Edonil: Yes, Zidane has finally come into the picture. Sorry, fellow Kuja fans. Zidane really is important. Besides, don't you want to know what's been happening with his life?

Disclaimer: FFIX is not mine. Zidane is not mine. I wish Kuja was mine. I do not want to be sued.

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Chapter Four

"Daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy daddy dadd- Oof! DADDY!" The small two-year-old girl jumped into her father's arms. "You left!" she accused in that cute tone only two-year-olds can use. "Why did you go?"

"I... Uh... Work, honey."

"But you're a King. Kings stay home to work."

"Actually, I'm a Prince Consort."

"Why?"

"Because Mommy is the Queen."

"Then you should be the King. That's how it works. The Queen is married to the King."

"But-"

"Zidane?" Zidane quickly put down his daughter, in order to kiss his wife, despite the child's cry of, "Ew! That's disgusting!" Zidane and Queen Garnet til Alexandros just grinned.

"How did it go?" Dagger asked. "Did you... hear anything about... him?"

"No." Zidane replied simply.

It had been three and a half years since Zidane had returned to Alexandria. He had seemed happy to be back, but Dagger had quickly realized something was wrong. And she didn't have to do much interrogating to find out what it was.

Kuja, Zidane's brother, was missing. Zidane had searched for months through the Iifa Tree's ruins, but hadn't seen a sign. He still hoped that Kuja was alive, though. Every six months, he went to the Black Mage Village, hoping Kuja had gone there, to live with his creations. But Kuja was gone. Dagger had a feeling Kuja was dead. But she couldn't say that to Zidane; he was so hopeful.

"Mommy, why did Daddy go away?"

"Daddy had work."

"But he's the King."

"No, he's the Prince Consort."

"But you're the Queen."

"Yes, but... You know when Uncle Cid comes to visit?"

"Yes."

"Would you call his visits work?"

"I... guess. Sort of."

"Well, Uncle Cid is the King of Lindblum."

"No, he's the regent, Mommy."

"Uh... Well, the principal is the same."

"What's a principal?"

Dagger groaned. Zidane grinned. His daughter, Sarah, saw.

"Daddy, what's a principal?"

Edonil: Ok, I couldn't last without writing about Kuja. Here he is!
It was dark. But not the imposing darkness of Fossil Roo. Just the darkness of night. Night on the Mist Continent.

The chocobo sometimes let Kuja ride it when they were outside. But only as long as its feet were firmly planted on the ground. That suited Kuja just fine. He wasn't crossing continents anymore. He was merely going to Alexandria.

He'd done a lot of thinking while in Fossil Roo. Especially after seeing that dead miner. He finally remembered why he'd wanted to destroy the world. It all made sense. It-

"Excuse me," a voice said softly. Kuja leapt to his feet. There was a dark figure standing there. "I'm a bit... lost. Could you tell me which way it is to Alexandria?" The person was female; their voice was too high to be a man's.

"I'm not to sure. I'm a bit... new to the area. I'm going there myself. I was going to try to figure it out in the morning." The woman seemed to nod. "Would you... like to... stay here for the night?" Kuja asked awkwardly. "We could both figure it out in the morning."

"Thank you for your invitation." The woman stepped forward. Kuja felt his heart nearly stop.

That woman was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen.

Edonil: Mwa ha ha ha! A cliffhanger! Right at the end! If you want to find out what she looks like, please tell me!