"So.. My dear brother Zidane. I thought you would have died on this pathetic planet already. Yet, I still find traces of your steps." This was all said by the silver-haired Kuja as he eyed the Evil Forest--Petrified, was it? He felt the life though as he placed his hands to the vines that clutched at the trees and seemed to have been trying to rip them from the ground. "Seems like you had a close call here, Zidane… Too bad it wasn't close enough." He smirked and began to turn to leave. Why had he come to this place anyway? Was he still so obsessed with that pathetic thing that was practically his 'brother'? He froze though as he felt something. What was this feeling? It wasn't the life of those vines that he was feeling now, but the life of something more.
He turned back to face the petrified forest. "What is in there..?" He couldn't stay any longer. It wasn't his business to stay next to such a site. Something indeed was in there, and it wanted to find out exactly what this something was. It didn't take too much lingering here and there to find out what exactly was trapped within the Forest. So, it was one of Zidane's little friends? How cute..and very interesting. It was very tempting too. He wanted to meet this..Blank. So, he paid a visit to Treno after his little trip to Burmecia which confirmed that Zidane was indeed alive and well.
It was there that he seen what he believed to be his sweet Canary. Could it really be her? What was that fool, Brahne, thinking? It didn't matter though. He spoke with the auctioneer and found out that what he searched for was there. "The supersoft? Yes, it is here. It is set to be auctioned tomorrow morning." A smile came to Kuja's lips and those soft blues looking to the man directly for the first time after speaking so highly of his dear trapped Canary. "The supersoft.. I want it. I know you value my business enough." The auctioneer seemed to hesitate for only a moment before speaking, "Wait here." He left the room and soon returned with the item, handing toward Kuja for taking. "No charge of course.." The auctioneer nodded quickly enough, "No need in charging you."
Kuja gave an approving nod then before waving his hand away, "It's not for me--I have a favor to ask. Give it to the shop owner." The auctioneer gave a quirk of his brow, "You wouldn't happen to have taken part in spreading that rumor of the shop owner having it, would you?" The silver-haired man moved one hand to shove his hair from his face as he turned away from the auctioneer, "What concern is it to you? Just do as I ask and you will get the weapons that you want. You know that the value of those weapons in auction is far more than the value of the supersoft." The man nodded lightly, putting the supersoft away and saying, "It will be done." Kuja then left the building. It was then that the man wondered. "What is it that he is planning now..?"
He returned to Alexandria right after the event He was more interested in seeing if his plans were going as he wished them too, but he found out something more interesting upon his return. His Canary, Princess Garnet, had been captured and was currently speaking with the ugly elephant-lady that she believed to be her mother. How dense could his sweet Canary be? Well, that didn't matter. He had to see her for the 'first time'. Really, he had seen her many times before, but that had been from the shadows. He would be able to see her without hiding this time.
Why was he so excited? He stood at the door that would lead into the room which his Canary was speaking with that horrid monster of a 'queen.' The woman was lying to her--and he couldn't help but smile as Garnet said she didn't believe her 'mother's' words. It was his cue now. The door was pushed open and he was allowed to see his Canary for the 'first time'. "May I play a part in this act?" He closed the distance between himself and his Canary gracefully enough. Was she even impressed? It was OK if she wasn't. There was time enough to convince her. "Act?" She questioned. "Yes, an act from a beautiful play... There is a knight on a white horse... ...and a beautiful princess. It is a tale of tragic love. Overcome by grief, the princess must sleep for a hundred years…"
Dagger seemed scared then, "You... I've seen you before…" "It appears we were destined to meet again. My sweet angel, come to me. I will take you to a world of dreams." He gave a simple wave of his hand and a few choice murmurings of words. This should make her rest for a while. She had to be so exhausted and stressed. Who wouldn't be stressed to have that -thing- for a mother anyway? He caught her in his arms carefully enough and held her. He gazed down upon her. He wished he could hold her forever this way. "She is beautiful, even in sleep." That fool elephant-lady's greed was an amusing thing. She didn't even care for the one she had been using to replace her dead daughter. But this was why he could use her so easily.
So, his Canary was taken from him so that the twins could perform their little spell to take the eidolons from her. He was leaning against the wall once again when he felt Zidane's arrival. It was time to check on his sleeping stranger. He took his ship to the Evil Forest and it was from his ship that he seen the lone person that was heading towards the same forest on foot. "So, this is the one that will be waking the forest?" One hand moved to hold back his hair which was whipping about in the wind. "Don't go so fast!" He glared over at those black mages and they listened to his 'order' by slowing down. "We need to stay behind him.. I'll get to this person first…"
He walked over to meet the black mage that steered the ship, watching curiously as he operated it. It was so sad that the people on this planet were so manipulative and wished to destroy each other as they did. Brahne was the worst case he had ever seen though. He supposed he could tack it onto her husband's death. That was her downfall. And then..what was his? He tensed slightly at that thought. "How could I ever have a downfall like that?" He laughed at such thoughts. He would never fail. Garland would suffer for making him to use him second to Zidane.
