Will You Be My Canary?
By Aquarius Mistress

A/N: Hey, you guys! ^.^ Thanks for all the great reviews. Sorry this chapter took so long. I waited forever for Disney to reply to my message but they still haven't so I'm gonna use Cinderella anyway since it's only a fanfic. I'm not making any money out of this anyway :P. I know in this chapter, not a lot happens but hey!! Next chapter is the audition!! ^_^

Note to Sugar Sweet: The reviewer who posted up the mistake thingy was showing a mistake I made. Apparently, I had a mix-up because it was suppose to be night time in the fic but I accidentally added some words which referred to the afternoon (i.e.. lunch, noon, etc.). I had this chapter planned out but then I realized that when Dagger and Karen arrived at Quebec City, it was already sunset. So I had to change everything so it fits the evening scene. I guess I missed a few parts, huh? ^.^; (pssst!! I'm Canadian too! ^.~) Thanks for the French vocab though! :)

Disclaimer: I don't own anything that you recognize from Final Fantasy. I do own my original characters though (Belle, Karen, etc.). I don't own Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella either. Don't sue me, I don't even have a job yet!

Chapter 3

Another day in Quebec has awakened as the sun beamed, shedding light through windows and awakening the city. It was another beautiful morning in Quebec City. Dagger squinted her eyes and pulled her sheets over her head, attempting to block out the sunlight shining on her. After a few minutes, her alarm clock went off, tuning to the radio. She gave a frustrated groan and turned off the radio.

"I just had to forget that today was a free day..." Dagger growled to herself.

She pulled off the sheets and gave a great yawn. She stepped into the washroom, taking a quick shower, brushing her teeth and changing into a black tank top with a powder pink, silk skirt that went all the way down to her feet. Her hair was neatly put up with chopsticks.

As soon as she stepped out, the living room and kitchen were empty. As usual, Dagger was the first to awake. Then again, she had forgot to turn off the alarm since today was a free day. She opened all the windows, letting the early autumn wind blowing into the apartment. After, she plopped onto the couch, still tired. A door opened, and a happy Karen swept out, dressed in a pink cotton t-shirt with a matching overtop and dark indigo jeans.

"Good morning." Dagger greeted with a yawn.

"Still tired?" Karen asked with a smile.

"No. I feel hyper." Dagger said sarcastically.

"Hehehe. Someone got off the wrong side of the bed today."

"And somebody is using stupid clichés first thing in the morning."

Karen giggled at the grouchy Dagger. She flopped down beside next to her, a question that has been keeping her awake for half the night.

"Sooooo... how'd it feel to wake up with your head on Zidane's shoulder?" Karen asked with glee.

Dagger looked at her weirdly, arching an eyebrow. "Trust me. You don't wanna know."

"Awww... c'mon. For me?" Karen asked sweetly.

"Well, if it interests you, it was horrible. He puts waaaaay too much cologne on and it gave me a headache." Dagger said half-heartedly.

Karen frowned but she knew Dagger was still exhausted from practicing yesterday. Just then, Karen's stomach growled slightly. She blushed sheepishly.

"Oops..."

Dagger giggled a bit and then got up. "How about this? I'll make breakfast for you guys. Why don't you go buy us some coffee so we can feel a bit more alive."

Karen nodded and got up. She slipped on her sandals and opened the door.

"Be back in a minute..."

The door closed and Dagger went to lock the door. She walked over to the kitchen and sighed.

"Now how did Eiko make her mango and orange juice again?"

~*~

"Hurry up, Zidane! You take so damn long!" Irvine whined, pounding on the bathroom door.

Unlike the girls, the guys had a different dorm. They didn't have personal bathrooms, only two bathrooms at the end of the hallway. Blank was busy in the other one while Zidane took his time in his. Luckily for Marcus, he went before everyone else did, since he woke up first. Now he was relaxing in the living room, watching television.

"Hey. A guy's gotta do what a guy's got to do." Zidane replied.

