Disclaimer: I don't own Final Fantasy IX or it's characters....
Dedication : To you.....the reader and the reviwer...^.^
Author : Leia Avenrose
Title : When Happily Ever After Ends
Rating : R
04/07/00
5:48am
~**~Chapter 2~**~
~**~My last night here for you? Maybe yes, maybe no~**~
Garnet sighed lightly as she walked down the hall, watching as the servants bowed slightly or deeply as she passed them on her little walk. She smiled at them or nodded. She had other things on her mind at the moment. Like Zidane for instance and why he had kept his injury a secret from her and also his nightmares.
She suddenly frowned and ran a hand through her hair, ' What am I going to do? ', she asked herself.
" Majesty! Majesty! ", Steiner's anxious voice called from behind her.
Garnet rolled her eyes and couldn't help smiling, ' it's always like him to worry and go searching....'
She turned and watched as Adelbert Steiner rushed up to her in his normal uniform that made her ears hurt when it bumped up against each other in loud clanging noises.
Garnet smiled sweetly at him, " What can I help you with, Steiner? "
Steiner bowed deeply and then stood up to look at her. He smiled lightly, " Majesty, I just received word from Zidu. It's Prince, Tanis de Ziduntial, who wishes to visit Alexandria. "
Garnet lifted a dark brow and crossed her arms over her chest, " Really? And for what reason would that be? "
Steiner frowned lightly and then shrugged, " I wouldn't know. I guess to just visit us, and to see you, of course. "
Garnet nodded, " Yeah... that would be a couple of reasons. Have you seen Zidane? "
Steiner shook his head, " No... the thief hasn't come out of his room since this morning for breakfast. "
" Are you sure her even went back to his room? And not for maybe a... walk? "
Steiner bit his lip, " I'm not sure. Beatrix was with him just a few hours ago though. She might know of something that's going on...."
Garnet nodded, " Alright. When is that prince coming? "
" Tomorrow to be exact he'll be here around mid-day...", he informed her.
Garnet groaned quietly to herself but nodded to Steiner who was watching her closely, " Thank you. I'm going to go look for Zidane now. If anybody wants me, I'm busy and wish not to be disturbed. Alright? "
Steiner bowed slightly, " Majesty! ", he turned and hurried down the path towards the castle. Garnet frowned deeply as she began her search for Zidane, " Where could he be? ", she muttered under her breath as she passed a rose bush.
Garnet spotted Beatrix sitting on the ground, picking at something that was on her metal knee pad. Garnet watched her and then walked over, " Beatrix? Have you seen... Zidane? "
Beatrix looked up at her with startled eyes. Garnet knitted her brows together and rushed over, " What's wrong? "
Beatrix shook her head, " I... nothing. I accidently tripped on some loose stone over there...", she waved a hand towards the stone steps, leading down to the docks. "...I'm such a klutz. "
Garnet shook her head, " You are not. You just made a mistake...", she reached over and gingerly touched Beatrix's swollen ankle. " Have you seen Zidane? ", she repeated.
Beatrix nodded, " I was talking to him this morning..."
" What did he say? Did he say he was going anywhere or doing anything today? "
She shook her head, "...No, only to sit in his room. ", she frowned. " What's wrong with him? He seems to be keeping to himself these days.... but why? "
Garnet bit her lip and shrugged as she scratched her shoulder lightly, " I... I don't know. All I know is that he's been having... really strange dreams that make him cry out in the night. It's like they hurt him, but how? "
Beatrix watched her Queen with sad brown eyes, " I'm sorry. ", she said lightly.
" You have nothing to be sorry about, Beatrix. It's my fault he's having these dreams..."
" But how do you know? "
She shrugged, " I don't.... I'm just thinking of what could happen......"
Beatrix sat up and knitted her brows together," That doesn't make any sense. You blame yourself and now you're trying to figure out what could've happened? Weird if you ask me, Garnet...."
