A/N: Another saga! Wahoo! I hoped you all enjoyed my last one. So...here goes for another round! K? K! I don't own anything in this, Squaresoft does though.

The Blood of My Roses

Chapter One:

She tended to her garden once more. It was the fifth time this day. Everyday, she would go and tend to the small, helpless garden and let her heart pour out in taking care of it. Since all the kids were gone or had families, she had nothing better to do. Duane and Katarin tried to convince her into going Figaro and starting a family, but she only shook her head.
She never said a word to anyone while tending to her garden. And she looked too peaceful and serene to be disturbed. So, everyone left her alone. The only time she said anything to anyone was a simple hello. Ever since the kids had gone, she was lonely, and searched for a way of love.
Duane walked over to her and groaned simply. "Terra, I'm sick of watching you tend to your bed of roses." There was no answer. She only pulled a weed and replaced the dirt. "Terra, answer me!"
She sat up and looked over at Duane. She was more beautiful than ever with those soft, sad eyes. "Duane...I have nothing else to live for..." Terra stood up and sighed, walking to her house. Duane followed her, persistent to get a real answer. "Terra, just go to Figaro!" he said, angrily.
Terra shook her head and walked towards her room. He stood there, shocked by her behavior. She wasn't one to just 'shake her head' at a problem. Duane sighed and walked out of the house, his eyes now fill with sorrow and pity.

She stared out at the sky, which was now filling with stars. Surprisingly, she felt at peace and happy watching the stars come out. The sky was now a deep shade of violet, pink, orange, yellow, blue, and red. It was her favorite part of a sunset to watch the colors collide with each other. Her cat mewed softly and stared up at her. "Why hello, Aurora..." The cat mewed once more and leaped onto the bed, purring against her owner. "What? You hungry?" Terra picked up the cat and headed towards the kitchen.
"Poor thing, haven't eaten since breakfast." She set the cat down as her cat mewed even more. Terra smiled down at her, pouring milk into a bowl. Aurora and her garden were the last things that loved her. "There you go, Aurora." She set the bowl down and the cat leapt at it, spilling milk onto the floor. Terra laughed softly, making sure it wasn't too loud. "Must've been really hungry."

Setzer sighed and laid out his hand again. "Four aces! Come on, can't you play a real game?" Edgar sighed also, throwing the small diamond at his friend. "Now, I know that you don't want to go another round, do you?"
Edgar looked up and grinned. "Course I do..." Setzer laughed and shuffled the cards. He set out twp diamonds and stared at Edgar, still shuffling.
"Ok...I double that!" Edgar grinned and set out four more diamonds. Setzer shook his head and dealt the cards. Edgar looked at his hand and a smirk came across his mind. He placed down one unturned card and simply said, "One..."
Setzer nodded and handed the one card over to him. He placed two out and took two from the deck. "In or out?"
"In of course, and yourself?"
Setzer nodded and placed his cards down, upturned. "Four twos...hand it over!"
"Now now, good man!" Edgar slapped his cards down and grinned even bigger. "Four jacks and a queen..." Setzer gawked at Edgar taking the diamonds away. "Still want to play?"
"While you're on your winning streak? Hell no!" Setzer grabbed the bag of gil and tied it up, shaking his head. "Good job, man, good job..."
"Thank you very much!" Edgar beamed, collecting his share. He smiled and pulled out a wineglass along with a bottle and smiled. "Care for a glass?"
"Sure, why not?" Edgar took out another glass and poured both glasses of red wine. Setzer took his and sipped at it, still standing. "So, Edgar."
"Yes?" Edgar said, still taking a sip.
"When are you going to get a wife in here?" Setzer chuckled out. Edgar too, chuckled along with his friend.
He took in a deep breath and shook his head. "I don't think there will be one for a while..."
Setzer pouted and stared over at Edgar. "And why not? Scared?"
"Nope...just waiting."
"For what?" Setzer calmly replied. Edgar stared over at Setzer and nodded his head towards a picture. Setzer stared over at the picture and got closer. It was a group shot of them. Celes and Locke stood on the left side, arms wrapped around each other. Then Relm stood there, along side of Shadow and Interceptor, and in front of Strago. In the middle stood Terra with Edgar on her right side, arm slung on her shoulder. Behind Terra were Setzer and Sabin, both holding up wine bottles. In the very front stood Mog, arms spread wide as if trying to take up the whole picture. In the far right corner stood Umaro, crossing his arms. And to the left of him and right of Sabin stood Cyan, drawing his sword. Next to Edgar, on his right, was Gogo, who was staring towards Terra. And finally, Gau crouched in the bottom right, apparent of the camera, but only slightly looking towards it. "Let me guess...waiting for Relm to get older?"
"What the hell, Setzer! You damn pedophile!" Setzer laughed, watching Edgar getting mad.
"No, I know what it is...Terra, right?"
Edgar calmly nodded now, standing up and walking over to the picture. "You know, I've always wondered why Gogo is shrouded in mystery." Edgar took a sip of wine and sighed gently. "And why is...it...staring at Terra!"
Setzer chuckled, and stared at the picture. "Jealous?"
"Oh shut up," Edgar wailed softly.