(A/N First I would like to thank all of my viewers. If you guys didn't reply I wouldn't bother writing new chapters.Now in reply to some of my loyal viewers....To Angel of Death 87...Yes Brahne is fat and ugly in this but rather than an elephant....she's more of a cow. In reply to Micheal...Yes zidane is very prankish in this story...but I feel it is an important aspect of him. Since he gets beaten so much he can either laugh or cry. He chooses to laugh. He seems that way in the game too. You may find him too prankish.....but I feel it matches perfectly. To Aya-Yahiko, sadly not everyone loves Eiko....they should though! To FF9 Zidane, Yes I beleive that IS the reason Eiko receives so much flame. Yes she is a bit bratty but what people hate to realize is the fact that they are too! Thats something I love about this game. I can relate to all of the characters....except brahne...Zorn...Thorn...Garland....and MAYBE Quina. Sometimes like Dagger, I feel like my life is being played out for me....that sometimes I have no control. Like Zidane I can be a very laid back person. Like Vivi I question whether anything I do means anything. Like Eiko...I get lonely at times. Like Freya the last thing I want is to be forgotten...Like Amarant I can be a loner. Like Steiner I'm so stubborn to do something that I forget to listen to logic. Like Kuja...sometimes I can't accept everything that happens to me...that maybe if i stop everything...it won't happen. This is a wonderful, wonderful game. It shows the deepest aspects of the human mind...a tale of courage, cowardice, love, death, and most of all beauty. I love you squaresoft!!!!)
Chapter 8
Dagger sat in the mess hall eating a grilled cheese sandwhich. She wondered where Eiko was. It wasn't like her to miss lunch. She looked outside and saw that it was about to rain. She stuffed the rest of the sandwich into her mouth and headed outside detirmined to get to her cabin before the rain started. She walked silently through the camp. It was so peaceful..she thought. Maybe this was what they considered to be the calm before the storm. She looked up at the sky. The clouds were dark gray and looked as though the rain would fall any second now...and she was only halfway to her cabin. She began running. She cut through the playground right over the sanbox until...THUMP! she tripped over the border of the sandbox falling flat on her face...the rain began to fall. Perfect....just perfect! She sat up slowly to see a pair of sneakers before her. She looked up seeing Zidane offering a hand to help her up. She took it thankfully and he lifted her to her feet.
"Thank you," She said folding her arms loosly in front of her as the rain picked up pace. "What are you doing out here? Shouldn't you be inside?"
"Shouldn't you?" Zidane asked with a smile.
"Well I was trying to get inside...you aren't anywhere near your cabin."
"I don't plan to be either."
"Why not? Won't you get all wet?" Dagger asked brushing a strand of wet hair out of her face. Zidane shrugged.
"I don't care," He answered looking to the sky letting the rain fall on his face.
"I hate the rain....its so muddy....and wet," Dagger said shivering.
"It's my favorite weather of all."
"How?"
"When it rains...the animals return to their homes...to be with their families. The rain washes away all of the sorrow the heat brought. It seems the only time I truly feel at peace."
"At peace?"
"Yeah...everything makes sense for a while...nothing seems to be able to hurt me."
"Who would want to hurt you?"
"My-.....no one...no one would want to hurt me." He walked foreward a bit. "Would you like to join me for a walk?"
"Alright..." She took his outstretched hand and they walked around the camp. The rain didn't last long. As it slowed the sun bled through the clouds creating a beautiful rainbow. Zidane was right...thought Dagger. Everything does make sense.
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Eiko sat on a bench by the lake. She had skipped lunch. Who cares if I'm there anyways? It's not like anyone knows I exist. She stared into the water. She felt so alone. She hummed softly. She heard a rustle in the bushes behind her and turned to see who was there. It was Kuja.
"What are you doing here?!" She screamed. What was Kuja doing here?!
"I've been watching you Eiko Carol. Being outstaged by the princess?" Kuja asked with a sly smile.
"Princess? I don't know what youk're talking about but if you don't leave now I'll-"
"You'll what? We all know Dagger is the princess. She has stolen your prince's heart. And now he sees her where you should be," He answered.
"I-I'll scream!"
"And they will come and find you in the lake. I can help you win Zidane's heart."
"Why would you want to help me?!"
"I have a grudge against the girl as well. Now listen closely and soon Zidane shall be yours..."
(A/N ooooooh conspiracy!!!! Well tell me what you think!)
Chapter 8
Dagger sat in the mess hall eating a grilled cheese sandwhich. She wondered where Eiko was. It wasn't like her to miss lunch. She looked outside and saw that it was about to rain. She stuffed the rest of the sandwich into her mouth and headed outside detirmined to get to her cabin before the rain started. She walked silently through the camp. It was so peaceful..she thought. Maybe this was what they considered to be the calm before the storm. She looked up at the sky. The clouds were dark gray and looked as though the rain would fall any second now...and she was only halfway to her cabin. She began running. She cut through the playground right over the sanbox until...THUMP! she tripped over the border of the sandbox falling flat on her face...the rain began to fall. Perfect....just perfect! She sat up slowly to see a pair of sneakers before her. She looked up seeing Zidane offering a hand to help her up. She took it thankfully and he lifted her to her feet.
"Thank you," She said folding her arms loosly in front of her as the rain picked up pace. "What are you doing out here? Shouldn't you be inside?"
"Shouldn't you?" Zidane asked with a smile.
"Well I was trying to get inside...you aren't anywhere near your cabin."
"I don't plan to be either."
"Why not? Won't you get all wet?" Dagger asked brushing a strand of wet hair out of her face. Zidane shrugged.
"I don't care," He answered looking to the sky letting the rain fall on his face.
"I hate the rain....its so muddy....and wet," Dagger said shivering.
"It's my favorite weather of all."
"How?"
"When it rains...the animals return to their homes...to be with their families. The rain washes away all of the sorrow the heat brought. It seems the only time I truly feel at peace."
"At peace?"
"Yeah...everything makes sense for a while...nothing seems to be able to hurt me."
"Who would want to hurt you?"
"My-.....no one...no one would want to hurt me." He walked foreward a bit. "Would you like to join me for a walk?"
"Alright..." She took his outstretched hand and they walked around the camp. The rain didn't last long. As it slowed the sun bled through the clouds creating a beautiful rainbow. Zidane was right...thought Dagger. Everything does make sense.
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Eiko sat on a bench by the lake. She had skipped lunch. Who cares if I'm there anyways? It's not like anyone knows I exist. She stared into the water. She felt so alone. She hummed softly. She heard a rustle in the bushes behind her and turned to see who was there. It was Kuja.
"What are you doing here?!" She screamed. What was Kuja doing here?!
"I've been watching you Eiko Carol. Being outstaged by the princess?" Kuja asked with a sly smile.
"Princess? I don't know what youk're talking about but if you don't leave now I'll-"
"You'll what? We all know Dagger is the princess. She has stolen your prince's heart. And now he sees her where you should be," He answered.
"I-I'll scream!"
"And they will come and find you in the lake. I can help you win Zidane's heart."
"Why would you want to help me?!"
"I have a grudge against the girl as well. Now listen closely and soon Zidane shall be yours..."
(A/N ooooooh conspiracy!!!! Well tell me what you think!)