He felt the ship seeming to slow down more and more--and now lowering. "We're here." He moved out then and exited the ship as they landed a ways away from the Evil Forest. It must have been only just restored. The vines rested there on the ground, the source of it having been destroyed obviously. That was good, it meant that he didn't have to deal with such a nuisance. He only had to get to the person in question before that other one did. It was time to go roaming about in the forest. It wasn't his sort of place though, but he supposed he would just deal with it.
He had to see what it was that made him feel so strange. Of course he had felt strange first because it was a person trapped within the forest, but then it was because of something else. A cringe was given as a thorny vine seemed to grasp his arm. "Tch!" He attempted to jerk away from it then, but then the source of it seemed to appear. It was much more than just a bunch of thorny vines. It was a monster. And he was the fool to be caught off-guard and he couldn't cast any spells as the vines had already restrained both arms. "Damnit!"
It seemed like he would be captured by a simple monster such as this one--and perhaps eaten alive by the thing until its grip suddenly gave way. He fell back, holding at his wounds from the thorns tearing at his skin. The red-haired stranger approached him, offering him a hand to help him up, "You OK? It's really dangerous here and you're not even equipped with a weapon. Are you stupid or something?" Kuja glared lightly before he realized who this person was exactly. It was the one he had done all of this to meet. "I was just caught off-guard." He took the red-head's hand and allowed him to help him up.
"Who are you anyway?" Kuja shook his head, "And interested third party." That surely seemed to confuse the red-head who had been healing Kuja's wounds with potions. Zidane's friends weren't too bad. Nice little rats, weren't they? True friendship was the term usually associated with such. "Never mind that.. I have something I want to give you after you give me something in return." The red-head seemed even more confused as he spoke, "What do you want from me?" Kuja smiled and answered, "Your name."
"It's Blank. Why do you--" He was cut short as lips suddenly claimed his own. What was this weird guy thinking?! He froze despite his initial thoughts of shoving the pretty man away. Yes, he had had such thoughts when he first seen the man being attacked. He had actually had to question if it was indeed a man or a very beautiful woman. He betted that Zidane would have hit on him at the least. Kuja pulled back eventually. A laugh escaped him as he noted that Blank's arms had taken a hold of him at some point. "Your friend is here for you and I'm afraid that we must finish this at another time." Another, much shorter kiss was given before he took his leave.
Perhaps he would steal this lovely red-head away again at another time. Why did he feel so strange around Blank? It was even greater than the feeling he had for his sweet Canary. Could he really feel something great for another man? He had, after all, just kissed him and had went through all the trouble just to see him. Was it… love?
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He turned back to face the petrified forest. "What is in there..?" He couldn't stay any longer. It wasn't his business to stay next to such a site. Something indeed was in there, and it wanted to find out exactly what this something was. It didn't take too much lingering here and there to find out what exactly was trapped within the Forest. So, it was one of Zidane's little friends? How cute..and very interesting. It was very tempting too. He wanted to meet this..Blank. So, he paid a visit to Treno after his little trip to Burmecia which confirmed that Zidane was indeed alive and well.
It was there that he seen what he believed to be his sweet Canary. Could it really be her? What was that fool, Brahne, thinking? It didn't matter though. He spoke with the auctioneer and found out that what he searched for was there. "The supersoft? Yes, it is here. It is set to be auctioned tomorrow morning." A smile came to Kuja's lips and those soft blues looking to the man directly for the first time after speaking so highly of his dear trapped Canary. "The supersoft.. I want it. I know you value my business enough." The auctioneer seemed to hesitate for only a moment before speaking, "Wait here." He left the room and soon returned with the item, handing toward Kuja for taking. "No charge of course.." The auctioneer nodded quickly enough, "No need in charging you."
Kuja gave an approving nod then before waving his hand away, "It's not for me--I have a favor to ask. Give it to the shop owner." The auctioneer gave a quirk of his brow, "You wouldn't happen to have taken part in spreading that rumor of the shop owner having it, would you?" The silver-haired man moved one hand to shove his hair from his face as he turned away from the auctioneer, "What concern is it to you? Just do as I ask and you will get the weapons that you want. You know that the value of those weapons in auction is far more than the value of the supersoft." The man nodded lightly, putting the supersoft away and saying, "It will be done." Kuja then left the building. It was then that the man wondered. "What is it that he is planning now..?"
He returned to Alexandria right after the event He was more interested in seeing if his plans were going as he wished them too, but he found out something more interesting upon his return. His Canary, Princess Garnet, had been captured and was currently speaking with the ugly elephant-lady that she believed to be her mother. How dense could his sweet Canary be? Well, that didn't matter. He had to see her for the 'first time'. Really, he had seen her many times before, but that had been from the shadows. He would be able to see her without hiding this time.