She shrugged lightly, " Would you like me to go and get Steiner for you? "
Beatrix shook her head, " Not just now. I want to sit here and talk to you some more..."
She nodded, " Alright... what about? "
" Zidane.... and you. "
Garnet swallowed thickly, " I... there's nothing to really talk about...", she lied.
She lifted an eyebrow, " Really? Well... have you guys talked about marriage? "
" No, we haven't even thought about it. I don't think we're ever going to get there, Beatrix. "
" Why not? "
She shrugged, " I don't know. I just don't.....really want to think about it... yet...", she replied lightly.
Beatrix nodded, " I see....", she said softly. " What are you afraid of, Garnet? "
Garnet looked at her, and cocked her head to the side, as if slightly taken aback by the question, " W-what are you saying? I'm not afraid of anything...w-why? "
She frowned and the shrugged, " I don't know. You just make it seem as you're afraid of something...."
Garnet blushed, " Well, there is one thing...."
Beatrix nodded, " Go on...."
" I'm afraid of his dreams coming true...."
She knitted her brows together, " Why? What does he dream about? "
Garnet licked her lips and leaned in towards her. She looked her dead in the eye, " He dreams about killing me..."
***
Zidane hummed lightly as he walked down the quiet and empty hallway. He spotted Eiko sitting in the garden by herself and he decided to go pay the young child a little visit. He frowned deeply as he thought about the other night when Dagger had come to give him that goodnight kiss.
" She saw the mark. I knew I should've shown her earlier...", he mumbled to himself. " What am I going to do now? I can't stop having these dreams.... they're all the same and I can't stop them from coming up..."
Eiko Carol trudged down the hallway and heard someone speaking. She frowned deeply and quietly hid behind a pillar of marble. She watched as Zidane walked past her shaking his head and mumbling. She cocked her head to the side and then scratched it, " Hmhp! Would you look at the that Mog.... Zidane's talking to himself... but why? ", she asked the Moogle.
The Moogle giggled, " Kupo, kuppo, kuppo? "
She shrugged, " I don't know if he's just thinking outloud like I do at times or if he's just plain crazy...."
" Kuppo! "
She bit her lip and then shook her head, " No... something's bothering him. It's like an aura of some sort. It's following him around and then clinging onto him at certain times of the days....."
Mog was silent and Eiko looked down at her with a confused expression. Mog shrugged lightly and Eiko sighed loudly. She stepped out from behind the pillar and cleared her throat loudly. Zidane froze in midstep and then whirled around when he heard her giggle.
He looked at her and a smile came onto his face, " Eiko! ", he exclaimed. " I was just about to go and see you. You were sitting in the garden, all by yourself, so I said to myself, ' I think I'll go pay little Eiko a visit.... since I'm lonely too....' "
Eiko lifted an eyebrow and walked up to him, " Where's Dagger? "
Zidane's smile faded and his face darkened, " Alrighty... where's Dagger, she wonders....", he frowned deeply and scratched his chin. " Probably mad at me. That's what I think. "
" Why? What did you do now, Zidane? "
Zidane shrugged, " I, uh.... nothing really. Now... do you want to come with me to go find her? ", he suggested.
Eiko's tiny lips tightened into a thin straight line and she crossed her arms over her chest, " We can... but I want to know what's bothering you, Zidane. Any Summoner would be able to see it. I can..."
He blinked, " W-what? See what? "
" That aura that surrounds you now. "
He lifted an eyebrow, " A-aura, huh? What kind of Aura? ", he said as he began to whirl around left and right, trying to figure out what she meant. His tail flicked back and forth smoothly and gracefully.
She frowned and shrugged, " I don't know... but it's some sort of Aura. I don't really know, but I can see it. It follows you around like a shadow and when you're with someone it clings to you like a second skin. "
" Like Trance? Or... well, something like it? ", he wondered.
