Sweet Visions of Dreams
By: Sweet Ruby
- - - - - -8 Years Later- - - - - -
"AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The long, high pitched scream rang through out the castle, causing everyone to stop what they were doing and looked at the throne room's door.
Inside the throne room, the twin moon's light shone into the room, giving it more of a warm glow than just candles and tourches could possibly muster. Nayeli and Yael stood infront of the throne diase. Nayeli had her hands at the side of her face, smiling like there was no tomorrow, and Yael stood behind her, to her right, looking extremly bored, as he leaned on his left foot and folded his arms.
Yael rolled his eyes and sighed. "Calm down, will you?"
"Calm down?! I AM calm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Nayeli screeched again, calpping her hands in excitment.
Garnet and Zidane both chuckled. "I see you like the idea?" Garnet asked.
"YES! VERY MUCH SO!!!!!!! Oh when will we be leaving?!"
"Tomorrow morning." Zidane replied, grinning.
"Oh! Then I must pack right away!!!!!!" Nayeli raced out of the room, nearly tripping over her silky, forest green, gown. Her curly silver hair bounced with as much excitment as she, herself, had. "Yael! Come on! You aren't going to leave me alone, now are you?!"
Yael mumbled something and followed the estatic princess at a slower, more un-excited pace.
"I think we spoil her a bit too much...." Zidane said, as he lazily scratched his head and sat down on the velvet, cousioned, arm of the throne, in which Garnet sat.
Garnet placed a soft, gentle hand on his thigh and looked up, lovingly, at him. She smiled as she spoke, "Yes, but most of the spoiling comes from you, your sister, your brother, and Tantalus. Not to mention the constant gifts from the Genomes...."
Zidane grinned sheepishly. "Okay...so my race and Tantalus are a little bit of...suckers when it comes to kids."
"A little?" She laughed. "I think you ment 'overly gift bearing, and HUGE suckers when it comes to kids!"
"Heheheh...I guess your right......is that a bad thing?"
"Only if we think it is."
"Good...now I was thinking for Nayeli's birthday this year, I'd get her a..."
"Zidane Tribal!!!" Garnet scolded, playfully as she slapped his arm.
He laughed, and gave a fake wince. "Aww..c'mon! You know I was just kidding....and that hurt..."
"Humph!" She folded her arms acrossed her chest and looked away from him, acting as if she were angry.
"Aw....Dagger..." He put his arms around her and nuzzled her neck. "I was kidding...honest..." Just to add a bit more, umph to his preformance, he pretended to cry.
"Damn it Zidane...." she murmered as she placed her hand on the side of his face and melted into his embrace. "Now I know where Nayeli gets it from."
"Heheh.....don't you just love it?"
"Mmm..........no."
Zidane chuckled and kissed her neck gently. "Eh? Hey Garnet...you're getting gray hair..."
Garnet got extremly stiff. "S..se...see what you and Nayeli do to me?"
He chuckled even more and let her go as he stood up and walked over so he stood in front of her. She gave him a confused look as he bowed down, low. "My beautiful Queen Garnet Til Alexandros..." He held his hand up and out to her. "Will you allow a lowly theif such as I, to escort you to your chambers? It's getting late, and an angel such as you needs some rest of her own, after a long and tiring day."
Garnet smiled warmly as she placed her hand in his. "Allow you? It would be a great honor to have a great thief such as yourself, who lead a handful of heros to save Gaia, escort me to my room."
Zidane smirked on the inside as he he asked, "May I keep you company tonight as well?"
"Only if you I find you worthy." She answered, smirking herself.
Zidane gave her an innocent look with his large, azure eyes. He stuck out his lower lip and spoke like a child, "Pweaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase?"
Garnet laughed. "Yes!"
He grinned slyly as she stood, and he walked her out of the throne room and towards their room.
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"Burmicia! Oh! I can't wait! Can you Yael?!" Nayeli asked him as she looked admired her reflection in the mirror.
