Chapter 47- Epilogue
May 25
"Locke, hurry up! Edgar's carriage is going to be here any minue, and I don't think that he, Sabin, or Terra are going to want to wait on us!"
"Celes, I'm trying." Locke called from the kitchen. "But Matt just threw his bottle at me, and Rose...well, for once, she isn't doing anything, but Matt seems to be making up for her!"
"How could Matt do that? He's only 2 months old!" Celes walked in the kitched while putting in a small golden hoop earring and looked down at the small playpen inside to check on the sleeping Rose. Locke, however, had been trying to feed Matt unsuccessfully. Somehow, he had managed to get milk all over his tuxedo shirt though. Matt was laughing, his blue eyes sparkling. Celes picked him up from Locke's arms and gently rubbed his back.
"He just needs to burp, dear." Celes smiled.
"I...didn't know." Locke muttered, looking down at his shirt.
"Just get your jacket and button it up." Celes advised him. "No one will notice." Suddenly, Matt let out a loud burp, and Celes hugged him tightly. "What a cutie!!!"
"Becareful, he'll spit up all over that new silk dress, and then he won't seem so cute!" Locke warned as he stood up and left the room. Celes widened her eyes and quickly proceeded to strap Matt in his carrier that was set on the table. Next, she reached over and took Rose, strapping her in another. Celes sighed and wiped her forehead. Just getting ready for Cyan's coronation was wearing her out. Locke came back from the bedroom with his black jacket on and hugged Celes from behind, kissing the back of her neck. Celes turned around and smiled.
"You look very handsome." She said.
"I feel very dumb." Locke moaned, tugging at his colar. "Can't I put on my bandana?"
"You won't feel dumb once you see Setzer and Edgar's get ups, I'm sure." Celes teased, and kissed him on the nose. "And, no bandana. It doesn't match."
"It's not fair though." Locke complained playfully. "Girls, all they have to do is get in a sexy dress like yours, and they're done." Celes made a face and shook her head.
"Locke, you don't know girls very well, do you?"
"Heh, depends on what you mean by that." Locke said, and winked. "Cause I sure know what a certain girl likes when..." Celes blushed a little and put a finger to his lips before he could say anymore.
"Knock Knock!!!"
"Oh, they're here!" Celes cried, and stepped back. "Hurry, tell me, how do I look?"
"You look fantastic." Locke smiled. "It almost looks like you're the one being coronated tonight." Celes smirked and took a baby carrier in her arms.
"Don't think that sucking up is going to get you anywhere later." She said as she walked out of the kitchen. Locke silently snapped his fingers and took the other carrier.
"Aww, but Celes..."
"I was only kidding, silly." Celes smiled, stopping before she opened the front door. Locke leaned down and kissed her tenderly on the lips, brushing some of her hair back from her face.
"I know you were." Locke added, and opened the door for her. Outside, hopping from foot to foot was Terra, dressed in a lovely pale yellow gown that almost covered up the beautiful crystal heals she was wearing to match her earrings, necklace, and hair pieces.
"OH!" Terra exclaimed. "Celes, let me take one! Have they gotten bigger since I last visited?"
"Well, a little." Celes smiled, and handed her Matt's carrier. The group began to walk down the small dirt road that lead from Locke's house to town.
"We had to park far away because the road was too narrow." Terra explained. "You guys really live in the sticks, huh?"
"Look who's talking!" Locke cried, and Terra put a soft smile on her face that didn't seem to defend her at all. Celes wondered what that was all about.
When they arrived at the carriage, Edgar and Sabin, both dressed in their royal best (well, ok, so Edgar was wearing more jewerly and clothes than any normal person, but he always managed to pull that look off with style) scooted over on their side of the carriage so Locke could get in, and Terra and Celes sat opposite of them with Matt. Edgar immediately began to poke and prod at Rose, who was with Locke, and luckily, she remained alseep. Normally, whenever Edgar visited with the twins, he always teased Rose, and she had already seemed to develop a lack of tolerance for it by hitting his hand away or crying. When Edgar pointed it out, Locke immediately replied "That's her mother in her."