She nodded slowly, " Yeah... something like that....", she giggled. " Now! Can we go see Dagger? "
He looked down at the ground and then nodded, " Yeah.... let's go. "
She nodded and followed behind him as he led the way to the gardens. He found her and Beatrix sitting on the ground, talking. Steiner was walking up from behind her and Zidane was walking towards them. Zidane looked down at Eiko and frowned, " Hey, where's Viv? "
She shrugged, " I don't know... last time I heard from him, he was in Burmecia.... I don't know why either..."
He nodded. Eiko ran forward to sit down with them and chat for awhile Zidane hung around in the back. Steiner noticed this and walked up to him, " What's wrong? "
Zidane looked up at him and shrugged as he kicked out a pebble, " Hey, Sir Rustalot....", he smirked. " I'm not so bad.... today at least...", he added quietly.
Steiner frowned deeply, " Sir? Rustalot? Why I'd outta! ", he suddenly smirked as well and then shrugged, " What do you mean? What's wrong? I mean like, what's bothering you? "
Zidane looked down at the ground and placed his lower lip between his teeth and nibbled gently. He remained silent as he felt Dagger's and Beatrix's eyes on him. Watching him intently. His head shot up and he caught Dagger's gaze, " What? ", he asked.
Garnet shrugged and looked back down at the ground. Zidane sighed lightly, " Dagger? Would you like to come for a walk with me? I... need to talk to you..."
She hesitated before nodding, " Sure, Zidane....", she said softly as she got up and followed him down the path leading into the deeper parts of the gardens.
Zidane ached to hold her in his arms. To feel her silky hair against his cheek. To inhale her sweet fragrance as he buried his face into her neck. To feel her soft, tender lips against his. It truely was killing him. He just couldn't do anything about it.
Garnet looked at him from the corner of her eye and frowned. Stopping as she placed a hand on his forearm, causing him to stop as well. He looked down at her, " What's wrong? "
She shook her head, " Nothing. I think I should be asking you that question....."
" Oh...."
She nodded and looked down at the ground. He looked at the top of her head and then reached out to softly stroke her hair. He closed his eyes and his hand slid from the top of her head to underneath her chin. In one swift simple motion he had her face lifted and then their mouths touching for a deep passionate kiss.
Garnet felt her heart soar as she slid her arms around his neck, pulling him to her. Zidane wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her deeper. But, he suddenly pulled away and rested his forehead against her shoulder. Garnet immediately sensed something was wrong and she reached up to tug his honey-gold hair from the small pony-tail and then let his shoulder length hair sway freely in the light breeze as she ran her fingers through it's silkiness, over and over.
" Zidane...what's bothering you? You said you needed to talk to me, so here I am, and you're not talking....please, don't keep anymore secrets from me....", her last words came out as a desperate plea and he felt his heart ache horribly.
Zidane sighed, " I don't think I should stay here anymore, Dagger...", he whispered hoarsely.
Her hand froze in midair as she stood there, unmoving, paralyzed to the ground. Zidane noticed she wasn't moving and he lifted his head to gaze into tearfilled eyes.
Zidane bit his lip and shook his head, " I'm sorry, but I can't be here with you if these dreams were to come true. I don't want to lose you, my sweet Dagger. "
Garnet swallowed thickly and suddenly found her voice again, " Z-zidane... you can't just go and... and leave me! You know how much pain I'd be in? More then a hell of a lot that I'd be able to carry on these fragile shoulders of mine... Zidane! You... can't.... I... I -- ", she shook her head, the tears now falling down her cheeks freely as she choked back a sob and threw herself into his arms.
' Ohh...', he thought. He loved the feel of her body pressed against his. Her round, full, perfect breasts pressed up against his body, it was also too much. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her as close to him as they could get. Garnet sobbed into his shoulder and he couldn't blame her.
" D-dagger... I'm sorry. You know how I feel for you... I can't let those feelings go... that's why, before I leave you, I'd like to ask something of you. I know you won't agree... but please... consider thinking about it? ", he pleaded.