Yael grunted as he rolled his eyes for the hudredth time that morning. Folding his arms, he leaned against the Princess' door frame.
She frowned as she looked at him. "Yael! Answer me when I speak to you!" she ordered as she stamped her foot on the hard, marble floor.
".......wow......I can't wait....oh my Gods....this is going to be so exciting..." he said in a monotone, and extremly bored voice.
She put her hands on her hips and scowled. "Shame on you Yael Steiner!!!!! You shouldn't talk to a Princess like that!"
He ignored her. "Whatever.......I'm going down to the Airship docks." He stood up straight and left the room, walking angrily down the hall. 'Some 'Princess' she is! She's a stuck up little brat!!! One of these days..'
"Yael!" a voice boomed behind him.
Yael stopped and turned around. He smiled as he saw his mother walking towards him. "Hello Mother."
Beatrix smiled as she stopped a few feet in front of her grown son. "Yael, I called your name several times.....is there something wrong?"
"No.......well........yeah......."
Beatrix folded her arms. "Care to tell me about it?"
"Well...you see..." Her rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "There's this girl..."
"Girl trouble?! With MY boy?!" Steiner asked as he came up behind Yael and slapped him on the back, a bit hard, causing Yael to stumble forward into his mother.
Beatrix chuckled and walked around the two. "I'll leave you two alone."
'Just great.......' Yael thought.
"Now son, tell me about this girl." Steiner commanded.
"Okay......well..this girl........she's pretty and all......."
"Go on....."
"But she's the biggest spoiled little brat in all Gaia!"
Steiner gave his son an odd look. "What's this girl's name?"
"Uh.......coughcoughcoughcoughNayelicoughcoughcoughMiyoko"
"THE PRINCESS!??!?!?!?!??!?!?!?"
Yael jumped in suprise at his father's loud voice, and claped a hand over Steiner's mouth. "SHHHH! Keep it down dad!"
Steiner removed his son's hand. "You like the princess?!"
"NO! I hate her!!! She's a spoiled brat!"
"Good point....."
Yael sighed. "I hate to complain about her...but I can't help it...the girl's going to ruin Alexandria when she gets on the throne....."
Steiner nodded. "I know...but, Yael, say nothing to the King and Queen. Understood?"
He nodded, "Yes sir..."
"YAAAAAAAAAAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" a voice, they knew all to well, shouted from down the hall.
"Oh no..please no...Gods PLEASE no.."
"Uh..uh..I have to go Son, I'll see you at the docks!" Steiner stuttered and went to run the oppisite direction that Nayeli was coming from.
"Gah!" Yael grabbed his father's arm and clung to it. "NO! YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME HERE!" He whispered pathedicaly.
"Uh..uh...but I must help your mother!!!!!!" Steiner whispered back, prying Yael off his arm, then running towards the docks, his armor clanking loudly behind him.
"OW!" Yael cried as he landed on his backside. He froze when he felt Nayeli's angry form staring down at him. "uh-oh..." he sqeaked.
"Yael! Get up and escort me to the Airship docks like you were supposed to do!"
Yael made a face and stood up. "Escort yourself."
Nayeli's face turned from shock, into pure anger. "How DARE you!" She slapped him across the face, leaving a red hand mark on his right cheek. He didn't wince, just stared at her as she stomped past him and down the hallway that lead to the airship docks.
Yael sighed. "Oh boy..I'm going to get it this time...me and my stupid mouth..." He turned and walked in the direction Nayeli had gone, at an extremly slow pace. He rubbed his cheek. "Damn that woman slaps hard..."
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"Mother! Father!!" Nayeli hollard from the entrence way.
Instantly, everyone in the docking area turned and looked at the angry faced Princess. Garnet and Zidane instantly had looks of concern on thier faces as they rushed over to thier one and only daughter. "What's wrong?" Garnet ask. Worry, dripping from her voice.
"Yael insulted me!!!!!!!!! Her refused to carry out an order!!!!!!!!!!!"
