A New Life
Author's note; Once again I would like to thank all those that are reviewing and supporting me. Thank you all! Also to once again apologise for the lateness and to give a huge warning. I'm going back to college which means there will be fewer updates. Also I'm thinking of discontinuing this fic for one main reason. She is turning into a Mary-Sue! But I'll let the reviews decide if I should continue or not.
Disclaimer; When will you people get it! I don't own FFIX. Now leave me alone!
Chapter 3
10 Years later
The City of Alexandria was beautifully decorated. Streamers, balloons and flyers were every where. Adults forgot their problems for today. Children laughed and played on the streets. The people of Alexandria were celebrating the 16th Birthday of Princess Garnet Til Alexandros. A teenager with blond hair and a tail whispered, "It's show time!"
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A young boy with a pointy hat looked to the sky, "it is time for the show!"
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A woman of 16 years wiped sleep out of her eye's, went to the windows, opened them up and gasped, "it is time."
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A woman of 23 years, with waist long, straight blond/silver hair, was standing beside a telescope on top of Lindblum castle, looking toward South gate. "It begins."
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A man of 23 years, with waist length, layered silver hair and silver tail to match, stood up and looked out of his room's window to see the town of Alexandria. "And so it begins."
1 Week Later In Lindblum
Zidane Tribal, Vivi Outier, Albert Steiner and Princess Garnet Til Axleandros (a.k.a Dagger) stood before an oglop, who had just announced that he was the Regent Cid. Needless to say the group was speechless.
"But how?" Dagger asked.
"An assassin came in the middle of the night, glowp, kidnapped my wife, glowp, turned me into this, glowp, and stole my airship."
"How disgusting!" Steiner announced outraged. " How dare such a lowly criminal do such a thing to a Royal blood!"
"How dare a Regent cheat on his wife." A voice from the shadows behind the throne announced.
"Who said that?" Zidane asked. That voice sounded familiar to him. The shadow came into the light. It was a woman with silver blond hair, that was in a high ponytail braided. She wore a black leather tank top with skin tight, black leather trousers. Two sais were in sheaths at her hips.
"May I present, glowp, Lady Aurora, glowp. The assassin that, glowp, changed me," Regent Cid said. "What she says is technically true. I was fooling around with a lovely tavern lady. But I never went further that flirting!"
"Tell that to your missing wife," the woman said coldly with a sneer on her face.
"Do I know you?" Zidane asked. Aurora turned toward him and for a split second he thought he saw a trace of regret, before her eyes went to their passive coldness again.
"I've never seen you in my life."
Aurora POV
I hated to act like a cold bitch in front of him, but Kuja had been right. He was too emotional. If he found out that I was his adopted sister, he would stick to me like glue and eventually make me tell him about his past, including his brother. He first needed to know what Kuja was capable of before I told him. Even then I don't think he would be ready.
"Enough Lady Aurora, glowp! Though you may have gained that title through my wife, glowp, I will not allow you to be rude to guests, glowp!" The bug squeaked. He was speaking the truth about the missing Lady Hilda and myself.
10 years ago, when I first came to Gaia, I had left Zidane in the care of Baku, king of thieves in Lindblum. For the first week I had tried to take care of him myself. He was still asleep because of the potion that Kuja had given him, so he stayed out of trouble. But even with Zidane asleep and only drinking liquids, it was too hard. That was when I met Baku.
Originally, I was trying to steal from a noble, but my skills had been out of commission for '2 years' also add to the fact that I had been training as a warrior, I was not as gentle at picking pockets as I used to be. The noble caught me and was about to cut my hand off for daring to touch his precious robes, when Baku came forward.
And so my hand was saved. But Zidane and I would still need food, that was when Baku explained that he was 'the king of thieves' and offered a place for me saying that I had talent and I just needed practice. Unfortunately, I already knew, the minute that the noble had caught me, that I could no longer be a thief. Once you've lost the touch, that's it! But I could at least give Zidane a chance. So I agreed and the first night that Zidane and I spent in the clock tower, I kissed Zidane's forehead, (he was still affected by Kuja's potion) left his twin daggers beside him and left.
I could no longer be a thief, but I could be an assassin. Unfortunately, I was brilliant at it. Thankfully I met Lady Hilda before I was in too deep that I couldn't get out of the assassinations. But I was still in so deep that I couldn't turn my back on that world. So I became Lady Hilda's bodyguard. Without her trust and belief in me I would be so much worse off.
She really is a saint. It was also one of the reasons I helped her escape after Regent Cid cheated on her.
"Hmph! If you truly believed in manners, you would have honoured your wedding vows." Turning cold eyes toward the Regent. He knew that no matter what, I would always be loyal to Lady Hilda. It was also the reason that he wouldn't meet my eyes.
"I believe, sire, that we are getting a little off topic," Minister Artania said softly. Just as I was loyal to Lady Hilda, so was Artania to the Regent.
"Yes I agree. Princess, glowp, Garnet, please step forward." The woman with long black hair and orange body suit came forward. "I have managed to, glowp, acquire another, glowp, bodyguard for you. Princess Garnet, glowp, meet Lady Aurora." So this is why I was summoned after 2 years of being in exile for helping lady Hilda escape.
"Ludicrous! I am Albert Steiner of the Pluto Knights! I am her Highness' bodyguard!" The tin can was jumping up and down on the spot. It was a very comical site and I was trying hard not to laugh in his face.
"Well!" I said aloud in my most coldest voice, "I refuse. I have no patience for looking after children. And as the tin can has pointed out, she already has a bodyguard."
"She is not a child!" Zidane shouted stopping anyone else from making any comments. "She is a Princess and a great healer! Who are you to judge!" I should have seen this coming. Zidane, even at the age of seven, loved to chase female Genomes, even though they wouldn't react. Why shouldn't he be a player at seventeen? But couldn't he have set his sights a little lower than a princess? Oh well, only one thing to do.
"Really," putting on my act again, "very well. Princess Garnet I will become your new bodyguard. Tin can!" looking toward the one named Steiner, "You are relived of your duty."
"How dare you call me a 'tin can'. I am…" His rant went on and on and on and on and on. Zidane was trying hard not to laugh as well as the princess, the Regent and the minister. The little boy with the mages hat looked confused.
"Enough!" Regent Cid yelled. "Lady, glowp, Aurora. You are to guard the princess, glowp. Pluto Knight, glowp, Steiner. You are also to, glowp, guard the princess."
"You do realise, that you could have ordered another of your guards to take on this honour. Why me?" I asked. The regent was silent for a few seconds, probably trying to make sure that he does not put his foot in his mouth again.
"…The princess needs protection. Now onto different matters," and he continued on about what my duties would be and about the hunt that was coming on. While he continued only one thought was in my head.
What HAD I got myself into?
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Well is she sounding like a sue? And do you want me to continue?
