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Chapter Seven
"What?" she asked.
"He realized that I was tied to you and kept me in an attempt to get to you. He thought you knew where I was and that I was supposedly safe. I told him you wouldn't come looking for me. He wants Alexandria," he told her. She was silent for a moment as it all sunk in.
"Why does that mean you have to go?" she asked.
"I made a promise to someone I met while I was there. She needs my help."
Neither of them said anything for a moment, when she suddenly threw herself into his arms.
"Please Zidane, please don't go running off again," she pleaded. He rubbed his hand on her back comfortingly.
"I'm sorry, I have to."
She pulled back from him suddenly and brought her face inches from his. "I don't want to loose you again."
"You never lost me. And you never will. But I have to go," he told her. She nodded, knowing that she couldn't stop him. He got up from her bed and began to head to his bedroom. Garnet jumped from her bed as well, and walked to her bedroom door and opened it.
From his room, Zidane could hear her yelling, "Steiner! Beatrix!!" Silence. "NOW you two!!" Zidane smiled to himself. He grabbed a sac and began throwing in clothes and weapons, and headed out to the kitchen to get food. As he passed Garnet's door he could hear her.
"This will not be tolerated." He smiled again. My Queen, he thought. He went to the kitchen and packed some food, then headed up to Garnet's new office.
"We've dispatched our regular Treno informants to the castle. They'll be reporting back in two days." Beatrix told the Queen, who was looking over the last reports from their Treno spies.
"Why didn't we see this before...Zidane! I've arranged for a ship to escort you."
"He won't be needing it," they were interrupted. They all turned around to see Blank and the rest of Tantalus at the door. Garnet nodded. It would be a great relief to her if Tantalus was going with Zidane.
"Alright boys, start loading the ship. We're leaving in an hour," Boss grunted. "Leave room for the girl on the way back!" he shouted at then as he followed them out the door.
"Girl?" Garnet asked, arching an eyebrow. She excused herself and pulled Zidane into the hallway.
"Girl?" she asked again. Zidane shook his head.
"Only a friend. She is the only reason I am here," he told her, looking deep into her eyes. "I will explain everything when I get back." He told her. She nodded, lifted herself on her toes to reach his height. Their eyes dipped closed as she lightly kissed him. He brought his hand to her face and gently stroked her cheek with his thumb. She pulled back and looked into his eyes.
"Please come back."
"I will," he said. They held each other for a moment then separated. He gave her a reassuring smile and turned down the hall. She went back into the office, shaking off the bad feeling in the pit of her stomach.
Zidane arrived at the theatre ship a few minutes later.
"Zidane, you ready?" He heard Cinna call.
"Sure am," he said. He took a seat on the deck as he heard then cast off the ropes and he felt the ship leave the ground. I'm coming Ellie.
Chapter Seven
"What?" she asked.
"He realized that I was tied to you and kept me in an attempt to get to you. He thought you knew where I was and that I was supposedly safe. I told him you wouldn't come looking for me. He wants Alexandria," he told her. She was silent for a moment as it all sunk in.
"Why does that mean you have to go?" she asked.
"I made a promise to someone I met while I was there. She needs my help."
Neither of them said anything for a moment, when she suddenly threw herself into his arms.
"Please Zidane, please don't go running off again," she pleaded. He rubbed his hand on her back comfortingly.
"I'm sorry, I have to."
She pulled back from him suddenly and brought her face inches from his. "I don't want to loose you again."
"You never lost me. And you never will. But I have to go," he told her. She nodded, knowing that she couldn't stop him. He got up from her bed and began to head to his bedroom. Garnet jumped from her bed as well, and walked to her bedroom door and opened it.
From his room, Zidane could hear her yelling, "Steiner! Beatrix!!" Silence. "NOW you two!!" Zidane smiled to himself. He grabbed a sac and began throwing in clothes and weapons, and headed out to the kitchen to get food. As he passed Garnet's door he could hear her.
"This will not be tolerated." He smiled again. My Queen, he thought. He went to the kitchen and packed some food, then headed up to Garnet's new office.
"We've dispatched our regular Treno informants to the castle. They'll be reporting back in two days." Beatrix told the Queen, who was looking over the last reports from their Treno spies.
"Why didn't we see this before...Zidane! I've arranged for a ship to escort you."
"He won't be needing it," they were interrupted. They all turned around to see Blank and the rest of Tantalus at the door. Garnet nodded. It would be a great relief to her if Tantalus was going with Zidane.
"Alright boys, start loading the ship. We're leaving in an hour," Boss grunted. "Leave room for the girl on the way back!" he shouted at then as he followed them out the door.
"Girl?" Garnet asked, arching an eyebrow. She excused herself and pulled Zidane into the hallway.
"Girl?" she asked again. Zidane shook his head.
"Only a friend. She is the only reason I am here," he told her, looking deep into her eyes. "I will explain everything when I get back." He told her. She nodded, lifted herself on her toes to reach his height. Their eyes dipped closed as she lightly kissed him. He brought his hand to her face and gently stroked her cheek with his thumb. She pulled back and looked into his eyes.
"Please come back."
"I will," he said. They held each other for a moment then separated. He gave her a reassuring smile and turned down the hall. She went back into the office, shaking off the bad feeling in the pit of her stomach.
Zidane arrived at the theatre ship a few minutes later.
"Zidane, you ready?" He heard Cinna call.
"Sure am," he said. He took a seat on the deck as he heard then cast off the ropes and he felt the ship leave the ground. I'm coming Ellie.