Angel Blacklight here again, and this chapter was written just for Emzies, cause my last one was so short. I just wanted to apologize for my absence and for all of you who care, I will be updating a lot hopefully, since Summer Vacation. Well, this is the chapter that I have promised, so… EMZIES BE GRATEFUL!

Mica: She is hyper…

Angel: Oh and Emzies… GET ZIDANE OUT OF THAT CLOSET! ( LOL)

Mica: WE OWN NOTHING! ON WITH THE FIC!

AN : I have changed the Dragon's name to Rafale. I liked it better… so… yeah… its no longer Kamikaze, but Rafale… right…

Zidane was literally freaking out at what he just saw. Garnet just… left.

On a dragon… with a stranger…

But why?

He ran down the stairs and then he saw Garnet's door, slightly opened. He heard a moan and he slowly walked inside to see…

Garnet?

What in the WORLD was going on!

"Garnet… is that you?" He asked as he slowly walked over to Garnet.

"Yeah," She said as she slowly stood up, "But… the craziest thing just happened… I was knocked out with Sleeping Weed."

"By who?" Zidane growled out, momentarily forgetting about the other Garnet who ran off with the strange woman.

"That's the crazy part…" Garnet said, "I did it… it was me. Another me… a younger me…" She trailed off, extremely confused.

"So THAT'S who I saw just now but…" Zidane began, but Garnet interrupted him,

"What? You saw her? Me? It?" Zidane nodded and told her his story. After he finished she frowned, "I don't know… maybe she is working for Garland… they all could be. They could be dangerous."

"Yeah, but lets not worry about that right now, Garnet, lets go to the party." Zidane then took her hand and led her down to the party.

"THERE you are Garnet, Zidane! We looked EVERYWHERE for you guys. What were you doing?" An enthusiastic Eiko cried as she ran over to the couple.

"Well, it doesn't matter anymore," She said without giving them a moment to explain anything, "DANCE WITH ME!" She said hyperactively as she dragged Zidane out to the dance floor.

Garnet giggled as she watched everyone around her. Aramant looked like he wanted to be somewhere else, 'poor guy' Garnet thought, 'I bet he misses Lani and wants to find her…' Then she saw Vivi, over by the food shyly looking around. She noticed his gaze stop on Eiko, dancing with Zidnae, who looked like he needed desperate help.

Then she saw Freya being pulled outside by Frately, and she smiled. They were so perfect for each other. Of course, so were the other couples around her. She looked at Steiner and Beatrix, who were still dancing.

Her smile faded lightly as she thought about it. Freya and Frately are perfect for each other because they are both Dragon Knights. Lani and Aramant are perfect together because they both are tough Bounty Hunters who also worked together in the past. Steiner and Beatrix are the only two who DON'T realize that they are in love, making them perfect to the core that and them both being Generals. And Eiko and Vivi. They are so young and innocent now, but they love each other. Puppy love. Not yet true love, but when they become older it could bloom to true love.

But when her eyes landed on Zidane, her heart fluttered. She knew she loved him. She had for a long while. And he was finally home, with her, to stay.

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"whats going on?" Ginny asked as Rafale sped onwards, back to the little hut they were lodging in.

"I don't exactly know, but I have a baaad feeling about something. So, you didn't tell him anything?" Emzies asked.

"I didn't really have the time to, you kinda blew it." Ginny said as she Rafale landed, and Emzies muttered an apology.

"Took ya long enough, don't ya think!" A familiar, yet unfamiliar voice called out.

Ginny looked up and saw more than the two people they had left behind running up to Emzies and herself. This time, besides just Mat and Georgie, three more people came running up.

The first girl had short blond hair and blue Eyes. Around her shoulders, she wore a cloak, it was pink. "ALY!" Ginny screamed as she ran up to the first girl, who pounced on her in a fierce hug. "Ginny! Long time no see, huh?" Ginny nodded and looked to the next girl that ran up.

She was dark, and had brown hair pulled into many braids that fell down her back. She had green Eyes. Clad in a yellow cloak that fluttered behind her she ran over and pulled Ginny into a friendly hug. "Ginny! Your as skinny as hell! I'm taking over the kitchen as of NOW!" She declared causing the group standing around to sweat-drop. "No, Buddy, that's quite okay…" Ginny answered with a smile.