Garnet looked confused, while Zidane's peaceful face twisted into anger as Yael walked, ever so slowly, onto the docking area. All of the people's eyes, glared at him. You could almost make out a question mark hovering above his head. "Yael Steiner..." he nearly sneered.
"Yes, sir?" Yael replied, his voice almost gave away his fear. Never before had he seen the King so mad....never once...he had never even heard him talk like that...ever....
Zidane narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke as if his voice were drops of snake's venom. "You're here by dismissed of your duties of my daughter's personal protector. I suggest you move out of the castle and back into that barracks. I Don't want to SEE your face, I don't want to HEAR your voice, and I don't want to hear your name ever mentioned. You are to be out of the castle by tonight." Her turned on his heel, and wrapped a caring arm around Nayeli's shoulders, and walked her to the Airship.
Garnet watched, and when Zidane was out of ear range, she turned to Yael. "I'm sorry..." was all she said before following her husband and daughter.
Beatrix just shook her head angrilly and followed the Queen onto the ship. Steiner slowly walked over to his son, and patted his shoulder, roughly. "I'm sorry, son." he said almost silently, as he too, then turn to the airship and boarded.
Yael just stood there, with angry faces looking at him. People started to whisper..and he turned to leave.
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Yael slammed his..no..his former door shut as he entered the room. He tore off his sword and shieth, and nearly pulled off his belt along with it, then threw it acrossed the room, where it hit a small table, and broke it into a few pieces. Then, he stomped over to the bed and sat on it, brooding. It wasn't fair...why was he suddenly punished? Okay...so maybe he told the Princess of all of Alexandria off...so what? Alright...maybe he deserved punishment...but why so harsh of one? "Who cares anyway..." he muttered. "At least I don't have to watch her....and look after her.....and listen to her stupid little rants and complaints.......heh, I should be glad! And you know what?! I am!" He let out a laugh as he stood and strode over to the closet and started to gather his clothes. "Maybe.....it's not such a good thing..." he silently told himself. "Not at all..."
By: Sweet Ruby
- - - - - -8 Years Later- - - - - -
"AH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" The long, high pitched scream rang through out the castle, causing everyone to stop what they were doing and looked at the throne room's door.
Inside the throne room, the twin moon's light shone into the room, giving it more of a warm glow than just candles and tourches could possibly muster. Nayeli and Yael stood infront of the throne diase. Nayeli had her hands at the side of her face, smiling like there was no tomorrow, and Yael stood behind her, to her right, looking extremly bored, as he leaned on his left foot and folded his arms.
Yael rolled his eyes and sighed. "Calm down, will you?"
"Calm down?! I AM calm!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Nayeli screeched again, calpping her hands in excitment.
Garnet and Zidane both chuckled. "I see you like the idea?" Garnet asked.
"YES! VERY MUCH SO!!!!!!! Oh when will we be leaving?!"
"Tomorrow morning." Zidane replied, grinning.
"Oh! Then I must pack right away!!!!!!" Nayeli raced out of the room, nearly tripping over her silky, forest green, gown. Her curly silver hair bounced with as much excitment as she, herself, had. "Yael! Come on! You aren't going to leave me alone, now are you?!"
Yael mumbled something and followed the estatic princess at a slower, more un-excited pace.
"I think we spoil her a bit too much...." Zidane said, as he lazily scratched his head and sat down on the velvet, cousioned, arm of the throne, in which Garnet sat.
Garnet placed a soft, gentle hand on his thigh and looked up, lovingly, at him. She smiled as she spoke, "Yes, but most of the spoiling comes from you, your sister, your brother, and Tantalus. Not to mention the constant gifts from the Genomes...."
Zidane grinned sheepishly. "Okay...so my race and Tantalus are a little bit of...suckers when it comes to kids."
"A little?" She laughed. "I think you ment 'overly gift bearing, and HUGE suckers when it comes to kids!"
"Heheheh...I guess your right......is that a bad thing?"
"Only if we think it is."
