A/N. Hi it's me again MadMaz! Ok so I decided that the last chapter was a bit rushed and I promise to take my time explaining and describing this time. also I would like to do something I forgot to do last chapter………………….?
DISCLAIMER. I do NOT own any of the characters in final fantasy IX. I only own my own characters
So now I make another promise? I will update as often as I can. BUT just an early warning. I've got a really BIG essay coming up and loads of work so that means less time but I will try..anyway on to the chap. Do not worry all will be revealed in the later chapters.
Pay caution to the wind.
Chap 2: Old friends new enemies.
Utter confusion took hold of the young prince, as he watched the hooded figure and the weapon like a hawk. He thought of crying for help, of screaming intruder! But the words did not come. And they wouldn't. he tried harder to strain his ears and hear what was being said.
"So you've come all this way just to see me and then die at my hands"
"how very wrong you are your highness " "you see I could just take what I want without you even knowing" but where would be the fun in that" "Zidane raised an eyebrow in question(what did he mean by that?) (ok this has gone on far too long now)
"you coward, you can't even face me when I'm armed"
"so you think you can beat me huh" "just try it and don't forget I'm not just anyone"
Zidane turned around to face his opponent and noticed the long scar formed across the farley young man's face. The scar HE had caused when they were mere children. A wide smile spread across Zidanes face at remembering this and seeing the momentum.
"no your not just anyone" There was a moments silence between the two old friends before Zidane next spoke. "it's been a long time Cain"……… "where have you been ?…boss went ape!"
"I'm glad to see you two"
"come on Cain I'm being serious ….we thought …..you where dead"
"me dead"
"same old cain..can't get rid of him even if you try"……. "It's good to see you after all these years"
"You've definitely changed"
"Me! You're a KING now!" "Last time I herd you were a thief turned hero" "and I thought to myself Zidanes gone and done what he said he always would do" "he went and made something out of himself, "but no that wasn't enough" "next thing I hear you're a KING"
"Well I don't care about the crown, so long as I have my precious wife and best friend Garnet and our two beautiful children , then I'm happy"
"Man you have changed" "for the better"
Zidane chuckled at his remark, for Cain wasn't the first person who had told him this small fact.
Tao was now really confused, who was this Cain person and why, a few seconds ago was he holding a knife to his fathers throat? And now they were talking like nothing had happened! (wait dad knows him?) (that would explain why he didn't attack but then why the knife?) (maybe I should go tell the guards…..or maybe……)
"Dad"! Zidane whirled around at the sound of his son's voice and had completely forgotten about the training session…and his son.
"Tao" "hey Cain this is my son Tao" " Cain eyed the approaching boy suspiciously and took a good long look at the miniature version of his old friend. The boy in front of him had honey coloured hair that was tied back in a pony (like his fathers) and His eyes where a hazel colour, presumably from his mother as was his hair colour.
"So this is Zidane jr" "pleased to meet you your highness , the names Cain" "im an old friend of your fathers" Cain politely bowed to the young prince and re-met his gaze as he rose from the bow.
"friend?…so why did you have a knife to his throat?" Tao took the fatal fighting stance as though he where challenging the older man.
"humph he's your kid alright" "got the attitude"
"Tao that's enough" he's an old member Tantalus"
"Tantalus?" "if you say so" Tao looked at the man one last time as though he where a deadly virus that he didn't wish to catch .
Then he turned and walked towards the palace, making his way up to his mother. He had a few thing's to ask her.
MEANWHILE….
"Saffron honey?" "this time please be a good girl and don't splash the maids" for mommy"
"okie mommy, but the maid's always pwull my hayir twwo hard when they wash it" "AND IT HURTS"
The three year old stomped her foot defiantly on the wooden flooring of her room in protest to her bath time with the maid's. She always hated bath times because of her hair being very long, so it was easily tangled and the maid's weren't exactly gentle when tackling it.