She then looked to the last figure running over and her eyes lit up with delight. Someone in a purple cloak was running towards her, and Ginny began to run towards the figure as well. "GINNY! My little baby!" She called out. She had blond hair with brown mixed into it and blue eyes. Ginny laughed out loud, her blue eyes sparkling as she literally jumped into the open arms she was running to. "TOZ! I missed you SO much Toz…" Ginny said as she hugged Toz.

Everyone stood in a circle, talking. Ginny was in between Mat and Toz, and in front of Emzies. Mat was beside Aly, who was beside Georgie, who was beside Buddy, who was beside Emzies, who was beside Toz, who was beside Ginny, who was beside Mat, who (is hit with a shoe OKAY! I get it…)

"So… that means I have to go BACK and talk to Zidane!" Ginny cried in distress as Emzies brought up the subject.

"Yeah, but don't worry, use your over-active imagination. You'll think of some way." Georgie told her, to which she nodded.

Then, Toz stepped in. "But, I don't think it's really wise of you to just come out and explain who you are…" She thought aloud.

"Then how do we get our point across?" Emzies said thoughtfully.

"Let me finish. I don't think Ginny should go in and sit Zidane down and explain herself. I think she should tell Zidane who Ginny is… this way…" Toz finished by pulling her purple hood over her head and covering her eyes.

Ginny nodded in understanding, Emzies smirked, Mat raised an eyebrow, Aly declared she got it very loudly, Buddy tilted her head to the side in reasoning, and Georgie… well…

"I don't get it…"

Zidane had somehow managed to free himself from Eiko's clutches and watched with amusement as she preyed upon her next victim: Vivi. Zidane chuckled to himself as Vivi allowed Eiko to pull him out to the dance floor. "How cute…" He mumbled. He looked out of the corner of his eye and saw Garnet exit the room. He raised an eyebrow and casually followed her out. He waited to see which corridor she went down and followed her, silently tiptoeing; sneaking.

Zidane watched her enter her room and shut the door behind her. He waited a few minutes and to give her time to settle down, and then he turned the knob silently.

But it was locked.

He cursed under his breath and reached into his back pocket and pulled out a bobby-pin. Zidane smirked mischievously. He was taught this trick a long time ago…

he just couldn't remember who from.

He stuck the pin inside the keyhole with such concentration that he perspired a bit. Zidane's tongue wedged between his teeth, and he held his breath until he heard the soft click letting him know the door was unlocked. He slowly let out his breath and carefully turned the knob of the door.

Slowly, he pushed the door open and found that the lights were off in her room. Zidane mentally thanked the stars above that the lights on this wing of the castle had been turned off earlier, or light would have literally poured into the room.

Zidane crept into the teen-age queen's room, careful to shut and lock the door behind him without a sound. He looked around the room, to see where she was.

AHA!

He had found her. Just where he thought she would be.

He looked down at her sleeping form on her soft bed. He smiled and slipped off his shoes, then crawled in bed next to her. She opened her eyes to find his eyes, staring at her.

Garnet would have screamed if she had thought about it, but she honestly hadn't thought about the fact that she woke up and someone who wasn't there when she laid down, was now beside her.

"Hey…" She said quietly and softly.

"Hey." He answered in the same tone.

They were speaking as if any loud noise or hard words would shatter the room. And in a sense it would. The moment was perfect, and Zidane trusted himself. Any other time, he wouldn't have, but because of the fragileness that both were feeling at the moment, he trusted himself to be in her room, in her bed, beside her.

Garnet smiled sweetly and snuggled close to him. She noticed that he was a little warm, so she silently sat up, pulling Zidane with her. Slowly Garnet unbuttoned his shirt with her soft, velvet-like fingers, and he closed his eyes. She tossed his shirt at the foot of the bed and tugged lightly at his pants, indicating for him to remove them, because she was too shy to do so.

He smiled warmly and took them off under the covers, leaving him in only his boxers. He let them drop to the floor at the side of the bed and laid back down, onto the soft pillows.