Irvine started dancing around, crouched over. "Hurry!! I can't hold it any longer!!"

A flush could be heard and then the tap over the sink turned on. A rush of water could be heard. Zidane started whistling happily while Irvine bit his lip. The sounds he heard through the door wasn't doing much good.

"STOP TAKING YOUR DAMN TIME AND LET ME IN!!!! I'M GONNA PISS MY PANTS!!!!" Irvine demanded, teetering on the brink of giving up.

"Ya don't have to get worked up about it." Zidane said as he turned off the tap and dried his hands with a towel, "Just promise me. If I let you in, you got to promise to stop any of that guns stuff and spittin' all over the place..."

"I PROMISE!!!"

Zidane smiled to himself and opened the door. At the very moment, Irvine barged in, locked the door and let out a big sigh of relief. Zidane shuddered in disgust and then shouted out, "Remember! You promised!"

"Yeah, yeah! Whatever!" Irvine responded, not giving a care for anything at the moment.

Zidane chuckled in response and walked over to the living room, sitting down on a couch.

"So are we still going over to the girls' place to practice today?" Marcus asked suddenly.

"I think so. God, I can't stand that Karen. She's so cheerful, especially around me! Ughh... she's acting so obvious that she's starting to act freaky." Zidane said with a huff.

Marcus gave a chuckle and then stood up. "Well, we better head over soon. I promised Belle I'd be over there around nine."

Zidane jerked his thumb to the washrooms, "Tell that to them two."

"What two?" Blank asked, wearing a towel around his waist.

"Hey, hurry up and put a shirt on. We have to be at the girls' place by nine." Marcus said, throwing a towel at Blank.

Blank grabbed the towel and ruffled his hair with it, stomping into his room, searching for a clean shirt.

"Wazzzzzzap?" Irvine shouted out, dressed in a clean black shirt and cowboy jeans along with his hair tied up as usual and a cowboy hat to top it off. He walked around and then sat on the couch.

"Hurry up Blank, we only have five minutes!" Marcus shouted out.

A ruffle of clothes could be heard through the door and then Blank stepped out, wearing a regular white t-shirt with baggy jeans.

"Where are you guys going?" Irvine asked out of curiosity.

The other three guys found it weird because out of all the times that they ditched Irvine to go to the girls' place, he never asked a thing. And now, out of nowhere, he asks where they were going.

"We're going to my girlfriend's place." Marcus explained quickly.

"Oh. You wouldn't mind if I tagged along, would ya?" Irvine asked, almost acting like he was desperate.

"No, you're not coming." Zidane quickly added.

"Why not?"

"Because they don't like you."

"How would you know?" Irvine asked, demanding an answer. Then it clicked. "Wait... is Marcus' girlfriend with those girls I saw the other day?"

"Yeah. And you know they don't like you so just don't follow us okay?" Blank responded rather coldly.

"Awww... c'mon. Why not? I wanna meet new people around here too." Irvine said, almost rather spitting on the fact that he didn't wanna be left out.

"Sorry dude. Maybe next time, okay?" Marcus responded rationally.

Irvine gave a pout and then nodded. The three left their apartment while Irvine shut the door and locked it.

~*~

Dagger placed plates of food on the table. She has managed to make Eiko's famous juice along with scrambled eggs, pancakes and some toast. She glanced around the table, proud of herself. She just hopes that no one will get food poisoning from her though. Just then, the main door unlocked and a blonde girl stepped in, holding two trays of coffee.

"I'm back!" Karen screeched cheerfully.

"Already? I'd thought you'd take a long time since you had to cross the glass hallway." Dagger stated, placing strips of bacon on a frying pan, not bothering to look.

"Well, you see, I had a little help on the way..." Karen said shyly.

As if on cue, Blank walked in with Zidane and Marcus behind him. Dagger arched her eyebrow and turned around, glaring at Karen.

"So you got dragged across again?"

