TO THE GIRL WHO'S GOT IT ALL
Zidane stepped inside. Quietly, so that no one would notice him.
He still felt a little ashamed about walking straight into a
wall...
The shop was just as old and dusty on the inside as on the
outside. Rather small, with no other light-sources than the
dirty windows, creating an almost spooky atmosphere. Several
weird items he had never seen before
in his life filled the old, wooden (and probably rotten)
shelfs. Nothing worthy of a queen in here, that was for sure!
But still... Curiosity got the better of him, and he decided to
have a look around. No one else was in the shop. Not even
a man behind the counter.
Zidane didn't mind at all. The shop turned out to be quite
interesting... After only a few minutes he had found several
ancient books (he considered giving them to Dagger, but as they
were all about war he decided not to), a couple of empty potion-
bottles, a small treasure box with no keys and something that
looked remarkably like a dead, rotten cat. It was actually a
furry cap, but of course Zidane didn't know this.
He would've loved to stay longer, but time was running out and
he still hadn't found anything for his beloved Dagger.
Just as he was about to leave, something caught his eyes.
He frowned slightly, but again his curiosity won and he went back
and picked it up. Such a funny thing...
It was a shaped like an orb, just small enough to fit in the palm
of his hand, and appearently made of crystal. It was emitting a
faint, bluish glow, and he could see something like a tiny
explosion at the center of it. A tiny, blue explosion, or a star
perhaps? Beautiful it was... Zidane held it up in front of him to
have a closer look. This was something for Dagger! She would love
it! Quickly he slipped in beneath his shirt, before he drew it
slowly back out again. He kept forgetting that he didn't have to
steal anymore. He did it sometimes without thinking the matter
trough, out of old habit. Dagger had warned him several times
about it. Oh yeah, he'd make one great king..! Zidane Tribal,
the first king in history to steal out of old habit. He could see
the headlines in the papers and the history-books already.
Still there was no one at the counter, and there was no bell he
could ring to call for someone either...
He bit his lip thoughtfully. Now what? Could he perhaps just
leave the money here and wait for someone to pick it up when they
got back? That seemed to be the only way. He pulled 250 gil out
of a pocket and placed them on the counter. They were all his
savings, but it was worth it. Besides, he no longer needed to
worry too much about food and a place to sleep anymore, so
he didn't really need them.
He left the shop with a feeling of great relief. He had found a
present for Dagger! Instead of heading directly back to the
castle, he found himself a table at the pub and sat down to
order a drink. The pub was quite crowded at this time, but he
managed to find a little corner where he could sit. While he
was waiting at the waitress (he knew he was broke, but decided
he'd try to order something anyway) he took out the orb to look
at it again. It was so beautiful... Funny, though, that it was
so shiny. Everything else in the shop had been so dirty one could
hardly tell what it was supposed to be. But this orb had somehow
managed to keep clean. Why though? Perhaps they had just recently
got it from someone and it hadn't been there long enough to collect
as much dust as everything else? But then again, why would anyone
sell this thing? It was so pretty. Even if the last owner had died,
the orb would've gone to a family-member rather than some old
shop. Suddenly, a young, blond waitress appeared before him.
"Yeah? What do you want?" she asked, chewing madly at her gum.
Zidane looked up, holding the orb thight between his palms.
"I just want a beer," he said, and added with his most charming
smile, "I don't have any money left, but I'll pay you later, OK
baby?"
To his big surprise the girl smiled back, nodded and said, "sure!
One beer coming up!"
Zidane scratched the back of his head. He could hardly belive his
luck!
He didn't notice that the orb in his hand was glowing stronger...
[Authors note: I still think it sucks ^_^ I will continue though.
I promise you there will be alot more action later on.
Perhaps you have already guessed what this orb is?]
Zidane stepped inside. Quietly, so that no one would notice him.
He still felt a little ashamed about walking straight into a
wall...
The shop was just as old and dusty on the inside as on the
outside. Rather small, with no other light-sources than the
dirty windows, creating an almost spooky atmosphere. Several
weird items he had never seen before
in his life filled the old, wooden (and probably rotten)
shelfs. Nothing worthy of a queen in here, that was for sure!
But still... Curiosity got the better of him, and he decided to
have a look around. No one else was in the shop. Not even
a man behind the counter.
Zidane didn't mind at all. The shop turned out to be quite
interesting... After only a few minutes he had found several
ancient books (he considered giving them to Dagger, but as they
were all about war he decided not to), a couple of empty potion-
bottles, a small treasure box with no keys and something that
looked remarkably like a dead, rotten cat. It was actually a
furry cap, but of course Zidane didn't know this.
He would've loved to stay longer, but time was running out and
he still hadn't found anything for his beloved Dagger.
Just as he was about to leave, something caught his eyes.
He frowned slightly, but again his curiosity won and he went back
and picked it up. Such a funny thing...
It was a shaped like an orb, just small enough to fit in the palm
of his hand, and appearently made of crystal. It was emitting a
faint, bluish glow, and he could see something like a tiny
explosion at the center of it. A tiny, blue explosion, or a star
perhaps? Beautiful it was... Zidane held it up in front of him to
have a closer look. This was something for Dagger! She would love
it! Quickly he slipped in beneath his shirt, before he drew it
slowly back out again. He kept forgetting that he didn't have to
steal anymore. He did it sometimes without thinking the matter
trough, out of old habit. Dagger had warned him several times
about it. Oh yeah, he'd make one great king..! Zidane Tribal,
the first king in history to steal out of old habit. He could see
the headlines in the papers and the history-books already.
Still there was no one at the counter, and there was no bell he
could ring to call for someone either...
He bit his lip thoughtfully. Now what? Could he perhaps just
leave the money here and wait for someone to pick it up when they
got back? That seemed to be the only way. He pulled 250 gil out
of a pocket and placed them on the counter. They were all his
savings, but it was worth it. Besides, he no longer needed to
worry too much about food and a place to sleep anymore, so
he didn't really need them.
He left the shop with a feeling of great relief. He had found a
present for Dagger! Instead of heading directly back to the
castle, he found himself a table at the pub and sat down to
order a drink. The pub was quite crowded at this time, but he
managed to find a little corner where he could sit. While he
was waiting at the waitress (he knew he was broke, but decided
he'd try to order something anyway) he took out the orb to look
at it again. It was so beautiful... Funny, though, that it was
so shiny. Everything else in the shop had been so dirty one could
hardly tell what it was supposed to be. But this orb had somehow
managed to keep clean. Why though? Perhaps they had just recently
got it from someone and it hadn't been there long enough to collect
as much dust as everything else? But then again, why would anyone
sell this thing? It was so pretty. Even if the last owner had died,
the orb would've gone to a family-member rather than some old
shop. Suddenly, a young, blond waitress appeared before him.
"Yeah? What do you want?" she asked, chewing madly at her gum.
Zidane looked up, holding the orb thight between his palms.
"I just want a beer," he said, and added with his most charming
smile, "I don't have any money left, but I'll pay you later, OK
baby?"
To his big surprise the girl smiled back, nodded and said, "sure!
One beer coming up!"
Zidane scratched the back of his head. He could hardly belive his
luck!
He didn't notice that the orb in his hand was glowing stronger...
[Authors note: I still think it sucks ^_^ I will continue though.
I promise you there will be alot more action later on.
Perhaps you have already guessed what this orb is?]
