Oh! Long chapter this time! And guess what! Chapter Four is even longer!
*^_^* Oh yeah, I'm good. ()-_- j/k For such a non-hyper making subject
matter, I'm feeling pretty damn good! Seriously genki me. ::sprouts
butterfly wings and skips away::
-Chapter Three-
Rumor continued.
"I heard that she had a child."
"She didn't give birth, but she was pregnant."
They thought they knew her.
"Then what became of the baby?"
"No one knows for sure."
They didn't know what happened.
"She really is irresponsible isn't she?"
They didn't want her to be Queen.
~*~*~*~
"That seemed to go better, or was I just imagining things?" The general walked through the garden with her queen, who was surprisingly in a better mood.
"No, it went better." Beatrix could hardly contain herself.
"How was he?"
"Not bad, not horrendously good either, but not bad." She thought for a moment before adding, "He was kind of cute, in a Burmecian sort of way." The two women giggled to each other.
"I'm very proud of you your highness. You're doing very well today considering." Garnet raised her hand slightly.
"I'm not going to be sad today, I decided. I'm going to go on, and have a better than normal day. I don't want to think about it."
Of course, for the rest of the day, that was all that was on her mind.
~*~*~*~
"Beatrix, should I be happy or sad?" Garnet sat on the edge of her bed, squished into a compact form.
"Which do you want to be?" Beatrix leaned against the bedpost.
"Happy."
"Then be happy." She stated.
"But I can't do this. what will my people say?" The queen curled up into an even smaller position, pulling her knees against her chest.
"I think you need to stop worring about what the people think for a moment and do something for yourself for a change." There was a silence between the two, each lost in their own thoughts.
"I want to have it. I want to have Zidane and my baby."
~*~*~*~
"Your highness?" A second knock followed by the opening a crack of the door.
"Come in Steiner." The Queen was seated in her chair by the window. The sun shined upon the gems placed on her darkened blue dress, making her look just like the evening sky. As he entered, he closed the door behind him, also removing his head armor. He held the helmet against himself, slowly making his way over to where she was sitting. "We had visitors to the castle, who were they?" He stopped mid-step.
"That's what I came to talk to you about, your highness." She shifted over in her chair to look at him.
"What did they have to say?" The armored man moved uncomfortably, shifting his weight from side to side.
"Your highness." A look of worry crossed his features, immediately followed by Garnet's. She shot up from her chair and questioned him.
"Steiner, what news did these visitors bring?" Steiner inhaled a large breath.
"They were the leaders of the search party from the Iifa Tree." He paused and watched as a range of emotions flew across her face. This was not going to be easy. "They combed the entire area for any trace of Zidane. They found none." Her eyes narrowed and she began to shout.
"What do you mean they didn't find him?! They just haven't looked hard enough!"
"Your highness, please believe me, they have looked as hard as they could, not only we many of our own men sent, but Regent Cid sent as many as he could spare as well. I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this prin- your highness, but."
Tears spilled, she knew what his words were going to be.
"They decided to end the search. As of this moment, he has been pronounced dead."
She stood there, her hands balled into tight fists as the salty droplets continuously met with the fabric of her dress.
"Your highness," Steiner bowed. "I am truly sorry."
Voice wavering, she responded. "Thank you Steiner. That will be all." Understanding her need to be alone, he bowed once again, took one last look at her, and exited her chambers.
The knees gave out first as she fell to the ground, her body convulsing with sobs. She wrapped her hands around her stomach in hope that would help reduce the pain she felt. Her heart hurt. The floor quaked beneath her pounding fists, as if she were attempting to break a hole directly through. Her arm soon tired and she lay there, wanting to die.
~*~*~*~
"Beatrix!" Garnet's scream pierced the night sky as she ran down the hallway to the General's room. Her sweating hands slipped on the gold doorknob as she rushed into the room. Beatrix shot out of bed, faster than she had ever had in her entire being.
"You highness what is wrong?!" Both hands were placed on the shoulders of the panicked queen. "What is it?"
"I had been hurting all day. I thought it was normal. I thought I was upset. I didn't think anything of it. But the cramps were getting bad. I thought I'd just sleep it off. I thought it'd be okay, but it's not okay. It's not okay."
"You're not making sense!" Beatrix placed a firmer grip on the hysterical girl. Suddenly, Garnet got strangely calm.
"There is blood all over my bed."
~*~*~*~
"What am I going to do?"
"I don't know."
"It's all I had left of him."
"I know."
"I feel so. empty."
"Just cry Garnet, you'll feel better."
"I have to be strong."
"You don't always have to be. Sometimes, it's okay to cry."
The older woman held the girl that felt like her daughter as sobs pierced the silence and began to rack her body. "Why did this happen? What did I do wrong?"
"You did nothing wrong, Doctor Tot said that sometimes when a woman undergoes a severe loss, her body can." She chose her words carefully. ".be unable to carry a child."
"But I was careful." she trailed off, still unbelieving what had taken place over the last few hours.
"There's no way that you can be in control of the situations that happen around you."
"But Zidane's not dead. he promised he'd come back to me." A look of pure sadness overtook Garnet's features. It tugged at Beatrix's heart, she wanted to help her, but she didn't know how. She could only be a voice of reason.
"Garnet." The young queen continued to cry into Beatrix's arms.
"Just let me believe that. just for a little while."
See? I told you it was long! Okay, only long for me, but still long! I hope you enjoyed and if you did, please review! *^_^* By the way, thank you SOOO much to all the people that reviewed! You have no idea how much it means to me! *^_^* If you have a fic, please let me know, I'd love to read it!
