I'll see you again.....
Okay, this is so *not* an original name for my fic. But, well I'm kinda tired now.
All characters belong to Squaresoft, so don't sue me, cos all you'll get is a couple of unfinished fanfics (yes there's lots of them) and about 12p in change.
As the beautiful sun sank slowly behind the mountains, beams of warm yellow light flooded the plains, making them glow softly.
The crystal clear water surrounding the famous city of Alexandria sparkled as the suns rays hit it. The castle itself was shrouded in shadow, a starling contrast to the surrounding plains.
Staring out miserably of an open window was a young maiden, with raven black hair that seemed to flow down her back, and tied into a small pony tail at the end. The darkness of her hair contrasted deeply with her orange jumpsuit and whit flare sleeved blouse.
Her dark eyes sadly took in the marvellous sites of Alexandria. Young children playing in the late afternoon sun, people chatting friendly in the streets, customers darting in and out of shops.
She sighed. The site would of normally brought a smile to her face, but she felt so low.
Sadly, she placed one hand on the swollen bump on the lower part of her torso. Her `secret'.
After Zidane had been left behind at the Iifa tree, Garnet hadn't been herself. She seldom left her room, and refused to talk to anyone. Her skin grew pale with the lack of sunlight, her eyes tired. Garnet had been well aware of her appearance lately.
".........." (And now) she thought sadly, (I'm pregnant. If Zidane saw me, he'd be disgusted.)
Slowly, a tear trickled down her cheek. She loved Zidane with all of her heart He had taught her so much about herself that she didn`t know before.
Bowing her head, she closed the window, and moved over to her bed. It had been freshly changed by one of her servants that morning. Gently, she lowered herself onto the soft white covers, and stared up at the ceiling.
"............" ( I still don't believe that he's dead. He promised me that he would come back. He promised.)
Garnet's face glowed, and for the first time in quite a while, her mouth broke into a small smile.
"............." (I wish that he would come back. To see his handsome face, to hear his kind voice, to see his enchanting smile)
She sat up, gazing into the gold framed mirror which hung opposite from the head of her bed.In the glass reflection, a pale, tired looking girl with thin arms stared solemnly back at her. Her stomach was swollen, contrasting with her skinny arms and legs.
Suddenly, Garnet buried her face into her hands.
"........" (What's happened to me? Why do I look so awful? What happened to the old me?)
Sobbing softly, she fell back onto the bed, and buried her face into her pillow, sobbing softly.
She didn't know how but after a good few hours, she fell into an uneasy sleep.
"Your Majesty?! Queen Garnet, please let me in" called the demanding female voice from the corridor.
Garnet sat bolt right up in bed, and sleepily glanced out of the window. The bright morning sun shone through the flimsy white curtains, and fell onto the bed.
Garnet was still dressed in her orange jumpsuit, rumpled and wrinkled. Slowly, she slipped out of bed and pulled on a blue dressing gown before answering the door.
".............." (Beatrix)
The General stood there, almost glaring at the girl. She smiled politely at Garnet, and bowed slightly.
"Your majesty........Dr Tot had arranged that Tantulas perform `I want to be your canary' for you. Please get changed and go to the Royal Box when you are ready' she said abruptly, before turning to leave.
But Garnet's eyes saw a tear glisten in the General's eye as she turned and marched off down the corridor.
"Beatrix" whispered Garnet, her voice quiet and croaky from not being used. Cautiously, Beatrix turned to face her.
"Yes your Majesty?"
"I'm.............I'm sorry. For all that I have done, the trouble I have caused"
"That's all right your Majesty"
"And, Beatrix?"
"Yes your Majesty?"
"................nothing. I'm sorry that I asked."
"Okay. See you at the Royal Box then your Majesty"
"Yes" answered Garnet, stepping back into the room. She entered her bathroom, and began to wash furiously in the ice cold water.
Quickly, she changed into her long white gown, and ran a brush through her beautiful long hair. Satisfied, she re tied the small pony tail and placed the silver tiara in her hair.
Garnet looked at herself in the mirror.
".........." (Sure, I still look pregnant. But, this gown covers it a bit I guess)
Timidly, she left the room, and started following the well remembered route to the Royal Box. As she walked thoughts flew through her head.
"The theatre ship will arrive any minute, It's been so long...I can't wait to see everyone. But...It'll never be the same...I have to let go of the past...I have to move on, just like he taught me."
As she stepped through the stone archway into the bright sunlight, she could hear the crowd cheering. Squinting, her eyes slowly became used to the sun and she carefully sat on the red velvet couch in the center of the box.
Behind her should could hear Steiner and Beatrix saluting her.
Garnet could see the familiar faces of Blank, Ruby, Baku, Cinna.....but instead of Marcus playing the role, a robed stranger was. She sighed softly.
