Yay! I finally got to update "Through Dragons Eyes"! I've been focusing so much on my other fan fiction (not that that matters anymore...) and on school crap that I never really got the chance to do anything with this one (but I did warn you about that in my profile, so you cant be mad at me…I hope). Gosh, I had to go back and re-read my chapters, I had completely forgotten where I was at. By the way, I went back and edited the previous chapters. Most of what I did was just fixing typos, but I did add a few new scenes here and there. You probably wouldn't notice what was old and what was new though. Anyway, you've waited long enough for the tenth chapter, so lets just get started!

Disclaimer: I've said it before and I'll say it again…I hate disclaimers. …They're so depressing. No, I don't own FFIX! There! I said it! Now leave me to bask in my sorrows! --sigh--
But I do own Kaira, Draco, Garron, and any other OCs of mine that will be added later.

Chapter 10
A Secret Almost Revealed

Ruby sat in one of the large central rooms of the Prima Vista, Tantalus often used it as a living room on their travels. It was up in the higher levels of the airship, where the windows surrounding the room gave off a beautiful view to those inside.

"Ugh! This trip is so boring! I'm going crazy!" Ruby complained as she sat on a cushioned bench near one of the large wall-length windows.

"Yeah, we gotta find something to do. Anything to pass the time!" Kaira added.

"Oh! I know," Zidane chimed in. "Lets play Truth or Dare. No, better yet, Spin the Bottle!"

Cinna made a droll face at Zidane. "Zidane, you're not in high-school anymore."

"So what? I'm in college, that's close enough."

"Hey, what's that suppose to mean? I'm in high-school and I never play those games," Blank argued.

Cinna glared at the two of them and sighed. "Why do you two have to find entertainment by arguing with people when you're bored?"

"...Anyway, new subject!" Ruby butted back in.

Eiko stood up suddenly. "I know what we can do. A sing-a-long! There were ten in the bed and the little one said 'Roll over. Roll over.' So they all rolled over and one fell off!"

Kaira glared at Eiko, cuffing her hand over the seven year olds mouth. "How about we don't."

Eiko threw Kaira's hand off of her mouth and stuck her tongue out at her. "Well, then what do you suggest we do? Huh?

"Tie you up, and throw you off the side of the ship."

Blank and Zidane both started laughing, only to be glared at by Eiko. ...That quickly shut them up.

"Kaira, be nice!" Draco said to the mischievous wolf, and sighed. "Why do I find myself telling you that over and over again every single day?

"Be-cause … you can't keep you're mouth shut," she answered.

"Reverse that, Kaira. YOU can't keep you're mouth shut."

"Oh yeah!" Kaira and Draco both started arguing back and forth at each other. Blank just sat there, watching them. He couldn't help but smile at their fighting. He caught himself staring at her, which he had been doing since they left Lindblum. I hope I'm not too obvious, he thought. I don't want her to think I'm some sort of stalker or something. Blank sighed, forgetting about everyone else in the room and focusing on his own thoughts. I don't know what it is about her…but I can't get her off my mind…

"Kaira, when are you gonna learn to respect those in authority over you!" Draco yelled at her.

"When you become worthy of my respect!" She yelled back.

"Should we do something…?" Ruby whispered to Marcus.

"Nah," he answered. "Let them argue. At least we're not bored anymore. Heck, maybe we'll even get our own private wrestling match." Marcus looked over and smiled at Ruby.

Ruby just laughed in response. "You're so mean…"

I wonder what we'll find out in Daguerreo, Blank's thoughts continued. Do I even wanna find out anything? I've never really thought of this mark on my arm as anything at all.

Blank thought back on Dr. Tot's words

…"That mark may have more significance than you think it does"…

What did he mean…? Am I the only one who doesn't know what in the hell is so interesting about my arm! Blank sighed, not even realizing how loud he had.

"Something wrong Blank?" Marcus, who was sitting beside him on the couch, asked.

"What? …uh. No, nothing's wrong. Sorry."

"You seem depressed. That's unlike you?"

"No," he shook his head, faking a smile. "I'm was just thinking. I'm fine. Really."

Draco grabbed Kaira's wrists. "If you don't start acting more proper I'm gonna -"

"LET GO OF ME!" Kaira yelled as she suddenly surrounded her body with flames, slightly burning both of Draco's hands.

Draco drew back in pain. "Kaira, you wench!"

"Ya know, you're making just as much an idiot out of yourself as I am," Kaira snapped at him, getting up in his face while kneeling on all fours (A/N they had been sitting on the floor, by the way).

Draco smiled slightly. "Then why don't we shut up now…?"

"Good idea…" the wolf agreed.

"We're their everyone," Genero announced over the intercom.

"Imagine that," Baku said. "We've been sitting here bored out of our minds for so long, that we're finally there now."

Genero piloted the airship, landing it just outside of Daguerreo. The group got out and made their way inside the rock cavern, admiring the beauty of the waterfalls as they passed by.

"Hey, Marcus," Blank said to his 'bro.' "What does it look like...?"

Marcus looked back at him, slightly confused. Then he looked back over at the beautiful waterfalls and realized what he meant.

"Is it as awesome as I'm picturing it to be?"

