Sydney: Hello people. I am only fixing this chapter and any others that are awkward and werid for the moment. read, enjoy, rate, review, etc. I don't own Final Fantasy IX.
Chapter 1: what do you think you're wearing?
"You can't do this to me Zidane! I refuse to be left behind! I've been a part of this adventure from the very beginning." I told him as we stood at the entrance to the Black Mage Village. He had basically told me to stay behind in the village or go to Lindbum or Alexandria. The whole idea of staying behind wasn't even an option in my mind or anybody else's for that matter. I was only four years younger than him and he was going. Eiko and Vivi were going in and they were younger than I was.
"I can and I will Sydney. I just don't want to see get hurt." He said, whispering the last part but I still heard it.
"You know I won't get hurt. You know I can take care of myself. I have as much right as you do to be there." I told him.
"I don't want to take that chance. You will be staying out here while we head in." He said and I was getting frustrated.
"Fine, leave me behind, see if I actually care." I told him before I walked out of the village, heading nowhere in particular. I was upset and angry because I had to stay behind, it was like he didn't trust me.
"Sydney, wait!" I heard Dagger yell from me. I sighed before stopping. I turned around to see her running to catch up, her short black hair blowing in the wind.
"What do you want Dagger?" I asked once she was close enough to hear me.
"I wanted to give you this. The synthesis just finished it." She said as she held her out towards me. I took what she had in her hand into my own to see that it was a pendent. It was an sky blue gem in the shape of a very small dagger with a silver chain connected to the top of it.
"It's amazing." I told her as I looked at it.
"I'm glad you liked it, Zidane picked the design. He thought you might need a little bit of reminding." She said and I just smiled. He always knew what to do even if he wasn't sure what went wrong.
It's been four years. Four years since that moment. Four years since I saw Zidane. Four years since I felt truly happy. I want him to be here right now but I knew that was impossible at the moment. I laid on my queen size bed, playing with my pendent. I haven't taken it off since I got it. I still remember the conversation that took place. I remember a lot of things I wished that I could just forget about.
"Sydney, get dressed, we have a whole day to prepare for." My best friend, Katherine, stated as she knocked on my door. I sighed before I got up and head towards the door. I opened it to see a girl with bright pink shoulder length hair and bright green eyes standing there. She was wearing a big white and pink dress that reached the floor along with a shiny tiara. She looked like a princess while I didn't.
"Okay, I'm ready, let's go." I told her as I pushed past her and walked down the hall.
"What do you think you're wearing?" She asked me as she took in what I was wearing. I had on blue jeans, a white t-shirt underneath a blue vest, my pendent, dark brown boots and white gloves, my long light brown hair was pulled back into a high ponytail, leaving my bangs and some hair to dangle at the sides of my face. I didn't find anything wrong with my outfit but then again, I was considered a princess of Lindbum at the moment.
"My normal clothes. I may be considered a princess but that is not who I really am. Besides, we don't have time for me to change." I told her as we headed towards the conference hall. It was a very short walk but it felt like forever because Katherine was lecturing me about proper attire. We walked in to see Cid and the heads of all departments gathered around the table, a boy with curly brown hair and hazel eyes was standing up against the wall. He was wearing black pants, a white button down shirt underneath a dark red vest and black dress shoes.
"Looks like somebody didn't get dress properly this morning." He said when he took a good look at my clothes. God, why were they picking on my clothes?
"Sorry Matthew but I plan to run away afterwards." I told him as I stood in between him and Katherine.
"Really? That wouldn't be wise. You'll get caught and then our whole plan will be ruined." He said and I just smiled at that comment. The three of us didn't really talk to each other for the rest of the meeting and we all took off running right after it was done. There were only a few hours left before we made our escape. Our escape to find Zidane. My only chance to know if he is really alive in that stupid tree.