One Day, We'll Meet Again
Chapter 6: Daily Conversations
By: KawaiiLeena

(Disclaimer: Please, I do not own FFIX! If I am, then why am I writing a fic about it?)

LEGEND:
"Someone speaking"
"Someone in the other line of phone"
- Someone thinking -
XXX Change of place/ Change of Time XXX

Chapter 6: Daily Conversations

Another beautiful day and a sunny morning are waiting to take place, as a golden sun with powerful rays of light swifts up between the clouds, shimmering mountains and the endless blue sky. Businessmen leaves off their houses and set off to work, students running and walking through the sidewalk with their respected uniform to head out to their schools, while a very sleepy brunette continues to doze off to la-la land.

Dagger continues to sleep on her messy, soft and white bed in her wallpapered white room, as the window with bright yellow curtains patiently stands in one corner. The sun quietly wakes up the beautiful princess from her slumber by creeping up a ray of light to her face, making her look like an angel.

The black-haired girl slowly opens her amber brown eyes, letting her see herself in her respected room in her apartment. With her sleepy look, she decides to sleep back, cursing under her breath why the agony she woke up, making her ruin her wonderful dream.

Just then, her Cell Phone rings, to the maximum volume, making Dagger jerk her head up and is now (ahem) completely awake. She mutters angrily under her breath and reaches for her silver Cell Phone, which is beside her.

"Hello, Dagger is speaking, may I know who is this?" she greets, hinted with an angry tone, as she lays her back on the bed. – Curse whoever woke me up! –

"Hey, Dagger! It's me! So, what's up?" a very familiar voice greets back. And this time, Dagger furrows her eyebrows.

"Eiko! Why in your dog's name do you want to call me this early?" Dagger demands, sitting up and starts to stretch her legs and her other free arm. "Can't you just see that you awoken up another person?"

"What do you mean, Dag?" Eiko's cute voice asks, this time, her voice a little bit confused. "You should thank me for waking you up early! If you must know, you always sleep in late!"

"Thank you very much for you kind remark, Eiko," Dagger sarcastically replies back, rolling her eyes. She stands up and starts to fix her bed. "And if you want to know, I like sleeping up late! And besides…" Dagger pauses as she yawns. "… I'm moody when I'm waken up early."

"He! He! So, I see," Eiko giggles through the receiver. "I notice that. You aren't use to be yelling at me like that and leave off sarcastic remarks. But, Dag, you REALLY have to aside back that habit of yours. You never know, something bad might be the outcome of it."

"Well, what do you know," Dagger slightly chuckles, walking to her mirror and starts to comb her messy black hair. "Eiko Carol, for once, advices something very wise to her best friend. Now, that's a first!"

"Har, har, har…" Eiko snaps back, faking a laugh. "Very funny! It is soooo funny! Yeah, so funny that I'm NOT laughing! Har, har, har!"

Dagger smirks as she puts down her pink comb and sits down on a chair, still talking to the talkative Eiko. "Well, that's too bad!" she replies back, smiling triumphantly to herself. "Because I am laughing! Ha! Ha!" then she stops and asks in her usual tone, "Well, enough about 'that'. What makes you to call me today?"

"Well, you see, Dagger," Eiko says through the phone. "I was just planning to invite you today to go to the mall to have ice cream with me!"

Dagger nods then yawns, and then, it hit her.

"WHAT?" she exclaims, almost choking. "You called me, woke me up, for me just to join you for… for… for… ice cream? ICE CREAM?"

"Please! Please, Dagger-chan!" Eiko pleads, using her cute tone of voice. "It's summer by the way! Please! Just this once, well, not maybe once, but that doesn't matter! Please, it's only once in a while when you escort your best friend over like this!"

"Fine, fine," Dagger gives in, sighing. "Whatever, okay? Which mall and what time?"

"Is it okay with you if we go to that new mall called… um… what was that again?" Eiko asks herself, obviously thinking. "Oh yeah! Alexander Mall! Around 10:00AM?"

"10:00AM?" Dagger shrieks once again, almost standing up. "Then why in the agony do you have to call me this… this early if we go to the mall at exactly 10:00AM?"

"MOU! You worry too much, Dagger!" Eiko complains, secretly pouting and tries to polish her nails. "If you must know, there is also a certain someone going with us!"

Dagger starts to arch an eyebrow and asks in a very sly voice, "Oh? And who is that certain someone?" she laughs slightly and says again, "It's a boy, isn't it?"