"Yeah, kinda." Karen said, feeling a little guilty.

"And let me guess... you bought extra coffee for them."

"Well... yeah."

Dagger sighed and turned back to the frying pan, the bacon sizzling noisily. The boys sniffed the air and 'mmmmm's emitted from their lips. They glanced at the table and their stomachs instantly grumbled.

"Uhh... you wouldn't mind if we joined you guys for breakfast, would ya?" Blank asked sheepishly.

"No. I cooked too much anyway. Got carried away, I guess..." Dagger murmured as she picked up each slice of bacon with a fork onto a small dish with napkins on it to soak up the oil. It was clear that she wasn't too keen on serving Zidane but if she didn't feed him, he'll start his obnoxious whining.

"Where's Belle? I was here on time, right?" Marcus asked, looking around the apartment.

"I don't think she's up yet. Neither is Beatrix... I think." Karen stated as she placed the trays of coffee on the table, "I'll go wake them up."

Karen ran off to Belle's door and knocked on it while the boys sat around the table, waiting for breakfast to be served. Dagger placed the bacon on the table and then opened the cupboards, looking for plates. While Marcus and Blank engaged in a conversation, Zidane couldn't help but peek at Dagger every now and then. The apron she wore made her look so innocent and cute. It was canary yellow and it was frilly on the shoulder straps. There was also a small pouch at the front with Tweety on it. But hey, it was only because she looked cute in an apron.

'Doesn't mean she'd actually start acting cute anytime soon..." Zidane thought to himself and looked away from her, inviting himself to the conversation between Blank and Marcus.

Meanwhile, Karen managed to get Beatrix and Belle out of bed. She skipped out cheerfully and took a seat beside Zidane. Marcus nudged him and gestured to Karen. Zidane rolled his eyes discreetly and just shrugged.

"I don't think there will be enough chairs for all of us. I'll go grab the other chairs from our rooms." Karen declared as she stood up and walked over to her room.

As soon as she disappeared from sight, Dagger took off her apron and placed it on a hook on the wall. Then she placed the plate of bacon on the table. Before the guys grabbed their plates and started ravaging the food, Dagger made an announcement.

"I have to warn you guys, I'm not a very good cook and I'm afraid people getting food poisoning because of me. Zidane, can you make yourself helpful and test it for me?" she asked, trying to imitate Karen's sickeningly sweet tone.

Zidane glared at Dagger, who only smiled back innocently. Marcus and Blank chuckled devilishly at him and Dagger shoved a fork in Zidane's hand. Zidane glared at her while Dagger merely smiled.

"You don't want us to get food poisoning, do you?" Blank asked jokingly.

Zidane growled at him and then scooped up some of the eggs and then placed it inside his mouth. To his surprise, she wasn't that bad of a cook. They actually tasted like food, but he wasn't about to let Dagger get the better of him.

"They were horrible! What the hell did you put in these?! I swore I felt some pieces of the eggshells in my mouth!" Zidane exclaimed. Unfortunately, Zidane wasn't a very good liar. Never was, never will.

Dagger squealed and clasped her hands together, mocking him. "I'm so glad you enjoyed them Zidane! Okay then, dig in! Just remember to save some for us."

She smiled sweetly at him and then returned to her room, grabbing a chair. Marcus and Blank spluttered out laughter as soon she left. Zidane shot them a look and they instantly stopped. In all of their years of being Zidane's buddies, you did not want to see him mad. Karen soon returned with two chairs, placing them neatly. One beside Marcus, the other beside Blank. Then she took her seat beside Zidane and everyone at the table started eating their breakfast. Dagger soon returned with her chair as well and sat down beside Blank while Beatrix and Belle has just came out, yawning.

Belle was wearing a lilac t-shirt with army green khakis. She dragged her chair along placed it beside Dagger while she took the seat beside Marcus. Beatrix took the last seat, wearing a light blue long-sleeved shirt with black jeans. The group began eating hastily, gulping down the food as fast as they can so they can start practicing earlier.