"huff" Garnet gave an exhausted sigh and reached out for the three year old who resembled her in more ways than one, Saffron's hair was a mixture of mostly hers and a little of Zidanes, light brown with a hint of blonde in various places, Her eyes where a dazzling sapphire colour with the slightest emerald around the pupils and her hair was long like her mothers. Though Saffron's eyes where more like Zidanes, her calm, naïve and loving attitude was a mirror of Garnets. She was the sweetest little girl you'd ever come across.
"come on honey let's get you ready for your bath".
~#~~~#~
"So what did you want to tell me that was so important you couldn't tell me in a letter?"
Zidane and Cain had long before entered the castle, and where now in an upper room to the newly built castle. Hiding from the sun's harsh rays of summer, in the only shade's of the room.
"And what where you talking about before"
"when you said that you could just take what you want without me even knowing?" Cain looked up to his friend with a look of concern, a look that looked like he was about to announce a death or something
"That's why im here"
"Go on".
"Do you remember why I left Tantalus?"
"yeah you went looking for some sort of object" "one that boss wasn't going after" Zidane instantly cocked an eyebrow (was this what he wanted to talk about? And hear I am worrying it would be some sort of threat to the kingdom!).
"No not an object as such" "they where documents, some of very importance"
"importance to what"
"Gaia". Was his simple answer. But Zidane didn't see it to be the answer he wanted or expected.
I know I said twenty reviews but I decide I wasn't going to get twenty reviews for just one chapter. (thank you Ashley for pointing that out and for being my first reviewer I'm very grateful ) so I posted the nxt chap ok.^-^
So there it is folks. Sorry I know another cliff hanger but im still explaining a lot of the starting point to this fic. I know I've rushed strait into it but there's a reason for that but it will all be explained later so for now I've only gotten up…… 2 chapters in …..2 days…… WOW that's not bad!
Oh yeah and when Saffron speaks it's suppose to be like that. She is only three years old after all and im thinking of adding a little bit of Romance between Zidane and Dagger/Garnet cos their the cutesy couple ever! Anyway I'm going to stop jabbering now and go start the next chap….OH YEAH YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO R&R PLZ (reviews make me so happy and give me the boost to carry on)so thank you to all those who review my fic. ^-^
Luv MadMAZ -x-
DISCLAIMER. I do NOT own any of the characters in final fantasy IX. I only own my own characters
So now I make another promise? I will update as often as I can. BUT just an early warning. I've got a really BIG essay coming up and loads of work so that means less time but I will try..anyway on to the chap. Do not worry all will be revealed in the later chapters.
Pay caution to the wind.
Chap 2: Old friends new enemies.
Utter confusion took hold of the young prince, as he watched the hooded figure and the weapon like a hawk. He thought of crying for help, of screaming intruder! But the words did not come. And they wouldn't. he tried harder to strain his ears and hear what was being said.
"So you've come all this way just to see me and then die at my hands"
"how very wrong you are your highness " "you see I could just take what I want without you even knowing" but where would be the fun in that" "Zidane raised an eyebrow in question(what did he mean by that?) (ok this has gone on far too long now)
"you coward, you can't even face me when I'm armed"
"so you think you can beat me huh" "just try it and don't forget I'm not just anyone"
Zidane turned around to face his opponent and noticed the long scar formed across the farley young man's face. The scar HE had caused when they were mere children. A wide smile spread across Zidanes face at remembering this and seeing the momentum.
"no your not just anyone" There was a moments silence between the two old friends before Zidane next spoke. "it's been a long time Cain"……… "where have you been ?…boss went ape!"
"I'm glad to see you two"
"come on Cain I'm being serious ….we thought …..you where dead"
"me dead"
"same old cain..can't get rid of him even if you try"……. "It's good to see you after all these years"
"You've definitely changed"
"Me! You're a KING now!" "Last time I herd you were a thief turned hero" "and I thought to myself Zidanes gone and done what he said he always would do" "he went and made something out of himself, "but no that wasn't enough" "next thing I hear you're a KING"
"Well I don't care about the crown, so long as I have my precious wife and best friend Garnet and our two beautiful children , then I'm happy"
"Man you have changed" "for the better"
Zidane chuckled at his remark, for Cain wasn't the first person who had told him this small fact.