She swallowed and nodded slowly as she wiped her tears and nose on his shirt. He pulled away and looked down at her, smiling impishly. He went down on one knee, grasped her small, delicate hand in his and then brought it to his lips, " Dagger... will you.... marry me? "
Garnet blinked, completely stunned. She just stared at him, more tears filled her eyes and she shook her head, " I.... I...", she had to stop to calm herself down.
Zidane smiled lightly and watched her with a sparkle in his deep green eyes that she had never seen in her entire life that she had known him. She smiled back and then nodded, " Zidane Tribal... I will be honored in becoming your wife... I'd love to...", she finished off.
He jumped up and gathered her into his arms. His desperate and hungry lips found her own and they fell into a kiss so deep, so passionate that it left them completely breathless afterwards. Garnet looked at Zidane through tears and shook her head as she buried her face into the curve of his neck, inhaling his wondeful musky scent, " I... I don't want you to go. Why can't you stay? Forget what you dream and dream something else... please? "
Zidane swallowed and felt tears sting his eyes as he brought his mouth down and gently kissed her temple, " I'm sorry, love.... I must go and at least figure out what these dreams mean. Freya used to have dreams like this as well. Only she would be the one killing Sir Fratley.... the one she loves. With me it's the same thing... ", he shook his head. " I don't ever want to cause you any harm... never, Dagger. I'd rather kill myself then harm a hair on your beautiful body..."
She shook her head and hugged him harder, " Then don't leave me, Zidane.... if you leave me here, now, then you've already hurt me...", she pointed out.
***
Freya frowned lightly as she brushed aside her platinum coloured bangs from her eyes. Her little girl, the age of three, Willow, ran from the man known as Sir Fratley, who was now her proud husband. She chuckled lightly and then called out as Fratley caught up to his daughter, " Watch out, honey! Behind you....."
Willow shrieked with laughter at Fratley caught her from behind and gathered her into his arms, tickling her to death. Willow giggled and giggled until Freya covered her ears with her hands. She looked sternly at Fratley and frowned at the stupid expression he had on his face, " You know, I'm going to do deaf soon, and it'll all be your fault....."
He shrugged playfully and grinned wickedly, from ear to ear, " I know..... too bad it isn't me. Then I wouldn't be able to listen to you banter about Puck! ", he snickered playfully.
Freya's lips went into a straight line as she marched up to him, plucked Willow from his arms and gently set her on the ground. She looked him in the eye and shook her head, " Excuse me if I'm the one who got the job as Puck's advisor...unlike some other people, who's names I won't mention.... but they do work as the General for the armies..."
Fratley frowned deeply and then shrugged as he suddenly smirked, reached out, and grabbed Freya's forearms, and pulled her to him. She laughed lightly and playfully struggled against him. He leaned forward and placed his mouth to her ear, " I wouldn't struggle if I were you, Freya...."
She chuckled low in her throat and lifted an eyebrow, " And why is that.... hmmm? "
He snorted and then flicked his tongue from his mouth to graze her jawline, " Because, I'll just have to punish you after for being bad to your husband....."
She smiled lightly and then shook her head as she pulled away from him, crossing her arms over her chest, she looked at her, " ....we can't..."
He looked questionly at her, " Why not? You use to love it...."
She nodded, " That's because I love you..."
He continued to look at her. She sighed lightly and confessed, " And also, because, Zidane's on his way here...."
His mouth fell open and she nodded, " Yeah...."
" But how? How do you know? ", he wondered outloud.
" I've known Zidane for a long time. I just feel like he's.... hurting. Whenever he was hurting before me and you got together, he would always come here, to seek comfort and some advice. That's... I think... one main reason why he's coming here....."
He scratched his chin, " Impressive.... wow. Here's coming here to see you? "
She nodded, " yea.."
He nodded too and then walked over to her, gathering her in his arms, he hugged her hard, " I hope you can help him out...."
She swallowed thickly and buried her face into his shoulder, " So do I, Fratley. So do I....."
