Ohhhhh.... so that's what a lemon is. Don't worry, I'm only 13 years old, so I think it's illegal for me to write stuff like that. Besides which, Eiko's only 14; she's not going to have sex. Don't worry about it. Just sit-back and enjoy the fanfiction. And then review! You know I love reviews.

Vivi had caught up with Eiko soon enough, and he half-carried her for morale support as they walked on to the Black Mage Village. After about ten minutes, she had stopped crying, and voluntarily started talking about it.

"Oh, Vivi... this is why I had to run away. I knew he would never just let me go, because he loves me too much. He just can't realize that sometimes, to show that you really love someone, you have to set her free. You understand, don't you Vivi?"

"I think so. But don't worry, we'll figure something out. I don't think Cid is upset with me anymore, and we can convince him to let you be. I'm sure of it." Vivi patted her on the back softly.

"Thanks, Vivi. You're a great guy."

Vivi looked up, and saw an airship flying overhead.

"Oh, jeez... he's gone to cut us off. Well, I guess we'll be talking with him sooner then we thought."

A soft gurgling sound came from Eiko's belly.

"I guess. But... can we stop to get something to eat first? All that crying made me hungry."

Vivi chuckled a bit. "Sure. But it's all wasteland out here, I don't think there's anything we can eat."

Indeed, the Outer Continent was made mostly of arid desert plains. And Eiko and Vivi were standing right in the middle of it, seeing little but flat, stretched-out landscape all around them.

Eiko sighed. "You're right. Guess we better keep going."

And with that, she took a step, and felt something under her foot. Stepping back, she saw that there was a plant here, growing somehow. She smiled.

"Never mind. Full-Life!"

It was a very useful white spell indeed. With the uttering of those words, the plant rose back up, and even grew a tremendous amount. So big, in fact, that it sprouted fruit.

"Lunch is served!" Eiko exclaimed, picking one of the fruits and biting into it. Vivi was right behind her.

"All right! I'm starving!"

After the two had snacked sufficiently, Eiko and Vivi nodded to each other, and the Float-Aero spell combo sent them flying towards the Magdalene Forest.

"Vivi... I'm really glad you decided to take me with you," Eiko said, smiling at Vivi.

"Well, I guess I'm glad that I decided to take you. It's certainly made things more interesting!"

The two mages held in their laughter for a short bit, but could not contain themselves from laughing loudly after a short moment. Flying a little closer together, they gave each other a big hug and a short, sweet kiss. For a long time they flew on in silence, neither of them having anything to talk about. As they drew close to the forest, they decided to hoof it the rest of the way. It would look odd if they just fell down from the sky. As they touched down, conversation resumed once again.

"So Eiko, how is, or was, rather, life in the castle?" Vivi inquired.

"Well, for the most part it was just really boring. They tried to teach me to be a refined, elegant lady, who always wore a long, flowing dress, and who would know how to rule Lindblum should it become necessary. It made me sick! I don't want to rule a city like that. I'm just not made for it like Dagger is. That's why I was so intrigued by your life, Vivi. I mean, it doesn't get much more down-to-Gaia then the Black Mage Village."

Vivi nodded, and had the kind of understanding, compassionate look on his face that made Eiko feel warm and fuzzy inside. She knew that he was one person she could count on. Now it was her turn for questions.

"What about you, Vivi? Do you do anything special?"

He shook his head. "Not really. We basically just hang out, go strolling through the woods, and do whatever suits our fancy. Sometimes certain big events happen, like a birthday, and then of course there's Corwen."

Eiko's head tilted to the side. "Corwen?"

"You know, Bobby Corwen? The chocobo?"

Eiko's face lit up. "Oh, right! Corwen, the Chocobo! How is he?"

Vivi chuckled a bit. "Big. And fast. We've taught him to do all sorts of neat things, and we've trained him to climb mountains and cross rivers. It was a lot harder then with Choco; he just inhaled some strange smoke, and poof! Corwen had to learn the hard way."

Eiko nodded. "I see. Wow, I can't wait to see everyone again. Except for one person..." she said with an evil grin on her face.

Vivi was confused for a moment, and then remembered. "Oh... Mikoto, right? She's actually a lot different then she used to be. She's softened up quite a bit, in fact."

With a sigh, Eiko spotted her father standing in front of a parked airship. "Right. I'll be the judge of that. Anyway, there's my dad. Looks like its show time."

Vivi nodded. "Good luck."

Eiko smiled at Vivi. "Is that all?"

Smirking, he leaned in and gave her lips a quick press from his own pair, then patted her on the shoulder and looked back at the airship.

"I'll be right behind you. Just speak from the heart, and he'll understand."

"Right. Love you, Vivi."

"You too, Eiko."

With that, Eiko started up a quick jog, Vivi staying a good distance behind her, but not so far that he couldn't hear what was said. When Eiko approached Cid, he gave her a sad look, and she turned her nose up on him.

"Eiko... what's going on?"

She sighed, then looked into his face.

"Father... I can't think of a simpler way to put this, but I wish I could. The truth is that I don't want to live with you anymore."

Cid was shocked. "What? Eiko, are you serious?"

Eiko nodded. "Yup." Her voice was quiet, and had a bit of regret in it.

"Well, I will not hear of it! You are my daughter, and the heir to the Regency of Lindblum! We can't have you living with the likes of him," he said, pointing a finger at Vivi. "Come now. I'm taking you back to Lindblum," he informed her, taking her by the wrist in an attempt to pull her along.

Eiko broke free, and couldn't stop herself from slapping him.

"Father... no, Cid! I can't rule Lindblum! I'm a summoner by blood, not a regent! And not even 100 years of instruction can change that! I want to live with Vivi in the Black Mage Village!"

Cid rubbed his face a bit, looking down at the ground for a short while before speaking to her again.

"Eiko... I don't understand. Don't you know that I'm only doing what's best for you?"

Eiko shook her head, and took his hand. "No, Cid, I don't. Because you're not doing what's best for me, you're doing what's best for Lindblum. You'll find someone else to take over you. If you really want to do what's best for me, you need to let me make my own decisions."

Vivi's mouth, even though smiling, started to drop a bit. He had no idea Eiko could be so... profound. Cid seemed to agree; for a moment, anyway.

"All right, Eiko. I'm convinced that I'll only be causing more problems by taking you back to Lindblum. But I'm going to come back to check on you, understand? I still think of you as my daughter."

She smiled. "Okay, dad. I'm glad you understand."

After they gave each other a quick hug, Cid and his men returned into the airship, and soon it was off the ground and gone far away. Now it was Vivi's turn for a hug, as Eiko turned and threw her arms around him.

"I did it Vivi! We can be together!"

Vivi returned the hug, patting her back gently. "I knew you would do it, Eiko."

Without another word spoken, they kissed once again, passion flowing through their lips and tongues, both of which were moving actively. After a few back and side rubs were given, and fingers ran through hair, (or just the back of the head, since Vivi had no hair), Vivi broke the kiss and smiled to her.

"Didn't I promise you a fried owl, Eiko?"

She smirked, chuckling. "Yeah, you did. Let's go get one!"

Vivi nodded, smirking as well. "Okay."

Neither of them moved an inch. They just stood there, smiling at each other, arms wrapped tightly around waists and upper backs, until eventually they returned to their kiss. And as the sun began to set, their immense passion for each other seemed to show in the tinted hues of the clouds above. As an owl appeared at the edge of the forest, Vivi let a hand release from Eiko to aim a fireball at it. Hitting with deadly accuracy, he broke the kiss and smiled at her.

"Dinner is served."

The End

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