chapter 1

buttered toast
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garnet rose from her alexandrian bed, opened her eyes to feel the sun shining on her. She breathed in the smell of buttered toast, freshly picked blueberries, and hot tea on her table.

garnet-"ah...such a beautiful day!"

she walked over to the window, and opened it up. A cool breeze brushed against her cheek, and she smelt the fresh smell of alexandria.


she went down and sat on her vanity, and began to brush her hair. She looked at her reflection, and smiled.

garnet-"I'm officially 17 tomorrow. I can't believe it, it's almost been a year since I first wanted to be kidnapped..."

garnet sighed and shook her head. She didn't wanna remember the memories she had in her past. Espicially all the people she met. Zidane, Freya, Eiko, Vivi, Amarant, Quina, the Tantalus thieves. It was real fun, but it also hurt, espicially of her mother's death...even though it wasn't her real mother. Garnet tried to forget it, and she sat down at her table and took a sip of her tea.

garnet-"Mmm...I just love fresh tea in the morning, espicially when it's such a nice day outside. Maybe I should go to Lindblum for my birthday, or...should I stay here..?"

garnet just thought of things to do, and there was a knock on the door.

*knock knock*

garnet-"come in!"

beatrix walked in, had her hair in beautiful curls as usualy, and her suit, espicially that eyepatch...

garnet has always wondered if beatrix had lost her eye, or if it was a style of hers, but now wasn't the time to ponder, but to greet beatrix.

beatrix-"good morning, your highness" *bows*

garnet-"good morning beatrix. Would you like to have breakfeast with me?" garnet smiled

beatrix-"I'd love to, but I must continue my duty of being a knight. My job is to protect you at all costs--"

garnet-"oh beatrix, don't be so silly! You may--no, you WILL have breakfeast with me" garnet winked

beatrix smiled

beatrix-"as you wish, your highness"

beatrix sat down at the chair across of garnet.

beatrix-"excited for your birthday tomorrow?"

garnet-"most certainly! I'm thinking of going to Lindblum to visit all our friends. Would that be okay?" she took a sip of her tea.

beatrix-"of course your highness. I will order an airship to dock tomorrow early at 6.00 a.m. But we'll leave whenever you are ready, or would you like to leave tonight?"

garnet-"it'd be great if it were tomorrow. I promise I'll get up at 5.00 to get ready" she took a bite out of her toast.

beatrix-"certainly"

garnet offered some toast to beatrix.

garnet-"would you like some beatrix? It's real good. I love the blueberry jam on it!" garnet laughed

beatrix-"that's alright, it's for you, your highness"

garnet thought to herself [why is she so formal...we've been so close to eachother, and yet she acts so...well...formal?]

garnet-"oh no, I can't eat it all. Here, my pleasure"

garnet passed beatrix a perfectly butterd toast with blueberry spreaded on it.

beatrix rather blushed.

beatrix-"w-why, thank you my queen" she took a bite off of it, seemingly like she wanted to make a perfect bite into it, without crumbs falling down.