Dedication : To you.....the reader and the reviwer...^.^
Author : Leia Avenrose
Title : When Happily Ever After Ends
Rating : R
04/07/00
5:48am
~**~Chapter 2~**~
~**~My last night here for you? Maybe yes, maybe no~**~
Garnet sighed lightly as she walked down the hall, watching as the servants bowed slightly or deeply as she passed them on her little walk. She smiled at them or nodded. She had other things on her mind at the moment. Like Zidane for instance and why he had kept his injury a secret from her and also his nightmares.
She suddenly frowned and ran a hand through her hair, ' What am I going to do? ', she asked herself.
" Majesty! Majesty! ", Steiner's anxious voice called from behind her.
Garnet rolled her eyes and couldn't help smiling, ' it's always like him to worry and go searching....'
She turned and watched as Adelbert Steiner rushed up to her in his normal uniform that made her ears hurt when it bumped up against each other in loud clanging noises.
Garnet smiled sweetly at him, " What can I help you with, Steiner? "
Steiner bowed deeply and then stood up to look at her. He smiled lightly, " Majesty, I just received word from Zidu. It's Prince, Tanis de Ziduntial, who wishes to visit Alexandria. "
Garnet lifted a dark brow and crossed her arms over her chest, " Really? And for what reason would that be? "
Steiner frowned lightly and then shrugged, " I wouldn't know. I guess to just visit us, and to see you, of course. "
Garnet nodded, " Yeah... that would be a couple of reasons. Have you seen Zidane? "
Steiner shook his head, " No... the thief hasn't come out of his room since this morning for breakfast. "
" Are you sure her even went back to his room? And not for maybe a... walk? "
Steiner bit his lip, " I'm not sure. Beatrix was with him just a few hours ago though. She might know of something that's going on...."
Garnet nodded, " Alright. When is that prince coming? "
" Tomorrow to be exact he'll be here around mid-day...", he informed her.
Garnet groaned quietly to herself but nodded to Steiner who was watching her closely, " Thank you. I'm going to go look for Zidane now. If anybody wants me, I'm busy and wish not to be disturbed. Alright? "
Steiner bowed slightly, " Majesty! ", he turned and hurried down the path towards the castle. Garnet frowned deeply as she began her search for Zidane, " Where could he be? ", she muttered under her breath as she passed a rose bush.
Garnet spotted Beatrix sitting on the ground, picking at something that was on her metal knee pad. Garnet watched her and then walked over, " Beatrix? Have you seen... Zidane? "
Beatrix looked up at her with startled eyes. Garnet knitted her brows together and rushed over, " What's wrong? "
Beatrix shook her head, " I... nothing. I accidently tripped on some loose stone over there...", she waved a hand towards the stone steps, leading down to the docks. "...I'm such a klutz. "
Garnet shook her head, " You are not. You just made a mistake...", she reached over and gingerly touched Beatrix's swollen ankle. " Have you seen Zidane? ", she repeated.
Beatrix nodded, " I was talking to him this morning..."
" What did he say? Did he say he was going anywhere or doing anything today? "
She shook her head, "...No, only to sit in his room. ", she frowned. " What's wrong with him? He seems to be keeping to himself these days.... but why? "
Garnet bit her lip and shrugged as she scratched her shoulder lightly, " I... I don't know. All I know is that he's been having... really strange dreams that make him cry out in the night. It's like they hurt him, but how? "
Beatrix watched her Queen with sad brown eyes, " I'm sorry. ", she said lightly.
" You have nothing to be sorry about, Beatrix. It's my fault he's having these dreams..."
" But how do you know? "
She shrugged, " I don't.... I'm just thinking of what could happen......"
Beatrix sat up and knitted her brows together," That doesn't make any sense. You blame yourself and now you're trying to figure out what could've happened? Weird if you ask me, Garnet...."