Suddenly, the sky burst into showers of colourful sparks, which rained down upon the town. As the band began to play its cheerful upbeat tune, Baku stepped forwards.
"Ladies and Gentlemen! Tonight's performance is a story that takes place long, long ago. Our heroine, Princess Cornelia, is torn from her lover, Marcus. She attempts to flee the castle, only to be captured by her father, King Leo. Tonight's story begins when Marcus and Cornelia decide to run away together. And now, Your Royal Majesty, Queen Garnet, Lord Steiner, Lady Beatrix......noble ladies and lords, and our rooftop viewers, Tantalus proudly presents 'I Want to Be Your Canary'!"
Garnet clapped numbly, but kept losing her concentration, somewhat mesmerised by the cloaked mans movements. Suddenly, he span to face the Royal Box. In one swift movement, he tore off his cloak, and a pair of friendly green eyes smiled up at Garnet.
"Bring my beloved Dagger to me!" cried Zidane.
Garnet leaned over in shock. The world seem to blur around her, all that she could see was Zidane, smiling at her, opening his arms.
Blinking suddenly, she ran to the double wooden doors, which were blocked by Steiner and Beatrix. Looking at each of them imploringly, she felt a surge of anger rang through her.
".............." (Can't they see this is important!?)But, suddenly the grim faces broke into grins, as they stood apart and let their queen past.
Garnet ran down the red carpet stairs, breathing heavily.
"............!!!!!" (How out of shape am I?) she scolded herself as she burst through the carved oak doors which led to the crowd outside.
There, she pushed through the crowds, only thinking of reaching Zidane.
As she ran, the Royal Pendent round her neck tightened, then flew off, land ing at the feet of some Noble far off.
Garnet took no notice and kept on running, until she was up on the stage and fell into Zidane's arms. For a while she hit him, for leaving her. But the Genome embraced her tighter, and she was drawn in by it. Gently she lent by his ear and whispered softly.
"How did you survive...?" Zidane grinned.
"I didn't have a choice. I had to live. I wanted to come home to you."
"So..."
"I sang your song."
Garnet smiled, and snuggled up closer to Zidane. He smiled, and tenderly stroked her hair.
As the crowd went wild around them, Garnet was somewhat disturbed in her happiness.
"............" (What will he do when he finds out how ugly I have got?)
Okay, this is so *not* an original name for my fic. But, well I'm kinda tired now.
All characters belong to Squaresoft, so don't sue me, cos all you'll get is a couple of unfinished fanfics (yes there's lots of them) and about 12p in change.
As the beautiful sun sank slowly behind the mountains, beams of warm yellow light flooded the plains, making them glow softly.
The crystal clear water surrounding the famous city of Alexandria sparkled as the suns rays hit it. The castle itself was shrouded in shadow, a starling contrast to the surrounding plains.
Staring out miserably of an open window was a young maiden, with raven black hair that seemed to flow down her back, and tied into a small pony tail at the end. The darkness of her hair contrasted deeply with her orange jumpsuit and whit flare sleeved blouse.
Her dark eyes sadly took in the marvellous sites of Alexandria. Young children playing in the late afternoon sun, people chatting friendly in the streets, customers darting in and out of shops.
She sighed. The site would of normally brought a smile to her face, but she felt so low.
Sadly, she placed one hand on the swollen bump on the lower part of her torso. Her `secret'.
After Zidane had been left behind at the Iifa tree, Garnet hadn't been herself. She seldom left her room, and refused to talk to anyone. Her skin grew pale with the lack of sunlight, her eyes tired. Garnet had been well aware of her appearance lately.
".........." (And now) she thought sadly, (I'm pregnant. If Zidane saw me, he'd be disgusted.)
Slowly, a tear trickled down her cheek. She loved Zidane with all of her heart He had taught her so much about herself that she didn`t know before.
Bowing her head, she closed the window, and moved over to her bed. It had been freshly changed by one of her servants that morning. Gently, she lowered herself onto the soft white covers, and stared up at the ceiling.
"............" ( I still don't believe that he's dead. He promised me that he would come back. He promised.)
Garnet's face glowed, and for the first time in quite a while, her mouth broke into a small smile.
"............." (I wish that he would come back. To see his handsome face, to hear his kind voice, to see his enchanting smile)
She sat up, gazing into the gold framed mirror which hung opposite from the head of her bed.In the glass reflection, a pale, tired looking girl with thin arms stared solemnly back at her. Her stomach was swollen, contrasting with her skinny arms and legs.
Suddenly, Garnet buried her face into her hands.
"........" (What's happened to me? Why do I look so awful? What happened to the old me?)
