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The hallway to Kuja's cabin seemed to stretch out forever. Wealthy, well dressed people crowded the halls, gossiping and laughing. Dagger prayed that no one would notice them. But, as soon as the thought was over, heads started to turn. Dagger started to walk faster but Kuja clasped her hand in his and pulled her towards him.
"No... not here, not now...!" Dagger thought
Dagger sped up once again. She heard the people whispering about how cute they looked together. She shook her head and tried to block out the voices. Suddenly she was jerked back. Dagger turned her head to look at Kuja. He was opening the door.
"Here we are, Dagger dear."
"Oh thank heaven..." She muttered
The door swung open revealing a beautiful cabin. There was a chandelier, and a door leading to the first class deck. She also noticed one bed... one bed.. Her stomach lurched, she didn't want to spend the night with Kuja...
"Why don't you go to bed, Dagger, I'll be over in a bit."
"Yes, the sounds, ... nice..." Dagger said through her teeth
She sat on the bed, closed her eyes. She searched her mind for a plan, something to make everything go away. Her eyes snapped open, and a grin spread across her face.
"Kuja darling!" She called with a fake sweetness dripping off every word, "I need to have a quick word with you, dear."
He turned around, "Yes, my sweet?"
"I'm an early riser, you know, I like to wake up very early." She said with a sweet smile on her face, "and I was just wondering if you would be a dear and keep the door to the deck unlocked. I would like to wake up and get some fresh sea air."
"Certainly, my dear." He said as he got out his key an unlocked the door.
"Such a sweet heart, you are." Dagger said, her voice cracking a bit.
They both got into bed and said goodnight. Kuja blew out the candle by the bedside and everything was swallowed up in total darkness. She could feel his breaths continue to cease. They came slower, and slower, and after a half hour, she knew for a fact that he was asleep.
She quietly slipped out from the bed and tiptoed across the cabin, occasionally tripping over luggage.
"Why Kuja have to bring some much damn luggage?!" She muttered to herself.
Dagger felt a door knob under her hand and turned it. A gust of icy cold air blew all over her. She smiled and stepped into the cool air. Dagger practically danced across the ship and ran up to the very front, slamming into the railing and lifting her feet of the ground. She took deep breaths of air and giggled to herself about how she tricked Kuja.
"Well you seem happy..." said a voice from behind.
She gasped and turned around. It was the blonde boy she had seen. It was Zidane.
"I... uh... you saw me?" she said as she flushed red
"How could I not see you?" He said smiling, "You and your little dance routine caught my eye."
"Oh..." Dagger's face turned six shades of red
"Hey, don't worry about that. I'm much worse, I start singing when I get that happy. Very embarrassing."
Dagger giggled and sat down on a near by bench, Zidane smiled and turned red.
"So, where are you headed?"
"I'm stopping off in New York... and heading to Boston."
"Boston ay? Same here!" Zidane said shifting his weight
"Really? Wow!" Dagger said happily
"So what are you doing, talking to a third class boy like me?"
"Oh don't think I'm a stuck up first class girl who thinks I'm better than everyone!" She snapped, "I just like talking to people."
Zidane fell silent
"Err.. sorry.." Dagger quickly changed the subject, "Where are you going from there?"
He sat down on the bench next to Dagger, "Well, I don't really know, exactly... you see, I won a bet against my friend, and he gave me a ticket for the Titanic, and I just went... I really didn't think of where I was going... 'till now..."
"Oh, well, it sounds like an adventure."
He looked into her eyes, "Would you come on that adventure with me?" He asked softly
"I would if I could Zidane..." Dagger answered, returning the gaze.
"Why can't you, Dagger...?"
"Because I'm going to Boston to... to..." She didn't want to tell Zidane the truth about Kuja, she didn't want to hurt him, "To visit my Uncle..." She lied
"Oh... well why don't you forget about your Uncle for a day or two and come with me?" He was desperate for her to agree, "Then I'd escort you to your Uncle's..."
Dagger smiled, "I think I will, Zidane... I trust you, and I feel like I've known you for ever...
"Me too, Dagger..." Zidane said.
Dagger shivered, and Zidane pulled off a coat he was wearing and wrapped it around her. He leaned in towards her. Their lips brushed for a second, and Dagger blushed. Dagger leaned in for the kiss, but quickly pulled away.
"Not here, Zidane... not right now..." She tilted her head down to look at her feet.
"Alright, Dagger... he said..."
They were silent while they stared up at the sky, and then Zidane spoke again.
"Hey, Dagger, who else is with you on this trip?"
"Uhh... I..." she stammered, was she found out? Did he know about Kuja?
"Because I saw those two people with you today, when I saw you walk down the hall."
"Oh..." she sighed in relief, "They're watching over me during the voyage. One of them is my maid, Beatrix, she says she's met you before, and the man is Steiner, my guard, he's not much of a people person-"
"But I think you've forgotten about you fiancé, haven't you?" Said a familiar voice from behind them. Dagger spun around.
"Kuja?!" she gasped.
Authors Note: Liz: Can I get a corny? Readers: CORNY! Liz: Yeah, can I get a corny? Readers: CORNY! Liz: That was probably the most corny thing I have written in all my short years! ^-^;; I can't believe some of you may be still reading this... THANK YOU for PUTTING UP with ME and my stupid computer problem!!! Sorry I didn't update sooner! Readers: That was probably the most- Liz: CAN IT!!! And remember R-and-R!!!,
The hallway to Kuja's cabin seemed to stretch out forever. Wealthy, well dressed people crowded the halls, gossiping and laughing. Dagger prayed that no one would notice them. But, as soon as the thought was over, heads started to turn. Dagger started to walk faster but Kuja clasped her hand in his and pulled her towards him.
