Disclaimer: Nopers. I do not own any ff9 char., the game, or any places, but I own that guy! lol
Author's Note: Okay! I messed up with writing this chap. sooner. Sorry. I really am, but the next chap. will be up in about 2 or 3 days. That's a real promise. Forgive me for this being late. Oh yeah, Myka. I am going to put more of Vivi, Freya, and Steiner in this fic. Definitely! lol...They will most probably in the next chapter and those after this.
*Zidane's POV*
Man, now I did it. Both Eiko and Dagger won't believe me. I hate my life. That's all I have to say.
"Um...I'm going to go get Rusty and Vivi before we forget them." I left...very quickly.
*Eiko's POV*
"That's funny. I would never think that Zidane would ever want to not forget Steiner..." I was trying to lighten up the mood.
She laughed and said, "Yeah, we were jumping to conclusions, weren't we?" How did she know my joke had that meaning too?
I laughed along with her, as we waited for Zidane to come back.
*Steiner's POV*
I was waiting in my room, as Zidane burst in suddenly with Vivi. There was something wrong here.
"Zidane! I heard what happened. Don't tell me that you knocked out the guards."
"No, I didn't. Just come with us. We're going home."
"You better not be lying to me." As I passed him, I smiled. I'm glad he's okay because I knew the queen was very happy about this.
We walked to the queen's room, where Eiko and the queen were packing the things up.
"I've been thinking. Do you really think we should be taking the airship?"
"Hah! Zidane thinking?" I couldn't help myself. "I think the queen had rather enough on this trip. We should take the airship."
The queen nodded thoughtfully, and we all stated toward the airship.
I couldn't wait till we got home. I missed Beatrix, and we still had to make a plan together to get Zidane and the queen together.
Can you believe that I, Adelbert Steiner, believe that Zidane is innocent? Well, her Majesty seems to still trust him, so why shouldn't I?
She does seem to be lost in thought though... I better get Beatrix to talk to her when we get back.
*Back at Alexandria* (The next day's night.)
*Dagger's POV*
How I dreaded this. My tears stung my eyes, and my stomach was hurting.
I looked over at the window. How long has it been? Did I fall asleep?
I got up from my bed in my wrinkled day clothes. I smoothed my dress out and wandered over to the room where they always served dinner.
I rubbed my eyes, and peeked through the doors, as I opened them. People were still in there eating and talking, despite the time.
I looked through the faces and found Zidanes. How I despised him... Suddenly, he looked toward the doors.
Oh no... I stepped back letting the doors close, and turned around to run out of the castle. I heard the doors open and close quickly again.
"Dagger! Where are you going?" He grabbed my arm to stop me.
"Let me go." After all, I didn't want him to touch me at all.
"Zidane, why did you come out here?" a familiar voice asked. She was one of the new soldiers that I had made friends with, while he was gone.
They were going out now... "Let me go, Zidane," I whispered harshly.
He didn't answer, but his new "girlfriend" Cecilia asked another question. " Come on, Zidane. Let's go somewhere romantic. Is it alright, my queen?"
She could talk to me like that. I allowed her, like I allowed everyone in the castle to.
"Of course you can." I tried to smile, although it was hard to.
I was now getting second thoughts about Zidane. I didn't know what to think about him anymore. He was already falling for another girl.
Once a scoundrel, always a scoundrel. Well, Steiner always said that to me every night. Earlier, Beatrix had talked to me.
They were going to hire someone to follow Zidane around and see what he did. Later, I figured out that the person who was hired was following the wrong person. He was following me.
2nd Author's Note: Okay, you might be confused. It is because this chapter skipped a whole part, but I meant to do that. How he got his new "gf", I will mention later. Hope that's alright. Even the ending of this chap. fits in somewhere else in the story. Anyway, thank you for reading and please review. Oh yeah. If you want me to e-mail you that the next chap. is up then please ask! lol...remember to leave your email address. That's if you want to, but of course I already know the next chapter will be up in 2 or 3 days...so yeah....I'll be thinking all through school (thats kinda bad but oh well) on how to write it. Anyway, see ya!