Garnet smiled at him again, and pressed against him lovingly, her silk night dress tickling his skin. He wrapped his arms around her waist and held her to him gently, yet firmly, like you would hold a scared child in need of comfort. She smiled serenely and rested her head on Zidane's chest, using him as a human pillow; and he held her, using her as a human teddy bear.

All he could do was watch her. Stare at her and stroke her soft brown hair that fell just below her shoulders. He smiled as he watched the queen in his arms close her eyes and let sleep overtake her. And soon, he let it overtake him as well.

"What are we doing! If we get caught…"

"That's why we won't get caught, right Kuja?

"Hm? Oh, yeah, right, Zidane. We wont get caught Mikoto, so don't worry."

Mikoto frowned. She didn't like the fact that they were breaking a rule. A very important rule for that matter. "But, Zidane…"

Zidane, still VERY small, turned around. "Mikoto, calm down. We aren't doing anything wrong unless we get caught!" She sighed and Zidane nodded in reassurance. Kuja shook his head slightly and smiled. "You two are impossible…" he mumbled as he pulled a very small metal stick out of his pocket. "Kuja, wa's that?" Zidane asked as he took the stick out of Kuja's hand.

"People on Gaia use them to pin their hair back, their called Pins. I think we might be able to put it to use tonight while Master is away…" Kuja said as he took back the pin.

"How do you figure that?" Zidane asked with curiosity evident in his young voice.

"Simple. You stick this 'pin' into the lock and wiggle it around. It is small enough to penetrate the lock, and move it to where the door unlocks. If you do it right, of course." Mikoto answered before Kuja could even open his mouth.

"Yeah… what she said…" Kuja said uneasily. It always unnerved him about how smart his younger sister was. He shook the thoughts from his head and stuck the pin into the lock. He jiggled the pin around until he heard a noise.

"What was that?" Zidane whispered frantically.

"It was the lock, becoming Unlocked. What is the matter, Zidane? Scared?" Mikoto teased.

Zidane huffed and grumbled about how she didn't have to be so mean to him, and Kuja once again smiled at the squabbles of his younger siblings.

"okay… its time…" He told them as he put his hand on the door handle, twisted it, opened it, and then-

Zidane awoke with a start, eyes snapping open and sweat pouring down his face. It took a moment to realize where exactly he was. Then, he had to run through all the basic facts, so in his mind, he would know. 'okay… I'm 18, I'm in love with Garnet, who I'm sleeping beside right now. I'm supposed to help Blank with his love life and his little cousin… yeah… I'm okay…' he thought to himself while trying to get his breathing down again.

He looked at the beautiful girl, no, woman in his arms. He smiled a loving smile and kissed her forehead. Garnet felt the warmth of his lips on her forehead and her eyes slowly fluttered open. For a minute, Zidane was sorry she had woken up. She was so peaceful in her sleep.

like an angel.

Zidane's eyes became distant and darker.

She was his Angel: A beautiful angel of light that brought great things and peace upon her kingdom.

And he… he was an angel also… but he wasn't the same kind of Angel she was. He was an Angel of Death; one of three. He was a horrible Angel, a Fallen Angel meant to bring terrible things, and destruction upon the world of Gaia.

Garnet was an Angel of Life, with the powers of white magic, meant to heal. Broken hearts, broken minds, broken spirits, or wounds of any kind; she was meant to heal them. But, he was an Angel of Death, meant to cause the things she healed. He was granted, no, cursed with power to hurt, brake, shatter, injure, damage, harm.

They contradicted each other in so many ways. She was cold and untrusting; he was warm and trustworthy. She was innocent and naïve. He was wise and knew things. She was cold; she was ice. He was fire, and he melted her heart, winning it in the end.

But, she helped him too. He was lonely. She gave him love, and friendship. He was strong, but he lost strength, and she healed him. She healed him. The one who was fated to destroy the world and bring destruction, and she healed him when he needed her.

He thought about this for a while, until her soft, heavenly voice brought him back down from space. "Zidane, are you okay?" She asked softly, still sleepy.

He smiled at her and kissed her forehead again, "Yeah, I'm fine. I was just thinking about some things." He told her. It wasn't technically a lie. He was thinking about some things.

He was just being vague.

Nothing wrong with that, right?

"What about?" She asked innocently.

