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~Chapter 2~
Sensing something was wrong, Garnet awoke with a start. She rolled over and faced where Zidane should have been, but all that greeted her was an unslept-in bed. She glanced at the bed-side clock. It read 2am.
"He didn't even come home!" She sobbed as tears began to well up in her eyes. After trying extremely hard not to cry, Garnet decided to head to the living room to wait for his return. While she was walking down the hall, she heard the front door open and ran to greet her long-time boyfriend.
"I missed you so much!" She cried as she pulled him close for a hug. She pulled away swiftly when she noticed he wasn't returning the hug.
"What's wrong" she asked.
"Bad time at work. I didn't get the promotion and Digger's Oil went down 99 cents. I'm going to bed" he said as he looked blankly at the wall, not giving her the slightest eye contact. He reminded Garnet of a zombie. He looked incrediby worn-out.
"Would you like a massage?" She asked sweetly.
"No" was his plain reply. "I would like sleep" He marched up the stairs towards their bedroom. Garnet winced as she heard the door slam.
{I can't seem to do anything right} she thought as she followed Zidane's steps to their room.{I'll try one more time to communicate} Garnet carefully opened the door.
"Zidane?" She called quietly. No reply. She walked into the room and softly closed the door behind her. "Zidane?" She asked, slightly louder. As she crept over to him, she could hear the sounds of him soundly sleeping. Seeing this as her chance, she slid into bed next to him and stroked his face. A slight smile crept over his pale face at her touch.
"I wish you didn't work so hard" she whispered.
"Dagger..." He said in his sleep. " I... have... to..."
"Have to what?" She asked softly.
"To... do... this. Trust me..."
The morning sunlight trinkled in through the curtains and caused Zidane to stir in his sleep. He awoke to find his loved one asleep on his chest. {I love her so much...but I NEED to do this. I don't want her riches. I'M supposed to support HER, not the other way around}