Author's Notes: Actually back for Chapter 5 huh? Well, I appreciate it!
rubs eyes It's kinda late, but that's okay...I want to actually write
this chapter! I'm really excited about the way this story is going! It's
actually the only one that has been going the way I want it to.....in the
right direction....Most of the time my stories go in completely different
directions and then I have to lead them back to where I want
them.....Anywho, on with the ficcie!
Title: Memories Long Forgotten
Author: KaBunny
E-mail: Alexandra_Miyoko@yahoo.com
Rating: PG-13 (Okay...NOW enter the swearing....last chappie was longer than I expected it to be!)
Chapter Five: A Pleasure to Meet You
~*~As Dagger moves to her seat to watch the play we look in on Zidane.....~*~
Zidane was once again sitting at the bar soaking in his thoughts as he tried to drown them with alcohol. His tail swayed back and forth behind him as his head laid in his arm on the counter. In the hand of the arm that his head was not laying on was his extremely dry martini. He was swirling it around with little interest as he watched the olive move in the circular motion.
So many things were passing through his mind, but mostly he was focused on that pretty girl he had seen earlier. 'What had happened to her? She was so embarrassed when she came to.....She was in serious pain and then suddenly it stopped? How is that possible? And what is she doing with Tantalus? When did she join? And......and what am I doing sitting here? I should go ask her myself. When was the last time I was afraid of a girl?' Zidane thought, his tail still swaying idly behind him.
He sat up suddenly in a wave of confidence. His face spread into a smile and he downed the martini in one gulp. He then stood up and pulled some small gold coins out of his pockets. He set the on the counter before turning and walking out of the near empty bar.
'I wonder if she's still in Ruby's theater,' Zidane pondered, wandering down the alleyway. He stopped abruptly as if feeling that somethign was wrong. He didn't know what, but something was definately not right.
Zidane slid in a cautious stance as he began looking around the dark alleyway, his eyes squinted in search. Nothing seemed out of place, then what was wrong?
Then, he heard it. It was a crackling sound and it was coming from above him. Zidane glanced up, the wind blowing his hair out of his face. He then noticed a tile from the roof fall off and hit the ground with a loud smash that sounded like glass breaking.
"What the hell?" he muttered, still staring upward. Same pebbles began rolling off the roof now and some dust fell into his face and hair. He put his hand up to protect his face and began to squint at the top of the roof. He shook his head to clear his face of the dust just as something fell off the roof.
"Holy shit!" Zidane yelled, awkwardly catching whatever it was that fell off the roof. He nearly fell backwards from its weight and when he finally steadied himself, he looked down to what he had caught.
His eyes widened in surprise as he kneeled down to cradle the girl in his arms better. Her face had a couple scraps on it, but her arms got the worst of it. Zidane brushed her hair out of her face with his hand to get a better look. She appeared to be sleeping and by the looks of it she was having a nightmare. Her face was scrunched in confusion and her eyebrows were creased in thought.
Zidane turned his attention to the end of the alleyway when a voice was heard. It was joined by another voice a few seconds later. He looked at the girl in his arms before glancing down the alleyway again. He then decided to pick the brunette up and bring her into Ruby's theater.
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Dagger rubbed her eyes as she sat up, the bed covers falling off of her. There was minimal amount of light, but it still hurt her unadjusted eyes, so she had to squint. 'What had happened? There was the roof and then that *really* weird dream....was that me as a child? And was that man really my father?' Dagger thought, rubbing her eyes again. When she reopened them she could see slightly normal, but not that well. 'I wonder what's going on with me...'
Dagger turned to the door just as it opened all the way. The light had been coming from the hallway because the door had been partially left open and now Dagger had to put a hand in front of her eyes to see. Illuminated in the doorway was a human with a strange set of clothing and something hanging off his/her pants. Dagger squinted to see it better and it turned out that it moved long before the person stepped out of the doorway. "I see you're awake," the male voice said. "You'vebeen out for about three hours now."
"What happened?" Dagger asked, still squinting to see the figure. Even with her hand in front of her eyes she could see very little.
The man closed the door to the partial opening it had been at beforehand. "That better," he asked, walking closer to the bed. Dagger now couldn't see through the spots in her eyes from the hallway lights. She rubbed her eyes once more and they finally came into focus.
