Waiting...
Hello all -waves- I hope you like this one. It's not the first one i'v put up
but since I had to start all over again with a new account it's the first one under this name. Anyway I won't say to much about it just that it's a final fantasy 9 story and I think you'll like it. At least I hope so anyway .
Chapter one
-Garnet paced back and forth in her room. She had been thinking about him all day, and couldn't seem to shake her thoughts away. She walked out onto the balcony and looked over the side at the people below her. In two days she would be their new leader. She was worried about that as well. She didn't think she could do it. Atleast not on her own anyway. She knew she wouldn't have a choice though. It had been two years since they parted ways at that god forsaken tree. She hated it, everytime it came to mind she wanted to scream. She pulled herself up onto the ledge and sat there. True that her people loved her, but there would be some who would cause trouble, and maybe even try hurting her. Her long black hair had grown back out and was hanging loose around her shoulders. She had on a black skirt and a short sleeved shirt. Not right for someone who was about to be queen, but right now she didn't care. She didn't want to think about that. She didn't have anything on her feet either. She wasn't in the mood to wear shoes. She was still thinking about him. The waiting is what really got to her. She wondered if he was still alive, and if he was even trying to get back to her. Sometimes she doubted, but then there were times when she believed he would return, as she did now. A single tear fell down her cheek and she wiped it away. She wouldn't doubt it, not now. He was alive, and he had to come back.-
"Tantalus comes tomorrow to put on my favorite play. How am I supposed to enjoy it? You won't be there..." -Beatrix had been standing behind her in the doorway of her room for the past five minutes or so. She smiled when she heard this.-
"You should relax. Everything will be fine, he will come back. But right now it's getting late and you have to get up early for their arrival." -Beatrix smiled again and moved out of the way so Garnet could go in.-
"Yes mom." -Garnet joked as she walked past. She climbed into her bed and was asleep within five mnutes of laying there. Beatrix turned out her light and closed her door softly as she could and walked down the hall to her own room. Even in sleep Garnet couldn't get him out of her head. He was in her dreams. Not that she minded, she just wished he were there...meanwhile on the Tantalus air ship the gang was getting ready for tomorrow morning. They would put on their famouse play and they had a special surprise for her majesty, as it would be her birthday. In truth, Zidane had already came back. He was hiding out on the air ship till the right time. Actually they had found him knocked out and badly beaten up when they were traveling one day. When he woke up the first person he looked for was her. He knew she wouldn't be there though. She had been taken home, and home is where he was headed at that very moment. Like her, no matter what he did he couldn't get her off his mind. when he wasn't thinking of her, the song would pop into his head. He didn't mind though, i comforted him, helped calm him. He often wondered though if he should even bother going back at all. Had she waited, or had she moved on? He wasn't sure, and he didn't want to think about it. It would be worth going back anyway, he wanted to se her again, to be near her. He layed back and fell into a light sleep. In the morning he would find out if she had waited for him, or if she had moved on and given up. Deep down inside he knew she'd waited. That made him happy, because all he ever wanted to do was be by her side.-
-When morning came around, the castle was even more busy then normal, everyone was setting up for Garnet's birthday. Beatrix was in Garnet's room helping her get ready for the day that she would celebrate her 18th birthday. Garnet seemed to be unhappy about the whole thing though. It's true that everyone would be there with her, but it wasn't really everyone till he was there. Once she was dressed she took her seat on the balcony as the ship got set up. The lights went down and the play began. She wasn't paying to much attention to it though and missed almost the whole thing, except the ending. Her ears had picked up on something she wasn't sure she heard right. The cloaked figure on the stage threw the rags off and waited. She looked up slowly and then jumped. Was it really him! She flew down the stairs and out the doors that beatrix and Stiener had held open for her. Once past the doors she started pushing past people. She really didn't care what they thought of her at the moment. About halfway there her pendant flew off. She stopped for a second to look back, but then forgot about it and started running again. She threw the crown off and when she was about five feet or so away from him, she jumped into his arms and held him close. She couldn't believe it, this is what she had been waiting for.-
-He caught her and held onto her tightly. He wanted to tell her he was sorry for making her wait so long, that he would have been there sooner if things haden't been in the way. Yet none of that seemed to matter now. He had returned as promised and he wouldn't leave her again. He stood there as she pounded on his chest with her fists. Tears ran down her face, and it made him mad that he was the cause of her being upset. He held onto her tighter and told her that everything would be ok, that he wouldn't leave again. After all that when everyone else was gone she sat in her room on the ledge again and watched the people. She knew thay'd have questions to ask but she would get to that later. All she wanted to do now was be with him. She got up and walked back into her room, and sat on the edge of her bed watching him sleep. She smiled, he was so cute when he was sleeping. She took her hand and moved the hair out of his eyes. He opened his eyes and sat up looking at her.-
"I didn't mean to wake you." -She smiled. She was happy again and this time it would stay that way. He wrapped his tail around her waist and pulled her to him, putting his arms around her. She snuggled up to him and relaxed.-
"It's ok, I was about to get up anyway. I was wondering where you went off to. I was going to come find you." -He smiled. She laughed a little.-
"Don't worrie, i'm not going anywhere." -She smiled and leaned up kissing him...-
(A/N): oooo! Cliff hanger! I had to do it . sorry. Anyway to make up for it I promise to make the next chapter even better! Please read and review! thanks!