Note: All FF IX characters belong to Squresoft and songs belong to
Enya and Loreena McKennitt.
One look at love And you may see It weaves a web over mystery. All raveled threads Can rend apart For hope has a place in a lover's heart Hope has a place in a lover's heart.
Whispering world, A sigh of sighs, The ebb and the flow of the ocean tides, One breath, one word May end or may start A hope in a place of the lovers heart. Hope has a place in a lover's heart.
Look to love You may dream, And if it should leave Then give it wings But if such a love is meant to be; Hope is home and the heart is free.
Under the heavens We journey far On roads of life We're the wanderers. So let love rise, So let love depart. Let hope have a place in the lovers Heart.
Look to love and you may dream, And if it should leave Then give it wings. But if such a love Is meant to be; Hope is home and the heart is free.
Hope is home and the heart is free.
Dagger let the last few notes of her song die into the night air. Awakened by yet another nightmare the young queen had decide to try and sing herself to sleep. In the beginning she had tried to sing her song but it remained her too much of Zidane and she had nearly started to cry again. Slowly her thoughts started to drift back to the first few days after they had left Zidane standing by the Iifa tree.
"We have to go back for him!" She had been trying to persuade her uncle since they had arrived back at Linblum three days earlier. Cid sighed and turned around, "Garnet I know you're concerned about Zidane but don't let your feelings cloud your judgment. We felt the tremors from whatever was going on over there here! I don't even know if it's possible to land and air ship over there much less a search party. I am sorry but is simply cannot allow you to take one of our airships back over there!" "Dear what if the young man is injured?" Lady Hilda's soft voice came from the doorway. She walked over to her husband, "It has been two days since we stopped feeling the tremors, I believe that all activity has stopped and besides we need to know what has happened to stop the rumors." Cid threw his hands up in defeat. "Fine if you both seem to think that there is chance he might have survived then you may take the Hilda Grande 3." Garnet turned to leave but Cid stopped her. "Whoever I am sending a detachment of guards with you." Garnet smiled at him. "I can take care of myself Uncle." "I know you can, but I did promise your father I would take care of you!"
Garnet stood at the prow of the Airship waiting for land to show, willing the airship to go faster so that she might be the first to see the Iifa tree. "A watched pot never boils Dagger." "I know Freya but I just have a feeling I should be up here." The dragoon sighed, "If you are going to wait up here then I must keep you company." Sailor Erin's voice sounded over the intercom aboard the ship. "The Iifa tree is coming into sight. We should be over the landing sight within a min...What The!?" As the airship came closer it became clear what had sparked Erin's outburst. Destruction, devastation as far as the eyes could see. The roots of the Iifa tree had completely destroyed the place where they had first left Zidane; it was cover in the thorny roots. Some parts stilled moved, growing over and under each other to form a complete net. Pats of the net where stained scarlet as if an unwary monster had wandered near the roots and been torn to shreds. All color had drained from Garnets face making it look like she had become a ghost. White knuckled clutched the rail as if she held it tight enough it would erase the reality of the scene before her. Freya turned and called back to Erin "Can you take us down a little lower? We want to see if there are any survivors." Erin looked up in surprise, "Survivors? I don't think any living thing could survive something like that." "Just do it!" Startled Erin obediently did as she was told. Freya felt sick as she watched the churning mass below, even thought she had a lot of faith in Zidane she doubted that even he could have survived something like this. Gently she touched Dagger on the shoulder, "Conde Petie is nearby Zidane could have made it there, we should go and see." Numbly Garnet nodded, "Yes let us go check there." Her voice and eyes where distant as if she was trying to see something the rest of them couldn't. Silently Freya left to inform everyone of the new plan. Zidane hadn't been at Conde Petie nor was he at the ruins of Madain Sari or the black mage village. The dwarfs had helped them search the area surrounding the tree but they hadn't found any traces of him. Eventually Garnet had to return to Alexandria and rule but Stiner and the others had stayed behind. However as the months wore on the friends began to drift away. Eiko accepted Cid's offer to adopt her and she went to live with him in Linblum. Freya decided to try and make Fratly remember her so she left to help Burmicia. Amarant had just disappeared one day and no one knew where he had gone. Vivi returned to the black mage village and help the gnomes adjust to Gaia. Steiner and Quina had both returned to Alexandria, Steiner as her guard and Quina to take up the position of head cook.
