DISCLAIMER: Same as b'fore~ Iifa-chan belongs t' me~

Chapter One~

Zidane Tribal quietly finished reading the grave letter from his older brother, slipping the light brown paper back into a fold, golden-brown tail tightening around his ankle.

"Zidane~?"

Garnet asked as she entered the room, sitting beside him on the large, curtained bed, instantly recognizing her mate's discomfort.

"...Kikyou and Iifa are gone."

"You don't mean..."

"They're dead."

The dark brown-haired queen raised both her hands to her perfectly shaped face, a feeling of horror washing over her, for she had always been fond of Kikyou and Iifa.

The two sat in silence, unsure of what to say, until the blonde stood up.

"I'm going to visit Kuja."

Garnet only nodded, knowing how much he loved his brother, and seemed to get lost in thought for a moment.

"I'm going, too. Kikyou and I were such good friends."

She then thought of how Kuja must've felt, finding it incredibly hard to sympathize with him, for he was the one who took control over the great Dragon King known as Bahamut after he had been summoned, sending the Eidolon to destroy the entire Alexandrian fleet and her adoptive mother along with it, in which he succeeded.

Zidane almost looked as if he were about to protest, but he then nodded, knowing that his beautiful Dagger would not change her mind.

The golden-haired Genome sat and wrapped his arm around Garnet's waist, she leaning into him.

"...I hope you can handle it."

Zidane found himself wondering if he too could handle it, remembering how warm and happy his dear brother's blue crystals of eyes where the last time he saw him, which will probably be, again, icey and distant the next.