Something to See

SakuraRibbons: Hello again readers!

Eiko: That…was soooo sad! (sob)

SakuraRibbons: Ummm…I don't know what to say…

Garland: Sakura killed Vivi and Zidane. She typed it all up after all.

Eiko: You did what?

SakuraRibbons: Well ummm…it's part of the plot! (Sweating nervously)

Eiko: Whatever! (Proceeds to kill SakuraRibbons)

SakuraRibbons: IT'S ALL GARLAND'S FAULT! (Runs away)

Garland: Read chapter nine…or die!

Note: Italics are thoughts. It's the next day. (After they find out Zidane is dead.)

Chapter Nine

Eiko's POV

Although Vivi has…stopped…I've gotta move on. Still, Vivi always cared about me and we had fun together. It was in Terra that I started liking him.

-Flashback-

Zidane was limping away after fighting the first monster. We were all in Pandemonium trying to rescue him. It's all that blonde girl's fault! (A/N: The blonde girl is Mikoto.) Vivi and I tried going after him but the gate closed down on us and we were stuck. "That Zidane!" I say impatiently. "He's always trying to be the tough guy."

Freya and Amarant come over and open the gate. "Thanks, you guys," Vivi says adjusting his hat. I dunno why…but it's kinda cute when he does that.

"We have to bring Zidane back here. He's hurt and needs rest," Freya says, picking up her spear and heading out the door.

"That punk really is a hypocrite. Why should we help him?" Amarant points out. Freya gives him a 'you'd better help me or else' look and he follows her out of the room.

I guess it's only me and Vivi. The black mage walks over to me. "Are you okay Eiko?" he asks. "Zidane said some…ummm…things that were kinda..."

I look at him. "First, that sounded totally wrong. Second, no I'm not alright. That stupid Zidane! He needs us!" I shake my head frustrated.

"Eiko…don't worry about him. He's protected us so many times. Maybe he needs some time to think on his own," Vivi says.

"What's that supposed to mean?" I ask, sitting on the floor.

"Ummm…maybe he needs to try and solve the problem without someone else's help," he replies. He sits down next to me. "That chair over there," Vivi points at a chair. "Zidane was sitting on it, unconscious when we found him. What if it did something to him?"

I think about it for a minute. "Yeah! What if he was brain washed or something?" I say getting up and walking over to the strange chair. It was a big black chair with a weird thing dangling over it.

"Garland probably brain washed Zidane! We should tell the others!" I say running towards the exit. Vivi pulls me back.

"It's dangerous out there Eiko. We should stay here and keep an eye out for anything," Vivi points out. I sigh and pace back and forth.

"You're right. Argh! This is so irritating! I hate waiting around and doing nothing!" I exclaim. Vivi laughs slightly. Whoa…I have never heard Vivi laugh before! Sheesh…Vivi is changing so much. He's not the scaredy cat that I remember. Vivi is so…different. He's actually pretty cool. I feel…so strange. What am I feeling?

-End Flashback-

That feeling…was love. I loved Vivi. At first it was Zidane but only because he was cute and helpful and stuff. Vivi…was so much different. "Eiko?" I can hear Dagger calling me. "Coming!" I yell. I sprint down the steps and go up to the queen.

"I've found some more information on Garland. A Burmecian soldier gathered some clues about him," Dagger says excitedly. I give her a wide-eyed look.

"Then quit standing around! Let's gather everyone up and tell them!" I exclaim. Dagger smiles at me and laughs.

"You're the only one left to get! The rest are all waiting in the guardhouse!" Dagger says dragging me to the room. Inside there is Freya, Quina, Amarant, Steiner, Beatrix, and some other guy.

Dagger's POV

"Alright," I say. "This is a Burmecian soldier named Dan. He's here to tell us about some things he found out in Garland's underground room." I stand back and he goes to the front.

"Well, I was searching around and I went into another room that was connected to the first one. It was almost empty, but I saw some papers on the floor. They're right here," Dan says handing me a few papers.

"Thank you," I say examining each piece. However, I can't read these. They're all in…

"C'mon Dagger! Read them out already!" Eiko says.

"I can't. This isn't the Gaian language!" I say disappointed. I look over them again and my eyes widen. I can start to understand what is written! Wait. I'm not from Terra. So…how can I be able to read the language?

TBC

Author's Note

Another chapter is up! Yeah! So…now Dagger can read the Terran language! But how? You'll find out next chapter. Anyway, I have a poem posted too! If you have time, look into it! See you next chapter!