The trip to Doma took nearly all day, and they arrived in perfect timing that early evening to their destination. For now, the group just had to blend in with the crowd, until they could catch up with Cyan after the coronation. The Doma ballroom was decorated beautifully, as if it had never had a scratch on it in it's lifetime. The whole palace was suddenly brighter, more colorful, and more merry than ever before. Whoever had done the job of rebuilding Doma sure put their heart and soul into it.
When the offical event began, the ballroom fell over with a hush as the Chancellor of Doma appeared in the front of the ballroom. Over a somewhat boring speech, he went through all of Doma's history, which included dynasties, wars, and such. When he got to the part where Doma was nearly wiped out by a poison attack by Kefka, Celes really listened. Doma's history was somewhat related to hers when it came to this. Everyone bowed their heads in silence for a moment, but when Cyan appeared, the murmurs arose. He was dressed almost not much differently than usual, with the same royal garb as Edgar and Sabin, only it was simpler and more to the point of things. However, even Celes had to give him credit. He was naturally graceful and noble, and you could see it in his every step towards the Chancellor.
"Wow, he's so handsome." Terra gushed. Edgar turned red.
"Are you serious?"
"Well, he certainly has that mature air about him. Besides, Edgar, lots of women find him handsome. His wife was beautiful too, from what I heard, and little Owain as well. Don't you think he is handsome, Celes?"
"Well...if older men are your type." Celes said nervously, and smiled.
"Today, is the beginning, of a new Doma..." The Chancellor went on, and Locke tried to stiffle a yawn. Celes hit him in the side to get him to listen. However, this speech was short. With a few final blessings and words, Cyan kneeled down and receieved the dazzling gold crown that was in the Chancellor's hands. All at once, everyone in the ballroom let out a loud cheer, the Doma kingdom members crying "Long live King Cyan!!!" Celes began to clap along with the others, her eyes sparkling. Even though she and Cyan hadn't gotten along together at first, it now seemed that time and gentle patience wiped away the wounds between them. The past had truly become nothing more then the past.
**********
Late, late that night, when everyone in Doma's kingdom had retreated home, there was still a group of 16 people in the ballroom, all excitedly talking at once. Chairs had been pulled up in a small circle, each one occupied by a Returner, with the exception of Rose and Matt, who sat in their parent's laps, completely worn out from all the excitement of the huge party Cyan had. The Returners had begun to bring up old memories, and favorite stories, mostly ones of them fighting together side by side, or getting over conflicts with each other. Celes didn't say much the whole time, but no one expected her to. A few times, her eyes would water at a particular story that had to do with the Empire or with her late friend Leo, but she still did not comment. Locke said his fill by telling everyone about his adventures in Phoenix Cave after the world had 'come undone', which led to a few questions from everyone else.
After everyone had said what they wanted, Edgar cleared his throat and stood up. Celes looked at him as he held out his champaigne glass. Everyone else stopped talking and stared at him as well.
"Ladies and Gentlemen...and moogles...and yeti..." Edgar trailed off for a moment and laughed. "Tonight has been a truly glorious evening. Cyan, I especially want to congratulate you on this special achievement. I'm looking forward to Figaro and Doma becoming allies now more then ever!" Cyan nodded proudly, and Edgar continued.
"But I would also like to announce, while we are all here together, how happy I am for Locke and Celes as well, especially for their new family."
"Well it's about damn time they got together." Relm snapped, and Strago almost fell out of his chair in embarassment.
"And, now, I'd like to announce...." Edgar tried not to giggle as he held out his hand. Terra stood up and took it, smiling brightly.
"Edgar and I are engaged and are to be married by the end of this year." Terra said, and everyone began to hoot and clap, especially Celes.
"Oh Terra!" She exclaimed. "I'm so happy for you!"
"GO Edgar!" Locke yelled.
"Kupo Ku!" Mog squealed.
"Oh my, could it be that my big brother has finally grown up?!" Sabin joked, making everyone burst out into laughter. Edgar and Terra embraced tightly, causing more clapping and cheering. After a few moments though, Celes felt her head start to fog a little. The heat in the room had been getting to her, and she had been waiting for an appropriate time to excuse herself.
