a/n : sighs I haven't written for about two years…. But I got back into reading fan fictions… so I guess I gotta start writing them again as well, eh? So if any one had the misfortune of reading my old fan fic daughter from suicide… please erase it from your memory… I never realized how HORRIBLE it was until I read over it recently…. But that was two years ago… so hopefully I've improved a bit, eh? Oops… I'm rambling… so sorry if this is lame or corny or what have you… I'm not great, and reading some of these recent fan fics, I feel like I'm not worthy to write alongside some of these masterminds… (that probably shouldn't be wasting their talent on fan fics...) moving on…

Disclaimer: square equals owners of ff9 & Me equals movie theatre usher, with no ownage to ff9 … (cries)

PROLOUGE!!!

That feeling, that amazing feeling I get when I hold her. That smell she taunts me with, that song she traps me with. I'll never let her go…ever… I'll never stop protecting her… as long as she keeps singing our song and as long as we both shall live. "Dagger?"

"mmmm…?" she raised her head from my chest.

"I…" I peered into those eyes I had battled for, I had climbed mountains for, "I…love you."

She smiled and backed away from me. She looked around at the crowd of nobles, the roof top viewers, and up to the balcony where Steiner and Beatrix were, they nodded. She smiled again and turned to me, "Zidane…" she looked at bit troubled… then smiled once more, " I love you…" she flung back into my arms and we kissed.

I still can't get over that kiss. I still feel her lips resting upon mine and the passion we ensued is still coursing through my veins…pulsing as if it wants to spill out of me and travel the world screaming out our love for everyone to know.

Pummeled. I was pummeled by a new princess, a father of several newborns, and a very impatient gourdmand. It felt like I was suffocating between those three and I don't think I was ever happier. I think I even saw Amarant smile a bit with my return.

I feel dizzy. All this publicity and all these questions. My world is spinning. It's all black…

That damned blue light…

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"Baku…?" I can hear her.

"yeah?" Baku skwaked.

"did he tell you anything about his journey home"

"no, he only said that coming home to you was all he could think a bout the entirety of his trip." He sounds so serious. It's time to wake up Zidane, come on get up so you can hold that beautiful princess of yours. Get up you dumbass, she won't wait forever.

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"Zidane," she even sounds beautiful when she's sad, "Dr. Tot said all you need is plenty of rest. He said you will be fine. Your wounds are going to take some time to heal, however. You had so many. You made me so scared, but here you are, my love" She's crying… Dagger why are you so sad? WAKE UP ZIDANE!, "I have so many things we need to discuss when you awake… I'm scared… I'm scared the truth will make you scared to love me anymore… I will see you in the morning sleep tight, and please awake with the morning's coming."

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"Garnet, we have to tell him, he can't find out by the press, he must hear it form you." Steiner sounds so stern sometimes.

"I know," I can her someone crumpling paper, "how could I let the person I feel deepest about down?"

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a/n: k, sorry short I know but I wanted Dagger to let her secret next chapter and I just couldn't bore you guys with a bunch of ramblings of Zidane in his sleep. Please R&R, like I said I haven't written in sometime… and even then I sucked so please give me some encouragement. Constructive critism is welcome too. Please no flames though; I stopped writing last time because of that. But yeah I'll have the first chap up soon. REVEIEW!! Please and thank you.