"So what if it is a boy?" Eiko asks back, blushing secretly to herself. "Well, if you want to know the juicy details, we met while I was in a hurry going to the salon. My poor nails really need a polish and I have to get my hair done. And then, you know, I accidentally bump into him! He was such a very nice gentleman! He helped me up and asked if I was okay. Of course, I said yes! I looked into him, and my god, he's so gorgeous! But, I like his polite manner more, mind that. You might tell me that I only care for looks, no Dag. Anyways, he introduced himself, and of course, I introduced mine. And then, I remembered my salon appointment and POLITELY, mind that again, excused myself. But before that, I asked him if he wants to have an ice cream for tomorrow, which is today, and he said yes! But he asked if he can invite his best friend over, and then—"

"Okay! Okay! Breath, Eiko!" Dagger cries, giggling slightly. It was so funny to see Eiko babbling and talking non-stop. Yeah, she talked faster, too. "Even though I understand a little of it, calm down, inhale, exhale, inhale, and exhale." Dagger says this with an amused tone in her voice.

"Dag! Stop teasing me!" Eiko shrieks through the phone, that Dagger has to pull it away from her ear so that Eiko's high-pitched voice won't explode her poor, poor eardrums. "Now, that's over with, he said that we'll pick him up in his office in what's that company's name again? Oh yeah! Sheesh, I really do have a thing when it comes to memories!"

Dagger smirks and replies dully, "Duh, Eiko, is this only the first time you ever get to notice that?" Eiko sarcastically laughs back. "I was just kidding you! Don't get too overboard, okay? Now, go on."

"Anyways, he told me to pick him up together with his best friend in the company he's working in… what's that again? Jordan?" Eiko says, thinking secretly as she puts her finger to this 'mystery'. "Or maybe Jelton? Or was it Jalton? Nah… of yeah! Jhinky!"

"Ahem… Jhinky?" Dagger asks herself is she heard her best friend right. She sighs as she continues on, "Ahem… Eiko… if I have to remind you, there is no company named 'Jhinky' or 'Jelton' or 'Jalton' or whatever! Come to think of it, I think its Joltan." – Yeah, the same company Zidane works in! -

"Oh yeah, Joltan! Sorry, guess it's the memory problem," Eiko sheepishly tries to reason out.

"Try going to the Tokyo Mental Hospital then," Dagger sarcastically tries to joke, but personally, it's just a joke. "Maybe they have a spare room to put you in."

"Thank you very much for complimenting me, Dagger-chan…" Eiko replies back angrily, obviously in gritted teeth. "Don't worry, when I escape in the mental hospital, we'll meet in your grave of course… with your name carved on it with a R.I.P!"

"Ouch," Dagger giggles. "That hurts, Eiko-chan! Now, continue the story. It's not even Halloween yet, however, we are talking about ghosts, graves, cemeteries or something like that."

"You started it," Eiko says back in defense. "Anyways, so, yeah, we'll pick him up at the Joltan Company about 9:30AM with his best friend and off to the mall we go! Isn't that great?"

"I guess so," Dagger replies with a smile on her lips. "Anyways, what was the name of this boy you just met, hm?"

"Him?" Eiko asks. "His name's Vivi Ornitier."

XXX Somewhere else… XXX

A blonde busy man lazily takes his pen as his personal secretary, Ruby, who has long sky-blue hair and dark eyes, wearing the company uniform, enters his large empty office with a stack of files and papers to sign in.

"That's all?" Zidane, the blonde man, asks; an eyebrow arched. Ruby giggles and puts files on his desk.

"Why, Zidane, are you expecting for more?" She asks with a friendly smile. Even though she is his secretary, Zidane treats her equally and well, and they are very close friends.

Zidane yawns and waves his hands, "No thanks, I'm much comfortable with this." He takes one paper and starts to do his work. "And, Ruby?" His secretary turns to him with a smile.

"Would you like to stay with me for some coffee?" Zidane asks this with a faint smile. His secretary looks at him surprised, but then nods. "You know where the things are, right?"

Ruby giggles as she walks to one corner and puts out two cups and saucers. She quickly goes to the private and small kitchen and then puts out the ingredients. As she does this, Zidane's best friend and business partner, comes in the room.

"Ohayoo (Morning) Zidane," Vivi greets, sitting in the sofa in the middle of the room.

"Hey, Vivs, Morning," Zidane greets back, giving him a smile, and then turns back to the papers. "So, what's up?"

Vivi leans his back on the sofa and stares at the green plant before him that patiently stands in the middle table. "Nothing much… just going to ask you…" he starts when he notices Zidane's personal secretary, Ruby, appearing with two coffee. "Ohayoo Ruby."

