Edonil: Ok, I'm at 13230 words. Only 770 left! Which is a good thing, since I have absolutely no idea what I'm writing… Let's see what I can do when I'm hyper do to lots of sugar!
Disclaimer: Once again, FFIX ain't mine. I wish it were, though…
Claimer: Golly gee whiz! Crims and Sarah are still mine! And so is the unnamed character in this chapter…
To Change
Chapter Twenty-One
"Uncle Kuja!" Kuja was hit by a small child running extremely fast. "You vanished! Where did you go?"
"Kuja?" Kuja turned to see Crims suppressing laughter.
"This is Zidane's daughter, Sarah."
"That's Princess Sarah! Who's she?"
"This is my girlfriend. Her name is Crims."
"That's a stupid name. Uncle Kuja, will you read me a book?"
"Not if you're going to be rude."
"I knew you wouldn't! You're mean!"
"Uh… Maybe I'll read you a book later. I'm rather busy at the moment."
"Doing what?" Sarah sat on the edge of a nearby fountain and started swinging her legs in that annoying way that children do.
"My… My daughter has been kidnapped."
"You have a daughter?"
"Yes."
"But you said she was your girlfriend! Parents have to be married, you know. That's what Mommy says."
"I… I'm different."
"Oh. You're weird."
"I… Yes I am. Why don't you run along and bother somebody else?"
"You're mean! I'm telling Mommy that you're a horrible person!" Sarah jumped off the fountain and ran off.
"What did I do?" Kuja asked Crims.
"You told her to bother somebody else. You implied that she was annoying."
"She was annoying."
"Perhaps it's a good thing our daughter was kidnapped," Crims tried joking, attempting a smile. She failed miserably. "At least our child doesn't have to put up with your poor parenting…"
"Let's not talk about… her," Kuja suggested. "Tell me, what did you and Queen Garnet talk about?"
"Girl stuff."
"Such as?"
"Clothes and shopping and makeup-"
"I wear makeup? Am I a girl?"
"I've heard a few people have mistaken you for one. Anyway," she continued, ignoring his scowl, "we also talked about children, and men- Don't look so upset. We're aloud to talk about men. Technically, I have more of a right to talk about them than the Queen; I'm not married." Kuja thought there was something significant in that last sentence, but he couldn't quite figure it out, so he ignored it.
"And did you two get along well?"
"Of course! She seems very intelligent. I'll have to talk to her more often. She knows how to deal with… certain things."
"Certain things? Such as?" Crims just grinned.
"It would bore you, no doubt."
"I see. I feel like I'm missing something…" For some reason, Crims seemed to find this hilarious.
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He was very frustrating, but Dagger was right. Crims had quickly figured out that Dagger was smarter than she looked. Dagger had said that men could be stupid at times… It was so true. No matter how she hinted, Crims wasn't getting the correct response from Kuja. Just like Dagger had said. The Queen had told Crims that men would miss all the important bits of the conversation… Men! They made absolutely no sense!
"Don't worry, Darling, you aren't missing anything," Crims told Kuja, grinning. Maybe he'd catch on… Then again, maybe he wouldn't. He should no her well enough by now to know when she was serious and when she was joking…
"If you say so." Kuja didn't look convinced, though.
Men! Dagger had said it took quite a bit of work on her part to convince Zidane that she wanted to marry him… Zidane and Kuja were brothers, and far too similar for Crims's tastes.
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The man smiled. His plan was working out nicely. He didn't need to concentrate on killing the Failures anymore… He had a new project. When this was done… It was all so perfect!
"I can't hear you! Say it louder!" he hissed at his new Angel.
"I exist to kill. I exist to destroy. I exist to end reality…" the sixteen-year-old said dully. The man smiled. Oh yes! This Angel would go where the other two had failed! This Angel would destroy the Failures, and the child that still lived…
Garland began to cackle maniacally.
Edonil: Duh duh duh! I've revealed his identity… I still have a few words… That'll be the next chapter! Please R&R!