Chapter 10
Celebration
The next morning Zidane was awakened by four people pushing him around to get him to wake up. When he opened his eyes he saw them all standing around him. "Why am I always the last one up?" He asked sitting up. "Come on Zidane! The celebration has already started! Lets go!" Eiko hurried him. He them stood up seeing soldiers, dancers, and banners ready for a parade. They could all hear the loud cheering outside of the castle almost shaking the ground. They walked down the stairs and past the hallways until they reached town. Everyone formed a line of four people in each row. Tawnya looked over to Zidane and he almost jumped being surprised that she was awakened. "Hey! how are you feeling?" He asked "This is the most awake I've felt in years!" She replied. Garnet, Zidane, Eiko, and Tawnya formed a line, and Quina stayed a line back with the gourmet chefs eating off of their plates. As they walked down into town, they looked out at the surrounding crowds cheering and laughing together. The dancers began twirling around and waving pink sparking lights through the warm mid-morning air. The soldiers we behind and in front of the line holding their banners high and marching forward. When they had walked for a while they heard a group of people chanting their names. They looked over and saw the Tantalus group. Zidane waved and then Tawnya spotted Ruby next to them. They both opened their mouths wide in shock for they had looked so different from years past. Then they began waving their hands in some secret hand shake together and Ruby held up a sign...
Meet my at my theatre at noon! -you rock-
Tawnya excepted, but now she had to figure out where her new theatre was located. This parade was almost an hour long. The crowds seemed to never end, and same with the children's laughter. Cid walked backwards to where Zidane was walking and was asking him how the parade was going for him. "It's great, but I'm gettin tired." Zidane said. "The end is just around the corner, then we can return the castle and have some brunch." Cid replied "Can we have a casual brunch in town?" Zidane wondered. "I'd let you, but the people here will not stop interviewing and speaking to you, so I suggest that you stay in the castle till' it settles down." Cid told. "Aight." Zidane said breathing loudly. When they reached the corner of town, the crowds began to thin but they could see the Tantalus following them. When they reached the end a burst from the sky left shimmering confetti drop over everyone down to their toes. "Well fry my hide! Tawny I haven't seen ya in ages!" Ruby bellowed out. "I'll see you later!" Tawnya said as the soldiers led them back to the castle. "Does that talking of Ruby's ever annoy you?" Zidane asked to Tawnya. "Well I'm quite used to it by now. But it wasn't that bad when we were little. We met in first grade and were split up in middle school." Tawnya explained to Zidane as she lowered her head. "Why were you split apart?" Zidane asked. "Well, when we were young we lived just next door. And her parents and my parents got in a big fight and decided that Ruby and I couldn't be together anymore." Tawnya said sniffing. "I'm sorry." Zidane said comforting her. Eiko then walked over to Tawnya and started talking to her. There conversation didn't last long, for they entered the conference room to have some brunch with Cid. "Welcome, please take a seat." Cid said as everyone sat at the long table sniffing the food in front of them. "Pease before you start eating, I'd like to Thank you all for Helping the world out. Everyone is so proud of you." Cid started. "Oh, and Garnet. I've noticed that you've seemed to fit in quite well outside of your home town. But aren't people worried about you getting into so many risks and being the Queen?" Cid asked. "Please begin to eat." Cid said as he motioned everyone to start. Everyone began eating in a flash but when they looked over at Tawnya she was just sitting there with her eyes staring at the wall. "What is it?" Cid asked her. She practically fell out of her chair from being startled from her moment deep in thought. She began to mumble to herself when Cid interrupted. "Hello?" He said again to her "Oh, It's nothing." She said then she began to eat. "(that was weird. oh, she was probably thinking of Ruby)" Zidane said to himself. "Um, Cid..." Eiko started. "Where is Ruby's theatre located? Rudy wants us to meet her there around noon." She asked Cid. "I believe that it's in the Business district in the very front. It's brand new, so it should be quite clear to see. If she's asking you to meet her there, then she will probably have it closed from other people in town so it doesn't get to crowded." Cid explained. "That's great!" Zidane said happily. Garnet stood up and started leaving. "Where are you going?" Zidane asked her beginning to stand up. She walked out the door not saying anything and Zidane fallowed "I'll be right back." Zidane said to Cid. He nodded his head. "What's up Garnet?" Zidane asked as the went to the top floor of the castle. "Oh, nothing, I just want to get some fresh air." She said putting her hands together. They walked up more stairs until they reached the view point on the top of the castle. "It's beautiful up here isn't it." Garnet said to Zidane as they looked down the off balcony together. "Cid was saying that I was fitting in better, but I think of it as people haven't been noticing me very much... THE QUEEN!" Garnet said as she put her head down. Zidane walked in front of her and looked into her eyes. "Oh, come on, maybe it's because you in a different outfit." Zidane said. Garnet kicked him. "Okay, I'm sure people notice you just as much as they did before, but you have become more bold and brave then before, so maybe people think that you don't need to be so protected (except in Alexandria)." Zidane explained. "I guess your right. I'm sorry." Garnet understood. They walked over to a wooden bench and took a seat. They held hands and sat close together. "Garnet, there is something I want to tell you." Zidane started. "Yes?" She asked. "I u...um..." THUMP "Ouch! what was that?!?" Zidane yelled as he picked up a rock off the ground that had hit his head. He looked around and could hear little giggles from the corner of his ear. Then he saw Eiko and Tawnya dash down the stairs and then burst into laughter. "Oh now, you better watch it, this isn't over yet." Zidane said as he stood up in fury.
