Disclaimer: Final Fantasy 9 belongs to Squaresoft. The title of this chapter is from one of the soundtracks of Final Fantasy 8.

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Waltz for the Moon

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Eiko sighed as she watched Zidane and Dagger sitting together talking. She looked at the other side of the table and saw Freya together with Fratley. Then she saw Vivi talking with Puck. She was starting to get bored when she heard the band started to play a waltz. Regent Cid and his wife were the first to stand and dance. Some nobles followed them after a few seconds. Eiko saw Zidane and Dagger dancing when she stood up. Vivi was no longer talking to Puck so she started to look for him. When she saw some children about her age dancing, she began to feel a little envious. She tried to ignore them as she continued looking for Vivi. Suddenly, she heard someone calling her name. She turned around and saw Vivi behind her.

"Found you at last," said Vivi.

"You were looking for me?" asked Eiko.

Vivi nodded. "I was starting to get bored after Puck left and started dancing with one of his friends. Then I went to your table but you were gone, so I looked for you."

"I was gone because I was also looking for you," said Eiko.

"Oh," said Vivi. He looked at the children who were dancing then asked Eiko, "Um- will you dance with me?" Eiko stared at Vivi.

"Well, since I'm not doing anything, okay," said Eiko. They went to a corner and started to dance. Eiko felt better when they were already dancing. "At least this is much better than doing nothing," Eiko told herself.

They continued to dance but Vivi would accidentally step on Eiko's foot from time to time. "I'm going to have a hard time walking if you continue stepping on my foot. Just follow my lead so you won't get any mistakes," Eiko said after Vivi stepped on her foot the tenth time. Vivi nodded and followed Eiko's instructions. After a few minutes, Vivi and Eiko were dancing better than before. They continued to dance until Eiko started to get tired. "Let's sit down for a while," said Eiko. They went to a table nearby and sat down.

"The twin moons sure is beautiful tonight," said Vivi as he looked outside the window. Eiko turned around and saw a window near their table.

"You're right," said Eiko. "What time is it anyway?"

"Eight in the evening," said Vivi.

"It's already eight p.m.?" said Eiko.

"What do you expect? The party started at six," said Vivi. Eiko didn't answer Vivi. She just stared at the twin moons. "I'm going to talk to Mr. 28," said Vivi.

"Okay," said Eiko. She went back to her seat and saw that Zidane and Dagger were still dancing. After thirty minutes, Regent Cid went up and started his speech. Two hours later, the party ended and everybody started to go home. Zidane and Dagger were among the last to leave. Regent Cid wanted to talk to Zidane when they were the only ones left.

"Can I talk to you for a while?" Regent Cid asked Zidane.

"Sure," said Zidane.

"Please follow me," Cid told Zidane. They went inside a room not to far from Eiko's room. "I want to tell you what Doctor Tot said," said Cid after Zidane closed the door. "He told me that you're improving very fast."

"I'm flattered," said Zidane.

"I also wanted to tell you that you must take good care of Garnet. If anything happens to her, you'll be responsible," said Cid.

"Don't worry, I'll take good care of her," said Zidane.

"I also want to give you this," said Cid as he gave Zidane a book.

"What am I going to do with this book?" ask Zidane.

"You must write all the events that you think is important to you there, because you will have more pressures now that you are about to become a king," said Cid.

"Thanks," said Zidane.

"Well, that's all I want to tell you," said Cid.

"Then I'll be leaving," said Zidane. He went out of the room followed by Cid. Cid and Hilda accompanied Zidane and Dagger on their way to the Red Rose. After Zidane and Dagger left, Cid and Hilda went back to the castle. Cid went to the room first to get something, but he can't find it. Then he saw a book just like the one he gave Zidane, but it was empty when he opened it. Nothing was written in all of its pages.

"Oh no, I gave him the wrong book. What's gonna happen when he reads my diary. Some of my secrets are written there. At least I didn't give him my other book, or all my secrets will be revealed."

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"What did Uncle Cid tell you?" Dagger asked.

"Nothing, he just wanted to give me this book," said Zidane. He opened the book and he saw two words were written on the first page.

"There's something written there, what does it say?" Dagger asked.

"Let's see, it says Cid's Diary!" said Zidane.

Author's Note: What? Only one reviewed in my last chapter! Oh well, never mind. The title was supposed to be Waltz for the Twin Moons, but I kinda like Waltz for the Moon better. Thanks to the one person who reviewed and answered my question. Poor Cid, what do you think is gonna happen if Zidane reads his diary, or what is written in it?

*Last question: Is all my asking irritating you?