A/N: Sixth chappie! I spent ages (mostly in school lol) thinking of how to end it, and this was the best one so...read and PLEASE, for the love of god, review! It's extremely cheesy but I wouldn't have written it any other way! Fluff fluff fluff...R&R!

Chapter 6-If You Open Your Heart-Part II

Dagger was ready. She had resisted putting any make up on because her tears had kept on falling long after she had gotten up. She left her hair down and flowing, just to annoy Kadaj. She sighed deeply, and Beatrix silently collected her and brought her down to the castle entrance. The wedding was being made public, so the people of Alexandria could watch her get married. Soft music was playing as soldiers opened the doors somewhat mournfully, their expressions grim. They knew things would never be the same after this day.

The sky was grey and dim, Kadaj had many stands put up to keep everyone sheltered from the harsh cold rain; but many guests had chose to stand further in, enclosing Dagger even more.

As she stepped out, Steiner took her arm, his face full of shame and sadness, and escorted her up the aisle. The wedding march began to play, and Dagger noticed many of the Alexandrian soldiers had been placed around the border; the public crowd were cut off from the rest, the people who had actually been invited. Her Uncle Cid stood up at the top. He was best man, and thankfully, Cid had been appointed this role by Dagger before the plans had even begun.

"Uncle Cid..." she whispered to herself as he edged nearer, the crowd cheering as she walked up the aisle slowly. The moment lasted forever in her mind, as she imagined her future crushing with every step she took toward him. Tears welled in her eyes and her body froze; she would have to spend the rest of her miserable life being a powerless little girl, with an abusive husband who isolated her.

Am I making the biggest mistake of my life?

...I don't know, I don't know what to do...

You never know what to do. You're lost. Helpless.

...Zidane...

He won't want to be with you after this, you know he wouldn't want a whimpering little girl to have to rescue all the time. He wants to be left alone.

...no...

Even if he does want you, you're putting him and yourself in great danger. Not to mention the others. Sometimes you have to make sacrifices.

It's the right choice.

But what if it's not? I want to follow my heart...why did I sign that stupid contract! I sentenced myself to this!

And why should Zidane have to get you out of it?

...I should get myself out of it. Take responsibility. But...

But?

What if something happens?

...I don't know...

Without realising, Dagger had reached the altar and Kadajs side. He stared at her, a fixed grin of malice on his face. She looked at him fearfully and bent her head, not looking at the minister.

"Shall we begin?" his toneless voice called through the crowd, and Dagger could feel his eyes on her. She kept her head down into her bouquet of flowers and focused on not letting her heart get the better of her. She felt her legs weaken as the ceremony began, and resisted the urge to run.

His words droned on and on as Dagger felt one hot tear trickle down her cheek. This was it. She had to decide now.

Suddenly, the minister raised his voice and said, "If anyone objects to the uniting of these two, let them speak now or forever hold their peace."

Silence rang throughout the crowd. Dagger prayed to herself that someone would shout out, the silence was killing her. Kadaj made a satisfied noise as he looked around at the guests, mostly his own friends and solders.

The minister nodded and opened his book once more. Dagger cursed inwardly and felt her stomach jolt with regret. She should have objected herself, she should run, run away ad never look back, she-

"I OBJECT!" a familiar voice yelled at the top of their voice.

Dagger turned around, bewildered, to see a great airship in the sky, with a ladder of some kind hanging down from it. Her hair flung across her face as the ship built up the wind; she could see a figure from the ladder, jumping onto the ground. She knew who it was.

"Zidane!" she cried. She threw her flowers onto the ground and darted through the crowd which had risen from their seats. Zidane raced up to the altar and picked Dagger up in his arms in a forceful embrace.

"I love you, Dagger." he whispered into her ear, stroking her hair tenderly as he held her close.

"I love you more." she replied with a grin, burying her head into his shoulder. The crowd stood in surprise as they watched the pair, Kadaj fuming behind them.

Zidane smiled. "Not possible." he said simply, wrapping his arms around her small waist. She felt a tear slide down her face, but this time she was crying out of joy.

"Mind if I cut in?" Kadaj snarled, pulling Dagger away by the arm and hauling her to his side. She gasped at his tight grip and tried to wriggle free.

"Get our hands off of her," Zidane warned, clenching his fists. Kadaj merely grunted and pulled out a contract from his pocket, grinning widely.

"I think you'll find I can do whatever I like with her, thanks to this little contract. And you can do nothing about it!" he waved the paper in front of Daggers face mockingly, still grinning evilly at Zidane.

Without warning, Dagger pushed him away and grabbed the contract from his hands, tearing it into tiny pieces. The wind howled and picked up the remains almost dutifully, carrying them away into the air. "Forget it, Kadaj; I'll never marry you!" she screamed in fury, but Kadaj simply smirked.

"And if you don't…who will you marry Garnet? Your birthday, I believe, is only two days away. None of the other suitors will marry you now except me. You have no choice." he said with malice, smiling down on Dagger as she struggled ot come up with an answer.

"I will." Zidane said calmly.

Dagger spun round in disbelief. "W-What? Zidane-"

"I want to marry you, Dagger." he replied, a cheeky smile on his face. Dagger felt dizzy.

"But…I, Zidane…"

Zidane gently took her arm from a shocked Kadaj and pulled her to one side. "Come on Dagger…I love you and I'm not gonna give up on you for some pompous silver haired idiot who couldn't care less about you. I want to be with you, and spend the rest of my life with you. If I left you now, I would regret it for the rest of my life."

