Chapter Four:
Terra sat at the front of the boat, watching the waves roll up and down. The stars reflected in the waves, allowing there to be two skies. The crescent moon descended towards the back of the boat, allowing the captain to see the map perfectly. The two chocobos waited patiently, letting a small kweh from their beaks.
Edgar stepped forward, watching her lean against the rim of the boat, staring down, then forward, then down again. "What are you looking at?" Edgar walked towards her as she turned her head slightly.
"Just at the ocean and the sky. It's amazing that this world would end up so peaceful." Terra continued to look at the sea, her hair blowing gently in the breeze.
Edgar sat down next to her, watching the ocean pass with her. "Hey, look over there!" he whispered into her ear. He pointed to the left of her, hoping she would see the dolphins leaping out of the ocean. She sighed happily at the sight of them. "Amazing, isn't it?"
"Sure is..." Terra adjusted herself to the leaning of Edgar against her back. When she was finally comfortable, she smiled again. "How much longer?"
"If you're worried about your roses and cat, I have my gardener taking care of them. Don't worry, he's the best I have." Edgar stood up, stretching slightly. "Heh...I bet if Locke was here, he'd be having a ball over the edge of this boat," he said with a soft chuckle.
There was no reply. When he looked over, he saw Terra leaning against the rim, asleep. Edgar walked over to her, wrapping her arm around his neck, and placing his hands underneath Terra's fragile body. Edgar lifted her up and sat down, laying her in his lap. "Good night, my angel..."
Terra awoke to the sounds of the desert. She felt two strong arms tightly around her, and felt a soft breeze blow against her body. "What the?" she moaned out. Suddenly, the soft breeze stopped and the tight arms relaxed.
"Good morning, sunshine," a voice whispered out. She looked up to see the smiling face of Edgar. "How'd you sleep?"
"Where are we at?" Terra sat up straight, rubbing her head gently. Edgar slid off of the chocobo and picked her up.
He placed her on the ground and kissed her cheek gently. "Middle of Figaro's desert. You're chocobo is right there, but if you want to ride with me," he said softly, "you can."
She smiled fondly at Edgar and walked towards the darker chocobo. "I'll ride by myself, but thank you."
Edgar frowned, watching Terra leap up with ease. He got up onto his chocobo, suddenly smiling at her chocobo causing problems. 'Good boy, Midnight,' he thought. Terra held the reigns tightly. "You sure?"
"What's with him?" Terra slid off of the chocobo, who was now pecking at a nearby cactuar. The cactuar wobbled away, but Midnight continued to peck at it, seeing that he had an advantage. Edgar let off a small laugh, sliding off his chocobo, Dusk, and grabbing onto Midnight's reigns.
Midnight suddenly placed his head under Edgar's arm, kwehing at Terra. "I don't think he wants you to ride on him..."
Edgar placed himself up on the chocobo, and soon Midnight caused even more problems for him. "Or anyone for that matter, huh, Edgar?" Terra's eyes narrowed softly, and soon she was giggling. Edgar slid off, grabbing the packs off of Dusk, and placing them on Midnight.
"Yes, well, he still has to carry something. Hop on," Edgar replied. Terra jumped onto Dusk, followed by Edgar behind her. "And, we're off!"
Terra sat on his bed, gazing around the room. "Are you sure you want me to stay in your room?"
"What could be wrong with my room? Matron will take good care of you, trust me!" Edgar smiled, walking out of the room.
"Edgar, get back in here," Terra called out to him. He walked back in, seeing a frowning girl. "Let me stay in the guestroom..."
"Not a chance, my dear. Your visit here will be as pleasant as ever. Now, stay in here."
"I will not!" she exclaimed. Edgar sighed, shaking his head. Terra picked up her bags, walking out of the room. "You stay in here, I'll go to the guestroom."
As she walked out of the door, Edgar hooked onto her arm, dragging her back into his room. "Absolutely not." Edgar wrapped his arms around her, lifting her into the air. "I may not be as strong as my brother, but I will use force to keep you here..."
Terra frowned with a spark in her eye, almost challenging him. "Go ahead and try..."
Edgar's eyes lit up with hope as he set her down. His arms were still wrapped tightly around her, his face inching away to her lips. "You sure you want that now?"
Her heart pounded against her chest. She wanted to say no, but she only nodded her head. Moments after, Edgar's lips found hers. She didn't obliged to any of it; she only let her mouth dance with his. There was a soft knock at the door, causing Terra to slide away, gawking at the Chancellor.
