Promise Me Forever
Chapter 5: Going On With Life
LLL
Disclaimer: I don't own any FFIX related things.
Well…here it is. It is the last chapter of Promise Me Forever. I'd like to give a special thanks to CrimsonCobwebs and Candygurl113. Without your support, I wouldn't have put this chapter up. I'm thinking of writing a sequel, but I'm not sure. If you want me to write a sequel to it, I will. Otherwise, this is it for Promise Me Forever.
LLL
Well…what was left for me to do? I'd continue working with Tantalus, obviously. I didn't have anything to do besides that though.
The play we were going to perform, "I Want to be Your Canary", was still going to go on as planned. Zidane would play the role of the peasant, to declare his love for Queen Garnet half way through it. It was quite a romantic fantasy, but I didn't want anything to do with it.
I practiced without any enthusiasm for it. I didn't have any choice. Either I helped out with the play, or Baku would beat me. The choice wasn't a hard one.
Vivi had been sent to the Black Mage village, to be buried with the others. His friend that Eiko had managed to heal stopped the day before. Except for Vivi's kids, he was the last of their kind. It wasn't a good week for the Black Mage race.
Vivi's kids went to live at the Black Mage Village, not really having any reason to live in Lindblum. I couldn't blame them.
Zidane was upset about Vivi's death, but I avoided him at all costs. It was him that Vivi wanted to see the most, and it was him that completely blew Vivi off.
The day before the play was a long one. I had gotten everything ready for it a little everyday, so by then I didn't have anything left to do. Everyone else had left it until the last minute, and they were scrambling to get it all done then. I was left alone, bored to death.
We headed out that night on the Prima Vista's replacement. Still, I was pretty much bored the whole time.
We landed at Alexandria only a few hours before the play was to start. The band got into their spots and began their last minute practice. Everyone perfected their lines one last time, and the sun began it's extremely slow descent on the sky. I was, as always, bored to death.
The play started, and I couldn't help but notice how upset the young Queen seemed. She didn't even have a clue! I was told it was Garnet's birthday that day, though I couldn't care less. I just wanted it done and over with.
My wish came rather quickly. Zidane announced his love for the Queen, who ran to him as fast as she could. They hugged each other, and there was a loud applause from the crowd. It was too mushy for my tastes. That and I was still depressed over what happened.
The Queen's birthday feast turned into Zidane's 'Welcome Back!' feast. The Tantalus crew was invited, including me. I guess it was okay, but no one really talked to me. Not that I expected that they would.
I got along fairly well with Eiko. We never got to know each other, and had only seen each other when she came to get Vivi. I guess I'd never see her again, after this.
There was another girl there, called Ryoko, or something like that. She was about my age, probably slightly younger. She seemed to be training with Steiner or Beatrix to become a knight. She was slightly clumsy, and she barely said a word to anyone at all. For the most part, I ignored her just as she ignored me.
Baku disbanded Tantalus shortly afterwards. He said he wasn't getting any younger, and frankly, he was right. I saw him as an old man, even from when I first met him. I don't know how old he was, but he must have been ancient.
He let me live in the bell tower, claiming he didn't want to unleash me on the world. I would probably have killed the first person who tried to sell me a home, so I couldn't blame him.
I saw Blank and the others from Tantalus occasionally, but not often. I filled my time with reading. I bought book after book, trying to occupy my time. I had a lot of it, since I didn't have a job, a family, friends, or go to school.
I saw Ryoko some time later. Not much more than a few months. She told me she was going to start some sort of school soon. Somehow she managed to convince me to join. Actually, all she said was 'I'm going to start taking lessons at the Lindblum Festival High School.' And I just decided to do something other than read all my life.
It turned out to be a class to bring out your potential with whatever skills you possessed. Ryoko was an excellent swordsman. She used lighter swords, and fought with speed and grace, rather than strength and power. I didn't have any skill I knew of, so I pretty much skipped the school altogether. Most of the time, anyway. Eiko had joined apparently, training in the field of white magic. It figured really. The only other thing she did was summon, and there wasn't anyone who could help her with that.
Life went on, but there wasn't ever a minute that passed by that I didn't think of Vivi. My final promise to him was the only thing that kept me willing to live, and his promise to me was the only thing to keep my hopes up. I wouldn't even be here if it weren't for him.
I was going on with life, with no particular enthusiasm, but I kept on going. I will keep on going. Thinking about it, my life had to get better eventually. I had to stay patient. I wouldn't be alive, just to do nothing. Eventually, something good would happen. I guess that was another reason to go on. My life couldn't get any worse. I had nothing to lose but life itself. Yeah…one day, I'd find something worth living for, and I'd be happy. Then, after it was all gone, my life and everything, I could go to Forever. And, in Forever, everything would be perfect. I'd be with Vivi, and I wouldn't have anything to lose. I would have all I could ever want! I just had to wait. Life would get better, if all I did was waiting for it.
LLL
Well…that concludes my fanfic! Please read and review, and tell me if you want a sequel. It would be an action/adventure, and much more light hearted than this. You'd have to read it. Either way, I'm writing it. I just might not publish it though.