That was so long ago Garnet said to herself or at least it feels that way. We all have changed; all of us even Amarant. We changed because we followed you Zidane. Oh Zidane I miss so much why did you leave me? She let her voice carry on the wind not caring who could hear her; she sang her sorrows into the words.
When the dark woods fell before me And all the paths where overgrown When the priests of pride say there is no other way I tilled the sorrows of stone.
I did not believe because I could not see Though you came to me in the night When the dawn seemed lost forever lost You showed me you love in the light of the stars
Cast your eyes on the ocean Cast your soul to the sea When the dark night seems endless Please remember me.
When the mountain rose before me By the deep well of desire From the fountain of forgiveness Beyond the ice and fire.
Cast you eyes on the ocean Cast your soul to the sea When the dark night seems endless Please remember me.
Though we share this humble path, alone. How fragile is the heart Oh give these clay feet wings to fly To tough the face of the stars
Breathe life into this feeble heart Lift this mortal veil of fear Take these crumbled hopes, etched with tears. We'll rise above these earthly cares.
Cast your eyes on the ocean Cast your soul to the sea. When the dark night seems endless Please remember me Please remember me.
Why can't I forget him, Garnet thought, I can't keep living in the past like this! I must focus on the future and yet... I feel like he is still alive. But it's just a feeling it can't be real, can it?
Plantress: I know the songs take up a lot of space but I think they match the mood of the story perfectly. This chapter isn't something I'm really proud of because I had writer's block so I just typed something up until I can write the next chapter. Anyway what did you think? Please Review!
In case you're curious: Hope has a Place is by Enya and the second song is by Loreena McKennitt
One look at love And you may see It weaves a web over mystery. All raveled threads Can rend apart For hope has a place in a lover's heart Hope has a place in a lover's heart.
Whispering world, A sigh of sighs, The ebb and the flow of the ocean tides, One breath, one word May end or may start A hope in a place of the lovers heart. Hope has a place in a lover's heart.
Look to love You may dream, And if it should leave Then give it wings But if such a love is meant to be; Hope is home and the heart is free.
Under the heavens We journey far On roads of life We're the wanderers. So let love rise, So let love depart. Let hope have a place in the lovers Heart.
Look to love and you may dream, And if it should leave Then give it wings. But if such a love Is meant to be; Hope is home and the heart is free.
Hope is home and the heart is free.
Dagger let the last few notes of her song die into the night air. Awakened by yet another nightmare the young queen had decide to try and sing herself to sleep. In the beginning she had tried to sing her song but it remained her too much of Zidane and she had nearly started to cry again. Slowly her thoughts started to drift back to the first few days after they had left Zidane standing by the Iifa tree.
"We have to go back for him!" She had been trying to persuade her uncle since they had arrived back at Linblum three days earlier. Cid sighed and turned around, "Garnet I know you're concerned about Zidane but don't let your feelings cloud your judgment. We felt the tremors from whatever was going on over there here! I don't even know if it's possible to land and air ship over there much less a search party. I am sorry but is simply cannot allow you to take one of our airships back over there!" "Dear what if the young man is injured?" Lady Hilda's soft voice came from the doorway. She walked over to her husband, "It has been two days since we stopped feeling the tremors, I believe that all activity has stopped and besides we need to know what has happened to stop the rumors." Cid threw his hands up in defeat. "Fine if you both seem to think that there is chance he might have survived then you may take the Hilda Grande 3." Garnet turned to leave but Cid stopped her. "Whoever I am sending a detachment of guards with you." Garnet smiled at him. "I can take care of myself Uncle." "I know you can, but I did promise your father I would take care of you!"