Dagger felt tears well in her eyes. Everything he had just said was what she had

dreamed of hearing from the moment she fell in love with the cheeky, brave, daring, sweet, flirty, wonderful Zidane tha had saved her in all the ways a person could be.

"…Ok." she replied shakily, her smile broadening across her face.

"Ok? Did you just say ok?" Zidane said excitedly, unable to believe what he had just done.

Dagger nodded. They hugged each other tightly, which seemed to awaken Kadaj from his trance. The crowd stood, each unable to speak, all they could do was watch in surprise and shock.

"You can't marry her! I-I'm supposed to! GUARDS!" Kadaj yelled in anger, and immediately his on elite soldiers rose to his defense. Dagger and Zidane looked around suddenly. They were surrounded.

Suddenly, a great cry came from the crowd, as Steiner, Beatrix, Freya, Amarant, Eiko, Quina and all of the Vivis ran forward and tackled the soldiers one by one, until there were none left standing. Surprisingly, the crowd cheered.

"Heya guys!" Eiko shouted over the commotion. She silently made her way up to Kadaj, who had not noticed her as he was staring at all of his soldiers lying on the ground in a large pile, and stole the ring effortlessly from his pocket.

"Here ya go, Zidane!" she said happily. Each of the team came out and stood watching Dagger and Zidane, who simply stared back at them, speechless.

"How…how did you all get out? M-My guards…they…" Kadaj burbled in fear, toying with his hands nervously.

"Zidane found us and bailed us out." Amarant said simply. "He saw what your guards did and went to get help."

"Yeah, he got all of his Tantalus friends to come get us!" Eiko said nastily. She pointed up to the Tantalus ship, at which Blank and Marcus stood watching.

"Zidanes friends are nice, they give me food." Quina said happily.

Dagger smiled. She knew her friends would help her. Steiner and Beatrix looked sad as they came closer to the group.

"We're so sorry, Princess." Beatrix said mournfully, her head down. "We never knew that he was doing such things…we're sorry to all of you."

Dagger shook her head. "Believe me, Beatrix, it's not your fault. If I had known…" she turned angrily on Kadaj, who looked now quite terrified. "Never go near my friends again. Never go near my castle again. I want you out of here before I change my mind and have Steiner lock you in the dungeon."

Steiner grinned at this opportunity and ran towards Kadaj, who gasped and bolted as fast as he could away from the town, Steiner happily chasing him along the streets.

"Come back, fiend!"

Everyone laughed as they watched with satisfaction, Steiners heavy armour could still be heard clanking against him as they disappeared out of sight down the streets of Alexandria.

Dagger smiled warmly as Zidane took her hand. He placed the ring in his other palm and looked down at it. He knew what he had said, and he truly meant every word.

The minister, who looked truly traumatized, looked at Dagger for reassurance, his book still clenched firmly in his arms.

"Dagger…will you marry me?" Zidane said, already knowing the answer. Her beautiful face shone with happiness as she nodded emphatically.

"Yes!" she grinned.

Eiko and the others cheered happily and sat down with the rest of the stunned crowd, as the public roared in delight. The minister sighed and referred to a page in his book. "Alright…ah, Mr. …uh…"

"Zidane."

"Do you take Princess Garnet to be your lawfully wedded wife?"

Zidane smiled and squeezed Dagger hand, whose heart leapt at these words. "I do."

"And Princess Garnet, do you take Zidane to be your lawfully wedded husband?"

Dagger nodded, not taking her eyes away from Zidanes bright face. "I do."

The minister wearily closed his book. "The rings." he stated.

Zidane took the ring that Eiko had given him and placed it gently on Daggers finger. Dagger slowly went to her bouquet which had been thrown on the floor, and carefully sifted through each of the flowers until she found the ring buried inside one of them, golden and sparkling. She, smiling, placed the ring on Zidanes finger.

"The couple has made their declarations, and now, by the power vested in me, I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride."

The crowd screamed and shouted in glee as Zidane moved towards Dagger, and lightly kissed her, holding her close. Dagger smiled and kissed him back, a tear escaping her eye.

Zidane seemed to notice and pulled away from her slowly. "No more of that, Dagger." he warned jokingly, brushing the tear from her face. Dagger giggled.

They kissed again, as their friends watched with happiness; the Tantalus crew up on their ship looked down on their favourite bandit Zidane, as he finally found his place to call home. It was here, at Daggers side.

"Thank you." Dagger whispered into Zidanes ear as they held each other. Zidane frowned, hoping she wouldn't cry again. "For saving me again." she said softly, her hands gripping Zidanes back tightly. He brought his hands up to her head, and ran his fingers through her soft long hair.

"You saved me Dagger. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you. Or your song." he muttered.

They held each other for a long time, as many of the people watching cried with gladness and sorrow at the same time. Their two friends had finally found one another once again; and this time it was perfect. The rain cleared and the sun tore through the grey clouds, as dagger and Zidane walked hand in hand back into the castle. This time it was right, and they were where they wanted to be. Together.

The end…

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A/N: Kawaii, no? Please please please please tell me what you thought. This is the end of the story, capishe? You must give me your opinions now! Unless I decide to do an epilogue…which I might. What did you think anyway? Tell me or I will cry…Wow…can't believe I actually finished it. sad face