It was the man from before and he was sitting on the end of her bed. "What happened?" she asked again, this time a little more quietly.
"Actually, I was hoping you could tell me," Zidane said, turnign his eyes to look at her. He smiled slightly as he leaned forward until his face was about a foot away from Dagger's. "I mean, what *were* you doing on that roof that caused you to fall off?"
"Well......," Dagger muttered, her eyes looking downward as she thought. She glanced back up and held his gaze this time. "What were you doing below me? Spying on me?"
"Um, no, actually I was going to Ruby's theater to see her and Vivi off," Zidane replied, a larger smile appearing on his face. She smelled lovely. It was a mixture of violets and cinnamon, but it sure was a great smell.
"Oh," was all Dagger said. Time passed as the two just stared at one another. Dagger was confused as to why and Zidane was patiently waiting for his answer. After a few moments, Zidane decided to ask again.
"So, what were you doing?" he asked again, his blue eyes searching her brown ones.
"Um, well," Dagger stuttered, not sure of what to tell him. "I, uh, passed out?"
"You don't sound too sure," Zidane answered, arching an eyebrow in wonderment. "Did that weird thing happen to you again?"
"Um, well, yes," Dagger responded, her eyes looking down to the bed spread in her lap. Good thing it was dark because Dagger could feel her face turn pink. She was remembering earlier when his face and those eyes of his had invaded her personal space.
"So, why does that happen?" Zidane asked, falling back onto the bed. He put his hands behind his head as her stared up at ceiling.
"I don't know," Dagger replied, giving a small shrug. She decided not to tell him about the things she'd hear and see whenever it happened. He'd probably just think she was crazy so, it was probably better that way.
"You seem to be saying that a lot lately," Zidane said, sitting up on the bed again. He leaned his face in near hers again so he could see her. "I don't bite you know...."
"Do you have anything to eat?" Dagger asked, timidly. She gripped the pendant around her neck as she leaned back away, blushing, from the blond man.
"Sure!" Zidane answered, rolling off the bed and landing on his feet. He walked tot he door and opened it, leeting the light stream into the room from the hallway. Dagger, who had just crawled out of bed, squinted against the light as she looked up to Zidane. She smiled politely at him as she walked toward the door. She stopped in the doorframe and turned back to him, her hand still on the doorframe.
"How rude of me," Dagger muttered, fully turning to face Zidane. She smile politely again as she curtsied. "My name is Dagger."
Zidane took a step back, surprised by her actions. She was extremely polite and formal, like she had been doing it her entire life. Her beauty was also extremely radiating. It was just her face, but it was also something radiating off of her like and aura.
"Zidane," he answered simply, still quite astonished with her etiquette. He suddenly felt unsure of himself. 'Get a grip, Z.....When has a woman ever intimidated you before? I mean, it is just a woman,' Zidane thought, a smile crossing his face as Dagger left the room. Zidane followed, the smile still on his face.
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"So why are you here in Alexandria?" Zidane asked, sitting back down in the chair he had previously occupied. He and Dagger had just eaten some dinner and he had just brought the plates back into the kitchen.
"I don't know if Boss would permit me to tell you, sir," Dagger replied, honestly.
"Oh, trust me. He would let you tell me and probably anyone I trusted," Aidane answered,s taring at her to pove he was being completely truthful. For some reason, Dagger trusted him.
"Well, after the play, Tantalus was planning on going into the Evil Forest, sir," Dagger explained, placing a hand on her chin as she thought. "There is rumor floating around that a magical sword is implanted in a rock in the center of that forest. Boss wanted us to go in and get it. I imagine that it would catch him a 'pretty penny' as you put it." (AN: The sword will show up later, so DON'T FORGET IT!)
"You should act a little more casual," Zidane said, leaning back in his chair. His arm was on the back of the chair and his tail was moving back forth in amusement behind him.
"Perhaps," Dagger answered, a timid smile appearing across her face. "But, perhaps you should be a bit more refined."
"I can be....that way.....when I want to be!" Zidane countered, glancing to the companion across the table. He, of course, had no idea what 'refined' was, but he was determined to prove her wrong.
"You have no way of proving that, sir," Dagger answered, eloquently.
"Will you stop calling me sir? It makes me sound old or something," Zidane muttered, crossing his arms childishly because of his lack of a comeback.