"Good...now I was thinking for Nayeli's birthday this year, I'd get her a..."
"Zidane Tribal!!!" Garnet scolded, playfully as she slapped his arm.
He laughed, and gave a fake wince. "Aww..c'mon! You know I was just kidding....and that hurt..."
"Humph!" She folded her arms acrossed her chest and looked away from him, acting as if she were angry.
"Aw....Dagger..." He put his arms around her and nuzzled her neck. "I was kidding...honest..." Just to add a bit more, umph to his preformance, he pretended to cry.
"Damn it Zidane...." she murmered as she placed her hand on the side of his face and melted into his embrace. "Now I know where Nayeli gets it from."
"Heheh.....don't you just love it?"
"Mmm..........no."
Zidane chuckled and kissed her neck gently. "Eh? Hey Garnet...you're getting gray hair..."
Garnet got extremly stiff. "S..se...see what you and Nayeli do to me?"
He chuckled even more and let her go as he stood up and walked over so he stood in front of her. She gave him a confused look as he bowed down, low. "My beautiful Queen Garnet Til Alexandros..." He held his hand up and out to her. "Will you allow a lowly theif such as I, to escort you to your chambers? It's getting late, and an angel such as you needs some rest of her own, after a long and tiring day."
Garnet smiled warmly as she placed her hand in his. "Allow you? It would be a great honor to have a great thief such as yourself, who lead a handful of heros to save Gaia, escort me to my room."
Zidane smirked on the inside as he he asked, "May I keep you company tonight as well?"
"Only if you I find you worthy." She answered, smirking herself.
Zidane gave her an innocent look with his large, azure eyes. He stuck out his lower lip and spoke like a child, "Pweaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaase?"
Garnet laughed. "Yes!"
He grinned slyly as she stood, and he walked her out of the throne room and towards their room.
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"Burmicia! Oh! I can't wait! Can you Yael?!" Nayeli asked him as she looked admired her reflection in the mirror.
Yael grunted as he rolled his eyes for the hudredth time that morning. Folding his arms, he leaned against the Princess' door frame.
She frowned as she looked at him. "Yael! Answer me when I speak to you!" she ordered as she stamped her foot on the hard, marble floor.
".......wow......I can't wait....oh my Gods....this is going to be so exciting..." he said in a monotone, and extremly bored voice.
She put her hands on her hips and scowled. "Shame on you Yael Steiner!!!!! You shouldn't talk to a Princess like that!"
He ignored her. "Whatever.......I'm going down to the Airship docks." He stood up straight and left the room, walking angrily down the hall. 'Some 'Princess' she is! She's a stuck up little brat!!! One of these days..'
"Yael!" a voice boomed behind him.
Yael stopped and turned around. He smiled as he saw his mother walking towards him. "Hello Mother."
Beatrix smiled as she stopped a few feet in front of her grown son. "Yael, I called your name several times.....is there something wrong?"
"No.......well........yeah......."
Beatrix folded her arms. "Care to tell me about it?"
"Well...you see..." Her rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "There's this girl..."
"Girl trouble?! With MY boy?!" Steiner asked as he came up behind Yael and slapped him on the back, a bit hard, causing Yael to stumble forward into his mother.
Beatrix chuckled and walked around the two. "I'll leave you two alone."
'Just great.......' Yael thought.
"Now son, tell me about this girl." Steiner commanded.
"Okay......well..this girl........she's pretty and all......."
"Go on....."
"But she's the biggest spoiled little brat in all Gaia!"
Steiner gave his son an odd look. "What's this girl's name?"
"Uh.......coughcoughcoughcoughNayelicoughcoughcoughMiyoko"
"THE PRINCESS!??!?!?!?!??!?!?!?"
Yael jumped in suprise at his father's loud voice, and claped a hand over Steiner's mouth. "SHHHH! Keep it down dad!"
Steiner removed his son's hand. "You like the princess?!"
"NO! I hate her!!! She's a spoiled brat!"
"Good point....."
