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The wind swirled around her tossing her hair with ease. Slowly she stood up and took a look at her surroundings. Suddenly someone laughed behind her and she whirled around, behind her stood a certain blond gnome. "Zidane!" She cried happily and took a step toward him. Out of no where the wind sprang up to a hurricane pitch blowing dust up in a storm so fierce she had to close her eyes. When she opened the Zidane was gone. "Zidane?" She called worriedly. She began to walk around the field looking for her love, "Zidane?" She called out again slight scared, he was just here where had he gone? She began to walk around calling out to Zidane; she began to walk faster and faster breaking into a run when she no one answered her. "Zidane!" She yelled hysterically as she ran forward. Suddenly she tripped catching herself just in time to avoid collision with ground; her exclamation of anger was cutting off by thunder. Thunder? She thought No it sounds more lik. Just as a gigantic horse and rider galloped into view. "Odin? What are you doing here?" She asked just as the eidolon's gigantic sword came swishing down to end her life.
Garnet jerked awake suddenly gasping, tears where streaming out of her eyes. She slowed her breathing determined to get her heart rate back to normal. Why oh why did she keep having these nightmares? Stiner had once told her that she had seen things that would have made others insane but she doubted that anything she had once seen could compare with the scenes that played themselves out in her head every night. She stood and walked over to her window the cool night air sending shivers down her sweat soaked body. She sank into her chair and looked out over the city that she ruled. My beautiful city she thought and yet I still could do nothing when Kuja attacked you. Then she realized that she was in the exact same location she was in when she had first seen the Prima Vista sailing in to the city, the same day that Zidane and come into her life. She tied to hold her tears back but it was useless, this was the only time that her calling as queen would allow her to show her true feelings, she broke down sobbing.
"Your Majesty?" Some called knocking softly at her door. She sighed and stood up. "Come in." General Beatrix entered the room shutting the door behind her. She frowned when she realized that the queen was standing in front of her window. "Garnet why are you out of bed?" "It was just a nightmare Beatrix nothing more. You may go, I'll be fine." Silently Beatrix to turned to leave, she paused a moment in the doorway frowning back at her queen before she closed the door behind her. Garnet walked over to her bed and climbed in, she hated lying to her dearest friends but she knew that if they knew the truth they would start to worry about her and she didn't want them to suffer too. She pulled the covers over her head hoping that her internal horrors would stay away to night.
The next morning she didn't want to have to deal with nobles and complaints but she had, it was her duty. She knew that her subjects saw only the smiling young queen sitting on her throne but it was a mask. The smile didn't reach her eyes it was an expression of false cheer. She wore her mask whenever she was forced to be displayed in public, whenever she was supposed to be a queen. Her most loyally guards and her dearest friends could see that she was hiding something. So far no one had said anything and for that she was grateful, she didn't think she could properly explain the reason she was so upset over his death. It was almost as if a part of her thought he was alive. Suddenly Stiner was at her side he bowed formally to her. "Your Majesty Queen Garnet a young man came to the gates asking for a formal audience with you." Garnet looked up in alarm knowing that their was only way any "young man" would come all the way to Alexandria to seek a formal audience with her. "I informed him that you majesty was busy and could not be disturbed." "Thank you Stiner." She let the relief sound openly in her voice not caring if any one heard her. Her trusty knight gave her a worried look before he returned to his position at her side. Shortly after Alexandria had been rebuilt various princes, dukes and other semi-important young me and arrived at the court and tired to win over the queen who fell for a thief. The suitors in their finery and gems seemed over bearing and flash, or as Eiko had once put it "They look like a bunch of stupid peacocks!" She doubted that anyone would ever touch her heart again after the way it had been destroyed by the Iifa tree.
That night as she was getting ready for bed she noticed a star streaking across the heavens. "I wish that Zidane could be given back to me." She said it so softly that no one heard it but herself. Have I really gotten so desperate She wondered that I even ask shooting stars for miracles? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
Plantress: Was this any better than the fist chapter? Was it worse? Please tell me, R &R! Sky: *Jumping up and down waving arms * What.About.Me? Hey I should get some credit. For God's sake I'm the Editor!!!! Plantress: Fine, *Points * this is my very annoying editor Sky. Apparently he wanted some credit for reading this chapter and telling me my mistakes.
