How far would you go Chapter 2

Hi guys. (If any one ever reads this) Welcome to my 2nd chapter of my fourth month Anniversary gift. I hope you like what you have read so far. Cause its going to get good (at lest I think it will)

As the morning sun rose over the city of Lindblum the light it shun crept into Zidane's bed room and right into his eyes. He stretched groggily and looked around the hideout.

No one is here... must be performing a play...

Zidane grabbed his stomach because it began to growl fiercely. Zidane has only eaten two times in two weeks. If he wasn't a genome he would have died of starvation. He lost 40 pounds.

Dagger is going to kill me...

But Zidane could not force anything down during the whole break. He tried his hardest to eat for his love. But it just was not working, He had to try again. He slide down the stairs and walked into the kitchen.

What is today? Well... there was church last night so it has to be Monday but what's the exact date? Zidane pondered.

He looked over to the calendar his heart almost stopped.

It read, August eight 2011.

"That's today?" Zidane shocked

Zidane then began to dance. Any jig he could think of. From the moon walk to the duggie. Then he did a hand stand, then did a back flip and spun on his head.

"Zidane, what in tarnation are you doing?"

Zidane's body pounded on the floor and the intruder laughed.

Why does Ruby scare me like that?Zidane thought.

"HAHAHAHAHAHA! Did I interrupt anything?"

"Yea. I was dancing."

Zidane's checks burned blood red.

"Hahahahaha! Why were you dancing darling?"

"Today is the eight." Zidane stated.

"And?"

"And? Today I can see Dagger!"

"That's right. You can't stop talking about it. I forgot."

Zidane turned around and went to the stove.

"Oh no you don't! If you cook for me Dagger will throw a fit! Besides I don't think you should see her today." Ruby exclaimed.

Zidane turned blood red and this time it was from anger.

"Why?"

"Cause it's going to storm."

"And?"

"You don't want to get sick."

"Get sick?" Zidane stunned, What do people see me as? Some cruel pimp!

"huh?"

"Get sick?"

Crap, I made his mad. Ruby thought.

"I don't care if it snows 50 feet and snows 25 inches and Zeus, Hades and Jesus are threatening to kill anyone who leaves the city. I will see Dagger! If there is no land I'll swim, if there is no land or water I'll fly. NOTHING will stop me from seeing Dagger.

"Yea! You tell her Zidane!"

A squirrel ran up and jumped in Zidane's shoulder.

"Hey Mr. Chip."

"What's up Zidane?"

"How is Dagger?"

"I don't know. Beatrix sent me a few weeks ago. I just got here. "

"Then you can walk with me; I can use the company."

Ruby knew this would happen. There was nothing that was going to stop Zidane.

"How are you going to get there?"

"We're going to walk."

Both Ruby and Mr. Chip gasped.

"But then you have to swim!"

"I can't swim Zidane!"

"Chip can ride on my tail. I can't afford an airship ride. So I have to swim."

"But... You haven't eaten enough to handle the currents! You're too weak. To swim for that long of time is suicide."

"I don't have a choice. Besides, what kind of man would I be if I didn't so something crazy to see my woman?"

"But... she's going to kill you!"

"She won't kill me... she's going to be pissed but I can't help that. I want to see her."

"Zidane... Gah! Fine! Be stupid then! I don't care!"

Then Ruby began to sob.

"Hey, whats wrong?"

"You're going away... My brother is going away. Now no one is going to be able to protect me from all the assholes out there. And whats worse you've lost so much weight. I know you love her but she's killing you little by little. The sweet kind brother I know is going to kill himself over a girl. IT'S STUPID! You're not good to any one dead!"

God! I've been a dick to everyone. I've not seen how my actions have hurt the people around me. If Ruby is crying Dagger is going to flip out when she sees me. Zidane pondered.

Zidane placed his arm firmly on Ruby's shoulder. Ruby turned towards her brother tears pouring down her face and Zidane offered a big smile.

"I'm sorry Ruby. But I know you'll be pissed at me if I don't do this. I'll come back for you. I promise."

"That's not what I want."

"Huh?"

"We're family. You were meant to leave us. I'm so glad you found someone Zidane. Some one to call you Ziggy and love you for you. But you don't get it. Look at you! You've lost so much weight! I should kill you and not Dagger. But thats her job! Do you get it at all?"

"Get what?"

Ruby sighed, "I'll let her explain to you."

"Ruby... I'm going to make it."

"Promise me you'll make it to her."

"I promise."

Ruby smiled and wiped the tears from her eyes.

"Go. Go make her happy. Go do what you said you was going to do with her all this time. Go make me proud."

Zidane's smile got bigger, "lets go Chip!"

'Alright!"

With the little beast on his shoulder Zidane began his trip when he looked outside...

"Oh my God Zidane! Look at all that snow!"

Gia was covered in 50 feet of snow and 25 inches of rain.

"Thats not going to stop us Chip."

"I know. You're too stubborn to let snow get in the way. But you jinked yourself."

"I was hoping as much."

Ruby sighed, "Why were you hoping?"

"You'll understand one day..."

Zidane the opened his door and the snow poured on his feet.

Taking Chip out in this will make him sick. I have to keep him warm somehow. I'll catch hell if he gets a cold. Beatrix protects him as much as she protects Steiner. He got it for her after all... Zidane pondered.

"Chip, how do I keep you warm?"

"I have no idea."

Ruby threw a fur jacket over the genome. Chip then ran inside the coat and into a inside pocket.

"We're set now."

"Good luck Zidane!"

"Thanks Ruby!"

Zidane then began his journey. In the harshest snow storm in the history of Gia. What would become of Zidane; the man who had only eaten two times in two weeks. And the 2nd meal was Sunday on the first week. It had been seven days since food entered his body. He was cold and hungry. And he had 20,000 miles to walk and 3,000 miles of swim and another 1,000 miles to clime. And what about Dagger? Had she even been loyal to him? Was the starvation and adventure even worth it? Would he even make it to Alexandria? And even if Zidane got there and Dagger was not with another man; did she love him anymore? Did she even like him? Only time would tell...