Something to See
SakuraRibbons: For the Kuja fans, Kuja will make an appearance!
Kuja: I will make an appearance? Finally…now I can get my revenge on Garland…
Zidane: But he's dead.
Kuja: No he's not…
SakuraRibbons: You let out a plot spoiler! (Hits Kuja with kunai.)
Kuja: (Hits SakuraRibbons with Flare Star)
SakuraRibbons: Ple-e-ese enjoy chap-t-ter three! (Gets KO'd)
Chapter 3
Zidane's POV
My god. I can't believe that Kuja is still alive. I'm thinking…what the #$&! Anyway, he'd better give me a decent explanation on why the heck he's here. Zidane. You must be wondering how I managed to escape. It was actually quite simple. By the time I regained my strength, the Iifa tree died. Then, I climbed up the roots.
"Well Kuja, that's a really fun trip you had there," I said, my voice dripping sarcasm. "What do you want with me now?" Now I'm getting pretty ticked off. Yeah, I helped him because I can't leave a person in need. But, he put me through hell for god's sake! Can't he leave us alone?
Urgh, I can't understand him. Now I know how Amarant feels about me. Zidane. It would be easier if I could talk to you in person. Right now, I'm outside of the Iifa tree. Please…if you'd like…come. I sigh and throw up my hands in frustration.
"Fine, I'll be there in a while. Dagger will come along too. Right?" I turn around and Dagger nods. Zidane, thank you… I sigh again. I just hope Kuja doesn't hug me. He wears a thong for crying out loud…
Dagger's POV
Right now, I'm really confused. Everything is happening so fast! First, Zidane proposes and I totally reject his offer, then Kuja returns! I hope Zidane can tell me what's going on. Oh, I feel so bad…Zidane must really be in a bad position right now!
"Zidane, what's happening? Everything is a blur to me," I say. He turns around and smiles.
"Don't worry Daggs, I'll explain everything later. We'd better get a move on though." I nod and get on Choco.
"It'll be faster this way," I say and usher Zidane on.
"Well, to the Iifa Tree Choco!" he orders. We get to the tree pretty fast and see Kuja resting on the plains. "Kujaaaaaaaaaa!" Zidane yells. I know he isn't in a good mood but I can hear the playfulness in his voice. Choco lands and we hop off.
"Zidane and Garnet…greetings again." Kuja looks the same. Silver hair, dress, and ummm…thong.
"So, Kuja-nii…what do you want?" Zidane smirks. (A/N: nii means older brother in Japanese)
"Well, that's no way to greet someone!" Kuja says laughing. I look at them both and smile to myself. Kuja and Zidane are basically brothers so I feel kinda out of placehere
"Hey Dagger, can you do me a favor?" I hear Zidane's voice and snap back to reality.
"Yes, of course. What do you need?" I ask, folding my hands.
"Well, it may take some time but…can you round up everyone that was in our party? You know, Vivi, Eiko, Steiner…" Zidane asks.
Huh? "Oh, um…alright!" I tell him. He gives me a kiss.
"Thanks Daggs…" he says softly.
I get on Choco. "Do, you want me to get Mikoto too?" I ask.
He nods. "Sure, I haven't seen her in a while. Why not?" I smile and Choco and I take off.
Zidane's POV
"Kuja, I thought Garland said you would…die," I remembered that Garland said Kuja would die.
"Something happened in that tree…there was some kind of aftereffect," Kuja explains. "It looked like poison but it helped me instead of doing any harm. I think it helped postpone death for me. At least for a while." I remembered seeing the same thing but instead of helping, it did the opposite. "Anyway, after some time, I went around Gaia a bit and saw that all the roots blocking entrance had been cleared." Kuja finished.
"Yeah, it's good all the mist is gone and all the roots disappeared," I say with a sigh. "Kuja, I also remembered that you said you didn't want to live anymore. How come you didn't wait for death or kill yourself?"
"Well," he starts, "I was hoping for a second chance on Gaia, to atone and at least help rebuild the areas I destroyed." I'm pretty surprised now. Atone? Rebuild the areas he destroyed? Kuja has changed a lot. "There is nothing else to say now. We will have to wait for your comrades before I can tell you anything else…"
TBC
Author's Note
Yup, another chapter is up! By the way, Garland IS gonna come back so it's not really a spoiler anymore (Duh.) I'm on spring break so expect some more updates soon. I'm also editing Every Time We Touch. Oh yeah! For the Fruits Basket Fans, I have a story posted! By the way, doesn't Ziddy-chan sigh a lot in this chappie? That's all for now!