"This is good stuff, Dag. When did you learn to become such a cook?" Beatrix asked, nibbling on her toast.

"Oh, you know. Here and there. My little sister is a really great cook and she taught me a few things." Dagger replied proudly.

"Did she teach you how to make this juice too? I've never had something like this before." Blank stated, taking another sip of his juice.

"Yeah. All the credit goes to my lil' sister, Eiko." Dagger replied, chewing on her bacon.

"What time is it?" Zidane asked, chomping on pancakes.

"It's almost ten. I think we better start practicing now." Karen stated, wiping her mouth with a napkin.

Everyone nodded and finished their meals, cleaning up the table afterwards. Everyone got back into their original partners and started working. Karen dragged an annoyed Zidane into her room to practice, Marcus and Belle were in her room and Dagger, Beatrix and Blank had the living room to themselves.

~*~

"(singing) The sweetest sounds I'll ever hear are still inside my head... The kindest words I'll ever know are waiting to be said... The most entrancing sight of all is yet for me to see... And the dearest love in all the world is waiting somewhere for me... Waiting somewhere... somewhere for me..." Belle sang sweetly.

Marcus just stared at her, spellbound by her voice. Meanwhile, Belle tapped her foot impatiently.

"Marcus!! It's your line!" she reminded him, making him snap back to reality.

Marcus suddenly came flying back, shaking his head a little bit. Belle looked at him in his golden-blue eyes, worried.

"Something wrong, hun?"

"No, nothing. Just that..."

And then Marcus closed his mouth, not knowing what to say next. Belle looked at him worriedly.

"Just that what? What's wrong?"

"Nothing. Just that... your voice is... beautiful..." Marcus said softly, smiling.

Belle flushed and looked away. Marcus smiled softly and wrapped his muscular arms around Belle. She turned around to face him and smiled a bit. The two looked into each other's eyes as if they were hypnotized by each other. He moved in slowly. Belle could feel his warm breath drawing closer and closer. She suddenly felt lightheaded, and kinda faint. She closed her eyes and wrapped her arms around Marcus' neck. Marcus felt weak but held Belle in his arms tightly and soon... their lips locked into a soft, passionate kiss...

~*~

"No no no! You're suppose to do it passionately, Zidane! Sing it right so it looks realistic! You're suppose to be a romantic, cute prince... Not some bum on the street attempting to daydream!!" Karen squealed, stomping her foot childishly on the floor.

"But I can't sing good! I told ya that! Stop pushing me already, I'm trying hard!" Zidane snapped, annoyed.

Karen pouted. She knew Zidane was right but still... She was Cinderella, he was the prince. She was suppose to jump for joy that he's singing for her and returning her affections in the play... but he just wasn't that good when it came to singing. She sighed and then nodded.

"Okay okay... I'm sorry. But still... can't you take those vocal classes or something?" Karen pleaded, feeling a twinge of guilt.

"Yeah. Blank and I signed up for vocal classes already. Maybe you should sign up too. It wouldn't hurt to try it." Zidane suggested.

Karen scowled him, offended by his comment. "I can sing very well, Mr. Tribal!! I'm appalled!"

"Hey hey, take it easy. I'm just saying... maybe these vocal classes can make you an even better singer. You know... help you on your high notes? There's a class tomorrow if you wanna come along." Zidane offered, realizing what mess he's getting himself into.

Karen's face brightened up and she smiled sweetly. She clasped her hands tightly and held it to her chin, resting her head on it. "Really? You really mean it?"

"Uhh... yeah... I guess?" Zidane said to himself, unsure.

Karen squeaked and hugged up against him while Zidane sat there, dumbfounded.

~*~

"Okay Blank, you and Dag will practice with the Cinderella/Prince Christopher parts while I'll just fill in for the stepmother and stepsister's voices. Okay?" Beatrix asked, holding the script in her hand.