"Excuse me everyone, but I need to step out for some air for a moment." She said, and Terra turned to her.
"Can I hold Matt??"
"Sure." Celes smiled, and handed her Matt carefully. Terra smiled and took him greatfully.
"Oh, Terra..." Edgar said slyly. "Don't you just love children? I mean, do you want to have a BUNCH of them?"
"Yes!" Terra exclaimed, not getting what he was really referring to. "In fact, Edgar, when we are married, we can move all of the Mobliz Orphans into the palace!" Edgar nearly fell over and Sabin roared out in laughter. Celes chuckled herself as she left the ballroom, climbing the stairway on her right to a small balacony she knew was up there from previous visits. Sure enough, there it was at the top of the stairs. She pushed open the glass doors guarding it, and stepped into the cool nighttime air.
"Aww..." She sighed, taking in a deep breath. "Just what I needed..."
"You're not getting sick, are you?" A voice asked from behind her. Celes whirled around and spotted Locke.
"Locke, I didn't notice you." Celes said. "But no, I'm not sick at all. I just had to get some air. It was hot in there."
"I agree." Locke said, and whipped out his blue bandana, grinning. "So now I have an excuse to wear this!"
"I can't believe you brought that with you." Celes smirked. She reached out and took it from him before he could even realize it. Teasingly, she held it over the banister, and Locke freaked out.
"Ack, Celes, NO!" He cried. "My lucky bandana!!!!"
"What would you do if I dropped it?" Celes asked teasingly.
"Jump after it, most likely." Locke joked. Suddenly, Celes was reminded of Solitary Island, and grew quiet for a moment. She brought the bandana to her chest, squeazing it tightly to keep tears from coming.
"Hey, are you ok?!" Locke cried, wrapping an arm around her.
"Yes." Celes said softly. "It's just that...talking before, inside, listening to everyone's stories when we were all Returners together...made me think a lot."
"Yeah, I noticed you didn't say much." Locke said.
"I had nothing to say." Celes replied. "I had no happy memories from that time. None at all. Even when we beat Kefka...I was still sad...sad for a long time..." She sniffled and looked down. "The worst had to have been when I was all alone with Cid on that island, and he died, leaving me behind. All I could think about was how you guys had probably met the same fate...and then...I threw myself off the cliff...."
"Celes." Locke said softly, pulling her closer to him. "I knew you were sad. I knew because I was sad too. The day I woke up in some town that I don't even remember now, the first thing I thought about was how I had broken my promise to always protect you. I couldn't get you out of my mind. So, I found a carrier pidgeon, gave it my bandana, and begged it to find you. After that, I realized there wasn't much else I could do."
"But you did protect me." Celes smiled a little. "You saved me from myself. If I hadn't of seen your bandana when I woke up, I decided that I was just going to drown myself. You gave me all of the hope in the world with this...small, dirty, thing." Celes took the bandana and reached up, gently tying it under his bangs and around his forehead. Locke leaned down and kissed her on her forehead, holding her tightly.
"But we don't ever have to worry about something like that again." Locke murmured. "Nothing in life can keep us apart anymore. We've survived so much together...and right now, because of our suffering, being with you like this has become heaven on Earth for me. I don't ever...want to let you go. I love you."
"Locke..." Celes whispered, and pressed her lips to his, closing her eyes. She never wanted to let go either. She wanted to be in this warm and happy world with the man she loved forever. She wanted to raise a family by his side, and teach them to love and trust others like he had for her. She wanted to protect him for always.
And now, she finally could.
Together, their hearts would fight and protect as the power of one.
And they would soar.
The End
June 16th, 2001
Well, everyone, how's dat? *lets out this MASSIVE sigh of relief* I did it! I finished my story! I never thought I could do it, but thanks to all you guys who encouraged me along the way, I did! So thank you to everyone who had such nice things to say about my story. Thank you to Square for making such a kick ass game that inspired this, and thank you fanfiction.net for well...letting me share this with everyone. Now, for a few personal thanks:
Kat-Chan, for always helping me out when I was stuck. (As if anyone couldn't tell we worked together by now!) I still think it's scary how you and me think too much alike.
Alex, for always being so understanding to me as a friend and an author. Your kindness inspires me everyday.