Why was he so excited? He stood at the door that would lead into the room which his Canary was speaking with that horrid monster of a 'queen.' The woman was lying to her--and he couldn't help but smile as Garnet said she didn't believe her 'mother's' words. It was his cue now. The door was pushed open and he was allowed to see his Canary for the 'first time'. "May I play a part in this act?" He closed the distance between himself and his Canary gracefully enough. Was she even impressed? It was OK if she wasn't. There was time enough to convince her. "Act?" She questioned. "Yes, an act from a beautiful play... There is a knight on a white horse... ...and a beautiful princess. It is a tale of tragic love. Overcome by grief, the princess must sleep for a hundred years…"
Dagger seemed scared then, "You... I've seen you before…" "It appears we were destined to meet again. My sweet angel, come to me. I will take you to a world of dreams." He gave a simple wave of his hand and a few choice murmurings of words. This should make her rest for a while. She had to be so exhausted and stressed. Who wouldn't be stressed to have that -thing- for a mother anyway? He caught her in his arms carefully enough and held her. He gazed down upon her. He wished he could hold her forever this way. "She is beautiful, even in sleep." That fool elephant-lady's greed was an amusing thing. She didn't even care for the one she had been using to replace her dead daughter. But this was why he could use her so easily.
So, his Canary was taken from him so that the twins could perform their little spell to take the eidolons from her. He was leaning against the wall once again when he felt Zidane's arrival. It was time to check on his sleeping stranger. He took his ship to the Evil Forest and it was from his ship that he seen the lone person that was heading towards the same forest on foot. "So, this is the one that will be waking the forest?" One hand moved to hold back his hair which was whipping about in the wind. "Don't go so fast!" He glared over at those black mages and they listened to his 'order' by slowing down. "We need to stay behind him.. I'll get to this person first…"
He walked over to meet the black mage that steered the ship, watching curiously as he operated it. It was so sad that the people on this planet were so manipulative and wished to destroy each other as they did. Brahne was the worst case he had ever seen though. He supposed he could tack it onto her husband's death. That was her downfall. And then..what was his? He tensed slightly at that thought. "How could I ever have a downfall like that?" He laughed at such thoughts. He would never fail. Garland would suffer for making him to use him second to Zidane.
He felt the ship seeming to slow down more and more--and now lowering. "We're here." He moved out then and exited the ship as they landed a ways away from the Evil Forest. It must have been only just restored. The vines rested there on the ground, the source of it having been destroyed obviously. That was good, it meant that he didn't have to deal with such a nuisance. He only had to get to the person in question before that other one did. It was time to go roaming about in the forest. It wasn't his sort of place though, but he supposed he would just deal with it.
He had to see what it was that made him feel so strange. Of course he had felt strange first because it was a person trapped within the forest, but then it was because of something else. A cringe was given as a thorny vine seemed to grasp his arm. "Tch!" He attempted to jerk away from it then, but then the source of it seemed to appear. It was much more than just a bunch of thorny vines. It was a monster. And he was the fool to be caught off-guard and he couldn't cast any spells as the vines had already restrained both arms. "Damnit!"
It seemed like he would be captured by a simple monster such as this one--and perhaps eaten alive by the thing until its grip suddenly gave way. He fell back, holding at his wounds from the thorns tearing at his skin. The red-haired stranger approached him, offering him a hand to help him up, "You OK? It's really dangerous here and you're not even equipped with a weapon. Are you stupid or something?" Kuja glared lightly before he realized who this person was exactly. It was the one he had done all of this to meet. "I was just caught off-guard." He took the red-head's hand and allowed him to help him up.
"Who are you anyway?" Kuja shook his head, "And interested third party." That surely seemed to confuse the red-head who had been healing Kuja's wounds with potions. Zidane's friends weren't too bad. Nice little rats, weren't they? True friendship was the term usually associated with such. "Never mind that.. I have something I want to give you after you give me something in return." The red-head seemed even more confused as he spoke, "What do you want from me?" Kuja smiled and answered, "Your name."
"It's Blank. Why do you--" He was cut short as lips suddenly claimed his own. What was this weird guy thinking?! He froze despite his initial thoughts of shoving the pretty man away. Yes, he had had such thoughts when he first seen the man being attacked. He had actually had to question if it was indeed a man or a very beautiful woman. He betted that Zidane would have hit on him at the least. Kuja pulled back eventually. A laugh escaped him as he noted that Blank's arms had taken a hold of him at some point. "Your friend is here for you and I'm afraid that we must finish this at another time." Another, much shorter kiss was given before he took his leave.
Perhaps he would steal this lovely red-head away again at another time. Why did he feel so strange around Blank? It was even greater than the feeling he had for his sweet Canary. Could he really feel something great for another man? He had, after all, just kissed him and had went through all the trouble just to see him. Was it… love?
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