Hi everyone! This is Caitlyn, posting her first fic ever! I can use all the help I can get, so just review or email me if you wanna help out! Also, don't be too harsh, this is my first story. ) I hope you enjoy it!
As the sun slowly rose upon the city of Alexandria, and the wind peacefully swept through the trees in the forests, things started out as any other day in Alexandria.
Inside the castle, through the halls and up the stairs, in a large bedroom lay Queen Garnet and her husband, Zidane Tribal. They were both happily sleeping as the sun shone brightly through the window, and the curtains blew softly from the breeze. Then suddenly, there was a slight disturbance for the two of them…
"Dad!! Dad!! Time to get up!!" screamed a little boy, running into Zidane and Dagger's room. He had short blonde hair and a tail like Zidane, and a summoner's horn. He was in his pyjamas and his hair was ruffled and messy, as per usual.
The little boy jumped up onto his parents' bed and started jumping up and down. "Come on, time to get up!"
Zidane moaned and rolled over. "Jarred, why are you up so early?"
"Because you promised me you'd take me to Lindblum today!!" Jarred cried, as he finally stopped jumping and landed in between his parents.
"5 more minutes!" Zidane teased, pulling the blankets over his face.
Jarred pulled the sheets back and said "Dad, you promised!"
"Ha, ha… don't worry, Jarred. I keep my promises." Zidane said. Dagger sat up and giggled a bit.
"Mum!! Jarred stole my tiara!!" cried a girl, who had black hair and a summoner's horn like Dagger, and a tail. She looked slightly older than Jarred. She was wearing her nightgown, but her thick hair was neatly in one long plait at the back, with a red ribbon that held it in place.
"I did not!! You lost it!" Jarred lied. Dagger gave him one of those glares.
"Mum! I didn't steal it!"
"Yes he did!" the girl complained. "He probably hid it somewhere!"
"That's enough, you two!" Zidane said. "Don't worry, Sapphire, we'll find your tiara."
Sapphire was Zidane and Dagger's first child, and was 6 years old. Jarred was younger, and had just turned 5. The two always fought with each other, as brothers and sisters do.
"Jarred, you never even act like a prince! You act like a… a… a thief!" Sapphire teased.
"Sapphire!" Dagger yelled to her daughter. Sapphire wanted to grow up just like her mother, and be a great queen. She practiced hard to be a princess.
"Um… pardon me, mother… but he is annoying!" She said turning to Jarred who had hopped down from his parents' bed.
"Well you make a horrible princess! Even a frog wouldn't kiss you!!" Jarred yelled.
"Guys! Cut it out!" Zidane yelled at the two. Sapphire was obviously upset by Jarred's remark.
"Oh yeah? Well you look like you live in the slums!" Sapphire retaliated.
"I do not!"
"Do too! You're just a little thief!"
"Stop it, you two!" Dagger yelled.
Sapphire left immediately, looking a bit teary. Jarred clenched his small fists and sighed, walking back up to his parents' bed and climbing up again. He sat cross-legged on the bed and looked down.
"Dad…" he said, almost in a whisper. "Why don't I belong?"
"What do you mean by that?" Zidane asked.
"I don't like being royal… I feel like I shouldn't be here… I'm not like everyone else... I like going on adventures and having fun!" Jarred explained.
"Didn't you ever feel this way when you were growing up?"
Zidane and Dagger looked at each other. They never told their children that Zidane grew up as a thief, fearing the kids' safety. So Zidane never really answered the questions they asked about his past.
"Jarred, I think all boys like going on adventures and having fun. You'll get used to it. Besides, I'm taking you to Lindblum today." Zidane said.
Jarred looked up and said "But it's hardly ever that I get to go places! I'm stuck in here, practicing my manners, or learning about politics, or, or acting like I'm the future king! But it's not me!"
Jarred hopped down from the bed.
"I just wanna be… normal!" and with that, Jarred left.
"Dagger, we can't keep this from them…" Zidane said when they were sure he couldn't hear them.
"I know it's hard, but we can't tell them! It's for the best, Zidane." Dagger exclaimed.
"They're gonna find out sooner or later! We might as well tell them at a young age… besides; they're old enough to understand."
"Jarred is only five! And Sapphire is only six!"
"Eiko was six when she joined us. She understood things like that."
"Eiko grew up learning about those things. She was in different circumstances."
"Jarred will understand why we didn't tell him. Then he'll understand why he doesn't feel comfortable living like this. He's confused, Dagger. He thinks he's supposed to fit in but he doesn't. Think of how that'll impact his life."
"Zidane…" Dagger sighed. "I don't think we should tell them just yet…"
"Then when will we tell them?" Zidane asked.
"When they're a little older… please, Zidane…" Dagger pleaded. Zidane really couldn't say no to the look she was giving him.
He sighed, then said "Alright…"
Suddenly a loud CRASH!! Followed by a "MUM!!" was heard from downstairs.
"The usual morning, huh?" Zidane laughed.
Dagger laughed a bit and said "Let's see what they did this time…"
Hope you liked it! Also, does anybody know if I can make a new category and how? Please review if you do and thanks for reading! )