RefugeofSouls-Yeah trying to find time to do this stuff is hard (esp. around the holidays)
LottiRebel-Not dissing sugar. Actually, I could use some. Keep the shoulder demon away please!
Gem: I'm trying to write a paper and it isn't working. I'm also trying to make my room neater, which also isn't working.
Vivi: Maybe you should take one thing at a time.
Gem: More fun with more stuff.
Eiko: I'm going to agree with Vivi. Also didn't you say that you hate cleaning?
Gem: Yeah, so I did.
Disclaimer: don't own FFIX or it's characters.
Vivi's room
Vivi looked around at the room one more time. It was brighter colored than he normally would have liked but Dagger said that he needed something to brighten up his room. So he settled on a dark blue quilt and light blue walls.
He grinned thinking about Eiko and Hope's rooms. They were more girlie and brighter. Way brighter. It suited Eiko's personality just fine.
A small traveling bag sat on the bed with almost everything that he would need in it. He would be carrying some of the food that they would have at the camp by the entrance to the Iifa tree.
Eiko's room
Eiko was running around trying to make sure that she had everything for the trip. Her room was painted a pale yellow that was made ten times brighter on a sunny day. The quilt on her bed was white with red flowers and small green leaves. A bit too girlie for her but she needed to remind herself of that every once in a while.
A knock on her door startled her out of what she was thinking about.
"Eiko, can I come in?" asked a familiar voice.
"Sure, Zidane!" she nearly yelled.
"Still hyper as always are we? Come here. I wanted to see you before you left," Zidane said as he sat down on the bed.
Eiko nearly bounded over and sat herself in his lap. Zidane grinned and held her. She had a crush on him all those years ago and now, he felt like he was getting old, just holding her on his lap.
"I missed you. It was so hard realizing that you might not come back. I wanted you to come back. I wanted to see Dagger have a smile on her face again."
Zidane silently stroked her hair. (a/n Zidane's being father-like to her.)
"I wanted to come back. The journey was long and hard but I knew what was waiting at the end. All of my friends and the people that I considered family."
"What do I count as?"
"A friend. But a very dear one."
"I should be going soon."
"One question. What's really going on between you and Vivi?"
"Promise not to tell?"
Zidane nodded and said, "Continue please."
"Well, I like him and I think that he feels the same way as me. But I'm not sure. What should I do?"
"Well, Eiko. You should just wait and watch what he does. If he's flirting with you only, most likely, he likes you."
"You sure?"
"Of course I'm sure. Now it's time for you to go," Zidane said as he stood up and grabbed Eiko's bag.
"Hey, I can take my own bag."
"I was only trying to help," said Zidane as they exited the room.
"Alrighty then."
"That's my line."
Gem: Outta gas again and not feeling the greatest.
Eiko: What's with Zidane?
Gem: He's being a polite gentleman.
Zidane (walking into the room): What did you just call me?
Gem and Eiko: Nothing!
Dagger (sitting in a reclining chair reading The Da Vinci Code): Never mind them. Come over here.
Zidane: Fine. I will find out what you two called me.