"Forgive the intrusion, your highness, but your brother is here." The Chancellor looked over at Terra, and then back to Edgar, who was adjusting himself. He walked out of the room, nodding to her. He whispered something in Chancellor's ear, who also nodded.
"I'll be back with Sabin in a moment, Terra..."
And with that, he left her and the Chancellor there. She stared at the old man, and hung her head. "Um...what did he say to you?"
A sly smile came across his lips. "To make sure that you stay in here instead of running off to the guestrooms..."
Edgar smiled at his brother, whose back was completely red. As Sabin turned around, he noticed he was red on his chest and legs as well. "Sabin! What in the goddess' name happened to you?"
Sabin laughed, slamming a hand onto his older brother's back. "This is what happens when you spend too much time in Tzen's desert!"
Edgar, too, chuckled along side with him. They walked towards Edgar's bedroom, laughing the whole way there. "So, how was everything with Duncan?"
"Absolutely great! Is Terra here with you?" Sabin stopped in front of the door, staring at his brother. A sly grin flew across both their lips, causing each of them to laugh. "Where is she?"
"In my room, waiting for her prince," he whispered soft enough to let Sabin hear.
Sabin stared into the room, searching around with his eyes. "Where is she again?"
"What do you mean? She should be right there with the Chancellor!" Edgar began to walk over to the door.
"Well, I see the Chancellor tied up, but no Terra..."
Edgar rolled his eyes pathetically. "Brother, I'm gonna need your help to carry her here."
They heard a muffled scream as they began to walk away. "Oh, want me to untie the old man first?"
The three men stood in front of the guestroom door. "Now, Sabin, you grab her arms and I'll grab her legs. Chancellor, you collect her things, ok?" he whispered softly. The other two nodded their heads, waiting. They could all hear her humming softly.
Edgar opened the door, the other two waiting by the walls. "Edgar, I told you already. I claim the guestroom..." Terra pouted at him as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "Stop that..."
He shook his head, and stared out the door, nodding his head now. "Come on in...."
Terra turned around softly, being enveloped by two strong arms. "Bro, how about I just carry her? Make it easy for all of us..."
Terra sat at the front of the boat, watching the waves roll up and down. The stars reflected in the waves, allowing there to be two skies. The crescent moon descended towards the back of the boat, allowing the captain to see the map perfectly. The two chocobos waited patiently, letting a small kweh from their beaks.
Edgar stepped forward, watching her lean against the rim of the boat, staring down, then forward, then down again. "What are you looking at?" Edgar walked towards her as she turned her head slightly.
"Just at the ocean and the sky. It's amazing that this world would end up so peaceful." Terra continued to look at the sea, her hair blowing gently in the breeze.
Edgar sat down next to her, watching the ocean pass with her. "Hey, look over there!" he whispered into her ear. He pointed to the left of her, hoping she would see the dolphins leaping out of the ocean. She sighed happily at the sight of them. "Amazing, isn't it?"
"Sure is..." Terra adjusted herself to the leaning of Edgar against her back. When she was finally comfortable, she smiled again. "How much longer?"
"If you're worried about your roses and cat, I have my gardener taking care of them. Don't worry, he's the best I have." Edgar stood up, stretching slightly. "Heh...I bet if Locke was here, he'd be having a ball over the edge of this boat," he said with a soft chuckle.
There was no reply. When he looked over, he saw Terra leaning against the rim, asleep. Edgar walked over to her, wrapping her arm around his neck, and placing his hands underneath Terra's fragile body. Edgar lifted her up and sat down, laying her in his lap. "Good night, my angel..."
Terra awoke to the sounds of the desert. She felt two strong arms tightly around her, and felt a soft breeze blow against her body. "What the?" she moaned out. Suddenly, the soft breeze stopped and the tight arms relaxed.
"Good morning, sunshine," a voice whispered out. She looked up to see the smiling face of Edgar. "How'd you sleep?"
"Where are we at?" Terra sat up straight, rubbing her head gently. Edgar slid off of the chocobo and picked her up.
He placed her on the ground and kissed her cheek gently. "Middle of Figaro's desert. You're chocobo is right there, but if you want to ride with me," he said softly, "you can."
She smiled fondly at Edgar and walked towards the darker chocobo. "I'll ride by myself, but thank you."