"You are not a close personal friend of mine which therefore gives me no reason to call you anything but something that commands respect, SIR," Dagger responded, grinning with her victory. She smiled when he said nothing in retort. But instead he got up from his chair and walked over to her. He bent his face in near hers again and smiled as she blushed.
"I believe you have something of mine," he murmured, stepping back away from her.
"How can I have-? Hey! That's mine, sir! Give it back to me!" Dagger yelped, jumping up off her seat as Zidane walked away from her. He had taken her dagger out of her sheath and now he was examining it with his back turned.
"It appears he did keep it just like I asked him to do," Zidane muttered, talking more to himself than to Dagger. "That man is a complete enigma to me."
"Huh?" Dagger said, completely confused. She walked over to Zidane and stared up into his face. He was dazed as he stared at the dagger. He picked his other hand up and ran his hand along the word.
"I used to be this man, but I have lost my soul to this search," Zidane murmured, still not noticing that Dagger was listening.
"Sir?" Dagger asked, still staring worriedly at him. When she waved a hand in front of his face, he snapped out of his dazed state and looked at her.
"I'm sorry," he said, shaking his head. "I just realized that I've been following a lost cause and I lost everything to it."
"Lost cause? Lost your soul? Who are you, sir?" Dagger questioned, completely lost. 'Where did he go when he was staring off like that? And what's the connection with my dagger?' she pondered, still staring at him in a questioning manner.
"I am who you see before you," Zidane said, turning around so his back was to her. What was he to say to her? She would understand nothing.
Dagger had a reply to that, but she couldn't say it. Something much more important was going on and the loud scream from outside proved it.
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DUN DUN DUN!!! Yeah, that was Chapter 5....hehe....MAN! I need to start making the chapters longer! Who agrees? hehe....anywho, how goes my story writing? Horrible as ever, ne? (right?) Well, I hope you agree because I certainly believe I could do better, but I definitely choose not to....Oh! I wanted to ask....I need a beta reader for this story....any takers? I have one for my SM story and I love her to pieces huggles beta reader Well....on with the next chapter!
Stay Tuned for Chapter Six: Ruckus.......A man has seemed to cause trouble in Alexandria by capturing the princess....AGAIN! Yes, the tale comes out of the true Garnet and what has happened to her....the quest begins to search for the strange tailedman.......who is traveling with....Fratley?!
Ja ne! (See ya!) ~KaBunny
Title: Memories Long Forgotten
Author: KaBunny
E-mail: Alexandra_Miyoko@yahoo.com
Rating: PG-13 (Okay...NOW enter the swearing....last chappie was longer than I expected it to be!)
Chapter Five: A Pleasure to Meet You
~*~As Dagger moves to her seat to watch the play we look in on Zidane.....~*~
Zidane was once again sitting at the bar soaking in his thoughts as he tried to drown them with alcohol. His tail swayed back and forth behind him as his head laid in his arm on the counter. In the hand of the arm that his head was not laying on was his extremely dry martini. He was swirling it around with little interest as he watched the olive move in the circular motion.
So many things were passing through his mind, but mostly he was focused on that pretty girl he had seen earlier. 'What had happened to her? She was so embarrassed when she came to.....She was in serious pain and then suddenly it stopped? How is that possible? And what is she doing with Tantalus? When did she join? And......and what am I doing sitting here? I should go ask her myself. When was the last time I was afraid of a girl?' Zidane thought, his tail still swaying idly behind him.
He sat up suddenly in a wave of confidence. His face spread into a smile and he downed the martini in one gulp. He then stood up and pulled some small gold coins out of his pockets. He set the on the counter before turning and walking out of the near empty bar.
'I wonder if she's still in Ruby's theater,' Zidane pondered, wandering down the alleyway. He stopped abruptly as if feeling that somethign was wrong. He didn't know what, but something was definately not right.
Zidane slid in a cautious stance as he began looking around the dark alleyway, his eyes squinted in search. Nothing seemed out of place, then what was wrong?
Then, he heard it. It was a crackling sound and it was coming from above him. Zidane glanced up, the wind blowing his hair out of his face. He then noticed a tile from the roof fall off and hit the ground with a loud smash that sounded like glass breaking.
"What the hell?" he muttered, still staring upward. Same pebbles began rolling off the roof now and some dust fell into his face and hair. He put his hand up to protect his face and began to squint at the top of the roof. He shook his head to clear his face of the dust just as something fell off the roof.
