Another time and space - Part two; I'm sorry

a Final Fantasy IV fanfiction (Edge x Cecil)

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"She told me to kiss you!"

For a moment they were silent as his words echoed through the trees and scared the birds away. Edge felt his heart throbbing in his throat, but he refused to hit the other, though he was dying to do so. Then Cecil spoke, his voice almost unbearable sad, but Edge didn't hear his pain.

"I'm sorry that's offending to you, but seriously, I..""He hadn't turned to face the prince, but he didn't have to see him to know he was fuming with anger.

"You idiot! I thought you'd understand at least! But clearly you don't know anything!" Edge yelled before Cecil could finish speaking. He didn't wait to hear what was on his friend's mind, but ran off to lock himself up in the Inn's room. Cecil heard him run away, as he looked at him running away, with pain in his heart.

"You're the one who doesn't understand, Edge." He softly whispered, but the prince never heard. A few moments later he already stormed back into the inn and glared at Rydia who miraculously sobered up a little in the time they had been gone.

"Edge, I'm so sorry! I didn't.." the young woman tried to apologize, but the look she got from the prince shut her up even before he began to speak.

"Just shut the fuck up! No matter how well you meant it, you went too far! And no matter how cute a girl you are, I won't forgive you for this!" Stunned by his words, she just stood there as he walked past her. With a sad smile and wide eyes, she couldn't help her tears.

"You sound just like him."

The door slammed shut as the prince stormed out of the Inn, leaving behind the friends he'd been drinking with. His mind filled with anger, he stormed off into the forest, trying to find a place that wouldn't hurt.

Cecil looked at the closing door, when suddenly Rydia started to whine. What did she do? Why did he get so mad? Why did he run away? As the young man heard her words, he felt anger and frustration seep into his mind, until he suddenly jumped up and snapped at her.

"Just shut the hell up! No matter how you meant it, you went too far!" He ran towards the door as he kept on yelling at the younger girl. "Stop toying with him like that or I'll never forgive you! No matter how cute you are!" Then he stormed off, calling for Edge to wait as he followed his trail into the woods, towards the cliffs at the other side of the forest.

Edge sat on the brim of his bed as he thought about what Rydia had told him. Just like her he'd been shocked at Cecil's change of behavior. He'd never heard him curse, let alone snap at anyone. Cecil was always the calm one, the one who would try to solve fights instead of creating them. His friends meant the world to him.

"He doesn't know anything.." but as he whispered these words, Edge's heart wondered about the truth of it. If he didn't know anything, then why did he snap the same as he himself had? If he didn't know anything, then why did this cause him to get so angry?

With a sigh the prince placed his face in his hands and closed his eyes. He didn't know what to do, nor what to think. He could apologize to Cecil, but since he'd repeated the same thing right after saying he hadn't meant it, he didn't think his apologies would mean much to his friend.

Vaguely he heard the Inn's frontdoor open and Rydia's question what happened. Edge just sighed and tried not to think of it, but no matter how hard he tried, his mind and heart were of a whole other opinion.

"Cecil, what happened? I thought you were going to calm him down but it was like he was even more furious when he got back!" Rydia's face was tear-stained as she ran towards her older friend. For a moment she wanted to go closer to him, touch his arm and force him to answer, but as she looked at him, she realized that would be risking her life.

"You know I didn't want to hurt anyone, Cecil." She started as he told her to shut up. "No, I won't shut up! I know you love each other, why don't you just tell him? It's pretty clear to anyone around you, even I noticed it! So what's the big d.."

Suddenly she was thrown through the room, against the wall, but before she could slide down to the floor, Cecil had taken her arms and pressed her painfully against the hard bricks. As he towered over her his face was filled with a dark rage. Slowly he hissed at her to "just shut the hell up!"

"You don't know shit about what I feel! And all you've done made things worse than they already were! Thanks to you, he hates me now!" Slowly he bend forward and with every inch he closed, Rydia could feel the hot waves of his anger wash over her. She tried not to beg to let her go, but her arms were painful and her breath had stopped.

"Next time you want to help? DON'T." Then he let go of her and started walking towards the stairs. As he climbed them, he threw her a death glare and Rydia was finally able to move. As she felt his presence fade, her legs crumbled underneath her. She slid down the wall and slumped down on the floor, a little trembling mess of a girl.

His anger had frightened her more than she would ever had thought possible. His anger had nearly killed her, for at that one moment, when he had towered over her.. She could've sworn that was how the fury of a dark knight felt.

Cecil groaned as he climbed the stairs. He was feeling a headache grow, his body felt like it was burning and he couldn't wait to just lie down, but first he'd need to talk to Edge. Before it was too late. Slowly he rounded the corner to their rooms and tried to think of something he could say, when suddenly he noticed someone nearby.

"You.." He looked up to see the prince stare at him with wide eyes. His lips were slightly parted and trembled, his face was as white as snow. Before he realized what he was doing, he'd wrapped his arms around the prince. Before he lost consciousness, there was only one thing he could think of to say.

"I'm sorry."

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