Garnet stood at the prow of the Airship waiting for land to show, willing the airship to go faster so that she might be the first to see the Iifa tree. "A watched pot never boils Dagger." "I know Freya but I just have a feeling I should be up here." The dragoon sighed, "If you are going to wait up here then I must keep you company." Sailor Erin's voice sounded over the intercom aboard the ship. "The Iifa tree is coming into sight. We should be over the landing sight within a min...What The!?" As the airship came closer it became clear what had sparked Erin's outburst. Destruction, devastation as far as the eyes could see. The roots of the Iifa tree had completely destroyed the place where they had first left Zidane; it was cover in the thorny roots. Some parts stilled moved, growing over and under each other to form a complete net. Pats of the net where stained scarlet as if an unwary monster had wandered near the roots and been torn to shreds. All color had drained from Garnets face making it look like she had become a ghost. White knuckled clutched the rail as if she held it tight enough it would erase the reality of the scene before her. Freya turned and called back to Erin "Can you take us down a little lower? We want to see if there are any survivors." Erin looked up in surprise, "Survivors? I don't think any living thing could survive something like that." "Just do it!" Startled Erin obediently did as she was told. Freya felt sick as she watched the churning mass below, even thought she had a lot of faith in Zidane she doubted that even he could have survived something like this. Gently she touched Dagger on the shoulder, "Conde Petie is nearby Zidane could have made it there, we should go and see." Numbly Garnet nodded, "Yes let us go check there." Her voice and eyes where distant as if she was trying to see something the rest of them couldn't. Silently Freya left to inform everyone of the new plan. Zidane hadn't been at Conde Petie nor was he at the ruins of Madain Sari or the black mage village. The dwarfs had helped them search the area surrounding the tree but they hadn't found any traces of him. Eventually Garnet had to return to Alexandria and rule but Stiner and the others had stayed behind. However as the months wore on the friends began to drift away. Eiko accepted Cid's offer to adopt her and she went to live with him in Linblum. Freya decided to try and make Fratly remember her so she left to help Burmicia. Amarant had just disappeared one day and no one knew where he had gone. Vivi returned to the black mage village and help the gnomes adjust to Gaia. Steiner and Quina had both returned to Alexandria, Steiner as her guard and Quina to take up the position of head cook.
That was so long ago Garnet said to herself or at least it feels that way. We all have changed; all of us even Amarant. We changed because we followed you Zidane. Oh Zidane I miss so much why did you leave me? She let her voice carry on the wind not caring who could hear her; she sang her sorrows into the words.
When the dark woods fell before me And all the paths where overgrown When the priests of pride say there is no other way I tilled the sorrows of stone.
I did not believe because I could not see Though you came to me in the night When the dawn seemed lost forever lost You showed me you love in the light of the stars
Cast your eyes on the ocean Cast your soul to the sea When the dark night seems endless Please remember me.
When the mountain rose before me By the deep well of desire From the fountain of forgiveness Beyond the ice and fire.
Cast you eyes on the ocean Cast your soul to the sea When the dark night seems endless Please remember me.
Though we share this humble path, alone. How fragile is the heart Oh give these clay feet wings to fly To tough the face of the stars
Breathe life into this feeble heart Lift this mortal veil of fear Take these crumbled hopes, etched with tears. We'll rise above these earthly cares.
Cast your eyes on the ocean Cast your soul to the sea. When the dark night seems endless Please remember me Please remember me.
Why can't I forget him, Garnet thought, I can't keep living in the past like this! I must focus on the future and yet... I feel like he is still alive. But it's just a feeling it can't be real, can it?
Plantress: I know the songs take up a lot of space but I think they match the mood of the story perfectly. This chapter isn't something I'm really proud of because I had writer's block so I just typed something up until I can write the next chapter. Anyway what did you think? Please Review!
In case you're curious: Hope has a Place is by Enya and the second song is by Loreena McKennitt