She shrugged lightly, " Would you like me to go and get Steiner for you? "
Beatrix shook her head, " Not just now. I want to sit here and talk to you some more..."
She nodded, " Alright... what about? "
" Zidane.... and you. "
Garnet swallowed thickly, " I... there's nothing to really talk about...", she lied.
She lifted an eyebrow, " Really? Well... have you guys talked about marriage? "
" No, we haven't even thought about it. I don't think we're ever going to get there, Beatrix. "
" Why not? "
She shrugged, " I don't know. I just don't.....really want to think about it... yet...", she replied lightly.
Beatrix nodded, " I see....", she said softly. " What are you afraid of, Garnet? "
Garnet looked at her, and cocked her head to the side, as if slightly taken aback by the question, " W-what are you saying? I'm not afraid of anything...w-why? "
She frowned and the shrugged, " I don't know. You just make it seem as you're afraid of something...."
Garnet blushed, " Well, there is one thing...."
Beatrix nodded, " Go on...."
" I'm afraid of his dreams coming true...."
She knitted her brows together, " Why? What does he dream about? "
Garnet licked her lips and leaned in towards her. She looked her dead in the eye, " He dreams about killing me..."
***
Zidane hummed lightly as he walked down the quiet and empty hallway. He spotted Eiko sitting in the garden by herself and he decided to go pay the young child a little visit. He frowned deeply as he thought about the other night when Dagger had come to give him that goodnight kiss.
" She saw the mark. I knew I should've shown her earlier...", he mumbled to himself. " What am I going to do now? I can't stop having these dreams.... they're all the same and I can't stop them from coming up..."
Eiko Carol trudged down the hallway and heard someone speaking. She frowned deeply and quietly hid behind a pillar of marble. She watched as Zidane walked past her shaking his head and mumbling. She cocked her head to the side and then scratched it, " Hmhp! Would you look at the that Mog.... Zidane's talking to himself... but why? ", she asked the Moogle.
The Moogle giggled, " Kupo, kuppo, kuppo? "
She shrugged, " I don't know if he's just thinking outloud like I do at times or if he's just plain crazy...."
" Kuppo! "
She bit her lip and then shook her head, " No... something's bothering him. It's like an aura of some sort. It's following him around and then clinging onto him at certain times of the days....."
Mog was silent and Eiko looked down at her with a confused expression. Mog shrugged lightly and Eiko sighed loudly. She stepped out from behind the pillar and cleared her throat loudly. Zidane froze in midstep and then whirled around when he heard her giggle.
He looked at her and a smile came onto his face, " Eiko! ", he exclaimed. " I was just about to go and see you. You were sitting in the garden, all by yourself, so I said to myself, ' I think I'll go pay little Eiko a visit.... since I'm lonely too....' "
Eiko lifted an eyebrow and walked up to him, " Where's Dagger? "
Zidane's smile faded and his face darkened, " Alrighty... where's Dagger, she wonders....", he frowned deeply and scratched his chin. " Probably mad at me. That's what I think. "
" Why? What did you do now, Zidane? "
Zidane shrugged, " I, uh.... nothing really. Now... do you want to come with me to go find her? ", he suggested.
Eiko's tiny lips tightened into a thin straight line and she crossed her arms over her chest, " We can... but I want to know what's bothering you, Zidane. Any Summoner would be able to see it. I can..."
He blinked, " W-what? See what? "
" That aura that surrounds you now. "
He lifted an eyebrow, " A-aura, huh? What kind of Aura? ", he said as he began to whirl around left and right, trying to figure out what she meant. His tail flicked back and forth smoothly and gracefully.
She frowned and shrugged, " I don't know... but it's some sort of Aura. I don't really know, but I can see it. It follows you around like a shadow and when you're with someone it clings to you like a second skin. "
" Like Trance? Or... well, something like it? ", he wondered.
