"Wishful Summoning - Part 3"
by jolt527
Zidane was walking into Alexandria Castle after wondering around town. It had been about two weeks since Eiko had her wish granted. Eiko was coming to Alexandria more often, yet Regent Cid and Hilda didn't seem to mind her and Zidane being together so much. Dagger still didn't like Zidane and Eiko together, but she'd adjusted to everything pretty well - she must have realized that all she really did want from Zidane was friendship, even though she didn't want to admit that to anyone. She also didn't seem to mind the two staying at the castle together, even letting them share the one guest room! They never did anything to compromise their relationship, though - this was true love and neither of them wanted to spoil that. As Zidane entered the guest room, he noticed an envelope on the pillow on the bed. He curiously picked it up and carefully opened it. He took a piece of paper out and read it…
"This sounds a lot like the letter Steiner gave Beatrix," he thought to himself. Eiko wasn't really the kind of person who wrote love letters, so Zidane didn't know whom this could be from. "Could Dagger still be after me? She seemed to be okay with me and Eiko…I wonder what's going on…" Zidane looked out the window and noticed the sun setting. "I guess there's only one way to find out…"
Zidane slowly walked out to the now moonlit dock, and noticed nobody was there. He walked out to the edge of the water, and knelt down. He let the cool water flow through his fingertips and began to wonder what this whole love letter thing was going to come to.
"Hello, Zidane," a familiar voice called out. Zidane stood and quickly dried his hand on the leg of his pants. He turned around to find Eiko standing before him. "Did you get my letter?"
"Yeah," said Zidane, a little confused. "I didn't know you were into the whole love letter writing thing."
"Well," she began, a little embarrassed, "I actually was the one who started that whole thing in the first place. Before the attack on Alexandria, I had Dr. Tot help me write a love letter to…well…"
"Me?" Zidane spoke up. Eiko smiled and nodded. "I thought Steiner wrote that for Beatrix."
"Nope!" Eiko announced. "I asked Baku to deliver it to you for me, but he must have dropped it. Beatrix must have found it on her own."
"Geez," Zidane said as he scratched his head. "You really had something for me from day one!"
"Yeah," Eiko said with her hands behind her, smiling. "…And it looks like I finally got to deliver my letter to the one it was really for."
The two then walked back to the castle, both smiling and holding hands. As they got to the guest room, Zidane waited outside the room for her to change into her sleeping clothes, then he changed after she was finished. They both got into bed and the two wrapped their arms around each other. As they stared into each other's eyes, they both couldn't help but wonder how they ended up with each other. Their ages were so far apart, yet in one night that instantly changed. Zidane gave her a soft kiss on the lips and Zidane soon fell asleep minutes later. Eiko couldn't sleep knowing that her love letter was taken with such heart.
"I-I love you, Zidane," she whispered in his ear, knowing he was already asleep. They hadn't told each other that face to face yet, but she hoped it would happen soon. He just had to love her! She had waited so long to actually be with him, and things wouldn't be going so well if he didn't love her as well. She pulled him closer to herself as she continued to whisper, "I just hope you feel the same…"
Eiko slowly began to drift off, almost scared that she didn't know if Zidane loved her or not. When she was fast asleep, Zidane opened his eyes - he had heard everything she had just said to him. For once, a girl actually loved him. She just didn't want to kiss and hold hands, but actually have a true loving relationship. Though this was more than Zidane thought Eiko felt about him, he was not scared away. He gave her a small kiss on the forehead and whispered, "I love you too."