The next morning Zidane was awakened by four people pushing him around to get him to wake up. When he opened his eyes he saw them all standing around him. "Why am I always the last one up?" He asked sitting up. "Come on Zidane! The celebration has already started! Lets go!" Eiko hurried him. He them stood up seeing soldiers, dancers, and banners ready for a parade. They could all hear the loud cheering outside of the castle almost shaking the ground. They walked down the stairs and past the hallways until they reached town. Everyone formed a line of four people in each row. Tawnya looked over to Zidane and he almost jumped being surprised that she was awakened. "Hey! how are you feeling?" He asked "This is the most awake I've felt in years!" She replied. Garnet, Zidane, Eiko, and Tawnya formed a line, and Quina stayed a line back with the gourmet chefs eating off of their plates. As they walked down into town, they looked out at the surrounding crowds cheering and laughing together. The dancers began twirling around and waving pink sparking lights through the warm mid-morning air. The soldiers we behind and in front of the line holding their banners high and marching forward. When they had walked for a while they heard a group of people chanting their names. They looked over and saw the Tantalus group. Zidane waved and then Tawnya spotted Ruby next to them. They both opened their mouths wide in shock for they had looked so different from years past. Then they began waving their hands in some secret hand shake together and Ruby held up a sign...
Meet my at my theatre at noon! -you rock-
Tawnya excepted, but now she had to figure out where her new theatre was located. This parade was almost an hour long. The crowds seemed to never end, and same with the children's laughter. Cid walked backwards to where Zidane was walking and was asking him how the parade was going for him. "It's great, but I'm gettin tired." Zidane said. "The end is just around the corner, then we can return the castle and have some brunch." Cid replied "Can we have a casual brunch in town?" Zidane wondered. "I'd let you, but the people here will not stop interviewing and speaking to you, so I suggest that you stay in the castle till' it settles down." Cid told. "Aight." Zidane said breathing loudly. When they reached the corner of town, the crowds began to thin but they could see the Tantalus following them. When they reached the end a burst from the sky left shimmering confetti drop over everyone down to their toes. "Well fry my hide! Tawny I haven't seen ya in ages!" Ruby bellowed out. "I'll see you later!" Tawnya said as the soldiers led them back to the castle. "Does that talking of Ruby's ever annoy you?" Zidane asked to Tawnya. "Well I'm quite used to it by now. But it wasn't that bad when we were little. We met in first grade and were split up in middle school." Tawnya explained to Zidane as she lowered her head. "Why were you split apart?" Zidane asked. "Well, when we were young we lived just next door. And her parents and my parents got in a big fight and decided that Ruby and I couldn't be together anymore." Tawnya said sniffing. "I'm sorry." Zidane said comforting her. Eiko then walked over to Tawnya and started talking to her. There conversation didn't last long, for they entered the conference room to have some brunch with Cid. "Welcome, please take a seat." Cid said as everyone sat at the long table sniffing the food in front of them. "Pease before you start eating, I'd like to Thank you all for Helping the world out. Everyone is so proud of you." Cid started. "Oh, and Garnet. I've noticed that you've seemed to fit in quite well outside of your home town. But aren't people worried about you getting into so many risks and being the Queen?" Cid asked. "Please begin to eat." Cid said as he motioned everyone to start. Everyone began eating in a flash but when they looked over at Tawnya she was just sitting there with her eyes staring at the wall. "What is it?" Cid asked her. She practically fell out of her chair from being startled from her moment deep in thought. She began to mumble to herself when Cid interrupted. "Hello?" He said again to her "Oh, It's nothing." She said then she began to eat. "(that was weird. oh, she was probably thinking of Ruby)" Zidane said to himself. "Um, Cid..." Eiko started. "Where is Ruby's theatre located? Rudy wants us to meet her there around noon." She asked Cid. "I believe that it's in the Business district in the very front. It's brand new, so it should be quite clear to see. If she's asking you to meet her there, then she will probably have it closed from other people in town so it doesn't get to crowded." Cid explained. "That's great!" Zidane said happily. Garnet stood up and started leaving. "Where are you going?" Zidane asked her beginning to stand up. She walked out the door not saying anything and Zidane fallowed "I'll be right back." Zidane said to Cid. He nodded his head. "What's up Garnet?" Zidane asked as the went to the top floor of the castle. "Oh, nothing, I just want to get some fresh air." She said putting her hands together. They walked up more stairs until they reached the view point on the top of the castle. "It's beautiful up here isn't it." Garnet said to Zidane as they looked down the off balcony together. "Cid was saying that I was fitting in better, but I think of it as people haven't been noticing me very much... THE QUEEN!" Garnet said as she put her head down. Zidane walked in front of her and looked into her eyes. "Oh, come on, maybe it's because you in a different outfit." Zidane said. Garnet kicked him. "Okay, I'm sure people notice you just as much as they did before, but you have become more bold and brave then before, so maybe people think that you don't need to be so protected (except in Alexandria)." Zidane explained. "I guess your right. I'm sorry." Garnet understood. They walked over to a wooden bench and took a seat. They held hands and sat close together. "Garnet, there is something I want to tell you." Zidane started. "Yes?" She asked. "I u...um..." THUMP "Ouch! what was that?!?" Zidane yelled as he picked up a rock off the ground that had hit his head. He looked around and could hear little giggles from the corner of his ear. Then he saw Eiko and Tawnya dash down the stairs and then burst into laughter. "Oh now, you better watch it, this isn't over yet." Zidane said as he stood up in fury.