Gaia's Hidden Craziness
OR
Never Buy Sugar Cubes From a Cute Moogle.
Rating: PG
Genre: Comedy
Setting: Alexandria, Treno, The Ice Cavern, Dali, Gizamalukes Grotto
Main Characters: Zidane, Garnett, Steiner, Blank, Eiko, Vivi, and Stiltzkin
Part 7
In Which Steiner Gets Told Off
OR
Lamia And Steiner: The Secret Love
Garnett stamped her foot angrily. She glared somewhat evilly at Steiner.
"Well?" She demanded. Steiner scratched his head, somewhat bewildered.
"Well what?"
"Don't you give me that mister! You know full well what I'm talking about!" Steiner rubbed his rusty helmet.
"It's not about that mouse I let loose in your room ten years ago is it?" Garnett opened her
mouth to retort then stopped in amazement.
"You were the one who killed mister Huggles?" Now it was Steiner's turn to look amazed.
"Mister….Huggles?"
"Yes my little kitty cat!"
"You mean that monster who tried to rip to pieces anyone who came near it? What problem would it have with a mouse?"
"It's not an it! It's a he!"
"You just called it an it!" Garnett gave a wail of annoyance.
"Look what you made me do you big Meany! You're a bad naughty boy! Now go to your room"
"But princess, we're miles away from Alexandria!"
"Then go to that room! That one there!" She stamped her foot and pointed in the direction of a doorway.
"Yes princess" Steiner slouched towards the room. Garnett angrily watched him leave, then gave a high-pitched giggle and ran away.
Steiner sat dejectedly on a chair. Now what was he supposed to do? He couldn't just sit here and leave the princess in this dark and gloomy place. He jumped up, his rusty armour clanking. That's it! He would follow the princess. He ran out of the room.
The princess was nowhere to be seen. Steiner jumped up and down angrily. A shriek made him stand still however. It sounded quite near. He turned, slowly. Right behind him a Lamia hovered. Steiner slowly moved his hand down to his sword. The monster gave another shriek.
"What a handsome young man!" It wailed in a creepy, disembodied voice. Steiner looked cautiously over his shoulder, wondering who the monster was referring too. When he saw no one there he came to the conclusion that it was trying to trick him. He brandished his sword!
"Back! Foul creature!" The Lamia started swaying from side to side.
"Such mean words. I must charm you!" It swayed more. Steiner found himself thinking how beautiful the Lamia looked in the glowing lantern in Gizamalukes grotto. He dropped his sword and stared at it, slack jawed. The Lamia gave a laugh, which turned into a scream as something hit it from behind. It turned, hissing. Behind it stood Garnett. She flipped her hair and readied herself to attack again.
"You leave Rusty alone, you big bully!" She attacked again, causing the Lamia to shriek. Steiner picked up his sword and jumped in front of the monster.
"You will not hurt the woman I love!" Garnett froze.
"Steiner? You… love me?" Steiner tutted.
"Not you! My darling Lamia!" Garnett stared for a second. Then, she burst out laughing. Steiner looked slightly abashed.
"What's so funny?" Garnett, gasping with laughter, replied.
"You! You're not even the same species as that monster! How can you claim your in love with her?!" Steiner's bottom lip quivered. Then, in a totally unexpected and completely out of character moment, he burst into tears. The Lamia stared at him in disgust.
"What a baby!" She hissed, before slithering out of the room.
Garnet sat down, and waited for Steiner to stop blubbering. Eventually, he regained control of himself. He rubbed his head, somewhat embarrassed.
"Let's…never mention this again!" He said, sheepishly. Garnett nodded. It was far to traumatising for her to remember.
"Come along then! Let's head back to Alexandria. I'm sure we will get lots of food and stuff there! Which is a good thing, since none of us have actually eaten a single morsel of food since those sugar cubes back in the ice cavern." Both paused, lost in their own thoughts. This is what their thoughts sounded like:
Steiner thought, oh dear god! Those damned sugar cubes! They were how all the trouble started. If I ever see that damned moogle again, I'll… I'll… I'll ignore him completely! Yeah, that will show him whose boss. Maybe the sugar cubes made the thief and his friends so hyper that they thought they could fly. Then we wouldn't have to deal with them anymore. Still, at least the princess is safe. Now all I have to do is get her back to Alexandria. And that won't be too hard because she wants to go back!
Garnett thought, mmmm, sugar cubes.
They both stood up and walked out of the grotto, headed back home to Alexandria.
END OF PART 7