Zidane, Dagger, Steiner, and Vivi were
in Memoria. They were in the area by the entrance.
They ran into a battle with a chimera.
Dagger summoned Bahamut, Vivi casted Blizzaga, and
Steiner used Stock Break. Zidane didn't attack.
Dagger was standing next to him. She took a quick
glance at him, wondering why he didn't attack.
She noticed that he seemed distracted and lost in
thought.
Zidane didn't notice as the chimera ran at
him. "Zidane, look out!" Dagger yelled. Just before
he heard her and looked, the chimera used Virus Crunch
on him.
When it was done attacking, Dagger quickly
used a vaccine on him, and Zidane attacked with his
Ultima Weapon, fainting the Chimera.
After the battle, they all turned they're
attention to Zidane. He was lost in thought again.
"Zidane, you haven't attacked during the
last few battles," Steiner said. "Is something
bothering you?" Zidane saw them all looking at him,
waiting for an answer.
"...no," he answered. "Something is defianetely
bothering you Zidane," Vivi said. "I said there's nothing
wrong," he repeated. Dagger, Vivi and Steiner all looked
at each other. They knew something was wrong, and he wasn't
telling them.
"Well, I think we should get some rest," Steiner
said. They all wanted to keep going through Memoria and
find out more about it, and figure out where Kuja was, but
it was getting dark, and they had been battling for a while.
Dagger, Vivi and Steiner started leaving, but Zidane
just stood there thinking. They all stopped and turned around.
"Zidane, let's go,"Dagger said. He abruptly heard her and
came back to his senses. "I'm coming,"he said, and walked past
all of them, and waited for them at the teleporter. They
all looked at each other again.


When they got back on the invincible, everyone started
getting ready to get some rest for the night. They all knew
that they wouldn't be able to sleep well because of everything
going on, but they tried anyway.
Everyone was in the main room of the Invincible talking.
They didn't know where Zidane was. They knew he was on the ship,
but they didn't know where.
Dagger became worried and went to find him. She was already
worried that he was always lost in thought, and that he wouldn't tell
them why.
She went to the back room of the Invincible. She saw Zidane.
He was standing there with his back facing her, and his arms folded.
She could tell that he was lost in thought again.
She walked up behind him. "Zidane?" She said. Zidane turned
around. "Hi," he said. "What are you doing here?" "I was looking
for you,"Dagger answered. "I could tell that you were lost in thought
again. What's wrong?"
"Nothing," Zidane said. He turned around and folded his arms
again.
Dagger was very worried now. Whatever it was that was bothering
him must not have been good if he wouldn't tell. Why wouldn't he tell?
Dagger walked around him and stood in front of him. "Something
is bothering you, and it will bother me until you tell me what it is.
You know you can tell me anything,"Dagger said.
Zidane sighed. "I don't know, just a couple of things,"he said.
"Like?"Dagger said.
"Well, I don't like the fact that I'm a parentless creation," he
answered. "I've been wanting to find my real home and family my whole
life. And when I finally find it, there's no actual family, and my home
is a dump on another useless planet."
Dagger was a little relieved now to finally know what was
bothering him the whole time, and she knew he had a right to feel
that way. "I see," Dagger said. "But you have a family and a home
with all of us,"Dagger reassured him. "I know,"Zidane answered, still
not very happy.
Then Dagger remembered that he said there were two things bothering
him.
"What else?" She asked. Zidane looked at her. "Are you sure you
want to know?" Zidane asked. "Yes,"Dagger answered. "...alright," Zidane
said.
"I don't even know how to say this," he said." I've been wanting
to say it to you for so long, but I never knew how, and I still don't."
"Try your best,"Dagger said."Believe me, you'll feel better after you say
it."
Zidane stood there."Well," he said."Um...how do I say this?"
He thought for a few seconds, Dagger waiting patientlly.
Zidane spoke up. "I-," he hesitated. He braced himself.
"I love you, Dagger," he said.
Dagger was shocked. Her eyes became wide. She stood there for
a few seconds, soaking it in. Zidane loved her! She was happy, but surprised.
Zidane was now a little embarrassed. He looked at the speachless Dagger.
"I knew saying that was a mistake," he said disappointedly. He turned
around and started walking away.
"Zidane, wait!" Dagger said abruptly. Zidane stopped. He stood there
without turning around, and stared at the floor.
"I-,"Dagger started. She braced herself. "I love you, too."
Zidane lifted his head. He turned around. They looked into each other's
eyes, and smiled.
They walked towards each other, and held each other's hands.
They were both so happy.
Then, they both came in for a long, soothing kiss. It lasted a long ten
seconds that seemed longer, and overjoyed both of them.
When the kiss was over, they both looked into each other's eyes and
smiled.
By each other's sides, they walked back into the main room of
the Invincible.