Margaret Rennie, for introducing me to some AWESOME stories.
And Sebastian, who is an all-around sweetie and a great far-away big brother.
Here are some stories I want you guys to check out. They are either hystericaly funny, very well written, or just damn creative.
Dreams of Love and Happiness CAN come true… can't they?- By *Kat*Chan*
http://www.fanfiction.net/index.fic?action=story-read&storyid=179566
This story is a really good romance story between Locke and Celes. Of course, there is also the lemony action, but we won't get into THAT. This story is long, and I loved every chapter of it!! It's wicked cool. ^_~
Change of a Dream- By *Kat*Chan*
http://www.fanfiction.net/index.fic?action=story-read&storyid=260857
This is the sequel to Dreams of Love and Happiness CAN come true… can't they? (Go figure!) It's not done yet, but what is done is awesome. If anyone wants to join my "Beat Kat-Chan-with-a-paper-fan-until-she-writes- more-of-this-great-story-committee", e-mail me. No, I'm KIDDING. For Golly's sake....You people are violent. Go fight Kefka or something.
A.C.P.
http://www.fanfiction.net/index.fic?action=directory- authorprofile&userid=22366
All of these are so funny, it's hard to pick one, so read whatever appeals to you. I put them all under one catagory because this guy writes too much. :P Chances are if you like it, A.C.P. has MST'ed it, and he is very funny about it. ^_^
The Thief's Tale- By Margaret Rennie
http://www.fanfiction.net/index.fic?action=story-read&storyid=125251
I have only read a few of her stories so far (I plan to change that, don't worry!) But I think this one is the best. Maybe it's because I am obsessed with Locke....hmmm...
Sekola- By Ra'akone
http://www.fanfiction.net/index.fic?action=story-read&storyid=194531
This is a great original action story by a friend of mine who lives up north. It's almost completed, so why don't you start it before he starts the sequel and leaves you behind? ^_^
Well, that's all for now. Please look for the sequel to this which I will be starting in a few days, among other lil projects. *wink smile nudge yeah*
Hoo-na-na!
May 25
"Locke, hurry up! Edgar's carriage is going to be here any minue, and I don't think that he, Sabin, or Terra are going to want to wait on us!"
"Celes, I'm trying." Locke called from the kitchen. "But Matt just threw his bottle at me, and Rose...well, for once, she isn't doing anything, but Matt seems to be making up for her!"
"How could Matt do that? He's only 2 months old!" Celes walked in the kitched while putting in a small golden hoop earring and looked down at the small playpen inside to check on the sleeping Rose. Locke, however, had been trying to feed Matt unsuccessfully. Somehow, he had managed to get milk all over his tuxedo shirt though. Matt was laughing, his blue eyes sparkling. Celes picked him up from Locke's arms and gently rubbed his back.
"He just needs to burp, dear." Celes smiled.
"I...didn't know." Locke muttered, looking down at his shirt.
"Just get your jacket and button it up." Celes advised him. "No one will notice." Suddenly, Matt let out a loud burp, and Celes hugged him tightly. "What a cutie!!!"
"Becareful, he'll spit up all over that new silk dress, and then he won't seem so cute!" Locke warned as he stood up and left the room. Celes widened her eyes and quickly proceeded to strap Matt in his carrier that was set on the table. Next, she reached over and took Rose, strapping her in another. Celes sighed and wiped her forehead. Just getting ready for Cyan's coronation was wearing her out. Locke came back from the bedroom with his black jacket on and hugged Celes from behind, kissing the back of her neck. Celes turned around and smiled.
"You look very handsome." She said.
"I feel very dumb." Locke moaned, tugging at his colar. "Can't I put on my bandana?"
"You won't feel dumb once you see Setzer and Edgar's get ups, I'm sure." Celes teased, and kissed him on the nose. "And, no bandana. It doesn't match."
"It's not fair though." Locke complained playfully. "Girls, all they have to do is get in a sexy dress like yours, and they're done." Celes made a face and shook her head.
"Locke, you don't know girls very well, do you?"