Tao was now really confused, who was this Cain person and why, a few seconds ago was he holding a knife to his fathers throat? And now they were talking like nothing had happened! (wait dad knows him?) (that would explain why he didn't attack but then why the knife?) (maybe I should go tell the guards…..or maybe……)
"Dad"! Zidane whirled around at the sound of his son's voice and had completely forgotten about the training session…and his son.
"Tao" "hey Cain this is my son Tao" " Cain eyed the approaching boy suspiciously and took a good long look at the miniature version of his old friend. The boy in front of him had honey coloured hair that was tied back in a pony (like his fathers) and His eyes where a hazel colour, presumably from his mother as was his hair colour.
"So this is Zidane jr" "pleased to meet you your highness , the names Cain" "im an old friend of your fathers" Cain politely bowed to the young prince and re-met his gaze as he rose from the bow.
"friend?…so why did you have a knife to his throat?" Tao took the fatal fighting stance as though he where challenging the older man.
"humph he's your kid alright" "got the attitude"
"Tao that's enough" he's an old member Tantalus"
"Tantalus?" "if you say so" Tao looked at the man one last time as though he where a deadly virus that he didn't wish to catch .
Then he turned and walked towards the palace, making his way up to his mother. He had a few thing's to ask her.
MEANWHILE….
"Saffron honey?" "this time please be a good girl and don't splash the maids" for mommy"
"okie mommy, but the maid's always pwull my hayir twwo hard when they wash it" "AND IT HURTS"
The three year old stomped her foot defiantly on the wooden flooring of her room in protest to her bath time with the maid's. She always hated bath times because of her hair being very long, so it was easily tangled and the maid's weren't exactly gentle when tackling it.
"huff" Garnet gave an exhausted sigh and reached out for the three year old who resembled her in more ways than one, Saffron's hair was a mixture of mostly hers and a little of Zidanes, light brown with a hint of blonde in various places, Her eyes where a dazzling sapphire colour with the slightest emerald around the pupils and her hair was long like her mothers. Though Saffron's eyes where more like Zidanes, her calm, naïve and loving attitude was a mirror of Garnets. She was the sweetest little girl you'd ever come across.
"come on honey let's get you ready for your bath".
~#~~~#~
"So what did you want to tell me that was so important you couldn't tell me in a letter?"
Zidane and Cain had long before entered the castle, and where now in an upper room to the newly built castle. Hiding from the sun's harsh rays of summer, in the only shade's of the room.
"And what where you talking about before"
"when you said that you could just take what you want without me even knowing?" Cain looked up to his friend with a look of concern, a look that looked like he was about to announce a death or something
"That's why im here"
"Go on".
"Do you remember why I left Tantalus?"
"yeah you went looking for some sort of object" "one that boss wasn't going after" Zidane instantly cocked an eyebrow (was this what he wanted to talk about? And hear I am worrying it would be some sort of threat to the kingdom!).
"No not an object as such" "they where documents, some of very importance"
"importance to what"
"Gaia". Was his simple answer. But Zidane didn't see it to be the answer he wanted or expected.
I know I said twenty reviews but I decide I wasn't going to get twenty reviews for just one chapter. (thank you Ashley for pointing that out and for being my first reviewer I'm very grateful ) so I posted the nxt chap ok.^-^
So there it is folks. Sorry I know another cliff hanger but im still explaining a lot of the starting point to this fic. I know I've rushed strait into it but there's a reason for that but it will all be explained later so for now I've only gotten up…… 2 chapters in …..2 days…… WOW that's not bad!
Oh yeah and when Saffron speaks it's suppose to be like that. She is only three years old after all and im thinking of adding a little bit of Romance between Zidane and Dagger/Garnet cos their the cutesy couple ever! Anyway I'm going to stop jabbering now and go start the next chap….OH YEAH YOU KNOW WHAT TO DO R&R PLZ (reviews make me so happy and give me the boost to carry on)so thank you to all those who review my fic. ^-^
Luv MadMAZ -x-