One Day, We'll Meet Again
Chapter 4: Is That You?
By: KawaiiLeena
Disclaimer: I don't own FFIX! So please don't sue me!
Chapter 4: Is That You?
Dagger lazily sighs as she walks out from the record room. It was such an exhausting day and it was so annoying that her best friend and some of the company employees keep fussing over her, admiring her cute face and angelic voice.
The brunette sighs again as she feels her medium-sized feet throbbing with pain. Realizing it must be because of her tiredness, she decided to sit down on one of the benches by the corner beside the soda machine. As she sits down, she smiles, as she feels relaxed all over.
'This got to be one of my best day of my life, well, except the fussing business,' she thinks as she turns to the glassy window beside her. 'My dream has come true! I will now record my own album!'
Just them, a big shadow appears in front of her, getting her full attention. She looks up as she sees Mr. Sasaki smiling at her kindly. "Oh, Sasaki-san, what brings you here?" Dagger asks politely. For sure, behind that pretty face, she is a very polite girl who knows her manners.
Mr. Sasaki sits down opposite of her as he replies with the same polite voice, "Well, Ms. Dagger, I am here to discuss some things with you, if you don't mind?" Dagger smiles as she shakes her head. "Good, then. But may I ask, where is Ms. Eiko?"
Dagger giggles as she replies, "Hehe… well, my best friend just whined a while ago her nails needing a polish as she immediately dashed to the nearest salon." Mr. Sasaki arches an eyebrow and then chuckles quietly. "Oh well, that's Eiko!"
"Very well, then," Mr. Sasaki says as he shifts comfortably on his seat. "Ms. Dagger, I was just planning to invite you later this night for a dinner with my nephew, who is the owner of the famous Joltan Company. Can you go?"
Dagger seems prettily flattered herself, remembering no one ever invited her to some fancy dinners or parties in the past years, and get to be with someone that famous. Wow, this must be her lucky day!
"Sure, why not, Sasaki-san? It is a pleasure!" Dagger exclaims cheerfully, making Mr. Sasaki's smile grow wider. "When and Where?"
"Tonight at 7:30PM at the Midnight House Restaurant," Mr. Sasaki replies in his casual tone. "So, we'll meet there?"
Dagger giggles as she smiles, "Of course! Who would want to pass an opportunity like this?" as she says those words, Mr. Sasaki laughs, making him adore this beautiful woman more and more determined to match her up with his nephew who is totally stressed this days.
"Excellent!" Mr. Sasaki exclaims happily as they stand up and shakes hands with each other. "So, it is a deal then. See you there, Ms. Dagger, in your casual wear. No need for formal. My nephew hates that kind of things."
The brunette giggles as they let go. "We have something in common, then! I hate wearing formal wear, too!" both of them laugh as she finishes her sentence. Then, she turns to her pink watch as she says, "Oops, I got to go, Sasaki-san! I have a special appointment with my friend in the mall!" She winks at him, making him snicker a bit.
"That's quite alright," Mr. Sasaki replies. "Of course, I have to get going, too. I have to inform my nephew about this. Good day, Ms. Dagger. See you later." They shake hands once again before they head to their separate ways.
XXX ON THE OTHER HAND… XXXZidane grumbles silently under his breath as he sits in his quite large office, signing some business papers. Yes, he is the ultra famous owner of the Joltan Company, and one of the hottest bachelors of Japan.
He grumbles again as he puts out another form to sign with. Of course, physically, you could tell in his face that he's keeping it cool. But inside, he is screaming with rage and anger that there is never a day when he won't get to sign these stupid and nonsense papers!
"Papers, papers, nothing but papers!" He yells angrily as he slams his fist to his wooden desk, his greenish-blue eyes raging with anger, as his messy blonde hair stayed its cool. He sighs as his leans his straight back to his chair as he mumbles, "When will there be a day when I have a bit time alone and be the normal kid I once was?"
"Why don't you just take a day off?" a familiar voice says out of nowhere, making Zidane groan and bang softly his head on his desk. "Oh, c'mon. A few weeks won't hurt?"
"Shut up, Vivi," Zidane groans as he covers his face with his hands, ignoring his friend's chuckles. Vivi is his best friend and business partner. He is a bit shorter than Zidane, and he always has a big like-witch hat on his head, but it revealed his golden yellow eyes.
"Zidane, I'm worried about you," Vivi concernedly says as he takes a seat in front of Zidane's desk. "You've been working like a robot all month! You should have a day off yourself!"
Zidane puts his hands on his desk as he looks at Vivi lazily. "Okay, and then what?" he snaps back, raising his hands on the air. "Letting my sister, Mikoto, replaces me? Oh please! She couldn't even handle her own household chores! And then, wait! What about Kuja? But then, he could be just FLIRTING with all my girl employees and would likely fire one of my best employers!"
Vivi silently chuckles on his seat, remembering the priceless face that appeared on Zidane's face earlier. Sure, he may be the hottest bachelor around, but if you totally know him, you'll see he's one busy bird, taking business first before his life.