"Heh, depends on what you mean by that." Locke said, and winked. "Cause I sure know what a certain girl likes when..." Celes blushed a little and put a finger to his lips before he could say anymore.
"Knock Knock!!!"
"Oh, they're here!" Celes cried, and stepped back. "Hurry, tell me, how do I look?"
"You look fantastic." Locke smiled. "It almost looks like you're the one being coronated tonight." Celes smirked and took a baby carrier in her arms.
"Don't think that sucking up is going to get you anywhere later." She said as she walked out of the kitchen. Locke silently snapped his fingers and took the other carrier.
"Aww, but Celes..."
"I was only kidding, silly." Celes smiled, stopping before she opened the front door. Locke leaned down and kissed her tenderly on the lips, brushing some of her hair back from her face.
"I know you were." Locke added, and opened the door for her. Outside, hopping from foot to foot was Terra, dressed in a lovely pale yellow gown that almost covered up the beautiful crystal heals she was wearing to match her earrings, necklace, and hair pieces.
"OH!" Terra exclaimed. "Celes, let me take one! Have they gotten bigger since I last visited?"
"Well, a little." Celes smiled, and handed her Matt's carrier. The group began to walk down the small dirt road that lead from Locke's house to town.
"We had to park far away because the road was too narrow." Terra explained. "You guys really live in the sticks, huh?"
"Look who's talking!" Locke cried, and Terra put a soft smile on her face that didn't seem to defend her at all. Celes wondered what that was all about.
When they arrived at the carriage, Edgar and Sabin, both dressed in their royal best (well, ok, so Edgar was wearing more jewerly and clothes than any normal person, but he always managed to pull that look off with style) scooted over on their side of the carriage so Locke could get in, and Terra and Celes sat opposite of them with Matt. Edgar immediately began to poke and prod at Rose, who was with Locke, and luckily, she remained alseep. Normally, whenever Edgar visited with the twins, he always teased Rose, and she had already seemed to develop a lack of tolerance for it by hitting his hand away or crying. When Edgar pointed it out, Locke immediately replied "That's her mother in her."
The trip to Doma took nearly all day, and they arrived in perfect timing that early evening to their destination. For now, the group just had to blend in with the crowd, until they could catch up with Cyan after the coronation. The Doma ballroom was decorated beautifully, as if it had never had a scratch on it in it's lifetime. The whole palace was suddenly brighter, more colorful, and more merry than ever before. Whoever had done the job of rebuilding Doma sure put their heart and soul into it.
When the offical event began, the ballroom fell over with a hush as the Chancellor of Doma appeared in the front of the ballroom. Over a somewhat boring speech, he went through all of Doma's history, which included dynasties, wars, and such. When he got to the part where Doma was nearly wiped out by a poison attack by Kefka, Celes really listened. Doma's history was somewhat related to hers when it came to this. Everyone bowed their heads in silence for a moment, but when Cyan appeared, the murmurs arose. He was dressed almost not much differently than usual, with the same royal garb as Edgar and Sabin, only it was simpler and more to the point of things. However, even Celes had to give him credit. He was naturally graceful and noble, and you could see it in his every step towards the Chancellor.
"Wow, he's so handsome." Terra gushed. Edgar turned red.
"Are you serious?"
"Well, he certainly has that mature air about him. Besides, Edgar, lots of women find him handsome. His wife was beautiful too, from what I heard, and little Owain as well. Don't you think he is handsome, Celes?"
"Well...if older men are your type." Celes said nervously, and smiled.
"Today, is the beginning, of a new Doma..." The Chancellor went on, and Locke tried to stiffle a yawn. Celes hit him in the side to get him to listen. However, this speech was short. With a few final blessings and words, Cyan kneeled down and receieved the dazzling gold crown that was in the Chancellor's hands. All at once, everyone in the ballroom let out a loud cheer, the Doma kingdom members crying "Long live King Cyan!!!" Celes began to clap along with the others, her eyes sparkling. Even though she and Cyan hadn't gotten along together at first, it now seemed that time and gentle patience wiped away the wounds between them. The past had truly become nothing more then the past.