Yael sighed. "I hate to complain about her...but I can't help it...the girl's going to ruin Alexandria when she gets on the throne....."
Steiner nodded. "I know...but, Yael, say nothing to the King and Queen. Understood?"
He nodded, "Yes sir..."
"YAAAAAAAAAAEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" a voice, they knew all to well, shouted from down the hall.
"Oh no..please no...Gods PLEASE no.."
"Uh..uh..I have to go Son, I'll see you at the docks!" Steiner stuttered and went to run the oppisite direction that Nayeli was coming from.
"Gah!" Yael grabbed his father's arm and clung to it. "NO! YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME HERE!" He whispered pathedicaly.
"Uh..uh...but I must help your mother!!!!!!" Steiner whispered back, prying Yael off his arm, then running towards the docks, his armor clanking loudly behind him.
"OW!" Yael cried as he landed on his backside. He froze when he felt Nayeli's angry form staring down at him. "uh-oh..." he sqeaked.
"Yael! Get up and escort me to the Airship docks like you were supposed to do!"
Yael made a face and stood up. "Escort yourself."
Nayeli's face turned from shock, into pure anger. "How DARE you!" She slapped him across the face, leaving a red hand mark on his right cheek. He didn't wince, just stared at her as she stomped past him and down the hallway that lead to the airship docks.
Yael sighed. "Oh boy..I'm going to get it this time...me and my stupid mouth..." He turned and walked in the direction Nayeli had gone, at an extremly slow pace. He rubbed his cheek. "Damn that woman slaps hard..."
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"Mother! Father!!" Nayeli hollard from the entrence way.
Instantly, everyone in the docking area turned and looked at the angry faced Princess. Garnet and Zidane instantly had looks of concern on thier faces as they rushed over to thier one and only daughter. "What's wrong?" Garnet ask. Worry, dripping from her voice.
"Yael insulted me!!!!!!!!! Her refused to carry out an order!!!!!!!!!!!"
Garnet looked confused, while Zidane's peaceful face twisted into anger as Yael walked, ever so slowly, onto the docking area. All of the people's eyes, glared at him. You could almost make out a question mark hovering above his head. "Yael Steiner..." he nearly sneered.
"Yes, sir?" Yael replied, his voice almost gave away his fear. Never before had he seen the King so mad....never once...he had never even heard him talk like that...ever....
Zidane narrowed his eyes slightly and spoke as if his voice were drops of snake's venom. "You're here by dismissed of your duties of my daughter's personal protector. I suggest you move out of the castle and back into that barracks. I Don't want to SEE your face, I don't want to HEAR your voice, and I don't want to hear your name ever mentioned. You are to be out of the castle by tonight." Her turned on his heel, and wrapped a caring arm around Nayeli's shoulders, and walked her to the Airship.
Garnet watched, and when Zidane was out of ear range, she turned to Yael. "I'm sorry..." was all she said before following her husband and daughter.
Beatrix just shook her head angrilly and followed the Queen onto the ship. Steiner slowly walked over to his son, and patted his shoulder, roughly. "I'm sorry, son." he said almost silently, as he too, then turn to the airship and boarded.
Yael just stood there, with angry faces looking at him. People started to whisper..and he turned to leave.
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Yael slammed his..no..his former door shut as he entered the room. He tore off his sword and shieth, and nearly pulled off his belt along with it, then threw it acrossed the room, where it hit a small table, and broke it into a few pieces. Then, he stomped over to the bed and sat on it, brooding. It wasn't fair...why was he suddenly punished? Okay...so maybe he told the Princess of all of Alexandria off...so what? Alright...maybe he deserved punishment...but why so harsh of one? "Who cares anyway..." he muttered. "At least I don't have to watch her....and look after her.....and listen to her stupid little rants and complaints.......heh, I should be glad! And you know what?! I am!" He let out a laugh as he stood and strode over to the closet and started to gather his clothes. "Maybe.....it's not such a good thing..." he silently told himself. "Not at all..."