She nodded slowly, " Yeah... something like that....", she giggled. " Now! Can we go see Dagger? "
He looked down at the ground and then nodded, " Yeah.... let's go. "
She nodded and followed behind him as he led the way to the gardens. He found her and Beatrix sitting on the ground, talking. Steiner was walking up from behind her and Zidane was walking towards them. Zidane looked down at Eiko and frowned, " Hey, where's Viv? "
She shrugged, " I don't know... last time I heard from him, he was in Burmecia.... I don't know why either..."
He nodded. Eiko ran forward to sit down with them and chat for awhile Zidane hung around in the back. Steiner noticed this and walked up to him, " What's wrong? "
Zidane looked up at him and shrugged as he kicked out a pebble, " Hey, Sir Rustalot....", he smirked. " I'm not so bad.... today at least...", he added quietly.
Steiner frowned deeply, " Sir? Rustalot? Why I'd outta! ", he suddenly smirked as well and then shrugged, " What do you mean? What's wrong? I mean like, what's bothering you? "
Zidane looked down at the ground and placed his lower lip between his teeth and nibbled gently. He remained silent as he felt Dagger's and Beatrix's eyes on him. Watching him intently. His head shot up and he caught Dagger's gaze, " What? ", he asked.
Garnet shrugged and looked back down at the ground. Zidane sighed lightly, " Dagger? Would you like to come for a walk with me? I... need to talk to you..."
She hesitated before nodding, " Sure, Zidane....", she said softly as she got up and followed him down the path leading into the deeper parts of the gardens.
Zidane ached to hold her in his arms. To feel her silky hair against his cheek. To inhale her sweet fragrance as he buried his face into her neck. To feel her soft, tender lips against his. It truely was killing him. He just couldn't do anything about it.
Garnet looked at him from the corner of her eye and frowned. Stopping as she placed a hand on his forearm, causing him to stop as well. He looked down at her, " What's wrong? "
She shook her head, " Nothing. I think I should be asking you that question....."
" Oh...."
She nodded and looked down at the ground. He looked at the top of her head and then reached out to softly stroke her hair. He closed his eyes and his hand slid from the top of her head to underneath her chin. In one swift simple motion he had her face lifted and then their mouths touching for a deep passionate kiss.
Garnet felt her heart soar as she slid her arms around his neck, pulling him to her. Zidane wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her deeper. But, he suddenly pulled away and rested his forehead against her shoulder. Garnet immediately sensed something was wrong and she reached up to tug his honey-gold hair from the small pony-tail and then let his shoulder length hair sway freely in the light breeze as she ran her fingers through it's silkiness, over and over.
" Zidane...what's bothering you? You said you needed to talk to me, so here I am, and you're not talking....please, don't keep anymore secrets from me....", her last words came out as a desperate plea and he felt his heart ache horribly.
Zidane sighed, " I don't think I should stay here anymore, Dagger...", he whispered hoarsely.
Her hand froze in midair as she stood there, unmoving, paralyzed to the ground. Zidane noticed she wasn't moving and he lifted his head to gaze into tearfilled eyes.
Zidane bit his lip and shook his head, " I'm sorry, but I can't be here with you if these dreams were to come true. I don't want to lose you, my sweet Dagger. "
Garnet swallowed thickly and suddenly found her voice again, " Z-zidane... you can't just go and... and leave me! You know how much pain I'd be in? More then a hell of a lot that I'd be able to carry on these fragile shoulders of mine... Zidane! You... can't.... I... I -- ", she shook her head, the tears now falling down her cheeks freely as she choked back a sob and threw herself into his arms.
' Ohh...', he thought. He loved the feel of her body pressed against his. Her round, full, perfect breasts pressed up against his body, it was also too much. He wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her as close to him as they could get. Garnet sobbed into his shoulder and he couldn't blame her.
" D-dagger... I'm sorry. You know how I feel for you... I can't let those feelings go... that's why, before I leave you, I'd like to ask something of you. I know you won't agree... but please... consider thinking about it? ", he pleaded.