The wind swirled around her tossing her hair with ease. Slowly she stood up and took a look at her surroundings. Suddenly someone laughed behind her and she whirled around, behind her stood a certain blond gnome. "Zidane!" She cried happily and took a step toward him. Out of no where the wind sprang up to a hurricane pitch blowing dust up in a storm so fierce she had to close her eyes. When she opened the Zidane was gone. "Zidane?" She called worriedly. She began to walk around the field looking for her love, "Zidane?" She called out again slight scared, he was just here where had he gone? She began to walk around calling out to Zidane; she began to walk faster and faster breaking into a run when she no one answered her. "Zidane!" She yelled hysterically as she ran forward. Suddenly she tripped catching herself just in time to avoid collision with ground; her exclamation of anger was cutting off by thunder. Thunder? She thought No it sounds more lik. Just as a gigantic horse and rider galloped into view. "Odin? What are you doing here?" She asked just as the eidolon's gigantic sword came swishing down to end her life.
Garnet jerked awake suddenly gasping, tears where streaming out of her eyes. She slowed her breathing determined to get her heart rate back to normal. Why oh why did she keep having these nightmares? Stiner had once told her that she had seen things that would have made others insane but she doubted that anything she had once seen could compare with the scenes that played themselves out in her head every night. She stood and walked over to her window the cool night air sending shivers down her sweat soaked body. She sank into her chair and looked out over the city that she ruled. My beautiful city she thought and yet I still could do nothing when Kuja attacked you. Then she realized that she was in the exact same location she was in when she had first seen the Prima Vista sailing in to the city, the same day that Zidane and come into her life. She tied to hold her tears back but it was useless, this was the only time that her calling as queen would allow her to show her true feelings, she broke down sobbing.
"Your Majesty?" Some called knocking softly at her door. She sighed and stood up. "Come in." General Beatrix entered the room shutting the door behind her. She frowned when she realized that the queen was standing in front of her window. "Garnet why are you out of bed?" "It was just a nightmare Beatrix nothing more. You may go, I'll be fine." Silently Beatrix to turned to leave, she paused a moment in the doorway frowning back at her queen before she closed the door behind her. Garnet walked over to her bed and climbed in, she hated lying to her dearest friends but she knew that if they knew the truth they would start to worry about her and she didn't want them to suffer too. She pulled the covers over her head hoping that her internal horrors would stay away to night.
The next morning she didn't want to have to deal with nobles and complaints but she had, it was her duty. She knew that her subjects saw only the smiling young queen sitting on her throne but it was a mask. The smile didn't reach her eyes it was an expression of false cheer. She wore her mask whenever she was forced to be displayed in public, whenever she was supposed to be a queen. Her most loyally guards and her dearest friends could see that she was hiding something. So far no one had said anything and for that she was grateful, she didn't think she could properly explain the reason she was so upset over his death. It was almost as if a part of her thought he was alive. Suddenly Stiner was at her side he bowed formally to her. "Your Majesty Queen Garnet a young man came to the gates asking for a formal audience with you." Garnet looked up in alarm knowing that their was only way any "young man" would come all the way to Alexandria to seek a formal audience with her. "I informed him that you majesty was busy and could not be disturbed." "Thank you Stiner." She let the relief sound openly in her voice not caring if any one heard her. Her trusty knight gave her a worried look before he returned to his position at her side. Shortly after Alexandria had been rebuilt various princes, dukes and other semi-important young me and arrived at the court and tired to win over the queen who fell for a thief. The suitors in their finery and gems seemed over bearing and flash, or as Eiko had once put it "They look like a bunch of stupid peacocks!" She doubted that anyone would ever touch her heart again after the way it had been destroyed by the Iifa tree.
That night as she was getting ready for bed she noticed a star streaking across the heavens. "I wish that Zidane could be given back to me." She said it so softly that no one heard it but herself. Have I really gotten so desperate She wondered that I even ask shooting stars for miracles? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------
Plantress: Was this any better than the fist chapter? Was it worse? Please tell me, R &R! Sky: *Jumping up and down waving arms * What.About.Me? Hey I should get some credit. For God's sake I'm the Editor!!!! Plantress: Fine, *Points * this is my very annoying editor Sky. Apparently he wanted some credit for reading this chapter and telling me my mistakes.