Edonil: I'm alive! Yay! Ok, so I won't be for long, but at least I'm here now, right? I'm going to Disney World next week, though, so that might delay updates a bit… On a happier note, I don't have school today! I had two provincial exams, and they replaced my normal classes on Friday and Monday, so all I had left was one exam yesterday. And nothing tomorrow or the day after… I will update! Or at least, I'll try!
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To Change
Chapter Forty-Three
Kuja paced back and forth anxiously. Crims wasn't back yet. It was only two o'clock, but this was Treno! She could be hurt or maimed or killed…
No. He couldn't think about that. She would be fine. She was an assassin. She'd been a mercenary. She could take care of herself. But what if…?
No. I mustn't think about that. I should get a hobby or something. Crims can't always be here. She can probably take better care of herself than I can. If I were to go searching for her, she'd hit me over the head. She's fine… I need to do something!
He could check on Avylonn again, but she might throw something at him. The last time he'd checked on her, she'd told him to leave her alone. She was his daughter; he should probably be slightly wary around her.
I have to be careful around my girlfriend, I have to be wary around my daughter… The world is going insane!
Kuja's pacing brought him up next to a bookshelf. He glanced through the titles curiously. He hadn't read most of these books in a while…
Hmm. What's that? No title… Oh! It's my journal! I'd forgotten about that… What did I write when I was insane?
Kuja picked up the gold-gilt book, sat down in a chair, and opened to a random page.
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I slaughtered the elephant-lady like the beast she is. Was. Bahamut's power is truly awe-inspiring! Soon all of Gaia will bow before me! Then shall they regret ever fighting me!
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The canary has become Queen. Soon I shall have power over her, like I had power over her mother.
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Peace is but a shadow of death,
Deliberate to forget its painful past.
Though we hope for promising years
After shedding a thousand tears,
Yesterday's sorrow constantly nears.
And while the moon still shines blue,
By dawn it will turn to scarlet hue.
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Kuja grimaced. He'd forgotten his obsession with poetry. And he really didn't want to read anymore of his old diary tonight. After he'd written that poem…
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Avylonn smiled at the page. This was quite a good book! It was a poetry anthology she'd found in her father's study. Quite a nice book…
Peace is but a shadow of death,
Deliberate to forget its painful past.
Though we hope for promising years
After shedding a thousand tears,
Yesterday's sorrow constantly nears.
And while the moon still shines blue,
By dawn it will turn to scarlet hue.
- Anonymous
She liked that poem. Who'd written it? It seemed a shame to write such a pretty thing and then take no credit…
A sharp tap on her window brought her thoughts to the present. Curious, Avylonn walked over to it and drew back the heavy velvet drapes. Had a bird flown into it…?
A rock hit the glass, and fell to the ground. Looking down, Avylonn stared in amazement. It was Saniiro! Avylonn waved. Smiling, he gestured for Avylonn to join him. Nodding, Avylonn raced into her father's study.
Her father was sitting in a chair, looking at a purple and gold diary. When Avylonn came in, he covered it with his hand. Avylonn frowned slightly. Why…? No matter.
"I'm going for a walk, Father. I'll be back soon." Then, before he had a chance to answer, she raced outside and flung herself into Saniiro's arms.
"Saniiro! Oh my gosh! You're here! Why are you here? How've you been? Oh my gosh…" He laughed.
"One question at a time, please."
"Why are you here?"
"I came to visit you. Don't you still love me?"
"Of course!"
"No new boyfriends?"
"Of course not!"
"Splendid!" He looked even happier, if that was possible. "And how have you been, Lovely?"
"Good." Glancing at her house, she realized her father could easily look out a window and see the two of them. "Er… Maybe we ought to get away from him." Saniiro nodded in agreement.
"Of course! I wouldn't want to have to see him."
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Crims smiled slightly. Kuja would be furious… She just wouldn't tell him. He didn't need to know that Saniiro had decided to surprise Avylonn with a visit.
Crims had run into Saniiro on the street a time or two in Alexandria, although she hadn't told her boyfriend or daughter. They didn't need to know. And Crims had received a letter from Saniiro not too long ago, asking if Avylonn was well. Smart lad. If Avylonn had received a letter, Kuja would have confiscated and read it immediately. But Crims could receive as many letters as she wanted.
Poor, poor Kuja. Everyone was plotting against him…
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Garland smiled. Soon, yes very soon, the Third Angel would be returned to him. His minion was already working on his plan to bring the Third Angel under his control.
Edonil: Hmm… Yeah, that was really random. Ah, well, at least I wrote something. Please RR, people!