Edgar frowned, watching Terra leap up with ease. He got up onto his chocobo, suddenly smiling at her chocobo causing problems. 'Good boy, Midnight,' he thought. Terra held the reigns tightly. "You sure?"
"What's with him?" Terra slid off of the chocobo, who was now pecking at a nearby cactuar. The cactuar wobbled away, but Midnight continued to peck at it, seeing that he had an advantage. Edgar let off a small laugh, sliding off his chocobo, Dusk, and grabbing onto Midnight's reigns.
Midnight suddenly placed his head under Edgar's arm, kwehing at Terra. "I don't think he wants you to ride on him..."
Edgar placed himself up on the chocobo, and soon Midnight caused even more problems for him. "Or anyone for that matter, huh, Edgar?" Terra's eyes narrowed softly, and soon she was giggling. Edgar slid off, grabbing the packs off of Dusk, and placing them on Midnight.
"Yes, well, he still has to carry something. Hop on," Edgar replied. Terra jumped onto Dusk, followed by Edgar behind her. "And, we're off!"
Terra sat on his bed, gazing around the room. "Are you sure you want me to stay in your room?"
"What could be wrong with my room? Matron will take good care of you, trust me!" Edgar smiled, walking out of the room.
"Edgar, get back in here," Terra called out to him. He walked back in, seeing a frowning girl. "Let me stay in the guestroom..."
"Not a chance, my dear. Your visit here will be as pleasant as ever. Now, stay in here."
"I will not!" she exclaimed. Edgar sighed, shaking his head. Terra picked up her bags, walking out of the room. "You stay in here, I'll go to the guestroom."
As she walked out of the door, Edgar hooked onto her arm, dragging her back into his room. "Absolutely not." Edgar wrapped his arms around her, lifting her into the air. "I may not be as strong as my brother, but I will use force to keep you here..."
Terra frowned with a spark in her eye, almost challenging him. "Go ahead and try..."
Edgar's eyes lit up with hope as he set her down. His arms were still wrapped tightly around her, his face inching away to her lips. "You sure you want that now?"
Her heart pounded against her chest. She wanted to say no, but she only nodded her head. Moments after, Edgar's lips found hers. She didn't obliged to any of it; she only let her mouth dance with his. There was a soft knock at the door, causing Terra to slide away, gawking at the Chancellor.
"Forgive the intrusion, your highness, but your brother is here." The Chancellor looked over at Terra, and then back to Edgar, who was adjusting himself. He walked out of the room, nodding to her. He whispered something in Chancellor's ear, who also nodded.
"I'll be back with Sabin in a moment, Terra..."
And with that, he left her and the Chancellor there. She stared at the old man, and hung her head. "Um...what did he say to you?"
A sly smile came across his lips. "To make sure that you stay in here instead of running off to the guestrooms..."
Edgar smiled at his brother, whose back was completely red. As Sabin turned around, he noticed he was red on his chest and legs as well. "Sabin! What in the goddess' name happened to you?"
Sabin laughed, slamming a hand onto his older brother's back. "This is what happens when you spend too much time in Tzen's desert!"
Edgar, too, chuckled along side with him. They walked towards Edgar's bedroom, laughing the whole way there. "So, how was everything with Duncan?"
"Absolutely great! Is Terra here with you?" Sabin stopped in front of the door, staring at his brother. A sly grin flew across both their lips, causing each of them to laugh. "Where is she?"
"In my room, waiting for her prince," he whispered soft enough to let Sabin hear.
Sabin stared into the room, searching around with his eyes. "Where is she again?"
"What do you mean? She should be right there with the Chancellor!" Edgar began to walk over to the door.
"Well, I see the Chancellor tied up, but no Terra..."
Edgar rolled his eyes pathetically. "Brother, I'm gonna need your help to carry her here."
They heard a muffled scream as they began to walk away. "Oh, want me to untie the old man first?"
The three men stood in front of the guestroom door. "Now, Sabin, you grab her arms and I'll grab her legs. Chancellor, you collect her things, ok?" he whispered softly. The other two nodded their heads, waiting. They could all hear her humming softly.
Edgar opened the door, the other two waiting by the walls. "Edgar, I told you already. I claim the guestroom..." Terra pouted at him as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "Stop that..."
He shook his head, and stared out the door, nodding his head now. "Come on in...."
Terra turned around softly, being enveloped by two strong arms. "Bro, how about I just carry her? Make it easy for all of us..."