"Alright. Let's go. Don't forget to use gestures, Blank. And try not to screech so much when you sing." Dagger suggested kindly.

"Don't worry. I'll try not to screech that much." Blank reassured.

The two acted out their parts, gestures and all. Beatrix filled in whenever she needed to. There was a beautiful song called "The Sweetest Sounds". In the beginning, Cinderella and the Prince, who was disguising himself as a peasant, roamed around the streets, singing the song together without notice. After the song, Cinderella was nearly ran over by one of the royal carriages. Seeing her drop all her things, Prince Christopher went over to help Cinderella pick her things up. At first, he didn't notice, but when he saw her face, he looked as if he was entranced by her beauty. Cinderella thanks him and then walks away, thus ending the part of the script that everyone needed to act out. As Dagger and Blank ended the part, Beatrix clapped her hands and squealed excitedly, as if she was Karen.

"You have no idea how cute you two look doing that!!" Beatrix gushed, clutching her hands together.

Dagger blushed a bit and then grabbed a cushion and hurled it at Beatrix. The two girls laughed while Blank walked over to the kitchen, taking a glass and filling it with water.

'Girls...' he thought as he took a sip of his water.

~*~

Soon, the morning became noon, the sun beaming brighter than ever into the rooms. Karen and Zidane stepped out, seeing Beatrix and Blank act out Cinderella and the Prince while Dagger read out the parts for the stepmother and stepsisters.

"Hey you guys. It's almost 1:00. What'd you say we call it off for today and go for lunch?" Karen asked, slightly tired from the intense practice session.

"Sure. I could go for a break. My throat hurts from singing so much. I really do need those vocal classes..." Blank said sheepishly, scratching the back of his head.

"Where's Belle and Marcus? Aren't they coming along?" Zidane asked, looking around.

"Ahh... you know those two. They do everything together. They'll probably go off somewhere else. I'll write a note and leave it for them." Beatrix stated, grabbing a pen and paper near a white cordless phone on a table near one of the white couches. "Oh. By the way, where are we gonna go for lunch?"

"I was thinking of doing a picnic but I don't think anybody's really in the mood to cook..." Dagger added in.

"How about we just go to a mall, eat at the food court and get some shopping done before we don't have the time anymore?" Karen suggested.

"Sure. Sounds great." Beatrix said kindly, scribbling on the piece of paper, "Okay, done. Let's go!"

The group waddled on their shoes and stepped out, locking the door. As they walked towards the stairs, Blank and Zidane trudged behind the rest.

"Man... do we have to go shopping with them? I mean... shopping with girls is NOT an easy thing..." Zidane whispered to Blank.

Blank shrugged, "Maybe we'll find some place else we can go to and leave 'em to do their thing."

Zidane nodded and the two continued walking behind the girls. They soon reached the ground floor and Karen opened the door for everyone. They all waved at the secretary, who smiled and waved back, and stepped outside.

"Okay. First of all, anybody know a good mall close by?" Dagger asked, wanting to avoid getting lost, especially with Zidane.

"Yeah. There's one in Lower Town. I've been there before. It's pretty decent for a mall. I miss the Eaton's Center back at Toronto though..." Beatrix said with a fret.

"Hey, I never knew you came from Toronto." Dagger said with a slight surprise.

Beatrix nodded. "Yeah. You did too?"

Dagger nodded and giggled. "I used to go to the Scarborough Town Centre all the time."

The group discussed about where they came from as they walked to the mall. It was rather funny because they all came from Toronto, although they came from different parts. Dagger and Karen lived in Scarborough, Beatrix lived in North York while Blank and Zidane lived in the GTA (Greater Toronto Area). But now, they just call it Toronto since the government decided to make a Megacity. Marcus and Belle lived in Markham though, near Pacific Mall. Soon, after a few interesting conversations, the group reached the mall's entrance. Blank opened the door for everyone and stepped in after. They walked around a corner and found a large food court with a variety of food. Chinese, Japanese, Italian, fast food... you name it.

