A/N: HA! I told you I would turn this into a series of one shots! This is kinda angsty. But you'd better get used to it, it's how I write.
Sadie: No one would ever read this, it's about Carter. You can write about Zia all you want, but Carter? Shame, shame, Silver. I'm not calling you Princess; you might think you have a sense of authority over me.
Silver: Ya know, I'm not even going to argue with you. Why don't you go do the disclaimer, and then go make out with your beloved Anubis?
Sadie: PrincessOfNarnia12056 (Silver) doesn't own this. WAIT WHAT?
Silver: Oh, Sadie. You poor girl. Anyway, enjoy!
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I'm finally going to do it. I'm finally going to tell Zia how I feel about her. I don't even want to think that she might not feel the same way, but it's completely possible. After the battle, things…changed between us. We started spending more time together. She always seems happy to see me. She and Sadie are still best friends, much to my disgust. Walt finally realized that he really liked (and still does) Jaz and they started going out right after the battle. She found the cure by completely trashing Menshikov's mansion. It was written on a piece of really, really old parchment. Everything is peaceful, but Sadie still continues to nag me about Zia. I got tired of her one day, which happened to be yesterday, and said I'd tell Zia how I felt. She had looked so triumphant that I thought about taking back my word, but then I realized that she would only bug me even more. So, finally, here I am, walking up to Zia in the library, about to tell her how I feel about her. She's looking really concentrated on her scroll that I almost think about leaving, but before I can, she looks up.
"Yes, Carter?" she asks. "What is it?"
"I was wondering if you'd come for a walk with me in the woods," I reply.
"Of course I will!" she exclaims, and puts her scroll down. I smile, and together, we walk out of the mansion. I lead her through one of the trails. After a few minutes, I realize that she's started to slow down. Her face is a mask of unspeakable pain and sadness.
"What's wrong, Z?" I ask.
"My father and I used to walk up and down the Nile like this every day," she says sadly. (A/N: Just so you know, I made that up. Unless they actually did…this would be weird.) I understand instantly.
"It's alright," I say comfortingly, going to stand beside her. "If your father is anything like you said, then he wouldn't want you to grieve so long."
"I know, I know," she says, a little impatiently. "But…It's just so hard."
"Believe me, I know how you feel," I say. "I miss my parents all the time. But I know they'd want me to live my life without dwelling on their deaths. Never forgetting, but not dwelling."
"You know, I realize that you are right," she says. "But I can't seem to do that."
"You will be able to," I say, and take her hand. "I know it." She looks at me in surprise, and we start leaning towards each other.
"Oh, for Ra's sake, Carter!" she exclaims. "Just kiss me!" I smile.
"There's my Zia," I say, and kiss her.
"I love you," she whispers when we break apart.
"I love you, too," I whisper back. It's getting close to dinner, so we walk back together, hand-in-hand. We kiss once more, right before we're about to enter the mansion, and we break apart to see Sadie shielding Felix's eyes.
"Why don't you two go make out somewhere else?" she suggests. "There are children here!" Zia and I smirk.
"Well, you and Anubis make out in front of us all the time," I say. "Therefore, the right to kiss my girlfriend is the same as your right to kiss your boyfriend." We walk inside, and find Jaz already making dinner. She raises an eyebrow as she sees our clasped hands.
"Finally," she says. "I've been waiting for you to walk in the kitchen like that!" We exchange a glance.
"Um…you have?" Zia asks, and we exchange a glance.
"Well, not exactly into the kitchen," she says. "But I've been waiting for you guys to get together. Actually, everyone has. You two are quite famous, thanks to Sadie."
"Oh, I am so going to kill her!" I growl.
"I can help there," Zia agrees.
"In the mean time, you can help me with dinner," Jaz says with a roll of her eyes. She gives us tasks, and we cook dinner. Sadie is the first one in here, but luckily for her, Felix is right behind her. We both give her a death glare. Almost all of the recruits smile at us, and we're both blushing. When dinner is finally over, Zia and I get the main room all to ourselves to watch a movie. Well, Jaz and Walt came in and watched with us. We walk up the stairs when it's over, not wanting to leave each other's company. Her lips linger on mine.
"Good night, Z," I say. She smiles.
"Good night, Carter," she returns. "Sweet dreams." We walk in separate directions, and when my head finally hits the headrest, my sleep is dreamless.