The secretary turns to him and gives him a smile, "Ohayoo Gozaimasu (Good Morning) Ornitier-san!" then she walks to Zidane and gives him his coffee, receiving a 'thanks' then walks back to the sofas with Vivi, with her own cup of coffee. "It's a lovely weather today, isn't it, Ornitier-san?"

"Hai, and Ruby-san," Vivi replies and Ruby turns to him. "Didn't I tell you to just call me Vivi? Calling me 'Ornitier-san' makes me feel old!"

Ruby giggles and nods, "Of course, gomen ne (sorry)," then she turns to her cup of coffee. "Would you like some coffee, Vivi?" she asks this with a cheerful smile and she hands out her coffee to Vivi.

"No thank you, Ruby, I'll manage," Vivi responds, but as he looks at her coffee, a strange sensation overwhelms him, as if it wants him to stop acting stupid and take the coffee.

"Nonsense!" Ruby laughs and gives her coffee to Vivi and starts to stand up. "Please have mine. I'll just make another one in the kitchen. I'll be right back." She excuses herself politely and disappears as she takes a turn.

"Wow, I must admit," Vivi, says with a grin. "She's pretty nice and polite, plus, pretty cute, too. Why didn't you take her as your girlfriend?"

Zidane blushes as he continues to sign his papers, "I can't," he answers. "Because I already have someone else in mind." He then pictures a girl with long, midnight black hair and amber brown eyes, with her charming smile and light posture. (A/n: Guess!)

"Oh, am I hearing that the famous Zidane Tribal is in love with somebody else?" Vivi teases in an amused tone. Zidane glares at him and mutters something under her breath. "I was just kidding! Chill! Anyways, I have to ask you something."

Zidane looks up to him and plays with his black pen, "Yeah? Okay, spill."

Vivi blushes as she joints up his fingers, "Well, you see, I kind of met this pretty cute girl one time, and she calls himself Eiko Carol. You know, the famous designer of clothes?"

"Eiko Carol?" Zidane's eyes went wide in surprise, and then a grin appears. "You mean, you accidentally got to meet the famous Eiko Carol? The owner of the 'Carol Designs?' The one who makes those dazzling dresses for girls and something for guys?"

"Something like that," Vivi says then continues, "We kind of introduced with each other, and then she politely said that she have to go, but before that, she invited me for ice cream with her best friend later at 10:00AM at Alexander Mall. And I was hoping that you could come… with… me?"

Zidane drops his pen then sighs as he picks it up and puts it in his drawer. "Excuse me, did I just hear you right?" he asks this very annoyed. "Did you just tell her that I'd come with you?"

"Please, Zidane!" Vivi pleads. "Please! She's bringing her best friend, too! Please! When was the last time you ever got to escort me something like this?"

Zidane puts his right hand on his chin as he starts to think thoughtfully, "About last week?"

Vivi sweatdrops but he continues pleading, "That makes no difference! Please, Zidane!"

"Alright already!" Zidane gives him, sighing. "We'll go for ice cream with your friends!"

"Thanks, Zidane!" Vivi says with a smile, as he gives his business partner the 'peace' sign. "I knew I could count on you! They will pick us very shortly and then to ice cream we go!"

"Ice cream?" a familiar voice asks behind the black mage. Vivi jerks his head behind to see Ruby grinning with her cup of coffee. "Are you going for ice cream?"

Zidane and Vivi exchanges glances with each other before answering, "Yeah, kind of. Why?" Zidane asks, shrugging and starts to lean his back on his chair.

"Oooo! Can I come?" Ruby asks cheerfully. "Please! I haven't got any taste of ice cream for a while! Please! Don't worry; I won't bother you at all! I just want some ice cream!"

Vivi looks hesitant for a moment, but seeing the secretary so cheerful about this, he gives in, "Alright, you can come. There are girls there, after all."

"YAY!" Ruby cheers, then finishes her coffee and picks up Vivi's and Zidane's empty ones and starts to wash them in the private kitchen.

To be continues…

Hello, minna-san! Thank you for the kind reviews.Hope this wasn't boring for you. Well, that raps up Chapter 6! Tune in for more for the next Chapter!

Glimpse of Chapter 7:
"Wait for me, minna-san!"
"That must be Zidane's girlfriend…"
"Dagger? Is that you? What are you doing here?"
"Dagger, what's wrong? Why are you crying?"

Okay, so I want you to have little sneak peek! Starting from now one, I'll give you some 'glimpse' of it!

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