Hugs and Fruitcakes,
Mimi
-Chapter Three-
Rumor continued.
"I heard that she had a child."
"She didn't give birth, but she was pregnant."
They thought they knew her.
"Then what became of the baby?"
"No one knows for sure."
They didn't know what happened.
"She really is irresponsible isn't she?"
They didn't want her to be Queen.
~*~*~*~
"That seemed to go better, or was I just imagining things?" The general walked through the garden with her queen, who was surprisingly in a better mood.
"No, it went better." Beatrix could hardly contain herself.
"How was he?"
"Not bad, not horrendously good either, but not bad." She thought for a moment before adding, "He was kind of cute, in a Burmecian sort of way." The two women giggled to each other.
"I'm very proud of you your highness. You're doing very well today considering." Garnet raised her hand slightly.
"I'm not going to be sad today, I decided. I'm going to go on, and have a better than normal day. I don't want to think about it."
Of course, for the rest of the day, that was all that was on her mind.
~*~*~*~
"Beatrix, should I be happy or sad?" Garnet sat on the edge of her bed, squished into a compact form.
"Which do you want to be?" Beatrix leaned against the bedpost.
"Happy."
"Then be happy." She stated.
"But I can't do this. what will my people say?" The queen curled up into an even smaller position, pulling her knees against her chest.
"I think you need to stop worring about what the people think for a moment and do something for yourself for a change." There was a silence between the two, each lost in their own thoughts.
"I want to have it. I want to have Zidane and my baby."
~*~*~*~
"Your highness?" A second knock followed by the opening a crack of the door.
"Come in Steiner." The Queen was seated in her chair by the window. The sun shined upon the gems placed on her darkened blue dress, making her look just like the evening sky. As he entered, he closed the door behind him, also removing his head armor. He held the helmet against himself, slowly making his way over to where she was sitting. "We had visitors to the castle, who were they?" He stopped mid-step.
"That's what I came to talk to you about, your highness." She shifted over in her chair to look at him.
"What did they have to say?" The armored man moved uncomfortably, shifting his weight from side to side.
"Your highness." A look of worry crossed his features, immediately followed by Garnet's. She shot up from her chair and questioned him.
"Steiner, what news did these visitors bring?" Steiner inhaled a large breath.
"They were the leaders of the search party from the Iifa Tree." He paused and watched as a range of emotions flew across her face. This was not going to be easy. "They combed the entire area for any trace of Zidane. They found none." Her eyes narrowed and she began to shout.
"What do you mean they didn't find him?! They just haven't looked hard enough!"
"Your highness, please believe me, they have looked as hard as they could, not only we many of our own men sent, but Regent Cid sent as many as he could spare as well. I'm sorry to be the one to tell you this prin- your highness, but."
Tears spilled, she knew what his words were going to be.
"They decided to end the search. As of this moment, he has been pronounced dead."
She stood there, her hands balled into tight fists as the salty droplets continuously met with the fabric of her dress.
"Your highness," Steiner bowed. "I am truly sorry."
Voice wavering, she responded. "Thank you Steiner. That will be all." Understanding her need to be alone, he bowed once again, took one last look at her, and exited her chambers.
The knees gave out first as she fell to the ground, her body convulsing with sobs. She wrapped her hands around her stomach in hope that would help reduce the pain she felt. Her heart hurt. The floor quaked beneath her pounding fists, as if she were attempting to break a hole directly through. Her arm soon tired and she lay there, wanting to die.
~*~*~*~
"Beatrix!" Garnet's scream pierced the night sky as she ran down the hallway to the General's room. Her sweating hands slipped on the gold doorknob as she rushed into the room. Beatrix shot out of bed, faster than she had ever had in her entire being.
"You highness what is wrong?!" Both hands were placed on the shoulders of the panicked queen. "What is it?"
"I had been hurting all day. I thought it was normal. I thought I was upset. I didn't think anything of it. But the cramps were getting bad. I thought I'd just sleep it off. I thought it'd be okay, but it's not okay. It's not okay."
"You're not making sense!" Beatrix placed a firmer grip on the hysterical girl. Suddenly, Garnet got strangely calm.
"There is blood all over my bed."
~*~*~*~
"What am I going to do?"
"I don't know."
"It's all I had left of him."
"I know."
"I feel so. empty."
"Just cry Garnet, you'll feel better."
"I have to be strong."
"You don't always have to be. Sometimes, it's okay to cry."
The older woman held the girl that felt like her daughter as sobs pierced the silence and began to rack her body. "Why did this happen? What did I do wrong?"
"You did nothing wrong, Doctor Tot said that sometimes when a woman undergoes a severe loss, her body can." She chose her words carefully. ".be unable to carry a child."
"But I was careful." she trailed off, still unbelieving what had taken place over the last few hours.
"There's no way that you can be in control of the situations that happen around you."
"But Zidane's not dead. he promised he'd come back to me." A look of pure sadness overtook Garnet's features. It tugged at Beatrix's heart, she wanted to help her, but she didn't know how. She could only be a voice of reason.
"Garnet." The young queen continued to cry into Beatrix's arms.
"Just let me believe that. just for a little while."
See? I told you it was long! Okay, only long for me, but still long! I hope you enjoyed and if you did, please review! *^_^* By the way, thank you SOOO much to all the people that reviewed! You have no idea how much it means to me! *^_^* If you have a fic, please let me know, I'd love to read it!
Hugs and Fruitcakes,
Mimi