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Chapter Ten

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You do things that you don't want to do. You think of things none of us do think of. You want to destroy your own brother and then you lost.

We forgive you of course. Sure you planned to kidnap the queen and instead, you kidnapped a person from the past. Sure you kidnapped a summoner and black mage. You kidnapped the ones that were close to your brother.

He forgives you. I do not know about the others from the past though.

Garnet says if she can go into the past and stop herself from summoning she would have. Eiko says that she can go back into the past and stop the Moogles from attacking, she would have. Your brother says…he says…

He says, "If only I knew him as much as you do, I would have gone to him myself and talked this all over."

Please understand dear brother, we only did this because we love you. We are afraid for you. We do not want you to become evil like you used to be. Please…do understand.

I did not want you to leave…Zidane says that I will 'get over it'…I do not know what that means, but I intent to.

I cannot believe it has been ten years brother…it just seems like it was just yesterday that I came to Gaia and started my life here.

-Sigh-

I also came to tell you of our progress. Garnet became a wonderful queen and married a wealthy man. It was a shock to us all, we thought that she would marry Zidane, but she did not.

Zidane is heart broken over Garnet still…he says that he is not, but I could see it in his eyes. Whenever he smiles, he only smiles to me. Inside he is suffering! He did not marry; no he did not want to marry. He re-joined Tantalus. Baku said he can if he would stop chasing women.

Vivi died…it is sad really. We never thought he would die. It just happened suddenly! He stopped working and fell right in front of us. Eiko still mourns his death.

Eiko has grown up to be a beautiful and elegant young lady. She tries to get Zidane to notice her still, but lately she stopped doing that and took care of the Moogles in Madain Sari. She became the ruler as well.

Amarant…you might not remember him…he…he…married Lani. Lani, you know her don't you? She had a 'crush' on you. I still do not know what that means either.

Freya and Fratly married. Fratly still does not remember his past, but he learnt to love Freya for whom she is. Burmecia is now rebuilt and beautiful as ever. It rains there still…day and night…the rain never stops.

Cloud, Tifa, Yuffie, Barret, Cid, RedXIII and Cait Sith returned to their world. Vincent stayed and, believe it or not, married Beatrix. It was shocking as well for all of us. Beatrix is still the General. Steiner is now the queen's right hand. He is very happy to be serving the queen.

Then…there is me.

I still live with the black mages in their village with more of our kind. Zidane says it would be better if I stayed with them. He says a lot of stuff, I know, but he is such a nice brother.

I miss you Kuja…I never thought I would say it, but I do. I know that you were evil and tried to kill us. I do not understand why I miss you still. Maybe it is because I am not human?

I never married. I never loved anyone to marry. I do not wish to marry either. I became a writer. There is a play in Alexandria soon called, 'Do Not Leave Me Brother', I wrote that.

I hope that you are proud of me, brother, because Zidane and the others are. I also am proud of myself.

"Mikoto! Come on! We need to leave!"

I got to go now brother. I will come back next year on the same day: The day of your death. If I stay a little bit more, I will cry.

I never understood this feeling. Zidane calls it 'depression'. I hope I do not stay 'depressed' for long.

-Sigh-

Goodbye brother. Sleep well.

"Jeez, what took ya so long, sis?"

Mikoto laid the small white rose on the grave of her beloved brother, Kuja and stood up. "I am sorry; I just had to tell him of our progress."

"I thought you told him last year?"


"I tell him this every year Zidane…"

Zidane smiled and took his sister hand, "Come on, the others are waiting. We need to perform the play today, remember?"

"Oh yes! I forgot to tell Kuja that. I must-"

Zidane put his finger on Mikoto's lip, "No. Tell him next year. Kuja can wait. The play cannot."

Mikoto sighed, "If you say so."

And they walked away as the sun went down on the grave of the one and only, Kuja Tribal.

R.I.P

Here lies Kuja Tribal

Died age 29 Gaian Years

He has killed many, caused the suffering of other and saved the lives of his beloved.

May his soul rest in peace…

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