"Holy shit!" Zidane yelled, awkwardly catching whatever it was that fell off the roof. He nearly fell backwards from its weight and when he finally steadied himself, he looked down to what he had caught.
His eyes widened in surprise as he kneeled down to cradle the girl in his arms better. Her face had a couple scraps on it, but her arms got the worst of it. Zidane brushed her hair out of her face with his hand to get a better look. She appeared to be sleeping and by the looks of it she was having a nightmare. Her face was scrunched in confusion and her eyebrows were creased in thought.
Zidane turned his attention to the end of the alleyway when a voice was heard. It was joined by another voice a few seconds later. He looked at the girl in his arms before glancing down the alleyway again. He then decided to pick the brunette up and bring her into Ruby's theater.
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Dagger rubbed her eyes as she sat up, the bed covers falling off of her. There was minimal amount of light, but it still hurt her unadjusted eyes, so she had to squint. 'What had happened? There was the roof and then that *really* weird dream....was that me as a child? And was that man really my father?' Dagger thought, rubbing her eyes again. When she reopened them she could see slightly normal, but not that well. 'I wonder what's going on with me...'
Dagger turned to the door just as it opened all the way. The light had been coming from the hallway because the door had been partially left open and now Dagger had to put a hand in front of her eyes to see. Illuminated in the doorway was a human with a strange set of clothing and something hanging off his/her pants. Dagger squinted to see it better and it turned out that it moved long before the person stepped out of the doorway. "I see you're awake," the male voice said. "You'vebeen out for about three hours now."
"What happened?" Dagger asked, still squinting to see the figure. Even with her hand in front of her eyes she could see very little.
The man closed the door to the partial opening it had been at beforehand. "That better," he asked, walking closer to the bed. Dagger now couldn't see through the spots in her eyes from the hallway lights. She rubbed her eyes once more and they finally came into focus.
It was the man from before and he was sitting on the end of her bed. "What happened?" she asked again, this time a little more quietly.
"Actually, I was hoping you could tell me," Zidane said, turnign his eyes to look at her. He smiled slightly as he leaned forward until his face was about a foot away from Dagger's. "I mean, what *were* you doing on that roof that caused you to fall off?"
"Well......," Dagger muttered, her eyes looking downward as she thought. She glanced back up and held his gaze this time. "What were you doing below me? Spying on me?"
"Um, no, actually I was going to Ruby's theater to see her and Vivi off," Zidane replied, a larger smile appearing on his face. She smelled lovely. It was a mixture of violets and cinnamon, but it sure was a great smell.
"Oh," was all Dagger said. Time passed as the two just stared at one another. Dagger was confused as to why and Zidane was patiently waiting for his answer. After a few moments, Zidane decided to ask again.
"So, what were you doing?" he asked again, his blue eyes searching her brown ones.
"Um, well," Dagger stuttered, not sure of what to tell him. "I, uh, passed out?"
"You don't sound too sure," Zidane answered, arching an eyebrow in wonderment. "Did that weird thing happen to you again?"
"Um, well, yes," Dagger responded, her eyes looking down to the bed spread in her lap. Good thing it was dark because Dagger could feel her face turn pink. She was remembering earlier when his face and those eyes of his had invaded her personal space.
"So, why does that happen?" Zidane asked, falling back onto the bed. He put his hands behind his head as her stared up at ceiling.
"I don't know," Dagger replied, giving a small shrug. She decided not to tell him about the things she'd hear and see whenever it happened. He'd probably just think she was crazy so, it was probably better that way.
"You seem to be saying that a lot lately," Zidane said, sitting up on the bed again. He leaned his face in near hers again so he could see her. "I don't bite you know...."
"Do you have anything to eat?" Dagger asked, timidly. She gripped the pendant around her neck as she leaned back away, blushing, from the blond man.
"Sure!" Zidane answered, rolling off the bed and landing on his feet. He walked tot he door and opened it, leeting the light stream into the room from the hallway. Dagger, who had just crawled out of bed, squinted against the light as she looked up to Zidane. She smiled politely at him as she walked toward the door. She stopped in the doorframe and turned back to him, her hand still on the doorframe.
"How rude of me," Dagger muttered, fully turning to face Zidane. She smile politely again as she curtsied. "My name is Dagger."