"Zidane, get a grip of yourself," Vivi wisely says as he looks at Zidane's greenish-blue eyes. "I mean, look at you! You never had a chance to taste what life is since you became the owner of this company. Why don't you get a day off and act like being normal again. Being the average 22 years old matured man."
The blonde boy rolls his eyes as he sarcastically replies back, "You saying I'm 'too' matured at my age? Like I'm 'older' than an average 22-year old?"
Vivi starts to scan his best friend intently. "Well, kinda?"
"I'll take that as a yes," Zidane groans as he bangs his head on the desk lazily. "I need a break!" he moans as he heard Vivi chuckling. Just then, his cell phone rings loudly, motioning him someone is calling. "What is it now?" he grumbles angrily as he searches his cell phone in his pocket.
He pushes a button and presses the cell phone on his ear, still not budging from his position. "Hello, Zidane is speaking…" he greets plainly. "… Oh, hey uncle… what?" Zidane loudly screams as he sits straight. "What do you mean? Aw, c'mon, uncle, I'm too tired to go to a dinner with some ninny or slut or whatever!"
"Uncle, please, I'm too tired… hey, it isn't my fault I'm the owner of this damn company," he says back, rolling his eyes and starts to play with his hair. "… Uncle, I don't want to start this again… Fine! Fine! I'll go, just this once! Where?"
Zidane lazily gets a small piece of paper and picks up his pen as he scribbles, "Midnight House Restaurant… yeah… 7:30PM? Okay…got it… Yeah, whatever… I'll meet you later… yeah, bye!" he turns off his cell phone as he gently puts it in one corner and then starts to cover his face again.
"So, what was that call about?" his young friend ask him.
Zidane puts away his hands as he starts toying his pen. "What? Well, it was just nothing. Remember my uncle who owned the Record Studio of Japan?" Vivi nods back. "Well, he just appointed me to have dinner with him with some girl or whatever. I bet she'll be just like the other girls my uncle introduced me before. They would love me for my status and fortune. All I want is to have someone who'll love me for who I am!"
"I thought we were talking about what the call was about, not some love or mushy-mushy," Vivi amusedly teases, as if it was the most funniest thing to say.
Zidane rolls his eyes as he looks away and crosses his arms in front of him angrily. "Shut it, Vivi."
XXX MEANWHILE XXXDagger sighs as she sits on her soft comfortable queen-sized bed. Earlier that day, she was being invited to a dinner with the owner of the Record Company with his nephew who is stunningly the owner of the very successful Joltan Company. Somehow, when she thought about this, her heart twinge a little.
She looks at a nearby watch as she reads the time aloud: 6:30PM. Great, one hour to get ready. Although this is happening, she wondered if she did the right thing. Maybe she would have just rejected the offer? But seeing the looks at it, she remembered the hopeful face of Mr. Sasaki when he asked her.
"I just hope I did the right thing…" she sighs as she lazily gets up and decides to take a quick shower.
XXX 20 minutes later XXX
Dagger walks out her steamy bathroom with her pink towel around her shivering body. She quickly goes to her closet and searches around her wardrobe, hoping to find anything appropriate for the occasion. But she did remembered not to wear anything formal.
At last, she finally picks a black skirt up to her knees and a cute white T-shirt when sunflowers printed on it and a little covered with flashing glitters, making the shirt look like it has crystals pasted on it.
She puts it on and walks to the full-length mirror. God! Was she gorgeous! Dagger seems surprise herself that she keeps asking if this is her or another person.
She combs her midnight black hair gracefully and well, making it shiny and smooth. She decided to let it hung down, since it matches her just fine. Smelling her hair, she smiles as she comments it smelled very heavenly. She then puts some lip-gloss on her lips and some of her special perfume. Like they say, she's not that much for make-up.
"For the final touch," she says to herself. She opens her special yellow jewelry box and puts on the silver pendant that her childhood best friend gave her 17 years ago. She smiles approvingly as she holds her pendant with her right hand. "I'll never forget you, Ziddy-kun…"
Just then, her cell phone rings. Wondering whom it is, she pushes a button and presses her expensive cell phone to her ear. "Hello, Dagger is speaking, may I know who is this?" she asks quite politely.
"Ah, Ms. Dagger is always polite!" a deep and kind voice laughs in the other line. Dagger gasps as she familiarizes that voice. "Remember me?"
"Sasaki-san! What brings you to call me?" she asks as she sits down on a chair. "Wait a minute… how did you get my cell phone number?"
She could hear Mr. Sasaki chuckling by the other end. "Ask your best friend! I asked her. You don't mind, do you?"
"I don't mind at all, Sasaki-san!" she replies cheerfully. "What brings you to call me then?"
"I just asked to know if you are ready," he replies in his casual tone. Dagger tells him she is. "Good then. Well, if you are, a limo would be waiting for you outside your apartment soon. If you are wondering why, I just thought someone would accompany you. And don't start to protest, Ms. Dagger. I insist that you go along. Well, I'll wait for you right here. I'll see you soon."
Then he hung up, leaving a very speechless Dagger. She wasn't even given the chance to protest about the limo offer! Oh well. Things come and go.
