Chapter Two

Edgar furiously wrote on a piece of paper, only to result in throwing it out. He pulled out another piece of paper, scribbled, then threw it out. Piece of paper, scribbled, then threw out. Paper, scribbled, throw.

His wastebasket was growing increasingly full. Sabin walked into the office, seeing the large amounts of crumpled up paper. He walked towards the desk, leaning against in it, looking down at his brother. "What are you doing?" he asked after watching him grab a piece of paper, scribbled, then threw it out, only to repeat the cycle.

"I'm trying to write Terra a letter..."

Sabin sighed and grabbed his brother's hand. "Look. There's no need for writing her a letter."

"How else am I going to contact her?"

"Setzer's going to be here tonight, around dusk I'd say. Ask him to give you a ride to Mobliz." Sabin let go of his hand and cross his arms. "If he says that he can't do it, then just ride a chocobo down to South Figaro, then take a ship to Nikeah, then ride the chocobo to Mobliz."

Edgar blinked and soon collapsed to the desk. "Sabin! I can't! I can't look at her, much less go up to her and tell her that I'll help rebuild Mobliz! Then to invite her over to the castle to 'discuss' things!"

Sabin laughed loudly, clapping his hands. "You're the lecherous young king! You can't even go up to Terra and ask her to come to Figaro with you?"

Edgar shot him a death glare. "I hate you..."

Sabin was still laughing. "With the way how you're shaping up to be, Cyan has a better chance getting her!"

Edgar narrowed his eyes. "Shut up..."

Sabin continued on, laughing the entire time. "Hell! Even Umaru has a better chance!"

Edgar roared loudly. "If you're not going to make the situation better, then PLEASE do not make it worse!" He pushed away from the desk, storming out of his office, Sabin still laughing loudly. Edgar walked out to the center tower, looking down at the sands. "Why me?" he whispered out.

He continued to stand there, watching the sun set magically. He heard the faint engines of The Falcon and continued to stand there. The stars were slowly dotting their way out as the sky went from light hues, to a dark violet shade with orange beaming near the horizon.

Footsteps were heard behind him. He didn't even bother to turn around. "Edgar? Sabin sent me up here..."

It was a female voice. He quickly spun around, staring at the green haired angel. "T...Terra?"

She smiled her usual smile, shy yet knowing. "Hello, Edgar."

She wore her usual battle garments, the red dress with all those little designs, the purple sarong, the white tights, and then to finish it off, the red boots. "Hi, Terra. What brings you here?"

He was trying to regain his composure. "Setzer was just going to take me to see the opera tonight. He said he had a few things to do here, so here I am."

Edgar had jealousy written all over his face. 'Setzer? Taking her to the opera? What in Goddess' name!'

"Edgar? You ok?"

"Oh, yes. Why is Setzer taking you to the opera?" he asked, hoping it wasn't a courtship that was going on between the two. "I mean, if you don't mind me asking."

She smiled and walked next to him, staring at the stars that blossomed in the sky. "I never saw the opera before, the one Celes starred in, so he told me that he was seeing it tonight. I asked if I could join." Edgar eased some. "That and he doesn't want to seem stalker like."

"Stalker like? What do you mean?"

She smiled. "He wants to talk to Maria tonight. Every time she gets done an opera, she goes to the balcony to meet the high rollers. So, he doesn't want to seem stalker like being up there all by himself."

Edgar, on the inside, was cheering and doing flips. "Oh. Do you think that I could come along?"

Terra smiled once again. "I don't see why not. The more the merrier, right?"

Edgar nodded his head. Terra turned around and began walking down the steps. Edgar followed behind her, watching her wavy green hair swing back and forth. "Terra?" he called out. She stopped walking and turned around. "Why don't you wear your hair down?"

She laughed. "Oh, Edgar. It's too thick and heavy!"

He smiled and placed an easy hand on her arm. 'Good old charms kicking in!' He laughed with her and finally said, "Let it down for tonight."

She shrugged and pulled down her hair from the ponytail that it was in. The green waves cascaded down to just below her shoulder blades. He smiled brightly and walked down the hall with her, seeing Sabin and Setzer laughing. Sabin turned and smiled wickedly at his brother. Setzer shook hands with Edgar. "Oh! Setzer, Edgar is going to come see the opera with us!"

Setzer smiled. "Perfect. The more people there are, the less suspicious I become!"

Sabin laughed and looked at Edgar. "He told me all about his plan to whisk Maria away. I have to come along and see this!"

Terra beamed at Sabin. "Good! It can be just like before, in a party once again."

Edgar smiled and looked down at Terra, her green eyes twinkling at...Sabin? He whispered, "Oh..."

Terra turned and looked at him, the sparkle fading. "What's wrong?"

"Ah...nothing. I just remembered a certain thing I had to do."

Sabin blinked angrily towards his brother. "What thing? Your schedule was cleared for today..."

Edgar rubbed the back of his neck, trying to think of some excuse. "Well...um. While I was up on the balcony earlier, I just thought of it."

Sabin glared menacingly at him. Setzer shrugged nonchalantly. Terra grabbed a hold of his arm. "Edgar," she said, "please come? I haven't seen you in ages."

He looked down at her, the sparkle returning. He smiled down at her, his heart beating a mile a minute. "I...guess it could wait."

She smiled and applauded at her skills. Setzer looked at his watch. "Oh! We better get going! The eight o'clock show is going to begin in an hour!"