A tale of two mages
Okay folks. This is my first serious romance/drama fic. As usual, I own none of these characters, they all belong to square soft, yadda, yadda. As was said in the summary, this is an extension to Final Fantasy Nine. What ever happened to Vivi? (Who, in this universe anyway, is 9 at the end of the game) And after Dagger and Zidane got together, what did Eiko do? Well, just read and find out. :) Review nicely, I'll make more. Bash me, and I won't like you. I'm only 13! Give me a break. Thank you!
It had been many days since that big fight... since the day Vivi had conquered his maker, and helped save the world from total obliteration. His copies had been released from storage, and his life limit was set to be just like any human's; for that matter, it was even discovered that with some help from Doctor Tot, Vivi would grow in a way very similar to a human. Really, if you excepted his black face and magic powers, Vivi had become as close to human as he ever would.
Now, Vivi was worried about Zidane. He had disappeared after the incident at the Iifa Tree, and hadn't been seen for months. Now, it was time to see the famous play, "I want to be your Canary", and Zidane was still nowhere to be found.
The hordes of Vivis, all 6 of them, made their way into the stands, one Vivi standing taller then the others by a few inches. And soon the play began, to the sound of much applause. The curtain rose, and the play began.
Time went by, and all of those watching eyed the cast anxiously. Eiko was sitting right next to the taller Vivi, the original one, and kept shooting a few sideways glances at him. Eventually, Zidane revealed himself to be the player of Marcus, and from there on out, Dagger and Zidane were together. Of course, when Eiko saw this, she was furious; but she knew it was for the best.
After the wedding ceremony, everyone went his or her separate ways. Quina munched frogs happily ever after in the marsh, Amarant picked up his old job as a security guard in Treno, Freya returned to help rebuild Burmecia, Vivi went to the Black Mage Village, and Eiko stayed with her adopted family in Lindblum. For 8 years, this order was held, until yet another tragic event drew them all back together.
Quale, being the old Qu s/he was, had died peacefully in his/her sleep. Quina, of course, informed everyone from the old party; they were all sad to hear it, and a funeral was arranged near the Chocobo's Forest. Vivi arrived there by way of the Fossil Roo; he had developed an ability to attract and direct wild Gargants. Eiko was brought through a detachment of guards from Lindblum palace.
By coincidence, Eiko's group and Vivi met on their way to the funeral. The encounter went something like this.
Vivi was walking along, dressed in his usual black mage outfit; it was suited for a funeral, anyway. Even though there were almost no monsters left on the field, and he knew enough magic to take care of himself, he still carried with him the Mace of Zeus he had found on the way to fight Kuja. He trotted along at a steady pace, not wanting to be late. Eiko's guards found a single jogging person on the plains to be an odd sight, so they called out to him.
"Oy, stranger! Where are you going?"
Realizing he had been noticed, Vivi turned and saw the others. He gave a wave to them, calling in return.
"The funeral. It's me, Vivi!"
Eiko gasped slightly. She hadn't expected to see him so... soon. She quickly checked to make sure her hair was in proper order. Having grown far out of her old clothes, she wore nothing more then a black, hooded dress, for the occasion. Still, she made sure to smooth it out, then halted the company so she could step out of her carriage. The others had already called out their returns, consisting of things like, "Ah, Master Vivi! Good to see you."
Now it was Eiko's turn. Vivi was close now, so she didn't have to speak very loudly. "Hey Vivi. How are you?"
Vivi chuckled softly, looking down a bit, then back up at her.
"Good. I see that you've been living it up, Eiko."
"No, not really. Castle life is boring and stuffy! I had more fun in Madain Sari. Of course, now that I have a mother and father, I can't just leave them. Unless if a strapping young man would come and carry me off, of course."
She winked at him. Vivi just wore an odd look, then shrugged. "Well, I hope you get whatever you want. Guess what?"
"What?" She smiled.
"Over these years, I've been learning a lot of new magic! I taught myself Aero, Aera, and even Aeraga!"
Eiko beamed. "Wow, that's great!"
Vivi nodded. "Yeah. I've really been dying to meet with you or Dagger, though, because you two are probably the only white mages in the entire world. And so you two are the only ones who know how to cast float."
Eiko's head tilted to the side. "Float? What's so special about that?"
Vivi smirked, though beneath that black face it was impossible to tell. His eyes did betray a bit of this gesture. "Just cast it and I'll show you."
"Okay, whatever. This better be good."
Eiko held out her palms, and spoke the word "float" softly. A white wind swirled around Vivi, lifting him up into the air.
Vivi chuckled. "Now watch this! See ya at the funeral, Eiko! AERO!"
A mighty blast of green wind appeared behind him, and shot at him like a bullet. And, since he was floating, this gave him the effect of flying at a huge speed. Eiko just smiled, shaking her head.
"That guy... he certainly has changed since traveling with me. Sure, Zidane helped too. But me, mostly."
Smirking, she hopped back into the cart, and the company began its progress towards the forest once again. Inside her carriage, Eiko sighed softly.
"Vivi... he used to be such a dunce. Now he's flying like a bird. He really is a great guy. Too bad we had to meet under these awful conditions... oh well. It's better then nothing, I suppose."
Letting her back slouch a bit, her arms crossed over her chest, and her head leaned downward. She wondered what life must be like for Vivi, living in the Black Mage Village. Living off of the land, working with those dwarves... hey! There was a chapel right there! A few plans turned over in Eiko's head, and she came up with one that suited her needs perfectly. It would be cramped, no doubt, but she could live with that. Oh yes, it was so good, it was almost sickening. She was sooo good.
Well? Whaddya think? Don't you want to find out what her plan is? Review, give me good reviews, PUHLEEAZE, so that I can know if I should write more or not.