**********
Late, late that night, when everyone in Doma's kingdom had retreated home, there was still a group of 16 people in the ballroom, all excitedly talking at once. Chairs had been pulled up in a small circle, each one occupied by a Returner, with the exception of Rose and Matt, who sat in their parent's laps, completely worn out from all the excitement of the huge party Cyan had. The Returners had begun to bring up old memories, and favorite stories, mostly ones of them fighting together side by side, or getting over conflicts with each other. Celes didn't say much the whole time, but no one expected her to. A few times, her eyes would water at a particular story that had to do with the Empire or with her late friend Leo, but she still did not comment. Locke said his fill by telling everyone about his adventures in Phoenix Cave after the world had 'come undone', which led to a few questions from everyone else.
After everyone had said what they wanted, Edgar cleared his throat and stood up. Celes looked at him as he held out his champaigne glass. Everyone else stopped talking and stared at him as well.
"Ladies and Gentlemen...and moogles...and yeti..." Edgar trailed off for a moment and laughed. "Tonight has been a truly glorious evening. Cyan, I especially want to congratulate you on this special achievement. I'm looking forward to Figaro and Doma becoming allies now more then ever!" Cyan nodded proudly, and Edgar continued.
"But I would also like to announce, while we are all here together, how happy I am for Locke and Celes as well, especially for their new family."
"Well it's about damn time they got together." Relm snapped, and Strago almost fell out of his chair in embarassment.
"And, now, I'd like to announce...." Edgar tried not to giggle as he held out his hand. Terra stood up and took it, smiling brightly.
"Edgar and I are engaged and are to be married by the end of this year." Terra said, and everyone began to hoot and clap, especially Celes.
"Oh Terra!" She exclaimed. "I'm so happy for you!"
"GO Edgar!" Locke yelled.
"Kupo Ku!" Mog squealed.
"Oh my, could it be that my big brother has finally grown up?!" Sabin joked, making everyone burst out into laughter. Edgar and Terra embraced tightly, causing more clapping and cheering. After a few moments though, Celes felt her head start to fog a little. The heat in the room had been getting to her, and she had been waiting for an appropriate time to excuse herself.
"Excuse me everyone, but I need to step out for some air for a moment." She said, and Terra turned to her.
"Can I hold Matt??"
"Sure." Celes smiled, and handed her Matt carefully. Terra smiled and took him greatfully.
"Oh, Terra..." Edgar said slyly. "Don't you just love children? I mean, do you want to have a BUNCH of them?"
"Yes!" Terra exclaimed, not getting what he was really referring to. "In fact, Edgar, when we are married, we can move all of the Mobliz Orphans into the palace!" Edgar nearly fell over and Sabin roared out in laughter. Celes chuckled herself as she left the ballroom, climbing the stairway on her right to a small balacony she knew was up there from previous visits. Sure enough, there it was at the top of the stairs. She pushed open the glass doors guarding it, and stepped into the cool nighttime air.
"Aww..." She sighed, taking in a deep breath. "Just what I needed..."
"You're not getting sick, are you?" A voice asked from behind her. Celes whirled around and spotted Locke.
"Locke, I didn't notice you." Celes said. "But no, I'm not sick at all. I just had to get some air. It was hot in there."
"I agree." Locke said, and whipped out his blue bandana, grinning. "So now I have an excuse to wear this!"
"I can't believe you brought that with you." Celes smirked. She reached out and took it from him before he could even realize it. Teasingly, she held it over the banister, and Locke freaked out.
"Ack, Celes, NO!" He cried. "My lucky bandana!!!!"
"What would you do if I dropped it?" Celes asked teasingly.
"Jump after it, most likely." Locke joked. Suddenly, Celes was reminded of Solitary Island, and grew quiet for a moment. She brought the bandana to her chest, squeazing it tightly to keep tears from coming.
"Hey, are you ok?!" Locke cried, wrapping an arm around her.
"Yes." Celes said softly. "It's just that...talking before, inside, listening to everyone's stories when we were all Returners together...made me think a lot."
"Yeah, I noticed you didn't say much." Locke said.
"I had nothing to say." Celes replied. "I had no happy memories from that time. None at all. Even when we beat Kefka...I was still sad...sad for a long time..." She sniffled and looked down. "The worst had to have been when I was all alone with Cid on that island, and he died, leaving me behind. All I could think about was how you guys had probably met the same fate...and then...I threw myself off the cliff...."