"I'm having some sushi. Anyone care to join?" Beatrix asked. The group shook their heads and she shrugged to herself, skipping off to one of the stalls.

"I'll just stick to a burger and some fries." Karen said, walking off towards a McDonald's stall. Blank ran after her, craving fast food as well.

Dagger walked off towards a Pizza Hut booth, leaving Zidane to his decision.

'Hmm... Chinese sounds good... I'd eat anything at this point...' Zidane thought to himself, staggering over to the Chinese girl standing behind the counter.

Since it was Tuesday, most people were at work so there weren't much of a lineup for the food and the group all paid for their food and met up again at a table.

"I was thinking of going to the jewelry store. I want to send my mom a little something before I forget." Dagger said, nibbling on her pizza.

"Alright. But what are us guys gonna do? Carry your shopping bags?" Blank retorted in a joking matter.

"That would be great!" Karen stated keenly, smiling at Blank.

"I was being sarcastic." Blank replied with a slight roll of his eyes.

Karen smiled at him, "I know. But it's still a great idea."

Blank scoffed and bit into his hamburger. Meanwhile, Beatrix brushed off her hands, finished with her sushi.

"I know that they have an arcade here. Why don't you and Zidane hang out there while we shop? When we're done, we'll come over." Beatrix said as she picked up her tray and stood up. She carried it over to the garbage disposal and shook off the napkins and wrapping off, placing the tray on the hard surface of the counter above and sat back down at the table.

"Sure. Sounds interesting enough. At least we won't have to shop." Zidane replied with a gleeful smile.

After around fifteen minutes, everyone was finished with their meal.

"Alright, we'll meet you guys in the arcade when we're finished, alright?" Karen asked, looking at Zidane and smiling sweetly.

Zidane looked at her weirdly while Blank replied, "Sure. Just make sure you guys don't take too long. I still wanna get some rehearsing done."

Beatrix nodded and the three girls strolled off happily while Blank and Zidane entered the arcade.

~*~

"So where's the jewelry store?" Dagger asked, expecting Beatrix to know the answer. She always does anyway.

"It should be right around the corner. The prices aren't too bad either..." Beatrix answered, pointing over to the right corner.

The girls turned to the right and found a cute little shop with redwood frames around the windows, a few rows of jewelry in glass-windowed showcases and the words "Radiance D'or" (Gold Radiance) in a shiny gold plated sign on a wall. The girls spread out through the store, looking at the beautiful jewelry.

"Ooh... this one looks so nice..." Dagger said, pointing to a necklace with a thin gold chain and what seems like a golden phoenix as its pendant.

"Oh!! I wanna get this with Zidane's named engraved in it!!" Karen squealed, pointing to a necklace with a silver chain and a silver heart pendant with rubies tracing the heart.

Beatrix and Dagger laughed merrily at her as Karen asked the lady behind the counter to take it out for her to see.

~*~

"Here, Zidane! This is the game I've been wanting to play for a long time!" Blank said, gesturing for Zidane to come over.

"How do you play? What's the game anyway?" Zidane asked, confused.

"It's an FF8 Virtual Reality Game. You get to choose an FF8 character you wanna be and then we go on an RPG adventure and we get to beat up monsters and gain levels and everything!!" Blank said excitedly, standing on one of the four platforms, putting on a strange pair of goggles with a wire attached to the side. "I'm being Squall! Called it!"

Zidane sneered at him. "Oh yeah. When was the last time I did that? Grade two?" he mocked, stepping on one of the platforms and also putting on a pair of goggles. "I'll be Zell."

--After an hour or so...--

"Yeah!! Take that!!" Blank shouted out as he sliced the air with an invisible gunblade.

"Watch out, Blank! Behind you!!" Zidane yelled as he "punched" a "monster" away from Blank.