She was concerned about Zidane. Garnet had seen that look in his eyes only a few times in the period that she had known him. It normally meant that he was deep in thought about something serious.

Uh-oh. Think Zidane, THINK! He told himself mentally. "Us." He answered.

Once again, not a lie. Just, once again, very vague.

Nothing wrong with that, right?

"Well, what about us?" Garnet asked. She was aware of the fact that she was being nosey, but she wanted answers. That was one of the looks that he gave off when something wasn't right, or something big was running through his mind.

Inside, Zidane was panicking, but on the outside, he remained cool-headed and calm as ever. "I was thinking about how much I love you, and about how perfect we are for each other." He told her.

That was a lie.

Actually the thoughts running through his head were more along the lines of, "I don't see how we can be so perfect for each other if we're so different. I'm fire, you're ice. I'm evil, you're good. I'm a thief, you're royalty."

But he wasn't even about to think about telling her that was what was on his mind. He truly did love her, and sometimes you had to lie, and keep secrets to protect the ones you love.

Right?

Right.

Garnet smiled and snuggled into him again, "I was thinking the same thing last night! Looking around at all of our friends, it was like a love fest, and I was thinking about how we were so perfect for each other."

Liar.

Leave me alone… I couldn't tell him…

But in all truths, she had been thinking the same thing Zidane had been. Are they really, truly perfect for each other? But she was afraid if she told him that, he would up and leave her and go back to Tantalus, for good.

He smiled and at once felt bad about lying to her. It stung, She had been thinking the exact polar opposite of the thoughts that ran through his head. And Garnet was identical. They both laid there, smiling, while on the inside they were screaming out the truth.

KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!

"My Queen, there is an Airship awaiting us at the port whenever you feel time for us to leave." Steiner's voice called out from the other side of the door.

"Alright!" Garnet called back to him.

Neither one of the couple dared say a word to the other, for they both knew that the Pluto Captain was standing outside the door waiting on Garnet to exit the room.

It finally clicked in Zidane's mind that if he walked out that door with Steiner standing there, he would get Garnet and himself in some deep shit. Rumors would fly around after Rusty's explosion and the courtiers would all start gossiping. So there was only one way to do this.

After telling, well, whispering, to Garnet what he was planning, she hastily agreed.

Zidane quickly put his clothes back on, and turned towards the balcony window and opened it, but before he stepped outside, he turned back to face Garnet. He walked over to her and hugged her close to him. He let his hands trail from her waist up her arms, and he cupped her face in his hands.

"I love you…" He whispered quietly and he brushed his lips against hers.

"I'll be back in Alexandria… waiting for you." She told him as they broke apart. He nodded and headed out the balcony.

Ginny walked through the house silently, so she wouldn't wake anyone up. It was way too early for anyone in this house to be awake. She tiptoed downstairs and out the front door. The sun was just starting to peep its head over the horizon, causing a light to illuminate the ocean that had captivated her view from her position on a red-dirt cliff.

She let a small sigh escape her lips as a breeze blew through the air and caused her hair to dance about her face. She took a deep breath, and then let it out. Smelling the salt of the ocean below her, the sweet smell of the wind above her, and the moon, still shining brightly over her head, even though the sun was waking up and coming out to play; it all somehow relaxed her. It gave her security in her mind, set aside from the crazy reality that she was living in.

She closed her eyes and let the breeze play with her and a smile completed her innocent features. But she felt it; something was wrong. He was close. Her eyes snapped open and she jerked around, only to find her fears were correct.

"You…" she hissed with venom that didn't fit her appearance.

He chuckled; and it was indeed an evil sound. It sent chills up and down her spine. It put bumps on her arms, and made her hair stand on end.

She snarled, and he smirked.

She growled and he grimaced.

"You're starting to act like that brother of yours." He said through gritted teeth.

"What's the matter, Pops? Cat got your tongue?" She asked mockingly.

(in the house)

"I CANT BELIEVE YOU! THE REASON WE PUT YOU IN HER ROOM IS BECAUSE YOU CLAIM YOU CAN STAY AWAKE THROUGH ANYTHING! GEORGIE! YOU LITTLE TRAMP! IF SHE IS HURT, I'LL KILL YOU!" Emzies screams echoed through the house.

