Running Away

Chapter 14. The truth at last

Looking around the yellowy lit bar, Dagger saw that no one else was in here to hear what the bartender said except her and a blonde man at the other side of the counter who got a similar reaction. He wore a dark brown coat over all of his body except the head and put down his drink when the bartender left.

"Dagger, is that you?" Zidane flung off his brown coat and smiled cheekily at Dagger. But what Dagger realized, in all her surprise, was that Zidane's eyes too were red and sore, as he realized her eyes and face. They gasped at each other.

"What's wrong Dagger, why are you crying?" Zidane asked concerned as he walked over to her. Dagger saw his concerned eyes and smiled softly to herself, but soon remembered why she cried.

"I'd ask you the same question, but I'll go first." She told him softly, holding back the tears and trembling in her voice.

"Okay Dagger, tell me."

Dagger smiled. At least this part she could enjoy for a little while, being with him.

"I love you Zidane! And, I know you do too!" She cried out happily, jumping onto Zidane giving him one of her wild hugs. Zidane, feeling very surprised and ecstatic at the same time, swung her around shortly as he did when he came back to Alexandria after the Iifa tree. When he put her down, she jumped onto him again, pressing her lips against his as she held onto his neck. They stood like that for a few moments; Zidane wrapped his arms firmly around her back to support her while they kissed. When they broke it off, they let go of each other but smiled.

"I'm so sorry Dagger, about when I said I didn't love you, it was all a lie. I've always loved you since I met you." He exclaimed gently, stroking Dagger's hair sweetly as they were captured by each other's eyes.

Dagger, knowing she had to tell him wished this moment would never end. But, it did anyway because at that moment a man and woman came walking through the door kissing each other passionately and rudely not taking any notice of anyone else.

As soon as Zidane and Dagger saw their faces as they let go of each other, both their throats closed up and their heart froze. Then they both yelled furiously:

"CASSIE!"

"ROBERT!"

Everything stopped for a fraction of a second and already Zidane and Dagger had grabbed their partners and held them up in the air. Amazingly, this was like a stretch for Zidane and even Dagger. Cassie's and Robert's faces were faces of surprise and immediately dread.

"Z-Zidane! It-It's not what it looks like honey!" Cassie pleaded desperately, giving it her all. But, clear in Zidane's mind was the definite decision that Cassie definitely didn't love him, and he no longer loved her. It made him wonder, did he ever really love her? He held her higher into the air, a little nearer to the wooden fan that was turning around on the ceiling. But he was not going to kill her, just threaten her. She saw what he might do and froze with fright.

While Cassie kept on pleading desperately, Robert was just as bad. "Garnet darling, it is definitely not what it looks like. Cassie and I are nothing. You are always going to be the only love in my-"But he didn't even need to finish, for a bitterly crying Dagger had slapped him hard against the wall with a big bang. Dagger covered her eyes, weeping bitterly for a few seconds. Then, regaining control, she stared back at a crumpled Robert in the corner of overturned chairs and tables, fiery burning in her bloodshot eyes.

"How dare you…pretend to love me and be my fiancé…and to find you to be…the cheating bastard you are! HOW DARE YOU!" Dagger exploded furiously, running up to the poor injured noble who huddled back into the corner, frightened. Dagger slapped him multiple times on the cheek, and then kicked him in the stomach, yelling out her pain every time. She let him rest and turned to Cassie, who had been watching the queen bash up her fiancé and got very scared. Zidane threw her down onto the ground hard. Both Zidane and Dagger stared angrily at Cassie, who was cowering in fear.

"I'm so sorry Zidane! Please don't be angry! Please, spare my life!" She begged, holding onto Zidane's leg, to his surprise. He shook her off.

"Now I believe you Dagger, about when you said Cassie was cheating. I'm sorry I pushed you away." Zidane calmly apologized hugging a crying Dagger in his arms. Cassie grew a sly smile on her face. Getting up her confronted them.

"Okay, so I did cheat on you, but what were you doing? Cheating on us!" Cassie spat out coldly, staring at them with growing pleasure. Dagger looked at Zidane softly.

"Is doesn't matter what we did, because we only realized we loved each other after you guys got together. So, basically it's still you're fault." Zidane smiled cheekily at Cassie, who gestured angrily back. Dagger then looked back at Robert who had walked towards her with some difficulty. He held her hand and kissed it charmingly. Dagger just brushed away his hand as if it were an annoying fly. She pierced his eyes with guilt.

"After all you did, taken me out, romanced me in the most beautiful ways, all you ever wanted was Alexandria, didn't you? And I thought, after all you did…that you really, truly, loved me, unlike so many others who wanted the money and fame…I thought you were different. But, I guess I was wrong again. And maybe, if I really did love you back then, well I definitely don't now. But there is something very clear, and that is that I love Zidane, and I will keep on loving him forever." She glanced up at Zidane, who smiled lovingly back at her. Then, facing Robert again, she gave him on last slap that made him unconscious and carried him out the door. Zidane looked at a crying terrified Cassie and tried to keep an angry look on but was unsuccessful. Instead, he gave her a small smile.

"Go, scatter. And I never want to see you again." Cassie got the hint, and ran off into the town as fast as she could without looking back once.

Back at the castle…

"Steiner will take care on Robert." Dagger told Beatrix politely. She was dressed in an appropriate white ball dress with straps and lined with silk and lace. Beatrix nodded and politely gave the royal hand signal before leaving the room, closing the door behind her.

Zidane smiled cheekily at Dagger, enjoying seeing her in such a beautiful dress, but not a stunning as the dress she had worn when she attended the play. Dagger childishly ran up to Zidane, jumping into his arms happily. Their lips met for a while, and then they broke it off.

"Do you always have to go to a special diner every two nights?" Zidane asked, fascinated about the meetings and gatherings she had to attend to. He twirled Dagger's soft brown hair and fingered her silver crown gently.

"Yes. Tonight I'm going to tell everyone the truth…about what happened today. And, also about our engagement." She loved saying those two words, 'our engagement'. It felt so sweet and loving on her tongue as she spoke it.

She pulled Zidane over to her bed, sitting down in his arms. She smiled happily, so glad that things were turning out the way they should be.

"You know, now that you've agreed to be my husband that means you'll be king." Dagger stated, leaning back against Zidane's welcoming shoulder.

"I know, and I'm ready to learn." He smiled back, wrapping his arms tighter around Dagger's body as they cuddled.

"And, that also means responsibility. You can't run away again." Dagger warned smiling warmly at her fiancé as she ran her delicate fingertips through his dirty blonde hair. He held her hand in his and smiled lovingly.

"The only reason I would run away again, would only be to run away with you." He gently kissed the hand he held in his and stroked it lovingly. Dagger giggled at this and gently removed her hand from his lips. Smiling, she gently placed the hand on Zidane's cheek and gently met his lips with her's.

Man, did I just finish again? Yay! Don't worry; I've still got a lot more story ideas to go through! Please read and review!