She puts away her cell phone in her purse and sighs. She just hopes she won't mess up, seeing that she feels just so nervous. Of course, who wouldn't be? This night, she will be with two of one of the most important persons of Japan!
Dagger quickly refrains from thinking and starts to stand and walks to the door. She goes to her living room and starts to sit to one of her yellow single-sized sofa, patiently waiting for the 'limo' to come.
After for a while, her doorbell rings. Dagger stands up and walks to the door, opening it to see a boy about her age wearing strange clothes she never seen before.
"Can I help you?" Dagger asks quite awkwardly. The boy smiles and replies,
"Miss Dagger Alexandros?" the boy asks. Dagger nods. "Please come with me. Mr. Sasaki has informed me that we should pick you up at exactly 7:10PM." Dagger nods as she steps out and then closes and locks her door with her key. She follows him to the black, and shiny limo that waits for her in the street, making her gawk at it. The boy smiles as he leads her to the back and opens the door for her. "Ladies first, ma'am."
Dagger gently smiles and nods and says, "Thank you."
XXX MEANWHILE XXXZidane lazily yawns as he lawns his back on his sports car, his hands driving the steering wheel as he drives through the road, passing the large buildings. Right now, he's wearing the usual large and snuggly gray Jordano pants and plain blue T-shirt. We could see his hair always messy and his greenish-blue ocean eyes twinkling with annoyance. On his right wrist lays a wooden carved bracelet, given to him by his childhood friend 17 years ago.
Just then, his cell phone rings. He picks it and up and pushes a button then leans it on his right ear as he drives, "Yeah, uncle? What's up? Hmm… yeah, I'm on my way… of course I'm coming!" he says back, rolling his eyes. "I never break promises… the girl's already there? Yeah… yeah, sure… whatever… bye." He turns off his cell phone as he shakes his head.
Uncles…At last, after a few minutes, Zidane finally arrives the 2-storey restaurant, colorful lights blinking and a large banner that shines, "Midnight House Restaurant". Seeing it, he was glad it doesn't need any formal wear. He hates tuxedos.
He parks the car on one corner as he fixes himself. He combs his hair, then again, messing it again. He puts on some of his charming perfume and then walks out. Suddenly, he sees a group of girls giggling behind him. He turns around and gives them his rare and charming smile that affectedly made the girls faint.
The blonde boy enters the restaurant, as he immediately spots his uncle waiting for him in the entrance, wearing his usual black suit. He takes a deep breath and walks to his uncle, giving him a startle on the shoulder.
Mr. Sasaki jumps and turns around. He smiles as he sees his nephew, Zidane, there, "Zidane, my boy! You are already here!" he exclaims as he pats Zidane's back.
Zidane smirk as he replies back, "Yeah, whatever. Where's the girl? Another slut?"
His uncle narrows his eyes as he says back in a low tone, "Do not underestimate me, Zidane. You should be happy I'm doing this for you. You need a girlfriend, for heaven's sake!"
Zidane snickers as he replies, "Girlfriend? Who, me? Hah! I can take care of myself! I don't need some girl who only wants me for my money and reputation!" as he says this, Mr. Sasaki laughs. The blonde bachelor arches an eyebrow as he asks, "What's so funny?"
"Zidane, Zidane… you are so clueless," Mr. Sasaki says. "Of course, why would I, your uncle, do that to you? Besides, the girl I bought today is a very special girl, a kind and cheerful fellow. She is just perfect for you!"
"Uh… fine, let's get going," Zidane says quietly as the two men walks in to their table. As he looks up, his eyes widen as he sees a very beautiful girl with chocolate brown eyes and midnight black hair on their table, smiling cheerfully. To his eyes, she is like a goddess that came from heaven. 'What is this feeling? It's as if I know her before…'
Suddenly, Zidane notices a silver pendant hanging on the girl's chest, the same pendant he gave to his childhood best friend. Another look from the beautiful woman, memories from a long time ago that was forgotten flashes back to him as he gasps,
"Dagger?"
XXX UHM… XXXDagger shifts comfortable to her seat as she becomes really nervous. Any minute now, she will meet the owner of that Joltan Company. This is like a dream come true! Can you just imagine that?
She looks at the ground as if it is the most interesting thing in the world. Good thing the restaurant doesn't need formal wear (they have something in common, don't they?). She hates those kinds of things.
She sighs as she looks up, as her eyes widen in surprise to see a man older than her looking back at her with surprised eyes. Such a handsome man he is indeed, his golden blonde hair that looks like the sun and his kind ocean blue eyes that reflects his soul. Her heart throbs a little as she feels she known this man for a long time. She turns to his right wrist as she gasps as she sees a wooden carved bracelet.
The same bracelet she gave to her 'Ziddy-kun' 17 years ago.
She looks up to the man's face once again as her childhood memories turns to her, making her remember everything. Her eyes trembles as she gasps,
"Zidane?"
"Is that you?" both Zidane and Dagger says in unison...
To be continued…Hello, everyone!! Thank you for those who have reviewed! I appreciate it very much! Though only 3 or 2… but that doesn't matter, don't it? Oh well! Don't forget to leave a nice review, ok? Hehe!!
Stay tuned for the next chapter! This will be one interesting dinner!