"I'M NOT A TRAMP EMZIES! THE ONLY TRAMP IN THIS HOUSE IS YOU. Y-O-U. YOU! YOU'RE A FILTHY TRAMP WHO LOOKS FOR REASONS TO BE MAD AT PEOPLE!" Georgie fired back.

"I DON'T! The only time I have EVER been mad at Ginny is when she ran off and I thought I lost her. And I got over that pretty quickly. I get mad at Mat occasionally for stupid little things, but we've never stayed mad for more than a week. Me and Buddy got into ONE fight. And that was a HUGE misunderstanding. I've argued with Aly, because of a lie that was told. And I've only been mad at Toz once, when something happened between her and that man-whore and she let it go! YOU on the other hand Georgina have made me SO MAD that I want to KILL YOU!" Emzies screamed back, "Now get up off your lazy ass and help us find the kid YOU were too irresponsible and untruthful to keep up with.

And with that Emzies walked out, followed by the other four, who shot Georgie hateful and dirty glances.

Mat flipped her off.

Emzies stalked back in, "Oh yeah, before I forget and then feel bad forever…" She trailed off. Georgie was expecting an apology but instead got a present.

A big slap across the face that made a louder popping noise than when you jump on a over-inflated balloon.

And THEN Emzies left.

Ginny was defending herself the best she could, but she was loosing HP and quick. She didn't have her weapons with her, so she was basically in trouble.

"GINNY!" Georgie called out to her, a red hand print still shining on her face.

Ginny looked over to her, and was caught off guard. She was knocked backwards. Off the cliff and into the ocean below; she was out of breath and couldn't even mutter a simple wind spell.

"GINS!" Emzies called out as she watched the youngest member of their group fall of the monstrous cliff. "Guys! You know what to do!" She called as she ran for the cliff's edge, and dove off, after Ginny.

Emzies saw Ginny hit the water just as she dove off, and as she was falling, she looked for her to come back up; but Ginny never came back up.

Emzies panicked and as soon as she hit the water she swam deeper, looking. At last she found the young girl and she swam to her.

Emzies pulled her up, up out of the water. Ginny coughed out some water and then gasped in a long breath of air.

"Rafale!" Ginny gasped out. (Rafale is French for "Gust") Then, the mighty dragon Rafale swept down.

Emzies muttered "Water" And the ocean lifted them both up, and safely onto the dragon.

Rafale took off, up the cliff and discarded them safely onto the dry land. Emzies sent a death glare at Georgie, thinking that it was all her fault.

And she voiced it too.

Georgie ignored her, and kept up the fight that was raging before her.

Aly could momentarily do nothing, as she was on the ground. But the others, they had their jobs.

All in one swift movement, as if planned from the beginning, Buddy raised her hands and called out, "ICE".

Garland was trapped in a block of ice, to which Mat stepped up.

"FIRE!" She screamed out, hands raised, and the ice faded, leaving Garland stunned from the sudden shock of such a dramatic temperature change.

"Wind!" Ginny called out, hands raised also, Toz standing with her hands on Ginny's shoulders. A strong blast of wind caught Garland and knocked him backwards off the cliff.

"Water!" Emzies cried out, and the water held Garland in place, so he couldn't move an inch.

Aly, now standing, smirked and walked over to the edge of the cliff. She let her gaze rest on Garland and she slowly, agonizingly, raised her hands to the sky. She closed her eyes and let her yell out, "Lightning!".

After hearing a satisfying scream of pain, they heard not only one screech, but two.

A female.

Emzies frantically looked around at the faces before her. She saw Ginny, Toz, Buddy, Mat, and Aly. One was missing…

Georgie

"Oh… no…" Emzies said with wide eyes as she ran over to the cliff and looked down to find-

Nothing

No one was there… nobody. Nothing.

Emzies stalked past everyone, holding back the hot tears threatening to fall from her golden eyes, and stormed into the two-story hut. What had they done…

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Running as fast as he could, weaving though the mass of people, Zidane finally caught sight of his destination.

"How many people honestly wake up this early!" Zidane shouted in his mind. It was 5 O'clock in the morning and already the streets were packed. Now, he was used to getting up early. He was normally woken up before the sun came up.