Marcus smiled. "Yeah, it is. The water is crystal clear, the rocks of the cliff are amazing!" He glanced back at his 'little brother.' "I'm sure you'll get to see it one day."

Blank just smiled at Marcus' pathetic attempt at optimism. Blank appreciated Marcus kindness, but he knew it was a lie.

As they walked in, Eiko quickly ran ahead to look around. "Wow! It looks just like the last time we were here. Remember, Dagger?" She said in excitement, running up to a carving of a water dragon on the back wall.

Dagger smiled at the young summoner. "Yeah, I remember." She turned to face Zidane. "It's too bad we couldn't get everyone else together again."

"What do you mean?" Zidane asked.

"Well, you know, the eight of us. Everyone that was with us on our last adventure. Wouldn't it be great if we could get the gang together again, and go on this adventure together as well?"

"Yeah, but Dagger, this time it has nothing to do with us. We're just here for the ride."

"Zidane," the queen said sternly. "That's not true. You're here because you care about Blank, and I'm here because I care about you."

Zidane blushed slightly, but turned his face to hide it from Dagger.

Dagger just smiled and kept walking to catch up with Eiko.

"Hello travelers," a cleyran woman said as she walked up to them. "Welcome to Daguerreo."

"Thank you," Ruby answered.

"Oh, hey Kildea!" Zidane said to the Cleyran.

"Oh, Zidane! Hello. I haven't seen you in over a year." The woman turned to Dagger and nodded her head. "Dagger, how have you been."

(A/N for any of you who haven't figured this out, Cleric Kildea is the woman from Cleyra that sought refuge in Daguerreo in FFIX. Zidane and the others met her while in Cleyra before it was destroyed by Odin ... and yes, I AM aware that I probably seem far too obsessed with the game by knowing all of this)

"Good, thank you. I thought you were going to return to Cleyra to help rebuild it."

"I did," she answered Dagger. She paused for a moment as she watched Eiko stare at the carving of Leviathan and then fall into the water beside her. Kildea laughed, then returned to her conversation. "I helped the people in my city rebuild the cathedral and gave them some of my money to help pay for the costs of rebuilding the rest of the town. But, after staying there a while, I just had to come back to Daguerreo. I loved it here too much to stay in Cleyra."

"Eiko, what are you doing?" Kaira said, standing next to Eiko who was picking herself up from the murky water. "Maybe if you weren't so careless, you wouldn't have fallen in."

"Maybe, if you weren't so fat, I could push you in too," Eiko retorted.

"I am not fat!" Kaira yelled back.

Baku glared at the two girls. "Kaira! Eiko! Shut the hell up!"

Kildea just smiled. "I see you brought a lot more people with you this time," she said to Zidane and Garnet. "So what brings you here anyway?"

"We're here," Draco started. "Because we were told this place may have some writings about the history of the Dragon race."

Blank wanted to tell her about the whole incident with Garron and about the tattoo on his arm, which he had never thought much of before. However, Blank had always been the quiet type, at least around strangers, so he kept silent.

"The Dragon race, huh?" Kildea responded. "Yes, we have many records here of dragon history, seeing as the people here are worshippers of Leviathan. Come." She headed towards the damp, stone stairs that led to a large library. The others all followed her.

Baku plumped down at a small table with Cinna and Blank: Baku and Cinna because they were lazy, Blank because he wouldn't be able to read anything anyway. Everyone else explored the library and Kildea searched for the books that her friends sought.

"Hey Dagger!" Eiko said in excitement. "Look! It's a book on eidolons. Maybe we'll find some in here that we've never heard of." She flipped it open as Dagger knelt own beside her. "Like this one!" the little Summoner continued. "It's name is...Qu - Queza ... um... I don't know how to pronounce it."

"I think it's Quezacotl," Garnet replied. She read the page over Eiko's shoulder. "It says that it's a thunder bird with a light green body and yellow markings on its neck and wings."

"Cool!" Eiko shouted. "Oh whoops ... am I suppose to be quiet?"

Dagger just smiled and nodded her head.

"And this one here is Valefor," Eiko continued, whispering this time. "A dragon type eidolon with odd colored markings and a laser-like attack called 'Energy Ray.' Dagger, I wanna see these!" She said in excitement, forgetting once again about the volume of her voice. Dagger just laughed in response.

"Ahh, here's what I was looking for," Kildea walked back over to the table that Baku and Cinna had been lounging at (A/N stupid fat people --glare-- And I apologize if that offends anyone --sweat drop-- whoops). The other all gathered around the table. "You said you were looking for a book that might tell you something a dragon mark, right? Like the one on Blank's arm?" She looked down at the page she had opened the book to. "Well, here it is." She turned the book around and pushed it towards Blank.

"What is it?" Blank asked, not being able to see what was on the page.

"I don't believe it," Marcus said to Blank. "That mark in the book is the same as yours." There before them, on the page of the book, were three pictures. One of a white dragon, one of a red dragon, and one ... of a black dragon.

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Yay! Another chapter finished! And I promise, it wont take me like five months to get the next one up like it did this one. I can't wait to get started on the next chapter. And I apologize for not replying to your reviews. I'll make sure to do that next chapter! You have my word! But you can't get a reply if you don't review!In fact, I'm not going to update until I get at least 3 more reviews. So review please!