"No... not here, not now...!" Dagger thought
Dagger sped up once again. She heard the people whispering about how cute they looked together. She shook her head and tried to block out the voices. Suddenly she was jerked back. Dagger turned her head to look at Kuja. He was opening the door.
"Here we are, Dagger dear."
"Oh thank heaven..." She muttered
The door swung open revealing a beautiful cabin. There was a chandelier, and a door leading to the first class deck. She also noticed one bed... one bed.. Her stomach lurched, she didn't want to spend the night with Kuja...
"Why don't you go to bed, Dagger, I'll be over in a bit."
"Yes, the sounds, ... nice..." Dagger said through her teeth
She sat on the bed, closed her eyes. She searched her mind for a plan, something to make everything go away. Her eyes snapped open, and a grin spread across her face.
"Kuja darling!" She called with a fake sweetness dripping off every word, "I need to have a quick word with you, dear."
He turned around, "Yes, my sweet?"
"I'm an early riser, you know, I like to wake up very early." She said with a sweet smile on her face, "and I was just wondering if you would be a dear and keep the door to the deck unlocked. I would like to wake up and get some fresh sea air."
"Certainly, my dear." He said as he got out his key an unlocked the door.
"Such a sweet heart, you are." Dagger said, her voice cracking a bit.
They both got into bed and said goodnight. Kuja blew out the candle by the bedside and everything was swallowed up in total darkness. She could feel his breaths continue to cease. They came slower, and slower, and after a half hour, she knew for a fact that he was asleep.
She quietly slipped out from the bed and tiptoed across the cabin, occasionally tripping over luggage.
"Why Kuja have to bring some much damn luggage?!" She muttered to herself.
Dagger felt a door knob under her hand and turned it. A gust of icy cold air blew all over her. She smiled and stepped into the cool air. Dagger practically danced across the ship and ran up to the very front, slamming into the railing and lifting her feet of the ground. She took deep breaths of air and giggled to herself about how she tricked Kuja.
"Well you seem happy..." said a voice from behind.
She gasped and turned around. It was the blonde boy she had seen. It was Zidane.
"I... uh... you saw me?" she said as she flushed red
"How could I not see you?" He said smiling, "You and your little dance routine caught my eye."
"Oh..." Dagger's face turned six shades of red
"Hey, don't worry about that. I'm much worse, I start singing when I get that happy. Very embarrassing."
Dagger giggled and sat down on a near by bench, Zidane smiled and turned red.
"So, where are you headed?"
"I'm stopping off in New York... and heading to Boston."
"Boston ay? Same here!" Zidane said shifting his weight
"Really? Wow!" Dagger said happily
"So what are you doing, talking to a third class boy like me?"
"Oh don't think I'm a stuck up first class girl who thinks I'm better than everyone!" She snapped, "I just like talking to people."
Zidane fell silent
"Err.. sorry.." Dagger quickly changed the subject, "Where are you going from there?"
He sat down on the bench next to Dagger, "Well, I don't really know, exactly... you see, I won a bet against my friend, and he gave me a ticket for the Titanic, and I just went... I really didn't think of where I was going... 'till now..."
"Oh, well, it sounds like an adventure."
He looked into her eyes, "Would you come on that adventure with me?" He asked softly
"I would if I could Zidane..." Dagger answered, returning the gaze.
"Why can't you, Dagger...?"
"Because I'm going to Boston to... to..." She didn't want to tell Zidane the truth about Kuja, she didn't want to hurt him, "To visit my Uncle..." She lied
"Oh... well why don't you forget about your Uncle for a day or two and come with me?" He was desperate for her to agree, "Then I'd escort you to your Uncle's..."
Dagger smiled, "I think I will, Zidane... I trust you, and I feel like I've known you for ever...
"Me too, Dagger..." Zidane said.
Dagger shivered, and Zidane pulled off a coat he was wearing and wrapped it around her. He leaned in towards her. Their lips brushed for a second, and Dagger blushed. Dagger leaned in for the kiss, but quickly pulled away.
"Not here, Zidane... not right now..." She tilted her head down to look at her feet.
"Alright, Dagger... he said..."
They were silent while they stared up at the sky, and then Zidane spoke again.
"Hey, Dagger, who else is with you on this trip?"
"Uhh... I..." she stammered, was she found out? Did he know about Kuja?
"Because I saw those two people with you today, when I saw you walk down the hall."
"Oh..." she sighed in relief, "They're watching over me during the voyage. One of them is my maid, Beatrix, she says she's met you before, and the man is Steiner, my guard, he's not much of a people person-"
"But I think you've forgotten about you fiancé, haven't you?" Said a familiar voice from behind them. Dagger spun around.
"Kuja?!" she gasped.
Authors Note: Liz: Can I get a corny? Readers: CORNY! Liz: Yeah, can I get a corny? Readers: CORNY! Liz: That was probably the most corny thing I have written in all my short years! ^-^;; I can't believe some of you may be still reading this... THANK YOU for PUTTING UP with ME and my stupid computer problem!!! Sorry I didn't update sooner! Readers: That was probably the most- Liz: CAN IT!!! And remember R-and-R!!!,
