Colette, my Colette... you're the single most beautiful thing this world has to offer. You love so many, even when they never loved you. Your soul is as beautiful as you are. You're the ray of sunlight in this rotten world." He lowered his eyes and continued. "You were the only person that ever mattered... you made me happy. You made me so happy. And then they took my happiness away from me. Whenever they made you suffer, it was like a part of me died. You're the reason I'm alive - the reason I can still fight. Without you, I'm nothing."

His words scared her. To be lifted up on a pedestal she never wanted - to be worshiped by someone so obviously disturbed... then she remembered what Lloyd had said. That clone - no, the thing inside his clone's body - was once a part of Lloyd. To think that he had suffered so much; that this was the awful, horrible grief, anger, and guilt that he had to struggle with for so long...

"Do you understand now?" he said, looking straight into her eyes. "I'm doing this because it's the only way I can keep you safe, with me."

"No..." Colette shook her head. "No, that's not what I want! I'm happy with Lloyd - the Lloyd who's gentle and kind, the Lloyd who can love everyone even when he's suffering..." She finally freed herself from his grip. "I love the Lloyd who treats me like a person!"

The clone drew back, shocked and appalled. Colette simply glared at him, hoping that he would understand; that he would finally see the truth and leave her alone. Instead, the other Lloyd became enraged, grabbed the girl by the shoulders, and pinned her against the wall.

"Why!?" he screamed at her, his eyes wide with anger, obsession, and disbelief. "I can give you everything you've ever wanted! I can protect you!" He violently shook her as he continued, "I can hold you... I can kiss you... I can tuck you in at night... I can make love to you... I can make you happy! I can love you!! Why won't you love me!?"

In a panic, Colette unveiled her wings, using her angelic strength to shove the psychotic clone across the room, crushing the nightstand and cracking the concrete wall in the process. But he quickly regenerated, mending his shattered bones and healing his bloody head wound. He looked up at her, calmer than ever before, with a smile on his face and adoration in his eyes.

"You don't understand yet..." he said, standing up again, "...just how much I care about you."

She began to shake, backing herself into a corner. No matter what she did, she knew that she couldn't stop him from trying to "convince" her. She fumbled for her chakrams, which she had sat against the wall, when suddenly, she heard banging on the locked door.

"What the hell's going on in there!?"

"Colette, open the door!!"

"Zelos!" she cried, "Lloyd!! The clone, he's -"

The other Lloyd cursed to himself and made a mad dash towards the open window. After climbing out, he turned back to Colette.

"Don't forget," he said, "I'll always be here to protect you. You'll see." With that, he disappeared into the surrounding forest.

After his escape, the two outside broke down the door and rushed in, their weapons drawn and ready for battle. However, all they saw was an open window and Colette, sweating in the corner, her shoulders bruised from the other's harsh treatment.

"Son of a..." Zelos growled, looking towards the window. "Doesn't that crazy bastard know when to quit!?"

Lloyd sheathed his swords and approached his girlfriend. "Colette, are you okay!? What did he do to you!?"

She looked up at him, her eyes filling with tears. "Lloyd...” She threw her arms around him, sobbing into his chest. He returned the embrace, comforting her yet saying nothing, silently vowing to end the torment that his former self had caused for both of them while Zelos cast a First Aid on the crying girl.