"Thanks." Blank said gratefully. His HP wasn't very high at the moment and they didn't exactly have any gil at the moment to buy any potions.

"Hey, there's a T-Rexaur right there. You wanna beat it up?" Zidane asked, pointing to the virtual dinosaur.

"Sure!" Blank replied, "running" towards the monster.

"Shiva!! Diamond Dust!" Zidane yelled out as a blue Goddess burst out from the ground, incased in ice. The Goddess bursted from the ice, shattering it and forming a blue magic in her two hands. Soon, she shot the beam of ice at the T-Rexaur, causing it to roar with pain. After all, ice is T-Rexaur's weakness.

"Whoa!! You almost did 9000 HP damage with that GF!!" Blank exclaimed as he slashed the monster with gunblade.

"I know. Aren't I great?" Zidane said with glee as he punched the dinosaur.

"Ughhh!" a voice faintly uttered.

"Owww!! That hurts!! What the hell did I punch?" he whined as he rubbed his knuckles.

"But it's impossible for you to actually feel that you hit the monster, Zidane. It's virtual reality!" Blank said, surprised by Zidane's sudden reaction.

"I think you two better take off the goggles." a familiar voice said solemnly.

Blank and Zidane did as they were told and the sight that greeted them wasn't very pleasant. It was rather disturbing as a matter of fact. There was Dagger, lying on the floor, knocked out cold. Everyone glared at Zidane. He looked at them nervously.

"W-What?" he stuttered, staring at the lifeless Dagger.

"You punched her unconscious, Zidane." Blank stated, pointing out the obvious.

Zidane nodded. Blank looked at him weirdly. Normally Zidane would snap back at him for saying something stupid like that but for some odd reason, he didn't seem to want to retaliate. Instead, Zidane cursed and muttered obscenities under his breath. He crouched down and took Dagger's arms and wrapped them around his neck. He carried her up into a piggy-back.

"We better head back." Zidane said sternly.

"You're gonna carry her back like that all the way to the dorms?" Karen asked worriedly.

"Well she isn't gonna walk back home in this state." Zidane said with a sigh. "Let's go."

The group looked at each other weirdly as Zidane carried Dagger on his back, exiting the arcade.

--Back At the Dorms...--

"You're gonna what?!" Blank blurted out, shocked.

"I'm gonna stay here for the night and take care of Dagger. I punched her unconscious and it's my responsibility to take care of her and nurse her back to health. Besides, it's goes against my nature to just leave someone who's hurt, especially if it's my fault." Zidane explained solemnly.

"Alright, dude. See ya tomorrow mornin'." Blank said as he waved goodbye and left the girls' dorm.

Zidane waved and then closed the door, locking it. He walked over to Dagger's bedroom, where he left Dagger on her bed. He walked over to her bathroom, grabbing a towel and soaking it with cold water. He squeezed off the excess water and turned off the tap. He walked out and then sat down on a chair beside the bed. He began taking her hands and wiping them with the towel. If she was gonna be unconscious, she might as well be clean. After wiping her hands, he used the towel to wipe her face. He brushed her hair away from her face and gently rubbed the towel against her face. Then he walked back to the bathroom, washing the towel and placing it neatly back on the rack.

'Just my luck. How'd I ever get myself into this mess?' he thought sleepily to himself as he sat back down on the chair.

It was 11:00 at night. It took almost three hours to get Dagger back home from the town to the dorms. He was dead tired. Funny thing is that, he'd never thought he'd even be doing this. Just something about her...

He turned on the night lamp and turned off the main lights. He sat back down on the chair, his head leaning on the bed with his arms, soon drifting off to a blissful sleep...

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A/N: Sorry this chapter took so long. High school is such a pain. -_- I thought grade 9 would be easier than this but I guess it's because of the enrichment program...

Anyway, hope you enjoyed this chapter! ^.^

Finished: September 13, 2002 (Friday) **Friday the 13th. Is anybody superstitious here?**