That was just Baku's way of doing things; Wake up early, practice till you drop.

And drop they did.

A lot.

All the time, in fact. Zidane laughed out loud as he remembered a certain time, a long while ago. A long time ago, when she was still there.

"Okay, one more run-through and then we'll move on to the next scene." Baku said enthusiastically.

"But… I don't wanna." A young Zidane whined.

"Hey! Boss! Can I-"

"NO!" Baku yelled, interrupting Blank in the middle of his sentence.

"Well… erm... can we-"

"NO!" Baku yelled, this time interrupting a girl.

She had strawberry-blond hair, with dark red streaks blended into it. Her soft green eyes shone with laughter. But, she had a scowl on her face.

"Look, Blank, Sabra… you can either rehearse or go to sleep." Baku explained to the two.

Blank and Sabra looked at each other, discreetly smiled and both dropped to the floor, pretending to be asleep, causing everyone besides Baku to burst out laughing.

Zidane chuckled at the memory. It seemed so long ago… oh yeah… because it was a long time ago. Thinking back he could remember the exact day this little memory happened.

July 12. He was 14, and she… Sabra, was 13.

That happened 5 days before her birthday.

He was smiling as he walked inside the Tantalus hideout. All eyes were now on him and his smiling face, but he just couldn't stop smiling. Sabra had always had that on him. Always made him smile. Even when he was mad, or upset.

"Hey, Ziddy-Widdy whatcha smiling 'bout?" Cinna asked as he yawned loudly.

"Peaches." Zidane answered, never missing a beat.

Cinna gave a confused glance and walked out. Sydney blinked a few times, "Peaches? I don't understand. How do peaches make you smile like that?" At that moment Zidane laughed. He shook his head and walked into the next room, and at that moment, he wished he hadn't. What he found would forever change his life.

Ruby and Blank

"WOAH!" He screamed and turned around quickly. Ruby and Blank broke apart and looked up at the new arrival in the room.

Blank stuttered; he couldn't find any words to say, and Ruby just stayed silent, a blush upon her face.

Zidane took this moment to leave the room, shutting the door behind him. As he walked into the "Living Room", he saw Marcus, Cinna, and Josh on the old, beat up, couch that looked like they threw it off the side of the Prima Vista and dragged it back.

He sat down in the floor, his back resting on the couch. He wedged himself in between the legs of Marcus and Josh. "Oh, by the way Zidane," Cinna started, "I wouldn't go into your and Blank's room."

"Thanks for telling me." Zidane hissed hatefully.

He couldn't believe Blank. It frustrated him greatly. His best friend had come to him, needing help with breaking up with someone he felt he was loosing a connection with, and then practically the next day he walks in on them sucking each others faces off!

"Somethin' wrong Zid?" Marcus asked.

"Nope. Everything's great." Zidane snarled, anger still evident in his tone.

"Good, cause someone's at the door. Go get it, and if it's the Police, blame the Flying Monkeys, okay? Okay. Good boy! Now go on, go on now, go get the door." Cinna crooned, sounding like he was talking to a small puppy.

Zidane grumbled and walked to the door, flinging it open with anger. He stood there, and it took all he had not to gasp. IT WAS -

Angel: MWAHAHAHAHA! I'm EVIL!

Mica: I could have told them THAT!

Angel: Shut it…

Blank: shut what?

Angel: sighs Oh well, I tried. Anyways! This concludes another chapter of Ever After. I'm starting to like it more than I did before. I will try to get chapter out by hopefully next week, but I have a lot going on. Well, R&R peoples so that you can read Chapter 6!

Blank: yeah! This chapter was especially written for Emzies.

Mica: Oh yeah! And the more you review the better chance you have!
Angel: Chance? For what?

Mica: I'm holding a contest!

Blank: Contest?

Mica: That's right. The more reviews we get the better chance the person has. Whoever reviews the most chapters gets a story written and dedicated to them after Angel finishes this one. AND also, chapters will be dedicated to the people that review.

Angel: I like it! Sounds great! This contest starts… NOW! GO! GO! GO!

Blank: Review and win!
Mica: Till next time!

Angel, Blank, & Mica: See ya!