Zidane took a step back, surprised by her actions. She was extremely polite and formal, like she had been doing it her entire life. Her beauty was also extremely radiating. It was just her face, but it was also something radiating off of her like and aura.
"Zidane," he answered simply, still quite astonished with her etiquette. He suddenly felt unsure of himself. 'Get a grip, Z.....When has a woman ever intimidated you before? I mean, it is just a woman,' Zidane thought, a smile crossing his face as Dagger left the room. Zidane followed, the smile still on his face.
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"So why are you here in Alexandria?" Zidane asked, sitting back down in the chair he had previously occupied. He and Dagger had just eaten some dinner and he had just brought the plates back into the kitchen.
"I don't know if Boss would permit me to tell you, sir," Dagger replied, honestly.
"Oh, trust me. He would let you tell me and probably anyone I trusted," Aidane answered,s taring at her to pove he was being completely truthful. For some reason, Dagger trusted him.
"Well, after the play, Tantalus was planning on going into the Evil Forest, sir," Dagger explained, placing a hand on her chin as she thought. "There is rumor floating around that a magical sword is implanted in a rock in the center of that forest. Boss wanted us to go in and get it. I imagine that it would catch him a 'pretty penny' as you put it." (AN: The sword will show up later, so DON'T FORGET IT!)
"You should act a little more casual," Zidane said, leaning back in his chair. His arm was on the back of the chair and his tail was moving back forth in amusement behind him.
"Perhaps," Dagger answered, a timid smile appearing across her face. "But, perhaps you should be a bit more refined."
"I can be....that way.....when I want to be!" Zidane countered, glancing to the companion across the table. He, of course, had no idea what 'refined' was, but he was determined to prove her wrong.
"You have no way of proving that, sir," Dagger answered, eloquently.
"Will you stop calling me sir? It makes me sound old or something," Zidane muttered, crossing his arms childishly because of his lack of a comeback.
"You are not a close personal friend of mine which therefore gives me no reason to call you anything but something that commands respect, SIR," Dagger responded, grinning with her victory. She smiled when he said nothing in retort. But instead he got up from his chair and walked over to her. He bent his face in near hers again and smiled as she blushed.
"I believe you have something of mine," he murmured, stepping back away from her.
"How can I have-? Hey! That's mine, sir! Give it back to me!" Dagger yelped, jumping up off her seat as Zidane walked away from her. He had taken her dagger out of her sheath and now he was examining it with his back turned.
"It appears he did keep it just like I asked him to do," Zidane muttered, talking more to himself than to Dagger. "That man is a complete enigma to me."
"Huh?" Dagger said, completely confused. She walked over to Zidane and stared up into his face. He was dazed as he stared at the dagger. He picked his other hand up and ran his hand along the word.
"I used to be this man, but I have lost my soul to this search," Zidane murmured, still not noticing that Dagger was listening.
"Sir?" Dagger asked, still staring worriedly at him. When she waved a hand in front of his face, he snapped out of his dazed state and looked at her.
"I'm sorry," he said, shaking his head. "I just realized that I've been following a lost cause and I lost everything to it."
"Lost cause? Lost your soul? Who are you, sir?" Dagger questioned, completely lost. 'Where did he go when he was staring off like that? And what's the connection with my dagger?' she pondered, still staring at him in a questioning manner.
"I am who you see before you," Zidane said, turning around so his back was to her. What was he to say to her? She would understand nothing.
Dagger had a reply to that, but she couldn't say it. Something much more important was going on and the loud scream from outside proved it.
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DUN DUN DUN!!! Yeah, that was Chapter 5....hehe....MAN! I need to start making the chapters longer! Who agrees? hehe....anywho, how goes my story writing? Horrible as ever, ne? (right?) Well, I hope you agree because I certainly believe I could do better, but I definitely choose not to....Oh! I wanted to ask....I need a beta reader for this story....any takers? I have one for my SM story and I love her to pieces huggles beta reader Well....on with the next chapter!
Stay Tuned for Chapter Six: Ruckus.......A man has seemed to cause trouble in Alexandria by capturing the princess....AGAIN! Yes, the tale comes out of the true Garnet and what has happened to her....the quest begins to search for the strange tailedman.......who is traveling with....Fratley?!
Ja ne! (See ya!) ~KaBunny