This Is No Fairytale

By BloodyChaosDragonKnight

Disclaimer: I don't own FF9, I do own my muses, OC's and various sharp objects.

A/N: Well there will be a lot of inconsistencies between this and the actual game, partly because I can't remember most of it and partly because I want to tweak the storyline a bit. I apologize for the late update, but I've been having a personal crisis.

Warnings: Yaoi/Shonen-ai slash, whatever you want to call it. Flames will only be laughed at.

Pairings: One-sided Garnet/Zidane, Kuja/Zidane, Blank/Zidane.

Chapter 1

Kuja…

I still don't know what my feelings towards him are, whether it's simply brotherly love or something a bit…more. I just can't bring myself to hate him for all that he's done. He may be trying to kill me, he may be trying to destroy my world and all I hold dear, but deep down he's still my brother. I love him no matter what he does…

The others don't know it yet, but there is more at stake here than it seems. If all goes well we'll be going to Terra soon and I'll be going home. I'm going to rip Garland apart with my bare hands when I get there; he's the reason Kuja's acting this way. But first I want answers and he's the only one who can give them to me.

Zidane leaned against the railing, brooding over various things as he stared up at the sky. A frown upon his face as he considered the possibilities of their newest mission. They had decided to split into groups of two, which worried him. He knew what the temples contained and it was no easy task to defeat them with a full party.

What really worried him was that Eiko had insisted on going with Dagger. He knew that both girls were perfectly capable of taking care of themselves, but the water fiend was the worst out of the four. Also he suspected that Eiko had ulterior motives, though he didn't know what she was planning.

He only hoped that it wasn't something malicious, though knowing Eiko it was probably something amusing at the very least. She had told him about the whole letter scandal, which she purposely orchestrated to make him laugh everything except for falling and getting stuck. Though it worked out in the end.

"Yo Zidane!" Blank shouted, startling the blonde thief from his thoughts. He blinked at the redhead and shook his head to clear his thoughts. Blank smiled at his long-time companion. "Still brooding I see. Don't worry about it man, it'll be okay."

Blank squeezed his shoulder reassuringly, still smiling at him. Zidane sighed and nodded; knowing that Blank was trying to comfort him. It was nice to know that people cared. Blank grinned to himself as he saw Zidane's reactions.

"We're about to land, so stop brooding. Whatever happens, happens and there's nothing you can do about it." Blank says, wrapping an arm around Zidane's shoulders and guiding him towards the bridge where the rest of the group awaits.

"Right..." Zidane muttered as they went to bid Dagger and Eiko good luck. He uttered a prayer for their safety to whoever would listen as he saw them to the entrance of the temple and said his last farewells. Blank was correct, he couldn't prevent something from happening if it as meant to happen. That was the way the world worked


"You have a crush on Zidane, don't you?" Eiko said casually, arms swinging as they entered the temple. Dagger paused, her face flushing as she stared at the girl's back. "That's unwise you know, he doesn't like girls."

"What!" Dagger screeched, her entire face turning red at the implications in that sentence. Her Zidane couldn't possibly like boys, could he? Eiko grinned to herself as Dagger's perfect little world shatters.

"You didn't know?" Eiko said as innocently as she could manage, her back still to the princess so she wouldn't see the smirk on her face. "I'd thought you'd have at least guessed by now, what with the way he looks at Kuja. "

"K-k-ku-kuja!" Dagger stuttered out, her eyes wide and disbelieving. Eiko wipes the smirk off her face and turns to face her companion.

"Yeah Kuja, I think there's some history between them that Zidane hasn't told us yet. Ooohhhh and Blank likes Zidane too." Eiko said, cocking her head to one side and laying a finger on her chin thoughtfully. Dagger's jaw dropped as she stared at the younger girl in shock.

"B-but Zidane…I thought…you?" Dagger stammered out, almost incoherent from shock. Eiko raised an eyebrow at her.

'What? You thought I liked Zidane?" Eiko giggled, placing a hand over her mouth. Dagger nodded. "I did at first, but he's more like an elder brother." Eiko smirked at the stunned princess. "I bet the others are already at their temples already, come on. We're going to be late." Eiko started to walk further into the temple.

Dagger watched her go in shock, she had to be lying. This was just a ploy to get Zidane's affections, it couldn't possibly be true. Zidane loved her, but then she recalled that soft look in his eyes when he saw Kuja. No…it couldn't be.

TBC

Thanks to Elisa, Firehedgehog, Steeple333, AquaPhoenix1 and KivaEmberfor reviewing

BloodyChaos: "Well what do you think, I know it was a little late but hey at least it's here."

Selene: "Can I go now?"

BloodyChaos: "The last scene was really fun to write . Hope you liked it, please review and tell me what you think."