Sobbing softly, she fell back onto the bed, and buried her face into her pillow, sobbing softly.
She didn't know how but after a good few hours, she fell into an uneasy sleep.
"Your Majesty?! Queen Garnet, please let me in" called the demanding female voice from the corridor.
Garnet sat bolt right up in bed, and sleepily glanced out of the window. The bright morning sun shone through the flimsy white curtains, and fell onto the bed.
Garnet was still dressed in her orange jumpsuit, rumpled and wrinkled. Slowly, she slipped out of bed and pulled on a blue dressing gown before answering the door.
".............." (Beatrix)
The General stood there, almost glaring at the girl. She smiled politely at Garnet, and bowed slightly.
"Your majesty........Dr Tot had arranged that Tantulas perform `I want to be your canary' for you. Please get changed and go to the Royal Box when you are ready' she said abruptly, before turning to leave.
But Garnet's eyes saw a tear glisten in the General's eye as she turned and marched off down the corridor.
"Beatrix" whispered Garnet, her voice quiet and croaky from not being used. Cautiously, Beatrix turned to face her.
"Yes your Majesty?"
"I'm.............I'm sorry. For all that I have done, the trouble I have caused"
"That's all right your Majesty"
"And, Beatrix?"
"Yes your Majesty?"
"................nothing. I'm sorry that I asked."
"Okay. See you at the Royal Box then your Majesty"
"Yes" answered Garnet, stepping back into the room. She entered her bathroom, and began to wash furiously in the ice cold water.
Quickly, she changed into her long white gown, and ran a brush through her beautiful long hair. Satisfied, she re tied the small pony tail and placed the silver tiara in her hair.
Garnet looked at herself in the mirror.
".........." (Sure, I still look pregnant. But, this gown covers it a bit I guess)
Timidly, she left the room, and started following the well remembered route to the Royal Box. As she walked thoughts flew through her head.
"The theatre ship will arrive any minute, It's been so long...I can't wait to see everyone. But...It'll never be the same...I have to let go of the past...I have to move on, just like he taught me."
As she stepped through the stone archway into the bright sunlight, she could hear the crowd cheering. Squinting, her eyes slowly became used to the sun and she carefully sat on the red velvet couch in the center of the box.
Behind her should could hear Steiner and Beatrix saluting her.
Garnet could see the familiar faces of Blank, Ruby, Baku, Cinna.....but instead of Marcus playing the role, a robed stranger was. She sighed softly.
Suddenly, the sky burst into showers of colourful sparks, which rained down upon the town. As the band began to play its cheerful upbeat tune, Baku stepped forwards.
"Ladies and Gentlemen! Tonight's performance is a story that takes place long, long ago. Our heroine, Princess Cornelia, is torn from her lover, Marcus. She attempts to flee the castle, only to be captured by her father, King Leo. Tonight's story begins when Marcus and Cornelia decide to run away together. And now, Your Royal Majesty, Queen Garnet, Lord Steiner, Lady Beatrix......noble ladies and lords, and our rooftop viewers, Tantalus proudly presents 'I Want to Be Your Canary'!"
Garnet clapped numbly, but kept losing her concentration, somewhat mesmerised by the cloaked mans movements. Suddenly, he span to face the Royal Box. In one swift movement, he tore off his cloak, and a pair of friendly green eyes smiled up at Garnet.
"Bring my beloved Dagger to me!" cried Zidane.
Garnet leaned over in shock. The world seem to blur around her, all that she could see was Zidane, smiling at her, opening his arms.
Blinking suddenly, she ran to the double wooden doors, which were blocked by Steiner and Beatrix. Looking at each of them imploringly, she felt a surge of anger rang through her.
".............." (Can't they see this is important!?)But, suddenly the grim faces broke into grins, as they stood apart and let their queen past.
Garnet ran down the red carpet stairs, breathing heavily.
"............!!!!!" (How out of shape am I?) she scolded herself as she burst through the carved oak doors which led to the crowd outside.
There, she pushed through the crowds, only thinking of reaching Zidane.
As she ran, the Royal Pendent round her neck tightened, then flew off, land ing at the feet of some Noble far off.
Garnet took no notice and kept on running, until she was up on the stage and fell into Zidane's arms. For a while she hit him, for leaving her. But the Genome embraced her tighter, and she was drawn in by it. Gently she lent by his ear and whispered softly.
"How did you survive...?" Zidane grinned.
"I didn't have a choice. I had to live. I wanted to come home to you."
"So..."
"I sang your song."
Garnet smiled, and snuggled up closer to Zidane. He smiled, and tenderly stroked her hair.
As the crowd went wild around them, Garnet was somewhat disturbed in her happiness.
"............" (What will he do when he finds out how ugly I have got?)