Author's Note: Okay! I messed up with writing this chap. sooner. Sorry. I really am, but the next chap. will be up in about 2 or 3 days. That's a real promise. Forgive me for this being late. Oh yeah, Myka. I am going to put more of Vivi, Freya, and Steiner in this fic. Definitely! lol...They will most probably in the next chapter and those after this.
*Zidane's POV*
Man, now I did it. Both Eiko and Dagger won't believe me. I hate my life. That's all I have to say.
"Um...I'm going to go get Rusty and Vivi before we forget them." I left...very quickly.
*Eiko's POV*
"That's funny. I would never think that Zidane would ever want to not forget Steiner..." I was trying to lighten up the mood.
She laughed and said, "Yeah, we were jumping to conclusions, weren't we?" How did she know my joke had that meaning too?
I laughed along with her, as we waited for Zidane to come back.
*Steiner's POV*
I was waiting in my room, as Zidane burst in suddenly with Vivi. There was something wrong here.
"Zidane! I heard what happened. Don't tell me that you knocked out the guards."
"No, I didn't. Just come with us. We're going home."
"You better not be lying to me." As I passed him, I smiled. I'm glad he's okay because I knew the queen was very happy about this.
We walked to the queen's room, where Eiko and the queen were packing the things up.
"I've been thinking. Do you really think we should be taking the airship?"
"Hah! Zidane thinking?" I couldn't help myself. "I think the queen had rather enough on this trip. We should take the airship."
The queen nodded thoughtfully, and we all stated toward the airship.
I couldn't wait till we got home. I missed Beatrix, and we still had to make a plan together to get Zidane and the queen together.
Can you believe that I, Adelbert Steiner, believe that Zidane is innocent? Well, her Majesty seems to still trust him, so why shouldn't I?
She does seem to be lost in thought though... I better get Beatrix to talk to her when we get back.
*Back at Alexandria* (The next day's night.)
*Dagger's POV*
How I dreaded this. My tears stung my eyes, and my stomach was hurting.
I looked over at the window. How long has it been? Did I fall asleep?
I got up from my bed in my wrinkled day clothes. I smoothed my dress out and wandered over to the room where they always served dinner.
I rubbed my eyes, and peeked through the doors, as I opened them. People were still in there eating and talking, despite the time.
I looked through the faces and found Zidanes. How I despised him... Suddenly, he looked toward the doors.
Oh no... I stepped back letting the doors close, and turned around to run out of the castle. I heard the doors open and close quickly again.
"Dagger! Where are you going?" He grabbed my arm to stop me.
"Let me go." After all, I didn't want him to touch me at all.
"Zidane, why did you come out here?" a familiar voice asked. She was one of the new soldiers that I had made friends with, while he was gone.
They were going out now... "Let me go, Zidane," I whispered harshly.
He didn't answer, but his new "girlfriend" Cecilia asked another question. " Come on, Zidane. Let's go somewhere romantic. Is it alright, my queen?"
She could talk to me like that. I allowed her, like I allowed everyone in the castle to.
"Of course you can." I tried to smile, although it was hard to.
I was now getting second thoughts about Zidane. I didn't know what to think about him anymore. He was already falling for another girl.
Once a scoundrel, always a scoundrel. Well, Steiner always said that to me every night. Earlier, Beatrix had talked to me.
They were going to hire someone to follow Zidane around and see what he did. Later, I figured out that the person who was hired was following the wrong person. He was following me.
2nd Author's Note: Okay, you might be confused. It is because this chapter skipped a whole part, but I meant to do that. How he got his new "gf", I will mention later. Hope that's alright. Even the ending of this chap. fits in somewhere else in the story. Anyway, thank you for reading and please review. Oh yeah. If you want me to e-mail you that the next chap. is up then please ask! lol...remember to leave your email address. That's if you want to, but of course I already know the next chapter will be up in 2 or 3 days...so yeah....I'll be thinking all through school (thats kinda bad but oh well) on how to write it. Anyway, see ya!