"Celes." Locke said softly, pulling her closer to him. "I knew you were sad. I knew because I was sad too. The day I woke up in some town that I don't even remember now, the first thing I thought about was how I had broken my promise to always protect you. I couldn't get you out of my mind. So, I found a carrier pidgeon, gave it my bandana, and begged it to find you. After that, I realized there wasn't much else I could do."
"But you did protect me." Celes smiled a little. "You saved me from myself. If I hadn't of seen your bandana when I woke up, I decided that I was just going to drown myself. You gave me all of the hope in the world with this...small, dirty, thing." Celes took the bandana and reached up, gently tying it under his bangs and around his forehead. Locke leaned down and kissed her on her forehead, holding her tightly.
"But we don't ever have to worry about something like that again." Locke murmured. "Nothing in life can keep us apart anymore. We've survived so much together...and right now, because of our suffering, being with you like this has become heaven on Earth for me. I don't ever...want to let you go. I love you."
"Locke..." Celes whispered, and pressed her lips to his, closing her eyes. She never wanted to let go either. She wanted to be in this warm and happy world with the man she loved forever. She wanted to raise a family by his side, and teach them to love and trust others like he had for her. She wanted to protect him for always.
And now, she finally could.
Together, their hearts would fight and protect as the power of one.
And they would soar.
The End
June 16th, 2001
Well, everyone, how's dat? *lets out this MASSIVE sigh of relief* I did it! I finished my story! I never thought I could do it, but thanks to all you guys who encouraged me along the way, I did! So thank you to everyone who had such nice things to say about my story. Thank you to Square for making such a kick ass game that inspired this, and thank you fanfiction.net for well...letting me share this with everyone. Now, for a few personal thanks:
Kat-Chan, for always helping me out when I was stuck. (As if anyone couldn't tell we worked together by now!) I still think it's scary how you and me think too much alike.
Alex, for always being so understanding to me as a friend and an author. Your kindness inspires me everyday.
Margaret Rennie, for introducing me to some AWESOME stories.
And Sebastian, who is an all-around sweetie and a great far-away big brother.
Here are some stories I want you guys to check out. They are either hystericaly funny, very well written, or just damn creative.
Dreams of Love and Happiness CAN come true… can't they?- By *Kat*Chan*
http://www.fanfiction.net/index.fic?action=story-read&storyid=179566
This story is a really good romance story between Locke and Celes. Of course, there is also the lemony action, but we won't get into THAT. This story is long, and I loved every chapter of it!! It's wicked cool. ^_~
Change of a Dream- By *Kat*Chan*
http://www.fanfiction.net/index.fic?action=story-read&storyid=260857
This is the sequel to Dreams of Love and Happiness CAN come true… can't they? (Go figure!) It's not done yet, but what is done is awesome. If anyone wants to join my "Beat Kat-Chan-with-a-paper-fan-until-she-writes- more-of-this-great-story-committee", e-mail me. No, I'm KIDDING. For Golly's sake....You people are violent. Go fight Kefka or something.
A.C.P.
http://www.fanfiction.net/index.fic?action=directory- authorprofile&userid=22366
All of these are so funny, it's hard to pick one, so read whatever appeals to you. I put them all under one catagory because this guy writes too much. :P Chances are if you like it, A.C.P. has MST'ed it, and he is very funny about it. ^_^
The Thief's Tale- By Margaret Rennie
http://www.fanfiction.net/index.fic?action=story-read&storyid=125251
I have only read a few of her stories so far (I plan to change that, don't worry!) But I think this one is the best. Maybe it's because I am obsessed with Locke....hmmm...
Sekola- By Ra'akone
http://www.fanfiction.net/index.fic?action=story-read&storyid=194531
This is a great original action story by a friend of mine who lives up north. It's almost completed, so why don't you start it before he starts the sequel and leaves you behind? ^_^
Well, that's all for now. Please look for the sequel to this which I will be starting in a few days, among other lil projects. *wink smile nudge yeah*
Hoo-na-na!