She swallowed and nodded slowly as she wiped her tears and nose on his shirt. He pulled away and looked down at her, smiling impishly. He went down on one knee, grasped her small, delicate hand in his and then brought it to his lips, " Dagger... will you.... marry me? "
Garnet blinked, completely stunned. She just stared at him, more tears filled her eyes and she shook her head, " I.... I...", she had to stop to calm herself down.
Zidane smiled lightly and watched her with a sparkle in his deep green eyes that she had never seen in her entire life that she had known him. She smiled back and then nodded, " Zidane Tribal... I will be honored in becoming your wife... I'd love to...", she finished off.
He jumped up and gathered her into his arms. His desperate and hungry lips found her own and they fell into a kiss so deep, so passionate that it left them completely breathless afterwards. Garnet looked at Zidane through tears and shook her head as she buried her face into the curve of his neck, inhaling his wondeful musky scent, " I... I don't want you to go. Why can't you stay? Forget what you dream and dream something else... please? "
Zidane swallowed and felt tears sting his eyes as he brought his mouth down and gently kissed her temple, " I'm sorry, love.... I must go and at least figure out what these dreams mean. Freya used to have dreams like this as well. Only she would be the one killing Sir Fratley.... the one she loves. With me it's the same thing... ", he shook his head. " I don't ever want to cause you any harm... never, Dagger. I'd rather kill myself then harm a hair on your beautiful body..."
She shook her head and hugged him harder, " Then don't leave me, Zidane.... if you leave me here, now, then you've already hurt me...", she pointed out.
***
Freya frowned lightly as she brushed aside her platinum coloured bangs from her eyes. Her little girl, the age of three, Willow, ran from the man known as Sir Fratley, who was now her proud husband. She chuckled lightly and then called out as Fratley caught up to his daughter, " Watch out, honey! Behind you....."
Willow shrieked with laughter at Fratley caught her from behind and gathered her into his arms, tickling her to death. Willow giggled and giggled until Freya covered her ears with her hands. She looked sternly at Fratley and frowned at the stupid expression he had on his face, " You know, I'm going to do deaf soon, and it'll all be your fault....."
He shrugged playfully and grinned wickedly, from ear to ear, " I know..... too bad it isn't me. Then I wouldn't be able to listen to you banter about Puck! ", he snickered playfully.
Freya's lips went into a straight line as she marched up to him, plucked Willow from his arms and gently set her on the ground. She looked him in the eye and shook her head, " Excuse me if I'm the one who got the job as Puck's advisor...unlike some other people, who's names I won't mention.... but they do work as the General for the armies..."
Fratley frowned deeply and then shrugged as he suddenly smirked, reached out, and grabbed Freya's forearms, and pulled her to him. She laughed lightly and playfully struggled against him. He leaned forward and placed his mouth to her ear, " I wouldn't struggle if I were you, Freya...."
She chuckled low in her throat and lifted an eyebrow, " And why is that.... hmmm? "
He snorted and then flicked his tongue from his mouth to graze her jawline, " Because, I'll just have to punish you after for being bad to your husband....."
She smiled lightly and then shook her head as she pulled away from him, crossing her arms over her chest, she looked at her, " ....we can't..."
He looked questionly at her, " Why not? You use to love it...."
She nodded, " That's because I love you..."
He continued to look at her. She sighed lightly and confessed, " And also, because, Zidane's on his way here...."
His mouth fell open and she nodded, " Yeah...."
" But how? How do you know? ", he wondered outloud.
" I've known Zidane for a long time. I just feel like he's.... hurting. Whenever he was hurting before me and you got together, he would always come here, to seek comfort and some advice. That's... I think... one main reason why he's coming here....."
He scratched his chin, " Impressive.... wow. Here's coming here to see you? "
She nodded, " yea.."
He nodded too and then walked over to her, gathering her in his arms, he hugged her hard, " I hope you can help him out...."
She swallowed thickly and buried her face into his shoulder, " So do I, Fratley. So do I....."
